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LETTERS Appreciated Circumcision Story

I just wanted to say thank you for publishing this article [“Circumcision Decision,” Sept. 17, City Weekly]. It’s a very important topic to be informed about. I loved it.

MIRANDA KEYES Salt Lake City

Personhood’s Thorny Questions

I was heartened by James Sorley’s letter in response to Katharine Biele’s defense of Planned Parenthood [“Planned Parenthood’s Hypocritical Claims,” Letters, Sept. 10, City Weekly]. The Republican narrative frames its outrage in terms of the alleged for-profit sale of fetal tissue. Sorely argues that the more pertinent issue is “an innocent life is snuffed out … ” Many people see matters the same way. Numerous “personhood” measures have been proposed across the country. As noted in the Indiana Law Journal, many of them define the word “person” as used in the 14th Amendment as including the unborn child either “at every stage of their biological development” or “from the moment of fertilization.” In its strictest sense, a definition of life beginning from the moment of fertilization sets up a potential conflict with the right to contraception and the fact that certain contraceptives work by preventing a fertilized ovum from attaching to the uterus. Several settled court cases suggest strongly that the right to contraception would prevail should the issue be litigated, but court decisions are difficult to predict.

WRITE US: Salt Lake City Weekly, 248 S. Main, Salt Lake City, UT 84101. E-mail: comments@cityweekly.net. Fax: 801-575-6106. We reserve the right to edit for length and clarity. Preference will be given to letters that are 300 words or less and sent uniquely to City Weekly. Full name, address and phone number must be included, even on e-mailed submissions, for verification purposes. If a fertilized ovum is determined to be a person, that person presumptively enjoys the same rights and protections as a postpartum baby. Does it follow that miscarriages, which are common before 20 weeks of pregnancy, ought to be investigated as possible homicides? The logic seems reasonable, but because incidence of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) do not appear to receive such examination, perhaps miscarriage would be treated with similar forbearance. If abortion “snuffs out a life,” shouldn’t pregnancy termination be investigated the same way as a potential shaken baby death? An unborn child’s home is the uterus. Suppose a pregnant woman miscarries and is found to have exhibited recognized risk factors (such as obesity, smoking, drinking and unhealthy diet choices). Doesn’t personhood confer upon the state authority to investigate and regulate a pregnant woman’s habits? If not, why not? Paternal authoritarianism would surely welcome more control over women’s bodies, but women and fair-minded people in general would be unlikely to cheer that sort of regulatory subjugation. I believe the Sorleys of the world genuinely believe an intra-uterine definition of personhood would be a good thing, but I suspect the underlying thought process is often glib and glossy. If personhood advocates are sincere, it is incumbent upon them to address the thorny questions of intended and unintended consequences.

THOMAS M. WALKER Salt Lake City

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We just found out that The Bee was selected “Best Storyteller Showcase” in the “Best of Utah Arts” [Sept. 10, City Weekly]. We so appreciate the award! In your write up, you said we host our events monthly; actually, it’s every other month. We’d love to thank your staff for the selection and invite you to attend our upcoming night of lovingly competitive storytelling, “The Here and Hereafter,” on Oct. 10 at The Leonardo on Library Square. Many thanks,

GIULIANA SERENA Beekeeper & Co-founder Salt Lake City

Clarification: In the story “Not So Free Speech,” [Sept. 24, City Weekly], it should be noted that both Lexie Levitt with Direct Action Everywhere and Jeremy Beckham with Utah Animal Rights Coalition organized protests at Lagoon.

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was the last passenger to get off an airplane recently. As I made my way to the door, a stewardess stopped me to ask if I needed a wheelchair. I was taken aback. Recovering, I countered with a joke: “Not today, but maybe tomorrow.” Since then, I have mulled over the brief encounter. It illustrates an outcome when points of view are opposed. In my mind, a white-haired guy, lugging a heavy briefcase, was walking leisurely through an empty cabin, wondering how long he would have to wait for his suitcase. What she saw was a stoop-shouldered oldster hefting a leather briefcase as he shuffled tentatively up the aisle. I was thinking Jeff Bridges; she, Sean Connery. At least she didn’t say, “May I get you a wheelchair, honey?” “Honey” is a lame honorific relating to age. I am addressed with “sir” more often than “honey.” Neither gives offense. “Honey” is the choice of some of the women who take my blood pressure, answer my questions across a counter or refill my coffee cup. Now, after the wheelchair episode, I imagine a waitressto-waitress whisper: “The geezer at table 3 wants more coffee.” Or the codger needs coffee. Or the gaffer. This may be the first time geezer, codger and gaffer have appeared in City Weekly. They do not represent a sought-after slice of the demographic pie in Utah, the most youthful of states. That is ironical, as they are a newsprint-loving bunch with money to spend. It’s interesting that the words are gendered male and that only a degree of eccentricity differentiates one from the other. “Gaffer” denotes the average old man, while a somewhat eccentric old man is a “codger.” A “geezer” is downright odd. Curmudgeons are extreme geezers who are known for hair-trigger rants. Ultra gaffers match shirts with their wives’ blouses. The list of synonymic options includes “senior citizen,” “old-timer,” “pensioner,” “graybeard” and “golden-ager.” “Old-timer” connotes experience by virtue of tenure. Sen. Orrin Hatch is an old-timer whom I wish was a pensioner.

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An “active senior” may bike, ski, golf and hike. Many are active in the bedroom. The Centers for Disease Control reports syphilis and chlamydia are “spreading like wildfire” in retirement communities. “Active senior” is a gender-neutral term, as is “golden-ager.” Women are called “crone,” “hag” and “dowager”—but seldomly outside novels. I hang out with active seniors. I’ve met a few geezers playing pickleball, but most players are companionable folks with expertise in knee replacements. I avoid curmudgeons— especially those who yell at the television. We are the generation that came of age in the 1960s, when no one over 30 was to be trusted. Our favorite drugs— marijuana and birthcontrol pills—have been supplanted by Chardonnay and little blue pills. In our dotage, radical chic has receded like hairlines, and a surprising number of us have morphed into Fox News-watching conservatives. Our kids now have kids, so we appreciate Sam Levenson’s insight that grandchildren and grandparents get along well because they share a common enemy. We are asked to babysit often (which causes geezers to grumble). Active seniors worry about their inactive, screenaddicted grandchildren. We coax the kids away from their iPads with offers of fresh air, ice cream and real books at the library. I favor Snow White because Grumpy and I are sympatico. Neither of us has a Facebook page, but many a Baby Boomer has reluctantly signed on to social media just to keep tabs on their grandchildren. I think it is safe to say we don’t grok Twitter. We don’t like rap music, Naked and Afraid, driving on rainy nights, noisy restaurants, television commercials about painful intercourse and rising twice a night to urinate. More challenging than

black-diamond runs is getting ski boots on and off. We need glasses to read the obituaries, and our memory is quirky. Without a pill organizer, we can’t remember if we took the morning’s statin, but we can sing all the words to Dylan’s “Blowin’ in the Wind.” We yearn for the good old days when civility reigned in the public square and the Beatles topped the record charts. We have grown fond of early-bird specials, Pioneer Memorial Theater, elastic in the waistband, repartee with waitresses and movie matinees. Some of us color our hair. Others are Botoxed. A few wear knee-high compression socks, and most have submitted to dermatologists’ sharp tools. All contend with sag. Men lose interest in fashion trends. Ultra-codgers wear Levis with suspenders and white tennis shoes with Velcro fasteners. Mormon gaffers don funereal suits, ties and white shirts when they can. Not long after the airplane episode, I was at a concert at the Gallivan Center. I watched a codger dancing the Electric Slide using a walker with handbrakes. “Welcome to Codg-a-Rama!” I said to myself. You might say Codg-a-Rama is a temporal glitch whereby the mind and body decay at different rates. Reports of 30-something minds trapped in 60-something bodies are common. On the other hand, Codg-aRama could be a Hotel California franchise, or a community of eccentrics like Alice found after passing through the looking glass. However you characterize it, Codg-a-Rama puts a premium on appearances. I must ask for the senior discount when I buy a bagel at Einstein Bros. It isn’t proffered out of concern that some oldster-in-waiting will take offense. I am not so vain, but I have learned that reconciling perception and reality takes a conscious effort. As Alice found, a mirror is the best place to start. CW Send feedback to comments@cityweekly.net.

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What’s the best (or worst) thing about growing older? Paula Saltas: I like John’s A ARP discounts for hotels and restaurants.

Christian Priskos: When you realize that you are getting gray hairs—on your beard—and you are 23. However, it does make me feel more wise.

Jeff Chipian: Everything is the worst. My body can’t handle drinking as it once did. I need to sleep, or I become a zombie for a day. People stare at you in shame when you still listen to boy-band music. And, if you don’t have a girlfriend or aren’t married by 30, the entire community will shun you. But after thinking about it, the only upside on getting old is that I can rent bad-ass cars from Hertz.

Pete Saltas: When you finally make it back to Neverland, the Lost Boys may not recognize you.

Mason Rodrickc: The older I get, the more OK it is for me to stay in and watch Netflix with my cat when there are actual things happening outside of my hidey-hole.

Elizabeth Suggs: The best thing about getting old is—assuming everything works out— less responsibility. You’re able to do what you want and make the younger generation do everything for you. But I don’t want them wiping my butt. That’s the worst thing: someone else wiping my butt, bathing me or otherwise making me feel like a child. It’s a thin line I walk as an old person.

Scott Renshaw: I’m content with being slightly less stupid every day of my life. My actual wisdom is slowly catching up with my lifelong conviction that I’m always right.

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Don’t Count Inn Out

Not only has City Weekly reported on Cottonwood Heights Police targeting restaurant and bar patrons near the entrance of Big Cottonwood Canyon, but now so has the Cottonwood-Holladay Journal. The paper reported on continued harassment of customers of Canyon Inn, the Porcupine Pub, the Lifthouse and even 7-Eleven since 2008. Former Cottonwood Heights police officer Beau Babka said the department was told to target Inn customers. Whether or not you believe him, the community has collected 2,000 signatures on a petition about heavy-handed tactics of the police. The group believes that developers—and some politicians—are salivating over the area for the Canyon Centre, a UTA transit hub. Business on the corner has suffered, but other area businesses have not had the same trouble. Statistics show that 19 percent of DUIs issued in Cottonwood Heights are overturned. Compare that to Salt Lake City, where 4 percent are dismissed. No formal action has come out of this—yet.

Herbert’s Love of Families

Not that Gov. Gary Herbert cares, but he nonetheless will defy good sense and address the World Congress of Families. Of course, it’s because “families” is in its name. Utah is all about “families,” although they really should be “traditional.” You know, manwoman stuff. And the WCF is actively antiLGBT, even arguably called a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center. The Human Rights Campaign, meanwhile, has condemned Herbert, saying, “this is a hate group that’s literally convening thousands of extremists from around the globe to strategize and share information about their nefarious activism.” WCF says they’re unfairly compared to neo-Nazi groups and don’t advocate violence. They do, however, think Vladamir Putin’s anti-gay agenda is right on target. WCF, Governor? WTF.

Turbo Righteousness

Speaking of gay rights, you can always count on Gayle Ruzicka, who told the Eagle Forum’s national conference that conservatives “better fight like tigers” because the gay-rights movement’s “next target is the schools; it’s the children,” according to the online RightWingWatch.org. She then called Troy Williams, the new head of Equality Utah, once an ally, her nemesis. Williams joined the Eagle Forum after his LDS mission. He says he was “so scared of my nascent sexuality that I sublimated it directly into right-wing politics.” He thought if he was “turbo righteous,” God would take his same-sex attraction away. Didn’t happen, but Ruzicka taught him about lobbying, and he’s grateful. “She is exceptionally good at what she does.”

Not too many budding musicians gravitate toward the lute. But Sterling Price’s love of the lute began at age 13, when he tried unsuccessfully to re-create its sounds while playing the guitar. At 20, he studied lute music Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore. Fascinated by what he was learning, he wanted to purchase more lutes, but due to their cost (anywhere from $200 to $2,000), he instead traveled to England to learn how to build them. Now residing in Sandy, Price teaches students from Utah, Nevada and Idaho the art of playing this ancient instrument, specializing in music from the German Baroque period. He also builds lutes and guitars and maintains the website WeissGuitar.com, where he converts 6-string guitars into 7- to 14-string instruments that can imitate different lute styles.

Why all this lute love?

The lute was the most popular instrument of the Renaissance and continued to be popular in the Baroque era. There is more lute music in existence than for any other instrument. I love the rich history and great music of the lute.

Is the lute catching on?

The lute went out of favor in the 19th century and was rediscovered starting in the 1920s. Now, there are thousands of players all over the world playing superb historically built copies of museum lutes.

For those who have never experienced lute music, describe the sound.

To the layman, a lute might sound a bit like a guitar. It is quite different, however. A baroque lute, for instance, has 24 strings with a much greater range than the guitar. A classical guitar sounds to me very hot, humid and muggy. A lute is crisp, dry and fresh.

Since synthesizers and keyboards can reproduce nearly any sound, why develop an instrument such as a 14-string guitar?

Synthesizers are the equivalent of processed cheese or box wine. Nobody wants to sit through a concert of a synth playing. There will always be a big place for real instruments.

When considering those running for U.S. president right now, which candidate represents the lute, and which one is a guitar?

The guitar represents Donald Trump—bombastic and full of himself. The lute, of course, rises above politics.

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If walking or bicycling on a street that doesn’t have sidewalks, I’ve always been taught to do so in the direction of the street traffic, which seems to be dogma. I would think going against traffic would theoretically be safer—allowing a view of oncoming cars and possibly crucial eye contact with drivers. Certainly easier to spot an impaired driver that’s weaving on the road facing forward rather than backward. Your thoughts? —George Kuritza, Park Ridge, Ill.

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eorge, did you ever see those bumper stickers that say “My karma ran over your dogma”? Suffice it to say your dogma’s in a vulnerable position here. In places where no sidewalks exist, walkers and runners are advised to travel in the opposite direction of motor-vehicle traffic— that’s to say, on the left side of the road, if we’re assuming an American layout. The logic behind this is pretty much as you present it: they’ll be in a better position to spot, say, a drunk or distracted driver careering at them on the highway ahead. The same doesn’t hold true for biking. That’s as it should be: according to the League of American Bicyclists, bikers traveling against traffic are three times more likely to be involved in an accident. It’s a dangerous practice for a number of reasons. Say you meet another cyclist traveling in the opposite (i.e., correct) direction—somebody’s gotta swerve out into the road to make way. (Courtesy suggests it be you, seeing as you’re the one on the wrong side of the road.) Drivers don’t expect to see cyclists traveling toward them, and often aren’t on the lookout—like when they’re turning left into an intersection. And then there’s simple physics: a headon car-bike collision will be a magnitude more violent than a bump from behind. Oh, and it’s illegal. Laws in most states currently call for bicyclists to travel as far to the right as practicable—AFRAP, in the parlance—with obvious exceptions for turning left or passing. Federal bodies like the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration also have plenty to say about biking and walking, none of it different from what I’ve laid out here. In recent years, though, they’ve started saying it a lot louder, as fatality stats have gotten markedly worse. Injury and death to cyclists and pedestrians has been on the rise since 2009; between 2011 and 2012 alone, reports the Department of Transportation, pedestrian deaths were up 6 percent and cyclist deaths up 7 percent. In September 2014 transportation secretary Anthony Foxx announced an 18-month campaign to address the problem, which will include both “design improvements” and public education. From the pedestrian perspective, it’s fairly plain where the action is: namely, not out where there are no sidewalks. In 2012, nearly three-quarters of pedestrian fatalities occurred in an urban setting. Almost 70 percent occurred away from intersections, 89 percent during normal weather conditions, and 70 percent after 6 p.m.; 48 percent involved alcohol. (What’s more

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dangerous in rural areas? Driving. In 2013 rural areas accounted for 54 percent of fatal motor-vehicle crashes in the United States, and only 19 percent of its population.) But people have been drinking and jaywalking forever. Why all the alarming statistics lately? Setting aside issues of drivers’ conduct, since that’s not what you asked about: what’s changed pedestrian behavior in this century? Phones, for one. A 2013 study out of Ohio State University tracked emergency-room cases between 2004 and 2010 reporting injury related to cell phone use while walking and found the annual number had doubled, to 1,500, in that period. Mind you, these didn’t all involve automobiles; no doubt some were pedestrian-lamppost collisions. In one reported case, a “14-year-old boy walking down a road while talking on a cell phone fell 6 to 8 feet off a bridge into a rockstrewn ditch, suffering chest and shoulder injuries.” Injuries were highest, unsurprisingly, among the 16-to-25-year-old set. The situation is different with bikes. A study out this month found a 28-percent increase in adult bike injuries between 1998 and 2013—from 96 to 123 per 100,000 people. The rise was especially prevalent in riders over 45, who are apparently taking to the bike lanes in droves. That said, it’s not clear this indicates any problem greater than there just being more bikes on the road than ever before. In that same time period, according to a Rutgers researcher, the number of total bike trips taken rose by at least 23 percent and perhaps as much as 40 percent. The clearest lesson is that roads, which were largely drawn up with car traffic in mind, are now more crowded by everybody. A May 2014 report from Smart Growth America places the blame for rising pedestrian deaths squarely on lagging urban-planning paradigms, noting that most fatalities occur in the Sunbelt—places that “grew in the post-war period, mostly through rapid spread of low-density neighborhoods that rely on wider streets with higher speeds to connect homes, shops and schools”—and particularly along arterial streets, i.e., urban thoroughfares designed to move lots of cars along as quickly as possible. So your best bet wherever you are is to watch your back, and your front, and wait for transportation planners to catch up.

