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Letters The Hearing-Impaired Have Options

The challenge hearing loss brings to our community is loss of connection. People with hearing loss “fake it” as best they can. They are no longer able to enjoy a movie, a production at a performing-arts facility, dinner out with friends or many of the activities that have brought them joy over the years. They simply “disconnect.”

In Utah, we have an amazing advocacy group, LoopUtah.org and people like Dr. Anne Lobdell, AuD, who advocate for loops in venues. Loop Technology works in conjunction with a hearing aid or cochlear implants to eliminate background noise, and allows the sound system in venues to be delivered wirelessly to a user’s ear. This technology has been life changing for those who experience it. Today, there are few venues in Utah with the loop technology. However, 100 percent of cochlear implants and more than 70 percent of hearing aids have the ability to connect to this technology. If someone is not sure if they have this technology in their hearing aid, they need to check with their audiologist to activate it.

Hearing-aid users are usually disappointed with the experience they have from hearing aids. But it’s typically not the fault of the hearing aid. Hearing aids are great in quiet environments or one-on-one conversations, but they fall short when used in performance venues as they amplify all sounds, not just the sound we want to hear.

Many individuals with hearing loss have no idea that

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For users to experience the loop, they need to know where the loops are installed. Dr. Lobdell has her office looped and the Sanderson Community Center of the Deaf & Hard of Hearing has rooms looped. The community in Utah needs to be aware of the technology available. They need to request it when visiting a venue, they need to ask their audiologists about it and they need to experience it for themselves. Visit LoopUtah.org for more information.

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Review What’s on the Screen

What are we to make of the fact that MaryAnn Johanson finds the film Young & Beautiful “infuriating” (Cinema Clips, June 12, City Weekly)? Or that The Other Woman makes her “angry” (Cinema Clips, May 1, City Weekly)?

Or that Maleficent, a kiddie film starring Angelina Jolie, has a “cartoonishly lazy simplicity” (“Fairy to Poor,” May 29, City Weekly)? Perhaps that she should have paid more attention all those years ago when her parents (no doubt) told her “it’s only a movie”? Or maybe that she was having a bad day, or several of them? Or maybe that she just

hates movies about women, unless the film under review happens to agree with her own political views?

But maybe there’s another explanation. None of those films were ultimately about what Ms. Johanson thought they ought to be about. Thus, she says, Young & Beautiful should have been about “insight into female adolescence.” The Other Woman should have been more about “revenge.” And Maleficent should have been “a satisfying fantasy drama.” In other words, Ms. Johanson wanted these films to be altogether different from what they were. Back in days of yore, when Pauline Kael ruled the critical reception of movies from the New Yorker, I think she might have advised Ms. Johanson that the only vital thing about a film review is the necessity to judge what is there, up on the screen, instead of what you wanted to be there, but is not. Doing that is the only way to write a film review that is both fair and, most of all, helpful.

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OPINION

Play to Win

I’m no expert when it comes to professional basketball. I played a little basketball in my teenage years, but it was nothing to brag about. Although I’m 6-foot-4-inches tall, I couldn’t even jump high enough to dunk the ball as a second-stringer on my high school team. Still, I’m a huge NBA fan, and an even more enthusiastic Jazz supporter.

With the gallant but inexperienced Jazz sliding into the lower echelon of the league this year, what had in the past been a mere irritation about the way the NBA draft is held blossomed into full-blown disenchantment. What kind of insane system encourages struggling teams to lose in order to get the best picks in the yearly June draft?

It seemed ludicrous that fans might end up hoping to lose during the later stages of a dismal season. What’s so great about a system where fans no longer root for a victory? Or owners, coaches and players— even though they won’t admit it—acquiescing to the possibility of a lower level of play in order to snatch the next LeBron James? What sense is there in intentionally inspiring a lack of motivation?

This year, I realized I couldn’t stand it any longer. I had to do something. So, in a letter dated Feb. 13, 2014, I wrote NBA commissioner Adam Silver “Re. NBA draft selection proposal.” I also sent a copy to Jazz owner Greg Miller.

I know what you’re probably thinking.

Why would men of this stature listen to a guy who can’t even dunk?

No, I wasn’t so dense to believe it would actually do any good. I guess it just made me feel a little better to get it off my chest.

I asked Silver to let me know what he thought, but I didn’t expect him to respond, and he didn’t. I considered my proposal unique. A lthough much has been said about the present lack of incentive to win, I hadn’t come across any idea like mine to solve the problem.

B Y R ay H u lt

To my surprise, several weeks later, Salt Lake Tribune sports writer Gordon Monson wrote an article proposing different changes to the draft process, including an idea eerily close to the one I’d sent to Silver and Miller. I’m not saying I thought of it first; the idea may have been out there for a while now. It really doesn’t matter. What matters is that it’s far superior to the way things are currently being run.

My proposal was to take the eight teams with the worst records at the close of the regular season and have them participate in a single-elimination tournament similar to season-ending college div ision tour naments. The two top teams in the final game of the tournament would draft first, with the winner getting the top pick. The remaining teams would get the next six picks, based on their final records, including tournament games.

Winning, not losing, would determine the order of the draft.

In many college tournaments, teams play on a neutral court, but to encourage the highest level of competition, home-court advantage would be offered to the teams with the best season-ending records. No longer would there be any motivation to slack off. No longer would the best NBA teams be the only ones desperately seeking wins up through the last game of the regular season.

And the concept would promote packed arenas for the teams playing on their home courts. What team owner wouldn’t support a draft system that excites fan interest, even when there’s no longer any hope of reaching the finals?

The one criticism I’ve received is my idea would make it less likely for truly

horrid teams to rebuild their franchises.

They would end up last in the tournament. That’s a legitimate concern, but I contend that there’s not that much difference between the worst eight teams— they’re all pretty bad. I would expect that competing at this level would, more often than not, give all eight teams a decent chance to prevail. There would still be other ways to improve, including trades and pursuing free agents.

What’s not to like about this system?

Fans would have something to cheer about throughout the entire season—and beyond, during the single-elimination tournament. That, in turn, means higher ticket sales and more money for team owners to attract free agents and negotiate advantageous trades.

Yet another possible benefit has to do with minimizing the gap between the best and worst teams without encouraging substandard play. Teams that reach the NBA finals under the present system gain valuable exper ience because of the intensity of the competition, over and above what takes place in the regular season.

That gives elite teams that much more of an advantage the next year. My proposal, with an extra tournament for the worst teams, would help shrink that gap.

The teams could experience at least some improvement, the kind that only the increased pressure of tournament play can provide.

The time has come to discard the pingpong balls. A luck y draft pick simply isn’t worth what it takes to get there. CW

No longer would the best NBA teams be the only ones desperately seeking wins up through the last game of the regular season.

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What’s a sport you think is broken, and how would you fix it?

Colby Frazier: I worship and require but one sporting event per year: Utah versus BYU on the football field. With the upcoming absence of this game for the next two years, all is lost and all is broken.

Mikey Saltas: The NBA and MLB. They reward players with long contracts late in their careers. Limit contracts to five years, non-guaranteed, and with a hard salary cap per team.

Scott Renshaw: Golf needs something to spark interest in the wake of a fading Tiger Woods era. I propose they turn tournaments into Hunger Games-style elimination events, with popular golfers getting a chance to have fans at home send them advantages. And let’s face it, The Masters becomes just that much better with killer monkeys around Amen Corner.

Colin Wolf: Professional wrestling. Did you know that most of the female wrestlers have fake boobs?

Derek Carlisle: All college athletes who make the team should get their college education paid in full whether or not they are dropped or injured. The schools make way too much cash off these students’ abilities. Something should be done about the coaches’ salaries while we’re at it —ludicrous.

Eric Peterson: I think Ultimate Fighting could be improved if the refs could instead of stopping a fight, pause it and allow a standing 10 count. Sometimes a fighter lands a super-lucky strike that drops his opponent, and the ref just stops it way too soon. If there were some leeway to give a fighter a chance to recover from a strike, the fights would be better for fans and better tests of the combatants’ abilities.

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Hard Questions Sen. Daniel Thatcher, R-West Valley, was just a little frustrated. No matter how many times he asked the question, he couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get a straight answer. Ethics, it seems, is just too hard to legislate. Thatcher, chair of the state Political Subdivisions Committee, wanted to know if there are â&#x20AC;&#x153;protectionsâ&#x20AC;? for ethical behavior among state, county and local officials, and if not, does anyone care? The problem is that despite laws on ethical behavior, there often arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t penalties attached. Thatcher specifically wanted to know about salaried employees who work on campaigns, and if taxpayer dollars are being used for political purposes. For instance, every county councilman has a salaried personal assistant, and â&#x20AC;&#x153;in every single case,â&#x20AC;? they run the councilmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campaign. But â&#x20AC;&#x153;we can rule ourselves to death and not impact human behavior,â&#x20AC;? said Rep. Kay McIff, R-Richfield. So why try?

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Surprise Compromise Who would have thought U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop would become the Great Compromiser? This is the man whose lifetime score from the League of Conservation Voters is 4 percent. After serving as Utah Speaker of the House, he â&#x20AC;&#x153;came outâ&#x20AC;? as a die-hard conservative, and lobbied for nuclear-waste companies and gun-rights organizations. Since joining Congress, he helped form the 10th Amendment task force to bring power back to the states. Bishop, an American history teacher, apparently believes in compromise, so much so that he is working to broker a deal on public lands by engaging both right and left. Both sides think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s positive. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s real politics.

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After Phoebe Beachamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 7-year-old son was diagnosed with dyslexia in 2013, she was shocked by the lack of resources available to help him. But she did find Decoding Dyslexia Utah (Facebook.com/DecodingDyslexiaUT), a parent-run nonprofit. She and the group hope to raise awareness about the fact that 1 in 5 kids has dyslexia, according to the Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity, though many parents arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t aware of it and many teachers arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sure how to help. The national Decoding Dyslexia organization recently held a march in Washington, D.C., in support of House Resolution 456; the Utah chapter will be hosting a dyslexia simulation at the Salt Lake City Main Library on June 27, and a march to the Utah Capitol to raise awareness June 28 starting at Memory Grove Park at 10 a.m.

What is dyslexia?

I visited Congressman Chris Stewart back in March or April, and the first thing he said was, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oh, so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not seeing things backward?â&#x20AC;? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a vision problem. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s probably the biggest misconception. People donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t understand all of the different things that are affected by dyslexia and what it looks like. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a comprehension problem, or a language-processing disorder; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how your brain functions. If your brain is trying to get from A to B, a dyslexic brain takes the long way around. They have the information and they know what they need to know, it just wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come instantly. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s delayed.

Numbers are difficult, too. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s another thing; a lot of people just think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reading.

I discovered my son had dyslexia because he almost had an inability to sequence. I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what was going on; it was almost that he couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t count.

How is dyslexia dealt with in schools?

Most schools do not have the resources or programs in place to help dyslexics. Very few places in Utah have them. They need intense one-on-one tutoring or to work in small groups; everything needs to be explicit and multisensory. For instance, my son had a very good kindergarten teacher. She did a lot of things that kindergarten teachers donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do, but it still was not exactly what he needed. She had 27 students, with no aide. A lot of teachers know that multisensory techniques are helpful, and you have bits and pieces, but no one is doing them all together. They have to have all of it, and it has to be used with fidelity.

Who is involved in the Decoding Dyslexia organization?

All of us are moms with kids with dyslexia. We all have kids that have been diagnosed and some have kids who are at-risk who are too young for them to test. I have one that for sure is dyslexic, and I have a 5-year-old that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m quite certain is. They can identify as young as 5 1/2.

What are the main goals of Decoding Dyslexia both nationwide and here in Utah?

We mostly want to raise awareness. We have three words that encompass what we focus on: advocate, educate and legislate. Some states have dyslexia laws and some states donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t; Utah doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. Some states recognize dyslexia as a learning disability that requires additional resources; some states donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even do that. As far as students identified versus statistically how many probably have dyslexia, there is a huge gap.

What are your plans for building awareness?

House Resolution 456 is about raising awareness; there are no mandates in it, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no money tied to it. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just kind of a wake-up callâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;we are struggling and we want you to recognize us.

Decoding Dyslexia is having a national event June 28 in Washington, D.C., to raise awareness for House Resolution 456. We couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make it, so we are doing our own locally.

Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve incorporated an art contest, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll also have speakers to talk about the struggles of dyslexia.

The day before, June 27, we, along with the Dyslexia Training Institute, are doing a dyslexia simulation at the Salt Lake City Main Library called Dyslexia for a Day. Anyone can register and experience what itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like to live with dyslexia.

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STRAIGHT DOPE Dark Times After watching a movie about the crusades (Kingdom of Heaven), a friend and I got into a debate about how bad the Dark Ages really were. My friend seemed convinced that during the Dark Ages, all scientific knowledge regressed to basically nothing, life was generally horrible, people were completely ignorant and blindly faithful to the Catholic Church, and the church of that era was the worst thing in the history of the world. I tend to think that most people’s perception of the Dark Ages is uninformed and they weren’t as bad as they’re made out to be. Were they?

—Dylan, Phoenix Yes and no.

Opinions about the Dark Ages have evolved considerably over the centuries.

The standard view once upon a time was that Europe descended into barbarism with the collapse of Rome in the fifth century and didn’t get its act together till the Renaissance. Historians long ago showed that was an exaggeration, and argued that the really backward period was the early Middle Ages, concluding around the year 1000. In the last few decades, some researchers have disputed even that, painting an almost rosy view of medieval folk leading the wholesome pastoral life.

I’m not going that far. Sure, you can make a case that with the appearance of Charlemagne in the eighth century, western Europe began a slow but steady climb out of the gutter. Before that, though ... well, it’s fair to say the machinery of civilization had almost completely disintegrated. Here’s a famous passage written circa 593 by the man we know as Gregory the Great, pope from 590 to 604: “Cities plundered, camps destroyed, churches burned, male and female monasteries demolished. Houses abandoned by their inhabitants and land left empty by farmers. The owners are nowhere to be seen. Beasts have occupied those places previously populated by multitudes of people. What is happening elsewhere I do not know; I know that, in this region in which we live, the end of the world is not only foreseeable, but by now, evident.”

Gregory then was living in Rome, which had reached its post-imperial rock bottom.

Disease played a greater role in this than is generally appreciated. Starting in 542, the (bubonic) Plague of Justinian had killed off something like a third of the population in the former empire, emptying out the countryside and leading to famine.

The plague wasn’t brought about by the fall of Rome; it was worse in the east, where the empire remained intact, governed by Constantinople. But the collapse of civil authority made things worse. The great public works that had been Rome’s signature achievement, such as roads and aqueducts, were no longer maintained. Channels used to drain swamps silted up, leading to an expansion of marshland and an increase in malaria. Due largely to epidemics, the population of Italy stagnated or declined.

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What didn’t decay was destroyed by war. The Ostrogoths, battling with the Byzantines for control of the Italian peninsula, sacked Rome and chased out the residents. After a protracted struggle, the Byzantines succeeded in defeating the Ostrogoths but were too weakened by plague and battlefield losses to reestablish the western empire; after 568, they were largely, but not entirely, shoved aside by the invading Lombards. Much of Italy was in ruins.

Things didn’t improve appreciably over the ensuing couple centuries. At the empire’s height, the city of Rome probably had a population of more than a million; though it stayed empty only briefly, it had fewer than 50,000 people until the Renaissance. (It didn’t hit a million again till the 1930s.) Setting aside Islamic capitals such as Cordoba, western Europe in general built no cities of consequence till after 1000.

