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COVER STORY IDENTITY CRISIS When teens struggle to find their place in a party town. Cover illustration by Jake Joslyn
4 FROM OUR READERS 6 THE BUZZ 14 CREATIVE PEAKS 22 WELL, THAT HAPPENED 23 THE FOODIE FILES 27 SATIRE 30 COSMIC CAFE THE PLANET TEAM PUBLISHER Copperfield Publishing, John Saltas GENERAL MANAGER Andy Sutcliffe / asutcliffe@planetjh.com EDITOR Robyn Vincent / editor@planetjh.com ART DIRECTOR Cait Lee / art@planetjh.com SALES DIRECTOR Jen Tillotson / jen@planetjh.com
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The trend from now until spring is colder. Average low temperatures this week dip into the teens, but our record low temperature this week is in the teens below zero. Minus 15-degrees was the morning low temperature in town on November 10th, 1986. You may recall that last November, we got down to 15-below zero on November 13th, just a few days late of being able to tie that record low from 1986.
With shorter days and the sun angle hanging lower in the sky at noontime this time of year, it will be the rare day that the thermometer will have any chance of making it to 60-degrees. Although there is some hope, if you consider the record high temperature during this week was 66-degrees, that happened back on November 7th, 1999. Our average high temperature this week is about 20-degrees cooler than that, at 45-degrees.
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AVERAGE PRECIPITATION: 1.3 inches RECORD PRECIPITATION: 4.24 inches (1988) AVERAGE SNOWFALL: 9.3 inches RECORD SNOWFALL: 40 inches
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ovember is really the start of our winter season here in Jackson. The mountains begin accumulating snow, snow that will not melt until spring. A coating of white also becomes the norm in the valley, although that will vary throughout the course of the winter. Bottom-line is, there usually isn’t much chance of turning back to fall weather at this point. The average snowfall for the month of November in Jackson is around 9 inches, whereas the record November snowfall is 40 inches. That dump occurred back in 1985.
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As a 27-year-old resident of Jackson, I found the torrent of hateful words directed at Jackson Hole High School administrators and Latino students in the wake of the “America Day” drama to be deeply disturbing. In my opinion, much of this anger was wildly misdirected. Whether or not the administration of Jackson Hole High School made a mistake when it decided to remove “America Day” from the homecoming celebrations, this maelstrom of opinions has brought a larger issue to light: Racism and discrimination in this community. The extremely hostile exposition erupting in the local and national news reveals that we are fighting the wrong battles. Arguments waged on either end of the spectrum (from unadulterated bigotry to extreme political correctness) are equally dangerous to the health of our community. Instead of directing anger toward the school administrators and Latinos, we must begin a mature and well-informed conversation about the real issue at hand: accomplishing integration through genuine acceptance. There is a clear distinction between acceptance and tolerance. I worry that many in Jackson only tolerate our burgeoning Latino community. In order to accomplish true integration, we must genuinely accept our neighbors’ customs, beliefs and values as valid and true. We must recognize that diversity enriches a community. While many of our Latino neighbors are already deeply entrenched in community, the majority continues to exist on the fringes. Only when we welcome this growing population with open arms will they be compelled to pledge allegiance to our great nation. We cannot accomplish unity without participation from the community as a whole. Not just Anglos. Not just Latinos. Everybody. And what could be more American than that? If we continue to sweep this issue under the rug, there will be dangerous consequences. The thin veneer of our “ideal community” bubble is growing thinner. We must act before the bubble pops, revealing a deeply divided community. How do we prevent this? It begins with a conversation. Ask yourself: what is the true meaning of America? Of freedom? Who gets to define the meaning
of true American identity? It is not enough to show our patriotism by waving flags and yelling “America.” Instead, we should be celebrating the great accomplishments of our democratic republic – the freedom to pursue our individual dreams, the principle that we are all created equal, no matter what race or creed or religion. It takes more than donning red, white and blue T-shirts to be an “American.” Put down your flags for a moment and extend your hand and your heart. We’re all in this together.
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Growth, spending overload
Many of us have seen major adverse growth impacts in Jackson Hole this year, fueled by spending of the public’s money for aggressive global promotion of our valley, for pathway pavement, for subsidized housing, in addition to commercial growth and global workforce pressures. Some politicos, developers, special interest groups and others do not seem to mind the resulting traffic disruption, loss of community character, loss of our small town values, etc. It’s just a trade-off to them, while they spend the public’s money and clamor for more. Paved pathways alone – complete with bridges, underpasses, etc. – have very costly “pavement per capita” impacts. Sure, some paved pathways make sense, but it has been taken to extremes, fueled by public tax money. Not so long ago, a typical Wyoming pathway was for unobtrusive, inexpensive and non-disruptive hiking, horses and bikes without pavement and aggressive promoters. I have been as guilty as anyone as an enabler of sorts – as a citizen I voted for virtually all SPET tax funding projects in the past. I was wrong to do so. And the worst additional tax/ spend/promotion deal of all is the lodging tax, which will be coming up for renewal. It is time for far more fiscal discipline. Most importantly, it is time to keep our bearings true as a great community where our character, our wildlife and our values do not just get urbanized and paved over.
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Death by 10,000 likes How social media skews our perception of danger. BY RYAN BURKE
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acebook will never be charged with murder. Instagram can’t take the blame for a traumatic brain injury. It’s not YouTube’s fault that you decided to ski off that cliff. However, social media most likely plays a contributing role to accidents in the mountains. Kodak courage for the photographers flash is nothing new, most likely a “watch this” mentality has been around since the first cavemen showed off his talents by taking on a saber-toothed tiger. What has changed, however, is the speed at which people can share their adventures, the volume of images that normalize extreme sports and the increased access to see what everybody else is doing in the mountains. The trifecta of speed, volume, and access to social media has hijacked our innate desire to be recognized and taken it to a dangerous level. After all, it’s hard enough to make decisions in the mountains without pondering how many likes will result from the perfect summit selfie. This digital popularity contest can cloud our judgment in the mountains and the pressure to fit in can be felt with every click of the button. The quick dopamine surge we get from public acknowledgement of our accomplishments is undeniable, and Facebook means instant access to positive feedback. I am as guilty as the next person in this lusting for approval. Just last week, I found myself
wondering if I should attempt a precarious move on a climb to get a “Facebook-worthy” photo. I then threw up in my mouth from my own self-centeredness. The “notice me” culture of the United States has been around for decades, but only since the advent of social media has it consumed so much of our attention. One look around the dinner table will show all Smartphones within arms reach and, like junkies, we search out Wi-Fi connections with the determination of a starving child. We want so much to be connected that we settle for the fast, efficient, and dependable “digital hit” instead of earning slow genuine contact. This fixation on finding the closest “glowing rectangle” to feed our habit is especially dangerous in mountain towns, where the consequences of attempting what you see on social media are severe. The volume of images that portray people surviving extreme sports lends the impression that these undertakings are safer than they really are, normalizing what is really an abnormal undertaking. “Extreme” sports are now just perceived as “normal” sports. This is due in part to the photos that do not make the cut, as athletes tend to turn off their Instagram accounts during their sixmonth recovery from injury. We push athletes further, faster, and into more dangerous situations when we choose to “like” photos in high risk situations and ignore pictures of what we deem to be mundane. This brings to question: Who is more to blame when an extreme athlete dies? The athlete or the crowd that cheers them on? Similar to the audience in the “Hunger Games,” we applaud these athletes when they succeed, but we log in to the show to see if they fail. We forget that one picture doesn’t tell the whole story and that no matter how many followers you get on Instagram the digital world can’t bring you back from the dead. Social media also gives us a skewed version of reality that can unconsciously pressure
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How far will some people go to amass more likes? us to keep up with the Joneses. Based on my Facebook page, for example, you might assume that I don’t have a job and basically summit peaks on a daily basis. Knowing this is not true, I still feel like I’m missing out when I stare at others’ outdoor adventures from my office desk. Sometimes I feel like an adventure didn’t happen if I didn’t document it, post about it and get enough likes to deem it cool enough. The identity we then portray on social media becomes a false caricature that we have carefully chosen for public consumption. The image and persona we set forth then become the standard we feel pressured to maintain. If you look on my profile, you will only see pictures of me in the outdoors, as I have conveniently forgotten to post photos of me sitting on the couch. Selective identity management, which is commonly used on social media, can have devastating results as we take unnecessary risks in order to control how others perceive us.
So, will I be shutting down my Facebook account? Hell no. Why? Because it’s exciting to see what others are accomplishing in the mountains and I like being inspired by the athletic feats of those around me. Facebook and other social media outlets are not evil; they are just the supply chain for the increasing demand that humans have to somehow feel connected in this increasingly digital world. However, from now on I can’t blindly scroll through my homepage in ignorance and instead have to think before I click. With my eyes open, I choose to give social media a second chance and not take it so seriously this time around. I do this because social media has exposed itself as a charade we can laugh at and join in the parade. Let’s enjoy the show without letting it consume our thoughts. After all, the less time spent on one’s computer means more time spent outdoors. PJH
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Action Jackson Town and county officials were indeed in the home stretch at Monday’s joint information meeting. If they weren’t aware of that, joint planner Tyler Sinclair reminded electeds that, in his math, 90 percent equaled 100. “This is a large, visionary document and there will be many additions and stages of change,” Sinclair told the panel referring to the Housing Action Plan. “If we are 90 percent there, I would say we are there. Keep that in the back of your minds.” Some 51 alterations were made to the massive 92-page document that has so far totaled $118,000, 1,200 man-hours, and eight separate housing studies to compile. Local leaders began the meeting by zeroing in the organizational structure of what a new housing authority would look like – who reports to whom and whose ass do we chew when things don’t go right. Smoky Rhea, in particular wanted to know. Sinclair assured officials a housing director would be in place no later than July 1, 2016. So would a housing manager. How are we going to pay all these people, Jim Stanford wondered. A discussion on dedicated funding via a “community priority fund” was next on the afternoon’s agenda. An agitated Bob Lenz worried aloud about how changing state statute to create a regional housing authority would fall into place given the usual Pluto-orbiting pace legislators worked at in Cheyenne. “I’ve never read the statute that would authorize a regional housing authority,” he said. “And these diagrams are very confusing. This will require compliance like we’ve never seen before. It’s going to be ugly. It’s going to take money, people and time. But if the majority feels this way I will just shut up.” Don Frank was a little more optimistic. “Accountability seems to exist under the organizational chart. We will see to that. We always do,” Frank said. “We need a housing director that will walk into the office prepared to work under some autonomy because we don’t have the bandwidth to micromanage. And this plan is not actionable until we adopt it, so let’s adopt it.” County attorney Keith Gingery provided a bit of insight on how painful a legislative process might be. He explained a regional housing authority could have three board
members, any more than that would require modification to statute or perhaps the creation of a hybrid board – “Which I don’t think would be that difficult to pass since it affects only us,” Gingery said, referring to Teton County’s unique position of having only one municipality: Jackson. “I have had talks with Leland Christensen. We were envisioning coming back to you in January with a resolution about doing some of these organizational changes,” Gingery said. “But if you are moving in a direction to phase out the Housing Authority, what does it matter? You can’t get rid of them overnight, but down the road it looks like you are headed there.” Stanford urged his peers to adopt a formal commitment to back two shovel-ready projects already in the works. The Housing Authority’s The Grove project in midstream, and the Housing Trust’s 18-unit rental development planned for -Councilman Redmond Street. “I feel the need to try to respond to the community’s needs. Before we go looking at other plans, let’s at least agree to commit to funding what is already in the pipeline,” Stanford said. “The town has already set aside money for affordable housing. I don’t know what the county has done, but knowing you have more ample resources, we can house additional people perhaps by the end of the year.” Stanford’s plea gained no traction with his fellow politicians. Vice Mayor Hailey Morton Levinson chose to focus more on the longterm function of the housing plan before them. BCC chair Barb Allen agreed that existing projects merited priority attention but took exception with Stanford’s accusation the county was sitting on a pot of gold. “Nowhere in the document does it mention jointly funded projects,” Allen complained. “Even though Councilman Stanford believes the county is flush with cash, we need to come to an agreement in the first six months about the ‘how’ of joint funding.” Discussion continued about whether there would be two separate boards and two distinct leaders at the imaginary housing authority – one for outreach and compliance, and one for making sure units get put on the ground. “People don’t really want the Housing Authority board involved in how money is being spent,” Lenz said. “And I don’t think you want the Housing Authority board advising the person who is going to be making decisions on how money will be spent.” In that case, Stanford doubted whether two boards, neutered of budgetary authority, could possibly look attractive enough to volunteers to ever be filled. With three more tweaks, the 10 commissioners and council members unanimously approved the Housing Action Plan with Lenz stating for the record that it had “serious
problems.”
Who pays?
The dilemma before the joint civic leaders regarding paying for what they had just passed seemed oppressive. It settled into the chambers like the wood smoke smog blanket that suffocates the valley on high pressure winter days. Town administrator Bob McLaurin presented the nuts and bolts of how funding sources might be tapped. When the rhetoric got complicated he simply pressed electeds to at least get their act together by March, when deadlines loomed for getting anything on an election ballot that would ask residents to pay for housing and transportation with their tax dollars. Leaders were split evenly on whether they favored a SPET initiative to finance the community priority fund or whether an added penny of general sales tax would do Jim Stanford the trick. On one hand, an added penny of sales tax dedicated to housing and transportation needs would gouge visitors more than locals, McLaurin said. Locals, after all, prefer Amazon and Idaho Falls. Also, using SPET for housing would deny other parties from tapping the feed trough for their schemes. Ever leery of SPET because of its inherent inability to pay for ongoing maintenance and salary costs, Stanford said he backed a dedicated penny of sales tax. “SPET is for capital improvements. I think it’s a matter of good governance to go with general tax revenue. It’s a smarter way to approach the problem,” Stanford said. “We just entered into an agreement we can’t afford. What I’ve heard time and again from this community is, ‘we want you to do more.’ Fine, we will hear from the community whether $.06 is palatable.” Mayor Sara Flitner disagreed. “I support SPET over a general penny. I think it will be easier to pass,” she said. “I realize there will be some disagreements over what gets on the ballot and we will need to make some tough decisions. Not including St. John’s, we are approaching $99 million in SPET requests. But this is not a free-for-all. The community is looking for some leadership on this.” Timing of a ballot tax query was also deliberated. A May election proposal would be put before low voter turnout, at least compared to August. Would that be good or bad? Two separate SPET ballots were proposed. Town officials griped about having to pay for the Budge landslide while county leaders said they were still trying to figure out how to cap the landfill. “I thought that trash was paid for, guys?” Lenz asked. Ultimately, Paul Vogelheim favored a SPET approach, saying he didn’t believe civic leaders “earned the right to ask for another penny of general sales tax given the problems we are having.” PJH
“Let’s at least agree to commit to funding what is already in the pipeline.”