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o conservation cause has received more gleeful fiscal support from Utah’s Legislature over the past few years than protection of the sage grouse. In the Utah House Natural Resources, Agriculture & Environment Committee, where $100,000 here and there for cleanair efforts along the Wasatch Front often crumble in the hands of unsympathetic rural lawmakers, the same group of politicians has turned around and thrown tens of millions at efforts to protect the sage grouse. These lawmakers were united on one front: Do whatever it takes to ensure that the federal government did not scrawl the sage grouse on its endangered-species list. In 2014, former Vernal Republican Rep. John Mathis, whose district included some prime sage grouse habitat along with a vast oil boom in the Uintah Basin, summed up his feelings this way: “This is one of the biggest issues that we face in the state of Utah: the possible listing of the sage grouse.” And so it seemed a bit incongruous when frowns appeared on the faces of Utah leaders on Sept. 22 when U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Sally Jewell announced in a sagebrushcovered wilderness preserve in Colorado that the sage grouse did not warrant protection on the endangered-species list. A chicken-size nesting bird, the sage grouse lives in the 173-million-acre sage-brush forests of the West. Its numbers have dwindled from 16 million to around 500,000 as subdivisions, drilling and mining—plus invasive grasslands—encroached on its habitat. Flanking Jewell at the announcement were Republican governors Matt Mead of Wyoming, and Brian Sandoval of Nevada. Democratic governors John Hickenlooper of Colorado, and Steve Bullock of Montana, were also present. Absent was Utah Gov. Gary Herbert, who blasted the federal government for its decision. “I am deeply concerned with the decisions of the Department of Interior and Agriculture which constitute a significant overreach by the federal government on this issue,” Herbert said

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“We really, really would like to see Utah benefit by the success, step up and be part of the community.” —Brian Rutledge, vice president of the National Audubon Society

in a statement. “The state of Utah has implemented a successful sage-grouse conservation plan that has been rejected by the federal government, jeopardizing conservation of the species and reasonable economic growth in Utah.” Herbert’s critique was echoed by U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, who said the announcement “changes nothing,” and amounts to “fundamental dishonesty.” But while Herbert and Bishop fanned the flames of anti-federal government sentiment, other GOP leaders in states with vastly larger stretches of sage-grouse habitat, praised the announcement. Herbert’s contention that Utah has done a fine job protecting the sage grouse—pouring $30 million over the past five years into habitat restoration efforts—is true. Herbert’s anger over the sage-grouse decision was interpreted by some as simply more bluster and disdain directed toward the federal government, which manages the bulk of the land in the Beehive State. Utah leaders, at a cost of millions of dollars to taxpayers, are in the midst of a multi-year effort to wrest these lands from the federal government. But Utah’s successful efforts over the past five years since the federal Fish & Wildlife Service announced that the sage grouse was a candidate for being listed as endangered have taken place hand-in-hand with the federal Bureau of Land Management’s efforts. Quincy Bahr, project manager for the BLM’s greater sage-grouse land-use plan in Utah, says that while the federal government manages roughly 50 percent of the sage grouse habitat in the state, it is the state that manages the wildlife. As a result, Bahr says he’s worked closely with Utah officials over the years to ensure the sage grouse was being protected, while simultaneously keeping it off the endangered species list. “Most of the folks involved in this effort have been working closely at hand with one another,” Bahr says. “In Utah, we’re doing quite well.” After the announcement, as politics began to poison the information chain, Utah wildlife and habitat officials who worked on the state’s sage-grouse protection plans weren’t allowed to speak to the press. Instead, all questions were routed through Herbert’s office. Herbert’s anger appears to be centered on the Interior Department’s plan to continue to aggressively protect sagegrouse habitat while restricting human activity in sensitive habitat areas. At the center of this plan, Bahr says, was the creation of several priority habitat-management areas, or PHMAs, which encompass roughly 3.3 million acres of federally managed land in Utah. Where land-use restrictions were previously only in place within 1/2 mile around a sage-grouse mating area, known as a

Utah leaders feign upset over Interior Secretary Jewell’s decision not to list the sage grouse as endangered. lek, land-use restrictions aimed at preventing disturbance to the surface areas are now in place across these 3.3 million acres. This will most likely make some oil drillers and developers pull their hair out. John Harja, senior policy analyst for Utah’s Public Lands Policy Coordinating office, wrote in a statement to City Weekly that the federal plans place “unduly severe restrictions on human activities and do not provide sufficient conservation value for the species to offset the hidden costs of restrictions.” Part of the reason for the expandedprotection areas, Bahr says, is the realization that the most effective way to protect the sage grouse, which has a tendency to roam, is to protect wider swathes of where it lives, not just where it reproduces. While the new management plans will be more restrictive, it is still far less so than an endangered-species listing. If the sage grouse had become listed, all state management efforts would have been stripped and handed over to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. And, rather than seeing land-use restrictions limited to federally managed land, an endangered species listing would have put a vice-like grip on development on private, state and trust lands as well. “The state managing those populations wouldn’t have been possible had the bird been listed,” Bahr says. “Being able to maintain the local control for the population is an important conclusion.” But rather than seeing the sagegrouse announcement as the culmination of fine teamwork and an invitation for continued input from Utah, Herbert saw it as a rejection of the state’s efforts, calling the plan a “one-size-fitsall approach [that] does not reflect the tremendous diversity in greater sagegrouse habitats across the West.”

Herbert vowed to keep trying to get the federal government to allow Utah to go it alone—a process that in the case of Medicaid expansion, has seen the state lose out on receiving hundreds of millions of tax dollars that could have returned to Zion if expansion had occured. Around 100,000 Utahns are currently denied health insurance. Herbert also threatened to sue the feds over the plan. The more that Utah leaders bellowed their woes across its sagebrush plains, the more apparent it became that they were more-or-less alone in their tantrum. Wyoming’s Gov. Mead, whose state has far larger swathes of sage-grouse habitat than Utah, praised the Interior Department for making the “right decision.” “This is the result of Wyoming and other Western states taking a proactive approach to the greater sage grouse— working with industry, agriculture and conservation groups and the federal government,” he said. Along with the millions of dollars spent to protect sage-grouse habitat, Utah also gave $2.5 million to the lobbying firm, Stag Consulting, in an effort to convince the feds to delay the listing decision, though wildlife advocates say this lobbying was little more than a meddlesome effort to derail a solid planning effort. Brian Rutledge, vice president of the National Audubon Society, says it’s unfortunate Utah has become a lone voice of agitation in an effort to protect a bird that has habitat across 11 states. “We really, really would like to see Utah benefit by the success, step up and be part of the community,” Rutledge says. “This is the type of collaboration that [Pope Francis] was talking about [on Sept. 25] and I’m nowhere near a Catholic. The rhetoric needs to cease and the effort needs to begin.” CW

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Who isn’t frustrated by our politicians—right or left? Do you want to find out how they’re really voting, take a look at their track record and generally get more clarity? Elections are coming up and Vote Smart is holding a political empowerment meeting to help average citizens slog through the political morass. Join the League of Women Voters of Salt Lake at this free event to learn how to become more engaged in the political process. Information is power. Holladay City Hall, Big Cottonwood Room, 4580 S. 2300 East, Thursday, Oct. 8, 6-8 p.m., VoteSmart.org

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8. Funerals for the living. 7. Trunk or treat? Too risky— Mom’s purse or treat.

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The Legislature has been teasing Utahns for years about expanding Medicaid under the Obama administration. Meanwhile, the Medicaid wanna-bes are dying. Maybe that’s the legislators’ plan. However, if you want to hear the latest from the people you elected, come hear the Health Reform Task Force. You will hear details about a new plan to expand Medicaid in Utah, you can offer public comment and then you can witness them vote on a “related” proposal to cover 53,000 Utahns in poverty. Utah Capitol, House of Representatives, Room 30, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 3-6 p.m., Le.Utah.gov

ART & THE ENVIRONMENT

Here’s a chance to experience Robert Smithson’s acclaimed Spiral Jetty, an earthwork sculpture at the northeastern tip of the Great Salt Lake, with docents and friends. The Utah Museum of Fine Arts and Great Salt Lake Institute are sponsoring a day tour of the Spiral Jetty for you to explore the landscape, create your own art and learn about the lake environment. Drought has brought the Jetty out of the water, so it’s an opportunity not to be missed. The earthwork is located about a two-hour drive north from Salt Lake City. Bring water, food and waterproof boots, along with weather-appropriate clothing. Spiral Jetty Tour, Saturday, Oct. 3, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., UMFA.Utah.edu/spiraljettydirections

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Look at those big eyes, that wagging tail, or those flapping feathers. For whatever reason, you may want to join in the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals, by having your pet blessed. Many churches are celebrating the feast, but St. Joseph the Worker features a 2.5-acre grass field that accommodates animals of all sizes— even horses. St. Paul’s in Salt Lake City is a smaller gathering. If your pet doesn’t play well with others, you may want to bring a photo instead. Blessing of the Animals, St. Paul’s Episcopal Courtyard, 261 S. 900 East, Saturday, Oct. 3, 11 a.m., StPauls-SLC.org; St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church, 7405 S. Redwood Road, Sunday, Oct. 4, 3 p.m., SJTWChurch.org

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From Cuba, With Love One of the remaining 116 Guantanamo Bay prisoners (a man suspected of having been close to Osama bin Laden) has a dating profile on Match. com captioned “detained but ready to mingle,” the man’s lawyer Carlos Warner told Al Jazeera America in September. Muhammad Rahim al-Afghani has relentlessly proclaimed his innocence, and Warner released a series of charming letters from his client intended to humanize him. Al-Afghani commented on Lebron James, Caitlyn Jenner, the Ashley Madison website and, for some reason, South Dakota, but with the recent publicity, Match.com appears to have suspended the account.

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Leading Economic Indicators Adam Partridge Auctioneers in Liverpool announced in September that the equivalent of $10,000 would be the starting bid on a twopound mass of whale vomit (hardened into a chunk by aging in ocean waters) picked up by a beachcomber in Wales. BBC News reported that a six-pound hunk once sold for the equivalent of $150,000; when aged into “ambergris,” the putrid waste product turns waxy and sweet-smelling and proves valuable to “high-end perfume houses.” n An international property rental service recently found a sevenbedroom castle on 200 acres in Ringuette, France, for the equivalent of $2,925 a month—which San Francisco’s KNTV immediately contrasted with the listing of a 401-square-foot apartment in the city’s Lower Haight district, offered at $3,000 per month. Another French castle (six bedrooms, a pool, three-acre garden, “several lawns”) rents for the equivalent of $4,940—about what a three-bedroom on Collins Street in San Francisco goes for. n Marie Holmes tearfully disclosed in March how the $88 million Powerball lump sum she had won would allow her to finish college and help her four kids (one with cerebral palsy). Right away, though, her boyfriend, Lamar “Hot Sauce” McDow, was charged with drug trafficking and needed $3 million bail, which she took care of. Then, in August, in Brunswick County, North Carolina, “Hot Sauce” was arrested again, for selling heroin, and reporters surmised that Holmes must have been the one who posted that $6 million bail. (Holmes addressed her critics on Facebook: “What Y’all need to be worried about is Y’all money.”)

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The Continuing Crisis “Let me get this straight,” wrote an incredulous commenter in September. “(T)hose who oversee” the Matthaei Botanical Gardens in Ann Arbor, Michigan, have the park “populated with snakes that can bite and inflict serious wounds.” The remark was in response to a visitor’s having been bitten by one of at least 27 rattlesnakes loose (by design) on the grounds. (The Eastern Massasauga rattler is protected by state law.) On the other hand, the park has posted many snake warning signs, and the woman who was bitten had removed her shoes to walk in the lush grass.

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Aluminum Foil Makes a Comeback: 1. City officials in Tarpon Springs, Florida, scrambled in May to find an ordinance that artist Piotr Janowski might have violated when he covered two palm trees, and then three sides of his rented home, in heavyduty aluminum foil, to the consternation of neighbors. Janowski is a graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and his work has been shown in that city’s Polish Museum of America. 2. National Forest Service officials announced success in fire retardation in August by protectively sealing a remote structure near an Idaho wildfire in multi-ply foil. 3. And then there is Arthur Brown, 78, also “successful” in having kept his house in Hermitage, Pennsylvania, free of “aliens” by sealing it in foil (although neighbors griped in September about falling property values).

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veryone’s afraid of something, the saying goes. For that, you can thank your amygdala, an almond-shaped region of the brain that, when stimulated, causes intense emotion, such as aggression or fear. But along with fear, say studies published in a 2010 Current Biology journal article, comes fascination. Justin Feinstein, a University of Iowa graduate student who worked on the study, told Scientific American in 2011, “The amygdala helps us navigate the fine boundary between approach and avoidance.” In other words, the two emotions—fear and fascination—work together to get us out of trouble, to get us out of harm’s way. And it just might explain the strange attraction to all things morbid and fearsome that erupts this time of year. Laughing at death (and assorted terrors) has become its own festive season, stretching from late September through early November, serving to justify City Weekly publishing an annual Halloween issue. To be clear, life in Utah offers up completely valid reasons to be afraid. Recent headlines have included an elderly Utahn dying of bubonic plague, a woman (accidentally) drinking poisoned ice tea at a restaurant, live anthrax (accidentally) being shipped from a military lab in Utah to labs in nine other states, and a tar pit at the Great Salt Lake almost swallowing up a pet dog. There are also the ever-tragic incidents that occur all too often, as when one encounters a Trax train moving at a high rate of speed, a cop when in the throes of a mental-illness outburst, and, now, a firing squad when sentenced to death by the Utah justice system.

And let’s not forget Utah’s creepiest sci-fi citadel: the Utah Data Center in Bluffdale. Yes, we’re all being watched by machines. And they never sleep. So, it is with a certain relief that we savor the thrills and chills of imaginary horror. In a “zombie apocalypse,” author Douglas Rushkoff said on his Rushkoff blog, “there’s no Twitter, there’s no cell phone, there’s no boss, there’s no IRS. There’s just you and your family on a hilltop with a shotgun with slowmoving zombies on the horizon. It’s relaxing on a certain level.” Rushkoff further suggests that because we’re living in a world that is “on” so much of the time, “people start to ache for some kind of conclusion,” he says. Perhaps, then, A&E editor Scott Renshaw’s list of spooky shows can direct you to performances where you’ll find a sense of conclusion, as might Kylee Ehmann’s compilation of corn mazes and spook houses, and Elizabeth Suggs’ compendium of haunted activities. Carolyn Campbell’s report on possible surveillance of Utah by aliens might provide yet another reason to fret. Conversely, it might be a reason to support former Rep. Merrill Cook should he decide to run for office again. Finally, should you decide to look the part this season—to dance with Death and spit in his eye—Randy Harward’s feature on how to create the best makeup effects is just what you’ll need to charm the pants off any zombie in a 5-mile radius. Then be regaled learning about Utah’s claim to fame as a scary backdrop to a bevy of horror films. Now, get creeping. —Jerre Wroble jwroble@cityweekly.net

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It may all be an act, but the thrills and chills are real.

hen you want a chill in your soul to match the chill in the air, sometimes it’s time to turn to shows that feed your ghoulish side. Every year, local arts organizations offer up special treats with a Halloween flair. Scarefully selected for your enjoyment, here are some highlights, both returning and brand new.

Also returning is Garrett Sherwood and Ryan Hayes’ rock opera Deep Love, using only the power of songs to relate the tragically eternal love between a young widow and her husband, who isn’t about to let death keep him from her. Zombie-there or zombie-square. Rose Wagner Center, Oct. 5-6, 8 p.m., $15, ArtTix.org.

Singin’ in the Pain

The newly formed Sackerson theater company introduces a different concept in live theater by taking the 1935 monster classic Bride of Frankenstein [see Essentials, p. 24] and turning it into a performance with actors and dancers lip-synched to the movie’s original voice performances, plus original music. Warehouse, 1030 S. 300 West, Friday, Saturday & Monday, Oct. 2-5; Thursday-Saturday & Monday, Oct. 8-19; nightly, Oct. 22-31; $12-$25, Sackerson.org Salty Dinner Theater spices up local restaurants with a touring production of Salem Witch Trials where audience members judge the defendants; it will hit venues in Sandy, Midvale, Murray, Orem and Layton throughout October. Various locations, Oct. 8-29, 7:30 p.m., $8-$15, see SaltyDinnerTheater.com for schedule. If you prefer some humor to temper your scary holiday theater experience, Off Broadway Theatre presents Breaking Vlad, in which a mild-mannered chemist becomes a vampire, then manufactures a synthetic blood that helps him feed his hunger but also attracts monster gangs. 272 S. Main, Sept. 25-Oct. 31, Friday-Saturday & Monday, 7:30 p.m., $10-$16, TheOBT.org.

One of Utah’s most popular October offerings, Odyssey Dance Theatre’s Thriller crawls out from the crypt for performances that sell out every year. While the Michael Jackson classic might give the show its name (and one of its signature dance numbers), you also get a chance to see Halloween’s Jason show off some fancy footwork, plus the “River of Blood Dance.” Two companies bring the show to eight cities. Various locations, Oct. 2-31, $20-$45, OdysseyDance.com for full schedule.

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If you’d just like to curl up at home and get a taste of the eerie radio productions of a bygone era, Plan-B Theatre Co. once again takes to the airwaves with Radio Hour 10: Otherwhere. In playwright Matthew Ivan Bennett’s original work, an author of a book on paranormal activity is interviewed by Radio West’s Doug Fabrizio—and a War of the World-esque moment ensues. 90.1 FM, Oct. 30, 11 a.m. live & 7 p.m. rebroadcast, RadioWest.KUER.org

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The Utah Symphony welcomes trick-ortreaters of all ages to come in costume for the annual family-friendly concert. The Wizarding Halloween Spooktacular features a programs of seasonally appropriate music—including John Williams’ themes from the Harry Potter films—plus a costume contest for special prizes. Abravanel Hall, 123 W. South Temple, Oct. 27, 7 p.m., $6-$18, UtahSymphony.org.

Choreographed Creepies

Our collective societal love for being creepedout at the movies gets its annual local airing at Salt Lake Film Society’s Tower of Terror series. Late-night weekend screenings include Poltergeist, A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Lost Boys, From Dusk Till Dawn and The Rocky Horror Picture Show. 876 E. 900 South, Oct. 2-31, Friday-Saturday, 11 p.m., $5 with some special pricing for Rocky Horror and Oct. 16 X96 Friday Bloody Friday double feature, SaltLakeFilmSociety.org. For even more old-school scares, take a trip back to 1925 with the original silent version of The Phantom of the Opera at Edison Street Events, complete with live Wurlitzer organ accompaniment. 3331 S. Edison St., Oct. 21-23, 7:30 p.m., $6, EdisonStreetEvents.com.