So yeah, the Dark Ages were pretty dark. I don’t mean to suggest the sun never shone. We don’t know much about daily life; few records survive and probably few were made. Analysis of bones in cemeteries and such suggests that for some—say, in small hilltop communities away from the swamps—life wasn’t so bad; the lack of population pressure possibly meant more resources for those remaining. Diet, for one thing, may have been more varied. But those same bones also suggest not all that many lived past age 50. Women in particular died much younger.

Plague last broke out in 750 and thereafter subsided till the 14th century. Perhaps not coincidentally, by 800, Charlemagne had sufficiently expanded Frankish control of Europe that Pope Leo III crowned him emperor of the Romans. From that point forward, there was noticeable progress. Production of books rose sharply and technology improved. Crop rotation was introduced in the eighth century; the modern horse collar, the tandem harness and the horseshoe by the ninth or tenth.

As for the Catholic Church, no doubt it harbored its share of wicked individuals.

But let’s have some perspective. Through its monasteries and schools, it preserved much of what remained of Western culture, and for that matter, basic literacy, for 300 years.

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New regime at AG’s Office makes a mission out of cracking down on business fraud.

By Eric S. Peterson epeterson@cityweekly.net @ericspeterson Anyone who followed the headlines covering the “pay to play” shenanigans at the Utah Attorney General’s Office understands that the office has long been interested in financial fraud. But under the direction of new Attorney General Sean Reyes, the office now has a mandate to actually fight financial fraud—rather than taking part in it, which, according to multiple investigators, was the game plan of previous Attorney General John Swallow.

This spring, Reyes announced a restructuring that would consolidate different divisions devoted to investigating and prosecuting different kinds of fraud—Medicaid fraud, consumerprotection cases, mortgage fraud— under one roof to maximize expertise and efficiencies. The new Markets & Financial Fraud unit will be bolstered by additional staff drawn from other departments, including dedicated investigators specializing in financialcrime investigations.

Reyes also hopes to build upon his new office priorities by seeking the Legislature’s help in crafting legislation in the next session to build a registry of serial fraudsters. The registry will be accessible to the public so that potential investors can get the scoop on the people they’re trusting with their money.

Financial fraud is especially troubling in Utah, which is plagued by shysters of every kind: affinity fraudsters, who play on a common religious background or another aff iliation to separate their victims from their money; Medicaid bilkers, that might include doctors billing the government health-care program for services and care never provided; and charity scammers, who see jackpots in kindhearted people eager to donate to the victims of natural disasters and humanitarian crises. There are also larger corporations meddling in the markets with monopolistic maneuverings meant to bilk Utahns and consumers across the country. For example, the new unit just made headlines

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for agreeing to investigate allegations that the Joint Operating Agreement between the Deseret News and The Salt Lake Tribune could be unfairly damaging the Trib.

Assistant Attorney General David Sonnenreich, who is heading up the new division, says that the office’s new emphasis of going after the bad guys will give support to honest businesses.

“I liken our work to that of a referee in sports,” he says. “If you’re going to have a free market system that works, you’re going to have to have a level playing field so that the people who do it honestly aren’t at a disadvantage.”

Reyes says that every Utahn benefits from a level playing field, not just those directly victimized by fraud.

“It’s hard to peg a particular number, but experts in the area have estimated our state loses anywhere from several hundreds of millions to a billion dollars annually to these types of frauds,” Reyes says. “If you could take the dollars siphoned out of the economy by these scammers and reallocate them to any number of things, the state would be so much better off.”

Reyes developed an interest in pursuing fraud while working as a private-practice attorney. He’s worked on cases like the prosecution of Sir Allen Stanford, a Texas scammer who perpetrated a $7 billion Ponzi scheme that targeted the Southern Evangelical community. Reyes also helped found Fraud College in 2010, a forum that brings together law enforcement and business leaders to help educate the public about spotting too-good-to-betrue investments.

He hopes to expand on educating the public with the fraud registry, which has the same basic concept as the sexoffender registry and would give everyday Utahns a convenient resource to find out if the person offering them an investment has had a history of fraud.

“The rate of recidivism is pretty high with these types of crimes,” Reyes says.

Che Arguello, the director over commercial enforcement in the office’s criminal department, says that fraud cases need the extra support, given their complexity.

“These are the most difficult cases a prosecutor is going to handle,” he says.

“They are labor-intensive, paper-intensive, and they’re academically challenging, because you have to understand the nature of the industry these frauds are perpetrated in.”

The number of law yers in the new division will be comparable to that of other divisions, but will have a larger number of support staff—especially investigators, who will be tasked primarily with specializing in fraud investigations.

Attorney General Sean Reyes is prioritizing financial fraud investigations, saying that stopping financial crime could save the state up to a billion dollars annually.

Previously, investigators for the office might find their work split between multiple divisions in the office, from Internet Crimes Against Children to the SECURE Strike Force, which is tasked with cracking down on identity theft and major crimes perpetrated by undocumented immigrants. Now, working with the Markets & Financial Fraud unit will be the primary duty of those investigators.

Sonnenreich says that these different divisions were consolidated in the early ’90s. But as new state and federal laws created new fraud units, they became scattered across different divisions and physical office locations.

Neither Reyes nor his staff in the new division would comment on the previous Attorneys General’s track

record on financial crimes. Reyes simply states that going after fraud is the priority of his office, and others who have sat in the seat have had different agendas.

He does hope that vigorously pursuing these crimes will restore some trust in the office, but he adds that this new mission was always a priority of his, well before he became A.G. or even ran for office.

“My goal is to send a message to scammers, whether they’re here in our state or coming to our state, that this is not a place you want to bring your lies and your schemes,” Reyes says. “We will prosecute regardless of what their religion is, what their last name is, or who they know.” CW

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evidence surfaced that led Gill to charge his client: “It does not make sense to us that you could wait as long as you waited to file charges” based on information that arrived so recently.

Gill, a Democrat who is nearing the end of his first term as district attorney, is being challenged for his job by one of his top prosecutors, Steve Nelson, who is running as a Republican.

As Cowley’s case winds through the justice system, some say it is not likely that the case will be resolved by the time voters cast ballots in November. This fact, says Ian Adams, a spokesman for the Utah State Fraternal Order of Police, which has endorsed Nelson, was calculated by Gill.

“The timing is purely political and is designed to help ensure his reelection by dragging the trial past the election in November,” Adams says.

Gill denies that politics fueled his decision to charge Cowley, saying: “What do you expect them to say? ‘Thank you for charging a guy that we represent?’ ” One deputy prosecutor, who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal, criticized Gill for revealing too much information about the case when he announced the decision at a press conference. “It’s troubling,” the prosecutor says. “It’s fraught with pitfalls to put out that much detail to justify your decision.”

City Weekly reported in January that Gill had sought to convene a grand jury to evaluate the case. When a panel of judges denied the request, Gill petitioned the state Supreme Court to evaluate what he termed “legal anomalies” in the process.

Gill says charging Cowley does not make the case pending before the Supreme Court moot, adding that the issues he raised to the high court are still “relevant.”

“There’s been nothing easy about this,” Gill says. “I find absolutely no pleasure in finding myself in this situation where we have to forward charges against a police officer.” CW

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When Danielle Willard was shot to death by two West Valley City police officers in 2012, the strands of scandal began to stretch across the Salt Lake Valley.

The officer who shot first, Det. Shaun Cowley, was fired after investigators looking into Willard’s death found evidence from other cases concealed in the trunk of his car. West Valley City’s neighborhood narcotics unit, of which Cowley was a part, was disbanded and much of its work—124 criminal cases—were fully dismissed.

In August 2013, Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill pegged the Willard shooting unjustified. And on June 19—19 months after Willard was shot in the head during a drug investigation at an apartment complex in West Valley—Gill charged Cowley with manslaughter, a felony that could send the former police officer to prison for up to 15 years.

But the charge hardly ended the chatter surrounding Willard’s death, and has only intensified the glare Gill faces as he eyes a second term as the county’s top prosecutor.

Gill’s critics, who have grown to include the law enforcement unions that once backed his political efforts, accuse the prosecutor of charging Cowley for political gain.

And one of Cowley’s attorneys says he was “taken aback” by Gill’s announcement.

Manslaughter charges are rarely filed against police officers. In his four-year term, Gill says he’s never filed a charge like this against an officer—a statistic he says is a testament to the quality of the area’s police officers. But in this case, he says, leveling a manslaughter charge was appropriate.

“We have to go to the charge that is supported by the evidence, and the allegation is that Mr. Cowley acted in a reckless manner that led to the death of Danielle Willard,” Gill says.

Gill says his office’s investigation concluded a week and a half before he announced that Cowley would be charged, saying the case and the investigation were “complex.” He declined to state what piece of evidence at last led to the filing of charges.

As the investigation dragged on, Cowley’s attorney, Keith Stoney, says he and other members of the legal team believed Gill would reverse his earlier decision and announce that the shooting was justified.

“They have information to indicate that,” Stoney says.

Stoney says he doesn’t know what new

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Justice for Geist This weekend, animal lovers are rallying in support of Geist, a dog shot dead by a Salt Lake City police officer who was searching for a missing boy.

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Animal advocates were shocked when in mid-June, a Salt Lake City police officer shot and killed Geist, a dog that was in the back yard of his Sugar House home. The officer was searching the area for a missing 3-year-old when, entering the back yard, he felt threatened by the dog and shot him.

Now, advocates are calling on the officer to be held accountable for this lethal use of force at a rally outside the Salt Lake City Police Department.

Ralliers also want the rest of the force to be trained on the appropriate use of force.

Salt Lake City Police Department, 475 S. 300 East, June 28, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., citywk.ly/1q1UhbV

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The O-Town council is looking for residents to weigh in on a few matters of pressing city business. The city council needs input on allocating $50,000 for the funding of public art installations throughout the city. The council will also be discussing a proposal to annex land near 450 N. Jefferson Ave. for single and multifamily housing.

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(Albuquerque’s KRQE-TV) n Three former employees of a business in Syosset, N.Y., complained that they were forced to quit because they refused to take part in religious rites that included praying, thanking God for their jobs and saying “I love you” to management and co-workers. According to a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on their behalf, United Health Programs of America and its parent company, Cost Containment Group, “required employees to engage in practices pursuant to a belief system called ‘Harnessing Happiness,’ or more commonly, ‘Onionhead.’ ” The suit claims that one of the ex-employees who spoke out against Onionhead was removed from her office and replaced with a large statue of Buddha. (New York Daily News)

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Intending to help students relax and de-stress before final exams at St. Louis’s Washington University, a petting zoo brought several animals, including a 2-month-old bear cub, to campus for students to cuddle. The cub promptly bit and scratched at least 18 students. University officials then informed the injured students that they would need rabies shots. Ultimately, health officials determined the bear didn’t have rabies, sparing the students the painful shots.

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Responding officers found Hutton, still naked from the waist down, walking around, thrusting his hips in the air. After they took him outside and ordered him to sit at a picnic table, he “exposed himself again and engaged in sexual intercourse with the wooden picnic table.” (Nashville’s WKRN-TV)

it was his third arrest for the same act, although with different pool floats. In 2011, Tobergta was convicted of public indecency with his neighbor’s pool float. In 2013, he pleaded guilty to “having sexual relations with a pool float” within view of children. (Louisville’s WLKY-TV)

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Thailand’s National Council for Peace & Order, the military junta that took charge on May 22, embarked on a campaign to restore happiness by cleaning litter from the site of anti-coup demonstrations, holding free band concerts, and offering free haircuts and dessert. “Thai people, like me, have probably not been happy for nine years,” Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha, the army chief who led the coup, said in a national address, “but since May 22, there is happiness.” NCPO official Col. Winthai Suwaree added that the military’s continuing crackdown on dissidents is necessary because “they affect the NCPO’s mission to return happiness to the country.” (Thailand’s Samui Times)

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tah’s border towns are stocked with vice. For kegs of beer and hard-core pornography, head east to Evanston, Wyo. When the Idaho State Lottery’s payout balloons, the Gem State sees an influx of day-tripping Utahns. Gambling can be had with a drive across the salt flats to Wendover, Nev. But these time-honored bordercrossing road trips now sound antiquated compared with what a drive to Colorado has to offer: marijuana.

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and growers across Colorado, it became clear we weren’t the only Utahns who’ve made the trek to the high country. Marijuana workers in towns like Steamboat Springs and Glenwood Springs, both about 130 miles from the Utah border, say up to 80 percent of their business is from nonColoradans, many of whom are from Utah.

When Utahns get there, they will find an astounding volume of choices. The pot shops along many of Denver’s main streets number in the dozens. There are small mom & pop dispensaries, and there are corporate-like behemoths.

What follows is a marijuana travel guide of sorts. And it starts right where it should: on the outskirts of Denver in a filthy Super 8 motel room with a door that has recently been smashed in.

The drug, which has pushed hundreds of thousands of Americans into jails, and which officials have spent untold billions of dollars to eradicate, is now flat-out legal just 200 miles from Salt Lake City.

In late May, City Weekly reporters Colin Wolf and Colby Frazier, along with photographer Mike Fuchs, traveled to Colorado on a four-day mission to see, smell and experience legal marijuana as well as fulfill our duty as alternative journalists. In interviews with marijuana-dispensary owners

Despite Colorado being America’s ground zero of marijuana consumption, it’s pretty hard for a tourist to find a place to enjoy weed there. Most hotels don’t allow smoking, let alone pot-smoking.

Though all of us have friends in the Denver area, we opted to

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stay at least one night in a hotel, just to get the true tourist-y experience. And when planning a weed venture to Colorado, it’s important to do a little research.

Thus, the night before leaving Salt Lake City, Colin turned to AirBNB. For the unfamiliar, AirBNB is essentially a web-

A bountiful harvest at Denver’s Medicine Man dispensary

site that lets you book empty rooms in people’s homes—like advanced couchcrashing with strangers. Searching for 4:20-friendly spots in Denver, we found a place with the heading “Step Into the Chill Zone.” The Chill Zone was a fully furnished basement complete with a Murphy bed, a futon, a guitar and a lava lamp; naturally, the room seemed like a good fit. But minutes after booking it, we received an e-mail from the owner, Jesse: “Sorry bros, my girlfriend is staying over this weekend!” I guess he didn’t want a bunch of strange men getting high and lurking around his house looking for snacks.

Since nothing else on AirBNB was available the weekend of our journey, Colin opted for a smoking room at what turned out to be a grimy Super 8 motel on Denver’s sketchy west side.

When we finally arrived in Denver after driving all day—minus a stop in Glenwood Springs to tour a dispensary and pick up a baggie of “DJ Flo,” a sour and skunky strain of sativa—we were exhausted, only to be greeted by the sight of a beat-up motel-room door that had obviously been the recent target of a police battering ram.

It was as if the room had never experienced the sound of a vacuum. There were grass clumps on the floor. The towels hanging in the bathroom were damp, as if housekeeping had just picked them up off the floor and put them back on the rack.

“This place is fucking disgusting,” Mike announced while not allowing his bags to touch the carpet. “You didn’t research this place at all, did you, Colin?”

He had not; it was simply a semi-cheap hotel that was one of the few in Denver that still offered smoking rooms—though that turned out to be a moot point, as smoking weed isn’t allowed even in smoking rooms.

As of now, there are only a few hotels in Denver that are weed-friendly. The Hilltop Inn, the Warwick Hotel and the Cliff House Lodge all tolerate Mary Jane to some extent, but these places also come with a high price tag. And it’s

completely illegal to partake in recreational marijuana in any place other than a private residence or a few lounge-like establishments and private clubs. And yes, it’s just as illegal to eat a pot brownie in a park as it is to spark a joint.

