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The Creative Conundrum Can artists going against the Western grain make it in Jackson Hole?

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10 COVER STORY THE CREATIVE CONUNDRUM Can artists going against the Western grain make it in Jackson Hole?

Dancer Luke Zender reaches for the spotlight. Cover photo by Sargent Schutt.

4 OPINION

20 GET OUT

6 THE BUZZ

23 THE FOODIE FILES

14 CREATIVE PEAKS 27 NATURAL MEDICINE 18 MUSIC BOX

30 SATIRE

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The historic average low temperatures in Jackson this week are still hanging in the single digits, but the coldest days of winter are now almost behind us. It would take an unusual cold arctic outbreak, pushing down out of north-central Canada, to get temperatures to drop down to near record lows this time of year. That did happen during this week back in 1956 when the temperature dropped to 32 below zero in town on February 16th. No chance of seeing that happening this week.

Unusually warm temperatures in mid-February are not common either. However, some years the January Thaw shows up late. During early February last year it had already hit 50-degrees in Jackson, and during this second week of February 2015 we had high temperatures in the 40’s almost every day in town. The hottest temperature ever recorded during this same week in mid-February was 56-degrees, which happened on February 16th, 1951.

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ebruary is normally the driest month of the four winter months in Jackson.

The average precipitation in town is 1.14 inches of water. The record precipitation for the month of February is also relatively low when compared to December, January and March. It was back in 1962 that we had the wettest February ever, with 2.83 inches of precipitation. The average total snowfall in February in town is 14 inches. The record snowfall amount in February is 33 inches, from 1978.

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Impending ‘Car’tastrophe Are we steering ahead to a future where no one is behind the wheel?

BY PETE MULDOON I received some interesting feedback from my Planet JH columns. Two responses in particular got me thinking about the subject of this week’s piece.

The first was an online comment posted by Judd Grossman on my public transportation column featured in December.

Grossman pointed out the effects of the imminent arrival of self-driving cars. The second was an email from Pathways coordinator Brian Schilling detailing the amount of parking in downtown Jackson. Coincidentally, this happened shortly after I was walking around town looking for potential affordable housing sites. During my jaunt I noticed just how much land is dedicated for parking vehicles.

Let’s talk self-driving cars. I was skeptical at first, but Judd’s right—they’re coming. The technology is here; the implementation is mostly a matter of infrastructure build-out and data acquisition. Google has a fleet of self-driving cars that has logged more than 2 million miles of driving with a total of 16 accidents, all caused by other human-driven vehicles.

As a community, we should start thinking about what this means for us.

After reading a lot of the literature, my opinion is that the personally owned, human-driven car is in the same position the horse and buggy was in at the beginning of the 20th century—its days are numbered.

Cars today are an extremely inefficient use of resources.

Most of the time they sit idle, which means they must be stored somewhere. In the not-so-distant future, it’s likely that we’ll be moving to an Uber-like system of autonomous cars

that will never be more than 30 seconds away. That scenario will massively cut transportation costs and will require very little parking… and no gas. Vehicles can be parked outside of town. They will self-charge.

A 2015 paper by the University of Texas predicts that one self-driving car can replace as many as 12 human-driven ones. This might seem futuristic, but virtually every major car manufacturer is working on some version of the technology with swift success. The iPhone seemed awfully futuristic in 2000, too. Ten years later it was taken for granted.

The implications of this are huge. And this brings me to Brian Schilling and a map he’s constructed showing land dedicated to parking in the downtown area (included in this column). The purple areas include all on-street parking, as well as town-owned lots like the Home Ranch and the parking garage. The yellow is everything else. The map does not include most underground or covered parking, or individual driveways.

My guess is that about half of the land in Jackson’s downtown core is dedicated to storing vehicles that are, by definition, not being used. Think about that for a moment.

In a town (and county) with a severe land shortage, this is a game-changer. Imagine being able to reclaim nearly half of that land. Think of what the community might do with land that’s currently being used to park cars at Smith’s, Albertson’s, Lucky’s, Kmart, Snow King, schools, and the hospital, just to name a few. Think of the better uses we could make of the parking garage and the Home Ranch, and all the street parking area we currently maintain at taxpayer expense.

This kind of massive change will certainly scare some people, and for good reason. Not all of its repercussions will be good. We’ll see big economic changes; the transportation industry is, after all, huge. Car dealers, gas stations, auto-repair shops, taxi drivers and the like will deem this an existential threat, as will their employees. But this is not the kind of change we can stop; the world is too interconnected to be able hold out on a local level, and there is nothing about the history of technological advance that suggests there is any way to prevent autonomous cars from being adopted. We can, however, plan for it so that we can mitigate the downside and take advantage of the upside. There will be plenty of opportunity to do that, locally.

“Human-driven cars are in the same position as the horse and buggy—their days are numbered.”

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Behold—the abundance of land in downtown Jackson that is reserved solely for parked cars.

If (or when) we ease or eliminate our parking requirements, will we require property owners to share that windfall with a community that desperately needs it? Past town councils have handed out those kinds of gifts to developers without asking for anything in return. Will we help retrain and support the large numbers of long-term residents that will lose their jobs in the upheaval? Will we ensure that transportation is available and affordable to all? How will we prioritize the use of publicly owned land that will be made available?

How will this affect future plans for public transportation?

Don’t doubt that the finance/capitalist crowd (nationally and locally) is planning for this possibility.

In times of sudden change and chaos, those who are prepared and have a plan will be able to take advantage of the situation; those who are not will be taken advantage of. Let’s make sure our community, through its government, isn’t caught unprepared. PJH

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he first day of spring is officially March 20 and that means winter is halfway over. What a depressing thought. Fortunately, we’ve enjoyed some incredible powder but change is on the horizon.

Early last week, the snow stayed cold and you could find clean powder lines just about anywhere. With the new snow that fell and the wind blowing, it created some pocketed wind slabs that were to be avoided. But on Friday, Mother Nature turned up the heat, creating spring-like conditions. Powder quickly turned into wet conditions making travel in the backcountry sketchier for different reasons for the first time this season.

Skiing near Alpine on Sunday just below 10,000 feet, you could feel the snow changing. The snow up high remained soft. But poking around with my pole on east aspects, I found plenty of wind slabs that had been encrusted with an

imminent sun-baked top. When I returned to the car, my thermometer read 40 degrees. Monday held up nicely as well, but with the temperatures in the forecast sharply rising, do not expect things to stay the same.

This week we’ll see wet conditions with averages of 40 degrees and sun in the valley. As long as we get a freeze cycle at night, the snowpack will set up nicely for early hour tours.

I would not be hanging around the slopes later in the day, however, with a potential of wet slabs, especially with the old wind slabs that had formed earlier last week. Speaking of, on Sunday someone triggered a wet slide in the Gray’s.

Fortunately no one was hurt, but it goes to show that those wet slabs can happen even with a couple days of warming. So, again—ski to live this week by starting early and ending early.

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THE BUZZ Budgeting in a Bust Cycle Lawmakers focus on painful cuts and balances this legislative session.

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tate lawmakers began the 63rd Wyoming Legislature this week. The short session (20 scheduled days) focuses primarily on budget-related decisions but in years past legislators have used the assembly to introduce bills outside of the scope of finance. Non-budget related bills have an uphill battle to enactment—a twothirds majority is required rather than the standard 51 percent.

This session will likely be occupied mostly with hammering out a new budget as the state faces a $477.7 million projected drop in revenue. Cuts are expected to run deep, especially in school construction and operation, certain Department of Health programs, and across-the-board reductions to money doled out to cities, towns and counties.

Teton County School District No. 1 leaders have been keeping a close eye on the Joint Appropriations Committee (JAC) for weeks now. The JAC, comprised of 10 Republican state legislators and two Democrats, made its recommendation for funding school facilities this week, proposing funding for the district’s new elementary school in Hog Island be postponed for now.

Three years ago, Governor Matt Mead warned that new school construction must be scaled back after the state spent $400 million in 2012. A projected shortfall of $219 million toward capital construction of schools besieges the state. The governor did not include Hog Island in his short list of 18 new schools he would be OK with funding (out of a total of 42 seeking state funds). The district hopes to break ground on the $31 million Hog Island school in February 2017. If funding from the state is not available, trustees have the option of delaying construction or seek municipal bonds—a process that would be decided by voters in May or November—to pay for the school. After cuts, the JAC has originally proposed spending $1.5 billion for the two-year funding cycle on school operations.

Other proposed budget cuts include $6.5 million slashed from the Wyoming Business Council program. WBC grants and loans have provided money for the old Wilson Schoolhouse, a new parking lot at Teton Village, Snow King expansion, Vertical Harvest, and many more local projects.

A $61 million slice from general funds for WYDOT is also on the books; although the state highway department receives most of its funding from federal sources and state fuel taxes.

Some agencies reduced their budget request before the ax fell. The Wyoming Public Safety Communications Commission trimmed nearly $3 million from the WyoLink budget. WyoLink is a communications system used by public safety officials across the state, including Teton County Emergency Management.

Already a few decisions have been made in advance of the 2016 Budget Session. For the second straight year, Mead’s bid to expand Medicaid fell on deaf ears. The JAC voted last month to strip Medicaid coverage to an estimated 20,000 low-income residents from the state Health Department budget.

The JAC also recommended dipping into the $1.8 billion rainy day fund—the largest surplus holding of any state—for a $310 million loan against reserves.

The JAC also advanced a bill that would provide $90 million allocated for cities, towns and counties. That’s $85 million short of what local governments have traditionally received but on target for what Town of Jackson administrator Bob McLaurin was thinking and hoping Teton County and Jackson would see from Cheyenne.

A handful of smaller cuts have also been proposed to rein in spending. The JAC proposed a 2.5 percent reduction in spending on agency vehicles— expected to save the state about $400,000. A 10 percent cut in travel expenses will also save about $8.4 million for Wyoming.

A legislative panel shot down an early draft bill late last year designed to ease overcrowding in the state prison system. Wyoming Department of Corrections sought to allow the early release of nonviolent inmates provided they were fitted with monitoring ankle bracelets.

Some lawmakers viewed the bill as too soft on crime while others noted the potential positive aspects of prisoner reform. Sen. Leland Christensen, R-Alta, WY, chairman of the Joint Judiciary Committee which defeated the bill, said he liked the concept of early release with monitoring if only to allow the state to save money on building additional prisons. The Department of Correction master plan calls for 144 new beds in 2020, targeted for a correction institution in Torrington.

That would cost an estimated $5 million a year to operate.

rates for Wyoming workers. Byrd has said $7.25 is not a livable wage for most Wyomingites. A similar bill never made it out of committee in 2014, shot down 51-9 after just 10 minutes of deliberation. Byrd’s minimum wage bill last year met with similar results.

Local Rep. Andy Schwartz, D-Jackson, has a bill making its way through the process that will allow Snow King to create its own district, enabling the resort to levy and collect sales and property taxes within its borders.

Rep. Ruth Ann Petroff has sponsored three bills so far. The most-watched is her attempt to tweak state statute, allowing the formation of a regional housing authority with additional county commissioners as a governing board. Town councilors recently voted to hold off on future decisions regarding the reformation of the Teton County Housing Authority in anticipation of the success or failure of Petroff’s bill, among other reasons.

A bill to change mountain lions from trophy game status to predator would allow trapping as a means of harvesting the animal. House Bill 12, introduced by Newcastle representative Hans Hunt, has met with early resistance from local groups including Wyoming Untrapped president Lisa Robertson. She blasted the measure as an indiscriminate tool that can catch most anything other than a lion. She also urged that new regulations should wait on more definitive data from Wyoming Game and Fish on whether mountain lion populations have grown to the point that they are to blame for a sharp reduction in state mule deer numbers.

For the fourth consecutive year, lawmakers will put forth a Repeal Gun Free Zones Act. The measure to allow concealed weapons in places like government assemblies including town council or county commission meetings has met with strong resistance from local school districts and the University of Wyoming. House Bill 86 reads much like its unsuccessful predecessors with the notable exception now of schools and universities.

Acknowledging a budget session may not be the right place for his anti-discrimination bill, Sen. Chris Rothfuss, D-Laramie, has decided against sponsoring it again this term. Last year’s try passed the Senate but was defeated in the House. With the economic downturn and a poor outlook for oil, gas and coal plaguing the state, Rothfuss said he’ll wait until next year’s general session to bring back the bill.

Bills of note

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In the early going

In 2014, a bill to raise Wyoming’s minimum wage was shot down 51-9.

Rep. James Byrd, D-Cheyenne, will once again try to raise the minimum wage in Wyoming. House Bill 4 would increase the state’s minimum wage from $5.15 (the lowest of any state in the country) to $9.50 an hour.

Opponents of the bill claim it’s a “job killer” and unnecessary as the federal minimum wage—$7.25 an hour—usually trumps pay

Kicking off the Budget Session, Mead closed his State of the State address to the 90-member legislative body with words of encouragement.“What we do now will either build or stagnate Wyoming,” he said. “Let’s step up, with courage and build Wyoming, take care of our citizens and provide a conservative yet positive path forward.” PJH

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COME ENJOY OUR VALLEY AFTER DARK. LISTED BUSINESSES ARE OPEN PAST 6PM.

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!

Through April 15th, between 3:00am & 7:00am,

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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Jackson noted as ‘trippy’ The 2015 TripAdvisor’s Travelers’ Choice Awards for Destinations on the Rise is out.

Fifty-two destinations around the world were selected based on a year-over-year increase in positive traveler feedback and interest in accommodations, restaurants and attractions.

Only the Top 10 receive red carpet treatment from TripAdvisor including a photo tour of the winning destination.

Guess who slotted in at No. 5? “What outdoor activity can’t you do here?” TripAdvisor asked, rhetorically. “In the winter, there’s skiing (regular, cross-country, snowcat and heli-), snowshoeing and dogsledding. In summer, there’s fly-fishing, rafting (white-water or scenic) and hot-air balloon rides.”

We caught the news in a Florida newspaper (Palm Beach Post) that was bragging on its No. 3 designation for Destin, Florida.

Gatlinburg, Tennessee; Orange Beach, Alabama; and Lake Tahoe, California also finished ahead of Jackson Hole.

Crow’s nest Golf Magazine ran a story the other day about the evolution of the hybrid club. Cobra Golf spearheaded the redesign in 1989 when founder Tom Crow hooked up with a young Greg Norman quite by chance. The Baffler line was born and Cobra was launched into the international spotlight.

A Google news alert popped up on our computer because the story mentioned Crow’s current home. “Crow today lives in rustic splendor in Jackson, Wyo.,” reported Golf’s Michael Bamberger.