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You might not immediately think that musical theater is an ideal match for Halloween, but multiple productions look to combine tunes with creepy content. Pioneer Theatre Co. once gain presents The Rocky Horror Show Concert Version, a scriptin-hand interpretation of the classically campy (or campily classic) Richard O’Brien story of an innocent young couple stranded with mad scientist and “sweet transvestite” Dr. Frank N. Furter. Prepare to do just a jump to the left for one of only four performances. Oct. 22-23 @ 8 p.m.; Oct. 24 @ 5 p.m. & 10 p.m.; $25-$40, PioneerTheatre.org. Utah Repertory Theater Co. turns to another vintage 1970s terror tale for its production of Carrie: The Musical. Based on Stephen King’s novel and its gruesome film adaptation, it adds a collection of unique songs by Dean Pitchford and Michael Gore to the story of misfit high-school student Carrie White and the supernatural powers that allow her to wreak vengeance on those who have tormented her. Sorensen Unity Center, Oct. 30-Nov. 15, $15-$18, UtahRep.org. Grand Theatre is adding some funny to a famous monster with its stage musical adaptation of Mel Brooks’ genre parody Young Frankenstein, following the heir to the doctor’s cadaver-reviving legacy. 1575 S. State, Oct. 8-30, 7:30 p.m., $18-$20, The-Grand.org.

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ick Guerditchian saw four objects that people report, because we rely on that hovering over Sugar House on March data.” Jacques Vallee, who developed the first 29, 2015. At first, he fought the idea computerized mapping of Mars for NASA, is one that they could be UFOs. But, the longer he “of the world’s foremost investigators” who came watched them, the more convinced be became. to Utah to investigate the possibility of UFOs “When I go outside my house, I always look here, Lukes adds. She explains that, in each case up,” Guerditchian says. “These shiny things of a reported UFO, man-made possibilities and caught my eye. They were clumped together natural phenomena must first be ruled out. “In in a square. Then, oddly, one would drift off the cases in and around the Salt Lake Valley, we and the others would stay.” know that the military would not test anything When Guerditchian viewed the objects over densely populated areas because of risks to through binoculars, they appeared to be orange, civilians, and we have thousands of other acres red, green and silver globs. Today, Guerditchian’s [over which] to test here in Utah,” she says. “This video of the objects, which he estimates to be would eliminate flares or experimental craft.” Volkswagen-bug size, is on the Open Minds Military drones are illegal in Utah—as are (OpenMinds.com) and Mutual UFO Network floating Chinese lanterns, which typically burn (MUFON.com) websites. for four to seven minutes Erica Lukes, Utah and move with the wind, state director of I. Investigate UFO sightings and collect the says Lukes. “The objects MUFON, says she’s data in the MUFON Database for use by we are getting reports been “a very busy researchers worldwide. of are stationary for girl” investigating all II. Promote research on UFOs to discover upward of 20 minutes the reports of UFOs the true nature of the phenomenon, with and then move in ways in Utah. She says the an eye towards scientific breakthroughs that a lantern would Beehive State has an and improving life on our planet. not be capable of. Many unusual amount of times, they are seen III. Educate the public on the UFO UFO activity, for which phenomenon and its potential impact on in multiples and often it is known worldwide. society. merge and move with —MUFON.com “We are seeing sightings [seeming] intelligence.” of clusters of orange or red orbs during the Civilian drones have been identified in a small evening and white orbs during the day,” she says. percentage of cases. “Again, they have certain There are repeated reports of such sightings at ways they behave,” says Lukes. Salt Lake City International Airport and in West Former 2nd District Congressman Merrill Valley, Draper, Millcreek and Bountiful. Cook, R-Utah, recalls that the federal In Salt Lake City, MUFON has received government used to spend money to multiple reports about orange and white investigate UFOs through the Air Force, under spherical objects. West Valley and Draper are Project Blue Book. The goal was to determine also active with white and orange orbs. “This is whether UFOs were a threat to national the place where most of a mass sighting took security and to scientifically analyze UFOplace on Oct. 2, 2014,” says Lukes. “I tried to get related data. “In the documents issued since radar info from the FAA and received unreadable World War II, the government itself declared text two different times. There were multiple there were at least 1,000 UFOs. That, in itself, witnesses to this event all over the valley.” shows that the concept isn’t just a crazy idea,” In 2011, there were UFO sightings around says Cook, who believes UFOS should be Alpine at the same time Dugway was put on scientifically investigated again. lockdown because a vial of neurotoxin went “The government has admitted they exist,” missing. At Skinwalker Ranch in west Uintah Cook says. “Now, the question is whether County, journalists Colm Kelleher and George their source is terrestrial or extraterrestrial. Knapp claimed they saw or investigated There is evidence that it must be evidence of close to 100 incidents that included extraterrestrial, but there is no hard proof.” vanishing and mutilated cattle, sightings of Cook says he believes that the possibility unidentified flying objects or orbs, large animals of extraterrestrial origin merits further with piercing red eyes that were uninjured after investigation—as well as adequate funding: being struck by bullets and invisible objects “What could be more important than to know emitting destructive magnetic fields. whether or not there is intelligent life beyond “We need to get the word out that there is this Earth? It would bring spiritual and—to a a place to report [sightings], and that we will degree—world peace to know whether or not investigate them,” says Lukes. “It’s important we are alone in the universe.” CW

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Why is greasepaint such a pain? It smears, gets on your clothes—or other people. Jensen’s pro tip is to use powder. Any cream or compact makeup that has an oil base needs a light coating of powder in order to set, and keep layers from bleeding together. “Powder helps keep the colors from blending together and making your face look muddy, shiny and slimy—and it keeps the makeup from rubbing off on other people. I recommend using a translucent powder. If you don’t have that, as a last resort, you can use baby powder. Lightly powder, then brush or blow air on the makeup to remove any excess.” If you want to skip a step, “you can purchase a water-based makeup that works well. It doesn’t last as long as the cream makeup, but it does dry and doesn’t require powdering,” he says.

Thom Jensen: Use powder on greasepaint; leave ketchup in the fridge You wanna be a clown, like Gene “Bozo” Simmons of KISS? “Cover your face with a heavy coating of clown white. You want it to look like pure white, unless you are going for a Joker look, then lightly cover your face and wipe some away in the creases and wrinkles on your face. Powder your face to set the makeup, and then add the other colors.”

Cleanliness Is Next to Ungodliness

At the costume shop, you’ll find all kinds of rubber wounds, masks and hairpieces that you can glue on your face and head. Maybe you’ve tried them and complained that they wouldn’t stay on. Here’s a fix: “Clean your skin with isopropyl alcohol,” Jensen says. “Lotions and skin oil will cause the rubber cut or fake mustache to fall off after an hour or so. Even when applying liquid latex to your skin, clean your skin with alcohol first.” A note to the hirsute: “Avoid gluing anything to hairy areas unless you don’t mind losing some hair when you remove the appliances.”

Sick Complexion

Wanna look infected and hungry, zombie lovers? Jensen says to start by applying a light, filmy layer of green makeup. “It shouldn’t be thick. Smear it on so it blends into your skin allowing your natural skin tone to show through. In the hollows of your face—under cheekbones, temple and eye sockets, use a black or gray makeup in the same way you did your face, and lightly blend the edges away. Using these basic techniques will make you look naturally dead and not like someone with a lot of green makeup smeared all over your face.”

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“Prosthetic glues and adhesives are important,” Jensen says. “A lot of people still use spirit gum. Most spirit gum is just tree sap with an alcohol base. The best remover for spirit gum is isopropyl alcohol (+80 proof). If you are using a prosthetic-type adhesive like Pros-Aide (available at costume stores), there is a specific adhesive remover that you will need to buy, or you’ll have a hard time getting the glue off your skin—and you may hurt yourself. Also, follow the instructions on how to apply these prosthetic adhesives. They work amazingly well when used correctly.” CW

If you want quality, professional makeup, Jensen says to hit the costume store. “Walmart and Target have very cheap, crappy makeup that doesn’t stay on well. If you want to get what the pros use, there is a special makeup effects store in North Salt Lake called FX Supply. Owner Steve Biggs has a wealth of knowledge in makeup effects. ... He even teaches weekly class at his shop on makeup effects techniques.”

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When looking for cheap and easy makeup, it’s tempting to go straight to the fridges and cupboards. But ketchup makes for terrible, stinky, sticky, inauthentic blood. “Most foods were not intended to be used as makeup,” says Jensen. “Don’t use peanut butter or chocolate on your face. You will upset people by bumping into them or their clothing or furniture.” Some foods are OK, though. “Oatmeal and other dry food products can add a nice texture to your makeup effects.”

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iverton filmmaker and makeup-effects artist Thom Jensen has “dabbled” in makeup effects since he was 13 and, by high school, “I was creating foam latex prosthetic appliances and making latex masks.” Jensen, now 53, says it’s “mostly as a hobby,” but he’s worked in haunted houses in Las Vegas and Salt Lake City, and helps local filmmakers put the grue in their shorts and features—both on set and through his YouTube channel, Egghead FX. Now Jensen’s working on his own sci-fi/horror short, Alien Driver. The film, an ode to the B-flicks of the ’50s and ’60s, follows a couple that sees a spaceship crash-land, investigates, and meets a splattery end when an insectoid extraterrestrial bores into the woman’s forehead, installs a cockpit and drives her around like a zombie. (Editor’s note: Randy Harward is part of the Alien Driver film crew.) The makeup and effects for that project involve prosthetics, puppetry, creams, powders, gels and a few pints of blood. So if you’re looking for help with your Halloween costume this year, Jensen is the guy to ask. Here are some tips he shared with City Weekly:

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have always loved horror films,” says Eagle Mountain filmmaker James Cawley. He’s one of the lucky kids whose parents would rent classic horror films for him and his brothers growing up in Pocatello, Idaho. “I remember going to Great American Video and finding the most awesome ’70s and ’80s horror films.” Cawley’s horror fandom led to a desire to make his own films, and he got a camera at age 14 and started shooting. Eventually he attended Utah State University, studying marketing and graphic arts. Upon graduation, he founded Centerstar Marketing, a video-production company that also does post-production, marketing consultation and content generation. That doesn’t mean Cawley’s done making movies. His YouTube channel (YouTube.com/user/aeptemplates) has more than 100 short films, commercials and software tutorials. Among these is the trailer for his upcoming feature film, Wendigo Carnage. The trailer opens with a grainy pulp definition of “wendigo” (a creature from American Indian folklore with an insatiable appetite for human flesh) and “carnage” (great and horrible bloody slaughter on a massive scale). As a scratchy jumble of disturbing images plays, and WENDIGO CARNAGE slithers across the screen, a staticky voiceover says, “Every 10 or 15 years, a film is produced that is so overwhelming, so forceful in its impact, that it becomes embedded in the mind.” Already, it’s classic grindhouse, announcing how it’s the movie that you can never unsee, the one that will ferk you up fer life. Cue the hillbilly bartender on the phone to the sheriff, warning about a “big sumbitch” outside with horns on his head. We see the creature, backlit, trudging through fog. We see gore. We see where this is going—straight to grindhouse heaven! The grindhouse aspect is important to Cawley, so it’s OK that it’s taking some time. “As I grew older, I found myself missing the B-movie horror films that used to appear at the drive-in theaters. Don’t we all? I think there is something truly authentic and real about this look and style. So much more than modern films with special effects, digital monsters and such. It takes us back to a time where things were “what you see is what you get”— aka the Evil Dead days. My main goal for this film was to take someone back to the days when movies were not about special effects, CGI and gimmicks ... but true drivein movie-style fun that left you laughing and scared.” To that end, Wendigo Carnage will have fast action, quick cuts, 90 percent practical (read: not digital) effects, dry humor,

flashbacks and an intermission sequence. “The main goal of this film is to make you laugh, have fun and to shock you many times with its epicness.” Now, if only things would get moving in the editing bay. “Wendigo Carnage has been in post-production for much longer than I had desired or planned,” Cawley says. “The self-funded budget of this entire film was so crazy low, so it’s a slow process.” While shooting in the tiny town of Eureka, Utah, Cawley and his all-local cast and crew, all believing in Wendigo Carnage, happily subsisted on “classy craft services meals consisting of Taco Bell and Wendy’s value-menu items.” Cawley attempted a Kickstarter campaign last October and it was only half-funded. Engaging the Utah Film Commission also proved problematic because—get this—the budget was too low to qualify for UFC incentives. So, on the post-production from, for the past eight months, Cawley and cinematographer Chad Shellabarger have been editing in Cawley’s basement in their spare time between Centerstar gigs. A recent deal with James Brothers Studios, however, means it shouldn’t be too much longer before Wendigo Carnage is ready. “We have deadlines and timeframes in place,” says Cawley, “and if everything goes to plan, we will have a super-cool grindhouse horror film to present early in 2016!” CW

HORROR FILMS M A D E I N U TA H

We all know about Dumb & Dumber, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, and those old John Ford westerns. Tell us where the bodies are hidden!

Halloween 4 and 5

After the colossal pièce de excremènt Halloween 3: Season of the Witch, which had nothing to do with masked slasher Michael Myers, producers brought the series to Utah to film Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers in 1988 and Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers in 1989. Actor, stuntman and Utah resident Don Shanks played Myers in H5. You might know him better as Nakoma from the TV series Grizzly Adams. Locations included Salt Lake City, Sugar House and Midvale.

Bats

Utah played Texas in this 1999 film about a plague of mutant bats. Filmed on historic Main Street in Magna, as well as a school that is now the Magna Kennecott Senior Center, it also used the Oquirrh Mountains as a backdrop.

Carnival of Souls

The Great Saltair, in any incarnation—but especially the old-school look from 1962—is creepy. Especially at night, when it’s just you and your friends enjoying the briny breeze, weird sand and a sense of impending doom. So it was a great place to film this one, which concerns a church organist who falls under the spell of a weird stranger and his cast of creepy ghouls.

Dawn of the Dead

Only a portion of this 2004 remake/reboot of George Romero’s legendary opus was filmed in Salt Lake City. It’s either a classic or a travesty, depending on the horror fan you ask. Bonus points, though, for its inclusion of Modern Family’s Ty Burrell, who lives here.

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Wendigos, Bigfoots & CLaSSiC grindhouse!

Local filmmaker James Cawley on his upcoming, locally filmed and sourced horror flick, Wendigo Carnage.

Leonard Maltin called it “worthless splatter film.” Gene Siskel said the proceeds were “blood money.” People took Santa way too seriously in 1984, when this film was made here in Utah. It’s a serial killer who, as a child, watched a guy in a Santa suit kill his family—and, as an adult dresses as Santa to slay anyone who’s “naughty.” Salt Lake Community College film and acting instructor Geoffrey Paul Hansen (who, sadly, passed away this year) played the boy’s father.

Troll 2 Thomas McMinn, left, faces off against the Wendigo; James Cawley, right, directs the shot See Cawley’s social media Facebook.com/ExploringFilmmaker.

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Hailed in the documentary Best Worst Movie, this celluloid turd about trolls was filmed in Morgan, which was called Nilbog in the film because it’s infested with goblins—not trolls (go figure). It makes absolutely no sense, but is so awesomely bad that fans hold Rocky Horror-style audience-participation screenings.

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Haunts, corn mazes and all kinds of spooky fun abound this October. By Kylee Ehmann & Elizabeth Suggs comments@cityweekly.net

HAUNTED HOUSES Nightmare on 13th

For a quarter century, Nightmare on 13th has provided some of the best heart-pounding, screaminducing frights in Utah. To celebrate its long history of striking terror into the hearts of many, the haunt is presenting its “Best of 25 Years.” Resurrecting its most popular rooms from the past, the haunt offers new twists and attractions to guarantee season regulars will still be shocked. Its dedication to detail on the sets, costumes and make-up of its actors has brought this hourlong horror attraction national attention and was featured twice on the Travel Channel. Be warned: This house is not for the faint of heart. Due to its popularity, visitors may want to reserve their tickets online—doing so will earn patrons a VIP upgrade. All purchases include a free photo download of your time in the house. 320 W. 1300 South, Salt Lake City, 801-467-8100, Oct. 1-31, Monday-Saturday, 7:30 p.m., $15-$40, NightmareOn13th.com

Frightmares

It must be the year for haunted-house anniversaries— Lagoon’s Frightmares is celebrating “20 Years of Terror” this October with a new haunted house of the same name. Relive old terrifying favorites like the Haunted Hollywood, Nightmare Midway, the Labyrinth, Deception and more. As with two other attractions, Nightwalk and Zombie Lockdown, young kids and the easily frightened should steer clear of these houses and stay to the more tolerable frights found at the Fun House of Fear and the Pioneer Village Scare Zone. There are also two sureto-scare-no-one walkthroughs (for kids under 54 inches in height): the Spook-A-Boo Walk-Thru and Scary & Crow’s Straw Maze, located in Kiddieland. The park will feature Halloween décor and three entertainment shows. $15 for Haunted Houses only, regular park pricing applies otherwise. 375 N. Lagoon Drive, Farmington, 801-451-8000, through Oct. 30, $15-$53.95, LagoonPark.com

Fear Factory

Reminiscent of the newest Mad Max, the Fear Factory is transforming its graveyard into a junkyard as it takes a step into the post-apocalypse this year. The haunt with the address of The Beast is bringing back live entertainment to fill waiting times, as well as the bungee-jump “Fear Fall” and “The Last Ride” zipline. Guests can participate in a zombie-themed laser tag event, which will continue after the Halloween season ends. In addition to the post-apocalypse theme, visitors may catch a sight of the ghosts of those killed in industrial accidents when the building was an actual factory. Travel to

the Factory for free on the Zombie Bus, which runs every half hour from the Gateway Mall. The Fear Factory is offering a $10 bounce-back pass this year with the purchase of another ticket. 666 W. 800 South, Salt Lake City, 801-692-3327, Oct. 1-31, Nov. 13-14 (weather permitting), Monday-Saturday, 7 p.m., $15-$35 per attraction, FearFactorySLC.com