Back at the Super 8, Colin found an earring under the bed and speculated that a prostitute must have had a fight with a john (perhaps a landscaper, given the grass) that resulted in a call to the cops. He began rolling up a joint. “I think it’s perfect,” he said.

Before settling in, we opted to grab a drink at a nearby spot that was essentially a rundown Mexican karaoke bar. Just down the street from the bar, at the end of a dark alley, was a strip club that over the years has earned some classic Google reviews like: “This place is alright. The strippers are ugly, but if you don’t mind that, you can at least get a decent blow job.”

Mike and Colby decided the motel room—and this entire side of town— was not gonna cut it. After a couple of beers, they dropped Colin off at the Super 8 and drove to Colby’s friend’s house on Denver’s south side, a house that would be our home base for the remainder of our trip.

Colin, being the stubborn warrior he is, spent the night alone in the hotel room, eating Starburst Minis, drinking lime-cucumber Gatorade and watching Backdraft. He claims it was a pleasant experience.

Apparently, most Colorado locals still get their weed the old-fashioned way—through friends and low-level dealers.

It’s a lot cheaper than buying from a dispensary, which were basically created for weed tourists like us.

There’s something about walking into a marijuana dispensary to purchase legal weed for the first time that makes you feel like you’re 21 all over again. You’re nervous, even though you don’t need to be. You’re afraid you’re breaking the law, even though you aren’t. You look over and see a well-dressed businessman sniffing a bud of OG Kush and try not to make eye contact because he sort of looks like your dad.

But in reality, everything is fine. You’re about to buy weed.

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“Orange-oil-peel scent,” a man said.

“It’s very uplifting,” another added.

As soon as the bong flamed out, Skidmore moved on to the next pressing matter for their Friday morning: “Would you guys mind trying to roll a joint with that? I’d like to try that in a joint.”

We hung around for a while and checked out the store’s back lounge area. The only places to sit were an old couch and, on the floor, two car seats that looked like they’d been pulled from someone’s 2002 Ford Windstar. It felt like we were back in college, smoking in a frat house.

Before we left, Skidmore told us how he feels about legalized weed.

“They’re finally letting us do what we’ve always wanted to do—fucking smoking weed, man! That’s all I want to do, man, is smoke weed.”

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Colby inspects the goods at Euflora

No weed is sold at iBake, but an assortment of bongs, pipes and other paraphernalia are.

The place also offers an impressive snack bar, much like the junk-food shelves in grocerystore checkout lines. “Can I tell you something?” Colin asked Little Tree. “You really should consider carrying Starburst Minis. They’re delicious.”

Four people were sitting around a table in the middle of the room. Little Tree told us to be quiet; they were filming a radio show, Dispatch From the Highlands.

Ryan Skidmore, the show’s host, was holding court, reporting the latest weed-related news and, most importantly, smoking and reviewing various strains of marijuana on air.

Skidmore asked a guest, Roger, to load up his bong, an anatomical oddity of blown glass that everyone called Big Puss.

“We’re going to get smoked out with the Big Puss today,” Little Tree said into a microphone, laughing. “You gotta love the Big Puss.”

As someone loaded the bong, they passed around a bud of weed—variety Agent Orange—for inspection.

One man remarked that it had “really red hairs.”

“It looks like a mini tree,” said another.

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The next day, we made plans to check out a few dispensaries, but first, we figured, we should visit a place called iBake, one of only a few places where a tourist can enjoy weed legally.

When we pulled up, we were kind of taken aback at how dilapidated the place appeared from the outside. Raggedy signs hung from the blue twostory building, which was located amid auto shops and a cluster of round, hangar-like buildings.

We walked in the door and were greeted with heav y scents of marijuana. A woman named Little Tree, one of iBake’s owners, greeted us and quickly explained that we needed to purchase a $10 membership to get in. We revealed ourselves as reporters and were granted complimentary memberships.

“They’re finally letting us do what we’ve always wanted to do—fucking smoking weed, man! That’s all I want to do, man, is smoke weed.”

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A Mary Jane display at Euflora

Elan Nelson with one of Medicine Man’s many 5-gallon buckets of bud People come from all over to partake of Colorado’s legal weed And it’s totally OK! The worst thing that could possibly go wrong is you saying something stupid like, “One marijuana, please.”

On our way to Denver, we’d stopped in Glenwood Springs, the closest place to Utah along the Interstate 70 corridor to buy recreational weed. While Denver is a free-for-all of weed, some outlying counties and cities have taken a more measured approach to legalization. In Grand Junction, for instance, a moratorium remains in place on recreationalmarijuana shops.

So, we zeroed in on the Green Dragon dispensary in Glenwood Springs. Located just off I-70, the Green Dragon is housed in what used to be a Coors Brewing distribution warehouse. Now, the warehouse is full of marijuana plants, growing under offensively bright

lights that simulate summer all year.

Beverly Johnson, Green Dragon’s office administrator, called the growing operation a “perpetual harvest.”

With a lock on interstate traffic and its prime location as the closest recreational shop to points west like California and Nevada, business at Green Dragon is booming. And most of the business—85 to 90 percent, Johnson said—flows from tourism.

But what we saw at Green Dragon was puny compared to the growing operations of Medicine Man, just outside of Denver.

If Green Dragon is the “New Belgium [Brewing Company] of the western slope,” as a head grower there described it, then Medicine Man is the Coors.

At Medicine Man, an armed man greeted us at the front door.

Store clerk Jason Coleman said more weed flows through the door at Medicine Man than any other

You have to be 21 to buy weed in Colorado, and out-of-state residents can possess only up to 1 ounce at a time—and just 1/4 an ounce per purchase.

One of the best resources for locating recreational dispensaries is WeedMaps.com, which is essentially the Yelp of marijuana.

An ounce of recreational marijuana in Colorado costs around $400 (not including taxes), which is probably double what you’d pay your local weed dealer.

It’s illegal to re-sell any marijuana you buy in Colorado. And no one’s gonna want to buy it from you anyway because there’s weed everywhere, and their weed is probably better.

You can’t possess weed in national parks or forests, airports, federal buildings or courthouses. And besides a few licensed smoking lounges and hotels, you can use marijuana only in a private residence.

You can get a DUI for driving under the influence of marijuana. The limit for weed in your system is 5ng, which is determined through a blood test. Heavy smokers will test over this limit days after using. Also, driving with marijuana can earn you an open-container violation in Colorado. So, while traveling in the state, keep it sealed and in your trunk.

place on the planet.

A quick tour of the 20,000-square-foot growing facility bolstered this claim. Along with the thousands of plants in various stages of growth, we saw untold numbers of 5-gallon buckets filled with smoke-ready weed.

Medicine Man, too, is growing.

Elan Nelson, who oversees business strategy and development for Medicine Man, says the company will soon employ 70 people, and, with the completion of a $2.5 million expansion, will double production.

Men and women of all ages funneled through the doors at Medicine Man. Ropes like those in airport-security lines were set up to corral customers.

We piled into the car, but before we could leave Medicine Man, Mike heard the twangy sounds of ice cream truck music.

Colin flagged the driver down and demanded Mike buy us all snacks.

Even the ice cream trucks are benefiting from the weed game.

weed column, called Ask a Stoner; in a recent piece, the author, William Breathes, said a Georgia state trooper who became angry when people smoked dope at his daughter’s Colorado wedding was the kind of person who goes on vacation to Mexico and complains that everyone speaks Spanish.

But the sheer volume of dispensaries, advertisements and weedrelated services brings to mind a bubble of growth and expendable cash that could loudly burst at any moment—especially as other states, eying Colorado’s tax payloads, contemplate legalizing weed (Washington State is set to open recreational-weed shops in July).

In January 2014 alone, the Centennial State collected more than $2 million in taxes. Every city has a different tax on weed.

In Glenwood Springs, buying marijuana comes with an 18 percent government shakedown; in Denver, get ready to fork over a heady 30 percent.

To get a real sense of this boom & bust ethos, we stopped by a weed bed & breakfast—er, “bud & breakfast”—called the Adagio to meet with its owner, Joel Schneider, a securities attorney turned venture capitalist who is banking on becoming marijuana’s Warren Buffett. Schneider speaks in a heavy Jersey accent and loves using the word “bro.”

“The lady who owned this place before we bought it was always 4:20-friendly,” he said as we sat together around Adagio’s diningroom table. “We wanted to provide a safe, legal place to enjoy weed, bro.”

The large wooden table featured a spread of fancy snacks: prosciutto pinwheels, cookies, mini cakes garnished with berries, and an assortment of gourmet muffins. Small labels identified which foods were marijuana-infused “edibles” and which weren’t.

Schneider took a bite of a cookie and proceeded to rip a large toke from a glass pipe. “Look, I came out here to make money,” he said.

“This is Silicon Valley. This is where it all starts, and I put all my chips in.”

Like many transplanted businessmen in the Denver area, Schneider sees no end to Denver’s weed-based economy. The Adagio is just one arm of his umbrella company, Mary Jane Entertainment LLC, which currently oversees a weed-friendly nightclub and a monthly publication called the Mile High Times.

The prospect of other states cashing in on the legal-green rush doesn’t seem to faze him. “Oh, I’ll be there. I’ll be creating lodging,” he said. “I’ll have the Mile High Times in every store. And at the end of the day, I’m going to win. I have no doubt. My plan is to create a premier brand, bro.”

The Adagio is clearly aimed at the high-end pot tourist. Staying here will run you at least $300 a night—a stark contrast to Colin’s favorite spot, the Super 8. Guests that Friday evening included a bachelor party that had stopped in for the day to enjoy the Adagio’s daily 4:20 happy hour—which is exactly what it sounds like and will run you $25 a person—an older couple probably in their late 60s, and a young couple from Iowa who claimed to be staying in Denver for medicinal purposes.

The growth of marijuana can be seen in any business that’s even remotely related to Mary Jane. Westword, Denver’s alternative weekly—similar to City Weekly—has witnessed a massive influx of weed ads.

A June issue of Westword had 15 pages of marijuana-related advertisements. Westword also has a

“Look, I came out here to make money.

This is Silicon Valley.

This is where it all starts, and I put all my chips in.”

—Joel Schneider, owner of Mary Jane Entertainment LLC

Joel Schneider at the Adagio bud & breakfast in Denver

Colin, Mike and Colby on a munchie break

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Instead of retracing our steps back along I-70, we opted for a slower route home along Highway 40, which cuts through the Rocky Mountains to Steamboat Springs, the weed outpost closest to Vernal.

We stopped off at two of the three marijuana dispensaries in Steamboat. At this point, we were a little burned out on marijuana.

And with no place to smoke it and Utah’s border beckoning, we declined to buy any bud.

It should be noted that, tempting as it may be to travel to Colorado and buy caches of weed to transport back to Utah, marijuana possession and consumption remain as illegal here as ever.

But Utah law-enforcement agencies say they haven’t seen a noticeable increase in marijuana-related arrests since Colorado began its grand weed experiment.

Sgt. Todd Royce of the Utah Highway Patrol reminds Utah’s weed tourists that “it’s still illegal in Utah to have it, it’s still illegal in Utah to be under the influence of it driving. The penalties are not going to change.”

Oh, and if your employer drug-tests you (clearly, ours does not), be forewarned that insisting you bought and smoked the weed legally in Colorado will buy you no sympathy in Zion.

So, if you must, go to Colorado and smoke legal weed. But know that your chances of staying out of jail are better if you return to the Beehive State with a trunk full of fine Colorado beer, porno mags and lottery tickets. CW

After the Adagio, we all went our separate ways Friday night, but coincidentally, all of our evenings involved copious amounts of bars, breweries and whiskey distilleries.

Waking up Saturday morning, it was apparent that everyone was a hot mess, especially Colby.

“Wake the fuck up,” Colin yelled at Colby, whose sweaty, seemingly lifeless corpse was curled into a sleeping bag. “Seriously, wake the fuck up.”

Once he was finally roused, we decided to spend the day experiencing all that Denver has to offer. It’s a beautiful city with a huge variety of brewpubs, shops and restaurants, walkable neighborhoods, and pro baseball and football stadiums right downtown. Whether you’re there for weed or not, there’s plenty of stuff to do.

People in Denver will tell you that literally every place is “Oh, just about 20 minutes away.” Don’t believe this lie. A friend of Colin’s told us that we should check out a farmers market in Louisville that was only 20 minutes away from where we were staying. Hoping to come across some artisanal, handcrafted, marijuana-related goods, we piled in the car.

Forty-five minutes later, we were at the farmers market, and Colby’s mouth was on the verge of filling with vomit like a hungover chipmunk. As soon as we parked, he jumped out of the car and ran off to a nearby library to defile its sanctity. We didn’t see him for more than an hour.

Though it’s hard to believe, there is a place that loves farmers markets even more than Salt Lake City, and it’s called Colorado. The

Colorado city we visited lacks an Amsterdam-like atmosphere, and seasoned smokers usually don’t advertise their lifestyle.

Colby’s friends, our hosts, talked about how their parents still don’t know they smoke, even though they’re currently growing six plants in their basement (which is legal for Colorado residents), and you can’t sit on their furniture without loose shake sticking to your clothes. Even the head grower at Green Dragon, a guy who majored in horticulture at Colorado State University and is making stacks of loot selling pot, doesn’t tell his parents exactly what he does for a living.

We left Euflora with a hefty bag full of Scoobie Snacks, four $10 weed-infused snickerdoodles that had 10 milligrams of weed apiece, and a $35 chunk of chocolate that was only the size of a nickel and contained a whopping 100 milligrams of reefer.

It should come as no surprise that tourists are overdoing it with marijuana edibles. Just recently, New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd traveled to Denver, where she ate a chunk of weed chocolate that was supposed to be broken into 16 pieces before consumption and wrote a lengthy essay about curling up in a ball and hallucinating.

Mike, our photographer, pretty much did the same thing, minus the essay.

When we got back to the house, Colin and Mike decided to each eat one snickerdoodle and go to the downtown Denver aquarium. However, after about 45 minutes and a few rounds of Call of Duty, Mike announced, “These snickerdoodles don’t do shit” and secretly ate another one without telling anybody.

Welp, Mike completely underestimated the power of edibles and went full-on Dowd. Wanting to give Mike a taste of the harsh awakening Colin had dished out that morning, Colby yelled, “Get the fuck up, Mike!” His eyes opened and he smiled. “I just want to give you a hug, man.”

We managed to drag him to Black Sky Brewery, a local metal bar/restaurant just down the street with the tag line “Beer, Pizza, Metal.” Mike barely spoke a word and sat there picking at his calzone like a mute Hodor.

Back at the house, the rest of the evening involved Colby and Colin pounding PBRs while Mike woke up occasionally to announce that he was fine and “totally not sleeping.” He slept for at least 14 hours.

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The young woman, who was hitting a vaporizer at the other end of the table, told us she suffers from thin basement membrane nephropathy disease and that marijuana seems to be the only thing that alleviates her symptoms. “I don’t feel anything when I take it. I feel absolutely nothing,” she said.

Schneider nodded his head as she told her story and turned to us.

“See, I love being around this table, man.”

One of the snickerdoodles that put Mike to bed

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A weed-drying rack at Medicine Man

Denver metropolitan area has more than 30 farmers markets that occur on a weekly basis.

This one had nothing we were looking for, but we did enjoy some decent coffee and some homemade pretzels. When Colby finally returned, he looked like a new man and was eating a giant carrot he’d acquired somehow; he claimed it would replenish his nutrients.

Our next stop was the 16th Street Mall, an outdoor, pedestrian-only shopping district in downtown. A free shuttle runs its entire 15-block length, which is filled with local restaurants and breweries plus corporate stores like Gap and Lidz.