Short sheriffs Meanwhile, over the hill at the Teton County, Idaho, Sheriff’s Office, the agency is making due with a short staff. Six deputies have left the force in recent months but Sheriff Tony Liford hopes to add two part-timers and one full-time officer soon.

Liford blamed a lack of cooperation between his office and the county’s deputy prosecutor as the reason for low morale, according to Teton Valley News. The situation has improved in recent weeks with the prosecutor’s office allowing officers more access to software records previously denied to them.

“The public should know we’re 24/7, always will be, [there is] absolutely nothing that could happen that will prevent that,” Liford assured the News.

In addition to the poor working relationship with the deputy prosecutor and a less-thanstellar insurance compensation package, Liford also blamed a current national attitude of negativity toward law enforcement as reason his department has had trouble attracting new recruits.

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Liz Cheney official declared her candidacy for Congress last week, claiming she would “stand up to the liberal establishment” and vowed to fight back against Obama’s foreign and domestic policies.

In an interview with the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney by the Wyoming Tribune Eagle, Cheney said it was no coincidence she announced her intentions in Gillette, a city hit particularly hard by the recent downturn in the state’s energy sector—illustrating the negative impacts of Obama’s energy policies.“Instead of having government policies that let us provide coal to the rest of the nation in an affordable and reliable manner, we have a president in office who wants to keep coal in the ground and who has put in place absolutely draconian rules related to emissions,” Cheney told the Eagle’s Trevor Brown.

An online poll conducted by Sheridan Media asking if local voters would consider Cheney for the U.S. House of Representatives found 58 percent would not, 36 percent would, and 6 percent were undecided in a total of 685 respondents.

Sail-ing on The man credited with inventing the “jump shot” in basketball has died. Kenny Sailors led the Wyoming Cowboys to a national title in 1943 with the method he perfected on his backyard court against a taller brother because it was the only way he could get a shot past him.

Sailors would later play in the NBA for five years before retiring to Alaska. He always thought of Wyoming as home, though. He and his wife Marilynne returned to Laramie in 1999, according to a Denver Post tribute story.

Sailors died Saturday. He was 95.

Birthday badge The Teton County Sheriff’s Office fulfilled the wishes of a five-year old boy who wanted to ride in a squad car for his birthday. After learning of the kid’s ideal birthday present, the Sheriff’s Office allowed the boy, his younger brother and father to ride along in one of their deputy’s cars.

Local News 8 (KIDK-TV, Idaho Falls) aired the short piece on its nightly news program last week. PJH

Frontiers of Fashion

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Even though concealed-carry gun permit-holders in Texas can now “open carry,” pistol-packing women concerned with fashion are not limited to traditional firearms in ordinary cowboy holsters. An online company, The Well Armed Woman, offers such carry options as stylish leggings, lace waistbands and an array of underarm and bra holsters (even an in-cup model, the “Marilyn”) in leopard-print and pastel colors. However, a woman’s body shape and size may be more important shopping considerations, according to the company’s founder. “A 32A bust could not conceal a Glock 19 very well—nor would a 42DD-or-larger (front) allow for effective cross-draw carry.”

WEIRD

Democracy Blues

In January, Robert Battle took the oath of office for his second term as a city councilman in East Chicago, Ind.—administered at the county lockup, where he is being held without bail, charged with a cold-blooded murder during a drug deal. The crime made news in October (i.e., before Election Day), yet Battle still won his race. According to law, he cannot be forced out of office unless he is convicted or admits the crimes, and he had the right to vote for himself in the election (except that he failed to request an absentee ballot).

Canonical Marijuana

The Albany, N.Y., company Vireo Health told reporters it would soon offer the world’s first certified Kosher marijuana, announcing that the Orthodox Union of New York had authenticated it as having met Jewish dietary laws (e.g., grown with insect-free plants). (Other Koshervalidating officials complained that the approval should apply only to marijuana that is eaten, not smoked.) n Two habit-wearing nuns were scheduled to ask the Merced, Calif., City Council in January to decline its prerogative under state law to ban dispensing or cultivating medical marijuana. The nuns’ order makes and sells salves and tonics for pain management, using a strain of cannabis containing only a trace of psychoactive material.

Bright Ideas

n Taiwanese scientists recently announced the availability of their Infant Cries Translator (iPhone and Android app), which they say can, with 77 percent accuracy (92 percent for those under 2 weeks old), tell what a baby wants by its screeches and wailings. The National Taiwan University Hospital Yunlin doctors first had to create a database of 200,000 crying sounds.

Compelling Explanations

n Lawyers for John Bills (former Chicago city commissioner on trial for taking bribes on a traffic-camera contract) said Bills was obviously innocent because everyone knows that, in Chicago, only bribing the mayor (or at least an alderman) will get anything done.

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The Continuing Crisis

A former lecturer for Spanish classes at the liberal arts Amherst College near Northampton, Mass., sued the school in December after it failed to renew her contract—leading the lecturer to charge that the Spanish department had tried to solicit student course enrollment by prostitution. Lecturer Dimaris Barrios-Beltran accused her supervisor, Victoria Maillo, of hiring only attractive “teaching assistants” and encouraging them to “date” Amherst students with the ulterior motive of signing them up for Spanish classes—to boost the department’s profile. (College officials said they could not corroborate the accusation, but a lawyer for BarriosBeltran said Maillo is no longer employed at Amherst.) n William Bendorf, 38, filed a lawsuit in December against the Funny Bone comedy club in Omaha, Neb., and comedian-hypnotist Doug Thompson after plunging off the stage and breaking his leg following Thompson’s having hypnotized him during his act.

Thompson claimed that he had “snapped” Bendorf out of the trance, but the lawsuit claims that Bendorf, instead of exiting via the stairs as Thompson instructed, wandered directly toward his stage-side table because he was still “under” Thompson’s spell. n A patient who had been blind for a decade (a condition thought to have been brought on by brain damage from an auto accident) suddenly “regained” her sight, according to a research report in the latest PsyCh Journal—but only in one of the 10 identities (a teenage boy) populating her dissociative identity disorder.

Doctors have since ruled out organic damage and (through EEG testing) “malingering” and are now coaxing her eyesight back by treating the disorder.

Least Competent Criminals

Michael Leonard, 53, was charged in December with stealing a package that moments earlier had been dropped off by a courier. The delivery was to a Prince George’s County, Md., police station, and Leonard, hanging around in the station (to register as a sex offender), walked out with the package when no one was looking. (However, a station surveillance camera caught his face.) n Sean Lyons, 23, wanted on an Upper Darby, Pa., arrest warrant since October as a drug dealer, was arrested in January—at the police station, where officers recognized him when he came to give information as a victim of an unrelated hit-and-run accident.

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David Newman, a prominent emergency room doctor at New York City’s Mount Sinai Hospital, was recently charged with two counts of sexual abuse, one involving drugging, groping and masturbating onto the unconscious body of a female patient. n Well-known restaurateur Dan Hoyt, 53, was arrested in January and charged with exposing (and “pleasuring”) himself to two women, repeatedly, at a New York City subway station—and to one he had blatantly asked, “Can I masturbate to you?” Hoyt is the owner-chef at Quintessence in the East Village and gained notoriety in 2005 when a subway passenger photographed him “in action” during a previous weak moment.

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Italy’s highest court freed a man in January because the bribe he offered a cop to avoid a DUI ticket was “too small” to be serious—100 euros (about $108).

n A security guard in Nairobi, Kenya, despairingly told a New York Times reporter in November (detailing corruption so rampant that, for example, ballpoint pens were being sold to the government for $85 each) that “If (people)’re going to steal, please, just steal a little.”

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Since the (naturally insulated) uterus can be a lonely space, Institut Marques of Barcelona, Spain, recently demonstrated a tampon-like “speaker” to carry soothing, specially selected, 54-decibel (“hushed tone”) rhythms that supposedly improve fetal growth. In the Babypod’s first “concert,” the singer Soraya performs Christmas carols. (However, documented evidence for such a device was limited to success of in-vitro fertilization when music was wafted through during the first 48 hours of sperm-egg union.)

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The Creative Conundrum Can artists going against the Western grain make it in Jackson Hole?

BY CLAUDIA MARTIN @CLOUDYPIANOS

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n 2014, art collector Matt Swanson commissioned Jason Borbay to create a Jackson-inspired canvas.

To capture the energy, he insisted that Borbay experience Jackson Hole firsthand, so Borbay made a trip to Teton Village. Over a two-day period, he went snowmobiling, hiking, visited the Cowboy Bar, The Spur, The Moose and other valley locales. At the time, his first daughter was only six months old, and he had a two-year lease in Manhattan, so Borbay was lockeddown. But he distinctly remembers calling his wife Erin and saying, “I don’t know when, but I’m taking you here.”

Why are artists drawn to the Tetons, and is it possible to retain individuality and edge and still succeed here?

Do you need financial cushioning to make it in the valley, or the drive of Ansel Adams or Thomas Moran?

Fast forward to 2015, Borbay’s second daughter, Vega, was born, and Borbay (or “Borbet” outside of the art scene) landed a two-month residency in the Bahamas.

“We loved the experience of life on the road, so we left our Manhattan apartment in July of 2015 to become a nomadic family of four,” he said. After Borbay’s base of operations shifted to Minnetonka, Minnesota, he and his wife looked to Jackson Hole for their next move.

His initial plan was to find a place in Jackson, but a chance meeting with Scott Fitzgerald at the Silicon Couloir holiday party opened his eyes to Victor. He wanted space, a family-focused community of like-minded individuals, and the opportunity to build something. “Victor and Driggs feel like Brooklyn in the 90’s—I see nothing but opportunity, and with the greatest ski town in the world with a sizzling art market just over the pass—moving to Victor was the obvious choice,” Borbay said.

Borbay believes a place’s creative class ultimately defines it. He cited artists such as Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg for helping establish SOHO in Manhattan when it was nothing but abandoned factories. “Developers did, and always will, follow the cool kids, buy-up and develop property, often pricing out the artists responsible for building allure,” he said.

“This has been happening forever. There was a time when moving to Brooklyn was a sign of failure for an artist. ‘He/She can’t make it in Manhattan’ they’d say. But look what happened? Real estate prices in Brooklyn are outpacing Manhattan.”

Borbay says the starving artist is a misnomer he is striving to eradicate. “Today, in the age of digital democratization, the creative class is stronger, more savvy and successful,” he said. “Creatives are now reaching collectors directly, retaining all of their sales [versus 50 percent through a gallery] and many have fortified their finances.”

So, the artist of today has two choices: establish themselves in a city like Manhattan, or find the next Brooklyn and move to Victor.

Planting or pulling up roots Borbay’s story offers inspiration to burgeoning artists, but it’s important to keep in mind that he cultivated success in a place far from the Tetons. While Borbay was

Arti st/performer Luke Zender is adorned by audience members during ‘Ignis Anima’ Friday at the Pink Garter. still finding his artistic niche in New York, Aaron Wallis first arrived to Jackson in 2006 on his way to California. He was involved with the founding of Teton Artlab, a local nonprofit that supports artists in myriad ways, providing studio space, along with exhibition and performance opportunities. He moved back here for good in 2008. Now Wallis is approaching a full decade in Jackson. He said he did most of his work at the Artlab up until a little over a year ago when his press was sold and he was kicked out of his studio. He’s been on his own since, making contemporary art that “probably does not belong here,” and just getting by like most artists do.

“I don’t think a young artist who does anything edgy will ever ‘make it’ here in Jackson,” said Wallis, who lamented the list of failed galleries that have hung contemporary or non-commercial work by local artists. He also laments a transient population that he says stifles the possibility for a real art scene to develop here. “Most of the wealthy people who live elsewhere don’t contribute to a local culture; they are merely consumers of culture,” he said.

“I’ve watched the best artists in Jackson, like Mike Parillo or Charlotte Potter, leave to further their careers,” Wallis added. He believes any young

person here who wants to be a serious artist should leave and go to art school. And then come back after school “if you miss getting ill at the Vill.” But he does not think you’re going to learn the prerequisite level of artistic professionalism in Jackson or develop thick skin in a place he finds mostly devoid of critical dialogue.

Indeed, Wallis struggles with his place here. “I wake up every day and think, ‘Maybe I should just drive to Detroit and not come back,’ but I’m a Taurus and earth signs don’t like chwange,” he said.

Wallis pieces together his Jackson existence with picture framing, teaching, and property maintenance. He sells maybe 10 to 20 pieces a year without any representation. He also says he’s willing to accept a standard of living that many people here would consider beneath their dignity.

“I don’t have a Range Rover and never will.” But he feels that since his work addresses social inequality, that being around a privileged class has provided him with insight into class struggle he never would have picked up living in a city.

Wallis doesn’t think artists are drawn to Jackson.

He thinks skiers, mountain athletes, and affluent people are pulled toward the Tetons. “The idea of Jackson as a creative mecca is integral to the

is curious about what everyone else is doing. There’s no hierarchy. His only regret is that they just don’t have the resources yet to provide housing for locals.

“I’d love to supply every artist in town with affordable housing,” he said. “We are talking about it.

It is a dream, and we’re trying to find a way to build something like that, accommodating about 30 units.

We are definitely exploring our options right now, and gaining more and more support from the community.

To survive in Jackson you’re like a hermit crab going from space to space but we’re kind of tired of that.”

Walker said that even if you get your dream job working in the arts, artists still want to explore their own ideas, and it’s easy to burn out when you don’t have time to make your own art. A program like Artlab allows Walker a chance to provide a life-changing experience with concentrated creative time. “For me, my own painting style has completely changed.

Hopefully we keep doing it on a bigger scale,” Walker said.

Michelle Ramin, 34, was a Teton Artlab resident in February 2015. She makes highly rendered figurative work, recently in colored pencils and watercolors.

“I had an overwhelmingly amazing experience,” she said. “Jackson itself is such a beautiful town and has a stellar art community. At the Artlab, I had a beautifully lit studio and private apartment. I had the freedom to make what I wanted. Travis brought in various curators, journalists, et cetera, to the Artlab for interviews and photoshoots. A lot of great press came out of my time there as well.”

But while Ramin appreciates Jackson’s supportive environment, she isn’t sure it’s viable for emerging artists. “Positive? Absolutely! Realistic? I’m not so sure,” she said of Jackson’s environs. “The cost of living, I know, is astronomical and without the jobs to really back it up. San Francisco has a similar issue with the insane cost of rent, but at least there are [high-paying] jobs available, especially if you’re in tech.” Ramin said she would move to Jackson in a heartbeat if there were jobs in her field that could pay the rent and bills.

Finding time for art

“I will not give up on the dream or myself.”

