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Cover photo Our grinchy hearts broke when Arnoff left our fair town in pursuit of big-city dreams in Portland. Still, even from 700 miles away, her work lives on. “I miss being surrounded by mountains and seeing the sun on a regular basis,” she says of her former home. “Also, women can wear pants now? What a world.”

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OPINION

’Twas the Night Before New Year’s

’Twas the night before New Year’s, and all through the White House, not a creature was stirring—not even a mouse. I lied. The mice, in fact, were more than stirring. Mouse No. 1, the one with the orange top hat, had spied the lid ajar on the big ceramic, teddy-bear-shaped cookie jar. When the old lady went outside to hang the laundry, he made his move, noting that the kitchen clock read precisely 8 a.m. “Easy takings,” he mused, and then repeated it. “Damned easy takings.” He looked right; he looked left; then he looked up, bounded across the black linoleum floor, sprinted up the hand towel hanging from the lower cupboard, gingerly scurried over the spice rack, and climbed inside the jar. Mouse No. 1 stood atop the colorfully decorated treats with an exultant grin. At first, he only nibbled on one cookie. “Oh, how yummy!” he exclaimed. He savored every bite. But hours later, he had gorged himself terribly. By the time the parlor clock struck five, he was suffering a severe tummy ache, and the jar was nearly empty. His enthusiasm for his plunder had already bolstered his middle to an enormous size. “I’ll bet,” he fretted, “my family doctor won’t be happy with me.” At the time Mouse No. 1 entered the cookie jar, it had been crammed full. The tall pile was his escape route. Understanding the hazards of being so small, he had carefully

BY MICHAEL S. ROBINSON SR. planned his departure. “It will pose no problem,” he thought. “When I’ve had my fill, I’ll simply climb out.” Along with his simple exit strategy, he had developed a contingency plan. Should the old lady appear, he would simply launch himself from the pile of cookies, leap from the counter—perhaps even taunt her by running down her housecoat—then dash for the safety of his hole. When he visualized it, a satisfied look came over him. “I’m so tough and so smart,” he thought. But that had been nine hours before, and the situation was now markedly different from the one he’d anticipated. The large stack of cookies had disappeared. He took several running leaps in an attempt to summit the jar’s rim, but, though he tried with all his might, it was futile. “Maybe I can break the jar to escape,” he considered. He launched himself against the vitreous surface. After seven attempts, there was a telltale ooze of blood seeping from his reddish hair and dripping down his nose. He sat there, sobbing. In his desperation, he exclaimed to himself, “I should have known! I have only myself to blame; I created this mess and now there is no way out.” (Oops! I just lied again. Even the most creative novelist could not fabricate such a story. It exceeds any realistic expectations of Mouse No. 1. For a pathological narcissist and dyed-orange-mouse-hair liar, self-review is not a possibility. Taking responsibility for his own behavior would be the ultimate children’s fairy tale—total fantasy.)

Meanwhile, on the floor below, several mice were writhing in pain. An empty d-CON box sat on the Formica dining table. “I told you,” groaned one, “free candy is always suspect.” Several others held a peaceful march, carrying signs that read, “End Cruelty to Mice.” While their more courageous friends chanted slogans for the cause, other mice huddled in the doorways of their mouse holes, trembling and unable to muster up the courage it would take to assist their fallen comrades. One turned sadly to another, lamenting, “There’s nothing we can do for them; they’re goners. As for me, I will never venture out there again. This has been a terrible holiday season. I find myself going through an identity crisis. I know we look like mice, but at best we are only chickens.” “Run! Run!” the cries spread across the floor like a freight-train tsunami. “It’s her; she’s back.” Sure enough, the kitchen door opened and Granny Mueller walked in. “Damn,” she barked, “the mice have been at it again.” She noted the lid of the cookie jar was askew and slid it into place, securing its precious contents; swept up the carcasses of the dead; and sat down for a cup of tea. “My New Year’s resolution,” she said, “is to rid this house of mice. That will make it a very happy new year indeed.” The End

FOR A PATHOLOGICAL NARCISSIST AND DYED-ORANGEMOUSE-HAIR LIAR, SELF-REVIEW IS NOT A POSSIBILITY.

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Women’s Wave or not, they’re still at it, protesting the misogynistic man who became president of the United States. It started in January 2017, when busloads of women from across the country headed to Washington, D.C., to protest during the inauguration. It continued in 2018 and will rev up again with #WomensWave in D.C. in January 2019. If you are planning to participate, it’s time to register your bus. This is a great way to organize your protest and be prepared for the onslaught in D.C. Check back in this column for information on local marches. Registration deadline is Tuesday, Jan. 1, bit.ly/2LzNPYl.

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At least there are a few cities willing to make the leap for democracy. West Jordan and Lehi have risen to the challenge and appear ready to experiment with ranked-choice voting next year. Utah County Clerk Amelia Powers is ready to give it all a try, Rep. Rebecca Chavez-Houck, D-Salt Lake City, tells City Weekly. Not so much all the other municipalities in the state. The Legislature passed a pilot project to test RCV, but the opt-in deadline is Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019. Chavez-Houck tried to persuade cities like Salt Lake that the benefits include lower costs, increased voter turnout, “voters feel their votes aren’t wasted,” and there’s less “vitriolic campaigning,” she says. But many councils still don’t understand the RCV system, and voters might lose the opportunity.

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Pennant Penance

For one former mayor, flag redesign hubbub is a case of history repeating. BY KELAN LYONS klyons@cityweekly.net @kelan_lyons

ormer Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson is tired of all the talk about city and state flags. And it’s not because the banner that’s been flying outside the City and County Building since 2006 was created during his administration. “We have truly existential threats facing us that need to be met on a local level,” he says, referring to climate change and air pollution. “And our local media and citizen administration is obsessing about flags.” Anderson is decrying the mayor’s recently concluded survey that asked residents for help creating a new city flag, and all the ink local writers have spilled shit-talking Salt Lake City’s current ensign. “I wouldn’t describe a public process asking individuals about the flag as an obsession,” Matthew Rojas, spokesperson for sitting Mayor Jackie Biskupski, says. “The city is not taking its eye off the ball on any number of issues.” However, one of those issues is a quest to improve upon the city’s current flag, described in a summer 2017 City Weekly cover story as a “clipart beach towel atrocity.” Haven’t seen it? Imagine two remarkably tepid colors stacked horizontally into two stripes. Superimposed over the shades of Technicolor vomit is an attempted rendition of Salt Lake City’s underwhelming skyline, behind which lies an inexplicably green-and-white mountain range. Below the silhouetted buildings—presumably in hell, where some say this flag belongs—are the bolded words “Salt Lake City,” lest anyone fail to grasp that the banner is meant to represent the Utah capital.

Like Mayor Jackie Biskupski, former SLC Mayor Rocky Anderson issued a call for new city flag designs before settling on what’s now flying outside City Hall. “Most of what came in was really, pretty awful,” he recalls. “I think just about everybody agreed this was about the best thing that could have come up.” As of Dec. 20, almost 2,000 people had taken a survey that probed their thoughts on what, if any, changes should be made to the municipality’s standard. Three-quarters said they think the city needs a new flag. “That comes from a place of really wanting to show pride in the city,” Rojas says. “It’s a representation of who we are as a community.” The poll asked respondents to rank six symbols in terms of how much they want to see them represented on the flag. The top three were the surrounding physical landscape (the mountains or the Great Salt Lake), followed by Salt Lake City as Utah’s capital, then indigenous cultural representation. Despite his opposition, Anderson was one of the many who participated in the mayor’s poll. “I think I asked to clean up our air,” he recalls. “And forget about the flag.” Now that the questionnaire is closed, Rojas says the city’s next steps begin in January, when amateur and professional artists can submit sketches based on the poll results. “Anybody can submit a design,” Rojas says, but the finalists will likely adhere to the five fundamentals that all good flags should follow: two or three basic colors; no lettering or government seals; an original design that doesn’t duplicate other cities’ flags; meaningful symbolism; and a composition so simple that a child can draw it from memory. The principles were popularized by Portland native Ted Kaye in his book, Good Flag, Bad Flag, and in an episode of the podcast 99 Percent Invisible. “The idea of doing a survey first before they even get into designing is unusual,” Kaye tells City Weekly, speaking highly of Salt Lake City’s inclusivity in its design process. “It’s going a step farther to ask people about what symbols or symbolism ought to be included in the new flag.” Kaye will help the city narrow down its options after residents submit their concepts in early 2019. The public will then individually rate five finalists on a 10-point scale.

Top: The city’s original flag, which looked more like a “Mormon Sunday School” banner, according to former Mayor Rocky Anderson. Bottom: The city’s current flag designed during his tenure.

Banner Decisions

Prompted by City Weekly, six local artists have a go at creating the perfect SLC flag.

“When I did the piece for the 337 Project entrance, I did a big coffee cup and a big donut that was a tractor wheel covered with cloth as a Willow pattern of Salt Lake. The idea was that SLC was the ‘Big Donut’ rather than the Big Apple of NYC. I’m not sure what the hole in the middle represents; we can ponder that. When [City Weekly] suggested the flag idea, and I saw the current one—a computer-driven boring image with no character whatsoever—it reminded me that I’d thought about SLC/donut and it was not unlike the oval on the flag, so I decided to play with that. But SLC is never those dull colors. I wish that when they do proper stuff like this, they would get wild and show some character.” — The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover co-creator Jann Haworth and Alex Johnstone

“Whenever people visit from out of town, I suggest they visit the Space Jesus at Temple Square’s North Visitor Center to experience the center of the universe.” —Trent Call, artist and illustrator

“Since road and other construction never seems to stop, I thought our flag should show just that.” —Sean Hair, City Weekly graphic artist

“I wanted to make a flag about our community. When I think of the reasons why I continue to live in Salt Lake City, it’s because of our community—our queer community, our trans community, the artists and people of color. When I think about the future of this city, it seems so uncertain, but at the same time it doesn’t. We know that the city is growing; we know that there are many issues that we are facing, like gentrification and inversion, and I don’t really know what the city will look like a few years from now; I don’t know what kind of city we are leaving behind for our children. But what I do know is that, no matter what, we have each other—all we have is each other … that is what will make all of the difference in the long run.” —Ella Mendoza, artist and activist

“The majority of Salt Lake City isn’t Mormon, yet that’s mainly what we’re known for and who we’re ruled by. Seeing as we can’t escape our own history, I say we embrace it. The Joseph Smith sphinx at Gilgal Gardens is the perfect symbol for this acceptance—strange, kinda scary and pieced together from bizarre interpretations of other cultures. Our state bird, the seagull, inhales the sweet scent of industry atop the idol. It’s a nice day, so we can catch a small glimpse of the enchanting mountains that guard our flourishing home.” —Robin Banks, Best of Utah 2018 cover illustrator

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After the second round of public input, the mayor and council members will weigh in before ratifying a new banner. “The design contest is the way to go because it really does build community support for the flag,” Rojas says. “You will see some design by the spring.” Jorrien Peterson has already started brainstorming new flags and sharing them on his Instagram account. “As a designer, when you see something that doesn’t work, you want to redesign it,” the local graphic artist says. Peterson stresses he’s not saying his concepts should be the new banner; he just wants to show there are better options out there than what currently adorns official flagpoles. It’s a crusade he and his wife have been waging since the summer. They collected more than 1,000 signatures online and at the Downtown Farmers Market in favor of changing the city’s current ho-hum design. “We wanted to show the general residents of Salt Lake City, ‘Hey, we have a flag, and it’s not that great. It doesn’t do what a city flag is supposed to do,’” he says. “A flag is supposed to represent a city.” Peterson says the best city flags—considered by him and other insiders to be Washington, D.C.’s and Chicago’s—are clean, minimalist designs. Aesthetics aside, the reasoning is practical: it costs more to mass-produce a banner with a complicated scheme. Peterson says flags play a big role in a municipality’s branding efforts. “It’s a visual representation of the city that could be applied throughout merchandise and tourism.” There’s also an intuitive logic for sticking with a simpler scheme, Peterson adds— it’s tough to spot small details or read words when a flag is waving in the wind. “Symbolism and minimalism,” he summarizes, “you can’t have a lot of detail.” An outspoken critic of the Biskupski administration, Anderson says he likes the current flag so much that he’d put it on a coffee cup. He says when he was in office, he wanted to get the flag redesign off his plate so he could focus on more substantive issues. “It was a way shorter process than what this has already taken,” Anderson says. His recollection of the timeline is fuzzy, but Anderson was similarly exasperated by all the flag hubbub when he was mayor. A 2006 article in the Deseret News notes that Anderson had been pushing for a new flag for two years before the city council approved the then-zippy design. More than 50 drawings were submitted during an open call for ideas. Unimpressed with the finalists, the council rejected the contest winner’s sketch and formed a subcommittee to work with Anderson’s office and come up with a new rendering. “We’re talking about a flag here,” Anderson told the council in 2005, a full 20 months before they agreed on what’s now flying outside City Hall. “Some of you are asking way, way too much of a flag.” Whatever new design is ratified by city officials will be the city’s third. Anderson describes the banner his office replaced as “religious propaganda.” He’d pushed for an ensign that better reflected SLC’s changing culture than the one that had been around since the ’60s—an homage to the pioneers that looked like it was drawn by a child with two broken hands. “When I was elected, our city flag looked like a Mormon Sunday School,” he says. “It was truly an embarrassment.” CW

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PEOPLE 1. Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski proposes a half-cent fix-all tax hike during her State of the City address on Jan. 31. The city council approved the raise in May, and the additional $33 million a year will go toward police and roads.

at Westminster College, where she told the crowd about the tragedies that have befallen her family and the nationwide crisis facing Native American women and LGBTQ individuals.

