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10 COVER STORY SUMMER OF JAMS Jackson Hole’s cup runneth over with live music, renowned touring acts.

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he summer season officially begins on Monday, June 20 at 4:34 p.m., MDT. This is the exact moment the sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer, at 23.5 degrees north latitude. That is as far north of the equator as the sun will get during the year. Over Jackson Hole, the sun will be about 70 degrees above the horizon at noontime. Of course, we also get the longest days of the year around the solstice, with about 15 hours and 25 minutes from sunrise to sunset.

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The overnight low temperatures this past week were at or just above normal, and normal this time of year is right around 38 degrees. That’s not nearly as cold as the record low temperature in Jackson this week, which is 21 degrees. That record was set not so long ago, on June 18, 2011. No snow in the forecast this week, but back on June 18, 1973, four inches of snow accumulated in town in one day.

Last Friday the official high temperature from the Jackson Climate Station was 81 degrees, which was not a record, but it was about 10 degrees warmer than normal for this time of year. Two days later, on Sunday, the high temperature was only 66 degrees, or about 5 degrees below normal. Something in between would be closer to normal. Hottest we have ever been here this week is 92 degrees, and that happened back on June 15, 1974.

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THE BUZZ

An ARU of Hope Accessory Residential Units could provide housing relief to some.

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or Aaron Feuerstein, last Thursday was day 52 in his countdown to vacate his Virginian Village apartment.

Residents of all 56 units were served eviction notices this spring by Bedford Investments, a real estate development company in Napa, California.

Feuerstein is the head chef at Trio where he has worked for three years. He has to vacate his apartment by July 31. So far, the 37-year-old says his choices are couch-surfing or camping. “My options are very limited,” Feuerstein said. “Limited, to nonexistent.”

Looking to escape the urban hustle, Feuerstein came here from Grand Rapids, Michigan. “My passion is fly fishing,” he said. “I love the mountain lifestyle and fresh air. The peacefulness and serenity are what keep me here.”

He has two kids to support. So far, buying a house or condo has not been an option for him despite gainful employment.

On Thursday, just down the street from Virginian Village, Jackson Hole Public Art had parked its Mobile Design Studio in front of the library. The design studio is housed in a small trailer about the same size as a “tiny home” that could house a local worker. JH Public Art brought the trailer in order to help the Town of Jackson draw attention to a workshop at the library about Accessory Residential Units (ARU).

Passersby decorated small cardboard signs in the shape of houses expressing their housing wishes. Others inspected the wood paneled trailer. Associate long-range planner Regan Kohlhardt directed people inside for the Jackson Planning Department’s workshop on ARUs. In March, the town council asked planners to pursue an amendment to current land development regulations to allow accessory residential units in all residential neighborhoods.

Currently 12 of Jackson’s 18 zones allow ARUs, but the town wants to extend that to all zones. ARUs include guesthouses,

Aaron Feuerstein at the June 6 Shelter JH rally. Feuerstein must vacate his Virginian Village apartment by the end of July, at which time the valley’s housing shortage may force him to couch surf or camp. Right: To draw folks into a workshop detailing ARUs, a potential housing solution, Jackson Hole Public Art parked its Mobile Design Studio outside the workshop. mother-in-law suites, laneway houses, carriage houses, basement suites, employee apartments and caretaker’s quarters.

“Many communities are pursuing ordinances to allow [ARUs],” Kohlhardt said. “Portland, Seattle, Denver, Durango, Santa Cruz; other resort towns in the Rocky Mountains [like] Whistler and Vancouver, B.C.” Kohlhardt noted that the ARU amendment is the first step in implementing the strategies of the Workforce Housing Action Plan. “This particular strategy was identified as a low-hanging fruit opportunity for providing workforce housing,” she said. “In theory, it should be relatively quick to implement.”

The first step in the planning process was to elicit public feedback. The public workshops provided an opportunity for people to register their opinions about amnesty incentives similar to those in Durango. While planners are still consolidating feedback, Kohlhardt said most people viewed ARUs favorably.

“My impression is that people were generally supportive as long as the new ARU regulations are implemented in the right way,” she said. “They’ve seen that ARUs are a relatively benign addition to single-family neighborhoods.”

The ARU amendment may well provide the first ray of hope for people losing their housing this summer. There are several more hoops to jump through, but if all goes smoothly at town council hearings, the amendment could go into effect as soon as September 7, according to Kohlhardt.

But that date is by no means set in stone. Nor is it guaranteed that ARUs will be instantly available just because they are allowed.

“It’s a great solution,” Mayor Sara Flitner said. “But it’s not tomorrow.”

Flitner said she is well aware that emergency housing is needed right now. After the Shelter JH rally at town hall and public comment at the June 6 town council meeting, the mayor acknowledged that now is a time “to be mindful of the real life situations that are playing out every day.”

