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A new report attempts to document the number of Indigenous women missing or murdered in 71 cities across the U.S. According to its data, SLC ranks in the top 10. On the cover: Jennifer Boyce holds up a cutout figure in honor of her murdered aunt, Pablita Stewart. Photo by Enrique Limón.

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issues raise them with church headquarters so policy can change. Ranting of Facebook won’t do a single thing to protect future victims. GREG JUSTIN SMITH Via cityweekly.net

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Trying to read the “Recent Confessions” sidebar against the backdrop of that putrid color on page 15—particularly for a pair of old eyes in the Sports Mall sauna—had to be more painful than the publisher’s documented arthritis. Please avoid that godawful hue in the future. MIKE PTASCHINSKI, Holladay Editor’s note: The following comments were submitted before the Dec. 3 passing of HB 3001, the so-called medical cannabis “compromise” bill. We chose to print them as a time capsule of the voice of the people leading up to the vote.

Private Eye, Nov. 22, “No Compromise”

Don’t give up the fight! The LDS Mormons (I’m deliberately using both banned shortcuts to The Corporation of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) have, to their credit or discredit depending on how you feel about them, always acquiesced when facing diminishment of their income. This time, several of their bigwigs are hanging on to their big pharma portfolios. They’ll only give up the fight when it’s financially expedient, the same way they did in 1978 after being put on notice that their taxexempt status was “in review” because of their racist policies regarding black people and equality, and the exact day after Spencer W. Kimball had a little chat with President Jimmy Carter. JADE “JD” LEBLANC Via cityweekly.net

Cover, Nov. 22, “LDS Confessions” Looks wholesome to me. @SHIT_MORMONSSAY Via Twitter

The C-O-N should be capitalized. @MRMIKETHEJANITOR Via Instagram Woah. It takes courage to share your stories. FRANNI CUMBERLEDGE Via Facebook I believe the victims! Not believing them and trying to quiet them, covering for the perpetrator, are things going on right now! That is why this is so important. People who have suffered and been silenced, need a voice. Thank you for your time and effort. Also, thank you to those telling their stories. CARYLE A. COX Via cityweekly.net

News, Nov. 22, “Blowing Smoke?”

Excuse me, this is fucking bullshit. We saw how well things ended for the Mormons with Prop 8. Perhaps they should modify it, a lawsuit should be executed, and let this state be a catalyst for nationwide recreational legalization. ROMANS BUHMBAHKS Via Facebook

I’m sorry to be the only one [that] has to say this, but you can’t trust anonymous comments as truth. Of course, the majority of these comments are likely true. People suck, but also people lie. The church can improve, but also the only way to never have anything bad happen is spend all day and night watching Netflix. Community is vital. Holding criminals accountable is also vital. I hope those who have had real

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I voted for Prop 2 as it was written. I find it highly concerning that something that was voted for can be altered. I did not vote for the compromise nor would I have voted for

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it if it were on the table. This is not OK. MICHELLE HALLETT Via Facebook If it is not implemented as written, voters must sue. DYLAN TAGGART Via Facebook The compromise bill is ridiculous and should not even be on the table. We voted, ’nuff said. Separate church and state KARI TAYLOR SCHRECK Via Facebook Call your representatives, Because that is what it will take. All of us calling, everyday and telling them—if you do not implement as passed, I will do everything in my power to unseat you! I will donate, I will campaign for a representative that follows the will of the people. IRIS NIELSEN Via Facebook So, to summarize, voters voted for and passed a proposition instead of voting against the proposition and having the Legislature pass their own version of a medical cannabis bill. Now, the king, I mean governor, is calling a special session to pass the state’s version anyway. Did we really think Utah’s rulers would follow the will of the people? Gee, I’m glad they know what’s best for us! DAN JACOBSEN Via Facebook Good old Utah—a world of its own! DAVID WHARTON Via Facebook People will continue to go to Colorado or Nevada … and so will tax dollars. DONNA SORENSON JACKSON Via Facebook

Online news post, Nov. 27, Hundreds turn out for a public hearing on Proposition 2 and the “compromise” lawmakers could pass next week

This really is outrageous. I can’t believe the hoops they make you jump through. And you can’t grow your own? Does big pharma already have a monopoly there and own the government? We are going to have to vote recreation legal to get fair access for patients. DAVE CALDWELL Via Facebook

Prop 2 was voted on 28 pages and now to 182 pages. They are making this very difficult for patients to obtain the medicine that is needed. JOE RUSSO Via Facebook They are attempting to usurp the will of the citizens. This is incorrect! STEPHEN HEMINGWAY Via Facebook

Listen, the only reason [cannabis] is feared is because it’s illegal. Legalize it and watch the stress melt away! NINA KNUDSEN Via Facebook Welcome to the authoritarianism of the 12 dictators of the socialist state of Utah. Your vote is just a false sense of freedom as our so called representatives on the hill above the castle of socialism conform to the outcry of the 12, not the people. JON B. HALLMAN Via Facebook

This is an example of making work for yourself. There was no work to do. It had already been done. MARK STUBBS Via Facebook

Not so. The Quorum hadn’t spoken officially yet. DENNIS W. BERGENDORF II Via Facebook We can still get street weed though, right? BRIAN HATCH Via Facebook

Drop the “compromise” and the job is done. That is what the voters voted for. CASSIUS SEELEY Via Facebook

Yup. And if you’re caught with it, you get free housing, medical and three meals a day. MELANIA MERRILL Via Facebook

Implementation as written and passed. No compromise! DYLAN TAGGART Via Facebook

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Enemy of the People President Russell M. Nelson and his 12 apostles are still shaking their heads, tearing out their hair and wringing their hands. If you listen carefully, you can hear their latenight cries: “How can it be? Where have we failed?” It seems that Mormondom’s expertise in sheepherding is not quite as good as the brethren had believed. After a blatant and unprecedented effort to suppress the free will of Utah voters, it appears that scissor-wielding Mormons have taken a successful swipe at Mama’s apron strings. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which has been such a remarkable model of indoctrination and control, must face the facts: Its power is not what it used to be. Showing a healthy distrust in the previously well-accepted safety of flocking, Mormons have quietly defied their leaders and made a firm statement that the days of iron-fisted Brigham Young-type leadership are no longer welcome. The midterm elections, along with the passage of Proposition 2, have sent a discomfiting message to the church’s hierarchy: Their grip on members’ thinking is declining. The elections were just a symptom of a much deeper problem. Mormon leadership has been troubled for years over the church’s own statistics. There’s been an alarming change in the retention of those who were raised in its ranks—down more than 25 percent since the ’80s and ’90s—and the success of its missionary program, by its own leaders’ acknowledgement, is at an all-time low. In a nutshell, the sheep are coming of age, questioning not only the validity of the doctrines, but the role of the church in dictating all aspects of life, including political positions. This is certainly not an LDS exclusive; the

BY MICHAEL S. ROBINSON SR. power of almost all religions, worldwide, is ebbing. Now, one would logically think that religion should be slowly disappearing from politics, but the theocracy, envisioned by Young so many years ago, is still a disturbing reality. It is difficult to overestimate the hold Mormonism has on Utah, or the dictatorial control it has over most of what happens in our state. Medical cannabis, the would-be natural savior for thousands of Utahns who suffer intractable, chronic pain, has successfully mustered a decisive popular vote. Yet, even as the ink dries on the affirmative ballots for Prop 2, the LDS church is dead-set on undermining the compassionate availability of the plant. For even the most casual observers of our democracy, it is truly shocking to watch. The ongoing meetings—held almost entirely behind closed doors—threaten the very premise of government by the people, along with its constitutional mandates of a separation of church and state. Sadly, many of our elected officials, including Gov. Gary Herbert, have been complicit in undermining those constitutional barriers. With all the cries of “enemy of the people,” pouring from Washington, D.C., it is becoming clear, at least in Utah, just who those enemies are. It was the church that engineered and insisted upon a special legislative session and the gutting of Prop 2. Like any spoiled brat—determined to prevail over the majority—its leaders determined to do their church’s bidding, no matter what their constituents decided. Anticipating that Utahns would likely vote to ratify the initiative, church leaders launched into a subversive strategy. They used their power, quite contrary to the most sacred tenets of our nation, to draft a “compromise” bill that would essentially gut the mandate of the people. As an outright affront to our democracy, the LDS church has employed collusion

with our elected government officials in compromising our democratic election. Did you vote for a special session; did you vote for a different law? Funny; neither did I. I’m certainly not the only person who’s noticed it. The suffering masses who most need the benefits of medical cannabis are up in arms, and the battle isn’t over. The Epilepsy Association of Utah and Together for Responsible Use and Cannabis Education (TRUCE) have found an ally in attorney Rocky Anderson, who has issued a non-spoliation letter to preserve the evidence that the Mormon church has unconstitutionally meddled in Utah law. The whole idea of democracy is to allow citizens to decide the greatest good without abridging the rights of others. Utah voters made Prop 2 the law, and now it’s time to defend the law against those who oppose it on the basis of personal and group agendas. Utahns should be really angry—angry that their legislators did not represent their interests. Some might argue that’s what a representative democracy is all about, but what they’ve done might or might not be legal. One thing we all know is that what happened is morally reprehensible. The well-funded Mormon church sought to do exactly what it preaches against. Its doctrine relies heavily on the admonition that men should not be commanded in all things, and it embraces the concept that it is the Devil who wanted to disenfranchise mankind from the prerogative of free will. With the church’s all-out effort to defy the Utah vote, it leaves the glaring question: Who is the “Devil?” And the frightening reality that church leaders might be scared by their own reflections. CW

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Does Utah really want to host another Olympics? It would seem so as public officials scramble to push the state’s name to the top of the list. You might want to know how it all went last time when the world came to Utah in 2002. At Salt Lake Olympic Games: Past and Future, you hear from the choir—Natalie Gochnour, director of the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute; Colin Hilton who heads the Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation; and Tom Kelly, formerly of U.S. Ski and Snowboard—as they talk about what happened: the money spent, the money snagged, the venues and the high hopes. If you remember the worldwide Olympics scandal, you can simply look at our newest senator, Mitt Romney, as an example of the long-term effects of the Olympics. Are we ready to rumble again? Gardner Commons—Hinckley Caucus Room, 260 S. Central Campus Drive, Ste. 2018, 801-581-8501, Thursday, Dec. 6, noon-1 p.m., free, bit.ly/2zsEHzN.

