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Letters The Broken Caucus

I attended my first Republican caucus recently. As a proponent of the Count My Vote campaign, I decided I needed to see what really happens at a caucus meeting. I was wrong. I could have gone a lifetime without needing to see what happens there. First we were to choose a new chairperson who would serve for the next two years. A young guy introduced himself and his experience as a campaign manager for someone in another district a year or so ago, and his eagerness to be involved. We elected him as chairman. We then elected his wife as secretary and treasurer. Then we needed one state delegate. Another gentleman was nominated for that, as well as our chairman standing and saying he’d really like that assignment too. The other nominee stood, introduced himself and said he really would like to see a stronger candidate than Mia Love; he really didn’t like her. The young, newly elected chairman said he really liked Mia Love, and thought she was a great candidate. Eventually our chairman withdrew, stating maybe he’d rather be a county delegate. Several others present voiced their approval of Mia Love and expressed their desire that she be supported. Ultimately, the first nominee was elected as our state delegate, though he reaffirmed his doubts about Mia Love.

WRITE US: Salt Lake City Weekly, 248 S. Main, Salt Lake City, UT 84101. E-mail: comments@cityweekly.net. Fax: 801-575-6106. We reserve the right to edit for length and clarity. Preference will be given to letters that are 300 words or less and sent uniquely to City Weekly. Full name, address and phone number must be included, even on e-mailed submissions, for verification purposes. At this point, one of the gentlemen I was seated by leaned over and said, “Do you want to run for anything?” I said, “Yeah, I’d like to run for the door!” He didn’t seem amused. Here’s what I learned from my one, and only, experience with a caucus meeting: Caucus meetings are advertised as grassroots, neighborhood involvement in politics. It’s a way for the little guy, with little recognition and even less money, to make a difference and get involved in politics. I didn’t see it as anything like that. The deadline for candidates to declare ended just 24 hours prior to the Republican caucus. This means that when the Democratic caucus was held, they had no idea who was even running as Democrats in any of the offices. In our precinct, 14 out of 120 registered voters showed up at the caucus meeting. We elected a delegate to the state convention to place our vote, when in reality he isn’t bound to vote for a particular candidate. He can vote any way he chooses. Instead of 120 people voting, one person votes however he chooses. As a nation, we seem surprised when voter turnout continues to be less and less every election cycle. Yet we continue to relinquish our right to vote to representatives and delegates to vote for us when they have no idea how we would vote given the opportunity. There is no reason

for average citizens to research an issue or get involved in politics and learn about a candidate when their votes really don’t count, and what they think really doesn’t matter. The Count My Vote initiative did a great disservice by giving in so easily to the legislature. No one in their right mind should be defending the caucus system.

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Corrections: In “True Blue” [March 27, City Weekly], the name of one of Tony Holiday’s bands was incorrect. Holiday plays with Antique Cadillac, Smoke in the Tavern and The Velvetones.

In Best of Utah 25 [March 27, City Weekly], the number of times that Aristo’s has won Best Greek in our readers’ poll was misstated. 2014 marks Aristo’s 10th win in that category. Also in Best of Utah, a former address of The Bapis Group was listed. The Bapis Group is located at 2603 E. Parleys Way in Salt Lake City.

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On April 5, members of Ordain Women will again request tickets to the LDS Priesthood session. In March, the LDS Newsroom issued a pre-emptive statement that both contradicts current church doctrine and sends a confusing message regarding the manner in which the LDS Church makes decisions. In their arguments against female ordination, church members often claim that “the church is not a democracy” and thus members do not have the right to petition the prophet for revelation, an argument I understand. If a church is truly led by God, a top-down method of revelation makes sense. But the church seems entirely fine with democratic majority rule when it benefits the status quo. If the church is not a democracy, it shouldn’t matter that the members of Ordain Women represent a minority opinion. But both the October 2013 and March 2014 statements from the LDS Church make a point of identifying members of Ordain Women as “minority groups.” In October 2013, LDS spokeswoman Ruth Todd stated, “Most members would see such efforts as divisive.” In 2014, Jessica Moody reiterated this idea in her letter to Ordain Women organizers: “Women in the church, by a very large majority, do not share your advocacy for priesthood ordination.” By that logic, if the majority of women advocate for ordination, it would be a matter worth discussing—a viewpoint I am certain the church does not endorse. Either the church is not run as a democracy—in which case the desires of a majority or minority do not influence how the church is run—or church policy is dictated by what the majority of members believe. It cannot be both. The church also contradicts itself regarding the nature of revelation. Moody’s letter declares that “ordination of women to the priesthood is a matter of doctrine that is contrary to the Lord’s revealed organization for His Church.” However, neither Jessica Moody nor the LDS Newsroom is autho-

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rized to reveal new doctrine. The letter speaks on behalf of the church, but not as the prophet, and not as an official declaration. While the letter is correct—women are currently excluded from holding the priesthood, according to current doctrine—there is not official doctrine that states that women will never hold the priesthood, or that women are forbidden to ask for ordination. If there were to be a new doctrine introduced, it would come from the First Presidency as an official declaration, after being voted upon unanimously by the Quorum of the Twelve, not from the LDS Newsroom. Moody’s letter represents another instance of the church contradicting its own standards and attempting to vilify the members of Ordain Women as going against a doctrine that does not exist. The church itself identifies doctrine as “the four standard works of LDS scripture (the Holy Bible, the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine & Covenants and the Pearl of Great Price), official declarations and proclamations, and the Articles of Faith.” Until the church formally introduces a doctrine regarding the permanency of a male-only priesthood that forbids women from pursuing ordination, using the church’s newsroom is nothing more than a stall tactic that places the members of Ordain Women in a theological limbo. Yes, the church institution, as represented by the LDS Newsroom, does not agree with Ordain Women’s interpretation of LDS doctrine. But until an official declaration is made, it seems that God might agree—another unintended message from the LDS Church. With its request that the members of Ordain Women join the anti-Mormon protesters across the street from Temple Square, the LDS Church sends a message of exclusion that contradicts the value of personal revelation—the fundamental belief, in Mormonism, that every member has the right to seek answers and ask questions.

Former Relief Society President Julie B. Beck stated that “the ability to qualify for, receive, and act on personal revelation is the single most important skill that can be acquired in this life.” According to the LDS Newsroom, the church would rather that skill atrophy in the “free speech” zone. The church’s overall response to the Ordain Women movement challenges the very essence of Mormonism, a religion founded by a then un-ordained teenager with a question. By labeling faithful members of the church as “divisive” minorities who “detract” from Mormonism, the LDS Church betrays its own origin story. The church would not exist without founders and members asking questions about the will and nature of God. The church cannot encourage members to seek personal revelation and then punish them for the results. Fearing and ridiculing questions as “antiMormon” indicates a fear that God does not have all the answers— or that He’s no longer communicating them with church leadership. If God is always at the helm, questions should not render the church frightened of its own members. I respect the right of religions everywhere to dictate their own doctrine. But for many years, it was not the answers the church provided that sustained my faith—it was the questions. Believing I could ask questions and receive divine answers personally tailored for my soul thrilled me. To see the LDS Church recoil from my sisters who have earnest questions reminds me of the joy I felt in asking questions, and the sadness in realizing my church did not share my joy. I’m proud of the men and women who follow the example of Joseph Smith and ask the hard questions. I hope someday they will be heard. CW

the church seems entirely fine with democratic majority rule when it benefits the status quo.

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What’s the hardest question you’ve ever asked or been asked? Pete Saltas: Every morning I ask myself the hardest question of all: To snooze or not to snooze?

Kolbie Stonehocker: These are all real-life stupid questions that people have asked me: “Is Kolbie short for something?” “What happens when you realize you’re sick of your tattoos?” “What can you do with an art degree?” “So, gluten makes you sick. Can you eat nuts/corn/rice?” “What do your tattoos mean?” “Isn’t Kolbie a guy’s name?”

Scott Renshaw: Asking myself “How can I answer this question honestly any other way but ‘none of your damn business’ ”? Sarah Arnoff: I think the hardest question I’ve ever been asked was on a final for my theoretical syntax class on minimalism four years ago. It’s all a blur, but it apparently hasn’t impacted my life since, and everyone knows the minimalism theory is useless anyway. Paula Saltas: Does this dress make me look fat?

Rachel Piper: “Will you marry me?” all three times that Mr. Piper asked.

Susan Kruithof: Having to ask for a divorce is beyond difficult. So difficult, in fact, that I haven’t gotten around to actually getting a divorce. Being separated but staying married keeps me from ever being in that predicament again. Eric Peterson:

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Maybe Paul Rolly was looking for another reason to hit the Legislature about their admittedly obsessive and sometimes obstructive interest in public education. Too bad he chose the wrong issue. Rolly railed against the state’s use of the Acuity test, and specifically against Granite District’s disciplinary actions against one teacher who refused to administer the test. Oh yeah, and the teacher took her gripes to her classroom, involving both students and parents. Here’s the thing: Acuity does just what many parents want. It looks at students individually, shows where they need help and moves away from cookie-cutter multiple choice questions. “Students need to be able to find, evaluate, synthesize and use knowledge in new contexts, frame and solve non-routine problems, and produce research findings and solutions,” Acuity states. Yes, this makes it more difficult to grade the tests. Duh. But the job is to teach—and help kids learn.

Construction Quarrel You’ve got to wonder why Sugar House—Salt Lake City’s Little Engine that Could—gets so little respect. First, the area had to deal with the “sugar hole” for years before developer Craig Mecham finally began construction on the block. Then there’s the ongoing controversy over the proposed 1100 East streetcar route, which has come to be known as the “ghost train,” even though UTA insists that it carries 1,000 riders per day. Now, Mayor Ralph Becker not only wants to develop the little open space by the Boys & Girls Club, but also wants zoning changes for higher density and taller buildings along the streetcar line. While the public will weigh in on the proposal, history shows that the little guy tends to lose out in the Sugar House development frenzy. So much for the walkable-community model.

Health Progress Finally, good news on the health front. Researchers at Intermountain Medical Center believe they have identified a genetic marker that could predict heart attacks, and ostensibly prevent them. Midvale saw the opening of the Mid-Valley Health Clinic, which serves needy populations—up to 5,000 different clients. The nonprofit Utah Partners for Health secured funding from, ahem, Obamacare to operate the clinic, and the county helped out by discounting its charge for space. Speaking of the ACA, the deadline has passed, despite all the waivers, and people should be signed up. Now, if only Gov. Gary Herbert would see fit to fully implement Medicaid, Utah would be a healthier state.

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Anyone who’s struggled to keep up during complicated Zumba routines or avoided dance classes like the plague will bless Misty Tripoli, the Salt Lake City native who created Groove, a dance method that prizes united self-expression and banishes mimicry. Rinda Ungricht (administrator and Misty’s sister, pictured right) and Laurie-Lynn Macdonald (master trainer/facilitator, pictured left) are working to build community dance parties by offering free classes through mid-May. To keep the party going, they’ll also be training new facilitators April 4-6 (City Weekly readers can receive a discount for mentioning this article). For class times and locations, visit Facebook.com/SLCGrooveCommunity.

I haven’t seen Groove on Dancing With the Stars—what’s so special about it?

Rinda Ungricht: It’s movement that everyone can do. It gives people the freedom to be creative and unique. We ultimately unify to a single rhythm, with two to three movements per track, allowing you to make those movements your own. Everybody’s successful, and we measure that success not by how well you’re following the leader, but by how you’re connecting to the music, to the community, and if you’re using your whole body. Laurie-Lynn Macdonald: We also measure success by how much you’re smiling and sweating by the time class ends. In Groove, we’re dancing authentically, with no mimicry. Instead, you’re connecting to how the music makes you feel—our method integrates mind, body, heart and soul. It’s not technical at all.

If the goal is to dance your own way, why leave the privacy of your living room?

RU: We encourage dancing in your living room! We even have at-home DVDs, though I want to stress that we’re not here to sell products—we’re here to build a dance community. You come to classes to be a part of the magic, part of the joy of everyone dancing together. We give you the space to feel confident in your movements and in your own skin. LM: People walk out crying because they’ve never experienced anything like Groove before. We have what we call the Groove Truths: 1. You are unique. 2. You can’t get it wrong. 3. Nobody can do it for you. 4. You should look different. And 5. No one cares what you look like (and if they do, it’s their problem). When you come dance with us, we’re creating an atmosphere, a safe space, which also allows you to process everything at the end in stillness.

What kind of music plays during Groove?

RU: We play all kinds of music—everything from African to Top 40 to hip-hop to country. We do this for two reasons: It’s more appealing, and it helps open people up to music they might not listen to otherwise. It’s good for the brain to hear different sounds and rhythms! There are 12 to 14 tracks per class, so we have a good mix, unless we’re doing a theme night like disco, tribal, family, etc. We also take the local culture into account, so there are tracks we won’t use if they have curse words, for example. LM: Groove really blends the best of both worlds—with each music track, we have a little structure so dancing isn’t completely freestyle. We give you options for being creative with your movement, so you feel like you did something—even if it was just to lose your mind, go nuts and explore. And we do turn the lights off!

Who shows up to classes?

RU: Everybody and anybody. Men, women, seniors, people with disabilities, kids. There is no dance or fitness background required. All you need is a desire to move your body and a love for music. If you move, you can groove.