- Mike Tierney

Have a goal and keep creating For some, the romanticized notion of being a starving artist wanes after college. You’ll have plenty of conversation material for cocktail parties and you’ll likely make the best color combinations at the Eddie Bauer window display. But the point of bussing tables at the steakhouse and washing dishes at a pizza shack is to afford rent and the materials needed to continue your work. What is it that separates creative prodigies from average Joes, and if you’re the next Salvador Dali, how are you going to pursue your creative expression with enough time and energy after a string of days slinging cocktails and bagging groceries?

As a first-generation American, Jakub Galzcynski, 29, doesn’t rely on parents or connections. Originally from Chicago, he’s an aspiring architect and parttime snowboard instructor. This is the life of the budding architect as well as an artist with promise in Jackson Hole: enthusiasm in the face of unguaranteed achievements.

“A friend at the mountain may be living in a carpet factory with six other dudes, and happy to just drink and snowboard all day, doing whatever it takes just to be living here in Jackson and taking on the mountain,” said Galzcynski, who wants primarily to build and create. Snowboarding, meanwhile, he uses as a fun diversion.

Just like learning to snowboard, there are a lot of roadblocks and disasters when getting a foothold into the architectural field. And similar to snowboarding, you have to pull yourself up and try again. Galzcynski said the significant component to getting ahead in snowboarding or in architecture is to keep repeating simple steps until they’re seamless, and to correspondingly not spread yourself and your work too thin.

Humility helps with success “If I were going to offer any advice to other artists

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If all your time is spent working to pay escalating valley rent and bills, when do you find the time to create? Pablo Picasso once said, “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.”

After we marry and have children, or begin day jobs that evolve into full-blown careers, how do we hold on to our creative roots?

“I’ll come back to my art full-time when I have gained enough life experience,” said Ryan Haworth. The 33-year-old valley creative had his last art show one month before his first daughter was born in October 2009. He was also in the midst of finishing a poster design project for Carrie Fischer’s “Wishful Drinking” tour. “I wasn’t feeling the content I was coming up with, and I was about to be a dad with a new schedule, so I backed off for awhile; pulled it all back.”

Haworth now has two daughters and is owner and manager of two restaurants: The Indian in Jackson and Teton Thai in Driggs. He curates and designs the art and interior decoration in both restaurants, which has become a form of working installations, maintaining the feel and layout of each space. Between black booths and reclaimed wood, his creativity is wrapped up in the old books and sculptural art that bridge Western and Eastern influences on the walls.

For Haworth, the hardest part has been finding a balance between creativity and business, and understanding how they can work together. He said that while there isn’t a lot of competition for artists in Jackson,

there aren’t as many opportunities.

“Those lucky enough to grow up here, with Pulitzer Pr i ze - w i n n i n g authors at our high school, and access to great foundations like Center for the Arts, still have to deal with Jackson’s l i m i t a t i o n s ,” Haworth said.

“I thought, ‘Just make art, and have someone manage the restaurant.’ But the business became a key to survival and a steady income with a reliable schedule,” he noted. When you’re a father, staying up from 1 to 4 a.m.—a time Haworth says many creatives find their greatest peace and insight to ruminate and make art—isn’t ideal. To stay in an area like Teton Valley means not attempting to become the typical version of a successful artist. It usually means staying for other reasons: family, home, business. “If it’s about success it’s not easy from a money aspect here. But if you love art, creativity, and the mountains, you’ll find a way to make it work,” Haworth said.

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simulacra of Jackson Hole, which is the only Jackson that still exists,” Wallis said. The working class, the cowboys and the ski bums, he says, are both disappearing.

While some artists like Wallis have become discouraged by the valley art scene’s finicky nature, others artists are intent on calling Jackson Hole home and attracting more creative people to the Tetons. Travis Walker is the executive director of Teton Artlab, “As soon as humans found this place, art has been made here,” Walker said.

Indeed, Walker continued, Thomas Moran and Ansel Adams both came here. Many people ventured here to paint and photograph in an attempt to somehow capture the area’s beauty.

“It’s a natural place for artists to come,” Walker said. “Quentin Tarantino came here and made part of ‘Django Unchained’, unsupported by the state of Wyoming. People just want to come here so badly. It’s really important for me and the Artlab to find a way to harness that power of each artist when they come out here.”

But Walker said it’s exceedingly difficult for artists, and myriad other middle class folks, to find space to live these days. The Artlab gives visiting artists free housing and studio space, and subsidizes studio space for locals. He acknowledges that while the valley is a magnet for artists, it’s not the easiest place to plant roots. True artists, he said, need some space and need to be in their own little world to create.

The Artlab has had an open call for two years.

Before that Walker curated a number of different residencies to see what would work—between famous and not so famous artists. “I found the greatest impact in emerging artists,” he noted. “We support famous artists and musicians on a different level, but when you help someone create that work it’s a different thing. It’s harder to quantify. Some of the greatest art in the world has been generated off of the art of others. It’s just not possible to make art when you’re working 50 hours a week, or supporting a large family, or on Facebook all the time. It’s just super important to get away from your life.”

Walker moved to the valley in 2002. He had earned degrees in painting and printmaking from Virginia and Pennsylvania, and was seeking a change in his environment. “If you think you’re going to just sell paintings all the time by yourself at the beginning, you’re crazy,” said Walker, who “got really curious” about this whole world in Jackson Hole where you can make money in the art sphere beyond making art.

Walker started the ArtLab in 2008 to create a real space for private studios.

So Walker quit his job at the Art Association, and basically learned everything he needed to learn about writing grants and how to make a business work. “We wanted space to work in and a venue where artists, for the first time in the history of the valley, took control,” Walker said. So he rented a couple hotel rooms next to Teton Thai at the time, surrounded by young people and artists. He eventually received grant money and grew out of that space.

Today he is on to his fifth space. Through the years, the Artlab has been in a candy factory and old county jail, and has awarded $100,000 in stipends to artists since its inception. Through grant monies, the Artlab gives new artists a thousand dollar stipend plus a room and studio. The whole project has been completely volunteer-based until last year. “Somehow it ended up working and now I’m a part-time executive director. It’s just grown. It’s still almost impossible to survive here without support,” Walker said.

Walker has found it essential to support the entire artist community, from fine art to craft art. In art school things get separated. In the Artlab, however, everyone

it would be to strive for greatness while cultivating ever-deepening humility,” Meg Daly noted. “The artists who seem happiest are as excited about being part of a local art fair as they are about a museum show. They don’t let their larger ambitions cancel out the smaller but emotionally sustaining successes along the way.”

As a writer—one of many hats she wears—Daly has enjoyed her own creative success getting published.

She’s written essays and articles that were personally important to her, including seminal features and arts criticism for this newspaper. So from a creative standpoint, she’s achieved important personal goals.

“And from those efforts I’ve probably netted about $2,000 over eight years,” Daly laughed.

Born and raised in the valley, Daly’s time living outside of Jackson offered her more critical success, and more money. “I had my fifteen minutes,” she said.

But Daly says she doesn’t need more of them from Jackson.

It’s been several years since Daly gave up the idea of writing for financial success or fame. “Getting to that point was a 10-year, knock-down, drag-out fight,” she admitted. Like many artists, Daly always had very high ambitions for herself, and it was “both the most heartbreaking and most liberating thing to realize that I had significant limits to my talent and my capability.

Personally, I’m much more interested in writing something well-crafted than being adored for a piece of writing,” she explained.

Daly says Jacksonites sometimes embrace a false narrative that they comprise a special breed of people living a dream life, and she believes t h a t ’ s

common reality for small businesses and art galleries, which often struggle to stay afloat in the valley. “We simply aren’t making enough money to sustain operations, which was my goal by the one-year mark,” Daly explained.

Although the gallery will close its doors, Daly, ever resilient, doesn’t see this past year as a failure. She says each new project has been an exploration of the bridge between art and the communication of art to a viewer.

Make art because you must

Mike Tierney moved to Jackson in 1996 and has exhibited work at Daly’s gallery. His work currently adorns the bottom of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort’s aerial tram after it was selected for the resort’s 50th anniversary contest that promises exposure but meager financial fruits. He says artists don’t come here to make it, but usually come here after they already have. “It’s la la land,” he said. “White people problems, you know—how to rent your third property for market value, where to go to dinner, what outfit to wear on the hill. If you’re worried about making it, then you wont. If you want to be an artist here, then do it.”

Tierney says that’s what matters. Do your thing, and if you’re any good at it, it will be seen and, to some degree and for some period of time, celebrated. The crowd is fickle, and fame is not enough, he said.

So artists, Tierney stressed, have to make art for

‘ Summering in Spain’ by Artlab visiting artist in residence Michelle Ramin.

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dangerous to indulge, for anyone, but especially for artists. “You have to stay with your craft and your process. Fulfillment must come from the making first and foremost, not on bagging peaks,” she said.

Daly shared one final, sobering thought. “Here is the cold, hard fact: There isn’t a big enough art market in Jackson for all Jackson artists to make it here.” That creates a competitive environment, she says. And while some competition can be helpful for artists, it can quickly become toxic. One of the reasons Daly, who moved her gallery Daly Projects next door to the Artlab on South Jackson St. in December, likes the vibe at the Artlab is because artists there collaborate and support one another.

Daly opened Daly Projects one year ago and has represented a vibrant array of burgeoning and established artists such as Mike Tierney, Abbie Miller, Pamela Gibson and Katy Ann Fox. Her plan was to showcase Jackson artists in a gallery setting that could reimagine human and natural landscapes with a contemporary vision. Although it has become a popular spot for contemporary art, the gallery is closing its doors next week. Daly believes this is a

Self-portrait by Jason Borbay.

‘Wild Nights’ by Mike Tierney.

‘ El Chap’ letterpress by Aaron Wallis.

themselves. Since everyone and everything changes, creative people need to adapt, find their market, progress their style, and find fulfillment outside of sales. “Have a job and make art because you have to,” he said.

It’s an extreme environment and competitive across the board, but Tierney doesn’t see that as a bad thing.

He said the talent is extensive, and very supportive of new ideas and authenticity. “Even if your style gets bit, you stay one up by dreaming and doing.” He said the number one rule is not giving up and, as one painter in town told him: make time everyday to practice. “I live in a cardboard box in a warehouse,” Tierney said.

“It’s the deep end, and some would call it a nightmare.

But I love what I do. I make art. I will not give up on the dream, or myself.”

Tierney moved here to paint skis for Igneous Skis, and then got immersed in ski culture and wrangling big mountain lines. “After shredding the gnar for many years, I began to think it was selfish and unnecessarily dangerous to keep it up,” he said. That’s when he shifted his focus fully to making art, where he could translate those magical experiences on the mountain into a more lasting format. “It’s quite a tribe, and they’ve embraced my art as ski/art culture.”

Tierney said that while he has provided a gift to mountain-minded people, he has also let folks down.

That’s why he stresses the importance of not painting for the approval of the crowd. “They will put you high up on a pedestal, and then gladly watch you splat,” he said.

Crafting an honest trajectory

A difficult place for fringe artists

A change is going to come

For a small town, Jackson is bountiful with arts and culture, but it is decidedly limited in comparison to the offerings of a metropolis. Londe Gagnon was born and raised in Jackson. She studied performing arts at the University of Montana and returned to work as head coach of Jackson Hole High School’s speech and debate team as well as general manager at her family business, Painted Buffalo Inn. Gagnon finds herself working 96 hours per week on “travel weeks,” between October and March, when the speech and debate team busses to other towns for meets.

Gagnon believes Jackson has a medley of opportunities to be an artist. “It’s top-tier for Wyoming,” she mused, citing the Center for the Arts and Pink Garter Theatre. But she is also wary that Jackson’s contemporary art scene is not progressing. “Creatively, Jackson is the same style and art. New and different is just so weird here.”

It’s a difficult place for fringe artists— those looking for a subculture of arts, or eager to shine on a funky, alternative path that strays from the typical touristcentric Western art.

Gagnon feels that she can stand out here, but is also limited at the same time, and Driggs, care she has noticed this as a general concern for the performing arts students she coaches

Is Jackson and the surrounding valley a place any artist can make it? Artist transplant Borbay answered with a resounding “Yes—100 percent. A scene is created when a group of like-minded individuals come together and build a community. As the artists begin to stabilize and make moves, the area’s profile will rise,” said Borbay, who believes that Teton Valley will become much more than a satellite to Jackson Hole; it will become a destination. “I’ve always believed this: if an artist has a studio and an Internet connection, they can make it in Siberia.”

Borbay spent the first decade of his adult life living in Manhattan. He came to accept that there was no world outside of Manhattan. If it hadn’t been for his travels, he says he doesn’t think he would have ever left or thought about leaving. Traveling opened his eyes and while he will always be a NYC artist, the Tetons inspire him in a way skyscrapers never could. So when asked if Jackson is too Western and tourist-centric, he again wanted to shift the focus from the present to the future. Like the phrase “starving artist”—the idea that someone is struggling and can’t make it because of a limited perspective is a notion Borbay intends to dispel over time.

He believes that the art world is one big, neverending installment of “The Hunger Games.” Millions of talented artists are out there creating, and a vast majority of them are eventually choked out by a lack of resources, eventually leaving the field for financial stability. However, Borbay has said that, with the advent of social media and the increased business savvy of artists, the top of the pyramid is flattening out.

“There are more lifeboats and the yacht is bigger.” PJH

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The stylish aesthetic of Teton Thai in of Ryan Haworth.

at the high school. She remembers art students in Missoula going against the grain almost to an absurd and cliquey degree. Here, it’s the opposite. Everyone is very much wrapped up in the grain, she said.

“It’s comfortable here,” Gagnon explained. “Would an indie theater survive?

Jackson wants a taste of ‘the different,’” she said, noting Frank’s Fall Film Festival.

“But would it survive long-term? There’s the sterile Center for the Arts, the rise in rent, and this general movement away from the gritty undertone of the old town community.

It feels more elitist now than when I was a kid.”

But a small community like Jackson means people know people, and opportunities, as limited as they may be, can arise anywhere. “You have to find your way in, but you can see a way in,” Gagon said. “If you’re in New York, you might get swallowed up.” So the real question Gagnon says you have to ask yourself as a creative person living in a small community like Jackson is, “What are you in it for? The fame or glory, or the happiness?”

Gagnon stays because this is her hometown, but also because she sees a future in theater, and she sees the potential for a creative, expressive return to theater.

She says the significant thing she has to keep reminding herself is not to become discouraged or forget what she really wants. Today, she’s working 96 hours a week and mostly behind the stage, but tomorrow she wants to be on the stage again, enjoying the limelight and facing the possibility of rejection head on.

“Something has to change,” she said.