2. Jennifer Boyce stands with a cutout that honors her aunt, Pablita Stewart, who was murdered by her husband in 1981. Boyce raised awareness of murdered and missing indigenous women at a Nov. 29 discussion

4. Looking ahead to his final days at his Capitol perch, City Weekly profiled Sen. Jim Dabakis in an April cover story. Ever boisterous and outspoken, Dabakis marked his final legislative session with a few antics, a few jeers and many memories for Utah’s counterculture. In early December, he announced plans to run for SLC mayor.

misses her two sons in Uganda, whose absence is a consequence of the Trump administration’s immigration policy.

5. Sadia Osman (second from right) pictured with her young child and several family members who live near her Rose Park home. She desperately

7. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke stops by Salt Lake City on Pioneer Day to praise President Donald Trump for understanding that “freedom of religion is

3. Celebrating her first year as a U.S. citizen, Elvia Perez Arizmendi holds up her Certificate of Citizenship inside her Sandy home. “Now in this point, when everyone is going to get deported, for me it’s kind of peace to have the papers,” she said.

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6. Salt Lake City loses one of its notable sons, Jon Huntsman Sr. The prominent philanthropist died at age 80 on Feb. 2, following a long battle with prostate cancer.

the cornerstone of American exceptionalism.” The declaration came just five months before Zinke resigned amid multiple investigations.

9. For the first time, Orem’s Colonial Heritage Festival

incorporated stories about slaves into its July 4 celebration. “They’re telling history as it was,” Patrick Martin, right, who played Washington’s slave Billy Lee, said. 10. Following an alarming youth suicide rate in the state, Gov. Gary Herbert announced the creation of a special task force in January. “The issue of suicide is sometimes difficult to talk about,” he said. “It’s something that we need to talk about and something we need to ad-

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dress and see what we can do 12. Cue “America Rocks!” to make things better.” In his last year in Washington, D.C., longtime Utah 11. Can sexual education Sen. Orrin Hatch made a awareness be combined with few visits to the state—one a super-gross world record? of which included the anAccording to Braxton Dut- nouncement establishing son, yes. The certified family The Orrin G. Hatch Fountherapist broke the Guinness dation, which will be built World Record for mustard on South Temple in partchugging in September. “If I nership with the Universican dominate a bottle of mus- ty of Utah. With the federal tard, then parents can ‘mus- courthouse also named tard’ up the courage to talk after him, we’ll never forto their kids about sexual get the man, or the ghost, health,” the Magna resident Orrin Hatch. said.

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8. A group of local skaters known as the Salty Bitches has created a welcoming environment for young female skaters in a sport heavily dominated by men. City Weekly profiled the group’s members in October.

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MOMENTS 1. With a piece of tape covering their mouths—a symbol of the powers-that-be silencing femininity—nine women stand outside the Exotic Kitty gentlemen’s club, an establishment whose outside wall was a point of contention for South Salt Lake residents for months. As first reported by City Weekly, the city banned muralist Shae Petersen from painting an original piece on the strip club’s southern wall. As of press time, the wall remained bare.

2. A judge with The International Cat Association (TICA) inspects a real bute inside Ring 2 at the Hotel RL’s ballroom. “She’s muscular, she’s happy,” one of the judges said of a furry contestant. “This is the body language of happiness.” 3. Former vice chair of the Skull Valley Band of Goshutes, Mary Allen, visits the roadside grave of her aunt, Myrtle Bear Pete, who was murdered in 1967. The trend hasn’t changed much since. In November of this year, a report attempting to document the number of Indigenous women

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missing or murdered in 71 cities across the U.S., found that Salt Lake City ranks in the top 10. 4. Opening the way for Medicaid expansion, House Bill 472, one of the year’s most contentious pieces of legislation, is signed into law by Gov. Gary Herbert in March. The expansion was only partial, however. Following Proposition 3’s approval by voters in November, the state will now be required to fully expand the program, opening up affordable health care to nearly 150,000 more people.

5. Hundreds of Utahns turn out for a Nov. 26 public input meeting on the medical cannabis compromise, one week before lawmakers passed the bill and replaced the Prop 2 ballot initiative. “This so-called compromise does seek to undermine democracy,” one attendee said.

6. Following a round of heavy layoffs at The Salt Lake Tribune, City Weekly talks with former newsroom employees. “My hopes have kind of been dashed lately, but overall I think the general public needs to realize how important

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a strong press is in its role in a strong democracy. They sort of need to wake up.” Scott Sommerdorf, a former Trib photographer, said.

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left and right,” Salt Lake City Police detective Greg Wilking said. “That’ll be kind of interesting.”

deserving and I will be what I deserve to be,’“ team owner Dell Loy Hansen said.

8. Gritty excitement was in the air, as members of the Utah Royals FC women’s soccer team revved up for their first season. The team narrowly missed the playoffs, but they made up for it in the role models they became for local young female soccer players. “I think these women, because of who they are and the respect they’re given will be better athletes because they have that self image that ‘I am

9. Leading up to Utah Pride, Cooper—first of their name—gets crowned as Miss City Weekly in front of a packed house at Metro Music Hall. 10. The Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne is seen at his Wayne Coynest during Ogden Twilight’s June 7 kickoff. With a lineup that also included acts like Little Dragon, Chromeo and Thievery Corporation, the concert series

was named “Best Festival Glowup” in our annual Best of Utah issue, surpassing its established cousin to the south (sorry, DJ Snoopadelic). 11. A wreath outside The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Administration Building commemorates the Jan. 11 passing of 90-year-old Thomas S. Monson, church president and prophet. In a move showcasing the LDS church’s progressive side, another old white dude, Russell M. Nelson, is ordained three days later.

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7. 2018 will be remembered as the year of the electric scooter in Salt Lake City and beyond. Although many thought they might fly south for winter, given our icy conditions, ubiquitous Birds and Limes still flecked city sidewalks in mid-December. “I can’t wait till we get two feet of snow, they all end up in snowbanks, the snow plows are just destroying them

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4. Enough is enough. That was the message protestors outside the Capitol sent as part of a rally against racism in the White House. “Today, we stand against outright racism that exists within the highest levels of our government,” Moroni Benally, co-founder of the Utah League of Native American Voters, told the crowd.

were protests aplenty. One protest ahead of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s visit in February featured dozens of wildland advocates demonstrating how the decision to shrink Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments is leaving people out.

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PROTESTS 1. Following the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Fla., students across the country held demonstrations demanding gun reform legislation. In March, nearly 8,000 students, parents and educators walked from West High School to the Capitol to urge change. 2. Not all the rallies and protests at the Capitol were for

gun reform or national monuments. Some took a pro-Second Amendment agenda to the Capitol in April—complete with U.S. flags and plenty of guns. 3. As part of nationwide protests marking the 19th anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting, students gather with lawmakers on the south steps of the Capitol in April to discuss what’s being done to keep students safe and curb lax gun laws.

5. Amid all the national monument talk in Utah last winter

6. Protestors gather at the Wallace Bennett Federal Building on June 14 for the “Keep Families Together” rally, organized

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public media, both national and community-based,” she said. We couldn’t agree more.

9. Hunter High student Collin Thorup walks out of his school on May 2 to show his support for the Second Amendment. “We’re the next generation to run our country,” Thorup said. “I want to protect [the Constitution] for when I’m old enough to have guns for myself.”

8. Following the reduction of Bears Ears National Monument, numerous lawsuits were filed against the decision. A sticking point for many Native American tribes was what they decried as a “lack of consultation” with the federal government’s decision on what to do with land they call sacred.

10. Thousands gather at the Capitol on June 30 to protest the Trump administration’s

“zero-tolerance” immigration policy. “Let’s vote like our lives depend on it,” one speaker said. “Because they absolutely do.” 11. Amid the testimony from Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh surrounding allegations of sexual assault, protestors gathered at the Wallace Bennett Federal Building in September to speak out against the silencing culture around harassment and abuse. CW

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7. At a rally commemorating the first-year anniversary of the Women’s March, Jane Fonda addresses a crowd gathered in Park City. The actress and activist urged attendees to support freedom of the press during a passionate speech. “Let’s find a way to protect and expand

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to speak out against the Trump administration’s family separation policy at the U.S.-Mexico border.

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SATURDAY 12/29

It’s often said that Christmas is a magical time of year. It’s sung in song, emblazoned in TV commercials and used as a means of sharing its spirit. Still, it takes a circus to help make that metaphor more literal, and the producers of A Magical Cirque Christmas have the skills and savvy to do just that. Granted, flying reindeer and a fat guy stuffing himself down a chimney seem extraordinary to begin with, but it’s also the perfect premise for a theatrical setup complete with illusionists, acrobats, jugglers, trapeze acts and stunning sets, choreographed to a soundtrack of holiday favorites. The extravaganza is hosted with class and comedy by superstar magician Paul Debak, a veteran of Las Vegas and London’s West End once named “Young Magician of the Year” by the International Brotherhood of Magicians. “Combining breathtaking circus with music that is already dear to people’s hearts has made this show a real hit,” Debak says via email. “There’s an intimacy that’s rarely present in shows of this magnitude, which allows audiences to feel part of the Christmas ambiance while still enjoying the full shot of adrenaline that the circus is so famous for.” Associate Director Richard Peakman adds, “A Magical Cirque Christmas is like the ultimate Christmas gift. There is truly something to be enjoyed by all ... a feast for the eyes and ears, a true celebration of the holidays for the entire family.” With Christmas shopping over, we’re ready to focus on dazzle rather than debt. (Lee Zimmerman) A Magical Cirque Christmas @ Eccles Theater, 131 S. Main, 801-355-2787, Dec. 29, 4 and 8 p.m., $25-$60, artsaltlake.org

Underneath the ocean waves lies an utterly alien world. While nature documentaries offer a glimpse into this watery otherworld, few ever get to experience its beauty directly. Brian Skerry, contract photographer for National Geographic, is one of those lucky few to experience marine life head on. For roughly two hours, Skerry will describe his work and the stories behind his world-renowned marine life photos in National Geographic Live—Ocean Soul. For more than 30 years, Skerry’s work has celebrated the magic of the ocean and highlighted environmental and conservation issues. The resulting images can be heartbreaking and horrifying. It’s hard not to feel distress at the sight of a beautiful thresher shark tangled and strangled to death in a fishing net as commercial fisheries begin to decimate more and more of the earth’s seas in search of profit. But even as his photography highlights human threats to marine life, his work is also beautiful and showcases critically endangered species like the leatherback sea turtle and the right whale in their full glory. Skerry’s photographs have earned him 11 awards in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition, a spot as the 2014 National Geographic Fellow and the title of 2017 National Geographic Explorer of the Year. Twenty-seven percent of proceeds from the event goes toward funding the National Geographic Society, a nonprofit organization that invests in research, exploration and conservation on a global level. Some of the current projects include “Plastics: Source to Sea” and “Pristine Seas,” which both look to explore ways to reduce humanity’s impact on the world’s oceans. (Kylee Ehmann) National Geographic Live @ Eccles Center Theatre, 1750 Kearns Blvd., Park City, 435-655-3114, Dec. 29, 7:30 p.m., $29, parkcityinstitute.org

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MONDAY 12/31

New Year’s Eve with Latrice Royale Her baritone voice and laugh are enough to light up any room, and when she’s not on stage stealing the show via her mesmerizing performance as Aretha Franklin in RuPaul’s Drag Race, Latrice Royale (Timothy Wilcots) has reigned as a fan favorite in the herstory of drag. Royale is a queen of many characters, most recently in the 2017 flick Cherry Pop, where Wilcots plays Terry, a married man obsessed with the local queens, which causes him to be banned many a time from the Cherry Pop venue. For those unacquainted with drag show customs, bewitched fanatics of queens might sound absurd—but it happens. Point being, there’s a Terry at every drag show (so don’t be a Terry). As the great Mama Ru (RuPaul) once said, “Drag is not a contact sport.” But there’s nothing stopping Royale. She’ll be spending New Year’s Eve in the saltiest place on earth. Crowned Miss Congeniality of RPDR season four, Royale has continued to prove her drag is as artistic as it is entertaining. Although Royale is flamboyantly open and welcoming on stage, off stage in 2015, Timothy Wilcots took part in a documentary that shed light on what American prisons are like for LGBTQ people. Gays In Prison showcased Royale on deeper topics, from lack of care for inmates diagnosed with HIV/AIDS, to drug use and state-sponsored discrimination in the LGBTQ community. “From prison to pristine,” as her saying goes, the epic resurgence of Timothy Wilcots aka Latrice Royale is the American Dream incarnate. (Rachelle Fernandez) Latrice Royale @ Metro Music Hall, 615 W. 100 South, 385-528-0952, Dec. 31, 9 p.m. $20, 21+, metromusichall.com