Castle of Chaos

Can’t handle fear but don’t want to be “that” friend who keeps the rest of the group from Utah’s great haunted houses? Castle of Chaos allows visitors to choose the intensity of the scares they want to experience inside the attraction (ranging from the gentle Monster-Be-Gone to the more intense X-Scream Hands-On Horror where the spooks may actually grab you!). Now situated in its permanent home on State Street in Salt Lake City, the haunt boasts being Utah’s only completely underground horror attraction. Ticket prices depend on level of horror selected and VIP status; a season pass costs $150. 7980 S. State, Salt Lake City, 801-856-6034, Oct 1-31, Nov. 6-7, 13-14, Monday-Sunday, $15-$26, CastleOfChaos.com

Strangling Brothers Haunted Circus

Step right up and experience the blood-chilling Strangling Brothers Haunted Circus, with the requisite demonic and murderous clowns included. Constructed from 25 semi-trailers, each scene feels right out of a horror movie (sans any excessive gore). Guests can enjoy animatronics, lighting and special effects during their terrifying hourlong stroll through this maze-like attraction. And for the first time this year, guests can choose to skip the Big Top and instead join the battle against an oncoming zombie horde in a real-life interactive gaming experience. Participants must try to navigate the narrow hallways and rooms of ruins, battling the undead with mounted paint-ball guns at five shooting stations throughout the attraction. Tickets are $25 per attraction, $40 for both; VIP options available. 98 E. 13800 South, Draper, 801-550-5850, Oct. 2-3, 8-31, Monday-Saturday, 7:30 p.m., $25-$55, StranglingBros.com

Insanity Point

Leave the kids at home when visiting the darker side of Cornbelly’s, whose daytime attractions include pumpkin princesses. After night falls, terror abounds. Visitors may choose from among eight different horrid scenarios such as the full-sensoryexperience Buried Alive or the haunted frights found in Cabin Fever. Each of these primarily nighttime attractions ranges in intensity, though all are sure to draw screams from the people who brave the

Lagoon Frightmares

Driving along 1900 West in Ogden, you may have noticed a dilapidated-looking house on the side of the road. This is the Haunted Hollow, a 15-year old haunt filled with chainsaw-wielding maniacs, zombies and devilish clowns—all lurking in about 13 acres of woods as visitors wind their way through the twisted trees, over the black swamp and through a dungeon for an hour of scream-filled fun. Between scenes drawing from pop culture, legend and common fears, guests may catch a glimpse of the ghost of Magnus Hurlbut, a vagrant rumored to have been buried by a landslide in the area. This is a completely outdoors venue, so pack a jacket before you enter into the woods. All ages. 1550 S. 1900 West, Ogden, 801-603-2231, Oct. 1-24 & 26-31, WednesdaySaturday, 7:30 p.m., $20, kids 6 and under free, HauntedUtah.com

Haunted Forest

As the Haunted Hollow’s sister haunt, this wooded attraction continues in the vein of providing screams and frights in the chilly open air throughout October. Guest explore 5 acres of dungeons, swamps, rundown mines and even the home of Annie, the ghost of a distraught bride-to-be who was denied her wedding day. Whether she exists or not is a matter for guests to decide among themselves, but the zombies and ghosts inhabiting the forest’s many scenes provide enough shrieks without her. It’s an all-ages haunt, so your very brave toddler can come along, too. 6000 W. 6400 North, American Fork, Oct. 1-31, MondaySaturday, 7:30 p.m., $22; free for kids 6 and under, HauntedUtah.com

Mystery Escape Room

A terrorist’s conspiracy, a witch’s curse and a steampunk adventure—you have one hour to solve the puzzles, find the clues and break free from the plots at the Mystery Escape Room. Rather than walking through sets and getting spooked by actors in costumes and make up, visitors actively participate in this timed murder-mystery-like venue. It opened November 2014, marking its first Halloween celebration with the Bell Witch Haunting, in which the spirit of a long-dead enchantress cast a spell and trapped the guests in a room where they had to gather “anti-curse ingredients,” such as keys, skeleton hands and python gore. If this sounds a little too scary for some, this year-round attraction offers two other events and an upcoming Christmasthemed room. A minimum of six people per room; maximum 12. Booking is first-come, first-served. 157 S. Rio Grande St., Salt Lake City, 385-322-2583, Monday-Saturday, first room opens at 9:20 a.m., $29.95 per individual, MysteryEscapeRoom.com

—Kylee Ehmann

CORN MAZES

Black Island Farms

From a straw mountain and bonfires in the courtyard to the haunted Nightmare Acres, there’s something for Halloween lovers of all ages at Utah’s largest collection of corn mazes. After spending some time with the multitude of attractions, visitors can take a harvest hayride and grab a pumpkin of their own. 3178 S. 3000 West, Syracuse, 801-825-6236, MondayFriday, 4 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m., Sunday, 11 a.m., additional activities open various dates and times, $9-$20, BlackIslandFarms.com

Cornbelly’s Corn Maze & Pumpkin Fest

Navigate the massive 12-acre corn maze—themed in honor of Despicable Me’s minions—and celebrate 20 years of family-friendly Halloween fun at Cornbelly’s Corn Maze. Don’t miss not-so-spooky activities like pumpkin princess playland, gemstone mining, singing chicken and animal bands and more throughout the month of October. 3003 N. Thanksgiving Way, Lehi, 801794-3276, Oct. 2-31, Monday-Saturday, hours vary, $11.95$49.95, Cornbellys.com

Crazy Corn Maze

With the option to meander through the 4-acre pumpkin patch until dusk or test your trivia skills in the 8-acre corn maze, this West Jordan attraction promises fun times for all. For those feeling a bit more brave, stay after dark to walk the Night Stalkers Haunted Trail. 8800 S. 4000 West, West Jordan, 801-569-2356, Maze: Oct. 1-31, Monday-Friday, 6 p.m.; Saturday, noon; Haunted Maze: Oct. 2-30, Tuesday-Saturday, $4.50-$20, UtahMaze.com

Garden After Dark Red Butte Garden

Red Butte Garden is traveling back to a time of myth and magic. This year’s Legends of Camelot theme invites all princesses, knights and wizards to come in costume to participate in the tales of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. Enjoy crafts and an immersive dance and theater performance each evening. 300 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, 801-581-8454, Oct. 22-24 & 29-30, 6-9 p.m., $6-$12, children under 2 free, RedButteGarden.org

Little Haunts

Looking for a little fun in the sun this October? Stop by this kid-friendly daytime haunt for pony and train rides, candy cannons, take-home crafts and trick-or-treating. Afterward, parents and kids can take time to relax while visiting the friendly Story Witch. This Is the Place Heritage Park, 2601 E. Sunnyside Ave., Salt Lake City, 801-582-1847, Oct. 15-17, 24, 31, 10 a.m., $8-$11, children 2 and under free, ThisIsThePlace.org

Wheeler Farm Pumpkin Days

This working farm in Salt Lake City invites the public to visit their animals, navigate a hay maze and take wagon rides. Admission includes one pumpkin for everyone over 2 years old, with unlimited entrance to the maze and wagon rides. 6351 S. 900 East, Salt Lake City, 385-468-1755, Oct. 2-31, Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m.; $2-$9, children 2 and under free on hay maze and wagon ride, WheelerFarm.com

Wild Wednesday Ogden Nature Center

Halloween and nature join to create educational, creepy-crawly fun for kids at Ogden’s nature preserve. October’s weekly lessons feature hands-on sessions about owls, spiders, snakes and bats. Kids can get face-to-face with some of the most misunderstood creatures, all while donning costumes and exploring the center’s vast grounds. 966 W. 12th St., Ogden, 801621-7595, Wednesdays in October, 3:45-4:15 p.m., $3$5, members free, OgdenNatureCenter.org

Monster Block Party Gallivan Center

You don’t need to venture far off to a corn maze or a farm to have a Spook-tacular time this Halloween. The Monster Block Party is a free daytime Halloween festival for all ages. An abundance of activities like trick-or-treating, a pumpkin drop and three costume contests will leave no one feeling bored. 239 S. Main, Salt Lake City, Saturday, Oct. 24, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., free, TheGallivanCenter.com

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Haunted Hollow

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landscape populated with monsters and murderers. Need to work up to the horror? The location’s only day-and-night attraction, Chaos Castle, ranks a 1 on the scream scale, although it jumps to an 8 when the sun goes down. 3003 N. Thanksgiving Way, Lehi, 801-794-3276, days and hours vary through October, $22.95-24.95, InsanityPoint.com

With a Haunted Corn Maze open on Fridays and Saturdays and a barnyard full of hay slides, a Little Monster Corral and after-dark light shows, this Ogden attraction offers a space for everyone to enjoy. After you’ve had your fill of Halloween fun, visitors can select the perfect pumpkin ($3-$6). 2801 S. 3500 West, Ogden, 801-645-5392, Monday-Friday, 4 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m.; $8, children under 2 free, TheCornMaize.com

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SPOOKY FUN

Dawn, Day & Night of the Running Dead

Themed by Dawn-, Day-, and Night of the Living Dead movies, the undead 5K race resembles what the world will look like once zombies take over. Choose a team: Do you want to be undead or human? If you mingle in with the undead horde, it’s highly encouraged to dress the part. If you choose human, there’s some good news and bad news. Good news: You get a two-minute head start! Bad news: You’re still zombie food. So run for your lives or chase down your lunch in this spook-tastic 5K race. 1600 E. Highland Drive, Draper, 801-656-5897, Oct. 24, 9 a.m., 1 & 8 p.m., $20-$125; free for volunteers; 151 S. 1100 West, Farmington, 801-656-5897, Oct. 10, 8 p.m., $35-$100; free for volunteers, UndeadRace.com

The Haunted Half

Comic book lovers rejoice! Black Cat comics will hold its annual in-store Halloween event. In the true spirit of the holiday, candy and comic books will be given out free of charge. Costume contest; arrive early for best selection. 2261 S. Highland Drive, Salt Lake City, 801-461-4228, Oct. 31, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., free, BlackCat-Comics.com

The Goblin’s Masquerade

Crone’s hollow is hosting a Masquerade Ball with attendees required to have both ticket and fantasy costume. They’ll be giving away cash prizes (up to $75), snacks and refreshments. To top it all off, during the evening, the Goblin King and Queen will be crowned. 2470 S. Main, Salt Lake City, 801-906-0470, Oct. 10, 8 p.m., $9-$13, CronesHollow.com

WitchFest

Every year it seems another haunted rave takes place at The Great Saltair. Not to disappoint, the organizers of Get Freaky are putting together another show featuring a lineup of DJs such as Tommy Trash, Datsik, Tritonal, Zomboy and at least a dozen more. Tickets can be purchased in advance or at the door. 12408 W. Saltair Drive, Magna, 801-250-6205, Oct. 23, 7 p.m., $40-$80, TheSaltair.com

Cheers To You

Hang out at this funky, friendly dive bar on Halloween for a costume contest, karaoke and spirits. After sizing up against pop-culture gags and way-too-soon jokes, join the Main Street bar crawl. 315 S. Main, Salt Lake City, 801-575-6400, Oct. 31, CheersToYouSLC.com

Tavernacle Social Club

On Halloween night, come join the Tavernacle for a Halloween party with duelin’ pianos. Sing the words you know, drunkenly mumble the ones you don’t as the duelers rock the night away. They set their playlist off requests, so prep yourself with Halloween tunes (and try to think of songs other than “Thriller” and “Monster Mash).” The bar opens at 5 p.m., and the show starts at 9 p.m., so get there early; chairs and tables fill up fast. 201 E. 300 South, Salt Lake City, 801-519-8900, Oct. 31, 9 p.m. Tavernacle.com

Grimm Ghost Tours

Scare yourself silly touring some of Salt Lake City’s most haunted houses. Grimm Ghost Tours are different from most Halloween events—they’ll take you to actual historical haunted houses. Ever wanted to see 1970s serial killer Ted Bundy’s house? Sure you do. Traditional walk and bus tours are available, as well as paranormal-investigation tours for those who wish to prove the existence of ghosts. 18 W. South Temple, Salt Lake City, 801-508-4746, Fridays, 7, 9 & 10:30 p.m.; Saturdays, 5, 7, 9 & 10:30 p.m.; GrimmGhostTours.com

—Elizabeth Suggs

Witches High Tea

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Held annually—on Saturday, Oct. 17 this year—the Utah Black Hat Society will host its sell-out event, High Tea, at the Grand America Lobby Lounge. Tickets must be purchased in advance, with two types offered: the Sipping Sorcerer and the Wobbly Witch. The theme this year is Bada Bling! Diamonds Are a Ghoul’s Best Friend. Not only should you dazzle up those witchy outfits, make sure to focus on that pointy chapeau—there will be a hat contest with many different prizes to win. 555 S. Main, Salt Lake City, 801-906-0470, Oct. 17, 3:30 p.m., $35-$55, UtahBlackHatSociety.org

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Get Freaky

A Gardner Village tradition, WitchFest features scavenger hunts, breakfast with a witch, a 5K and more. Twenty-two retail stores offer a great shopping excursion. 1100 W. 7800 South, West Jordan, 801-566-8903, Oct. 1-31, Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m., GardnerVillage.com

For an early trick-or-treat event, children and their parents are invited to Crone’s Hollow. While anyone can attend the event, the activities are geared toward youngsters with activities ranging from pumpkin bowling, apple bobbing, a haunted ally, a children’s costume contest and much more. Upon entry, visitors receive 10 tickets for games and goodies, with additional tickets available. 2470 S. Main, Salt Lake City, 801-906-0470, Oct. 10, 3:30 p.m., $4, CronesHollow.Com

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For those craving more than a 5K, Runtastic, a professional event and race company, will host a half marathon from Emigration Canyon to Memory Grove. Participants are encouraged to dress up, as there is a prize for best costume. Buses are available for pickup to Emigration Canyon at Sugar House Shopping Center, and free parking is available by the Utah Capitol since both parking or drop-offs at the starting line is prohibited. Zombify yourself for this year’s Halloween half-marathon or participate in the 5K, starting in Sugar House park at 9:30 a.m. and the kids’ run at noon at Parley’s Creek Pavilion. Emigration Canyon, Oct. 24, 8:45 a.m., $70-$75, TheHauntedHalf.com

Stroll through three different interactive mazes increasing in difficulty level before stopping for photo ops and to experience a corn cannon, a tractor-barrel ride and a duck race. Paintball is available during daytime hours for an additional fee. Pick up a pumpkin to take home after the fun. (EH) 384 S. 3110 West, Provo, 801-377-2477, Oct. 1-31, Monday-Friday, 4 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.; $6-$9, children under 2 free, ProvoCornMaze.com

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Dance draws inspiration from many sources. In Repertory Dance Theatre’s season-opening performance, Ritual, four works find their inspiration from places and cultures as complementary and contradictory as Israel and Lebanon, as traditional and ancient as the Pueblo Indians. Dabke (2013), from Israeli choreographer Zvi Gotheiner, takes its name from a traditional circular line dance, people linked hand to shoulder stomping out rhythms, often performed at weddings and celebrations in Jordan, Lebanon and Syria. Controversy followed the premiere of this piece, regarding the appropriation of traditional Arab movement by an Israeli choreographer. But Gotheiner interprets the movement—complicating the steps and patterns and allowing dancers to break off and reform new circles—with reverence, and in the final solo he gives, a nod to the passion and vision of those who fought in the Arab Spring. Three other pieces complete the program. Molissa Fenley’s Energizer (1980) is described as a marathon dance. Densely set with movement patterns, the piece is structured on vertical, diagonal and horizontal axes along which the dancers repeat their steps and gestures in seemingly endless variations. The New York City premiere of Elisa Monte’s Pigs and Fishes (1982) was danced by the famous Alvin Ailey company. Monte said her piece “symbolizes some of the basic things of life; if you live on a farm, pigs and fishes are all you may need.” Chant (1967), created by RDT founding member Tim Wengerd, explores the subtleties of movement and emotion found in traditional Pueblo dances he witnessed as a youth. (Katherine Pioli) Repertory Dance Theatre: Ritual @ Rose Wagner Center, 138 W. 300 South, 801-355-2787, Oct 1-3, 7:30 p.m., $30. ArtTix.org

For this third year of the Salt Lake Performance Art Festival, founder Kristina Lenzi—herself an internationally noted performance artist—informs us that this year the festival becomes international, with Swedish performance artist Gustaf Broms. “It’s not certain what he’s going to do, but he likes to put natural objects like birds nests on his head,” she explains. His work is curiously titled “Am I an Immaterial Being Having a Physical Experience, or Am I a Physical Being Having an Immaterial Experience?” Performance art isn’t necessarily what you might think, judging by the name. Rather than staged theater pieces, Lenzi says her philosophy in curating the event is “real people doing real things in real time.” These works are spontaneous, unrehearsed and designed for observers to take away a memory or experience, with the feeling that, for a short while at least, the lines between art and life have been blurred. Her own piece “Clans” will present her in the library’s elevator, reading from Philip K. Dick’s novel Clans of the Alphane Moon, about mentally ill settlers on the moon, to help bring attention to the issue of mental health. Locals include noted artists Shasta Fletcher Lawton, Dawn Oughton, Gretchen Reynolds, Jorge Rojas and Heidi Moller Somsen. Several renowned out-of-state artists will also perform, including Sandrine Schaefer, Tony Schwensen and Bryce Kauffman (pictured). Schaefer’s piece “Wait/Weight” will utilize a revolving door to address the subject of body image. All the performers are intent on “keeping it real.” (Brian Staker) Salt Lake City Performance Art Festival @ Salt Lake City Library, 210 E. 400 South, 801-524-8200, Oct. 2-3, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., free. SLCPL.org