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Years ago I sent you a question about the possibility of global warming uncovering nasty things under the ice caps. Are we at risk of reawakening some kind of killer virus or bacteria that’s just been waiting for an opportunity like this to feast? —Cecile Johnston, Vermont Sorry to be late getting back to you, Cecile, but you should be grateful. Here’s why: 1. There are indisputably killer germs trapped in the tundra. All we don’t know is who, or what, is doomed. 2. There’s nothing you can do about it anyway. Your original question came in 13 years ago (we looked it up). So, thanks to my procrastination, you’ve enjoyed 13 years of ignorance-fueled bliss. 3. But now you’ve gone and asked again, and guess what: Your carefree days are over. French scientists recently reported finding a giant viable virus in 30,000-yearold Siberian permafrost—viable being understood to mean infectious. The bug only kills amoebas, which those taking the narrow view of things may figure means they’re off the hook. But the more imaginative can reflect: First the viruses came for the amoebas. Then they came for me. 4. You know what, though? I’m not going to worry about it. It’s not that I discount the possibility of bad things coming out of the permafrost. It’s just that we’re likely to have bad things coming at us from all over. Why sweat a few thawed germs? About those germs. The microbe threat you hear most about nowadays is viruses. These strange pathogens are basically just pieces of genetic code in a container, with no metabolism until they’re attached to a host. Strictly speaking, they’re not alive, which means—and I admit this sounds ominous—they can’t be killed. Viruses’ innate hardiness allows them to remain intact in extreme conditions. All viruses contain either RNA or DNA; it’s estimated that mutations can occur in up to 50 percent of the genetic code before the virus’s viability is threatened. Cold doesn’t faze them—polio, influenza and many other types of virus are known to survive freezing. True, because viruses work by insinuating themselves into their host’s genetic code, they tend to be confined to certain species. But that’s no sure thing. Viruses frequently jump across species lines; one virus typically found in sea lions, for example, can also infect pigs, fish, rabbits, cattle and humans. Viruses aren’t indestructible, of course. Oxidation, freeze-thaw cycles and natural chemical reactions can all break down the DNA and RNA in ancient microbes. Theoretical considerations suggest no genetic material can survive intact beyond 2 or 3 million years. But that leaves lots of time during which countless viruses could have evolved and been trapped in ice. The researchers who discovered the 30,000-year-old bug above claim it’s the oldest known virus that’s still infectious. The RNA of a common tomato-plant virus

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The Plot Thickens

Did police catch a terrorist or simply punish a man who was seeking help for a mental illness? By Colby Frazier cfrazier@cityweekly.net @colbyfrazierlp When county prosecutors trumpeted in September 2013 that a domesticterrorism attack had been thwarted, little was said about the fact that the mastermind behind the proposed plot had called the police on himself. On two different occasions between August and September 2013, Jack Harry Stiles called authorities and told them he was trying to kill himself and, during one incident, said that he wanted to hurt others. Both times, he was taken to the hospital. The first time Stiles was taken to the hospital, he told a crisis worker he had been thinking about committing a mass shooting, where he would, ideally, “kill as many people as possible.” Rather than commit Stiles to the hospital to undergo further review, police were called and Stiles was arrested and booked into jail. Troubling as Stiles’ statements were, mental-health professionals and defense attorneys say the man is hardly the only person who claims to want to hurt others while experiencing a psychotic episode. Stiles’ public defender, Neal Hamilton, says his client did exactly what society would expect of him: seek help. But instead of getting help, Stiles got punished. “We should facilitate what Jack did, not criminalize it,” Hamilton says. “What Jack did was the ideal situation. He got law enforcement involved and he got medical treatment involved. This is what we should strive for, and yet here we are.” The saga that eventually resulted with Stiles being charged with stating terroristic threats began in August, a full month before he was officially charged. During this gap of time, police records show, different agencies and authorities dealt with Stiles’ statements in various ways. His most detailed threats happened Aug. 11, while he was speaking with a crisis worker at Pioneer Valley Hospital. Stiles was taken there by a Salt Lake City Police officer who noted in his report that Stiles had been cutting himself and had been considering buying a gun and shooting people at a movie

L AW & O R D E R theater or mall. Since Stiles didn’t have a gun or money to buy a gun, the officer took the man to the hospital. During an interview with a crisis worker, Stiles said he had gone to the City Creek Center mall to “scope at (sic) and map exactly the best spots for me to hide where I could kill the most amount of people,” according to a report made by the West Valley City Police Department, which the crisis worker had called to the hospital. Stiles was questioned at length by a West Valley City Police officer. In the report, Stiles said he didn’t have any guns, but he wanted to buy “automatic handguns with silencers.” Asked where he’d buy these guns, Stiles said the “gun store.” Stiles also told the officer he’d looked on the Internet for bombmaking instructions. In addition to the shootings, he said he wanted to blow up a UTA Trax train during lunchtime. Jonathan Bone is a clinical psychologist who owns a private practice and also has done contract work for the state that has included conducting psychological and forensic services for defendants represented by the Legal Defenders Association, for whom Hamilton works. Bone says it’s not unusual for mentally ill patients experiencing a psychotic episode to say they want to hurt others. When this does occur, Bone says, the patients are typically committed for 24 to 72 hours, per state statute, before being re-evaluated. At this time, if the patient is still deemed a threat to others, the patient can be committed to a hospital for an even longer period. Bone isn’t familiar with all of the details surrounding Stiles’ case, but based on the information from police records that City Weekly shared with him, he says it doesn’t sound like Stiles had the means or know-how to execute a mass shooting or blow up a Trax train. “People with mental illness make statements like that all the time,” Bone says. The officer asked Stiles if he intended to shoot and kill children. “If he did happened (sic) to kill a child he will stop and surrender,” the report notes. And once he ran out of ammunition, Stiles said he would surrender “due to police being faster shots.” Stiles was arrested without incident and booked for making “terroristic threats.” A couple of days later, Stiles was released from jail. Salt Lake County prosecutors declined to press charges. Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill says he doesn’t know why charges weren’t filed in August. He noted that when a case comes across a prosecutor’s desk, his office always asks, “Do we feel comfortable filing the charges?”

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Jack Stiles appears in 3rd District Court on March 31. Stiles’ attorney has sought to have the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office removed from the case. “It may be nothing more than somebody didn’t feel comfortable,” Gill says, noting that some bit of information could have changed between Stiles’ arrest in August and the filing of charges in September. But Hamilton, who has filed a motion in 3rd District Court seeking to have Gill’s office removed from the case for prosecutor misconduct, says nothing that he’s aware of changed with Stiles, or his threats, between August and September. He believes that whoever screened the case in August realized that Stiles needed medical help, not a prison sentence. Stiles’ next contact with law enforcement came Aug. 31. Salt Lake City Police responded to the Cinemark Movies 10 theater in Sugar House, one of the places Stiles said he had scoped out and thought would be a good place to shoot people. Theater employees had called police; they’d been notified that they should contact authorities if they saw Stiles on the property. When officers contacted Stiles inside the theater, he said he thought he’d been “cleared” to be there. Since he was not welcome, Stiles was escorted off the property without incident. He had no weapon. Twenty-two days later, officers were dispatched to Stiles’ apartment. The police report doesn’t state who called police. Stiles was cutting himself again and asked to be taken to the hospital for evaluation. Officers couldn’t find any weapons, and an ambulance took the man to St. Mark’s Hospital. The paper trail ends here, but it is where the media’s glaring lights begin. On Sept. 23, West Valley City Police descended on the hospital and arrested Stiles. Prosecutors filed charges for

the terroristic threats made in August, and bail was set at $1 million. And ever since, Stiles has been locked in jail. Stiles’ arrest came a few days after a Navy sailor killed 12 people at a base in Washington, D.C. In August, Stiles told police that the two-year anniversary of his mother’s death was Sept. 25, and that he might choose that day to commit the shooting. Media outlets reported that authorities and prosecutors had “foiled a terror plot,” and “uncovered” plans to commit mass murder. After his arrest, City Creek attorneys sued Stiles, saying the threats harmed its reputation and made shoppers and employees fear for their lives. The lawsuit was quickly settled, with Stiles agreeing to stay at least 1,500 feet from the upscale mall. What media outlets didn’t know then was that Stiles had been a free man for a full month after informing authorities of his supposed plot. Hamilton says he’s genuinely stumped about the authorities’ insistence on prosecuting Stiles. Still, he credits Gill’s office for doing great work for the mentally ill, and doesn’t believe prosecutors would have filed charges if they didn’t think there was a case. “I am confident that somewhere in their office they’ve done the research, and legally they believe that they have a good case against Jack Stiles,” Hamilton says. But he worries that other mentally ill people, wary of the possibility of arrest, will let similar thoughts go untreated. “Jack’s not alone in this,” Hamilton says. “I am absolutely concerned about a chilling effect.” CW

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After being evicted, Kim Krause decided to embark on the open road for a life of homelessness.

On March 3, 2014, a property administrator for Coldwell Banker posted a notice of eviction on the small house in unincorporated Salt Lake County where Kim Krause had lived for the past five years. The letter, written on behalf of Coldwell’s client, Valley Mental Health, informed her that she had until March 28 to leave. Krause is 57 years old. Her last position of employment was working at Valley Mental Health helping to manage their properties. Her department was closed, she says, as part of a 2011 restructuring. Since then, her options have dwindled. She couldn’t afford the gas or insurance to use her car, so she had to rely on the bus system to get to job interviews. But the jobs she was offered were in places that transit didn’t go to—or, if they were on a bus route, the buses stopped running before her shifts would’ve been over. Because the wait for Section 8 housing is months—if not years—long, Krause faced homelessness for the first time. So, she set out to discover what being homeless meant. When she went to The Road Home, a downtown Salt Lake City shelter, in search of answers, hundreds were milling around the building waiting for beds. She says she told a male office worker that “I’ve never been homeless. You can’t teach me what I need to know?” He told her that no one ever asked such questions, and sent her to a nearby building for homeless women. The only advice she was given there was, she says, “Everything needs to be attached to you. If not, assume it will be stolen.” Then she sought advice from the Unified Police Department. Should she approach an officer and inform him of her homelessness? The desk sergeant told her a cop would approach her if they had any questions. The thought of spending her nights at The Road Home scared her, so Krause, a lifelong Utah resident, decided to follow the 19th century Mormon pioneers’ example and walk in search of a better life. A shopping cart, she knew, would get stuck in the mud, and so, for $65, she purchased a secondhand dual child stroller. In her version of a Mormon handcart, she planned to put a tent, tarp, socks and an extra pair of shoes. She decided to take the FrontRunner as far south as it goes— last stop Provo—and then walk. “If I go south, it will be warmer, it will be more like camping,” she says. “If I am to die, I would

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The modern-day handcart of homeless woman Kim Krause, which she hopes to take on a trek south

rather die on my back looking at the blue sky and green trees, than cement, steel and windows.” She planned to stop in small towns along the way, camp, and if not asked to move on, look for work. “Freaking hell, I have to start my whole goddamn life over again,” she says. “Why not go to a small town and do it that way?” Judge John Baxter, who runs Salt Lake City’s homeless court, says that while the area around The Road Home has, in recent years, become “decidedly more edgy,” due to various factors, Krause’s solution is “not a very practical approach to becoming homeless.” The array of services for homeless people in Salt Lake City is more extensive than in Southern Utah towns such as Panguitch, where, he suspects, the only shelter available in the face of bad weather might be a night in jail. Yet Krause yearned for the healing she imagined a rural trek would bring. The prospect of being out in the country lifted her spirits. “I need to smell hay, something more earth, less cement.” But Krause’s voyage of healing and selfdiscovery did not go as planned. While she packed her “handcart” and got it on a Trax train, issues with food stamps for her and her daughter, who has a no-benefits county job earning $8 an hour, meant Krause had to stay in Salt Lake City until they were resolved. “We both have to eat.” So for now, she is staying at The Road Home, battling a heavy cold and the daily tragedies she encounters at the shelter. “The shelter is too sad for me; way, way too sad for me,” she writes via e-mail from a Workforce Services computer. “I think it is worse than I thought, and I thought pretty bad.” CW

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Become an Equality Ally With the state shelving plans to protect LGBT Utahns from discrimination, there’s never been a better time for allies of the LGBT community to help stop discrimination in the workplace. Learn how with inclusion training, going on at the University of Utah this week. Later, hear former NSA boss and whistleblower Thomas Drake discuss the threat of Uncle Sam’s all-seeing eye. Looking ahead, save the date for a conscientious campout with the Utah Tar Sands Resistance at the site of a proposed tar-sands strip mine.

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The first-ever tar-sands strip mine may soon begin tearing up some pristine Utah wilderness, adjacent the famous Book Cliffs in central Utah. But it’s not too late to join the Utah Tar Sands Resistance for a campout at the proposed mine site to connect with the land and the people fighting to protect it. April 11-13, TarSandsResist.org, e-mail tarsandsresistance@gmail. com for more information.

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Before Edward Snowden, there was Thomas Drake, a former senior executive at the National Security Agency who faced up to 35 years in prison for blowing the whistle on an NSA program that he felt would violate citizens’ Fourth Amendment rights. Drake beat the charges and is now an advocate against the surveillance state he once was a part of. At this free and open forum, he will be speaking about the threat to the Constitution and the privacy of Americans posed by the NSA spying machine. Salt Lake City Main Library, 210 E. 400 South, 801-524-8200, April 9, 7 p.m., SLCPL.org

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n Investigators concluded that the pilot of a Mozambican Airlines flight bound for Angola deliberately crashed the plane while his co-pilot was using the toilet. All 33 people on board died when the plane plunged from 38,000 feet. Recordings from the recovered black box show a rapid descent and repeated banging on the cockpit door, either from the co-pilot or passengers. (Britain’s Daily Mail)

Slightest Provocation Fred John Govern, 92, died from cardiac arrest after a fistfight at a nursing home in Orwigsburg, Pa., that started when another resident cut in line at dinner. “My father had to have said something to him about jumping the line, which I know he would do, knowing my father,” Fred Govern Jr. said. “The guy just turned around when my father checked him and started punching him.” (Philadelphia’s WPVI-TV)

n When a man refused to buy a woman with him a McFlurry at a McDonald’s restaurant in Jacksonville, Fla., witnesses said the woman headed for his car, poured alcohol and gasoline on it, lit it on fire and then ran off. After people helped the man put out the fire, he drove away. (Orlando’s WFTV-TV)

n Police reported that a 20-year-old man was eating with a friend at a Taco Bell restaurant in Tega Cay, S.C., when a man at another booth asked him if he had belched without saying “excuse me.” The man then walked over and attacked the 20-year-old with a chair, grabbed his throat and tried to headbutt him before a restaurant worker told the assailant to leave. (Associated Press)

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Local director Gil Medina says he owns actor Danny Trejo and is suing Robert Rodriguez for $11 million to prove it. By Justin Higginbottom • comments@cityweekly.net

t’s November 2013, and the unreleased local film Vengeance has just been shown to a City Weekly reporter at a special 9 a.m. screening. It was the first-ever screening for media, according to the film’s director, Gil Medina, with Medina himself sitting in the dark theater at Universal Post, located in an industrial area near Interstate 15. The film begins with helicopter shots above Salt Lake City with actors’ names—Danny Trejo, Tech N9ne, 50 Cent—displayed in block letters against city landmarks like the Utah Capitol and Temple Square. “It’s a Utah film,” Medina says. “It’s shot in Utah, I’m a Utah filmmaker. It’s for Utah.” After the screening, Medina drives his Mercedes downtown to Market Street Grill. He arranged the screening after an OK from his law yers and is now sitting down for a breakfast interview. “I’m here to clear the air,” Medina says.

About a week before the screening, after months of unreturned phone calls requesting an interview, is when Gil Medina first spoke with a City Weekly reporter. In that initial conversation, he mentions a libel lawsuit. Coming from him, it’s a threat to take seriously. You see, in the seven years Medina has spent writing, shooting, re-writing, re-shooting, advertising, advertising and advertising Vengeance, his lawyers have been busy. The music promoter turned litigious filmmaker says he holds licensing rights to well-loved tough-guy actor Danny Trejo—star of his unreleased film—and has been attempting to exercise those rights, sending warning letters to production companies that have used the actor without his permission. But that’s popcorn. He is also suing director Robert Rodriguez—the director of Desperado, From Dusk Till Dawn and Sin City—in Utah federal court for $11 million. And what’s weirder than a littleknown Utah director suing one of the most recognizable names in American cinema is the reason: Medina says Rodriguez sabotaged the promotional game app he created with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. Medina spent years struggling to release the film, a veritable love letter to Utah, which he also produced, wrote and directed. To Medina, his lawsuit against Rodriguez tells a story of an influential director squashing the little guy (Medina is the little guy). But while he sees himself as the victim of big Hollywood forces, he has started off in the business in the most Hollywood way possible—through litigation.

