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SOAP BOX “Braying to the Choir,” June 3 Cover Story

Republicans are terrorists. We can’t allow them to govern. Period. GAIUSGRACCHUS13

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Capitol Burger in Torrey, Utah

I was just down there a few weeks ago and saw this food “truck.” DOUG @DOUGTONES

Via Twitter I wondered what happened to the other half of Forage. Good for him! CHANCE’S HUMAN @CHANCES_HUMAN

Via Twitter Yes! That place is sooo damned good. UTEDADDY @ UTEDADDY

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Will the U.S. Be the Next Belarus?

As the turmoil over the 2020 U.S. presidential election remains fresh in our minds, we can learn something from the 2020 Belarusian presidential election, held Aug. 9, 2020. Incumbent Alexander Lukashenko claimed 80% of the vote and a sixth term in office, which was announced by the Lukashenko-controlled Central Election Commission. Elected president in 1994 in the country’s first presidential election, Lukashenko began to consolidate power. Over the years, his regime has become an authoritarian dictatorship. The 2020 election sparked protests. Opposition candidates filed appeals to the Central Election Commission, calling for election results to be invalidated. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya was the opposition candidate who claimed to have

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won a first-round victory over Lukashenko with at least 60% of the vote. Her campaign formed the Coordination Council to begin the transfer of power and to protest offical election results But since then, all seven members of her Coordination Council have been arrested by Lukashenko or gone into exile. “The election was marred by claims of widespread electoral fraud,” according to Wikipedia. “Numerous countries refused to accept the result of the election, as did the European Union, which imposed sanctions on Belarusian officials deemed to be responsible for ‘violence, repression and election fraud.’” This is where the Republican/Trump people are taking our country. Are you going to stand by and allow this to happen? JOE DEMARCO

Jay, New York

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What’s your guilty pleasure? Christa Zaro

One Camel Light cigarette every Friday night on my deck, alone and looking out over the city and the Great Salt Lake.

Kara Rhodes

Mamma Mia! and Mamma Mia! 2. I could watch them over and over.

Scott Renshaw

Maybe I should feel guilty about the whole “50-something guy who loves going to Disneyland” thing, but screw it, that’s somebody else’s problem.

Katharine Biele

Ice cream. I once gave it up for Lent. When I was poor and living in Hong Kong, mango ice cream was dinner. Now, it’s just guilt—maybe a comfort food in the face of a pandemic or a crazy-ass former president. But there’s a lot of guilt wrapped up in that frozen dessert.

Mikey Saltas

I’m a little embarrassed to say that I’ve watched every episode of Vampire Diaries and Gossip Girl.

Eric Granato

Lately, it’s been those horribly shallow reality shows like The Circle. It numbs my brain thoroughly.

Kathy Mueller

90 Day Fiancé and instant mashed potatoes.

Sofia Cifuentes

Ice cream at 10 p.m.

Kelly Boyce

Being naked in nature and Cheetos. Often together—but not always.

Paula Saltas

Eating a spoonful of chunky peanut butter and chilling while watching The Golden Girls.

Derek Carlisle

Watching anything in the animal kingdom blunder—especially human children. The lead-up, action of and then the look around in hopes of no witnesses. Pure pleasure—and really, I feel no guilt. Second is flipping through the pages of LiarTown by Sean Tejaratchi. Lastly, Queensrÿche’s Empire album front to back.

Jerre Wroble

Lucifer—hotter than hell—on Netflix.

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THIS WEEK'S WINNER(S): For the record—who do you think is President of the United States? —VIRGIL GLASS Have you started looking for a new job yet? Why not? —JOE SARGETAKIS How long until you follow former rep Jason Chaffetz’ footsteps and quit in the middle of your term to become a pundit for NewsMax? —LOU BANKS

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Hey, sane Utahns! Here's your chance to ask Burgess Owens anything you'd like. He doesn't know Utah and doesn't speak to Utahns, but we can try.

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Find Your Sexy Dream Lover and Lose Weight at the Same Time Just by Reading This Column About Dumb Headlines

ast week, former City Weekly editor and current author of online column SmartBomb, Christopher Smart wrote about clickbait headlines and how they sucker us into those dark corners of the internet crowded with teaser ads and traps to pry your personal information from you. He was spot on. Clickbait is not only the starting point for a community of suckers to commiserate about everything they don’t need to, but Clickbait has also changed the nature of how newspapers, especially, write and craft their own headlines. In the days of yore, daily newspapers staffed their editorial office with persons who could craft concise, bullseye headlines predicated on available space and

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font size. A headline writer in those days counted characters and was limited by that character count. Thus, he or she might write an award-winning headline only to have to it discarded because it wouldn’t fit in the column width. Also, in those bygone times, alternative newspapers like this one, and less constrained to the nuances of precise character counts, hired people like Bill Frost who could craft pithy, smartass or clever headlines because that’s who we are. The better the headline, the more readers. That simple. Today, though, as newspapers embrace their boundary-less space available in online formats, headline writing is less a craft and more a filler position. I used to like a great headline, such as the cliched-todeath Man Bytes Blog variety. And while it’s certain that writing columns about headlines is nothing new—and that clickbait is not new, either—it does occur to me that headlines just get crappier and crappier. When I read headlines these days in our daily papers, I both shudder and laugh. Here’s one from the Sunday Deseret News: “He can’t remember breakfast, but he remembers D-Day.” Hmmm. Is that a story about Alzheimer’s—and a slap in the face of persons who suffer from it? Is it about kitchen cabinets filled with unmemorable cereals? What is D-Day? No need to go on, but that headline wouldn’t fly in the olden days. It would have gotten to the point that a Utah W WII veteran of the Normandy land-

ing has a memorable story to tell. I tried reading the story, but all throughout, I kept wondering what the man had for breakfast. I guess it was a cheap way to drag me in, but if the story was meant to solemnize Memorial Day, it failed. Also, back in those old days, newspapers were known to create subheads beneath a main headline. The reason—besides filling space—was to add a bit more insight about the nature of the story and give readers more reason to read it. However, today, you have headlines like this one in The Salt Lake Tribune: “Utah Jazz coach Quin Snyder not worried about Clippers’ defensive schemes, saying they’ve seen it all before.” Talk about a Full Monty reveal. So, you tell me—why should I read the story if everything I need to know about it is in the headline? That’s actually the opposite of clickbaiting, and you’d think a news enterprise so engaged in getting readers compelled enough to donate and subscribe to them would actually want their pages read. As if to pile on, though, the headline carries the subhead, “Mike Conley will miss Game 1 vs. Clippers due to hamstring injury. ‘Hopefully we can get him back soon,’ Snyder says.” I have it all. No need to read. Perfect in this day and age of society educated by Tweet and headline, that newspapers fail in their basic duty—not just to report, but to be read as well. CW Send comments to john@cityweekly.net.

HITS&MISSES BY KATHARINE BIELE @kathybiele

MISS: Make It Rain!