Movies made into plays and musicals are a dime a dozen, but they’re usually adapted to fit the stage. That’s not the case for Sackerson’s audacious production of Bride of Frankenstein. Director Christopher Layton Clark uses the dialogue, music and sound effects from the 1935 film as the backdrop, and that doesn’t mean the actors are speaking the dialogue; they’re actually lip-synching along with the classic film. This unusual tactic is a huge gamble. If even one actor’s timing is off, it’s obvious to the audience. When they’re on, it works really well and is entertaining to watch. This goes for the sound effects, too, which were sometimes live and sometimes pantomimed with the audio. The first 30 minutes of Mary Shelley’s (Heather Murdock) story is difficult to hear or understand. Both Dr. Frankenstein (Alex Ungerman) and his monster (Kris Paries) are alive, and all Dr. Frankenstein wants to do is leave the evil business of people experimentation behind and marry his bride Elizabeth (Alexis Boss)—until mad scientist Dr. Septimus Pretorius (Bob Nelson) kidnaps Elizabeth and forces Dr. Frankenstein to create a new creature as the monster’s female companion. Whether you’re familiar with the movie or not, Bride of Frankenstein is such a classic, it’s easy to figure out the basics, even if it’s not always easy to make out all of the dialogue (which sounds like it’s coming from a VHS recording of the movie). Still, Sackerson’s tenacious attempt at doing something different sets this production apart. Just bring a cushion—the seats are pretty hard. (Missy Bird) Sackerson: Bride of Frankenstein @ 1030 S. 300 West, Oct. 2-19, Thursday-Saturday & Monday, Oct. 22-31, nightly, 8 p.m.; Oct. 30-31, 11 p.m.; $12-$25. Bride-of-Frankenstein.com

Brigham City-born Darryl Erdmann possesses one of the most refined styles of abstract expressionism among local painters. His acrylics recall the heady days of abstraction in the 1950s and ’60s, with his emphasis on color, space and line. Local art patrons recall his now-defunct Chroma Gallery in Sugar House, which, as the name implies, was also known for showcasing colorful artworks. His own works bring to mind Robert Motherwell in compositional style, and Frank Stella in some of his color choices, but they also reference the natural world. Showing alongside Erdmann in the main floor gallery at the Art Barn are oils by performance artist and painter, University of Utah and Weber State University adjunct professor Kristina Lenzi, who adds suggestive color and whimsy in her works such as “Apparition of Miss Piggy Before Kermit and Yoda.” The title of the show featuring Erdmann & Lenzi, Counter Points, highlights the multiple ways their works might speak to each other. On the gallery’s lower level, Chad Farnes uses tape on panel with remarkable results in “Tape*ography” to bring a sense of naturalism and even ecology to an unlikely medium (“Redwoods” is pictured). The gallery hosts an opening reception Friday, Oct. 2, 6-8 p.m. The exhibits will be open for Gallery Stroll Friday, Oct. 16 and Nov. 20, 6-9 p.m. Gallery talks by the artists are set for Tuesday, Oct. 13, with Erdmann and Lenzi at 7 p.m. and Farnes at 7:30 p.m. (Brian Staker) Darryl Erdmann, Chad Farnes, Kristina Lenzi @ Finch Lane Gallery, 1330 E. 100 South, 801-596-5000, Oct. 2-Nov. 20, free. SaltLakeArts.org

Repertory Dance Theatre: Ritual

Salt Lake City Performance Art Festival

Sackerson: Bride of Frankenstein

Darryl Erdmann, Chad Farnes, Kristina Lenzi

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At 18 years old, the Utah Humanities Book Festival reaches across genres, and across the state. BY BRIAN STAKER comments@cityweekly.net @stakerized

ighteen years old. It’s a time of coming of age, and the Utah Humanities Book Festival in that span of time has come into its own. “It started out as a weekend of events on the Westminster campus,” festival director Michael McLane says, “and has gone through several iterations, and exponential geographical growth, to become the statewide, month long series of programming that it is now.” Along with the festival itself (this will be McLane’s fourth at the helm), he’s had his own learning curve. “I think a willingness to explore parts of the literary landscape I was unfamiliar with (such as young adult lit, comics, mystery, fantasy and other genres, etc.) and try to engage those fans and cater to some of those tastes was a critical learning experience,” he writes in an email. Child- and young adult-oriented events now include an entire day devoted to their favorite reads at the Viridian in West Jordan. It’s not just a celebration of books, but also an opportunity to meet and interact with authors directly, in person. McLane says, “The three things I’m most excited about are William Vollmann’s visit to Salt Lake City (he’s long been a literary hero of mine) [Oct. 2], poet Carl Phillips’ visit to Salt Lake City and Cedar City on Oct. 12 and 13, and Sarah Alisabeth Fox’s tour of the state (Salt Lake City, Logan, Provo, Enterprise, Washington and Cedar City) toward the end of October to discuss her new book, Downwind: A People’s History of the Nuclear West.” Also on the political side, activist and former vice-presidential candidate Winona LaDuke will appear in Cedar City, and environmentalist Terry Tempest Williams will deliver the keynote in Orem on Oct. 8. Vollmann, who was awarded the National Book Award in 2015, writes novels, essays, short stories and works of journalism, and his latest novel, The Dying Grass, is about the Nez Perce War of 1877. He often writes about history, especially violence and wars, and he finds a parallel between the justification of wars such as that of the Nez Perce, which took the land from a peaceable people, and recent conflicts such as the second gulf war. “There are a finite number of excuses for violence,” Vollmann maintains, “You hear the same justifications over and over again, and you can break them down.” With all his

pessimism, he still says, “I’m a strong believer in the ideals of America.” One of the most dramatic events of the festival will be at Ken Sanders Rare Books with poet Alex Caldiero’s reading of Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl”—which marks its 60th anniversary this year—on Oct. 9. “If you didn’t catch [Caldiero’s reading on the 50th anniversary], don’t miss the 60th,” McLane says. “Alex knows how to put on a show.” Of the epic poem, Caldiero says, “I think it’s the poem of our time in America. It was the poem that tuned me into what was happening in our culture. In four parts, it evolves into a visionary experience, from insanity to this transcendental, holy place, where everything is sacred. I don’t perform it so much as transmitting, channeling, listening to the voice of the poet and joining my own voice to it, speaking together. It becomes a living message.” Compared to the number of, say, weeklong or two-day festivals in this state, the UHBF is an impressive undertaking, and it takes the “Utah” part of its title very seriously. “Utah Humanities has a statewide mandate, so the biggest change has been broadening the festival into a statewide event. This year, we have events taking place in 16 communities from Logan to St. George, and that number usually sits between 15 and 20 year to year. “It’s a pretty vast undertaking that is really only made possible by a large network of partners, including schools, libraries, bookstores, museums, and com-

Alex Caldiero reads Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl” on Oct. 9. munity groups, in each of these locations. The Utah Humanities Book Festival staff is essentially one person, so this project doesn’t work without those partners.” With the sessions on Downwind and events tied in with cosplay or fan fiction groups, the event is becoming more in tune with current issues. McLane notes, “It’s not Comic Con, but these provide more engaging, intimate environments for fans to talk about these subjects, and we even have teens designing and leading some of those panels and events this year.” He also stresses “how critical the independent booksellers are to this event, particularly along the Wasatch Front. Their roles in terms of helping to get authors here, promoting the events, and of course, selling the books, cannot be overstated.” In spite of the limited resources at the festival’s disposal, the event attempts to make a wider variety of books and authors available to Utahns, and maybe even open the literary world’s eyes to Utah. “Utah used to be fly-over country for a lot of the publishing world,” he says. “That is no longer the case. I like to think the festival had some role to play in that.” CW

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Michael Northrop: TombQuest Book 3: Valley of Kings The world of publishing for kids—in an age of omnipresent connected electronic devices—isn’t just about the books any more. Successful series like The 39 Clues have pulled youth-skewed book series across platforms, creating online continuations of the stories and characters to build engagement. New York Times best-selling young-adult author Michael Northrop (Gentlemen) stepped into this world this year with the TombQuest series. The fantasy adventures follow a boy named Alex and his best friend, Ren, who have to stop the evil beings unleashed upon the world after Alex’s mother uses the ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead to save Alex’s life, also resulting in her disappearance. The third installment sends Alex and Ren to Egypt itself to continue the search for Alex’s mom and defeat one of these “Death Walkers.” Meanwhile, online, you can create your own Egyptian tomb rigged with traps and challenge friends to come out unscathed. (Scott Renshaw) Michael Northrop: TombQuest Book 3: Valley of Kings @ Provo Library Ballroom, 550 N. University Ave., Provo, 801-852-7685, Oct. 5, 7 p.m., free. ProvoLibrary.com

PERFORMANCE THEATER

Alice in Wonderland Titus Productions, Sugar Space Warehouse Theatre, 130 S. 800 West, 801-792-5582, Oct. 2-3, 7:30 p.m. Animal Farm Babcock Theatre, University of Utah, 300 S. 1400 East, 801-581-7100, Oct. 2-10, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday matinee, 2 p.m.; Utah.edu Blackberry Winter Salt Lake Acting Co., 168 W. 500 North, 801-363-7522, Wednesday-Saturday, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, 1 & 6 p.m.; through Oct. 25, SaltLakeActingCompany.org Breaking Vlad Off Broadway Theatre, 272 Main Street, 801-355-4628, Monday, Friday-Saturday, 7:30 p.m., through Oct. 31, TheOBT.org Bride of Frankenstein Sackerson Theatre Co., The Warehouse, 1030 S. 300 West, Sept. 24-Oct. 31, 8 p.m., Bride-of-Frankenstein.com (see p. 24) Bums! The Musical The Echo Theatre, 15 N. 100 East, Provo, 801-494-3440, Oct. 1-3, 7:30 p.m., BumsTheMusical.com Deep Love Opera Rose Wagner Center, 138 W. 300 South, 801-355-2787, Oct. 5-6, 8 p.m., ArtTix.org Drowsy Chaperone Empress Theatre, 9104 W. 7200 South, Magna, 801-347-7373, Monday, Friday, Saturday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday matinee, 2 p.m.; through Oct. 3, EmpressTheatre.com Fiddler on the Roof Pioneer Theatre Co., Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre, 300 S. 1400 East, 801-581-6961, Thursday, 7:30 p.m.; Friday-Saturday 8 p.m.; Saturday matinee, 2 p.m.; through Oct. 3, PioneerTheatre.org Oklahoma! Hale Centre Theatre, 3333 S. Decker Lake Drive, West Valley City, 801-984-9000, Monday-Saturday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday matinee, 12:30 p.m. & 4 p.m.; through Oct. 3, HCT.org R + J: Star-Cross’d Death Match Metro Bar, 611 W. 100 South, Sept. 29-Oct. 1, 7 p.m., Oct. 4, 6 p.m., SaltLakeActingCompany.org Salem Witch Trials Salty Dinner Theater, 801-2625083, Mim’s Cafe, 5223 S. State St., Monday, Oct. 5, 7:30 p.m., SaltyDinnerTheater.com Star Wards: These Are Not the Elders You’re Looking For Desert Star Playhouse, 4861 S. State, Murray, 801-266-2600, Monday, WednesdayThursday, 7 p.m.; Friday, 9:30 p.m., Saturday, 2:30, 6 & 8:30 p.m., through Nov. 27, DesertStar.biz

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Alejandro Ziegler Cuarteto: Milonga The Loft at Squatters Pub Brewery, 147 W. Broadway, Monday, Oct. 5, 7:30 p.m. María Volonté: Blue Tango Project Urban Arts Gallery, 137 S. Rio Grande St., Sunday, Oct. 4, 7:30 p.m. Thriller Odyssey Dance, various locations, through Oct. 31, OdysseyDance.com Ritual Repertory Dance Theatre, Rose Wagner Center, 138 W. 300 South, 801-355-2787, Oct. 1-3, ArtTix.org (see p. 24)

CLASSICAL & SYMPHONY

75th Anniversary Gala Concert with Lang Lang Utah Symphony, Abravanel Hall, 123 W. South Temple, 801-533-5626, Oct. 1, 7 p.m., UtahSymphony.org Orpheus’ Lyre: Music of the Italian Baroque Utopia Early Music, Cathedral Church of St. Mark’s, 231 E. 100 South, Saturday, Oct. 3, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Oct. 4, 6 p.m.; UtopiaEarlyMusic.org Quartet Macabre: Music of Horror Cinema Tower Theatre, 876 E 900 South, Oct. 7, 7 p.m.,

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Heather McDonald Wiseguys Comedy Club, 2194 W. 3500 South, West Valley City, 801-463-2909, Oct. 2-3, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m., WiseguysComedy.com Shawn Paulsen Wiseguys Comedy Club, 269 25th St., Ogden, 801-622-5588, Oct. 2-3, 8 p.m, WiseguysComedy.com #DirtPodLive Wiseguys West Valley City, 2194 W. 3500 South, West Valley City, 801-463-2909, Oct. 4, 7:30 p.m., WiseguysComedy.com

LITERATURE AUTHOR APPEARANCES

Anker Franconi: Mexican Eskimo, Book 1: Exmican Weller Book Works, 607 Trolley Square, 801-328-2586, Oct. 7, 6 p.m., WellerBookWorks.com Ann Romney: In This Together Barnes & Noble Sugar House, 1104 E. 2100 South, 801-463-2610, Oct. 2, 7 p.m., BarnesAndNoble.com Braden Hepner / Natasha Sajé Weller Book Works, 607 Trolley Square, 801-328-2586, Oct. 5,

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Fall Moon Festival Joseph F. Smith Building, 1 University Hill, Provo, 801-422-9189, Oct. 1, 5:30 p.m., ChineseFlagship.BYU.edu Oktoberfest Snowbird Resort, Highway 210 Little Cottonwood Canyon, Snowbird, 801-933-2222, through Oct. 11, Saturday & Sunday, 12-6:30 p.m., Snowbird.com Oktoberfilmfest Brewvies Cinema Pub, 677 S. 200 West, 801-355-5500, Oct. 1, 7-11:30 p.m., Brewvies.com OM Fest Fort Buenaventura, 2450 A Ave., Ogden, 385-235-9679, Oct. 2-3, TheSatyaCenter.org Salt Lake City Performance Art Festival Salt Lake City Main Library, 210 E. 400 South, 801-524-8200, Oct. 2-3, SLCPL.org (see p. 24)

VISUAL ART GALLERIES & MUSEUMS

Aaron Wallis: The Street Bible Mestizo Institute of Culture & Arts, 631 W. North Temple, Suite 700, through Oct. 24, MestizoArts.org Amalia Ulman: Stock Images of War Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, 20 S. West Temple, 801-328-4201, through Oct. 31, UtahMOCA.org Aundrea Frahm: We Revolve Ceaseless Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, 20 S. West Temple, 801-328-4201, through Oct. 3, UtahMOCA.org Bill Reed: Changing Visions: Womanscapes, Botanicals, and More Salt Lake City Library Chapman Branch, 577 S. 900 West, 801-594-8623, through Oct. 29, SLCPL.org Chad Farnes: Duct Tape Paintings Finch Lane Gallery, 54 Finch Lane, 801-596-5000, Oct. 2-Nov. 20, opening reception Oct. 2, 6-9 p.m., SaltLakeArts.org (see p. 24) Kristina Lenzi and Darryl Erdmann Finch Lane Gallery, 54 Finch Lane, 801-596-5000, Oct. 2-Nov. 20, opening reception Oct. 2, 6-8 p.m., SaltLakeArts.org

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’m usually at as much of a loss to answer the question “What’s your favorite Chinese restaurant?” as I am to answer the same question about Italian, Mexican or American food. After all, most national cuisines are made up of foods from varying regions, states, provinces and cultures—China more so than most. So, if you ask about my favorite Sichuan restaurant or my favorite Cantonese restaurant or my favorite Hunan restaurant, I’ll have an answer. Many “Chinese” restaurants here, and in the United States in general, are a hodgepodge of many different regional Chinese cuisines and dishes; none are my favorites, since they’re so unfocused. That is not the case with Mom’s Kitchen, however, where two culinary cultures come together under one roof—and the combination is killer. Mom’s Kitchen is aptly named, since it’s operated by two moms. Mama Zhang hails from Beijing, while Mama Chen is Taiwanese. The two first met in 2010, became friends, longed for the traditional flavors of their homelands and, in 2014, opened Mom’s Kitchen. Northern China is well represented at Mom’s Kitchen in the form of handmade buns, noodle dishes and snack-style items of the sort you’d find being sold by vendors on the streets of Beijing. Taiwanese cooking is similar to Fujian, and features a lot of tofu, pork, cabbage, seafood and rice-based dishes. The spicing tends to be very subtle. Don’t expect a cookie-cutter Chinese restaurant experience at Mom’s. Take lunch, for example. Most places serve a combination lunch: a selection of entrees (sweet & sour pork, Kung pao chicken, beef & broccoli, for example) with fried or steamed rice, soup and an oily fried egg roll. At Mom’s Kitchen, the full restaurant menu is available anytime and the lunch specials—there are six priced from $6.99$8.99—come with a hard-cooked egg, cabbage, tofu, rice and a choice of main dish, four of which are pork dishes; the other two are beef. A lunch of minced pork with steamed rice ($6.99) was better than I’d hoped for. Tender minced pork came in a bowl with brown sauce and the slightest hint of star anise— a flavor I’d find repeatedly at Mom’s—with a generous mound of steamed white rice. Alongside were a cold cabbage salad and a hard-boiled egg. The brownish color of

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the egg was a tad off-putting, until I realized it had been marinated or cooked in something—again with the flavor of star anise—that turned the outside white of the egg brown. It was delicious, as were the soft triangles of simmered tofu on the lunch plate. Noodles, buns, potstickers and such at Mom’s are lovingly homemade, and taste like it. Fried dumplings ($6.99/8 pieces) are an absolute must. Unlike standard purseshaped Chinese potstickers, these dumplings look more like Italian cannelloni —thick, rectangular pasta “dumplings” stuffed with ground pork and scallions, pan fried so that the edges of the dumplings form a crunchy “lace,” and served with standard soy/rice wine dipping sauce. Be sure to ask for some of Mom’s house-made hot chili oil to kick things up a notch. The oil has a fruity flavor, and I was actually disappointed when I learned they made it in-house; I’d hoped I’d be able to buy some at an Asian market. An order of four of Mom’s pan-fried stuffed buns ($6.99) actually came out as five. These are thick, beggars-purse shaped wheat flour buns stuffed, like the dumplings, with minced pork and green onions, and equally delicious. Another terrific starter/small plate is the green onion cake ($4.99)—a crepe-thin wheat flour “pancake” with minced green onions between the layers, fried crispy in oil, sliced into wedges and served with its own dipping sauce. Service at Mom’s Kitchen is extremely friendly and the young family members who work as servers speak English quite well, even though on my visits I’ve been the only non-Chinese or Taiwanese customer. They’re honest with their information and recommendations, too. When I asked about the Taiwanese-style Pig Intestines and Blood in Pot ($12.99), our server smiled and said simply, “I don’t think you’d like it … ” Speaking of exotic ingredients, to all the goons online who’ve posted their outrage about Mom’s Kitchen serving “cats ears”:

For the brave: chili-spiked Thai-style spicy & hot chicken from Mom’s Kitchen Do a little freakin’ research! The so-called “cats ears” referred to on the menu are pasta noodles shaped like cats ears. No need to call the ASPCA or PETA. OK, I admit to ordering the Kung pao chicken and shrimp ($12.99). And it was awesome. This was a much more traditional Kung pao that you’ll find in most Chinese restaurants: nothing more than chicken morsels and whole shrimp fried in oil with peanuts and dried chili peppers, garnished with minced scallions. No celery, no onion, no green peppers, no carrots, no filler, no nonsense. It’s the best Kung pao in Utah. Bean curd is a staple of Taiwanese cooking, and of the many tofu dishes offered at Mom’s, I really like the shredded pork with dried bean curd ($8.99). “Dried” might just be an incorrect translation on the menu, because the tofu—cut into thin strips—was anything but dry. Firm, yes, but not dry. It’s thin strands of pork wokfried with the tofu, chili flakes, and served in that anise-kissed brown sauce I like so much, garnished with chopped scallions. Other excellent dishes include Thai-style spicy & hot chicken ($12.99) that’s breaded, fried, and spiked with incendiary drops of hot chili sauce; and, at the other end of the spice spectrum, the subtly flavored Hakkastyle stir-fried cabbage with tofu, pork and squid ($12.99). If you only order one thing at Mom’s, however, make it Mom’s cold noodles ($6.99) with a silky, heavenly peanut sauce. These dan-dan type homemade noodles simply can’t be improved upon. I’m salivating merely thinking about my next chance to try Mom’s cooking. CW

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If you’ve been busy watching Monday Night Football to kick off your television viewing week, you might have missed out on Cheese Science, which airs Monday nights at 8 p.m. on UEN-TV (Utah Education Network). Well, all you young wannabe cheesemakers will want to participate in UEN Cheese Science’s 2015 Cheese Challenge. This is UEN Cheese Science and its partners’ second annual cheesemaking contest, and it will be held Oct. 20 at Salt Lake Community College. The Cheese Challenge is open to any Utah student enrolled in a public high school or secondary-degree program. All contestants must enter in paired teams and may submit up to two cheeses per team. Professionally trained judges will grade all entries and provide each contestant pair with feedback. All cheese must be made from pasteurized milk, which will be donated by Harmons and Heber Valley Cheese. For entry forms and more details, go to UEN.org.