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Maybe you’re wondering what happens now that Utah has approved Medicaid expansion, even though the Legislature really, really doesn’t want it. The Utah Health Policy Project Annual Conference helps you understand and get ready for the April Fools’ Day rollout of the initiative. There is also a panel exploring the state’s next health challenges because they never end. Rep. Ray Ward, R-Bountiful, serves as the keynote speaker on the Proposition 3 victory, and Kim Gardner from Utah’s National Alliance on Mental Illness talks about suicide prevention. This all-day event includes breakfast and lunch, though space is limited. Utah Cultural Celebration Center, 1355 W. 3100 South, West Valley, 801-433-2299, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., $30, conta.cc/2SlWbVj.

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HITS&MISSES BY KATHARINE BIELE @kathybiele

Limelight Stealer

What’s hard in the political environment today is figuring out just why some politicians do what they do. Take Utah Sen. Mike Lee, for instance. Wonky Lee has been described as a libertarian-leaning Republican, whose ideology The New York Times characterized as the most conservative, and who votes with the president 81 percent of the time, according to FiveThirtyEight. So you might think Lee voted to shut down Senate attempts to protect Robert Mueller because he’s hoping President Donald Trump will fire him. Lee actually stole the limelight from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who has vowed to block another such vote. But why? Not because—if you believe it—they care what the Tweeter in Chief wants. Rather, Lee says, it was to spare us a de facto fourth arm of government—so, unconstitutional. But wait, isn’t Twitter the Fourth Branch?

Uninsured Children

Now, if only the Legislature just leaves Proposition 3 alone. That’s the citizen initiative to expand Medicaid—finally, and against the Legislature’s better judgment. Lawmakers have long made the circular argument that Utah can’t afford it because, despite getting a ton of cash from the feds, it eventually will run out. Funny thing, we’re actually losing more than money now. The number of uninsured children jumped 20.3 percent from 201617, according to the Deseret News, making the state one of 12 with rates higher than the national average. These are kids, the kind of humans who can’t pull themselves up by the bootstraps. The economy’s great, unemployment’s low, but we can’t take care of children’s health. And the governor now wants to raise the sales tax on food.

Cheers, Voters!

Oh, the midterms! Whether you like the results, you should be overjoyed by the turnout. Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox was. He retweeted this: “We went from 39th in the nation to 21st, which was the largest jump of any state. Still work to do, but I’ll take it!” In the last midterm election, 2014, the turnout was 46.25 percent. This year, it was 52 percent of the state’s voter-eligible population, The Salt Lake Tribune reported. The Deseret News called it the highest midterm turnout since ’62. Utah doesn’t like to suppress voting, like some states. The Brennan Center For Justice noted that in 2016, 14 states had new voting restrictions in place. Some required photo IDs, others a physical address, and Florida barely allows any ex-felons the right to vote. Of course, the president tweets frequently about voter fraud, an unsubstantiated allegation. For Utahns, they just vote—once, without changing shirts and hats. And it has a big impact.

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City Council members consider pay hike, worry current salary leaves out potential candidates. BY RAY HOWZE rhowze@cityweekly.net @rayhowze1

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n the more than five years Erin Mendenhall has served on the Salt Lake City Council, she says she’s paid babysitters more than what she’s earned coming to City Hall. When she’s asked friends to consider running for office, they’ve told her they wouldn’t be able to make the hours and finances work. The yearly pay for a council member, which is meant to be a part-time job, is $26,291 for this fiscal year. “One person is a school teacher and another individual has a typical 9-to-5 job,” the District 5 councilwoman says of people she’s approached about running. “They came back and said, ‘I’d really like to, but I can’t afford to. My job doesn’t have that flexibility and I can’t afford to lose those kind of hours.’” As a result, Mendenhall says, the council’s pay has discouraged residents who would like to serve but aren’t able to because of financial reasons. Last week, the council discussed raising compensation for its members. While there is yet no formal proposal, the council is planning to float the idea at a public hearing during its meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 11. “This is [an] entry-level electorate office,” Mendenhall, who previously worked with the nonprofit group Breathe Utah, tells City Weekly. “We should be able to have a more diverse section of our population be able to access this office.” While the seven council members admit talking about their own pay publicly is a sensitive subject, Mendenhall points out it’s a double-edged sword. “The longer you don’t raise the pay, the more inaccessible this office becomes,” she says. In 1980, according to council documents, the $9,700 annual salary was meant to reflect one-fourth of the mayor’s pay and followed the thinking that for the mayor’s 40 hours of work, council members would be expected to put in at least 10. But as Cindy Gust-Johnson, the council’s executive director, pointed out during last week’s meeting, the job’s responsibilities often include much more than 10 hours.

“I represent a diverse population and they’re economically diverse as well. I’d like to see a broader piece of that economic spectrum be able to consider this service and not have it be a financial burden on their families,” District 5 City Councilwoman Erin Mendenhall says. “One of the values the public voted for in establishing this form of government was to have a citizen council and it be part time ...” she told the council. “There are times of year during the budget or legislative session where there are council members spending in excess of 30 hours.” Since the ’80s, the mayor’s salary has risen from $39,000 to more than $143,000, exceeding the 4:1 ratio. The council, though, has also at times declined to raise its pay. If the council members wanted to return to the 4:1 idea, they’d need to raise salaries by about $9,000 each, and could do so without a budget increase, according to city documents. The same staff report pointed out that those who serve on the Salt Lake County Council earn more than $40,000. Members’ responsibilities, of course, extend beyond just meetings, as Mendenhall suggests. She estimates she spends about 20 hours a week in meetings. Other parts of the job—such as reading council information packets and responding to constituents—increases that number. Mendenhall is also working on completing a master’s degree. Council members are expected to attend community council meetings. Across the city, the number of councils ranges from three to eight per district and a total of 27 are registered with the city. District 7 is the lone exception with the Sugar House Community Council in its boundaries. There were only eight community councils when the salary ratio was established almost 40 years ago. But where do you draw the line between adequate compensation and maintaining the spirit of public service?

Chase Thomas, executive director at Alliance for a Better Utah, says there isn’t an easy answer. After seeing the initial news, Thomas wrote on the group’s Twitter feed that, “Utah prides itself, at least in the Utah Legislature, on being a part-time government and sacrificing for civil service. But are the structures and salaries for our government officials preventing our government from being fully representative of the communities they serve?” Thomas says that could be the case. It could make some, especially those in younger age demographics who aren’t as advanced in their careers, turn away from the public sector. Like Mendenhall before she joined the council, Thomas works in the nonprofit sector. “I went to law school and I have a bunch of debt, so it’s a sacrifice for me to do nonprofit, governmental work,” he says. “But it’s something I want to do, so I’m willing to make that sacrifice. It shows with the average age of the type of people who do serve—normally it’s over 60 years old in the state Legislature—people who are able to take that time off.” No council members spoke out against the idea of a pay raise at last week’s meeting. But they encouraged the public to attend the next week’s public hearing at the City and County Building to voice their opinions. The council’s report listed three “sometimes conflicting values” regarding council compensation, including one statement that says, “Local elected office is a public service and should be compensated minimally vs. absent reasonable compensation, the pool of po-

tential candidates could be inadvertently limited to persons of financial means.” “Certainly, family support is important to some, flexibility with an employer or with their own business may be important to others ...” Mendenhall says. “We are anxious to preserve the options for people from all levels of income and types of life circumstances to serve. It isn’t appropriate to assume that support from a spouse, ownership of a business or other fortunate situations are a prerequisite to public service.” District 2 Councilman Andrew Johnston told his colleagues he would be open to the idea of raising the pay to match the 4:1 ratio. There are many trade-offs, he said, when it comes to the job, and the time he allots for council business takes away from other responsibilities. “The quality of representation sometimes reflects the amount of time you have,” Johnston said during the meeting. “If I’m willing to check my emails on a daily basis to help with constituent issues, that’s time I have to find somewhere else. Maybe I don’t sleep; maybe I don’t go to something else.” The city also is facing new issues as it grows. Debate around the Inland Port and homelessness are just a few contentious topics that require more attention from the council and show how its responsibilities have changed, according to city documents. “It’s about access to a democracy,” Mendenhall concludes. “Serving on the city council is a wonderful experience to be able to represent your neighborhoods, and as we grow as a city, it’s important we keep our diversity.” CW

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was murdered by her husband. Three years later, her grandmother, Jessie American Bear, was shot and killed in Provo, Utah, by an ex-husband. Boyce begins to cry as she remembers her family’s painful history. “This is really hard. But I want to share it because it is so necessary,” she says through her tears, trying to maintain her composure. “And there are a lot of people that can’t. Not yet.” Boyce recalled all this recently at a discussion

Native American women between ages 10 and 24. On some reservations, the death rate of Native women is 10 times the national average. Despite the staggering figures, data gathered from reservations does not account for acts of violence committed against indigenous people who live in cities, where some 71 percent of Native Americans reside. Researchers say this lack of urban data is a critical hole in their understanding of violence committed against Native peoples. Enter the Urban Indian Health Institute, a Seattlebased organization that recently released a groundbreaking report that attempts to gauge the number of missing and murdered indigenous women and LGBTQ individuals in 71 cities across the country. UIHI identified 506 unique cases— including 24 in Salt Lake City, putting it within the report’s top 10.

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Her grandfather, Sifroy Stewart, died in Montana in 1964, when he was 35 years old. Police told the family he’d gotten drunk and fallen asleep behind the rear wheels of a semitruck. Her mother was in her 20s when she learned from eyewitnesses a decade later that wasn’t the full story—he’d been beaten up until he lost consciousness before the truck driver drove over his body. In 1981, her aunt, 24-year-old Pablita Stewart,

organized by the Diversity and Inclusion Center at Westminster College. She talked about her work as the committee chair of the Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women of Utah for PANDOS, the Peaceful Advocates for Native Dialogue and Organizing Support. “There is rarely a Native woman that you will find who doesn’t know someone or is related to someone who is missing or who has gone missing,” she said, underscoring that the murders were not isolated incidents within her family. Several of PANDOS’ red, woman-shaped cutouts lay behind Boyce, remembrances that make concrete the nationwide crisis facing indigenous women and men. Of the three dozen names written on the figures, five are from Boyce’s family. According to the Centers for Disease Control, murder is the third-leading cause of death among

hen she was growing up in North Carolina in the ’90s, Jennifer Boyce recalls the walls of her home were adorned with pictures of a grandfather she’d never met. On the bottom of a bookshelf was a photo album containing stills of her grandmother, another relative she’d never spoken to. “I didn’t know why they weren’t in our life,” Boyce, now 30 years old, says. She started asking her mother questions, trying to piece together what had happened to her family. “Why was Grandma Jessie killed? How did she die? All I knew was that they were dead.”