Dear God! And we mean that in the most expletive of ways. Gov. Spencer Cox wants everyone to pray for rain because, as God knows, Utah is not about to mandate anything, even if our lives or the lives of our children are at stake. Let’s not talk about climate change. Let’s talk about the drought—or, as ABC4 describes it, the “excessive heat” that is taking over Utah. But like the masking initiative in the state, Cox is depending on the good will of people and a higher being, apparently with a higher IQ. Water the lawn? Well, yeah, what about the golfers? Conserve water at home? You’re taking away our freedom. “I’m going to pray all weekend that Utahns will stop electing idiots who think the answer to the climate crisis is more prayer,” says Brian Moench, MD, of Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment. And Facebook is full of comparisons to “thoughts and prayers” against gun violence. The Washington Post, in satire cleverly disguised as news, noted that “Utah is the most drought-stricken state in the nation.” Which leaves us at: God help us.

HIT: A Reasonable Republican

It’s easy to forget World War II’s legacy of racism when the country is dealing with a new wave of anti-Asian sentiment. There is no better time to revisit Salt Lake City and the Japanese American Community Past, Present and Future in Setsuko’s Secret Series. Shirley Ann Higuchi, author of Setsuko’s Secret: Heart Mountain and the Legacy of the Japanese American Incarceration, will conduct a multi-generational book discussion with Salt Lake City community leaders Dr. Jeanette Misaka and Floyd Mori, who are featured in the book. Is it relevant? Judge Raymond Uno, a key character and friend of the late Setsuko Saito, will make opening remarks. Ray Locker, editorial consultant for the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation, will moderate the conversation and Salt Lake JACL co-president Trey Imamura will provide next generation reflections. Virtual, Saturday, June 12, 1 p.m., free. https://bit.ly/3yYJINx

Doing More Than Thoughts & Prayers

Maybe Americans should be wearing orange every day, all year long, with the gun violence we witness. The Gun Violence Awareness Film Festival helps bring the horrific images to life with three documentaries on gun violence in the United States, with post-film discussions. Documentaries include Behind the Bullet, 91%, and Us Kids as part of National Gun Violence Awareness Weekend—also known as Wear Orange—a time when gun violence prevention supporters and advocates across the country wear orange to honor the victims of gun violence and show support for the gun-safety movement. Virtual, Friday-Sunday, June 11-13. Free/register at https://bit.ly/3wU1Juu Wear Orange rally: TBA, Saturday, June 12, 7 p.m. https://bit.ly/3wX6Jyx

Flight of the Plastics

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The United States is almost bipolar about fossil fuels, pausing some exploration while enabling others. Nonviolent Direct Action Training is a full-day training from the No Coal No Gas campaign. “Whether you are new to direct action or would like to refresh your skills, come practice, scheme and build community with us! This will also be a great time to learn more about the No Coal No Gas campaign, plug into future direct action and learn together with folks who have been involved in frontline resistance in the last months.” Virtual, Sunday, June 13, 8 a.m.-12 p.m. Free/register at https://bit.ly/34HxBGJ

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Plastic is everywhere. It’s a part of daily living. And it’s deadly—to the oceans, wildlife and even humans. “Erica Cirino, science writer and artist, has witnessed plastic pollution out in the middle of the oceans where it harms seabirds, whales and other wildlife. But even when we look around on land, plastic abound—and wildlife is largely paying the costs, in injuries and lives lost. Learn why birds and plastic don’t mix, and what you can do to help.” Birds and Plastic Don’t Mix Virtual Program features Cirino’s original photography and research. Virtual, Wednesday, June 16, 5 p.m. Free/ register at https://bit.ly/2S8fp6z

It’s hard to know whether the Deseret News was trying to encourage or discourage third parties in Utah. But for sure, the DNews was trying to be “dope”—no, not that kind of dope—with the headline teaser: “Dude, where’s my party?” The story detailed the hard road third parties have in elections while hinting that the thirds in Utah may grow as some Republicans balk at Trump while blanching at the thought of those socialist Dems. Maybe there’s hope for the United Utah Party, but probably not unless the state opts for something called “fusion” voting. Oh, great. Utahns have just been thrown another new voting form. Curiously, the story never mentioned ranked choice voting, which 21 municipalities will try out this year. Ranked choice could give thirds a chance if enough voters rank them as their second or third choice.

Comprehending Japanese Internment

MISS: Fusion Confusion

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Blake Moore got the fringe treatment at his first town hall and weathered it like a lost puppy. The crowd wanted to talk about the former president whose name shall not be spoken. After all, 71 percent of Utah Republicans buy into some kind of conspiracy. Yet those in attendance were unexpectedly respectful and seemed to like the 40-year-old first-term congressman, The Salt Lake Tribune’s Matt Canham told KCPW 88.3 FM’s Behind the Headlines. Moore didn’t vote to impeach the former guy after the insurrection but did want a bipartisan inquiry. His first few days in office weren’t exactly peaceful, and he saw that no one in Congress knew how to respond to the armed attack on the Capitol. Moore is about as reasonable a Republican as you can get, but he has to make it past the 2022 election after championing fair redistricting and living in Salt Lake City, not northern Utah. Congressional candidates can live anywhere in the state, but the voters can’t, begging the question of why not make all these elections at-large?

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Sarah Warner, the baker behind Pie Fight

Salt Lake bakers may have been battered by COVID, but they’re still rolling in dough. By Carolyn Campbell and Aimee L. Cook

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to the Occasion

he pandemic gave most of us the chance to renew our relationship with two things: our kitchens and our liquor cabinets. The bustling economy that fueled our spending had made it way too easy to justify eating on the go or joining friends and family for tapas and cocktails. Plus, with so many new eateries and bars to experience, who didn’t want to taste the creativity of the newest chef in town? Homemade anything was always appreciated, of course, but with our busy schedules, scratch-made food was becoming more and more of a novelty. That all changed last spring when we found ourselves homebound for a few weeks, and for many, the rest of the year. Perhaps inspired by endlessly streaming The Great British Baking Show, or maybe because we felt the end of the world was nigh and wanted to enjoy a prisoner’s last meal, suddenly, cooking and baking were a thing, so much so that many basic supplies went missing at the grocery store. After toilet paper, bottled water and hand sanitizer disappeared from the shelves, flour and yeast were next to vanish. Why flour? Scroll through your friends’ social media posts from the past year, and you are likely to be inundated by photos of homemade breads, cakes, cookies, pizza crusts and cinnamon rolls. (Many of us are sporting a “COVID 15” around our mid-sections to prove it.) (C’mon. Only 15?) But what now? Some of us are slip-sliding our way back into the workplace. Others are still working at home but less diligent about keeping that sourdough starter fed (has yours turned red and grown hairy mold yet?) or arise at 4:30 a.m. to start the baking process. Luckily, many of our local bakeries have kept the lights on during the pandemic. A few intrepid souls even started new bakeries during COVID. In this month’s restaurant roundup—gathered by writers of the currently on-hiatus Devour Utah food magazine—we check in with a handful of local bakers to find out how they came through this challenging time. If the pandemic taught us anything, we learned how much planning and prep go into a single loaf of bread and the intricate chemistry and divine artistry that create them. It boggles the mind that people who show up for work hours before most of us have cracked an eyelid can mix flour and cajole it into loaves and cakes and cookies—all to make our lives more celebratory. Reading about these stalwart bakers, it’s obvious the “COVID-15” might not be going away any time soon! —Jerre Wroble

