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Letters Out of Sight, Out of Mind

I watch from the small window of my cell as the city creeps closer to the perimeter of this prison, day by day and year by year, a car lot here and an apartment complex there, inching closer and closer. This state has justifiably cast us out to serve some sort of sentence, but has neglected to institute means for us to pursue some form of redemption. So, I sit and wonder, confined to silence. How can we pursue redemption, let alone achieve it, wasting away as we are left to do in here? This is a question that our communities, government and correctional system should be asking and addressing. But society and its criminaljustice system have lost sight of the “correctional” purpose of its penal system(s), substituting it for a mentality of “out of sight, out of mind.” The Department of Corrections, with the support of the state legislature and coaxing of the city of Draper, is planning to spend nearly $600 million in taxpayer dollars to relocate the Utah State Prison to an as-yet-undetermined location. This colossal building has been deemed a blight upon the vista of the rapidly expanding and increasingly economically exclusive city of Draper. It must go, it seems, whatever the cost or consequence. As the population of the greater Salt Lake Valley expands at an exponential rate, upscale development of Draper is inevitable, and the site of the prison is unfortunately

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and disregard contemptible recidivism rates. But it’s possible that our noble society has finally figured out the secret to rehabilitation after all: We hide our shame far away from the sight, outrage and compassion of the rest of us. That is, of course, until we can’t help but impose upon these places of confinement in our neverending pursuit of an American Dream of more and more. So it appears that real-estate investors, contractors and for-profit politicians have finally got it right. Rehabilitate the spaces in which we want to expand, and leave the human redemption malarkey to those we deem no longer deserving of it.

Phillip Leishman Utah State Prison Correction: The article “Corporation Courtship” [Sept. 25, City Weekly] should have stated that 60 percent of the businesses receiving corporate income tax breaks are already Utah-based companies.

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OPINION

Rushing Bride

Had Cinderella been a Utah gal, bent on wedding LaVar Prince in the temple before the ink dried on her high school diploma, she would have needed a fairy godmother working overtime on a bride’s most exigent issue: the dress. Enter Judy Miller, the mistress of Fairy Godmother’s Bridal in Salt Lake City. This godmother has no need of a magic wand to put this bride aright. Experience suffices. Miller has spent the past 25 years fitting the right dress to the right bride. By the time she calls Miller for help, Cinderella is frantic. Time is short. Prince’s mother has a case of the nerves. The hours invested in Pinterest have yielded only immodest and unaffordable dresses, all white. Miller’s fitting room, with its warm pink walls and well-placed mirrors, is a sanctuary for frazzled brides-to-be. With a little straight talk and a calming touch on Cinderella’s arm, the grandmotherly Miller goes to work. “Put your life in my hands for an hour,” she says. Cinderella watches herself in the mirrors. She smiles agreeably even as she appraises the disappointing size of her butt. She is carrying the glass slippers. “White isn’t a good color for you,” Miller begins. “Ivory complements your skin tone much better. Let’s try on an ivory dress. And, by the way, the heels on the glass slippers may create a hemline problem. You might end up in Tom’s.” The Fairy Godmother’s genial, one-onone approach—a process which has served “a clientele of middle-class Mormon girls age 19.3” well over the years—steers Cinderella to a strapless A-line dress. Without so much as an abracadabra, a lace jacket transforms it magically to “temple ready.” Cinderella balks at a Gatsby-style headpiece and veil. “A bride without a veil is just a pretty girl in a pretty dress,” Miller counters. Cinderella relents. She writes a check for $1,200. Right dress, right price.

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She texts the news to her friends and leaves a voicemail for Mother Prince. As it turns out, Cinderella gets a good deal. In 2013, the typical wedding dress in Utah cost about $1,300 according to TheKnot.com’s Real Weddings study. That year, 24,448 couples married in Utah. The average bill for those weddings was about $17,000, nearly $80,000 less than a wedding in Manhattan, and $13,000 less than the national average. Honeymoon costs were not included, however, and 88 percent of Utah newlyweds spent money on a romantic getaway. It used to be that a bride would save money by renting dresses for herself and her bridesmaids. That’s how Miller got started in business: renting prom dresses. Then dresses for br idesma ids—t wo styles, three colors. Then satin wedding gowns with puffy sleeves. She moved away from rentals to specialize in wedding dresses just as Larry Webster ushered in the age of straplessness in the United States. Webster, a California Mormon who served a mission in Australia, returned to Sydney in the 1970s to launch a hugely successful wedding-dress business called Sugar House. He then moved to Utah where, Miller says, he single-handedly started a national trend of strapless dresses and tiaras. But “the strapless dress is a conundrum for Mormon brides,” Miller says, so a niche market developed as the Fairy Godmother began to sew sleeves on the stylish but “immodest” dresses. Much has changed since then. Every dress is now made in China, and it is possible to order a sleeved one. The days of shiny satin, taffeta and lace have come and gone. Chiffon is the fabric of choice for today’s popular “Greek goddess” look. Brides are now larger, Miller says. Twenty-five years ago, the young women she was fitting weighed between 105

and 128 pounds. Now, as those women’s daughters seek out the Fairy Godmother, the norm is 128 to 140. Miller refers to them as “the coddled, younger generation.” These are girls whose helicopter parents made sure they got trophies for showing up. As brides under stress, they are more difficult to deal with than their Gen X mothers. Generational differences aside, to live happily ever after is every bride’s expectation. But happiness may prove to be as elusive as a predictive failure rate for marriages like Cinderella and LaVar’s. Whatever it is—40 percent? 50 percent?— the truth is that the divorce rate is slightly higher in Utah than elsewhere. Perhaps that is because Utah has the youngest brides (three years under the national average) and the shortest engagements (10 months). “Getting married too young” is a reason cited by more than 40 percent of divorcing couples in Utah, according to a government study. For now, as a typical Utah family, Cinderella and LaVar will have 2.21 kids, more than couples in every other state. Cinderella dreams of daughters in pretty dresses. She will name them Emma and Eliza. She has taken Miller’s advice against selling her wedding dress on KSL.com, as thousands do. Her Fairy Godmother dress is stored carefully away with the glass slippers. Someday her daughters will want to see them. Maybe wear them! Or not. The trend toward casual weddings is undeniable. J. Crew is marketing an Eyelash Lace Jumpsuit to brides who want their wedding clothes to be suitable to wear on other occasions. And who’s to say that Cinderella’s granddaughters won’t be brides in gingham and iShoes, sipping sparkling cider from Grandma’s legendary glass slipper? CW

“Getting married too young” is a reason cited by more than 40 percent of divorcing couples in Utah

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Do you like weddings? Alissa Dimick: I love weddings. I would be a wedding coordinator if I could. Nothing better than seeing two people in love in the spotlight. Humanity doesn’t seem so shitty when you’re at a wedding.

Colin Wolf: Weddings are such a waste of money. Why not use the cash to book some B-list celebrity to come hang out at your house, like Dave Coulier? Honestly, I’d rather party with Dave Coulier in my buddy’s garage than go to another wedding. Paula Saltas: Well, 99.9 percent of the weddings that I go to are Big Fat Greek Weddings. Who wouldn’t want to party for 12 hours straight and eat lamb at midnight?

Scott Renshaw: Weddings are an obligation; receptions are great. There are too few cultural opportunities for multigenerational drunkenness. I say this as someone who’s never been to a Mormon wedding reception, however, so that could very well change my perspective. Susan Kruithof: I am completely addicted to Four Weddings on TLC. I absolutely love weddings and just attended one of two former employees of City Weekly who met and fell in love here. Their wedding was perfect. Venue 10, wedding dress 10, food 10, overall experience 10! Jeff Chipian: Big Fat Greek Weddings are my job! I consider myself a mix between a wedding crasher, a wedding singer and a hint of wedding planner. Just two weeks ago, I got to drive the bride and groom into the sunset on a golf cart in downtown Salt Lake at 2 a.m. So do I like weddings? Yes. Do I hate the morning after the wedding? You have no idea.

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And on the debate issue, let’s talk about the 2nd Congressional District in which U.S. Rep. Chris Stewart and Utah Sen. Luz Robles chatted amicably. It was almost a non-debate, with the “hardhitting” question from Stewart asking about the sex of Robles’ baby-to-be. We won’t call that sexist, but it was condescending to someone who, though pregnant, still has a brain. The worst was yet to come as moderator Barbara Smith cut off Stewart before he could answer Robles’ question about the role of the federal government. Oops. Commercial break. Smith, a former television anchor and BYU grad, had obviously not done her homework on the issues. But that makes her like many Utahns who still believe the Common Core came from the feds. Perhaps the elephant in the room was Stewart’s harping on his religion and how he wouldn’t go against those beliefs.

Salt & Wind In Utah, you’ve got to love salt. Now, there’s a clean-energy reason to, as deep salt caverns outside of Delta may be used to store compressed air. That stored air, which would come from new Wyoming wind farms, would eventually be sent as energy to California’s Los Angeles basin. The project is an $8 billion effort by four companies that’s expected to be up and running by 2023. While each piece of the puzzle was already being put in place, the integrated aspect of the plan is new and innovative. The urgency to create clean energy is palpable as plans for a nuclear facility in Green River move inexorably forward. Moreover, Rocky Mountain Power doesn’t plan to build new renewable facilities until 2024.

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We in the print media understand television’s time constraints, but some things are more important than a commercial break. Take the Utah Debate Commission’s decision to allow only candidates who reached a 10 percent threshold in a poll. They said 6 percent was OK, allowing for error. But that left out third-party and independent candidates who had gained access to the ballot legitimately, by providing a certain number of signatures. In the end, it was probably a way to give the woebegone Democrats a chance in hell, which is what they’d need to win statewide office. But it doesn’t seem right, and it plays to the money-in-politics crowd. Alternative candidates can’t get their message out because they have little money, and they can’t get more money because they can’t get their message out.

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FIVE SPOT

When you hear the term “nude portrait,” you expect it to be an explicit image of a nude subject. Provo native Trevor Christensen (photo inset) is f lipping this idea on its head with a series of nude portraits where he, the photographer, is naked during the photo shoots and the subjects are clothed. View more photos at CityWeekly.net and by following Christensen on Instagram at @trevorchristensen.

Where did you come up with the idea to take photos while nude?

It started out as a joke, like, “Wouldn’t it be funny for the photographer to be naked instead of the subject of the photo?” Then it kind of morphed into this idea of vulnerability and how the power is inherently in the photographer. I thought by [me] being naked, they would feel less vulnerable and more open, but I’ve noticed that even though I’m the one who is nude, a lot of the subjects are still very nervous about having their picture taken. So, in the sense of trying to shift the balance of power, the project has honestly been a failure.

What’s the process for one of your naked photo sessions?

It’s stressful, man. There always a moment when I’m getting undressed and I think to myself, “What am I doing?” It’s kind of interesting when someone is chill about it, because some people never stop freaking out or quit being nervous. But everyone knows I’m going to be naked—the last thing I want to do is freak someone out or make them feel unsafe or uncomfortable. A shoot usually lasts about 45 minutes, and it is super low key. It’s usually at their house, and I go into the next room to get undressed, then walk out and take about 350 pictures per shoot. We talk during the shoot and, honestly, it brings me closer to the subjects. Afterward, they are in a whole different category of people for me. They’re in my “naked spot.”

Are there any celebrities you dream of shooting while nude?

There’s a list a mile long of people I want to shoot for the series. Hillary Clinton would probably be my first choice. I’d do anything for that opportunity, so if you know her, tell her to give me a call.

What are your future plans for this project?

This is a long-term project. I will probably continue it for a few years, and I would like 150 photographs in the series, and then narrow it down about 50 percent, so about 75 portraits make it into the final body of work. I would like to travel across the country to places like Harlem, and anywhere in Texas, and get more diverse shots, like little old ladies. I’ll spend some time nursing the project and branch out a little bit so it’s not just a cross-section of my hipster friends from Provo. I’m a straight white male in his 20s, and I want people who aren’t like me.

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STRAIGHT DOPE Meta Meds

BY CECIL ADAMS

OK, Cecil. Sixteen years ago, at the end of a column about whether zinc lozenges cure the common cold, you wrote: “Today you don’t hear much about vitamin C as a cold cure. I’ll bet you a jumbo box of Contac that the same thing happens to zinc.” Did you win the bet? Did you lose? We’re left hanging here. —sbunny8, from the Straight Dope Message Board

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You were left hanging because I was left hanging—nobody took my bet. Though the zinc vs. colds controversy hasn’t petered out altogether, hasn’t made much progress, and is nowhere near a firm conclusion one way or another. But you know me: I like to bring closure to the great questions of our time. While that’s not easy in a field as squishy as medicine, I’ve come up with a methodology to get things off the dime. You’ve heard of meta-analysis? I take it to the next level: meta-meta-analysis. Meta-analysis may be crudely described as the study of studies. Meta-metaanalysis is studying studies of studies. Meta-analysis uses sophisticated statistical techniques to tease out conclusions from a confusing mess of data. Meta-metaanalysis is simpler: it relies on eye-rolling, wisecracks and snark. Enough buildup. Let’s get to work. 1. To recap: The claim, first bruited by George Eby in 1984, was that a zinc lozenge held under the tongue would alleviate cold symptoms in as little as two hours. Eby is an interesting individual. He’s not a physician, but rather is head of the George Eby Research Institute in Austin, Texas. His home page, at ColdCure.com, displays a GIF of a rippling American flag and a photo of himself holding a bottle of the zinc lozenges he sells. Zinc isn’t the only metal he’s taken an interest in; he also believes magnesium will cure depression. 2. Despite his lack of marquee cred, Eby and his zinc claims have been taken seriously by the medical-research establishment. By his own reckoning, as of 2010, there had been “14 double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trials” of zinc cold cures, which “produced widely differing results with ... one-half showing success and the remainder showing failure.” 3. You or I might be discouraged by results like that. Not Eby. He drew a distinction between ionic—that is, chemically reactive—zinc and chemically bound, nonreactive zinc. His conclusion? We’ll get to that. First an aside. 4. From what I can make out, the ionic vs. bound business arises largely from a drawback of ionic zinc: It tastes unbelievably gross. (Remember: you’re supposed to hold the lozenges under your tongue.) My assistant Una, who has tried them—I assure you, I didn’t put her up to this— offers the following testimony: “The kind with ionic zinc taste so dreadful I can’t use them due to nausea.” To improve the taste, many formulations on the market now bind

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the zinc to glycine or citric acid. As we’ll see, this may not be the best idea. 5. Mere experimentation having proven little, researchers then turned to metaanalysis and other methods of reviewing multiple studies. The idea, to oversimplify: trends not apparent in numerous small studies may jump out when the numbers are viewed in aggregate. Obvious problem: many small piles of crap pushed into one big one don’t thereby become research gold. Various techniques are used to winnow junk data, but the outcome can be like the late Bowl Championship Series: you can see what they were going for without necessarily buying the result. On to those reviews: 6. Caruso et al. (2007) started with 105 zinc studies and pruned them down to 14 that the team deemed scientifically valid. Conclusion: zinc lozenges and nasal sprays did nothing; zinc nasal gel couldn’t be ruled out. 7. Back to Eby. Based on his 2010 review of 14 studies (mostly the same ones; you’ll recall seven said aye, seven nay), he claimed the deciding factor was the proportion of ionic zinc: the more a given dose had relative to total zinc, the better it fought colds. Eby is (unsurprisingly) big on lozenges, but he thinks the ones using bound zinc, which include most of those currently out there, are worthless. Corollary, based on Una’s experience: for zinc to cure what ails you, it has to make you sick. 8. Hemilä (2011) looked at 13 of the studies—seven oui, six non. But Hemilä proposed his own explanatory variable: the effective zinc preparations had a dose of at least 75 milligrams. 9. Singh & Das (2011) performed what’s known as a Cochrane systematic review of 15 studies. They offered no judgments about dosage, formulation or other such minutiae. They just declared (well, not “just”—the Cochrane method is quite rigorous): zinc is effective. 10. Zinc advocates may now chirp: multiple reviews (sorta) agree—zinc (maybe sometimes) works! My meta-metaconclusion: When reviewers looking at the same basic data come up with three different ideas about the right way to use the stuff (more zinc! ionic zinc! possibly zinc nasal gel!) ... well, let’s be charitable. There’s plenty of room for doubt.