And then there is Peter McCardle, a writer in New York City, friend of people “in the industry,” as big a fan as any of Danny Trejo’s (even hoping to write the definitive Trejo biography), and creator of a website that blasts Medina and highlights his past run-ins with the law—a charge of sex with a minor and a conviction of witness tampering. Medina doesn’t like seeing his name smeared online. And he explains that there are, of course, legal channels to deal with lies found on the Internet. “That’s how we are going to settle this with Peter, through the law,” Medina says. “But I don’t think he has much.” He makes clear that whoever prints those lies of McCardle’s is open to a suit as well.

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Medina met Trejo in 2005 at a since-closed downtown Salt Lake City club during a crew party for The Crow: Wicked Prayer, a basically direct-to-DVD sequel to The Crow. Medina, who co-owned the bar at the time, noticed Trejo standing by the wall and offered his services. Did he want a drink? A table?

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As it turns out, Trejo is sober. But he and Medina became well acquainted, and Medina ended up showing Trejo around town, telling him which restaurants to go to, even bringing Trejo to church with him during Trejo’s time shooting in Utah. “Hollywood is all about parties, girls,” Medina says, but what he and Trejo were about was “trying to center yourself in Christ.” There was something about Trejo, Medina thought. It was the little things—how he interacted with the valet and busboys, how cooks would close a restaurant to serve him. Everyone loved this guy. And Medina saw the potential. It was like knowing the value of Apple stock before anyone else, he explains. Somewhere in the middle of all this, Medina says, he paid Trejo thousands of dollars to sign a licensing agreement. Attempts to reach Trejo through his agent for comment on this story were unsuccessful. According to Medina’s lawsuit, he “identified Trejo as a dominant lead actor whose name, image, and likeness carried marketable value, and who could support a successful film series.” ITN Flix, Medina’s promotional company, began hiring Trejo for corporate events, including an event with Utah-based Fusion-io, a technology firm, arranged with the co-founder and the company’s then-chief marketing executive, Rick White. “This whole thing started with Charles Bronson’s Death Wish,” Medina says. “Back in 2005, I saw Danny Trejo as this generation’s Charles Bronson, before anybody else did—contrary to what you read.” The plots of Vengeance and Death Wish both involve a man taking revenge after his family is attacked. Poster art for Vengeance is similar to the posters for the first Death Wish. Medina even contacted Paramount for the name “Death Wish” (legal said no, Medina says). Funnily enough, Trejo’s first credited role was in 1987’s Death Wish 4. Medina’s lawsuit says that Trejo’s “viability and popularity as a lead actor” grew in large part because of the

agreed to play any part as long as it wasn’t a junkie—but then makes enemies with inmate Spider, played by retired professional wrestler Diamond Dallas, after refusing to make Spider a burrito. From there, the movie slides into a phantasmagoria of fake blood and Salt Lake City backdrops. Tech N9ne, the rapper, is blown away with a shotgun after attempting to rape a woman mid-robbery at a 7-Eleven in Woods Cross. Trejo and rapper 50 Cent (who, Medina says, agreed to be in the movie in exchange for Trejo acting in Gun, written by and starring 50 Cent) shoot their way out of the Blue Iguana restaurant. Diamond Dallas beats Jack’s grandmother to death with a baseball bat. All this is separated by occasional cuts to black and quotes from the Bible. No one has before seen this depth of acting from Trejo, Medina says.

TREJO IN Scenes from Vengeance

“Listen, this is my Mexican Avatar,” Gil Medina says. “It took James Cameron 10 years for Avatar. That was a masterpiece, and I’m nothing like James Cameron. Someday I aspire to be, but the point is, it takes time. I started with no experience. I learned how to make movies through this movie.”

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Vengeance has a long and unsuccessful history. “Listen, this is my Mexican Avatar,” Medina says. “It took James Cameron 10 years for Avatar. That was a masterpiece, and I’m nothing like James Cameron. Someday I aspire to be, but the point is, it takes time. I started with no experience. I learned how to make movies through this movie.” In 2006, Vengeance was called Jack’s Law and screened for audiences in Kansas, with an appearance by Trejo in Dodge City, while Medina scouted locations and accepted auditions for Jack’s Law 2 (already written, according to what Medina has told the press). Local economic-development boards and film commissions advertised audition opportunities to locals. Over several days, according to the local economic-development board, around 400 people showed up to city hall in the small town of Elkhart, Kan., to audition. Robert Rodriguez’s Machete, starring Trejo, was released in 2010, while Medina’s film stayed shelved. Not only was Jack’s Law 2 never filmed, Jack’s Law was never released. Medina says he had to rewrite and re-shoot about 80 percent of Jack’s Law—which was only a working title, he says—due to strong similarities with another film released around 2010 that he will not name. The audience had already seen that story before, Medina says. And while Vengeance has the low-budget feel, cameo appearances and revenge-driven plot that fuels classic exploitation movies, Medina says that it’s not in the vein of recent self-aware Rodriguez pictures that bring back those same tropes. “Rodriguez never influenced me at all,” Medina says. “I like his movies, I appreciate his story. I was influenced by Martin Scorsese, Brian de Palma and Steven Spielberg. Those are my inspirations.” Unlike Machete and Machete Kills, which are parodies, Vengeance takes itself pretty seriously. Trejo’s character, Jack, is a police-officer-turned-

vigilante after his wife and daughter have their throats slit in an altercation following a minor fender-bender. The murderers are released because the murder weapon was obtained illegally, explained by a defense attorney—played by former Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson—in front of an actual Utah judge, Leslie Lewis. Jack is then wrongly sent to prison for unrelated charges of selling stolen cars (why not). In prison, things get worse—at one point, Trejo is seen weeping, shirtless, in his prison cell. Jack befriends a tattoo-artist inmate played by Jason Mewes—that’s Jay from Jay & Silent Bob fame who, according to Medina,

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films Jack’s Law and the Medina-produced Propensity, a small film shown at an LDS film festival in 2006. But Trejo, who began acting after being discovered on a movie set teaching an actor how to box, has been playing roles in Rodriguez films since his knifethrowing assassin in 1995’s Desperado. “I’ve done a lot of projects that are student films or from first-time producers or directors,” Trejo said in a 2012 interview with The Guardian. “I’d always rather be working … it’s an honor to be an important part of someone’s career when they’re starting out. I’m like, ‘Just pay for my gas, give me $100, buy me lunch, whatever.’ I bring my A game whether I’m doing this or a Michael Mann movie.” And it’s those small projects, along with big blockbusters, that will pay out if Medina’s contract holds. The amended lawsuit filed against Rodriguez asks for royalties from movies Trejo shot such as Spy Kids: All the Time in the World 4-D, which grossed $78 million, and Planet Terror, Rodriguez’s contribution to the double-feature Grindhouse, which grossed more than $25 million. “If you use a Beatles song without the Beatles’ permission, you’re in trouble. … We have sent letters to everyone in violation of this deal,” Medina says. He’s sent dozens of letters to production companies, from the small independent film Zombie Hunter, shot in Utah in 2013, to Disney.

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Back at Market Street, a young waitress comes to the table to pour some coffee. “How you been, anyway? How’s school?” Medina asks. “I’m not going yet,” the waitress says. “So what are you going to do? Just keep working and saving?” “Yeah, I’m trying to get the night shifts here,” she replies. “Yeah, we talked about that,” Medina says. “That’s where the money is, right. ... Keep grinding, girl, you’ll get there. Pretty soon this will all be a memory.”

He asks if she will be there for the next few hours; after this interview, he’ll be meeting with someone else and wants her to have all the tip money. Medina supports the “underdogs,” he explains. With a Band-Aid on his clean-shaven face, Medina seems younger than a man in his 40s. He is wearing what looks like a diamond-encrusted crucifix around his neck and a posh wristwatch. Before eating, he removes his baseball cap and lowers his head for prayer. As a kid growing up in the Rose Park neighborhood in Salt Lake City—a racially diverse neighborhood, for Utah at least—Medina would get dropped off at theaters and spend the day bouncing from screen to screen. Later, he got into music promotion. He says he started Utah radio station U92’s annual Summer Jam. “I was the first person to bring rap music to Utah. I was 15 and I brought Vanilla Ice to the Utah State Fairground,” Medina says. But someone soon changed his mind about the type of entertainment business to pursue. “It was Cube. He introduced me to the movie business,” Medina says. That would be the rapper Ice Cube, whom Medina met through his music-promotion business. Medina says Ice Cube later invited Medina to the set of the 1995 film Friday. “I saw these guys pick up a garbage can and smash somebody with it,” Medina says. “But it was a rubber garbage can. And then it all started clicking with me ... how movie magic takes place. It was a rubber garbage can, but there is a sound layover; it’s a sound effect. [The audience thinks] it’s a real garbage can.” At that point, he decided to make a movie of his own—“I knew for a fact that’s what I wanted to do”— and Ice Cube had some tips. He advised that Medina write the material, Medina says, “because they can never fire you from a film if you write, produce and direct it.” Medina began sending scripts to a friend at Lionsgate to get feedback, and used his music contacts to recruit actors. The first script was bad, according to Medina, and his friend let him know. But after some time, after rewriting and heeding advice, it turned into something he was proud of—enough so that he and his executive producer dropped, according to The Topeka Capital-Journal, $3.5 million to make it. Although now, after Vengeance’s lack of a release, Medina seems self-conscious about the product. “You saw it,” he asks later over the phone. “It’s not horrible, is it?”

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Watching the trailer for Vengeance, which has played in theaters from Utah to New York, one might get the impression that the film is similar to Rodriguez’s Machete franchise—Trejo exacting vigilante killings amid cameos by famous musicians. And that’s exactly what Medina wanted, according to previous press interviews. In a June 2013 interview with Deadline.com, Medina said he had hoped to draft off the release of Machete Kills to spark interest in his film. “I’ve heard Machete Kills might move its date. … If they move, we’re moving with them,” Medina told Deadline in June. Deadline also reported that Medina was offering theaters an 80/20 revenue split—well above the usual 50/50—for theaters to run his film before Machete Kills.

Medina wasn’t always trying to compete with Rodriguez—who broke into Hollywood when his first film, El Mariachi, won the dramatic audience award at the 1993 Sundance Film Festival in Park City. When Medina started filming what would become Vengeance at least seven years ago, around the time Trejo was working with Rodriguez on the first Machete, he sent a screener to Rodriguez, hoping for collaboration—maybe a release of Machete and Medina’s film together, as a Rodriguez/Medina picture, similar to what Rodriguez had done with Quentin Tarantino in the Grindhouse double fea-

There was something about Danny Trejo, Medina thought. It was the little things—how he interacted with the valet and busboys, how cooks would close a restaurant to serve him. Everyone loved this guy. And Medina saw the potential. It was like knowing the value of Apple stock before anyone else.

ture. But, Medina says, he never heard back. And that’s seemingly when the rivalry, however onesided, began. But things didn’t intensify until Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak entered the picture. Medina says he was invited to Wozniak’s San Francisco birthday party by Rick White—then the chief marketing executive of Utah’s Fusion-io, the company that had used Trejo for corporate events through Medina’s company; Wozniak is Fusionio’s chief scientist. At the party, Medina took the opportunity to meet the multimillionaire, and asked if he would shoot a scene with Trejo for Medina’s film. Having Wozniak in the film could help with marketing, Medina thought. “The idea was we could do a grassroots campaign through social media with Woz and really make a mark,” Medina says. But, Medina says, Trejo told him he couldn’t do the scene because Rodriguez was upset that Medina was actively trying to associate Vengeance with Machete Kills. So, Medina says, he went into prayer. He asked God what to do with this opportunity with Steve Wozniak. “It came to my spirit … do an app game,” Medina says. Wozniak agreed to record his voice and lend his image for a smartphone game called “Woz With a Coz.”

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So from Jack’s Law to Vengeance, from tanked game apps to licensing lawsuits, will the film come out? Medina doesn’t know. There was a Vengeance Army campaign to give away free copies—minus cost of shipping—that never materialized. Machete Kills, which he was hoping to draft off, bombed on opening. According to Box Office Mojo, it had one of the worst openings ever for a movie—2,500 locations making only $3.84 million, a third of what Machete made. Medina’s faith in Trejo—the next Charles Bronson—seems to be fading. He says he doesn’t know if Trejo will rebound. He thinks Machete Kills may have ruined Trejo as an actor. It’s unclear whether he is still in touch with Trejo. When Medina is asked if this legal drama, website, and arrest record will ruin him as a director before he really begins, he shrugs it off. “This is Hollywood,” Medina says. CW

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At the funeral of ex-con crime novelist Eddie Bunker, a good friend of Trejo’s, Medina met Peter McCardle, who had befriended Trejo through mutual acquaintance Bunker. McCardle later got Facebook to shut down a Medina-made Trejo fan page and then went on to make his own website—titled Holly wood Chicanery— blasting Medina. Medina had been hosting a Danny Trejo fan page on Facebook that was exclusively advertising Vengeance when McCardle stepped in to handle Trejo’s social-media presence. “We went out to promote Danny. No one was promoting Danny,” Medina says. But when Medina refused to add other projects Trejo was working on—he says he didn’t want to dilute the Vengeance property—McCardle contacted Facebook and had them close Medina’s page and transfer the likes to the “Trejo approved” page. McCardle says he was also the one who contacted Wozniak about the smartphone game—through Facebook, not a phone call—and warned him about Medina. After Medina sued Rodriguez for something McCardle says he did, McCardle also created a website that highlights Medina’s past run-ins with the law, including charges of sex with a minor and a conviction of witness tampering. But Medina can explain. “Yeah, I met her when she was 17,” he says. “Did she look 17? Hell, no. She looked like a Victoria’s Secret model. “That was a relationship that ended badly,” Medina continues. “And she want-

ed a million dollars, and I told her to kick rocks. Next thing you know, feds kick in my door, looking for drugs.” In his youth, Medina was busted with marijuana. “I got busted with a lot of pounds,” Medina says. “A lot of pounds. And I served time for it. She’s using the feds to hustle me.” During the trial for the sex-with-aminor charges, Medina said he called his ex and gave a prayer over the phone, which is how he ended up being charged with witness tampering. Medina was not convicted of sex with a minor. There are also the online complaints by those who’ve auditioned for Medina. “Listen, if you’re auditioning to be a stripper in a movie, and you come and audition, what do you think you have to do—you have to strip,” Medina says. “And you’re pissed off because I told you you’re too fat ... now I’m a pervert. C’mon, let’s just get real.” Medina has contacted his lawyers about the Hollywood Chicanery website.

