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Mayors Getting to know the three vying to be boss of Salt Lake City's patch of blue.

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CWCONTENTS COVER STORY They Might Be Mayors

Getting to know the three vying to be boss of Salt Lake City’s patch of blue.

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Letters What Was She Thinking?

Regarding Stephen Dark’s story about Scott Gollaher, “No Apologies” [April 16, City Weekly], the title says it all about Gollaher. But I’m possibly even more incensed about Marie Maxfield, who knowingly offered her daughter up to be abused (in an effort to keep her man?) by someone whose history had shown him to be a man with a long list of child-abuse claims.

Where’s her punishment?

Leni Balluff Cottonwood Heights

Soldiers Helped Lead Antiwar Marches

John Rasmuson’s “Thank Us Not” editorial [April 30, City Weekly] is right on about how the end of the draft has made it easier for the government to start wars and harder to mobilize enough public opposition to get them stopped.

Fostering hostility between soldiers and antiwar activists is another vital cog in this wheel. I think Rasmuson’s experience of being “ignored” as a Vietnamera veteran is far more representative than the image of the “spat upon” veteran, which became belatedly widespread in the lead-up to the first Gulf War of 1991. This false image has been punctured by Vietnam veteran Jerry Lembcke’s 2000 book The Spitting Image.

A powerful force in the U.S. withdrawal from the Vietnam War was the deep and growing antiwar sentiment

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We reserve the right to edit for length and clarity. Preference will be given to letters that are 300 words or less and sent uniquely to City Weekly. Full name, address and phone number must be included, even on e-mailed submissions, for verification purposes. among the soldiers. The antiwar movement that I was part of was in solidarity with the soldiers. I could document this reality on a national level.

The first antiwar rally I took leadership in organizing at Utah State University in the spring of 1969 was in defense of freedom of speech for soldiers at Fort Jackson, S.C., who were being court-martialed for organizing an antiwar meeting while off-duty. Two local Army veterans and an Air Force veteran spoke at that rally.

The largest anti-Vietnam war demonstration in Utah took place on May 15, 1971. Fortunately, it was documented for history by a front-page photo in the local section of The Salt Lake Tribune the following day.

In that photo, you can see the front of the march coming down Capitol Hill led by a contingent, some in uniform, carrying a banner that read, “Active Duty GIs Against the War.” You can also see part of a second, larger contingent behind them, with their big banner that read, “Vietnam Veterans Against the War.”

Detroit, Rome and Mogadishu was simply too much for this milk & honey Utah local.

I’m sure she had intentions beyond stalking a male giraffe—from a truck, with a bow and arrow. Wasn’t she there for a goodwill symposium sponsored by a religious sect?

Yet, now I find out she was duped into staying at the local guide hostel, where being the only easy-on-the-eyes foreigner in the group made for easy spin. She would have been better staying in Utah, taking some dough from the paranoid friends in the Legislature and gone wolf hunting.

In Utah. Using a sling or a wooden spear, just like Ayla did in the book The Clan of the Cave Bear. That would wipe the smarmy grin off her sweet and otherwise-delicate face.

In my family, if we killed some poor innocent being (except the Predator or Alien), we had to eat it. Hey, Rebecca: What does giraffe taste like?

Certainly not like chicken or tofu.

M. Springer Murray Cottonwood Heights

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I want to comment on the hunting expedition of Rebecca Francis [“Trophy Hunting Inexcusable, Inhumane,” Letters, April 23, City Weekly]. Perhaps flying to Africa in a jumbo jet, sitting next to some yahoo for 16 hours via

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Survey Follies

Several school districts in Utah, including mine—Canyon School District—are implementing a new teacher-evaluation system, based on Senate Bill 64, passed in 2012, requiring teachers to be evaluated annually on “instructional effectiveness, student growth, and parent and student input.” Like everything in public education, some parts of the evaluation system are good and many parts are clearly influenced by people with no experience in education whatsoever (in other words, most legislators.)

Part of our teacher evaluations are student surveys. The survey makes statements about the teacher, and students choose options 1 to 5: 1 = Never, 2 = Sometimes, 3 = Often, 4 = Almost Always, and 5 = Always. The recent results from my students were amusing at best, and deeply concerning at worst.

I felt validated receiving high averages on my ability to encourage students to express their opinions. I even agreed with them on the lower averages: Yep, I am more permissive with behavior in that class. I was impressed that my students noticed things I unintentionally overlooked.

One student mostly selected “1,” which stands for “never.” In order to earn a “never” on a statement like, “My teacher gives me feedback on my work,” the teacher would have to be dead. Grades count as feedback, and even the worst teacher awards grades. So the “1” scores don’t bother me personally, because the evaluation statements are subjective.

Oddly enough, that same student did not rank me “1” (“never”) on the last question of the survey, which is: “I would recommend this teacher to other students.” In fact, every student responded with “Always.”

This is hilarious to me. It indicates that while a student may think I never do some pretty essential parts of my job, they’d still tell their buddies to take my class.

It made me wonder about the value of student evaluations in determining a teacher’s abilities. Lots of the questions were emotionally subjective. Statements

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like, “My teacher supports us, even when the work gets hard,” can mean different things to different students. Some kids assume that, unless the teacher inflates grades or hands out extra-credit like candy, the teacher isn’t “supporting them.”

While it’s helpful for me to see how my students responded to my teaching, if subjective data determining whether or not students like their teachers is then used to hurt teachers who actually do their jobs, we have a very big problem. Critics of the new legislative-backed evaluation system claim the system is designed to fail teachers, proving to the community that public education is a failed system.

Beyond student evaluations, the classroom observation part of the evaluation process seems particularly damning to teachers.

For 15-20 minutes, an administrator enters the classroom and looks at a different student every 20 seconds to see if that student is “on task.” The observer also tracks how many times the teacher talks to each student, and determines whether the conversation was effective or not. A “Good job, Bobby,” doesn’t count. The interaction must be “sustained” and must encourage the student to engage in critical thinking. In a class of 38 students, it’s impossible for any teacher to talk to each student, or even each group of students, in an engaging and sustained way, all while making sure the other 37 students are perfectly “on task” every 20 seconds.

But these statistical impossibilities can be used to suggest that teachers don’t monitor student engagement or interact with students in meaningful ways. It allows critics of public education to argue for privatization, a voucher system or an increase in alternative/charter schools.

It also allows the Legislature to justify spending less on public schools that “don’t work” and more on buying gadgets and computer programs to teach our students

more “effectively.”

Can you imagine if we did this with other public-service professions? Well, why don’t we? I’d like to fill out a citizen survey for every member of the Utah Legislature, and have that evaluation play a role in determining their pay. I also want to observe every legislator for 15 minutes once a year to determine if he or she is effective according to absolutely impossible standards, such as the ability to fund public education without relying on the influence of partisan non-education lobbyists like the Eagle Forum.

More relevantly, where is my survey as an educator, in which I assess the government’s and community’s success in supporting me in educating our students?

I am not opposed to student feedback, or standards to ensure quality education. In both my student and administrative evaluations, I received high scores. According to these evaluations, I am “highly effective.” I’m beating the system. But it doesn’t stop me from recognizing the system is inherently flawed.

Improving education shouldn’t rely on first proving that teachers are ineffective at doing the impossible. It is unfair to pass legislation determining what “effective” teachers should accomplish without corresponding legislation that help teachers succeed. For instance, the Legislature needs to reduce the maximum number of students in each class if it requires sustained interaction with each student. Likewise, we should abandon the “one-size-fitsone” model of evaluation to accommodate the challenges of individual classrooms and schools. Until then, the Legislature fails to “support me, even when the work gets hard.” CW Stephanie Lauritzen is a high school teacher who blogs at MormonChildBride.blogspot.com.

I’d like to fill out a citizen survey for every member of the Utah Legislature

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1 = Never, 2 = Sometimes, 3 = Often, 4 = Almost Always, and 5 = Always.

Eric S. Peterson: As a person who covers politicians, I wouldn’t dare offer a personal evaluation of one. I would, however, rate highly and recommend a raise to Louisiana’s greatest fictional governor Willie Talos, who, through the pen of Robert Penn Warren, offered this very true observation about all politicians having some dirt on them: “Man is conceived in sin and born in corruption and he passeth from the stink of the didie to the stench of the shroud. There is always something.”

Bryan Bale: With so many contenders for my least favorite, from Sen. Jim “Snowball” Inhofe, R-Okla., to former Rep. Michele “Rapture” Bachmann, R-Minn., it’s difficult to pick just one. I give them a “O.” Brandon Burt: I think Mike Lee and all Republicans, really, must have a “5”.

They “always” deserve a raise, because once their master plan for American prosperity is complete, they and their billionaire buddies will be the only ones who have any need for money—the rest of us will be reduced to a chicken-, beard wax- and coffee-based barter economy.

Mason Rodrickc: I am a dictator in my own home—I have a serf (my cat), which makes me a politician of sorts, right? I must be my own favorite. As the best politician, obviously, I deserve a raise.

Jeremiah Smith: Councilman Kyle LaMalfa definitely deserves a raise. Despite his recent run-in with our reporters, he has been a very vigorous and consistent advocate for Salt Lake’s river district, and the development of the west side. “5” on the raise scale.

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The operative word is “talk”—starting with KSL’s Doug Wright wondering out loud why people still give to panhandlers when “everybody” tells them not to. Yes, you’re supposed to support established organizations, but is this really a good time to discourage people from small acts of human kindness? The homeless dilemma just “creates conflict,” says Mayor Ralph Becker, who formed Salt Lake City’s Homeless Relocation Commission. The group has some ideas about where (and how) the homeless should go, since their presence seems to be impeding the encroachment of legitimate businesses. It seems that both the issues of the Utah State Prison move and homeless relocation are grounded in the economies of those who are neither prisoners nor homeless people.

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Meanwhile, a Utah program that houses the homeless seems to be working. And, in Salt Lake City, homeless advocates have made palliative care possible for terminally ill homeless people. But opening the INN Between has created some angst in Poplar Grove. There was vocal opposition from some Franklin Elementary School parents and others living near the new facility. Salt Lake School Board member Michael Clara noted that the INN Between gives up to 30 terminally ill homeless people per year a place to pass with dignity. No one complained when the Guadalupe School and, later, a battered women’s shelter were housed on the same property. Clara says some Boy Scouts are raising funds for a new fence. Out of sight, out of mind.

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The American Lung Association confirms that Salt Lake City is now the seventh most polluted city in the nation, followed by Logan at No. 8. No, this isn’t year-round. The Lung Association notes that valley pollution spikes at certain times of the year, but all Wasatch Front counties earned “F” grades for air quality from 2011-13. While people with lung diseases are leaving the cities, the state continues to plead with individual residents to take voluntary measures while giving a pass to polluting industries. Groups like Western Resource Advocates are suing the Utah Division of Air Quality for issuing an air-quality permit for expansion of the HollyFrontier Woods Cross refinery.

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He holds séances and burlesque shows, and he can make you believe you’re the one with magical powers, doing the tricks while he manipulates the cards. Fifteen years ago, he was Elias Caress, a software engineer working in a bank. He hated it. As nice as the money was, the job made him miserable, so he picked up some hobbies. A friend got him into magic, which he resisted at first, saying magic is for kids. Now he performs weekly as Lefty Caress (pictured above center, with assistants Celeste McCulley and “Shuffles”), at Slices Pizza (4655 S. 2300 East, 801-613-9901) on Tuesdays, and Hatch Family Chocolates (376 Eighth Ave., 801-532-4912) on Monday evenings. Visit EliasCaress.com for more showtimes.

Do you really possess magic?

Generally, it’s considered immoral to leave someone with the impression that you have genuine powers. Every now and then, you can’t expect to change someone’s deeply held belief with just a quick census. If somebody, at the end, believes it to be real, then I did my job. At the end of a seance, though, I take them aside and tell them that it’s fake. It’s a terrible thing to see ghosts and stuff.

Where did “Lefty” come from?

Years ago, I had a cowboy event to do, and we had to think of a name quickly. I’m ambidextrous, but “Ambidextry” is not a good name. It’s a little long. It doesn’t roll off the tongue.

Why did you walk away from steady job security?

I would rather be bohemian and make less money and be happy than make good money and be miserable.

Do you have a mental flow chart to help you perform for different audiences?

I like to play to the audience. I try to appeal to them. Some of them are older people; some of them are college kids, and college kids require a certain type of performance. And children, obviously, require something different. That’s the majority of my skill: playing to the audience.

In a corporate office, if I pull a quarter out of an executive’s ear, he might genuinely be amazed by it—but he can’t act like it, because he would feel silly and childish. He’s got to be cool. So I have to play around that. If I were to do it, I might say, “That was silly. I can do something better.” Or, I’ll do something sophisticated that he would feel comfortable showing appreciation for.

College kids are basically children who are old enough to drink. All the children’s tricks, you can do for college kids. You can pull quarters out of their ears, and as long as you drop an F-bomb every once in a while; they think it’s great.

Do people try to figure out your tricks?

I have a flow chart for those people too. I can usually identify them early on. If they appear to be more cerebral or analytical, then I’ll recognize that and change tactics. I even have math tricks. The analytic types love those.

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STRAIGHT DOPE Attack Lads

BY CECIL ADAMS

Has a study been done on elections where fear/ hate is the motivator? Simply put, do the firebrands win more often than the moderates?

—Art Erickson Simple (if two-part) question, simple (if two-part) answer: 1. Yes, going negative works.

2. When did it not?

No question, negative campaigning has been on the rise in recent times. A look at presidential races found that between 2000 and 2012, positive advertising decreased from 40 percent to 14 percent, while negative advertising increased from 29 percent to 64 percent. (Yes, a campaign consists of more than paid advertising, but we have to start somewhere.) A study of congressional campaigns found attack advertising increased from 32 percent in 2000 to 52 percent by 2012.

Why? Let me gaze at my navel. It could be the result of the current 24/7 media bath in which only a bold, controversial message has any chance of grabbing the electorate’s attention. It could be due to the us-vs.them mentality that’s poisoned American politics. Or it could be a byproduct of our thoroughly tabloidized American culture, awash in reality shows and Kardashians.

Or—you’ll never guess what I think—it could be few researchers tracked negative political advertising before the 1990s, and people have short memories, so we don’t have much basis for comparison. One of the most notorious attack ads in American political history aired during the presidential campaign of 1964—the “daisy” commercial produced by the Lyndon Johnson side, in which a shot of a little girl pulling petals from a flower segues to a missile countdown and then a blast and a mushroom cloud, followed by a grim voiceover: “Vote for President Johnson on November 3. The stakes are too high for you to stay home.”

Implication: Johnson’s opponent, Barry Goldwater, was an irresponsible extremist who’d drag the country into nuclear war.

The ad ran once. Johnson won in a landslide. OK, single data point. But it’s easy to come up with others—ask Michael Dukakis if he thinks the Willie Horton ad hurt him in the ’88 presidential race. Inevitably, we drift to the conclusion: Negative advertising works, and always has.

We needn’t rely on anecdotal evidence.

While I don’t put too much stock in political science research, a study of 143 U.S. Senate elections from 1988 to 1998 found that for every 6 percent increase in negative campaigning, the candidate’s performance at the polls improved by 1 percent—but only for challengers. Incumbents reduced their performance at the polls by 1 percent for every 6 percent of their campaigns they devoted to attacking their opponents.

This may be true in general—the default pitch for any incumbent surely has to be that life is better since he or she took office—but it’s not always true, as the LBJ ad demonstrates. Turning to the political

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laboratory known as Chicago, we note that incumbent mayor Rahm Emanuel trounced challenger Chuy Garcia 56 to 44 percent last month by suggesting that, were his relatively inexperienced opponent elected, Chicago would go the way of Detroit.

(Garcia’s given name, you may recall, is Jesus. No great talent as a cartoonist is required to cast Rahm as the Prince of Darkness. It tells you something about politics in America—or in Chicago, anyway—that in a confrontation with the devil, Jesus lost.)

Back to our subject. Riffling through the research and applying the filter of common sense, I offer the following observations: n To be effective, negative advertising needs to be plausible. The daisy ad worked because, in those innocent times, Barry Goldwater really did seem like a nut. Had LBJ’s opponent been some moderate Republican stalwart like Nelson Rockefeller, that kind of ad would have made Johnson look like the screwy one. n The least effective strategy is going after your opponent’s extramarital affairs, drug or alcohol addiction, or other personal foibles—which is to say, your campaign can’t be seen as doing this. As any specialist in opposition research knows, it’s advantageous to have your opponent revealed as a philanderer provided the news appears to come from third parties. Not that success is guaranteed even so; consider the unsinkable Bill Clinton, repeatedly named in tales of striking tawdriness that mainly provoked the reaction: He risked his career over her? n What seems to work best is going after your opponent’s inconsistent voting, broken campaign promises, contributions from special-interest groups, and dubious business practices. To which I can only say: This is bad?

Getting back to current events, I don’t wish to make too much of Rahm, but his recent campaign provides a stark lesson in why negative campaigning is often the logical choice. In an era of straitened resources, where the only responsible course is to ask the public to give more and get by with less … good luck trying to win on that message. A demonstrably more effective strategy is to get the electorate thinking: Sure, things’ll be bad if this schmuck is elected—but under the other schmuck they’ll be worse.

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12th Annual Spring Breakfast: A Dozen Years of Fighting for a Cleaner, Greener State Sponsored by HEAL Utah. Tower at Rice-Eccles Stadium, 451 S. 1400 East, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, 801-3555055, Wednesday, May 13, 7-8:30 a.m., free with registration.

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Volunteering

Komen Utah Race for the Cure 2015 Salt Lake City Public Library, 210 E. 400 South, Salt Lake City, 801-733-4815, Saturday, May 9, 9-11 a.m.

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Eight terrible, terrible Mother’s Day cards:

8. “Mothers are the glue of the

family: Sticky and toxic.”

7. “Because of you, 6.

“You may be a daytime stripper, but you’re the best nighttime Mommy!”

5. “I forgive you for not

mentioning me on The Bachelor, Mom—I want you to win, too!”

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any more, Mother. Not on this anti-depressant regime.”

2. “You didn’t drive Daddy

away, Mom, you just made more room for us!”

wisdom, Mother—because my new stepmom is only five years older than me.”