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Investigation into worker who tossed school lunches sparks policy changes. By Colby Frazier cfrazier@cityweekly.net @colbyfrazierlp When 17 students at Uintah Elementary School had their school lunches tossed into the trash in January, it brought national television outlets to the school’s front door and also prompted a criminal investigation to look into sweeping accounting discrepancies by the lunchroom manager. The criminal probe—known to Salt Lake City School District officials, but not made public until this week—shows that Shirley Canham, the 61-year-old lunchroom manager who threw away the lunches, had also spread nearly $9,000 in lunch money into the wrong children’s accounts. Police reports show that 334 individual checks were applied to the wrong accounts between 2009 and 2014. According to the reports, there was no evidence that Canham was stealing money or enriching herself. The Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office declined to prosecute the case. But neither Canham nor the district were informed until September of that decision. During the lag time, some say, a cloud of unwarranted suspicion surrounded Canham, who resigned prior to the current school year. And after Canham came under fire for throwing out the lunches that January day, the district changed its policy in regard to dealing with the lunches of students whose accounts had run dry—and the change is right in line, Canham says, with her own unofficial policy that no child’s lunch would be thrown away. The discrepancies in Canham’s accounting had failed to draw the attention of parents because their children—regardless of where the money was applied—were being fed. Per district policy at the time, children whose lunch-money accounts had run dry were to receive fruit & milk lunches; if they’d already proceeded through the lunch line, their hot lunch was to be thrown out. But Canham says that when a child didn’t have enough money to cover the costs of a full lunch, she pressed the fruit & milk button but let the children eat their regular lunch. “I knew that I was going against what I was supposed to, but I just couldn’t do it,” Canham says. “I couldn’t take food from a first grader who was sitting there bawling her eyes out. I made that

E D U C AT I O N decision on my own and I never told them about it. Guilty of that.” According to an ex terna l investigation commissioned by the district to look into the matter, Canham’s district supervisor came to the school Jan. 28 to find out why the Uintah lunchroom had issued 1,138 milk & fruit lunches—the highest in the district. As the supervisor asked to see Canham’s lunchtime process, Canham says, she decided to begin following the rule, and tossed the lunches of 17 children in the trash, replacing them with milk and fruit. And as she did so, she says, “chaos” ensued. Children who had their lunches taken away began to cry, and teachers, shocked at what was unfolding, opened their wallets to pay for the children’s lunches. By this time, though, the damage was done. The saga devolved into a media frenzy, during which death threats were reportedly leveled against Canham. It also prompted district officials to scrutinize the practices of lunchroom employees. In the case of Uintah, this sparked a call to the police, who showed up at the school in March to question Canham about the accounting issues. A ccord i n g to t he pol ice investigation, district officials believed Canham might have been pocketing cash payments and covering them up with money from the checks. But no concrete evidence of this surfaced. “There was no malicious intent there,” says Canham, who says she was shocked to hear that she had applied nearly $9,000 to the wrong accounts and denies having ever misapplied money on purpose. Canham, a 14-year school district employee who had been a lunchroom manager for eight years, says that since being interviewed at the police station, she “never knew from one day to the next if I had a job.” According to Jason Olsen, a spokesman for the Salt Lake City School District, administrators didn’t find out until September that the criminal case had been closed. “The district was not informed of the District Attorney’s decision in a timely manner,” Olsen wrote in an e-mail to City Weekly after declining to speak about the matter over the phone. “We called in September and asked for the information. It is our understanding the district attorney is willing to review this issue again if there is ever information brought forward.” According to a report accessed by City Weekly through an open-records request, Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill reviewed the case with a team of attorneys and opted to not file charges against Canham in July. “The final conclusion was that, all

Former Uintah Elementary School lunchroom manager Shirley Canham says that the police and school district investigations into her time at the school are unwarranted. things being equal, it made no sense to file charges because we didn’t feel there was reasonable likelihood of success at trial,” Gill told City Weekly, noting that several of the parents who unknowingly had money diverted to other children’s accounts didn’t seem worried. Michael Clara, a school board member, says he fears that the simple presence of a criminal investigation tainted Canham’s credibility with parents, teachers and board members. “We were led to believe that there was criminal activity, that [Canham] was a criminal and involved in criminal activity, and this is why the police were involved,” Clara says. “And then, of course, I believe they just stretched this out to inf luence the board’s decisions on things.” City Weekly obtained the police reports through an open-records request. An initial request for the records was denied because police officials said it didn’t have any reports pertaining to Canham. A month later, though, it was revealed that the reports, for privacy purposes, had been deemed classified. After screening the reports, detectives downgraded the classification and released the documents to City Weekly. On Sept . 11, an ex ter na l

investigation was released that laid much of the blame for the incident on Canham, who, along with giving children lunches regardless of their payment status, had failed to send notices home to parents informing them of delinquent accounts. Salt Lake School Board Vice President Heather Bennett says the incident has sparked productive reforms to a school lunch system that had simply not kept up with the times. For instance, Olsen says, cash payments now must be processed online or in school offices. “The fact that child nutrition was operating in a different world and had been since its inception was kind of surprising to me,” Bennett says, noting that in the case of her children’s lunches, she has sent cash to school with no guarantees besides faith in the schoollunch worker that the money would be appropriated correctly. “There’s a fair amount of money that goes through that system, so it needs to be treated with the same kind of care and fiscal controls that any other school system has.” And the district has also implemented a policy where all children are served a lunch regardless of their account status, a policy that Canham points out is no different than the one she used. CW

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Listen & Learn Activists put down picket signs and pull up chairs.

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The People’s Listening Project encourages Salt Lakers to share their concerns and ideas.

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E-mail deininger.natascha@gmail.com for more information or to volunteer. The People’s Listening Project will be at the People’s Market (1000 S. 900 West) on Sunday, Oct. 5, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., weather permitting.

what people worry about in the future, what social issues impact them the most, what issues are impacting their communities and what they would like to see happen to resolve it. The project has heard from high schoolers worried that standardized tests don’t prepare them for the future, and from folks concerned about workplace discrimination, crime on their blocks, and financial insecurity. One 6-year-old said he was worried about being bullied at a new school; his friend added that he was afraid there was a hobo spider in his house. Deininger recalls an 8-year-old who talked about being worried about burglaries in her neighborhood. When project members asked what could be done, she opined that she wished that everyone had money so they wouldn’t steal. “That blew us away,” Deininger says. At Pioneer Park, the group met with many homeless individuals who spoke of a heavy-handed police presence, but also about the problems that afflict them. “They said, ‘Look, my addiction is a barrier for me, and the presence of drugs in our community is a major issue,’ ” Widdison says. “There’s a lot of self-awareness in that community.” One man told them that while there is always food and shelter in Salt Lake City, no charity or agency ever tries to engage with the homeless by offering anything like arts classes or sports at the park that could keep homeless people out of trouble. The organizers want to eventually hold an exhibit showcasing all the concerns and suggestions they’ve heard, and offer a venue where people can then form independent groups to effect change for causes they’re passionate about. Deininger says she’s already seen positive results. Sometimes, she says, people just need to talk something out before deciding to take action. “A lot of people don’t necessarily need someone to tell them a solution to their problems,” Deininger says. “A lot of times they actually know what it is.” CW

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Realizing a fossil-fuel free world isn’t just about protesting coal plants and oil pipelines—perhaps most vital is the average citizen reducing his or her individual energy use, which fuels these polluting industries. The free event will feature exhibits and speakers including Richard Heinberg, a senior fellow at the Post Carbon Institute, and Rick Gill, a biology professor at Brigham Young University. Utah Valley University Science Auditorium, 800 W. University Parkway, Orem, Oct. 3, 1:30-6:30 p.m., LiveMoreWithLess.org

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“Actively inactive” members say their love of the LDS faith is the reason they won’t abandon the church.

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ike multilayered Jell-O desserts and recipes for funeral potatoes, Mormons come in a variety of flavors. From Molly Mormons and Peter Priesthoods who wonder if “never seen an R-rated movie” counts as a résumé-worthy skill, to Jack Mormons hiding beer in the garage, Mormons self-identify in ways far more complex than the simple “I’m a Mormon” tagline. And Mormons also create labels for those who share their faith—liberal or progressive Mormons referring to their orthodox mother-in-law as a TBM (true-believing Mormon), while she raises an eyebrow at her “fundamentalist” Mormon neighbor who homeschools all 10 of her children and never mentions the existence of dinosaurs. The church-sanctioned labels of “active” and “inactive” are far from sufficient in describing the nuanced relationships individual members have with the church. Some pursue unorthodox theologies within Mormonism, such as the Ordain Women movement. Others claim the title of “ethnic” Mormon to explain their adherence to cultural traditions or heritage, separate from literal belief. Many others could be described as “actively inactive,” participating in organizations and projects found on the “borderlands” of Mormonism, carving out a unique space in a faith that tries to push them away. Many view these borderland Mormons as heretics, spreading dissent and doubt, and assume that their continued involvement in church affairs represents an attack or threat to believing members. And those outside the church wonder why they don’t simply leave and never look back. “You can leave the church, but you can’t leave it alone,” said emeritus general authority Glenn L. Pace in a 1989 talk. According to Pace, the motives of former, inactive or unorthodox Mormons are clear: They’re simply “obsessed” with making “vicious” attacks on the church. But for many unorthodox Mormons, it’s in fact their spiritual beliefs, formed through their LDS faith, that have led them to their unusual relationships with the church.

I currently identify as a “Frankenmormon.” I cherish the parts of my Mormon upbringing that taught me to stand up for my beliefs as I “try to be like Jesus.” Yet, these same teachings led me away from church activity, especially as the church intensified its opposition to LGBT rights and gender equality. One of the most painful experiences of my transition out of orthodox Mormonism involved discovering that someone I loved chose to define my existence based on how far I strayed from traditional Mormonism. This Mormon “knew” I couldn’t possibly be happy or good without the guidance of the one true church. I may love my daughter, but not enough to bless her with gospel teachings. This person openly wondered when my husband, who remained active in the church, would leave me for someone capable of raising an eternal Mormon family. When we had the same religious beliefs, this person admired my convictions and devotion to seeking answers, but without Mormonism, these characteristics represent nothing more than stubborn arrogance and a need for attention from strangers who read my blog or City Weekly columns. It’s easy for traditional members to disregard the experiences of their non-believing or unorthodox peers; it’s a commonly held belief that people who leave the church have succumbed to the deceptions of the devil but still know, deep down, that the church is true.

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“Once someone has received a witness of the Spirit and accepted it, he leaves neutral ground,” Pace said in that 1989 talk. “One loses his testimony only by listening to the promptings of the evil one.” But many Mormons, including some members of church leadership, acknowledge that sources other than Satan may prompt people to question or leave the church. “For the younger generation … everything’s out there to consume if they want to Google it,” said former church historian Marlin Jensen in a special report by Reuters. He also recognized that the manuals used to teach church history are “severely outdated.” And as new generations of Mormons use online communities and resources to investigate both the history and current policies of the church, they’re finding new ways to identify with the faith that shaped their early belief system. The following profiles represent a new ward directory, a guide to Mormonism outside literal belief or orthodox practice. And as far as I can tell, no one has Satan on speed-dial.