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Wozniak did not respond to request for comment on this story. While Wozniak was on vacation in Lake Tahoe, Medina says, he traveled to meet him, writing a script on the way. He recorded Wozniak’s voice for the game in his hotel suite. After Utah-based React Games created the app, which included in-game advertisements for Vengeance as well as a Trejo character holding a large knife (Medina says it’s not a machete; you can tell by the handle), Wozniak advertised it on his Facebook page, and it quickly gained traction. The game was supposed to come out Thanksgiving 2012 but, according to Medina, Trejo’s agent Gloria Hinojosa called Wozniak at the behest of Rodriguez and threatened to sue him if he didn’t back out of the game. According to Medina’s lawsuit, Hinojosa told Wozniak that Medina was a fraud and a criminal who hadn’t worked with Trejo in years. Attempts to reach Rodriguez through his agent for comment on this story were unsuccessful. Rick White, named in the lawsuit as a witness to Medina’s account of Rodriguez’s actions, says he’s not participating in any litigation and that he hasn’t even done a deposition. He also says he didn’t know that he was listed as an associate producer in the film’s credits. “I am not an investor in the Vengeance movie, nor have I been involved with producing, manag ing or other w ise working on the movie,” White wrote in an e-mail. Medina says that as a result of the phone call, Wozniak pulled his support for the game, refused to do press interviews and took the link to the game off his Facebook page. Thanks to that, Medina says, the game tanked, along with promotion of his movie. How much does Medina think he lost because of this phone call? At least $11 million—to be proven in court.

Although now, after Vengeance’s lack of a release, Medina seems self-conscious about the product. “You saw it,” he asks later over the phone. “It’s not horrible, is it?”

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Garrison Keillor, like a whole host of people in this country, grew up in a small town. Think Main Street with a local grocer and a barber shop, picket fences and everybody being on a firstname basis with everybody else. Keillor used this small-town perspective to create one of the most popular public radio programs ever, A Prairie Home Companion. By utilizing his personal background, he has built an entire world through his keen storytelling capabilities and quick wit. For years, people have religiously followed the daily lives of his characters, to the point where they almost consider the residents of Lake Wobegone family, expecting newsy letters and personalized colorful cards at Christmas. The thing with Keillor is that he walks a fine line with his Midwestern sensibilities. He likes to keep it wholesome, yet he also likes to make people blush with a little bit of restrained bawdiness. But that’s how his audiences like him. He’ll make your grandmother guffaw while speaking the straight truth to granddad. He’ll commiserate with your hard-working father while discussing the domestic side of things with your mother. He’ll even get into teenager antics with the youth in your life. Really, Garrison Keillor is pretty much the friendly uncle who comes to town once in a blue moon to spin a great yarn about the good old days, while you settle in for the night in front of a cozy fire. (Jacob Stringer) Garrison Keillor @ Eccles Center for the Performing Arts, 1750 Kearns Blvd., Park City, 435-655-3114, April 3, 7:30 p.m., $20-$69. EcclesCenter.org

The 2014 Salt Lake Bees home-opener marks not only the annual return of spring, but also 20 years since spring 1994, when owner Joe Buzas uprooted the Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League and brought them to Salt Lake City to play in a brand-new ballpark. The ballpark was built on the site of the old Derks Field that had stood at the corner of 1300 South and West Temple from 1947 to 1993. In 1994, a new 15,411-seat stadium opened as Franklin Quest Field, and has since been know as Franklin Covey Field, Spring Mobile Ballpark and, starting this season, Smith’s Ballpark. The team has also gone through name changes. When the team arrived in SLC, there was an unfortunate trend of local teams having names that ended in “zz” to be like the Jazz, so the team started off as the Buzz. After a run as the Stingers, Jazz owner Larry H. Miller bought the team and changed the name to the Bees, a name that works well with both the history of the Beehive State, and the fact that the first PCL team to play here in 1915 was called the Bees. The franchise began as the Triple-A affiliate of the Twins, but is now the highest farm club of the Los Angeles Angels, and along the way has seen the likes of David Ortiz, Torii Hunter, Jered Weaver and Mike Trout come through the ranks. The upcoming season will feature a number of nights with giveaways commemorating the team’s history, and a 20th-anniversary celebration is planned for May 9. (Geoff Griffin) Salt Lake Bees vs. Sacramento River Cats @ Smith’s Ballpark, 77 W. 1300 South, 801-325-2337, April 3, 6:35 p.m., $9-$26. SLBees.com

Contemporary artists “map” their reality in myriad ways: abstraction, collage, mixed media, video installation, performance, etc. As effective as these approaches might be, there is something uniquely pure about artists employing minimalism. Minimalism is a way the artist might use only the most reduced, expressive elements of art-making. This might be a suggestion of randomness, order or chaos through simple lines, or it might be an implication of geometry, symmetry and balance of structure. But the minimalist approach requires that the viewer become involved in order for the art’s ideas to fully emerge. Artists Al Denyer, Lydia Gravis and K. Stevenson were invited by Alice Gallery to participate in the Mark by Mark exhibition. The work on display has everything to do with “physical and psychological terrains,” according to the gallery statement. With these artists we find a reduction to the rawest elements. In K. Stevenson’s masterpiece of minimalism “Tangle Untangle” (pictured), that element is the line. On its own, considered objectively, it has a specific form. Yet any viewer observing Stevenson’s marvelous work may find an affinity with the piece through limitless possible responses: invested intrigue, lucid wonderment, astute curiosity, sublime bafflement, recognition of ordered chaos or manic beauty and much more. One begins to understand a depth of the “physical and psychological terrains” of the artist himself. Stevenson proves compelling to the imagination, acutely intelligent, with a sense of artistic liberty to explore with total originality. And the viewer is always involved. (Ehren Clark) Mark by Mark @ Alice Gallery, 617 E. South Temple, 801-236-7555, through May 9, free. Heritage.Utah.gov

There are certain people in the entertainment industry who have a public life much longer than anyone would expect. Where most people are relegated to their 15 minutes, others can sustain act after act after act. Comedian Drew Carey is of that special breed. He started his stand-up career in 1985 and really got noticed by America on the original Star Search. Then Johnny Carson got wind of him. After that, his sitcom The Drew Carey Show became a long-running success, which led to an improv/sketch comedy program called Whose Line Is It Anyway? As if that weren’t enough, when the venerable Bob Barker decided to retire from hosting The Price Is Right, it was Carey who was chosen to fill his shoes. There’s also an entire sports world that knows him not just from such television celebrity, but as a part owner of the Seattle Sounders soccer team and as a member of the World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Fame. And, he was a Marine in his youth, to boot. The point? Carey is a far more versatile entertainer than you might imagine. The fact that he could be sitting on his rich laurels enjoying his soccer club or playing Plinko but that he instead chooses to hit the open road playing comedy clubs around America tells you a lot about him. Whether it’s with his own improv troupe or simply him, mic in hand, standing in front of the brick wall, Carey will apparently keep doing what he’s always done best: Making people laugh. (Jacob Stringer) Drew Carey @ Wiseguys West Valley, 2194 W. 3500 South, 801-463-2909, April 4, 7:30 p.m., April 5, 7 & 9 p.m., $25. WiseguysComedy.com

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t’s a fascinating experience watching a mystery when you already know all the twists and turns. You get a terrific sense of how the production is working by observing the reactions of the audience just as much as you observe the play itself. Pioneer Theatre Company’s production of Ira Levin’s 1978 comedic thriller Deathtrap has been around long enough— including a film adaptation—that plenty of its surprises are bound not to be surprises for every viewer. But it’s also far enough from pop-culture ubiquity that new generations can discover afresh the giddy pleasures of this tale about a once-popular play wright named Sidney Bruhl (Thom Sesma) who receives a copy of a promising thriller by Clifford Anderson (Devin Norik), who once took a writing seminar from Sidney. What if, Sidney jokes to his wife, Myra (Gayton Scott), one could steal a sure-fire hit from an unknown writer by killing him? And what if he wasn’t joking?

Director May Adrales makes terrific use of Daniel Zimmerman’s grand singleroom set design—the walls filled with enough weapons just waiting to be used that Chekhov must be nodding happily in his grave—creating a purely pleasurable contraption of twists and reversals. There’s nothing deeply profound about Levin’s text—aside, perhaps, from its dark prereality-TV realization that there’s nothing a has-been won’t stoop to in order to get back to the top—so it’s left to the tight construction and satisfying performances to keep the audience smiling and guessing. And it’s testimony to the effectiveness of this particular production that it works even if a familiarity with the text means you’re not guessing. It’s still easy to appreciate Sesma’s performance, full of acidic line readings and one wordless second-act sequence that provides a wonderful case study of physical acting. It’s still delightful watching Levin play with self-referential jokes about the play-within-the-play, or appreciating a small update that includes name-dropping a cast member from the film version. Or you can simply be an engaged observer in the way viewers react to being surprised—pleasantly or otherwise—by a play that’s smart enough to trap you no matter what you already know, or think you already know. CW

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mnibus collections of any kind— short films, short stories, short plays—often feel only as strong as their weakest link. And then there are those pleasant rare exceptions where there really isn’t a weak link, and where the individual segments build on and inform one another to the point where it feels fully cohesive. That’s the dynamic at work in 3, Plan-B Theatre Company’s triptych production of three 30-minute one-act plays by Eric Samuelsen, all performed by the three-woman repertory cast of Stephanie Howell, Teresa Sanderson and Christy Summerhays. In Bar & Kell, two women in a predominantly Mormon neighborhood (Sanderson and Summerhays) take it upon themselves to make their new neighbor, a high-school dropout unmarried mother (Howell) a “fixer-upper” project. Community Standard focuses on three women serving as jurors in a Utah County obscenity trial, with one Mormon housewife (Howell) shaken unexpectedly by the experience. And Duets casts Summerhays as a new member of an LDS ward, with Sanderson and Howell as established members trying to coax her and her husband into greater participation. Cheryl Ann Cluff directs with a light hand that punches up the humorous material, even as much of the thematic material ventures into darker territory. She crafts a great sequence during Bar & Kell as the three women rotate through a series of positions between quick lighting blackouts, conveying both a long passage of days and the sameness to the routine of those days. And the three cast members are all tremendous, showing their versatility sometimes even within individual segments, as when Sanderson transforms herself into a sullen 16-year-old in the middle of Duets. But as effective as each segment is individually, they’re even more powerful after their cumulative effect. Samuelsen uses these three plays to dig into distinct facets of the façade he perceives among many faithful Mormon women: the need to project to the world a sense that their lives are blissful perfection, and the psychological strain they experience when the people and circumstances they encounter rattle

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like to think it’s my job when writing this column to point you toward comic books and other nerdery that you might otherwise never hear about. The Image Comics series A Voice in the Dark qualifies as a well-executed curiosity that you’ve probably never heard of, but should seek out. A Voice in the Dark is an original comic series w r it ten a nd drawn by a man named Larime Taylor. It’s a grayscale book with a diverse cast of female characters, and it harbors a dark side. The main character, Zoey Aarons—a brilliant studio and radio DJ—has murdered someone and gotten away with it. She works hard to keep her secret, but can’t stop fantasizing about murdering again. Zoey is having a breakdown, and decides she’s going to use her slot on the school radio station to help others with their problems, too. Aside from that single quirk—because we can safely call being a potential serial killer a “quirk,” right?—Zoey’s a completely normal, socially awkward young woman. The entire female cast is written with a realistic insight I wouldn’t have imagined possible from a male writer, but Taylor has escaped all of the usual gender-bias traps and given us something unique. His artwork is clean and realistic, almost to an eerie degree. The line work is strong, and none of the women in the book are of the stereotypical “comic-book heroine” proportions. Everyone in the book feels like a real person—not just in

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Fired: New Works in Clay Presenting a work of ceramics, from forming to firing, can be straightforward for the craftsperson, but much less so for artist Barbara Ellard. Ellard’s play between positive and negative space, in addition to her creative use of firing materials, allows for a uniquely bold art object. Ellard says she “sculpts onto the surface of her work to enhance its fullbodied shape,” a challenge between positive and negative spaces. For the majority of her pieces, Ellard uses unnatural processes, appropriating ancient techniques of carefully added contrived materials to the firing process to arrive at finishes that are meticulously premeditated yet intended to look as though they were naturally mined from within the earth. She uses coffee filters and coffee grounds for acidity, as well as pine needles and other unusual materials. She says she has a level of control as an artist over how the work will result, for a look that can be alternately geomorphic or surreal. (Ehren Clark) Fired: New Works in Clay @ Art Barn, 54 Finch Lane, 801-596-5000, through May 2, free. SLCgov.com/arts

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In 1958, writer/illustrator Garth Williams published a picture book called The Rabbits’ Wedding, a seemingly innocuous and whimsical story with a more-or-less self-descriptive title. There was one small issue, however: In the story, a white rabbit marries a black rabbit. In 1950s Alabama, that made the story seem to many—including elected officials—like a piece of “integrationist propaganda.” Librarian Emily Wheelock Reed was told to take the book off the shelves of the Alabama Public Library Service. And she refused. Kenneth Jones’ play Alabama Story tells a fictionalized version of these events, with Garth

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reographed with an energetic afro-Brazilian style of movement native to the state of Bahia on Brazil’s northeastern coast. (Katherine Pioli) Samba Fogo: Inspiraçao Do Fogo @ Rose Wagner Center, 138. W. 300 South, 801-3552787, April 3-5, 7:30 pm, $20. ArtTix.org

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often seems that such an entry point is limited to annual trips to see The Nutcracker. But Ballet West is working to change that. Two years ago, artistic director Adam Sklute launched a family series designed to introduce young viewers to the delights of ballet in an accessible format. In that spirit, Principal Ballet Mistress Pamela Robinson-Harris and former soloist Peggy Dolkas crafted a balletic stage interpretation of Hans Christian Andersen’s beloved fairy tale The Little Mermaid especially for this purpose. The lively production—which includes child performers from the Ballet West Academy, providing an extra level of connection— runs just over an hour, including an intermission, making it a perfect starting point for all ages. (Scott Renshaw) Ballet West II: The Little Mermaid @ Capitol Theatre, 50 W. 200 South, 801-3552787, April 4, 7 p.m., April 5, 2 p.m. & 7 p.m., April 6, 2 p.m., $15-$35. BalletWest. org, ArtTix.org

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ith so many mild days in the last weeks of winter, I got an early start on my spring and summer beach reading—mostly on my patio. For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been picking through the piles of foodie-friendly books that have come my way, and I’ve whittled them down to a handful that I think are worthy of your (and my) time. They range from African-themed vegan cooking to snout-to-tail meat preparation. Ramen is the rage, along with pho, in American restaurants these days. So, it’s an opportune time for The World’s Best Asian Noodle Recipes to come along. It’s an assemblage of 125 noodle-based recipes from chefs, bloggers and food experts as far away as Tokyo and Hanoi and as close as Denver. The book opens with a recipe for how to make ramen noodles from scratch, and then takes the reader on a world tour, noodling through Vietnamese pho, Chinese dan dan noodles, Burmese noodles, seafood ramen soup, traditional pad thai and much more. A nother big trend in American restaurants is cooking with wood. With From the Wood-Fired Oven: New and Traditional Techniques for Cooking and Baking with Fire, author Richard Miscovich moves the fire from the restaurant kitchen into the home. Don’t fret, however, if you don’t own a wood-fired oven. The recipes include instructions for cooking in a home oven, too. From breads and pizza dough to scalloped tomatoes and pound cake, From the Wood-Fired Oven is jam-packed with excellent recipes, techniques and essential information about cooking with wood. Bryant Terry is a food activist, chef, educator and author of the acclaimed Vegan Soul Kitchen. Where Southern cooking is concerned, he’s pretty much the anti-Paula Deen. With his just-published