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THEM ON US Wyoming-Pixar co-promote dino flick The Wyoming Office of Tourism (WOT) partnered with Disney-Pixar on a marketing deal that will promote the state as part of the advertising campaign for the upcoming film release “The Good Dinosaur” – in theatres for Thanksgiving. WOT agreed to spend $1.2 million of its annual advertising budget on cross-promoting the film, including a $100,000 payout to help fund the world premiere of the animated picture. Diane Shober, WOT’s executive director, told Laramie Live, “The film is visually stunning and the setting is very characteristic of the Wyoming scenery we know and love.” Pixar’s director of photography for lighting Sharon Calahan was instrumental in getting Wyoming as the primary setting of the film. After spending numerous vacations in Jackson Hole, she convinced her team to travel here in the autumn of 2013 and again in spring 2014 for location scouting. “For me, I was like already in love with it,” she told the Casper Star-Tribune. “But it was fun to watch Pete [Sohn, the film’s director] fall in love with it and really embrace it as a setting for the film.” To recreate the Wyoming scenery, Pixar illustrators worked closely with the U.S. Geological Survey, downloading terrain data, and paired that with Google Earth map imagery of locations like the Snake River Basin, according to Tech Crunch.
9-1-1 texting coming to county The Teton County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday that
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Teton County will be the first county in Wyoming to offer 9-1-1 texting service to its residents. Customers of Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile will be able to send an emergency text message to 911 dispatchers instead of, or in addition to, a voice call. The Sheriff’s office stressed that a voice call is still the preferred method of reporting an emergency but in cases where a call is not possible, the text option will be available beginning Nov.16. Officials want to remind users that a text to 911 will not automatically reveal the location of the caller. They also stressed the importance of spelling out information rather than the use everyday abbreviations like “IDK, THX, 2day and BTW.” ...LOL.
Wyoming cracks up The gash that swallowed Wyoming is all the rage across the nation. The geological phenomenon features a chasm measuring approximately 750 yards long and 50 yards wide in spots, which appeared overnight in the Big Horn Mountains outside of Casper. A pair of hunting guides from SNS Outfitter & Guides discovered the massive crack and posted a photo on their Facebook page. It generated more than 10,000 shares in no time and had national news outlets phoning the ranch nonstop. Engineers from Riverton visited the site and said it was likely formed by “a wet spring lubricated across a cap rock.” They estimated 15 to 20 million yards of earth moved in the resulting land collapse. The public has been advised to stay clear of the gash until
it stabilizes.
Lummis likes new Speaker Count Rep. Cynthia Lummis is a member of “Team Ryan.” The Wyoming Congresswoman expressed her support of Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) for Speaker of the House of Representatives. Ryan was voted in last week. “I have seen the problems in recent years that a ‘command and control’ and ‘reward and punishment’ style of leadership breeds,” Lummis wrote in her weekly “Cattle Call.” “I believe returning to regular order, including more open debate and the opportunity to amend legislation, will give rank and file House members a chance to more effectively represent their constituents.”
Heads hang out Organizers at the National Museum of Wildlife Art were able to wrangle another three months out of a coveted traveling exhibit by dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. “Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads” will remain on display at the museum in Jackson through Jan. 3, 2016, giving art lovers a chance to see the outdoor work against the backdrop of snow and elk. The exhibit went on display in May. It is scheduled to open at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, Calif., early next year. We read the scoop in the Odessa American (Texas). PJH
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By CHUCK SHEPHERD Is It Really a “Problem” If 99 Percent Wish They Had It?
Among those struggling with psychological issues in modern America are the rich “one-percenters” (especially the mega-rich “one-percent of one-percenters”), according to counselors specializing in assuaging guilt and moderating class hatred. London’s The Guardian, reporting from New York, found three such counselors, including two who barely stopped short of comparing the plight of the rich-rich with the struggles of “people of color” or out-of-closet gays. Sample worries: isolation (so few rich-rich); stress, caused by political hubbub over “inequality”; and insecurity (is my “friend” really just a friend of my money?).
Can’t Possibly Be True
Stories surface regularly about a hospital patient declared dead but who then revives briefly before once again dying. However, Tammy Cleveland’s recent lawsuit against doctors and DeGraff Memorial Hospital near Buffalo, New York, reveals an incident more startling. She alleges that her late husband Michael
displayed multiple signs of life (breathing, eyes open, legs kicking, attempted hugs, struggles against the tube in his throat) for nearly two hours, but with two doctors all the while assuring her that he was gone. (The coroner came and went twice, concluding that calling him had been premature.) The lawsuit alleges that only upon the fourth examination did the doctor exclaim, “My God, he has a pulse!” Michael Cleveland died shortly after that—of a punctured lung from CPR following his initial heart attack—an injury for which he could have been treated.
The Continuing Crisis
For an October report, Vice Media located the half-dozen most-dedicated collectors of those AOL giveaway CDs from the Internet’s dial-up years (“50 Hours Free!”). Sparky Haufle wrote a definitive AOL-CD collector’s guide; Lydia Sloan Cline has 4,000 unique disks; Bustam Halim at one point had 20,000 total, before weeding to 3,000. (The AOL connoisseurs file disks by color, by the hundreds of packaging styles, by number of free hours, and especially by the co-brands—the rare pearls, like AOL’s deals with Frisbee and Spider Man. Their collections, said both Halim and Brian Larkin, are simply “beautiful.” n In 20th-century Chicago, according to legend, one did not have to be among the living to vote on election day, and a 2013 policy of the city’s community colleges has seemingly extended rights of the dead—to receive unearned degrees. City Colleges of Chicago, aiming to increase graduation
DUD e , WHere’s my Car? The Town of Jackson’s overnight parking ban has gone into effect. SO, if you want to void all kinds of hassles, listen up!
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It would be exhaustive to chronicle the many ways that the woman born Carolyn Clay, 82, of Chattooga County, Georgia, is different from us. For starters, she was once arrested for stripping nude to protest a quixotic issue before the city council in Rome, Georgia; for another, her driver’s license identifies her as Ms. Serpentfoot Serpentfoot. In October, she filed to change that name—to one with 69 words, 68 hyphens, an ellipsis and the infinity sign. One judge has already turned her down on the ground that she cannot recite the name (though she promised to shorten it on legal papers to “Nofoot Allfoot Serpentfoot”). Thanks This Week to Elaine Weiss, Gerald Sacks, Ivan Katz, Chuck Hamilton, Ruth Sewell, and Kathryn Wood, and to the News of the Weird Board of Editorial Advisers.
SHOVELING REQUIREMENTS Additionally, we would like to remind people: Town residents are responsible for keeping sidewalks shoveled. • The TOJ assists with snow removal in the downtown core and along Broadway. • Residents should not put their garbage cans out the night before, but rather after 7:00am on garbage days. • Please keep trash cans, cars, and other obstacles out of the streets and off of the curbs. This saves your property and makes the streets more clear of drifts and snow. • Residents are also encouraged to help keep fire hydrants clear of snow.
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it is illegal to park overnight on Jackson streets, including public parking lots, regardless of weather (rain or shine, snow or bikini). Crews begin plowing at 3am. Parked cars on town streets make the job of keeping roads clear of snow more difficult. Consequently, cars left on town streets between 3am & 7am will be ticketed and may be towed by Jackson police. To retrieve your car, contact Ron’s Towing at 733-8697, 1190 S. Hwy 89. Overnight parking is allowed in the public parking structure at W. Simpson Ave. and S. Millward St. but not on other town parking lots.
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numbers, has awarded a slew of posthumous degrees to former students who died with at least three-fourths of the necessary credits to graduate. (The policy also now automatically awards degrees by “reverse transfer” of credits to students who went on to four-year colleges, where they added enough credits, hypothetically, to meet City Colleges’ standards.)
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CRISIS When teens struggle to find their place in a party town.
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t was one of those icy mornings when the roads are empty and Jackson feels like a ghost town. Driving around, you might pass one or two cars. Returning from a ski meet, 2013 Jackson Hole High School grad Morgan Comey was en route driving a friend home at 2 a.m. After a successful meet and exhausting bus ride, Comey was pulled over by a Jackson police officer. Foggy windows, Comey says, made the police officer suspicious. “He definitely thought we were doing something we weren’t,” Comey said. Eventually the officer was satisfied with Comey’s story. But while many motorists can attest to police encounters while driving in the wee hours, for Comey, the event sticks out in her head. Teens in Jackson, Comey says, are often classified as troublemakers. As someone who grew up in Jackson, this author knows firsthand how difficult it can be to find things to do as a teenager. There’s no mall to hang out at, no cozy coffee shops that stay open past 6 p.m., no all-ages music venue, no community commons. Finding entertaining things to do with your friends in the winter if skiing isn’t high on the list can be near impossible. Knowing that, it’s no wonder why kids look forward to house parties on the weekends. For all that Jackson has to offer the 21-and-up crowd, teenagers are finding it hard to find a foothold in a community that consistently assumes the worst of them.
Honoring the legacy
There is nothing revolutionary or exceptional about partying on the weekends in high school. We did it when I was growing up, my sister and my parents, too. Alcohol was not something we sought, but rather something that was simply present and part of the scene. We knew that what we were doing was illegal, but we were with our friends, more often than not in a safe environment in some house on the Westbank or Golf and Tennis. That experience mirrors the current generation of high schoolers, and will no doubt carry onto future generations. “If we don’t drink and party, it’s like we’re messing up the flow,” said JHHS senior who we’ll call “Amy.” “The kids before us did that and there’s a pressure to continue the legacy,” she said. “We look at some of the parties the older kids threw and are like, ‘How did they pull all that off?’” Amy is an active student, a member of a handful of academic clubs and has participated in extracurricular activities in the past. She focuses heavily on her schoolwork because she wants to get into good colleges, but she still looks forward to a good house party every weekend. “There’s always this mad scramble to figure out where the party is going to be,” she said. “If there isn’t a party that weekend, we come [into school] on Monday and are depressed. In the summer we can go camping and stuff like that, but during the school year,
it’s like there’s nothing else for us to do in town.” Amy said she wants more events that will allow her and her friends to just let loose. JHHS offers three school dances per year: Homecoming, Winter Ball and Prom. Amy feels like the dances are over-supervised and that there’s a constant paranoia that a chaperone or teacher is going to “bust anyone at any time.” Instead, she would love it if there was a place in town, such as the Pink Garter Theatre, that would host more all-ages events that aren’t being constantly monitored by authority figures. “We need a venue that hosts us, a venue that trusts us and won’t babysit us,” she said. “There’s always going to be those kids who are going to get away with as much as they can when they’re being supervised by teachers, but to have a venue where we can just be ourselves would be awesome.” But until that day comes, she said there will always be secret house parties. Amy, along with two other students, asked for her name to be changed for this article because she feels like the JHHS administration has their eye out for those who step out of line, even describing going to school as “living in a police state.” “Ben,” a student at Jackson Hole Community School has similar feelings. “It’s not like we’re just always partying, but that’s what a lot of people started assuming,” he said, “that we’re addicted to getting drunk.”
The watchful eye
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Lieutenant Cole Nethercott of JHPD agrees that Jackson doesn’t offer many free hangout opportunities for teens. “There is a lack of options for them,” he said. “I grew up in this community too, and I enjoyed what it had to offer, and there were less options then than there are now. I guess we had the bowling alley, but that’s the reality of a small community.” When asked what he thought about teens feeling like they were living in a police state, he said he could understand the perception, but that police officers weren’t out to get them.
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JHHS student body president Bjorn Schou says growing up in a small town has both its upsides and its downsides when it comes to finding your identity. “This town offers a lot of opportunities for kids that know what they want to do,” he said. “You can make connections that can help you follow your passion, but at the same time if you get caught doing something bad once, you get labeled as this partier.” He says he has incredible respect for both law enforcement and the school administration, but feels like teens can be targeted in Jackson for simply being teenagers. He said the high school initially offered high school parking lot passes that were visible from outside the car, but because students were being easily profiled by police as JHHS students, they did away with the pass. “[The police] would pull you over and interrogate you and ask, ‘Where’s the high school party tonight?’” A Summit High School junior, “Maria,” says she feels pressured to attend parties because it’s “obviously
the cool thing to do.” “If you didn’t go to the party that weekend, you hear about it from your friends and it’s like a guilt thing, or like you missed out or something,” she said. Bjorn added: “Yes, there’s some high schoolers that want to have fun and kick back, but not everyone should be seen that way. It’s a really hard topic to talk about because cops are out there for our safety, but they also overreach their grounds to pursue whatever lead they have to make sure nothing bad is happening. And there’s always the idea that the kids are doing something.” Minor run-ins with authority, according to Bjorn, are what really damage reputations and encourage profiling. He hopes the community can start shifting toward trusting teens. “We’re young adults and we’re trying to figure out what we’re supposed to be doing for the rest of our lives,” he said. “If respect is given, then respect comes back. This has been going on forever and it won’t stop unless there’s some way of communicating with and respecting teens.” JHHS science teacher Andrea Overly was once a Jackson Hole student, and says she had similar experiences when she was a teen. When it comes to teens, “some adults and police expect the worst of them,” she said. Overly says she is confident that Jackson business owners and nonprofits can do more to provide alternative activities for teens; ways to help them find their place in the community. “If the community understood that these kids were looking for actual meaningful memories—something that 10 years from now they’ll be able to tell a story about—they would be more willing to offer opportunities to help encourage that,” she said. “Teens are worth the investment of giving them a safe place to hang out and be teenagers.”