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By the time you read this, there will be a new Greek restaurant in town, and it’s not another gyro/souvlaki joint (not that there’s anything wrong with those). Manoli’s (402 E. 900 South, 801-532-3760) will feature an array of vegetarian, seafood and meat meze, salads (horiatiki and roka), and main dishes such as Mary’s roasted chicken in chamomile broth (kota me hamomili); a grilled market steak with lemon-roasted potatoes called brizola; lamb burgers and more. Manoli’s will also offer wine, beer and cocktails. See the full menu at ManolisOn9th.com

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Park City Area Restaurant Association’s annual Dine About will take place in Park City from Oct. 1-11. Dine About features specially priced lunches and dinners from approximately 30 restaurants priced at $10 or $15 per person for lunch, and $20 to $40 per person for dinner, depending upon the establishment. Regarding Dine About, PCARA director Ginger Ries says, “It’s such a great way for diners to check out new restaurants or revisit old favorites, and an excellent chance for restaurants to recruit a whole host of new fans.” See the list of participating restaurants at ParkCityRestaurants.com Quote of the week: In a child’s lunch box, a mother’s thoughts. —Japanese Proverb Food Matters 411: teds@xmission.com

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he recent dustup over Germany’s Volkswagen-Audi playing free and loose with auto emissions happened to coincide with my re-acquaintance of a different feat of German engineering: Riesling. Nobody does it better, and Riesling doesn’t foul the air we breathe. In the autumn, when we’re beginning to feel a slight chill in the air, that’s when I return to Riesling. Not that it doesn’t serve as a perfectly good spring and summer wine— or, all-year-round wine, for that matter. It’s just that Riesling seems to work so well with fall flavors and dishes like grilled brats, choucroute garni, schnitzel, späetzle and the like. Indeed, Riesling is so versatile and food-friendly that, when I once asked the

French sommelier at the renowned 3-star Michelin Paris restaurant Taillevent what his favorite everyday wine was, he said “Riesling from Germany.” Sacré bleu! Last week, I wrote about the wonderful wines of Alsace, France, so this week I thought I’d cross the border into Germany and give its Riesling a little love. And there’s a lot to love about German Riesling. For starters, the price: Whereas a high-quality French white Burgundy can set you back a car payment, German Riesling—even very good ones—can be had for $25 or less. Let’s dispense with the biggest Riesling myth: that they are sweet wines. Wines made from the Riesling grape can be sweet, but most aren’t. Many are bone-dry (trocken) or “half-dry” (halbtrocken); when you see either of those words on a German Riesling label, you know you’re in dry white wine territory. At the other end of the spectrum are indeed sweeter renditions of Riesling like eiswein and trockenbeerenauslese, but these are in the minority in terms of overall production of Riesling in Germany. Twenty-two percent of Germany’s vineyards are planted with Riesling. In the Rheingau, however, where you’ll find some of the world’s best Rieslings, that varietal makes up 80 percent of the region’s vineyards. Sadly, the UDABC wine buyers here have, for whatever reason, deemed it unnecessary to carry a respectable inventory

DRINK of Rheingau wines, favoring Blue Nun over world-class producers like Weingut, Franz Künstler, Leitz, Schloss Johannishof and the like. Other Riesling-heavy regions include the Mosel, Rheinhessen, Baden, Pfalz, Württemberg and the Nahe. Look for Riesling wines from those winemaking regions and you can’t really go wrong. If you’d like to get to know Riesling a bit better, here are a few good ones to try: Selling at a mere $9.99, St. Urbans-Hof Nik Weis Selection Urban Riesling from the Mosel is a good place to start. It’s rich and concentrated, with pretty peach flavors and racy, citrusy acidity. A third generation German winemaker, Nik Weis produces economical Rieslings that are some of the best bargains around. I really like this one when I’m enjoying rahm schnitzel. For a couple dollars more, try Loosen Bros. “Dr. L.” Riesling ($12.65). This German Riesling was honored

as one of Wine Spectator’s Top 100 Wines in 2012 and 2008 and named “Best Value” and “Best Buy” by Wine Spectator and Wine Enthusiast. But don’t take their word for it. Uncork a bottle for yourself to discover the elegant style of a Loosen Bros. Riesling. It’s a fruity wine, with an appealing minerality that I find makes it a good partner for fresh-shucked oysters. Situated in the Assmannshausen, in the Rheingau region of Germany, the wine estate of August Kesseler produces high-quality, affordable wines like the luscious August Kesseler “R” Riesling Kabinett ($13.99). It’s an everyday sipping wine at an everyday price, with the marked minerality common in Rheingau wines, balanced by apple and peach fruitiness. Now’s a good time to revel in Riesling. CW

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This restaurant is open 24 hours with, as the name implies, good omelets and waffles. Also featured are Belgian brunch, and steak & eggs for breakfast. Midnight isn’t for hoity-toity fare—it’s the time to dive into the stuff that only an old-school diner can offer. This Midvale stalwart serves up a menu with something for every late-night appetite. Dig into a juicy burger or classic sandwich or share a banana split with a friend. Or if an after-hours breakfast is just what the doctor ordered, take the restaurant’s name at face value and enjoy a plate of waffles or a massive Denver omelet. Any time is the right time; the lights are always on. 7331 S. 900 East, Midvale, 801-566-5731, BelgianWaffleInn.com

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You won’t need the excuse of shopping at the City Creek Center to try Brio Tuscan Grille downtown. This finedining restaurant specializes in all things Italian: from the insalata (salad) to the griglia (grilled items), every bite brings you that much closer to the Tuscany region just north of Roma. For the curious palate, try the grilled chicken & roasted balsamic peppers, made with quinoa, asparagus, almonds, feta and a lightly drizzled balsamic glaze. Wash it down with one of Brio’s many wines, such as the San Fabiano, imported from the region of Tuscany, Italy. The restaurant is also conveniently located a few steps from the City Creek Trax station. 80 S. Regent St., Salt Lake City, 801-359-4401, BrioItalian.com

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At Canton Village in Murray, regular customers swear by the Mongolian beef, sweet-and-sour chicken and the Peking spare ribs. But, you really can’t go wrong with any of the Chinese dishes here, which range from fried wontons, fried rice and potstickers to sesame chicken, Kung pao shrimp and a vast array of tempting menu items. The service is very friendly and Canton Village also does catering—something to consider for your next office or birthday party. 5504 S. 900 East, Murray, 801-261-2222, CantonVillageUT.com

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In the mood for Cancun vibes (minus the intoxicated college spring breakers and countless tourists) and exceptional food? Try Cancun Cafe. Owned and operated by three generations of the Mendez family, this restaurant has promised fresh food daily since 1993. You can’t go wrong with the stacked Super Nachos, piled with beef or chicken, diced onions, tomatoes, jalapeños and savory guacamole made from scratch every day. Or dig into the Chelem, a chimichanga with your choice of protein and smothered with chili verde. Multiple Locations, MyCancunCafe.com

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Laid Back Poke Shack

Say aloha to Laid Back Poke Shack, the restaurant dedicated to serving up authentic and fresh Hawaiian food in our very own Salt Lake City. For those unfamiliar with Hawaiian culture and cuisine, poke (poh-KAY) is the Hawaiian verb “to slice or cut into cubes,” and Laid Back prepares its selection of cubed, raw fish by marinating it with sea salt, a drizzle of soy sauce, inamona (roasted crushed candlenut), sesame oil, limu seaweed and chopped chili pepper. Picking a poke for your bowl can be quite an undertaking, as there are dozens to choose from— favorites include the spicy crab, sweet-chili shrimp or the ginger ahi, although there are no wrong choices at this luau. 6213 S. Highland Drive, Holladay, 801-635-8190

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Executive chef/partner David Kimball’s place isn’t just about pizza. The pizza is incredible, but so were other dishes we tried: a gargantuan serving of fried calamari with lemon and parsley on a smear of zippy “feisty sauce;” Oak Bread with parmesan, rosemary, garlic oil and black pepper; incendiary Sriracha-honey chicken wings with shredded carrot slaw and blue cheese. I’m a sucker for spaghetti and meatballs, and the meatballs and sauce here—like most menu items—are made from scratch; the al dente thin spaghetti was lightly coated in tomato-basil sauce, not smothered to death with it. Ultimately, though, it’s the wood-fired pizzas that will bring you back again and again. My baseline for pizza is the Margherita, and so many places screw it up. Not Oak Wood Fire Kitchen, however. It is as good—and as simple—as the best Margherita I’ve ever tasted. Nothing more than top-notch crust, lightly charred bubbles intact, with tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella cheese and fresh basil. Next time, I’ll try the Creminelli prosciutto and arugula pizza with fontina, Parmesan and ricotta. 715 E. 12300 South, Draper, 801-996-8155, Facebook.com/OakWoodFireKitchen

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A recent design reboot presents a chance to remember that chef and co-owner Tom Grant’s cuisine at Martine never seems dated or tired. The “Bar Bites” menu offers tasty nibbles—like fried Brussels sprouts with pancetta—that are a great way to kick off dinner. A sweet-pea soup is all about the sweet peas, enhanced judiciously with a kiss of lavender and Shepherds goat cheese. The wonderfully satisfying lobster-rolls tapas plate is a serving of three squares of toasted brioche topped with heavenly tarragon-spiked lobster salad and pickled red onions. I don’t normally think of fish as a candidate for pairing with tomatoes, but I do now, thanks to a divine plate of roasted halibut atop a bed of charred heirloom tomatoes. Another must-try Martine dish is the Mystic wild Alaskan salmon, flown in freshly caught, served on a bed of greens and topped with stone-fruit chutney, with a mound of yogurt quinoa alongside. The boneless duck breast features another unexpected combination of flavors—curry vinaigrette and duck—that simply works. Martine also serves lunch, offering mostly pub-style fare such as paninis and sandwiches, salads, quiche and soups. Reviewed Sept. 17. 22 E. 100 South, 801-363-9328, MartineCafe.com

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actually still alive. It winds up being crucial that we get both perspectives, and not just for the fundamental necessities of plot. While Watney’s obstacles are basically his limited resources and the inhospitable environment, the NASA crew faces even more issues than the ones that can be solved by science while up against a ticking clock: Can they get the funding needed for whatever they come up with? How can they spin the P.R. of having mistakenly reported Watney as dead, and leaving him behind? Should they inform the rest of Watney’s team—led by Captain Lewis (Jessica Chastain)—that he’s still alive? The Martian reminds us that it’s a complex equation, this matter of problem-solving, because there are always people involved, and people are complicated, sometimes irrational creatures. Watney himself is one of those people, and Damon’s performance turns him into a guy with a sardonic sense of humor that helps keep him going even when his prospects look bleak. But there’s an element to the character that’s more than just his entertaining punch lines; what we see in his video diary entries is simple pride in the notion that he’s applying his training and intelligence in a way that’s working (at least most of the time). There’s a giddiness to Watney that feels like a characteristic of so many pioneers, something that translates as, “Sure, there are risks involved, but isn’t it amazing that this thing is possible, and that I’m someone who’s doing it?” It’s true that The Martian strips most of

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’m going to have to science the shit out of this,” says Mark Watney (Matt Damon) early in The Martian—and it’s hard to imagine a more essential manifesto for the 21st century. Watney, as it happens, has no choice in adopting that ethic: A member of a six-person research expedition to Mars, he’s been left behind after a massive storm forces them abruptly to abort the mission, and he’s lost and presumed dead when his suit’s vital-signs indicators go offline. He’s staring down the reality of his situation from the “hab” (living quarters) left on the planet’s surface: Nobody knows he’s alive to send a rescue. The next manned mission isn’t scheduled to arrive for another four years. And he doesn’t have enough food to survive that long. On its most basic level, The Martian is merely a procedural, mixing a little Cast Away with a lot of Apollo 13 while addressing the nuts and bolts of how a single human, stranded in a place where a single human isn’t supposed to be able to survive, might somehow manage to do exactly that. But director Ridley Scott (Alien) and screenwriter Drew Goddard (Cloverfield), while adapting Andy Weir’s novel, have put together something that’s even more than a simple testament to good old-fashioned American ingenuity. It’s a celebration of the idea that a problem is something that can be solved, if you’re prepared to set aside all the distracting nonsense and—as Watney puts it late in the film—“just begin.” The narrative swings primarily between Watney’s ongoing efforts to map out a survival strategy and events on earth, where satellite images eventually clue officials at NASA—including Mars mission chief Kapoor (Chiwetel Ejiofor) and NASA’s director (Jeff Daniels)—into the fact that he’s

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NEW THIS WEEK Information is correct at press time. Film release schedules are subject to change. BREATHE BBB If you think the emotional volatility of adolescent female friendships is a uniquely American phenomenon, Mélanie Laurent’s potent psychological drama is evidence to the contrary. Highschool senior Charlie (Joséphine Japy) is already going through the tumult of her parents’ separation when she befriends the new girl in school, brash and worldly Sarah (Lou de Laâge)—but every moment of happiness in that friendship for Charlie seems to collide with Sarah’s unpredictable moods. Laurent finds an insinuating mix of naturalistic camerawork and dreamlike imagery, effectively capturing the wildly swinging emotions involved. And Japy makes the most of a complex character whose intense connection to Sarah is never easy to define. Mostly, Laurent evokes that terrifying confusion that results when a best friend starts behaving like a threatening stranger, full of mental warfare where someone who just hurt you manages to convince you she was the victim. The final scenes, unfortunately, feel like a real misjudged shift in tone; it’s a compelling enough story when showing how much Laurent understands the strange dynamics of girls whose hugs turn on a dime toward hate. Opens Oct. 2 at Broadway Centre Cinemas. (NR)—Scott Renshaw GOODNIGHT MOMMY BBB.5 Fact: Identical twin children in movies are creepy. (In real life, too, if we’re being honest, but never mind.) This quietly alarming thriller from Austria puts this truism to good use immediately, starting with scenes of young Elias and Lukas (played by Elias and Lukas Schwarz) running through cornfields (!) and whispering secrets to each other. They live in an isolated country home with their mother (Susanne Wuest), who has just returned from the hospital with her face in bandages. The boys think she’s … different. She plays favorites with them now, and seems to hold a grudge against one of them. They become convinced she’s an imposter. The unsettling lengths to which imaginative, traumatized boys will go to solve a mystery is the crux of the film. By plopping us into the story without exposition (Mom might have had cosmetic surgery, but there’s also mention of an “accident”), writer-directors Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala keep us from being sure who’s sane or crazy, good or evil—until the end, when it all becomes heartbreakingly clear. Opens Oct. 2 at Tower Theatre. (R)—Eric D. Snider THE MARTIAN BBB.5 See review p. 39. Opens Oct. 2 at theaters valleywide. (PG-13) PROPHET’S PREY BBB It’s hard to imagine any horror movie in 2015 will present a more terrifying monster than Fundamentalist LDS Church prophet Warren Jeffs—and that portrait of Jeffs carries director Amy Berg’s documentary through an often-frustrating lack of focus. At times it’s a history lesson, providing context for the polygamypracticing sect’s reclusive suspicion of the outside world and Jeffs’ machinations to succeed his father as church leader. At other times it’s a succession of talking-head interviews with former FLDS members who left or were kicked out, and at still other times it seems to be about the ongoing work by writer Jon Krakauer and private detective Sam Brower to expose wrongdoings by Jeffs and the FLDS. But mostly, it deals with the manhunt and legal cases against Jeffs for his sexual predation on underage girls (and boys, according to at least one interviewee), all underscored by the creepy, monotonous drone of Jeffs’ own often-apocalyptic sermons. Despite the fragmented nature of Berg’s exploration of this mysterious group, it’s chilling when providing a comprehensive look at what happens when one twisted man convinces enough people that he speaks for God. Opens Oct. 2 at Broadway Centre Cinemas. (NR)—SR