DINE Afro-Vegan: FarmFresh African, Caribbean, and Southern Flavors Remixed, Terry reboots classic dishes of the African Diaspora and gives them a vegan makeover. Recipes range from Brazilianinspired creamy coconut-cashew soup with okra, corn and tomatoes to North African zaalouk dip and Moroccan-style tagine. Whether vegan or not, you’ll find Afro-Vegan brimming with bold flavors. If you’ve ever had the opportunit y to eat in one of Chef Ruth Gresser’s Washington, D.C.a rea P i zzer ia Pa radiso restaura nts, you know how great her pizza is. Now, in Kitchen Workshop: Pizza, Gresser shares the secrets of world-class pizzamaking with home cooks. The recipes— which include gluten-free dough, pizza Margherita, calzones, pizza quattro formaggi and more—are geared for cooking in a normal home oven using tools you probably already have on hand. With Kitchen Workshop: Pizza, you’ll never need to phone Domino’s again. When business took my wife to Los Angeles recently, she had the opportunity to dine in Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo’s popular restaurant, A nimal. You might recognize the chefs as the stars of Food Network’s Two Dudes Catering TV show. Well, the missus brought home Shook and Dotolo’s cookbook: Two Dudes, One Pan: Maximum Flavors from a Minimalist Kitchen—and although it’s not new, it’s rapidly becoming one of my most cherished and food-splattered cookbooks. Animal is especially known for its offal offerings—dishes like crispy pig head with bulldog sauce or veal brains vadouvan. But what I like so much about Two Dudes, One Pan is that the authors didn’t attempt to re-create their restaurant dishes for the home kitchen—a mistake made by too many cookbook authors who make assumptions like, “Well of course everyone has pig heads in their pantry.” Rather, Shook and Dotolo created a compilation of very doable (even easy) dishes for the home cook that are, without fail, delicious. I also like the way this cookbook is organized: by

cooking vessel. It begins with recipes for (uncooked) things made in bowls: Caesar salad, Hawaiian poke, winter fennel salad and so on. The following chapters include cooking with a nonstick skillet, classic frying pan, Dutch oven, roasting pan and baking dish. Along the way you’ll discover can’t-miss recipes for sake-soy sea bass, blistered zucchini gratin, tuna au poivre with Cognac sauce, tri-tip with salsa verde, buttermilksage fried chicken, pistachio tiramisu and dozens of other tasty dishes. Most of the cookbooks I get to review are pretty to look at, but inevitably wind up gathering dust or grease in the corner of my kitchen. Not this one. Two Dudes, One Pan is a cookbook that you will use, again and again. A nother new book that scores high on the practicality scale is Great Meat, by Dave Kelly of Ruby & White, one of Britain’s leading butcher shops. The book’s lengthy subtitle pretty much sums up what you’ll find between the covers: Classic Techniques and Award-Winning Recipes for Selecting, Cutting, and Cooking Beef, Lamb, Pork, Poultry, and Game. This is a nose-to-tail affair, with recipes and techniques running the gamut from everyday dishes like honey-mustard pork spareribs and roasted rosemary chicken to more exotic fare like braised beef cheeks and warm pigeon salad. Along the way, we learn valuable insights into how to select, cut and cook meats that run-of-the-mill cookbooks don’t offer. The aforementioned books are all terrific, but my favorite read to come along in a while isn’t a cookbook, per se—although it does contain a few recipes. It’s an autobiography: No Experience Necessary: The Culinary Odyssey of Chef Norman Van Aken. In today’s celebrit y-chef-crammed universe, it’s easy to forget how important Van Aken was and is to contemporary American cuisine. Anthony Bourdain gets it right when he says, “Norman Van Aken is the Jimmy Page of his profession—a man who was there at almost every important moment in its history.” Van Aken gave a skinny kid named Charlie Trotter his first job bussing tables, and was pals and cooked with Emeril Lagasse long before the Food Network existed. For lovers of great food, great restaurants and great tales, No Experience Necessary is a mustread. CW

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When Food & Wine magazine asked for my input in nominating a chef in our area for the annual People’s Best New Chef competition, it was a no-brainer. I quickly tossed Frederick Perez’s chef toque into the ring. As owner-chef of Del Mar al Lago Cebicheria Peruana (310 Bugatti Drive, Salt Lake City, 801-4672890, DelMarAlLago.com), Perez has given traditional Peruvian cuisine— ceviche, especially—an artful and contemporary reboot. The bold and bright flavors at Del Mar al Lago match the eyepopping presentation of Perez’s dishes. Still, you’d be hard-pressed to find a chef any nicer or more humble than Perez. In the Best New Chef (Southwest) competition, he’s up against eight Texas chefs with restaurants in Austin, Houston and Dallas, and one who’s Denver/Boulderbased. Voting ended April 1, but you can still treat yourself to Perez’s remarkable cuisine, and I’ll announce the winner here in an upcoming column.

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he first time I heard about sour beer, I thought the same thing you’re probably thinking right now: “Yuck! Why in the world would anyone want to drink sour beer?” Later, I chatted with Uinta Brewing Company’s Steve Kuftinec, who is a bit of a sour-beer junkie. Still not convinced, I picked up a bottle of Uinta’s Sour Farmhouse Ale (more about that in a bit) and entered the sour-beer universe. Sour beers are aptly named: They’re sour, mouth-puckering brews. I’d assumed they were the new kid on the beer block, but it turns out that sour beer has been around for centuries, dating back to a time when beer was aged and stored in wooden barrels contaminated with bacteria and wild yeasts that gave the beer a (not surprisingly) sour taste. Today, brewers in the United States, Belgium and else-

where are intentionally using wild yeasts and live bacteria such as Brettanomyces, Lactobacillus and Pediococcus to create tart, sour-tasting beers. This, of course, is in direct opposition to the way most brewing is done: in sterile environments, using steel brewing gear and vessels to guard against wild yeasts and other bacteria, which don’t sound too appealing, right? But if you’ve ever drank Gueuze, Lambic, Oud Bruin, Berliner Weisse or Kriek—to name a few— you’ve had sour beer. Making sour beer is risky and costly. Wild yeasts and bacteria are difficult to control, and sour beer takes a long time to make. Most are aged in barrels for years, then continue to develop flavor in bottles. This makes sour beers relatively expensive as well. For the adventurous, however, sour beer is an interesting alternative to the plethora of overly hopped beers that dominate the American brewing landscape. They are less bitter and more complex than their hophead cousins. In that regard, they are somewhat more akin to wine than their sudsy brethren. Sour beer also ages in the bottle, developing and maturing in complexity and flavor with age. I asked Kuftinec what food he’d suggest to pair with Uinta’s sour beer, and he suggested a big pot of steamed mussels.

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Located on Main Street in Old Town Park City, La Niche is a full-service espresso bar and coffee shop with a distinctive French ambiance and accent. In addition to yummy lattes, cappuccinos, espresso, coffee and such, you’ll also find creamy gelato. While you enjoy a cold or hot treat, you can browse the shop for European home accessories, linens or cookbooks. Oddly—or maybe appropriately—the biggest seller here is old-fashioned lollipops. 401 Main, Park City, 435-649-2372, HistoricParkCityUtah. com/La-Niche-Gourmet-Gifts This is a premier venue for fresh-roasted imported coffee and espresso, along with fresh quiche, sandwiches, soups and fruit tarts. Salt Lake Roasting Company basically kicked off the city’s modern-day coffee-house movement. Its exceptional roasts make Salt Lake Roasting Company the brand to give as gifts and to buy for personal consumption. But best of all is simply joining friends for a fresh cup of coffee and a tasty bakery treat. It was the hip place to gather back in the day, and remains so today, even with a burlap bagful of new competitors. 320 E. 400 South, Salt Lake City, 801-363-7572, Roasting.com

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What makes Wing Nutz different from other wing joints? These chicken wings are baked, not fried. Try them with a choice of more than a dozen sauces, including Jamaican jerk, chipotle barbecue, Carolina mustard, lemon hotties, apricot teriyaki and chili garlic. Wraps and salads are also featured, along with Buffalo chips and hog wings. It’s also a great place to watch sports on TV, with NFL Sunday Ticket and NBA League Pass. Multiple Locations, BakedWingsAreBetter.com

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Chef/owner Emily Gassmann created a strangely un-Utah-ish bistro in the Capitol Hill neighborhood serving up simple and wholesome food in a charming setting. Housemade cinnamon sticky rolls are a great breakfast starter, and for lunch, the Italian sausage sandwich with caramelized onions certainly won’t offend. Fresh, farm-to-table dinner entrees change season to season, always focusing on quality and taste. Thankfully, there’s also a brief but well-constructed wine list to accompany the range of flavors at Em’s.

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Beans & Brews Coffee House was established in 1993 by the Laramie family in Salt Lake City. According to the owners, the focus here is on a commitment to the principles of quality, freshness and integrity. Today, the Laramie family still owns and operates the parent company of Beans & Brews. Obviously, coffee and espresso are the main draws here. But donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t overlook the scrumptious fruit smoothies, Italian sodas and the awesome Espresso Float. Multiple Locations, BeansAndBrews.com

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If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking for authentic New York-style pizzaâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; the kind you can buy in The Big Apple by the sliceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;look no further than Este. Owner/operater Dave Heiblim, a die-hard New York Yankees fan, keeps a season-long Red Sox vs. Yankees tally behind the counter. But pay attention, as there are strict house rules at Este: no Red Sox apparel allowed, no ranch sauce for dipping and no pineapple on your pizza. If the superb pizza isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t enough, Este also offers killer calzones, spectacular stromboli and bodacious Buffalo wings. You can wash it all down with beer, wine or green tea. 156 E. 200 South, Salt Lake City, 801-363-2366; 2148 S. 900 East, Salt Lake City, 801-485-3699, EstePizzaCo.com

Apollo Burger opened its first location in Salt Lake City back in 1984 and has grown since then to a dozen-some locations around the state of Utah. Of course, the classic Apollo burger is a must-try, but thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s much more to the Apollo experience than just the burgers. For example, the Philly cheesesteak, barbecue beef sandwich, Reuben, gyro, chicken souvlaki sandwich, corn dog and chef salad give plenty of tasty options. For something really different, try the pastrami burrito. Of course, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll want an order of the baklava for dessert. Multiple Locations, ApolloBurgers.com

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Franckâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s is a hidden Salt Lake Valley gemâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a wonderful restaurant serving award-winning cuisine. Top-notch treats from Franckâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s include classic escargot Provencal and the killer meatloaf made with slowly braised pulled pork, veal and chicken in a wild-berry lavender sauce. The wonderful ambiance and gorgeous dĂŠcor of Franckâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nicely rounds out the elevated dining experience, and the suggested wine pairings on the menu are a useful touch. 6263 S. Holladay Blvd., Holladay, 801274-6264, FrancksFood.com If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re about authentic Mexican food, late nights and cheap prices, Betoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s could be the place for you. The diverse menu spans across all of the Mexican food groupsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the burrito, the tostada, the taquito, the quesadilla, and much more. Plus, this joint is open at all hours, making it great for those late-night cravings. The carne asada burrito and the California burrito are the favorites, with good reason, as they are filled with classic Mexican flavor and are the size of small infants, so no one will leave without a full belly. Multiple locations

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Captain America’s character is more super than the comic-book action in The Winter Soldier.

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ull disclosure: Where Marvel Comics super-hero movies are concerned, I have a terrible record of getting it right the first time. Such is the burden of being a recovering adolescent comic-book geek; it’s often hard to separate the giddy spark of seeing beloved characters come to life from the question of how those characters were brought to life. And anecdotal evidence suggests I’m far from alone. In the case of 2011’s Captain America: The First Avenger, however, it worked a different way. Knowing director Joe Johnston had once nailed it with an adaptation of a World War II-era comic-book hero story— the effervescently charming The Rocketeer— built my expectations to an unhealthy degree. I was so eager for it to be great, I couldn’t even see that it was pretty good. So what does that leave for Captain America: The Winter Soldier? Are we finally reaching the point where the novelty of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is giving way to the ability for even the “True Believers” to see whether these movies stand or fall on their own merits? The Winter Soldier starts with the terrific concept of a gung-ho All-American boy like Steve Rogers/Captain America (Chris Evans) continuing to fight for his country at a time when its enemies and their motives are a murkier business. He’s still taking on missions—accompanied by Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson)—but he’s uneasy about the impending S.H.I.E.L.D. program to launch permanently airborne heli-carriers for information-gathering and ostensible defense from threats. And when it begins to seem as though S.H.I.E.L.D. has been compromised—even threatening the life of Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson)—his unease appears to be justified. Screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely have a lot of material to

here’s a wee problem with the idea of reviewing Lars von Trier’s Nymphomaniac Vol. 1: It’s not actually a movie. Yes, it’s a series of images captured on some image-capturing medium. It even has a narrative, involving a woman named Joe (Charlotte Gainsbourg ) who is found beaten in an alley by a bookish man named Seligman (Stellan Skarsgård), who takes her into his home. She then tells her life story of ravenous sexual appetites, from adolescence through young adulthood (played in flashback by Stacy Martin). No, the sense in which this isn’t actually a movie is that it’s only half a movie. The full four-hour version of Nymphomaniac was cut in half for American distribution, based on the assumption that four hours of anything—even non-simulated sex acts and plenty of full-frontal nudity—was too much for our attention spans to handle. The end of Vol. 1 is just the place where an intermission ought to go. And things are certainly intriguing leading up to that intermission. While the majority of the film involves Joe’s flashback autobiography—with the greatest focus on her relationship with her father (Christian Slater) and with a man named Jerome (Shia LaBeouf, employing a hilariously terrible accent of some sort), plus a harrowing encounter with the bitter, spurned wife (Uma Thurman) of one of Joe’s lovers—there’s a fascinating dynamic to Joe’s interaction with Seligman. As she tries to convey a life she views with shame and disgust, Seligman undercuts her self-judgment with matterof-fact digressions into subjects ranging from mathematics to fly-fishing. Where is von Trier going with this clash between the animal and the intellectual? It’s not clear by the time the credits roll. But if you’ve got the stomach for von Trier’s brand of over-the-top theatricality, it might be worth finding out it in a couple of weeks. CW

wrestle into a cohesive form, includChris Evans in Captain America: The Winter Soldier ing the threat of a mysterious assassin called the Winter Soldier. They’re trying to address Captain America’s antagonists in an elevator—or simply when place as a man out of time in both his allowing these now-familiar characters to personal relationships and his worldview— evolve and spend time together. something that wasn’t really possible with In a way, that makes The Winter Soldier’s all the characters jockeying for screen time closest analog among the wave of Marvel in Marvel’s The Avengers—and The Winter films Iron Man 3, which similarly had the Soldier folds that identity effectively into smarts to spend a lot of time maximizing something with a timely take on the way we the unique qualities of its central character now respond to a dangerous world, combefore eventually resorting to a far less interpared to the 1940s. It’s a smart notion to esting blow-everything-up big finish. That’s have a hero who’s defined by his “Greatest always going to be the tension in these Marvel Generation” patriotism forced to contend movies: Even comic books have the luxury with a shifting definition of what it means every once in a while of devoting an issue to to be a patriot, and Evans does a nice job of character-advancing narratives that don’t making basic decency interesting to watch. demand the same rigid blockbuster strucYet this is also a super-hero adventure, ture of rising action beats. Captain America: and while it proves mostly satisfying on The Winter Soldier feels like a movie that’s that level as well, it’s also less distinctive. At strong when it simply tries to tell a story, and times it feels a little like The Avengers Lite, weaker when it realizes it has to tell a Marvel as Captain America, Black Widow and Nick Comics super-hero story. All of us who waited Fury are joined by Sam Wilson (Anthony so much of our lives for the latter maybe need Mackie), a military man who dons mechato work harder at letting go of their preconnized wings to fight as The Falcon. Directors ceptions about what that requires. CW Joe Russo and Anthony Russo seem like an odd choice for a franchise like this—they’ve CAPTAIN AMERICA: worked almost exclusively in episodic TV THE WINTER SOLDIER comedies, with the occasional comedy feature like You, Me & Dupree—and some of their HHH action sequences are fragmented in a way Chris Evans that doesn’t allow for a sense of geography. Scarlett Johansson They’re stronger when the spaces are more Anthony Mackie confined—like the Cap taking on a bunch of

Rated PG-13

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Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) Chris Evans Hugo Weaving Rated PG-13

Marvel’s The Avengers (2012) Chris Evans Robert Downey Jr. Rated PG-13

Iron Man 3 (2013) Robert Downey Jr. Gwyneth Paltrow Rated PG-13

NYMPHOMANIAC VOL. 1

[Incomplete] Charlotte Gainsbourg Stellan Skarsgård Stacy Martin Not Rated

CINEMA CLIPS NEW THIS WEEK Information is correct at press time. Film release schedules are subject to change.