A Portable Slice of Pie

Sarah Warner was an avid home baker. If you follow her Instagram account, @sarahmakesit, it comes as no surprise she is now in the hand-pie-making business. When co-owners Michael Templeman and Johnny Duncan approached her about opening Pie Fight, a pickup-window bakery, during the pandemic offering only hand pies, the ever-optimistic Warner said, “Sure, why not?” How’s business? We have been steadily growing; it has been great. What kept you going over the past year? For us, we grew very slowly; we did not have any grandiose ideas. Because we were just a walk-up window and because our product is fairly simple—we just sell five flavors at a time—so we decided we would go into this not with great expectations of opening this grand kitchen of selling hundreds of pies. We opened in a very tiny space, like the size of closet. We made it simple, and we grew as we went. Did you do any remodeling during the pandemic? As we grew and had to make more pies (to keep up with demand), we hired a few employees. As the tiny kitchen became too small, we busted out a room in the store that we are in, then we need more freezer space to store those pies, so we busted out the next room, and we have just continued to steadily grow. We just keep stealing space from Tomorrow’s House because we keep needing more room. Did you create a pandemic menu? No, but we have had at least five flavors of pies every day, from Day 1. Currently, those flavors are blueberry lemon, peach cobbler, salt caramel apple, bourbon caramel apple, strawberry rhubarb and blackberry funfetti. Right now, the most popular flavor is a battle between blueberry lemon and peach cobbler. Blueberry lemon has been there since we started at it seems to be a favorite amongst middle-age men. Do you offer delivery? We do—we partnered with DoorDash during the pandemic. Our pies travel well and carry over well into the next day well. Did you take advantage of any of the federal or state pandemic programs? We did not need to. We have a very simple business model. (by Aimee L. Cook)

PIE FIGHT

937 E. 900 South, SLC thepiefight.com

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Being from Egypt and having lived in many parts of the world, Abdelmaksod Youssef was determined to bring his passion for culture and cuisine to the masses. Youssef had a restaurant in Greece where he enjoyed making pastries, so when he moved to Utah and opened Eclair French Pastry in Sugar House two years ago, he had the opportunity to create his own unique brand of eclairs, cakes and more. How’s business been going? Pretty good. It is starting to pick up now. We are doing some catering and events. Hopefully, it will stay busy. We are back open six days a week.

Mike Parsons Parsons Bakery

Did you take advantage of any of the federal or state pandemic programs that provided a lifeline? Yes, we did the SBA loan. It was good, especially for paying rent and employees. Also, I had a little bit of money to get some new equipment—a coffee machine, a new oven and fridge. Did you create a pandemic menu? We offered the same menu, but we have now added a bit of culture to our menu. We started doing brunch on the weekend, and every two weeks we do a different cuisine: Middle Eastern, Greek, Bosnian, Turkish. It’s a great opportunity for people around here to taste food from different countries. On Saturday, we have live music provided by a local singer.

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Are you in need of employees? No, we have enough right now.

Donuts Saved the Day

Mike Parsons is a second-generation baker. His father, Woodrow Parsons, started Parsons’ Bakery in Richfield in 1925. Woodrow later sold the bakery. Although Mike studied engineering at the University of Utah, he was called back to work in the family business and, in 1985, he opened Parsons’ Bakery in Bountiful. Two of Mike’s kids are also bakers. How is business? The weekends are very busy, especially during the pandemic. It was like every weekend was a holiday. People were making bread at home, so bread sales went down, but the one thing that stayed consistent in sales were donuts. Mom and kids don’t want to fry donuts.

What would you like your customers to know? We use all natural and organic products, no artificial flavoring. Everything is made from scratch, and we support local businesses—our coffee is Ibis from Logan. We try to support as many local businesses we can. We offer discounts to people working in the medical field, and we are offering free soup again on Tuesdays for our customers and neighbors as a way to thank the community. (by Aimee L. Cook)

ECLAIR FRENCH PASTRY

2112 E. 1300 South, SLC, 385-259-4100 eclairslc.com

Abdelmaksod Youssef, showcasing his eclairs at Eclair French Pastry

Did you create a pandemic menu? Donuts became the go-to. Overall, cake sales changed because businesses and schools were not ordering half-sheets. Celebration cakes were all but shut down, so we went to smaller cakes. We also went to individually wrapped items, like our cookies, which we had never had before. Did you do any remodeling during the pandemic? We took out our indoor seating, and I am not sure we will ever go back to it. People are just so used to coming in, getting their stuff and walking out. We did have a few people who wanted curbside, and we accommodated that—we accommodated whatever people’s comfort level was. But people like to come in and pick their donuts. Did you take advantage of any of the federal programs that provided a lifeline? I did the PPP loan—the first three months—business was tough. It definitely helped pay the rent and expenses for payroll. Are your employees returning to the fold? If you need help, are you hiring? We are hiring—finding help right now is extremely hard. I need a baker going into the summer, but I can’t even get someone to apply that has any experience. What do you want your customers to know? If you have a bakery need, we can supply it for you. If you have never been to us, come to us. You will be pleasantly surprised by the selection across the board from sourdough, cookies to French pastries, etc. (by Aimee L. Cook)

PARSONS’ BAKERY

535 W. 2600 South, Bountiful 801-298-3059 parsonsbakeryutah.com

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Janna Oliver with Granite Bakery & Bridal Showcase

Victor Hernandez

“We are never going to stop doing things from scratch, no matter how big we get.”—Rosanna Wayman, V & R Baking Co.

Wedding Cakes Are Back

Back to Where They Started

How did your business change during the pandemic? It was pretty rough. Everything changed drastically. Our target market is geared toward celebrations—weddings, birthdays and holidays. Before COVID, we had a large business in the corporate world. On the first Friday of every month, a local hospital might order 20 dozen cupcakes for all the March birthdays. Or 2,000 cinnamon knots for the pharmacy school graduation. People ordered hundreds or thousands of cookies or brownies for big events. The year 2020 would have been our biggest wedding cake year in Granite Bakery history. In an average year, we sell 900 wedding cakes. In 2020, we sold maybe 25. Birthday cake orders that used to serve 35 to 40 people were reduced to small cakes that served seven or eight people. For 14 months, we were right around a 50% loss.

How did you choose to open a bakery at this location? Both of us were bakers for Pierre’s, the previous bakery that was here. I worked there for seven years, beginning as a front-counter cashier. For the last four to five years, I was the head pastry chef. Our other founder, Victor Hernandez, ran the bread crew on the night shift. He worked through four different owners. This new bakery is named after us—the two founders—V & R, for Victor and Rosanna. We have a huge passion for baking. A lot of our passion is driven from knowing one of Pierre’s former owners. He taught us a lot of what we know, and what we do is because of him. People tell us they are so glad we are open, that there is a bakery here again. Other people say they never knew there was a bakery here before.

How did you adjust your business model? We started advertising in a new way. We did weekly specials. We were able to share all kinds of things on Facebook and Instagram. We bought a sidewalk sign that we changed every two hours. We might sell a banana cream pie for $2. We started to make and promote products—like eclairs—that we could replace as they sold so we wouldn’t have to throw them away. We shifted gears, and our job titles disappeared. Before COVID, I had one baker who cut out sugar cookies all day. During COVID, he did other things—such as cleaning the bakery and helping to package flour. For the first time, we sold our raw goods—a 10-pound bag of flour or dry yeast in a one-pound block—that people wanted to fill their pantries.