Of course, right in the middle of all this was a weed store called Euflora. We’d heard that this is one of the most popular marijuana stops for tourists so, naturally, we had to go.

The shop was like an Apple store for weed. Unlike Green Dragon and Medicine Man, Euflora isn’t set up like a typical weed store. You walk around with a dry-erase clipboard, browsing nugs that are kept in little plastic jars with holes poked in the top so you can sniff the stank.

Next to each jar is a little tablet that explains the history, strain and effects of each product. Once you mark on the clipboard what you would like to purchase, you hand it over to a “weed genius” at a circular white counter in the middle of the store to complete your transaction.

On the wall of Euflora, just as you walk in, is a large map of the world dotted with push pins signifying where customers have traveled from. According to their stats, weed tourists flock from the entire globe. The Midwest and California were crammed with pins, and they’d run out of space for the north quarter of Utah.

Euflora was one of the more impressive weed stores we visited. Besides bud and cool maps, they carry edibles, hash oils (which you can add to coffee, tea or whatever), different flavors of wax, vaporizers, bongs, pipes shaped like everyday objects and secret containers (like hollowedout soda cans and even a bottle of “multipurpose cleaning solution” called Ultra Duster) to hide your weed.

It might seem a little strange that Colorado weed shops sell secretive smoking accessories. Yes, weed is legal, but in Colorado, marijuana still hasn’t shaken off its stigma of shame.

Even though recreational marijuana use has been legalized since January 2013, just about every

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June 26 has been circled on the calendars of Jazz fans since Oct. 30—the first night of the 201314 season, when Utah lost to Oklahoma City. Utah fans swallowed 56 more nights like that on the way to a 25-57 record. As the losses piled up, the only things to look forward to were the promise of summer and the NBA draft in June.

After the Nov. 24 loss at OKC that dropped Utah to 1-14, fans gave thanks for what’s supposed to be the deepest draft since LeBron, D-Wade and Melo came into the league in 2003.

A 33-point loss in Atlanta on Dec. 20 meant that Santa was on his way, and so was a lottery pick.

The 38-point loss in Houston on St. Patrick’s Day gave hope that the Jazz would have the luck of the Irish when the draft order was set.

The season eventually ground to an 82-game halt, and now we’ve got nothing but high temperatures and high picks.

In this year’s draft in Brooklyn, broadcast on ESPN, the Jazz have picks Nos. 5, 23 and 35. The No. 5 pick is intriguing since basketball fans seem to agree who the first four picks will be—Joel Embiid, Jabari Parker, Andrew Wiggins and Dante Exum— but No. 5 is open to a lot of speculation, with the names of Marcus Smart, Noah Vonleh, Aaron Gordon and Julius Randle being tossed around.

Show up to the arena and keep your eyes on the 42-by-24-foot twin screens for signs of hope for the future while enjoying live entertainment by the Jazz Bear, autographs and photos with the Jazz Dancers, and basketball competitions presented

by Zero Fatalities with prizes like Jazz tickets and jerseys. The first 3,000 entrants will receive a complementary draft guide and a voucher for a free hotdog and drink. (Geoff Griffin) Utah Jazz NBA Draft Party @ EnergySolutions Arena, 301 W. South Temple, 801-355-7328, June 26, doors open at 4:30 p.m., draft starts at 5:30 p.m., free.

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Nonprofit arts organization Art Access marks its 30th anniversary this month with a photographic exhibition that celebrates local artists who have contributed significantly to the Salt Lake City creative landscape.

Creative Differences includes 20 portraits by longtime local photographer Kent Miles, as well as interviews with people whose work has helped Art Access’ mission of making art experiences available to disadvantaged people.

Whether by exhibiting in the gallery, teaching workshops, conducting mentoring programs or supporting Art Access’ role in the community, these artists have helped Art Access fill a critical niche in this city.

What makes this exhibition so fascinating is to see the organization’s story told through interviews from so many different points of view. While Miles’ carbon-pigment ink prints are unadorned portraits, they nevertheless capture the committed gazes of the men and women behind Art Access’ work.

The exhibit is showing concurrently with The Brian & Joe Show, featuring works by Brian Kershisnik and Joe Adams, two mainstays of the gallery and the local arts scene over the years. (Brian Staker) Creative Differences @ Art Access Gallery, 230 S. 500 West, 801-328-0703, through July 11, free. AccessArt.org

A recent Brigham Young University graduate with a BFA in painting, Makia Sharp explores both simple and complex ideas about how we see the world around us and the nature of transcendence.

The title piece of her exhibition Passing at the Central Utah Art Center is a hanging sculpture consisting of two pieces of cloth: One is the transformation of a light cloud into darkness, the other cloth is its opposite. The viewer must transcend the light into the dark, and then cross over back into the light and transcend the darkness.

The theme of transcendence to some degree infuses her show, which includes two hanging sculptures, a sculpture installation in a pile with a wall sculpture, a diptych wall sculpture, a video projection and a large box in which viewers can watch video projections.

“Untitled 2014” (pictured) is composed of cast Quikrete cement, and the viewer must transcend the coarseness of this material and appreciate that each item in the pile is shaped like a large gem. Above “Untitled 2014” is a sheet of smoky mylar resin through which a photograph in gradations of violet can be seen.

The wall sculpture, “Haze,” resonates deeply; you have to, in essence, penetrate the “haze” to see the truth—in this case, the essence of violet. (Ehren Clark) Makia Sharp: Passing @ CUAC, 175 E. 200 South, 435-283-5110, through July 12, free. CUArtCenter.org

The Adams Shakespearean Theatre is the center stage of the annual Utah Shakespeare Festival.

Upon its boards, ghosts hauntingly beseech their heirs, royalty are routinely beheaded and desperate star-cross’d lovers plunge daggers into their own hearts. Similar to the famous Globe in London, the Adams is an open-air theater with classic Tudor stylings; this one just happens to be located in Cedar City.

This summer, the Adams will once again be showcasing three Shakespeare plays. Contrary to the title, Henry IV Part One is really about his son, the prince of Wales—the future Henry V—who chooses to slum it in local taverns with the fat and gregarious Falstaff rather than play his royal role. Measure for Measure is a seldom-performed dark comedy that explores the corrupting influences of society. The third is the early play Comedy of Errors, a farcical slapstick featuring two sets of identical twins; this version is set during the California gold rush.

While the Adams’ Theatre is home to Shakespeare’s classics, the Utah Shakespeare Festival likes to use its second theater to branch out from the works of its namesake. This year, the indoor stage presents more modern works like Into the Woods and Boeing Boeing alongside the Bard’s Twelfth Night. There will also be a world premiere of an adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic Sense & Sensibility and a new adaptation of an old fan favorite, Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure.

(Jacob Stringer) Utah Shakespeare Festival @ 351 W. Center St., Cedar City, 800-752-9849, through Oct. 18, $28-$73. Bard.org

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His previous work included installations resembling spaceships in large scale to geometric-shaped wooden jewelry in miniature. But his work in this show is his most ambitious, and largest in scale so far.

Kelly is quoted in his artist’s statement as saying, “Everything that came before this was practice. Everything that comes after this is progress.”

While that sentiment sounds both dramatic and definitive, he clarifies that it’s not as cut and dried as that. “To me, there is no distinct moment, no crucial divide,” he says. “I could change my mind by morning. The ideas I had when I constructed my first helmet have evolved into something I never would have predicted up to this point, and it could all be bullshit tomorrow.” That sounds like the problem of science fiction itself, in which the “futuristic” horizon of reality is always shifting; the promise of technology to remake the world in a human image keeps running up against the twin limits of the world and the human. CW

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of science fiction allows his form of introspection to be accessible and relatable to a broader audience,” says UMOCA Curator Becca Maksym.

“The intersection of technology and identity is something we can all relate to, and I appreciate how Kelly employs humor and playfulness to remedy—or at least ameliorate—the experience of isolation resulting from a shared dependency on virtual forms of existence.”

Kelly says his work “references and appropriates pop culture I’ve been exposed to throughout my life.” A good example is the film 2001: A Space Odyssey, which some of his works recall in ominous tones. The movie was largely about the darker, more solipsistic and sometimes sinister implications of space travel. In this alien(ated) realm, the traditional means of control over one’s surroundings are subverted.

Kelly says that he has always been fascinated by science fiction, and even though the genre is a mode of pop culture not often referenced by artists, appropriating it in his work “makes sense right now,” he says. “Science fiction has always been a part of my life, so I wasn’t surprised when my sculpture started to have a retro-futuristic tone. Exploring new materials and mediums evolved the work to where it’s at now.”

Kelly received a BFA in intermedia sculpture from the University of Utah, and his work has been featured in Higher Ground Learning’s 2011 Disretrospective, at the 2012 and 2013 Utah Arts Festivals, in group shows at the Broadview Entertainment Arts

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n literature and film, science fiction allows us to explore our earthbound endeavors through the prism of fantastical, imaginative ideas about technology. The opportunities it provides for symbolism and allegory have commonly been used to probe the boundaries of social issues, but less frequently has science fiction been used to explore the human psyche—to examine “inner space.” Christopher Kelly’s God Complex at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art’s Projects Gallery (formerly Locals Only) uses the visual language of science fiction with a decidedly introspective agenda.

“Science fiction has its own language for facing hard political and social truths through a veil. I’ve turned that scope inward,” Kelly says.

The escapist aesthetic of science fiction is an opportunity to glance deeper inside one’s self, even if it’s through a somewhat distorted, futuristic lens. One metaphor of outer space is for the world of nature that humans have sought to control, an alternative arena in which humans could play out their god complex and establish society anew from a blank slate. But such oblique narratives suggest that the effort might only serve to produce a tortured psyche. Think Bruce Dern in the 1970s movie Silent Running; one man on a lonely space station caring for the remains of Earth’s f lora.

In Kelly’s works, science fiction not only becomes as prone to existential dilemma as everyday life; it examines that dilemma in the extreme, since space is a representation of the ultimate distance from others.

The exhibit consists of performative sculptures and videos of Kelly performing in them. In one piece, the protective armor of a spacesuit also becomes a wall; as much as it protects, it also separates and isolates the wearer from others, becoming a vehicle of loneliness. At times, the character appears to be taking a break from the routine of science-fiction life: taking a drag from a cigarette, or contemplating existence with his head in his hand. The helmets he wears seem imprisoning, yet still serve as a means of establishing an identity, or a way to establish a limit of one’s “personal space.”

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ount Olympus—mountain of the gods. One of the most iconic and prominent mountains in the Wasatch range, it rises almost 5,000 feet above the Salt Lake Valley floor, the summit reaching 9,028 feet, topped with an acropolis of red granite. As a devotee of the mountains and a worshiper at the shrine of nature who had never before summitted that mighty peak, I knew when the cool weather blew in during the second weekend in June that the time had finally come.

In 1984, the Utah Wilderness Act established the Mount Olympus Wilderness, protecting nearly 16,000 glacier-sculpted acres across the mountain. Drawn by its inexplicable lure, hikers flock to its slopes every weekend. Undaunted by the trail’s moderate-to-severe rating, children, dogs, puppies, boys with backward ball caps, shirtless trail runners carrying a single small water bottle, and men with Santa bellies all attempt the trek.

Perhaps they know, or perhaps they don’t, that Olympus is more than a hike.

Indeed, it is a pilgrimage, albeit one divided into three parts, each with its own test and all requiring dedication and faith.

The first test. A pilgrimage is never easy. Each step asks the traveler to pull inner strength from some higher purpose or worthy goal to confront and surpass the challenges before them. Here, at the start of the Mount Olympus trail, the challenge is exposure. Though the path winds gently in a beautiful switchback up the first few hundred vertical feet of the mountain, there is no shelter from the sun, which is why the experienced pilgrims start early, in the cool hours of morning, already head-

The view from Mount Olympus’ summit is a worthy prize for weary hikers.

ing back down by the time the clock hits noon. For the late hiker, scrub oak, sumac or an occasional feathery juniper offer tauntingly half-hearted promises of shade, but little true relief.

The second test. Over a rise—past the wilderness boundary sign, into the crease of a ravine tucked away from the sound of traffic and dipped mercifully in the shade of pines—begins the second leg of the pilgrimage. The weary traveler thanks the gods, but only for a moment, as the challenge rises up, up, up the trail becoming a staircase of rock, shale, dirt and rubble with no rest in sight. Quads and calves, back and bum begin to burn. It looks and feels like it will never end. Don’t ask how much farther, as the epic endurance ascent lasts for thousands of vertical feet. Here, many a hiker sits down to rest on a log or a stone and ponders the question, continue or submit?

The third test. A ridge. An overlook.

Have we made it? But no, cruel gods of Olympus, this false summit, this saddle, only marks the beginning of the most difficult and final challenge. Here, certainly, less devout and less masochistic seekers are likely to terminate their ascent. With Big Cottonwood unfolding below—all cirques and bowls and lovely granite walls and pristine patches of clinging snow—the saddle feels safe and final.

But, should one push on through the final test, the reward is even greater. Here, hikers are separated from climbers. The trail becomes a Class III climbing wall. No harnesses or special shoes are needed, but balance, good footing, strong arms and fearlessness in the presence of heights are all required.

Many pilgrims have been up to the task of making it to the summit, finding that the way back down brings sweet relief. It is a time to contemplate all that we experienced and all that we discovered, time to contemplate how to make this sacred walk better for everyone. It’s a time to show reverence toward the mountain, a time to thank it for what it gave us. CW

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In the June 19 issue of City Weekly, we offered a few detailed suggestions for how visitors might want to organize a visit to the Utah Arts Festival, the state’s largest annual celebration of visual, performing, literary and (fill in the blank with whatever other creative endeavor you can think of) arts.

Whether you’re a planner or an improviser, however, there’s a way to make the festival just right for you.

It’s important to start with the premise that you will end up missing something great; there’s just not enough time, and too many talented performers and visual artists spread throughout the festival grounds. Better to think of it as a tasting menu—literally, in the case of the new culinaryarts presentations—allowing visitors to see dance companies, filmmakers, painters, comedians and much more all in one place. And it works best if it inspires you to keep looking for Utah arts throughout the year. (Scott Renshaw) Utah Arts Festival @ Washington Square/Library Square, 200 East & 400 South, June 26–29, noon-11 p.m. daily, $10 daily, $12 Friday-Sunday; four-day pass $35 at the event. UAF.org

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For nearly two generations, Salt Lake Acting Company has been raising hackles, ruffling feathers and causing big guffaws with a production that allows Utah’s cultural minority to shake off the frustrations of the previous year dealing with the cultural majority. And if it ain’t broke, there’s no need to fix it.

Salt Lake Acting Company’s 36th production of Saturday’s Voyeur once again finds writers Nancy Borgenicht and Allen Nevins taking barbed musical shots at the politics, topical controversies and general insanity that are part of living in Utah. The cast of 12—including veteran Alexis Baigue returning for his 14th spin on the Voyeur cabaret stage—delivers songs and vignettes organized around a look behind the scenes at a bustling Temple Square during conference weekend. Bring a picnic lunch, and prepare to blow off the steam that’s been coming out of your ears since last year’s production. (Scott Renshaw) Saturday’s Voyeur 2014 @ Salt Lake Acting Company, 168 W. 500 North, 801363-7522, through Aug. 31, WednesdaySaturday 7:30 p.m., Sunday 1 & 6 p.m., $40-$55. SaltLakeActingCompany.org

When it comes to the soul-stirring frenzy of patriotic tunes during Fourth of July weekend, you might be surprised at some of the toe-tappers that get included these days as Ol’ Glory unfurls. The Utah Symphony’s 2014 Patriotic Celebration features the overture from West Side Story, Leonard Bernstein 1950s classic musical about immigrant struggle.