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“We do our part to hold them accountable and proactively attempt to keep alcohol out of their hands,” he said. “This community tends to have a fairly liberal view on drinking, but education is key. I think we kind of turn the blind eye and say that’s part of growing up, but I think here it’s more so than in other communities.” Nethercott pointed to the valley’s party culture as a vehicle to send mixed messages to youth. The community as a whole has a culture of not discouraging alcohol, he explained. Indeed, every year there are around 100 special events that serve alcohol. “Alcohol is present no matter the event,” he said. “Unfortunately, that’s the culture of a ski community.” When speaking about solutions that can help keep kids out of trouble and encourage them to find their place in Jackson, Nethercott says we need to change mindsets. “We have to encourage an atmosphere where fun things can happen without alcohol,” he said. “That’s not something an individual or even a small group can do. It needs to be woven into the fabric of the community, and the fabric of the community right now is to party. Overall, I would tell you that the vast majority [of teens] are good kids and I think they would be receptive to the right alternatives if we knew what those were and if the funds were there.”
It can be said that teens in Teton County are incredibly fortunate for the options they have. There are at least 32 sports and clubs offered by Jackson Hole High School for its students. Dance and art classes are available at the Center for the Arts, but at a hefty cost. Every summer the Teton County Library offers a free Teen Summer Reading program, but according to Bjorn Schou, it’s not what teens need. “No one says, ‘I want to hang out at the library this summer,’ when they could just stay home and hang with their friends,” he said. “Or go camping or go to the lake. There are other pressing things.” The challenge, then, comes down to what kind of alternatives the community provides for teens to give them the kind of safe hangout space they’re going to love, without the constant watchful eye of authority. Though how many adults would get on board with this idea? Mayor Sara Flitner doesn’t think the community’s authority figures are overstepping their bounds. “If it means keeping our kids safe and alive, they have my full support in hounding the kids,” she said. “I just could not love my kids more than I do, just like any other parent. I never want to be skeptical of what they’re telling me, but as a parent I have to stay skeptical to keep them safe.” She admits that because she is a mother, she tends to personalize a lot of the struggles that teens in
the community are facing, the main one being alcohol. But despite the perception that some teens have about their own identity in the community, she feels that their experiences can be attributed to simply growing up. “That’s part of adolescence,” she said, “to push the boundaries, and develop independence and good choice making skills. You can’t do that unless you’re exploring those risks.” But Flitner acknowledges this area’s role in fostering casual attitudes. She says she agrees with Nethercott – that partying is woven into the Jackson tapestry. “[Partying] is a big part of Jackson’s culture, the ski culture, the recreation culture, the summer fun culture. It’s a challenge that gets factored into everything,” she said. “But as a mom, my biggest focus is addressing my family’s needs. We’ve made sure our kids have jobs and encouraged them to pursue activities they are interested in.” Flitner said that easing up on authority interactions isn’t necessarily going to change kids’ behaviors. “The best thing we can do for teens is be aware of the fact that they’ll make mistakes, because that’s how they’ll learn. That doesn’t mean they are bad kids. Really, we just need better dialogue. We need them to understand that we love them and we want them to be healthy.” While Flitner noted a multitude of clubs and activities offered to teens, she agrees that there is a definite lack of free, non-academic
programming in the valley.
A home for all-ages
Dom Gagliardi would love to see the Pink Garter Theatre as a more age-friendly venue. “[Teens] are pretty hip to what’s going on in the music world,” he said. “I think a lot of people over 21 could learn from high school kids about what’s hip and popular out there.” Since opening the Pink Garter, Gagliardi has hosted a handful of all-ages shows that have seen varied levels of success, everywhere from packed houses to only 30 or 40 people. The Head to Head shows have been particularly well-attended. He’s looked at venues like the Fox Theater in Boulder, Colo., that host a large number of all-ages shows, trying to see if a similar model would work for his venue. “It just makes their business more viable,” he said. “Having all-ages shows would definitely help us out too. Plus, I think it’s good for the community and it gives kids something to do.” However, Gagliardi explained that there is a stipulation on their liquor license that doesn’t allow anyone under 21 to be in the same space as alcohol-wielding adults. Also, creating an all-ages show limits alcohol sales, which depending on the performer contract, is what makes or breaks the financial success of a show. Though having teens at the events would assist in promotion, he said. “The all-ages shows we have done have gone pretty well, mostly because the teens do the promoting for you. They want to go where their friends are going,” Gagliardi said. Gagliardi maintains that teen-focused events are a gamble though, as a good chunk of the business relies on income from alcohol sales. “If we open the doors and turn on the sound system it becomes hard if only 20 or 30 kids show,” he said. “But we definitely, as a venue, are open to doing straight-edge events too, but we get kind of caught up in trying to keep the business going, and generally that always involves alcohol.” However, Gagliardi feels like the Pink Garter could be a really great home for teens if the community was willing to help out with funding.
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Blazing a new path
What it boils down to is that if underage drinking is an issue we’re trying to address—which, according to Nethercott, it is—then it would be in the community’s best interest to invest in teens and work to offer safe, free alternatives, such as the bowling alley and more robust teen programming. Sure, even if a center was built or the Pink Garter became the new teen hangout, there would still be house parties and camping gatherings.
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Lieutenant Cole Nethercott
Jackson Mayor Sara Flitner
The all-ages Head to Head shows at the Pink Garter provided young people with a safe place to hear quality music.
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Teton County Parks and Recreation does offer activities and clubs for middle schoolers, but not for high schoolers. When I worked as the library’s teen program coordinator this summer, I spoke with a rec center employee who told me that high-school age teens are extremely busy and while they had offered programs in the past, their turnout was low. A bowling alley, Hole Bowl, has plans to open in Winter 2016 at 980 W. Broadway near Lucky’s. Jessica MacGregor hopes to fill a niche in the community with the new spot. “A major drive for me in opening a bowling alley in Jackson is for the kids and teens,” she said. “We are raising three children in Jackson and felt a need for more indoor entertainment.” By adding billiards and a foosball table, the bowling alley will honor the spirit of the town’s previous bowling alley, Jackson Bowl, which burned down in 2001. “Our goal is [to provide] a safe and comfortable environment for everyone,” she said. Because the Hole Bowl has a restaurant that will serve food as well as alcohol, the business does not run into the same stipulation as Gagliardi due to having a “pour room” clause in the liquor license. This would allow both underage non-drinkers and adult drinkers to enjoy the same space. She says teens will be able to enjoy the bowling alley from open to close; right now the closing hours are planned for 10 p.m. on weekdays and midnight on weekends. At this time, MacGregor is uncertain whether or not teens will need a parental waiver to bowl on their own. “I think Jackson can be challenging for kids and teens that aren’t into the outdoor activities that this beautiful area provides,” MacGregor said. “The best thing that our community can do is support those places that do provide indoor activities for our youth.”
Teens in Jackson have a unique challenge trying to find their place in their hometown, in a community that provides few non-sports alternatives for more than 1,500 middle schoolers and high schoolers. And all in a community that is so laidback about alcohol consumption that it has booze at almost every public event. “We’re looking at the adults in our town who ski a lot and drink a lot and we mimic that kind of thing,” Amy said. “Once you graduate you have that to look forward to, because that’s all you see.” Overly explaned: “When you look at who shows up to the Teton Gravity Research premieres and the more expensive shows, the kids are there because it’s an opportunity for them to do something different with the community and they’re actually welcome there. And they’re excited about it. It’s something of meaning and substance that they’re welcome at, and of course they’re going to take the opportunity. But again, they’re surrounded by people who are drinking so it’s a Catch-22.” Taking a look at the 2014 Wyoming Prevention Needs Assessment survey, teens in Teton County are among the most common students in the Cowboy State to drink alcohol. Surveyed students in 10th and 12th grade were asked the question, “On how many occasions have you had beer, wine, sweetened, or hard liquor to drink during the past 30 days?” According to the survey summary, alcohol remains the most commonly used substance across grade levels, with 74 percent of surveyed Teton County 10th graders reporting have consumed alcohol at some point and 45 percent reporting drinking in the last 30 days. Fifty-five percent of surveyed Teton County 12th
So perhaps the answer is a teen-centric nonprofit dedicated to providing safe, non-academic events for the teenagers in the valley. While some might say, “It was no different for me when I was growing up,” others would argue that Jackson’s robust drinking culture places teens in a unique position. The question then becomes, should teens be demonized for following a legacy or should this community work on creating a new example for them to follow? PJH
PINK GARTER THEATRE
Striking out
It’s what we do here
graders reported consuming alcohol in the last 30 days.
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“What it comes down to is that the school funds three dances per year, and it’s hard for us to take on that kind of funding,” he said. “If it wasn’t just on us money-wise, it would be easier for us to plan these kinds of events without feeling like we were taking on a huge risk.” He also feels that we need to put kids at the top of fundraising in the valley. “Put that together as a plan and say, ‘We need a venue’ and I’ll step up,” he said. “There’s a lot of planning that will have to be involved, there’s dates, there’s organization. There should be a team of kids assembled that are getting out there trying to make that happen. Because it should happen. There’s just not a lot of other options.”
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CREATIVE PEAKS Relevant Roles
Off Square production delves into timeless trials and tribulations. BY KELSEY DAYTON @Kelsey_Dayton
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tract of land in the family for generations. Pressure to sell, to modernize. It could be anywhere today in the West. It could even be in Jackson Hole. Instead it’s in Russia at the end of the 19th century and it is the story of “The Cherry Orchard,” by Anton Chekhov. Off Square Theatre Company’s newest production opens with previews on Thursday and Friday, runs through Sunday and then again next weekend. Even though the show is set at the turn of the 20th century Russia, the land issues it explores are contemporary and especially relevant in Jackson, said Natalia Duncan Macker, artistic director with Off Square. The story deals with the dilemma families face on whether to try to keep traditions alive and land intact, or whether to sell and subdivide. “It’s an issue very present in what we deal with locally,” Macker said. In the play the characters talk about progress and what it means for the environment. Progress means something has to change, director Marjo-Riikka Makela said. “First and foremost it’s a play about humanity and the good and bad in it,” she said. “It’s about how we are capable of creating and appreciating such beauty and how we are capable of destroying it with the snap of a finger.” On the surface, “The Cherry Orchard,” is the story about an aristocratic family losing its estate, said Stephen Lottridge, who plays old servant Firs. But the story is really about
A family gawks as their picnic is interrupted by a homeless man in ‘The Cherry Orchard.’ (From left to right), Zack Powell as Petya Trofimov, Ray Fink as Leonid Gayev, Kristyn Chalker as Anya, Leah Holmes as Varya and Nicole Madison Garrett as Liubov Ranyevskaya. relationships, and love and loss. Eighty-seven-year-old Firs has worked for the family for decades. He’s loyal to the family and the estate. “He holds the memory of the way things used to be,” Lottridge said. “He, along with the cherry orchard itself, represents what is being lost.” The large cast, which includes about a dozen Jackson residents and several outof-town guest artists, offers a full theater experience. “It combines fabulous comedy with extreme dramatic theater,” Macker said. Chekhov is known for creating sad and difficult characters, Lottridge noted. But this show is representative of the Russian spirit, where laughter can be found even in the midst of tragedy, he said. In that way, the play is like life. “There are some farcical elements, but it is completely a tragedy,” Makela said. “There are comedic elements, but it’s not a typical comedy at all. It’s as unpredictable as life is.” Makela’s direction gives the characters depth that makes them seem like real people.
“There is a kind of energy and vigor in the way she directs us that brings the characters to life and makes them vital, rather than faded,” Lottridge explained. The intent, Makela explained, is for the audience to feel empathy for each character – because that is how Chekhov wrote them. “I’m hoping the characters all become living breathing human beings and the audience tries to understand their different points of view,” she said. Makela took a traditional approach to the production, allowing the text to speak for itself. The show is normally produced on a larger stage, but Off Square will perform it in the Black Box Theatre using two of the four sides of the stage. The smaller space allows viewers to better follow the story, hearing not just the words, but also seeing the nuanced expressions of the actors, Makela said. It also puts the audience in the story. “They become something more like co-participants in the event rather than distant observers,” Lottridge said.