Did you open right after Pierre’s closed? No, we left Pierre’s to start our own thing. We never thought we would grace this building again, even though it was such a huge part of our lives. We created a wholesale bakery in a different location, baking for wholesale clients from Park City to Salt Lake Valley. But when the opportunity came to move back here, it was kind of surreal; it felt comforting, and we were familiar with the space. It was like, “Let’s move back home.”

Janna Oliver is the sales manager at Granite Bakery & Bridal Showcase, a family-owned bakery that has been in business since 1983. “Our specialty item is a cinnamon knot, which is gooey and sticky and baked in a muffin tin,” says Oliver. Granite sells about 40 dozen cinnamon knots a day from their location at 902 East and 2700 South, just south of Sugar House. “Cakes were always our biggest item, what we were known for in the market. Our cake tends to sell itself,” says Oliver. “We tell customers that everything we make is baked like Grandma’s.”

Which customers helped sustain you? All of those couples—those previous brides and grooms—became part of our loyal following from our earlier wedding successes. A grandmother might buy a dozen sugar cookies and frosting to make with the grandkids. Some people came in at the same time every day to buy a donut. People standing on the “x” for social distancing were standing in front of a donut case. They slowed down and looked around and spent a little more. I want to show our loyal customers how much we appreciate them. How is your business bouncing back? Wedding cakes are back. Next week, we have orders for 28 wedding cakes. We are right on track for where we would have been in 2019. We now sell 125 birthday and all-occasion cakes per week. As people are starting to gather this year, they have high school graduation parties like they’ve never had before. It’s like they’re saying, “Let’s make this event one for the record books.” (By Carolyn Campbell)

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Rosanna Wayman is the “R” of V & R Baking Co. The company began in early 2019 as a wholesale bakery. In August 2020, Wayman and the other owner, Victor Hernandez, moved their bakery into the previous Millcreek location of Pierre’s Country Bakery on 3300 South, where they had been former employees. Wayman says their bakery is well known for a signature croissant and their raspberry bear claw. “People say that we have the best baguettes,” says Wayman. “It’s hard to say what we are best known for because people keep finding new favorites.”

What are your top selling products? Our ginger snap cookie is the bestseller by far. Our signature croissant is named “the Beast.” It has everything—ham, bacon, tomato, jalapenos and cheese. Our sourdough is the bestselling bread—after that, asiago and herb. While we sell a ton of carrot cake, chocolate fudge is still our highest-selling cake, although people also love our lemon raspberry and tiramisu. We also sell a fair amount of brownies—mint, chocolate fudge, chocolate peanut butter and seven-layer bars. Eclairs are in my top five desserts that I make. I love the simplicity of it; I make my own shell. Around Thanksgiving, we offer 11 or 12 different pie flavors. My favorite new pie is apple custard with streusel topping.

What are your future plans? We want to open more stores. But we are never going to stop doing things from scratch, no matter how big we get. We’re not getting machines to do any of our stuff. Victor shapes the bread every day; it’s rolled by hand. He shapes every croissant by hand. We make everything—croissant doughs and Danish doughs, bread every day with sourdough starter. We make our fillings and frostings, and you can taste the difference. Once you lose that touch, people can tell. (By Carolyn Campbell) CW

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Dance has had to take on a wide variety of forms during the pandemic, and has inspired artists in different ways. This weekend, St. George Dance hosts the Red Rocks Dance Festival, incorporating both invigorating live performance and the creativity that has been made possible by filmed dance. Thursday, June 10 kicks off the three-day schedule with the Screen Dance Film Festival, featuring three blocks of short works at 6 p.m., 7 p.m., 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. at the Dixie State University Electric Theater. Tickets are $8 for individual 50-minute groups, or $20 for the full slate of offerings. On Friday, June 11, at 7:30 p.m. at the Dixie State Eccles Main Stage, Houston Contemporary Dance Company (pictured) headlines a full-evening dance production titles Propel. The performance includes the new, socially-distanced work I Remember…, created for the four company members along with guest artist Shantelle Rush and guest dancer/ choreographer Robbie Moore, which draws on the powerful feelings associated with living through 2020. New work from artistic director Marlana Doyle, a world pre-

There’s a tremendous relief associated with knowing that larger summer events like the Ogden Arts Festival will even be possible in 2021. That doesn’t mean that there haven’t still been a lot of logistical challenges associated with navigating the shifting health and safety guidelines of recent weeks. As the Ogden Arts Festival kicks off this week June 12-13 at Ogden’s Historic Union Station (2501 Wall Ave.), festival director Danielle Bendinelli has had to think about preparing for potential confusion and uncertainty from attendees about the masking requirements, and a festival layout plan that was put in place based on different guidelines than we might have now. Guests are required to have a mask, but might only be asked by individual vendors to wear them in specific locations. “I still have to take into consideration vendors that did apply, regional artists from other states, their restrictions have been different,” Bendinelli says. “We want them to feel as comfortable as they were when they applied. … These are all individual businesses, and they

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miere duet by Christian Denice and the short film Imagine round out the program. Finally, Saturday, June 12 marks the Finals Showcase for the choreography competition, featuring 8-10 pieces selected by judges from the presented work, and the opportunity for audience members to vote for the Audience Choice Award, along with screening of the award winners from the Screen Dance Film Festival. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. on the DSU Eccles Main Stage. Visit stgeorgedance.com for tickets to all events, full schedule and additional programming information. (Scott Renshaw)

Acts of bigotry and violence directed at Asian-Americans in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic stirred up reminders of some of the uglier chapters in American history, including the forced internment of JapaneseAmericans during World War II. A virtual author event sponsored by The King’s English Bookshop offers an opportunity to explore one story from that dark chapter, as a starting point for a conversation about the experience of the local Japanese-American community. Shirley Ann Higuchi’s 2020 book Setsuko’s Secret: Heart Mountain and the Legacy of Japanese-American Incarceration tells the story of the author’s own mother, Setsuko Saito, who as a child was an internee at the Heart Mountain facility in Wyoming. Higuchi—head of the legal advocacy office for the American Psychological Association, and chair of the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation—grew up knowing only that her parents had met at Heart Mountain, unaware until later

might all have individual requirements as far as mask usage.” For the most part, however, there’s the satisfaction of being to hold the combination indoor-outdoor event with artist booths, live music, kids’ activities, food and most of the same features that guests would have expected from such an event two years ago. Tickets are $5 for adults, free for children, with only digital, touchless ticket purchases available. Visit ogdenartsfestival.com to buy tickets and for additional information, including performance schedules. (SR)

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of the tragic historical reality behind the experience. Only after Setsuko, while terminally ill with cancer, expressed in an interest in establishing a museum on the Heart Mountain site, did Higuchi begin a journey that opened her eyes to her own family history, and the legacy of the internment camps. On Saturday, June 12 at 3 p.m., Higuchi will be joined in conversation by several Salt Lake Japanese-American community leaders, including Judge Raymond Uno, Dr. Jeanette Misaka and Floyd Mori, all of whom are characters in the book. Streaming access to the event is free, but registration is required; visit kingsenglish.com for registration details and additional information. (SR)