The bulk of the annual summer program is made up of more typical marches and patriotic fanfares—including pieces by the great John Philip Sousa, with The Stars and Stripes Forever bringing the evening to a rousing close. There will also be other anticipated classics like The Star-Spangled Banner and The Armed Forces Salute. But another oddity perennially stuck into such programs is Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture. It

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Plein Air Invitational The word “plein” in French means full, ripe or fecund, so “plein air” refers to contemporary takes on Impressionism. With Utah’s shifting seasonal light, infinite natural landscapes and other intriguing subjects, plein air painting is a popular pursuit in the state.

At the Plein Air Invitational at Slusser Gallery, 12 award-winning plein air artists exhibit work from not only all over Utah, but also farther afield from areas including Northern and Southern California as well as France and Russia.

Artist Joli Beal uses her oils to capture both the play of light and lucid color with throbbing immediacy in “San Clemente Alley” (pictured). It’s a work that’s alive with a symphony of colors; teal-blue trash cans, mandarin-orange rooftops, a rose-pink and mint-green street, and a sky bright with azure blue and lavender. This plein air painting reveals a simple alley as the passer-by rarely stops to see it, full of vibrant possibility in the afternoon sunlight. (Ehren Clark) Plein Air Invitational @ Slusser Gallery, 447 E. 100 South, 801-536-1952, through Aug. 8, free. MarkSlusser.com has nothing to do with America, instead commemorating the victory of Russian forces over Napoleon’s invading troops. But still, nothing seems more befitting a patriotic celebration than cannon fire echoing off the surrounding mountains. (Jacob Stringer) Utah Symphony: Patriotic Celebration @ Sundance Resort, 8841 Alpine Loop Road, June 27, 8 p.m., 801-355-2787, $18.

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Tipsy Point Project: DinoMato When thinking of dance innovation from the not too distant past, it’s American talent that usually first comes to mind with choreographers like Martha Graham and Alvin Ailey. But these days, we also look beyond our shores for emerging new talent. Tipsy Point Project, a performance duo coming this week to Sugar Space, could be one of those groups.

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Ching-i Chang and Kuan-Yu Chen—the Project’s co-artistic directors and performers—both began dancing in their home country of Taiwan. Chang completed her BFA in dance at the University of Utah and Chen at the University of Illinois, before the two came together in 2010 to form Tipsy Point. Often drawing on unconventional objects like balloons and bananas in their performance art/ movement pieces, Chang and Chen were inspired

by Andy Warhol and his use of repetition—think Campbell Soup cans—for their Sugar Space performance, DinoMato. With audience interaction that moves beyond the stage, Chang and Chen hope to challenge the idea of an audience as a passive body and ask the question, “Who is watching whom?” (Katherine Pioli) Tipsy Point Project: DinoMato @ Sugar Space, 616 E. Wilmington Ave., 888300-7898, June 27 & 28, 8 p.m., $12.

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Another useful grilling gadget is the flexible skewer. Standard rigid metal and wood skewers make marinating difficult, but the Fire Wire Flexible Grilling Skewer ($14.95/set of four at WilliamsSonoma) fits inside bowls and Ziploc bags, is dishwater safe, and holds more than twice the volume of typical skewers.

For cooking corn on the cob, the corn griller basket ($16.95 at Crate & Barrel) holds four ears of corn and makes corn grilling a breeze. Another essential cooking tool for me, both in and out of the kitchen, is a good thermometer. I frequently use the Camp Chef wireless thermometer ($18.99 at Target). I just insert the metal probe, and the digital transmitter keeps me informed of food temperatures up to 100 feet away, while the LED light makes it easy to read in the dark.

Sweets are a sometimes overlooked yet key part of any outdoor get-together, especially when kids are involved. The Nostalgia Electrics Old Fashioned Ice Cream Maker ($49.99 at Bed Bath & Beyond) will keep the kids busy while you are tending the grill. It has the look of your granddad’s old ice cream machine, but its electric motor eliminates the elbow grease necessary for churning the ice cream. For serving, I love the GoodCook Twister ice cream scoop ($14.59). It’s heav y duty and has a pointed edge that helps with piercing rock-hard frozen ice cream. The patented auger design twists through the ice cream and forms perfect scoops every time. Chunky Monkey, anybody?

And while we’re on desserts, s’mores are essential at cookouts, so what better tool for s’more-making than the Mr. BarB-Q S’mores Grilling Basket ($16.39 at Amazon.com). It holds four gooey s’mores, and has a long handle so even kids can grill at the campfire without getting too close to the flames.

And finally, whether you’re cooking indoors or out, no self-respecting chef should be without the Breaking Bad-themed Heisenberg cutting board ($36 at Etsy. com). Let’s cook! CW

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grills, stoves, ovens, barbecues, castiron cook ware and more. The products are mainly aimed at campers and hunters, for use in the great outdoors. The favorite model of some of my chef friends is the Camp Chef MVP ($361.00), a powerful twoburner grill that cranks out 25,000 BTUs, yet uses just a single 1-pound disposable propane canister, making it perfect for road trips and campouts. It’s got removable legs, making it portable and also adaptable for tabletop cooking.

Should you already own a Camp Chef cooker or plan to buy one, I also highly recommend a very cool accessory: the Camp Chef Italia A rtisan Pizza Oven 60 ($182). The domed oven is designed to fit atop Camp Chef stoves, reaches temps in excess of 650 degrees and delivers brick-oven pizza flavor at a fraction of the cost of a traditional woodfired brick oven. Better yet, their stand-alone Italia A rtisan P izza O ven ($400) is perfect for tabletop use.

If there is a single grilling and smoking implement I can’t do without, it’s my Big Green Egg. They aren’t cheap—my model runs about $800—but they are durable and guaranteed for life.

Because it’s made of heavy-duty ceramic, with thick walls and nearly airtight insulation, and thanks to a smartly designed ventilation system that allows for as much or as little air flow to the coals as needed, the Big Green Egg makes it a breeze to control cooking temperatures to within about five degrees. You can crank the sucker up to 800-plus degrees for high-temp grilling or do a slow & low smoke overnight, plus everything in-between, including baking.

If, as is the case for me, cleaning your grill is one of your least favorite activities, check out the Cookina Reusable Grilling Sheet ($14.99). It’s a flexible nonstick cooking sheet designed for high-temperature cooking in grills and smokers. The sheet is great for fatfree grilling, about 16 by 20 inches in size, easy to clean, keeps small foods from

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At our back yard barbecues, guests’ requests for libations can range from lemonade and sangria to iced tea. Well, a nifty solution to varied drink dispensing is the Stacked OpticGlass Beverage Server ($110) from Horchow. It’s a three-tiered beverage server that holds a total of 2.5 gallons in three separate compartments.

Problem solved.

For sipping wine at Red Butte Garden shows or out on the patio, the Govino 16-ounce “go anywhere” wine glass ($12.95/4pack) is terrific. It’s flexible, reusable and shatterproof, as well as lightweight. If people keep walking off with your drinking glasses, invest in a colorful set of wine glass markers ($6.99/set of 6) from BellaVitaBags.com, and yours will never go astray again.

When it comes to cooking outside, you could spend thousands on the perfect grill.

The high-end Echelon Diamond Series gas barbecue grill, for example, clocks in at about $13,000. At the other end of the spectrum, $29.99 will buy you a Marsh Allen Cast-Iron Hibachi Charcoal Grill at Ace Hardware, which, along with being durable, is small enough for use on an apartment balcony or rooftop, or for tailgating and camping.

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Beaujolais is most commonly associated with Nouveau Beaujolais, the easydrinking, short-lasting wine that is released around Thanksgiving and has

all but disappeared from the shelves by spring. If you’re lucky enough to track down Nouveau Beaujolais by summer, its light, fruity style is a slam-dunk for sipping around the Weber.

However, Nouveau Beaujolais is just one of the Gamay grape-based Beaujolais wines, lingering at the lowest tier in terms of both quality and price. In ascending order, there is also Beaujolais, BeaujolaisVillages and Cru Beaujolais. Any or all of these would be welcome additions to the backyard bar.

One thing to remember when serving red wines outdoors in warm weather is that temperature control is essential. Hot red wine tastes unfocused and alcoholic.

On the other hand, ice-cold red wine tastes dull. So, ideally, you want to serve summer reds like Beaujolais at around 56-60 degrees. Dunking them in a bucket of ice for 10 to 15 minutes should do the trick.

Another reason for buying Beaujolais for barbecues is the price. Standing around the hot grill—where you might juggle a Corona in one hand and a Margarita in the other—is probably not the time or place to showcase the best wines from your cellar.

Save those for indoor special occasions.

Beaujolais wines are relatively cheap, with even Cru Beaujolais priced at around $20, so it won’t break your barbecue budget.

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The Cru Beaujolais section of the wine store can be bewildering. That’s because each bottle of Cru Beaujolais carries the name of its Cru appellation, of which there are 10.

Of these varieties of Cru Beaujolais, Brouilly is the most plentiful, but the harderto-find Chénas is well worth tracking down. It’s got nice structure and a woody bouquet, and is bold enough to accompa ny game on the grill.

So, the next time you’re buying beer, white Zinfandel and Chardonnay for your cookout, don’t forget to wander over to the Beaujolais section of the store. CW

Beaujolais region just south of Burgundy in France—are made using the unique Gamay grape. It’s a juicy, fruity varietal, probably akin to purple grape juice in flavor.

If Nouveau Beaujolais is the young, frivolous wine of the region, Beaujolais is its workhorse. It’s a versatile wine that pairs well with g r i l led meat and barbecue sauces.

Beaujola is-V i l la ges w ines a re cher r ycolored and taste of black currants, raspberries and strawberries. They’re good with a variety of foods; I’d suggest drinking these wines with barbecued turkey or chicken, or cold meats and pâté appetizers. Beaujolais-Villages gets its name from the 39 select villages in which it is made.

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Mizumi is definitely worth a visit during happy hour—5 to 6:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday—to sample from the menu of discounted rolls. Sushi standards

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Tasty Thai is a small, family-run operation featuring freshly prepared Thai dishes. The curries are all terrific, but be sure to try some of the specialty dishes, like the angel shrimp and tamarind chicken. Tasty Thai also dishes up excellent pad thai, too. From the grill, you can enjoy moo-yang (pork), nuer-yang (beef) and kai-satay (chicken). There are plenty of good menu options for vegetarians, too, like the hot & sour lemongrass soup or tofu with yellow curry. A small beer and wine list rounds out the tempting menu.

1302 S. 500 East, Salt Lake City, 801-4674070, TastyThaiSaltLakeCity.com

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GOODEATS Complete listings at cityweekly.net like the Spider, Vegas, California and Rainbow rolls are available all day, along with a full selection of nigiri and sashimi. For those looking for something fully cooked, Mizumi serves entrees such as udon noodles, tempura shrimp and the must-try Beef on Fire: beef marinated in the special house hot sauce and served over rice. Finish your meal with fried ice cream or bananas Foster. Mizumi also has a selection of wine, beer and sake, as well as a full bar. 8391 S. 700 East, Sandy, 801-566-8001, MizumiSushi.com

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Wing Coop

At Wing Coop, they take chicken wings seriously, serving only the largest of chicken wings to customers and leaving the tiny wings for pizza chains, grocery stores and sports bars. A rather unusual twist on wings here is the option of having them grilled or fried. Wing Coop features 17 sauces to choose from, including lemon-pepper, teriyaki, chipotle, spicy garlic and honey habanero. Look out, though, for the incendiary “out of bounds” sauce, the hottest of Wing Coop’s sauces. 3971 S. Wasatch Blvd., Salt Lake City, 84124, 801-274-9464, WingCoop.com

Lettuce & Ladles

This appealing soup & sandwich shop is small, but has a nice atmosphere and friendly, helpful service. It’s a quick, healthy alternative to the ubiquitous fast-food franchises, offering at least four freshly made soups daily, wholesome breads and rolls from Great Harvest Bread Company, and a massive salad bar with enough options to please any palate. Order your housemade soup in individually sized portions or a gallon to go.

4657 S. 2300 East, Salt Lake City, 801-2785082, LettuceLadlesPrimary1.WebStarts.com

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Kobe Sushi

Kobe offers sashimi, sushi and nigiri, while the authentic Japanese ramen noodle bowls are the menu’s real stars.

With five varieties to choose from, including miso, kimchi and a pork variety tonkotsu, there’s a flavor for meat eaters, picky eaters and vegetarians. Adventurous souls can attempt Kobe’s Hellfire Challenge, a spicy tuna roll that becomes increasingly spicy with each bite, as seen on Travel Channel’s Man vs. Food. End that with the refreshing fried ice cream. Wine, beer, sake and green teas fill the beverage menu. 3947 Wasatch Blvd., Salt Lake City, 801-277-2524, UtahCityLinks. com/Kobe2

Johnniebeefs

At Johnniebeefs, Chicago sports fans will love the photos of Wrigley Field, the White Sox and Michael Jordan’s “The Shot,” which buried the Jazz in the 1998 NBA finals. John, Johnniebeefs’ owner, seems to know just about everyone’s name; clearly, he gets a lot of repeat customers dropping by for his bodacious Chicago-style tubesteaks. The Chicago Dog comes with mustard, onions, relish, cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, pickles and celery salt. The Polish sausages, bratwurst, Italian sausage and Fire Dogs at Johnniebeefs are also worth your attention. 6913 S. 1300 East, Cottonwood Heights, 801-352-0372, JohnnieBeefs.com

Parsons’ Bakery

Known for their sugar cookies, Parsons’ Bakery in Bountiful is worth the trip north. The bakery offers more than a dozen different kinds of cookies, handmade buns, croissants, cakes and donuts.

Parsons’ fresh-baked bread and rolls—available in potato, pretzel and orange-flake varieties—are the

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Italian-sausage version or create your own pie. 784 W. Resort Drive, Midway, 866-643-2015

Gecko’s Mexican Grill

The friendly-family vibe and atmosphere at Gecko’s Mexican Grill makes this dining spot a good alternative to cookie-cutter chain restaurants. Service is very attentive, and empty drink glasses are quickly refilled. Large portion sizes mean that you can share many of the dishes at Gecko’s, from chips & salsa and the chicken taco salad to chile verde and the daily lunch specials. And the cooks will happily accommodate vegan and vegetarian requests. 781 W. 10600 South, South Jordan, 801-253-8668, GeckosMexicanGrill.com

The heart of Corbin’s Grille in Layton is the white almond wood from California burning in a 6-foot grill, with no electricity and no gas. The flavor is sweet and smoky, just like Mother Nature intended. That flavor permeates Corbin’s delectable steaks, ribs, chops, chicken, salmon, lobster and burgers. Yummy appetizers include New England crab cakes, spinach-artichoke dip and fried brie. And be sure to include a side of grilled asparagus in your meal. Corbin’s also offers an extensive list of wines, beers and cocktails in a very snazzy setting. 745 W. Heritage Blvd., Layton, 801-825-2502, CorbinsGrille.com

Matty’s Bistro

Korea House

Corbin’s Grille

At Korea House, you’ll discover savory, traditional dishes that are certifiably authentic. The folks here describe the cuisine as “fresh, simple Korean food,” but don’t let that humble description fool you: The food is artfully presented and delicious. House specials include grilled mackerel, gai-bi tang (beef noodles with short ribs), kimchi with pork and bulgogi Jeong-sik (marinated, tender beef). And this place really knows how to barbecue ribs. 145 E. 1300 South, Salt Lake City, 801-4873900, KoreaHouseSLC.com

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Located in Midway’s Zermatt Resort, Matty’s Bistro is a comfy, informal place to dine, featuring a pubstyle menu of sandwiches, pizzas, salads, appetizers and a few entrees such as hearth-roasted salmon and bone-in rib-eye. There’s also a tempting halfpound Buffalo Burger and the tasty Frisco Burger, as well as lighter options like the shrimp & avocado salad or jerk chicken salad with watermelon salsa.