Captain America: The Winter Soldier HHH See review p. 36. Opens April 4 at theaters valleywide. (PG-13)

Emma At Main Library, April 9, 2 p.m. (PG-13) Spellbound At Main Library, April 8, 7 p.m. (NR)

CURRENT RELEASES Bad Words HH Transgressive comedies can be hilarious, and plenty of them have centered around unpleasant characters. But there’s

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The Lunchbox HHH.5 You could never invent them for a movie, because no one would believe it. But the dabbawallahs of Mumbai are real, and every day they ensure that hundreds of thousands of office workers get hot meals from home delivered right to their desks in time for lunch. This is the (fictional) story of one of their rare mistakes—a charming, bittersweet, chaste love affair forged over food and cemented by kindred spirits. Ila’s (Nimrat Kaur) husband is indifferent to her food and to her, but she finds an appreciative audience in Saajan (Irrfan Khan), who somehow keeps ending up with the lunches intended for Ila’s husband. It’s when the lunchbox comes back empty, again

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Island of Lemurs: Madagascar [not yet reviewed] Morgan Freeman narrates a nature documentary about the unique primates. Opens April 4 at Clark Planetarium IMAX. (G)

Nymphomaniac Vol. 1 [Incomplete] See review p. 36. Opens April 4 at Broadway Centre Cinemas. (NR)

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Ernest & Celestine HHH.5 This might be the most ridiculously cute movie I’ve ever seen—not cute in a sappy, insipid way, but in a way that transforms adorableness into something honest, wise and deeply satisfying, like the best children’s picture books. It’s the simple story of a mouse, Celestine, and a bear, Ernest, who overcome the “natural” animosity between their kind to become best friends, and in the most trying of circumstances. There are no humans in this world, just bears living above ground and mice below, each with their own complex cultures; a quirk of biology puts the mice into something of a symbiotic relationship with the bears, and it’s delightfully weird and wonderful that discovering that relationship is inextricably wrapped up in the joys of the film. The animation—hand-drawn, with a flavor of watercolors about it—is lovely, crammed with little touches that amp up the squee-able perfection. The story’s little lessons—about the trials and rewards of being a nonconformist, the evils of intolerance, the power of love—go down ever so smoothly and effortlessly amid such cute overload. Opens April 4 at Broadway Centre Cinemas. (G)—MaryAnn Johanson

and again, that Ila realizes someone else has been enjoying— actually enjoying—her lovingly prepared meals. So she sticks a little note in with the next lunch, and Saajan replies. Writerdirector Ritesh Batra has blended the glory of food porn and the old-fashioned romance of far-flung correspondents sharing their hopes and dreams in letters to each other in a lovely film that will leave you, both literally and figuratively, hungry for more. Opens April 4 at Broadway Centre Cinemas. (PG)—MAJ

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Enemy HH.5 Unforced dream logic is a difficult state for most movies to attain; a cigar usually remains a cigar, no matter the amount of CGI trickery. This reunion of director Denis Villeneuve and his Prisoners star Jake Gyllenhaal whiffs more than it hits on the subconscious level, with an exploration of döppelganger themes that clanks along loudly for most of its running time. Those moments that do work, though, are shivery and wild. Set in a vaguely dystopian Toronto—Cronenberg homages fall like rain—it follows a college professor trapped in a fossilized relationship, whose stasis is interrupted when he discovers that a bit player in a locally shot movie seems to share his DNA. As in Prisoners, Gyllenhall works hard to suppress his natural charisma, resulting in a film that becomes less a reflection on mirror opposites, and more one where both facets are disagreeably grumbly. Barn-broad Freudian as much of it is, though, the ending is a definite jolt, bringing together all of the random discordant notes for a final shot that’s difficult to shudder away. Genuine WTF moments should be respected. Opens April 4 at Tower Theatre. (R)—Andrew Wright

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something particularly off-putting about 40-year-old Guy Trilby (Jason Bateman), who takes advantage of a rules loophole to participate in a national spelling bee. Bateman—also directing his first feature—delivers plenty of caustic punch lines, but by the time he gets around to explaining why Guy is such an abusive tool to everyone he encounters, he’s made it too hard to salvage anything sympathetic. Even giving the misanthropic Guy a good-natured kid to absorb his abuse—fellow speller Chaitanya, played with winning enthusiasm by Rohan Chand—can’t mitigate the sour taste. Not every story needs a happy ending, but it helps if the guy we’re following through a comedy doesn’t primarily inspire a desire to see him get a welldeserved smack in the face. (R)—Scott Renshaw

Noah HHH The madness in Darren Aronofsky’s version of the Biblical story is both baffling and inspiring. Yes, there’s a prophet named Noah (Russell Crowe), an ark filled with animals, and a great flood meant to wipe human wickedness from the earth. There are also fallen angel/rock giants helping Noah with his mission, and Lord of the Rings-esque battle sequences that emphasize the mythical component of the story yet also distract with CGI spectacle. But once the action is limited to the ark—and Noah’s deeply conflicted sense of his holy mission—it becomes a fascinating study of the burdens of feeling tasked by God, and a complicated exploration of how to balance mankind’s capacity for doing harm with its capacity to love. Once you get past the stabs at epic grandeur, Noah wrestles with spiritual questions in a probing, surprising way. (PG)—SR

Muppets Most Wanted HHH The 2011 revival of The Muppets was a magnificently exuberant road-trip return to the roots of The Muppet Movie; this one is merely a perfectly enjoyable return to The Great Muppet Caper. A world tour suggested by the suspiciously named Dominic Badguy (Ricky Gervais) turns out to be cover for escaped criminal mastermind Constantine to use his striking resemblance to Kermit (Steve Whitmire) for a switcheroo that lands Kermit in a Siberian prison. The return of most of the key Muppets creative team insures a certain comedic continuity, the key live-action actors are all game performers, and the silly stuff is all appropriately silly. Yet it’s also just slightly … less, with fewer earworm-y tunes among Bret McKenzie’s new compositions, or maybe a diminished nostalgia factor. Muppets Most Wanted is merely an enjoyable charmer—but all not-quite-as-good sequels should be so lucky. (PG)—SR

Sabotage H.5 Violence in cinema is a tool; like any tool, it can be used well or badly. And it’s used disastrously in this brutal crime drama from co-writer/director David Ayer (End of Watch), about a DEA special ops team—led by Arnold Schwarzenegger—that starts getting picked off one by one after they try to skim some cash off a raid of a drug cartel safe house. Ayer lays on the dick-swinging macho cop banter effectively enough for a while, but his attempt to make something gritty and real is crippled by casting Schwarzenegger in the role of someone who’s supposed to have a deep reservoir of pain. And as for the nonstop, stomach-churning level of bloodletting: There comes a point where copious torture and viscera, presented with deadly earnestness, become even more repugnant than if they were played for laughs. (PG-13)—SR

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Divergent HH.5 Conceded: It’s a good thing that recent years have seen a surge in strong, driven female protagonists in books aimed at adolescent girls. But the movie versions remain grim trudges through bleak landscapes. Director Neil Burger’s adaptation of Veronica Roth’s best-seller follows Tris (Shailene Woodley), citizen of a futuristic Chicago where everyone is divided into specialized Factions—and where a “divergent” like Tris with multiple aptitudes threatens the established order. The look of this world is initially compelling, and Woodley makes for a terrific heroine coming to grips with her potential to be powerful. But the formulaic qualities of this kind of story start to overwhelm everything else, the sporadic flashes of humor and energy submerged beneath all the anxieties and post-apocalyptic power plays. Eventually it feels like 2-1/2 hours of visual exposition spent in yet another joyless universe. (PG-13)—SR

The Grand Budapest Hotel HHH It feels like there’s something going on besides Wes Anderson’s elaborate caper framework, the nested chronology of its narrative structure eventually landing in 1932, where concierge Monsieur Gustave (Ralph Fiennes) winds up framed for a wealthy woman’s murder after it appears he may be one of her heirs. Anderson’s cutaway dollhouse compositions add a wonderful geography to the farcical set pieces, yet for all this story’s charms—like Fiennes’ exuberant performance and the sheer momentum of Anderson’s storytelling—there’s a sense that Anderson is reaching for … well, something, by invoking the rise of 1930s European fascism. Or maybe it’s merely a charming (if surprisingly violent) trifle with several laughout-loud moments. Even if there’s nothing deeper than what’s right there in front of you, there’s still a reason to believe the anti-Anderson contingent is missing something. (R)—SR

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Apocalypse Kiss A serial killer with OCD sets out for vengeance against the lesbian duo who are taking credit for all of his kills in the future-noir thriller that wants to be Sin City, but isn’t even as smart as Sim City. Strangely enough, no Danny Trejo. (Maxim Media)

Game of Thrones, Veep and Granite Flats return; Silicon Valley invents the tech-com. Game of Thrones Sunday, April 6 (HBO)

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Granite Flats Sunday, April 6 (BYUtv) Season Premiere: BYUtv isn’t screwing around with promotion for the Season 2 premiere of Granite Flats—hell, they even got my attention. At the heart of the 1960sset series is an annoying Kids As Detectives conceit, but beyond that, Granite Flats is a semi-dark tale of Cold War paranoia that even dares to take on the infamous (at least in conspiracy circles) MKUltra program, in which the U.S. government secretly tested mind-control drugs its own military and civilians. This, of course, led to the creation of contemporary country music …

Veep Sunday, April 6 (HBO) Season Premiere: As Season 3 opens, vice president Selina Meyer (Julia LouisDreyfus) is on a hellish—meaning, “public”—tour promoting the autobiog-

Silicon Valley (HBO) raphy she “didn’t even write,” Some New Beginnings: An American Journey, which the chief of staff (Kevin Dunn) points out “is so full of shit, they put a colon right in the middle.” The rest of Selina’s staff is desperately awaiting news of the still-unseen-on-the-series president’s re-election plans, as well as her possible competition for the nomination should he not run (he’s not, as if there were any doubt—Selina and the show need new venues in which to fail upward). Veep is as hysterically mean as ever, and still the most profane HBO series since Deadwood—and probably closer to the truth of Beltway politics than anyone would care to admit.

Academy of Country Music Awards Sunday, April 6 (CBS) Special: So we’re to believe that there’s an actual “academy” recognizing such genius lyrics as “This brand new Chevy with a lift kit/ Would look a hell of a lot better with you up in it” (Florida Georgia Line, “Cruise”) and “Might sit down on my diamond plate tailgate/ Put in my country ride hip-hop mixtape/ Little Conway, a little T-Pain, might just make it rain” (Luke Bryan, “That’s My Kind of Night”)? CW

Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses ’Nam vet and boxing trainer Frank Vega (Danny Trejo—there he is) teams up with his old pal Bernie (Danny Glover) to beat up the no-good East L.A. punks who killed his favorite student and probably set foot on his lawn, too. Damn punks. (Fox)

Nurse By day, nurse Abby (Paz de la Huerta) attends to patients at All Saints Memorial Hospital; by night, she tracks, seduces and kills unfaithful men in bars. But would they have been unfaithful without being seduced? And where’s Danny Trejo? (Lionsgate)

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Series Debut: Mike Judge nailed the corporate cubicle-farm ennui of the early 2000s with Office Space, and it’s easy to see the line from there to his new Silicon Valley—and you know where you are, because someone says “this is Silicon Valley” every five minutes in the pilot. For those not up on all things Google, Microsoft and TED Talks, much of Silicon Valley will sound like tech-gibberish at first, but once the groove is established, it’s as relatable as Office Space: A programmer nerd (Thomas Middleditch) toiling for a Google-like behemoth and crashing at the “Hacker Hostel” of a dotcom millionaire (T.J. Miller) inadvertently creates a gamechanging algorithm and suddenly finds

himself in the middle of a corporate bidding war. Will he sell out and cash in, or build his own company with his fellow underdog housemates? Stick with it—the comedy soon outweighs the jargon in Silicon Valley, and how can you not love the sight of Kid Rock playing to a thoroughly disinterested code-monkey house party? (You can’t.)

Michael Rosenbaum and Morena Baccarin star in the story of a loser actor (Rosenbaum) going to his high school reunion to get his one-time Dream Girl (Baccarin). Also starring Emma Caulfield, presumably as his Nightmare Girl. (Screen Media)

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Season Premiere: “Two Swords” is as lighthearted and humorous as Game of Thrones gets, thanks mostly to series vets Peter Dinklage (Tyrion is the master of the stoic WTF? face) and Lena Headey (have another drink, Cersei), though The Only TV Column That Matters™’s new favorite character has to be The Hound (Rory McCann kills it, in every sense, in a late-episode scene that’s essentially a death brawl over a chicken). Meanwhile, Daenerys (Emilia Clarke) learns it’s easier to control a growing army than growing dragons (spoiler: they’re assholes), and you get your standard GOT allotment of weird sex and nudity (to ease the transition from Girls).