SICARIO BBBB Director Denis Villeneuve raises the bar on himself after his intense and harrowing Prisoners with a movie that might best be described as “on a warpath”; the “War on Drugs” has never felt more like an actual war than it does here. When idealistic FBI agent Kate Macer (Emily Blunt) joins a mysterious interagency task force—is Hawaiian-shirt wearing badass Matt (Josh Brolin) DEA? CIA? Who does civilian-appearing Alejandro (Benicio Del Toro) represent?—she is down a rabbit hole, and getting deeper at every turn into a world in which the rules she knows don’t apply. Nail-biting and bone-chilling, this is one of the best movies of the year: smart, subtle performances by Blunt and Del Toro; a savage atmosphere that at times feels more like dystopian science fiction than ripped-from-the-headlines actuality; and a pulse-pounding score that thrums like war drums, or a heartbeat. The opposite of propaganda for a failed drugs policy, Sicario rages with frustration against the realpolitik—realpolicing?—that has colonized and taken over the ideals of fairness and justice that we pretend rule us. Opens Oct. 2 at theaters valleywide. (R)— MaryAnn Johanson

SLEEPING WITH OTHER PEOPLE BB.5 It’s hard to shake the notion that Leslye Headland wants soooo badly to make the 21st-century version of When Harry Met Sally…, but there’s not nearly the same unique chemistry and relationship insight to match the raunchy jokes. The story begins with the onenight-stand where college students Lainey (Alison Brie) and Jake (Jason Sudeikis) lose their virginity to each another, then flashes forward 13 years to find them both struggling with relationship commitment issues as they reconnect and become friends. Part of the problem is that it’s hard to believe these two people could ever be “just friends”; Jason plays Jake with such alpha-male swagger that no safe word imaginable would convince a single woman that he’s not out to bed her. Headland writes some solidly funny set pieces—most notably Jake’s bottle-assisted lesson in female self-pleasure—and gets a nice performance from Brie in Lainey’s struggle to find healthy relationships. But a Crystal-and-Ryanshaped cloud hovers over everything, with every copycat moment serving as a reminder of the kind of genuinely romantic classic this isn’t. Opens Oct. 2 at Broadway Centre Cinemas and Cinemark Jordan Landing. (R)—SR

THE WALK BBB It’s been so long since we’ve seen the Robert Zemeckis who was a consummate craftsman of pop entertainment, that the flickers we see here of that talent somehow elevate the whole enterprise. He adapts the true story of Philippe Petit (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), the French tightrope artist who launched a daring, highly illegal attempt to walk across the span between New York’s as-yet-unfinished Twin Towers in August 1974. That story was already told in James Marsh’s wonderful Oscarwinning documentary Man on Wire, and Zemeckis unfortunately proves far clunkier in setting up Petit’s fascination with his dangerous “coup” during the first hour. It’s far more engaging once it becomes a de facto heist caper, re-creating the dizzying perils of sneaking in and setting up for this feat 110 stories above the ground. And the walk itself is a breathtaking piece of filmmaking, even if Alan Silvestri’s heavy-handed score almost ruins the tone of exhilarating accomplishment. Zemeckis and his visual effects team revive the Towers themselves as characters—modern peaks inspiring “because it’s there” exploration, now just ghosts—while also reviving memories of Zemeckis’ own peaks as a director. Opens Sept. 30 on large format screens valleywide. (PG)—SR

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James), the Mummy (Keegan-Michael Key) et. al., passersby ask for selfies and tell Dracula, “Love your chocolate cereal!” It’s harmless, pleasant fun—a far cry from the aggressive, grating live-action turds Sandler has been plopping out. Childish jokes play a lot better when they’re actually aimed at children. (PG)—EDS

THE HILLS HAVE EYES At Brewvies, Oct. 5, 10 p.m. (R) MONTY PYTHON’S LIFE OF BRIAN At Tower Theatre, Oct. 5, 7 p.m. (R) POLTERGEIST At Tower Theatre, Oct. 2-3, 11 p.m. (PG) REGARDING SUSAN SONTAG At Main Library, Oct. 6, 7 p.m. (NR) UNBRANDED At Rose Wagner Center, Oct. 7, 7 p.m. (NR) THE WOLFPACK At Park City Film Series, Oct. 2-3 @ 8 p.m. & Oct. 4 @ 6 p.m. (R)

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MEET THE PATELS BBB.5 A documentary that initially looks like a goofy home movie evolves into a sweet, funny, occasionally fascinating look at the intersection between romantic love and cultural expectations. Indian-American actor Ravi Patel is nearly 30 and still unmarried—which greatly concerns to his first-generation immigrant parents. So, shortly after breaking up with a white girlfriend, he

PAWN SACRIFICE BB Film biographies fight constantly against the reality that human lives don’t usually have neat narrative arcs—but this one feels more tin-eared than most. Tobey Maguire plays Bobby Fischer, the American chess prodigy who challenged Russian champion Boris Spassky (Liev Schreiber) in the early 1970s—and hence became a kind of Cold War-era hero. He also wrestled with undiagnosed mental illness, and while director Edward Zwick tries to convey that idea visually, Steven Knight’s screenplay turns the basic story structure into an underdog sports drama. The performances are uniformly solid, with Peter Sarsgaard and Michael Stuhlbarg ably supporting Maguire’s egotistic volatility as Fischer. But while the upshot here should be the tragedy of an amazing gift cut short from opportunities to flourish, Pawn Sacrifice tilts the balance toward “it was so awesome what happened in ‘72.” (R)—SR PEACE OFFICER BBB Scott Christopherson and Brad Barber’s documentary follows Dub Lawrence, one-time Davis County Sheriff who initiated the

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STONEWALL B.5 Roland Emmerich? The Independence Day guy? Doing a movie about the 1969 Stonewall riots? It’s easy to understand suspicion from anyone concerned about the cinematic telling of this story, which focuses on high-school senior Danny (Jeremy Irvine), who has fled Indiana for New York City’s gay gathering place of Christopher Street after being discovered in flagrante delicto with another boy. At least initially, Irvine does a solid job conveying Danny’s sense of having no idea where he belongs. But then the story becomes a parade of clichés: a romantic triangle; Danny’s stern football coach dad; police brutality full of sneering gay slurs; an unintentionally hilarious predatory closeted gay man in a dress. This can’t be the kind of equality those Stonewall activists were fighting for: to be the subject of formulaic historical fiction as tedious as the kind about straight people. (R)—SR

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use of SWAT teams in the 1970s, then watched his own son-inlaw, Brian killed during a domestic violence-related confrontation with a SWAT team in 2008. The bulk of the film follows Lawrence applying his impressive investigative experience to proving Brian’s death was unnecessary, while also looking into other cases of officer-involved shootings. And he’s a hard protagonist to ignore—a law-enforcement man deeply disillusioned with the growing militarization of the profession he believes in. The filmmakers play as fair as possible in letting some law-enforcement officers present their side of the hard job of policing, yet it’s difficult to escape the conclusion that deaths result from turning too many situations into shock-and-awe campaigns—and that Lawrence’s quiet, firm opposition makes him heroic. (NR)—SR

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HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2 BB.5 Adam Sandler can still be funny and likable; he just has to be a cartoon to do so. He returns as the voice of hotel-for-monsters owner Dracula, whose daughter, Mavis (Selena Gomez), has just married a human and produced a son, Dennis. Grandpa Drac loves the tyke either way, but hopes Dennis has inherited the vampire DNA, and sets out to show him how great being a monster is. His efforts are amusingly undercut by the fact that monsters are cute and fangless nowadays, and instead of being frightened by Frankenstein (Kevin

THE INTERN BBB The appealing chemistry between Robert DeNiro and Anne Hathaway drives much what’s satisfying about writer/director Nancy Meyers’ story of restless, widowed retiree Ben (DeNiro) taking an internship at the Internet start-up headed by frazzled CEO Jules (Hathaway). Meyers’ delivers her characteristic, unapologetically warm and old-fashioned brand of humor, the occasional geriatric sex gag notwithstanding. She’s not above going for maximum cuteness—including casting as Jules’ daughter the kind of kid for which the term “moppet” must have been invented—and Ben has the kind of magical effect on every character’s life that even Jules’ comment about him “always saying the right thing, or doing the right thing” can’t brush aside. But Meyers continues to be like baseball sabermetrics in cinematic form: Maybe never a home-run hitter, but someone who’s patient and gets on base over and over and over again. (PG-13)—SR

begins a year-long immersion in traditional Indian matchmaking methods. Ravi’s filmmaker sister Geeta co-directs, and together they capture their parents’ charming personalities and the grueling reality of Ravi’s spouse hunt. Yet while many details are wonderfully culturally specific, they also find something tragically genuine about people unable to process familial expectations for how they should live their lives. The film pokes good-natured fun while maintaining real respect both for generations-old traditions, and for circumstances when it’s healthier to set some of those traditions aside. (PG)—SR

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THEATER DIRECTORY

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

Showcase Cinemas 6 5400 S. Redwood Road, Taylorsville 801-957-9032 RedCarpetCinemas.com

Megaplex Legacy Crossing 1075 W. Legacy Crossing Blvd., Centerville 801-397-5100 MegaplexTheatres.com

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

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

WEBER COUNTY Cinemark Tinseltown 14 3651 Wall Ave., Ogden 800-326-3264 Cinemark.com

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

Megaplex 13 at The Junction 2351 Kiesel Ave., Ogden 801-304-INFO MegaplexTheatres.com

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

UTAH COUNTY Carmike Wynnsong 4925 N. Edgewood Drive, Provo 801-764-0009 Carmike.com

Century 16 South Salt Lake 125 E. 3300 South 800-326-3264 Cinemark.com Cinemark Sugar House 2227 S. Highland Drive 801-466-3699 Cinemark.com Water Gardens Cinema 6 1945 E. Murray-Holladay Road 801-273-0199 WaterGardensTheatres.com Megaplex 12 Gateway 165 S. Rio Grande St. 801-304-4636 MegaplexTheatres.com Redwood Drive-In 3688 S. Redwood Road 801-973-7088 Tower Theatre 836 E. 900 South 801-321-0310 SaltLakeFilmSociety.org WEST VALLEY 5 Star Cinemas 8325 W. 3500 South, Magna 801-250-5551 RedCarpetCinemas.com Carmike 12 1600 W. Fox Park Drive, West Jordan 801-562-5760 Carmike.com Cinemark 24 Jordan Landing 7301 S. Bangerter Highway 800-326-3264 Cinemark.com Cinemark Valley Fair Mall 3601 S. 2700 West, West Valley City 800-326-3264 Cinemark.com

Megaplex Jordan Commons 9400 S. State, Sandy 801-304-INFO MegaplexTheatres.com Megaplex 20 at The District 11400 S. Bangerter Highway 801-304-INFO MegaplexTheatres.com PARK CITY Cinemark Holiday Village 1776 Park Ave. 800-326-3264 Cinemark.com Redstone 8 Cinemas 6030 N. Market 435-575-0220 Redstone8Cinemas.com DAVIS COUNTY AMC Loews Layton Hills 9 728 W. 1425 North, Layton 801-774-8222 AMCTheatres.com Cinemark Station Park 900 W. Clark Lane, Farmington 801-447-8561 Cinemark.com Cinemark Tinseltown USA 720 W. 1500 North, Layton 800-326-3264 Cinemark.com Gateway 8 206 S. 625 West, Bountiful 801-292-7979 RedCarpetCinemas.com

Cinemark American Fork 715 W. 180 North, American Fork 800-326-3264 Cinemark.com Cinemark Movies 8 2230 N. University Parkway, Orem 800-326-3264 Cinemark.com Cinemark Provo Town Center 1200 Town Center Blvd., Provo 800-326-3264 Cinemark.com Cinemark University Mall 1010 S. 800 East, Provo 800-326-3264 Cinemark.com Megaplex Thanksgiving Point 2935 N. Thanksgiving Way 801-304-INFO MegaplexTheatres.com Water Gardens Cinema 8 790 E. Expressway Ave. Spanish Fork 801-798-9777 WaterGardensTheatres.com Water Gardens Cinema 6 912 W. Garden Drive Pleasant Grove 801-785-3700 WaterGardensTheatres.com

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Benders, Dr. Ken and Casual debut; American Horror Story checks into Hotel. Benders Thursday, Oct. 1 (IFC)

Series Debut: Denis Leary has produced shows about firefighters (Rescue Me), EMTs (Sirens) and music (Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll), so it was inevitable that he’d get around to another of his obsessions: hockey. Benders’ beersoaked concept of an amateur hockey league that spends more time bro-bonding and trash-talking off the ice than playing on it feels a bit off-brand for IFC, which has established itself with a more highbrow style of comedy (or whatever you’d call Maron and Documentary Now!). But, Benders is the best new hockey-themed comedy of this season, so it has that going for it.

Dr. Ken Friday, Oct. 2 (ABC)

Season Premiere: Remember 2014’s feel-bad hit of the summer, The Leftovers? The bleak tale of the aftermath of an unexplained kinda-Rapture that saw 2 percent of the world’s population literally disappear didn’t inspire Game of Thrones-level interest (maybe not even Hello Ladieslevel), but it was still an intriguing depresso-wallow. In Season 2, New York cop Kevin Garvey (Justin Theroux) and family, and a whole lot of other travelers, are headed to Jarden, Texas (aka “The Jarden of Eden”), a “miracle”

Series Debut: Director Jason Reitman (Up In the Air, Juno) probably didn’t mean to remake Fox’s canceled 2012 sitcom Ben & Kate, but no one saw that, so who cares? Casual stars Michaela Watkins (scene-stealer of a hundred comedies, most recently Trophy Wife and Netflix’s Wet Hot American Summer) and Tommy Dewey (The Mindy Project) as a divorcee single mom and her bachelor brother as once-again roommates trying (and mostly awkwardly failing) to teach each other how to navigate the Tinder age. It’s sharp, funny and everything corporate cousin NBC’s Comedy Division (now located in an abandoned basement utility closet) has completely given up on.

American Horror Story: Hotel Wednesday, Oct. 7 (FX)

Season Premiere: Creator/producer Ryan Murphy has said that Season 5 of his anthology series American Horror Story will be “much more horror-based … much more dark … a little bloodier and grislier.” Whoa. That may seem impossible after 2014’s colorfully bizarre Freak Show installment (you’re still missed, Stabby the Clown), but the present-day-

set, Los Angeles-based Hotel is a return to AHS’ Season 1 roots, the fantastic but sometimes overlooked Murder House debut. That initial run leaned far more scary than funny, and Hotel doubles-down on both the darkness and star power: In addition to a slew of returning American Horror Story players (with the exception of Connie Britton yet again—damned Nashville), model/tabloid regular Naomi Campbell, New Girl’s Max Greenfield and little-known indie singer Lady Gaga will also be checking into the Hotel Cortez (and, presumably, never checking out). Although Hotel is connected to Murder House, and will feature characters from Asylum, Coven and Freak Show, AHS will somehow work around the absence of the series’ figurehead, Jessica Lange (Season 5 is the first without her). The stacked cast and elevated horror may be overcompensation … and The Only TV Column That Matters™ will gladly take it. 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.

The Leftovers Sunday, Oct. 4 (HBO)

Casual Wednesday, Oct. 7 (Hulu)

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Series Debut: In the fall battle for Worst New Comedy (not to mention First Cancellation), Dr. Ken may have the edge over Grandfathered and Truth Be Told: The latter two have stars that could, in theory, carry a well-executed comedy, whereas Ken Jeong (The Hangover, Community) is the definition of the A Little Goes a Long Way Side Player Who Should Never, Ever Be Expected to Carry a Show on His Own (see also: any former Seinfeld co-star who’s not Julia Louis-Dreyfus). Jeong is Dr. Ken Park, a physician with a crazy work-andfamily-life, and … well, that’s all there is. And no, ABC, the fact that Jeong was actually a doctor before becoming an actor does not add to the comedy in the least.

town from where no one was taken in the great Departure. It’s a chance for the spiritually devastated Garveys to start over, and there’s no chance of loony cult activity in this community, right? Wrong. Break out the tissues; hide the pills and sharp objects.

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WITCH MOUNTAIN

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Oregon’s Witch Mountain crests the summit with a new vocalist, new album and a tour with Danzig. BY BRIAN STAKER comments@cityweekly.net @stakerized COURTESY PHOTO

eavy metal is often thought of as a dense, weighty mountain of music that presents itself as much as an aural challenge to be ascended—an intense rush of sheer volume, sonic overdrive, thunderous rhythms and often screaming vocals—as something to be enjoyed. But the metal mountain has become fractured along fault lines of numerous niches and subgenres over the years. Nate Carson, drummer for White Mountain, tells how the Portland, Ore., doommetal band has managed to survive almost two decades as one of the standard-bearers of their singularly slow style of metal—lumbering yet incandescent, like a lava flow. In the ’90s, he recalls, the sibling genres of doom metal and stoner rock, which also describes their sound, weren’t as familiar terms as they are now. “No one knew what [doom metal] was,” he notes. “And most people couldn’t understand why we’d want to play so slow and bluesy—metal at that time was primarily thrash and black metal, and much more extreme. We helped people embrace and accept it as a valid form of music.” Not that the music is topping the pop charts now. “The average person has no idea about us or [Profound Lore label-mates and Salt Lake City-based doom metal band] SubRosa.” Although Carson and guitarist Rob Wrong, who together founded the band in 1997, cite as unlikely influences the Beatles and Pink Floyd, the most direct antecedent in classic rock to their style was Black Sabbath. They have also been inspired by the huge success of fellow Oregonians YOB, who have been featured in The New York Times and whose last album, Clearing the Path to Ascend (Neurot) was Rolling Stone’s heavy-metal album of the year in 2014. “It’s wonderful to see our friends getting this kind of attention,” Carson says, “though we feel like we had a head start on them in the early days.” Witch Mountain looked set to go on hiatus with the departure of vocalist Uta Plotkin last year right after the release of their Mobile of Angels (Profound Lore) album. But then Kayla Dixon asked to audition, and was hired immediately. “There’s a youthful enthusiasm,” Carson says of the singer, who has a theatrical background. “But also, she’s tremendously talented and disciplined and focused. She has a really soulful voice. Replacing Uta was really tough to have to do; we expected to have a year or two off trying to find someone who might have a fraction of her talent.” Then, even more fortuitously, the band was invited on tour with Danzig, and one date includes Rob Zombie. “We’re really flattered,” Carson says. “It’s a wonderful feeling. I’m a big fan of Danzig going way back—in fact, I saw White Zombie open for Danzig in 1992. So the fact that we’re all sharing a stage now is really cool. I think the Danzig audience is very prepared to hear slow, bluesy metal, because that’s kinda what he does.” They join Danzig Oct. 3 in Tempe, Ariz., and the Rob Zombie show is Oct. 30 in Las Vegas.