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Luke Zender is a dancer, videographer, performance artist, dance instructor and choreographer. He works at Contemporary Dance Wyoming, Peridance Capezio Center, and Infinite Vitality Productions. He is also a part-time box office ticket agent at Center for the Arts.

In the summer or during slow periods, he teaches dance classes or waits tables at local restaurants.

“I don’t know if creative people are actually drawn to Jackson,” Zender mused. He doesn’t think diverse, experimental art is really celebrated here to the degree that it deserves to be. But being in Jackson, in nature, inspires him, and a hike always breaks down his creative blocks. Give him an hour in the woods and he will be “able to spill my heart out to you.”

But Zender thinks the valley’s idyllic environs can be a bad thing, too. “I think that Jackson is a good place for an artist to gather thoughts, rebuild inner confidence, and reconnect with the land, but not necessarily a place someone would want to end up to share their art.” He noted Dancers’ Workshop and the many opportunities for young creative people to explore their passions, but is wary of Jackson’s insular nature. Zender believes there is a sense of contentment in Jackson where you

may reach a certain plateau, stop growing as an artist, and that’s it, you’re just comfortable and existing.

Just last Friday, Zender put Jackson’s appetite for edgy art to the test during “Ignis Anima” (Latin for “soul fire”), a video and live performance at the Pink Garter. Directed by Kayla Arend, with a musical score

by Maddy German, the video showcased Zender’s choreography performed by dancer Francesca Romo.

The idea behind “Ignis Anima” is to dance with paint where paint becomes a symbol of people’s experiences and emotions. Zender and Romo, dressed in white, performed in the live piece while audience members splashed paint on the dancers. Zender was pleasantly surprised by Jackson’s reaction to the show. “We were almost nude, very about the body. I think a lot of people enjoyed it for the right reasons, and many others enjoyed it maybe by making fun of it.”

Pink Garter management was thrilled, he added, saying it was more people than they had seen attend any art show at the venue before. The exhibit for “Ignis Anima” will be up at the Pink Garter gallery for the rest of February. There will also be a similar performance at the Center for the Arts on March 11.

Babs Case works with Zender at Dancers’ Workshop.

As founder of Contemporary Dance Wyoming, and artistic director of DW, Case has helped to cultivate young developing students as well as traveling professionals from the New York City Ballet. Case says she believes that it’s possible for any artist to make it in Jackson, and the art doesn’t have to be Western-centric by any means, but it depends on each individual to make it happen for themselves. She notes artists like the English son of a coal miner, Henry Moore, who came from poverty and a family of eleven children to find success from bronze coal mining sculptures.

“Many people would define themselves as artists.

Whether or not they’re willing to commit their lives is something else entirely,” Case said.

Hard Imagery New book explores a Bhutanese obsession that sometimes incites American discomfort.

M

arc Domsky heard about the phallus images in Bhutan before he first visited in 2012. The anesthesiologist expected to see a few and thought it would be especially fun since his traveling companion and wife is urologist Lisa Finkelstein. But he wasn’t prepared for how prevalent the symbol was throughout the country.

Phallus drawings adorned doorways, store signs and restaurants. “Anywhere you see a phallus is a strange place to see it,” Domsky said. “It would be like walking in the Town Square and seeing one over Teton Mountaineering.”

At first it simply made Domsky smile. Then he started to realize the drawings and paintings were incredible works of art. He started taking photos, knowing he had to share the artwork with people at home in Jackson. The

MARC DOMSKY

BY KELSEY DAYTON @Kelsey_Dayton

Valley doc Marc Domsky unveils his new book Friday at Asymbol that captures phallus images found throughout Bhutan along with slices of Bhutanese life. phallus images represent good luck and protection and are so different than anything you see in the United States, he explained.

Those pictures were the start of his book, “Phallus through Bhutan: Journey of the Magic Thunderbolt,” which Domsky will release and sign at a party on Friday at Asymbol Gallery.

The 68-page, soft-cover book sells for $19.95 and will be available at Valley Bookstore as well as at the signing. Domsky will also sell framed and unframed photos Friday.

Some people Domsky showed his images to said they didn’t get it. “What is there to get?” Domsky said. “All I’m doing is showing

you there is artwork in another culture that is not bothered by this symbol. On one hand it’s incredible artwork. And two, it’s an eye opener on how a culture perceives something we see and feel so offended by.”

The images in the book, which are photos of paintings, carvings and sculpture, can be graphic and detailed, but they are meant to be happy, not aggressive, he said. “There isn’t one person who looks at it who doesn’t smile.” PJH Reception and book signing: “Phallus through Bhutan: Journey of the Magic Thunderbolt,” 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Friday at Asymbol Gallery in the Pink Garter Plaza.

Super Bowls Sip your soup from a work of art.

BY KELSEY DAYTON @Kelsey_Dayton

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bowl might seem basic at first, but when left in the hands of 15 Jackson Hole artists, the possibilities are endless.

Ginger Burley carved pebble patterns on her bowl, giving it texture. Patrick Leary painted mountains creating picturesque landscapes. Sam Dowd sprayed his bowls with soda ash in kiln. It creates a random texture making it look like an orange peel.

These are just some of the almost 200 bowls people can pick from at the Art Association’s “Art for the Soul, Soup for the Bowl” event Thursday night.

For the $25 admission fee, people get to pick a locally handmade bowl they then can fill with soup from E. Leaven, Gather, Snake River Brewing and the Virginian. They also get beer or wine, bread from Great Harvest Bread Company, and a chance to meet and mingle with the artists who created the dinnerware filled with soup.

There’s complex and simple styles. “You never know what your mood is going to be when you eat,” said Dowd, ceramics and

ART ASSOCIATION

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Ingurgitating soup becomes a multi-sensory experience when it is sipped from one of these vessels. sculpture manager with the Art Association.

This is the fourth time the Art Association has hosted the event, which is so popular that when it took a hiatus for a couple years, people requested they bring “the bowl thing” back, Dowd said.

Dowd advises that if you want a specific bowl, or work from a specific artist, you might want to arrive early. “The early bird gets the bowl of their choice,” he said.

The family-friendly event deepens the connection between the user and the maker of the pottery. It’s a chance to buy a piece of functional art and immediately use it at a community event, which doubles as a small fundraiser for the ceramic studio.

Though Dowd prefers to coin it a

“friend-raiser.” It helps people learn more about what the ceramics studio—the most expensive and most popular department at the art association—offers the community.

The Art Association will donate 5 percent of the proceeds to Hole Food Rescue. PJH

Artists who donated bowls:

Eleanor Anderson, Jenny Dowd, Sam Dowd, Ginger Burley, Luci Smoak, Peter Fonatsch, Danielle Monique, Tenley Thompson, Michael Yin, Hunter Teig, Monique Cardillo, Peggy Mathiesen, Rob Broadbent, Patrick Leary, Sue Morriss Art for the Soul, Soup for the Bowl, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Thursday at the multi-purpose studio at the Art Association of Jackson Hole, $25.

THIS WEEK: February 10-16, 2016

Compiled by Caroline Zieleniewski

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n Public Skating 12:00pm, Snow King Sports & Events Center, $6.00 - $8.00, 307-201-1633 n Grief Support Group 12:00pm, Eagle Classroom, St. John’s Medical Center, Free, 307 739 7482 n Lunch & Learn 12:00pm, Spark JH, Free n Total Fitness 12:10pm, Teton Recreation Center, $8.00, 307-739-9025 n Teton Mammas 1:00pm, Moose-Wapiti Classroom, St. John’s Medical Center, Free, 307 739 6175 n Ranger-led Snowshoe Hike 1:30pm, Grand Teton National Park, Free, 307-739-3399 n Alpine Skiing for Seniors 1:30pm, Teton Recreation Center, $90.00 - $120.00, 307739-9025 n Freestyle Skating 3:00pm, Snow King Sports & Event Center, $10.00, 307-2011633 n Art & Heart 3:00pm, Jackson Whole Grocer, $2.00, 307-733-0450 n Chess Club: Grades K to 12 3:30pm, Teton County Library Youth Auditorium, Free, 307733-2164 x118 n Chess Club 3:30pm, Valley of the Tetons Library Driggs, Free, 208-3545522 n Altered Books and Bookmaking 3:30pm, Art Association of JH, $50.00, 307-733-6379

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MUSIC BOX Bright Lights and Sounds Austin quartet brings profound, textured songs to the Tavern.

BY AARON DAVIS @ScreenDoorPorch

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eady for fists-up rock ‘n’ roll with a statement? There’s a philosophical depth to Austin quartet Bright Lights Social Hour. Just take a gander at its blog, “Future South” to see the stories and contemplation that sparked the band’s sophomore full-length, “Space Is Still the Place.”

The music hits you from varying degrees of intensity—disco Southern rock, contemporary indie, R&B, airy psychedelic, and soul-funk. It also ponders the fragility and isolation of the human condition, the socio-political, and the future of our Earth.

What’s clear is that Curtis Roush (guitar, vocals, synths), Jack O’Brien (bass, vocals, synths) and Joseph Mirasole (drums, synths) decided to turn their immediate surroundings into productive song subjects. Edward Braillif (guitar, synths) rounds out the band of brunette longhairs.

“The new album’s themes and inspirations came from touring, particularly the Southern part of the country,” explained O’Brien. “We couldn’t afford to stay in hotels most nights so we were staying with a lot of people. We got to see how average young Americans lived. We felt a lot of struggle.”

“It was shocking,” added Roush. “We realized how few individuals were working jobs

they felt self-actualized by to some extent.

They’re pedaling for survival. Our generation has grown up in continuous financial crises, a lot of unemployment, a lack of opportunity, widening inequality, and pervasive issues of race, gender, and class. We’re taking a lens to some of these gritty realities and espousing an optimistic, frontier-looking gaze into the future.”

Bright Lights Social Hour came to be while Roush and O’Brien were attending graduate school at University of Texas.

They released a self-titled debut in 2010, which scored six awards at the SXSW 2011 Austin Music Awards including Best Indie Band. Since then, they’ve toured heavily and were staged at noteworthy festivals such as Hangout, Wakarusa, All Good, and Floyd Fest. This will be their first show in Jackson.

“The dichotomy exists musically,” O’Brien said. “Some songs mirror these harsh truths with guitars and blues energy. Meanwhile, the dreamier electronic-influenced moments are about escaping those dark realities and going to a place symbolized by space.”

Bright Lights Social Hour, 10 p.m., Wednesday at Town Square Tavern. $7.

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Tomingas paired with Christine Langdon.

Special guest percussionists Mack Bray and Ian Gersten will also lend their hands.

“All of the musicians will get together for a couple of ending songs that will bring a smile to your hearts,” Tomingas said.

Byron’s Sweetheart Party, 8 p.m., Saturday at Dornan’s in Moose. $15 at Dornan’s and TLS (The Liquor Store). Dinner served 5 to 7 p.m. 733-2415.

their shoes, so he doesn’t wear them.

“You know, cowboys and construction workers wear boots, but I go barefoot,” he said. “I think it gives a disarming presence.”

Kris Lager Band, 3 to 6 p.m., Friday and Sunday at The Trap Bar at Grand Targhee Resort. Free. GrandTarghee.com. PJH

Byron’s Sweetheart Party

Cornhusker Blues-Funk

WED: Bright Lights Social Hour (Town Square Tavern) THUR: The Infamous Stringdusters with Canyon Kids (Pink Garter Theatre) FRI: Kris Lager Band (Trap Bar), The Infamous Stringdusters with Canyon Kids (Pink Garter Theatre), George Kilby Jr. (Mangy Moose) SAT: Byron Tomingas’ Sweetheart Party (Dornan’s), John Wayne’s World (The Rose), Moonshine Mountain Band (Silver Dollar) SUN: Kris Lager Band (Trap Bar) MON: Jackson Hole Hootenanny (Dornan’s) TUES: One Ton Pig (Silver Dollar), Open Mic Night (Virginian)

A classically trained guitarist and ukuleleist keen at drawing from the greater well of classic American songs, Byron Tomingas has curated a fantastic bill of duos for a Valentine’s Eve concert. Tomingas has arranged the evening into two sets featuring friends and regular performers at the Jackson Hole Hootenanny.

In the first hour, he will perform as a soloist, including a “mystery medley” of love songs and selections from his three new albums—“WY Native Son,” “40 Below,” and “Serenity.” The second half of the show will feature three duos—Val Seaberg and Tom Turiano, Tasha Ghozali and Rob Sidle, and

Bright Lights Social Hour backs up its multi-layered sound with intelligent lyrics and messages Wednesday at Town Square Tavern.

Straight from the Cornhusker State, Kris Lager Band will haul a heavy load of vintage swagger of blues, revivalist rock, funk and jam into your ears over two days of afternoon shows at the Trap Bar. The super groovy quartet released a new single last year, “Let Me Do My Thang,” a song based on the true story of getting pulled over and busted for pot in Mendocino County, California, in fall of 2008.

Having toured with BB King, Buddy Guy, and Los Lonely Boys, these fellas know how to bring the heat. But it’s not the heat that keeps Lager from wearing shoes on stage.