Shelter JH co-organizer Jorge Moreno said his group will have follow-up meetings with town leaders to provide the council with information they need to take action on

emergency housing.

“We are going to start looking for ways for them to make a decision,” Moreno said. “We are looking into more details and gathering more information that they might need.”

Flitner has reviewed the emergency housing suggestions presented to the council by Shelter JH at the June 6 meeting.

They recommend year-round trailer towns on town property, overnight RV parking lots in the summer, overnight street parking, driveway parking, and a VRBO/Airbnb-style room rental system for workers. Flitner favors two of the five solutions.

“The best opportunities we have are with neighboring communities where we could get recreation park trailers on the ground,” Flitner said.

She praised Mary Erickson and the Community Resource Center for leadership on that front.

The mayor also supported Shelter JH’s suggestion of Worker Rental by Owner, which would function like VRBO or Airbnb, allowing homeowners with rooms or accessory units to rent to workers and families who need them.

“I would love VRBO for room rentals,” she said. “It doesn’t need government intervention. It’s allowed right now, today.”

Though accessory units and room rentals may solve shortterm housing needs, long-term solutions are decidedly critical. More workforce housing is coming—a rental project at Redmond and Hall promises to provide 28 units—but demand for housing appears to be much larger than projected supply.

Increasingly, the housing shortage is raising issues about quality of life.

“I want to live in Jackson, not just survive in Jackson,” Moreno said. “I’m still thinking next year is my last year here.”

The instability and transience Moreno laments impacts the entire community. He says when the workforce is comprised of people just here to make money and leave, it “changes the face of the community.”

Feuerstein agrees. “It’s so much better for business if an employee stays here,” he said. “You have more commitment.

You don’t have to retrain them. It’s better for community.”

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THE BUZZ 2 Priority Pass Housing and transportation dominate tax-driven fund to the exclusion of conservation.

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ocal leaders established a Community Priorities Fund (CPF), and in doing so missed a chance to identify the valley’s supposed ongoing No. 1 priority: conservation.

Time and again, when polled, residents of Teton County have answered in unison as to their goals for preserving wildlife, habitat and open space. In fact, it might be the only thing this diverse community can agree on.

Housing is the headline grabbing, hot button issue of the day. Transportation is inextricably linked to workforce housing. The struggles have reached such a fevered pitch in recent weeks and months that electeds signed off on a resolution that creates a treasury for housing and transportation solutions—the kitty funded by a general sales tax increase of one penny.

At least one elected official recognized a missed opportunity.

“I’ve made it known I am strongly in favor of conservation, and I am deeply concerned if we don’t include at least a placeholder in our Community Priorities Fund we will lose out on at least one-off opportunities to contribute significantly to what the community has clearly stated over and over again is a priority,” commissioner Mark Newcomb said.

“This is a [fund] meant for all three community priorities, but I understand where the community is coming from in providing funds in an area where the private sector has fallen significantly short: in transportation and housing. But opportunities for conservation only come along once. You miss it, and it’s gone.”

Newcomb abstained from the vote last week, making it an official 8-0 in favor of the resolution. He received lip service from fellow commissioner Smokey Rhea who said she would be riding herd on her peers.

“We clearly state in our Comp Plan that we have three community priorities, and my fear is we will lose track of the conservation if we don’t have it identified,” Rhea said. “I’m hearing some [electeds] want to make sure that doesn’t go away. I know they’ll be three of us who will make sure that you follow through on that. It’s not what I want but I support it.”

Rhea considers councilman Jim Stanford as the third amigo for conservation with Newcomb and herself. Stanford felt transportation planning inherently included protections for wildlife.

“I do agree with Mark [Newcomb], especially in having a Community Priorities Fund that mirrors what we’ve expressed as a community in the Comprehensive Plan,” Stanford admitted. “To me, good transportation planning involves taking into account wildlife—taking into consideration safe travel. To me, there are other options available to us going forward and I remain committed to those. I look forward to other opportunities for broader community goals outlined in the Comprehensive Plan.”

Community input was repeatedly solicited during the eight-year process toward finishing the 2012 Comprehensive Plan. As a stated desire or goal, conservation issues like the

As electeds work to address the valley’s housing emergency, is another community priority being overlooked? protection of wildlife and habitat, connectivity of habitat, and preservation of open space and the valley’s natural resources topped every list. Every time.

The comprehensive plan calls for the establishment of a “dedicated funding source for conservation easements and other measures that protect the wildlife habitat, habitat connections, and scenery valued by the community.” To date, none has been designated.

Councilman Don Frank is the only other elected official to address the importance of wildlife at the latest joint meeting.

He, too, felt wildlife was being cared for through the purchase of more buses.

“My experience is whenever we work on transportation solutions we are working toward being better conservation stewards. We are getting cars off the road. We’re expanding our rational use of roads and designing roads to try to reduce congestion.