Strictly speaking, Juneteenth refers to June 19, commemorating the anniversary of the date in 1865 when the emancipation of American slaves was finally complete, after the announcement in Texas nearly two-and-ahalf years after Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. But there’s no reason not to get started on recognition of this auspicious occasion on the rest of June’s teen (and tween) days, which make up part of Weber State’s inperson and virtual Juneteenth festivities. On June 11, things get rolling with the State of Black Utah Town Hall Meeting on the subject of “Education Equity & Justice,” including a screening and discussion of the new documentary Beloved Community Project by local filmmaker Marian Howe-Taylor; the event takes place at Weber State’s Davis D-3 Auditorium at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 15 brings another film screening, this one a virtual offering in partnership with the Utah Film Center. William Greaves’ 1972 documentary Nationtime chronicles the historic occasion of the

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1972 Black Political Convention in Gary, Indiana, which brought together Black voices across the political spectrum from around the country to address the vital issues of the time. The screening takes place at 6 p.m., and free tickets can be reserved at utahfilmcenter.org. To keep up with all scheduled events through June 19 and into the rest of the month, visit weber.edu/Juneteenth. Don’t miss the virtual Excellence in the Community concert on June 19 itself, and the in-person festival at Ogden Amphitheater (343 E. 25th St.), which includes the Mr. & Miss Juneteenth Scholarship Pageant and Essay Contest presentations, musical performances by local and national artists, and more family-friendly activities. (SR)

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or most of the past 15 months, we had to make do with virtual exhibitions, experiencing artists’ work in the lessthan-ideal setting of looking at it on a computer screen. Now, as vaccines and falling case counts allow for a safer experience in artistic spaces, it’s time to consider getting out again to see amazing works up close and personal. Here are just a few of the new offerings on display at some of Utah’s prime showcases for visual arts. Utah Museum of Fine Arts: Japanese Art: Transformation and Adaptation. In one sense, there’s no hurry to check this one out, as it represents the newest UMFA permanent collection exhibition. Curated by Luke Kelly, the exhibition includes items such as a ca. 1500s suit of samurai armor—of a type newly designed at the time to absorb the recent introduction of firearms—as well as katana and wakizashi swords, and an articulated raptor sculpture (pictured) also

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created by an armor-maker. Rotating examples from the museums woodblock print collection are also featured. 410 Campus Center Dr., umfa.utah.edu Utah Museum of Contemporary Art: Artist-in-Residence exhibitions. As UMOCA celebrates its 90th birthday this year, it’s a great time to visit and check out the facility’s ongoing support of new work. Among the new exhibitions that opened June 4 are two showcases of artists-in-residence. Analise Duque’s Remember Them Alive features staged tableaux photographs including a series in which the artist is repeatedly accosted by reaching hands, collectively creating a personal story. Yujin Kang’s Mountainous, meanwhile, explores the local topography through three district bodies of work, employing a highly textural technique of applying enamel paint. 20 S. West Temple, utahmoca.org Bountiful-Davis Art Center: New Exhibitions. June 4 also marked the opening of several new featured exhibitions at BDAC, including the 7th annual Plein Air Art Competition, and junior artist-in-residence Sissahoumi Zina Khebou’s Centuries Inside Out. Lee Cowan’s fascinating Per haec regitur et radii ad quadratum ex diametro scilicet dimidium” (Governed by the radius of the diagonal of a half a square) (pictured) takes cloud paintings and reorganizes them using the classical dimensions and structures of geometry and other mathematical principles. 90 N. Main St., Bountiful, bdac.org CW

In the Heights strikes an ideal balance between the earthbound and the magical. BY SCOTT RENSHAW scottr@cityweekly.net @scottrenshaw

Yet what makes that story so vital here is the way Chu stages those experiences in ways that pop with creative imagination. Certainly there are sequences that feel similar to the way they would be presented on a theatrical stage, like the neighborhood party of “Carnaval del Barrio.” For every such moment, however, there is a choice that really only can work in a movie. One terrific early shot positions choreography of dancers in the street as a reflection in a window, with Usnavi’s head almost floating above the dancers in a way that emphasizes his fantastical musings. As Usnavi and some of his friends contemplate what they’d do with the winnings from a lottery ticket in “96,000,” Chu turns their gestures into full-on animation accentuating what’s on their minds. Most memorably, he turns a romantic scene between Nina and her once-and-maybefuture boyfriend Benny (Corey Hawkins) for “When the Sun Goes Down” into a gravity defying pas-de-deux up and down the side of their apartment building. As raw source material, In the Heights perhaps isn’t as powerful as Hamilton, with a

Anthony Ramos and Melissa Barrera with the company of In the Heights slightly over-stuffed book by Quiara Alegría Hudes, and tunes that aren’t as instantly ear-wormy. But this is still a tremendous showcase for the young cast, bringing an intensity of conviction to the story of this specific time and place. Better yet, as a story grounded firmly in its characters’ sueñitos (little dreams), they feel bigger and more substantial because of the way Chu takes the heightened reality of theatrical musicals and gives it a little extra sparkle from the Hollywood Dream Factory. CW

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he contemporary movie musical faces twin perils that feel like a no-win paradox. On the one hand, there’s the way that live theater somehow breaks down a natural cynical resistance to the notion of people bursting into song to tell their stories—an obstacle that proves more challenging in the extreme close-ups of cinema. On the other hand, there’s the urge to remain faithful to source material, which often stands in the way of filmmakers employing the unique tools that only cinema can provide. So how do you make a movie musical that’s first and foremost a movie, while avoiding the pitfalls of a genre that, at least in 2021, shouldn’t work as a movie? For his adaptation of In the Heights—the 2008 Broadway debut of future Hamilton multi-hyphenate Lin-Manuel Miranda— director Jon M. Chu makes almost every possible correct choice. He casts no movie stars, so that the idea of people with as-yetunrealized dreams feels all the more potent. He embraces the specific energy that comes

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from working on location rather than on a theatrical stage. And most importantly, he directs In the Heights as an honest-to-God movie, using the language and (and trickery) of cinema to accentuate every thematic idea. Set in the largely-Latino Washington Heights neighborhood of New York, the story follows several characters trying to realize their ambitions. Usnavi de la Vega (Anthony Ramos) runs a bodega on the corner of his block, but longs to return to the Dominican Republic and purchase the seaside bar once owned by his late father. Vanessa (Melissa Barrera), whom Usnavi adores from afar, wants to leave her job at the local beauty salon and move downtown to become a fashion designer. And Nina (Leslie Grace) struggles with the opportunity afforded to her by attending Stanford, even as she misses home and knows that the college expenses are a burden on her father, Kevin (Jimmy Smits). Anyone familiar with Hamilton will already have a sense for how Miranda—who originated Usnavi on Broadway, and here plays a street shaved-ice vendor—can employ his rapid-fire, often spoken-word lyrics to bring a playfulness to potentially heavy material. The events here certainly aren’t nearly as world-shaping as those in Hamilton, but In the Heights effectively captures the psychological push-and-pull involved with people who seem always to be either looking ahead to the next opportunity, or behind them to where they came from, without always appreciating the powerful community that’s been created where they are. As much as Hamilton was touted as “an American musical” about the very foundations of our country, In the Heights could claim the same subtitle as it pokes around in a wide range of experiences that define being a first- or second-generation immigrant.