But the best menu item at Matty’s is the brick-oven pizza. It’s authentic, New York-style pizza with a nicely charred crust and high-quality cheese. Try the

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This Orem Italian eatery is far from what one might expect. The award-winning menu, with decedent duck a l’orange, swordfish, braised pork belly, a full wine list, light spring-berry and watermelon salads, and an array of desserts, is both creative and fresh. For those looking for something lighter both in price and palate, Chef’s Table also has a large appetizer menu—soups, salads and even small plates of shrimp risotto and prosciutto-wrapped asparagus.

This upscale restaurant offers cooking classes the third Saturday of every month for those interested in replicating their favorite dishes. 2005 S. State, Orem, 801-235-9111, ChefsTable.net

GriDeli’s

Chimayo

GriDeli’s mission is to serve up great burgers, fresh salads and gourmet sandwiches for the whole family, and that’s exactly what they do. The Get Fit salad is one of GriDeli’s most popular items, with fresh greens topped with grilled chicken, strawberries, feta cheese, walnuts and strawberry vinaigrette. Other good menu choices include burgers, oven-roasted turkey sandwich, Philly cheesesteak, fish tacos and a variety of fries including sweet potato, ranch and Buffalo. GriDeli’s also serves breakfast burritos and croissants. 1735 E. Skyline Drive, Ogden, 801-475-4400; 380 N. 2000 West, Marriott-Slaterville, 801-732-2550, GriDelis.com

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Hailing from Forte dei Marmi in Tuscany, Italy, chef/ owner PierAntonio Micheli brings the flavors of Northern Italy to northern Utah. Le Nonne (“the grandmothers”) is named for Micheli’s mother and grandmother, who taught him to cook. Le Nonne features outstanding Northern Italian fare, including tuna carpaccio with asparagus, otherworldly home-style ravioli and gnocchi dishes, and specialty entrees like straccetti al gorgonzola: thinly sliced beef sauteed and served with white wine and rich, creamy gorgonzola. There is also live jazz on Wednesdays and Fridays. 129 N. 100 East, Logan, 435-7529577, LeNonne.com

At Chimayo, Southwestern flavors merge with FrenchAmerican culinary techniques to create unique offerings such as the London broil of elk, lamb osso buco, green-pipianseared trout, seared sea scallops and the visually spectacular crown roast of barbecued spareribs with chipotlepineapple glaze. Chimayo was the second of restaurateur Bill White’s dining empire, which also includes Grappa, Wahso, Sushi Blue and Ghidotti’s, to name a few. It’s one of the toughest tickets in town to book during ski season, especially during the Sundance Film Festival, but during the less-hectic summer months, reservations are available.

Stop by on Thursdays for $5 margaritas. 368 Main, Park City, 435-649-6222, ChimayoRestaurant.com

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OBVIOUS CHILD & THEY CAME TOGETHER

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By Scott Renshaw scottr@cityweekly.net @scottrenshaw

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Jenny Slate and Jake Lacy in Obvious Child (left) Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler in They Came Together (right) And Wain brilliantly nails every target he aims for. The buddies who serve as Joel’s confidants (including Wain regular Ken Marino and SNL’s Kenan Thompson) offer demographically diverse advice with intros like, “I’m married, and that’s the point of view I represent.” The montage of Molly trying on clothes finds her sampling a suit of armor, and the “good times” montage and theme-song video are just as wonderfully demented. With Rudd and Poehler delivering enthusiastic performances behind their ironically earnest smiles, They Came Together does what the best parody does: Its own crazed imagination points out how little imagination there can be in its target. CW

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TRY THESE When Harry Met Sally…

(1989) Billy Crystal Meg Ryan Rated R

You’ve Got Mail (1998) Tom Hanks Meg Ryan Rated PG

The Ten (2007) Paul Rudd Jessica Alba Rated R

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It Happened One Night (1934) Clark Gable Claudette Colbert Not Rated

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ow old is “romantic comedy” as a cinematic genre? That may seem like an absurd question, since movies have been combining funny with cutesy nearly as long as there have been movies, and tales of “they hate each other, then they date each other” reach back to classics like It Happened One Night in the 1930s.

As much as contemporary generations like to imagine they invented everything, this wouldn’t seem to be one of those things.

Yet the distinctive confection that we have come to call the “rom-com” feels like something different, specifically modeled after When Harry Met Sally…—something with a recipe mixing urbane sophistication, a little wacky broad humor, likeably exasperating protagonists and a few extremely familiar tropes on the way to the inevitable happily-ever-after. The stuff that’s so appealing to certain viewers is exactly the same stuff that drives others crazy: the numbing, plug & play sameness.

And oh, how satisfying it is to find any-

congratulation about how matter-offactly it treats the topic of abortion.

Sure, it’s an intriguing change-ofpace from mainstream unplannedpregnancy tales scared to death of confronting this option. That doesn’t mean it’s easy to navigate the treacherous terrain between female-empowerment raunch and overly earnest position paper.

David Wain, on the other hand, goes directly for the jugular of the rom-com with They Came Together, the most hilariously spot-on genre parody since Walk Hard nailed shut the coffin of the by-the-numbers biopic.

It’s the story of Joel (Paul Rudd) and Molly (Amy Poehler), with a framing sequence that has them at a dinner with friends relating the circumstances behind how they came together. And, not surprisingly, it’s a tale of meeting cute (showing up at the same costume party both dressed as Ben Franklin), maybe having some initial attraction, sparring and falling in love.

Wain and co-writer Michael Showalter have a sketch-comedy background, and Wain’s movies (Wet Hot American Summer, The Ten) have sometimes struggled to find a solid center between the gags. Here, he wisely hones in on a couple of ur-texts for his parody. Just as Walk Hard concentrated on Ray and Walk the Line, They Came Together sticks close to When Harry Met Sally… and You’ve Got Mail—Joel works for a Big Candy Corporation that threatens Molly’s independent candy shop.

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Two new comedies slice up the rom-com formula.

thing that recognizes the sameness and does something about it.

The keywords “abortion romantic comedy” will have you halfway toward figuring out whether there’s even a remote shot that Obvious Child could be up your alley; the rest depends on just how in tune you are with Jenny Slate’s caustic comedic sensibility. In writer/director Gillian Robespierre’s film, Slate plays a struggling would-be stand-up comedian named Donna Stern, whose life goes from the suckiness of getting dumped and losing her day job to the existential terror of an unplanned pregnancy after a drunken one-night stand with a clean-cut business student (Jake Lacy).

On one level, it’s just an indie-pic variation on all those 1980s sit-coms where stand-up comedians played out stories based on their stage persona. Slate, however, proves to be a surprisingly terrific actor, nailing some difficult, emotionally unsettling scenes beyond all the tart oneliners from Donna’s stand-up act and her life beyond the stage.

And oh, those are some choice one-liners, from Donna referring to standing outside her ex’s apartment as “engaging in a little light stalking,” to what may become a go-to line for responding to any awkwardly outrageous utterance (“… And then she said that”). It’s funny and messy and at times genuinely sweet—which makes it a shame that it’s sometimes an uncomfortable collision between slight rom-com charms and self-

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The German Doctor HHHH South America, 1960. You can probably guess at the background of the eponymous German doctor (Àlex Brendemühl), who inveigles his way into the heart of a Patagonian family. Impressionable 12-year-old Lilith (Florencia Bado) falls for his seeming charm the moment they meet, though her mom, Eva (Natalia Oreiro), isn’t far behind. Soon he is living in the lakeside hotel the family operates, investing in dad Enzo’s (Diego Peretti) custom doll-making business, and making medical suggestions for how undersized Lilith might jumpstart her growth. Argentinean writer/director Lucía Puenzo, working from her novel Wakolda, crafts a slow-build of creepy tension, all the more chilling for how many of the events here are seen through the innocent eyes of Lilith, who hasn’t got the first clue about the menace their friend and lodger represents. The subtle veil of horror Puenzo drapes over things we take for granted as good and wonderful aspects of humanity—the fresh and adventurous naïveté of childhood; a mother’s desire to give her children the best start in life—is deeply unsettling, and its eeriness lingers in unexpected ways. Opens June 27 at Broadway Centre Cinemas.

(NR)—MaryAnn Johanson Hellion HH.5 I would watch the hell out of a movie that consisted of nothing more than 13-year-old Jacob Wilson (Josh Wiggins) and his crew of fellow troublemakers just kicking it around small-town southeast Texas and keeping it painfully real. That’s really when Kat Candler’s drama is at its best: watching a bunch of kids from variously messed-up homes try to navigate the path to manhood with far too little to guide them besides girly magazines and easy access to flammable materials and baseball bats. Unfortunately, Hellion is also about the tragedy that has befallen the Wilson family: the relatively recent death of Jacob’s mother, which his dad (Aaron Paul) has handled primarily by getting drunk, leaving Jacob as de facto caretaker for his younger brother, Wes. The principal conflict revolves around Wes being removed from the family home to stay with their aunt (Juliette Lewis), resulting in Dad trying to get his act together. But the shaky-cam heartland miserabilism and earnest family melodrama just winds up getting in the way of Wiggins’ terrifically raw performance and the wonderful awfulness of being young, angry and clueless. Opens June 27 at Tower Theatre. (R)—Scott Renshaw Irreplaceable [not yet reviewed] Documentary from Focus on the Family, focusing on ... well, the family. Opens June 27 at Megaplex Jordan Commons and Megaplex South Jordan. (NR) Obvious Child HHH See review p. 37. Opens June 27 at Broadway Centre Cinemas. (R) They Came Together HHHH See review p. 37. Opens June 27 at Broadway Centre Cinemas. (R) Transformers: Age of Extinction [not yet reviwed] Maybe it’s worth seeing just to hear Mark Wahlberg talk about the Transfohmahs. (PG-13)

SPECIAL SCREENINGS If You Build It At Main Library, July 1, 7 p.m. (NR)

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Shaun of the Dead At Tower Theatre, June 27-28 @ 11 p.m. & June 29 @ noon. (R) Stand By Me At Brewvies, June 30, 10 p.m. (R)

CURRENT RELEASES 22 Jump Street HHH.5 Cleverer, wittier and snarkier than 21 Jump Street, this is nonstop self-deprecation of its “sequel to a reboot” status, offering well-deserved smacks to about 817 Hollywood things that desperately deserve it: TV shows-turned-movies, sequelitis, dumb action heroes, meet-cutes, bromances, fist fights, frat comedies, 30-something actors playing teenagers, and other nonsense. Cops Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) have “graduated” to going undercover at a college— they’re investigating a drugs case that is “just like last time”—and though this is as big, loud, action-y and goofy as an action-comedy sequel can be, it’s (mostly) not stupid, sexist or homophobic along the way. And it’s surprisingly just plain nice. 22 Jump Street punches up, at the excesses and inanities of Hollywood, and not down at the usual easy, powerless targets—and even then, it’s never cruel about it. (R)—MAJ Belle HHH It sounds like the kind of earnest period piece built around its long-historical-view moral superiority: the fact-based story of Dido Belle Lindsay (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), the mixed-race illegitimate daughter of an English gentleman, raised in the aristocratic household of her great uncle (Tom Wilkinson) with all the raised eyebrows that such an arrangement entails. Yet it proves to be a more intriguing tale than that, exploring the social status of

the era’s women that actually renders Dido, with her substantial inheritance, a more attractive potential wife than her white cousin, Elizabeth (Sarah Gadon). Eventually, director Amma Asante loses track of that idea and makes the story all about a potentially landmark legal case, and Belle’s romance with a young abolitionist. Belle proves more effective when it’s looking at thorny questions of where one fits in a stratified society. (PG)—SR

(Anthony Mackie) joining the action. It’s most similar, though, to Iron Man 3, which similarly maximized the unique qualities of its central character before eventually resorting to a far less interesting blow-everything-up finale. That’s the tension in Marvel movies: Even comic books occasionally have the luxury of devoting an issue to characteradvancing narratives that don’t demand the same rigid blockbuster struc ture. (PG-13)—SR

Blended HH.5 Drew Barrymore once again provides a crucial woman’s touch in an Adam Sandler movie; this one, for reasons too ridiculous to chronicle, finds single parents Jim (Sandler) and Lauren (Barrymore) and their kids sharing a vacation in South Africa.

Barrymore has shown herself willing to be ridiculous for Sandler’s comedies, and as a result Sandler has shown her the friendly respect of not indulging his willingness to tell the laziest possible joke in the laziest possible way. Blended is occasionally charming in its focus on adults trying to help fill voids in the lives of each other’s kids, but Sandler is fundamentally who he is, so it never strays too far from a formula of low-brow gags. It’s pratfalls, toilet humor and juvenile sex obsession, but it’s pratfalls, toilet humor and juvenile sex obsession with heart. (PG-13)—SR

Chef HHH Jon Favreau writes, directs and stars as Carl Casper, a oncepromising chef who has grown complacent, cooking good but unimaginative dishes until a scathing review from an influential critic inspires him to try something new: He opens a food truck, then drives across the country with his adoring 10-year-old son (Emjay Anthony) and his sous chef (John Leguizamo) to hone his craft. Favreau and Leguizamo have a natural rapport, and the father-son bonding is sweet without being sappy. While it’s frequently hilarious, more attention is lavished on how to make a proper Cuban sandwich, for example, than on several of the film’s characters or on the story, which comes from a box rather than from scratch. Still, it’s a return to Favreau as sardonic motormouth with a soft center who’s just a lot of fun to hang out with. (R)—Eric D. Snider

Captain America: The Winter Soldier HHH It starts with a terrific concept: Gung-ho patriot Captain America (Chris Evans) fighting for his country when its enemies and their motives are a murkier business, and even S.H.I.E.L.D. might be infiltrated by bad guys. The story wrestles copiousmaterial into a cohesive form, including Cap’s place as an ideological man out of time, yet this is also a super-hero adventure that at times it feels like The Avengers Lite, with Black Widow, Nick Fury and Falcon

The Double HHH.5 Typically, evoking Brazil isn’t a smart idea for any movie. Richard Ayoade is clearly channeling Terry Gilliam in the look of his surreal world, the emphasis on bureaucracy and even a protagonist obsessed with a seemingly unobtainable girl (Mia Wasikowska).

But the freaky setup—milquetoast office drone Simon James (Jesse Eisenberg) gets a new co-worker named James Simon who looks exactly like him and is the confident, charismatic winner he’s never been—allows Ayoade to make the familiar milieu distinctly his own. The movie is little more than a series of “bits,” but they’re generally darkly hilarious bits, perfectly framed by Ayoade for slick visual punch lines. Everything takes a darker, vaguely supernatural tone approaching the climax, grasping for more profundity than the demented stream-of-consciousness material has earned. It’s fine enough as blackout sketches in its Brazil-ian fantasia. (R)—SR

Edge of Tomorrow HHH.5 Director Doug Liman may be contemporary cinema’s foremost chronicler of relationships under pressure, though nothing in the basic premise—about soldier William Cage (Tom Cruise) caught in a repeating time loop after he’s killed in a battle with invading aliens—suggests it addresses interpersonal dynamics. Liman finds inventive, often hilarious ways to tell that story, charging through its “find and kill the leader” plot with efficiency and a real sense of visual style. But there’s also the story of Cage’s interaction with another soldier (Emily Blunt) who has been through a similar experience; the repeated days provide a chance to learn from mistakes not just on the battlefield, but in life. The simple, smart pleasures here include a look at how many screwups it can take to learn there may be things—and people— beyond yourself that are worth fighting for. (PG-13)—SR

The Fault in Our Stars HHH.5 Allow me to announce at the outset that I had a few major problems with John Green’s mega-successful novel—and this film adaptation improves on nearly all of them. It sticks to the satisfying love story between teen cancer survivors Hazel (Shailene Woodley) and Augustus (Ansel Elgort), but where Green often seemed too infatuated with quirky, quippy dialogue, director Josh Boone and his screenwriting team focus on the chemistry between the actors.