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Arbor Day Foundation Celebration and Community Tree Planting Francis City Park & Rodeo Grounds, 2317 S. Springhollow Road, Francis, Saturday, May 9, 8:30 a.m.

Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Field Trip Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, 2155 W. Forest St., Brigham City, 801-484-6808, Saturday, May 9, 9:30 a.m.

Fly With The Flock 5K Fun Run Ogden Nature Center, 966 W. 12th St., Ogden, 801621-7595, Saturday, May 9, 8 a.m.

Saturday Nature Walk Swaner EcoCenter, 1258 Center Drive, Park City, 435-649-1767, Saturdays, 10-11:30 a.m.

Salt Lake Astronomical Society Star Party Wheeler Historic Farm, 6351 S. 900 East, Murray, 801-602-8661, Friday, May 8, 8-10 p.m.

Stansbury Park Observatory Star Party Stansbury Park Observatory Complex, 15 Plaza, Stansbury Park, 801-602-8661, Saturday, May 9, 8-10 p.m.

Urban Bird Festival Tracy Aviary, 589 E. 1300 South, Salt Lake City, 801-596-8500, Saturday, May 9, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

Wasatch Community Gardens Annual Plant Sale Rowland Hall, 720 S. Guardsman Way, 801-359-2658, May 9, 8 a.m.-1 p.m.

Wild Wednesdays: Nests & Nooks Ogden Nature Center, 966 W. 12th St., Ogden, 801621-7595, Wednesday, May 13, 3:45 p.m.

“Daddy must be ordering some of that gourmet coffee you like for Mother’s Day—I saw his laptop open to Grindr.”

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n A subcontractor told police he was working in a subdivision in San Antonio, Texas, when a man approached him, showed a black semi-automatic handgun and asked, “Can I rob the house?” The sub said he replied, “It is not my house,” and later saw the man exit the house carrying a microwave. He snapped a photo of the man putting the microwave into an auto, whose license plate led authorities to Danny Acosta, 30. (San Antonio’s KSAT-TV)

School Daze

German student Simon Schräder, 17, filed a freedom of information request asking the education ministry of North RhineWestphalia for the questions to standardized senior exams. The ministry acknowledged that it had received the request, which “is being processed.” (Britain’s The Guardian)

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n Cheating on statewide secondary-school exams is common in Bihar, India, where students routinely smuggle in textbooks and notes, but this year local newspapers published photos of parents and relatives scaling walls of exam centers to pass on answers to test takers. Some even showed police officers posted outside the centers accepting bribes. “What can the government do to stop cheating if parents and relatives are not ready to cooperate,” Bihar Education Minister P.K. Shahi said. “Should the government give orders to shoot them?” (BBC News)

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Police responding to a drug complaint in Richmond, Va., spotted two men, who began running away. One of the fleeing men, later identified as Darnell Elliotte, 20, fired several shots at the officers. He missed them but shot himself in the leg, allowing his pursuers to apprehend him. (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

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A Nevada man inspecting a gasoline can for a leak while smoking a cigarette ignited a flash fire that sent him to the hospital with serious burns. Tim Szymanski of Las Vegas Fire & Rescue said the man’s wife suffered burns to her hands after she heard her husband scream and then tried to put out the fire by patting him down. (Las Vegas Sun) n After an explosion singed the eyebrows, eyelashes and hair of Joseph T. Brennan Jr., and burned his face in Quincy, Mass., he jumped out of his car and told a bystander rushing to his aid, “I’m an idiot. I lit a cigarette with the gunpowder in the front seat.” Police who searched the car found 14 liquids and powders, some of which could be com-

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bined to create a destructive device. Brennan explained he had gotten the materials from a friend to tinker with but insisted, “I wasn’t going to do anything malicious.”

He was arraigned anyway. (Boston Globe)

Game of Drones

A drone delivering asparagus to a Dutch restaurant crashed on a country road and burst into flames. The delivery had been arranged as a publicity stunt by the De Zwann restaurant in Etten-Leur, North Brabant, to celebrate the beginning of asparagus season. A second batch was delivered by traditiona means. (International Business Times)

n A drone carrying mistletoe and a kiss cam at a TGI Friday restaurant in New York City crashed into a woman’s face, cutting open her nose. “It was like I couldn’t get it off because I guess the mistletoe part had fishing wire on it—that’s how it was attached—and it got caught in my hair, and it kept twirling and twirling and twirling while this thing is on my nose,” Georgine Benvenuto said. (Britain’s The Independent)

n A drone marked with a radioactive warning sign was found on the roof of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s office Authorities don’t know when the drone landed but said it tested positive for only “minuscule” amounts of radiation and posed no threat to humans. It also carried a small camera and a water bottle. (Reuters)

Great Escape

Kimberly Hope Hatfield, 27, was being processed for release from the Birmingham, Ala., city jail but had to wait while corrections officers checked to see if she had any outstanding warrants from other jurisdictions. Knowing that she did, Hatfield ducked behind another inmate being released and snuck out of the building, according to police Lt. Sean Edwards. (Al.com) Compiled by Roland Sweet. Authentication on demand.

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Getting to know the three vying to be boss of Salt Lake City's patch of blue.

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i ty Weekly’s spring interns, Tiffany Frandsen and Sam Florence, were recently asked their opinion of the Salt Lake City mayor’s race. Guess what? They—our resident Millennials—actually professed to be curious about it.

They took it upon themselves to draft some questions for the candidates. When our news writers found out, they added a few of their own. We ended up with a 54-question survey.

After the mother of all questionnaires hit the candidates’ inboxes (which, at that point in time, included Democratic state Sen. Jim Dabakis), a mite bit of consternation followed.

But, hey, it’s for a cover story, we reminded them, and who would say “no” to that? The candidates slogged through it and returned their answers within the allotted time (all except for Jim Dabakis, who resigned before our deadline—leaving us to ask if the questionnaire was a factor?)

The responses were so thoughtful, and er, wordy (except for Luke Garrott, who closely followed the “two sentences per question” rule, and for that, we thank him) that we’ll need to publish the complete interview online.

But our interns didn’t stop there. They took time away from their thankless tasks at the paper and agreed to work a shift as a volunteer for each candidate. The two recapped their experiences in the pages that follow.

But first, to bring you up to speed on the race itself, we asked UtahPolicy.com’s chief muckracker Bryan Schott to explain why this unique race is one to watch.

creation in Utah’s capital city.

Representing downtown and east Salt Lake City, Garrott is a two-term city councilman who was elected the council chair earlier this year. During his time on the council, Garrott has focused on air quality and transportation. He was sometimes at odds with Becker, including the plan to construct a $116 million Broadway-style theater on Main Street.

That emphasis on the left could leave an opening for a well-funded Republican in the race, or a more conservative Democrat, if one can be found. In 2007, Republican City Councilman David Buhler was able to get through the primary election before losing to Becker in the general election. In 2003, former Rep. Frank Pignanelli emerged from the primary before losing to the more liberal Anderson.

This may prove to be a tough race for Becker. In 2011, he only faced token opposition as he romped to re-election. He’s spent the ensuing four years working on a number of national issues and becoming close to President Barack Obama. He has spent a lot of time in Washington, D.C., and has served as president of the National League of Cities. Democratic insiders say he probably deserves a difficult contest this time around because he hasn’t had to face stiff competition for a while.

Politically, Becker is far from invulnerable. His opponents have criticized him for his frequent trips out of town. Then, there’s this: A provision slipped into the prisonrelocation bill in the final hours of the 2015 Legislature allowing whichever city ends up hosting the new facility to raise sales taxes.

That’s something Becker has wanted to do for a long time in order to take the strain off of city resources used by those who work in Salt Lake City but don’t pay for services. The sales-tax amendment was seen as a “sweetener” to entice the city to drop opposition to the prison. Becker’s opponents pounced when that news came to light.

A few weeks later, the heat from the prison issue likely caused Becker to commit a rare unforced error. He called a press conference to vociferously oppose a plan to expand a federal halfway house in Salt Lake City. Turns out, the owner of that facility has no plans to expand, and Becker had misunderstood.

Those and other issues—parking meters, the bike lanes along 300 South—will shake out in the next 100 days before voters head to the polls on Aug. 11 for the primary election to winnow the field down to two.

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Current Mayor Ralph Becker is seeking to join J. Bracken Lee and Ted Wilson as the only Salt Lake City mayors to win three elections.

Former state Rep. Jackie Biskupski (pronounced “Bis-koop-ski”) and Salt Lake City Council Chair Luke Garrott may have something to say about that, but history is not on their side. Salt Lake City voters have not denied a sitting mayor another term since 1975, when Conrad Harrison lost his reelection bid to Wilson. Wilson did not finish his third term because he left the office to head up the University of Utah’s Hinckley Institute of Politics.

For a moment, there were not two, but three candidates seeking to topple Becker.

State Sen. Jim Dabakis, D-Salt Lake City, was in the race for just 10 days before deciding to pull the plug. Kim Kardashian’s second marriage to Kris Humphries lasted seven times longer than Dabakis’ campaign.

Becker is still the odds-on favorite to win a third term—but it’s not a foregone conclusion. An April 16 UtahPolicy.com survey showed him with 33-percent support.

Biskupski pulls in 12 percent, while Garrott gets 9 percent (29 percent say they are undecided). Dabakis, largely fueled by his high media profile, held 16 percent support before he left the race. Becker has the best name recognition among the candidates and has the most money, with about a quarter of a million in his campaign account.

Salt Lake City mayor is one office that Republicans seem to have no shot at winning. It’s been more than four decades since a Republican held the office—that was Jake Garn from 1972 to 1974.

Because of that, the race tends to attract an oversized number of Democratic challengers. When Rocky Anderson declined to run for a third term in 2007, Becker had to get past Salt Lake County Councilwoman Jenny Wilson and eight other candidates to get to the general election. In the race for the open mayoral seat in 1999, following Deedee Corradini’s retirement, 11 candidates—mostly Democrats—faced off, with Rocky Anderson winning the race.

This year, the three candidates all tend to be toward the progressive end of the political scale. Becker has made his mark by championing environmental and smart-planning issues in the city, often taking the Utah Legislature to task over air quality. He took some grief for the disastrous rollout of a new high-tech parking-meter system. In fact, a UtahPolicy.com survey found older residents hate the new parking kiosks, while younger Salt Lakers tend to like them.

Biskupski, the first openly gay member of the Utah Legislature, pushed social justice and gay-rights issues during her time on the hill. A one-time business owner, Biskupski wants to focus her campaign on business

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Getting To Q Know You A Salt Lake City mayoral candidates answer City Weekly’s questions.

Questions compiled by City Weekly staff comments@cityweekly.net Where do you live?

Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker: Near the U of U, going on 6 years.

Former Utah Rep. Jackie Biskupski: I’ve lived in Sugar House for 20 years. Before that, I lived in Rose Park for two years.

Salt Lake City Councilman Luke Garrott: Central City, on 500 East between Smith’s Marketplace and Liberty Park. Been a proud resident for 11 years.

Your age/sign?

RB: 62; Gemini (Chinese: Dragon) JB: 49; Capricorn.

LG: I’m a 47-year-old Libra.

Where were you born?

RB: Washington, D.C. JB: Minnesota.

LG: Evanston, Ill.

What brought you to Salt Lake City?

RB: 1974, for grad school.

JB: I came to Salt Lake City in January 1989 on a ski trip and never left.

LG: I moved here in 1996 to be with the woman I married soon thereafter.

How many years as an elected official?

RB: Almost 20 years.

JB: I served in the Utah Legislature for 13 years.

LG: For eight years, I have been honored to serve District 4 on the City Council.

Career before elected office?

Childhood nickname?

RB: Reb. JB: Skup.

LG: Luke’s the one that stuck.

Which college degrees do you have?

RB: BA (1973) in American Civilization, University of Pennsylvania; JD (1977) and MS in Geography and Planning (1982), University of Utah.

JB: A Bachelor of Science degree in criminal justice from Arizona State University in 1988.

LG: BA Stanford 1989, MA and PhD University of Florida 2001. I’m finishing up a master’s in public administration from the U.

Married?

RB: Kate Kopischke and I tied the knot in 2013.

JB: I am not married.

LG: Was married for 11 years [now divorced]; partner Angela Parkinson for 5 years.

Children?

RB: Two sons, ages 43 and 32.

JB: My son’s name is Archie and he is 5 years old.

LG: None.

Pets?

RB: None (presently—grew up with dogs) JB: I have one cat. Her name is Kat, short for Catherine the Great, and she is 17 years old.

LG: Cat, “Mötzen.”

RB: Planner and lawyer; co-founder and owner of Bear West (a planning and environmental consulting firm) for 22 years.

JB: I was a small-business owner and autoinjury claims adjuster.

LG: I was and still am a political science professor at the U.

What make of car do you drive?

First job?

Unusual hobby?

RB: Garbage collector.

JB: I de-tasseled corn.

LG: Skolnick’s Bagel Bakery, Northbrook Court, Ill.

RB: Every fall I head up City Creek Canyon to harvest elderberries, then I spend hours making jelly. My friends can barely contain their excitement when I deliver a new batch.

RB: 2006 Jeep Liberty—diesel (biodiesel when available).

JB: 2013 Nissan Altima.

LG: No car for years; I had a red 1976 VW Beetle. I ride a wicked purdy and practical commuter bike.

JB: I collect antique eyeglasses from all over the world. I am curious about who wore them and how they viewed the world.

LG: Soccer mad. Played since age 5, went to Stanford on a scholarship.

Your “Top 3” campaign contributors?

RB: Many more than three contributors have generously capped out, but everyone who contributes to my campaign, financially or otherwise, is “tops” in my book.

JB: Jonathan and Tina Ruga, Paula Green Johnson, Sue Rice and Lisa Kohring.

LG: All of my contributors have been capped to $1,000 each, with many giving lowdollar contributions. Campaign limits are selfimposed now and will become law when I am mayor.

The contributor whose donation brought tears to your eyes?

RB: My 93-year-old mom. She keeps supporting me, coming to events, defending my decisions—even though we don’t always share political views!

JB: My dad is in his early 80s and grew up in a small community. When I was growing up, he was openly prejudiced toward people who weren’t like him. When I told him I was a lesbian, it did not go well. When I told him I was running for office as an openly gay person—that did not go well. When I told him I was adopting an African-American baby boy—that did not go well. But each time I challenged my father’s beliefs, he found it within himself to show unconditional love.

My father’s support for me never ends. He constantly reminds me how important it is to love people for who they are and to support their dreams.

LG: If you’re serving up softball questions like this, you’re asking for a BS answer.

I’m not a bullshitter.

What business claims you as a notable regular?

RB: Wasatch Touring.

JB: The Oyster Bar. LG: Junior’s Tavern.

What tattered book do you keep?

RB: Beyond the Hundredth Meridian, by Wallace Stegner. The landmark description of the arid West and the great leader, John Wesley Powell.

JB: A Testament of Hope, the essential writings and speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It taught me a lot about creating a cultural shift toward freedom and justice.

LG: Are you kidding!? I have tons of these. Students die with their books.

Where are your headquarters located?

campaign

RB: Historic Trolley Square; come by to pick up a lawn sign and visit the great shops and restaurants!

JB: In the 9th & 9th neighborhood, at 959 E. 900 South.

LG: 228 E. 500 South, just south of the Leonardo.

What does it mean to be a Salt Laker?

How might that be different from being an Utahn?

RB: Salt Lake is a progressive capitol city in a spectacular natural setting, an incredibly diverse community with historic neighborhoods, and it has an exciting, thriving culture core.

JB: Salt Lake is the capital city of Utah, and the city and its residents should be leaders in this state. Salt Lakers value opportunity, inclusiveness, respect and responsibility. We should lead the way when it comes to setting progressive social policies and balanced economic policies that serve all residents.

LG: We’re the progressive center of a red state. Salt Lakers move Utah forward. We’re a real city, the core of Utah’s diversity, culture, arts scene, faith, food, recreation and all sorts of good times.

Where do you rank your political bent on a scale of 1-7, with 7 being ultra-traditional and 1 being ultraprogressive?

RB: Depends on the issue, but my “bent” is certainly progressive.

JB: I am a 1. I support fiscal policies that promote the welfare of all citizens without spending beyond the city’s financial resources, I support balanced and efficient regulation; I am a Christian; I support full equality for LGBT people; I support a woman’s right to choose; I care deeply about the environment; and I think we need to take aggressive action to protect our water and improve the air quality in Salt Lake City.

I believe in a progressive agenda that values human rights and inclusion.

LG: Like a Dabakis mayoral bid, this scale is ill-conceived. I am definitely progressive on issues of equality, opportunity, social justice, and the environment. I also understand the frustration local business owners face dealing with red tape, a position that can be considered conservative.

However, I don’t see progressive as an enemy to traditions or common sense. So, I’m a 1.

What’s one building in the city you would like to tear down?

RB: Can’t think of a building, but I would happily remove every billboard and replace them with city and mountain views.

JB: The burned-out Club DV8 building, across the street from the Salt Palace where all our conventions are located, needs to be removed, and in its place, we should create a multipurpose, mixed-use building.

LG: The Borg Cube (the new Federal Courthouse). It blows my mind that a building supposedly signifying equality and justice is so cold and alienating. It replaced a very viable historic building—The Shubrick—that housed people and businesses like Port o’ Call and the City Weekly for many years.

How will you deal with the blight of land-banked buildings downtown?

RB: Increase the combination of incentives for building and deterrence to vacant land-banking.

JB: The city does not allow for the removal of a blighted piece of property unless something approved by the city will replace it. The old burned-out DV8 Club across the street from the Salt Palace is a prime example. Under my administration, we will look at all city ordinances and planning-department policies that interfere with sound business practices and make changes to improve efficiency and reasonableness.

LG: I want some carrots and a bigger stick. After eight years, Ralph has no plan and has done nothing. I co-authored a 2011 ordinance with tougher sanctions on absentee land-bankers. We need to make it more expensive to keep properties vacant or in disrepair, but should also use incentives to motivate owners to love it or list it.

then I’d say keeping a lower profile is working well.

JB: I will be an interactive mayor. I plan to prioritize public input and operate an open and transparent City Hall. I will be an advocate on behalf of the interests and concerns of residents. I will focus on expanding opportunity through economic growth that benefits all of our neighborhoods. This will increase our tax base and allow the city to reasonably price its services rather than seeking revenue through increases in fees and sales and property taxes. I will speak out on equality and inclusiveness for all of the city’s residents. I will create an environment of opportunity and the culture of progress that I want for my son and his generation.