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MICHAEL FERGUSON Michael Ferguson is deeply familiar with what goes through a person’s mind after they leave the church—both from personal experience and from his research as a Ph.D. student at the University of Utah, mapping the impact of religious activity on brain functioning. Raised in an active LDS home, Ferguson— who now calls himself “Mormon by default”—

describes his Mormon religions upbringing as “idyllic.” He did A PLACE AT are often temple-ordinance work as a TABLE set in their THE young adult, and spent years JOHN DEHLIN ways, but participating in “conversion” and Ten years ago, John Dehlin was “reparative” therapy until his working as a seminary teacher, Mormonism acceptance of his identity as a instructing high school students in is still gay man dramatically disrupted church doctrine before school each molten his faith. He moved away from morning, when he began delving orthodox Mormonism, marrying lava. There into LDS Church history to prepare his partner, Seth Anderson, in is still time his curriculum. His findings on 2013. They were the first gay the Book of Mormon, the Book of to create couple married in Utah. Abraham and polygamy shook his our origin He says it’s OK to not be a “cool faith. Since then, Dehlin and his and collected” ex-Mormon who no story. family have struggled to remain in longer feels pain from leaving the church. —MICHAEL FERGUSON the church. He sometimes has In 2005, Dehlin found“spooky Mormon hell dreams,” he ed the Mormon Stories Podcast says, but, like many unorthodox (MormonStories.org), an online Mormons, Ferguson takes comcommunity that addresses Mormon experiences fort in maintaining the semiotics of Mormonism, outside the norms of LDS culture. The podcast and the cultural practices and rituals that ease the pain sites like Stay LDS are designed to help LDS memof transitioning from one’s origin religion. bers navigate through difficult faith transitions Ferguson, who’s also a research fellow with while remaining active in the church. But, Dehlin the Human Neuroscience Institute at Cornell says, some members should leave the faith. University, uses his findings from the Religious “Coming from a place of privilege—I’m white, Brain Project to explain why people maintain rela- heterosexual and male—clearly makes it easier tionships with Mormonism even when they stop for folks like me to remain within the church,” he believing the claims of absolute truth that are says. “But I am absolutely supportive of those central to the religion. A part of our brain known who feel the need to leave for the sake of their as the default-mode network, he says, helps own mental health. For those people, members monitor the social attachments that are created should exhibit tolerance and compassion.” by interaction with family and community. An In June 2014, Dehlin and Ordain Women individual who’s part of the close-knit commu- founder Kate Kelly received letters from local nity fostered by Mormonism would struggle to church leadership threatening excommunication. “detach” from the social network hardwired in Kelly was excommunicated, but Dehlin curtheir brain. rently remains a member of record in the church For some, Ferguson says, detaching from and identifies as “culturally and socially Mormon,” one’s primary community of family and church though neither he nor his family currently attend might feel physically painful and trigger a survival church, and Dehlin is unsure if he will ever return instinct commonly associated with a traumatic to full activity. event. By “using a little biological imagination,” Despite distancing himself from the church, Ferguson says, it’s feasible to suggest that this Dehlin still believes that “so much of what is survival instinct is what causes some Mormons to good about me comes from the church.” He remain in a faith they no longer believe. credits the church with helping to raise him, Though he’s distanced himself from main- and providing him with a framework to raise a stream Mormon doctrine, Ferguson credits LDS successful family. theology with helping him accept his decision Taking inspiration from Judaism, which evolved to live as an openly gay man. Ferguson realized from orthodoxy to include a variety of beliefs, denying his sexual orientation caused him to Dehlin hopes that the church will someday offer break his temple covenant to “fill the measure of all members “a place at the table” instead of his creation,” a promise encouraging members pressuring members and former members to to live their faith in every aspect of their lives. “leave the church alone” after a change of faith. Ferguson believes it isn’t a sin to be openly gay; His belief in inclusion represents his “love affair drawing on the lyrics of the hymn “Redeemer of with the expansive promise of Mormonism,” he Israel,” Ferguson says that hiding one’s authentic says. He relates personally to Joseph Smith, who, self is the true transgression, and LDS policies he believes, founded Mormonism out of concern regarding homosexuality force LGBT Mormons to for his family and their place in the afterlife. In feel like they are “wandering as strangers in sin” developing the doctrine of eternal families that in their own church. leave no soul behind, Dehlin says, Smith saw Ferguson sees Mormonism as a microcosm for himself as continuing a tradition that Christ began the general populace, as well as more established when he sought the lost sheep. religions. As the LDS Church learns to accept its Dehlin believes the excommunication of Kelly LGBT members, he says, it’ll set a template the reveals a possibly disturbing trend within the LDS rest of the religious world can follow. Church, but he remains involved with the church “Older religions are often set in their ways, but in the hopes of championing the cause of ChristMormonism is still molten lava,” he says. “There like love among members (and beyond). “Christ is still time to create our origin story.” shamed the stoners, not the adulterers,” he says.

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who question whether the LDS Church’s position on LGBT rights or gender equality comes from God or culture, Park’s heard the “just leave” response before. She understands the urge to react this way: Mormonism is a culture based on close-knit communities, where outlier positions can be perceived as threatening, and members feel jus—LINDSAY tified in “policing outward appearHANSEN PARK ances and actions,” Park says. “We have a lot of signaling in Mormonism, especially in Utah—wearing tank tops, having a tattoo, things like that,” she says. “These become cultural signals to other Mormons about the level or orthodoxy a Mormon subscribes to, but things like a person’s heart can’t be measured by outward appearances.” Park says that no one, no matter how devout, “adheres to the tenets or beliefs exactly or perfectly.” Though many members tell other Mormons to “just leave” based on individual and arbitrary standards for Mormonism, “just about every Mormon could be accused of doing LINDSAY Mormonism wrong,” she says. HANSEN After experiencing firsthand some of the PARK trauma associated with leaving full church activity, Park sought opportunities to work with mem“Christ was always with the people society said bers outside the mainstream church in what she he shouldn’t be hanging out with. Love is the calls the “borderlands of Mormonism.” She runs tradition of Christianity, and of the LDS Church, counseling services for the Whitefield Educational even if it doesn’t always exist in practice.” Foundation, which offers professional counseling Dehlin says he hopes that the church notices and resources for Mormons struggling with a disthe membership crisis within its ranks. Even ruption in their faith identity. Park also blogs for when not excommunicated, many dissatisfied Feminist Mormon Housewives and does outreach members are choosing to leave Mormonism. The for the Sunstone Education Foundation, working first step toward solving this, he says, is transto introduce a younger demographic of Mormons parency from church leadership, a willingness to to the Sunstone community. say “We disagree, but we love you, so join with us She sees deviations from the norm as a sign anyway. There is a place for you here.” of faith rather than as a sign of wavering devoUntil then, Dehlin intends to use his voice as a tion or spiritual weakness. “There’s an underlying “cultural Mormon” to encourage greater inclusion assumption that there will be a tension with what within Mormon culture. we know, believe, and do, and what we hope and believe and do,” Park says. She identifies her NO ONE S A faith as the tension between what she knows— PERFECT MORMON the church has a long way to go to fully recognize LINDSAY HANSEN PARK all its members—and what Lindsay Hansen Park has all the qualities of a she hopes for: a future of “good Mormon”—except church attendance. Mormonism where memWhile she says she adheres to the “Mormon bers allow themselves to lifestyle” and values often associated with a be “more authentic with “good Christian life: integrity, kindness, comone another.” passion and working toward peace,” she feels troubled when those values are not reflected at AN EXAMINED church, and finds it difficult to attend regularly. MORMON LIFE Many fellow Mormons might accuse her of HOLLY WELKER “choosing to be offended,” but Park says that Holly Welker grew up isn’t the cause of her inactivity. “I find it difficult in a small Mormon comto attend not because I find conflict or differing munity in Arizona, and values as something I can’t tolerate, but because eventually served a misit hurts my soul to see those values as endorsed sion in Taiwan. But instead by God,” she says. “I don’t see those values as of strengthening her testiendorsed by God and I will not ‘actively’ particimony, working as a sister pate in a system that claims that they are.” missionary was a traumatStill, Park considers herself to be “a very ic experience, and drastiactive Mormon even though my church attencally altered her view of dance doesn’t fit the cultural requirements of Mormonism and its status that label,” she says. And like many Mormons as the “one true church.”

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She says she “became convinced that it was wrong to try and convert perfectly happy Buddhists and Taoists to Christianity in general, or Mormonism in particular” and began to believe that she herself was damned. She “couldn’t shake the sense that missionary work was fundamentally immoral, because I thought God should just accept and love everyone as they are,” she says. Believing that everyone is entitled to God’s grace while trying to preach conversion to Mormonism was “the most traumatic aspect of my mission,” Welker says. “It meant I was destined for a life of torment and could not partake of the supposed joy and possibility in the message I was preaching.” Welker stopped attending church in 1989 and now identifies as post-Mormon. Yet she still feels compelled to examine the faith that shaped her childhood and early adulthood. She turned to writing as a form of navigating her Mormon experience, editing and publishing articles in Sunstone Magazine, and working as a freelance writer for Religion Dispatches. “Mormonism is just plain old interesting,” Welker says. “Why shouldn’t I care about the religion that produced me?” Welker points out that while Mormons are quick to urge inactive or former Mormons to “leave the church alone,” they rarely follow that advice in their relationships with former Mormons. The request to “leave the church alone,” Welker says, is also a request to “simply acquiesce to all the ways it won’t leave you alone, and live like a Mormon when you’re around Mormons.” If Mormons truly wanted unorthodox members to stop interacting with Mormonism, Welker says, they would adapt and change policies that seemingly target former or non-members. Non-believing family members are barred from witnessing the temple marriages of loved ones, and Mormon couples who choose to marry civilly in front of family and wait a year to seal their marriage in the temple are faced with social and spiritual stigma. And by trying to influence secular laws, like the legality of same-sex marriage, Mormons refuse to leave their non-believing or unorthodox members “alone,” yet feel “flummoxed and angry,” she says, when a

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non-believer challenges their paradigm. Welker says that despite her negative experiences as a member, denying her connection to the church would prevent her from living an authentic life. “Socrates said that ‘the unexamined life is not worth living,’ ” she says. “In my case, an examined life will involve a consideration of Mormonism and its effect on me personally and on the communities I have inhabited. I’m trying to approach my own life with integrity, and I truly could not care less that it seems strange to others.”

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especially for the Mormon feminist matriarchs she so greatly respects. “They don’t have a lifetime to wait for things to get better, and I don’t want them to die without ordination,” she says. As part of Ordain Women’s April priesthood action event, Cartwright joined hundreds of other Mormon feminists in asking for admittance to the all-male priesthood session. “Standing on Temple Square, I felt a distinct impression telling me that ‘Right here, right now, you are a woman among women,’ ” she says. “Despite the negative response from the church, I knew my blessing was fulfilled. I now understand the role of women in the church: to advocate for equality for women in the church.”

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J. SETH ANDERSON J. Seth Anderson’s parents raised him in an “unorthodox” Mormon home, though he didn’t realize it growing up. He refers to his parents and grandparI won t give ents as “peculiar” Mormons, up Mormonism the type who value individuality and personal spirituality just because over the “correlated” doctrine some CEO (standardized church teachusurped the ings) of the Jell-O Belt. When Mormonism Anderson announced his marriage to Michael Ferguson, he of my says, his temple-worker grandgrandparents mother responded happily with, and turned “That’s so cool!” A graduate student studying it into a history at the University of Utah, corporation Anderson believes his family is that opposes a reminder of Mormonism’s histo “discriminate against their women and tory of “peculiar people,” those neighbors.” willing to embrace community He resigned from the gays. and hardship in the Utah wilchurch in 2008, which coin—J. SETH ANDERSON derness. Accordingly, Anderson cided with a birth of activbelieves his calling as a “queer ism within and without the Mormon” involves “revealing the queerness of church. Anderson longed to be in Salt Lake City in Mormonism to itself,” and abandoning the current the aftermath of Proposition 8, but instead began church emphasis on convention in order to return blogging about being a gay Mormon, using his full to the roots of Mormon non-conformity. name and refusing to cloak his experiences with “Integrity is having a cup of coffee when I want the feelings of “shame and sadness” that he says to,” he says. “I’m not ashamed of breaking some were prevalent in gay Mormon online communibizarre rule that doesn’t work for me.” ties during those years. Anderson first experienced what he calls the Anderson continues to identify as a Mormon “unethical conformity” of some members during “when I want to, on my own terms, and on my his church mission to Russia. The senior mis- own agenda.” His connection to his “peculiar” sionaries enforced the mission rule to only speak ancestors motivates him in encouraging others to Russian as a way to torment new elders who face the “fear and unknown territory” of unorthofelt afraid and lonely in a new country, he says. dox Mormonism, he says, and “reappropriate” Technically, the elders were just following mission Mormonism and restore its nonconformist legacy rules, but Anderson quickly realized how easy it of “queerness or peculiarity”—a phrase cherished was to use rules to hurt and exploit people who by the pioneers. feel out of place. “I won’t give up Mormonism just because some “Why would this happen when we are all on CEO usurped the Mormonism of my grandparents the same team?” Anderson says he wondered at and turned it into a corporation that opposes the time. “I realized that there is a hierarchy of women and gays,” he says. politics within Mormonism, and it jarred me.” But he’s quick to point out that his writings After returning from his mission, Anderson aren’t intended to encourage people, especially stuck with the church and attended LDS Institute women and gays marginalized by the church, classes—until 2004, when classmates passed to stay. Instead, he says, he wants to motivate around a petition to strengthen the ban on people to “let Mormonism work for you … be a same-sex marriage. Anderson says it felt like Mormon on your own terms.” cw another example of Mormons using their faith

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AMY ISAKSEN CARTWRIGHT As a graduate student in music performance and theater studies at Brigham Young University, Amy Isaksen Cartwright quickly learned to accept a degree of gender fluidity as she researched “pants roles,” the practice of women playing men on stage. Her research revealed a history of gender as a social construct, not an eternal identity. This contradicted the lessons she had heard at church that focused on gender as an “essential” component of the soul, with accompanying gender roles dictating behavior and purpose. Nevertheless, during her second pregnancy, Cartwright felt determined to fulfill her destiny as a Mormon woman and embrace her role as a mother in Zion. She received a priesthood blessing that promised, she says, that through her daughter’s birth, she would feel “as a woman among women.” But when medical complications resulted in an emergency cesarean section and post-partum depression, Cartwright says, she felt like a “failure at being a woman,” bedridden and unable to care for her children. She experienced terror and heartbreak at her inability to see God in the gender structure emphasized in Mormonism, which identifies motherhood as women’s strongest connection to God. “In church, we were taught that motherhood and the ability to give birth is equivalent to the male priesthood,” Cartwright says. “But what about everyone else? There is no real place for LGBT people, or women who don’t fit the mold. Mormonism’s view of gender and womanhood is insufficient.” Eventually, Cartwright’s “social-justice conscience,” as she calls it, could no longer support a belief in divinely appointed gender roles. “What I believe won’t matter if it doesn’t make me a better person,” she says. “I have to have a faith that makes me a better and more compassionate person.” Though she identifies as an “agnostic theist universalist” who would probably “fit better in a different congregation,” Cartwright says she feels called to stay in Mormonism; she made a promise with God when she first returned to activity as a young adult. Still, she no longer feels obligated to sustain the rigid gender roles emphasizing motherhood as a woman’s most divine calling. Cartwright is now on Ordain Women’s leadership committee, working with Mormon feminists to educate members on the need for female ordination. She says that though there has been improvement in female roles and participation in the church, progress isn’t happening fast enough,