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Almost 80 percent of the disappearances and murders logged in UIHI’s data have occurred since 2000, years after Boyce’s grandparents were killed. Yet the violence continues. As of today, Boyce says she has one cousin who still is missing, and two whose killers have yet to be brought to justice. One of her cousins was murdered just last April. This report, Boyce told the Westminster College audience, is vital to understanding the ongoing epidemic. “It just doesn’t stop.”

The Missing and Murdered

Each of the surveyed cities in the UIHI study either has an Urban Indian Center located within its boundaries or ranks highly on the Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women database, Annita Lucchesi, UIHI research fellow and one of the report’s authors, says. In other words, all the locations from which UIHI gathered data had large populations of Native American residents, or had high rates of violence committed against indigenous women. The project’s goal, Lucchesi says, “was to create numbers that have concrete stories attached to them, and numbers that, moving forward, are going to help us protect our women, rather than just scare our women.” She hopes the report inspires better research and record-keeping so the public can better understand the scale of the violence. “There’s so many numbers that just float around, but they float around with no context,” she says. UIHI managed to identify 153 cases nationwide that weren’t included in records obtained via Freedom of Information Act requests to law-enforcement agencies. Lucchesi theorizes that’s because those compiling the report have a personal connection to its content. “I think it’s notable that it was done by indigenous women ourselves,” she says. “Because we’re invested in the research in a way that others might not be.” Of the 29 states surveyed, Utah had the eighth-highest number of murdered or missing indigenous women or LGBTQ individuals. Its capital city was the only part of the state that Lucchesi requested data from. The two dozen Salt Lake City cases cited in UIHI’s report came from a FOIA request submitted to the Salt Lake City Police Department, Lucchesi says. Lucchesi suggests the city’s high ranking could partially be due to the volume of information it provided to UIHI. “That’s one of the reasons why Salt Lake City is prominent in the data: because police were thorough with providing us with whatever they could.” After looking into UIHI’s records request, Detective Greg Wilking drew a similar conclusion. “That speaks to our desire to be open and transparent, to provide that data,” he says. But he also isn’t sure the report is accurate. “I find their data to be really, really misleading.” Pulling up the information SLCPD sent to UIHI, Wilking says police listed 22 deaths between 2008 and 2018. And that number isn’t entirely reflective of murders: only six cases were homicides. Four were “attended deaths,” essentially dying of natural causes as indicated by a medical professional, and 12 were “unattended deaths,” when someone’s deaths occurs in the absence of medical care or without a witness. “I think there’s validity to what they’re saying, that this is an endangered population in terms of being vulnerable,” Wilking says, “but I struggle with what they presented.” Wilking also questions the reporting because his city was the only one surveyed in Utah. “If they’re saying we’re the ninth worst in Salt Lake City, but you haven’t collected any data from Ogden ... then how can you really say we’re the worst if there’s no information coming out of them?” Wilking asks, choosing a Utah city at random. “There were a bunch they didn’t even get data from.”

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More than 2,200 Native Americans were living in Salt Lake City in 2017, according to the U.S. Census website, a fraction of the more than 46,000 Native residents statewide. Next year, Lucchesi plans on filing information requests from county sheriffs across the U.S. She also has submitted requests to state agencies nationwide for MMIW data, but not all states are willing to cooperate. A few requests have been filled, others have been rejected and some are pending. There’s hope that the federal government will step in where the states won’t. Last month, the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs voted unanimously to pass Savanna’s Act, which would require the Justice Department to publish an annual report on the number of murdered and missing indigenous women in the U.S. But that centralized database wasn’t available at the time of UIHI’s study. Lucchesi rejects the idea that the report was singling out particular cities. “This isn’t about cherry-picking jurisdictions and not holding people accountable,” she says. “It has not been easy to access this data from state-level agencies, or the FBI for that matter.”

Connecting the Dots

Moroni Benally and Yolanda Francisco-Nez share a crowded second-floor office in Sandy. They’re both staff members of Restoring Ancestral Winds, an organization whose mission is to “support healing in our indigenous communities.” In that vein, RAW is meeting with police departments and tribal leaders across the state, to discuss the report. Benally says the group also is working with state legislators to raise awareness and create a statewide database that tracks the number of murdered and missing Native Americans. Benally says the study’s numbers were jarring, especially those from Salt Lake City. But once the report came out, he and his colleagues started talking about how many people they know who have been murdered or gone missing. “‘My friend this, my cousin that,’” Benally says. “And other people had their own list, and we’re like, ‘Oh my God.’” Perusing social media, Benally says he sees posts every few days about another woman who has gone missing—a grim constant whose frequency has become white noise. “We’ve been experiencing this in our communities for so long that it’s just kind of become normal.” RAW presented the report’s conclusions and implications at a tribal leaders’ meeting last month near the Goshute Reservation in West Wendover. “They were pretty shocked, as well. They knew that people were going missing in their communities, their families, but they just didn’t realize the rate at which it was happening,” Benally says. “We’ve all been affected.” Having worked in three different Salt Lake City mayors’ offices over 17 years, Francisco-Nez has an insider’s understanding of the challenges and risks living in the city poses to its Native American residents. Moving from a reservation to a big city to start a new life or attend college could require people to build a new support system or overcome language barriers, difficult objectives to complete if they can’t secure fundamental needs like affordable housing or medical care. “Being able to navigate through those systems can be really challenging for someone who’s never lived in a city,” she says. High levels of homelessness and the impending closure of The Road Home further raise the possibility of victimization, Francisco-Nez suggests, as does human trafficking within the city and state. “We have a major corridor going through this valley,” she says of Interstate 15 and a truck stop off 2100 South, locations she says are hotspots for human trafficking.

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RAW is working to better understand the concerns of families like the Du Shanes. The nonprofit is collecting qualitative data from focus groups across the state, to get a sense of Native women and LGBTQ community members’ sense of safety. As far as Benally knows, it will be the first statewide assessment to gauge the prevalence of violence against Native women and the Native LGBTQ community in Utah. “At this point we just know that there is a problem, and we know that there’s city and state policy and legal structures that may be implicated,” he says. “There might be informal cultural norms that might be implicated, but we don’t know, and so this is why we’re doing this large assessment to figure out exactly what’s kind of at the center of all of this.”

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Moving Forward

Every Thursday afternoon, the American Indian Student Leadership group at Salt Lake Community College meets in the student center in the school’s South Salt Lake campus. Poring over a printout of the UIHI report, club member Ericka Norton thinks about her 20- and 23-year-old daughters. The 43-yearold mother feels safe on the SLCC campus, but she worries about her child who attends the University of Utah. Norton feels less safe within the city limits than in its surrounding suburbs. “It does raise a red flag for me to feel like I have to watch my girls closely,” Norton says. “It’s an alarming thing for me.” Club vice president Joey Du Shane says raising awareness of missing and murdered indigenous women and LGBTQ individuals is important in light of what he sees as a lack of journalistic coverage on substantive Native topics like Bears Ears National Monument and local tribe issues. “It’s usually swept under the rug. Like, no one cares about their problems, and I think that is a part of that, too,” he says. Joey’s twin brother, Joseph Du Shane, is the group’s president. Usually, their meetings revolve around planning or attending community events, or brainstorming how to share Native traditions with the SLCC student body. With the report’s release, their meetings’ tone has taken a somber turn, as members discussed its importance and implications. “Some of this stuff hits home for us,” Joseph says. The Du Shane brothers grew up in Fort Duchesne’s Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation, a community where Joseph says domestic violence is common. In 2016, the boys’ cousin’s girlfriend was murdered at an apartment complex in Taylorsville. “It was a big event for me and our family, and I’m glad the police were able to catch the perpetrator, but also this report kind of shakes that confidence in police efficiency to file and get that information correctly into the system, and not get lost or get swept under the rug,” Joseph says. “It’s nerve-wracking it has a connection to this report. And also I’m pretty sure if they spread it through[out Utah cities,] because they only did Salt Lake City, they would find even more shocking results.”

Close to Home

Research is preliminary, but the few participants they’ve thus far engaged have brought up complex concepts and concerns, like stigma, shame and spirituality. “What we’re finding from that first focus group is there are lots of different agencies that may not know what’s happening,” Benally says. “And there are communities that may know it’s happening, but are complicit in silencing or covering up what is going on.” The results should be released sometime in spring 2019. In the meantime, Francisco-Nez encourages Utahns to read the report and become familiar with organizations that support Native American communities. Also vital is civic engagement during government meetings. When there’s an opportunity to make a public comment, bring up the report. “I think we need to get that awareness out to leadership,” she says. “The objective is not only to be aware and informed, but also to begin identifying some public funding to address this issue.” Boyce’s family history wasn’t the only part of the Westminster panel. Students also conversed about the role of privilege in white Americans’ understandings of U.S. history. Before concluding the talk, Boyce took back the mic and left the young people with a few parting thoughts. “We can continue this conversation beyond this room. Because that is what needs to happen,” she said. “This needs to be cared about before we can try and get a huge database or legislation overnight to fix the problem. We have to want to fix it first.” After stepping down from the podium, Boyce told City Weekly this sort of outreach is critical to MMIW’s work. Bridges must be built so that vulnerable members of an already-historically exploited group can be protected. “We can’t do everything on our own, with just Natives working on this,” Boyce said. “It needs to stop. In order for something to stop, you have to at least know about it, or know that it’s happening.” Conversations like the one at Westminster College are an important part of both the healing process and in stopping the scourge, Boyce says. The stakes are high—violence against women has global economic consequences, to say nothing of the moral imperative of alleviating the tribulations of millions of people. “Unless we start addressing this issue or accepting the fact that is an issue, then we will reap the consequences of being complicit,” Boyce says. “It will come back to us in some way or another.” Boyce thinks it can be difficult for people to grasp the enormity and scale of such violence and suffering—she says it’s tough for people who aren’t Native American to accept such horror is a reality for many people living in cities and reservations throughout the U.S. “It’s a big ask,” she says, but merely acknowledging this violence means a lot. “Every time someone has said, ‘Wow that’s hard, that’s a hard thing,’” they accept that it’s true. That actually takes some of the weight off my shoulders. That makes it lighter.” Growing up in a family where multiple members were killed over a 50-year period, Boyce strives to both honor her ancestors’ memories and protect their descendants … and herself. “There’s always the chance it could be you. Or it could be a close relative. Another one.” In supporting the relatives of murdered and missing indigenous women, Boyce is both making visible Native victims lost to history and processing her own family’s grief. The trauma of unsolved, unspeakable crimes leaves a stain on future generations’ lives as they try to make sense of past atrocities while coping with the knowledge that little has been done to stop the bleeding—families and friends are still joining their long-suffering ranks as more and more women go missing. It’s dark, draining, emotional work, but it also gives Boyce a link to a past she never knew. “I can’t explain it, but I have connections with my grandmother and my auntie,” she says. “I have this weight that I carry. And there’s still no justice.” CW

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The report’s conclusions aside, UIHI notes that its numbers are likely undercounted, given the lack of consistent data collection, law enforcement agencies’ racial misclassifications of missing or murdered women, and a dearth of national and international media coverage. Benally and Francisco-Nez agree the numbers likely don’t represent all cases in the 71 cities mentioned in the study, let alone the thousands of communities that weren’t surveyed. “I’m so convinced there’s an undercount because of what I hear in the Native community,” Francisco-Nez says. Benally agrees, “but even with the numbers that we have, it’s still quite shocking.”