LG: Ralph’s self-congratulatory media machine ensures his profile remains high even though he’s never here. Our mayor should be a fierce advocate for all of us. I will stand up for real people and real issues. I’m a leader that will level the field.

What’s the single best environmentally friendly action the city could take?

What’s your response to the use of lethal force by police in Salt Lake City?

The current mayor keeps a low profile, whereas the previous mayor (Rocky Anderson) was more of an activist. Which is better?

here’s no telling when someone will get bitten by the politics bug, but for two City Weekly interns, it was basically thrust upon them in the course of working this cover story about the Salt Lake City mayor’s race. Sam Florence and Tiffany Frandsen, both political newbies, volunteer for a shift with each of the mayor candidates-working with the staff and volunteers and, in some cases, with the candidates themselves. These are their reports.

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RB: Recent incidents nationally and locally underscore the need to improve training, protocols and the conditions under which law enforcement uses lethal force. Salt Lake City is a national leader, with an independent civilian review board. [Our force] has advanced training to recognize and respond to people with mental illnesses, cultural diversity and racial and ethnic bias.

JB: As an expert in law enforcement, a member of Salt Lake County Sheriff Winder’s leadership team and the mother of an African-American son, I have a unique perspective on local police actions. I’ve been endorsed by the Salt Lake Police Association and have tremendous respect for the men and women who put their lives on the line every day, serving the people in our city. Those who lead the SLCPD set the example for everyone else in the department.

I will meet with all ranking members of the SLCPD to discuss and review training policies, procedures and attitudes regarding the use of lethal force. Utilizing this type of force is a rare exception in an officer’s career, but I acknowledge that lethal force is sometimes necessary. I am a strong proponent of sound hiring practices and for training all sworn officers to utilize de-escalation tactics in the field.

LG: On the city council, I’ve pressed for better training in de-escalation. “Comply or die” is not a legitimate policy in a democracy.

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From left: Laura Anderson, Tiffany Frandsen, Alyssa Gamble, Corey Cronin at a Mayor Ralph Becker’s campaign booth

I hadn’t volunteered on a political campaign before and was curious to have a look inside the machine. I felt excited to learn about the many small details involved in a campaign.

I met up with the volunteers in front of school rather than at the headquarters. Ralph Becker rode his bike to the front lawn of Clayton Middle School. The volunteers, some of whom were on his campaign team while others were regular supporters, were waiting to chat with him before we started canvassing.

I had the idea that Becker might be aloof, but I was wrong. He was personable and easy to talk to. We had a comfortable conversation about how the campaign was going; it felt more like talking to a neighbor. “I’m going to lock my bike up before we go,” Becker said.

Almost every evening before they knock on doors, Becker gives a pep talk to get his canvassers ready, sharing his appreciation of their support and talking about current events, such as what’s going on with the Mountain Accord issue, city news and even local news, depending on the political atmosphere.

What do voters want to talk about? “The most common comments people talk about are things that are very local, like traffic,” he says.

“A lot of the time, it’s people liking or hating the bike lanes.” They also talk about parking and what’s going on downtown.

“People in this town are very polite,” Becker says, and they usually have something they like or don’t like on their mind. He makes a note of any concerns on his phone and takes them into the mayor’s office so they can be addressed. Becker says the campaign effort guides his office on what it should be handling now and in the coming months as much as it creates support for his re-election campaign.

Even though he canvasses almost every day (Monday through Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings), he doesn’t get very far down his list, because everyone wants to talk with him. “It’s not, ‘Thanks for stopping by,’” he says. “It’s, ‘Why don’t you come in?’”

Becker’s volunteer doorstep conversations tend to be shorter, unless the voter has an issue or a concern. It is a simple, “Hello,” followed by a brief statement of support for Becker and a question to measure (and garner) the voter’s support.

Campaigns use a program called VoteBuilder to decide which doors to stop at. The technology, available to all registered candidates, gathers voter information and organizes it by the voter’s address. The finished report reveals names, addresses, phone numbers, political affiliation and voter history in the past three primaries and general elections. In some cases, age and gender also show up.

Laura Anderson, Becker’s deputy campaign manager, says they plan to visit every neighborhood in the Salt Lake City area. The eastside neighborhood where volunteers were concentrating their efforts this night not only actively voted, but actively voted for Democrats.

Since all the mayoral candidates are so far Democrats,the conversations were generally positive.

The evening canvassing session was just over two hours long, which is shorter than the sessions on Saturdays. Afterward, volunteers met back at the parking lot for some water, where they turned in their packets and said goodbye to Becker.

Would I vote for him? I try to keep my political preferences as private as I can. It will be determined by a few factors, such as how much influence a candidate will be able to achieve once in office. That said, my experience on the campaign didn’t have a negative effect.

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RB: If keeping a low profile means convening our community around Salt Lake City aspirations and challenges, building a Trax line to the airport and improving our options for getting around town, equal opportunity for everyone, earning a living wage, enhancing our city’s performing arts, promoting urban agriculture, reusing and recycling waste, addressing the challenges of climate change and air quality, reduced snowpack and inequality …

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RB: We should strive to become a “net zero” city. This means being more efficient and using renewable resources to power our buildings and provide mobility choices. Visit SLCGov.com to learn about my comprehensive efforts around sustainability.

JB: Under my leadership, Salt Lake will utilize green technology to become a zero-waste city. This process reduces air pollution and will be a big improvement on several fronts for our city.

LG: I will launch a city-run transit system to make public transit affordable, convenient and serve all neighborhoods, which will reduce pollution. On production, I also want to break Rocky Mountain Power’s dirty-energy monopoly and put solar on every roof.

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It was almost like a covert operation, walking into an Italian restaurant/market early on a Saturday morning and going past the kitchen and bathrooms into the back of the restaurant, to Granato’s Deli conference room, where a long conference table with cushy, high-backed armchairs awaited volunteers.

Had it not been for the bright green “Vote for Jackie” signs out front, the eager, friendly faces of volunteers, the campaign materials spread out on the table and a life-size smiling Biskupski portrait in the corner of the room, it would have been a perfect setting for Goodfellas. But this was OK, too.

Along with the information and survey packets, volunteers were given fliers of campaign literature that were divided up and put into Trader Joe’s bags (let’s hear it for recycling).

In addition to mayoral candidate Jackie Biskupski and her team, about 10 volunteers showed up for the pre-canvassing training. And then there was the restaurant’s proprietor himself, Sam Granato. “I’m here supporting the right person at the right time, who should be the next Salt Lake City mayor,” he said. Granato ran for U.S. Senate in 2010 and is currently on the Salt Lake County Council, representing District 4.

Biskupski’s campaign manager, Lindsay Barenz, met Biskupski when the two were working on political campaigns in 1996 (Barenz, a congressional race in the 1st District, Biskupski on Democratic state Rep. Patrice Arent’s team).

Barenz has been working on campaigns in Seattle, but when Biskupski told her she was running for mayor, Barenz says she “wrapped up [her] stuff there and came back to Utah to work on her campaign.”

“I always wanted to participate in a campaign of hers,” says Barenz. “She’s really smart and genuinely cares about people and has a real desire to serve, which I think is oddly rare among our elected officials.”

A few days earlier, the team brought on Carly Thornton, who served as finance director on the Doug Owens for Congress campaign, as financial adviser. Jefferson Campbell, field director, met Biskupski working with her at Equality Utah and says he has been crossing his fingers in hopes of her running for mayor for years. The team also includes Joe and James Gonzales, who advise the campaign as political consultants with The Target Group, and two interns, Kim Gabbitas and Chris Harelson.

Prior to volunteering as City Weekly’s “intern at large,” I imagined Biskupski would have a strong, collected presence, and she did. But she is also funny.

Her volunteers seemed glad to be there. Before sending them out to canvass for votes, Biskupski told them that even though she spends a lot of her time raising money—”because I have to,” she says—it’s the work done face-to-face on doorsteps that gets people on board.

While the campaign headquarters are in the 900 South & 900 East neighborhood, they met at Granato’s because it was closer to where they would be knocking that day: a neighborhood on the west side, where it seemed like the majority of houses had dogs (which volunteers took note of, as one of Biskupski’s plans involves dog parks).

They planned to knock on doors using on a list they got from VoteBuilder, but volunteers were encouraged to talk to everyone they met on the street, regardless of affiliation.

Many of the volunteers, like me, were there for the first time, and the afternoon round brought in new folks, including a couple of kids and a member of the Salt Lake Police Association Union, which recently endorsed Biskupski.

Overall, I felt like Biskupski genuinely cared about people and aimed to be responsive to each resident’s concern.

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What’s your view of the city’s new bike lanes on 300 South?

RB: Salt Lake City has adopted a “complete streets” policy to provide travelers with options for cars, public transit, bicycles and pedestrians throughout the city. Improving bicycle safety and convenience has been part of that effort since I took office in 2008. After years of study, public input, broad consultation and pilot testing, the city selected 300 South for the first protected bikeway—connecting downtown with the University. These efforts and our engagement with the public and business along that street resulted in what we view as the best configuration toward achieving our goal. We’ve learned from that experience, and as we institute more protected bikeways—including adding 200 West between North Temple and 900 South this year—we will continue to provide for mobility for cyclists and others, and listen to the public about issues that need to be addressed.

JB: I support expanding bike lanes in Salt Lake City, but the implementation of bike lanes in the city under the current mayor has been extremely disruptive. I’ve spoken with business owners, the YWCA and residents along 300 South, and the bike lanes there have made it unsafe to visit and difficult to travel along that street. Mothers must stand in traffic to unload their children if they’re visiting the YWCA. There are no

What’s your position on relocating the state prison to Salt Lake City?

RB: I am strongly opposed. My administration and our city council are working hard to persuade the Legislature and Gov. Herbert to remove Salt Lake City from consideration.

Both proposed sites remain wholly inappropriate for a prison, as my staff detailed in a 45-page report we drafted and made public last December. Fortunately, we succeeded in removing one of the two proposed sites (the Airport North location) from consideration. We continue to oppose the remaining site. With the city council, we launched a petition, signed by thousands of residents, opposing a prison here. We are continuing our efforts to convince the Legislature and governor that Salt Lake City is the wrong place for a state prison, and we invite any interested resident to support us in this effort.

JB: I am opposed to locating the state prison in Salt Lake City, and I am doubly opposed to Mayor Becker’s prison tax, which ties the prison relocation to a potential sales tax increase in the city. The key to preventing the relocation here is demonstrating that there are strong public policy and fiscal reasons for not putting the prison in our capital city and working with the state and other mayors to identify an alternative site. I have been involved in discussions regarding an alternative site and will be meeting with key elected officials to discuss this location.

LG: If the prison needs to be rebuilt, do it on its current site. Period. While we can’t do anything about questionable motives at the Legislature, Ralph taking the secret dealsweetener is as bad as it gets in backroom politics.

What should be done with the land near the airport if the prison doesn’t go there?

RB: The land near the airport has wonderful potential.

There are a number of options for how to balance preserva-

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RB: Salt Lake has made great strides in the past eight years toward eliminating homelessness. Our city was the first city (tied with Phoenix) in the U.S. to end chronic homelessness among military veterans. As of last year, we reduced homelessness by 75 percent toward our 10-year goal of eliminating chronic homelessness. We recently launched a progressive initiative that will add 5,000 affordable housing units across the city in the next five years. Our “crazy idea” of giving homes to the homeless was even featured on Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show!

JB: This issue has reached new heights of concern because of the failures on the part of the current administration.

Common sense tells us the solutions to homelessness include treating mental illness as well as drug and alcohol addiction and finding people employment and housing. But the current mayor prefers to spend city resources on relocating the homeless population to the west side of our city rather than pursuing known solutions. The city should allocate more resources to the proven Housing First initiative and to programs that aim to prevent homelessness rather than moving the homeless shelter and all of its services to a location that is less visible to him.

LG: Ralph has declared victory over a problem that we all can see is far from solved. We need to address homelessness in a real way.

van-accessible parking stalls on the street, making it difficult for anyone with a disability to visit the area. The residents and businesses on 300 South were not consulted in connection with the changes to the street. This out-of-touch, top-down administration is one of the major flaws with the current administration. Listening to Salt Lake City residents is my priority. We will develop bike lanes that are uniform and easy for everyone, including visitors to our city, to understand. This will keep cyclists safe, ensure further utilization, and help drivers adapt to this valuable mode of transportation in our city.

LG: Separated bike lanes can be good safety measures. The way Ralph messed up 300 South is terrible execution. We need a genuine community conversation about how to redesign our streets to serve everyone.

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How effective has the city been in reducing homelessness?

tion of the Great Salt Lake ecosystem with compatible development. The growth of light manufacturing and distribution in the Northwest Quadrant is a much better economic development opportunity for both the city and the state.

JB: The proposed state prison-relocation spot is ripe for economic development, especially after the Mountain View Corridor is completed. That area will be a nexus of several major roadways and the Salt Lake City International Airport. The opportunity for commercial, manufacturing and warehouse distribution development in that area is massive. Businesses with shipping and distribution elements, such as Amazon, will find this location extremely valuable. We have the opportunity to grow our city’s economy and experience significant job growth on the west side of our city if we can just summon the vision and political will to preserve this space for economic development rather than the prison.

LG: We should pursue conservation easements on the shore of the Great Salt Lake. Developing there is ethically wrong and too expensive.

Are the new parking meters a boon or a bane for downtown small businesses?

With your influence, what will downtown look like in 10 years?

RB: When I took office, Main Street was boarded up; our cultural core was suffering. Today, we have a bustling downtown with new entertainment venues, exciting food and cultural offerings, and a thriving, growing residential population. I will work to continue to make downtown Salt Lake City the vibrant center of the region, with additional cultural offerings, options for mobility (building on bike share, increased transit opportunities, housing and office opportunities for the range of needs, and a beautiful core for our region.

JB: The whole city will have a real pulse to it, a heartbeat and soul that draws people from all over the world and isn’t fraught with drug deals and panhandling. Salt Lake will be a city that reflects how diverse we really are and the many languages that are spoken here.

We will have housing for young families and seniors who want to live in the city and have a little green space for their kids and grandkids.

We will also have a thriving economy with new businesses that are complementary to our state’s economy and we will have a friendly, balanced approach to integrating drivers, bicyclists, and pedestrians into a sustainable city.

LG: If we focus on smart growth, an empowering economy, and democratic reforms, we can have a downtown that is thriving, built on consensus, has plenty transit options, and reflects a character that is uniquely Salt Lake City. CW

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I came to this assignment wondering how hard it could be to get elected as mayor of Salt Lake City? We’re not exactly Chicago or New York. Nor is liberal Salt Lake in sync with the state’s more powerful conservative state politicians. So who would even want to be mayor? Not much competition, I figured. Getting elected seemed as easy as winning a T-ball game. All you’d need is a good business suit, a “Why not?” attitude and a few desperately hungry interns willing to get their feet wet.

But after spending time on Luke Garrott’s campaign, I began to see the effort is more like an episode of House of Cards. It involved a dizzying array of public appearances, phone calls, neighborhood canvassing and even impromptu visits from crazy-haired journalists at alternative newsweeklies.

To be honest, I didn’t have strong feelings one way or the other about Garrott before I visited his office; the mayoral candidates all seem to be running on a relatively similar platform, so it’s tricky to distinguish them. However, when I visited Garrott’s campaign office—a small, chic apartment storefront in Central City—I was pleasantly surprised by the staff’s earnestness, work ethic and genuine desire to see Garrott’s campaign promises come to life.

My initial reaction upon seeing Garrott’s rather small, packed campaign office was, “Hmm, they seem to be running on quite a tight budget.” However, this frugality could play to Garrott’s advantage. Garrott’s staffers displayed an air of confident, collected energy that truly caught me off guard. I was impressed with how much they’re managing to accomplish with such comparatively scant resources.

Though the primary doesn’t take place until Aug. 11, the city’s mayoral campaigns are in full bloom.

Campaign manager Richard Jaramillo and staffer Dahni Dy mapped out the upcoming month’s canvassing and public-outreach events. With candor and insight, they mulled over platform changes, up-and-coming political issues, and their opponents’ moves on the political chessboard. I was impressed with staffers’ knowledge of current issues within the city and heartened by their passion and energy for spreading Garrott’s message. It’s hard to sit in a room full of inspirational people and not have a bit of it rub off on yourself.

I’d have to say that was my takeaway: I was heartened by my experience with the campaign. It is common to see young people completely apathetic to the political process, especially on a local level. It was positively smashing to see Garrott’s young staffers so engaged, compassionate and knowledgable about local politics.

After putting in my time at the office, I still had yet to actually meet the candidate himself. I had hoped to do so by showing up at Salt Lake’s Nihon Matsuri Japanese Festival, where Garrott was also making the rounds, shaking hands, and asking and answering questions. Yet again, I missed my chance to speak with Garrott but I did watch him work the crowd.

Not only is running for mayor more grueling and high stakes than I imagined it would be, but running against an incumbent is harder yet. Would I vote for him based on what I experienced? It’s hard to say; I haven’t spent much time researching other candidates’ platforms. The odds would certainly be in his favor.

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RB: Salt Lake City has more off-leash dog areas than all other areas in Salt Lake County combined. Balancing population growth with off-leash areas for dogs is an ongoing need; the city has a draft off-leash expansion plan for public comment. I encourage interested parties to go to Online City Hall to comment and help Many thanks to the candidates for answering the questionnaire. Be shape the future of off-leash areas.

JB: Under the current administration, we have lost over 80 sure to read the rest of the interview at CityWeekly.net percent of the off-leash areas for dogs, which is a shame. The interests of pet owners should be considered in all parks & recreation planning, and time and space should be dedicated to both fenced off-leash space and larger natural areas for roaming and exercise for people and their dogs.

LG: We should be proactively creating open spaces for recreation and certainly adding more off-leash areas for the many dog lovers who have been left out in the cold durCity Weekly intern Sam Florence, right, with Richard ing Ralph’s eight years Jaramillo at Luke Garrott’s campaign headquarters. in office.

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What can be done for dog lovers yelping for more off-leash areas?