Every time we do a construction project of any kind anywhere in the valley of any significance there’s typically an ESA [Environmental Site Assessment). We’ve got specialists and consultants who work on conservation concerns during the entire process of LDR revisions in the town and county,” Frank said. “So I don’t think there is a lack of mindshare. But at this moment in time we all agree to dedicate these funds to housing and transportation as our community priorities.”

“How many times has it been said the biggest difference between us and Aspen or Vail is our abundance of wildlife?”

Left out

Conservation groups were somewhat dismayed with the news that no funding for safeguarding natural resources would be included in the tax hike.

Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance executive director Craig Benjamin is still hopeful though. “While it’s disappointing our elected representatives chose not to include conservation and protecting wildlife in the Community Priorities Fund, investments in housing affordable to people who work here and transportation choices will benefit our community,” he said, “and we look forward to our elected representatives providing Teton County voters with the opportunity to support investments in conservation and protecting wildlife in the coming years.”

Jon Mobeck, executive director of the Jackson Hole Wildlife Foundation, pointed out the divisiveness of many current issues facing valley residents. He thinks conservation

is a perfect rallying point to help bring the community together.

“As a community, we’ve clearly said and established over time wildlife as a priority. I understand you wouldn’t want to appear as if you are opposed to housing or transportation. The community has pressures. But we need to continue to look for opportunities to walk the talk,” Mobeck said. “Wildlife is a nonpartisan issue. We’ve seen over and over Republicans and Democrats have gotten together, in the West, especially. It brings different factions and diverse groups together. Things are so polarized right now. Extremism seems to be the more palatable option. And how many times has it been said the biggest difference between us and Aspen or Vail is our abundance of wildlife? Why wouldn’t you support that?”

Greater Yellowstone Coalition wildlife program coordinator Chris Colligan said, “Our highest values in this community are integral to conservation, wildlife, and open space.

We are encouraged by the level of discussion around wildlife crossings, but in the end, disappointed that [conservation] didn’t make it in there.”

Valid arguments

One argument against creating an exchequer for conservation is the “distortion” created by government involvement in private sector easements, for example. BCC chair Barbara Allen is particularly concerned with the idea that the private sector could game the system if large landholders choose to hold off for public funds instead of taking a smaller tax writeoff when considering conservation easements.

The CPF would consist of a 50-50 split of the revenue going to housing and transportation. Newcomb added that he was not aware of any discussions about adding conservation to the mix to, perhaps, sweeten the deal in November when voters are tasked with deciding on the tax increase.

If passed in November, revenue from the added penny tax will begin coming to the town and county in April 2017.

The tax is expected to generate between $10 million and $12 million, annually. If passed, it would remain in place for four years and be placed again on a ballot in 2020. If passed again, a resolution could be adopted that would “hide” the tax— meaning it would simply roll over every four years unless a petition to remove it was launched.

Tax revenues would be split in a 55-45 ratio to the county and town, respectively. Leaders from both the town and county have pledged to keep the money in an account reservoir dedicated exclusively to housing and transportation efforts, including any interest accrued by the monies. PJH

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Rodeo queen flags down Nat Geo In honor of Flag Day, National Geographic ran a pictorial story on flags from around the world. The feature, written by Melody Rowell, published on June 11.

The photo gallery featured 15 photos of flags from all over the globe, taken in various years. The lead shot was one of JH Rodeo royalty displaying the Stars and Stripes.

It was captioned: “A cowgirl queen carries the American flag for a rodeo at the Teton County Fair in Jackson, Wyoming.”

The queen is actually 2015 Junior Princess Lexi Daugherty, daughter of former county planning director Jeff Daugherty. Sarah Andrews is also in the background of the shot.

“Super cool,” Jeff commented.

Jackson Hole closes It’s true: Jackson Hole has closed. The headline appeared in the NYC area last week, prompting more than one local to take note and repost on social media.

Fear not, the Jackson Hole in question is the upper west side diner named Jackson Hole, not the valley currently gearing up for a banner summer tourist season. The Manhattan eatery on Columbus and 85th is famous for its specialty burgers. It had been in business since 1972. Other locations, including two in Manhattan, two in Queens and another in New Jersey, remain open.

Feds buy park land Interior Secretary Sally Jewell announced her department’s intent to help out the state of Wyoming by purchasing 640 acres of inholdings within Grand Teton National Park for $46 million. Jewell made the declaration in Jackson while attending the Western Governors’ Association conference. Wyoming has owned the property since statehood.

The agreement is contingent upon the feds forking over $23 million from the Land and Water Conservation Fund, which holds revenue generated by offshore oil and gas royalties. President Obama’s 2017 budget has not yet been approved by Congress, however. The remainder of the purchase price is expected to be covered by private fundraising.