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was fantastic. It had that divine balance of spiced lamb, creamy tzatziki sauce and sharp red onions. All of it was served in a soft pita that managed to maintain structural integrity for the duration—something not all pita can do, mind you. I was also surprised with the gyro variety on display here. In addition to the classic, you can get falafel, chicken, pork, veggies and shrimp—all at the same price! Anyone after a quick lunch will be happy here, but Golden Gyro’s selection of platters ($13.25) will do the trick if you’re in need of a heap of souvlaki. Golden Gyros touts itself as having the best gyros in town, which is a bold claim; the mighty gyro is difficult to perfect. That said, the gyros here are quality stuff. It’s up to you, dear reader, to determine whether or not they are truly the best. Morty’s Café (877 S. 200 West, 801-9060863, mortyscafe.com). Though Morty’s has existed for some time on the fringes of metropolitan Utah—they’ve got a location in Logan and one in St. George—they’re quite new to the Downtown Salt Lake area. With its new digs, Morty’s has done an admirable job of merging their neighborhood burger joint vibe with a level of downtown hipness. It’s got enough fast-casual veneer to fit in with some of its neighborhood counterparts, but the small burger stop roots are still very much on display—which is a very good thing. Morty’s is a burger place through and through, and the archduke of this court is the Philly cheesesteak burger ($8.50). Yes friends, this is a burger that also happens to be a Philly cheesesteak sandwich. In addition to a burger patty with some American cheese, you get a scoop of sliced ribeye with melty provolone and a mix of grilled onions and peppers. It’s a messy celebration of meat and cheese which makes for an utterly memorable experience. Central 9th Market (161 W. 900 South, @central9thmarket). Taking over the space that was occupied by Jade Market and then The Store, Central 9th Market is taking the neighborhood market concept up a notch by bringing a wood-burning pizza oven to the party. Said pizza oven is the centerpiece to what feels like an Italian deli—they also serve up mortadella and salami sandwiches ($10). Those looking to indulge their sweet tooth can also find a lovely assortment of baked goods near the cash register, and other tasty snacks are plentiful throughout the store. Any place that offers up a hot, woodfired pizza is doing the Lord’s work, and their sandwich menu offers up some more low-key options for a quick lunch. This one’s fun to watch, since their menu of pizza, sandwiches and baked goods changes regularly—best follow them on Instagram to stay on track. CW

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entral Ninth has always been a neighborhood with character, and its restaurants tend follow suit in delicious ways. Even before Local First Utah and the Salt Lake Department of Economic Development partnered with local architects and business owners to create a neighborhoodfriendly commercial hub in the area, it has been one of my favorite places to get food. Central Ninth is home to awesome El Salvadorean comfort food at Juanita Restaurant (271 W. 900 South), some excellent Texas barbecue at Kaiser’s (962 S. 300 West) and Vertical Diner (234 W. 900 South), the only place in the world where you can get plant-based dude cakes. After the recent development push, we’ve seen Laziz Kitchen (912 S. Jefferson Street) move its mobile Mediterranean food operation to a brickand-mortar store, and Nohm (165 W. 900 South) has brought Japanese-style tapas to the area’s nightlife. Speaking of which, Central Ninth is no slouch when it comes to after hours hospitality. The combo of craft cocktail-focused Water Witch (163 W. 900 South) and LGBTQ+ hangout Try Angles (251 E. 900 South) offers a wide variety of ways to get your drink on. As this area is a place I like to keep my eye on, I couldn’t help but notice the arrival of three new places within the past year. I these Central Ninth newcomers a whirl over the past week and they are definitely on the level. Golden Gyros (259 W. 900 South, 801-2140099, golden-gyros-utah.business.site). My first stop was Golden Gyros, a family-owned burger and gyro joint that moved into the space previously occupied by Off Trax Café. Golden Gyros is all about the Greek/American burger hybrid that is a common sight around town, but it’s definitely worth a visit. Having been to several similar restaurants, I stuck with my litmus-test order of a classic lamb gyro ($7.35) and a pastrami burger ($6.49). The pastrami burger gets the job done—it’s big, sloppy and exactly what you’d expect. My one gripe was that the burger is a bit sparse on pastrami, but not a huge deal. The gyro, on the other hand,

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Level Crossing Brewing Co. 2496 S. West Temple, South Salt Lake LevelCrossingBrewing.com On Tap: Nitro Albino Stout

Ogden River Brewing 358 Park Blvd, Ogden OgdenRiverBrewing.com On Tap: Injector Hazy IPA Policy Kings Brewery 223 N. 100 West, Cedar City PolicyKingsBrewery.com Proper Brewing 857 S. Main, SLC ProperBrewingCo.com On Tap: Proper Beer - English Golden Ale Red Rock Brewing Multiple Locations RedRockBrewing.com On Tap: Baked Pastry Stout RoHa Brewing Project 30 Kensington Ave, SLC RoHaBrewing.com On Tap: Mango IPA Roosters Brewing Multiple Locations RoostersBrewingCo.com On Tap: Cosmic Autumn Rebellion SaltFire Brewing 2199 S. West Temple, South Salt Lake SaltFireBrewing.com On Tap: Jenevere Gin Barrel Aged IPA Salt Flats Brewing 2020 Industrial Circle, SLC SaltFlatsBeer.com On Tap: Bombshell Cherry Belgian Ale Shades Brewing 154 W. Utopia Ave, South Salt Lake ShadesBrewing.beer On Tap: Blue Berry Blast Beer Slushie

Strap Tank Brewery Multiple Locations StrapTankBrewery.com Springville On Tap: PB Rider, Peanut Butter Stout Lehi On Tap: 2-Stroke, Vanilla Mocha Porter TF Brewing 936 S. 300 West, SLC TFBrewing.com On Tap: Northern Lights Terpene IPA Talisman Brewing Co. 1258 Gibson Ave, Ogden TalismanBrewingCo.com On Tap: El Norte: Mexican Style Lager Toasted Barrel Brewery 412 W. 600 North, SLC ToastedBarrelBrewery.com Uinta Brewing 1722 S. Fremont Drive, SLC UintaBrewing.com On Tap: Was Angeles Craft Beer UTOG 2331 Grant Ave, Ogden UTOGBrewing.com On Tap: OG Juice Vernal Brewing 55 S. 500 East, Vernal VernalBrewing.com Wasatch 2110 S. Highland Drive, SLC WasatchBeers.com Zion Brewery 95 Zion Park Blvd, Springdale ZionBrewery.com Zolupez 205 W. 29th Street #2, Ogden Zolupez.com

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ost hops found in American craft beers have a citrus quality to them. This simply comes from market demand and the overall quality of flavor. So, it’s not much of a stretch to go from citrusy hops to actual citrus. That’s what this week’s beers have going for them—bright, fruity citrus that takes you in different directions. Level Crossing - White Salamander: Besides Cara Cara orange, this also features passionfruit and guava. This Mormon-themed beer has a body that is a hazy, bright, light orange color with very low clarity; any light showing through the glass is completely distorted. A soapy, off-white head that stands one finger tall gives way to a creamy ring around the glass with lots of creamy patching in the center. On the nose, I get blood orange and passionfruit, along with some sweet breaded malts that transition to a nice dose of piney hop notes. The orange definitely takes the lead, however; it almost smells like an orange cream liqueur, only much more pleasant and with much less of an alcohol presence. On the palate I get juicy orange, guava and passionfruit, in that order. Piney hops take hold in the middle, and help keep the fruit flavors from getting too sweet, while the back end offers up sweet biscuit flavored malts with some orange creme blended in. This is a pretty good-tasting 8.2 percent ABV beer that works quite well with the fruits used. Overall: I can understand why hop-heads