RB: From the time I entered office eight years ago, we have struggled with declining golf use and revenues, and have been exploring every conceivable way to keep all our courses open. Two years ago, based on numerous analyses and years of consideration, we recommended a plan for the future of golf courses that included different revenue options and management approaches. After attempting to come up with an alternative to closure, the City Council agreed with my administration that closing some courses would be necessary to stem failing revenues. We are still discussing options; the city council and my administration are open to any further proposed solutions for keeping the golf courses open.

JB: Several of our city’s golf courses have been mismanaged and, as a result, are in financial distress. Developing new business plans, changing from culinary water to secondary water for irrigation, and reshaping the courses so they need less water would turn our courses around and create a thriving sporting activity for all ages to participate in and enjoy.

LG: The city should fund programs and policies that benefit everyone and produce social gains, such as a city-run bus system to supplement UTA, which would provide convenient and affordable transit options for all residents while making inroads on air quality.

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RB: The new parking stations make public parking on the street more convenient and were developed, in part, at the behest of downtown small businesses who wanted a more convenient system for their customers. After struggles with the original parking-station providers, Salt Lake City brought in new providers and new guts for the stations.

JB: The new parking meters have some real issues. They are not easy for users to operate, and I and many others have been on the receiving end of citations, even though we properly paid to park. The meters do not always accurately report a paid status and, if you’re improperly ticketed, you must take the time to bring the receipt and citation to City Hall to resolve the ticket without having to pay a fine. Also, having to pay for street parking during the dinner hour is not inviting to people who live outside of the city but would like to enjoy the wonderful restaurants we have.

LG: Whether blue parking meters or new bike lines, you cannot introduce confusing and faulty systems overnight without a negative impact on our downtown business community. Again, we see how Ralph knows best.

Do you agree with closing the city’s golf courses on the west side that don’t pay for themselves?

The Mayor’s To-Do List Ever wonder how the Salt Lake City mayor spends his or her day? City Weekly was curious what each candidate thought the job entailed, and which roles or duties the candidates felt were more important. We gave them a list of 20 mayoral duties and asked them to prioritize them.

As an incumbent, Ralph Becker obviously has an advantage. He not only ordered his 20 tasks but added several that were not on the list.

Luke Garrott’s list was somewhat similar to Becker’s in that both highly ranked “working in the public interest” and being a “civic leader.” And both lowly ranked “executing official documents” and “using their veto power.” Biskupski opted out of playing (her comments are below).

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Mayor Ralph Becker’s To-do List 1. Work in the Public Interest 2. Public Health & Welfare 3. Civic Leader 4. Watchdog of Public Dollars 5. Futurist 6. Realist 7. Ombudsman/Problem Solver/Mediator 8. Advocate/Lobbyist 9. Open-Meetings Champion 10. Spokesperson 11. Prepare the Annual Budget 12. Manage Municipal Property 13. Sounding Board 14. Personnel Officer 15. Supervise Law Enforcement 16. Preside Over Meetings 17. Execute Official Documents 18. Ceremonial Head of City Government 19. Use Veto Power 20. Anything we left off? Yes: a. Exemplify Civility b. Convene Stakeholders c. Build Consensus d. Address Unequal Opportunity e. Pursue Social Justice f. Work With All levels of Government for Betterment of City g. Partner With Private Sector h. Seek Efficiency i. Maintain Compassion j. Preserve Environmental Quality and Sustainability

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Councilman Luke Garrott’s To-Do List 1. Work in the Public Interest 2. Civic Leader 3. Realist 4. Ombudsman/Problem Solver/Mediator 5. Advocate/Lobbyist 6. Public Health & Welfare 7. Open-Meetings Champion 8. Futurist 9. Watchdog of Public Dollars 10. Prepare the Annual Budget 11. Supervise Law Enforcement 12. Spokesperson 13. Sounding Board 14. Manage Municipal Property 15. Preside Over Meetings 16. Ceremonial Head of City Government 17. Personnel Officer 18. Use Veto Power 19. Execute Official Documents 20. Anything we left off? (No response.)

Jackie Biskupski’s “No Thanks” Disclaimer: One of the most important skills of a leader is knowing when and how to prioritize time and resources. At different moments in a mayor’s term, she will be called upon to address crises, manage staff, listen to constituents and attend to thousands of other tasks. In that moment, the immediate task is the mayor’s most important duty. There is a time and a place for prioritizing the roles of a mayor, and that time and place is not this questionnaire.

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Wasatch Theatre Co. & Silver Summit Theatre Co.: The Little Dog Laughed

Pioneer Theatre Co.: The Music Man

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Sugar House has long been touted as one of the more walkable communities in the Salt Lake valley, and the neighborhood proves especially inviting to those on foot the first Friday of most months with the Sugar House Art Walk. Sugar House is as conducive to artistic adventures as it is to pedestrian ones, and a host of local businesses and art studios open their doors to those on the stroll, with artists often on hand to answer questions. They have even been known to offer snacks.

The artistic cornerstone of the neighborhood, Rockwood Studios, always shows an eclectic array of its resident artists’ work, and it’s a revealing opportunity to see artists in their working environment. Local businesses like Smith Crown and Cameron Wellness Center display local art on their walls. A beverage at Joffee’s Coffees or Sugar House Coffee keeps the conversation flowing, and these shops feature the locals’ work on their walls, too. One of the most fascinating stops is Saltgrass Printmakers: To many spectators, printmaking is an arcane, obscure art form; here its manifestations take myriad fascinating forms. The location often host exhibits and classes from highly skilled artisans, both local and from outside the region.

Galleries like Unhinged and Local Colors (Stacy Tonozzi’s “Shadowed Trees,” pictured, will be on desplay here) host exhibit openings often timed to coincide with the monthly event. With the warmer weather, it’s an ideal time to take in one of the most foot-friendly segments of Salt Lake City, which has made itself a home for the arts.

(Brian Staker) Sugar House Art Walk @ various locations in Sugar House, May 8, 6-9 p.m.

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Pioneer Theatre Co.’s final show of the 201415 season is its best, and that’s no mean feat.

Meredith Wilson’s The Music Man ascended long ago to iconic status, being a nimble crowd-pleaser with healthy doses of cornball (in the non-pejorative sense) Americana and indelible songs. Heck, even the Beatles covered “Till There Was You.” PTC’s iteration derives its particular spark from director/choreographer Karen Azenberg’s ability to merge a clear and warm affection for the material with a magnificently grandiose sense of the stage as something vast. Azenberg uses the physical space of the stage to great effect here, both in the marvelous dance sequences and in the ingenious use of dimensional interplay with George Maxwell’s maximalist sets. This artistry serves the material well, and makes this staple of the American musical theater seem as fresh as if it were brand new—a high calling for a show over a half-century old.

But, then, The Music Man is timeless. George Dvorsky makes an excellent “Professor” Harold Hill, managing to clearly delineate the character’s charm and duplicity—making sure the former always holds a comfortable lead over the latter, even when employing the latter in the former’s cause. Lizzie Klemperer, as Marian, is just as good and nuanced and the two have splendid chemistry. The show is a resounding success, and something every theatergoer, regardless of how many times they’ve seen it before, should see again. (Danny Bowes) The Music Man @ Pioneer Theatre Co., 300 S. 1400 East, 801-581-6961, May 1-16, Monday-Thursday, 7:30 p.m.; FridaySaturday, 8 p.m.; Saturday matinee, 2 p.m., $43-$64. PioneerTheatre.org

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The world can change a lot in a decade.

Douglas Carter Beale’s The Little Dog Laughed premiered in 2006 and is, to all appearances, intended to be a contemporary piece. The story concerns a closeted gay actor whose agent endeavors to keep him in the closet, even as he finds himself falling for a male prostitute (who is also, because nothing is simple, closeted), who is in a kind-of-sort-of relationship with a woman.

Timeless cynicism about show business abounds, but there are also, a decade later, oddly dated elements: One is this is a universe in which bisexuality doesn’t seem to exist, despite both male leads seeming to fit the label to some degree. There’s also a bit of cringe-worthy casual racism, and the women are written as gay men in skirts.

But, in spite of the script’s creakiness and elements of obsolescence, Wasatch Theatre Co. and Silver Summit Theatre Co. have collaborated on a splendidly entertaining production that even audiences holding the above-listed grievances can appreciate for its creative staging—which irons out the problem of the script and, despite some metatheatrical quips, is structured more like a screenplay than a work for the stage—and energetic, winsome acting. Camilla Edsberg, in particular, shines as the unscrupulous agent.

As a warning/enticement, this production contains “adult” language and full nudity, so hire a sitter for the kids and have a fun evening out.

(Danny Bowes) Wasatch Theatre Co. & Silver Summit Theatre Co.: The Little Dog Laughed @ Rose Wagner Center, 138 W. 300 South, 801-3552787, April 30-May 16, 8 p.m.; matinee Saturday, May 9 & 16, 2 p.m., $15. ArtTix.org

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For the ninth year, the Utah Division of Arts & Museums presents its look at the Utah arts. It is an essential gathering to gain an overview of the Utah arts locally, as well as a place for artists, arts organizations and anyone interested in the arts to gain access to information, resources and contacts.

It is so popular, in fact, that the full-day registration is sold out as of press time (although it is still possible to register for the Governor’s Award luncheon). Highlights of the conference include the morning keynote address from National Endowment for the Arts chair Jane Chu (pictured) and the afternoon keynote with Utah Symphony music director/conductor Thierry Fischer. The theme of Chu’s address, “Engaging Americans in the Arts,” has never been more salient, and it’s a unique opportunity to hear Chu speak. The day-long event also includes breakfast and the Governor’s Leadership in the Arts Awards luncheon, this year slated to honor Plan-B Theatre Co., local arts agency Epicenter, educator Carrie Trenholm for Education Leadership in the Arts, and Kathy Cieslewicz, museum curator & director at Dixie State College in St. George. Workshops include “Awake in the Arts: Mindfulness, Wisdom & Compassion,” “Coming Together to Grow Arts Education in Utah” and other subjects that demonstrate how fundamental the arts are across a spectrum of disciplines, and how they touch everyone’s lives.

Breakout sessions yield insights into arists’ lives, working methods and what makes them tick.

(Brian Staker) Mountain West Arts Conference @ Utah Cultural Celebration Center, 1355 W. 3100 South, West Valley City, 801-965-5100, May 7, 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Heritage.Utah.gov

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MUSIC EDITOR WANTED City Weekly has an immediate opening for a part-time, freelance Music Editor.

Is your love of live music getting in the way of your day job? Are you able to write critically (and succinctly) about the city's entertainment options? Could you produce an incandescent music section that readers would love to read?

And, most importantly, can you do it on deadline?

If you can answer yes to the above, and have the clips to prove it, you may be in line to be City Weekly's next music editor/critic. We need someone passionate and knowledgeable about the local nightlife scene with a strong writing voice and deft line-editing skills. This person must have an interest in touring bands, local musicians, club bands, DJs and music festivals -- in a variety of music genres, showcased across the Wasatch Front. Stories may also include music-adjacent performances such as burlesque and Vaudeville-style performances, open mics and karaoke.

The position demands the requisite people skills to assign and edit freelancer stories and to cultivate relationships with publicists and concert/club venues.

The City Weekly Music Editor also will generate two or more music blogs each week and maintain a strong socialmedia presence.

If you love working your own hours (about 25 per week) and from a laptop at your favorite coffee shop, this job may have your name on it.

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Out in Force The unique experience of fan conventions dedicated to just one geeky subject.

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diverse, they barely scratch the surface of each topic.

But if you go to an event dedicated to one thing, the experience is completely different.

Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim, Calif., took place April 16-19, and I was there, basking in all of its glory. I’ve never been to a convention as perfectly tailored to me as Star Wars Celebration. There were tens of thousands of people there, all of them assembled for one reason and one reason only: celebrating Star Wars. More than any other convention I’ve been to, it felt like a safe space. I could, at any point, turn to the person next to me and engage in a deep and meaningful conversation about the saga. I could sit in a darkened arena with 3,000 other people and not worry that they were going to laugh at me because the new teaser trailer for The Force Awakens made me cry. Like a baby.

And since the entire convention was dedicated to Star Wars, every facet of its fandom had its own little corner of focus.

The panel discussions ranged from the behind-the-scenes work on the creatures at the cantina to collectors of TOPPS Star Wars trading cards. Nothing was off the table when drilling down into the world of Star Wars.

More than anything, there was a palpable feeling of joy at the convention that radiated off the crowd. And Star Wars isn’t the only franchise to get this sort of treatment. Star Trek has its own cons. Disney does, too, as do Robotech, Firef ly and more.

The list goes on.

The great thing about living in Salt Lake City is that we get the best of all these worlds. We have the biggest and the best with Salt Lake Comic Con, but we can also find events that explore specific topics in depth. We can get our hands dirty with sci-fi prose at CONduit. Or maybe steampunk gets us going, and we can head out to the Salt City Steamfest. We have dozens of micro-conventions with a singular focus.

We’re spoiled here in Salt Lake City. And that’s just the way I like it. CW

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ne could assume that once you’ve been to one fan convention, you’ve been to ’em all—but that wouldn’t be true. Not by a long shot. Each convention I’ve ever been to has had a drastically different flavor.

Take, for example, Dragon Con. It’s held annually in Atlanta, and is focused on familyfriendly fan-organized programming during the day, then turns into a geeky Mardi Gras at night. Then, say, there’s San Diego ComicCon. It’s like an overcrowded cattle car that hosts more comic-book-centric content than any other convention in the country, but it’s still overshadowed by the big-name guests and movie-studio presentations. Salt Lake Comic Con is a brilliant mix of the two experiences.

All of those conventions bring together people who like a lot of different things and toss them into the blender. A central function of conventions is interacting with people who love the things you love. The downside? In these massive affairs, sometimes it’s too easy to stand in line next to someone and have to converse in a completely different dialect of geek-speak. Or, worse yet, you could get stuck next to someone who hates the thing you love.

Since you’re spending so many hours every day in line, finding yourself next to someone who quite vocally despises the thing you’re excited about is the fastest way to sour a convention experience.

Thankfully, that doesn’t happen all the time. For the most part, whichever convention you go to, you’re still going to meet great people. The offerings for panels are so

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Pete Ashdown: “The Black Box of Information” The Utah Museum of Contemporary Art exhibition Panopticon explores “the monitoring gaze” as it applies to daily life, from actual physical surveillance methods to social structures that impact our behavior because we sense that they’re watching and judging us. As part of a new series connected to the exhibition, XMission founder Pete Ashdown (pictured) will dig into some of the nuts & bolts of a real world that’s always monitoring us.

In his lecture “The Black Box of Information,” Ashdown— who ran for U. S. Senate in 2006—will draw on his experience running an Internet service provider to discuss the ways government entities and private businesses keep tabs on us, and how we can maintain privacy in such a world. This event is the first in a series of lectures titled “Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?” (“Who will guard the guardians?”), which will feature philosophical and literary perspectives on surveillance, in addition to a screening of Terry Gilliam’s 1985 film, Brazil. (Scott Renshaw) Pete Ashdown: “The Black Box of Information” @ Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, 20 S. West Temple, 801-328-4201, May 5, 7 p.m., free. UtahMOCA.org

Performance Theater Always … Patsy Cline SLCC Grand Theatre, 1575 S. State, 801-957-3322, Thursday, May 7, 7-9:30 p.m., Friday, May 8, 7-9:30 p.m. and Saturday May 9, 2-4:30 p.m.

Annie Get Your Gun Terrace Plaza Playhouse, 99 E. 4700 South, Ogden, 801-393-0070, through May 30.

Big Fish Hale Center Theater Orem, 225 N. 400 West, Orem, 801-226-8600, May 7-June 20.

BUPKIS: A Play About Nothing The Hive Theatre Co., Sugar Space, 616 E. Wilmington Ave. (2190 South), 801-558-2556, Friday, May 8, 8 p.m. and Saturday, May 9, 2 & 8 p.m.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Empress Theatre, 9104 W. 2700 South, Magna, 801-347-7373, Friday, May 8, 7:30 p.m., Saturday, May 9, 7:30 p.m. and Monday, May 11, 7:30 p.m.

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels CenterPoint Legacy Theatre, 525 N. 400 West, Centerville, 801-298-1302, Mondays-Saturday, 7:30 p.m., through May 16.

Guys and Dolls SCERA Center for the Arts, 745 S. State, Orem, 801-225-2787, Mondays, Thursdays-Saturdays, 7:30 p.m., through May 9.

Into the Hoods Desert Star Theatre, 4861 S. State, Murray, 801-266-2600, Monday, WednesdayFriday, 7 p.m.; Friday, 9:30 p.m.; Saturday, 2:30 p.m., 6 p.m. & 8:30 p.m., through June 6.

Julius Caesar New World Shakespeare Company,

Sorenson Unity Center, 1383 S. 900 West, Glendale, 801-719-7998, May 7-9, 7 p.m., and May 10, 5 p.m.

Les Misérables The Ziegfeld Theater, 3934 Washington Blvd., Ogden, 855-944-2787, Mondays, Fridays, Saturdays, 7:30-10 p.m., through May 16.

The Little Dog Laughed Wasatch Theatre Co. & Silver Summit Theatre Co., Rose Wagner Center, 138 W. 300 South, 801-355-2787, through May 8, 8 p.m. and Saturday, May 9, 2 & 8 p.m. (see p. 20) The Music Man Pioneer Memorial Theatre, 300 S 1400 E, 801-581-6356, Saturdays, 2 p.m., Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m. and MondaysThursdays, 7:30 p.m., through May 16.

Over the River and Through the Woods Hale Centre Theatre, 3333 Decker Lake Dr, West Valley City, 801-984-9000, through May 23.

Rabbit Hole Midvale Main Street Theatre, 7711 S. Main, Midvale, 801-566-0596, May 8, 7:30 p.m., May 10, 3 p.m.

The Rake’s Progress Capitol Theatre, 50 W. 200 South, 801-355-2787, May 9, 7:30 p.m., May 11, 7:30 p.m. and May 13, 7:30 p.m.

The Revengers Off Broadway Theatre, 272 S. Main, 801-355-4628, Friday, Saturday and Monday, 7:30 p.m., through June 16.

Winnie the Pooh Children’s Theatre & School Of The Arts, 237 S. State, 801-532-6000, through May 31.