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Short of a reality show or Seinfeld, it’s rare to find a TV program based so closely on the star’s real life. But when The Jim Gaffigan Show aired on TV Land, the similarities were unmistakeable. It paralleled Gaffigan’s domestic situation when he, his wife/co-writer, Jeannie, and their five children lived in a cramped two-bedroom apartment in New York City. Gaffigan played himself, a befuddled Everyman struggling with life, family and friends, many of whom became recurring characters on the show. Although the Gaffigans retired the show in 2016, Jim remains busy. A successful actor, author, recording artist and stand-up star, he’s played dozens of television, film and animated movie roles, and added a string of specials, best-selling books, Grammy-nominated comedy albums and commercials to his credits. He specializes in observational comedy, tapping topics like domesticity, fatherhood, growing up in a large family, his inherent laziness and food. Food especially. “We’re never satisfied when it comes to food,” he mentioned in a monologue. “You know what’d be good on this burger? A ham sandwich. Instead of a bun, let’s use two donuts. That way we can have it for breakfast. Look out McGriddle. Here comes the donut-ham-hamburger!” Once dubbed the “King of Clean,” Gaffigan is a practicing Catholic who eschews profanity and frequently lends his talents to charitable causes. Although he doesn’t spare himself when it comes to his satirical barbs—he occasionally self-critiques his routines by commenting on his performances in the third person—it’s nice to have an Average Joe like Gaffigan representing us normal folks. (Lee Zimmerman) Jim Gaffigan @ Vivint Smart Home Arena, 301 W. South Temple, Dec. 7, 8 p.m,, $32-$56, ticketmaster.com

Necessity, the old saying goes, is the mother of invention. For performing artists, creating your own company often comes out of realizing that the only way to do the kind of work you want to do is to stage it yourself. That was the inspiration for Lillian Barbeito and Tina Berkett, dancers who had moved to Los Angeles from New York circa 2007, and found that there wasn’t a place performing the kind of dance they loved. “There has actually always been great dance in Southern California, particularly in Hollywood dance on film,” Barbeito says. “But in 2007, there was not work that was internationally recognized, and no way to make a living as a dancer.” Bodytraffic then came about as a combination of the two co-creators’ shared quest to create such an opportunity, but also out of their differences. “Part of our success is that Tina and I are very different dancers and people in terms of our aesthetic tastes,” Barbeito says. “I love dance theater with darker themes; she loves tap and jazz and dance showmanship. It’s the interweaving of those tastes that’s the essence of Bodytraffic.” That mix has certainly proven successful, as the past decade has seen the company tour around the world, and even become U.S. cultural ambassadors under the Obama administration in 2015. The Park City stop on their tour is scheduled to feature repertory works including Swiss choreographer Stijn Celis’ Fragile Dwellings—dedicated to the homeless population of Los Angeles—and Richard Siegal’s homage to American jazz music 02Joy (pictured). (Scott Renshaw) Bodytraffic @ Eccles Center, 1575 Kearns Blvd., Park City, 435-655-3114, Dec. 8, 7:30 p.m., $29-$79, parkcityinstitute.org

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When you think about the work of creating visual art, you’re likely to picture a lone artist toiling away in an empty room. But that work doesn’t have to be so solitary; sometimes it can be a party. Sketch Cabaret provides a distinctive environment for people looking to combine the labor of creating with a true social event. Live costumed models fill the venue, providing artists with subjects for their work usually organized around a specific theme; for this month’s event, that theme is the trippy 1973 animated fantasy Fantastic Planet. In addition, local music acts—like this month’s Fameless and Tycoon Machete—and other live performances add to the circus-like atmosphere, plus local vendors and artists selling their work. According to Sketch Cabaret creative director Tara Evicci, this environment can provide a unique dynamic for artists accustomed to working in solitude, whether that means networking with other artists, or finding potential buyers for their work. “I think it mixes people up, shakes them up in a good way,” she says. “You can see how other people put down shapes. … People can walk up and say, ‘I love your work.’” And, perhaps just as significantly, it can provide an inspiring place for people to be part of an artistic collaboration, even if they haven’t previously thought of themselves as artists. “We have art supplies out for people to use if they don’t have their own,” Evicci says. “It’s really fun to see, because people will pick up materials and start playing around, saying, ‘I’ve never drawn in my life.’” (SR) Sketch Cabaret: Fantastic Planet @ Metro Music Hall, 615 W. 100 South, Dec. 8, 9 p.m.1 a.m., free, facebook.com/sketchcabaret

Growing up in Sandy, Utah, Julie MacNeil can’t remember a time when she didn’t know she was adopted. Eventually reaching 6-foot-4 and standing out from her adopted family both physically and with her more outgoing personality, she was curious about the biological family that gave her up, but wasn’t driven to investigate throughout most of her adult life. It was only when she was approaching the age of 50 in 2012—and saw a story about the then-brand-new 23 & Me genetic testing service on a network morning show—that the journey chronicled in her book The 50-Year Secret really began. MacNeil’s subsequent DNA test revealed that she had a genetic liver-lung condition called Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency. And it was only a chance conversation with one of her financial planning clients that she became aware that the condition was potentially fatal, and would require preventative treatment. The 50-Year Secret explores how MacNeil went about tracking down her biological family and attempting to unseal her adoption documents. “It was not an easy job,” MacNeil says. “I had to fight the courts to open my adoption records. But I’m persistent.” And that persistence was part of a mission not about saving her own life—since she already was aware of her own condition, and was taking the necessary treatment steps—but about potentially saving the lives of blood relatives who might not know that they were carrying the same disease. Join the author this week to learn about the results of that journey. (SR) Julie MacNeil: The 50-Year Secret @ Weller Book Works, 607 Trolley Square, 801-328-2586, Dec. 10, 6:30 p.m., wellerbookworks.com

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Place Holders

Two artists employ their distinctive talents to evoke one unique location. BY NAOMI CLEGG comments@cityweekly.net @naomilemoyne

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ne of the things that interests us is how each visit to the same place can be different depending on season, or the weather, or the time of day,” photographer Kelly Baisley says. Baisley, an educator at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, teamed up with textile artist Virginia Catherall for their exhibition Sense of Place, Great Salt Lake, which pairs knit pieces and photography to create a sensual experience of moments spent around the Great Salt Lake. The pair chose the iconic inland sea in part because of Catherall’s decades-long exploration of the lake and its surrounding ecosystems. A long-time knitter, Catherall had an epiphany about a decade ago when she ran out of gas on the Bonneville Salt Flats. “It was so beautiful,” she says. “I was filled with awe and wonder, and I was sad I couldn’t capture the landscape like an artist could. I wasn’t a good photographer, and I couldn’t draw very well, and I wasn’t a painter, and so I was truly lamenting that I wasn’t an artist. But then I thought, why can’t I be an artist? Why can’t I translate the landscape into knitting?” The colors, textures and atmosphere of the diverse natural areas that surround the Great Salt Lake have been a long-time source of inspiration for Catherall. “I just want to surround myself with land,” she says. “It’s the idea of being able to wear the landscape.” That translates into knit pieces both plausibly wearable and sculptural: a paper bracelet based on the molecular structure of salt; a sculpture knit from silk and stainless-steel yarn; a scarf made of bison yarn that celebrates the water, land, mountains and sky of Antelope Island. While Catherall is a Utah native, Baisley made the Beehive State her home just four years ago. “I’ve always enjoyed nature, but this is the first place I felt compelled to take pictures of it,” she says. Like many who are attracted to the wild environs of the West, Catherall and Baisley agree there’s just something about the landscape that pulls you in. “It’s like its own sentient being. It’s a character,” Catherall says. And especially in the West, “The landscape is such an important part of identity, of who you are,” she says. Early into their artistic partnership, Catherall gave Baisley the

book Refuge, by Terry Tempest Williams, which records the flooding of the Great Salt Lake in 1983 alongside Williams’ own narrative of her mother’s death from cancer. “That book was very inspiring for me,” Baisley says. “It was a way of connecting the landscape with feelings and emotions.” After reading the book and beginning to explore the landscape on her own, “I started thinking about how I wanted to translate [the landscape] into my practice,” she says. “I didn’t want to take landscape photos. I didn’t want to approach that in a traditional way. It’s been done, a million times.” Shot on medium-format film, Baisley’s photographs are carefully curated mementos of moments in time—sometimes sprawling, often abstract. “I have 10 pictures per roll, so there’s no waste happening, usually.” She asks herself, “What is it about this space that has made me stop and contemplate it for longer? What is it I want to capture and relay to the viewer?” And then she sets up the shot. No zoom lens means that Baisley walks until the shot is just right. One time, in the marshes of Shorelands Preserve, she set up her shot only to hear a rustling sound and looked down to see a snake at her feet. She clicked the shutter-release button and ran. (She got the shot.) Preparing for the exhibition required multiple treks to the various natural areas that surround the Great Salt Lake—Black Rock, Farmington Bay, the Shorelands Preserve, Rozel Point (where Spiral Jetty is located), Bonneville Salt Flats, Antelope Island, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. No place was the same: “The Great Salt Lake is such a weird, strange, diverse place,” Catherall says. Although the pair drew inspiration from a shared landscape, their artistic processes diverged. For Baisley, Catherall says, “Art was being made right then.” Catherall, on the other hand, would use the landscape as a primer to her artistic process. “I would go back afterward and think and create the piece, and of course it takes a long time to knit it.” The two didn’t see each other’s final pieces until it came time to assemble the show, which they grouped into four categories: flora and fauna, salt, water and rock. They hope the exhibit evokes a sense of what it feels like to be in a particular place, in a particular moment of time—and, Baisley says, “We’re also hoping it encourages people to go out and visit those places on their own.” CW

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Looking for a gift for that hard-to-shopfor person? A piece from Sri Whipple’s 32 Paintings in a Small Room, on view through Dec. 14 at God Hates Robots (314 W. 300 South, Ste. 250, godhatesrobots.com), might just do the trick.