The deal is good only until the end of the year, Jewell warned. If not completed, the land in Antelope Flats could be sold at auction and potentially subdivided for development. “You think about mansions or condos or parking lots—it doesn’t make any of us feel very good,” Jewell said.

Standing with Orlando Governor Matt Mead ordered both the state flag and the U.S. flag to be flown at half-staff at all public buildings out of respect for the victims of the mass shooting on Sunday, June 12, 2016 in Orlando, Florida. The issue is pursuant to President Barack Obama’s proclamation ordered on Sunday. All flags should be flown at half-staff until sunset Thursday.

Displaying the flag at half-staff can be problematic for some looking to celebrate Flag Day on Tuesday. For those unable to adjust the height of a flag fixed on a pole, experts say normal display of the colors is not considered disrespectful. Some choose to affix a black ribbon to the top of their pole to signify a nation in mourning.

A vigil to remember the victims of the nation’s deadliest mass shooting took place Tuesday night on the town square. The event was organized via a pop-up Facebook page called “Love for Orlando.” Planet scribes Andrew Munz and Meg Daly launched the effort.

Disease creeps toward JH Several regional news outlets picked up on the slow creep of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) toward Jackson Hole. The disease affects deer, elk and some moose.

It is usually fatal. There is a fear that it can be transmitted to humans but that has yet to be proven.

Recently, a dead doe deer was found to be carrying the disease in Star Valley Ranch. Earlier this spring, CWD turned up in two mule deer in the Cody area.

Incidents of CWD now surround the valley. No wildlife in Jackson Hole has ever tested positive for CWD. PJH

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WEIRD

By CHUCK SHEPHERD Who’s a Good Boy?

Life is good now for British men who “identify” as dogs and puppies, as evidenced by a BBC documentary (Secret Life of the Human Pups) showing men in body outfits (one a Lycra-suited Dalmatian, “Spot”), exhibiting “sexual” expressions (stomach-rubbing, ear-tickling and nuzzling their “handlers”), eating out of bowls, gnawing on chew toys, wearing collars (so as not to be a “stray”), and jumping in the air for “treats.” (However, decency demands that a Pup must only feign urinating against a lamppost.) Said Spot (aka Tom), “It’s about being given license to behave in a way that feels natural, even primal.” Added “Bootbrush,” “[We] are trying to grasp the positive elements of the archetype of the dog.”

New World Order

As an alternative to the more costly in vitro fertilization, researchers at a Dresden, Germany, institute announced (in the recent Nano Letters journal) that they had developed a motorized device tiny enough to fit around a sperm’s tail and which could be commanded to propel it to “swim” faster toward the target egg, increasing the chances of fertilization. A prototype is still in the works. n The internet pornography behemoth PornHub recently added to the glut of physical fitness “apps” with one designed to help users tone up sexual muscles. The BangFit’s routines include the “squat and thrust,” the “missionary press,” and other ways to practice what the company describes as the “one activity people are always motivated to do and (for) which they are never too busy.”

(Imagine, for example, wrote Mashable.com, “quantify(ing) your dry humps.”)

The Continuing Crisis

As Libya’s central bank struggles to stabilize a halting economy, it could surely use the estimated $184 million in gold and silver coins that Moammar Gadhafi minted but left buried in an underground vault in the coastal city of Beyda, but the treasure is inaccessible because central bank officials don’t know the lock’s combination (as The Wall Street Journal reported in May). The latest plan is to have a locksmith squeeze through a 16-by-16-inch hole in the outer vault’s concrete wall and once inside to try his hand. If unsuccessful, the government’s bureaucrats likely cannot get paid, but even if successful, various anti-government factions may go to extremes to snatch the coins.

Bright Ideas

Wait, What?

n When Triston Chase, 20, missed his court date in April in Harnett County, N.C., on financial fraud charges, it was revealed that his arrest in December had come when he had been found “residing” illegally, as a civilian, in a barracks at Fort Bragg—in a facility housing the Army’s 3rd

Efrain Delgado-Rosales was sentenced to five years in prison in March for smuggling noncitizens into the country. (The Border Patrol had caught him 23 times previously, but had declined to file charges.) n Sean Pelfrey, 38, told his judge in May that the two assault charges against him in Framingham, Mass., do not make him a “threat to society,” even though the current arrest was his 38th. n Matthew Freeland, 29, was convicted of several home-invasion offenses in Kingston, Ontario, in May, and the judge, considering a proper sentence, found only two previous probation orders—but then, looking further, found 59 convictions and sentenced Freeland to more than two years in prison.

Weird Animals

Among the critters for which life is most difficult are male nursery web spiders that (according to May research in Biology Letters journal) instinctively “court” females with food wrapped in silk—offerings that (a) increase the males’ chances of scoring and (b) decrease, by 84 percent, their chances that the female will spontaneously eat the male.