Lager said people tend to judge others by

Aaron Davis is a songwriting troubadour, multi-instrumentalist, founding member of Screen Door Porch and Boondocks, and host of Songwriter’s Alley.

n Open Gym - Adult Basketball 6:30pm, Teton Recreation Center, $3.75, 307-739-9025 n Bridge 6:30pm, Old Wilson Schoolhouse, Free, 307-413-9507 n Salsa at Dancers’ Workshop 7:00pm, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00, 307-733-6398 n STACKHOUSE 7:00pm, Mangy Moose, Free, 307-733-4913 n Tavern Trivia 7:00pm, Town Square Tavern, Free, 307-733-3886 n Most Likely to Succeed 7:00pm, Pierre’s Playhouse, Free, 307-733-1313 n KHOL Presents: Vinyl Night 9:00pm, The Rose, Free, 307733-1500 n The Bright Light Social Hour 10:00pm, Town Square Tavern, $7.00, 307-733-3886

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n Drink + Draw 6:00pm, Art Association of Jackson Hole, $45.00 - $54.00, 307-733-6379 n ACT Prep Course 6:00pm, Teton County Library Youth Auditorium, Free, 307733-2164 n Open Gym - Adult Soccer 6:30pm, Teton Recreation Center, $3.75, 307-739-0925 n Armchair Adventure: A Cultural View Of Bhutan 6:30pm, Teton Recreation Center, $5.00, 307-739-9025 n The Met: Live in HD - Turandot 7:00pm, Center for the Arts, $12.00 - $20.00, 307-733-4900 n JH Community Band Rehearsal 7:00pm, Center for the Arts Performing Arts Wing, Free, 307-200-9463 n Major Zephyr 7:30pm, Silver Dollar Showroom, Free, 307-732-3939 n The Infamous Stringdusters: The Ladies & Gentlemen Tour 9:00pm, Pink Garter Theatre, $22.00 - $25.00, 307-733-1500 n Disco Night 10:00pm, Stagecoach Bar, Free, 307-733-4407

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n Kettlebells 7:00am, Teton Recreation Center, $8.00, 307-739-9025 n 6th Annual WinterFest 8:00am, Various Locations, 307-733-3316 n Zumba at Dancers’ Workshop 8:30am, Dancers’ Workshop, Free, 307-733-6398 n Yoga 9:00am, Teton Recreation Center, $8.00, 307-739-9025 n Intermediate/Advanced Ballet @ Dancers’ Workshop 9:30am, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00, 307-733-6398 n Tech Tutor 10:00am, Teton County Library, Free, 733-2164 ext. 218 n Curious Kids 10:15am, Jackson Hole Children’s Museum, $8.00, 206733-3996 n Storytime 10:30am, Teton County Library Youth Auditorium, Free, 307733-2164 n Storytime 11:00am, Teton County Library Youth Auditorium, Free, 307733-2164 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 Suicide Prevention Training 12:00pm, St. John’s Medical Center Moose Wapiti Room, Free, 307-264-1536 n Adult Skate Skiing refresher Class 12:00pm, Wayne May Park Ski Track, $30.00, 307-739-9025 n Memory Loss Support Group 12:00pm, Morningstar Senior Living, Free, 307 739 7434 n Cribbage 1:00pm, Valley of the Tetons Driggs, Free, 208-354-5522 n Freestyle Skating 3:00pm, Snow King Sports & Event Center, $10.00, 307-2011633 n Culture through Clay 3:30pm, Art Association of Jackson Hole, $150.00 $180.00, 307-733-6379 n Nature Video Youth 3:30pm, Art Association of JH, $75.00, 307-733-6379 n Apres with Stack and the Attack 4:00pm, Mangy Moose, Free, 307-733-4913 n Thursday Gates 4:00pm, Snow King Mountain, $49.00 - $59.00, 307-699-4227 n Yoga 4:15pm, Teton Recreation Center, $8.00, 307-739-9025 n Winter Wonderland: Ice Skating on Town Square 4:30pm, Town Square, Free n Grand Teton Distillery Chamber Mixer 5:00pm, Grand Teton Distillery Tasting Room, Free, 307-2012309 n Type 2 Diabetes Support Group in Spanish 5:00pm, Moose-Wapiti Classroom, St. John’s Medical Center, Free, 307-739-7678 n Jazzercise 5:30pm, Teton Recreation Center, $10.00, 307-739-9025 n Total Fitness 5:30pm, Teton Recreation Center, $8.00, 307-739-9025 n Art for the Soul, Soup for the Bowl 5:30pm, Art Association of Jackson Hole, $25.00, 307733-6379 n Ciao Italia! Italian for the Intrepid Traveler 6:00pm, CWC-Jackson, $100.00, 307-733-7425 n Great Until Late 6:00pm, Local Businesses, Free, 307-201-2294

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n Open Hockey 10:15am, Snow King Sports & Event Center, $10.00, 307-201-1633 n Curious Kids 10:15am, Jackson Hole Children’s Museum, $8.00, 206-733-3996 n Free Tax Preparation: Drop-Off Service 10:30am, Teton County Library Computer Lab, Free, 307-733-2164 n Imagination Detectives 11:15am, Jackson Hole Children’s Museum, $25.00 - $55.00, 307-733-3996 n Yoga 12:00pm, Teton Recreation Center, $8.00, 307739-9025 n Public Skating 12:00pm, Snow King Sports & Events Center, $6.00 - $8.00, 307-201-1633 n Feathered Friday 12:00pm, Jackson Hole & Greater Yellowstone Visitor Center, Free, 307-201-5433 n Total Fitness 12:10pm, Teton Recreation Center, $8.00, 307739-9025 n Story Time 1:00pm, Valley of the Tetons Library Driggs, Free, 208-354-5522 n Ranger-led Snowshoe Hike 1:30pm, Grand Teton National Park, Free, 307739-3399 n Freestyle Skating 3:00pm, Snow King Sports & Event Center, $10.00, 307-201-1633 n Band is for the Birds!

3:00pm, Native Jackson Hole, Free, 307-7334069 n Pica’s Margarita Cup 3:30pm, Snow King Resort, 307-733-6433 n Camera Flash Photography 4:00pm, Art Association of JH, $130.00, 307733-6379 n Winter Wonderland: Ice Skating on Town Square 4:30pm, Town Square, Free n Ladies Night Fridays 5:00pm, Snow King Mountain, $49.00 - $59.00, 307-699-4227 n Phallus through Bhutan book signing and photo exhibit 5:30pm, Asymbol Gallery, Free n Friday Night Meditation 6:00pm, Zendler Chiropractic, Free, 307-6998300 n Great Until Late 6:00pm, Local Businesses, Free, 307-201-2294 n Open Gym - Adult Soccer 6:30pm, Teton Recreation Center, $3.75, 307739-0925 n Pam Drews Phillips Plays Jazz 7:00pm, The Granary at Spring Creek Ranch, Free, 307-733-8833 n HeartBeats Valentine’s Dance Party 7:00pm, The Lobby in the Center for the Arts, Free, 307-774-5497 n Free Public Stargazing 7:30pm, Center for the Arts, Free, 3074134779 n Moonshine Mountain Band 7:30pm, Silver Dollar Showroom, Free, 307732-3939

GET OUT

Adventures on the Mend What do you do when you’re laid up during ski season?

BY ELIZABETH KOUTRELAKOS

Y

ou either know of them or you’re one of them. When spotted from afar, one may cast a “that sucks” glance at the passerby with little to no empathy. For the ones that somehow fall victim either by luck or poor choices, mere glances do no justice to how difficult things really are for that person. Wondering what I’m talking about?

Those things that occur in the action of a split-second decision and take months to heal: Injuries.

It’s hard to decide what to do when injured, as different injuries have different ways of manifesting the destiny of the user.

Every individual is different in motivation or capacity to engage in getting out. Thus, I decided to talk to people and ask them what they actually do when they’re injured, and learned of activities that help in getting them through the process.

1. Start a support group There was talk of starting a support group for those who are newly post-knee surgery.

When I inquired what would occur at these meetings, I was told anything besides discussing that place between the quad and the calf. Climbing wall workouts were noted to be a popular activity for this group, as they can be done with two hands and one leg.

Yes, sadly there is still no climbing gym,

Top left: Screws assist a post-surgery broken ankle. Bottom left: A lovely exterior view of said ankle.

Right: The newly discovered talents of an injured person. but Teton Sports Club has a rotating wall of sorts known as a tread wall. In any case, the gathering of injured could be a nice means to continue socializing while perhaps meeting a new friend.

2. Hang out alone and write a song When visiting my friend following meniscus surgery, I asked him what he had been doing for the past couple of weeks to pass the time. After surgery, he decided it might be best to focus on his inner self and develop some creativity. Let me preface this with the fact that he already knew how to play guitar, but he created a pretty neat new song that may or may not debut at the local Hootenanny. So yes, playing a song can help one find their inner self and enhance communal enjoyment when said person is ready to go public.

3. Move away and save money Before the winter began, a dear friend shattered his ankle in a series of unfortunate events. After contemplating staying in town, struggling to pay rent, and watching his friends ski powder, he concluded it was best to simply remove himself from the situation entirely. This winter, he took a brief hiatus from Jackson, landing himself a cheap place to live and a job where he can work as much as he wants even while hobbling around. He also identified a new talent during his downtime of water coloring mountain landscapes.

When I inquired as to how he has incorporated exercise into his life given difficulty walking, this ingenious man explained that he installed a hang board at his workplace.

After a few months of healing, he reports his upper body is in tiptop shape and walking is now a feasible option. He’s looking forward to taking his newly earned cash and moving

back to Jackson, where he will gift his glorious drawings to dearly missed friends.

4. Think outside the box

For some, injury does not necessarily mean they’re not “getting out there.” They simply have to get out there differently. Those with broken ribs report they still ski, but are limited to powder. Unfortunately, resort skiing can be unpredictable and painful for these folks. With a little bit of work, however, earned turns generate happiness and freedom from the pains of skiing bumps all day.

One year, one of my skier friends broke his hand, leaving it completely and utterly useless for the remainder of the season.

This touring enthusiast refused to surrender his time in the backcountry. Instead he skinned the remainder of the season with a whippet. Whippets are ski poles with an ice axe-like device attached to the top. Skinning one-handed is incredibly difficult, especially on steep skin tracks, but the whippet aided in grabbing onto trees and gaining purchase on slippery slopes. By the end of the season, he was a one-handed whippet expert.

Parting advice to the able-bodied

Friends of the injured: do not forget about your ski buddy. Even though they may not be able to get out with you, they still exist and they probably still miss you. For those unwilling to give up their precious daytime activities, many evening events are available to mingle with those who are hurt. From Elk Refuge sleigh rides to storytelling slams at The Rose, there exists no limit to exploring creative opportunities to hang out with those who have experienced the ever-limiting structure of the physical body. Besides, you never know, it could happen to you one day. PJH

n Late Night Show at the Trap: Kris Lager Band 9:00pm, The Trap Bar & Grill, 307-353-2300 n The Infamous Stringdusters: The Ladies & Gentlemen Tour 9:00pm, Pink Garter Theatre, $22.00 - $25.00, 307-733-1500 n George Kilby Jr 9:00pm, Mangy Moose, $7.00, 307-733-4913 n Switchback 10:00pm, Town Square Tavern, Free, 307-733-3886 n Misfit Moonshiners 10:00pm, Knotty Pine, $5.00, 208-787-2866

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n 6th Annual WinterFest 8:00am, Various Locations, 307-733-3316 n Interdenominational Worship Service at Rendezvous Lodge 9:30am, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, Free n Winter Wonderland: Ice Skating on Town Square 12:00pm, Town Square, Free n Ski with the Godfather-Bill Briggs 12:00pm, Snow King Mountain, $49.00 - $59.00, 307-699-4227 n The 45th Annual Cutter Races in Jackson Hole 12:30pm, Melody Ranch, $15.00 n Kris Lager Band at the Trap 3:00pm, The Trap Bar & Grill, Free, 307-353-2300 n Open Gym - Adult Volleyball 4:00pm, Teton Recreation Center, $3.75, 307-739-9025

MONDAY FEB. 15

n Boot Camp 7:00am, Teton Recreation Center, $8.00, 307-739-9025 n 6th Annual WinterFest 8:00am, Various Locations, 307-733-3316 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, $10.00, 307-739-9025 n From Image to Realization : Jeremy Morgan 9:00am, Art Association of Jackson Hole, $495.00 $595.00, 307-733-6379 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 Open Hockey 10:15am, Snow King Sports & Event Center, $10.00, 307-2011633 n Public Skating 12:00pm, Snow King Sports & Events Center, $6.00 - $8.00, 307-201-1633

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SUNDAY FEB. 14

n Apres with Major Zephyr 4:00pm, Mangy Moose, Free, 307-733-4913 n Stagecoach Band 6:00pm, Stagecoach, Free, 307-733-4407 n Taize 6:00pm, St. John’s Episcopal Church, Free, 307-733-2603 n Great Until Late 6:00pm, Local Businesses, Free, 307-201-2294 n Western Swing & Texas Two-Step Lessons 6:00pm, Old Wilson Schoolhouse Community Center, $30.00 - $60.00, 307-413-9507 n Valentine’s Day Chanman Jazz Trio 7:00pm, Silver Dollar Showroom, Free, 307-732-3939 n George Kilby Jr. 7:30pm, Camp Creek Inn, 307734-0665 n Hospitality Night 9:00pm, The Rose, Free, 307733-1500 n Uncle Stackhouse 10:00pm, Town Square Tavern, Free, 307-733-3886

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n 6th Annual WinterFest 8:00am, Various Locations, 307-733-3316 n Zumba at Dancers’ Workshop 9:00am, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00, 307-733-6398 n Teton Valley Winter Farmer’s Market 10:00am, MD Nursery, Free, 208-354-8816 n Adult Oil Painting 10:00am, The Local Galleria, $25.00, 208-270-0883 n Intuitively Create 10:00am, Art Association of JH, $100.00, 307-733-6379 n Parents’ Ski Saturdays 10:00am, Snow King Mountain, $49.00 - $59.00, 307-699-4227 n Free Tax Preparation: Drop-Off Service 10:30am, Teton County Library Computer Lab, Free, 307-7332164 n Tram Jam 11:00am, Base of the Bridger Gondola, Free n Winter Wonderland: Ice Skating on Town Square 12:00pm, Town Square, Free n The 45th Annual Cutter Races in Jackson Hole 12:30pm, Melody Ranch, $15.00 n Ranger-led Snowshoe Hike 1:30pm, Grand Teton National Park, Free, 307-739-3399 n JH Babe Force GALentine’s Ski-venger Hunt 1:30pm, JHMR, Bridger Gondola, Free, 307-413-8817 n Raptor Encounters 2:00pm, Teton Raptor Center, $10.00 - $12.00, 307-203-2551 n Kris Lager Band at the Trap 3:00pm, The Trap Bar & Grill, Free, 307-353-2300

n Chanman Solo in the K BAR at the Teton Mountain Lodge and Spa 4:00pm, K BAR, Free, 307-4131348 n Band is for the Birds!