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Honey Pine take their sweet time to release debut album. By Kolbie Stonehocker kstonehocker@cityweekly.net @vonstonehocker

t’s obvious when something just clicks, be it two people getting along like a house on fire, a delicious meal coming together with only a few simple ingredients or a conversation among friends progressing organically. For the three founding members of local alt-country/rock band Honey Pine, their songwriting chemistry was so effortless that it persisted even through a decade-long hiatus from making music. In the late ’90s through the early ’00s, main songwriter Matt Hansen (guitar, lead vocals), Dan Salini (guitar, pedal steel, fiddle) and Bucky Cash (drums) all belonged to a band called The Trigger Locks. After the project disbanded and that thing called life happened, the three musicians went their separate ways, with Hansen and Cash needing to spend time with their growing families. While their paths would cross from time to time and they’d mention picking up music again, for a while, the timing just wasn’t right to get everyone back together. “I’d been bugging [Hansen] for years to play music and … it just wasn’t time,” Cash says. But finally, in 2012, the pieces fell together, and Honey Pine—named not for a tree, but “to pine for something sweet,” Hansen says—was formed. “Matt’s kids were old enough and my kids were old enough that we were able to start doing it,” Cash says. “And then Dan was a natural third piece.” In October 2013, the lineup was completed with the addition of permanent bass player Jason Rock, a fellow fixture in the local music scene. “Salt Lake is so incestuous with bands,” Hansen says. “We’d all played in different bands and Jason had played in other bands that we opened for or he opened for us. If you’re in the music community, to an extent you know half the people just from playing.” Rock took the post after a few previous bass players in Honey Pine had come and gone. “Some bands just have that one really tough spot to fill, and Jason finally filled it for us,” Hansen says. He adds that Rock’s skill on the stand-up bass “added a really cool element to our playing,” and gave the band the choice to perform with either a fully acoustic setup or an electric one. Honey Pine is also occasionally joined by keyboard player Dave Petersen. Now, Honey Pine is releasing their self-titled debut album, which the band says benefited from the fact that it wasn’t recorded until they’d been together for more than a year, with Mike Sasich at Man Vs. Music. Not being in a hurry to release the record, Hansen says, gave Honey Pine the breathing room to “filter the songs, so hopefully, the song

The members of Honey Pine are BFFs: band friends forever. selection on the album was at least handpicked a little bit more. Because I’ve been in those kinds of bands where you just hurry and write stuff as quick as you can and play it, and they might not be great songs.” Influenced by country legends Johnny Cash and Merle Haggard and even the Grateful Dead’s more twangy material, Hansen says a lot of the inspiration for his lyrics comes from his “weird relationship with religion.” But the tunes on Honey Pine don’t unfold like weighty existential musings, since he relies heavily on metaphor to keep the meaning of the songs open to interpretation. “If you write music, I think that you write in code a lot of times, and that’s how I end up writing a lot,” he says. If there is indeed a hidden philosophical element in upbeat songs like “My Side of the Mountain” and “Never Worked Anyway”—which features a guest appearance by Bad Brad Wheeler on harmonica—it’s given a down-to-earth feel by the album’s homey sound. Country-fried guitar, smooth vocal harmonies and warm pedal steel create a rootsy sonic setting for the type of universe-pondering that perhaps longtime friends would casually get into over gin & tonics. Such an easygoing approach has served Honey Pine well. The opposite of the type of band that sprints to release material and perform as much as possible, Honey Pine is content to take the scenic route. “I like that it hasn’t been like rush, rush, rush,” Salini says. “It’s kind of had an ebb and flow to it, where we’ll have some really bigger shows and then there will be a little time off. I think we’ve gotten to really know each other through that process.” CW

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ocky Mountain Whoop Ass,” the nickname Blitzen Trapper’s fans coined for the band’s sound, is beginning to stick. Frontman/songwriter Eric Earley laughs about it, but says for him, their music isn’t about labels; it’s about storytelling. His music is like an Americana melting pot of style that just feels good, and does more than tell a story; it’s a journey through song that takes you far away and back home again. The Oregon five-piece’s new album, VII— released in fall 2013—adventurously departs from the folksy feel of their past albums. Gospel and rap elements color songs like “Shine On” and “Valley of Death.” While Earley says he appreciates the production value of this album and acknowledges that it’s different, the change doesn’t seem intentional. “I don’t think about it in terms of records; I just continue to write songs,” he says. “For the most part, it’s the same kind of storytelling I’ve always done. It’s a sort of darker sound—the kind of sound that reminds me of the woods in certain ways.” Somber lyrics about longing and leaving weave throughout many of the tracks on VII, including “Thirsty Man.” The line “I’ve been running so long I can’t recall what it means to stay” alludes to a core theme that runs throughout all of Earley’s music, which he says is about man’s “capacity to want to do the right thing and his inability to ever do it.” Things lighten up with the feel-good, hip-shakin’ track “Drive on Up,” which Earley says was inspired by always driving up to see a high school girlfriend who lived in the mountains. “It’s also just about all the driving we do on the road touring,” he says. “Don’t Be a Stranger,” a sweet little ending tune, steers the listener back home and settles Earley back into his own music roots. “I think all my music sort of comes back to country music, always that sort of seed of country music or bluegrass, that kind of stuff,” he says. Influenced by all different kinds of music, from gangster rap to old Appalachian tunes, music is not about particular genres to Earley. “It’s about the actual performers, the writing,” he says. The freedom to experiment with influential sounds from outside the boundaries of alt-country/ folk has enabled him to find a unique, eclectic style. The only formula Earley seems to adhere to is wandering creatively wherever he wants to go. “It’s not like I sit down and go, ‘Oh, I’m gonna do this or that,’ ” he says. “It just kind of winds around and ends up where it ends up.” Maybe this is what makes Earley’s music feel so authentic. “It’s easier as I get older to be more honest because I care about fewer things, things affect me less,” he says. “I don’t really care much anymore what people think about what I do. What I care more about is the people that enjoy it.” CW

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From the Ashes Cult Leader releases debut album and moves on from past controversy. By Matthew Quen Nanes comments@cityweekly.net

ost band practice spaces are filthy, musty and dark—and Downtown Music is no exception. It’s a fitting home for Salt Lake metal band Cult Leader. On the surface, Cult Leader may seem like a serious band, but underneath the feedback, dissonant chords and dark imagery that accompanied their prior band, Gaza (to which Cult Leader would refer as “that other band” many times during this interview), the members of Cult Leader are really funny dudes. But in the past year and a half, there wasn’t a lot to joke about. In early 2013, a woman accused Gaza’s lead singer of rape. He denied the accusation, and the two parties eventually arrived at a private resolution, but Gaza—which had released one EP and four albums—disbanded in the wake of the very public firestorm. With all of their hard work going down the drain, the remaining members of Gaza had to start over with a new band and the risk of their reputations being tarnished. Retaining their friendships, the four members of Cult Leader—Anthony Lucero (vocals), Michael Mason (guitar), Casey Hansen (drums) and new addition Sam Richards (bass)—have gained a renewed dedication to negativity in their blistering blend of metal, hardcore and grindcore. Just don’t expect any humorous references like the ones Gaza made to Ryan Seacrest or Tim Tebow in songs or onstage. “There’s still humor with us, but it doesn’t relate to the music at all anymore,” Mason says. On their upcoming EP on Deathwish Records, Nothing for Us Here, there aren’t any of the slogans or politics that made Gaza memorable to their fans— just sheer brutality and terror. “Things that can separate us from that other band became a premium,” Hansen says. “Not being so political or having a Twitter account with nothing but jokes on it—those were easy things to change. It’s amazing how much life can change when

Cult Leader is stronger than ever.

you realize you don’t need to say those things. Maybe it was detracting from what we were doing before.” The need to separate themselves from just preaching to the choir like they did in Gaza (“At what point do you become the church you’re against?” Hansen says) meant moving into more negative emotional territory. For Lucero, moving away from the political and into the personal was the only way he could move forward as a vocalist with Cult Leader. “Doing this is so opposite of my normal state of being,” he says. “This had to be insanely personal enough for me to do this passionately. My politics are my politics, but I have absolutely no desire to share them with anybody.” Some old Gaza fans may be disappointed with the lack of political or anti-religious songs, but they will be happy to find that Cult Leader’s style is just as brutal, if their first officially released song, “Skin Crawler,” is any indication. With each member in the latter half of his 20s, playing metal for a living may not seem like the wisest decision, but they credit the local music scene with giving them a stable footing professionally and to other forward-thinking metal bands like SubRosa for providing moral support. For Hansen, being successful locally is crucial for Cult Leader’s current and future success. “It’s amazing how much of a difference it is to be received well where you live when you spend many years feeling invisible playing in Gaza.” Cult Leader is committed to working hard just as much locally as nationally, preparing to go on a national tour supporting Nothing for Us Here. Regardless of how critics and ex-Gaza fans receive Cult Leader’s music, Hansen’s expectations are realistic. “I’m a little overwhelmed that things have gone as well as they have,” he says. “If everything works out, great. If not, that’s what I’ve been planning on all along.” CW

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Heatwarmer The self-titled debut album from Seattle experimental pop band Heatwarmer will probably earn a “WTF is this?” reaction the first time you listen to it. For maximum weird-out effect, I recommend starting out with “Good Stuff.” The big guitar riffs, Middle Eastern influences and heavy beat at the beginning of the spacey song evoke the Led Zeppelin classic “Kashmir” before everything gets turned on its ear and morphs into keyboard-driven pop, with frontman Luke Bergman’s mellow voice floating overhead. But then, oh, it’s back to the desert for a split second, and then back to pop, and so on. The point is that Heatwarmer can suddenly change key signatures, styles, tempos and whatever the hell else they want to, and still make it work. Also check out the unlikely combination of strings and blippy electronic effects on the track “My Life Is so Random,” which should be the slogan on a Heatwarmer T-shirt. Bat Manors and Bright Whistles will start the night. Velour, 135 N. University Ave., 8:30 p.m., $7, VelourLive.com

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whatever it is, it’s loud, fast and a total blast to listen to. Some fantastic locals are also on the bill, including Charles Ellsworth, Tom Bennett and Matthew & the Hope. Bar Deluxe, 638 S. State, 9 p.m., $8 in advance, $10 day of show, BarDeluxeSLC.com Vertical Scratchers Two-person bands are fascinating. As a musician, it must be intense having only one other person to answer to in the songwriting process. And as a spectator, watching the dynamic between two people is so interesting, like you’re getting a peek into their relationship. California band Vertical Scratchers is one of those compelling duos, made up of Christian Beaulieu (drums) and John Schmersal (guitar, vocals), who’s been in multiple bands since the mid-’90s. Between the two of them, Beaulieu and Schmersal have undeniable songwriting chemistry, as heard on their debut full-length record, Daughter of Everything—released in February. The jangly album is a sunny, hazy slice of summer that sounds utterly timeless, like a classic you didn’t know you were missing until you heard it for the first time.

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Lydia Loveless Most people make it a daily chore to push aside thorny emotions like regret, guilt and self-loathing, but singer-songwriter Lydia Loveless refuses to turn a blind eye to the messier parts of being human, which is ultimately what makes her new album so compelling. Filled with all the anxiety of the morning after, Somewhere Else—released in February—is bitingly self-deprecating, vulnerable and universally relatable, with a twangy alt-country/rock sound that reflects Loveless’ upbringing in rural Ohio by a father who owned a country-music bar. The theme of heartbreak is pervasive on the album, especially on the track “Really

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If you aren’t a rabid fan of classic horror/slasher movies, there’s still plenty to appreciate on the debut album by horror-punk/doom trio Shadow Windhawk & the Morticians, from the pervading spooky mood to the killer guitar and pounding bass. But pulling out that dusty VCR and experiencing films like A Nightmare on Elm Street, Halloween, Nightbreed, Salem’s Lot and more will reveal the meaning behind the lyrics on Casket Spray, since each of the EP’s six tracks is dedicated to a classic blood-splattered death-fest. The inclusion of several snippets of original dialogue effectively creates a strong visual element, as do the evocative lyrics. The somber mood on “The Ossuary”—which references Cemetery Man—is palpable, as Windhawk sings, “Death is a new home/ Forgotten and alone with our ashen skulls laid side by side.” The counting-based bridge on “1428”—about trying to not get taken out by Freddy Krueger—is as cheesy as when that chick got sucked through the tiny window on her front door, but overall, Casket Spray is a dead man’s party. Feb. 21, Black Flame Records, ShadowWindhawkAndTheMorticians.com

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It’s no surprise that Speedy Ortiz’s lead singer, Sadie Dupuis, used to teach songwriting at a summer camp. Her sometimes gritty, introspective and clever lyrics are the pulse of this four-piece Massachusetts-based indie band. Their new four-song EP, Real Hair—released in February—showcases their dissonant but engaging style, with jolting lyrics to match, such as, “Someone who sleeps with her neck in reverse,” from the song “Oxygal.” Though the band released their first full album, Major Arcana, in 2013, their sound throws back to the early-’90s indie scene with bands like Pavement and Built to Spill, while maintaining a fresh, quirky vibe of their own. Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks are also on the bill. (Carly Fetzer) Thursday, April 3 @ The Urban Lounge, 241 S. 500 East, 9 p.m., $20 in advance, $25 day of show, TheUrbanLoungeSLC.com; limited no-fee tickets available at CityWeeklyStore.com

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Gutter Glitter (Area 51) Spring Fling ’50s Prom: Victor Trevino & the Wild Ones (Bar Deluxe) Latin Jazz Factory (The Bayou) Osiris (Black Jacks, Spanish Fork) Drunk as Shit, Rebellious Cause, Repeat Offender (Burt’s Tiki Lounge) Mark Sexton Band (Canyons Resort) Slideshow Ramblers Band (Cisero’s, Park City) Evolution (Club 90) Open Mic Night (Copper Rim Cafe, Herriman) Christina Perri, Birdy (The Depot) Miss DJ Lux (Downstairs, Park City) Honey Pine Album Release, Please Be Human (The Garage, see p. 40) Open Mic (High Point Coffee) The Velvetones (The Hog Wallow Pub) Fuse: Anthony Motto (The Hotel/Club Elevate) Dreemland 8: MitiS, J. Rabbit (In the Venue) DJ Erockalypse (Inferno Cantina) Conference Weekend: Missionary Position Party (Jam) James Cavern, Wasnatch, Arden Park Roots (Kamikazes, Ogden) Party Like a Rock Star (Karamba) Palace of Buddies, Marmits (Kilby Court) The Spazmatics (Liquid Joe’s) Karaoke (Maggie McGee’s) J Godina (Maxwell’s East Coast Eatery) Turned to Stone, Never Before, Dead Revelator, Founders of Ruin, Uroboric Deity (Murray Theater) Cazzette, Le7ils, Spencer Brown (Park City Live) Son of Ian (Park City Mountain Resort) Wild Country (The Outlaw Saloon, Ogden) The Party Rockers (The Royal) Break Anchor, The Sinisters, Moneypenny (The Shred Shed) Joy Spring Band (Sugar House Coffee) La Femme, Koala Temple, Jawwzz (The Urban Lounge)