PERFORMANCE THEATER

Amahl and the Night Visitors Bigelow Hotel, 2510 Washington Blvd., Ogden, Dec. 9, 4 & 7 p.m., nextensemble.org The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Scera, 745 S. State, Orem, through Dec 15, dates and times vary, scera.org Caroline, Or Change Good Company Theatre, 2404 Wall Ave., Ogden, through Dec. 9, dates and times vary, goodcotheatre.com A Christmas Carol Draper Historic Theatre, 12366 S. 900 East, Draper, through Dec. 22, dates and times vary, drapertheatre.org A Christmas Carol Hale Centre Theatre, 9900 S. Monroe St., Sandy, through Dec. 24, dates and times vary, hct.org The Distance of the Moon Wasatch Theatre Co., 124 S. 400 West, through Dec. 22, Fridays & Saturdays, 7 p.m., moon.sackerson.org Elf, The Musical CenterPoint Legacy Theatre, 525 N. 400 West, Centerville, through Dec. 22, 7:30 p.m., centerpointtheatre.org A Fairly Potter Christmas Carol The Ziegfeld

Theater, 3934 S. Washington Blvd., Ogden, through Dec. 22, 7:30pm, zigarts.com Finding Neverland Eccles Theater, 131 S. Main, through Dec. 9, times vary, arttix.artsaltlake.org How the Grouch Stole Christmas Desert Star Playhouse, 4861 S. State, Murray, through Jan. 5, dates and times vary, desertstarplayhouse.com James and the Giant Peach Jr. Egyptian Theatre, 328 Main, Park City, Dec. 7-9, times vary, parkcityshows.com Reading: The Laramie Project Browning Center, 1901 University Circle, Ogden, Dec. 10, 7 p.m., weber.edu Little Women Empress Theatre, 9104 W. 2700 South, Magna, Dec. 7-22, dates and times vary, empresstheatre.com Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberly Pioneer Theatre Co., 300 S. 1400 East, through Dec. 15, dates and times vary, pioneertheatre.org Over the River and Through the Woods Covey Center for the Arts, 425 W. Center St., Provo, through Dec. 22, dates and times vary Perfect Arrangement An Other Theater Co., 1200 Towne Centre Blvd., Provo, through Dec. 22, dates and times vary, anothertheater.org Pinkalicious: The Musical Salt Lake Acting Co., 168 W. 500 North, through Dec. 30, dates and times vary, saltlakeactingcompany.org White Christmas Empress Theatre, 9104 W. 2700 South, Magna, Dec. 7-21, dates and times vary, empresstheatre.com

CLASSICAL & SYMPHONY

American Festival Chorus & Orchestra Daines Concert Hall, 600 E. 1150 North, Logan, through Dec. 8, 7:30 p.m., americanfestivalchorus.org Chamber Music Series: Crimson Harps Alpine Church, 254 W. 2675 North, Layton, Dec. 7, 7 p.m., davisarts.org Davis Master Chorale Choir Concert Layton High School, 440 Wasatch Drive, Layton, Dec. 7, 7 p.m., davismasterchorale.org Handel’s Messiah Heritage Center Theatre, 105 N. 100 East, Cedar City, Dec. 9-10, 7:30 p.m., cedarcity.org Millennial Choirs & Orchestras: A Child Is Born Abravanel Hall, 123 W. South Temple, Dec. 10, 5 & 8 p.m., arttix.artsaltlake.org Sands of Time: Utah Philharmonia with Monika Jalili and Ensemble Libby Gardner Hall, 1375 Presidents Circle, Dec. 6, 7:30 p.m., tickets. utah.edu University Choirs Holiday Concert Libby Gardner Hall, 1375 Presidents Circle, Dec. 7, 7:30 p.m., tickets.utah.edu Utah Symphony: Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos 3 & 4 Browning Center, 1901 University Circle, Ogden, Dec. 6, 7:30 p.m., weber.edu

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COMEDY & IMPROV

Alex Velluto Wiseguys West Jordan, 3763 W. Center Park Drive, West Jordan, Dec. 7-8, 8 p.m., wiseguyscomedy.com Bengt Washington Wiseguys SLC, 194 S. 400 West, Dec. 6, 7 p.m.; Dec. 7, 7 & 9:30 p.m., wiseguyscomedy.com Free Kittens Comedy Show The Urban Lounge, 241 S. 500 East, Dec. 7, 6 p.m., freekittenscomedy.com Jim Gaffigan: The Fixer-Upper Tour Vivint Smart Home Arena, 301 W. South Temple, Dec. 7, 8 p.m., vivintarena.com (see p. 18) Science on Tap: Tales from the Cryptococcus! Green Pig Pub, 31 E. 400 South, Dec. 6, 7 p.m., thegreenpigpub.com

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LITERATURE AUTHOR APPEARANCES

Julie MacNeil: The 50-Year Secret Weller Bookworks, 607 Trolley Square, Dec. 10, 6:30 p.m., wellerbookworks.com (see p. 18) Eileen Hallet Stone: Auerbach’s: The Store that Performs What It Promises Weller Book Works, 607 Trolley Square, Dec. 12, 6:30 p.m., wellerbookworks.com

Dec. 8-22, dates and times vary, thevivaladivashow.com MasQueerade 2018: Creatures of the Night Main Library, 210 E. 400 South, Dec. 8, 8 p.m., utahpridecenter.org Murray & Peter: A Drag Queen Christmas The Depot, 400 W. South Temple, Dec. 8, 7 p.m., depotslc.com

TALKS & LECTURES

Ralph Nye Lecture Series: Ashley Austin WSU Wattis Business Building, 1337 Edvalson St., Ogden, Dec. 6, 12 p.m., weber.edu

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Winter Market Rio Grande Depot, 270 S. Rio Grande St., through April 20, Saturdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., slcfarmersmarket.org

FESTIVALS & FAIRS

Dickens’ Christmas Festival Mountain America Exposition Center, 9575 S. State, Sandy, Dec. 6-8, 11 a.m.-9 p.m., dickenschristmasfestival.com Diwali Celebration Main Library, 210 E. 400 South, Dec. 8, 2-5 p.m., slcpl.org Holiday Market Downtown Artist Collective, 258 E. 100 South, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through Dec. 23, downtownartistcollective.com Holiday Craft Market Finch Lane Gallery, 54 Finch Lane, through Dec. 19, times vary, saltlakearts.org Luminaria Ashton Gardens, 3900 N. Garden Drive, Lehi, through Jan 5, 5-8 p.m., thanksgivingpoint.org Santa Paws Station Park, 833 Clark Lane, Farmington, Mondays through Dec. 17, 4-8 p.m.

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Jolly Holiday Diva! Club X, 445 S. 400 West,

Blaine Clayton: Feel the Magic of Watercolors Local Colors of Utah Gallery, 1054 E. 2100 South, through Dec. 18, localcolorsart.com Daniel Everett: Security Questions UMOCA, 20 S. West Temple, through Jan. 12, utahmoca.org DeConstructed Main Library, 210 E. 400 South, through Jan. 11, slcpl.org Dreamscapes Kimball Art Center, 638 Park Ave., Park City, through Jan. 6, kimballartcenter.org Glass Art Show Red Butte Gardens, 300 Wakara Way, through Dec. 18, redbuttegarden.org Holiday Group Exhibition A Gallery, 1321 S. 2100 East, through Jan. 1, agalleryonline.com Jeffory Buist: Open Spaces Anderson-Foothill Branch, 1135 S. 2100 East, through Dec. 20, slcpl.org Kelly Baisley & Virginia Catherall: Sense of Place, Great Salt Lake Alice Gallery, 617 E. South Temple, through Jan. 11, visualarts.utah.gov (see p. 20) Kristeen Lindorff: My Journey with Pen & Ink Marmalade Branch, 280 W. 500 North, through Jan. 17, slcpl.org

Marisa Morán Jahn: Mirror / Mask Utah Museum of Fine Arts, 410 Campus Center Drive, through Dec. 9, umfa.utah.edu Molly Morin: Information Density Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, 20 S. West Temple, through Jan. 12, utahmoca.org Park City Collects III Kimball Art Center, 638 Park Ave., Park City, through Jan. 6, kimballartcenter.org salt 14: Yang Yongliang Utah Museum of Fine Arts, 410 Campus Center Drive, through June 2, umfa.utah.edu Simulacra Urban Arts Galley, 137 S. Rio Grande St., through Dec. 30, urbanartsgallery.org Site Lines: Recent Work by University of Utah Art Faculty Utah Museum of Fine Arts, 410 Campus Center Drive, through Jan. 6, umfa.utah.edu Sketch Cabaret: Fantastic Planet Metro Music Hall, 615 W. 100 South, Dec. 8, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., facebook.com/sketchcabaret (see p. 18) Small Treasures Art Access Gallery, 230 S. 500 West, through Dec. 12, accessart.org Small Works Modern West Fine Art, 177 E. 200 South, through Jan. 12, modernwestfineart.com Sri Whipple: 32 Paintings in a Small Room God Hates Robots, 314 W. 300 South, Ste. 250, through Dec. 14, godhatesrobots.com (see p. 22) Statewide Annual Exhibition Rio Gallery, 300 S. Rio Grande St., through Jan. 11, heritage.utah.gov Stronger Ties Sweet Branch, 455 F St., through Dec. 22, slcpl.org Tom Judd & Kiki Gaffney: Point of View Modern West Fine Art, 177 E. 200 South, through Jan. 12, modernwestfineart.com What I Brought in My Luggage: Relics of Lost Lives Main Library, 210 E. 400 South, through Dec. 21, slcpl.org Working Hard to Be Useless UMOCA, 20 S. West Temple, through Dec. 29, utahmoca.org