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MONDAY 12/31 Last Hurrah

With any transition, the opportunity for creativity is accompanied by the anxiety of uncertainty. But while 2017 marked just the first year for the Last Hurrah at The Gateway—a free downtown New Year’s Eve celebration that took the place of the departed multi-evening EVESLC event—the organizers proved it isn’t always necessary to worry about doing something new. “We didn’t know how many people would come; [we thought] if 5,000 came, that will be great,” says The Gateway marketing manager Jacklyn Briggs. “But 20,000 people came. Going into this year, we knew we had to do the whole bigger-and-better thing.” That bigger-and-better approach in part involves the actual footprint of the venue, which has expanded to include more area around The Gateway. More tenants are also remaining open after-hours—including Clark Planetarium, for a discounted $5 admission—offering more places for people to go if they want to head indoors for a spell. Meanwhile, the entertainment offerings include both a live music/DJ outdoor stage at the Olympic Legacy Plaza (including headliner Band of Annuals) and a stage with cultural performances sponsored by The Blocks, plus an all-ages karaoke lounge, pop-up indoor bar with expanded capacity from last year and plenty of food options from food trucks and on-site Gateway restaurants. Then attendees can ring in 2019 with an after-midnight fireworks show. “There needs to be a downtown celebration that’s free and accessible,” Briggs says. Last Hurrah provides that place for saying farewell to 2018 in a concentrated dose of party euphoria. (Scott Renshaw) The Gateway & Downtown SLC: Last Hurrah @ The Gateway, 400 W. 100 South, Dec. 31, 8 p.m.–midnight, free, lasthurrahslc.com

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Executive Director, Utah Arts Alliance (utaharts.org) In 2019, one of my big art resolutions is to create Dreamscapes, a new immersive art attraction in Salt Lake City. This project is partially inspired by projects such as Meow Wolf in Santa Fe and teamLab Digital Art Museum in Tokyo. Our team at Utah Arts Alliance created a temporary version of the Dreamscapes immersive art attraction at the ILLUMINATE Light Art and Creative Tech Fest in November to test the concept. Over the two days of the event, it was visited by over 8,000 people and had a waiting time of over one hour. I believe Salt Lake City is ready for a world-class art attraction like this, and we are hoping to launch phase one of Dreamscapes in 2019.

Tori Baker

Executive Director, Salt Lake Film Society (slfs.org) I resolve to foster innovative storytellers of tomorrow. How we consume stories is evolving. Artists that are technology- and animation-based really want to stretch storytelling and how it’s done in the digital age. I want to learn everything I can from

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them. Virtual reality as an art form is super interesting to me, so I intend to learn what I can and participate more in opportunities at local arcades and VR experiences.

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Artistic Director, Ballet West (balletwest.org) This year, aside from hoping to lose a few pounds, my resolution will be all about letting things go—both literally and figuratively. I have always been a bit of a “packrat”; I keep everything from programs, birthday cards and notes, to dance and music publications. I am resolving to empty out my closets and cabinets and hopefully, in the process, clear my head, heart and soul to be open for the future.

Shannon Hale

Author, The Goose Girl, The Princess in Black series (shannonhale.com) I grew up doing live theater. But once we started a family, there were more than 10 years when we had kids too young to sit through a play. Finally, our youngest are old enough to enjoy it, and I resolve to take them to as many plays and musicals as possible!

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Actors and Theater Professionals April: I realized in 2018 that the time I spend in the theater—which is a lot, as audience member and practitioner—is practically the only time I’m engaging with the arts. In 2019, I hope to cast my net a little wider. I’d like to visit local art galleries, listen to the symphony, maybe hit up a rock concert or two, see some film, partake of culinary creations at local distilleries and restaurants. What am I missing? That’s what I want to do! Mark: My arts resolution for 2019 is the same as it often is: See more local art outside of theater. Like so many years, I suspect I will fail because there’s just so much theater to see. I usually see about 50–60 productions a year, and 2019 looks no different. I am eagerly anticipating shows like Sweat at Pioneer Theatre Co., An Evening with Two Awful Men at Plan-B, Gloria at Ogden’s Good Co. Theatre, Edward II at An Other Theatre Co.

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in Provo, West Side Story at the Grand, The Cake at Salt Lake Acting Co., another Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival and many more. Sorry other art forms: One day I will see less theater and explore all we have to offer. But it might not be 2019.

Tony Weller

Owner, Weller Book Works (wellerbookworks.com) Read for 30 minutes every day. Ask persons you esteem which books are most influential in their lives, and read those books. Browse in physical bookstores where serendipity can thwart your preferences. Keep reading when you become confused. Read hard books out loud. Speed up when the mind wanders. Permit what you read to influence your beliefs. Buy from locally owned companies to resist growing corporate homogeneity. Internal monologues program sensibilities; speak to yourself stories with kind words and fair judgements.

Crystal Young-Otterstrom

Executive Director, Utah Cultural Alliance (utahculturalalliance.org) 1. Enjoy my season tickets to Utah Symphony/Utah Opera, Plan-B Theatre, NOVA Chamber Music Series, Utah Chamber Artists and (of course) Salty Cricket Composers Collective. 2. Write at least two pieces of music. (I usually only write one per year, so sad.) 3. Enjoy the premiere of my piece Five at Next Ensemble in Ogden on Jan. 10. Also spend more time immersed in Ogden’s exploding cultural scene. 4. Experience a Moab Music Festival grotto concert and weekend with my concert-going girlfriends. 5. Go to a gallery stroll in three cities at least three times. 6. Read five books by Utah authors. 7. Spend at least two weekends at Utah Shakespeare Festival. 8. Spend a weekend exploring Logan’s cultural scene. 9. Spend a weekend exploring St. George’s cultural scene. 10. See at least two Sundance movies (it’s always hard, because it’s right at the beginning of the legislative session). 11. Get more theater in, to enjoy the likes of Pioneer Theatre Co., both Hales, Sackerson, CenterPointe and more. 12. And obviously, I need more dance this year. Ririe-Woodbury, Repertory Dance Theatre, Salt, you name it! CW

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Nature portraits by Rebecca Kinkead (“Pale Blue Yonder” is pictured) capture what she describes as “freedom of moment, freedom of thought and freedom of energy” in Flight at Gallery MAR (436 Main, Park City, 435-649-3001, gallerymar.com), with an artist reception Dec. 28, 6-9 p.m.

THEATER

Bull Wars Golden Spike Event Center, 1000 N. 1200 West, Ogden, Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m., onlyinogden.com Deer Valley Torchlight Parade Deer Valley Resort, 2250 Deer Valley Drive South, Dec. 30, 5:30-7:30 p.m., deervalley.com Kwanzaa Celebration Discovery Gateway, 444 W. 100 South, Dec. 29, 1-4 p.m., discoverygateway.org Luminaria Ashton Gardens, 3900 N. Garden Drive, Lehi, through Jan. 5, 5-8 p.m., thanksgivingpoint.org Park City Snow Fest Park City Mountain Resort, 1310 Lowell Ave., Park City, through Jan. 6, parkcitymountain.com

How the Grouch Stole Christmas Desert Star Playhouse, 4861 S. State, Murray, through Jan. 5, dates and times vary, desertstarplayhouse.com A Magical Cirque Christmas Eccles Theater, 131 S. Main, Dec. 29, 4 & 8 p.m., artsaltlake.org (see p. 24) The Odd Couple Hale Center Theater Orem, 225 W. 400 North, through Feb. 9, haletheater.org Pinkalicious: The Musical Salt Lake Acting Co., 168 W. 500 North, through Dec. 30, dates and times vary, saltlakeactingcompany.org The Wizard of Oz Hale Centre Theatre, 9900 S. Monroe St., Sandy, through Jan. 2, hct.org

CLASSICAL & SYMPHONY

National Geographic: Symphony For Our World Abravanel Hall, 123 W. South Temple, Dec. 29, 8 p.m., artsaltlake.org

COMEDY & IMPROV

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Winter Market Rio Grande Depot, 270 S. Rio Grande St., through April 20, Saturdays,

NEW YEAR’S EVE

Big Easy Entertainment: New Year’s Eve Masquerade Ball Sheraton, 150 W. 500 South, Dec. 31, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., bigeasynewyear.com Last Hurrah 2018 The Gateway, 18 N. Rio Grande St., Dec. 31, 8 p.m.-1 a.m., lasthurrahslc.com (see p. 24) The Midnight Hour The Clubhouse, 850 W. South Temple, Dec. 31, 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m., midnighthourslc.com New Year’s Eve Celebration & Fireworks Canyons Village, 4000 Canyons Resort Drive, Park City, Dec. 31, 5:30-7:30 p.m., parkcitymountain.com New Year’s Eve Latin Dance DF Dance Studio, 2978 S. State, Ste. B, Dec. 31, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., dfdancestudio.com New Year’s Eve Masquerade Party Zermatt Resort, 784 W. Resort Drive, Midway, Dec. 31, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., gohebervalley.com New Year’s Eve Powwow Mountain America Expo Center, 9575 S. State, Sandy, Dec. 31, 5 p.m.-midnight

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Ballet West: The Nutcracker Capitol Theatre, 50 W. 200 South, through Dec. 29, dates and times vary, artsaltlake.org

Latrice Royale Metro Music Hall, 615 W. 100 S. Dec. 31, 9 p.m., metromusichall.com (see p. 24)

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Don Friesen Wiseguys SLC, 194 W. 400 South, Dec. 28-31, times vary, wiseguysgateway.com Jordan Makin Wiseguys Ogden, 269 25th St., Ogden, Dec. 28-29 & 31, 8 p.m., wiseguyscomedy.com Kellen Erskine Wiseguys West Jordan, 3763 W. Center Park Drive, West Jordan, Dec. 28-29 & 31, 8 p.m., wiseguyscomedy.com Laughing Stock Improv Comedy The Off Broadway Theatre, 272 S. Main, every Friday and Saturday, 10 p.m., theobt.org

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New Year’s Eve Celebration with Sutton Foster Eccles Center, 1750 Kearns Blvd., Park City, Dec. 31, 8-10 p.m., ecclescenter.org New Year’s Eve Torchlight Parade & Fireworks Snowbird Resort, Highway 210, Snowbird, Dec. 31, 6-8 p.m., snowbird.com New Year’s Eve White Ball Eventos Reception Center, 3485 S. Main, Dec. 31, 8 p.m.-3 a.m. Night Bright: A New Year’s Eve Party Museum of Natural Curiosity, 3605 Garden Drive, Lehi, Dec. 31, 8 p.m.-midnight, thanksgivingpoint.org Noon Year’s Eve Natural History Museum of Utah, 301 Wakara Way, Dec. 31, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., nhmu.utah.edu Provo New Year’s Eve Celebration: The Greatest Show Provo Recreation Center, 320 W. 500 North, Provo, Dec. 31, 8 p.m.-12 a.m., provo.org

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National Geographic Live: Ocean Soul with Brian Skerry Eccles Center, 1750 Kearns Blvd., Park City, Dec. 29, 7:30 p.m., ecclescenter.org (see p. 24)

VISUAL ART GALLERIES & MUSEUMS

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 Emma Goldgar: Chromatic Dreamscapes Main Library, 210 E. 400 South, through Feb. 6, slcpl.org Holiday Group Exhibition A Gallery, 1321 S. 2100 East, through Jan. 1, agalleryonline.com Kelly Baisley & Virginia Catherall: Sense of Place, Great Salt Lake Alice Gallery, 617 E. South Temple, through Jan. 11, visualarts.utah.gov

Kristeen Lindorff: My Journey with Pen & Ink Marmalade Branch, 280 W. 500 North, through Jan. 17, slcpl.org Molly Morin: Information Density UMOCA, 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 Rebecca Kinkead: Flight Gallery MAR, 436 Main, Park City, through Jan. 7, gallerymar.com (see p. 27) 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 Small Works Modern West Fine Art, 177 E. 200 South, through Jan. 12, modernwestfineart.com Statewide Annual Exhibition Rio Gallery, 300 S. Rio Grande St., through Jan. 11, heritage.utah.gov Tom Judd & Kiki Gaffney: Point of View Modern West Fine Art, 177 E. 200 South, through Jan. 12, modernwestfineart.com UMOCA at Trolley: Rendezvous Trolley Square, 602 S. 700 East, through Jan. 26, utahmoca.org Wesley Daugherty: Exploration of Creativity Main Library, 210 W. 400 South, through Jan. 21, slcpl.org Winter Scenes & Holiday Dreams Utah Cultural Celebration Center, 1355 W. 3100 South, through Dec. 31, culturalcelebration.org Working Hard to Be Useless UMOCA, 20 S. West Temple, through Dec. 29, utahmoca.org

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The plant-based niche in Salt Lake has officially exploded. Regardless of your feelings about eating meat, you can get comforting and flavorful vegan food for breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert all within a few miles of one another. I’m not talking about vegan food in the way that carrot sticks and hummus are vegan food, either. In addition to a plethora of Asian-centric vegan places like

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I’ve always been open to trying new things when it comes to what I eat, and getting the chance to write about food made trying weird stuff less of a novelty, and more of a responsibility. My first real crack at this was a visit to the nowclosed Café Machu Picchu,

where I had a bowl of tripe-y goodness called patasca. While I never quite developed a fondness for the rubbery stuff, trying it gave me the confidence to look upon such strange ingredients with curiosity instead of revulsion. While it might not be as hard to swallow as tripe, I also tried goat on several occasions. Places like El Cabrito (956 W. 1000 North, 801-363-2645), Horn of Africa (1320 S. Swaner Road, 801-9085498) and MakanMakan (33 E. 11400 South, Sandy, 801-251-

I learned firsthand that spilling ink about a restaurant like Utah’s own local treasure Chuck-A-Rama (multiple locations) can have a rather polarizing effect on the Twitterverse. While I received a barrage of fond messages from locals who shared my same brand of masochistic affection toward the Chuck and its perfectly cubed green Jell-O (pictured), I was also no stranger to derision as a handful of readers voiced the opinion that I was the herald of apocalypse for City Weekly’s food section. Any way you slice it, my search for meaning inside the grandpappy of Utah’s all-you-can-eat buffets was my hottest of hot takes.