The study also found that males sometimes try to mate using nonfood items wrapped in silk (with mixed results) and also that sometimes unscrupulous females accept food gifts but nevertheless immediately devour the male.

Least Competent Criminals

James Kinley III, 27, was charged in York County, S.C., in May with dealing marijuana. He apparently had the (unfounded) belief that York County deputies do not monitor Craigslist—because that is where Kinley advertised (“I Sell Weed”), in a notice with his photo, address and price ($200). n Grady Carlson, 58, went to the Carolina Title Loans office in Spartanburg, S.C., on May 25 to apply for a high-interest “payday” loan—and nervously paced while answering questions. The Carolina employee asked if anything was wrong, and Carlson allegedly disclosed that he needed money—fast!—to purchase methamphetamine. A subsequent police search turned up a glass container and drugs.

Recurring Themes (Cow Edition)

For years, India has been concerned about the gas-release problem posed by its nearly 300 million cows (and 200 million more gas-intensive animals), but researchers in Kerala state revealed a promising breeding answer in May: dwarf cows (about one-fourth the size, producing somewhat less milk but one-seventh the manure and one-10th the methane). (Pound for pound, methane traps 25 times as much heat as carbon dioxide.) (Bonus: The New York Times Style Book apparently now accepts the word “farting” in formal copy—while reporting that “belching” is the far more serious methane problem.) n In the early years of News of the Weird, urban readers learned of the custom of various Western locales’ charity cow-patty “bingo” games in which cows are fed and turned loose on a field of wagered-upon squares.

(In fact, in 1997 Canada’s Nova Scotia Gaming Control Commission temporarily banned the game while it investigated whether it could be “fixed” by training the cow to favor certain relief spots.) The event lives on, but a charity fundraiser in Great Falls, Mont., in May was halted when the cow jumped over a fence and had to be chased down. Rather than await the now-nervous (or perhaps constipated) cow, the contest winner was selected by random draw.

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Video surfaced in May of students at Winston Churchill High School in San Antonio, Texas, actually playing jump rope with the intestines of cats that had been dissected in biology class. Obviously, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals was not pleased, but school district officials called the exercise a valid demonstration of the “tensile strength of the organ” and only reluctantly agreed to investigate further.

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The secret? The model was an overweight man with generous-sized “manboobs.”

Special Forces Group. According to a prosecutor, Chase had been posing as an explosive ordnance disposal specialist “for months.” The official investigation of Special Forces’ barracks “security” was still underway at the time of Chase’s court date.

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Jackson Hole’s cup runneth over with live music, renowned touring acts.

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ay what you will about the influx of visitors in recent summers, but at least there has been a corresponding boost in the number and notability of musical acts coming through Jackson Hole.

This is not to say that Jackson is about to become an Austin or New Orleans for musicloving outdoor enthusiasts. Fans of electronic music, for example, will likely be disappointed after reading this summer music preview.

Barring a secretive show in the woods, the sound of the new Marriott being built will be the closest Jacksonites hear to industrial death metal in the coming months.

Still, while you’re basking in the sun, watching some of the best bands that musical cities like L.A. and Portland have to offer, remember there is likely no better place to see them this summer than Western Wyoming.

Bring blankets, beers… and the kids

From now through August, not one week will pass when locals can’t enjoy an outdoor concert for $5 or less. So pack a blanket, bring the kids if you’ve got them, and pair the tunes with a cold beer from local breweries.

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JacksonHoleLive: All shows 5:30 to 10 p.m.; $5; kids 17 and under are free.

Snow King Ball Field Now in its fifth year, JacksonHoleLive brings big-name and rising acts to the Snow King Ball Field throughout the summer, and this season is arguably its biggest yet. That’s why the series has shifted gears charging a $5 cover.

Organizers say they want to keep the big names coming so they’re asking music lovers to pay a small fee.

“The goal was to ramp up the talent level this year and get our whole town down to the ball park,” said Shannon McCormick, co-founder of JacksonHoleLive and programming director at Center for the Arts. “We always miss some acts for a variety of reasons, but we are already on them for next year.”

The JacksonHoleLive lineup will launch with a Father’s Day Solstice Party featuring The Revivalists (June 19) and the annual Jackson Hole Crawfish Boil. Based out of New Orleans, The Revivalists’ gumbo of rock, folk and funk landed their latest album, Men Amongst Mountains, at No. 2 on the Billboard Alternative

Albums chart. Rolling toward Fourth of July weekend, the Nola vibe will linger with Galactic (June 29), a jazzy jam band whose Jackson Hole shows date back more than 15 years.

Next up on the JacksonHoleLive stage, The Record Company (July 13) will fill the mountain air with bluesy vocals and infectious slide-guitar riffs. As of this writing, the Los Angeles band is holding the No. 2 spot on the Billboard Adult Alternative Songs chart with their single, “Off the Ground.”