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he landscape of Salt Lake City, as things begin to open back up in earnest, is a much different one than that which we left behind more than a year ago. Though there are closures to mourn, there are also new, fresh things going on in SLC nightlife. Among the new is LVRS SLC, a soul-focused entertainment group who’ve taken up residence at a downtown centerpiece, Good Grammar. “LVRS is a celebration of culture and life behind great music,” says LVRS co-founder Dajon Thompson. And for he and his fellow founder DJ Luva Luva, soul is at the core of everything they want to see and celebrate in the Salt Lake City music scene—the soul in the local artists, the soul in downtown nightlife and in particular, the soul in the people of color in our city. Luva Luva’s been on the DJ circuit for the last 10 or so years— friends with Thompson for another 10—and notes that the two of them saw a gap in the musical mainstays in SLC. Thompson says, “For me, growing up here and going to the Arts Festival since I was three, four years old, that’s one time [of year] where you’d get a little bit of culture, and downtown Salt Lake City felt like there was some life to it. But outside of [then], it was like ‘I guess we’ll wait for the next hip hop concert to come.” As a resident DJ at Park City Live, Luva Luva adds, “I do tons of their hip hop shows up there, and I play all around downtown Salt Lake. We already have our EDM scene, we even have the country scene with the Westerner. But there is not a soul or R&B party in Salt Lake City. … I look nationally

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and there’s all these R&B parties, and I’m like, ‘How can we inject that into Salt Lake, how can we bring that together?’” For the past year and a half, through COVID, Thompson and Luva Luva have been wrestling with that question. While since conceiving of LVRS, they’ve also been working with Creative Director Enzo Pighini and Thompson’s relative Tré Bourdeaux for marketing, it’s been Thompson and Luva Luva going back and forth over “how we bring something unique that speaks to people of color, represents culture, but also is something that can be curated and [which] people can understand, but also stands out,” explains Thompson. They also struggled to find a venue that would agree to lend them an ever-valuable (read: profitable) weekend slot to test out the soul party vision. They landed on Good Grammar, a Gallivan Avenue bar that, prepandemic, was the definition of a party bar. “We’re trying to breathe some life back into Good Grammar, because you know, there used to be a consistent crowd there,” Thompson says. “And what a great choice it was to use, [because] if you look at that mural in the back, it speaks to everything that LVRS is about, for sure.” That mural, which lines the main walls of the space, is a colorful patchwork of famous figures from rock, blues, soul, funk, disco and pop history. Obviously perfect. “Really it’s about soulful experience, bringing that to downtown nightlife and also making sure it’s about culture and bringing people of color out to downtown Salt Lake City,” Thompson adds. And while there are plenty of downtown bars that foster local DJ enthusiasts of R&B, soul, funk and the like, anyone who’s partied on Main Street will probably recall that most of those DJs are of an older, and whiter, set. Thompson says, “We try to bridge the gap between the mature crowd to the younger crowd, and make an experience where we’re all taking this in and it doesn’t feel so fragmented.” They also emphasize giving women of color in the city a space for music they love. “We hear from women of color, ‘There’s really not a party for us, we either have to go to listen to all the hip hop stuff, and that’s really male-focused, or we go to the EDM side— sometimes it connects with us, sometimes it doesn’t,’” says Luva Luva. After their May

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The Mundi Project and Discovery Gateway Children’s Museum are teaming up to bring their virtual concert series to the real world starting this month, for a series that will appear monthly through August. While the series started out as indeed “from the couch” of the featured artists, it’s now—as are many other pandemic-born traditions—continuing in the outdoors of the post-ish pandemic world. It kicks off On the Plaza at The Gateway on Friday, June 11 with Jazzy Olivo, at 6:30 p.m. Olivo is a well-established jazz and soul queen around town, known for her bilingual singing talents and distinctive flare. She’ll be followed by the sounds of Puerto Rican Bomba music by way of local group Momba Marilé on June 31 at 2 p.m., as part of Discovery Health’s health fair that day. The summer series rounds out on Aug. 13 with the winds-focused chamber group Aspen Winds at 6:30 p.m. All shows are $5 per person, and $20 per family (up to eight people from the same household.) Visit discoverygateway.org for tickets and more info on all of these events.

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Utah Film Center Presents Amazing Grace

Last year, after the tragic death of George Floyd sparked a summer of protest and widespread dialogue on racism in America, the Utah Film Center developed their own response, teaming up with KRCL and Utahn Convos to launch their Black, Bold, & Brilliant film event series. Curated by Black Utahns, the series aims to illuminate the experience of being Black in America, including all the “beauty, strength and brilliance” there is and also all the exasperation that Black Americans often feel living in this country. This year, they’ve hosted events like Black, Bold, & Brilliant: Black Joy Edition, an event they held last month in May. Up next for June is Amazing Grace, a documentary film that centers around the recording of Aretha Franklin’s best-selling live album of the same name. For fans of Franklin, this is an exciting chance to see an equally exciting and rather recent release. Though all the footage was filmed in 1972, the documentary took 46 years to be seen by audiences, when it was finished by director Alan Elliott and released in 2018. Shot at the New Bethel Baptist Church in Watts, Los Angeles, Franklin’s family was present, along with the modest company of people like Mick Jagger and Charlie Watts of The Rolling Stones. When it opened, NPR called it “a transcendent, spine-tingling, uplifting, utterly joyous experience” to watch, and anyone who’s heard Franklin’s unmistakable voice will doubtless agree. This event, like all Black, Bold, & Brilliant events, is free, online and accessible to all residents of Salt Lake City and beyond. Tune in Wednesday, June 16 - Tuesday, June 20 at 10 p.m. by visiting utahfilmcenter.org/event/amazing-grace.

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Ogden’s The Monarch—a space that opened up for multi-use performance, art and other community functions a few months before the pandemic—this week hosts some very prestigious music. It comes by way of PUBLIQuartet, a modern chamber music power group who’ve been taking names and collecting awards for their original compositions over the past decade since they burst onto the scene in 2010. They’ve been recipients of the Utah Division of Arts & Museums, WESTAF (the Western States Arts Federation), and the National Endowment of the Arts. They’ll bring their innovative strings-heavy programming to the Royal Room at The Monarch this Thursday, June 10 at 7:30 p.m. While The Monarch building is a multi-faceted one with many uses, the Royal Room is usually reserved for special occasions and larger events, making this a somewhat rare chance to enjoy (some very fitting) music in the large space. The audience is limited to 130 people, seats will be spaced according to CDC guidelines, but with special provisions for groups comfortable sitting within six feet of one another. The mask mandate stands, and all tickets must be purchased online at bit.ly/PUBLIQuartetinOgden or at The Monarch’s box office before the concert date. General admission tickets are $25 for adults, $10 for students and children under 12. Visit facebook.com/ TheMonarchOgden for more event info.