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ike most of us trying to take stock of the year that has come and gone, I’ve spent some time lost in that holiday fog that settles in between Christmas and New Year’s. Actually, maybe that’s just the inversion … Anyway, this particular bit of year-end self-evaluation came with an interesting highlight—it marks one full year since I started my stint as City Weekly’s resident food dude. During the past 52 weeks, I’ve had the chance to dig deeply into Utah’s food scene, and such a rare opportunity has led me to realize something important about our fair city: It’s a truly great place to write about food.

Dining around town has not only led me to the many weird things that can end up on your plate, but to equally weird atmospheres. My trips to The Five Alls (1458 S. Foothill Drive, 801582-1400) and The Prairie Schooner (445 Park Blvd., Ogden, 801-392-2712) were strange and delightful experiences that turned into some of my favorite memories of kitschy dining. The Five Alls celebrates Victorian pub life with a crew of culinary hits from the 1960s, while the Schooner crafts a frontier tableau that includes stuffed wolves, wax figures and dining areas within covered wagons. Both places offer up decent menus, but the real reason to plan a visit is for the escapist fun that feels like you’re eating dinner inside a theme-park ride.

Family Fill-Ups

This was the year that I saw my 1-year-old daughter get big enough to visit new restaurants with me and her mom, and the process of watching her try—and even like— food from all over the world filled me with pride. She loves noodles of all stripes, including the japchae from It’s Tofu (6949 S. 1300 East, 801-566-9103) and the ramen from Jinya (multiple locations), but I was most impressed with her burgeoning foodie prowess when she wolfed down some split-pea kik alicha from Mahider Ethiopian Restaurant (1465 S. State, Ste. 7, 801-975-1111) and tried a steamed chicken foot without hesitation during dim sum at Hong Kong Tea House (565 W. 200 South, 801-531-7010). Only time will tell whether she’ll maintain this adventurous attitude in the years to come, but for now, it looks like she’s just as curious about new foods as her parents, and we couldn’t be more impressed. Cheers to the Beehive State’s restaurateurs, patrons, kitchen and waitstaff for keeping the Wasatch Front’s culinary heart beating. From greasy spoons to greasier roadside stands to—gasp!—white-linen establishments, here’s looking forward to another year of eating my way around Salt Lake. CW

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Veggie House (52 E. 1700 South, 801-282-8686), you’ve got Vertical Diner (234 W. 900 South, 801-4848378), Seasons (1370 S. State, 385267-1922), Boltcutter (57 E. Gallivan Ave.) and its sister dessert shop Monkeywrench (53 E. Gallivan Ave.). Once you try the food at any of these places, you start to realize that our local plant-based representatives are getting shit done. Not only are these places cranking out food that will please even the most bloodstained of palates, but they’re providing a sense of culinary legitimacy and community for local vegans and vegetarians, which is huge.

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Carmine’s offers a three-course dinner accompanied by live music and concludes with a fireworks show to ring in the new year. Seating starts at 6 p.m. 2477 Fort Union Blvd., 801-948-4468, carmines.restaurant

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And for those who don’t manage to find their way home after partying all night, you can shamble your way to Squatters. The pub and restaurant will be open for a New Year’s Day brunch from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. to help get you back on your feet. 147 W. 300 South, 801-363-2739, squatters.com

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If you’re looking for something a bit less straight-laced, O.P. Rockwell is throwing a New Year’s Eve bash that features a VIP pre-concert dinner party followed by a concert showcasing the folk-rock sounds of AIKO. The event starts at 6 p.m., and ticket proceeds benefit the Send Me A Friend Foundation (sendmeafriend.org). 268 Main, Park City, 435-565-4486, oprockwell.com

The Zermatt Resort in Midway has you covered if you’re looking for a more Nordic setting this New Year’s Eve. From 5 to 9 p.m., the Zermatt hosts a buffet that features chilled snow crab legs, roasted oregano chicken and grilled New York steak. Tickets can be purchased online. 784 Resort Drive, Midway, 866-937-6288, zermattresort.com

Wrapping up 2018 with more local flavor. BY MIKE RIEDEL comments@cityweekly.net @utahbeer

s 2018 winds down, I’d like to send out a heartfelt thanks to all of Utah’s incredible breweries for keeping the tongues and bellies of local beer nerds happy and satisfied. Not since before Prohibition has Utah seen such an incursion of breweries and craft beer lovers. This year, we welcomed Toasted Barrel Brewery, SaltFire Brewing Co., Policy Kings Brewery, Cerveza Zólopez Beer Co., T.F. Brewing, Roosters’ B Street Brewery and St.

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George’s Silver Reef Brewing Co.; Sugar House’s brand new Hopkins Brewing Co. is scheduled to open on Dec. 31. If all goes as planned, you can expect to see another five or six breweries open in 2019. Until then, I’ll leave you with a couple of 2018’s latest beers. Enjoy. Kiitos Holiday Ale: This brand new seasonal beer pours a nearly clear dark ruby color, with a single finger of dense, eggshellcolored head that reduces to a thin lingering cap. Aromas of ginger root, cinnamon, biscuit and nutmeg dominate; there’s some solid complexity and good strength, but way too much cinnamon and ginger going on. The taste picks up where the aroma leaves off, with big cinnamon and ginger plus subtle caramel. Once you’ve adjusted to that, you get hints of toast, biscuit and nutmeg. There’s minimal bitterness in the finish, with lingering notes of ginger, cinnamon and earthy herbal hops. Not too much in the way of balance here, with minimal cloying sugars, robust spices and tame malt flavors. Carbonation level is moderate, with a body that is medium-light—a creamy, slick and lightly zippy mouthfeel. The alcohol is very well-hidden, with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall: This is an unapologetic holiday beer. It takes its cues from the season’s spices and is a pretty good example of a gingersnap cookie in beer form. Once it warmed up, I started to get some of that toasted malt

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base with some light nutty flavors. This beer doesn’t have the best drinkability. It isn’t the smoothest, it’s a little boozy and the taste only did an OK job of holding my attention, so one would probably be my limit; I think it would start to wear on me if I drank multiples. This makes for a great holiday beer, and it’s perfect for late fall and winter. Shades Brewing O.J. Simcoe IPA: This beer pours a hazy copper brownish color with two fingers of white head. The nose hits hard and fast with grapefruit, pineapple, orange peel, piney hops, light caramel, sweet citrus hops and biscuit; the hop aroma is fresh and strong, with some mild grains and earthy notes managing to balance it out. The first swig starts off fresh and juicy, with grapefruit, orange peel, citrus, pineapple and caramel coating the tongue at first, followed by piney hops, leafy tea and guava.

The 5.5 percent ABV is on the light side for this style and is completely hidden. There is a complexity that seems odd since this is a single hop IPA, but it gives off so many fruit flavors that they all seem to blend together. It’s very tasty, with solid balance and more sweetness than bitterness. Overall: This is a well-balanced, excellent IPA from Shades Brewing, and a beer that I highly recommend trying. It was a shame I couldn’t stay for another, so I hope Shades manages to put it into the rotation more often than not. There’s a limited supply of this one, so don’t wait too long in getting to know it. Both of these beers are exclusive to their respective breweries, and like all seasonal beers, are in limited supply. Stay close, as 2019 is shaping up to be an incredible beer year. As always, cheers! CW

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With anywhere from 10 to 15 unique empanadas available at a time, each one representing different Central and South American flavor profiles, here’s your one-stop shop for the empanada revolución. Since each one can be served baked or fried, stick with the baked versions, which give the fillings center stage. The Venezuelan ($3.95) is full of shredded steak, black beans and cooked plantain, all of which strike a glowing balance among flavors and textures; the Cuban ($3.45) 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. 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. Regardless of which empanada becomes your destiny, the option to add rice, beans and fried plantains is a good way to diversify your meal. In the end, it’s tough to go wrong with any iteration. Empanada Express serves up nearly a whole continent’s worth of flavors and traditions, all packaged inside a loving hug of dough. Reviewed Dec. 6. 7178 Union Park Ave., Midvale, 801-998-8212, empanadaexpress.com

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Located in the swanky downtown Hotel Monaco, Bambara serves up high-class meals in a high-class ambiance. If you’re looking to hit it out of the park with dinner, try their seared loin of elk or their Rieslingbraised lamb shank. For smaller plates, Bambara has tasty options such as cast-iron-roasted mussels and clams, crisped pork belly and yellowfin tuna poke. Still not satisfied? Check out The Vault bar in the room next door for cocktails and a posh nightcap to your evening out. 202 S. Main, 801-363-5454, bambara-slc.com

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Nestled in picturesque Big Cottonwood Canyon, this cabin-like restaurant has something for every season. Taking in the view from Silver Fork’s large deck makes for a perfect environment to enjoy a chorizo sandwich or salmon Benedict, but cozying up to the fire with a baked-fresh-daily cinnamon roll and hot cocoa (or cider) and watching the snow fall isn’t a bad option, either. If you get stranded in the snow, no worries: Silver Fork Lodge is just that—a lodge. Spend the night with them and get breakfast free the next morning. If you ski, take advantage of their free shuttle to Brighton and Solitude. 11332 E. Big Cottonwood Canyon Road, Brighton, 801-533-9977, silverforklodge.com

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The owners of Red Iguana—the Cardenas family— have been in the restaurant business for more than 50 years. Following humble beginnings (the first iteration opened with a dining area that could seat just 18 guests), the restaurant has grown a national following for serving some of the finest Mexican fare in the U.S.—it’s been featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives and in The New York Times, and countless pictures and signatures of celebrities adorn its colorful walls. For authentic Mexican fare, turn to dishes like Red Iguana’s signature cochinita pibil, papadzules and puntas de filete a la Norteña (sirloin with bacon). Multiple locations, rediguana.com

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You’re trying to be polite during the holidays when Aunt Doris asks you the same questions she did last year, or when a relative launches into an unprompted tirade about how immigrants are ruining America. If you want to counteract the adverse effects of such banality, take a trip to Fillings & Emulsions at your earliest convenience, and snag a savory Cuban meat pie ($4.25). The flavor explosion of one of the finest meat pies on the planet will make you appreciate the culinary diversity only immigrants can give us. And, as evidenced by his multicultural staff and stellar Latin America-inspired offerings, Chef Adalberto Díaz, pictured, is a true champion of diversity. A good meat pie that supports an immigrant-friendly business will make you feel right as rain after dealing with a relative you can’t relate to. Reviewed Nov. 22. 1475 S. Main, 385-229-4228, fillingsandemulsions.com

Looking back on a jam-packed year of music. BY NICK McGREGOR music@cityweekly.net @mcgregornick

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Most Lit Night Out: Alex Cameron at The Urban Lounge. Honest confession No. 1: I circled this March 3 concert mostly because of my love for the opening act, Austinbased chanteuse Molly Burch. I knew Aussie Alex Cameron

Best Space for Late-Night Dancing: Sphere. The first concert I attended in Utah was so damned fun I followed the stream of humanity out onto the street full of fever and fire for a few more hours of dancing. My partner and I met a few friendly folks who gave us tips on the best place to buy artisanal cookies and the best dog-friendly hikes in Millcreek Canyon. The one piece of information they couldn’t provide, however, was the best way to extend the party into the wee hours. “After-parties aren’t

Tightest Debut Release: City Ghost’s When the Lights Go Out. On paper, Sadie O’Neill and Matt Mascarenas shouldn’t have even started a band together. O’Neill comes from a folkie singer/songwriter scene in Los Angeles, while Mascarenas specializes in post-hardcore and emo-inflected heavy rock. But when the two ran into each other, a creative spark was ignited—one that came to full combustion in Wes Johnson’s newly christened Archive Recordings studio last summer. With Ken Vallejos and Chase Griffis backing them, O’Neill and Mascarenas co-wrote six excellent songs for their new band City Ghost’s debut release, playing them live in their entirety for the first time in December at a celebratory show at The Urban Lounge. Mixing the concise narrative specificity of Hop Along’s Frances Quinlan with a moving, mournful voice akin to Erika Wennerstrom of Heartless Bastards, City Ghost should make waves in 2019. O’Neill hit her groove so well with Mascarenas and the rest of the band that her father, who flew in from Los Angeles just for the show, raved afterward about how the band had “it”—that special something that really sets it apart. And if City Ghost can claim that after just seven months together and boast a powerful EP already under its belt, imagine what comes next? CW

Best Outdoor Concert Experience: Red Butte Garden Concerts. I sampled more than a few outdoor shows in 2018—Ogden Twilight, Salt Lake Community College Twilight Concert Series, Night on Commonwealth—but the byand-large winner for me was the stacked Red Butte lineup. With 21 years in the books, 2018 represented a major leap forward in terms of booking, including international favorites like Gipsy Kings, Angélique Kidjo and Rodrigo y Gabriela rubbing shoulders with Americana standouts like The Avett Brothers, Ryan Adams and Shakey Graves and retro pop stars aplenty like Violent Femmes, Sheryl Crow, Jackson Browne and Chris Isaak. Beyond the bands, it’s the atmosphere at Red Butte that matters: Nestled into Salt Lake City’s east bench, with the stars and moon above, it’s the only place I’ve been where lines are nonexistent, food and drink options are whatever you pack in your picnic basket and all ages of the concert-going spectrum are represented. When’s the lineup release announcement for 2019?