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Ring Around the Rose Rose Wagner Center, 138 W. 300 South, 801-355-2787, Saturday,

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Music of Stravinsky Utah Symphony, St. Mary’s Church, 1505 White Pine Canyon Road, Park City, 801-355-2787, Thursday, May 7, 8 p.m.

Poignant Pleasures: Music of the French Baroque Cathedral Church of St. Mark Episcopal, 231 E. 100 South, 801-322-3400, Saturday, May 9, 8 p.m. and Sunday, May 10, 5 p.m.

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Bonnie Glee: Token Woman Weller Book Works, 665 E. 600 South, Trolley Square, 801-328-2586, Saturday, May 9, 2 p.m.

Bree Despain: The Eternity Key The King’s English Bookshop, 1511 South 1500 East, 801-484-9100, Saturday, May 9, 2 p.m.

Chantele Sedgwick: Love, Lucas The King’s English Bookshop, 1511 S. 1500 East, 801-484-9100, Saturday, May 9, 4 p.m.

Christopher McDougall: Natural Born Heroes The King’s English Bookshop, 1511 S. 1500 East, 801-484-9100, Thursday, May 7, 7 p.m.

Jim Brickman: Soothe: How to Find Calm Amid Everyday Chaos Barnes & Noble, 330 E. 1300 South, Orem, 801-229-1611, Wednesday, May 13, 6 p.m.

Meg Day Pioneer Book, 450 W. Center St., Provo, 801-225-2665, Tuesday, May 12, 7 p.m.

Michael Buckley: Undertow The King’s English Bookshop, 1511 S. 1500 East, 801-484-9100, Tuesday, May 12, 7 p.m.

“Signatures In Salt Lake” Author Signing & Book Fair Gallivan Center, 239 S. Main, 801-5356117, Saturday, May 9, 3-6 p.m.

444 CUAC, 175 E. 200 South, through May 9.

Adam Thomas: Looking Up Finch Lane & Park Galleries, 1340 E. 100 South, 801-596-5000, Mondays-Fridays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., through June 5.

Adjunct Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, 20 S. West Temple, 801-328-4201, through July 25.

Ancient Nights: Photography by Mark Toso Salt Lake City Main Library, 210 E. 400 South, 801-524-8200, May 9-June 19.

Anne Munoz: “...with trees in mind” Finch Lane & Park Galleries, 1340 E. 100 South, 801-596-5000, Mondays-Fridays, through June 5.

Annual Student Exhibition Gittins Gallery, Art Building, 375 S. 1530 East, University of Utah, through May 8.

Auction for Nepal Gallery MAR, 436 Main St., Park City, 435-649-3001, through May 20.

Brian Charles Patterson: Missileblower (and the Selected Good) Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, 20 S. West Temple, 801-328-4201, through June 20.

Jeff Juhlin: Strata “A” Gallery, 1321 S. 2100 East, 801-583-4800, Mondays-Saturdays, through June 12.

Levi Jackson: Bushwacker Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, 20 S. West Temple, 801-3284201, through May 21.

Life in Sudan: Drawings by Gatluak Deng Salt Lake City Main Library, 210 E. 400 South, 801524-8200, May 9-June 20.

Lily Harvey: Gasa Gasa Girl Goes to Camp Mestizo Institute of Culture & Arts, 631 W. North

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Temple, Suite 700, 801-824-9122, through May 9.

No Fixed Address The Leonardo, 209 E. 500 South, 801-531-9800, Mondays-Sundays, through May 15.

Number 04: Actual Source Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, 20 S. West Temple, 801-328-4201, through May 16.

Other Places Alice Gallery, 617 E. South Temple, 801-245-7272, Mondays-Fridays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., through May 8.

Our America Utah Museum of Fine Arts, 410 Campus Center Drive, University of Utah, 801-581-7332, through June 28.

Out Loud Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, 20 S. West Temple, 801-328-4201, through June 27.

Panopticon: Visibility, Data & the Monitoring Gaze Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, 20 S. West Temple, 801-328-4201, through July 25.

Pete Ashdown: The Black Box of Information Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, 20 S. West Temple, 801-328-4201, May 7, 7 p.m. (see p. 20) Rebecca Pyle: In the Open Air Anderson Foothill Library, 1135 S. 2100 East, 801-594-8611, through May 29.

Recent Paintings by Three Award-Winning Artists Slusser Gallery, 447 E. 100 South, 801-532-1956, Mondays-Fridays., through May 8. salt 11: Duane Linklater Utah Museum of Fine Arts, 410 Campus Center Drive, University of Utah, 801-581-7332, through Aug. 2.

Scott Peterson: Etched Finch Lane & Park Galleries, 1340 E. 100 South, 801-596-5000, Mondays-Fridays. through June 5.

Seven Rio Gallery, 300 S. Rio Grande St. (455 West), 801-245-7272, Mondays-Fridays, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., through June 12.

The Shape of Things “A” Gallery, 1321 S. 2100 East, 801-583-4800, Mondays-Saturdays, through May 8.

Utah Wilderness 50 Photographic Exhibition Swaner EcoCenter, 1258 Center Drive, Park City, 435-649-1767, Wednesdays-Sundays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., through June 7.

When Words Weren’t Enough: Works on Paper from Topaz, 1942-1945 Topaz Museum, 55 W. Main, Delta, 435-864-2514, MondaysSaturdays, through Aug. 28.

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Bobby Tessel, Carla Collins Egyptian Theatre, 328 Main, Park City, 435-649-9371, May 8-9, 8 p.m.

Christopher Titus Wiseguys West Valley City, 2194 W. 3500 South, West Valley City, 801-4632909, May 8-9, 7 & 10 p.m.

The Improvables CenterPoint Legacy Theatre, 525 N. 400 West, Centerville, 801-298-1302, Fridays, 10 p.m., Clearfield Community Arts Center, 140 E. Center Street, Clearfield, second Saturday of every month, 8 p.m.

Laughing Stock Off Broadway Theatre, 272 S. Main, 801-355-4628, Fridays, Saturdays, 10-11:45 p.m.

Off the Wall Improv The Ziegfeld Theater, 3934 Washington Blvd., Ogden, 855-944-2787, Fridays, 10:30 p.m.

Open Mic Comedy Wiseguys West Valley City, 2194 W. 3500 South, West Valley City, 801-463-2909, Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m.

Quick Wits Comedy Improv Midvale Performing Arts Center, 695 W. Center St. (7720 South), Midvale, 801-824-0523, Saturdays, 10 p.m.-midnight.

Red vs. Blue ComedySportz Provo, 36 W. Center St., Provo, 801-377-9700, Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m.

Todd Johnson Wiseguys Ogden, 269 25th St., Ogden, 801-622-5588, May 8-9, 8 p.m.

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s Hillary Clinton once said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;It takes a village.â&#x20AC;? That is certainly the case with Salt Lake Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most glamorous and most expensive (to build) new restaurant: Current Fish and Oyster.

The illustrious list of collaborators behind Current reads like a Whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Who of the Utah dining scene. At the helm are the dynamic duo of Mikel Trapp (a father of triplets whose Trio Restaurant Group includes Cafe Trio, both in Salt Lake City and Cottonwood Heights, Fresco Italian Cafe and Luna Blanca Taqueria, not to mention Trappâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s previous work as chef at Stein Eriksen Lodge and Metropolitan) and Joel LaSalle (whose LaSalle Restaurant Groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s roster includes Caffe Niche, Faustina, Kyoto and Oasis Cafe).

That would be a strong-enough start.

But then, add to the Current team executive chef Logen Crew (formerly of Log Haven and Fresco), bar general manager Amy Eldredge (Philadelphiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ranstead Room, The Dandelion and SLCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bar X), manager Hillary Merrill (Faustina), director of operations Kelly Tomlinson (Baci Trattoria, Trio Restaurant Group and Portlandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pok Pok), beverage director James (Jimmy) Santangelo (owner of the Wine Academy of Utah), pastry chef Alexa Norlin, Trio Group executive chef Jennifer West and others, and you can see that Current has launched with an all-star food & drink team.

As I begin to peruse the menu and drink list, my eyes dart around this modern space that was previously home to not-so-modern Salt Lake Antiquesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a building that dates back to 1906. Layer after layer of floors, walls and ceilings were stripped back to their original state, and the shell was refurbished by realtor/restaurateur David Harries, who then sold it to LaSalle. The entire place now looks like a million bucks, which is a bit less than it cost LaSalle and Trapp to build Current. According to Joel LaSalle, â&#x20AC;&#x153;It would have been a lot cheaper just to tear the place down and start from scratch.â&#x20AC;? But kudos to Harries, LaSalle and Trapp for preserving a venerable historic space. LaSalleâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;along with architects Louis Ulrich and Kim Webb of Luna Design Group and furniture designer Suzette Eatonâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;has created an absolutely stunning eatery.

So, how does the food and drink stack up to the heavy-hitters at the helm and the eye-

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popping dĂŠcor and design? Pretty damned well, actually. Current has been packed ever since openingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; and, even in its earliest stages, I was very impressed with the service and the food. I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t rush to write about Current before the paint was barely dryâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;I prefer to wait and give restaurants a few weeks to settle in. However, from Day 1 to the present, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been bowled over by the cuisine, the service and the ambience.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a no-brainer to begin with an order of fresh East (or West) Coast oysters ($2.75 each/$16 half-dozen), which come with a choice of cucumber mignonette, spicy ponzu or cocktail sauce. I got greedy and asked for all three, which our server was happy to deliver. The oysters are impeccably fresh and delicious. From there, we split a â&#x20AC;&#x153;hot plateâ&#x20AC;? order of grilled lobster tail ($22). It was wonderful: tender, skewered strips of lobster tail, grilled and served with edamame, julienned daikon, spicy Fresno chile rings and a silky misocitrus sauce. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a divine dish with a fair amount of chile kick to it.

On the â&#x20AC;&#x153;cold plateâ&#x20AC;? side of the menu, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll want to get your lips around the Alaskan King crab lettuce wraps ($18) with cocktail sauce and citrus-basil aioli.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d make a light meal of those wraps and Currentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stupendous french fries ($6).

They are, hands-down, the best french fries Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve eaten in a Utah restaurant, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had some awfully good ones elsewhere. They are hand-cut, soaked in water, and fried twice: once at 300 degrees, and then a second dip into hot oil at 375 degrees. The â&#x20AC;&#x153;side orderâ&#x20AC;? of fries is huge; it could easily be shared among three or four hungry people.

The wine, beer and cocktail list isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the biggest in town, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s well-conceived.

Highlights include wines â&#x20AC;&#x153;on tapâ&#x20AC;? such as Tangent Winery Sauvignon Blanc and Mondavi-made â&#x20AC;&#x153;CFO Signature Seriesâ&#x20AC;?

Cabernet and Chardonnay from Napa, priced at $14 per 10-ounce carafe or $36

Visions of fish: Branzino at Current Fish & Oyster per 22-ounce carafe. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also a focused selection of white and red wines by the bottle and glass, as well as oyster shooters, bubbly, spirits, beers & ciders, cocktails and more.

One of my favorite dishes at Current was one of my wifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s least favorite: branzino ($30). Buyers beware: This one takes a little work. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a whole branzino fish, cooked to a beautifully crisp exterior and flaky, tender interior in sea salt and extravirgin olive oil. The trick is that it comes to the table wholeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;head and tail intactâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and requires deconstruction on the part of the customer. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fine with me; I wish more restaurants served whole fish, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not for everybody. An easier dish to eatâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and one equally as delicious as the branzinoâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; is the oven-roasted chicken ($19). This is a gorgeous piece of bone-in, organic Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chicken atop a bed of potato purĂŠe with green beans and luscious pan gravy, sprinkled with fresh rosemary.

For dessert, I recommend trying the homemade sorbets and gelatos. Or, for a real contemporary kick, order Chef Norlinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s creative Yuzu Posset ($7). Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a posset bowl (think pudding) with rosemary gelĂŠe, olive-oil â&#x20AC;&#x153;powderâ&#x20AC;? and a luscious burntcitrus tuile. Wow. Somehow, Current has managed to find the sweet spot: Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s au courant without being especially hip or trendy. Unless, that is, top-quality service, food, drink and ambience are becoming a trend. CW

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One of the more posh dining destinations for brunch this Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day is Kimiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chop & Oyster House (2155 S. Highland Drive, 801-946-2079, KimisHouse.com) where Kimi Eklund and her crew will be rolling out the red carpet for moms with a Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day brunch 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

The extensive brunch options are way to lengthy to entirely cover here, but some highlights include Swedish eggs filled with smoked caviar aioli; Crimini mushroom & cherry-stuffed pork loin; beef tender shoulder with peppercorn demi-glace, poached salmon with herb creme, peel-and-eat shrimp with avocado chili relish; assorted desserts; breakfast items such as traditional and crab-meat eggs Benedict, homemade sausage, croissant French toast with lingonberry preserves, and much more.

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his year’s biggest Utah food and wine festival—the 11th annual Park City Food & Wine Classic—will begin July 9 and wrap up July 12. So, why am I writing about it now? Well, even at this early date, some events—such as “Guns & Rosés”—are already sold out. I wanted loyal readers of this column to be able to get in on some of the Food & Wine Classic fun. So, my recommendation is if you see an event, tasting, seminar, adventure, dinner or such that you’d like to attend, order your tickets ASAP at ParkCityFoodAndWineClassic.com.

Don’t get shut out.

It looks to me like there are more food & wine events at this year’s Classic than ever before—with ticket prices ranging from $75 to $225—and hundreds of wines available for tasting, along with dozens of restaurants and chefs represented. Proceeds from ticket sales benefit the People’s Health Clinic, a nonprofit that provides health care for uninsured individuals and families in Utah’s Summit and Wasatch counties. In 2014, the classic raised more than $30,000 for the clinic. Here are a few highlights of the upcoming 2015 Food & Wine Classic: An interesting new event for this year is “Vino & Vinyasa” on July 9: a lunch, wine tasting and vinyasa-style flow-yoga session on the Grand Lawn at Montage Deer Valley. Other activity-oriented adventures on July 9 include “Ride & Wine,” where participants will explore more than 20 miles of private, scenic single-track mountain biking at Victory Ranch, followed by a lunch prepared by executive chef Adam Price and wines from Cakebread Cellars in the Freestone Lodge at Victory Ranch. The evening of July 9 draws to a close at the brand-new High West Distillery at Blue Sky Ranch with “Wine on the Mountain,” featuring an array of domestic and international wines, beers, spirits, a live auction, live entertainment and food prepared by High West’s executive chef, James Dumas.

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Because of The Stroll’s popularity, the hours have been extended—to 7 p.m.—so attendees can enjoy the more than 16 stroll stops at their leisure. Other events on July 10 include: “Sup ’n’ Suds” (paddleboarding, lunch and craft brews from Wasatch Brewery); “Gallop & Grill” (horseback riding at Canyons Resort, a grilled lunch at Waldorf Astoria Park City and wine pairings); “Moonshine in the Mountains” with David Perkins of High West Distillery at its new location in Blue Sky Ranch; and, in the evening, a “Farm to Table Dinner”

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July 11 brings “Meet Your Match,” a food & wine matching seminar led by Vine Lore’s Gus Magann at Silver with food from executive chef Serge Smith, along with the biggest event of the Classic: “Toast of Park City,” which this year, will be hosted at the beautiful Montage Deer Valley.

If you’ve got anything left in the tank on Sunday (July 12), how about the “Hair of the Dog Road Ride?” It’ll combine a 25-mile road bike tour through Park City and Deer Valley with lunch and libations at High West Distillery in Park City.

Looks like I’d better start training for this year’s Park City Food & Wine Classic! CW

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This is very good New York-style pizza, close to the type bought by the slice at any of a thousand pizzerias in the Big Apple. A slice at Lucky Slice sells for $3-$3.50, and it’s a generous wedge taken from a 20-inch pizza. Whole pies run from $10 for a basic 14-inch cheese pizza, to $23 for a 20-inch pie with five or more toppings.

The options for toppings and sauces at Lucky Slice are mindboggling: Thai peanut, ranch, herbal, barbecue, creamy pesto and more. Then, there are specialty pies, like the unusual potato pesto or tapenade (chef/co-owner Will Shafer is a graduate of Le Cordon Bleu). Still, the best way to experience Lucky Slice pizza is the simplest: hand-tossed crust, with cheese and fresh tomato sauce. The pizzas are stone-fired and the crust is light, with exactly the right amount of sauce and cheese. Transplanted New Yorkers will approve (although the super-friendly service might take some getting used to). Reviewed April 23. 200 E. 25th St., Ogden, 801-627-2229; 1245 S. Legend Hills Drive, Clearfield, 801-820-6992, TheLuckySlice.com

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The location that used to be Confetti’s—where you’d find Italian staples and rib-eye steak next to hummus and baba ghanoush— has undergone quite an overhaul. With Layla, owners Leila and Raouf Tadros went back to their roots to embrace Middle Eastern cuisine. A good option for sampling mezze (appetizer-size dishes) is the combination platters, which allow guests to sample slightly smaller-than-normal hot or cold mezze. I particularly liked the kibbeh: ground sirloin shaped into croquettes and mixed with pine nuts, onions and Middle Eastern spices, deep-fried and served with cucumber-mint yogurt. One of my favorite dishes turned out to be musakhen, a Palestinian dish of toasted, thin flatbread served wrap-style, stuffed with roasted chicken, caramelized onions, pine nuts, sumac and spices. I love the complexity of the musakhen flavors, which are simultaneously savory and slightly sweet. The fire-roasted red-pepper hummus is equally delicious, especially if you love garlic. There’s a warm, family-style approach to table service at Layla; every server seems to be watching every table, so you won’t be neglected. Reviewed April 16. 4751 S. Holladay Blvd., 801-272-9111, LaylaGrill.com

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Like Tea Rose Diner—also the creation of Anny Sooksri— Chabaar goes way beyond Thai. American breakfast items like omelets, pancakes, waffles, eggs and hash browns mingle in the spirit of multicultural detente with Thai breakfast soups like kow tom kai and a Thai vegan omelet. It’s a Midvale melting pot, right down to the lunchtime Reuben and tuna sandwiches. But as good as the American staples are, I come for the flavors of Thailand, like an appetizer of fresh spring rolls. I’d heard others sing the praises of the drunken

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Located across the street from the new Holladay Village complex, Slices Pizza has the potential to join a very short list of my favorite pizza joints. It’s not much to look at: a few tables and a messylooking interior. But über-friendly service and outstanding pizza will keep you coming back—at the very least, for takeout. Slices run from $2.75 to $3.25, and a one-topping pizza is $15.50 for a 16-inch pie, $17.50 for the 19-inch. The crust at Slices is excellent; at its thinnest point a mere 1/32-inch thick or so, with a delightful snap, while the rest of the thin crust is slightly chewy. I love the housemade meatball topping, although I do wish Slices would go the extra mile and pony up for top-notch Grande mozzarella cheese for their pies. Reviewed April 23. 4655 S. 2300 East, 801-613-9901, SlicesPizzaUtah.com

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Reviewed March 26. 87 W. 7200 South, Midvale, 801566-5100, AnnysTakeOnThai.com

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In Ogden, restaurateur Steve Ballard (of Sonora Grill) is providing a low-cost introduction to Thai flavors with a cool concept: a Chipotle-style walk up & order eatery with a small but tantalizing menu that tops out at $8.95. There are three Thai salads and six curry-bowl options—three of which are vegetarian—and each includes a choice of brown or white rice. I loved the flavors of the coconut-milk-based red panang beef curry, but unfortunately, the meat was of poor quality.