The show is put on in partnership with the Russian Club of Jackson Hole. There will be a reception and talkback after the 2 p.m. show Sunday. “The Cherry Orchard,” Off Square Theatre Company, performances at 2 and 5 p.m., Nov 5 through 14. $20 Thursday and Friday and $30 all other shows. PJH
The cast: Leah Holmes Anjelica Singer Nicole Madison Garrett Ray Fink Frankie McCarthy Brian Van Hatten Carly Mitchell Stephen Lottridge Josh Griffith Craig Kirkpatrick Tyler Babcock Kristyn Chalker Zachary Powell Brian Landis Folkins
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WEDNESDAY NOV. 4
n Young Adult Book Club Victor 6:00pm, Valley of the Tetons Library, Free. 208-787-2201 n Healthy Living During the Holiday Season 6:00pm, Teton Recreation Center, , 307-739-9025 n Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Group 6:00pm, St. John’s Medical Center Eagle Classroom, Free, 307-732-1161 n Sportsmetrics, ACL Prevention 6:30pm, Medicine Wheel Wellness, $15.00, 307-699-7480 n Open Gym - Adult Basketball 6:30pm, Teton Recreation Center, $3.75, 307-739-9025 n Salsa at Dancers’ Workshop 7:00pm, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00, 307-733-6398 n Oneness Deeksha Meditation 7:30pm, Akasha Yoga, $5.00, 307-413-3965 n Vinyl Night 9:00pm, The Rose, Free, 307733-1500
THURSDAY NOV. 5
n Kettlebells 7:00am, Teton Recreation Center, $8.00 - $82.50, 307739-9025 n Business Over Breakfast 7:30am, Wort Hotel, $16.00 $25.00, 307-201-2309 n Zumba at Dancers’ Workshop 8:30am, Dancers’ Workshop, Free, 307-733-6398 n Yoga 9:00am, Teton Recreation Center, $8.00 - $82.50, 307739-9025 n Intermediate/Advanced Ballet @ Dancers’ Workshop 9:30am, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00, 307-733-6398 n Teton Toastmasters 12:00pm, Teton County Commissioners Chambers, Free n Crystal Sound Bowl Experience with Daniela Botur 12:00pm, Intencions, Free, 307-733-9290 n 2015 Women in Leadership Luncheon 12:00pm, Rendezvous Bistro, $40.00, 307-699-2110
n Open Gym - Adult Basketball 12:00pm, Teton Recreation Center, $3.75, 307-739-9025 n Public Skating 12:00pm, Snow King Sports & Events Center, $6.00 - $8.00, 307-201-1633 n bootybarre® at Dancers’ Workshop 1:30pm, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00, 307-733-6398 n All About Handbuilding 3:30pm, Center for the Arts, $125.00. 307-733-6379 n Printmaking Plus! 4:00pm, Center for the Arts, $70.00 . 307-733-6379 n Yoga 4:15pm, Teton Recreation Center, $8.00 - $82.50, 307739-9025 n Adobe InDesign 5:00pm, CWC-Jackson, $200.00, 307-733-7425 n Jazzercise 5:30pm, Teton Recreation Center, $8.00 - $82.50, 307739-9025 n Total Fitness 5:30pm, Teton Recreation Center, $8.00 - $82.50, 307739-9025 n Scholarship and Application Essay Help Night 6:00pm, Teton County Library Computer Lab, Free, 307-7332164 n Knit Nite 6:00pm, Knit on Pearl, Free, 307-733-5648 n Basic Jewelry: Beading 6:00pm, Center for the Arts, $90.00. 307-733-6379 n Final Cut Pro: Editing Video 6:00pm, Center for the Arts, $120.00. 307-733-6379 n Film Premiere: Far Afield, A Conservation Love Story 6:00pm, Center for the Arts, $15.00 - $35.00, 307-733-4900 n Book Folding 6:00pm, Valley of the Tetons Library, Free. 208-787-2201 n Modern Dance Class at Dancers’ Workshop 6:15pm, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00, 307-733-6398 n Open Gym - Adult Soccer 6:30pm, Teton Recreation Center, $3.75, 307-739-0925 n Silicon Couloir Finance Workshop 6:30pm, Jackson Hole Grocer Conference Room, $48.47
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n Ski Fitness with Whitney Wright 7:00am, Dancers’ Workshop, $225.00, 307-733-6398 n Boot Camp 7:00am, Teton Recreation Center, $8.00 - $82.50, 307739-9025 n Pilates Mat Classes at Dancers’ Workshop 8:30am, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00, 307-733-6398 n Toddler Gym 8:30am, Teton Recreation Center, $0.00 - $2.50, 307-7399025 n Yoga 9:00am, Teton Recreation Center, $8.00 - $82.50, 307739-9025 n Zumba at Dancers’ Workshop 9:30am, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00, 307-733-6398 n Toddler Gym 10:00am, Teton Recreation Center, $0.00 - $2.50, 307-7399025 n Fables, Feathers, and Fur 10:30am, National Museum of Wildlife Art, Free, 307-733-5771 n Lap Sit 11:00am, Valley of the Tetons Library, Free. 208-787-2201 n Public Skating 12:00pm, Snow King Sports & Events Center, $6.00 - $8.00, 307-201-1633 n Total Fitness 12:10pm, Teton Recreation Center, $8.00 - $82.50, 307739-9025 n Greater Yellowstone Coordinating Committee Continues Public Conversation 1:00pm, Hotel Terra, Free, 307344-2221 n Semi-Private Painting + Drawing 4:00pm, Borshell Children’s Studio, $20.00 - $130.00, 307733-6379 n A Winning Sales Strategy 5:30pm, Spark Co-Working Space, $90.67 n Evening Yoga 6:00pm, Teton Recreation Center, $8.00 - $82.50, 307739-9025 n Final Cut Pro: Editing Video 6:00pm, Center for the Arts, $120.00. 307-733-6379 n Falling for Music 6:00pm, Center Theater Lobby, Free, 307-774-5497
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MUSIC BOX
Emcee Finesse Lyrical prowess care of Zion I returns to the valley. BY MATT HERRON
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here are so many reasons for checking out Zion I this Saturday night at the Town Square Tavern but don’t go for the novelty of seeing a hip-hop show in a mountain town. While It would be nice to think the days of eclipse-like appearances by MCs are past, the real reason to see Zion I is his belief in his work and his eagerness to ply his craft in any setting. From this perspective, novelty gives way to passion and that’s what concertgoers can expect at the Tavern on Saturday night. The Oakland-based Zion I has left an indelible mark on
Zion I plays Town Square Tavern Friday. the hip-hop scene turning heads with an impressive collection of over two dozen EP and full albums. Early notables include his 2000 release “Mind Over Matter” which set his pace with some heavy-hitting collaborations with Grouch and an approach to lyricism that would let him feel at home with numerous genres. Collaborating through the years with hip-hop luminaries like Devin the Dude, The Roots and Kendrik Lamar, and reggae/rock giants like Rebelution and Matisyahu, Zion I shows a resistance to the pigeonhole trap that can stifle a career and a hold back an otherwise great artist. Nowhere is this better on display than the newest addition to the Zion I collection – “The Rapture: Live from Oaklandia.” Recorded live from the Catalyst Club in Santa Cruz, Calif., Zion I rediscovers some of his classic cuts but with full, live band arrangements for backing. The addition of horns bolsters the soulful backdrop of his conscious approach to lyrics.
It takes a special talent to reimagine tracks that could have lain dormant and stood the test of the time, but to reconfigure them and hit listeners with something fresh is more than impressive. Adding to this year’s releases is the “Sun Moon and Stars EP,” the final piece in a trilogy of EPs highlighting, among other things, the tensions between urban communities and police. With a heavy tour schedule on top, it’s obvious that Zion I is not content to sit still. And 2016 will be punctuated by the release of a full solo album, a new Zion I/Grouch/Eligh collaboration and a new project with Locksmith. The mere fact that this artist routes his tour through Jackson is lucky and getting two shows in one year (he played here in February) means even more. PJH Zion I, 10 p.m., Friday at Town Square Tavern. $15 at Tavern liquor store or online at 307Live.com.
Art Association’s ART HEIST Annual Benefit & Silent Art Auction Saturday, 6:30pm, Theater Lobby, Center for the Arts Enjoy music, entertainment, gambling, and food paired with complimentary beer, wine and a signature drink, Jackson Hole Still Works’ the “Fred and Ginger.”
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SATURDAY NOV. 7
n Zumba at Dancers’ Workshop 9:00am, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00, 307-733-6398 n Wilderness First Responder Rectification w/ AHA CPR for the Healthcare Provider 9:00am, Center for the Arts, $275.00, 37-733-7425 n Barre Fusion at Dancers’ Workshop 9:30am, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00, 307-733-6398 n Intermediate Silversmithing 9:30am, Center for the Arts, $120.00. 307-733-6379 n Adult Oil Painting 10:00am, The Local Galleria, $25.00 - $80.00, 208-270-0883 n Yoga & Essential Oils Workshop 11:00am, Teton Yoga Shala, $40.00 - $45.00 n Experience Live Raptors 2:00pm, Teton Raptor Center, $10.00 - $12.00, 307-203-2551 n Open Gym - Adult Soccer 6:30pm, Teton Recreation Center, $3.75, 307-739-0925 n The Cherry Orchard presented by Off Square Theatre Company 7:00pm, Center for the Arts, $20.00, 307-733-4900 n Live Music 7:00pm, The Virginian Saloon, Free, 307-739-9891 n Backcountry Zero 7:00pm, The Center Theater, $15.00 - $20.00, 307-733-4900
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n Boot Camp 7:00am, Teton Recreation Center, $8.00 - $82.50, 307739-9025 n Toddler Gym 8:30am, Teton Recreation Center, $0.00 - $2.50, 307-7399025 n bootybarre® at Dancers’ Workshop 9:00am, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00, 307-733-6398 n Yoga 9:00am, Teton Recreation Center, $8.00 - $82.50, 307739-9025
n Ballet Workout at Dancers’ Workshop 9:30am, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00, 307-733-6398 n Jackson Hole Children’s Museum 5th Birthday Party! 10am, Jackson Hole Children’s Museum, Free. 307-733-3996 n Zumba at Dancers’ Workshop 10:00am, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00, 307-733-6398 n Toddler Gym 10:00am, Teton Recreation Center, $0.00 - $2.50, 307-7399025 n Yoga 12:00pm, Teton Recreation Center, $8.00 - $82.50, 307739-9025 n Public Skating 12:00pm, Snow King Sports & Events Center, $6.00 - $8.00, 307-201-1633 n Total Fitness 12:10pm, Teton Recreation Center, $8.00 - $82.50, 307739-9025 n Story Time 1:00pm, Valley of the Tetons Library, Free. 208-787-2201 n Skyline Volunteer Days 3:00pm, Top of Ferrin’s Trail, Free n Jackson Hole Bird & Nature Club Monthly Meeting 4:00pm, Teton County Library, Free n Free Friday Wine Tasting 4:00pm, The Liquor Store, Free, 307-733-4466 n Wilderness First Responder Rectification w/ AHA CPR for the Healthcare Provider 5:30pm, Center for the Arts, $275.00, 37-733-7425 n Final Cut Pro: Editing Video 6:00pm, Center for the Arts, $120.00. 307-733-6379 n Art Heist Silent Auction & Benefit Party 6:30pm, Center for the Arts Theater Lobby, $50.00 - $60.00, 307-733-6379
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n Nutrition for Optimal Sports Performance: ProteinWhy, When and How Much 6:45pm, Teton County/Jackson Recreation center, $12.00, 307739-9025 n English for Businesses 7:00pm, CWC-Jackson, $100.00 n The Cherry Orchard presented by Off Square Theatre Company 7:00pm, Center for the Arts, $20.00, 307-733-4900 n Dr. Susan Wise Bauer 7:00pm, Academy Campus, Free, 307-201-5040 n Mustache Militia 7:30pm, Silver Dollar Showroom, Free, 307-732-3939 n Red Herring by Michael Hollinger 7:30pm, Walk Festival Hall, $12.00 - $15.00, 307-733-5200 n Karaoke 9:00pm, Virginian Saloon, Free, 307-739-9891 n Steel Toed Slippers 10:00pm, Pink Garter Theatre, Free, 307-733-1500 n 2015 Women in Leadership Evening Workshop St. John’s Church Hansen Hall, $15.00, 307-699-2110
n Open Gym - Adult Soccer 6:30pm, Teton Recreation Center, $3.75, 307-739-0925 n Pam Drews Phillips Plays Jazz 7:00pm, The Granary at Spring Creek Ranch, Free, 307-7338833 n The Cherry Orchard presented by Off Square Theatre Company 7:00pm, Center for the Arts, $20.00, 307-733-4900 n Red Herring by Michael Hollinger 7:30pm, Walk Festival Hall, $12.00 - $15.00, 307-733-5200 n Three Rivers Rock ‘N’ Country 7:30pm, Silver Dollar Showroom, Free. 307-732-3939 n Zion I 10:00pm, Town Square Tavern, 307-733-3886 n Friday Night DJ 10:00pm, The Rose, Free, 307733-1500
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MATT BERMAN
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Andean Adventure Heading south for an exotic hot spring respite. BY MATT BERMAN
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he bus trip from Puno to Chivay, across Andean High Plateau, was possibly even more beautiful than the one from Cusco to Puno had been. Carrie and I traveled high above tree line for the majority of the trip, eating choco con queso (an ear of steamed hominy served with a chunk of soft cheese), and watching Vicunas, distinguished from their stockier cousins, alpacas, by their lanky necks and giant eyes, nibbling the bright green pampas grasses at the base of glacier-capped volcanoes. Pink flamingoes migrated here for the South American summer, maintaining their red feathers by eating red worms from freshwater lakes and rivers of the High Andes, instead of the shrimp they usually eat on the coast. The migration from a coastal ecosystem to the high mountains seems as dramatic as any on earth. I would expect them to fly north or south along the coast, not high into the mountains. Doesn’t the air feel cold to them at 15,000 feet? On the rim of one of the world’s deepest canyons, we found the town of Chivay, which looked interesting and unique. However, we
The author soaks in the obscure hot springs nestled in Colca Canyon, Peru. immediately left for the neighboring town of Yanque, where we’d arranged ahead of time to stay in a hostel that our guide book claimed had a hot spring. Carrie and I had soaked in hot springs all over the American West, from the Eastern Sierra to Yellowstone. Just getting to Colca Canyon had taken us many hours of riding in airplanes and busses and taxis. After all that bumpy distance traveled, if there was a hot spring anywhere close by, we were going to find it. Our final taxi ride of the day brought us to the front door of Hostel Tambo, on the outskirts of town. We rang the bell, but no one came. After a few minutes, we gathered up the nerve to push open the solid wooden door on our own. We grabbed a key from the slot behind the desk, walked through a garden of orange poppies and potatoes, to the small, dark room we’d reserved online. A minute later, a woman in traditional dress came to us. She carried a bright red shawl over her shoulders, and had never heard of the website we had used to book a room. She allowed us to haggle the price down to the exact price we had agreed to online. We found it very difficult to understand the woman. Her native language wasn’t Spanish either, but I eventually discerned we were to follow her to the hot springs along the river, below town. We followed the woman and her shaggy dog, that seemed to know exactly where we were going, through the dusty, quiet town, over cobblestone streets, past a crumbling white church and toward the river. Donkeys
and street dogs shared the road with occasional cars. Cacti bloomed along the cliffside. We weren’t sure we were headed to any sort of hot spring, but it was a great tour of this tiny Andean town. The climax of the journey to the springs was a swinging bridge straight out of an Indiana Jones movie. My fear of heights almost kept me away, except that I knew I had to make it. We were almost at the springs. I couldn’t look down and had to practice breath control to make it across. All that was well worth it. The pools were clean and as hot as I could tolerate. They reminded me of my favorite springs in Yellowstone National Park. The price of the hot spring was nominal and we had them all to ourselves. Our personal escort waited inside the open-air building with her dog, staying there for a while after we left. I guess that meant the springs were open for business, though I don’t know if any of the other tourists, mostly there to see the Andean Condors that call Colca Canyon home, could possibly find their way to her hot springs, especially considering there was now no one watching Hostel Tambo. The adventure of finding these springs tucked into an unsigned canyon made the feeling of soaking in them more memorable. The next day we searched for the Andean Condors, but it was the wrong time of year. Those springs were easily the highlight of our trip to Colca Canyon. PJH