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Repertory Dance Theatre: Portal One of the best parts of being a true repertory dance company—especially one that’s been curating work since 1966—is that each time you stage a new performance, you have a deep well of works to draw from. For its season opener, Portal, Repertory Dance Theatre is dusting off something from 1970 and combining it with something as fresh as a world premiere. Two of the four pieces on the program are commissions by the company, including Stephen Koester’s surrealist Fever Sleep (2005) and Viola Farber’s Passengers (1970), inspired by Merce Cunningham’s “chance philosophy” of movement in which the dancers use spontaneity and individual choice to help shape the work. Also featured are Zvi Gotheiner’s Duets to Brazilian-Indian Music (1998) and the aforementioned world premiere, created by the Israeli duo of Noa Zuk & Ohad Fishof, both former dancers with Tel Aviv’s famed Batsheva Dance Company. Founded in 1964 by Martha Graham and Baroness Batsheva de Rothschild, the acclaimed company has long been led by Ohad Naharin, who is responsible for developing the Gaga Movement Language. In a way, it is more a philosophy of movement, in which practitioners are encouraged to engage with the natural rhythms of the body and tune them to the rhythms of the universe—to use the push and pull of tension and release, minute and grand gestures alike, to center the body and the mind. Zuk and Fishof’s By The Snake was created within this unique choreographic framework, and further enhances RDT’s ever-expanding repertoire. (Jacob Stringer) Repertory Dance Theatre: Portal @ Rose Wagner Center, 138 W. 300 South, 801-3552787, Oct. 2-4, 7:30 p.m., $30. RDTUtah. org, ArtTix.org

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Bernard C. Meyers: Between Worlds Bernard C. Meyers’ “Porter’s Porch” is perhaps the most straightforward of the photographs found in his collection Between Worlds, currently showing at Alice Gallery. The viewer can imagine standing at a back porch, gazing wide-eyed through a screen into a grey and misty void with thoughts going nowhere and everywhere. This is exactly the place Meyer wants the viewer to arrive at in his series of photographs, which get far more complex, metaphorically speaking, between worlds—in this case, between the present and some place “out there.” “I pray these images provide some tangible experience, a diaphanous glimpse into the boundaries between worlds,” Meyers says. Most of the black & white photos involve subjects within or around a derelict greenhouse. While they serve to capture the reality of the setting, they also take advantage of the ambiguous elements and form of the greenhouse. Viewers might find themselves connected to that specific place, yet also transported, enough so they might find that border between realities that Meyers is concerned with. Why an abandoned greenhouse? In “Victorian Amazonia” (pictured), the universality of the subject is clear—the boldness of the shapes, the intense contrasts of light and dark, the immediacy of texture and the strong shadows. The occurrences Meyers is trying to reproduce are best found within the austerity and complexity of the natural world, where reality cannot be mistaken for artifice. (Ehren Clark) Bernard C. Meyers: Between Worlds @ Alice Gallery, 617 E. South Temple, 801-2367555, through Nov. 14, free. AliceGallery.org

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Body Worlds & the Cycle of Life The traveling exhibit Body Worlds will reach its 20th anniversary next year, and its newest opening is a kind of ode to longevity. In 2008, Body Worlds 3 came to The Leonardo when the museum wasn’t officially open yet, and the exhibit helped The Leo make a big splash in the community with a subject that touches people in very personal ways. The Cycle of Life follows the span of a human being’s existence from conception and prenatal development to death, and carries an emphatic message: Our own actions have an immense impact on our health and quality of life, reflected starkly here in cancerous lungs and diseased livers. Body Worlds’ exhibits are created through the plastination process, which replaces the natural fluids in bodily organs and tissues with liquid plastics. The anatomical specimens are then molded into poses to illustrate movements and conditions of the human body. The Cycle of Life includes hockey players and an aged man leaning on a cane among the 19 full-body specimens on display. The exhibit features more than 200 plastinates, most of which are new to The Leonardo, as well as photographs, diagrams, explanations about topics like free radicals, and epigrams like “Life’s like a play: it’s not the length, but the excellence of the acting that matters.” (Seneca) With all the examples of healthy versus unhealthy lifestyle practices, some of the most poignant images are those of donors who gave their own bodies upon their death to help us understand what it means to be alive. (Brian Staker) Body Worlds & the Cycle of Life @ The Leonardo, 209 E. 500 South, 801-5319800, through January 2015, $14.95$19.95. TheLeonardo.org

SATURDAY 10.4 Jim Gaffigan

Jim Gaffigan is some of the best proof there is that stand-up comedy is a discipline requiring immense skill. He draws his material from some of the most mundane things imaginable—like Hot Pockets—and by some alchemy transforms deadpan riffs about them into comedy gold. He talks about laziness—the act of doing literally nothing—and finds something in it, all with a flat Midwestern delivery seemingly devoid of any tone or even emphasis. His technique serves a purpose: a thing is funny when it’s surprising. And so, whether he’s acting or just being himself, Gaffigan’s array of techniques produce wonderfully effective comedy. This is how a guy who talks about laziness and Hot Pockets becomes, over the course of more than 20 years in the business, one of the most respected and enduring standups of his generation. Most impressive of all is how his comedy paints a satiric portrait of white American maleness—with his own exterior as the canvas—that is unforgiving without being mean. Author of the 2013 memoir Dad Is Fat and the brand-new book Food: A Love Story, Gaffigan has had numerous hit albums, most notably Beyond the Pale, King Baby, Mr. Universe and Obsessed. His TV work includes notable turns on Dr. Katz, The Ellen Show, My Boys, That ’70s Show and the recurring Pale Force bit on Late Night With Conan O’Brien. (Danny Bowes) Jim Gaffigan @ Abravanel Hall, 123 W. South Temple, 801-355-2787, Oct. 4 & 5, Saturday 7 & 9:30 p.m., Sunday 7 p.m., $38.75-$48.75. ArtTix.org

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themselves. Black-tie dress is encouraged, and the evening will begin with a redcarpet experience. Traditional theater-style seating is available, but tickets can also be purchased for seats around the bar, or right next to the stage. Patrons will be treated during the show to local food and beverages, which Raboy selected to complement the style of the evening. Cocktails will be made by Vive Juicery and Five Wives Vodka, and Raboy collaborated with Casey Staker from Zest Kitchen & Bar for the food. “We want our guests to feel like they are royalty, and we accomplish this with impeccable hospitality—something that has gone missing from a time gone by,” Raboy says. “My goal is to give our guests an experience they’ve never had before, to bring something to Utah that is innovative and classy—a night to remember. It’s an evening to pull out your cameras, dust off your fur coats and tuxedos, frost yourself in your pearls and top hats, for an evening of elegance and pizzazz.” CW

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Kit Kat Cabaret’s initial run, in 2012, was just three performances at the Egyptian Theatre in Park City, the atmosphere of which was transformed into that of an old cabaret lounge. Raboy then rebuilt her all-local company to 17 cast members and six directors. The company is comprised of highly skilled members of the performing-arts scene, like music director Anne Puzey, artistic director Andrew Iotcovici and stage manager Elizabeth Black. Established actors Monte Garcia, Cate Conroy, Erica Walters and Scott Maruri take the lead roles, and alongside them are a plethora of talented performers who have been part of companies such as Odyssey Dance, Ballet West and DF Dance Studio. “I don’t believe in hierarchy because it takes everyone involved to create a great show,” Raboy says. “Everyone gets paid the same whether they are a lead, a dancer or a director. We’ve been very fortunate not to have any divas or major drama happening within our cast.” No one era defines the show; the performances blend styles from the 1920s through the 1960s—tap, tango, fosse, aerial acrobatics, adage, jazz— and adds a dash of modern style. It’s the kind of spectacle that Utahns don’t often get the chance to see, Raboy says, which makes the show special. Another unique aspect of the show comes from the audience members

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inner and a show used to mean precisely that—theater, song and dance combining for a grand live-action stage show, put on for dressed-to-thenines patrons seated just a few feet from the stage, making them feel like part of the act even as they drank and supped. The Rose Wagner will be home to just such an experience throughout October, hosting the Kit Kat Cabaret, which brings together performances from various eras of theater and film. Dancer and choreographer Rebecca Joy Raboy came up with the concept while performing on a cruise ship in 2010. A performer since age 5, Raboy is also a fan of classic movie musicals, particularly those starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, and says she often found herself wishing that there were classier options out there to perform or see. So Raboy, taking on a new role as producer and director, built the show that she wanted to see. “The definition of cabaret is ‘song, dance and comedy, done in an establishment that serves food and drink.’ That’s it,” Raboy says. She adds that what Utahns might think of when they hear the word “cabaret” is more often burlesque. “People get those two confused, so it’s a real fight in Utah when people hear cabaret and they think, ‘Oh, it’s an adult show, it’s naughty, and they probably take off their clothes.’ [But] it’s a classy show, and we don’t take off our clothes.”

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he question I get asked most often about the new Star Wars movies is, “Aren’t you worried Disney is going to ruin it?” No one wants their favorite space-film franchise ruined. No one wants any of their favorite franchises ruined. But I think Disney has earned a pass on this question. They’ve been buying our favorite entertainment companies and franchises for years, and we’ve never really been burned. Sure, we have had a couple of minor snafus, but nothing that should cause us to worry when it comes to Star Wars. Let’s begin with Pixar. Pixar was founded by Lucasfilm as part of its computer division, before spinning off into a separate corporation in 1986. Its first feature film (distributed by Disney) came out in 1995, a little movie called Toy Story. Though Disney distributed its films, Pixar wasn’t actually purchased by Disney until 2006. Since then, Pixar has made some of its best films, including Ratatouille, Wall-E, Up and Toy Story 3. Can anyone honestly say Disney ruined the Pixar formula? The 1990s saw Disney’s distribution of the great and not-so-great Muppet films of that era, but The Mouse married the Frog (and Pig) in 2004, buying all of the Muppet characters and rights to future films. Since then, we’ve been given two of the best Muppet movies since The Muppets Take Manhattan. It’s obvious there’s a lot of love for these characters at the House of Mouse, and the enthusiasm has been a boon to all of us. But when people sweat about Star Wars, the first question I ask them is, “Did you like The Avengers?” Because, let’s be honest: The closest thing we have as a point of comparison for Disney’s acquisition of Star

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right, not for what would make them millions— though that ended up happening, too. With Star Wars, Disney bought all of Lucasfilm, including a team that cares deeply about Star Wars. You have Kathleen Kennedy, the producer of the original Indiana Jones movies, at the top. Then, for the upcoming Episode VII, we’ve got Lawrence Kasdan (The Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark) writing it alongside J.J. Abrams, a director who has so completely adopted the old Lucas/Spielberg style of filmmaking that you almost expect to see their names on Abrams’ Super 8. These are the right people to bring new life to Star Wars. This is not Disney’s first rodeo. Hell, Disney’s feature-film strategy was made by taking the intellectual property of others and turning it into movies. Sure, the Brothers Grimm didn’t exactly need to be bought out, but Disney did go that far with A.A. Milne for Winnie the Pooh, the estate of J.M. Barrie for Peter Pan, and even Lloyd Alexander for the underrated Black Cauldron. Who else in the film industry can boast an adaptation track record as good as Disney’s, which dates back to 1937? So what’s to worry about? I’m not worried at all—and neither should you. In fact, I’d go so far as to hope Disney buys DC Comics from Warner Brothers. Disney could straighten things out over there right quick, and a Wonder Woman movie sounds right up its alley. CW Bryan Young is the editor-in-chief of BigShinyRobot.com

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The Urban Arts Gallery has fostered various kinds of artistic alchemy ever since its opening, with art from found objects and transformative takes on urban subject matter of all kinds. The gallery’s most recent show cements its style—but the exhibit also takes it in some new directions. The featured artists include Scott Filipiak, Preston Grimes, Cory Gurney, Liza Julie, KUHR, Christian Rothenhagen and SRIL (pronounced “Surreal”). A graffiti genius in the local street-art scene for going on two decades now, SRIL combines the methods of street art with an aesthetic influenced by Salvador Dali to create something truly unique. Berlin-based Rothenhagen has previously exhibited in Salt Lake City at Urban Arts and Kayo Gallery. Creative director/graphic designer/

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Provo-based illustrator Kim Peterson has an artistic style that draws from Japanese anime and traditional comics, and she’s worked at San Diego Comic Con and taught after-school art programs and at the Scera Arts Studios. She enhances her creative process by listening to music while she works—but not as background noise. She tries to draw connections between art and music and between the visual and auditory senses. Her artistic process is a bit like a science experiment. Her Synesthesia exhibit is unique because, as the title infers, it connects sight and sound to give visitors an entirely different experience from viewing the works in silence. Peterson believes the music at the show might change the perception of her works and their emotional tone, shifting them even from sinister and foreboding to hopeful or humorous. (Brian Staker) Synesthesia: A Visual+Audio Experience by Kim Peterson @ Salt Lake City Main Library, 210 E. 400 South, 801-524-8200, through Oct. 5, free. SLCPL.org

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As any comedian working in the industry knows, regularly pitching pilots to television executives is just part of the job—as is the rejection of most of those ideas. The members of The Tenderloins comedy troupe have pitched and produced pilots for Spike TV, A&E, TBS, CMT and VH1, not to mention some independent Internet sketches and webisodes—and most have never seen the light of day. But the boys hit their stride with TruTV’s Impractical Jokers, currently in its third season of hidden-camera shenanigans. Now the four friends from Staten Island—Sal Vulcano, Joe Gatto, James Murray and Brian Quinn—are taking those antics out on the road. The live show features a blend of never-aired hidden camera videos, some traditional stand-up from the guys and a little storytelling about the making of the show. They might even talk about their newest pitch: a comedy variety show, which has been turned into another six-episode series scheduled to air this fall on TruTV, Jokers After Party. (Jacob Stringer) The Tenderloins: Impractical Jokers Tour @ Abravanel Hall, 123 W. South Temple, 801355-2787, Oct. 3, 7:30 p.m., $49.50-$125. TheTenderloins.com, ArtTix.org

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SATURDAY 10.4 Step Afrika!