Song of the Week, “Fold Ya’ Up Like a Blanket” by Enjoy

Half of the actual twin super-duo The Garden, Wyatt Shears’s side project Enjoy is as prolific as The Garden, or as his brother Fletcher’s solo project Puzzle. All things Shears are oddball galore, and that definitely includes Enjoy. Of the seven Enjoy albums that exist—two of them “deep cut” releases—2020’s Sessions With a Nasty Old Tree has a song on it called “Fold Ya’ Up Like a Blanket” that’s particularly infectious. Like on much of Enjoy’s work, familiar indie songwriting processes are scrambled, obscuring their usual contexts to create more interesting structures that still manage to be catchy and cool. “Fold Ya’ Up Like a Blanket” stands out as a spazzily energetic track, though Wyatt Shears actually also expresses some angst on it, singing “for a long while, I pretended I was all smiles / sitting there bitter.” There’s a deranged energy to the track, one that is both sporty and spooky thanks to plucky, beachy guitar strums combined with playfully weird drums, bass and synth parts; the song concludes with a cartoonish ping! that recalls ’90s R&B pop motifs. When Shears sings about how he wants to “fold you up like a blanket and put you away” it seems both totally mad and appealing, like some weird act of care. Is this my inner baby talking, eager for a good swaddle? If so, Wyatt Shears, if you see this, please fold me up like a blanket and put me away. For readers, go listen to this distinctly innovative artist wherever you find your music online.

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But I would like you to hero was a not-very-successful gambler. Is there a comparable feel a brisk breeze as you wander around in nature here on Earth. antidote in your future, Scorpio? A gambit that somehow makes Why? Because according to my interpretation of the current use of the problem to generate the cure? I suspect there is. astrological omens, winds will have a cleansing effect on you. They will clear your mind of irrelevant worries and trivial concerns. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) They’ll elevate your thoughts as well as your feelings. Do you In her poem “Escape,” Michelle Tudor addresses a lover: “Inside know the origin of the English word “inspire”? It’s from the Latin of you: a dream raging to be set free.” She implies that she would word inspirare, meaning “blow into, breathed upon by spirit.” Its like to be a collaborator who provides assistance and inspiration figurative meaning is “to inspire, excite, inflame.” The related in liberating her companion’s dream. The coming weeks will be Latin word spiritus refers to “a breathing of the wind” and “breath an excellent time for you to make a similar offer to an ally you care for—and to ask that ally to do the same for you. And by the of a god”—hence “inspiration; breath of life.” way: What is the dream inside you that’s raging to be set free? And what’s the dream inside your comrade? CANCER (June 21-July 22) Cancerian author Franz Kafka put his characters into surreal dilemmas. In his novella The Metamorphosis, for example, the CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) hero wakes up one day to find he has transformed into a giant Author Martha Beck has helpful counsel for you to keep returninsect. Despite his feral imagination, however, Kafka had a ing to during the coming weeks. “It isn’t necessary to know pragmatic relationship with consumerism. “I do not read adver- exactly how your ideal life will look,” she writes. “You only have tisements,” he said. “I would spend all of my time wanting to know what feels better and what feels worse. Begin making things.” In accordance with astrological omens, I invite you to choices based on what makes you feel freer and happier, rather adopt his earthy attitude for the next two weeks. Take a break than on how you think an ideal life should look. It’s the process from wanting things, period. Experiment with feeling free of of feeling our way toward happiness, not the realization of the all the yearnings that constantly demand your attention. Please Platonic ideal, that creates our best lives.” note: This break in the action won’t be forever. It’s just a vacation. When you return to wanting things, your priorities will AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Aquarian author James Dickey celebrated “the holy secret of have been realigned and healed, and you’ll feel refreshed. flowing.” But he added, “You must be made for it.” In other words, he implied that the secret of flowing is a luxury only some LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Author Umberto Eco declared that beauty is boring because of us have access to. And because we “must be made for it,” he it “must always follow certain rules.” A beautiful nose has to seemed to suggest that being in possession of the secret of flowbe just the right shape and size, he said, while an “ugly nose” ing is due to luck or genetics or privilege. But I reject that theory. can be ugly in a million different unpredictable ways. I find his I think anyone can tap into the secret of flowing if they have definition narrow and boring, and prefer that of philosopher the desire and intention to do so. Like you! Right now! You’re Francis Bacon, who wrote, “There is no excellent beauty that primed to cultivate a robust relationship with the holy flow. hath not some strangeness in the proportion.” Poet Charles Baudelaire agreed, saying, “That which is not slightly distorted PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) lacks sensible appeal: from which it follows that irregularity— Why do humans enjoy much longer life spans than other higher that is to say, the unexpected, surprise and astonishment—is primates? Here’s one reason: grandmothers. Anthropologists proan essential part and characteristic of beauty.” Then there’s pose that earlier in our evolution, families with elder females espethe Japanese concept of wabi-sabi, which reveres beauty that’s cially thrived. The grandmothers helped care for children, ensuring imperfect, transitory and incomplete. 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With homes in Utah and around many parts of the country selling for unheard of prices, it’s interesting to go back in time when a home in Salt Lake might cost $100 or the trade of a few good horses. Utah was organized as a territory in 1850 and admitted as a state in 1986. According to the 1900 census (the country’s 12th census), Utah’s population was 276,749—an increase of 33.1% over the previous decade. Comments in the report stated: “A small portion of this increase is due to the fact that there were 2,848 Indians and 26 other persons, or a total of 2,874 persons, on Indian reservations in Utah.” Indigenous peoples have lived in Utah for thousands of years. They felt no one could own land, that it belonged to all. The first peoples were Anasazi who melded into the tribes of Utes, Goshutes, Paiutes, Shoshone and Navajo. Each occupied different regions of the state, with some territories extending across borders into other states. In the 2010 census, a total of 32,927 American Indian and Alaska Natives were counted as living within Utah’s boundaries—amounting to 1.19% of the state’s total population. Of the 326 Indian reservations in the United States, Utah’s eight include the Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation, Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation, Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah, Skull Valley Indian Reservation, Timpanog Tribe, Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation, Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation and Ute Mountain Ute Tribe. Census data show that the largest tribal communities indigenous to Utah are the Navajo Nation, Ute Indian Tribe and Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah. Members of the Blackfeet tribe live in and around Idaho. In 1885, Crowfoot, their chief, said: “Our land is more valuable than your money. It will last forever. It will not even perish by the flames of fire. As the sun shines and the waters flow, this land will be here to give life to men and animals. “We cannot sell the lives of men and animals; therefore, we cannot sell this land. It was put here for us by the Great Spirit, and we cannot sell it because it does not belong to us. You can count your money and burn it within the nod of a buffalo’s head, but only the Great Spirit can count the grains of sand and the blades of grass of these plains. As a present to you, we will give you anything we have that you can take with you, but the land, never.” I heard of a man buying his Avenues home in the 1800s for the price of his only suit of clothes. Now, I work with people willing to give up everything just to own a home, a roof over their head. What’s our future, Utah? n Content is prepared expressly for Community and is not endorsed by City Weekly staff.

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