Best Big-City Crossover Moment: Machine Dazzle and Taylor Mac at Kingsbury Hall. Although Matthew “Machine Dazzle” Flower is best described as a surrealist conceptual artist, his Nov. 2 appearance at Kingsbury Hall with Taylor Mac was a lavish, ambitious set piece that tried to relate A 24-Decade History of Popular Music. Originally conceived by Mac as a “marathon performance art concert that tells the history of America through the perspectives of those whose stories are often forgotten, dismissed or buried,” this abridged version found Machine Dazzle bringing along elaborate costumes representing the years 1776-1806. Raised in Idaho Falls as a gay man enamored with drag, Machine Dazzle’s roots in the area run deep, making his return in November an event so momentous it was called out by Hilton Als, Pulitzer Prize-winning drama critic for The New Yorker. As Als so beautifully said, “Machine Dazzle is, more than anything, an excavator of the subconscious, who longs to show his country what he sees in it.” Thank goodness he came back to Salt Lake City to show us what we’re all capable of.

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could cram in a cavalcade of New Year’s clichés, but I’ll get right to it: my totally unscientific, randomly ordered best-of list from 2018, which includes the highlights of my concert-going, record-listening, band-interviewing year. This could easily stretch from the six choices here to 60 or even 600, but these moments stand out in my mind and have me excited for what’s to come in 2019. Let’s make more memories like these soon.

really a thing here,” they said, to my general dismay. Thank goodness Sphere, a warehouse space way out west in Salt Lake City’s industrial hinterlands, stepped in to fill that yawning need in 2017. With trippy audiovisual journeys in a cosmically decorated space, Sphere’s wellcurated events often stretch until 5 a.m., giving big-city DJs a reason to come to town and local house and techno aficionados somewhere to sweat up a storm. And with names like Cosmic Catacombs, Galaxy Quest, Mystic Isle and Body Heat, these events give a transcendent, conceptual luster to just another night out on the town. New World Presents kicks 2019 off right at Sphere with Sol— perhaps I’ll see you there? Most Promising Trend: The tight-knit female DJ community. Speaking of SLC’s fervent house and techno community, the best aspect I’ve picked up on is the camaraderie between DJs. When one spins, the others dance; when one leaves the decks, the other picks up seamlessly. Nowhere was that more obvious than at October’s 20th anniversary party for New City Movement at the former Club Bricks. Closing out the rooftop lounge, two women, Artemis and Choice, kept everyone warm with fire beats and flawless transitions, laughing and trading shots as they switched spots with an easy familiarity and infectious energy. Later, when the rooftop closed and the party moved inside, I spotted Tina, who wowed me at the City Weekly Battle of the DJs in August, dancing with Artemis and Choice and a host of other friends, reinforcing the bonds that these women share. I know these three only represent the tip of the iceberg when it comes to female DJs in and around Salt Lake City, but their evident friendship inspired me to learn more. After all, if the DJs are having fun, the crowd is sure to follow.

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was an instigator and a party-starter, a proprietor of icy synth-pop that sardonically examined male toxicity by scoring it with a driving beat. Little did I know that a couple hundred of my closest friends and I would be dancing up a storm on this cold night while Cameron and his crack backing band gyrated and howled, building and releasing tension with each track. Three of those supporting cast members— psychedelic guitarist Jack Ladder, sex-positive pop savant Holiday Sidewinder and crane-obsessed sax man Roy Molloy—captured my heart as 2018 went on, too, making a 2019 return visit must-see programming. As the guy in the white truck said as he drove off into the night, “Al Cam forever!”

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It’s two days after Christmas. Your mind is probably mush, what with all the eggnog and ham and endless sweet treats going down your gullet. The kids are out of school and still running wild with all their new toys. A weekend of cleaning and commiserating for New Year’s Eve is still ahead. But it’s only Thursday, and you need a break. A tasty meal that wasn’t cooked in your own messy kitchen. Drinks served just for you—not for the entire family. And soft, soothing music in which you can drown your sorrows. Luckily, Gracie’s has just the thing for you with its Thursday night Dinner and a Show, this week featuring longtime local favorites Marmalade Chill, the acoustic version of raucous party band Marmalade Hill. Staples in the community for more than two decades, they specialize in mash-ups of popular rock and pop songs spanning the decades from the 1960s to the current day. Get out of the house and soothe your over-stressed post-holiday soul with Marmalade Chill—you won’t regret it. (Nick McGregor) Gracie’s, 326 S. West Temple, 7 p.m., free, 21+, graciesslc.com

FRIDAY 12/28

SuperBubble, The Fingers, Bad Donkey, Year of the Dog

A live show by local funk standouts SuperBubble is always a mindbending, consciousness-expanding good time, and those vibes will be in extra supply on the first night of a four-day New Year’s Eve weekend. With bassist, lead vocalist and loop connoisseur Brandon “B” Barker conducting these jazz-influenced purveyors of deep grooves, everyone in the band gets their time to shine: Rob Drayna and Max Webb on guitars, Tim Ouburg on organ, Wyatt Richards on drums, Dan Muir on percussion, Dave Terran on trumpet and Sterling Wootton on saxophone. Consider them a local version of Tower of Power, or a 21st-century version of the Funkadelic collective—impressive praise, since they just got together in 2016 and released their debut self-titled EP last summer. Expect more of the flavors from

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SATURDAY 12/29

Sammy Brue & Friends, Timmy the Teeth, Branson Anderson

Utah native Sammy Brue is just a kid. “This next song I wrote in detention,” the 17-year-old quipped during a recent TEDx performance. But don’t let his age fool you: For someone so young, he’s got a powerful—and insightful—voice. Brue started writing songs when he was 10; he was featured in Rolling Stone when he was 14. “It’s nearly impossible not to think of a young Bob Dylan discovering Woody Guthrie,” noted the article, which also called him an “Americana prodigy.” The singer-songwriter cites both Dylan and Guthrie as foundational influences, while YouTube commenters compare him to rock ’n’ roll greats like Kurt Cobain and John Lennon, as well as more contemporary singer-songwriters like Kurt Vile. Indeed, Brue’s music owes a great debt to his forebears in the confessional songwriting arena, but he’s got a voice all of his own, and between the ages of 10 and 17 he released a trio of EPs to prove it. “The first EP was my Woody Guthrie phase,” Brue says on his website. “The second I recorded in my laundry room, and it was more like what I’m doing now. The third was me producing it and adding kick drum and tambourine and bass—I think that’s where I really found myself.” Brue shows no signs of stopping on his 2018 debut album with New West Records, I Am Nice. Produced by Ben Tanner and John Paul White of Alabama Shakes and Civil Wars, respectively, the 12-song album features rollicking guitar, pleasing folk melodies and Brue’s reedy, pleading, distinctive voice. Brue puts on a pre-New Year’s party with support from local folk favorites Timmy the Teeth and Branson Anderson—an intimate show you won’t want to miss. (Naomi Clegg) Kilby Court, 748 W. Kilby Court, 7 p.m., $8 presale; $10 day of show, all ages, kilbycourt.com

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The best things in life come in pairs. Think about it. Chocolate and vanilla, Jack and Meg White—and Salt Lake City’s own The Violet Temper. Some might not recognize the name, but the band’s drummer, Lindsay Heath, is imminently familiar. No stranger to the indie rock spotlight, the multi-instrumentalist has appeared as a soloist and with ambient two-piece project Strawberry Tongue. Heath released her solo album Holy Medicine in 2014, featuring guitarist and jazzcore favorite Cache Tolman. So it made sense when she teamed up with Tolman early this year to start their journey into the gritty doom rock sound that has become The Violet Temper’s signature. Born to perform, Heath started her journey as a musician early, jamming as a teenager, while Tolman grew to underground fame throughout the ’90s into the early 2000s with post-hardcore favorites Iceburn. The kind of music The Violet Temper creates is hard to put into words, but imagine if The Brian Jonestown Massacre had a love child with Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan. The astral synthesizers, hard-hitting splashes of Heath’s drums and Tolman’s distorted vocals all wrap up the package that presents itself as “The Time Is Now” and showcases what the two are capable of. Making this night even more exciting is the fact that, although Heath and Tolman have released dozens of

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albums separately, this marks their first joint release of their self-titled album, The Violet Temper. Hitting up the stage with Heath and Tolman are local three-piece Lightspeed Bus and Lube, which wants to work an “exorcism for your ears.” Come for that and stay for the party. (Rachelle Fernandez) The Urban Lounge, 241 S. 500 East, 8 p.m., 21+, free, theurbanloungeslc.com

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May we suggest a proper celebration of New Year’s Eve? No, we’re not being prudish, but we do recommend an intimate way to usher in 2019 without madness or mayhem. Ogden band The Proper Way channels vintage Americana by tapping tradition within a contemporary context. Call out requests and share the comfortable confines of Park City’s Silver Star Café while being entertained all evening by performers who are only too happy to oblige. Scott Rogers and Shane Osguthorpe, the band’s founders and principals, know a good tune when they hear one, the main reason why their new album, the aptly titled Ain’t No Good Thing Ever Dies, resonates so well. Billed as a cover compilation of relatively obscure songs by Bob Dylan and Tom Waits, it’s conveyed with an easy accessibility that eschews the gruff and raspy vocals that originally accompanied the material. The men teamed with singer Carrie Myers to make the melodies shine in ways they often didn’t before. “Virtually everyone agrees that Dylan and Waits are two of the greatest songwriters ever,” Osguthorpe explained. “But the rawness of their vocals can make it tough for some people to find an entry point to their work.” Problem solved. Consider it appropriate that The Proper Way rings in the new year by honoring the past and pushing it forward to the future. If you miss the band on this final night of 2018, you can always catch them at Legends Bar & Grill on Wednesday, Jan. 2, to celebrate 2019. (Lee Zimmerman) Silver Star Café, 1825 Three Kings Drive, Park City, 8 p.m., 21+, thesilverstarcafe.com

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Frankly, you’d be hard pressed to come up with a better band with which to ring in the New Year than the Los Angeles-based outfit Orgone. A stirring blend of old-school soul, funk and R&B, this steadfast ensemble tours relentlessly, drawing on such indelible influences as Funkadelic, Bernie Worrell, The Meters, Aretha Franklin, Betty Wright, Prince and Booker T & The MGs. It’s a diverse spectrum to be sure, but Orgone finds a common bond in dense but danceable rhythms, versatility, vitality and sheer exhilaration. Although an instrumental tour de force, they also possess a formidable singer and frontwoman in Adryon de León. Consequently, their latest effort—Reasons, recorded in the secluded realms of Joshua Tree in Southern California’s desert—tempers their verbosity with a reflective streak, born from the turmoil that’s descended on the nation since the 2016 election. “We got fooled by the masterpiece/ We’re part of his mastery/ I’m blind but I’m seeing things/ Looking for the light in me,” de León sings, attempting to find meaning in the mayhem. Still, Orgone’s is far from a pessimistic perspective. New Year’s Eve is a time to peer forward and put the past behind us, and given their celebratory stance and ability to generate fond musical memories, Orgone offers the ideal opportunity to party with real purpose. (Lee Zimmerman) The Commonwealth Room, 195 W. Commonwealth Ave., 9 p.m., $40-$65, 21+, thecommonwealthroom.com