Washington, D.C.-based professional dance company Step Afrika! is a powerful experience that, for many Utahns, will likely be a surprising and inspiring introduction to the AfricanAmerican dance tradition of stepping. Stepping often uses no instrument besides the dancers’ own bodies. This drum-absent rhythmic tradition is partially rooted in the Gumboot dance, a stepping predecessor created by black South African miners after white authorities outlawed drumming. Today, however, this proud and important artistic and cultural tradition is rising, evolving into a new art form. Using their full range of motion and every skinned surface from their chests to the soles of their feet, Step Afrika! performers tap, clap and stomp intricate, dazzling rhythms woven together with a fully performative and aesthetic style drawn from the movement disciplines of jazz, break dance, tap and modern dance. Calling this movement complex is an understatement. It is beautiful and moving. (Katherine Pioli) Step Afrika! @ Kingsbury Hall, 1395 E. Presidents Circle, University of Utah, 801-5817100, Oct. 4, 7:30 p.m., $5-$32. KingsburyHall.utah.edu

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Jessica Day George: Thursdays With the Crown In her latest middle-grade series, local fantasy author Jessica Day George—awarded the Whitney Award for Best Book by a New Author for Dragon Slippers in 2007—takes readers to a far-off place and time, where dragons not only live but become pets, and royal castles have minds and movements of their own. Thursdays With the Crown, the third in the series that began with Tuesdays at the Castle, begins right where the previous book left off, with princess Celie and her siblings having been spirited away to an unknown land. Once there, they embark on a journey through a forest in an effort to find their way home. What they discover instead are wizards and a land of lost people who were once inhabitants of their home, Castle Glower. The lost people know a lot about the castle, but can they help them get back home? (Aimee Cook O’Brien) Jessica Day George: Thursdays With the

Crown @ The King’s English Bookshop, 1511 S. 1500 East, 801-484-9100, Oct. 6, 7-9 p.m., signing free with book purchase. KingsEnglish.com

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that’s exactly what you get. Clockwise from top left : Hawaiian albacore crudo, While not too over-the-top, grilled albacore with quinoa, hanger steak with Handly has mad chef skills. And so, bean salad, Buffalo hot wing cauliflower even a simple appetizer of Hawaiian albacore crudo ($14) is more than in and just ordering the bread, or perhaps just the standard raw fish with, say, ponzu. a meat & cheese plate, while enjoying one Instead of going for the obvious, Handle of the craft cocktails, a cold beer or a glass presents his crudo cubed, along with of wine from the brief but well-conceived cubes and slices of ruby red grapefruit, wine list. Or, you might want to grab a seat fresh greens with a grapefruit vinaigrette at the kitchen counter for an up-close-andand—here’s the kicker—finely grated fresh personal view of what’s cooking while you horseradish on top. enjoy a classic cheeseburger made with A rainbow of heirloom tomatoes is American cheese, with french fries and Utah served not with the predictable mozzafry sauce on the side ($18). rella or burrata, but with creamy houseAt Handle, the sharing of dishes is made ricotta, crunchy green beans and encouraged, rather than frowned upon; sherry dressing ($12). Even something as I’d suggest sharing the entrees, which tend seemingly straightforward as an order of to be generously portioned. The grilled barbecue ribs with chipotle sauce ($12) is albacore ($34), for example, was a trio of elevated with the simple addition of waterlarge medallions cooked just until pink in melon cubes, which simultaneously serve the center, accompanied by a vibrant red to magnify the sweetness of the sauce and pepper sauce, brocollini, quinoa and olives balance the smoky spiciness. More than drizzled with lemon. The hanger steak most chefs I know, Handly is a master at ($38) was cooked perfectly medium-rare, juxtaposing and juggling both contrasting cut on the bias and served with a mariand complementary flavors. His dishes are nated bean salad (I love those garbanzos!), deceptively simple. Jordanelle watercress and an irresistible Charcuterie, of course, is common on caramelized onion dip. contemporary restaurant menus, and Handle If I have criticisms of Handle, they’re offers an appetizer of melon with Creminelli small ones. I always think it’s a little precoppa, peaches and basil ($12). But more tentious not to put salt and pepper on tables interesting is the made-in-house smoked for customers. And, at Handle, appetizers trout sausage ($12). This was a beautiful like the albacore crudo are delivered with thing: smoked trout sausage with a crisp, no serving apparatus; a spoon would come browned casing served with gravy-like corn in handy, since none are included with the “pudding” and pickled summer vegetables. regular table setting. But these are minor Even bread service ($3) at Handle is matters that are easily remedied. What’s uncommon. A bowl of fresh-baked bread— not so easy is serving modern comfort food in our case rustic white bread, olive loaf with a real flair and keeping it interesting— and gougeres—from Park City’s Red Bicycle which Handle does in spades. CW Breadworks comes with a trio of condiments alongside: top-quality California olive oil, Handle salted butter and seasonal mustard or marmalade (peach, on this evening). And the 136 Heber Ave., Park City staff is so accommodating and friendly that 435-602-1155 they’d have no problem with someone coming HandleParkCity.com

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seem to have irked at least a couple of chefs with a recent Facebook post. Such is the nature of food writing/criticism. What I said was this: “Mandatory menu items when opening a hip new restaurant include: pork belly, shishito peppers, kale and pickled veggies.” I suggested that one shouldn’t even think about opening an eatery without them. It was attempt at humor, but came off as snarky, which is why I should probably leave comedy to the professionals. Still, there is some truth to what I posted, and it has triggered some questions in my mind about food trends. I mention this by way of attempting to get a handle on Handle, a terrific new addition to the Park City dining scene. All four of those food items appear on the Handle menu. There’s nothing wrong with that; they populate most of the trendy restaurant menus I’ve seen lately. But what I can’t quite figure out is why, in this era of so many immensely creative and talented chefs, are they all cooking the same things? Maybe this is just the nature of culinary trends. I remember a time when baconwrapped scallops seemed to be on every restaurant menu I encountered. For a while, truffled frites were ubiquitous. And remember foam? Still, I can’t quite account for so much sameness where chefs strive so hard to be unique. It could be just a matter of economics: Customers now adore pork belly and expect it on menus. Ditto shishito peppers, apparently. If that’s the case, then maybe offering those items is just a matter of catering so their clientele’s sense of comfort, in the way that comforting dishes like chicken & waffles also appear on so many menus. Maybe—like the meatloaf and pot roast of years past—pork belly and shishitos are simply the comfort foods of the new millennium. If so, then I guess I have to admit that the new millennium looks a bit tastier and more interesting than the old one. So, then, on to Handle. Chef/owner Briar Handly, who most recently served as executive chef at the award-winning Talisker on Main in Park City, has taken the old Renee’s/Jean-Louis/Al Dente location in the Gateway office complex and made it his own. The space is open and airy, with lots of natural woods, a see-into kitchen, comfy bar and casual atmosphere. It’s a warm, inviting space where you’d expect comforting—not precious—cuisine, and

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According to Dominic Fratto, president of the men’s chapter, Salt Lake City’s Italian-American Civic League was established in 1934. The nonprofit group promotes “civil, social and educational growth and support—not only the Italian-American community, but of the Utah community,” Fratto says. “As we like to say: ‘Per noi, per la Comunità!’ ” Imagine the tantalizing scent of grilled steak wafting through a park, crowded picnic tables with generations of Italian-Americans sharing food and wine and joyfully talking over each other. Baked potatoes and fresh corn on the cob were served along with the perfectly grilled steak. After dinner, folks gathered for bocce ball, scopa (an Italian card game) and bingo. It might seem strange that no traditional Italian food was served, but the Steak Fry is just one of the many events hosted by the IACL. Its biggest event, the Festa di Colombo, is right around the corner. A celebration of Italian culture and heritage, complete with a four-course Italian meal, drinking and “enough dancing to make your feet numb,” will take place Oct. 11 at The Leonardo. It’s open to the public, so feel free to join the party. There are several other events throughout the year, such as wine tastings, charity poker tournaments, bocce tournaments and a booth serving Italian food at the Living Traditions Festival. Visit Italian AmericanCivicLeague.com for information on future events and how to join the organization. CW

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Wasatch Brew Pub recently opened the doors of its new location in Sugar House (2110 S. Highland Drive, 801-7831127, WasatchBeers.com). Park City’s Wasatch Brew Pub was founded in 1986 by Greg Schirf and was Utah’s first microbrewery. Today, Wasatch is part of the Utah Brewers Cooperative, which also includes Squatters. The new pub, designed by MJSA Architects, is 5,200 square feet, seats approximately 260 guests and has a contemporary, urban vibe with high, exposed ceilings. It will also offer seating on a large patio. The new pub will initially offer just lunch and dinner, with weekend brunch and weekday breakfasts to follow in the near future.

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On Oct. 5, Salt Lake Magazine, the Downtown Farmers Market and Juniper & Co. will host the Farm to Glass Cocktail Contest award party from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Ice House (400 W. 300 North, 801-355-6655) to crown the winner of their citywide cocktail contest, which ran at various libation locations during September. Attendees will be able to sample the competing cocktails and enjoy local artisan foods. Tickets are available at w w w.JuniperAndCo. com, and the cost is $45 for food and drink or $20 for just food.

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Eva’s Boulangerie (155 S. Main, Salt Lake City, 801-355-3942, EvasBakerySLC.com) recently expanded its menu and hours to offer guests a European dinnertime experience. The Boulangerie is now open until 10 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, with nightly fall-themed specials such as duck-confit cassoulet; roasted meats with pumpkin and squash; chestnut and pomegranate risotto; vegetarian dishes; and more. According to Eva owner and chef Charlie Perry, the bakery has a romantic atmosphere when the lights are turned down in the evening, and allows patrons to have a fine-dining experience without the fine-dining prices, whether they choose to enjoy a quick pastry with coffee or a glass of Champagne and a nice meal.

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BEER, WINE & SPIRITS

Be Nice to Your Wine Take note of these wine storage dos and don’ts. By Ted Scheffler comments@cityweekly.net @critic1

still rue the day I opened a prized bottle of French Burgundy I’d been saving for a couple decades. Not too surprisingly, when the bottle was open, I discovered that the wine was closer to Port in flavor and texture than fine Burgundy. I say “not too surprisingly” not because French Burgundy doesn’t age well—it does—but because in my earlier days as a wine consumer, I didn’t really know anything about wine storage. Before I opened the bottle, I recalled that it had sat for a year or so on a metal wine rack in my Manhattan apartment, right next to a hot water pipe in the kitchen. Yikes! You’d think common sense would have told me not to store wine next to a heat source. But, such is the foolishness of

youth and the nature of crowded New York studio apartments. So that you don’t make the same expensive mistake, here are some tips about basic wine storage that may be useful. Wine is a living thing. It develops in the bottle both before and after you purchase it. So how you keep or store your wine affects its development. The more expensive the wine, the better care you’ll want to give it. That might seem obvious. But the reason you want to treat expensive wines with kid gloves (aside from the mere fact that they’re expensive) is that more costly wines are usually intended to age longer than inexpensive wines, which are mostly consumed at a young age. A fairly consistent temperature is the single most important storage factor for wine. That temperature can range from 50 degrees Fahrenheit to about 59 degrees. The key is to avoid sudden f luctuations in temperatures, like leaving your wine in a hot car on a warm summer day and then placing it in the fridge. Slow, gradual temperature changes don’t do much to harm wine, but quick ones do. You’ll notice that in most wine cellars, red wines are kept on the top racks of the cellar, and white wines near the bottom. Heat rises, and so in any given space, the top will usually be warmer than the bottom. White wines and Rosés are served and

DRINK stored at cooler temperatures than red wines, hence their placement in wine cellars. The top of the refrigerator in the kitchen (a warm room to begin with) is not an ideal location for wine storage. Light can harm wine in bottles, so you’ll want to store wines in a relatively dark location, certainly away from direct sunlight. You also want to give them s t abi l it y —t he y shouldn’t be moved around a lot or subjected to vibration. So, don’t store your wine near a washing machine, and keep bottles off the f loor if you live near railroad tracks.

Probably the single most common mista ke people make when storing wine is storing the bottles standing up. A s a r tif icia l cork s become more and more popular, this may become unimportant. But wines with wood corks need to be stored on their sides, which keeps the cork in contact with the wine. Other wise, the cork may dr y out and begin to shrivel, which ultimately can lead to air seeping into the bot tle, causing ox idation a nd ruining t he wine. Be nice to your wines and they’ll be nice to you, whether you live in a Man hat tan w a l k-up or a 1 2-r o om Sandy star ter castle. CW

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At Big Daddy’s Pizza, you’ll find a wide variety of specialty pizza with both traditional and more exotic toppings, from mushrooms to green peppers and artichoke hearts. The local chain—with 10 locations around the state—features quick “grab & go” pizzas ready to pick up, as well. But best of all, Big Daddy is open till 4 a.m. 365 nights per year, and delivers, too. Multiple locations, BigDaddyPizza.com

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A blend of upscale and casual dining, Boulevard Bistro is a great place to take a date or enjoy a meal with friends. You’ll find a blend of American, Italian and French cuisine for breakfast, lunch and dinner at this hip, modern eatery. During the summer, enjoy your meal on the patio and start off with an appetizer such as the trio of Mediterranean dips served with rye toast points. The pan-seared red trout and the clam linguini are excellent entree options, but make sure to save room for some gelato. 1414 S. Foothill Blvd., Salt Lake City, 801-9531270, BoulevardBistroFoothill.com

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There’s a distinct familial vibe at Tres Hombres, celebrating its 30th anniversary this month, that is difficult to fake. Equipped with a brand-new upstairs patio that seats a couple dozen customers, the restaurant has a tropical, beachside feel and look. It’s a no-brainer to begin a meal with coctel de camarones: plump, tender shrimp from the Gulf of Mexico tossed in a cocktail glass with minced cucumber, red onion, cilantro, tomato, avocado and spicy housemade cocktail sauce. Every meal at Tres Hombres begins with gratis chips & salsa and, unlike many places, here, refills are free. The tequila selection at Tres Hombres is one of the most extensive in Utah, and barman Martin Ruiz has had 27 years behind the Tres Hombres bar to perfect his tequila cocktails, which range from a classic margarita to his Tijuana Ice Tea. Service at Tres Hombres is friendly and professional, and it’s not hard to imagine Tres Hombres thriving for another 30 years. Reviewed Sept. 18. 3298 S. Highland Drive, 801-466-0054, TresHombresUtah.com

Dim Sum House

Dim sum is a Cantonese style of dining where small plates of food rotate through the restaurant on food carts. Dim-sum dishes are offered all day and night at Dim Sum House, but I recommend saving your dim-sum orgy for the weekends, when there are many more options to try. The cost is almost embarrassingly cheap, and most dim-sum dishes contain three or four portions—it’s food designed for sharing. Highlights include har gow (a delicate, seethrough rice-flour dumpling stuffed with shrimp) and siu mai (cylindrical dumplings filled with minced pork). Another favorite at our table was delicious minced shrimp rolled and coated with pearl rice. The rice-flour rolls— thin sheets of rice-flour stuffed with various ingredients and rolled up like Italian cannolini—are equally tempting. Reviewed Sept. 11. 1158 S. State, Salt Lake City, 801359-3838, DimSumHouseSLC.com

Sushi Groove

Eating here isn’t likely to be a holy or transcendent, lifealtering dining experience. But it sure is fun. The food is topnotch, the service is terrific and the ambiance is, well, groovy,

Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse

I spend as little time in chain restaurants as possible, but I make an exception for Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, which serves excellent food and offers an outstanding wine list. Customers eating in the lounge area can dine at an upscale steakhouse without paying steakhouse prices, thanks to a special menu with a choice of five bar bites each priced at $6 until 7 p.m. These amazing bar “bites”—like the sweet-chili calamari and the fist-size mini-round of baked Brie wrapped in puff pastry—are closer to entree-size portions. And the à la carte Fleming’s Prime burger ($6 till 7 p.m.) has to be the best burger deal in town: a half-pound burger made with top-quality ground Prime beef, topped with peppered bacon and choice of cheese on a fluffy, glistening challah bun. Reviewed Aug. 28. 20 S. 400 West, Salt Lake City, 801-355-3704, FlemingsSteakhouse.com proudly serving

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with graffiti-style wall murals and live DJs. Sake lovers will rejoice at Sushi Groove’s sake situation, and kids who might eschew sushi will like the rice bowls. But the biggest draw is the Groovy rolls, which tend toward ginormous portions and are built with sharing in mind. My favorite is a riceless roll aptly named the Lip Smacker. It’s a bursting-with-flavor roll made with tuna, crab, avocado and strawberry, all wrapped in luscious blue marlin slices and drizzled with eel sauce and tobiko—a party on the palate. Reviewed Sept. 4. 2910 Highland Drive, 801-467-7420, SushiGroove.us

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David Fincher adapts Gone Girl into compulsively watchable entertainment. By Scott Renshaw scottr@cityweekly.net @scottrenshaw

Ben Affleck in Gone Girl about—and yet could affect whether Nick faces a capital murder charge. As grimly cynical as Gone Girl may be about the media, it may cast an even harsher eye on the disintegration of a marriage from mutual idealization to mutual resentment—and in that case, it’s somewhat less effective. Where Flynn’s book had time to build its fairly brutal look at two people who may truly deserve each other, Fincher’s movie has to keep moving through the dense plot. Yet he does so with a trademark way of making dark material irresistible, offering brutally comic juxtapositions like cutting directly from a f lashback romantic kiss between Nick and Amy to Nick getting his mouth swabbed by the police for a DNA sample. This may be a 2 1/2 hour movie, but it moves with impressive economy and a sense for delivering terrific pop entertainment. Once you start f lipping through those opening credits pages, it’s going to be awfully hard to stop. CW

GONE GIRL

HHH.5 Ben Affleck Rosamund Pike Neil Patrick Harris Rated R

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TRY THESE Fight Club (1999) Brad Pitt Edward Norton Rated R

Zodiac (2007) Jake Gyllenhaal Mark Ruffalo Rated R

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2011) Daniel Craig Rooney Mara Rated R

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Se7en (1995) Brad Pitt Morgan Freeman Rated R

of these characters unsteady, but that’s not entirely true of the performances. Pike is terrific as Amy, who grew up in the shadow of her parents’ best-selling children’s books about “Amazing Amy,” and the performance becomes more complex with every minute of screen time. But while Affleck is in some ways a perfect cast as Nick—with exactly the casual, obliviously bro-ish manner that makes him a natural target for suspicion when he doesn’t emote on cue—he’s also lacking some key qualities that are needed during a point in the story where the real nature of Nick’s personality is still in doubt. But Fincher and company ultimately nail the most fascinating subtext of Gone Girl: the media and public insta-reaction that boils around a high-profile true-crime case. The background hums perpetually with the sound of a Nancy Grace-esque cable TV host (Missi Pyle) and pundits who have plenty to say about whether Nick looks guilty when he poses next to Amy’s picture with a stupid grin on his face, or whether there’s something sordid about Nick’s close relationship with his twin sister (Carrie Coon); when a sav v y defense attorney (Tyler Perry) takes Nick’s case, the focus becomes almost entirely how to spin Nick for the public eye. While law enforcement tries to piece together what actually happened, a frenzy builds based almost entirely on the opinions of people who have no idea what they’re talking

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ertain parts of movies—like, say, the opening credits—are so commonplace that we almost stop paying attention to them. But there’s something jagged and unsettling about the way director David Fincher delivers the opening credits in his adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl—and it’s just another typically brilliant piece of tone-setting from a master of opening credits. Where we’re used to seeing five or six second establishing shots that might accompany each name, Fincher bites his shots off in what feels like less than two seconds. We’re scarcely a minute into Gone Girl when he’s made it clear exactly what he’s going to deliver: the cinematic equivalent of a compulsive page-turner. Fincher has often made movies based on lurid-verging-on-exploitative source material—Fight Club, Zodiac, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo—and as such perhaps hasn’t gotten the credit he deserves as a pop craftsman. He may be digging around in some dark elements of social satire, but there’s no need to fish for thematic significance to make Gone Girl worth attention. The man simply knows how to make movies with the pulse of a well-thumbed paperback. The set-up from Flynn’s book—for which she wrote the screenplay—is tabloid perfection. Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) returns home from work on his fifth wedding anniversary to find his wife, Amy (Rosamund Pike), missing, with evidence of a struggle in the house. As Detective Rhonda Boney (Kim Dickens) begins investigating, however, the pieces don’t seem to add up. And as flashbacks show us scenes from the Dunnes’ marriage captured in Amy’s diary, the picture gets even murkier. What was going on inside that suburban house? Is Nick a worried husband, or a calculating murderer? The pirouettes and reversals in Flynn’s narrative do a terrific job of keeping our sense

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Theater Directory SALT LAKE CITY Brewvies Cinema Pub 677 S. 200 West 801-355-5500 Brewvies.com

Megaplex 20 at The District 11400 S. Bangerter Highway 801-304-INFO MegaplexTheatres.com

Broadway Centre Cinemas 111 E. 300 South 801-321-0310 SaltLakeFilmSociety.org

PARK CITY Cinemark Holiday Village 1776 Park Ave. 800-326-3264 Cinemark.com

Century 16 South Salt Lake 125 E. 3300 South 800-326-3264 Cinemark.com

Redstone 8 Cinemas 6030 N. Market 435-575-0220 Redstone8Cinemas.com

Holladay Center 6 1945 E. Murray-Holladay Road 801-273-0199 WestatesTheatres.com

DAVIS COUNTY AMC Loews Layton Hills 9 728 W. 1425 North, Layton 801-774-8222 AMCTheatres.com

Megaplex 12 Gateway 165 S. Rio Grande St. 801-304-4636 MegaplexTheatres.com Redwood Drive-In 3688 S. Redwood Road 801-973-7088 Tower Theatre 836 E. 900 South 801-321-0310 SaltLakeFilmSociety.org WEST VALLEY 5 Star Cinemas 8325 W. 3500 South, Magna 801-250-5551 RedCarpetCinemas.com Carmike 12 1600 W. Fox Park Drive, West Jordan 801-562-5760 Carmike.com Carmike Ritz 15 Hollywood Connection 3217 S. Decker Lake Drive, West Valley City 801-973-4386 Carmike.com Cinemark 24 Jordan Landing 7301 S. Bangerter Highway 800-326-3264 Cinemark.com Cinemark Valley Fair Mall 3601 S. 2700 West, West Valley City 800-326-3264 Cinemark.com Showcase Cinemas 6 5400 S. Redwood Road, Taylorsville 801-957-9032 RedCarpetCinemas.com SOUTH VALLEY Century 16 Union Heights 7800 S. 1300 East, Sandy 800-326-3264 Cinemark.com

Cinemark Station Park 900 W. Clark Lane, Farmington 801-447-8561 Cinemark.com Cinemark Tinseltown USA 720 W. 1500 North, Layton 800-326-3264 Cinemark.com Gateway 8 206 S. 625 West, Bountiful 801-292-7979 RedCarpetCinemas.com Megaplex Legacy Crossing 1075 W. Legacy Crossing Blvd., Centerville 801-397-5100 MegaplexTheatres.com WEBER COUNTY Cinemark Tinseltown 14 3651 Wall Ave., Ogden 800-326-3264 Cinemark.com Megaplex 13 at The Junction 2351 Kiesel Ave., Ogden 801-304-INFO MegaplexTheatres.com UTAH COUNTY Carmike Wynnsong 4925 N. Edgewood Drive, Provo 801-764-0009 Carmike.com Cinemark American Fork 715 W. 180 North, American Fork 800-326-3264 Cinemark.com Cinemark Movies 8 2230 N. University Parkway, Orem 800-326-3264 Cinemark.com Cinemark Provo Town Center 1200 Town Center Blvd., Provo 800-326-3264 Cinemark.com

Cinemark Draper 12129 S. State, Draper 801-619-6494 Cinemark.com

Cinemark University Mall 1010 S. 800 East, Provo 800-326-3264 Cinemark.com

Cinemark Sandy 9 9539 S. 700 East, Sandy 800-326-3264 Cinemark.com

Megaplex Thanksgiving Point 2935 N. Thanksgiving Way 801-304-INFO MegaplexTheatres.com

Megaplex 17 Jordan Commons 9400 S. State, Sandy 801-304-INFO MegaplexTheatres.com

Spanish 8 790 E. Expressway Ave., Spanish Fork 801-798-9777 RedCarpetCinemas.com

CINEMA CLIPS NEW THIS WEEK Information is correct at press time. Film release schedules are subject to change. 16 Stones [not yet reviewed] A 19th-century Mormon tries to find proof of his faith’s teachings in the form of a revered artifact. Opens Oct. 1 at theaters valleywide. (PG) 20,000 Days on Earth HHH I’m not in a league with the fans we glimpse here in the grip of a religious ecstasy inspired by musician/Renaissance man Nick Cave. But you don’t need to be that sort of fan to be riveted by this unclassifiably weird hybrid of documentary, fiction and stream-of-consciousness meditation on the creative process. Frequent Cave collaborators Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard structure a faux narrative about a day in the life of the artist, but that’s merely an excuse for Cave to explain how to write a song, the connection between religion and drugs, and how the crazy weather in Australian-born Cave’s Brighton, England, home inspires him. Lots of documentary-esque films about artists are like sitting in on therapy sessions, but 20,000 Days actually lets us sit in on a (fake but illuminating) discussion between Cave and his “shrink” (philosopher Alain De Botton) about sex, fear and reinventing the creative self. In between, we hang out with Cave and his famous friends as they talk about their work, and eavesdrop on musical performances. Often funny and frequently surreal, it’s a compulsively watchable ramble through the indefinable—art, inspiration, life. Opens Oct. 3 at Tower Theatre. (NR)—MaryAnn Johanson

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Annabelle [not yet reviewed] The evil doll from The Conjuring gets its own origin story. Opens Oct. 3 at theaters valleywide. (R)

your lucky stars that you’re not Hector (Simon Pegg). He may be a wealthy London psychiatrist, but he’s just not happy. So off he goes, jetting around the world—sometimes in first class!—to find happiness. Like you do. Or maybe he’ll simply find something to enable us to sympathize with him? In this, he will not succeed. From China to South Africa to Los Angeles, Hector is granted insultingly simplistic nuggets of greeting-card wisdom from people mostly in woeful situations: dying from curable diseases, living amid violent conflict, prostituting themselves—the usual sort of everyday horrors that plenty of non-rich, non-white, non-men find themselves enduring. But hey, a laughing Buddhist monk is thrown in, so the stereotypes aren’t all gloomy ones. Cultural appropriation can be fun, too! Worst of all is the insanemaking upshot of it: Whether you’re poor, dying, etc., chances are you’re actually happy and wise, so you shouldn’t aspire to Hector’s life. He is actually aspiring to yours. Opens Oct. 3 at Broadway Centre Cinemas. (R)—MAJ

Bird People HH.5 It’s the kind of French movie that people who know nothing about movies think all French movies are like—and the damned shame of it is, this is kind of a brilliant concept, terribly executed. Director/co-writer Pascale Ferran divides her story more or less evenly between two characters in contemporary Paris: Gary (Josh Charles), an American businessman who has an epiphany that makes him want to leave his old life behind; and Audrey (Anaïs Demoustier), a student working as a maid in the hotel where Gary is staying. The root of the split narrative is kind of a fascinating take on a familiar Gospel verse (look up Matthew 6:26), one that looks hard at the kind of people who can and can’t afford to “follow their bliss.” But the half focused on Gary suffers from a painfully strained performance by Charles, and a real lack of storytelling efficiency. And while the second half takes an abrupt turn toward fantastical allegory, there’s still a strain of self-indulgence permeating the work (including a particularly ill-advised use of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity”). Ponderous pacing sabotages its chances of being eye-opening, rather than eye-rolling. Opens Oct. 3 at Broadway Centre Cinemas. (NR)—Scott Renshaw

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Gone Girl HHH.5 See review p. 31. Opens Oct. 3 at theaters valleywide. (R)

Coraline At Main Library, Oct. 4, 11 a.m. (PG)

Hector & the Search for Happiness H.5 Are you poor, living in squalor, working a demeaning job, suffering from a lack of white-male privilege and/or fatally ill? Thank

Land Ho! At Park City Film Series, Oct. 3-4 @ 8 p.m. & Oct. 5 @ 6 p.m. (PG-13)

Left Behind [not yet reviewed] Nicolas Cage stars in the new adaptation of the best-seller about a post-Rapture world. Opens Oct. 3 at theaters valleywide. (PG-13)

My Name Is Bruce At Brewvies, Oct. 6, 10 p.m. (R) Nobody’s Fool At Main Library, Oct. 8, 2 p.m. (R) Once Upon a Forest At Main Library, Oct. 7, 7 p.m. (NR) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) At Tower Theatre, Oct. 3-4 @ 11 p.m. & Oct. 5 @ noon. (R) This Ain’t No Mouse Music At Rose Wagner Center, Oct. 8, 7 p.m. (NR)

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The Boxtrolls HHHH LAIKA (Coraline, ParaNorman) creates another amazing stopmotion world in this loose adaptation of Alan Snow’s book Here Be Monsters, set in a town where fear of the shy titular creatures turns an “exterminator” (Ben Kingsley) loose on them, and the human boy called Eggs (Isaac Hempstead Wright) they raised. The screenplay does a fine job of never pushing too hard at the idea of a stratified society where frustration rolls downhill. Yet the greatest pleasures come in the way this world is realized physically, from the wild character design to the detailed sets. There’s a demented side to The Boxtrolls that’s bound to be a little off-putting for some viewers; at times, it feels like an Edward Gorey version of a vintage Rankin-Bass stop-motion Christmas specials. But maybe something special happens to a movie’s world when someone has held it in the palm of his hand. (PG)—SR

The Equalizer HHH Few actors can be as compelling when completely still as Denzel Washington can, and director Antoine Fuqua (Training Day) makes terrific use of that stillness is this film’s first hour. Washington plays