4:00pm, Native Jackson Hole, Free, 307-733-4069 n Snowboard Saturday Adult Classes 5:00pm, Snow King Mountain, $49.00 - $59.00, 307-699-4227 n Great Until Late 6:00pm, Local Businesses, Free, 307-201-2294 n Open Gym - Adult Soccer 6:30pm, Teton Recreation Center, $3.75, 307-739-0925 n Moonshine Mountain Band 7:30pm, Silver Dollar Showroom, Free, 307-732-3939 n The Miller Sisters 8:00pm, Knotty Pine, Free, 208-787-2866 n George Kilby Jr 9:00pm, Mangy Moose, $7.00, 307-733-4913 n Valentine Latin Dance Party 9:00pm, Pink Garter Theatre, $15.00, 307-733-1500 n The Mustache Militia 10:00pm, Town Square Tavern, Free, 307-733-3886 n Sneaky Pete and The Secret Weapons 10:00pm, Knotty Pine, $5.00, 208-787-2866 n Jameson Music Series presents John Wayne’s World 10:30pm, The Rose, Free, 307733-1500

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n Total Fitness 12:10pm, Teton Recreation Center, $8.00, 307-739-9025 n Story Time 1:00pm, Valley of the Tetons Library Driggs, Free, 208-3545522 n Ranger-led Snowshoe Hike 1:30pm, Grand Teton National Park, Free, 307-739-3399 n Freestyle Skating 3:00pm, Snow King Sports & Event Center, $10.00, 307-2011633 n Heart Centered Mixed Media 3:30pm, Art Association of Jackson Hole, $5.00, 307-7336379 n Apres with Tucker Smith 3-piece band 4:00pm, Mangy Moose, Free, 307-733-4913 n Barre Fusion at Dancers’ Workshop 5:30pm, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00, 307-733-6398 n Drawing with Jeremy Morgan 5:45pm, Art Association of Jackson Hole, $95.00 - $120.00, 307-733-6379 n Hootenanny at Dornans 6:00pm, Dornans, Free, 307733-2415 n Monday Sitting Group 6:00pm, Chiropractic and Sports Injury Center, , 307-7337584 n Evening Yoga 6:00pm, Teton Recreation Center, $8.00, 307-739-9025 n Great Until Late 6:00pm, Local Businesses, Free, 307-201-2294 n Design to Print 6:00pm, Center for the Arts, $130.00, 307-733-6379 n Printmaking 101 6:00pm, Art Association of Jackson Hole, $145.00 $174.00, 307-733-6379 n Travel Photography: Making Pictures Worth Sharing 6:00pm, Christie’s/Jackson Hole Real Estate Meeting Room - Second Floor, Free n Fermentation- Ginger Carrots 6:00pm, CWC-Jackson, $40.00, 307-733-7425 n Skiers can Tango, and so can You! 6:30pm, Center for the Arts, Free, 917 613-3176 n Open Gym - Adult Basketball 6:30pm, Teton Recreation Center, $3.75, 307-739-9025

TUESDAY FEB. 16

n Kettlebells 7:00am, Teton Recreation Center, $8.00, 307-739-9025 n Zumba at Dancers’ Workshop 8:30am, Dancers’ Workshop, Free, 307-733-6398 n Yoga 8:30am, Teton Recreation Center, $8.00, 307-739-9025 n Zero is Hero 9:00am, Wort Hotel, $25.00, 307-690-3316 n From Image to Realization : Jeremy Morgan 9:00am, Art Association of Jackson Hole, $495.00 $595.00, 307-733-6379 n Ballet Workout at Dancers’ Workshop 9:30am, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00, 307-733-6398 n Toddler Time 10:05am, Teton County Library, Free, 733-2164 ext. 118 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 Spin 12:10pm, Teton Recreation Center, $8.00, 307-733-5056 n Freestyle Skating 3:00pm, Snow King Sports & Event Center, $10.00, 307-2011633 n Afterschool Monthly Workshops - All 17 Sessions 3:30pm, Borshell Children’s Studio, $180.00 - $216.00, 307733-6379 n Print Shop 3:30pm, Art Association of JH, $50.00, 307-733-6379 n Free Tax Preparation: Drop-Off Service 3:30pm, Teton County Library Computer Lab, Free, 307-7332164 n Apres with Fresh Roy and the Winch Cats 4:00pm, Mangy Moose, Free, 307-733-4913 n White Lightning Open Mic Night 4:00pm, The Trap Bar & Grill, Free, 307-353-2300 x 1360 n Yoga 4:15pm, Teton Recreation Center, $8.00, 307-739-9025

n Winter Wonderland: Ice Skating on Town Square 4:30pm, Town Square, Free n Tele Tuesdays 5:00pm, Snow King Mountain, $49.00 - $59.00, 307-699-4227 n Weight Management Support Group 5:00pm, SJMC Board Room, Free, 307-739-7634 n Jazzercise 5:30pm, Teton Recreation Center, $10.00, 307-739-9025 n Total Fitness 5:30pm, Teton Recreation Center, $8.00, 307-739-9025 n Homebrewing for Beginners 5:30pm, CWC-Jackson, $40.00, 307-733-7425 n Drawing with Jeremy Morgan 5:45pm, Art Association of Jackson Hole, $95.00 - $120.00, 307-733-6379 n Great Until Late 6:00pm, Local Businesses, Free, 307-201-2294 n Beginning Painting: Acrylic 6:00pm, Art Association of JH, $130.00, 307-733-6379 n Scholarship Application Help Nights 6:00pm, Teton County Library Computer Lab, Free, 307-7332164 n Geologists of JH:Creating a Yellowstone Digital Wonderland 6:00pm, Teton County Library Ordway Auditorium, Free, 307733-2164 n Language Exchange 6:00pm, Valley of the Tetons Library Driggs, Free, 208-3545522 n Open Gym - Adult Volleyball 6:30pm, Teton Recreation Center, $3.75, 307-739-9025 n Steel Mace: Warrior Training 6:45pm, Medicine Wheel Wellness, Free, 307-699-7480 n Hip Hop at Dancers’ Workshop 7:00pm, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00, 307-733-6398 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 n Greenneck Daredevils 10:00pm, Town Square Tavern, Free, 307-733-3886

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WELL, THAT HAPPENED

Murder in the Arctic ‘Fortitude’ doses viewers with chilling murder mysteries.

BY ANDREW MUNZ

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t’s always exciting when Hollywood decides to use your hometown as a filming location. For Jackson Holers, watching Quentin Tarantino’s “Django Unchained” is just that much cooler when Jamie Foxx and Christoph Waltz ride their horses past the Teton Range, and “Shane” has become a must-watch for those missing life in the valley. Other than “Rocky IV” there haven’t been too many well-known films that showcase Jackson and the surrounding areas. For Icelanders, however, there are more being made every year.

Thanks to some nice tax breaks, Hollywood has been obsessed with filming in Iceland. “Oblivion,” “Prometheus,” “Noah,” and “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” have all had scenes filmed in the country, and it looks like the upcoming eighth (yawn) installment of “Fast and the Furious” will be filmed here as well. Northern Iceland also plays the role of “North of the Wall” in every “Game of Thrones” season so far. But as far as versatility goes, Iceland, which is currently completely covered in snow, can only offer so much.

One show, however, has taken advantage of Iceland’s desolation as well as its dark quirkiness. The crime serial “Fortitude,” (seen on Pivot, which is apparently a channel) stars Michael Gambon, Stanley Tucci, and Richard Dormer. It takes place in a fictional Norwegian town, but is actually filmed in Eskifjorður, just 20 minutes from where I currently live. And while viewers might look at the majestic rocky fjord and say, “Man, I want to go to Iceland,” the rest of us are like, “Oh hey, that’s the road to Silla’s house!” For those of us living in such a small community—there’s only about 3,500 people in the municipality of five towns—“Fortitude” is a huge deal.

I’ll just go ahead and say the show is so on point. Everything from the acting to the writing is television at its highest caliber, and with

The cast of ‘Fortitude’ nails the icy Icelandic look.

its “Twin Peaks” meets “The Killing” vibe, it is hands down one of the best murder mystery shows I’ve seen (and I’ve slugged through plenty).

After a British research scientist gets killed, the town is on high alert—a murder has never taken place in “Fortitude” before. Polar bear attacks? Pssh. Old hat. But murder is an altogether different beast, and Sheriff Dan Anderssen (Dormer) is way out of his league.

He’s stubborn and impulsive, and his rivalry with Tucci’s character, a former FBI agent, propels the show into familiar but completely original territory. Gambon plays Anderssen’s father. Even against such A-list stars, Dormer steals every scene.

A great exchange regarding Dormer’s character takes place between Vincent, a newcomer to Fortitude and a mysterious scientist named Natalie.

Natalie: “In Fortitude there’s two fundamental rules: you have a roof over your head, and you have to be able to provide for yourself. So it follows, everyone’s got a job, no one’s poor, so there’s no stealing and there’s no crime, and everybody is always happy.”

Vincent: “So there’s nothing for [Sheriff Anderssen] to do, then.”

Natalie: “Nobody knows whether he’s a good sheriff or a bad sheriff.”

In a sense, this dialogue completely encapsulates what small town life in Iceland is like.

Occasionally, I will see our only cop car drive through the streets and sometimes a fight will breakout between some drunk guys, but otherwise things are pretty quiet and simple here. In a way, a show like “Fortitude” plays more as a fantasy than a hypothetical realistic murder scenario.

There have only been 26 murders in the past 16 years in Iceland, making it the country with the third lowest murder rate following Singapore and Lichtenstein.

Driving to Egilsstaðir you can now spot a small indigenous village of tents constructed across a hillside. Enormous lights and tons of actors and crew are gathered to film their scenes. Even though the set is near the road, the few cars that drive by don’t stop to gawk at the spectacle. Icelanders don’t see the glorified exhibit that Americans might.

“Aren’t you excited about them filming here?” I asked my boss.

He shrugged. “I don’t like the show.” PJH

Simply Pho You Banish a wonky stomach and sip on comfort with a Vietnamese delight.

BY ANNIE FENN, M.D. @jacksonfoodie

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Left: Marrow bones, onion, garlic, ginger and turmeric root ready to go in the oven. Middle: Turmeric root is a secret ingredient for anyone with a queasy stomach. Right: Sick day Pho Bo, topped with parsley, mint, pickled jalapenos, and venison tenderloin. deeply flavorful broth.

A pot of Pho should not be rushed and it should never be boiled. Once the roasted bones are transferred to a stockpot, cover them with cold water. Slowly warm almost— but never to—a simmer. Then keep it at barely a simmer with large bubbles slowly rising to the surface. Use a fine mesh strainer to skim any particulate matter (scum) that rises to the top every hour or so. If the soup boils too vigorously, it will become cloudy and have an off-taste. High quality bones will give off very little scum.

My sick day Pho was very simply finished with whatever I had in the house: rice noodles, parsley and mint, pickled jalapenos, and slivers of raw venison tenderloin that become perfectly cooked when dunked in the hot broth. Did it make me feel better? You betcha.

I polished off the whole bowl, washed it down with another Fresca, and went out into the sunshine for a walk.

Special thanks to Andy Parazette, chef/ owner of Pica’s Mexican Taqueria, for the Pho Bo inspiration, and for supplying me with a winter’s worth of turmeric root. Turmeric root can be purchased at Jackson Whole Grocer in the produce section.

Turmeric Ginger Pho Bo Yield: 5-6 quarts broth For the Pho broth: 5 pounds marrow beef or bison bones 1 medium yellow onion, unpeeled, cut in half 3 2-inch pieces of ginger, unpeeled 1 handful turmeric root, unpeeled 5 cloves of garlic, unpeeled 1 ½ tsp. Kosher salt ½ tsp. ground white pepper 1 2-inch piece cinnamon stick 2 whole star anise pods 2 whole cloves ¼ cup fish sauce 1 T. light brown sugar

For the toppings: 1 lb. wild game tenderloin, cut into very thin slices 16 ounces rice noodles or rice sticks, cooked according to package directions

3 scallions, thinly sliced ½ cup chopped cilantro ½ cup mint leaves, torn ½ cup basil leaves, torn 2 cups bean sprouts 2 limes, cut into wedges 2 jalapeños, stemmed and thinly sliced into rings Sriracha Beef fat Make the beef stock: Place onion, garlic, ginger, turmeric and marrowbones on a baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees for one hour. Place the contents of the pan into a large stockpot and cover with 5 quarts of cold water.

Bring to just below a simmer but do not let the water boil. Adjust the heat until the bubbles are very slowly coming to the surface. Skim as needed as foam forms on the surface. Simmer for three hours.

Add the white pepper, cinnamon, star anise, and cloves, and continue cooking for another one to two hours. Add the fish sauce and the brown sugar. Remove from the heat and cool slightly.

Pour the stock over a fine mesh sieve into a large pot. Discard the solids. Keep at room temperature for an hour, or refrigerate overnight. Skim off any fat that rises to the top and set aside.

To make the soup, prepare the noodles and the toppings. Return the broth to a boil and warm the serving bowls in the oven. Season the broth with more brown sugar or fish sauce as needed.

Fill each bowl with a pile of noodles and cover with hot broth. Let everyone choose their own toppings, and drizzle with Sriracha hot sauce.

Leftover Pho broth can be kept in the fridge for up to three days or frozen for three months. PJH After delivering babies and practicing gynecology for 20 years in Jackson, Annie Fenn 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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Pho Bo popped into my head. I had just made it for a friend recovering from knee surgery.

She said that after she ate it her “stomach felt calmer than it had in days.” I decided it would be my first real meal.

Making the Pho broth was pretty much the only thing I did that whole day besides binging on both seasons of “Fargo” (highly recommended). It took only a few minutes to cut an onion in half and place it on a baking sheet with bones from the freezer, hunks of ginger, garlic cloves, and a handful of turmeric root.

While that roasted in the oven, I rested. An hour later, I rallied to scrape the contents of the pan into my stockpot. I covered it with cold water, heated it to almost boiling, and kept it on a low simmer all day. Before I went to bed, I strained the broth through a fine mesh sieve into a cast iron pot, covered it, and placed it outside in the snow. (I didn’t have the energy to clean out the fridge to make room.)

The next day, twinges of appetite were returning. I checked out my pot of Pho broth in the snow—the fat had formed into a hard layer on the top. I skimmed this off and set it aside (some people like to add that fat back into their soup before serving). I warmed up the broth and seasoned it with sugar and fish sauce. I took a few sips. My stomach did not do flip-flops. It was good—assertively gingery, salty and slightly sweet. And the turmeric made my whole mouth tingle.

Curcumin, the active ingredient in turmeric, has been getting a lot of attention from medical researchers. Found to have powerful anti-inflammatory properties, it may become part of the treatment for those with chronic gastrointestinal diseases. Curcumin is also being studied as an anti-cancer therapy, and it may actively break up the amyloid plaques that accumulate on the brains of patients with Alzheimer’s disease. If it can do all that, I figure turmeric in my soup can certainly help my little stomach bug.

For really great Pho, be sure to start with good bones. I prefer the marrowbones from Lockhart Cattle Company, which can be purchased at Aspens Market. Or check out the meat case at Jackson Whole Grocer. I have also used bison bones with great results. You can certainly just simmer the bones in a pot, but roasting them first will give you a more

| PLANET JACKSON HOLE |

he first time I feasted on homemade Pho Bo was in my friend Andy’s kitchen years ago. The aroma of the savory broth reached me before I even walked in the house—roasted onions, star anise, ginger, and what smelled like an incredible pot roast.

Andy was pulling a baking sheet of marrowbones from the oven and tipping them into an enormous stockpot of gently bubbling broth that had been simmering all day.