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The Beach Boys (Eccles Theater) Brother Run (PayDay Pad) Johnny Utah (Garage on Beck) Los Hellcaminos (The Spur) Marmalade Chill (Gracie’s) see p. 38 Matt Calder (Hog Wallow) Maxwell Hughes (Harp and Hound) Michelle Moonshine (The Yes Hell) Nashville Unplugged (O.P. Rockwell) Queen Nation (Egyptian Theatre) Rylee Mcdonald (Lake Effect) Scary Uncle Steve + Power Beer (Metro Music Hall) Scotty Haze (Lighthouse Lounge) Seven Feathers Rainwater + Cloud Kiva + The Electronic Works of Rocky Maldonado (Urban Lounge) Shadø + AK47 + Rhymetek + SP2 + Reve + The Law of STL + Own + E Dubbz + YHB + MF’$ + Lil $neaky (Kilby Court) Trezz Hombrezz (Canyons Village)

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FRIDAY 12/28 LIVE MUSIC

Carrie Myers (Harp and Hound) Columbia Jones (Garage on Beck) Dave Bowen Orchestra + The Lane Changers (Gracie’s) Giraffula + Sleepy Passenger + Palace of Buddies (Urban Lounge) Joe McQueen Quartet (Lighthouse Lounge) Junction City Blues Band (The Yes Hell) Kidd Finesse (Loading Dock) Ludacris (Park City Live) Matthew Bashaw (Lake Effect) Mel Soul + Year of the Dog (HandleBar) Metal Dogs (The Spur) Nate Robinson (Park City Mountain) Natural Causes (Club 90) No Use For FX (Brewskis) Queen Nation (Egyptian Theatre) Rail Town (Outlaw Saloon) The Rose & Crown Band (Ice Haüs)

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LONDON BELLE SUPPER CLUB

According to local lore, Ms. Dora Topham—aka Belle London—came down from Ogden to run an officially sanctioned block of brothels on Regent Street in Salt Lake City. Whether that seedy tidbit is actually true, however, is up for debate. What’s not is the fact that her influence reigns at London Belle, a boudoir-style supper club helmed by executive chef Matthew Anderson. With a steampunk sensibility, soaring ceilings and oversized Victorian canopy booths, it actually feels like you’re stepping back in time. Mixed with those vintage accoutrements are modern touches: black leather chairs, polished steel sculptures, even a two-story DJ deck. The cocktail menu is impressive; on a recent Saturday evening, my partner and I sipped on a Desperado—High West Double Rye, fresh lemon, agave nectar, thyme and cayenne pepper—and a Rye’N’Gosling—Bulleitt Rye, Gosling Black Seal Rum, ginger beer and lime juice. Both were incredibly refreshing and taller than expected, with impeccable crushed ice and conversation-starting glasses. What really got us going, however, were the splendid appetizers, of which we ordered many. The boneless wings and potato and cheese dumplings were packed with flavor; we even soaked up the last of the dumplings’ spicy tomato curry sauce with a wing. Next, our waitress recommended the Buns and Bangers, which arrived quickly and packed a down-home crunch: perfectly toasted bread, complex sausage and all the toppings we could ask for. We then channeled the spirit of Belle London with a Lady of the Night, a beautifully complex drink containing Bombay Sapphire, St. Germaine Elderflower, crème de violette, blueberry cardamom bitters, Prosecco and absinthe wash. Again, it was a pitch-perfect beauty, confirming our suspicions that we would have to return to London Belle for more: more drinks, more appetizers, perhaps even a dalliance with the salad and main course menu. The spirits of the past are strong on Main Street, and at London Belle they provide an intoxicating way to start the night. (Nick McGregor) 321 S. Main, 801-363-8888

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CONCERTS & CLUBS SuperBubble + The Fingers + Bad Donkey + Year of the Dog (The Royal) see p. 38 T.A.O. + Rhymetek + Savvy Yola + Peso Mob (Kilby Court) Texas Hippie Coalition (Metro Music Hall) Tony Holiday Blues Band + Christian Mills Band (Hog Wallow)

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SATURDAY 12/29 LIVE MUSIC

Badfeather (O.P. Rockwell) BBX (Johnny’s on Second) Berlin Breaks + Late Night Savior + PoonHammer (The Royal) The Bookends (Legends) Blue Divide (Brewskis) Devil Whale of a Christmas Party feat. The Bully + The Boys Ranch + Will Sartain + Sarah DeGraw + Kelli Moyle + Joshy Soul (Urban Lounge)

Katie Ainge (HandleBar) Matt Calder (Lake Effect) Mortigi Tempo + Esther Lane + The Archives (Metro Music Hall) Natural Causes (Club 90) Paul Oakenfold (Park City Live) Pixie & The Partygrass Boys (The Depot) Rail Town (Outlaw Saloon) The Reverend & The Revelry (Harp and Hound) Salt (Union Tavern) Sammy Brue + Timmy the Teeth + Branson Anderson (Kilby Court) see p. 38 Shuffle (The Spur) Sleeping//Bear + Elysium + In Your Grave (The Loading Dock) Snyderville Electric Band (Umbrella Bar) Spazmatics (Liquid Joe’s) Spot & Waldo (Lighthouse Lounge) Triggers and Slips (Hog Wallow) Underground Cash (Ice Haüs) Who’s Bad? The Ultimate Michael Jackson Tribute (Egyptian Theatre)

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DJ ChaseOne2 (Gracie’s) DJ Handsome Hands (Bourbon House) DJ Jon Smith (Gallivan Center) DJ Latu (The Green Pig) DJ Mr. Ramirez (Lake Effect) DJ Sneeky Long (Twist) DJ Stario (Downstairs) Dueling Pianos feat. Troy & Drew & JC (Tavernacle) Gothic + Industrial + Dark 80s w/ DJ Courtney (Area 51) Sky Saturdays w/ DJ Pauly D (Sky) Top 40+ EDM + Alternative w/ DJ Twitch (Area 51)

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Caleb Gray Band (The Spur) Chad & Kristo (Legends) Cut Chemist + Chali 2na + Scenic Byway + ChaseOne2 (Metro Music Hall) Live Bluegrass (Club 90) The Violet Temper + Lube + Lightspeed Bus (Urban Lounge) see p. 40 Who’s Bad? The Ultimate Michael Jackson Tribute (Egyptian Theatre)

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Monday Night Open Jazz Session w/ David Halliday & the JVQ (Gracie’s) New Years Eve feat. DJ Brisk (Bourbon House) NYE:19 feat. DJ Karma (Sky) NYE 2019 feat. DJ Chris Cutz (Downstairs) Open Blues Jam (The Green Pig) Open Blues Jam hosted by Robby’s Blues Explosion (Hog Wallow Pub) Open Mic (The Cabin)

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WEDNESDAY 1/2 LIVE MUSIC

90s TV + Gamma World + Radio Blonde (Urban Lounge) Dr. Bob (Umbrella Bar) Dylan Roe (Hog Wallow) Eric Anthony (Gracie’s) Live Jazz (Club 90) Riley McDonald (The Spur) The Proper Way (Legends)

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THE MOOSE LOUNGE 180 W. 400 South, SLC, 801-900-7499, DJs MUSIC GARAGE 1192 Wilmington Ave., 801-577-2263, live music O.P. ROCKWELL 268 Main, Park City, 435-615-7000, live music OUTLAW SALOON 1254 W. 2100 South, Ogden, live music, 801-334-9260 PARK CITY LIVE 427 Main, Park City, 435-649-9123, live music PAT’S BBQ 155 W. Commonwealth Ave., SLC, 801-484-5963, live music ThursdaySaturday, all ages PIPER DOWN 1492 S. State, SLC, 801-468-1492, poker Monday, acoustic Tuesday, trivia Wednesday, bingo Thursday POPLAR STREET PUB 242 S. 200 West, SLC, 801-532-2715, live music ThursdaySaturday PROHIBITION 151 E. 6100 South, Murray, 801-281-4852, everything from live music to karaoke to burlesque THE RED DOOR 57 W. 200 South, SLC, 801363-6030, DJs Friday, live jazz Saturday THE ROYAL 4760 S. 900 East, SLC, 801-590-9940, live music THE RUIN 1215 Wilmington Ave., 801-8693730, live music SKY 149 W. Pierpont Ave., SLC, 801-883-8714, live music SOUNDWELL 149 W. 200 South, SLC, 801-478-4310, live music, DJs THE SPUR BAR & GRILL 352 Main, Park City, 435-615-1618, live music THE STATE ROOM 638 S. State, SLC, 800-501-2885, live music THE SUN TRAPP 102 S. 600 West, SLC, 385-235-6786, DJs, karaoke SWITCH 625 S. 600 West, SLC, 801-5132955, house and techno events TAVERNACLE 201 E. 300 South, SLC, 801-519-8900, dueling pianos WednesdaySaturday; karaoke Sunday-Tuesday TIN ANGEL CAFÉ 365 W. 400 South, SLC, 801-328-4155, live music TINWELL 837 S. Main, 801-953-1769, live music THE TOUCHÉ TAVERN 3350 S. State, SLC, 801-261-2337, live music TWIST 32 Exchange Place, SLC, 801-3223200, live music THE UNDERGROUND 833 S. Main, 385645-3116, live music THE UNION TAVERN 7176 S. 900 East, Midvale, 801-938-4505, live music URBAN LOUNGE 241 S. 500 East, SLC, 801-746-0557, live music USANA AMPHITHEATRE 5150 Upper Ridge Road, 801-417-5343, live music VELOUR 135 N. University Ave., Provo, 801-818-2263, live music, all ages VIVINT SMART HOME ARENA 301 South Temple, 801-325-2000, live music THE WALL AT BYU 1151 Wilkinson Student Center, 801-422-4470, live music WASTED SPACE 342 S. State, SLC, 801-531-2107, DJs Thursday-Saturday THE WESTERNER 3360 S. Redwood Road, West Valley City, 801-972-5447, live music WILLIE’S LOUNGE 1716 S. Main, SLC, 760-828-7351, trivia Wednesday; karaoke Friday-Sunday; live music THE YES HELL 2430 Grant Ave, Ogden, 801-903-3671, live music ZEST KITCHEN & BAR 275 S. 200 West, SLC, 801-433-0589, DJs

435-649-9371, live music ELIXIR LOUNGE 6405 S. 3000 East, Holladay, 801-943-1696, live music, DJs FELDMAN’S DELI 2005 E. 2700 South, 801-906-0369, live music THE FILLING STATION 8987 W. 2810 South, Magna, 801-981-8937, karaoke Thursday FLANAGAN’S ON MAIN 438 Main, Park City, 435-649-8600, trivia Tuesday; live music Friday & Saturday FUNK ’N’ DIVE BAR 2550 Washington Blvd., Ogden, 801-621-3483, live music & karaoke GARAGE ON BECK 1199 Beck St., SLC, 801-521-3904, live music GOLD BLOOD COLLECTIVE 1526 S. State, live music GRACIE’S 326 S. West Temple, SLC, 801-819-7565, live music & DJs THE GREAT SALTAIR 12408 W. Saltair Drive, Magna, 801-250-6205, live music THE GREEN PIG PUB 31 E. 400 South, SLC, 801-532-7441, live music ThursdaySaturday HANDLEBAR 751 N. 300 West, 801-9530588, live music THE HARP & HOUND 2550 Washington Blvd, Ogden, 801-621-3483, live music HEAVY METAL SHOP 63 E. Exchange Place, 801-467-7071, live music HIGHLANDER 6194 S. Highland Drive, SLC, 801-277-8251, karaoke HOG WALLOW PUB 3200 E. Big Cottonwood Canyon Road, SLC, 801-733-5567, live music ICE HAÜS 7 E. 4800 South, Murray, 801266-2127, live music INFINITY EVENT CENTER 26 E. 600 South, 385-242-7488, live music IN THE VENUE/CLUB SOUND 219 S. 600 West, SLC, 801-359-3219, live music & DJs JACKALOPE LOUNGE 372 S. State, SLC, 801-359-8054, DJs JOHNNY’S ON SECOND 165 E. 200 South, SLC, 801-746-3334, DJs Tuesday & Friday; karaoke Wednesday; live music Saturday KAMIKAZE’S 2404 Adam’s Ave., Ogden, 801-621-9138, live music KARAMBA 1051 E. 2100 South, SLC, 801696-0639, DJs KEYS ON MAIN 242 S. Main, SLC, 801-363-3638, karaoke Tuesday & Wednesday; dueling pianos Thursday-Saturday KILBY COURT 741 S. Kilby Court (330 West), SLC, 801-364-3538, live music, all ages KINGSBURY HALL 1395 E. Presidents Circle, 801-581-7100, live music THE LEPRECHAUN INN 4700 S. 900 East, Murray, 801-268-3294, karaoke, pool LIQUID JOE’S 1249 E. 3300 South, SLC, 801-467-5637, live music Tuesday-Saturday THE LOADING DOCK 445 S. 400 West, SLC, 385-229-4493, live music, all ages LUCKY 13 135 W. 1300 South, SLC, 801-487-4418, trivia Wednesday LUMPY’S ON HIGHLAND 3000 S. Highland Drive, SLC, 801-484-5597, karaoke Tuesday & Friday THE MADISON 295 W. Center St., Provo, 801-375-9000, live music & DJs MAVERIK CENTER 3200 S. Decker Lake Drive, live music, 801-988-8800, live music MAXWELL’S EAST COAST EATERY 357 Main, SLC, 801-328-0304, poker Tuesday; DJs Friday & Saturday METRO MUSIC HALL 615 W. 100 South, SLC, 801-520-6067, DJs

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9. The Favourite: Director Yorgos Lanthimos’ deadpan surrealism gets a satisfying dose of acid in this tale steeped in the power dynamics between three women—Queen Anne (Olivia Colman), her trusted advisor Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough (Rachel Weisz), and Sarah’s newly-arrived cousin, Abigail (Emma Stone)—in a time where women having any power violated the social order. Anchored by the terrific lead performances and dripping with black humor, it’s a

7. If Beale Street Could Talk : Barry Jenkins follows his Oscar-winning Moonlight with this fascinating adaptation of James Baldwin’s novel, combining swooning romance with harsh realities that remove love from the realm of fairy tale. Through the story of Tish (KiKi Layne) and Fonny (Stephan James)—lovers expecting a baby together, but separated by a false accusation of rape against Fonny—Jenkins explores the social obstacles to a family being together, and the need to cling to what is beautiful even when life turns ugly.