Though it is technically separate from the JacksonHoleLive lineup, The SteelDrivers (July 31) show was also booked by McCormick and company as part of the free centennial celebration for St. John’s Medical Center at Snow King. The band, comprised of accomplished Nashville musicians, has persisted since losing singer-songwriter Chris Stapleton to country stardom in 2010, winning a 2016 Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album with current singerguitarist Gary Nichols.

All of these shows will lead to a fevered finale with the pride of Charleston, South Carolina’s Shovels & Rope (August 19). On their first trip through Jackson in 2014, the husband-and-wife Americana duo commanded a capacity crowd at the Pink Garter Theatre with sultry stage chemistry.

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Concerts on the Commons: Most Sundays through July and August; 5 to 9 p.m.; free.

Commons area in Teton Village

The Wall was a landmark album rather than the bigoted fantasy of a certain presidential candidate, the Montana-based Pink Floyd tribute band Pinky and the Floyd (Aug. 14) will take you back with dead-on covers and faithful improvisations inspired by the British classic and psychedelic rock group.

Concerts on the Commons will hit the home stretch with singer-songwriter Eric D. Johnson’s Fruit Bats (Aug. 21), a folk-rock band that signed to Seattle’s Sub Pop Records and attracted a dedicated following during the early-2000s indie boom. Closing out on a local note, the final Concert on the Commons will be the summer session of this year’s inaugural Out West Fest (Aug. 28), which will again celebrate original music from soon-to-be-announced local bands.

Music on Main: Thursdays from June 23 to Aug. 11; 6 to 10 p.m.; free.

Victor City Park, Victor, Idaho

2016 Music on Main lineup is also the most colorful. A New Orleans Mardi Gras funk band turned touring act, Cha Wa (July 7) revolves around Mardi Gras Indians in ceremonial garb who sing and chant along to the group’s polyrhythmic sound.

Soundcheck Summer Music Series: Select weekend nights in July and August; 5 to 9 p.m.; free.

American Legion Park, Pinedale, Wyoming If a big crowd is not your idea of a good time, the Pinedale Fine Arts Council’s Soundcheck Summer Music Series offers national touring acts in a bring-your-own-cooler environment.

Not to mention, the shows make for convenient pit-stops on the way to the Wind River Range and the Green River.

Tim Ruland is the marketing and outreach director of the Pinedale Fine Arts Council.

“Luckily, in 10 years, we’ve developed some pretty great relationships with booking agents across the country who give us a shout when they have someone routed in Salt Lake City, Denver or the like,” he explained.

This year’s Soundcheck Summer Music Series begins with a heavy helping of banjo on the Fourth of July. Wyoming’s own Jalan Crossland will be the pickin’ and singin’ headliner, while The Lowest Pair, a banjo-playing duo on the record label of indie darling Conor Oberst, will open the show. Later in the month, the foot stomping will accelerate with The Barefoot Movement (July 15), a Nashville bluegrass band built around the singing and songwriting of fiddle player Noah Wall.

Florida-born Laney Jones (July 23) sounds more like an edgy folk-pop singer than a twangy tune-writer, but her banjo strumming and catchy hooks recently earned her a spot on Rolling Stone’s monthly “10 New Country Artists

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The longest-running outdoor music series in the greater Jackson Hole area happens on the other side of Teton Pass. Now in its 11th year, the Teton Valley Foundation’s Music on Main series presents free Thursday concerts in the heart of Victor, Idaho.

Most of this year’s Music on Main lineup will look familiar to active members of the Jackson Hole concert scene. On the rock and soul spectrum, there will be return visits to the area from Band of Heathens (June 23), the Kris Lager Band (June 30), Cure for the Common (July 28) and Monophonics (Aug. 11). Americana favorites the Shook Twins (July 21) and James McMurtry (Aug. 4) will also be back through the Tetons. For the second straight year, the bigband Todo Mundo (July 14) will grace the Music on Main stage with their Latin- and Caribbeaninfluenced sound.

The sole newcomer to Jackson Hole in the

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Music can sound especially sweet following an afternoon of mountain biking or disc golf at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. That is the basic idea behind Concerts on the Commons. The early-evening shows have boasted a wide range of acts each year since the series’ inception in 2010.

“Every year we try to hit as many genres as we can while keeping it family friendly,” explained Ethan Oxman, talent buyer at Poppa Presents, which is behind Concerts on the Commons and the Pink Garter Theatre.

Concerts on the Commons will kick off Fourth of July weekend with indie bluegrass band and Jackson Hole regulars Head for the Hills (July 3). Local Latin and salsa group Calle Mambo and the Jazz Foundation of Jackson Hole (July 4) will take the stage the next day. Fireworks will cap off both shows.