A much better option is the green chicken curry with carrots, mushrooms, chicken, bean sprouts and fresh basil. Kale lovers will enjoy the Papuan yellow curry, while the more adventurous might try the tangy, slightly bitter sour-orange curry with cashews, long beans, tamarind and jackfruit. Impressively, everything at Thai Curry Kitchen is made from scratch, right down to the deep-fried crispy shallots that are just one of many garnishes available. It might not be the most authentic Thai food in town, but it’s a good and inexpensive place to start. Reviewed March 26. 582 E. 25th St., Ogden, 385333-7100, ThaiCurryKitchen.com

Riverhorse on Main

Not only is Riverhorse on Main relevant again under chef/ owner Seth Adams, but it’s offering up some of the best fare in Park City. The Ahi Tuna Duo appetizer offers a generous plate with sliced sashimi-grade tuna raw on one side and minced poke-style tuna tartare on the other, served with shredded green papaya, yuzu and crispy fried wonton wedges, and sprinkled with sesame seeds. I don’t often get excited by salad, but the poached pear & burrata salad at Riverhorse on Main is outstanding. For as long as I can recall, The Riverhorse’s signature dish has been macadamia-nut-crusted Alaskan halibut ($38.50), and it’s not surprising that it’s great. However, the Utah red trout is also as tasty as it is colorful, and the veal chops are grilled perfectly. For dessert, the Dutch apple cake is irresistible, served in a cast-iron pot with vanilla ice cream, hot caramelized butterscotch and pecans. With Riverhorse on Main firing on all cylinders, it might just be around for another three decades of meaningful dining experiences. Reviewed March 19. 540 Main, Park City, 435-649-3536, RiverhorseParkCity.com

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Alpine House

Located at Canyons Resort, the Alpine House is part of the new, on-mountain, membership-based Canyons Club. Alpine House serves “fresh from scratch” cuisine featuring local products and ingredients. The Alpine House is open daily for members from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., serving breakfast and lunch along with après ski refreshments. Additionally, the Alpine House opens its dining room to nonmembers every evening at 5:30, giving visitors and locals alike the opportunity to experience the award-winning cuisine that Hill is known for. 4000 Canyons Resort Drive, Park City, 435-615-4828.

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At Pho Green Papaya, you’ll order at the counter from a wide range of appetizers—such as spring rolls with your choice of filling—and entrees like bahn mi (Vietnamese baguette sandwiches), vermicelli bowls, rice bowls, stir-fry noodles, ramen, and pho mixtures for your specific taste profile. Then, take a seat in a comfortable booth and enjoy your delicious dishes while enjoying the atmosphere created by eatery’s vaulted ceilings and large windows. Wash down your meal with a boba smoothie—maybe piña colada or Thai tea? 2000 W. 3500 South, West Valley City, 801-886-1548, GreenPapayaUtah.com.

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This quick-serve Asian eatery uses the Café Rio model of building your meal in front of you to your specifications. Choose from Vietnamese banh mi sandwiches, Korean tacos or an Asian-inspired salad, topped with your choice of meat (or tofu) and your desired combo of veggies— carrot daikon, ginger scallion, cilantro, green beans, onions and more. Rice (brown, white or rice noodles) bowls are also available, filled with the aforementioned accoutrements plus Zao’s housemade green curry, chili lemongrass sauce or sweet soy sauce. The meals are easily portable, or can be enjoyed in the restaurant’s modern dining room. Multiple locations, ZaoAsianCafe.com.

Stella Grill

The soups, salads and sandwiches at Stella are very reminiscent of the fare at Red Butte and Desert Edge Brewery, owned by the same restaurant group that opened Stella Grill. The French onion soup—dripping with melted Gruyere—is top-notch, and both the grilled Reuben and the Italian dip, a variation on the French dip sandwich but with grilled peppers and onion, mozzarella, spicy balsamic and roasted pepper au jus, are dependable choices during lunchtime or for a light dinner.

There is much to like about Stella Grill: friendly, efficient service, a pleasant atmosphere and some excellent dishes at very fair prices. 4291 S. 900 East, Salt Lake City, 801-288-0051, StellaGrill.com.

Bombay House

Serving loyal customers since 1993—first at the original Foothill Blvd. location and now on Parley’s Way and University Ave. in Provo—Bombay House Indian flavors with equally authenN RIVE-Iauthentic Dcombines tic Indian warmth and hospitality. Starters like onion Bhaji and chicken pakora combine with soups like saag shorba and Mulligatawny to get things rolling. The lamb, chicken, and shrimp tandoori offerings are quite popular. We also favor the fragrant briyani dishes at Bombay House. Naan, paratha, and roti flatbreads are perfect for sopping up every last drop of the luscious curries. For those looking for heat, give the vibrant vindaloo a go. Bombay House also features lots of vegetarian options, along with Indian tea and coffee, rose milk, strawberry and mango lassis, and mango soy shakes. A Best of Utah winner! Multiple Locations, BombayHouse.com.

Les Madeleines

Trained as a classic French-pastry chef at the French Culinary Institute, Romina Rasmussen, the owner of Les Madeleines, prepares everything at her patisserie and cafe from scratch. Interestingly, she says her food need meet only two requirements: be pretty and delicious.

Well, check and check. The classics take on new life at Les Madeleines, where a croissant might be spiked with Valrhona chocolate; an éclair with Meyer lemon, coffee, pistachio and cardamom; or a cupcake with green tea and jasmine. At lunch, try the sesame chicken wrap, prepared with chicken, sesame mayo, cilantro, scallions and sesame seeds, wrapped in butter lettuce and a rice wrapper, and served with edamame and miso dressing. 216 E. 500 South, Salt Lake City, 801-355-2294, Les-Madeleines

Paradox Pizza

Located on the south end of Moab’s Main Street between the Chile Pepper Bike Shop and Moab Brewery, Paradox Pizza strives to satisfy Moab’s pizza needs. Paradox uses natural, humanely raised meats and regional, organic products whenever possible. They also recycle and compost and use packaging made from renewable, biodegradable materials.

Pizza offerings include the Greek pizza, the ExtraVegan-Za pizza, and the Hawaiian Italian pizza. Or, just build your own pizza with a wide selection of toppings which includes Kalamata olives, feta, pesto and ricotta. Wash down your pizza with homemade lemonade, iced tea or a cold brew. 702 S. Main, Moab, 435-259-9999, ParadoxPizza.com

Bäckerei & Eis

For a light breakfast, lunch or snack, visit Zermatt’s quaint European bakery and gelateria, called Backerei & Eis. Enjoy a superb ham and Gruyere croissant there, right from the oven, along with freshly squeezed orange juice. The bakery/gelateria/tea room has a circus tentlike ceiling, and the cozy eating area is decorated with collectable Swiss teapots and clocks. It’s really a nifty little spot for a sandwich, croissant or éclair, homemade confections, or freshly made gelato. And, it’s located in the über-Swiss environment of the posh Zermatt Resort.

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Caveat: I don’t claim to be a theologian. I’m sure Catholics of good conscience may question my interpretations regarding the currently in-release drama Little Boy—and about faith-based filmmaking more generally—and that’s fine. But digging into what pissed me off about this movie requires some plot spoilers. So stop reading now if this concerns you. And maybe along the way, we can figure out why so many movies that claim to be about religious faith end up being such an insult to the phrase.

Early in Little Boy, after our diminutive protagonist Pepper’s (Jakob Salvati) father has gone to serve in World War II, the parish priest (Tom Wilkinson) hands him a card indicating some things one can do to build faith: “Visit the sick,” “Clothe the naked,” etc. To these, the priest adds “Befriend Hashimoto” (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa), referring to the small town’s lone, ostracized Japanese-American resident.

That growing friendship becomes a potent part of the narrative, because at that point, the story isn’t really about whatever power Pepper might have—or think he has—to magically bring his father home. He has an impact on his “Jap”-hating older brother, and on others in his town, and this kind of faith is powerful; it’s not built on whether or not God answers our prayers in the way we want them to be answered, but on understanding that being loving servants of God changes our hearts, and thereby can change the world.

It’s also relevant to note that Pepper is more or less at “the age of reason” within the Roman Catholic tradition, an indication of moving away from a child’s way of thinking. One can argue the developmental-psychology aspects of that doctrine, but for a while, Little Boy seems to be about that growing understanding

of God: expecting him not to be a magician who waves his wand at our request—like the popular comic-book illusionist Pepper sees perform in the movie—but rather a manifestation of love and goodness whose will we are expected to serve.

So it comes to pass that The Bomb is dropped, and the townspeople are all amazed that “Little Boy”—yes, it makes the shudder-inducing connection between the tiny kid’s nickname and the code name for the atomic bomb—ended the war through the ferocity of his faith. But we also see Pepper have a nightmare of a bombed cityscape, suggesting his sense of personal responsibility. Then comes the news that his POW father had not survived during a firefight to liberate the camp. After the funeral (with no body to bury), the grieving boy places his list of good deeds on the headstone. “I did this for you,” he said, and what a stunning way this would be to end this story. His father’s impact on his life was making him want to be a better person, and a better Christian.

Guess what: Another prisoner had stolen Dad’s boots (including his dog tags), and had been misidentified among the dead. So Pepper’s faith brought Dad home alive after all! Hurray!

Bull.

Is the power of faith only proven when God lets us get our way? Is this a variation on

Jakob Salvati in Little Boy

the God who cares about sports results— one who doles out prizes based on who prayed hardest? Are these grown-ups making these movies, or people still selling their viewers the faith of a child?

What we’re seeing time and again in “faith-based” movies has nothing to do with building faith; it’s about pandering to the audience. Over and over again, these movies tell the faithful what they’ve already decided is true about God, about those who believe, about those who don’t believe. It’s “fan service” just as egregious and cynical as references in a comic-book movie.

These movies are products designed to sell tickets, because they’re telling people what those people are happy to hear. These are movies that are meant to make the people who watch comfortable—and if there’s one thing real faith is never meant to do, it’s make you comfortable.

Maybe, eventually, someone will again have the soul to imagine that “faith that can move mountains” can mean moving the mountains of hatred and self-regard that we have inside of us—as did local filmmaker Richard Dutcher in his daring drama Brigham City, for example—and not just getting a heavenly magic wand waved in our direction. God only knows that’s a vision we could stand to see more of. CW

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

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

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

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

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

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Hot Pursuit [not yet reviewed] Road comedy about a police officer (Reese Witherspoon) trying

The Salt of the Earth HHH The Salt of the Earth has a voice problem—which is a shame, because it certainly doesn’t have a visual problem. Its focus is Sebastião Salgado, the celebrated photographer whose work has captured the impacts of war, dislocation and hard labor on cultures around the world. And when Salgado himself gets to hold the microphone—explaining the big-picture ideas behind his epic-scale projects, and describing the circumstances that led to some of his most indelible images—it’s a fascinating kind of commentary track to a stunning visual arts exhibition. But the two co-directors—Wim Wenders and Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, the subject’s oldest son—also take some time to make their voices heard, whether explaining the elder Salgado’s current work, or providing a lot of biographical back-story about his family, his education as an economist and his global travels.

And as impressive as it is to learn about Salgado’s efforts at re-foresting his family’s land, it’s often hard to get a sense for what this movie is ultimately supposed to be about. Everything else seems distracting when it’s not primarily a magnificently footnoted coffee-table book. Opens May 8 at Broadway Centre Cinemas. (PG-13)—SR Welcome to Me HH.5 It’s hard to figure what exactly director Shira Piven and screenwriter Eliot Laurence wanted to do with a protagonist who is genuinely mentally ill, and that awkward discomfort bumps hard

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The D Train HH.5 The crippling need to be liked gets half of a great treatment in this not-quite-dark-enough comedy from Jarrad Paul & Andrew Mogel. Jack Black stars as Dan Landsman, a married-withkids suburban schlub working on his high-school’s 20th reunion committee. Struggling to get anyone interest in attending, Dan decides he needs star power—and the closest thing among his classmates is Oliver Lawless (James Marsden), who left town for an acting career in Los Angeles. Paul and Mogel choose a perfect milieu for exploring mid-life desperation, with Black effectively capturing a high-school loser who can’t stand the idea that nothing much has changed. Yet even as the re-connection between Dan and Oliver takes a surprisingly outrageous turn, the story seems unwilling to commit to Dan’s decisions being built around self-loathing. And there’s a completely missed opportunity to give Oliver equal footing as the guy who’s revered as a big shot despite not really deserving it. There are big laughs in some of the farcical situations here, but the nostalgic vibe built into the soundtrack spills over into a throwback sensibility that aims warmer and cuddlier than the material demands. Opens May 8 at Broadway Centre Cinemas. (R)—SR

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5 Flights Up HH At this point in Morgan Freeman’s career, I wish he’d just say, “Screw all y’all, I’m not doing voice-over narration any more.”

Even his solemn baritone can’t lend gravitas to this clutter of urban sentimentality, focused on an elderly couple named Alex (Freeman) and Ruth (Diane Keaton) struggling with the decision to put their Brooklyn walk-up apartment up for sale after 40 years. Charlie Peters’ screenplay packs on a lot of business— news broadcasts about terrorist fears; a life-threatening surgery for Alex and Ruth’s pet dog; flashbacks to key moments in the couple’s back-when-it-was-problematic racially mixed marriage—that are either too obvious in their thematic significance or ignore potentially more interesting plot threads. And that’s saying nothing of the absurd amount of time spent on back-andforth real-estate bids, and a parade of intentionally irritating clichés of upscale New Yorkers. No movie that allows Freeman and Keaton time together can be a complete failure, but the most wisdom it can muster is Freeman intoning, “Maybe views are for young people who still have things to look at.” Opens May 8 at Broadway Centre Cinemas. (PG-13)—Scott Renshaw

Maggie HH Did we ever think there would come a day when a zombie-apocalypse movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger would be opening in art-houses? That basic set-up gets a particularly somber vibe in director Henry Hobson’s interpretation of John Scott 3’s script, in which Midwestern farmer Wade Vogel (Schwarzenegger) cares for his daughter Maggie (Abigail Breslin), who likely only has a few weeks of humanity remaining after being bitten by one of the “necro-ambulists.” For a while, it feels like the story is setting up a potent allegory for a parent coming to terms with a child’s terminal illness, and Schwarzenegger gets a few surprisingly solid emotional moments as he begins to grasp the unavoidable fate ahead. But Hobson and Scott seem unsure that they can commit to that one point of view, so they throw in a few token suspense moments, and shift the focus to Maggie for a few frustratingly shallow encounters with her friends. Maggie dabbles in too many ideas without packing enough punch behind any one of them, leaving something that feels just as awkwardly out-of-place as … well, as an Arnold Schwarzenegger zombieapocalypse movie in an art house. Opens May 8 at Tower Theatre.

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SOUTH VALLEY Century 16 Union Heights 7800 S. 1300 East, Sandy 800-326-3264 Cinemark.com

Gateway 8 206 S. 625 West, Bountiful 801-292-7979 RedCarpetCinemas.com

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up against the moments that are genuinely interesting in their weirdness. Kristen Wiig plays Alice Klieg, a woman who is on disability due to a diagnosis with borderline personality disorder when she wins an $86 million lottery jackpot. What does she do with her riches? Go to a floundering home shopping network to buy her way into hosting a program all about herself. At times, Aliceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s self-help obsession plays out with a whisper of social satire, with her show becoming a kind of gawking â&#x20AC;&#x153;outsider art.â&#x20AC;?

But while Wiigâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performance reins in any sense of exploitation while portraying a woman with few filters on expressing what troubles and delights her, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not much payoff beyond the train-wreck emotional exhibitionism of Aliceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s show that mixes low-carb recipes with re-enactments of childhood traumas. If this story doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exactly invite us to laugh at Alice, it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really know what to say about her, either. Opens May 8 at Tower Theatre. (R)â&#x20AC;&#x201D;SR

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CURRENT RELEASES The Age of Adaline HHH Despite an almost self-destructive need to be taken seriously, this romantic drama still finds swoony soul in its odd meditation on the solitude of eternal life. Blake Lively plays Adaline, a woman whoâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; at the age of 29, in 1937â&#x20AC;&#x201D;survives an accident to find herself no longer aging; in 2015, she at last considers a romantic connection after years of isolation. Krieger makes the odd decision to employ voice-over narration, attempting to bestow a scientific basis on the fanciful premise, and Lively is unevenly effective at conveying centenarian serenity and worldly wisdom (particularly when juxtaposed with wonderful, lived-in supporting performances by Ellen Burstyn and Harrison Ford). But the story does capture the sense of personal connection we all long for; nobody cares about hypothermia and cellular elasticity if you make them feel the collision between regret, love and hope. (PG-13)â&#x20AC;&#x201D;SR

Clouds of Sils Maria HHH.5 Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no way to dig deeply enough into everything thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going on here without at least three viewings. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plenty effective simply as a two-hander about the relationship between veteran actor Maria (Juliette Binoche) and her personal assistant, Valentine (Kirsten Stewart), brilliantly acted by both leads.