6. You Were Never Really Here: The setup sounds like the stuff of hard-boiled detective fiction: An emotionally-damaged investigator named Joe (Joaquin Phoenix) fighting corruption while searching for a missing teenager. But Phoenix’s profoundly physical performance and director Lynne Ramsay’s refusal to do any

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(voiced by Ben Whishaw) tries to clear his name after being convicted of a robbery. But that dark-sounding set-up doesn’t do justice to the humor, wonderfully-choreographed action, winning performances (particularly a perfectly smarmy Hugh Grant) and just-plain-optimism in director Paul King’s charmer for all ages.

2. Burning : Korean director Lee Changdong delivers an odd romantic triangle involving a would-be writer, the girl he falls for and a wealthy rival, then takes an unexpected tonal shift. Maybe it’s a tale of “economic anxiety”; maybe it’s a profile of the kind of person whose sense of entitlement makes him the villain he never imagined himself to be.

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10. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs: Tales of the Old West are an ideal fit for Joel and Ethan Coen’s mordant sensibility, and they also have a pitch-perfect feel for the unique rhythms of a short story. That makes this collection of six vignettes a winner, even as the tone ranges from raucous to melancholy in a world marked by the consequences and threat of sudden violence—violence not just against people, but against places.

5. Free Solo: You-are-there documentaries have an inherent dramatic advantage over historical documentaries, even more so when the “there” where you are is the sheer face of a mountain. Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi profile Alex Honnold, a veteran climber determined to become the first man to climb California’s treacherous El Capitan without ropes. Beyond heart-stopping footage of Honnold’s climb, there’s a fascinating character study of a daredevil personality, and the people who care for those daredevils while wondering when tragedy might strike.

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“top 27” list instead of a “top 10” might not work in the space available, but it says something about 2018 as a movie year that it’s worth considering. Everyone has different criteria for what constitutes a great year at the movies; for me, it’s realizing there were a lot of movies I wanted to watch again—whether it was just to delight in their charms or to give extra attention to weighty themes.

8. Leave No Trace: Writer/director Debra Granik—who made Jennifer Lawrence a star in Winter’s Bone—returns with another story of a young woman’s will to survive. Thomasin McKenzie is stunning as teenager Tom, raised by her war-veteran single father (Ben Foster) in an off-the-grid, scavenging life. Instead of focusing on the gritty components of this narrative, Granik turns it into a lovely portrait of a fatherdaughter relationship, and the different kinds of human connections people need in order to be happy.

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scene the obvious way—from hallucinatory flashbacks to security cameras capturing Joe’s one-man assault on a house full of thugs—fuel this remarkable story about demons that can’t be exorcised by coming to everyone else’s rescue.

4. Eighth Grade: Bo Burnham proves himself to be much more than his smirking comedy persona in his debut feature, following introverted Kayla (Elsie Fisher) during her final week of middle school. What emerges is a more compassionate variation on Welcome to the Dollhouse, a story of adolescent anxieties driven by Fisher’s beautifully honest performance and immersed in the specific challenges faced by a generation perpetually being judged on social media.

1. First Reformed: This devastating, urgent drama from veteran Paul Schrader takes its character study of a lonely minister (a brilliant Ethan Hawke) who is ailing both physically and spiritually, and turns it into a meditation on the eternal collision between faith and despair. “Will God forgive us?” our anti-hero asks of how we’ve harmed His creation, and First Reformed offers bold suggestions as to the only way possible that He might. CW

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3. Paddington 2: The sweetly winning 2014 adaptation of Michael Bond’s stories about a kind-hearted bear in London gets an even better follow-up, as Paddington

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CURRENT RELEASES AQUAMAN BB Director James Wan serves up plenty of flash in this story that foregrounds the seafaring superhero (Jason Momoa), a halfhuman/half-Atlantean who reluctantly seeks his place as heir to the undersea kingdom after his half-brother (Patrick Wilson) pursues war with the surface world. There’s also another villain, Black Manta (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II), who exists mostly to set up a sequel, plus a few images that are striking rather than simply gaudy. Mostly, there’s a huge problem with the main character, who makes no consistent sense—he feels like pastedtogether snippets of Spider-Man, Thor and Harry Potter— despite Momoa’s charismatic attempt to provide earthy humor. It’s too busy and overstuffed, more concerned with making sure we believe Aquaman is part of their world than with making him human enough to feel like part of ours. (PG-13)—Scott Renshaw

MARY POPPINS RETURNS BB.5 Twenty-five years after the events of Mary Poppins, widowed Michael Banks (Ben Whishaw) struggles to pay his bills and care for his three children—until magical Mary Poppins (Emily Blunt) returns to help the residents of 17 Cherry Tree Lane once again. When your primary goal is fanciful musical entertainment, it’s wise not to get bogged down in the problems of a bummed-out, near-destitute widower, and the new songs are fine, if predictably inferior to the Sherman brothers’ iconic tunes from the original. The problem is how hard those songs, and the segments in which they appear, try to duplicate specific sequences from the original Poppins in ’64. At every turn, you get filmmakers telling you, “Mary Poppins was awesome; here’s everything that made it awesome, only not as good, and a lot faster since we’re worried kids don’t have the attention span.” (PG)—SR MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS BBB.5 You don’t need a history degree to appreciate that what looks like internecine spycraft and occasionally outright warfare— between the 16th-century thrones of Mary Stuart (Saoirse Ronan) in Scotland and Elizabeth I (Margot Robbie) in England—is, in fact, the undermining of two reasonable women trying to unite their nations, their efforts thwarted by men with their own agendas and fueled by angry misogyny in the smart, sly script by House of Cards’ Beau Willimon. British stage director

Josie Rourke makes her film debut with this anti-costume drama with an ethos far earthier than we might expect; female pleasure is a priority. The commanding central performances from Ronan and Robbie elevate a must-see parable that resonates today: A struggle, as women try to be heard in a world in which men are willfully deaf to them. (PG-13)—MAJ THE MULE BB.5 All of Clint Eastwood’s trademarks—unfussy direction, efficient but unhurried pace—can be found in this loosely-basedon-a-true-story where Eastwood plays Earl Stone, an Illinois horticulturalist who, having his lost his business to the internet, earns cash by driving drugs from El Paso to Chicago. Earl is surprised when he learns his cargo is narcotic in nature, but the film doesn’t think to ask how an 80-something war veteran and upstanding citizen then rationalizes breaking the law. Nonintrospective characters are another Eastwood hallmark, but it’s a liability when there’s nothing else to hang the movie on; DEA agents (Bradley Cooper and Michael Peña) are closing in on the cartel, but there’s little attempt at suspense. Eastwood just ambles along, being folksily racist, telling what should have been a fascinating story in a rather pointless way. (R)—Eric D. Snider SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDERVERSE BBB.5 Makers of animated features should watch this and realize how much more creativity is possible, and makers of superhero movies should watch and realize the same thing. Middle-schooler Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) gains his own unique spin on the Spider-Man powers, then battles Kingpin (Liev Schreiber) as the criminal boss tries to open a doorway into alternate universes. That doorway introduces Miles to several other Spider-heroes, the makeshift team delivering knowing humor and riffs on the history of Spidey movies. But the filmmakers also go wonderfully nuts with their visual interpretation of this world, employing panels, text boxes and smash cuts in a love letter to the unique

form of comic-book storytelling. It’s frisky and dazzling, built on the foundation of solid character work—enough to make you forgive another Spider-Man origin story. (PG)—SR VICE B.5 Dick Cheney was a terrible person; you now know everything Adam McKay’s movie has to say. The story tracks Cheney (Christian Bale) through hard-drinking college days, his marriage to Lynne (Amy Adams) and his precocious early political career, through his crafting of an imperial vice-presidency. Along the way, McKay employs similar follow-the-bouncing-ball storytelling tricks to those he used in The Big Short, but here they mostly feel unnecessary and self-satisfied. Bale’s performance offers little besides impressive mimicry of Cheney’s halfmuttered monotone, and there’s not much more nuance in any of the other roles. What remains is something determined to congratulate you for not rolling your eyes when Don Rumsfeld (Steve Carell) responds to Cheney’s “What do we believe?” with uproarious laughter, and for agreeing that everything wrong with the 21st century can be traced to one heartless guy. (R)—SR WELCOME TO MARWEN BB Robert Zemeckis was always going to tell the true story of Mark Hogancamp in one way, so he shouldn’t have been the one to tell it at all. Steve Carell plays Hogancamp, who barely survives a hate-crime assault, is left with severe memory loss, and copes with recovery by creating a one-sixth scale world set in World War II-era Belgium. Zemeckis brings that world to life with computer-generated action-figure versions of Carell and his co-stars, and does so in a way that grossly misunderstands the nature of Hogancamp’s story, as he trots out comic-relief gags and action beats based on the dolls’ inhuman physicality, and suggests Hogancamp conflates fantasy and reality. While the story is technically impressive, Marwen sacrifices psychological complexity so that Zemeckis can once again experiment in his CGI-cinema playground. (PG-13)—SR

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Autobot B-127 visits Earth to prepare a new base for resistance against evil Decepticons. B-127 ends up in hiding, disguised as a yellow VW bug until 18-year-old Charlie (Hailee Steinfeld) uncovers his secret and befriends the damaged, now-unableto-speak Autobot she calls Bumblebee. Of course a government agent (John Cena) wants to get his hands on Bee; of course there are robot battles with the fate of the planet in the balance. But mostly, it’s a gentle girl-and-her-alien-robot-car lark that hits all the right notes—including a ton of great ’80s pop and rock dropped in, just because it can. (PG-13)—MaryAnn Johanson

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1. Mind reader's skill, for short 2. "You couldn't possibly mean me!?" 3. ____ Direction (boy band) 4. Unsettle 5. Org. that investigated Al Capone 6. Adrien of "The Pianist" 7. Ricochet 8. Big name in health plans 9. Tikkanen who won five Stanley Cups 10. Remote area? 11. NFL coach with a perfect 17-0 record in 1972 12. Katherine of "Knocked Up" 13. 7'1" Shaquille 18. "Salvator ____" (Leonardo da Vinci work that sold for $450 million in 2017) 21. "That's terrible!" 22. Prettify