A few weeks later, the Village Commons will pulsate with the tight reggae sounds of The Wailers (July 17). Shifting from Rastas to rimmed eyeglasses, The Oh Hellos (July 31) will showcase sibling singer-songwriters Tyler and Maggie Heath, as well as their large backing band donning an assortment of folk instruments and thrift-store looks.

With Analog Son and Sonny Knight and The Lakers (Aug. 7), concertgoers on the Commons will get two headliners for the price of, well, none. Analog Son is a Denver-based hornfunk supergroup that was formed in 2013 by guitarist Jordan Linit and bassist Josh Fairman.

An unlikely yet potent pairing, Sonny Knight and The Lakers are comprised of retired truck driver and soul singer Sonny Knight and his sevenpiece backing band of 20- and 30-somethings.

If you are nostalgic for simpler times when

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You Need to Know” list. Jones’ performance is followed by the progressive and eccentric string-swing band, The Appleseed Collective (Aug. 6).

Fresher festivals and fairgrounds

The downside of most summer music festivals is the hot, sweaty proximity to fellow fans. Not so in the Tetons, where there is usually free space during both the concerts and the camping. While there are perhaps additional events in the works, including an anticipated follow-up to last year’s inaugural Contour Music Festival (Sept. 23-25, lineup TBA), this summer’s festival lineup will again be anchored by a pair of weekend-long gatherings at Grand Targhee Resort.

Targhee Fest: July 15 to 17; $189 to $229; $79 for a single-day ticket.

Grand Targhee Resort, Alta, Wyoming For more than a decade, Targhee Fest has lured groove-friendly rock bands to the resort’s base at 7,800 feet. This year’s lineup combines festival veterans with several newcomers.

“There is always an intention to bring in some younger, newer music while respecting great, older rock ‘n’ roll that may not be familiar to everyone,” noted Tom Garnsey, owner of Vootie Productions, the company behind Targhee Fest and Grand Targhee Bluegrass Festival lineups.

Among the highlights on the festival’s first night will be the electric iteration of Hot Tuna, a longtime blues band fronted by former Jefferson Airplane members Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady. They will be followed by the improvisational progressive rock of Friday night’s headliner, moe.

Targhee Fest’s Saturday lineup is bolstered by intriguing back stories. The Jayhawks helped create today’s clamor for alt-country and Americana acts with their twangy rock songs in the early 1990s. Though she may not be a household name, award-winning soul singer Bettye LaVette was once signed to Motown and has finally received widespread industry praise during the past decade. Her Saturday set will be slotted between two past festival performers: the seven-piece soul-rock band Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds and the powerful vocals of headliner Grace Potter.

The final day of Targhee Fest will roll out some of the best Americana of this young century. Often coined one of the greatest folk songwriters of his generation, Josh Ritter will take the stage with his Royal City Band, while Southern alt-country band Drive-By Truckers will headline Sunday’s lineup with their hardhitting live show. In between those two sets, the eclectic jam band JJ Grey & Mofro will keep hips shaking with their mix of soul, funk, blues and rock.

Grand Targhee Bluegrass Festival: Aug. 12 to 14; $189 to $229; $79 for a single-day ticket.

Grand Targhee Resort, Alta, Wyoming You don’t need to be a bluegrass diehard to appreciate the communal atmosphere of the Grand Targhee Bluegrass Festival, but local string enthusiasts jump at the chance to catch iconic pickers in the festival’s low-key mountain setting. When the scheduled sets end, there is usually plenty of music to be played in the campground.

The 29th annual Grand Targhee Bluegrass Festival will include longtime favorites like mandolinists Sam Bush and David Grisman and fiddle player Mark O’Connor, but Garnsey and Vootie Productions continue to incorporate more artists from outside of the bluegrass genre, too.

Both the Friday headlining set from The Infamous Stringdusters and the Saturday set from The Waybacks will welcome the vocal stylings of folk-rocker Nicki Bluhm. While the festival is lucky to have nabbed the L.A.-based indie-folk outfit Lord Huron for a Sunday set, listeners would be hard-pressed to find a bluegrass lick on the band’s pair of atmospheric albums.

There will still be plenty of modern bluegrass to round out the rest of the lineup, including Sunday headliners Trampled By Turtles and the Steep Canyon Rangers, and Sara Watkins on Saturday. Fans of that old-timey sound will be awaiting the Friday festival debut of singersongwriter Pokey LaFarge and his swinginfluenced blues, jazz and folk.

Teton County Fair Kick-Off Concert: July 27; 5:30 p.m.; free.

Grassy Arena at Teton County Fairgrounds Another concert booked by the folks at JacksonHoleLive, the free double-bill of country acts Chauncey Williams and The Younger Brothers Band and Reckless Kelly will open the 60th Teton County Fair on June 27.

Williams, a Wyoming native, reached the Billboard Heatseekers charts with his most recent album, Echo, and he has started to release new singles from his forthcoming fulllength, Down with That. Hailing from Austin, Texas, Reckless Kelly’s concoction of alt-country, rock and honky-tonk remains popular in their discerning Music City nearly 20 years after the band’s formation.