n Red Herring by Michael Hollinger 7:30pm, Walk Festival Hall, $12.00 - $15.00, 307-733-5200 n Three Rivers Rock ‘N’ Country 7:30pm, Silver Dollar Showroom, Free, 307-732-3939
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n Wilderness First Responder Rectification w/ AHA CPR for the Healthcare Provider 9:00am, Center for the Arts, $275.00, 37-733-7425 n Intermediate Silversmithing 9:30am, Center for the Arts, $120.00. 307-733-6379 n NFL Package 11:00am, The Virginian Saloon, Free, 307-739-9891 n NFL Sunday Football at the Trap 11:00am, The Trap Bar & Grill, Free, 307-353-2300 n The Cherry Orchard presented by Off Square Theatre Company 2:00pm, Center for the Arts, $20.00, 307-733-4900 n Open Gym - Adult Volleyball 4:00pm, Teton Recreation Center, $3.75, 307-739-9025 n Stagecoach Band 6:00pm, Stagecoach, Free, 307-733-4407 n Taize 7:00pm, St. John’s Episcopal Church, Free, 307-733-2603
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n Kettlebells 7:00am, Teton Recreation Center, $8.00 - $82.50, 307739-9025 n Zumba at Dancers’ Workshop 8:30am, Dancers’ Workshop, Free, 307-733-6398 n Yoga 8:30am, Teton Recreation Center, $8.00 - $82.50, 307739-9025
n Ballet Workout at Dancers’ Workshop 9:30am, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00, 307-733-6398 n Crystal Sound Bowl Experience with Daniela Botur 12:00pm, Intencions, Free, 307-733-9290 n Open Gym - Adult Basketball 12:00pm, Teton Recreation Center, $3.75, 307-739-9025 n Public Skating 12:00pm, Snow King Sports & Events Center, $6.00 - $8.00, 307-201-1633 n MELT at Dancers’ Workshop 12:10pm, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00, 307-733-6398 n bootybarre® at Dancers’ Workshop 1:30pm, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00, 307-733-6398 n Abstract 3:30pm, Center for the Arts, $35.00. 307-733-6379 n Food for Art 3:30pm, Center for the Arts, $45.00. 307-733-6379 n Yoga 4:15pm, Teton Recreation Center, $8.00 - $82.50, 307739-9025 n Jazzercise 5:30pm, Teton Recreation Center, $8.00 - $82.50, 307739-9025 n Total Fitness 5:30pm, Teton Recreation Center, $8.00 - $82.50, 307739-9025 n Beginning Painting: Acrylic 6:00pm, Center for the Arts, $100.00. 307-733-6379 n Pie Making 6:00pm, CWC Jackson, $40.00, 307-733-7425 n Adult Book Club “What is the What?” 6:00pm, Valley of the Tetons Library, Free. 208-787-2201 n Open Gym - Adult Volleyball 6:30pm, Teton Recreation Center, $3.75, 307-739-9025 n Hip Hop at Dancers’ Workshop 7:00pm, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00, 307-733-6398 n Adult Oil Painting 7:00pm, The Local Galleria, $25.00 - $80.00, 208-270-0883 n Language Exchange Night 7:00pm, Valley of the Tetons Library, Free, 208-787-2201 n One Ton Pig 7:30pm, Silver Dollar Showroom, Free, 307-732-3939
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n Ski Fitness with Whitney Wright 7:00am, Dancers’ Workshop, $225.00, 307-733-6398 n Boot Camp 7:00am, Teton Recreation Center, $8.00 - $82.50, 307739-9025 n Pilates Mat Classes at Dancers’ Workshop 8:30am, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00, 307-733-6398 n Toddler Gym 8:30am, Teton Recreation Center, $0.00 - $2.50, 307-7399025 n Jazzercise 9:00am, Teton Recreation Center, $8.00 - $82.50, 307739-9025 n Zumba at Dancers’ Workshop 9:30am, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00, 307-733-6398
n Toddler Gym 10:00am, Teton Recreation Center, $0.00 - $2.50, 307-7399025 n Public Skating 12:00pm, Snow King Sports & Events Center, $6.00 - $8.00, 307-201-1633 n Total Fitness 12:10pm, Teton Recreation Center, $8.00 - $82.50, 307739-9025 n Story Time 1:00pm, Valley of the Tetons Library, Free, 208-787-2201 n Photoshop Fundamentals 2:00pm, Center for the Arts, $120.00. 307-733-6379 n After School Kidzart Club 3:30pm, Borshell Children’s Studio, $135.00 - $165.00, 307733-6379 n Open Range 4:30pm, Archery Range at the Recreation Center, $8.00 $82.50, 307-739-9025 n Lightroom Fundamentals 5:00pm, Center for the Arts, $120.00. 307-733-6379 n Barre Fusion at Dancers’ Workshop 5:30pm, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00, 307-733-6398 n Evening Yoga 6:00pm, Teton Recreation Center, $8.00 - $82.50, 307739-9025 n Drawing 6:00pm, Center for the Arts, $100.00. 307-733-6379 n Open Level Ballet at Dancers’ Workshop 6:30pm, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00, 307-733-6398 n Monday Night Football 6:30pm, The Virginian Saloon, Free, 307-739-9891 n Open Gym - Adult Basketball 6:30pm, Teton Recreation Center, $3.75, 307-739-9025 n The JH Chorale Rehearsals 7:00pm, Music Center in the Center for the Arts, Free, 585872-4934
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Who’s up for a road trip? There’s plenty to do down south in Salt Lake City next weekend. Whether your interests lie in music, theater and the arts—or something a bit more downto-earth—here’s what’s going on in the Beehive State. (Visit cityweekly.net/events for complete listings.) So hit the road! But be sure and bring a snack—because, now and then, everybody craves something salty.
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n The Addams Family Fri - Sat Beverly’s Terrace Plaza Playhouse, 99 East 4700 South, South Ogden, 7:30pm, $9.00 - $14.00, 801-3930070 n Between the Wars: The Great Depression in Northern Utah Fri - Sat Brigham City Museum of Art and History, 24 N. 300 West, Brigham City, Free n Birds of Paradise: Amazing Avian Evolution Fri - Sun Natural History Museum of Utah, 301 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, 10:00am, $9.00 - $13.00, 801-581-6927 n Brian Bress: Make Your Own Friends Fri - Sun Utah Museum of Fine Arts, 410 Campus Center Drive, Salt Lake City, $12.00 - $14.00, 801-581-7332 n Brian Christensen: RECONFIGURE Fri - Sat CUAC, 175 E. 200 South, Salt Lake City, Free n The British Passion for Landscape: Masterpieces from National Museum Wales Fri - Sun Utah Museum of Fine Arts, 410 Campus Center Drive, Salt Lake City, $12.00 - $14.00, 801-581-7332 n Carrie: The Musical Fri, Sat, Sat, Sun Sorenson Unity Center, 1383 S. 900 West, Salt Lake City, 7:30pm, $15.00 - $18.00 n Chad Farnes: Duct Tape Paintings Fri Finch Lane Gallery, 54 Finch Lane, Salt Lake City, 9:00am, Free, 801-596-5000 n Chris Hardwick: Funcomfortable Tour Fri Kingsbury Hall, 1395 Presidents Cir, Salt Lake City, 7:30pm, $35.00, 615-242-3323 n Clue: The Musical Fri, Sat Empress Theatre, 2700 S. 9104 West, Magna, 7:30pm, $10.00, 801-347-7373 n David Koechner Fri, Fri, Sat, Sat Club at 50 West, 50 West Broadway, Salt Lake City, 9:30pm, $15.00 - $20.00 n Firelei Baez: Patterns of Resistance Fri - Sat Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, 20 S West Temple, Salt Lake City, Free n The Flick Fri, Sat, Sun Good Company Theatre, 260 25th street, Ogden, 8:00pm, $15.00 - $17.00 n Glass Art Guild of Utah Show Fri - Sun Red Butte Garden, 300 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, 9:00am, $6.00 - $10.00 n James and the Giant Peach Fri SCERA, 745 S St, Orem, 7:00pm, $4.00 - $6.00
n Jekyll & Hyde Fri - Sat Heritage Theatre, 2505 South Highway 89, Perry, $9.00 - $10.00, 435-723-8392 n Lizze Määttälä: Uphill/Both Ways Fri - Sat Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, 20 S West Temple, Salt Lake City, Free, 801-328-4201 n Mercy Killers Fri Eccles Auditorium at Huntsman Cancer Institute, 2000 Cir of Hope Dr, Salt Lake City, 7:00pm n Mystery Escape Room Fri - Sat The Gateway, 157 S. Rio Grande St., Salt Lake City, 9:30am, $29.95 n Outside Mullingar Fri, Sat, Sat Pioneer Theater Company, 300 S. 1400 East, Salt Lake City, 8:00pm, $25.00 - $44.00 n Rebecca Klundt: Reformation - A Rearranging of Elements Fri Rio Grande Depot, 300 S. Rio Grande Street, Salt Lake City, 8:00am, Free, 801-245-7272 n Shawn Porter: Into the Ether Fri - Sat Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, 20 S West Temple, Salt Lake City, $5.00 n Stefan Lesueur: Obscura Fri - Sat Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, 20 S. West Temple, Salt Lake City, 11:00am, Free n Strayboots Interactive Scavenger Hunt Fri - Sun Salt Lake CIty, Salt Lake City, 10:00am, $10.00, 877-787-2929 n Young Frankenstein Fri, Sat, Sat The Ziegfeld Theater, 3934 Washington Blvd., South Ogden, 7:30pm, $17.00 - $20.00 n Diwal, Festival of Lights Sat SLC Krishna Temple, 3375 S 900 E, Salt Lake City, 6:00pm, $3.00 n Jean Reagan: How to Catch Santa Sat The King’s English Bookshop, 1511 S. 1500 East, Salt Lake City, 11:00am n Memphis Grizzlies at Utah Jazz Sat EnergySolutions Arena, 301 W South Temple, Salt Lake City, 7:00pm n Savannah Ostler: Once Upon a Time University Sat The King’s English Bookshop, 1511 South 1500 East, Salt Lake City, 4:00pm
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n The Addams Family Fri - Sat Beverly’s Terrace Plaza Playhouse, 99 East 4700 South, South Ogden, 7:30pm, $9.00 - $14.00, 801-3930070 n Between the Wars: The Great Depression in Northern Utah Fri - Sat Brigham City Museum of Art and History, 24 N. 300 West, Brigham City, Free n Birds of Paradise: Amazing Avian Evolution Fri - Sun Natural History Museum of Utah, 301 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, 10:00am, $9.00 - $13.00, 801-581-6927 n Brian Bress: Make Your Own Friends Fri - Sun Utah Museum of Fine Arts, 410 Campus Center Drive, Salt Lake City, $12.00 - $14.00, 801-581-7332 n Brian Christensen: RECONFIGURE Fri - Sat CUAC, 175 E. 200 South, Salt Lake City, Free n The British Passion for Landscape: Masterpieces from National Museum Wales Fri - Sun Utah Museum of Fine Arts, 410 Campus Center Drive, Salt Lake City, $12.00 - $14.00, 801-581-7332 n Carrie: The Musical Fri, Sat, Sat, Sun Sorenson Unity Center, 1383 S. 900 West, Salt Lake City, 7:30pm, $15.00 - $18.00 n Chad Farnes: Duct Tape Paintings Fri Finch Lane Gallery, 54 Finch Lane, Salt Lake City, 9:00am, Free, 801-596-5000
n Disney On Ice: Dare to Dream Fri, Sat, Sat, Sat, Sun, Sun EnergySolutions Arena, 301 W South Temple, Salt Lake City, 7:00pm, $20.00 - $50.00 n Disney on Ice presents Dare to Dream Fri, Sat, Sat, Sat, Sun, Sun EnergySolutions Arena, 301 W South Temple, Salt Lake City, 7:00pm, $10.00 - $60.00, 801-994-3651 n Firelei Baez: Patterns of Resistance Fri - Sat Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, 20 S West Temple, Salt Lake City, Free n The Flick Fri, Sat, Sun Good Company Theatre, 260 25th street, Ogden, 8:00pm, $15.00 - $17.00 n Glass Art Guild of Utah Show Fri - Sun Red Butte Garden, 300 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, 9:00am, $6.00 - $10.00 n Miss Nelson is Missing Fri - Sat Kingsbury Hall, 1395 Presidents Cir, Salt Lake City, 7:00pm, $5.00 - $10.00 n Mystery Escape Room Fri - Sat The Gateway, 157 S. Rio Grande St., Salt Lake City, 9:30am, $29.95 n Outside Mullingar Fri, Sat, Sat Pioneer Theater Company, 300 S. 1400 East, Salt Lake City, 8:00pm, $25.00 - $44.00 n Rebecca Klundt: Reformation - A Rearranging of Elements Fri Rio Grande Depot, 300 S. Rio Grande Street, Salt Lake City, 8:00am, Free, 801-245-7272 n Salt Lake Family Christmas Gift Show Fri - Sun South Towne Expo Center, 9575 S. State Street, Sandy, 10:00am, $12.50, 1-800-521-7469 n Stefan Lesueur: Obscura Fri - Sat Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, 20 S. West Temple, Salt Lake City, 11:00am, Free n Strayboots Interactive Scavenger Hunt Fri - Sun Salt Lake CIty, Salt Lake City, 10:00am, $10.00, 877-787-2929 n Young Frankenstein Fri, Sat, Sat The Ziegfeld Theater, 3934 Washington Blvd., South Ogden, 7:30pm, $17.00 - $20.00 n Grant Olsen: Rhino Trouble Sat The King’s English Bookshop, 1511 South 1500 East, Salt Lake City, 11:00am n Sailor Jerry presents: An Evening with Lucero Sat, Sun The State Room, 638 S State Street, Salt Lake City, 9:00pm, $30.00
n A Visual Feast Fri - Sat Horne Fine Art Exhibit, 142 East 800 South, Salt Lake City, Free n Abstraction and the Dreaming: Australian Aboriginal Paintings from the Western Desert (1971-Present) Fri - Sat Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, 650 North 1100 East, Logan, 10:00am, Free, 435-797-0163 n American Adventure Special Exhibit: Brave the Maze Fri - Sat Union Station, 2501 Wall Avenue, Ogden, 10:00am, $3.00 - $5.00 n Apres Ski + DJ Gawel + DJ Dowel Fri, Fri Gracie’s Bar, 326 S. West Temple, Salt Lake City, 5:30pm n Benjamin Gaulon: Corrupt.Yourself Fri - Sat Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, 20 S West Temple, Salt Lake City, 11:00am, Free n Between the Wars: The Great Depression in Northern Utah Fri - Sat Brigham City Museum of Art and History, 24 N. 300 West, Brigham City, Free n Big Fish Fri, Fri, Sat, Sat, Sat Hale Center Theatre, 3333 S. Decker Lake Drive, West Valley City, 7:30pm, $16.00 - $33.00 n Birds of Paradise: Amazing Avian Evolution Fri - Sun Natural History Museum of Utah, 301 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, 10:00am, $9.00 - $13.00, 801-581-6927 n Brian Bress: Make Your Own Friends Fri - Sun Utah Museum of Fine Arts, 410 Campus Center Drive, Salt Lake City, $12.00 - $14.00, 801-581-7332 n Brian Christensen: RECONFIGURE Fri - Sat CUAC, 175 E. 200 South, Salt Lake City, Free n Bridgette Meinhold: Timing Is Everything Fri - Sun Gallery MAR, 580 Main Street, Park City, 10:00am, Free n The British Passion for Landscape: Masterpieces from National Museum Wales Fri - Sun Utah Museum of Fine Arts, 410 Campus Center Drive, Salt Lake City, $12.00 - $14.00, 801-581-7332 n Center for the Arts: Nutcracker Fri, Fri, Sat, Sat Logan, 7:30pm n Christmas Nativity Celebration Fri, Sat Kaysville Tabernacle, 198 W Center, Kaysville, 2:00pm, Free
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n Between the Wars: The Great Depression in Northern Utah Fri - Sat Brigham City Museum of Art and History, 24 N. 300 West, Brigham City, Free n Birds of Paradise: Amazing Avian Evolution Fri - Sun Natural History Museum of Utah, 301 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, 10:00am, $9.00 - $13.00, 801-581-6927 n Brian Bress: Make Your Own Friends Fri - Sun Utah Museum of Fine Arts, 410 Campus Center Drive, Salt Lake City, $12.00 - $14.00, 801-581-7332 n Brian Christensen: RECONFIGURE Fri - Sat CUAC, 175 E. 200 South, Salt Lake City, Free n The British Passion for Landscape: Masterpieces from National Museum Wales Fri - Sun Utah Museum of Fine Arts, 410 Campus Center Drive, Salt Lake City, $12.00 - $14.00, 801-581-7332 n Chad Farnes: Duct Tape Paintings Fri Finch Lane Gallery, 54 Finch Lane, Salt Lake City, 9:00am, Free, 801-596-5000 n Firelei Baez: Patterns of Resistance Fri - Sat Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, 20 S West Temple, Salt Lake City, Free
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n The Flick Fri, Sat, Sun Good Company Theatre, 260 25th street, Ogden, 8:00pm, $15.00 - $17.00 n Glass Art Guild of Utah Show Fri - Sun Red Butte Garden, 300 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, 9:00am, $6.00 - $10.00 n Mystery Escape Room Fri - Sat The Gateway, 157 S. Rio Grande St., Salt Lake City, 9:30am, $29.95 n Nitro Circus Fri EnergySolutions Arena, 301 W South Temple, Salt Lake City, 7:00pm, $79.00 - $99.00 n Ryan Hamilton Fri, Fri, Sat, Sat Wiseguys West Valley City, 2194 W. 3500 South, West Valley City, 7:30pm, $20.00 n Stefan Lesueur: Obscura Fri - Sat Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, 20 S. West Temple, Salt Lake City, 11:00am, Free n Strayboots Interactive Scavenger Hunt Fri - Sun Salt Lake CIty, Salt Lake City, 10:00am, $10.00, 877-787-2929 n David McCllelan: The Boy Who Spoke to the Earth Sat The King’s English Bookshop, 1511 S. 1500 East, Salt Lake City, 11:00am