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5 MONKEYS 7 E. 4800 South, Murray, 801266-1885, Karaoke, Free pool, Live music A BAR NAMED SUE 3928 S. Highland Drive, SLC, 801-274-5578, Trivia Tues., DJ Wed., Karaoke Thurs. A BAR NAMED SUE ON STATE 8136 S. State, SLC, 801-566-3222, Karaoke Tues. ABG’S LIBATION EMPORIUM 190 W. Center St., Provo, 801-373-1200, Live music ALLEGED 205 25th St., Ogden, 801-990-0692 AREA 51 451 S. 400 West, SLC, 801-5340819, Karaoke Wed., ‘80s Thur., DJs Fri. & Sat. BAR DELUXE 666 S. State, SLC, 801-5322914, Live music & DJs THE BAR IN SUGARHOUSE 2168 S. Highland Drive, SLC, 801-485-1232 BAR-X 155 E. 200 South, SLC, 801-355-2287 BARBARY COAST 4242 S. State, Murray, 801-265-9889 THE BASEMENT 3109 Wall Ave., Ogden, Live music, all ages BATTERS UP 1717 S. Main, SLC, 801-4634996, Karaoke Tues., Live music Sat. THE BAYOU 645 S. State, SLC, 801-9618400, Live music Fri. & Sat. BOURBON HOUSE 19 E. 200 South, SLC, 801-746-1005, Local jazz jam Tues., Karaoke Thur., Live music Sat., Funk & soul night Sun. BREWSKIS 244 25th St., Ogden, 801-3941713, Live music BURT’S TIKI LOUNGE 726 S. State, SLC, 801-521-0572, Live music CANYON INN 3700 E. Fort Union, SLC, 801943-6969, DJs CAROL’S COVE II 3424 S. State, SLC, 801466-2683, Karaoke Thur., DJs & Live music Fri. & Sat. CHEERS TO YOU 315 S. Main, SLC, 801575-6400 CHEERS TO YOU Midvale 7642 S. State, 801-566-0871 CHUCKLE’S LOUNGE 221 W. 900 South, SLC, 801-532-1721 CIRCLE LOUNGE 328 S. State, SLC, 801531-5400, DJs CISERO’S 306 Main, Park City, 435-6495044, Karaoke Thur., Live music & DJs CLUB 48 16 E. 4800 South, Murray, 801262-7555 CLUB 90 9065 S. 150 West, Sandy, 801-5663254, Trivia Mon., Poker Thur., Live music Fri. & Sat., Live bluegrass Sun. CLUB DJ’S 3849 W. 5400 South, Murray, 801-964-8575, Karaoke Tues., Thur. & Sun., Free pool Wed. & Sun., DJ Fri. & Sat. CLUB TRY-ANGLES 251 W. 900 South, SLC, 801-364-3203, Mid-week movie Wed., Karaoke Thur., DJs Fri. & Sat. THE COMPLEX 536 W. 100 South, SLC, 801528-9197, Live music COPPER CLUB 315 24th St., Ogden, 801-3927243, Beer pong Mon., Poker Tues., DJs Fri. & Sat. CRUZRS SALOON 3943 S. Highland Drive, SLC, 801-272-1903, Free pool Wed. & Thurs., Karaoke Fri. & Sat. DAWG POUND 3350 S. State, SLC, 801-2612337, Live music THE DEERHUNTER PUB 2000 N. 300 West, Spanish Fork, 801-798-8582, Live music Fri. & Sat. THE DEPOT 400 W. South Temple, SLC, 801355-5522, Live music

DEVIL’S DAUGHTER 533 S. 500 West, SLC, 801-532-1610, Karaoke Wed., Live music Fri. & Sat. DONKEY TAILS CANTINA 136 E. 12300 South, Draper, 801-571-8134. Karaoke Wed.; Live music Tues., Thurs. & Fri. Live DJ Sat. DOWNSTAIRS 625 Main, Park City, 435226-5340, Live music & DJs ELIXIR LOUNGE 6405 S. 3000 East, Holladay, 801-943-1696 FAT’S GRILL 2182 S. Highland Drive, SLC, 801-484-9467, Live music THE FILLING STATION 8987 W. 2700 South, Magna, 801-250-1970, Karaoke Thur. FLANAGAN’S ON MAIN 438 Main, Park City, 435-649-8600, Trivia Tues., Live music Fri. & Sat. FOX HOLE PUB & GRILL 7078 S. Redwood Road, West Jordan, 801-566-4653, Karaoke & Live music THE GARAGE 1199 Beck St., SLC, 801-5213904, Live music GINO’S 3556 S. State, SLC, 801-268-1811, Live music GRACIE’S 326 S. West Temple, SLC, 801-8197565, 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 Thur.-Sat. HABITS 832 E. 3900 South, SLC, 801-2682228, Poker Mon., Ladies night Tues., ’80s night Wed., Karaoke Thur., DJs Fri. & Sat. HIGHLANDER 6194 S. Highland Drive, SLC, 801-277-8251, Karaoke 7 nights a week THE HOG WALLOW PUB 3200 E. Big Cottonwood Canyon Road, SLC, 801-733-5567, Live music HOTEL/ELEVATE 155 W. 200 South, SLC, 801-478-4310, DJs HUKA BAR & GRILL 151 E. 6100 South, Murray, 801-281-9665, Reggae Tues., DJs Fri. & Sat. IN THE VENUE/CLUB SOUND 219 S. 600 West, SLC, 801-359-3219, Live music & DJs INFERNO CANTINA 122 W. Pierpont Ave., SLC, 801-883-8838, DJs Tues.-Sat. JACKALOPE LOUNGE 372 S. State, SLC, 801-359-8054, DJs JAM 751 N. 300 West, SLC, 801-891-1162, Karaoke Tues., Wed. & Sun., DJs Thur.-Sat. JOHNNY’S ON SECOND 165 E. 200 South, SLC, 801-746-3334, DJs Tues. & Fri., Karaoke Weds., Live music Sat. KARAMBA 1051 E. 2100 South, SLC, 801696-0639, DJs KEYS ON MAIN 242 S. Main, SLC, 801-3633638, Karaoke Tues. & Wed., Dueling pianos Thur.-Sat. KILBY COURT 741 S. Kilby Court (330 West), SLC, 801-364-3538, Live music, all ages KRISTAUF’S 16 W. Market St., SLC, 801-9431696, DJ Fri. & Sat. THE LEPRECHAUN INN 4700 S. 900 East, Murray, 801-268-3294 LIQUID JOE’S 1249 E. 3300 South, SLC, 801467-5637, Live music Tues.-Sat. Lo-Fi Cafe 445 S. 400 West, SLC, 801-3644325, Live music LUCKY 13 135 W. 1300 South, SLC, 801-4874418, Trivia Wed. LUMPY’S DOWNTOWN 145 Pierpont Ave., SLC, 801-938-3070

LUMPY’S SOUTH 8925 Harrison St., Sandy, 801-255-2078 LUMPY’S HIGHLAND 3000 S. Highland Drive, SLC, 801-484-5597 THE MADISON/THE COWBOY 295 W. Center St., Provo, 801-375-9000, Live music, DJs MAGGIE MCGEE’S 6253 Highland Drive, SLC, 801-273-9899, Poker Sun., Wed. & Fri., Karaoke daily MAXWELL’S EAST COAST EATERY 9 Exchange Place, SLC, 801-328-0304, Poker Tues., DJ Fri. & Sat. METRO BAR 540 W. 200 South, SLC, 801652-6543, DJs MUSE MUSIC CAFÉ 151 N. University Ave., Provo, Open mic, live music, all ages NO NAME SALOON 447 Main, Park City, 435-649-6667 ONE 180 W. 400 South, SLC, 801-355-0364, DJs PARK CITY LIVE 427 Main, Park City, 435649-9123, Live music PAT’S BBQ 155 W. Commonwealth Ave., SLC, 801-484-5963, Live music Thurs.-Sat., All ages PIPER DOWN 1492 S. State, SLC, 801-4681492, Poker Mon., Acoustic Tues., Trivia Wed., Bingo Thurs. POPLAR STREET PUB 242 S. 200 West, SLC, 801-532-2715, Live music Thur.-Sat. THE RED DOOR 57 W. 200 South, SLC, 801363-6030, DJ Fri., Live jazz Sat. THE ROYAL 4760 S. 900 East, SLC, 801590-9940, Live music SCALLYWAGS 3040 S. State, SLC, 801604-0869 THE SHRED SHED 60 E. Exchange Place, SLC, Live music THE SPUR BAR & GRILL 352 Main, Park City, 435-615-1618, Live music THE STAR BAR 268 Main, Park City, 435615-7000, Live music, DJs THE STATE ROOM 638 S. State, SLC, 800501-2885, Live music SUGARHOUSE PUB 1992 S. 1100 East, SLC, 801-413-2857 SUN & MOON CAFÉ 6281 Emigration Canyon, SLC, 801-583-8331, Live music THE TAVERNACLE 201 E. 300 South, SLC, 801-519-8900, Dueling pianos Wed.-Sat., Karaoke Sun.-Tues. TIN ANGEL CAFE 365 W. 400 South, SLC, 801-328-4155, Live music THE TRAPP 102 S. 600 West, SLC, 801-5318727, Karaoke Mon., DJs Fri. & Sat. THE URBAN LOUNGE 241 S. 500 East, SLC, 801-746-0557, Live music VELOUR 135 N. University Ave., Provo, 801818-2263, Live music, All ages WASTED SPACE 342 S. State, SLC, 801-5312107, DJs Thur.-Sat. THE WESTERNER CLUB 3360 S. Redwood Road, West Valley City, 801-972-5447, Live music WILLIE’S LOUNGE 1716 S. Main, SLC, 760-828-7351, Trivia Wed., Karaoke Fri.-Sun., Live music THE WINE CELLAR 2550 Washington Blvd., Ogden, 801-399-3600, Live jazz & blues Thur.-Sat. THE WOODSHED 60 E. 800 South, SLC, 801-364-0805, Karaoke Sun. & Tues., Open jam Wed., Reggae Thur., Live music Fri. & Sat. ZEST KITCHEN & BAR 275 S. 200 West, SLC, 801-433-0589, DJs

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GRANITE PARK JUNIOR HIGH Music Field Trip Chaperones Contact: Craig Foster, 801.554.2005 Date/Time: April 10, 7:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. 4 adult volunteers are needed to accompany music students to a singing festival. Volunteers will meet at Granite Park and ride the school bus to the free music festival. Once the festival is completed volunteers will ride the bus back to the school with students. GRANGER ELEMENTARY COMMUNITY SCHOOL Sixth Grade Classroom Math Help Contact: Scott McLeod, 801.856.3886 Date/Time: M-Th 10:45-11:30 a.m. or 2:45-3:45 p.m. 4 consistent and dedicated volunteers are needed to help sixth grade students 1 to 2 times a week with basic multiplication and division facts. Math is basic and prior teaching experience is not needed. LINCOLN ELEMENTARY COMMUNITY SCHOOL Afterschool Program Assistance Contact: Craig Foster, 801.554.2005 Date/Time: M-Th 3-4 or 4-5:30 4 volunteers are needed every afternoon to assist with homework help, power hour and enrichment activities during the afterschool program at Lincoln Elementary. Volunteers must be 18-years-old SOUTH SALT LAKE PARKS AND RECREATION Annual Senior Ball Contact: Myrna Clark, 801.483.6076 Date/Time: April 11, 2014, 5:00-7:00 p.m. 5 volunteers are needed to help with set up and clean up as well as run activities at the City of South Salt Lake’s Annual Senior Ball at the Columbus Center. ART AND SOUP EVENT Community Nursing Services Contact: Bonnie Nell, 801.278.0277 Date/Time: April 9-10, 2014, 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. (shifts available – call for details)

10-15 volunteers are needed to help staff the upcoming annual CNS Art & Soup Fundraising Event at the Salt Palace. Volunteers will be provided with a free shirt and will be directing visitors, setting up and taking down for artists as well as a variety of other tasks. Volunteer should be able to lift moderately heavy items and be able to be on their feet for up to 2 hours. SALVATION ARMY Family Meal Program Delivery Contact: Vickie Young, 801.323.5888 Date/Time: Daily 1-6 p.m. & M-Th 4:30-6 p.m. Willing volunteers and groups are needed to help assist in delivering nightly meals to families in need. Volunteers are also needed to help with the Summer Meal Program available for school age children weekdays from 4:45-6:00 p.m. Program runs June through and August and volunteers are required to have a food handlers permit. THE HOPE ALLIANCE Vision Program – Eyeglass Processing Contact: Jordanna Brown, 435.333.3334 Date/Time: Evenings, Weekdays, Occasional Weekends Individuals and small groups are needed to help clean, sort and categorize thousands of used prescription eye glasses that will then be transported and used at vision clinics in Peru and Guatemala. A basic knowledge of excel is preferred. THE ROAD HOME Playroom Volunteers Contact: Kelli McFall, 801.819.7293 Date/Time: Tues. or Thurs. 7:00-8:00 p.m. Volunteers are needed to play games, coordinate learning activities, facilitate arts and crafts and mentor children who live in the Road Home shelter. Children are between ages of 4 and 12. Volunteers must complete an orientation and background check prior to volunteering. Must be 16-years-old to volunteer.

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uestion: What’s the absolute BEST hotel in Salt Lake City that you NEVER want to stay at—like EVER? Answer: The Ronald McDonald House at 935 E. South Temple. This week the “House that Love Built” opens its new four-story addition of 42 rooms next door to their first house on top of an old gas station’s piece of land. It is an amazing manifestation of community love that you may not know much about, except that your spare change at the cashier supposedly goes to this worthy cause. According to the web, McDonald’s is the world’s largest distributor of toys, feeds one out of every seven Americans and 1 percent of the world’s population every day, sells 75 hamburgers every second around the world and is one of the top 100 largest companies on the globe. The company itself says that one out of every eight Americans has worked for them in their lifetime, myself included. In 1974, the first nonprofit Ronald McDonald house opened in Philadelphia. Ours opened in 1988 and was the 100th in the United States, and has proudly helped 35,000 folks get through very difficult times. What exactly does this place do? It offers a peace house for families of critically ill children under the age of 21. Fact 1: Hospitals don’t want sick kids staying in their facilities for long periods of time because it costs them and the parents too much money. Fact 2: Kids do better when they are around family in comfortable environments. Fact 3: Salt Lake City has some of the best medical services and hospitals for sick kids in the western United States. The Ronald McDonald House in Salt Lake City provides services to parents and kids with no income criteria and creates a sanctuary for all. The families of the sick have been referred by local hospitals. If your feisty two-year-old needed a heart transplant, you couldn’t stay in the hospital with him. The average stay at RMH is eight days, but kids and their parents have come from all over the world and some have had to stay up to a year. All Ronald McDonald houses are funded by their local communities. Their website shows you a doll house-like graphic/popup—click on it to view their current wish list of items. You, too, can be a part of the house that love built: www.rmhslc.org. n

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