And there’s a charming connection between Woodley and Elgort, one that homes in on the key difference between them: Augustus’ fear that he won’t be remembered, and Hazel’s fear that she’ll be remembered too much. One hugely miscalculated sequence at

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Ida HHH There’s so much intriguing style in Pawel Pawlikowski’s intriguing period piece that it almost doesn’t matter that it’s not adding up to much. In 1960s Poland, Anna (Agata Trzebuchowska), an orphan raised in a convent, learns shortly before she is to take her own vows that her parents were Jewish victims of the Holocaust—and sets out to find their remains along with her only surviving relative, her mother’s jaded sister, Wanda (Agata Kulesza). Pawlikowski gets mileage out of the clashing personalities on their road trip, and crafts compelling, stark black & white images, often placing characters so close to the edge of the frame it feels like the world is swallowing them. Yet both central characters are also frustratingly opaque; the decisions they make late in the film are startling mostly because they come out of nowhere. It’s gorgeously frustrating cinema. (NR)—SR Jersey Boys HH.5 Clint Eastwood wants to give his movie audience the experience of watching a stage musical, without grasping what to keep and what to change. He adapts the hit “jukebox musical” about the Four Seasons, formed in 1950s New Jersey by childhood friends Frankie Valli (John Lloyd Young) and Tommy DeVito (Vincent Piazza). Eastwood only halfway retains a device in which each member tells the story from his own POV, and the familiar songs come almost exclusively during performance scenes, while music disappears entirely in some stretches of the narrative. Most problematic are performances that feel as though they’re being pitched at a live theater audience. There’s an ironic moment when

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How to Train Your Dragon 2 HHH.5 In the followup to the 2010 original, young Viking Hiccup (Jay Baruchel) and his seaside village have settled into a new normal where dragons are trusted companions—until a warlord (Djimon Hounsou) arrives, with designs on controlling all dragons. Hiccup also discovers that his mother (Cate Blanchett)—whom he’s always believed to be dead—is still alive, and the film finds surprisingly emotional material in this family reunion. But even more satisfying—along with the thrilling, swooping visuals—is the idea that there are different ways to be a leader, and that some choices, even heroic ones, have permanent, not always happy consequences.

Perhaps there’s no way to avoid some of the more formulaic action elements of family blockbusters, yet it’s always a pleasant surprise when an institution like DreamWorks Animation decides that playing it safe isn’t the only option. (PG)—SR

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Godzilla HHH Gareth Edwards serves up a giant lizard movie with style, as U.S. Navy Lt. Ford Brody (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), who has a tragic family history involving a mysterious earthquake in Japan, encounters the King of Monsters as he takes on giant insect creatures. The material involving human characters is somewhat perfunctory get-back-to-your-loved-ones stuff, but Edwards chooses to keep his movie interesting by making it genuinely fascinating to watch, full of genuinely striking images and a willingness to tease viewers on the way to the big finale.

At last, of course, we do get to the battle of the behemoths, and there’s both a nostalgic crowd-pleasing quality and an almost mythical approach to these creatures and their titanic showdowns. Edwards commits to that idea even when it means not giving audiences exactly what they might expect from their contemporary blockbusters. (PG-13)—SR

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Amsterdam’s Anne Frank house leaves a sour taste, but in general, it’s terrific as the kind of movie it’s trying to be: sharply observed and nakedly emotional. (PG-13)—SR

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Frankie gets advice before The Ed Sullivan Show that he should perform for the camera rather than for the balcony. Maybe Eastwood never gave his actors that same advice. (R)â&#x20AC;&#x201D;SR The LEGO Movie HHHH The cynicism is understandable: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The LEGO Movie? Seriously?â&#x20AC;?

But Phil Lord and Christopher Miller set out to make the most entertaining movie possible based on a toy, plus a manifesto on how to create real art. The setup is like a kiddie version of The Matrix, with mini-figure construction worker Emmet (Chris Pratt) finding himself identified as the fulfillment of a prophecy to save the world from evil President Business (Will Ferrell). He joins other character figures including Batman, and yes, there are in-joke references from The Dark Knight and other pop-culture touchstones. Yet Lord and Miller remain focused on the toyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s imaginative possibilities, both visually and from a storytelling standpoint. Their movie becomes a delightful instruction manual for how to make the best creation from any brand: Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to have the nerve to throw away the instruction manual. (PG)â&#x20AC;&#x201D;SR Maleficent H.5 Beware, children, when attempting to rehabilitate a cartoon villain or update a beloved fairy tale, for you tread on treacherous ground. Behold Maleficent, the supposed â&#x20AC;&#x153;real storyâ&#x20AC;? behind the fairy-born villain (Angelina Jolie) of Disneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sleeping Beauty, whichâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;like the recent live-action Alice in Wonderland and Oz the Great and Powerfulâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;seems primarily concerned with being its own pop-up coffee-table book of production design than anything approaching satisfying fantasy drama. Its cartoonishly lazy simplicity is supposed to be excusable, I presume, because this is â&#x20AC;&#x153;for kids,â&#x20AC;? but I suspect even the kids will notice the

muddled world-building about a vague ancient hatred between humans and fairies and the confused motivesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;on both sidesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; that follow. None of it makes any sense, not even on its own small terms, and â&#x20AC;Ś oooh look! A dragon! (PG)â&#x20AC;&#x201D;MAJ A Million Ways to Die in the West HH Family Guy mastermind Seth MacFarlaneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s follows up Ted, his 2012 hit about a potty-mouthed teddy bear, and like that film, the new oneâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;an overlong farce starring MacFarlane as a wise-cracking Old West coward trying to prepare for a shootout with a nasty gunslingerâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;starts promisingly but falls prey to MacFarlaneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s undisciplined, non sequitur style of writing. It has about as many laughs as a typical episode of Family Guyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;which sounds OK, until you realize those laughs are spread out over 117 minutes instead of 22. The shock value of Old West characters using modern profanity fades quickly; when everything is filthy, nothing is filthy. Amusing turns by Charlize Theron and Neil Patrick Harris canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t save this indulgent misfire from MacFarlaneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inept acting, writing and direction. (R)â&#x20AC;&#x201D;EDS Neighbors HH.5 What conclusions should one draw from an ostensibly raucous battle of pranks where the most memorable thing is a cute baby? Mac (Seth Rogen) and Kelly Radner (Rose Byrne) are new parents in a suburban neighborhood forced to contend with the rowdy Delta Psi fraternityâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and its party-hearty president, Teddy (Zac Efron)â&#x20AC;&#x201D;moving in next door. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a solid notion underlying the escalating conflict: the Radnersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ambivalent transition into responsible married-with-kid adulthood, mirroring Teddyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s anxiety at what awaits him after graduation.

But Neighbors is ultimately much more concerned with jokes than structure, settling for a collection of gags rather than something that coheres around the idea of growing up with

grace. You laugh, then your attention wanders, and you laugh a little more, and then OH MY GOD ISNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;T THAT THE CUTEST BABY YOUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;VE EVER SEEN IN YOUR LIFE? (R)â&#x20AC;&#x201D;SR The Other Woman .5H Life is so awesome for Carly (Cameron Diaz), Kate (Leslie Mann) and Amber (Kate Upton)! Sure, they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know till just now that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all sleeping with the same lying, cheating louseâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Kateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s husband, Mark (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau). But now, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all BFFs and have fab getaways to the Hamptons and the Bahamas to spy on him in order to plot revenge. Ugh. This is so desperately terrible an excuse for a comedy that I felt sorry for the louse, even though he deserves comeuppance ... and then he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get enough. So I ended up angry at the unconscionable skimping on the revenge in favor of phony female bonding masquerading as, unforgivably, Girl Power. This was, by the way, written by a woman. We need an â&#x20AC;&#x153;Uncle Tomâ&#x20AC;? term for a woman who participates in Hollywoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s systematic hatred of women. (R)â&#x20AC;&#x201D;MAJ Rio 2 HH There are baby play areas where you lay an infant down, and he stares up at some colorful thing that spins around, makes music and distracts him for a while. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s this instantly forgettable sequel to the instantly forgettable 2011 first movie, which finds rare macaw couple Blu (Jesse Eisenberg) and Jewel (Anne Hathaway) learning that maybe theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not so rare after all. There are antagonists a-plenty, including the original movieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sinister cockatoo (Jemaine Clement) and a businessman (Miguel Ferrer) illegally logging in the Amazon rain forest. So yes, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an environmentally conscious message, a few moderately amusing jokes and a few diverting musical numbers. But thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a single engaging emotional beat, worthwhile idea or appealingly quirky vocal performance. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just there to keep moving and make noise, like jingling your keys in front of the kid for 100 minutes. (G)â&#x20AC;&#x201D;SR

The Rover HH.5 David MichĂ´d (Animal Kingdom) gives Of Mice and Men an even bleaker, post-apocalyptic spin, casting Guy Pearce as an unnamed man living in Australia 10 years after â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Collapse.â&#x20AC;?

When his car is stolen by criminalsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and Pearceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s character has an unhealthy attachment to that carâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;he kidnaps Ray (Robert Pattinson), the wounded brother of the criminalsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; leader (Scoot McNairy), to guide him to them. The sun-blasted nihilism gets its only softening in the interaction between our single-minded protagonist and his dim-witted passenger, and Pattinson delivers some eye-opening performance moments. But even once The Rover explains the backstory for Pearceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s character, MichĂ´d assumes too much about an instantaneous connection between â&#x20AC;&#x153;the roverâ&#x20AC;? and Ray. For a story built on a man caring for anything again after heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s given up hope, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s never clear how much he cares, or why. (R)â&#x20AC;&#x201D;SR

X-Men: Days of Future Past HHH Bryan Singer juggles more than a dozen mutants and whole heaps of story for a satisfying comic-book action spectacle and allegory. From an apocalyptic near future, Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) is sent back in time to 1973, where he must stop Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence) from an act that will set the deadly events in motion. The overlap of characters from the two X-franchises is part of the fun, and for once the sheer magnitude of the cast and plotting in a superhero epic feels somewhat justified. The bouncing between characters sometimes doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t allow for focus on the filmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strongest assets, like Evan Peters as happily anarchic speedster Quicksilver. But itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s intriguing watching something pointedly set at the end of the Vietnam War, as it looks at the moral choices we can make when confronted with something we perceive as a threat. (PG-13)â&#x20AC;&#x201D;SR

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Two buds traveling the world filming a web series find their trip cut short when one of them hooks up with a vampire in Paris and, upon realizing that he can’t die and must feed, becomes a vigilante Dexter vampire.

There’s your web series. (CBS Films)

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Helix: Season 1 Investigating a viral outbreak at an Arctic bioresearch station, CDC researchers learn that they—and, eventually, mankind—are totally screwed. From Battlestar Galactica’s Ronald D. Moore, so it’s nice and claustrophobic. (Sony)

Wallowing with The Leftovers, still Under the Dome, and buh-bye Californication.

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Rake Friday, June 27 (Fox)

Reckless Sunday, June 29 (CBS)

Californication Sunday, June 29 (Showtime) Series Finale: Does Hank (David Duchovny) finally get his shit together and make an honest woman of Baby Mama No. 1 (Natascha McElhone), or at least Baby

Mama No. 2 (Heather Graham)? The Only TV Column That Matters™ has seen the final—for real, this time—episode of longtime favorite Californication, and feels satisfyingly vindicated for having stuck by it for seven seasons (I fully realize I may be the only one who has). If you’re still out there, Moody-ites, it’s a funny and touching (if relatively depravity-free) wrap-up.

I’ll even forgive Hank for choosing the wrong woman …

Under the Dome Monday, June 30 (CBS) Season Premiere: Part of the appeal of Under the Dome when it debuted last summer was its perceived One-and-Done format: 13 episodes and it’s over, fans and familiars of the 2009 Stephen King novel thought; no further commitment required! Then the ratings went through roof (but not the dome) and CBS caught If It’s Worth Doing It’s Worth Overdoing fever, resulting in a Season 2 pickup and a cliffhanger finale that stunk worse than a weeks-sealed bubble full of unwashed townies. The Season 2 opener, written by King himself, at least provides instant resolution—and, of course, new characters, new questions, more dewy-eyed blank stares from Julia (Rachelle Lefevre— you can take the girl out of Twilight, but …) and now, a magnetized dome! CW

Seven friends en route to Las Vegas are forced to spend the night in a roadside motel and, sure enough, they’re soon being tortured and killed. Yet another scenario in which a AAA membership would have come in real handy. (Lionsgate)

Oy Vey! My Son is Gay! Long Island parents’ anxiety over their sons coming out if the closet(s) together only gets worse when the boys decide to adopt. The one film in which you’ll see Bruce Vilanch and Carmen Electra sharing screen time.

Hopefully. (Breaking Glass)

Rockabilly Zombie Weekend A couple’s rockabilly-themed wedding is ruined when a West Nile Virus outbreak spreads swarms of zombie-spawning mosquitoes (sure, could happen). Featuring the way-out sounds of Slip & the Spinouts and The Dive Bar Stalkers! (Green Apple)

More New DVD Releases (July 1) City of Lust, Day of the Siege, The Glades: Season 3, Killervision, The Killing: Season 3, The Last Seven, Luther: The Complete Series, Once Upon a Time in Vietnam, The Returned, Scavenger Killers, The Unknown Known, A Young Doctor’s Notebook Listen to Bill on Mondays at 8 a.m. on X96 Radio From Hell; weekly on the TV Tan Podcast via iTunes and Stitcher.

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Series Debut: She (Anna Wood) is a gorgeous, street-smart Chicago defense attorney; he (Cam Gigandet) is a gorgeous, charming Charleston, S.C., city attorney; together, they’re Pretty Lawyers Fighting the Throbbing Urge to Bone In and Out of the Courtroom (Reckless was a more manageable title). The one season/one case scenario centers on “a police sex scandal that threatens to tear the city apart,” but Reckless is really only about its lusty litigators, meaning this summer-filler series would have been better-realized on latenight Showtime as, well, Lusty Litigators.

Series Debut: As the Summer of the TV Apocalypse continues, Lost’s Damon Lindelof takes on the series adaptation of The Leftovers, a 2011 novel about a Raptureish event in which 2 percent of the Earth’s population mysteriously disappears. The “poof!” moment is shown with little fanfare in the first episode’s opening minutes; The Leftovers is about the confusion, malaise and outright weirdness that spreads among those still here—specifically, a suburban police chief (Justin Theroux), his estranged wife (Amy Brenneman), a post-Rapture cult leader (Ann Dowd), a devastated brideto-be (Liv Tyler) and others of a small New York community. The capital-D Downer of a pilot episode is at least beautifully acted and staged, and does have a few light moments (among the taken: Anthony Bourdain, Jennifer Lopez, Shaquille O’Neal, Pope Benedict XVI and … Gary Busey?), but The Leftovers looks to be an even darker, life-has-no-meaning wallow than True Detective. Cheer up—your existence (or lack thereof) could be waaay worse.