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ow that I’m tucked away in the Northern Atlantic, I can now officially report that I’ll be writing this column while living in Iceland. That doesn’t mean this column is going to pull a Madonna and reinvent itself. “Well, That Happened” will remain grounded in American pop culture and lifestyle topics, but now has a sprinkle of Icelandic spice added in. Odd combination, you say? The truth is Iceland is the Wyoming of Europe. Weirdly, the population density in the country of Iceland and the state of Wyoming is basically the same. In Iceland, there are roughly three people per square kilometer, while in Wyoming we have six people per square mile. Much of the miles are expansive grasslands with tree-less buttes breaking up the horizon. Horses hang out in fields, reindeer/elk run across the roads, tourists pull off on the side of the road to take pictures of random things. Wyoming has its buffalo jerky, and Iceland has its hard, dried cod jerky. To sweeten the pot even more, both places are ticking time bombs of geothermal activity. When people ask me, “Why Iceland?” I tell them that it feels just like home, but that everyone talks funny. After three trips
to Iceland in the past three years, coming here to stay doesn’t feel like I’ve completely uprooted myself and moved to a foreign land. But rather it feels like some strange alternate universe where outlaws and Vikings have swapped places and the tourists remain just as plentiful. Having lived in a tourist town like Jackson, I feel like I’ve become a much better tourist. I would assume we all are. Jacksonites have been faced with so many bizarre tourist questions that we’re a bit savvier as to what’s an appropriate question and what’s an embarrassing one. Being surrounded by our own local landscapes, we know our boundaries and understand and respect personal space. We really want to pronounce things right, because we know how awful it is to hear someone say “Gross Ventray.” Ultimately, because Jackson Hole puts such a high value on being local, we can’t stand to feel like anything but. And, man, do we roll our eyes at other American tourists. As I write this, I’m sitting in a hostel in Reykjavik, having just consumed a small, simple breakfast of bread, meat and plain Icelandic skyr (a thick yogurt-like dairy product that’s more like a cheese). It’s about 8:15 in the morning and there’s still no sign of a sunrise. Another American tourist was staring at the breakfast table bewildered by the spread: slices of
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Strokkur geyser in Iceland (left) and Old Faithful in Wyoming.
cheese, salami, a bowl of hard-boiled eggs, mason jars of dried fruits and muesli. “I’ve never seen any of this before,” he said. He looked at the loaf of bread next to a serrated knife. “How does this work, do I just...?” I thought he was kidding at first but then I realized he was serious. Here was an American tourist, presumably traveling alone in a foreign country and had somehow made it through life without ever cutting a loaf of bread. I sliced a piece off for him like a loving parent teaching his socially challenged 25-year-old man-child some goddamn life skills. “Thanks man,” he said. “This country, right?” “Right?” I said with a laugh. Baffled. Completely baffled. And so, the Icelandic adventure begins, and I’m thankful that living in Jackson Hole has added a hefty amount of travel practicality to my arsenal. As far away as Iceland may feel, there’s the reassuring element that it’s only a seven-hour flight from Denver. It’s not often that you can find a place so similar to your own home that the comfort of familiarity trumps the anxiety of distance. PJH
Off-Season Indulgence Locals feels the culinary love this month. BY ANNIE FENN, MD @jacksonfoodie
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Chefs René Stein and Paul O’Connor plate honey roasted trout with pumpkin puree (left); Chefs Jeff Drew and Stein plate Drew’s roasted pumpkin ravioli with grilled radicchio (center) and beef tartar with egg yolk, smoked paprika, roasted bread and tiny potato cubes. nominated for a James Beard Award while at Il Villagio Osteria, and now has reincarnated OYG in Alpine. He plans to launch another restaurant concept in the Million Dollar Cowboy Steakhouse, which he takes over in December. Any food enthusiast would be thrilled to snag one of the six seats in The Rose kitchen. Each dish is a perfect reflection of the chef’s individual style. Stein, who earned a Michelin star as executive chef at Seasonal in New York before moving to Jackson, creates beautiful dishes that are refined, precise, artful and vegetable-forward. His honey roasted Idaho trout with pumpkin puree, chanterelle, and hidden rose apple is perfectly balanced and stunning on the plate. Stein’s deceptively simple “Fall Consommé” with mushrooms, onion, and lovage had us all swooning over the flavors – clean and earthy at the same time. O’Connor’s style is hearty, rustic, lusty and Sicilian, but with modernist twists (like the grilled pizza smeared with a sous vide cooked egg yolk sauce, then topped with beef tartar). I hope to get the recipe for the most interesting gnocchi I’ve ever had: O’Connor’s pancetta gnocchi Parisienne made with spiced apples and kale. The next Sub Rosa on Nov. 2 paired Stein with another James Beard nominated chef —Jeff Drew of the Snake River Grill. Fresh from his stint cooking at the James Beard Foundation’s USA Pavilion in Milan, Drew treated guests to the dishes he chose to represent Jackson Hole’s cuisine in Milan. Brussels sprouts are deep fried and given a dusting of “Caesar” salad anchovies, Parmesan, and bread crumbs; Venison tenderloin is cooked to perfection sous vide, seared in sea salt, and served with hazelnut polenta and a grape must, star anise, cabernet reduction; a chocolate truffle oozed a sweet and spicy apricot and habañero pepper filling. The Stein/Drew pairing in the kitchen exceeded all expectations. Dinner at Sub Rosa is not the cheapest option to be had among Jackson’s plethora of off-season specials. But Sub Rosa is not just another great meal; it’s a chance to see how cooking becomes an art form. The experience of watching two acclaimed chefs, cooking and plating side by side in such an intimate kitchen setting, while sampling some of the best food anywhere — in my mind, that’s priceless. The good news for those who didn’t make the first two Sub Rosas: The Rose plans to continue offering Sub Rosa chef collaboration dinners on a regular basis. PJH After delivering babies and practicing gynecology for 20 years in Jackson, Annie traded her life as a doctor to pursue her other passion: writing about food, health, sustainability, and the local food scene. Follow her snippets of mountain life, with recipes, at JacksonHoleFoodie.com and on Instagram @ jacksonholefoodie.
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hold their board meetings here during the off-season.” Bin22, our small scale, local version of the Italian emporium Eataly, is my favorite place for an in town lunch, especially when the two-for-two special is in effect. It’s worth opening an Instagram account just to get notified of the Snake River Grill’s pop-up specials during the month of October. It could be 20 percent off your food bill, 50 percent off bottles of wine, or both. The day before closing for the season, SRG (@snakerivergrilljh) offered its famous burger with a caesar salad for $20. The Indian (@theindianjh) also posts lunch and dinner specials just for their Instagram followers. I always try to book a table at The Blue Lion during the offseason for the two-for-one entrée special. My husband’s favorite dish in Jackson — the roast rack of lamb — is just as good now as it was the year we moved here. And now that Trio, An American Bistro has brought back its wheel of fortune, there’s no place more fun in the off-season. After dinner, the whole restaurant joins in to cheer as guests spin for a chance to win any number of great deals: a free entrée, appetizer or dessert, half off a bottle of wine, 20 percent off the total or just the tip. Each year the array of off-season restaurant specials seems to multiply. Cafe Genevieve, Gather, Thai Me Up, Local, The Silver Dollar Bar and Grill, Sweetwater, Noodle Kitchen, Artisan Pizza and Caldera Pizza are among some of the eateries running specials this month. This year I tried the latest restaurant to hop on the off-season special bandwagon: Figs inside Hotel Jackson. This locally owned, Lebanese-flavored spot offers two-for-one entrées at breakfast and dinner, and $5 appetizers and drink specials from 4 to 6 p.m. I recommend skipping the breakfast (at least until they get their kitchen staff reorganized) and opting for a selection of mezze at happy hour: house-made pita bread, authentic plates of hummus and baba ganoush, and lamb ribs. If you are lucky to have local mountaineer and inspirational speaker Stephen Koch as your bartender, he’ll keep your glass topped off with Jackson Hole Winery’s Rendezvous Red. The best two meals I’ve had this off-season were twofor-ones of a different sort —Sub Rose dinners at The Rose. Chef René Stein invites another local chef to collaborate on a 15- course menu for six lucky diners seated in the Rose’s tiny kitchen. Handpicked wine pairings by Ryan McReynolds and craft cocktails by mixologist Meagan Schmoll take the meal over the top. The inaugural Sub Rosa on Oct. 21 paired Stein with Chef Paul O’Connor of the Old Yellowstone Garage Restaurant and Catering. O’Connor is a longtime beloved local chef who cooked at the original Old Yellowstone Garage, was
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hen I moved to Jackson 21 years ago, Shades Café was the only place in town to get a decent cup of coffee. LeJay’s Sportsmen’s Café was the only latenight eatery — the place I ducked into after working late at the hospital for a plate of eggs accompanied by bad coffee and great people watching. Town was deserted, like an actual ghost town, from October to December, and there was no such thing as a two-for-one special. In fact, most of the restaurants closed for the offseason. Now some say town is busy all the time, that we no longer have an off-season. But there is a delicious upside to this yearround popularity: Our little mountain town has grown into a celebrated foodie destination. Last year, Wine Enthusiast Magazine named Jackson Hole one of its top five “new foodie cities” — the only ski town on the list. Our food scene is exploding with innovative chefs putting their own spin on high country cuisine. For those of us who don’t leave town come November, it’s a great time to try a new restaurant, book a table at an old favorite and discover what our chefs are up to in the kitchen. Fine Dining Restaurant Group is to be applauded for making the offseason two-for-one special part of the local culture, as well as for raising the bar on the diversity and quality of dining options available. Believe me, when Gavin Fine and Chef Roger Freedman opened Rendezvous Bistro in 2001, it was a big deal for foodies. Since 2011, Fine Dining’s Jackson restaurants (Rendezvous Bistro, Il Villagio Osteria, Q Roadhouse and Brewing Co., Bin22) have offered an ingenious two-for-two special: buy one entrée at the regular price, get a second entrée of equal or lesser value for $2 donated back to the featured nonprofit organization of the week. At Fine Dining’s The Kitchen, plates are specially priced in the offseason at $12, with a $1 donation per guest going to nonprofits. To date, Fine Dining Restaurant Group has donated more than $100,000 to nonprofit organizations in Teton County. “We love that the community rallies behind the off-season special and helps us give back,” said Kendra Alessandro, Fine Dining’s communications director. “Some nonprofits even
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Sipping Fuissé Getting to know PouillyFuissé, France’s other white Burgundy. BY TED SCHEFFLER @critic1
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n some circles, Pouilly-Fuissé wine— made from Chardonnay in France’s Burgundy region—is considered the poor stepchild of the fancier white Burgundies, particularly those from the Côte de Beaune like Montrachet, Meursault and Corton Charlemagne. In part, that’s because it’s still recovering from the bad reputation it earned in the 1970s for being a lightweight proto-Pinot Grigio. But when Pouilly-Fuissé is done right, it can be fantastic, not to mention a relative bargain. Remember, though, we are talking about French Burgundy here, so “bargain” here means you’ll have to mortgage the house but not also dip into the kids’ college fund. Louis Jadot Pouilly-Fuissé, for example,
retails normally for around $25, and Louis Latour Pouilly-Fuissé goes for a couple bucks more. Both are solid examples of PouillyFuissé, but if you can afford it and would like to take things to the next level, get your hands around a bottle of the remarkable Chateau Fuissé Les Brules ($65). Dating back to the year 1604, and sourced from the most famous vineyards of Les Brules, Chateau Fuissé Les Brules is a fine wine rivaling those from more famous appellations such as Puligny Montrachet, Chassagne Montrachet and Meursault to the north. The French, of course, go to great lengths to obfuscate the wine you’re drinking. So needless to say, Pouilly-Fuissé is not a grape; that would make too much sense. Instead, it’s a place. Pouilly-Fuissé is an appellation (AOC) in the Mâconnais, a white wine producing sub-region of southern Burgundy, just south of the Côte Chalonnaise. PouillyFuissé itself is made up of the villages of Fuissé, Solutré-Pouilly, Vergisson and Chaintré. Got it? The wine, like all great white Burgundy, is Chardonnay, but as I said, you’ll never know that by reading the label, since the word Chardonnay is nowhere to be found. The French just assume that you know Pouilly-Fuissé is Chardonnay. Remember the poor stepchild thing? There are no Grand Cru or Premier Cru vineyards with the Mâconnais AOC. So the pricey Château Fuissé Pouilly-Fuissé I so adore is
IMBIBE merely a Cru de Bourgogne. And by the way, just to confuse things a bit more than normal, in this case Château Fuissé is the wine producer; PouillyFuissé is the wine. It would be akin to a California winemaker calling their wine Cabernet Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon. Jean-Jacques Vincent is the fourth generation manager and winemaker at Château Fuissé; his family has been making wine in the Mâconnais since 1852. In case I haven’t made myself crystal clear: It is good stuff. The heav y clay and limestone soil of the Mâconnais offers a distinctive terroir for the growing of Chardonnay grapes. The result is that the chalk and clay in the soil works to give
a wine like Château Fuissé both structure and finesse. This is a very elegant wine. According to winemaker Jean-Jacques Vincent, the Pouilly-Fuissé is fermented in oak barrels (20 percent new) for nine months, and he doesn’t automatically seek malolactic fermentation. This gives him the flexibility to “fine tune” the acid-alcohol balance of each batch of wine. And that’s precisely what his PouillyFuissé tastes like: a finely tuned wine. Although it is full-bodied and concentrated, ChateauFuissé Pouilly-Fuissé is more elegant and less powerful than its Côte de Beaune cousins from the north. It’s a gorgeous gold color with hints of green and scents of toasty, roasted almonds on the nose. Ripe peach and apricot flavors are beautifully balanced by the wine’s crisp acidity, and it is a fine match for a decadent supper of crab and lobster. For a very special treat, I encourage you to try this luscious liquid. It tastes like summer in a bottle. PJH
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ASIAN & CHINESE TETON THAI Serving the world’s most exciting cuisine. Teton Thai offers a splendid array of flavors: sweet, hot, sour, salt and bitter. All balanced and blended perfectly, satisfying the most discriminating palate. Open daily. 7432 Granite Loop Road in Teton Village, (307) 733-0022 and in Driggs, (208) 7878424, tetonthai.com.