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While I will always have a fondness for the pumpkin empanadas that I consumed as a teenager, it’s hard not to get a little pissed when you realize that the food that Taco Time calls empanadas—delicious as their stupid, lying faces are—has nothing in common with the traditional Latin American staple. Think of all the youths who, right at this moment, think an empanada is actually a fried dessert burrito. Not on my watch, dammit.

ultural diversity was in short supply within the Riverton city limits circa 1995. In fact, my first exposure to Mexican food was a result of being in close proximity to a Taco Bell and a Taco Time. As a naïve adolescent, I figured that these two cultural appropriators were the alpha and omega of Mexican food, which creates a serious socio-cultural problem in retrospect.

tute my fries for sweet and starchy plantains, so I’m always happy when I can get them. For dessert, the banana Nutella empanada ($2.99) is a no brainer—it’s hard to find fault with a fried empanada full of hazelnut chocolate spread and sliced bananas. For something a bit more traditional, Mama Melba’s Quesillo ($3.69) is a decadent, burnt caramel take on flan, and its flavors are much more subtle than that gooey empanada. In the end, it’s really tough to go wrong with any iteration. While the menu has a few flat notes, the price and the quality are a perfect fit. Plus, they’re serving up nearly a whole continent’s worth of flavors and traditions, all packaged inside a loving hug of empanada dough, which is an impressive feat in its own right. Now, go. Find those impressionable young people who have been deceived by empanada impostors and share this knowledge with them. The appetite you save might be your own. CW

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Venezuelan ($3.95) and the Cuban ($3.45). I lean toward the Cuban a little bit more, but only because my heart belongs to Cubano sandwiches. The Venezuelan empanada is full of shredded steak, black beans and cooked plantains, all of which strike a glowing balance among flavors and textures. The Cuban wins because of the dill pickle—that sharp, vinegar tang of acid is a perfect contrast to the richness of the pulled pork, ham and Swiss cheese. My affection for these two made me think that shredded or pulled meat was the key to their success, but there are a few shredded chicken options that fall a bit flat. The Argentine Chicken ($3.49) is filled with muted flavors, paling in comparison to its sibling, the Argentine Beef ($3.69), which combines smoky ground beef with green olives and a hard-boiled egg. Digging deeper into the box of empanadas I ordered, I think a clearer line could be drawn between the chicken and beef options—I get the impression that the chicken doesn’t soak up the seasoning as well as the beef does, which results in a few bland bites. Regardless of which empanada becomes your destiny, the option to add a combo of rice, beans and fried plantains is a good way to diversify your meal. I’d gladly substi-

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time, each one representing different Central and South American flavor profiles, it’s your one-stop-shop for the empanada revolución. It all started when Venezuela native Oliver Alfaro spent quality time with his extended family creating different iterations of empanada, each one capturing specific characteristics of countries such as Argentina, Chile, Brazil and Mexico. Eventually, the rewarding experience of sharing these lovely, meat-and-cheese-filled pockets of freshly-baked dough prompted Alfaro to open Empanada Express in 2015. Now, onto the good stuff. While I’ll always support someone’s decision to waltz into the restaurant and order up one of everything—I did this once, and not only is service surprisingly accommodating, but the food was ready in under 10 minutes—you might just want to try one or two. I mean, that’s weird, but I don’t judge. If you’re planning on being more selective about your empanada experience, allow me to assist. First of all, since each one can be served baked or fried, I strongly suggest sticking with the baked versions. Baked empanadas give the fillings center stage, which is really the point. The most flavorful options are the

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After successfully opening and maintaining a local catering business, the ladies behind STAR Events Catering of Utah are moving forward with a brick-andmortar restaurant called BFF Turon that celebrates their Filipino heritage. Friends and business partners Yaye Sherer, Loida Torres, Sonia Aquino and Edna Rubi have a grand opening celebration on Saturday, Dec. 8, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at their storefront at 8860 S. Redwood Road in West Jordan. A cursory glance over the traditional dishes of the Philippines has me curious to see what they bring to the table—a lot of Filipino cuisine isn’t for the faint of heart. Regardless of what the menu holds, it’s always exciting when restaurants like this pop up to add more flavor to Utah’s food scene.

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Arguably one of Caputo’s Market’s most popular courses, Craft Chocolate 101 is back for another round of turning amateur chocolate enthusiasts into full-blown experts. I have this class to thank for exposing the rampant use of artificial vanilla flavoring in most massproduced chocolate, making them all taste the same. Fortunately, this revelation comes with a connoisseur’s wealth of resources about what to look for in good chocolate and, more importantly, where you can get it locally. It’s always a treat to see the way chocolate is revered and studied by the dutiful folks at Caputo’s. The class takes place at the market on 1516 S. 1500 East on Wednesday, Dec. 12, at 7:30 p.m. If you can still get ’em, tickets are $25 and can be purchased at caputos.com.

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Visit SLC’s undisputed champion of genuine Indian cuisine and hospitality. Using traditional cooking methods—including a charcoal-fired tandoori oven— Bombay House creates the finest naan, paratha and roti flatbreads, which are perfect for sopping up every last drop of the luscious curries. Those looking for heat should give the vibrant vindaloo a go. The restaurant also offers several vegetarian options, along with Indian tea, coffee, rose milk, and strawberry and mango lassis. Multiple locations, bombayhouse.com

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In the reaches of Northern Utah, incredible Indian food can be found in a little restaurant that sits in the same building as a gas station. As strange as it sounds, at Tandoori Oven patrons can buy a pack of Newports, then pass through an archway and sit down for a splendid lunch buffet, all without having traveled more than 10 feet. With renovations complete and the gas pumps out front preserved, it appears as if, for now, the majority of the odd experience that is eating fabulous Indian food in a literal gas station will remain for future generations. 720 E. 1000 North, Logan, 435-750-6836, tandooriovenlogan.com

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erry Joseph and The Jackmormons’ upcoming Salt Lake City performance is a homecoming of sorts. After recording nearly 30 albums over the course of 35 years, Joseph has carved out a critically-acclaimed career that originally began here. Joseph has frequently resettled—he currently lives in Portland, Ore.—and is consistently on the move, whether touring, visiting war zones and handing out instruments on behalf of his non-profit, Cosmo Music Relief, or simply traveling for his own enjoyment. (He recently returned from a trip up the Amazon River with his 8-year-old son.) Nevertheless, he admits that Utah made an indelible impression on him early on—one that lingers even now. “I first came to Utah as a San Diego kid,” he says on his way to pick up groceries the day before Thanksgiving. “I was in a lot of trouble when I was young. I was deported from New Zealand when I was 16 years old. A judge told my parents if they put me in this lockdown facility in Provo, Utah, they wouldn’t press charges against me. So I ended up in Provo, where I spent lots of time in isolation. Then I got out and got in more trouble, so I went to Logan at one point to hide from the police. And that started this weird little world for me.” That “weird little world” eventually grew to envelop a music trajectory that Joseph has pursued relentlessly ever since. “My first band, Little Women, started in Logan,” he explains. “In 1995, I had just gotten clean from heroin and was living in Montana when somebody asked me to come back down to Utah and do a show. I was totally broke, but they offered me $1,000, which was a shitton of money to me. When I arrived, this drummer named Brad Rosen and bass player named Junior Ruppel were waiting for me, and they said, ‘We’re your band.’ That was the origin of The Jackmormons. I moved there to be in that band. Junior was a returned missionary and the unequivocal father of the Salt Lake City punk rock scene.” Joseph estimates that he spent five years in Utah, the latter two in Salt Lake City. “I’m a Catholic kid, but I didn’t know what a Mormon was until I got locked up in Provo,” he remembers. “Then I

got a crash course. I hated the Mormons, but once I got into The Jackmormons, we wanted a name that sounded like we were from Utah. For the record, it’s the worst name in the history of rock ’n’ roll. I didn’t know it would turn into this international band that would play for the next 30 years. I thought it was going to be a way to help me keep clean.” Utah’s capital influenced him so much that he chose it for the name of his band’s 1998 album, Salt Lake City. “I always thought that was a pretty good record,” he says. “We recently started playing the title track again because I think it’s a great song.” Laughing, Joseph adds, “I can understand why they didn’t use it as the city’s theme song.” But he insists it’s helped him maintain his ties to Utah after all these years. Unsurprisingly, the city also spawned his interest in theology. “My favorite thing about humans is the moment they offer themselves up to God,” he says. “Whatever they do a few minutes later, all bets are off. But that’s the quintessential human moment—and I’ve witnessed it all over the world.” Joseph remembers that his Utah roots (and the name of his band) led him to dig deeper into Mormon history. “I had to know what the fuck I was talking about,” he says. “I had to learn about the Mormon church. At one point, I knew more about it than Junior, my Mormon missionary bass player. When I played in Germany, they’d ask me, ‘So Jerry, tell us why you hate the Mormons.’ I don’t hate the Mormons. I became the de-facto defender of the Mormon church.” Joseph says Logan was an authoritarian place in the early ’80s, but he remembers it fondly. “I learned a lot there,” he says. “I had relationships there. My two oldest children were born in Logan.” Joseph says Utah influenced the external attention paid to The Jackmormons more than the actual sound of the hard-driving rock ’n’ roll band. Still, after all these years, Salt Lake City holds a special place in his heart. “I was always surprised there weren’t a lot more bands that broke out of that area,” he says. “I used to really like my identity as being from Salt Lake City.” CW