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): A typical fluffy white cumulus cloud weighs 216,000 pounds. A dark cumulonimbus storm cloud is 106 million pounds, almost 490 times heavier. Why? Because it’s filled with far more water than the white cloud. So which is better, the fluffy cumulus or the stormy cumulonimbus? Neither, of course. We might sometimes prefer the former over the latter because it doesn’t darken the sky as much or cause the inconvenience of rain. But the truth is, the cumulonimbus is a blessing; a substantial source of moisture; a gift to growing things. I mention this because I suspect that for you, 2019 will have more metaphorical resemblances to the cumulonimbus than the cumulus.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): As the crow flies, Wyoming is almost 1,000 miles from the Pacific Ocean and more than 1,000 miles from the Gulf of Mexico, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. Now here’s a surprise: in the northwest corner of Wyoming, the North Two Ocean Creek divides into AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): A hundred years ago, most astronomers thought there was just two tributaries, one of which ultimately flows to the Pacific and one galaxy in the universe: our Milky Way. Other models for one that reaches the Gulf. So an enterprising fish could conceivably the structure of the universe were virtually heretical. But in swim from one ocean to the other via this waterway. I propose that the 1920s, astronomer Edwin Hubble produced research that we make North Two Ocean Creek your official metaphor for 2019. proved the existence of many more galaxies. Today the estimate It will symbolize the turning point you’ll be at in your life; it will is that there are at least 400 billion. I wonder what currently remind you that you’ll have the power to launch an epic journey in unimaginable possibilities will be obvious to our ancestors 100 one of two directions. years from now. Likewise, I wonder what currently unforeseen truths will be fully available to you by the end of 2019. My guess: VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I have come to the conclusion that softening your relationship with more than in any other previous year of your life. perfectionism will be a key assignment in 2019. With this in mind, I offer you observations from wise people who have studied the PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Author Elizabeth Gilbert offers advice for those who long for subject. 1. “The perfect is the enemy of the good.” —Voltaire; 2. a closer relationship with the Supreme Being: “Look for God “Perfection is a stick with which to beat the possible.” —Rebecca like a man with his head on fire looks for water.” I’ll expand Solnit; 3. Perfectionism is “the high-end version of fear.” — that approach so it applies to you when you’re in quest of any Elizabeth Gilbert; 4. “Nothing is less efficient than perfectionism.” crucial life-enhancing experience. If you genuinely believe that —Elizabeth Gilbert; 5. “It’s better to live your own life imperfectly a particular adventure or relationship or transformation is key than to imitate someone else’s perfectly.” —Elizabeth Gilbert. to your central purpose, it’s not enough to be mildly enthusiastic about it. You really do need to seek your heart’s desire in the way LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): people with their heads on fire look for water. 2019 will be prime In 1682, Peter Alexeyevich became co-Tsar of Russia. He was 10 years old. His 24-year-old half-sister Sophia had a hole cut in the time for you to embody this understanding. back of his side of the dual throne. That way she could sit behind him, out of sight, and whisper guidance as he discussed political ARIES (March 21-April 19): I suspect that in 2019 you’ll be able to blend a knack for creat- matters with allies. I’d love it if you could wangle a comparable ing more stability with an urge to explore and seek greater arrangement for yourself in 2019. Are there wise confidants or freedom. How might this unusual confluence be expressed mentors or helpers from whom you could draw continuous counin practical ways? Maybe you’ll travel to reconnect with your sel? Seek them out. ancestral roots. Or perhaps a faraway ally or influence will help you feel more at home in the world. It’s possible you’ll establish SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): a stronger foundation, which will in turn bolster your courage The body of the violin has two f-shaped holes on either side of and inspire you to break free of a limitation. What do you think? the strings. They enable the sound that resonates inside the instrument to be projected outwardly. A thousand years ago, the earliest ancestor of the modern violin had round holes. Later TAURUS (April 20-May 20): On average, a total eclipse of the sun happens every 18 months. they became half-moons, then c-shaped, and finally evolved into And how often is a total solar eclipse visible from a specific the f-shape. Why the change? Scientific analysis reveals that location on the planet? Typically, once every 375 years. In 2019, the modern form allows more air to be pushed out from inside the magic moment will occur on July 2 for people living in Chile the instrument, thereby producing a more powerful sound. My and Argentina. But I believe that throughout the coming year, analysis of your life in 2019 suggests it will be a time to make an Tauruses all over the world will experience other kinds of rare upgrade from your metaphorical equivalent of the c-shaped holes and wonderful events at a higher rate than usual. Not eclipses, to the f-shaped holes. A small shift like that will enable you to but rather divine interventions, mysterious miracles, catalytic generate more power and resonance. epiphanies, unexpected breakthroughs, and amazing graces. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Expect more of the marvelous than you’re accustomed to. Sagittarian singer-songwriter Sia has achieved great success, garnering nine Grammy nominations and amassing a $20 milGEMINI (May 21-June 20): “The world’s full of people who have stopped listening to them- lion fortune. Among the superstars for whom she has composed selves,” wrote mythologist Joseph Campbell. It’s imperative that hit tunes are Beyoncé, Rihanna and Flo Rida. But she has also you not be one of those folks. 2019 should be the Year of Listening had failures. Top recording artists like Adele and Shakira have Deeply to Yourself. That means being on high alert for your inner commissioned her to write songs for them only to subsequently inklings, your unconscious longings, and the still, small voice at the turn down what she created. In 2016, Sia got sweet revenge. heart of your destiny. If you do that, you’ll discover I’m right when I She released an album in which she herself sang many of those rejected songs. It has sold more than two million copies. Do say that you’re smarter than you realize. you, too, know what it’s like to have your gifts and skills ignored or unused or rebuffed, Sagittarius? If so, the coming months CANCER (June 21-July 22): Jackson Pollock is regarded as a pioneer in the technique of drip will be an excellent time to express them for your own benefit, painting, which involves drizzling and splashing paint on canvases as Sia did.

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Amid all the lights and other Christmas decorations, you might not have noticed that U.S. flags have been at half-staff to mark the passing of George H.W. Bush. Gov. Gary Herbert ordered the flags lowered until the end of December in honor of the 41st president who advocated a “kinder, gentler” America, and who was the longest-lived chief executive in U.S. history (94 years, 171 days). If you didn’t notice the stars and stripes, then you probably also missed our state and Salt Lake City flag at half-staff, too. Odd, but folks are calling for the capital city and the state to get new flag designs. Salt Lake’s flag is pretty simple: an oval with a silhouette of high-rises, the top of a temple-like structure and a city hall-like building against a background of snowcapped mountains and blue sky. The flag is in green, white, black and blue colors and was updated during Rocky Anderson’s term as mayor. It might be a “I have big cajones too and want my own flag” kinda thing, but Mayor Jackie Biskupski wants a new flag now and launched a public survey in November seeking input on the current flag and ideas for a new one. The survey was open through Dec. 21, allowing residents to chime in on how they felt about a new banner. On the state level, Rep. Steve Handy, R-Layton, has gone on record saying that our Utah flag is an “S.O.B.” For you foul language fans, that doesn’t mean “Son of a Bitch.” It means “A Seal on a Bedsheet.” Basically, the design of our current flag is 100-plus years old and looks like a notary stamp on a blue bedsheet. People who study flags (vexillologists) say that a good flag should follow a few basic guidelines: simplicity, meaningful symbolism, limited use of colors, no lettering, good design and, well, a different look than other flags. Our state flag is just plain and fuddy-duddy, not dope or lit. Where do you, dear reader, hail from? I love the flag of Arizona, a star and sun’s rays emanating from it; or the beautiful red Zia sun on a field of yellow for New Mexico. Mapquest rated state flags and found Hawaii’s to be the worst (it includes a Union Jack—as in a British flag) and Utah’s ranked No. 21. North Dakota, Vermont, Michigan and many other states also have an “S.O.B.”-type flag. The top three flags? Louisiana’s pelican with her young, California’s bear and Wyoming’s buffalo. Maybe Utah should take a cue and install a queen bee, cougar or sage grouse in its rightful place, front and center on the new state flag. n

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Giving Up the Ghost In January, Amanda Sparrow Large, 46, of Belfast, Ireland, stretched the MayDecember union to new lengths when she wed a 300-year-old ghost of a Haitian pirate. “I wanted the big traditional wedding with the white dress. It was very important to me,” she told the Irish Mirror. Large said that “Jack,” who was executed for thieving on the high seas, became known to her one night in 2014, when she felt the energy of a spirit next to her while lying in bed. Large has worked as a Jack Sparrow (of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies) impersonator, and she believes her job opened the door for her spirit-husband to reach out to her. Alas, the Mirror reported on Dec. 8, things didn’t work out for the odd couple: “I will explain all in due course,” Large wrote on social media, “but for now all I want to say is be VERY careful when dabbling in spirituality. It’s not something to mess with.”

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Scrooge Visited by Ghost of Lunches Past The Cranston (Rhode Island) School District is taking its response to delinquent school lunch accounts up a notch, reported WJAR TV on Dec. 6. District COO Raymond Votto Jr. sent a letter to parents notifying them that a collection agency will be contacting those with lunch overdrafts starting on Jan. 2 and noted that the current deficit is almost $46,000. “The district lunch program cannot continue to lose revenue,” Votto wrote. The letter specified that students will continue to receive food regardless of whether their account is in arrears. Families with unpaid charges of more than $20 will be notified by mail, which the district called a softer approach.

Sweet Revenge Ted Pelkey of Westford, Vt., has been battling the Westford Development Review Board for months over his proposal to erect a building on his property for his truck repair and monofilament recycling business. But he told WCAX News that the city keeps putting up barriers to the development, so Pelkey has instead installed a message to the board and the people of Westford: a giant sculpture of a

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Ewwwww! A man identified only as Leo who was visiting Miami for Art Basel, a contemporary art show, over the weekend of Dec. 8 got an unwelcome extra in his Uber Eats delivery. He had ordered some Japanese food using the app, but when the driver handed Leo his food bag, “she took off running,” Leo told WPLG TV, which he thought was odd. Odder was what he found along with the food he had ordered: a pair of thigh-length underwear, stained with what appeared to be human feces. Leo contacted Uber, the restaurant and the police, but all three said they couldn’t help him. “Disgusting, unhealthful, it’s potentially deadly,” Leo told WPLG. Uber later said the driver had been removed from the app pending investigation, and Leo was provided a full refund. The Litigious Society When Stephen Keys boarded a SkyWest flight in Reno, Nev., on Sept. 9, he settled into his first-class seat and reached to buckle his seat belt. But when he raised the right armrest for better access, his right pinky finger became lodged in a small hole under the armrest, according to the lawsuit he filed against American Airlines and SkyWest on Dec. 5. Keys tried repeatedly to remove his finger but could not, and it remained stuck for nearly an hour until the flight landed and airline mechanics disassembled the armrest, reported City News Service. “The spring mechanism ... applied intense pressure to the plaintiff’s finger, immediately inflicting injury, swelling and pain,” the lawsuit read. “Dozens of passengers became aware of Mr. Keys’ perilous condition, causing his dire situation to become a humiliating public spectacle.” What’s more, the injury left Keys unable to drive and play with his children, causing severe emotional distress, according to the lawsuit. SkyWest, citing ongoing litigation, would not comment on the suit.

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Weird Science Scientists are likening the strange occurrence of eels getting stuck in monk seals’ nostrils to “one of those teenage trends,” according to The Washington Post. Charles Littnan, lead scientist of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Hawaiian Monk Seal Research Program, posited, “One juvenile seal did this very stupid thing, and now the others are trying to mimic it,” but he and other scientists are stumped about the phenomenon. Hypotheses suggest that the eels jet up the nostrils as seals poke their faces into eels’ hiding spots, or seals regurgitate the eels and they exit through the nose. Over the last two years, three or four incidences have been reported, all with good outcomes—for the seals. No eels have survived.

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n A Michigan bank robber failed to appear at his sentencing hearing on Dec. 6 in Macomb County Circuit Court because he was cooling his heels in Toledo, Ohio, after being arrested in connection with another bank robbery. Paul Carta, 45, pleaded guilty in October to robbing a bank in May in Utica, Mich., and was due in court on the 6th, Newsweek reported. But on the 5th, the Toledo Police Department said, Carta entered a Toledo bank and handed a clerk a note demanding money and warning that he was armed. The bank employee gave Carta an undisclosed amount of money, and he fled the bank. Toledo police took him into custody 11 minutes later at a Taco Bell drive-thru nearby. He was held in Toledo on $50,000 bond.

Around the Bend Science teacher Margaret Gieszinger, 52, at University Preparatory High School in Visalia, Calif., was captured on video chopping off students’ hair with scissors on Dec. 5, while loudly, and incorrectly, singing “The Star-Spangled Banner.” The Visalia Times-Delta described the video showing Gieszinger starting with a male student seated in a chair at the front of the room as she cuts portions of his hair and tosses them behind her. When she moved on to a female student, other teenagers started screaming and ran out of the classroom. Lilli Gates, one of Gieszinger’s students, told the Times-Delta the teacher “is a loving and kind lady. She is usually all smiles and laughs. This is not the Miss G. we know and love.” After Gieszinger’s arrest on suspicion of felony child endangerment, the district notified parents that she would not be returning to the classroom.

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Unclear on the Concept Dominick Breedlove of Spring Hill, Fla., doomed his chances of landing a job at Kohl’s on Dec. 5, reported Fox 13 News, by getting arrested for shoplifting after his interview. Breedlove arrived for his appointment with Human Resources around 3:20 that afternoon, Hernando County Sheriff’s deputies said, and afterward stopped to browse in the shoe department. A loss-prevention officer watching Breedlove told police the suspect went outside to his car, retrieved a Kohl’s shopping bag and returned to the store, where he stashed two pairs of Nike athletic shoes worth $150 in the bag. Breedlove was charged with shoplifting, and the sheriff’s office confirmed he was not hired.

Bromance Anthony Akers, 38, and the Richland (Washington) Police Department embarked on an amusing meet-cute of law and fugitive on Nov. 28 when the department posted a wanted photo of Akers on its Facebook page. Five hours after the posting, National Public Radio reported, Akers responded with: “Calm down, I’m going to turn myself in.” When Akers was a no-show, the department messaged him the next day: “Hey Anthony! We haven’t seen you yet.” Officers even offered him a ride. But Akers couldn’t be bothered: “Thank you, tying up a couple loose ends since I will probably be in there for a month.” He promised to surrender within 48 hours. When the weekend passed without any sign of Akers, officers wrote: “Is it us? We waited but you didn’t show.” To which Akers replied: “Dear RPD, it’s not you, it’s me. I obviously have commitment issues. ... P.S. You’re beautiful.” Finally, on Dec. 4, Akers arrived at the Richland police station, posting a selfie with the caption: “Thank you RPD for letting me do this on my own.” Aww, ain’t love grand?

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