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A Jackson Hole favorite for 37 years. Join us in the charming atmosphere of a historic home. Ask a local about our rack of lamb. Serving fresh fish, elk, poultry, steaks, and vegetarian entrées. Live acoustic guitar music most nights. Open at 5:30 p.m. Closed Tuesdays. Off Season Special: 2 for 1 Entrees. Good all night. Must mention ad. Reservations recommended, walk-ins welcome. 160 N. Millward, (307) 733-3912, bluelionrestaurant.com
CAFE GENEVIEVE Serving inspired home cooked classics in a historic log cabin. Enjoy brunch daily at 8 a.m., dinner nightly at 5 p.m., and happy hour daily 3-5:30 p.m. featuring $5 glasses of wine, $5 specialty drinks, $3 bottled beer. 135 E. Broadway, (307) 732-1910, genevievejh. com.
Enjoy all the perks of fine dining, minus the dress code at Eleanor’s, serving rich, saucy dishes in a warm and friendly setting. Eleanor’s is a primo brunch spot on Sunday afternoons. Its bar alone is an attraction, thanks to reasonably priced drinks and a loyal crowd. Come get a belly-full of our two-time gold medal wings. Open at 11 a.m. daily. 832 W. Broadway, (307) 733-7901.
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Kazumi is a family-owned and operated restaurant serving unique sushi rolls, fresh sashimi and nigiri, and off-the-charts specialty items. Located near the Town Square, we also feature hot noodle soups and the spiciest rolls in town! Open Monday through Saturday at 11 a.m - 9:30 p.m. 265 West Broadway, 307-733-9168, jacksonholesushi.com.
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Mangy Moose Restaurant, with locally sourced, seasonally FRESH FOOD at reasonable prices, is a always a FUN PLACE to go with family or friends for a unique dining experience. The personable staff will make you feel RIGHT AT HOME and the funky western decor will keep you entertained throughout your entire visit. Reservations at (307) 733-4913 3295 Village Drive • Teton Village, WY
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The deli that’ll rock your belly. Jackson’s newest sub shop serves steamed subs, reubens, gyros, delicious all beef hot dogs, soups and salads. We offer Chicago style hot dogs done just the way they do in the windy city. Open daily11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Located just a short block north of the Town Square at 180 N. Center Street, (307) 733-3448.
LOCAL Local, a modern American steakhouse and bar, is located on Jackson’s historic town square. Our menu features both classic and specialty cuts of locally-ranched meats and wild game alongside fresh seafood, shellfish, house-ground burgers, and seasonallyinspired food. We offer an extensive wine list and an abundance of locally-sourced products. Offering a casual and vibrant bar atmosphere with 12 beers on tap as well as a relaxed dining room, Local is the perfect spot to grab a burger for lunch or to have drinks and dinner with friends. Lunch Mon-Sat 11:30am. Dinner Nightly 5:30pm. 55 North Cache, (307) 201-1717, localjh.com.
LOTUS CAFE Serving organic, freshly-made world cuisine while catering to all eating styles. Endless organic and natural meat, vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free choices. Offering super smoothies, fresh extracted juices, espresso and tea. Full bar and house-infused botanical spirits. Open daily 8am for breakfast lunch and dinner. 145 N. Glenwood St., (307) 734-0882, tetonlotuscafe.com.
MANGY MOOSE Mangy Moose Restaurant, with locally sourced, seasonally fresh food at reasonable prices, is a always a fun place to go with family or friends for a unique dining experience. The personable staff will make you feel right at home and the funky western decor will keep you entertained throughout your entire visit. Teton Village, (307) 733-4913, mangymoose. com.
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SWEETWATER Satisfying locals for lunch and dinner for over 36
years with deliciously affordable comfort food. Extensive local and regional beer list. Lunch 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. features blackened trout salad, elk melt, wild west chili and vegetarian specialties. Dinner 5:30 to 9 p.m. including potato-crusted trout, 16 ounce ribeye, vegan and wild game. Reservations welcome. (307) 733-3553. sweetwaterjackson.com.
TRIO Owned and operated by Chefs with a passion for good food, Trio is located right off the Town square in downtown Jackson. Featuring a variety of cuisines in a relaxed atmosphere, Trio is famous for its wood-oven pizzas, specialty cocktails and waffle fries with bleu cheese fondue. Dinner nightly at 5:30 p.m. Reservations. (307) 734-8038 or bistrotrio.com.
ITALIAN CALICO A Jackson Hole favorite since 1965, the Calico continues to be one of the most popular restaurants in the Valley. The Calico offers the right combination of really good food, (much of which is grown in our own gardens in the summer), friendly staff; a reasonably priced menu and a large selection of wine. Our bar scene is eclectic with a welcoming vibe. Open nightly at 5 p.m. 2560 Moose Wilson Rd., (307) 733-2460.
MEXICAN EL ABUELITO Serving authentic Mexican cuisine and appetizers in a unique Mexican atmosphere. Home of the original Jumbo Margarita. Featuring a full bar with a large selection of authentic Mexican beers. Lunch served weekdays 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nightly dinner specials. Open seven days, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. 385 W. Broadway, (307) 733-1207.
PIZZA DOMINO’S PIZZA Hot and delicious delivered to your door. Handtossed, deep dish, crunchy thin, Brooklyn style and artisan pizzas; bread bowl pastas, and oven baked sandwiches; chicken wings, cheesy breads and desserts. Delivery. 520 S. Hwy. 89 in Kmart Plaza, (307) 733-0330.
PINKY G’S The locals favorite! Voted Best Pizza in Jackson Hole 2012, 2013 and 2014. Seek out this hidden gem under the Pink Garter Theatre for NY pizza by the slice, salads, stromboli’s, calzones and many appetizers to choose from. Try the $7 ‘Triple S’ lunch special.Happy hours 10 p.m. - 12 a.m. Sun.- Thu. Text PINK to 71441 for discounts. Delivery and take-out. Open daily 11a.m. to 2 a.m. 50 W. Broadway, (307) 734-PINK.
REDNECK PERSPECTIVE SATIRE
Hog Island Halloween Trailer park experiment yields a sophisticated monster. BY CLYDE THORNHILL
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t the trailer court they called me mad, insane, but tonight the years of work, of heartache and despair will pay off! In the spare bedroom of my singlewide the laboratory test tubes are bubbling, electric wires dangling, lightning flashing and thunder crashing. While enduring ridicule and condemnation from illiterates in singlewides I have pushed the limits of human evolution beyond what their simple minds can comprehend and tonight my creation will come to life. I call Billy and invite him over. He doesn’t want to come as he’s in the middle of clicking through TV shows. So I sweetened the deal with a promise of bacon wrapped in bacon with bacon filling. I hear the roar of his one-ton truck as he starts it up and drives the 20 feet to my lot. “Where’s the bacon?” he says as he walks in, sits down on the couch and begins clicking through TV shows. “There is no bacon,” I say. The expression on his face changes from excited anticipation to tragic despair.
“But let me get you a beer.” I enter my laboratory and return with a bottle of my creation. “What the hell is this?” he asks. “That’s not a Bud Lite.” Quickly I activate the automatic restraints on the couch and Billy is strapped down. “It’s my new creation,” I say with no small pride. “It’s called a micro-brew.” I pour the beer down his throat and wait to see the results of my experiment. He blinks his eyes, his life in a delicate balance between who he was and who he is to become. “This one has a substantial yet a mild malt complexity, tropical, grapefruity with a Belgiany, aromatic, subtlety, effervescent carbonation, rich, full, yet light, with a warm finish,” he says. “It reminds me of the pumpkin ale I had at Otter Creek Brewing in Middlebury, yet more pungent and creamy but without the fruity aroma. You wouldn’t happen to have some pizza with Vermont goat cheese, artichoke spread, sun-dried tomatoes, mushrooms and fresh basil would you?” It worked! He evolved! And they called me mad! “Let’s go out for sushi later tonight,” Billy says. “Then to the Wildlife Museum. “They’re giving a presentation on ocean sustainability.” “The Broncos are playing on Monday Night Football,” I protest. “Certainly we could spend a more sophisticated evening,” Billy answers. “Dine on small plate appetizers, maybe some mushrooms stuffed with prosciutto and cream cheese while splitting a bottle of wine, some soothing jazz tunes
and friendly conversations rather than suffering large crowds, rowdy banter, nachos and chicken wings.” What have I done? I’ve created a monster! I run to the fridge, open a can of Bud Lite. Billy is bantering on about what constitutes real art and why western art is merely wallpaper for the rich bourgeois, unworthy of serious critique. I pour the Bud Lite down Billy’s throat. He blinks, burps, farts then says. “What about that bacon?” Some things in nature are not meant to evolve. PJH
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NATURAL MEDICINE Meat Malice The WHO ain’t playing – it’s time we limit our love of beef and processed meat. BY DR. MONIQUE LAI
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he World Health Organization (WHO) announced last week that processed meat causes cancer and red meat may as well – a difficult finding for a beef-loving state like Wyoming to accept. Drivers entering Wyoming via Baggs are still greeted by a sign reading: “Eat Wyoming Beef.” The science is compelling, so what adjustments should we make? This announcement comes on the heels of food writer Mark Bittman’s very persuasive presentation at the Shift JH festival, concerning the consequences of large-scale food production. One memorable stat from his talk was about eating less meat. If we all ate 20 percent less meat, he said, the resulting effect on greenhouse gases would be comparable to driving a Prius. Meat has more of an impact on the environment than any other food we eat, because in comparison to plants, livestock require more food, water and land to raise and transport. So maybe it is time we start to listen to some of this recent information. Let’s put it into perspective. The WHO defines processed meat as “meat that has been transformed through salting, curing, fermentation, smoking or other processes to enhance flavor or improve preservation.” So, we need to account for different ingredients used and produced in the processing.