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Even in the internet age, Mongolia seems like the farthest-flung country in all the land. But nomadic band Tengger Cavalry will bring a taste of the steppes to Salt Lake City this week, performing two individual hour-long sets. The first hour is full of traditional Mongolian folk and light acoustic jazz, all inspired by the success of the band’s soldout shows at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Then, after a brief intermission, Tengger Cavalry returns with an hour of brutal, heavy nomadic metal. The duality stems from frontman Nature Ganganbaigal’s illustrious past, which includes completing NYU’s master’s program in film-music composition, working long hours for UPS to make ends meet and hitting rock bottom at the end of 2017, when he dissolved Tengger Cavalry because of legal issues, finding himself depressed and on the brink of suicide. An intervention from his label, Napalm Records, led Ganganbaigal to decamp to Austin, Texas, and then to his native Beijing, China, to recuperate. Back in his adopted home of New York City, Ganganbaigal reconvened Tengger Cavalry, recording and releasing new single “Heart.” An ode to Mongolia’s horse-centric culture, it’s also a statement of newfound purpose for a band blending ancient and modern forms: “Music’s really just about your heart,” Ganganbaigal told Billboard in July. “It’s not about business, it’s not about [being] famous … It’s for people around the world who love animals and who love nature. That’s the reason why I was writing music.” As for the two-pronged approach to Tengger Cavalry’s current tour, Ganganbaigal adds, “The goal is for us to broaden the musical minds of our audiences.” The Urban Lounge, 241 S. 500 East, 8 p.m., $15 presale; $18 day of show, 21+, theurbanloungeslc.com

The Wrap Up Hip-Hop Toy Drive

If hip-hop is the international language of youth, what better way to bridge the generational gap than by organizing a rap-focused benefit in the name of Toys for Tots? The Wrap Up is helmed by local heroes like gLife, Jef Doogie, Fatt G, Bloswick and DJ Sam Eye Am of Gloomwalkers, Unknwn and Famelss and the Street Def Crew (made up of Black Socks, Prodygal and Eddie Lion), all of whom ply a pure strain of Golden Age hip-hop influenced by New York grit and Southern California bounce. But it’s more than just a Salt Lake City showcase, with several West Coast standouts on the bill, too: Kaotic from the Bay Area, Charlie Madness from Las Vegas and between-set spinning by

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Tengger Cavalry with a 2,000-member choir at the Special Olympics opening ceremony in Seattle. Stone will preview further material from his forthcoming 2019 album at this show, which features excellent opening support from Nick Waterhouse, another retro savant who specializes in blending the joie de vivre of jazz’s past with the experimental energy of R&B’s future. The Complex, 536 W. 100 South, 7 p.m., $25, all ages, thecomplexslc.com

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Washington State native Allen Stone started singing as a toddler in his father’s church, but it wasn’t until he discovered soul and R&B music, and moved to Seattle as a teenager, that his career blossomed. Releasing three full-lengths between 2010 and 2015, Stone built his career the old-fashioned way, pounding the pavement on a nonstop tour while recording with high-quality musicians like Deron Johnson (Miles Davis’ former keyboardist) and the rhythm section for neo-soul star Raphael Saadiq. Increasing his mainstream visibility via appearances on Conan and The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Allen was eventually signed in 2015 to Capitol Records. Since then, he’s performed at the Aretha Franklin tribute at Carnegie Hall, appeared as a guest mentor on American Idle and broke into Spotify’s upper echelon of viral tracks thanks to April’s “Brown Eyed Lover.” But he’s stayed true to the gospel-influenced roots he learned in church, performing his most recent hit “Warriors”

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Success for The Wood Brothers led to freedom on new album One Drop of Truth. Instead of recording in their usual fast-paced blur, the Nashville-based trio of guitarist Oliver Wood, bassist Chris Wood and drummer Jano Rix took more than a year, working out individual tracks at individual studios while injecting different strains of country, folk, blues, funk, jazz and rock into their all-encompassing Americana sound. “River Takes the Town” is plaintive and stark, echoing the band’s bluegrass roots; “Sky High” delves into Allman-esque territory, a blistering slide guitar echoing The Wood Brothers’ electrifying 2017 live album Live at the Barn. That album, which was recorded on the property of The Band legend Levon Helm, led The Wood Brothers to team up with Levon’s daughter, Amy, for their current tour. Both acts deliver creative honesty and emotional intensity in spades; for the Woods, they turned away from further commercial success in favor of truthful artistic expression. On the new album’s title track, that yearning is set to perfect three-part harmony: “Rather die hungry/ Than feasting on lies/ Give me one

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MONDAY 12/10 David Archuleta

It wouldn’t be holiday season in Utah without native son David Archuleta bringing his Christmas tour to town for multiple stops. The American Idol runner-up and adult contemporary superstar released his new Christmas album, Winter in the Air, last month, reinterpreting classics like “White Christmas” and “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” while co-writing new songs like “Christmas Every Day” and “He Is Born.” Positivity reigns supreme on “Christmas Every Day,” with the perpetually baby-faced and angel-voiced Archuleta wishing “I could always feel this way/ Like it’s Christmas every day.” Yes, it’s sappy, but isn’t all good holiday music? And don’t discount young Archuleta as a total pushover, either; just last week, the 27-yearold opened up to Yahoo Entertainment about the lingering PTSD of his time on American Idol, which portrayed his father as controlling and paranoid when in fact the Archuleta family remains close-knit and joyful. “We’ve all grown,” Archuleta said in the interview. “We’re doing well. I feel like my family’s in a happy place again. A lot of healing has taken place. It made my family become stronger. We had to make that decision and say, ‘You know what? We’re going to trust each other, regardless of what other people think of us and what people say.’” Amen, indeed. In addition to this Dec. 10 show at Utah Valley University’s UCCU Center, Archuleta will spread the Christmas gospel at Logan High School on Dec. 8, Vernal Middle School on Dec. 20 and at Sevier Valley Arena in Richfield on Dec. 21. UCCU Center, 800 W. University Parkway, Orem, 6:30 p.m., $25-$55, all ages, uccucenter.com

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Co-headlining tours are always fascinating propositions. Will the two bands actually complement each other? Which one will close out the night? Will they perform together? We don’t have answers to the last two questions regarding the current tour featuring Preoccupations (pictured) and Protomartyr, but we know for sure that these two dark postpunk acts are brothers from different angst-ridden mothers. Both bands traffic in driving, razor-sharp rock that explores depression, destruction and the futility of self-sabotage— Preoccupations from a bleak Canadian perspective, and Protomartyr from a working-class one cultivated in Detroit. Preoccupations—once known as Viet Cong before critics forced a name change—is prone to rage, with frontman Matt Flegel straining his vocal chords into a paroxysm of paranoia on 2018 album New Material. Meanwhile, Protomartyr takes a nihilistic view of human evolution, with recent records Relatives in Descent and Wheel of Fortune exploring the unknowable nature of truth through the lens of singer Joe Casey’s smartaleck sneer. The two bands released Telemetry at Howe Bridge, a split 7-inch, on Nov. 16, with Protomartyr covering Preoccupations’ fan favorite “Forbidden” and Preoccupations reworking Protomartyr’s “Pontiac ’87.” So I guess we can at least count on a little crossover there, right? (Nick McGregor) Metro Music Hall, 615 W. 100 South, 8 p.m., $15, 21+, metromusichall.com

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Dirtwire + Moontricks (The State Room) Jerry Joseph + The Jackmormons + Badfeather (The Depot) see p. 32 Kirk Dath (Lighthouse Lounge) Morgan Snow (Hog Wallow Pub) The Number 12 Looks Like You + Rolo Tomassi + Arsonist Get All The Girls (Kilby Court) Tengger Cavalry (Urban Lounge) see p. 34 Tropicana Thursdays feat. Rumba Libre (Liquid Joe’s) Winter Battle of the Bands (Velour) The Wrap Up feat. Kaotic + GLife w/ Master Q + Charlie Madness + Jef Doogie + Gloomwalkers + Fatt G + DJ 001 (Metro Music Hall ) see p. 34

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It’s a topic of great debate: If you learn billiards or darts while properly sauced, does that mean you’ll play better drunk? I wandered into Big Willie’s—across the street from Willie’s Lounge—to set the record straight. Winner of City Weekly’s Best Pool Bar award in 2017, Big Willie’s is packed with players from all over the Wasatch Front. Sundays are an open night for darts, and among the teams and solo players, I met Bazz, a member of the Wasatch Dart Association, along with teams with awesome names like Darts & Rec, The Red Eye Bombers and Projectile Dysfunction. Immediately, I ask Bazz the question that brought me here: Can you play better drunk? “Whatever environment you practice in, you should play in,” Bazz says. “So if you practice drunk, you should play drunk.” Well said, Bazz. However, tonight was more about learning the intricacies of this ancient game. And what better way to let off steam from work than by throwing sharp objects at a numbered board with an Old Fashioned in hand? “Anyone can play with us on Sundays,” Jayme explains. I meet the charismatic brunette as she alternates between bartending and throwing darts as the captain of her team. After spending time at this popular Main Street bar, I quickly realize that dart players have a name for everything. A short, heavier dart is called a “bumblebee;” a group of darts scattered all over the board is called a “buckshot;” and “chalking” means keeping score. Bazz, Jayme and Big Willie’s warmed me up to the idea of a big, blended, dart-loving family—and welcomed me right in to the game. (Rachelle Fernandez) Big Willie’s, 1717 S. Main, bigwillieslounge.com, 801-463-4996

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cannot debate that once he knows, he uses his position, his power and his money to subvert it. There is a special small rebellious magic in how Schindler (and Stern) use bureaucracy to stick it to the Nazis. Schindler’s list is literally just paperwork, a memo to the Nazis about Jewish labor he needs to keep running his business that is, ostensibly, supporting the Third Reich (though Schindler also eventually ensures that his factory doesn’t produce anything useful to the Nazi war effort). • Toxic masculinity is cultural poison, but it can be disrupted. The counterpoint to Schindler is Amon Goeth (Ralph Fiennes), the Nazi camp commandant who shoots Jews from the balcony of his on-site manor for fun. Schindler figures out how to divert his worst impulses, with the sly suggestion that the power he has been using to decide who should die at his caprice could be used to decide who lives at his “mercy.” The white male rage and weak, insecure manhood that was—and still is—Nazism is not impervious to manipulation that can cripple its goals. • We cannot rely on the beneficence of rich white men to save the rest of us. Of course, we must celebrate Schindler’s campaign of resistance, and indeed it forces us to wonder where the likes of him are now— men using their wealth and privilege for the betterment of all. George Soros and Bill Gates are only two dudes. Yet, we must never depend on the whims of rich white men for anything. No individual should wield such power. It’s no way to run a planet. Schindler’s List remains extremely difficult to watch, but if there is anything heartening to be found in it today, it is the very pertinent lessons it has for us right now. CW

chindler’s List is 25 years old. I had not seen the movie in 20 years, and my overwhelming reaction today is a new astonishment: While in the 1990s, Steven Spielberg’s raw, brutal depiction of the unimaginable horrors of the Holocaust was harrowing, it felt like history—a nightmare safely in the distant past. Watching it again now feels like a warning. Here are the lessons for 2018 I gleaned from my recent re-watch ahead of this week’s 25th anniversary theatrical re-release. • Complicity and complacency are not only the hallmarks of rising fascism, but absolutely essential to it. There are two complementary opening sequences to Schindler’s List. The first is the one in which Jews politely line up to register with the Nazis in Krakow, Poland, handing their fates over to an occupying power. With our hindsight, we must acknowledge that compliance with totalitarianism is dangerous, not least because it signals acceptance. The other opening sequence is our introduction to Oskar Schindler (Liam Neeson), newly arrived in Krakow and sucking up mightily to the Nazi powers that be, hoping to do business with them. And succeeding wildly, because narcissistic emotional children like the Nazis are always susceptible to the kind of flattery and buttering-up that Schindler offers. (Remember this: Bullies, once you