But the premiseâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Maria agreeing to appear in a revival of the play that launched her career 20 years earlier, while ceding the ingĂŠnue role to a tabloid-fodder starlet (ChloĂŤ Grace Moretz)â&#x20AC;&#x201D; wrestles with terrific material about women in show business, while writer-director Olivier Assayas adds more layers within the fictional play-within-the-play. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s less clear what Assayas is saying about generational shifts as they apply to blockbuster franchises and online gossip-mongering, and maybe it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t all connect neatly. Give me a couple more viewings, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll get back to you. (R)â&#x20AC;&#x201D;SR

Avengers: Age of Ultron HHH.5 Joss Whedonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s latest pivot point in the Marvel Cinematic Universe may be an action blockbuster, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fundamentally about what makes humanity worthyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a challenge the super-hero team faces when Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) creates a robot (James Spader) intended to protect the earth, but which sees humans as the gravest threat. Whedon is choreographing a metric ton of moving parts here, introducing new characters while dealing with subplots, fan service and set-ups for future movies. But thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also potent subtext rolling around about fear bringing out the worst in us, while genuine crisis finds us at our self-sacrificing best. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why some of the centerpiece battle sequences here pack more than just a CGI wallop: Sometimes, comic-book mythology is a way of giving us a glimpse of how we flawed, occasionally monstrous humans can sometimes prove ourselves worthy. (PG-13)â&#x20AC;&#x201D;SR

Merchants of Doubt HH.5 Robert Kenner (Food, Inc.) adapts the book by Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway about the way industries and political interests distract the public from scientific data thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not in their interest, tracking strategies used by the tobacco industry through current attempts to manufacture â&#x20AC;&#x153;debateâ&#x20AC;? about climate change.

Plenty of the content is compelling and effectively infuriating, particularly when Kenner focuses on guys like Mark Morano who gleefully conduct personal attack campaigns against climate scientists. But thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also a framing structure in which an illusionist compares his profession to the work of spin doctors, and a structure that pulls in too many tangential subjects. The calculated mechanics of conservative P.R. machinery are fascinating enough without needing to employ similar tactics of telling the audience everything you think they want to hear. (PG-13)â&#x20AC;&#x201D;SR

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The Guess List

TV

Agent Carter

Your favorite show may (or may not) be canceled.

W

e’re still a month away from receiving the Final Word from television networks about which of your favorite shows have been renewed for another season or canceled forever—but what’s to stop The Only TV Column That Matters™ from speculating right now?

Nothing! Through an intricate system of network trend analysis, May sweeps ratings projections and wild/scientific guessery, I’m prepared to make the following predictions (and counting on you forgetting in a few weeks what I may have gotten wrong):

New Girl

Partially, Inconclusively, 50 Percent Coming Back Most Likely: ABC: Last Man Standing, Marvel’s Agent Carter and Secrets & Lies. Sorry, Ryan Phillipe and Juliette Lewis—you may be stuck on TV with Secrets & Lies.

CBS: The Amazing Race, Blue Bloods and CSI: Cyber.

Same goes for you and the beyond-stoopid CSI: Cyber, Patricia Arquette.

Fox: Bones. The David Boreanaz/Emily Deschanel procedural is now tied with Beverly Hills 90210 as the longestrunning drama in Fox history. Congratulations?

NBC: The Night Shift and Undateable. Both are terrible; both will probably go on for years.

Hawaii Five-0

Not Looking Good, But, Hey, Miracles Can Happen: CBS: Hawaii Five-0. The original ran for 12 seasons; this reboot has lasted for five—do we really need seven more years of sweaty homunculus Scott Caan?

Fox: The Following and Weird Loners. I know, right? Not even Kevin Bacon was aware that The Following is still on.

NBC: A.D. the Bible Continues, About a Boy, American Odyssey, Marry Me, Mysteries of Laura, One Big Happy and State of Affairs. With State of Affairs essentially over, please help return Katherine Heigl to Grey’s Anatomy using the hashtag #ComeBackGummieSue.

Dead, Gone, Defunct, No More, Kaput and Done-zo: ABC: American Crime, Cristela, Forever, Galavant, Manhattan Love Story, Resurrection, Revenge and Selfie.

The CW: Hart of Dixie. Network executive: “Just calling to let you know that you’re way too old for us now, mmmk?”

Rachel Bilson: “I’m 33!” Network executive: [click].

FX: The Bridge and Justified. A one-two blow to the TV representation of Latinos and hillbillies.

HBO: Looking and The Newsroom. With Looking gone (but set to wrap up with a stand-alone movie), the gayest show left on HBO is Game of Thrones. Or The Lego Movie.

IFC: Garfunkel & Oates. Now G&O will have to go back to their previous, larger network: YouTube.

Syfy: Helix and Lost Girl. In a better, alternate timeline, Helix still makes sense and Lost Girl continues on latenight Cinemax (mrrrow).

TBS: Cougar Town, Ground Floor, Men at Work and Sullivan & Son. All together now: “Huh?” TNT: Dallas, Franklin & Bash and Perception. Break it to Mom after Mother’s Day. USA: Benched, Covert Affairs, Rush, Sirens and White Collar. Benched and Sirens were two of the best comedies USA ever produced—hard to believe they didn’t go over between 23-hour Law & Order: SVU marathons. CW Listen to Bill on Mondays at 8 a.m. on X96 Radio From Hell; weekly on the TV Tan podcast via iTunes and Stitcher.

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ABC: The Bachelor, Blackish, Castle, Dancing With the Stars, Fresh Off the Boat, The Goldbergs, Grey’s Anatomy, How to Get Away With Murder, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Middle, Modern Family, Nashville, Once Upon a Time and Scandal.

CBS: 2 Broke Girls, The Big Bang Theory, Big Brother, Criminal Minds, Elementary, The Good Wife, Madam Secretary, Mike & Molly, Mom, NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, NCIS: New Orleans, The Odd Couple, Person of Interest, Scorpion and Survivor.

Fox: American Idol, Bob’s Burgers, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Empire, Family Guy, Gotham, The Last Man on Earth, The Mindy Project, New Girl, The Simpsons and Sleepy Hollow.

NBC: The Biggest Loser, The Blacklist, Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D., Grimm, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and The Voice.

The CW: The 100, America’s Next Top Model, Arrow, The Flash, iZombie, Jane the Virgin, The Originals, Reign, Supernatural and The Vampire Diaries.

Hart of Dixie

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Did Revenge ever achieve actual revenge? Seems do-able in four seasons.

CBS: Battle Creek, CSI, The McCarthys, The Mentalist, The Millers, Stalker and Two & a Half Men. The last show standing of the CSI franchise might be Cyber—way to go, ’Merica.

Fox: Backstrom, Glee, Gracepoint, Mulaney and Red Band Society. Let us never speak of any of them ever again.

NBC: A to Z, Allegiance, Bad Judge, Constantine, Parenthood, Parks & Recreation and The Slap. Sure, there are rumors that Constantine might resurface on Syfy— there are also rumors that the Australian version of The Slap wasn’t a laughable trainwreck.

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BULLETS & BELLES

Get Ready

MUSIC

Bullets & Belles feel the age of reckoning.

By Tiffany Frandsen tfrandsen@cityweekly.net @tiffany_mf

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he sophomore album from the Salt Lake City vocal trio Bullets & Belles, Ready, could be described as doo-wop-ier, folkier and tighter. “It’s a grown-up album,” says band member Noel Sandberg. “We’ve gone from whistling to kazooing.”

The album represents their “Saturn return”—an astrological cycle that represents “this big shift that happens … when you turn 30 ... Inherently, [because of] our ages, I think it’s just a time of reckoning,” says band member Erin Haley.

Life has shaken up considerably for the band since the release of their debut album, Be Glad: Haley and husband/bandmate Ryan Cron found out two weeks after that album dropped that Haley was pregnant, and the anticipation of having a new baby drifted into the songwriting—along with the fear of responsibility and the question, “Are we ready?”

“One of the big [ideas] of the album is that nobody does know what they’re doing,” says Haley. As the band has grown and matured, they have come to terms with the idea that people who always seem ready for all of life’s events are, much of the time, putting up a façade—and it’s OK not to feel ready. The album serves as a reflection of, as Haley calls it, the “harsh, but beautiful, reality that everybody is winging it.”

The title track delves into that fear: “I don’t know if I’m ready/ To watch them endure/ The world and its muses/ So destructive and unsure.” Haley wrote the song just after the Boston Marathon terrorist attack in 2013, which brought a weight down upon her. She remembers thinking, “How much worse can this be?” The lyrics of “Ready,” a mostly acoustic indie-folk tune with a low-key, swinging chorus, reflect the terror and vulnerability Haley felt at the time, bringing a child into a world she couldn’t explain. “I don’t have the answers to how dark it is. I don’t know what’s going to happen,” says Haley.

Much of the album was written while Haley was pregnant, and she struggled to avoid writing only about that huge life change.

That’s how “Falling Through Space,” a light, bouncy track with a stronger folk pull, came about. The three band members all contributed to writing it, broadening its meaning.

“I want to be honest with my feelings, and my feelings are overpoweringly about having a child, but we came together and said, ‘Can’t it just be about love?’ ‘Falling Through Space’ is about the fear of embracing love. It’s the one song that I think covers both of those spectrums,” says Haley.

The group decided to have Sandberg sing “Falling Through Space,” because the narrative differs from the theme of preparing for parenthood that was such a focus for Haley and Cron. “The song is about love, but I don’t necessarily think that it speaks only to love,” Sandberg says. “I interpret it as the act of taking a risk or leaving your comfort zone without necessarily knowing what the outcome will be, and how potentially terrifying that can be, but also liberating and rewarding.”

All of the songs are in some way self-referential. “Someday You’ll Understand”—which began as a track to fill the album’s need for a “dance-y” song—is spare during the verses, with light drumming and a heavier walking-bass groove under Haley’s jazzy vocals, until the chorus when the other two join in on ’50s-era harmonious doo-wops. Haley wrote this song about the struggle to learn

what it’s like being treated unequally Bullets & Belles doo-wop on. (“I thought we were the same/ Until I carried/ A child in my belly/ Reality has set in/ Now they see me as a mother/ And he still gets to be him”). Cron, a “die-hard feminist,” doesn’t subscribe to traditional gender roles, and while Haley gets peppered with questions and advice about raising their 2-yearold—or is asked where the baby is—such questions are never directed at him. “Having [our baby] really opened my eyes to the inequality that thrives in society still,” says Haley.

There is no question that both Haley and Cron plan to keep the band a priority, even as they raise their daughter. “We don’t have a choice. We can’t not do it. I just have to, to function. I’ll never not do it,” says Haley.

They are used to splitting responsibilities, anyway. When Bullets & Belles play live, they have the percussion and drum-kit roles divided: Sandberg on snare, Cron on kick, and Haley on keys.

(For their upcoming album-release party, hosted by The State Room, they hired a drummer with a full kit). All three contribute vocals, rotating on lead, while Cron plays guitar. Each has his or her vocal strengths. Sandberg represents the country elements; Haley, doo-wop; Cron, blues.

The blend keeps the band from being easily pigeon-holed—a fate they have had the freedom to avoid as they produced the album on their own label, HeyHay Productions. Two of the tracks—“I Never Loved You” and “Big Magic Eraser”—were recorded live, reminiscent of mid-’50s operating procedure before the prevalence of multi-tracking, because it captures the “old-school sound,” says Sandberg.

Saturday’s concert kicks off a national tour, but there’s another major life event awaiting them at the end of the summer: a planned relocation to Portland, Ore. Haley and Cron are moving because of Cron’s new job; Sandberg is moving because that’s where the band is going.

It’s another big change, but as Sandberg says, “That moment when you decide to take a risk and do something scary, that’s relatable to everybody.” CW

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The song titles are shorter and the music has changed, from story-driven, electro-dance punk rock to a more theatrical upbeat and danceable pop rock. In addition to squeezing new material and many of their well-known songs into their tour lineup, PATD often performs a riveting, full-length cover of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody.” Bassist and backup vocalist Dallon Weeks grew up in Utah, where he was the lead man of Salt Lake City band The Brobecks.

With 11 studio albums, Nebraska group 311 has plenty of material to tour, and their sets pull evenly from their entire discography of reggae alternative-rock (with rap and funk thrown in) rather than focusing on the newest album, 2014’s Stereolithic. Punk rock band Rise Against, from Chicago, is slated to play a powerful set of their activism rock.

Earlier this year, they released a limited edition 7-inch vinyl of “The EcoTerrorist in Me;” a previously unreleased single, “About Damn Time;” and a spoken word track, “We Will Never Forget,” for Record Store Day. The full lineup of the festival also includes Airborne Toxic Event, New Politics and Wolf Alice. Usana Amphitheatre, 5150 S. 6055 West, 3 p.m., $30-$60, Usana-Amp.com

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Dan Deacon Prepare to participate: A Dan Deacon concert requires dancing—and not only because the trance-like electronic dance music is hypnotic and experimental, with strong dance beats. Maryland-based DJ and music producer Deacon is known for his antics that get his people moving, from pulling people from the audience to dance in the middle of the floor, to splitting audiences into two groups and having two members lead (while encouraging them to tag other people in to take their place). For a preview of the interactive dance party, check out Deacon’s Tiny Desk concert at NPR headquarters. He is touring his new self-produced album, Glass Riffer, a sample-heavy, surreal and experimental compilation released in February 2015. Prince Rama and Ben O’Brien open the Salt Lake City concert.

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Milo Greene opens for headliner Foster the People, a psychedelic, indie pop-rock group with a firm grasp on contagious grooves and hooks. The trio still plays their catchy breakthrough hit, “Pumped Up Kicks,” at live shows, which tends to send audiences into conniptions. Before the concert, prepare for the spectacle that is their performance—enhanced by a complex light show—by watching the trippy animated video for “Pseudologica Fantastica.”

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Atlanta party rap duo Ying Yang Twins, with their nearcartoonish personalities, were the original twerkers, as evidenced by their 2000 hit, “Whistle While You Twurk.”

Recently, they paid tribute to pop culture’s favorite twerker (and all women willing to shake their booties) with their 2013 release, “Miley Cyrus,” on Ass in Session. As could be expected, their live show is a circus of gyrating, sexual innuendo (with a healthy dose of blunt sexuality, of course) and wild romps. Local rappers House of Lewis, Mister Ice Pick and Kaotic801 are completing the rap lineup. (Tiffany Frandsen). Area 51, 451 S. 400 West, 9 p.m., May 8, $15 in advance, $20 day of show, Area51SLC.com

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James Bay

Soulful singer James Bay, from England, brings small-town (he is from the little burg of Hitchin) English charm to his music on his newest record, Chaos and the Calm, but the pace is much more upbeat than his previously released EPs. This album also exposes the rough edges and gravelly undertones of his voice better, and makes for a more energetic live show. Cross your fingers for his cover of Alicia Keys’ “If I Ain’t Got You” that he busted out in New York City earlier this year. Brooklyn singer/actress Elle King (daughter of comedian Rob Schneider) is opening with her debut album Love Stuff. (Tiffany Frandsen). The Depot, 400 W. South Temple, 8 p.m., May 8, $15, DepotSLC.com Triggers & Slips (The Hog Wallow Pub) Waka Flocka Flame, Ben G (The Depot) Wayne Hoskins Band (Outlaw Saloon)

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Brazilian Jazz With Alan Sandomir & Ricardo Romero (Dopo) The Bright Light Social Hour, Talk In Tongues (Kilby Court) Chris Robinson Brotherhood (The State Room) Conan (Area 51) D.O.A., Fuck the Informer, All Systems Fail (The Urban Lounge) Foster the People, Milo Greene (The Complex)

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A separate bar serves Salt Lake City’s only rooftop patio, from which you can take in the city’s urban landscape and the Wasatch Range. Live music is booked four times a week, trivia is held twice weekly, and omelets and waffles are made to order during The Green Pig’s famous Sunday breakfast buffets. 31 E. 400 South, Salt Lake City, 801-532-7441, TheGreenPigPub.com

Dick N’ Dixie’s This neighborhood bar is a comfortable spot to hang. Bartenders are no-nonsense yet friendly, and happy to mix you creative cocktails or old favorites. As the official viewing bar of Real Salt Lake, Dick N’ Dixie’s is also the perfect place to watch a futbol game. You might even spot one of the players chilling between matches.

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The Royal The Royal is a shiny black & chrome monument to rock & roll excess in an otherwise sedate suburban setting. Hometown heroes (and partial club owners) Royal Bliss are tearing through new tunes and old

The Woodshed Now that it has cornhole on the spacious back patio, The Woodshed claims to have everything you need in a bar, particularly now that the weather is warm. The most popular night might be Live Reggae Thursdays, but The Woodshed is packed all week long. You might be drawn to the photo booth or free video games, including Ms. Pac-Man, or a spot to share a quiet drink—the Woodshed also can be the place for that until 8 or 9 p.m. then, after that, it gets crazy. 60 E. 800 South, Salt Lake City, 801-364-0805, TheWoodshedSLC.com

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Murphy’s Bar & Grill The bartenders at Murphy’s will serve just about any kamikaze you can dream up (even a Jameson kamikaze), but they will also pour cold drafts from near and far—including, naturally, ones from the Emerald Isle. This nearly subterranean lair has a quiet lounge feel for postwork drinkers but gets lively by night.

Don’t forget to order a specialty burger, like the über-spicy Train Wreck. 160 S. Main, Salt Lake City, 801-359-7271, MurphysBarAndGrillUT.com

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5 MONKEYS 7 E. 4800 South, Murray, 801266-1885, Karaoke, Free pool, Live music A BAR NAMED SUE 3928 S. Highland Drive, SLC, 801-274-5578, Trivia Tues., DJ Wed., Karaoke Thurs.

A BAR NAMED SUE ON STATE 8136 S. State, SLC, 801-566-3222, Karaoke Tues.

ABGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S LIBATION EMPORIUM 190 W. Center St., Provo, 801-373-1200, Live music ALLEGED 205 25th St., Ogden, 801-990-0692 AREA 51 451 S. 400 West, SLC, 801-534-0819, Karaoke Wed., â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;80s Thurs., DJs Fri. & Sat. BAR DELUXE 666 S. State, SLC, 801-5322914, Live music & DJs THE BAR IN SUGARHOUSE 2168 S. Highland Drive, SLC, 801-485-1232 BAR-X 155 E. 200 South, SLC, 801-355-2287 BARBARY COAST 4242 S. State, Murray, 801-265-9889 BATTERS UP 1717 S. Main, SLC, 801-4634996, Karaoke Tues., Live music Sat. THE BAYOU 645 S. State, SLC, 801-9618400, Live music Fri. & Sat. BOURBON HOUSE 19 E. 200 South, SLC, 801746-1005, Local jazz jam Tues., Karaoke Thurs., Live music Sat., Funk & soul night Sun. BREWSKIS 244 25th St., Ogden, 801-3941713, Live music CANYON INN 3700 E. Fort Union, SLC, 801943-6969, DJs CAROLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S COVE II 3424 S. State, SLC, 801466-2683, Karaoke Thurs., DJs & Live music Fri. & Sat. The Century CLUB 315 24th St., Ogden, 801-781-5005, DJs, Live music CHEERS TO YOU 315 S. Main, SLC, 801575-6400 CHEERS TO YOU Midvale 7642 S. State, 801-566-0871 CHUCKLEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S LOUNGE 221 W. 900 South, SLC, 801-532-1721 CIRCLE LOUNGE 328 S. State, SLC, 801-5315400, DJs CISEROâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S 306 Main, Park City, 435-649-5044, Karaoke Thurs., Live music & DJs CLUB 48 16 E. 4800 South, Murray, 801262-7555 CLUB 90 9065 S. 150 West, Sandy, 801-5663254, Trivia Mon., Poker Thurs., Live music Fri. & Sat., Live bluegrass Sun. CLUB DJâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S 3849 W. 5400 South, Murray, 801964-8575, Karaoke Tues., Thurs. & Sun., Free pool Wed. & Sun., DJ Fri. & Sat. CLUB TRY-ANGLES 251 W. 900 South, SLC, 801-364-3203, Karaoke Thurs., DJs Fri. & Sat. club x 445 S. 400 West, SLC, 801-9354267, DJs, Live music THE COMPLEX 536 W. 100 South, SLC, 801528-9197, Live music CRUZRS SALOON 3943 S. Highland Drive, SLC, 801-272-1903, Free pool Wed. & Thurs., Karaoke Fri. & Sat. DAWG POUND 3350 S. State, SLC, 801-2612337, Live music THE DEERHUNTER PUB 2000 N. 300 West, Spanish Fork, 801-798-8582, Live music Fri. & Sat. THE DEPOT 400 W. South Temple, SLC, 801355-5522, Live music

DEVILâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S DAUGHTER 533 S. 500 West, SLC, 801-532-1610, Karaoke Wed., Live music Fri. & Sat. DO DROP INN 2971 N. Hill Field Road (400 West), Layton, 801-776-9697. Karaoke Fri. & Sat. DONKEY TAILS CANTINA 136 E. 12300 South, Draper, 801-571-8134. Karaoke Wed.; Live music Tues., Thurs. & Fri; Live DJ Sat. Dopo 200 S. 400 West, 801-456-5299, Live jazz DOWNSTAIRS 625 Main, Park City, 435226-5340, Live music, DJs ELIXIR LOUNGE 6405 S. 3000 East, Holladay, 801-943-1696 The Fallout 625 S. 600 West, SLC, 801953-6374, Live music FATâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S GRILL 2182 S. Highland Drive, SLC, 801-484-9467, Live music THE FILLING STATION 8987 W. 2700 South, Magna, 801-250-1970, Karaoke Thurs.

FLANAGANâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S ON MAIN 438 Main, Park City, 435-649-8600, Trivia Tues., Live music Fri. & Sat. FOX HOLE PUB & GRILL 7078 S. Redwood Road, West Jordan, 801-566-4653, Karaoke, Live music FUNK â&#x20AC;&#x2122;N DIVE BAR 2550 Washington Blvd., Ogden, 801-621-3483, Live music, Karaoke THE GARAGE 1199 Beck St., SLC, 801-5213904, Live music GRACIEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S 326 S. West Temple, SLC, 801-8197565, Live music, DJs THE GREAT SALTAIR 12408 W. Saltair Drive, Magna, 801-250-6205, Live music THE GREEN PIG PUB 31 E. 400 South, SLC, 801-532-7441, Live music Thurs.-Sat. HABITS 832 E. 3900 South, SLC, 801-2682228, Poker Mon., Ladies night Tues., â&#x20AC;&#x2122;80s night Wed., Karaoke Thurs., DJs Fri. & Sat. HIGHLANDER 6194 S. Highland Drive, SLC, 801-277-8251, Karaoke THE HOG WALLOW PUB 3200 E. Big Cottonwood Canyon Road, SLC, 801-733-5567, Live music The HOTEL/Club ELEVATE 155 W. 200 South, SLC, 801-478-4310, DJs HUKA BAR & GRILL 151 E. 6100 South, Murray, 801-281-9665, Reggae Tues., DJs Fri. & Sat. IN THE VENUE/CLUB SOUND 219 S. 600 West, SLC, 801-359-3219, Live music & DJs JACKALOPE LOUNGE 372 S. State, SLC, 801-359-8054, DJs JAM 751 N. 300 West, SLC, 801-891-1162, Karaoke Tues., Wed. & Sun.; DJs Thurs.-Sat. JOHNNYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S ON SECOND 165 E. 200 South, SLC, 801-746-3334, DJs Tues. & Fri., Karaoke Wed., Live music Sat. KARAMBA 1051 E. 2100 South, SLC, 801696-0639, DJs KEYS ON MAIN 242 S. Main, SLC, 801-3633638, Karaoke Tues. & Wed., Dueling pianos Thurs.-Sat. KILBY COURT 741 S. Kilby Court (330 West), SLC, 801-364-3538, Live music, all ages KRISTAUFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S 16 W. Market St., SLC, 801-9431696, DJ Fri. & Sat. THE LEPRECHAUN INN 4700 S. 900 East, Murray, 801-268-3294 LIQUID JOEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S 1249 E. 3300 South, SLC, 801467-5637, Live music Tues.-Sat. The Loading Dock 445 S. 400 West, SLC, 385-229-4493, Live music, all ages LUCKY 13 135 W. 1300 South, SLC, 801-4874418, Trivia Wed.

LUMPYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S DOWNTOWN 145 Pierpont Ave., SLC, 801-938-3070 LUMPYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HIGHLAND 3000 S. Highland Drive, SLC, 801-484-5597 THE MADISON/THE COWBOY 295 W. Center St., Provo, 801-375-9000, Live music, DJs MAXWELLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S EAST COAST EATERY 9 Exchange Place, SLC, 801-328-0304, Poker Tues., DJs Fri. & Sat. METRO BAR 615 W. 100 South, SLC, 801652-6543, DJs THE MOOSE LOUNGE 180 W. 400 South, SLC, 801-900-7499, DJs NO NAME SALOON 447 Main, Park City, 435-649-6667 The Office 122 W. Pierpont Ave., SLC, 801883-8838 O.P. ROCKWELL 268 Main, Park City, 435615-7000, Live music PARK CITY LIVE 427 Main, Park City, 435649-9123, Live music PATâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S BBQ 155 W. Commonwealth Ave., SLC, 801-484-5963, Live music Thurs.-Sat., All ages The penalty box 3 W. 4800 South, Murray, 801-590-9316, Karaoke Tues., Live Music, DJs PIPER DOWN 1492 S. State, SLC, 801-4681492, Poker Mon., Acoustic Tues., Trivia Wed., Bingo Thurs.

POPLAR STREET PUB 242 S. 200 West, SLC, 801-532-2715, Live music Thurs.-Sat. THE RED DOOR 57 W. 200 South, SLC, 801363-6030, DJs Fri., Live jazz Sat. THE ROYAL 4760 S. 900 East, SLC, 801590-9940, Live music SANDY STATION 8925 Harrison St., Sandy, 801-255-2078, DJs SCALLYWAGS 3040 S. State, SLC, 801604-0869 SKY 149 W. Pierpont Ave., SLC, 801-8838714, Live music THE SPUR BAR & GRILL 352 Main, Park City, 435-615-1618, Live music THE STATE ROOM 638 S. State, SLC, 800501-2885, Live music THE STEREO ROOM 521 N. 1200 West, Orem, 714-345-8163, Live music, All ages SUGARHOUSE PUB 1992 S. 1100 East, SLC, 801-413-2857 The Sun Trapp 102 S. 600 West, SLC, 385-235-6786 THE TAVERNACLE 201 E. 300 South, SLC, 801-519-8900, Dueling pianos Wed.-Sat., Karaoke Sun.-Tues.

TIN ANGEL CAFE 365 W. 400 South, SLC, 801-328-4155, Live music THE URBAN LOUNGE 241 S. 500 East, SLC, 801-746-0557, Live music VELOUR 135 N. University Ave., Provo, 801818-2263, Live music, All ages WASTED SPACE 342 S. State, SLC, 801-5312107, DJs Thurs.-Sat. THE WESTERNER 3360 S. Redwood Road, West Valley City, 801-972-5447, Live music WILLIEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S LOUNGE 1716 S. Main, SLC, 760-828-7351, Trivia Wed., Karaoke Fri.-Sun., Live music THE WOODSHED 60 E. 800 South, SLC, 801-364-0805, Karaoke Sun. & Tues., Open jam Wed., Reggae Thurs., Live music Fri. & Sat. ZEST KITCHEN & BAR 275 S. 200 West, SLC, 801-433-0589, DJs

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Every city should have some idiosyncratic dive bars, and Provoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s is City Limits. An unpretentious hangout for either a night out with friends or to be left alone to nurse a beer, City Limits usually hosts a post-college crowd, though anyone can find a spot at the bar or karaoke machine. Beer pong and Jell-O shots complement a satisfying beer and cocktail menu. Be sure to check out Pride Night every Friday. 440 W. Center St., Provo, 801-374-2337 Bourbon House

Nestled in the basement of the Walker Center and carrying a classy speakeasy vibe, Bourbon House features a menu of upscale bar snacks as well as full entrees. Take a peek at the expansive drink menuâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;only full-strength beer is served here, and the cocktails are arranged by spirit, complete with history lessons on tequila, bourbon and the others.

Or, just ask for a Pickle Back shotâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;trust us. 19 E. 200 South, Salt Lake City, 801-746-1005, BourbonHouseSLC.com The Garage

Nothing adds to the gritty character of a roadhouse bar like surviving a close-call fire in 2012 that burned down parts of the building. This rollicking live-music venue has risen from the ashes no worse for wearâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;in fact, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s adopted the slogan â&#x20AC;&#x153;the hottest bar in townâ&#x20AC;? in honor of its fiery renovation. Kick back on the huge gravel back patio with a delightful view of the refinery, or head inside where cold brews pair well with hot music. Patrons can enjoy a casual atmosphere and nearly nightly samplings of roots, blues, rock and sometimes jazz music from local and national touring artists.

1199 N. Beck St., Salt Lake City, 801-521-3904, GarageOnBeck.com Bar-X

Open since 1933, the year Prohibition was repealed, Bar-X survived for decades as a beer-only man cave. Today, Bar-X makes its name on true cocktails, like Old Fashioneds and other preProhibition drinks. The bar also showcases local musiciansâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;especially jazz musicians. The barâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seriously dark interior exudes a lavish Roaring â&#x20AC;&#x2122;20s aestheticâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the exclusive â&#x20AC;&#x153;speakeasy back roomâ&#x20AC;? furthers the theme with a private bar, muted lighting and an iron-gated door to keep out the prohibitionists. Feeling adventurous? Order the Bartenderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choice. 155 E. 200 South, Salt Lake City, 801-355-2287, BarXSaltLake.com

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“We make the best fitnesstraining apps in the App Store, bar none,” Archer says. “There are a lot of trackers, a lot of step-counters, a lot of maps where you can see where you went. But when people are looking to get going and they don’t know where to start, you need a plan, and you need somebody who’s going to help you keep after it. Nobody does that better than us, period.” lolo’s products include apps to help people work out their abs, arms, legs and glutes. Its flagship app, Beat Burn, a cardio tracker for treadmill/outdoor training was selected by Apple as a Fitness App Essential. Beat Burn analyzes the beats per minute of your music, selects the best songs from your iTunes playlist to fit the intensity of your workout, and then changes the beat on the fly, perfectly matching the pace of your feet on the treadmill or road. lolo brags that clients will work out harder without trying or even feeling the difference, with each workout producing better results.

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Spring is here, and picnics and outdoor concerts are in Mom’s future. I, for one, I am always spilling wine, even when I’m sober, so these acrylic wine sippie cups really piqued my interest. Why not take one for you and your mom when you’re walking the dog?

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Lafco House & Home Candles from New York burn for 90 hours and come in gorgeous hand-blown glass. Scents like duchess peony, champagne, daffodil and moonglow apricot, $60.50.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) Benedictine monks observe the Latin motto Laborare est Orare.

The 19th-century abbot Maurus Wolter interpreted these words to mean “work is worship” or “work is prayer.” He was trying to impress upon his fellow monks that the work they did was not a grudging distraction from their service to God, but rather at the heart of their devotion. To do their tasks with love was a way to express gratitude for having been blessed with the gift of life. I propose that you experiment with this approach in the coming weeks, even if your version is more secular. What would it be like to feel contentment with and appreciation for the duties you have been allotted?

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Here’s one of the best things you can do for your mental and physical health: Withdraw your attention from the life that lies behind you, and be excited about the life that stretches ahead of you. Forget about the past, and get wildly inventive as you imagine the interesting future you will create for yourself.

Forgive everyone who has offended you, and fantasize about the fun adventures you’ll go on, the inspiring plans you’ll carry out, and the invigorating lessons you hope to learn.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) In the children’s book The Little Engine That Could, a little blue engine volunteers to pull a long chain of train cars up a steep hill, even though it’s not confident it has the power to do so. As it strains to haul the heavy weight, it recites a mantra to give itself hope: “I think I can, I think I can, I think I can.” The story ends happily. The little blue engine reaches the top of the hill with its many cars in tow, and is able to glide down the rest of the way. As you deal with your own challenge, Gemini, I recommend that you use an even more forceful incantation. Chant this: “I know I can, I know I can, I know I can.”

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Physicist Frank Wilczek won a Nobel Prize for his research into quarks, the tiny particles that compose protons and neutrons. The guy is breathtakingly smart. Here’s one of his operating principles: “If you don’t make mistakes, you’re not working on hard enough problems. And that’s a big mistake.” Let’s enshrine his advice as your meditation, Sagittarius. I think you’re strong enough and brave enough to go hunting for some new super-rich dilemmas.

Yes, they may lead you to commit some booboos. But they will also stretch your intelligence beyond its previous limits, giving you a more vigorous understanding of the way the world works.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) In 1934, Capricorn baseball player Dizzy Dean was named the Most Valuable Player after winning 30 games. It was a feat that no National League pitcher has repeated ever since. After Dean retired, he was inducted into the Hall of Fame. Never shy about acknowledging his own prowess, he declared that “if you can do it, it ain’t bragging.” It is in this spirit that I invite you to freely expound on your talents and accomplishments in the coming week. You won’t be boasting. You will simply be providing information. And that will ultimately result in you being offered an interesting new opportunity or two.

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) The universe has always played tricks on you. Some have been so perplexing that you’ve barely understood the joke. Others VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Am I reading the astrological omens correctly? I hope so. From have been amusing but not particularly educational. Now I sense what I can tell, you have been flying under the radar and over a new trend in the works, however. I suspect that the universe’s the rainbow. You have been exploiting the loopholes in the big, pranks are becoming more comprehensible. They may have bad system and enjoying some rather daring experiments with already begun to contain hints of kindness. What’s the meaning liberation. At this point in the adventure, you may be worried of this lovely turn of events? Maybe you have finally discharged that your lucky streak can’t continue much longer. I’m here to tell a very old karmic debt. It’s also conceivable that your sense of you that it can. It will. It must. I predict that your detail-loving humor has matured so much that you’re able to laugh at some intelligence will paradoxically guide you to expand your possibilities of the crazier plot twists. Here’s another possibility: You are cashing in on the wisdom you were compelled to develop over even further. the years as you dealt with the universe’s tricks.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) The hill where I take my late afternoon hikes is teeming with the six-petaled purple wildflower known as the elegant clusterlily. Every one of them—and there are hundreds—lean hard in the direction of the sun in the west. Should I deride them as conformists that follow the law of the pack? Should I ridicule them for their blind devotion? Or should I more sensibly regard them as having a healthy instinct to gravitate toward the lifegiving light? I’ll go with the latter theory. In that spirit, Leo, I urge you to ignore the opinions of others as you turn strongly toward the sources that provide you with essential nourishment.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) In the coming weeks, you may be as alluring and intriguing and tempting as you have been in a long time. I suggest you capitalize on this advantage. Proceed as if you do indeed have the power to attract more of the emotional riches you desire. Assume that are primed to learn new secrets about the arts of intimacy, and that these secrets will make you even smarter and more soulful than you already are. Cultivate your ability to be the kind of trusted ally and imaginative lover who creates successful relationships.

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CANCER (June 21-July 22) Here’s a confession: I have taken a vow to foster beauty, truth, love, justice, equality, tolerance, creativity, playfulness and hope. To do this work is one of my life goals. I approach it with the devotion of a monk and the rigor of a warrior. Does that mean I ignore difficulty, suffering and cruelty? Of course not. I’m trying to diminish the power of those problems, so I sure as hell better know a lot about them. On the other hand, my main focus is on redemption and exaltation. I prefer not to describe in detail the world’s poisons, but rather to provide an antidote for them. Even if you don’t normally share my approach, Cancerian, I invite you to try it for the next two weeks. The astrological time is right.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) According to the three science-fiction films collectively known as The Matrix, we humans suffer from a fundamental delusion.

What we think is real life is actually a sophisticated computer simulation. Intelligent machines have created this dream world to keep us in suspended animation while they harvest our energy to fuel their civilization. Now, as far as I can tell, this scenario isn’t literally true. But it is an apt metaphor for how many of us seem to be half-asleep or under a spell, lost in our addiction to the simulated world created by technology. I bring this to your attention, Libra, because now is a favorable time to diminish the hold that the metaphorical Matrix has on you. What can you do to at least partially escape your bondage? (Hint: A little more contact with nature could do the trick.)

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