When it was time to eat, he filled each warm bowl with a tangle of rice noodles and ladled enough broth over to almost cover them. He set out a platter of toppings for everyone to personalize their Pho. There were chopped green onions, bean sprouts, slices of beef brisket, basil, cilantro, paper-thin slices of yellow onion, fresh red and green chilies, and wedges of lime. Fish sauce and Sriracha were offered as condiments. Soon the kitchen was quiet except for the clicking of chopsticks and the sounds of enthusiastic slurping.

After tasting Andy’s Pho (pronounced “fu” as in “fun”), the national soup of Vietnam, I became obsessed with learning how to make it myself. Andy assured me it was easy.

Granted, he is a chef, so making incredible food is always easy for him. But he was right: All you need to make really good Pho Bo (the beef version) is great bones, a few easy techniques, and time.

Last weekend, I found myself with a stockpile of marrowbones in the freezer and an abundance of time. Hit hard with a stomach bug, I didn’t leave the house for three days. I couldn’t eat anything the first day, but graduated to Fresca and spoonfuls of rice on day two. By then I was dreaming of what I would eat when I was better—this Turmeric Ginger

ANNIE FENN, MD

THE FOODIE FILES

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BEER, WINE & SPIRITS

The Pope’s White Wine Getting to know Châteauneuf-duPape Blanc.

BY TED SCHEFFLER @critic1

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’m frequently asked about my favorite wine. And, I don’t usually have a ready answer because the wine I’m drinking depends greatly on the food I’m eating (or not eating), the company I’m with, price, location, time, temperature and other factors. I don’t really have a “favorite wine.” Rather, I have lots of favorites.

Often faced with the question, I will say that if I were exiled to a remote island and could only bring one type of wine with me, it would probably be Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

I adore its racy, dense, earthy red wines, but my one true love is that lesser-known little tart of the southern Rhône: Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc.

White Châteauneuf-du-Pape is always made from some (but rarely all) of the following six grape varieties: Roussanne, Grenache Blanc, Bourboulenc, Clairette, Picpoul and Picardan. But let’s back up just a bit. This strange-sounding French wine translates as “new castle of the Pope” and is named for the time in the 14th century when the walled-in

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city of Avignon, in the south of France, was the Pope’s residence, instead of Rome. The town of Châteauneuf-du-Pape is only about 15 minutes or so from Avignon, and the region of Châteauneuf-du-Pape—the southernmost of the important Rhône wine appellations—boasts the world’s best producers of this extraordinary wine: Château de Beaucastel, Château Rayas, Château La Nerthe, Domaine de la Charbonnière and the like.

Unfortunately, white Châteauneuf-du-Pape tends to be as pricey, if not more so, than the red. Less than 5 percent of all Châteauneuf-du-Pape wine produced in France is Blanc, and very little of that finds its way to America. But it can be found—at a price. Here, grand vin Château de Beaucastel Blanc will run you about $93 a bottle, and the crème de la crème Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes can set you back as much as $160, depending on its vintage.

Beaucastel Blanc is made from 80 percent Roussanne, 15 percent Grenache Blanc and 5 percent Bourboulenc, while the Beaucastel Vieilles Vignes is a very rare 100 percent Roussanne. Roussanne—which is the primary varietal of much high-end Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc—is an aromatic, stylish and elegant grape. It’s frequently blended with Marsanne to take the edge off of that varietal.

A good Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc (and there are plenty of insipid ones in the south of France) is a very dry wine that’s loaded with mineral flavors, along with ripe peach, pear and melon. Chateau de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc is typically a “fat” wine that will age well in the cellar. I can’t imagine a better match for a simple roast chicken with lemon and thyme or rosemary.

Sadly, I can’t often afford real Châteauneufdu-Pape, whether red or white.

But I’ve become very fond of a poor-man’s substitute: La Vieille Ferme

Côtes du Luberon Blanc. You can’t beat the price at $7.99 for a 750ml bottle or $16.99 for 1500ml. It is a blend of equal parts (30 percent each) Grenache Blanc, Bourboulenc and Ugni Blanc, and 10 percent Roussanne.

An even better Château neu f-du-Pape Blanc substitute is Tablas Creek Vineyard Cotes de Tablas Blanc ($24.99).

The grapes come from Tablas Creek’s certified organic estate vineyard in Paso Robles, Calif. It’s a blend of four estate-grown southern Rhône varietals: Viognier, Grenache Blanc, Roussanne and Marsanne. As in the great white wines of the southern Rhône, Grenache Blanc and Roussanne provide fruitiness and a bit of fatness to this wine, while Viognier lends floral aromatics and stone-fruit f lavors. It would be lovely for Valentine’s Day sipping. PJH

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THAI ME UP Home of Melvin Brewing Co. Freshly remodeled offering modern Thai cuisine in a relaxed setting. New tap system with 20 craft beers.

New $8 wine list and extensive bottled beer menu. Open daily for dinner at 5pm. Downtown at 75 East Pearl Street. View our tap list at thaijh. com/brews. 307-733-0005.

CONTINENTAL ALPENHOF Serving authentic Swiss cuisine, the Alpenhof features European style breakfast entrées and alpine lunch fare. Dine in the Bistro for a casual meal or join us in the Alpenrose dining room for a relaxed dinner experience. Breakfast 7:30am-10am. Coffee & pastry 10am-11:30am.

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THE BLUE LION

Reservations at (307) 733-4913 3295 Village Drive • Teton Village, WY

www.mangymoose.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

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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.

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. Off Season Special: 2 for 1 Entrees. Good all night. Must mention ad. Reservations recommended, walkins welcome. 160 N. Millward, (307) 733-3912, bluelionrestaurant.com

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Tues-Thur 9:30am-7pm | Fri-Sun 9:30am-4pm 100 E. Snow King Ave

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, 307-7339168, jacksonholesushi.com.

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THE LOCALS

FAVORITE PIZZA 2012, 2013 & 2014

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.

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Under the Pink Garter Theatre (307) 734-PINK • www.pinkygs.com

Breakfast Lunch & Dinner ••••••••• Open daily 8am 145 N. Glenwood (307) 734-0882

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ELEANOR’S 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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PIZZAS, PASTAS & MORE HOUSEMADE BREAD & DESSERTS FRESH, LOCALLY SOURCED OFFERINGS TAKE OUT AVAILABLE Dining room and bar open nightly at 5:00pm (307) 733-2460 • 2560 Moose Wilson Road • Wilson, WY

A Jackson Hole favorite since 1965

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.

Large Specialty Pizza ADD: Wings (8 pc)

Medium Pizza (1 topping) Stuffed Cheesy Bread

$ 13 99

for an extra $5.99/each

(307) 733-0330 520 S. Hwy. 89 • Jackson, WY

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 seasonally-inspired 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) 2011717, localjh.com.

LOTUS CAFE Serving organic, freshly-made world cuisine while catering to all eating styles. Endless organic and natural meat, vegetarian, vegan and glutenfree 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.

EARLY BIRD SPECIAL

20%OFF ENTIRE BILL

MANGY MOOSE

Good between 5:30-6pm • Open nightly at 5:30pm

733-3912 160 N. Millward

Make your reservation online at bluelionrestaurant.com

POLKA NIGHT FEATURING THE

HOF POLKA BAND Steamed Subs Hot Dogs Soups & Salads

THURSDAY, 7PM-10PM GERMAN BEER SPECIALS

SNAKE RIVER BREWERY & RESTAURANT America’s most award-winning microbrewery is serving lunch and dinner. Take in the atmosphere while enjoying wood-fired pizzas, pastas, burgers, sandwiches, soups, salads and desserts. $9 lunch menu. Happy hour 4 to 6 p.m., including tasty hot wings. The freshest beer in the valley, right from the source! Free WiFi. Open 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. 265 S. Millward. (307) 739-2337, snakeriverbrewing.com.

SWEETWATER

The Deli That’ll Rock Your Belly 307-733-3448

Sun-Wed 11am-4pm, Thur-Sat 11am-8pm 180 N. Center St. | 1 block n. of Town Square Next to Home Ranch Parking Lot

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.

307.733.3242 | TETON VILLAGE

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) 7333553. 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.

PIZZERIA CALDERA Jackson Hole’s only dedicated stone-hearth oven pizzeria, serving Napolitana-style pies using the freshest ingredients in traditional and creative combinations. Five local micro-brews on tap, a great selection of red and white wines by the glass and bottle, and one of the best views of the Town Square from our upstairs deck. Daily lunch special includes slice, salad or soup, any two for $8. Happy hour: half off drinks by the glass from 4 - 6 daily. Dine in or carry out. Or order online at PizzeriaCaldera.com, or download our app for iOS or Android. Open from 11am - 9:30pm daily at 20 West Broadway. 307-201-1472.

NATURAL MEDICINE Love thy Heart Supplements, diet, and stress reduction will strenghten your ticker.

BY DR. MONIQUE LAI

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e are approaching Valentine’s Day, but did you know that February is also American Heart Month?

We know that emotions and feelings come from our brain and affect our heart, so the topic of today’s column is treating the heart—not just physically, but also emotionally and spiritually.

One of naturopathic medicine’s core principles is to “treat the whole person.” This means addressing and treating the mind, body and spirit together and understanding how they affect each other.

For example: the research that supports “broken heart syndrome” or stress cardiomyopathy, reveals it to be a condition in which intense emotional or physical stress can cause rapid and severe heart muscle weakness. We experience this as an emotional effect when we feel a quickening of our heartbeat as we see a loved one we haven’t seen in a while, or the heaviness we feel when we hear devastating news.

Researchers at HeartMath have studied the constant signals that flow between the brain and the heart. Noting that anger, frustration and insecurity cause the heartbeat to be more erratic, whereas emotions like love, care and compassion produce a different, smoother pattern. Interestingly, the

harmful emotions have a longer lasting effect than the beneficial. Just another reason to be expressing love and kindness as much as we can.

This research reinforces the 2,000-year-old practices of Chinese medicine, in which practitioners feel pulses—the blood pumping from the heart—to diagnose disease. While I am not as experienced as the Dali Lama’s physician whose ability to diagnose “congenital heart disease, an interventricular septal defect with resultant heart failure” through a pulse diagnosis was described in The Sun last month, I can definitely feel if someone is stressed or not, by testing their pulse. Your emotions and thoughts, which are controllable, are extremely important to your health.

Some of the basics for heart health from the physical and biochemical realm are exercise and diet. Here in Jackson, lack of exercise is not an issue for 90 percent of my patients— quite the opposite of the rest of the country. However, this leads to a unique problem: Those who exercise hard often feel they have more leeway to eat poorly because they just “burn it off.” Your cellular body is not fooled. If you are eating a burger with fries for dinner, your body incorporates those bad fats into your cells resulting in inflammation, one of the primary causes of heart disease.

Other very important aspects to heart health are controlling things like blood pressure, homocysteine, cholesterol, stress, diabetes, weight gain, alcohol consumption and other markers. If you are unable to get these under control by yourself, your physician can help you either naturally or with medications.

Some of the most effective supplements for heart disease are: Fish oil containing omega-3 fatty acids increase vessel flexibility (decreasing vessel stiffness) associated with arrhythmias and high blood pressure. It also decreases

L.A.TIMES “CHERISH THE THOUGHT” By Jake Braun

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2016

ACROSS

73 Agreements aboard 75 Capital near the Red Sea 77 Put away 80 Getting a pension: Abbr.

82 Hurricane Katrina rescue gp.

85 Fast racer 87 Dough amounts 88 Poet Sexton 89 1977 film retitled in 1981 91 Push 92 Via 93 Winter warmers 94 Sputtering sound 95 Flavors 96 Detach, as a trailer 97 Tailor for 99 Confederacy 100 Overflow protection 101 Changes course, as a ship 104 67-Down poster, briefly 107 Resistance units 108 Slangy refusal 109 Opposite of ecto111 APB stats 112 Architect Saarinen 113 Take __: swing hard 116 WWII command 117 Elder Partridge daughter player

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10 Hard-to-beat foursome 11 “Get out of my yard!”

12 Corp. top banana 13 TripAdvisor alternative 14 Snowball impact sound 15 On occasion 16 *Innocent 17 Fluctuating 18 Sharp-tasting 25 Informal message for one’s 60-Across 28 “Dracula” (1931) director Browning 31 Racetrack edge 33 University of Cincinnati athlete 34 Month after Av 35 PC time meas.

36 Craving 38 “I sincerely doubt it!”

39 “Storage Hunters” network 40 Masthead VIPs 41 Pier gp.

42 It may require a set change 44 1974 CIA parody 46 Musical climax letters 47 Author LeShan 54 College basketball coach with a trophy named for him 57 Frustrating thing to be on 59 Two-time A.L. Cy Young Award winner Saberhagen 61 __ firm 62 It’s taken sitting DOWN down 10 Kind 63 Swoosh company 20 Double-dealer 64 Level 30 *Offer that can’t be refused 65 Room renter 40 Motivated, with “up” 66 Jalopy 50 Farm houses 67 They may be long 60 Shortstop who made his MLB 68 Carson’s successor debut at age 18 69 In stock 70 Cause of a start 71 Derived from 80 Tiny worker benzene 90 Drop a game 72 Hotel choice

78 Some trial evidence 79 Where she blows 81 Sea of France 82 It was orig. the State School of Mines and Metallurgy 83 Place for pips 84 Sign of success 86 Over 88 Birth announcement words 89 IRS IDs 90 Agree to pay later 93 Code 95 *Ingénue’s benefactor 98 *Venezuelan wonder 102 “__ today is better than a hen tomorrow”: Franklin 103 Gave one’s word 105 Clinton’s FBI chief 106 Start of a project 110 1995 World Series winner: Abbr.

111 When many fans come out 114 Dutch astronomer who lent his name to a cloud 115 *Weasel relative 118 “Permit Me Voyage” poet James 119 Learning method 120 Frequently framed words 121 Lab dish eponym 122 Sorry sort 123 Hershey’s toffee bar 124 Improv bit 125 Online admin 126 Mtg. with a therapist

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50 Band of schemers 10 Orgs. on 84-Across signs 15 Touch 19 Swerves at sea 20 Pine Tree State campus town 21 One who gives you chills 22 Taberna snack 23 Hunter’s target 24 *120-year-old candy 26 Way to the top 27 Put together 29 Chicago rumblers 30 Like a good waiter 32 Dumas duelist 33 With 35- and 60-Across, request for today 35 See 33-Across 37 Withdrawn 38 Hurt 39 Puts on the air 43 Isn’t resolved 45 Brought to court 46 Dishonesty 48 Cut it out 49 St. with both Lewis and Clark counties 50 Rolls up, as a flag 51 Covered with spots, in a way 52 I-road?