Salting or curing meat: Salt-curing or curing meat was traditionally done to preserve and prevent bacterial growth. Using salt alone is the traditional method, but adding nitrates/ nitrites was introduced in the early 1900s. Fermenting meats: This method perserves by using lactobacilli and sugar under a specific acid/alkaline and temperature environment for preservation. When adding chemicals that cause cancer, however, it becomes carcinogenic. Smoking meat: In the smoking process, carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are created. These substances increase the occurrence of colorectal cancers. Toxic sodium nitrate or nitrites are also used to smoke and preserve meats and are found in hot dogs, bacon, sandwich meats and salami. The best choices for using processed meats would be to find meats that are only cured using salt and spices and avoiding smoked meats. Health food stores and specialty markets often have nitrate-free bacon or sausage, prosciutto instead of speck, and deli meats that are cured using salt, sugar and spices. While the WHO has lumped all of these foods together, I question if it is the smoke/polyaromatic hydrocarbons and nitrates/nitrites that are causing the cancer or if it is the meat itself. Which leads us to another question for the WHO. Is all meat likely to cause cancer? There’s no question Americans eat too much meat – more than 12 ounces per day – especially the meat that comes from large-scale agriculture, but there is healthier meat out there. There are farmers who raise cows in a humane way where they feed on grass and roam free, with significant results: Grass-fed meat has less saturated fat and greater levels of Omega-3 oils than grain-fed cows. They are not given antibiotics and growth hormones, which are passed directly to the consumer (you), when you eat them. Review your diet – if you are eating meat three times a day,
L.A.TIMES “SHORT CHANGES” By Jim Holland
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01 Perennial ’90s-’00s presidential candidate 06 Artist van __ 010 Pear type 014 Fairylike 019 How two hearts may beat 020 Fencing tool 021 Choral part 022 Transitional point 023 Trio in a leather factory? 026 Start of a historic B-29 name 027 Car user, perhaps 028 Techie on “24” 029 “You said it!” 031 Witticism 032 Pub. VIPs 034 Tout’s territory, initially 035 Mixes 036 Farm sound 037 Riffraff lacking direction? 044 Take advantage of, in a way 045 Org. with an online Patriot Index 046 Deli pockets 049 Nitwit 050 Place to raise simians? 056 Aria, for one 057 Religious faction 059 Coll. prep test 060 Song of praise 062 “ ... o’er the dew of __ high eastward hill”: Shak. 063 Common batteries 065 SEC overseer 068 Bend at a barre 069 Game-winning combination 070 “Leave tiny bugs alone!”? 077 “Gotcha!” 078 ’90s Saturn maker 079 Put-ons 080 Biblical verb ending 081 Slight amount 082 Counts’ equals 084 Former “formerly”
The World Health Organization warns that we must trade the beef for veggies.
it’s time to make some changes. Start by eating a better quality red meat and do so less often. Investigate other sources of protein to make up the deficit like beans, cheese, tofu, lentils, yogurt, nuts and seeds. And yes, that elk you hunted is still red meat. While decreasing how often you eat red meat as a meal, you can also try using meat as an element of a dish, instead of the main course. Finding recipes like Brussels sprouts with nitrate-free bacon, prosciutto added to a risotto or pasta dish, or Asian dishes where beef is mixed with vegetables will help you eat less meat without missing it so much. The healthiest diet in the world is the Mediterranean diet (Google it), featuring little animal protein (meat, chicken, fish, eggs, cheese) and mostly vegetables. These findings were a wake up call to me and should be a wake up call to you. PJH
087 Appear to be 090 Silver sources 092 Encouragement for a sailing maneuver? 096 Fires 098 Gobs 0100 Expressions of pleasure 0101 Most sylvan 0103 Swap headgear with the priest? 0109 Loan letters 0111 Colorful marble 0112 Controversial war zone, briefly 0113 Entrepreneur-helping gp. 0114 DI doubled 0115 Succumb to flattery 0116 Word in many music genres 0118 More than concerns 0123 Open, in a way 0125 Moderate building expansion? 0128 Engraved pillar 0129 Joyce’s home 0130 Election lead-in 0131 Coal __ 0132 Made less harsh 0133 Deli call 0134 Barrie’s bosun 0135 Homebound student, perhaps
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01 N.L. part: Abbr. 02 Court icon Arthur 03 Bucks’ partners 04 “The Lord of the Rings” race 05 Cobbles, in a way 06 Whiz start 07 Cartel acronym 08 Really start selling 09 __ insurance 010 Undoing 011 Corrida cheer 012 Layers 013 Kind of ray or dust 014 Ties, as a score 015 Author Deighton
016 Beatles’ title lyric that follows “With love” 017 Northern abode 018 “Cool!” 024 Exchange for cash 025 Nary a soul 030 Big band, for one 033 Descend suddenly 035 One may be over your shoulder 037 Kid 038 Wally of cookie fame 039 Org. with antlers on its logo 040 Maneuverable tractor brand 041 Lodging locales 042 Syr. and Eg., once 043 Family nickname 047 Above it all 048 Ibn, in Arabic names 051 “Critique of Pure Reason” author 052 Sketch opening 053 California tourist area near Santa Rosa 054 Block component 055 Ethiopia’s Selassie 058 Calais cup 061 Fits one inside the other 064 Word before pants, shirts or socks 066 Former nuclear agcy. 067 __ in the right direction 070 Extinct birds 071 Catherine of “Best in Show” 072 Awards since 1901 073 Indian shrine site 074 Powder source 075 New car letters 076 Up in __: uncertain 083 Glide along 085 Planted 086 NFL analyst Aikman et al.
088 Corp. VIP 089 Colorado’s __Verde National Park 091 Actor Erwin 093 Sound of silence? 094 Web discussion venue 095 “Sorry that didn’t work out” 097 Auto performance brand 099 Ended for good, with “out” 0102 Believer in a pair of opposed eternal principles 0104 Mature 0105 Cast out of heaven 0106 Getup 0107 Some critics 0108 Introduction to a madam? 0109 Entertain 0110 1492 vessel 0116 Hotel pillow topper 0117 Make more potent, in a way 0119 Westernmost Aleutian island 0120 Million laughs 0121 Game play 0122 Bygone blade 0124 __-de-France 0126 Cookbook direction 0127 Sandra who played Gidget
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
BY ROB BREZSNY
ARIES (March 21-April 19) In 1978, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield began selling their new ice cream out of a refurbished gas station in Burlington, Vermont. Thirty-seven years later, Ben & Jerry’s is among the world’s best-selling ice cream brands. Its success stems in part from its willingness to keep transforming the way it does business. “My mantra is ‘Change is a wonderful thing,’“ says the current CEO. As evidence of the company’s intention to keep re-evaluating its approach, there’s a “Flavor Graveyard” on its website, where it lists flavors it has tried to sell but ultimately abandoned. “Wavy Gravy,” “Tennessee Mud,” and “Turtle Soup” are among the departed. Now is a favorable time for you to engage in a purge of your own, Aries. What parts of your life don’t work any more? What personal changes would be wonderful things? TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Before he helped launch Apple Computer in the 1970s, tech pioneer Steve Wozniak ran a dial-a-joke service. Most of the time, people who called got an automated recording, but now and then Wozniak answered himself. That’s how he met Alice Robertson, the woman who later became his wife. I’m guessing you will have comparable experiences in the coming weeks, Taurus. Future allies may come into your life in unexpected ways. It’s as if mysterious forces will be conspiring to connect you with people you need to know. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Small, nondestructive earthquakes are common. Our planet has an average of 1,400 of them every day. This subtle underground mayhem has been going on steadily for millions of years. According to recent research, it has been responsible for creating 80 percent of the world’s gold. I suspect that the next six or seven months will feature a metaphorically analogous process in your life. You will experience deep-seated quivering and grinding that won’t bring major disruptions even as it generates the equivalent of gold deposits. Make it your goal to welcome and even thrive on the subterranean friction! CANCER (June 21-July 22) Here’s the process I went through to create your horoscope. First I drew up a chart of your astrological aspects. Using my analytical skills, I pondered their meaning. Next, I called on my intuitive powers, asking my unconscious mind to provide symbols that would be useful to you. The response I got from my deeper mind was surprising: It informed me that I should go to a new cafe that had just opened downtown. Ten minutes later, I was there, gazing at a menu packed with exotic treats: Banana Flirty Milk, Champagne Coconut Mango Slushy, Honey Dew Jelly Juice, Creamy Wild Berry Blitz, Sweet Dreamy Ginger Snow. I suspect these are metaphors for experiences that are coming your way. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) The Beatles’ song “You Never Give Me Your Money” has this poignant lyric: “Oh, that magic feeling, nowhere to go.” I suggest you make it your motto for now. And if you have not yet begun to feel the allure of that sentiment, initiate the necessary shifts to get yourself in the mood. Why? Because it’s time to recharge your spiritual battery, and the best way to do that is to immerse yourself in the mystery of having nothing to do and nowhere to go. Put your faith in the pregnant silence, Leo. Let emptiness teach you what you need to know next. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Should a professional singer be criticized for her lack of skill in laying bricks? Is it reasonable to chide a kindergarten teacher for his ineptitude as an airplane pilot? Does it make sense to complain about a cat’s inability to bark? Of course not. There are many other unwarranted comparisons that are almost as irrational but not as obviously unfair. Is it right for you to wish your current lover or best friend could have the same *je ne sais quoi* as a previous lover or best friend? Should you try to manipulate the
future so that it’s more like the past? Are you justified in demanding that your head and your heart come to identical conclusions? No, no, and no. Allow the differences to be differences. And more than that: Celebrate them! LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) In the mid-19th century, an American named Cyrus McCormick patented a breakthrough that had the potential to revolutionize agriculture. It was a mechanical reaper that harvested crops with far more ease and efficiency than hand-held sickles and scythes. But his innovation didn’t enter into mainstream use for 20 years. In part that was because many farmers were skeptical of trying a new technology, and feared it would eliminate jobs. I don’t foresee you having to wait nearly as long for acceptance of your new wrinkles, Libra. But you may have to be patient. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Is it possible to express a benevolent form of vanity? I say yes. In the coming weeks, your boasts may be quite lyrical and therapeutic. They may even uplift and motivate those who hear them. Acts of self-aggrandizement that would normally cast long shadows might instead produce generous results. That’s why I’m giving you a go-ahead to embody the following attitude from Nikki Giovanni’s poem “Ego Tripping (there may be a reason why)”: “I am so perfect so divine so ethereal so surreal/ I cannot be comprehended except by my permission.” SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Regard the current tensions and detours as camouflaged gifts from the gods of growth. You’re being offered a potent opportunity to counteract the effects of a self-sabotage you committed once upon a time. You’re getting an excellent chance to develop the strength of character that can blossom from dealing with soul-bending riddles. In fact, I think you’d be wise to feel a surge of gratitude right now. To do so will empower you to take maximum advantage of the disguised blessings. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You are slipping into a phase when new teachers are likely to appear. That’s excellent news, because the coming weeks will also be a time when you especially need new teachings. Your good fortune doesn’t end there. I suspect that you will have an enhanced capacity to learn quickly and deeply. With all these factors conspiring in your favor, Capricorn, I predict that by January 1, you will be smarter, humbler, more flexible, and better prepared to get what you want in 2016. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) American author Mark Twain seemed to enjoy his disgust with the novels of Jane Austen, who died 18 years before he was born. “Her books madden me so that I can’t conceal my frenzy,” he said, even as he confessed that he had perused some of her work multiple times. “Every time I read *Pride and Prejudice,*” he wrote to a friend about Austen’s most famous story, “I want to dig her up and beat her over the skull with her own shin-bone.” We might ask why he repetitively sought an experience that bothered him. I am posing a similar question to you, Aquarius. According to my analysis, the coming weeks will be an excellent time to renounce, once and for all, your association with anything or anyone you are addicted to disliking. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) The Sahara in Northern Africa is the largest hot desert on the planet. It’s almost the size of the United States. Cloud cover is rare, the humidity is low, and the temperature of the sand can easily exceed 170º F. (80º C.). That’s why it was so surprising when snow fell there in February of 1979 for the first time in memory. This once-in-a-lifetime visitation happened again 33 years later. I’m expecting a similar anomaly in your world, Pisces. Like the desert snow, your version should be mostly interesting and only slightly inconvenient. It may even have an upside. Saharan locals testified that the storm helped the palm trees because it killed off the parasites feeding on them.
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Famous Past? Exploring our paths in past lives.
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hen you begin to explore the idea of reincarnation and who you might have been in a past life, it’s tantalizing to wonder if you were an important figure in history. But, hundreds of people have not all been King Arthur, Joan of Arc, Cleopatra, Alexander the Great or royalty in another life. Most of us were important to those we knew and loved in our past lives, but we will not find ourselves in the history books. For each noted person of the past, there is only one person with that soul.
Important clues Even if you are not the same soul as Mr./Mrs. Once Famous, it is important to pay attention to the affinity you sense for certain figures in history. The fact that you in some way identify with them is worth exploring. You are recognizing a real spiritual connection to the principles exemplified by that person’s life. The values, principles, patterns and circumstances of their lives, what they stood for and accomplished are important indicators of things that matter deeply to your soul. These are positive attributes that you also have and are intending to more fully develop in your life now.
True example I know a man who really is the current version (the reincarnation) of a man you could look up and find in the history books. In that famous past lifetime he made significant contributions to his profession, and along the way had become very egotistical, selfish and arrogant. He carries over to this life the same intelligence and the desire to make a difference. This time around his personal challenge is about letting go of the old, ego-driven behaviors in order to evolve and humbly offer his talent to the world. Not surprisingly, he struggles with feeling disappointed that people do not recognize him or cater to him in this life now. His friends find this amusing; he doesn’t. He is gradually recognizing that being a kinder, more humble person actually adds to the impact of his contributions to society.
Psychic readings If you have already enjoyed or are considering going to a psychic to learn about your past lives, it is wise to be a savvy consumer. If that person tells you that you were a priest in an ancient temple, or a famous French artist, or a Roman gladiator, or whatever, it has to ring true to you (not to your ego) for it to be valid. When your soul recognizes and resonates with truth, it will evoke recognition mentally (the, “no wonder I … ” insight), and/or emotionally (tears of joy, sadness or relief), and/or some body sensation (like shivers or heat), which lets you know. Do not simply take someone’s word for it. You might have to reflect on the information, and it must make sense to you by adding to your understanding of who you are right now. In the big picture, lifetimes of fame and lifetimes of anonymity are all equally important. Every life and the circumstances in it are designed to provide opportunities to evolve to a higher spiritual understanding of who you are and lead you to embody your soul’s fullest potential. PJH
Carol Mann is a longtime Jackson resident, radio personality, former Grand Targhee Resort owner, author, and clairvoyant. Got a Cosmic Question? Email carol@yourcosmiccafe.com
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