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Robert McCall, a widower living a simple life when his need to protect a young Russian prostitute (ChloĂŤ Grace Moretz) leads him to consider using skills that belonged to another life. Marton Csokas gets a great villain part as a Russian mob â&#x20AC;&#x153;fixer,â&#x20AC;? but this tale doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t work at all without Washington. He plays down character tics like McCallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s obsessive-compulsive disorder, honing in on a man whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all about efficiency of word and action. The brutal violence of the second hour grows wearying and redundant, so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good thing that Washington is around to find soul in a role that couldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been a standard-issue reluctant badass. (R)â&#x20AC;&#x201D;SR

Love is Strange HHH.5 At the center is a beautifully nuanced relationship between Ben and George (John Lithgow and Alfred Molina), partners of 39 years who finally get a chance to marry legally just as financial troubles strain their ability to be together. There are some nicely observed moments as they find makeshift housingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;George with young neighbors, and Ben underfoot at the apartment of his nephew (Darren Burrows) and his family. Yet director/co-writer Ira Sachs hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t simply made a movie about obstacles facing a gay couple; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about the strangeness of love in all its forms, with Sachsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; quiet, observational style capturing tensions on a small scale between the ideal we hope for in our interactions and reality as it unfolds. If anything, Love Is Strange needs more than 94 minutes to explore the different ways people who love each other can be pulled apart, or pulled together. (R)â&#x20AC;&#x201D;SR

Pump HHH There are better and worse ways to put together an issue-oriented documentary with an agenda; Joshua Tickell (Fuel) shows one of the better ways. His topic once again is Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dangerous dependence on fossil fuels, with an emphasis on how easy it might be to convert all U.S. vehicles to ethanol- or methanol-based fuels. In the process of showing how many issues are linked to oil-dependence, Tickell creates something that feels like a patchwork quilt of issue docs from the past decade. But while itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unfortunate when he steers away from a fascinating segment on the growth of the Chinese automobile market in favor of talking heads, Tickell maintains a clear line to his surprisingly optimistic thesis. Unlike so many documentaries that wait until the last 10 minutes to offer any glimmer of hope, this one stays on-message and upbeat. (PG)â&#x20AC;&#x201D;SR The Skeleton Twins HHH Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig play Milo and Maggie Dean, estranged siblings reunited after Milo attempts suicide, and Maggie offers care for him back in their upstate New York hometown. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re both messed up by their family history, in ways that certainly feel familiar, and the general arc of the narrative could be plotted by anyone who reads the logline. But both of the leads are surprisingly strong: Hader

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emerges one day with no memories into a glade populated only by other teen boys, and surrounded by a massive, seemingly unsolvable maze. A solid cast of young actors keeps things moving along even when the youths arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t facing life-threatening challenges, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s certainly better when they are facing those challenges, including running for their lives from bionic mutant scorpionthings. Things get more muddled the closer the narrative gets to explaining why the characters are where they areâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and setting up the second book in the trilogyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;but this is genre fare thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s smart enough to avoid the pitfalls of predictable romantic subplots to focus on a straightforward survival adventure. (PG-13)â&#x20AC;&#x201D;SR

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A Walk Among the Tombstones HHH.5 Screenwriter/director Scott Frank turns the pulp detective fiction of Lawrence Block into something so hard-boiled you

can practically taste the grey yolk. Liam Neeson plays Matt Scudder, a recovering alcoholic ex-cop-turned-unlicensed private detective, searching for the men who kidnapped and murdered the wife of a drug trafficker. Frank pushes perhaps a bit too hard at a redemption angle for Scudder, including his mentorship of a homeless teen (Brian â&#x20AC;&#x153;Astroâ&#x20AC;? Bradley), and mistakenly textualizes a subtext of anxious pre-Y2K New York. But he captures the chilly sadism of the storyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bad guys with a menace that never turns into exploitation, and crafts a visually stunning opening credits sequence. Best of all, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got Neeson lending his grim determination to something that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just feel like paycheck work. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing superhuman about Scudder; heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just a hard, screwed-up guy trying to make the world a little less like him. (R)â&#x20AC;&#x201D;SR

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Bates Motel: Season 2 As Norman (Freddie Highmore) becomes weirder and more blackout-y, Norma (Vera Farmiga) makes new allies to save the motel and Dylan (Max Thieriot) gets deeper into the local drug trade. White Pine Bay really does have it all. (Universal)

So What?

A to Z condenses the romantic comedy, Homeland returns, Mulaney just sucks.

Edge of Tomorrow Actually re-titled Live Die Repeat: Edge of Tomorrow, not that anyone should need to be tricked into watching movie about alienfighter Tom Cruise being killed over and over again. Good sci-fi action flick, dumb name. (Warner Bros.)

Bad Judge, A to Z Thursday, Oct. 2 (NBC)

Gracepoint Thursday, Oct. 2 (Fox)

Mulaney Sunday, Oct. 5 (Fox) Series Debut: It’s already out there that Mulaney is the worst new sitcom of the season, but the question was posed to my TV Tan podcast (available on iTunes and Stitcher, kids) recently: Is it worth hatewatching, or at least a drinking game? My theory is that quality hate-watching requires at least one redeeming element in a show, something not-eye-gougingly heinous on which to focus—in Mulaney’s case, that would be ex-Saturday Night Live player Nasim Pedrad, who must have paid someone off to get the only funny lines in the pilot (though the cranked-to11 laugh track begs you to believe that it’s all funny). As for a drinking game, just take a shot every time star John Mulaney, who possesses all of the acting skill of a young Seinfeld … 8x10 … recites a cue card like it’s a Chinese takeout menu; tomorrow morning, you won’t remember this ever happened.

Homeland Sunday, Oct. 5 (Showtime) Two-Hour Season Premiere: It’s now The Carrie Mathison Show (iffy idea, Showtime), as our precarious heroine is deployed to

A to Z (NBC) the Middle East (ditto, CIA). The first hour of Homeland’s Season 4 premiere doesn’t offer much hope for a post-Brody future; it’s a deadly dull slog of exposition and bad jazz livened up only by the sight of guest star Corey Stoll free of his hilarious wig from The Strain. The second hour makes a better case for Claire Danes carrying the series—if you make it that far.

The Flash Tuesday, Oct. 7 (The CW) Series Debut: Fox’s Gotham has all the marketing muscle, but this high-gloss Arrow spin-off is the season’s most comic-book y series of the DC Comics wave. The Flash, about Central City CSI investigator-turned-Fastest Man A live Barry Allen (Grant Gustin), is closer to the early years of Smallville than the dark and growly Arrow; even though there’s some darkness in his past, nerdy Barry’s having more fun here than broody Oliver Queen is back in Starling City. At the very least, it’s better than CBS’ 1990 attempt at a Flash TV series, back when televisions were square and the best Marvel Comics movie was Howard the Duck(!). CW

Seth MacFarlane directs, co-writes and plays Albert, a farmer who falls for a woman (Charlize Theron) who teaches him how to be a gunslinger, thus pissing off her outlaw husband (Liam Neeson). More plot than a Family Guy episode. (Universal)

Obvious Child When struggling Brooklyn comedian Donna (Jenny Slate) finds herself jobless, dumped and pregnant, she decides to get an abortion on Valentine’s Day—now that’s comedy! More bodily function jokes than a Family Guy episode. (A24 Films)

Rick & Morty: Season 1 Boozehound scientist Rick (Justin Roiland) takes his nephew Morty (also Roiland) on adventures into other dimensions, few of which end well—hence, the best new Adult Swim cartoon in years, courtesy of Community creator Dan Harmon. (Warner Bros.)

More New DVD Releases (Oct. 7) American Horror Story: Season 3, Blood Valley: Seed’s Revenge, Fargo: Season 1, The Following: Season 2, Hemlock Grove: Season 1, Jack & the Cuckoo-Clock Heart, Million Dollar Arm, Operation Rogue, Psych: The Complete Series, Sharknado 2: The Second One, Vikings: Season 2 Listen to Bill on Mondays at 8 a.m. on X96 Radio From Hell; weekly on the TV Tan podcast via iTunes and Stitcher.

Series Debut: Like the British crime series Broadchurch, but wish it were more ’Merican and dull? Here’s Gracepoint, with Broadchurch star David Tennant reprising his detective role with questionable haircut 2.0 and a faint air of “Haven’t I already done this?” Joining him is Breaking Bad’s Anna Gunn, and the pair will work a single murder case for 10 episodes—like The Killing, but with a ( promised) conclusion. Tennant and Gunn work the dialogue and trenchcoats effectively, but there’s about as much reason for Gracepoint to exist as any subsequent season of, well, The Killing.

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Series Debuts: On second viewing, The Only TV Column That Matters™ has revised its assessment of Bad Judge: Kate Walsh is still great as a party-animal judge, but this sitcom is an underdeveloped mess, even compared to NBC’s own Mysteries of Laura, the fall TV season’s designated Underdeveloped Mess. Given better writers and a home on cable (Walsh’s smart, wicked comic streak would kill on FX or Showtime), Bad Judge could have been a contender. Rom-com A to Z, on the other hand, is more focused and on-point with the network’s recent Less Weird/More Sweet comedy mandate. Plus, Cristin Milioti (How I Met Your Mother’s mother) and Ben Feldman (Mad Men’s Ginsberg) have an easy, if somewhat vanilla, chemistry. Only one of these shows is likely to make it out of October alive— guess which?

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True Story Fictionist makes a comeback at the fifth anniversary of the Rooftop Concert Series. By Kolbie Stonehocker kstonehocker@cityweekly.net @vonstonehocker

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he local musicians who play Provo’s Rooftop Concert Series are nothing if not eclectic, ranging from indie-rock band The Moth & the Flame to rap crew House of Lewis. But something the performers have in common is that they are usually in one of two places in their careers: on the verge of making it big, or in the center of mainstream success. However, pop-rock band Fictionist—who’s headlining the Rooftop Concert Series’ fifth-anniversary show with fellow Provo band The Blue Aces—doesn’t fit neatly into either of those two boxes. A few years ago, it seemed like Fictionist had “made it.” In 2011, the band was a finalist in a contest to be featured on the cover of Rolling Stone. They were ultimately eliminated from the competition, but still seemed to be climbing upward, especially when they were signed to Atlantic Records shortly afterward. Fictionist began working on their debut with the label, but, “It wasn’t a really creative relationship and ultimately

not good for the band,” says songwriter, bassist and lead vocalist Stuart Maxfield. “It didn’t really allow us to do what we do best.” The album was never released, and Fictionist was dropped from the label in late 2013. But the split “ended up being a really, really good thing,” Maxfield says. After reg roupi n g , Fict ion ist teamed up with June Audio producer Nate Pyfer to put together a new album, their first since their self-titled EP was released in 2012. Essent ia l ly turning Ma xf ield’s and, later, guitarist Robbie Connolly’s homes into temporar y recording studios, Fictionist “did everything completely different” on the new record than when they had worked with Atlantic, Ma xf ield says. “We took our time. We just worked when we felt like it, rather than being ... constantly under the gun at Atlantic.” And it was that unfettered, deadline-free creative freedom that allowed Maxfield, Connolly, drummer Aaron Anderson, keyboardist Jacob Jones and guitarist Brandon Kitterman to make the full-length Fictionist truly special. With Pyfer, Fictionist were given license to take risks and get “rid of a lot of the rules that weren’t helpful before,” as well as any pre-conceived expectations, Maxfield says. “We wanted to figure out what this record could be rather than pretend like we knew what it was before we even started, and that’s kind of the downfall of what happened prior to this record. We had a lot of people telling us what we needed to be, and there wasn’t a lot of room for discovery.” Discovery played a huge part in the Provo sessions. The recording setup was limited to what the band could fit into Maxfield’s and Connolly’s homes, so they had to find innovative ways to achieve the sounds they wanted, experimenting with unconventional instruments such as a junky keyboard Connolly found in a back room at his father’s dental office. “The philosophy is we wanted to do the most with the least and not the least with the most,” Maxfield says. Not being tied to a label also gave Fictionist the room to make choices such as having Connolly sing co-lead vocals and also write for the first time, as heard on the dreamy but snappy rocker “Lock and Key.” Now, Fictionist is ready to bring the product of their hard work to fans. “I think it’s like Fictionist as I’ve always wanted people to hear it,” Maxfield says. Fictionist is set for national release Oct. 7, with an official

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release show at Velour on Oct. 17, but it will first be available at the Oct. 3 Rooftop Concert Series show, where the band will present their long-awaited new material to the scene that gave them their start. In the past, the Rooftop Concert Series has “given us the opportunity to realize our show on a bigger stage in front of a bigger crowd,” Maxfield says. “As a writer, you are never sure how a song is going to travel in the negative space to the listener. It’s fun to hear the tunes bouncing off the buildings in the middle of the city; there is a romance to it.” Fictionist is just one of many stellar acts that have helped make the Rooftop Concert Series a huge success. “If we didn’t have a good music scene, if we didn’t have like really good musicians writing really great music, the Rooftop Concert Series wouldn’t be what it is,” says C. Jane Kendrick, who is an original organizer of the series along with Sarah Wiley, Justin Hackworth and Mindy Gledhill. And Fictionist is excited to be back at the Rooftop Concert for a show that will begin a new chapter for the band. “This show really feels like a reward for us hanging in there for the last couple years,” Maxfield says. “We are excited to show people what exactly we have been up to. Given the amount of time our fans have had to wait for this record, I think they deserve a killer show.” CW

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very Hank Williams has n at u r a l l y rebelled against the norm,” says Hank Williams III, aka Hank 3. “Hank Williams did it with Luke the Drifter, and all his music wasn’t standard ... he was playing rock & roll before rock & roll. And then Hank Jr. leaned more toward Southern rock, so that was his way of rebelling.” As the hell-raising and hell-bent grandson of Hank Sr. and the son of Bocephus, Hank 3 is well-versed in rebellion (and also bears an uncanny resemblance to his legendar y hollow-cheeked granddad). But while he certainly doesn’t tr y to bur y his countr y roots, pay ing homage to that classic inf luence in his music—a scorching take on countr y he terms “hellbilly ”—Hank 3 is more proud problem child than dutiful torchbearer. As he sings on “Dick in Dixie” w ith singular conviction, “Well, some say I’m not countr y, and that’s just fine with me. … ’Cause the kind of countr y I’m hearing nowadays is a bunch of fuckin’ shit to me.” Being on the outside suits Hank 3 just fine. In his lyrics, the foul-mouthed Tennessee native is outspoken on subjects like wannabe country artists who “don’t have no idea about sorrow and woe” and sinning as much as humanly possible. He’s equally outspoken in interviews. On the fact that British actor Tom Hiddleston will soon play Hank Sr. in a biopic, he says, “I don’t care who it is, any European tryin’ to play Hank Williams is not gonna cut it. It’s simple math.” As for Hank 3’s rebellious streak, it runs deep. “I’ve always had some outsider, just different kind of thoughts or quirks or however you want to put it that just makes what I do a little different, or not as normal as what some bands do,” he says. And what Hank 3 does is throw his health at the mercy of a self-imposed heav y schedule of touring, recording and engineering his albums entirely on his own, and making every live performance an endurance-testing four-hour marathon that begins with country and ends with punk and metal. But when I mention it all must be tiring for him, he replies with a casual “It is what it is.” The latest fruit of his labors is the