53 Jamie of “M*A*S*H” 55 Consumer protection org.

56 __ quandary 57 Coop group 58 Butter container 60 Today’s honoree, nicknames for whom begin the answers to starred clues 66 Methodology word 67 Vet 70 Runway activity 71 Jai alai ball 74 Intensifies 76 Get up 77 Indistinct

triglycerides and slows atherosclerotic plaques.

Coenzyme Q10 helps produces energy in the mitochondria of the cell. The heart muscle has more mitochondria than any other muscle so CoQ10 makes the heart muscle contract more efficiently thus lowering blood pressure and increasing energy.

Magnesium is one of the least appreciated supplements.

It is inexpensive and about half of us are deficient in it. It is a natural smooth muscle relaxant. Relaxing and dilating the vessels and bringing down blood pressure Vitamin D is one of the most studied vitamins and recent research revealed that people with low levels are twice as likely to have a heart attack, congestive heart failure or stroke.

These are just a few of the many supplements that are beneficial.

Working on spiritual health through a contemplative practice like prayer and meditation is thought to be optimal treatment. Neuroscience has recently become very interested in analyzing the physical attributes and brain activity of both short and long-term meditation practitioners. Not surprisingly, the positive health effects of a regular practice are dramatic. Western science is confirming that the spirit has the power to heal the mind, which in turn we know has a profound effect on the body.

Valentine’s Day is a day when people are encouraged to express their love for one another. Imagine if we all did so 365 days a year.

Wishing you love today and every day! PJH A 15-year Jackson resident, Monique Lai, ND, is an alternative health expert with a family practice where she works with patients to restore their health. Monique enjoys working with a variety of health challenges, particularly autoimmune disease, thyroid disease, digestive disorders, menopause and diabetes. For more info visit drmoniquelai.com.

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No. 1 Sweetie As we dole out love to others on Valentine’s Day, save some praise for yourself too.

Valentine’s Day Hype Here’s what we all know. There is a ton of hype and commercialism around Valentine’s Day. The media pressure is to feel loving, to be in a great relationship, and to buy stuff to prove it.

If we are seduced by the idealized messages in the media and compare our lives to the ads, we are more likely to experience lack than love.

Valentine’s Day High Road Everyone and everything in our world can use more love right now. Expressing an extra dose of our heartfelt love to the many people who make our lives more special on Valentine’s Day feels great and brings wonderful health benefits all around. Plus, the phenomenon of millions of people sharing loving wishes on the same day creates a collective love wave worth contributing to and riding! So have fun being loving; that’s our true soulful nature.

The Person Often Left Out Unfortunately, we often leave ourselves out of the love equation, and not just on Valentine’s Day. This gives away our power to others—over whom we have no control. It puts us in a forever insecure position related to how we feel about ourselves. If we get what we want from others we feel good about ourselves. If we don’t get what we want from them we feel lousy, unworthy and even unlovable. This kind of stress is optional.

Healthy Balance: Self-Love is Self-Full Self-love is not about being selfish. People who are totally selfish have no room in their psyche for anyone but themselves.

People who are selfless have room for everyone else, and none for themselves. Both of these are unhealthy, out-of-balance states of being.

The healthy state of balance is to become self-full, where

loving and accepting who you are, with appreciation and compassion, actually expands your capacity to love others. With self-love as the foundation, external validation or invalidation do not make or break your self-worth. Loving yourself puts more fuel in your love tank. Why would you exclude yourself?

Three Ways to Get There 1. First notice and then purposely discontinue all forms of negative self-talk. Every time you say to yourself that you are stupid or crazy or flawed or an idiot, or too fat or too thin, or unlovable or unloved, your subconscious mind takes this in as truth. Over time, the mind creates a negative belief from your own input.

Once you have a belief about yourself, the mind censors out anything which will disprove your belief. Ouch!

2. Purposefully replace negative “I am” statements with positive attributes about yourself. At the core, we are all pure awareness. Need a suggestion for a positive “I am” statement? Try on, “ I am love, and I am loved.” Try it on often and let yourself feel it.

3. When you know there is an underlying automatic pattern of negativity, which you cannot change by simply thinking about it or applying one of the many popular self-help modalities, then seek professional help. There is only self-empowerment in doing this. Working with a skilled therapist, combined with your commitment to do the work, can free you from old, unproductive patterns and beliefs. We are all capable of change when and if we want to do what it takes.

Valentine’s Gift to Self Start loving yourself as you are right now.

Loving yourself is a choice. You can experience a fully loving state of being and still have things to learn and foibles to improve.

These are not mutually exclusive. Be aware that even when your ego judges you to be “too whatever” to be fully lovable, those thoughts are not determining factors to your inherent lovability.

Go For It You might enjoy experimenting with choosing love, sharing love, embodying love and discover its positive, life-changing, happiness-increasing upgrade. Do it for yourself and for the world—on Valentine’s Day—and every other day from now on.

PJH

Carol Mann is a longtime Jackson resident, radio personality, former Grand Targhee Resort owner, author, and clairvoyant.

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S A L E S ASSO CIATE

POSITION

REDNECK PERSPECTIVE SATIRE

Hog Island Bike Path Faces Scrutiny

BY CLYDE THORNHILL

ARE YOU MOTIVATED, HAVE A SENSE OF HUMOR AND DO WHAT IT TAKES TO GET IT DONE? Planet Jackson Hole is currently looking for an Advertising Associate who can help us stay in touch with some of our awesome advertisers as well as be our on-the-streets super star for Planet JH. The ideal person will be outgoing, hard-working, a team player and must have some experience.

PLEASE SEND YOUR RESUME AND A BRIEF EXPLANATION OF WHY YOU THINK YOU’RE THE ONE TO: JEN@PLANETJH.COM

SUDOKU

Complete the grid so that each row, column, diagonal and 3x3 square contain all of the numbers 1 to 9.

No math is involved. The grid has numbers, but nothing has to add up to anything else. Solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic. Solving time is typically 10 to 30 minutes, depending on your skill and experience.

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og Island may face legal problems if it fails to provide additional data to support its preferred option to not build a bike path through the trailer park according to an opinion recently solicited by Friends of Pathways. Various controversial aspects of the plan include: detrimental air quality due to sweaty bicyclers, potential damage to archeological sites including a 1963 singlewide trailer with pallet siding and four 1950s-era rusting Chevy trucks on blocks in the front yard, financial considerations on how climate change affects Budweiser and Copenhagen prices, and the potential use of the trail by motorcycles, four-wheelers and chisler hunters.

Friends of Pathways analysis concluded the Hog Island Path draft environmental impact statement was “legally vulnerable.”

According to the analysis, “there is an open grassy area that lacks a non-motorized travel mechanism.” Friends of Pathways executive director Katherine Dowson said it was, “A tragic case of space going to waste. The situation is worse than the top of Snow King before the skyline trail.”

The 22-page analysis concluded that Hog Island’s approach “is inconsistent with the modern image projected by greenways planning that provides for more asphalt, more paved trails, and more bagel shops.

“This expert analysis was conducted,” Dowson wrote in

a statement, “to provide our findings to a public comment period because the Hog Island Red Neck Re-education Act is a complex process involving the drinking of multiple lattés and the printing of thousands of sheets of paper.” Dowson added, “While we respect indigenous Hog Islanders’ religious beliefs that include worshiping pickup trucks, we can’t ignore our social responsibility to promote a more Westbankish cultural identity among Hog Island populations.”

While Holland and Hart’s analysis mentions safety of cyclers as a primary concern, local activist Franz Camenzind wrote to the Hog Island council expressing support for the commission’s preferred option.

“Some argue that a paved, separated, multipurpose pathway through the trailer park will be safer for bicyclists and pedestrians.” Camenzind explained. “However, history and a growing body of science strongly suggest that a paved pathway in that portion of Hog Island would be trading one safety concern for another. Vulnerable, lonely housewives, out for nothing more than a simple bike ride, could succumb to the bodily temptations of rednecks with beer bellies.

And illicit affairs are not the only concern associated with sudden redneck encounters.

Impressionable children with no familiarity with indigenous Wyoming populations could learn how to spit and cuss. During the fall rut, bike riders with bright green and orange jerseys will tempt locals who are sighting in hunting rifles.

“Most pathway users will have no way of protecting themselves during a redneck encounter unless they can knowledgeably discuss NASCAR, snowmachines or how muzzle velocity, sight heights, chronograph distance, ballistic coefficient, drag function, line of sight, cant angles and atmospheric conditions can be used to calculate bullet trajectory. How often will surprise encounters occur? What will be the outcome? We don’t know the answers, but I would not want my grandchildren bicycling on such a pathway.” PJH

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

BY ROB BREZSNY

ARIES (March 21-April 19) “Love is a fire,” declared Aries actress Joan Crawford.

“But whether it’s going to warm your hearth or burn down your house, you can never tell.” I disagree with her conclusion. There are practical steps you can take to ensure that love’s fire warms but doesn’t burn. Start with these strategies: Suffuse your libido with compassion.

Imbue your romantic fervor with empathy. Instill your animal passions and instinctual longings with affectionate tenderness. If you catch your sexual urges driving you toward narcissists who are no good for you, firmly redirect those sexual urges toward emotionally intelligent, self-responsible beauties.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Fifteenth-century writer Thomas à Kempis thought that real love can arouse enormous fortitude in the person who loves. “Love feels no burden,” he wrote. “It attempts what is above its strength, pleads no excuse of impossibility; for it thinks all things lawful for itself, and all things possible.” As you might imagine, the “real love” he was referring to is not the kind that’s motivated by egotism, power drives, blind lust or insecurity. I think you know what I mean, Taurus, because in the past few months you have had unprecedented access to the primal glory that Thomas referred to. And in the coming months you will have even more. What do you plan to do with all that mojo?

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Gemini novelist Elizabeth Bowen (1899-1973) was fascinated in “life with the lid on and what happens when the lid comes off.” She knew both states from her own experience. “When you love someone,” she mused about the times the lid had come off, “all your saved-up wishes start coming out.” In accordance with the astrological omens, I propose that you engage in the following three-part exercise. First, identify a part of your life that has the lid tightly clamped over it. Second, visualize the suppressed feelings and saved-up wishes that might pour forth if you took the lid off. Third, do what it takes to love someone so well that you’ll knock the lid off.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) “No one has ever loved anyone the way everyone wants to be loved,” wrote author Mignon McLaughlin. I think that may be true. The gap between what we yearn for and what we actually get is never fully closed. Nevertheless, I suggest that you strive to refute McLaughlin’s curse in the coming days. Why? Because you now have an enhanced capacity to love the people you care about in ways they want to be loved. So be experimental with your tenderness. Take the risk of going beyond what you’ve been willing or able to give before. Trust your fertile imagination to guide your ingenious empathy.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) “It is not lack of love but lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages,” said Friedrich Nietzsche. He believed that if you want to join your fortunes with another’s, you should ask yourself whether you will enjoy your conversations with this person for the next 30 years—because that’s what you’ll be doing much of the time you’re together. How do you measure up to this gold standard, Sagittarius? What role does friendship play in your romantic adventures? If there’s anything lacking, now is an excellent time to seek improvements. Start with yourself, of course. How could you infuse more camaraderie into the way you express love? What might you do to upgrade your skills as a conversationalist?

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) “Love isn’t something you find,” says singer Loretta Lynn.

“Love is something that finds you.” Singer Kylie Minogue concurs: “You need a lot of luck to find people with whom you want to spend your life. Love is like a lottery.”

I think these perspectives are at best misleading, and at worst debilitating. They imply we have no power to shape our relationship with love. My view is different. I say there’s a lot we can do to attract intimate allies who teach us, stimulate us and fulfill us. Like what? 1. We clarify what qualities we want in a partner, and we make sure that those qualities are also healthy for us. 2. We get free of unconscious conditioning that’s at odds with our conscious values. 3. We work to transform ourselves into lovable collaborators who communicate well. Anything else? What can you do to make sure love isn’t a lottery?

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) “We all have the potential to fall in love a thousand times in our lifetime,” writes Chuck Klosterman. “It’s easy. But there are certain people you love who do something else; they define how you classify what love is supposed to feel like. You’ll meet maybe four or five of these people over the span of 80 years.” He concludes, “A lover like this sets the template for what you will always love about other people.” I suspect that you have either recently met or will soon meet such a person, Aquarius. Or else you are on the verge of going deeper than ever before with an ally you have known for a while. That’s why I think what happens in the next six months will put an enduring stamp on your relationship with intimacy.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Sixteenth-century Italian poet Torquato Tasso described one of love’s best blessings. He said your lover can reunite you with “a piece of your soul that you never knew was missing.” You Pisceans are in a phase when this act of grace is more possible than usual. The revelatory boon may emerge because of the chemistry stirred up by a sparkly new affiliation. Or it may arise thanks to a familiar relationship that is entering unfamiliar territory.

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) “I do not trust people who don’t love themselves and yet tell me, ‘I love you,’” said author Maya Angelou. She concludes: “There is an African saying: Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt.” With this in mind, I invite you to take inventory of the allies and relatives whose relationships are most important to you. How well do they love themselves? Is there anything you could do to help them upgrade their love for themselves? If their self-love is lacking, what might you do to protect yourself from that problem?

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) “A coward is incapable of exhibiting love,” said Mahatma Gandhi. “It is the prerogative of the brave.” That’s my challenge to you, Scorpio. In accordance with the astrological currents, I urge you to stoke your uninhibited audacity so you can press onward toward the frontiers of intimacy. It’s not enough to be wilder, and it’s not enough to be freer.

To fulfill love’s potential in the next chapter of your story, you’ve got to be wilder, freer and bolder.

| PLANET JACKSON HOLE |

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Here’s the counsel of French writer Anatole France: “You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working; in just the same way, you learn to love by loving.” What he says is always true, but it’s especially apropos for you Leos in the coming weeks.

You now have a special talent for learning more about love by loving deeply, excitedly and imaginatively. To add further nuance and inspiration, meditate on this advice from author Aldous Huxley: “There isn’t any formula or method. You learn to love by loving—by paying attention and doing what one thereby discovers has to be done.”

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) “Only love interests me,” declared painter Marc Chagall, “and I am only in contact with things that revolve around love.” That seems like an impossibly high standard. Our daily adventures bring us into proximity with loveless messes all the time. It’s hard to focus on love to the exclusion of all other concerns. But it’s a worthy goal to strive toward Chagall’s ideal for short bursts of time. And the coming weeks happen to be a favorable phase for you to do just that. Your success may be partial, but dramatic nonetheless.

| PLANET JACKSON HOLE |

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