With a new theatrical vocalist, doom metal rockers White Mountain may be on the verge of a new facet. Carson admits that the fractionalization of metal music at first made for higher experimentation, but now that experimentalism seems to have reached its limits: “I think it’s fair to say that it’s harder to innovate, and then [there’s] the question of which bands are even trying. Until the last couple of years, every year there was a new album that was the heaviest, or the fastest, or the loudest. The last few years, I have seen less innovation, and the best bands tend to be more traditional.” Although Witch Mountain has what he calls a unique “weird factor,” they are more traditional. They do their own booking and management, and he believes they’ve avoided being “screwed” by unfair record deals. Without major label support, they managed to get featured on the Adult Swim Metal Swim compilation (2010), which afforded them TV exposure on the network. There has to be some innovation, intermixed with periods of classicism, in order for heavy metal—or any genre of music, for that matter—not to atrophy, or become too much of a monolith. “I’ve been in numerous progressive bands over the years, and I think it’s really important that people continue to try to innovate, make new sound and come up with new ideas, but the mission of Witch Mountain is just to make really great rock music,” he states. They were poised to start working on new material with Dixon, but when the Danzig invitation came, they put that on hold. “It’s so important to have new music, but with the chance to play for crowds this size, with Danzig, we felt that the smartest plan was to play the stuff we know the best, and be the best band we can possibly be.” CW

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L’anarchiste in the UT SLC indie-folk group explores the nature of relationships on Giant. BY ALEX SPRINGER comments@cityweekly.net @CaptainSpringer

ombining an ambitious work ethic with a sophisticated sound that involves deft arrangements of different layers of ambient sound, L’anarchiste has been infiltrating the more intimate venues around Salt Lake City and Provo. With the July release of Giant, the band’s first full-length album, lead vocalist and principal songwriter Rob LeCheminant pushed himself to his creative limits. The end result is an album that merges the organic sounds of acoustic instruments with the surgical precision of electronic synthesizers, carrying the listener along in a stream of sonic consciousness. “My favorite thing to do with writing is to see where the process takes me. It’s helped me branch out, sound-wise. I’ve expanded my arsenal of tools with this album,” LeCheminant says. Logistically, Giant came together over a few years. In his spare time between working and attending the University of Utah, LeCheminant recorded segments of each song, then sent the material to his bandmates and implemented their feedback, and engaged the services of producer Nate Pyfer (Kaskade, Fictionist). The band took to Kickstarter to fund Giant, fielding cover song requests (like TV on the Radio’s “Wolf Like Me”) from backers and posting them on YouTube. Once they met their funding goal, L’anarchiste and Pyfer recorded Giant at various recording studios, ranging from Sleepy Gaucho Studios in Salt Lake City to June Audio Recording Studios in Provo. Since the album’s release, LeCheminant and bandmate Alex Gilvarry have appeared on NPR, and Giant has been reviewed by national publications such as the Wall Street Journal. Where L’anarchiste’s earlier music has more heavily relied on a somber exploration of acoustic instruments, Giant experiments with synth overtones, which create a captivating sonic contrast. “I was slowly moving toward synth anyway,” LeCheminant says. “I really like the combination of acoustic instruments and [electronic] instruments.

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That balance is inevitably hard to do, so it was kind of a challenge for myself.” It’s a balance that strikes an aural sweet spot in which seemingly dissonant instruments unfold together, creating musical portraits that encourage the listener to delve into their thoughtfully applied brushstrokes. Achieving this balance has inspired a sort of romanticism that Rob LeCheminant can’t hide when discussing the creation of Giant. Most of the songs originated during his time working at This is the Place Heritage Park during the off-season. “I’d just take my banjo up and sit on a hammock under the trees and hear whatever came to me. Being outside just kind of does that for me,” LeCheminant says. Giant is composed of songs that, like the sound of wind rustling through tree branches, mesmerize the listener. “I always fall back on nature imagery as a way to explain emotions,” LeCheminant says. Artistically, LeCheminant is most comfortable when he approaches his songwriting and musical composition from a progressive standpoint, enjoying those moments in which a song takes a direction different from his original intention. Emotions—particularly those that are involved with human relationships—are at the core of the album. “I want to leave specifics up to the listener,” LeCheminant says, “But I pulled ideas from different relationships that I’ve had. Relationships with nature, family or with significant others and ex-significant others. It’s the push and pull between me and other things.” Now that L’anarchiste has released Giant, the next step is to organize a national tour. “We’re working on a tour schedule that starts in California and we’ll branch out from there. We’re trying to get the album out in other states,” LeCheminant says. L’anarchiste has successfully established itself as a staple of Utah’s local music scene by taking home City Weekly’s Band of the Year Award in 2013, as well as snagging one of Daytrotter’s top recording sessions of the same year. As the band begins to garner national attention, it will be interesting to see what’s next for LeCheminant and his band of alt-folk troubadours.CW

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Back in a 2009 interview with City Weekly, I told Roger Clyne I thought his catchy, twangy, guitar-driven story-songs are about escape. Clyne demurred, saying they’re about “engagement.” In my infinite wisdom, I concluded it’s both. After all, with the Peacemakers—and in the band’s previous incarnation, The Refreshments, he often writes about getting out of town (usually to Mexico), or drinking away his worries. But he also writes about human relationships—the complicated, the romantic, the confrontational, the elusive. His songs compellingly blur the line between fantasy and reality, escape and engagement, giving his listeners the best of both worlds under the battle cry, “Here’s to life.” Head over the AZPeacemakers.com and check out “Ain’t Got the Words for This” and “Geronimo” from the band’s seventh album, The Independent (EmmaJava), then come engage with the band tonight. (RH) Liquid Joe’s, 1249 E. 3300 South, 7 p.m., $15 in advance, $20 day of show, LiquidJoes.net

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The Thugs are back. Five year after their most recent release, Uni5: The World’s Enemy, Bone Thugs ‘N Harmony have new quick and violent rhymes and legitimately harmonic choruses. This year, they’re releasing their final album and then disbanding. They’re making only one printing of that record, called E.1999 Legends, but when they sell it, they sell distribution rights along with it so everyone may still have a chance to hear tracks thick with ’90s underground thug raps about the game, murder, marijuana and money—just the classic bonechillers, circa 1995. (TF) Park City Live, 427 Main, 9 p.m., $30-60, ParkCityLive.com

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Once in a while a band just blows your mind. Algiers, from Atlanta, Ga., is that band. Critics toss out terms like “postpunk,” “gospel,” “politically charged” and “radical” in reviews and features, trying to pin down the band’s sound and ethos. You need all four, even more, words to really do them justice. But while you listen to their self-titled Matador Records debut—which thrums with originality, and jot down adjectives (“atmospheric,” “revolutionary,” “ingenious,” “relevant”), or comparisons (King’s X, Nina Simone, Can) you wonder if an emoticon of a slack jaw will suffice. Algiers is everything you want from music: honesty, intrigue, intelligence and fire. Bambara and Mojave Nomads open. (RH) Kilby Court, 741 S. 330 West, 7 p.m., $10 in advance, $12 day of show, KilbyCourt.com

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One year at South by Southwest, My Morning Jacket was the buzz band. If memory serves, it was 2002 or 2003, either just before or right after the now-beloved by many Kentucky band issued its third album, It Still Moves. Walking around downtown Austin during the day, people talked about the band’s much-anticipated set and told stories of encounters. One friend talked about walking behind a hairy, superdrunk guy and how, amused at the tipsy guy’s wobbly gait and not wanting the spectacle to end, he struggled to keep up. As he got closer, my buddy said he realized it was “the singer from My Morning Jacket!” Anyway, maybe it was and maybe it wasn’t Jim James, who’s now a rock god or something like it. But it’s cool to think it was him. Because it’s easy to imagine how those drunken night-strolls, where you struggle to keep your balance and everyone is your friend, could have inspired some of the dreamy, soft-focus songs on The Waterfall (ATO), the band’s seventh album. Another hairy guy that plays folk-inspired rock songs, Timothy Showalter—dba Strand of Oaks—opens, and his latest, Heal (Dead Oceans) got all kinds of critical love when it came out last year. (RH) The Complex, 536 W. 100 South, 7:30 p.m., $39, TheComplexSLC.com

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It’s been 11 years since Japanese ambient/chillout/trip-hop wizard DJ Krush’s last album. In a YouTube interview, he explains the gap by saying he just didn’t have time between gigs. Time flew by for him and although ideas were coming to him, he just didn’t have a chance to get them tracked. The Butterfly Effect is finally out, ostensibly as an import-only release, and the online samples are what you’d expect: chill soundscapes, aural dreams, ripples of sound that both calm and stimulate the mind— and affect your perception of time. Because whether it’s Butterfly, his 1994 debut Krush, 2001’s Zen or any of his eight other releases (not counting EPs and remix albums), it’s easy to lose yourself DJ Krush. (RH) The Urban Lounge, 241 S. 500 East, 9 p.m., $15, TheUrbanLoungeSLC.com

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He didn’t grow up there, but Mason Jennings was born in Hawaii, and maybe, even though he moved away as a youngster, that part of his history bled into his music, accounting for the surf-rock groove of the guitar riffs in his slowpop folk albums. And maybe being raised in Minnesota gave his music the woodsy, autumn sound (in fact, he, at the advice of a friend, locked himself away in a cabin in the woods to write his 2013 release, Always Been.) He does that intimate-yet-laid-back blend well, so that may continue in his new album, which is just about complete. Sera Cahoone opens. (Tiffany Frandsen) Park City Live, 427 Main, 8 p.m., $20, ParkCityLive.com

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Titus Andronicus already tackled the concept record on 2010’s The Monitor (XL), so the latest album from these Glen Rock, N.J., indie punks, The Most Lamentable Tragedy (Merge) is—get this: a rock opera. Leader Patrick Stickles and his motley crew (well, as motley as a crew can be from tony Glen Rock) have left loose strings hanging all over the place on this one and somehow it all works, only its more akin to Fucked Up’s David Comes to Life than The Who’s Tommy. Make sure you get there early enough to catch N.C. via N.J. garage loons Spider Bags who’re still breakin’ in cuts from 2014’s Frozen Letter, also on Merge. Baked opens. (Tim Hinely) Kilby Court, 741 S. 330 West, 7 p.m., $13 in advance, $15 day of show, KilbyCourt.com

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) The 20th century’s most influential artist may have been Pablo Picasso. He created thousands of paintings, and was still churning them out when he was 91 years old. A journalist asked him which one was his favorite. “The next one,” he said. I suggest you adopt a similar attitude in the coming weeks, Libra. What you did in the past is irrelevant. You should neither depend on nor be weighed down by anything that has come before. For now, all that matters TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You may have seen websites that offer practical tips on how to are the accomplishments and adventures that lie ahead of you. improve your mastery of life’s little details. They tell you how to de-clutter your home, or how to keep baked goods from going SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) stale, or why you should shop for shoes at night to get the best A windbreak is a line of stout trees or thick bushes that provides fit. I recently come across a humorous site that provides the shelter from the wind. I think you need a metaphorical version: opposite: bad life tips. For instance, it suggests that you make someone or something to shield you from a relentless force that job interviews less stressful by only applying for jobs you don’t has been putting pressure on you; a buffer zone or protected want. Put your laptop in cold water to prevent overheating. To haven where you can take refuge from a stressful barrage that save time, brush your teeth while you eat. In the two sets of has been hampering your ability to act with clarity and grace. Do examples I’ve just given, it’s easy to tell the difference between you know what you will have to do to get it? Here’s your battle which tips are trustworthy and which aren’t. But in the coming cry: “I need sanctuary! I deserve sanctuary!” days, you might find it more challenging to distinguish between the good advice and bad advice you’ll receive. Be very discerning. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Your fellow Sagittarian Walt Disney accomplished a lot. He was a pioneer in the art of animation and made movies that won numerGEMINI (May 21-June 20) On a windy afternoon last spring I was walking through a quiet neigh- ous Academy Awards. He built theme parks, created an enterborhood in Berkeley. In one yard there was a garden plot filled with tainment empire, and amassed fantastic wealth. Why was he so the young green stems of as-yet unidentifiable plants. Anchored successful? In part because he had high standards, worked hard, in their midst was a small handwritten sign. Its message seemed to and harbored an obsessive devotion to his quirky vision. If you be directed not at passers-by like me but at the sprouts themselves. aspire to cultivate any of those qualities, now is a favorable time “Grow faster, you little bastards!” the sign said—as if the blooming to raise your mastery to the next level. Disney had one other trait things might be bullied into ripening. I hope you’re smart enough you might consider working on: He liked to play the game of life by not to make similar demands on yourself and those you care about, his own rules. For example, his favorite breakfast was doughnuts Gemini. It’s not even necessary. I suspect that everything in your life dipped in Scotch whisky. What would be your equivalent? will just naturally grow with vigor in the coming weeks. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) October is Fix the Fundamentals Month. It will be a favorable CANCER (June 21-July 22) “I am rooted, but I flow,” wrote Virginia Woolf in her novel time to substitute good habits for bad habits. You will attract The Waves. That paradoxical image reminds me of you right lucky breaks and practical blessings as you work to transform now. You are as grounded as a tree and as fluid as a river. Your overwrought compulsions into rigorous passions. You will foundation is deep and strong, even as you are resilient in your thrive as you seek to discover the holy yearning that’s hidden ability to adapt to changing circumstances. This is your birth- at the root of devitalizing addictions. To get started, instigate right as a Cancerian! Enjoy and use the blessings it confers. (P.S. free-wheeling experiments that will propel you out of your If for some strange reason you’re not experiencing an exquisite sticky rut and in the direction of a percolating groove. version of what I’ve described, there must be some obstacle you AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) are mistakenly tolerating. Get rid of it.) Have you made your travel plans yet? Have you plotted your escape? I hope you will hightail it to a festive playground where some of your LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Should I offer my congratulations? You have corralled a gor- inhibitions will shrink, or else journey to a holy spot where your geous mess of problems that are more interesting and provoca- spiritual yearnings will ripen. What would be even better is if you tive than everyone else’s. It’s unclear how long this odd good made a pilgrimage to a place that satisfied both of those agendas— fortune will last, however. So I suggest you act decisively to filled up your senses with novel enticements and fed your hunger take maximum advantage of the opportunities that your dilem- for transcendent insights. Off you go, Aquarius! Why aren’t you mas have cracked open. If anyone can turn the heartache of already on your way? If you can’t manage a real getaway in the near misplaced energy into practical wisdom, you can. If anyone can future, please at least stage a jailbreak for your imagination. harness chaos to drum up new assets, it’s you. Is it possible to be both cunning and conscientious, both strategic and ethical? For PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Pablo Neruda’s Book of Questions consists entirely of 316 quesyou right now, I think it is. tions. It’s one of those rare texts that makes no assertions and draws no conclusions. In this spirit, and in honor of the sphinxVIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Let’s say you have walked along the same path or driven down like phase you’re now passing through, I offer you six pertinent the same road a thousand times. Then, one day, as you repeat riddles: 1. What is the most important thing you have never your familiar route, a certain object or scene snags your atten- done? 2. How could you play a joke on your fears? 3. Identify the tion for the first time. Maybe it’s a small fountain or a statue of people in your life who have made you real to yourself. 4. Name the Buddhist goddess Guanyin or a wall with graffiti that says a good old thing you would have to give up in order to get a great “Crap happens, but so does magic.” It has always been there. new thing. 5. 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ogma (n): 1. Something firmly believed. 2. A belief or set of beliefs taught by a church. Examples of religious dogma are: Sacred underwear shall protect you from speeding bullets; when certain rites are performed, bread turns into human flesh after being swallowed; waving a chicken over your head three times will absolve you from sin; whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery; strong drinks are not for the belly, but for the washing of your bodies. October is going to be a doozy of religious opinions and dogma … moreso than it normally is in our theocracy known as Zion. There are huge religious gatherings and conventions coming to town: The Parliament of the World’s Religions (PWR), Dalai Lama headlining, The General Convention Episcopal Conference, the LDS Church’s General Conference; the National LGBTQ task force (more on that later); and the World Congress of Families (WCF), which was invited by the Sutherland Institute to hold its first conference in Salt Lake City, with Utah Gov. Herbert as the main speaker. No one will escape the opinions of religious leaders from more than 80 countries weighing in on our poor, pathetic lives as we crawl from day to day through our moral and religious primordial mud. The PWR meets once every four years and brings together activists, religious officials and lay people to discuss world topics. Organizers have said to expect climate experts and scientists to attend, along with invited religious leaders. The LDS Church welcomes the visitors to build on the interfaith network they built here during the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. The WCF is not known for building open dialogues with differently minded people. Many of their speakers proselytize extreme views that are antigay, anti-women, pro-life and even racist. In response to the “anti-” folk, the LGBTQ Task Force is coming to get its positions heard. “Later in October, the World Congress of Families, the largest organization of people staunchly against our families, will be meeting in Salt Lake City to continue spreading an anti-LGBTQ agenda that restrictively codifies who counts as family and who does not. Their style of work is evident in the over 100 bills filed in legislatures across our country this past year that negatively target our families and issues we care about, such as reproductive justice/health/equality and state-sanctioned discrimination disguised as religious freedom,” says its position statement. October will be a month of dogma—but remember, every dogma has its day. It’s a dog-eat-dog world out there, so be careful of all the shit tzu that inevitably will be slung. n Content is prepared expressly for Community and is not by City Weekly staff

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