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recognize them for what they are, can be manipulated. More on this in a bit.) • Empathy can be engaged—in some people, if they aren’t actually sociopaths—but it takes time and proximity. I’ve never been sure whether Schindler is already plotting subversion as he is scheming to get on the sweet side of the Nazi powers: Spielberg, screenwriter Steven Zaillian and Neeson are all very coy on this point. I suspect that Schindler very gradually sees the horror, and that it is really happening to actual human beings, via his relationship with his Jewish accountant, Itzhak Stern (Ben Kingsley), whom Schindler has to rescue from a train taking Krakow’s Jews to … well, we know where, but likely Schindler at best has only dark, vague suspicions of where his very useful, very smart employee is headed. • Things go south very quickly. And blind obedience to authority is a necessary requirement for that to happen. The scene here of Jews sorting luggage—left behind by other Jews packed onto the death trains—is like a kick in the gut. As is the scene of Jewish children happily waving goodbye to their parents as they go to what we know will be their deaths. The horror of people willingly walking into oblivion when mass government-sponsored murder is inconceivable can no longer be an option. From which follows: • We can no longer feign ignorance of, or astonishment at, rising totalitarianism, nor can we downplay the peril of it. We know now that the unimaginable is not only imaginable, but entirely possible. • Resist, resist, resist, however you can, from whatever position you can. Use whatever privilege you have to resist. Undermine from within if that’s where you are. We can debate at which point Schindler knows incontrovertibly what is happening to the Jews, but we

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NEW THIS WEEK Film release schedules are subject to change. Reviews online at cityweekly.net BURNING BBBB Many great movies sneak up on you not only with what they’re about, but even the kind of movie they’ll eventually become. Lee Chang-dong’s adaptation of a Haruki Murakami short story at first feels like an awkward character study-cum-romantic triangle, as underemployed would-be writer Jong-su (Ah-In Yoo) runs into childhood acquaintance Haemi (Jong-seo Jeon), falls for her, agrees to care for her cat while she travels, then finds that she has returned with a possible rival for his attentions in wealthy Ben (Steven Yeun). Lee directs Jong-su’s initial attempts to understand the Ben/Haemi relationship with an odd comedic touch, like a great moment where Jongsu listens to a phone call between Ben and another woman. But the narrative ultimately turns darker, exploring corners that evoke contemporary buzzwords like “economic anxiety” and “incels.” Yoo’s performance as Jong-su makes it increasingly difficult to see him as the hero of this story, even when it’s clear that’s the way he sees himself in his pursuit of Haemi. Entitlement, self-delusion and violence collide with a complexity that’ll leave you unsettled. Opens Dec. 7 at Broadway Centre Cinemas. (NR)—Scott Renshaw MARIA BY CALLAS BBB When you’re dealing with someone who was as frequently judged and misjudged as operatic soprano Maria Callas, it feels right simply to let her speak. Director Tom Volf profiles Callas through archival interviews, along with plenty of previously

unpublished correspondence, diaries and memoirs (narrated by Joyce DiDonato) to unravel the reality behind the legend who practically inspired the creation of “diva” as a derogatory term. To Volf’s credit, he doesn’t stint on the performance footage, offering ample evidence for Callas’ gifts as both singer and performer. But he’s most interested in allowing her to set the record straight about infamous incidents that gave her a reputation as difficult, about her failed marriage, or about the complexities of her relationship with Aristotle Onassis. What emerges is a portrait of a woman unapologetic about putting a focus on her career, even as she acknowledges the sacrifices that focus entails, and the media scrutiny that comes with it. At 113 minutes, the pace drags somewhat, but it’s worth the opportunity to appreciate Callas’ public and private voice. Opens Dec. 7 at Broadway Centre Cinemas. (PG)—SR SCHINDLER’S LIST: 25TH ANNIVERSARY See feature on p. 41. Opens Dec. 7 at theaters valleywide. (R) THE WORLD BEFORE YOUR FEET BBB.5 Jeremy Workman profiles Matt Green, a 30-something former civil engineer who has spent several years methodically walking the 8,000-plus miles of New York City’s neighborhood streets, public parks and beaches. Workman spends just the right amount of time on the logistics of Green’s project—couchsurfing and cat-sitting his way through the city without a permanent address or job; the possible inspiration for his pedestrian journeys; the impact on his personal relationships—so that he can focus on what Green encounters during his street-level interaction with the Big Apple. Some of that involves facts he learns about places he passes, or curious details he chronicles (like synagogues-turned-churches in once-Jewish neighborhoods). Mostly, though, there are connections he makes with other people simply by virtue of taking the time to walk where they

live, and encounter them individually. It’s a simple but powerful portrait of a life dedicated to the discovery that’s possible everywhere. Opens Dec. 7 at Tower Theatre. (NR)—SR

SPECIAL SCREENINGS HALE COUNTY THIS MORNING, THIS EVENING At Rose Wagner Center, Dec. 12, 7 p.m. (NR) MADELINE’S MADELINE At Main Library, Dec. 11, 7 p.m. (NR) THE OLD MAN & THE GUN At Park City Film Series, Dec. 7-8, 8 p.m.; Dec. 9, 6 p.m. (PG-13) PETER PAN (1924) At Edison Street Events Silent Films, Dec. 6-7, 7:30 p.m. (NR) WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR? At Main Library, Dec. 12, 2 p.m. (PG)

CURRENT RELEASES CREED II BBB This attempt to evoke nearly all 40 years of the Rocky saga mostly makes it work. Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan) faces the challenge in his head and in the ring of fighting Viktor Drago (Florian Munteanu)—son of Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren), who was responsible for Apollo Creed’s death during a fight. The script—co-written by Sylvester Stallone, who of course returns as Rocky Balboa—tries to keep a lot of balls in the air, including Adonis’ relationship with Bianca (Tessa Thompson). But while director Steven Caple Jr. lacks the prowling dynamism of Creed’s Ryan Coogler behind the camera, there’s a solid emotional core in people trying to make peace with the legacy of the past. The strong performances by Jordan and Stallone make this a nostal-

gia trip that’s also interested in moving forward. (PG-13)—SR

THE POSSESSION OF HANNAH GRACE BB Hannah Grace (Kirby Johnson) already is possessed when the movie begins, and dies during a botched exorcism before the opening credits roll. But it’s actually about Megan (Shay Mitchell), a young ex-cop haunted by her past, who’s working the graveyard shift in a hospital morgue where the mutilated— but still possessed—body of Hannah is delivered one night. Exceptionally generic supernatural spookiness ensues—flickering lights, strange visions, etc.—directed with perfunctory competence by Diederik Van Rooijen from a witless screenplay. To its credit, the film goes easy on jump-scares and occasionally makes good use of silence. But while the concept of a demon-possessed corpse skittering around a dark basement is interesting, the film doesn’t do anything with it that you haven’t seen before, or that you won’t see again when the next movie exactly like this one comes out. (R)—Eric D. Snider

RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET BB.5 When animated features create fantasy worlds, and connect those worlds to our own, it can bring baggage. This sequel moves Ralph (John C. Reilly) and Vanellope (Sarah Silverman) from arcade games to the web, which means encountering characters and situations built on our understanding of how the online universe works. Plenty of those gags land, even if visual representations are sometimes as obvious as they are technically impressive, and the central plot provides a unique expansion of the two main characters. But the central concept—Vanellope’s growing desire to find new challenges—falls flat in a franchise sequel built on cross-promoting other Disney properties. Smiling corporate synergy is still corporate synergy, and while the charm of a fantasy often comes from its ability to transport you, Ralph Breaks the Internet mostly aims to transport you to disney.com. (PG)—SR

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Robert Louis Stevenson published his gothic novel Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde in 1886. It was a bestseller, and quickly got turned into a theatrical production. In the ensuing 132 years, there have been well more than 100 further adaptations of the story into film and stage productions. Here’s the funny thing about this influential work: Stevenson wrote it fast. It took him three feverish days to get the gist of it, and just another six weeks to revise. Some biographers say he was high on drugs during the initial burst, perhaps cocaine. I suspect you could also produce some robust and interesting creation in the coming weeks, Sagittarius—and you won’t even need cocaine to fuel you. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): A blogger on Tumblr named Ffsshh composed a set of guidelines that I think will be apt and useful for you to draw on in the coming weeks. Please study these suggestions and adapt them for your healing process. “Draw stick figures. Sing off-key. Write bad poems. Sew ugly clothes. Run slowly. Flirt clumsily. Play video games on ‘easy.’ OK? You do not need to be good at something to enjoy it. Sometimes talent is overrated. Do things you like doing just because you like doing them. It’s OK to suck.”

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Compulsions David Rush of Boise, Idaho, has found a unique way to score his 15 minutes of fame. On Nov. 13, while visiting the public library in Oak Brook, Ill., Rush set his mind to achieving a new Guinness record for eating sweet corn kernels within three minutes with a toothpick. Rush, who holds 40 Guinness records, succeeded on his third try, downing 241 kernels. “It’s a ridiculous talent to have,” Rush admitted to the Chicago Tribune. “I practiced skewering a lot to prepare along with the size of the plate, spreading out the corn and best toothpicks to use.” Rush told the Tribune he got involved in breaking records to promote science, technology, engineering and math education (STEM), saying a lot of kids don’t feel confident about STEM subjects. “If you believe you can get better at something and work hard at it, you can get better at anything,” he explained.

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