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t wo-headed release of 2013’s Brothers of the 4x4 and A Fiendish Threat, both throwback albums in their own way that show that Hank 3 is as skilled in turning old-school punk on its ear as he is putting his own demented twist on country. Brothers of the 4x4 “definitely has the roots of country music in it,” he says. “I try to keep a fiddle, banjo, steel guitar, mandolin and upright bass and acoustic guitar involved on all the record opposed to just having an electric guitar and over-produced vocals.” But on A Fiendish Threat—a reference to The Misfits and Minor Threat—he wanted to give nods to the bands “that I respected and grew up with, and bands that taught me how to play my instruments,” and did so by combining raw punk energy and rhythms with country’s standup bass and acoustic guitars. The two albums, as well as a mysterious side project he has in the works that “any normal Hank 3 fan would not understand,” prove that Hank 3 isn’t the kind of musician who answers to anyone or anything—even his own family’s musical tradition. “I don’t have the best sound, I don’t have the worst sound,” he says, “but at least it’s my sound, and that’s somethin’.” CW

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Parker Millsap Since leaving the Pentacostal church he was raised in while growing up in the small town of Purcell, Okla., raspy-voiced troubadour Parker Millsap doesn’t denounce or praise his religion in his music. Instead, he explores the often-complicated relationship people have with faith and God through objective character studies, as heard on his twangy, folksy self-titled debut album, released in February. For example, in chicken-fried country-rocker “Truck Stop Gospel,” an evangelical trucker drives with a crucifix hanging from his rearview mirror and casts a demon out of a prostitute. But not all the tales are tall; in the minimal “Forgive Me,” Millsap croons sincerely, “Please forgive me for the sinner I am,” with a voice that has more emotion and battle-weary depth than his 21 years might suggest. John Fullbright and Elephant Revival will also perform. The State Room, 638 S. State, 8 p.m., $13, TheStateRoom.com

Saturday 10.4

Eyes Lips Eyes Final Show Like more and more critically acclaimed bands these days, Eyes Lips Eyes got their start in Provo. Based out of Los Angeles since 2010, these four disco-punks have accomplished a lot in their career, including sharing a stage with Modest Mouse, being included on CNN’s list of Artists to Watch at SXSW, and getting noticed by MTV Buzzworthy. Now, they’re calling it quits, but like true party animals, Eyes Lips Eyes aren’t

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Coming Soon Of Montreal (Oct. 9, The Urban Lounge), Joshua James (Oct. 10, Velour, Provo), Mike Doughty (Oct. 11, Kilby Court), St. Lucia (Oct. 13, The Complex), Skrillex (Oct. 14, The Great Saltair), Angus & Julia Stone (Oct. 14, The Urban Lounge), Griffin House (Oct. 14, The State Room), Big Freedia (Oct. 15, The Urban Lounge)

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Saturday 10.4 Salt Lake City The Stoney Lichens (5 Monkeys) Trifecta 3: Juana Ghani, Hectic Hobo, Folk Hogan (Bar Deluxe)

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Funk & Soul Night With DJ Street Jesus (Bourbon House) Sean Lea, Reina Del Cid (Burt’s Tiki Lounge) Live Bluegrass (Club 90) Garage Artist Showcase (The Garage) DJ Flash & Flare (The Green Pig Pub) Karaoke Church With DJ Ducky and Mandrew (Jam) Hank 3 (Lo-Fi Cafe, see p. 38) Entourage Karaoke (Piper Down) Karaoke That Doesn’t Suck (The Woodshed)

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An evolving project rather than a band, Mutual Benefit is the name New York City-based singer-songwriter Jordan Lee performs under—either by himself or with whomever happens to be available. His music can be described as sweet and dream-like indie-pop, but often changes depending on the musicians he’s playing with. Lee is on tour in support of his EP Cowboy’s Prayer—reissued earlier this year—which is a whimsical symphony of electronic violins and chimes with a technological edge. When playing live, however, if joined by a stringed instrument or keyboard, Lee creates a down-to-earth and intimate experience that still transports listeners to a dreamy state. Ricky Eat Acid and Sayde Price are also performing. (Rebecca Frost) Monday, Oct. 6 @ The Urban Lounge, 241 S. 500 East, 9 p.m., $8 in advance, $10 day of show, TheUrbanLoungeSLC.com; limited no-fee tickets available at CityWeeklyStore.com

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Karaoke with Steve-O (5 Monkeys) Karaoke (Area 51) Crazy Eyes, Elle Carpenter, Red Bennies, Watches, Artificial Flower Company (Burt’s Tiki Lounge) Sunset Sessions (Canyon Inn) Joey Bada$$ (The Complex) Keys N Krates, Gladiator, Thugli (The Depot) Karaoke Wednesday (Devil’s Daughter) Rockabilly Wednesday (The Garage) DJ Street Jesus (The Green Pig Pub) Wednesduhh! Karaoke (Jam) Open Mic (Liquid Joe’s) Entourage Karaoke (Piper Down) Karaoke (The Royal) Karaoke With DJ B-Rad (Sandy Station) Hail the Sun, Stolas, Visitors, Icarus the Owl (The Shred Shed) Westward the Tide, Maer, The Wild War, Green River Blues (The Urban Lounge) DJ Matty Mo (Willie’s Lounge) Jam Night Featuring Dead Lake Trio (The Woodshed)

Tuesday 10.7 Salt Lake City Open Mic (Alchemy Coffee) Local Jazz Jam (Bourbon House) Be Extreme Throwback Tuesday (Canyon Inn) Karaoke (Club 90) Hell Jam (Devil’s Daughter) Red Rock Hot Club (Gracie’s) Karaoke (Keys on Main) Thira, Every Passing Dream, Restless Streets, Adjacent to Nothing (Metro Bar) Aaron Carter (Murray Theater) Open Mic (The Royal) Head North, Red Bennies (The Shred Shed) Karaoke That Doesn’t Suck (The Woodshed)

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) As I hike through the wilderness at dusk, the crickets always seem to be humming in the distance. No matter where I go, their sound is farther off, never right up close to me. How can that be? Do they move away from me as I approach? I doubt it. I sense no leaping insects in the underbrush. Here’s how this pertains to you: My relationship with the crickets’ song is similar to a certain mystery in your life. There’s an experience that calls to you but forever seems just out of reach. You think you’re drawing nearer, about to touch it and be in its midst, but it inevitably eludes you. Now here’s the good news: A change is coming for you. It will be like what would happen if I suddenly found myself intimately surrounded by hundreds of chirping crickets. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) In three years, you will comprehend truths about yourself and your life that you don’t have the capacity to grasp now. By then, past events that have been confusing to you will make sense. You’ll know what their purpose was and why they occurred. Can you wait that long? If you’d rather not, I have an idea: Do a meditation in which you visualize yourself as you will be three years from today. Imagine asking your future self to tell you what he or she has discovered. The revelations may take a while to start rolling in, but I predict that a whole series of insights will have arrived by this time next week.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) When Jimmy Fallon was a senior in high school, he received a weird graduation gift: a troll doll, one of those plastic figurines with frizzy, brightly colored hair. Around the same time, his mother urged him to enter an upcoming comedy contest at a nearby club. Jimmy decided that would be fun. He worked up a routine in which he imitated various celebrities auditioning to become a spokesperson for troll dolls. With the doll by his side, he won the contest, launching his career as a comedian. I foresee the possibility of a comparable development in your life: an odd blessing or unexpected gift that inspires you to express one of your talents on a higher level. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) “Dear So-Called Astrologer: Your horoscopes are worse than useless. Mostly they are crammed with philosophical and poetic crap that doesn’t apply to my daily life. Please cut way back on the fancy metaphors. Just let me know if there is money or love or trouble coming my way—like what regular horoscopes say! -Skeptical Scorpio.” Dear Skeptical: In my astrological opinion, you and your fellow Scorpios will soon feel the kind of pressure you just directed at me. People will ask you to be different from what you actually are. My advice? Do not acquiesce to them.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) In June 2012, a U.S. Senator introduced a bill that would require all members of Congress to actually read or listen to a reading of any bill before they voted on it. The proposal has been in limbo ever since, and it’s unlikely it will ever be treated seriously. This is confusing to me. Shouldn’t it be a fundamental requirement that all lawmakers know what’s in the laws they pass? Don’t make a similar error, Leo. Understand exactly what you are getting into, whether it’s a new agreement, an interesting invitation, or a tempting opportunity. Be thoroughly informed.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) This is prime time to do things that aren’t exactly easy and relaxing, but that on the other hand aren’t actually painful. Examples: Extend peace offerings to adversaries. Seek reconciliation with valuable resources from which you have been separated and potential allies from whom you have become alienated. Try out new games you would eventually like to be good at, but aren’t yet. Get a better read on interesting people you don’t understand very well. Catch my drift, Aquarius? For now, at least, leaving your comfort zone is likely to be invigorating, not arduous. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Your oracle is built around the epigrams of conceptual artist Jenny Holzer. From her hundreds of pithy quotes, I have selected six that offer the exact wisdom you need most right now. Your job is to weave them all together into a symphonic whole. 1. “It’s crucial to have an active fantasy life.” 2. “Ensure that your life stays in flux.” 3. “I have every kind of thought, and that is no embarrassment.” 4. “Animalism is perfectly healthy.” 5. “Finding extreme pleasure will make you a better person if you’re careful about what thrills you.” 6. “Listen when your body talks.”

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Oliver Evans (1755-1819) was a prolific Virgo inventor who came up with brilliant ideas for steam engines, urban gas lighting, refrigeration and automated machines. He made a radical prediction: “The time will come when people will travel in stages moved by steam engines, almost as fast as birds fly, 15 or 20 miles an hour.” We may be surprised that a visionary innovator like Evans dramatically minimized the future’s possibilities. In the same way, I suspect that later in your life, you might laugh at how much you are underestimating your potentials right now. In telling you this, I’m hoping you will stop underestimating.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Years ago, you experienced an event that was so overwhelming you could not fully deal with it, let alone understand it. All this time it has been simmering and smoldering in the depths of your unconscious mind, emitting ghostly steam and smoke even as it has remained difficult for you to integrate. But I predict that will change in the coming months. You will finally find a way to bring it into your conscious awareness and explore it with courage and grace. Of course it will be scary for you to do so. But I assure you that the fear is a residue from your old confusion, not a sign of real danger. To achieve maximum liberation, begin your quest soon.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) In the wild, very few oysters produce pearls—about one in every 10,000. Most commercial pearls come from farmed oysters whose pearls have been induced by human intervention. As you might expect, the natural jewel is regarded as far more precious. Let’s use these facts as metaphors while we speculate about your fate in the next eight months. I believe you will acquire or generate a beautiful new source of value for yourself. There’s a small chance you will stumble upon a treasure equivalent to the wild pearl. But I suggest you take the more secure route: working hard to create a treasure that’s like a cultivated pearl.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20) The journey that awaits you is succinct but epic. It will last a relatively short time but take months to fully understand. You may feel natural and ordinary as you go through it, even as you are being rather heroic. Prepare as best as you can, but keep in mind that no amount of preparation will get you completely ready for the spontaneous moves you’ll be called on to perform. Don’t be nervous! I bet you will receive help from an unexpected source. Feelings of deja-vu may crop up and provide a sense of familiarity— even though none of what occurs will have any precedents.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Tomatoes are a staple of Italian cuisine now, but there weren’t any tomatoes in Europe until the 16th century, when Spanish explorers brought them from Central and South America. Likewise, Malaysia has become a major producer of rubber, but it had no rubber trees until seeds were smuggled out of Brazil in the 19th century. And bananas are currently a major crop in Ecuador thanks to 16th-century Portuguese sailors, who transported them from West Africa. I foresee the possibility of comparable cross-fertilizations happening for you in the coming months, Sagittarius. Do you have your eye on any remote resources you’d like to bring back home?

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haaaaaa? October already? <insert sad face here> For you folks that love summer I’m sure you’re sad that cooler weather is upon us. I’m a fan of hoodies myself and I’m happy as hell to see that the ski resorts around the capitol city got a half foot of snow this past weekend. When it’s cooler weather, I like to explore and kick the leaves that fall off of trees. My favorite thing to do is explore cemeteries. If you take TRAX to the U of U from downtown you pass another historic sanctified grounds- Mount Olivet Cemetery at 1342 E. 500 S. It’s on the right as the train turns left into the station at the stadium. This is the ONLY cemetery in the U.S. that was established by an Act of Congress as a place to bury any person, of any race, creed or color. The Act was signed in 1894 by President Ulysses S. Grant and it required that a religious person/minister and one layman from each of five chosen denominations in Salt Lake serve on a Board of Trustees to oversee the land. I had always heard that it was a burial site for members of the Masons and that no Mormons were allowed to be buried there at all, but that’s an urban myth a friend fed me at a party. Here’s a few of the notable residents buried at Mount Olivet: • The earliest black solder (Andrew Campbell) was buried in 1922 after serving in Utah Johnson’s Army; • Emma McVickers, the first woman state superintendent of schools; Emily Pearson, an Episcopal missionary and the first person buried in the cemetery-two years before it opened; Alvina Penney, the wife of J.C. Penney, who died suddenly at home when her husband was out of town; and Susanna Bransford, the richest woman in Utah who died in 1905 and was known as the ‘Silver Queen’ for her ownership in the Park City mine of the same name; • a whole bunch of names of the dead you’d recognize as past movers and shakers in Utah, from the Kearns, to the Keiths and the Walkers plus governors and mayors and Civil War heros. The cemetery fell into financial problems in the 1990’s. After years of many meetings between the Board of Trustees, the Feds and Salt Lake City Corp Mount Olivet’s Board of Trustees worked out a deal so that the cemetery could lease out some of its land as an added income source. Since then a retirement center, school buildings/ grounds for the U of U and Rowland Hall have been parsed out with the promise if plots were needed again, the buildings would be torn down. The cemetery is open 8 AM until dusk seven days a week. n Content is prepared expressly for Community and is not by City Weekly staff

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