The Leftovers (HBO)

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Provo’s Bat Manors ask complicated questions about spirituality on debut album.

By Kolbie Stonehocker kstonehocker@cityweekly.net @vonstonehocker

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ife is full of philosophical quandaries and problems with unknowable, unforeseeable outcomes; the question is, how do you cope with them? For Provo band Bat Manors—and, more specifically, Adam Klopp, who is the lead vocalist and main songwriter and also plays guitar—music is the piercing light in the fog of the unknown, the thing that helps it all make sense. “Usually when I’m going through something weird in my life, I write a song about it to try to articulate myself or just try to figure out how to deal with it,” Klopp says.

On Bat Manors’ debut full-length album, Literally Weird, much of that “something weird” has to do with religion, a topic Klopp is personally acquainted with through his LDS background. On the album, “a lot of the songs are just about figuring out what I believed in in terms of God or religion, which I feel like is a pretty typical theme for albums, especially in Utah,” he says. “But in the rest of the songs, a lot of them correlate with just relationships that I’ve had with people and how they were affected by my conclusions with religion.”

In 2010, after Klopp came to Utah from Cleveland to attend BYU, he founded the indie-folk band Timber!, which “lasted for about a year or so,” he says. But even though the band was short-lived, it helped connect the multi-talented Klopp to the Provo music scene. He’s a current member of post-rock outfit Lake Island, and performs with dreampop band Salazar and singer-songwriters JP Haynie and Ben Best.

It was while Klopp was an on & off member of folk-rock band The Mighty Sequoyah, when he “didn’t really … have a band that I was the main songwriter for,” he says, that “I had accumulated a bunch of songs” he’d written on his own.

Klopp formed Bat Manors with a group of friends in order to play those songs, and the band performed their first show in January 2013. The current lineup consists of Katrina Ricks (vocals, bells, percussion), Landon Young (bass, clarinet), Mike Dixon (guitar, pedal steel) and Bret Meisenbach (drums), as well as Jacob Hall (percussion) and Kyle Hooper (keyboard, pump organ), who also play in Lake Island.

Even though Bat Manors have been together hardly more than a year, their sound and recording style has “evolved in a way that I didn’t expect,” Klopp says, which is evident on Literally Weird. Demo versions of a lot of the earlier songs were heavily distorted “garage-rock, really poppy lo-fi songs” recorded in his bedroom, he says. But the growing band lineup began to shape Bat Manors’ sound. “We just kept

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ith its vast array of visual art, the Utah Arts Festival is one of the most sumptuous treats your eyes will experience this summer— but don’t forget to treat your ears, too. This year’s live-music lineup is as varied as the artistic media that will be displayed in the many booths at Library Square, with genres as diverse as blues, folk, rock & roll, jazz, bluegrass and country all represented. And with more than 75 local and national acts appearing on eight stages, you’re sure to find something to suit your unique tastes. Here are the highlights of the music at the 2014 Utah Arts Festival, broken down by day. For a complete schedule, visit UAF.org.

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The faces behind the symphonic sounds of Bat Manors adding members,” he says. “It seems more fun to me to have a lot of friends in the equation,” bringing with them new sounds to add to the overall aesthetic, which has taken on a folky, chamber-pop feel that’s truer to how Bat Manors sound live.

Ensconced in the beautifully delicate symphonic style of Literally Weird are Klopp’s musings on faith, in a “chronological narrative that corresponds with different events in my life,” he says. With Klopp’s unearthly, tremulous singing voice weaving among strings and warm pedal steel, the album begins with the hopeful “Otter, Friend,” in which he is “opening up a question about religion,” he says. From there, the album proceeds to explore the often thorny process of challenging the beliefs of the faith you were raised in.

The feeling of being “forced to be a part of something or you’re lying to yourself or to other people,” Klopp says, is the subject of “Species,” but the ending of the song is “triumphant, just [about] being liberated.” The philosophical concept of Manifest Destiny—which “I felt was present in Christian faith, but specifally Mormonism,” he says—is analyzed on the aptly titled “Manifest Destiny,” a criticism of the idea as a “manipulative concept to justify a terrible history, colonialism and genocide,” he says. Standout track “Cabin 4” continues the album’s spiritual theme, even if the song “departs from the narrative a little bit,” he says.

In actuality, when Klopp jumped into a lake after a selfperformed haircut while on a family vacation, he was rained on by a tiny rain cloud and not a “prankster watchman angel,” as he describes in “Cabin 4.” But the song, like so many others on Literally Weird, speaks of the point where people encounter forces beyond their control, and perhaps consider the idea of supernatural beings impacting their human existence. CW

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Headlining the Amphitheater Stage on Thursday evening will be blues/roots-rock singer Cee Cee James (8:30 p.m.) and blues artist Ana Popovic (9:55 p.m). Can’t-miss local acts will include rootsy bands like country-rock outfit Candy’s River House (Park Stage, 5:15 p.m.), blues-funk band Tony Holiday & the Velvetones (Park Stage, 7:15 p.m.) and blues group Christian Coleman & the Blue Zen Band (The Leo Stage, 8:30 p.m.).

Friday, June 27 Headlining on Friday will be jazz band Blair Crimmins & the Hookers (Amphitheater Stage, 8:30 p.m.), Beninoise singer Angelique Kidjo (Festival Stage, 9:45 p.m.) and psychedelic/ blues-rockers the Chris Robinson Brotherhood (Amphitheater Stage, 9:45 p.m.). Be sure to catch these locals: avant-garde psych-funk band Float the Boat (Park Stage, 5 p.m.), folk duo and harmony experts Hope & Tim Glenn (The Leo Stage, 7:30 p.m.) and classic-country songsters The Hollering Pines (Park Stage, 9:05 p.m.).

Saturday, June 28 On Saturday night at The Round/Crescent Wall, headlining act MarchFourth Marching Band (7:30 p.m.; also on the Amphitheater Stage on June 29, 9:45 p.m.) will put on a show combining entertaining visual elements—stilt-walkers and colorful costumes—with instrumental gypsy-influenced funk and jazz music.

The local lineup is eclectic indeed, with stand-outs including ska/punk band Bombshell Academy (1:15 p.m.), alternative/indie-rock outfit Great Interstate (2:30 p.m.) and songstress Sarah Sample (5 p.m.) on the Park Stage, as well as gypsy-punk group Juana Ghani (City & County Stairs, 7:45 p.m.) and City Weekly’s Rap Group of the Year, Better Taste Bureau (The Round/Crescent Wall, 9:45 p.m.).

Sunday, June 29 There isn’t much as far as national headlining acts on the final day of the festival, but there are a few solid locals to check out, including pop-rock band Zodiac Empire (Park Stage, 2:30 p.m.), singersongwriter David Williams (Garden Stage, 4 p.m.), soul revivalists The Soulistics (Amphitheater Stage, 8:30 p.m.) and singer-songwriter Daniel Weldon (Garden Stage, 9 p.m.). CW

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Word Play Courtney Barnett writes witty songs about real life.

By Kimball Bennion comments@cityweekly.net @kimballbennion

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ourtney Barnett was still working at a Melbourne, Australia, bar when her music started getting international attention and praise. Since mid-2013, the indie singer-songwriter’s playful, streamof-consciousness lyrics and hazy garagerock delivery have steadily caught on in the United States and elsewhere.

But it was only a few weeks ago, before the start of her current tour through Australia, Europe and North America, that she finally decided to quit her day job.

“I guess stuff kind of happened, but I didn’t really take much notice of it,” she says. “It was kind of like, ‘Oh yeah, this will happen and then it’ll just go back to normal, and no one will care.’ ” So far, she couldn’t be more wrong.

Barnett will be on tour until August, and she’s already recorded enough new material for a followup record that is due out by the end of the year. In January, her first two EPs—2012’s I’ve Got a Friend Called Emily Ferris and 2013’s How to Carve a Carrot Into a Rose—were combined and released in the United States as The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas. It features the breakout track “Avant Gardener,” a real-life story about a neardeath experience brought on by an asthma attack Barnett had while gardening.

Despite its frightening inspiration, the wordy song is gauzy and funny. Recalling how she gets loaded into an ambulance, Barnett sings, “The paramedic thinks I’m clever ’cause I play guitar/ I think she’s clever ’cause she stops people dying.” It’s a suitable introduction to Barnett’s ability to easily wear her inner thoughts and influences on her sleeve.

Barnett grew up in Sydney with music around her, but says that the variety was limited. “We had a neighbor across the road who used to make us mixtapes and give them to us,” she says. “Then we got our own CD player, but we didn’t have much money, and the city shops were kind of far out of town. So we just listened to the same

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Courtney Barnett finding some desert solitude.

stuff over and over,” including Nirvana, Jimi Hendrix and later some David Bowie, Lou Reed and The Grateful Dead.

As a way to copy her older brother, Barnett started playing guitar when she was about 10. Thanks to jazz-band classes in school, Barnett learned enough guitar to get by. “To be honest, I fluffed my way through jazz band a lot,” she says. “I pretended to play, or I only played half the amount of chords I was supposed to. I was never really good at music theory or the proper stuff.”

Still, she was good enough to tour around Australia with a few local bands after moving to Melbourne. It wasn’t until Barnett decided to release her own songs in 2012 that she began getting local attention.

That’s surely because Barnett is at her best when she’s on her own. She admits she’s a shy person who has trouble communicating with people unless it’s through art. When she’s not writing music, she’ll draw (she drew the split-pea tidal-wave artwork on the cover of her double EP), or she’ll write jingles for her friends. There was even a short-lived photo series. “I spilled beer on my Polaroid camera, and it was all over,” she says.

But the reason she does any of it—a Polaroid, a jingle or an earworm about an asthma attack—is mostly for herself, she says.

Barnett’s double EP is full of autobiographical songs about staying out late, obsessing over crushes and dealing with parents who are prone to long talks about goals and finances. But while A Sea of Split Peas is ostensibly about her own experiences, Barnett wrings truth and meaning out of the everyday lives of first-world twentysomethings, even if she doesn’t mean to.

“I don’t really think about what I’m singing about,” she says. “But it’s kind of nice to know when it reflects with people. … It’s kind of nice to see that side of the connection that music makes. Sometimes I forget about it.” CW

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Flashbulb Fires On Flashbulb Fires’ latest full-length album, 2012’s Gasconader, the Denver “haze-pop” quartet delves into a narrative about an evangelical gasconader (one who boasts about oneself) character, but the deeper story happening is that of frontman Patrick McGuire’s own complicated past with his parents’ respective faiths, Catholicism and Mormonism. The sound of the album is glowy and smoky, with haunting melodies and rich instrumental texture, a style echoed in the band’s more recent work. Lately, instead of creating complete albums, Flashbulb Fires have been releasing new music as a series of singles, the first of which—available on their Bandcamp page—is the beautiful song “Unseen Things.”

Genre Zero—who are releasing a new album tonight—L’anarchiste and California will also perform. Kilby Court, 741 S. Kilby Court (330 West), 8 p.m., $6, KilbyCourt.com; Muse Music Café, 151 N. University Ave., Provo, June 27, 8:30 p.m., $5 in advance, $7 day of show, MuseMusicCafe.com

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Psych Lake City If you like your music with heavy doses of scuzzy guitar and tons of reverb, this mini psych-rock festival featuring many of the best local bands in the genre will be right up your alley. Some acts are more psychedelic than others, but the stylistic elements they have in common will make for cohesive lineups during the event’s two nights of music. It will also be a good chance to discover something new— if you like one band, there’s a good chance you’ll like the others, even if you’re unfamiliar with some of the names on the bill. Friday

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Sean Flinn & the Royal We Singer-songwriter Sean Flinn is originally from California, but after he relocated to Portland, Ore., he took to that music scene like a fish in water. In 2010, he formed his band The Royal We, who released their debut album, Write Me a Novel, that year. The bright-eyed but thoughtful album is propelled forward with a restless sense of discovery, drawing a slightly twangy folk-rock/indie-pop sound from guitar, tambourine, pedal steel and Flinn’s rich, meandering voice. The band’s hard work has gotten them plenty of national attention, including being ranked on Paste Magazine’s Ten Oregon Bands You Should Listen To Now

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Blair Crimmins & the Hookers (Newpark Town Center, Park City) Open Mic (The Paper Moon) Roby Kap or Scotty Haze (afternoon); Open Mic (evening) (Pat’s Barbecue) Dance Yourself Clean (The Red Door) Twisted Axis, Signal Sound (The Royal) Downright Citizens (The Spur Bar & Grill, Park City) Jazz Jam Session (Sugar House Coffee) Illoom, Truth, Quintana, Provoke (The Urban Lounge) Mr. Future, Merchant Royal (Wasted Space Bar) Aisle of View, Reggae Thursday (The Woodshed)

Friday 6.27 The Quick & Easy Boys Funky rock & roll trio The Quick & Easy Boys released their third studio album, Make It Easy, in 2013, and with it they definitely live up to their name. With most songs right around three minutes, the release is equal parts catchy guitar riffs, soulful lyrics and danceable beats. These psychedelic, bluesy rockers hail from Portland, Ore., and know how to genre bend and blend in earnest. That sincerity bleeds into their live shows as well, with their repeated chants of “Yeah, bud!” getting everyone dancing. Jennie Gautney & the Right Vibes and Dead Lake Trio will open. (Natalee Wilding) Thursday, June 26 @ Bar Deluxe, 666 S. State, 8 p.m., $7, BarDeluxeSLC.com

Thursday 6.26 Sweet Salt Records Showcase (5 Monkeys) ’80s Night (Area 51) The Quick & Easy Boys, Dead Lake Trio, Jennie Gautney & the Right Vibes (Bar Deluxe) Songwriters Acoustic Night (Boothe Brothers Performing Arts Center, Spanish Fork) Karaoke With DJ Jason (Bourbon House) Mungen Hoso (Burt’s Tiki Lounge) Chase Rice (The Depot)

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20) After a thorough, detailed, painstaking analysis of the astrological omens, I’m inclined to advise you to be neither thorough nor detailed nor painstaking in the coming days. Instead, I suspect you will thrive by being spontaneous and improvisatory. Wing it, baby! Throw away the script. Trust your gut. Play it by ear. Make it up as you go along. If you find yourself frowning with indecision and beset by lazy procrastination, you will know you’re off course.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Would you like to be free from the experience of getting criticized?

Do you think it might be nice if no one ever accused you of being wrong or off-track? If so, here’s how you should proceed, says American writer Elbert Hubbard: “Do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.” But I’m afraid I can’t recommend that behavior for you, Libra. In the coming weeks, you have a sacred duty to your Future Self to risk being controversial. I urge you to take strong stands, speak raw truths, and show your real feelings. Yes, you may attract flack. You might disturb the peace. But that will be an acceptable price to pay for the rewards you receive. This is one time when being courageous is more important than seeking harmony.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) “Be respectful to your superiors, if you have any,” said British writer Oscar Wilde. How do you respond to that impish nudge, Scorpio? Are there any geniuses and heroes out there whom you consider to be worthy of your respect? If not, I urge you to go out in search of some. At this phase of your evolution, you are in special need of people who inspire you with their greatness.

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The seller lived as a child on “Sergeants Row” at Ft. Douglas. His father was a Sergeant First Class and received a Silver Star, a Bronze with clusters, and three Purple Hearts in W WII. His grandfather served in the Nav y in W WI and W WII. Of the four offers received, the seller went for the veteran and sent a note back with his acceptance: “I hope you don’t mind if we consider the house to still be in our extended family. Welcome to my home.” n

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