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Gettin’ Knotty… and Mangy With roots dating back to the 1960s, the Knotty Pine in Victor and the Mangy Moose in Teton Village share a storied history of packed shows thanks to electrifying acts. The stream of touring bands has ebbed and flowed at both venues over the years, but each bar has noteworthy concerts planned for this summer.

If you can’t make the Laney Jones show in Pinedale on July 23 as part of the Soundcheck Summer Music Series, you can see the singersongwriter the day before at the Mangy Moose (July 22), or the day before that at the Knotty Pine (July 21). Todo Mundo will try to one-up their July 14 gig at Victor’s Music on Main with a world-music party at the Moose (Aug. 26).

Celebrating America’s independence with “cosmic Americana,” Austin’s The Lonesome Heroes (July 4) will join Jackson’s Screen Door Porch to rock an afternoon “Pig Nic” celebrating the Knotty Pine’s 20th anniversary under current ownership.

Fans can catch The Lonesome Heroes for a second or even third time later that month at the Silver Dollar Showroom (July 15 and 16).

Following up a 2013 performance from their namesake at JacksonHoleLive, the Jeff Austin Band (Aug. 10 and 18) will play two shows just eight days apart at the Knotty Pine. Since leaving the Yonder Mountain String Band in 2014, singer and mandolinist Jeff Austin has put together a formidable bluegrass act that includes banjo player Ryan Cavanaugh, guitarist Ross Martin and bassist Max Johnson.

Jackson Hole Fireman’s Ball: Sept. 4; 8 p.m.; $40; 21 and older.

Heritage Arena at Teton County Fairgrounds The Jackson Hole Fireman’s Ball has always been a big event that raises money for local

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firefighters, but event coordinator James Powell has garnered more interest by going big on musical offerings the past few years. He started with the Marshall Tucker Band in 2014, and then outdid himself with Chauncey Williams, the Sam Bush Band and North Mississippi Allstars in 2015. This year, the 76th annual Fireman’s Ball has moved from November to the Sunday of Labor Day weekend, and Powell has lined up a pair of Southern rock standouts: Gov’t Mule and Blackberry Smoke.

City-worthy theater shows

Thanks in large part to a dedicated group of local talent buyers and program managers, Jackson Hole is being etched onto the map for more and more touring bands. Throughout the year, there are theater concerts befitting a bigger city, and this summer is no exception.

Fewer bills, greater thrills at the Garter

Hole for the first time. The popular L.A. group has evolved from neo-soul songs to synth-laden anthems since releasing their breakout debut album, Pickin’ Up the Pieces, in 2010. Speaking of soul, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings (Sept.

11) will make for a raucous ending to the Garter’s summer lineup with their big-band revival of 60s and 70s funk and R&B.

Unconventional classical from GTMF

In the middle of all that electrified fun at the Pink Garter, Time for Three (July 20) will inject some acoustic energy as part of the Grand Teton Music Festival’s first-ever gig at the venue.

The classically trained trio uses their mastery of standup bass and two violins to bend genres as if they were strings, flowing from jazz to bluegrass to hip-hop.

Time for Three’s Pink Garter show will hopefully inspire concertgoers to explore more of the Grand Teton Music Festival’s summer season at Walk Festival Hall in Teton Village. Running from July 4 to August 20, the extensive lineup of classical concerts includes the festival orchestra with Maestro Donald Runnicles on Fridays and Saturdays, as well as smaller performances during the week. There will be several special guest musicians along the way, including Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti (July 21, 22 and 23) and Beethoven interpreter/pianist Jonathan Biss (Aug. 10, 12 and 13), to name just a few.

Unadulterated sound at the Center

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band, the Noisemakers. The following night will mark the Jackson return of Martin Sexton (Aug. 3), who has built a long-standing career with his finger-style guitar playing and singing that effortlessly slides between baritone, mid-range and falsetto.

Curtis Mayfield left an indelible mark on soul in the 60s and 70s, and his classic songs will come to life at the Center with a tribute night from the San Diego-based Latin funk band the B-Side Players (Aug. 12). A double serving of songwriter collaborations will follow, first with Shawn Colvin and Steve Earle as Colvin & Earle (Aug. 28), then with the syncopated acoustic-guitar sounds of Keller Williams and Leo Kottke (Sept. 8).

Rising bands at bars

Sometimes the best shows are the ones that come out of nowhere from lesser-known bands. To find those diamonds in the rough, your best bets this summer will be shows at the Town Square Tavern and the Wort’s Silver Dollar Showroom.

At $10 or less, the upcoming Tavern shows from Texas outlaw-country band Mike and the Moonpies (June 23), San Francisco rock group The Stone Foxes (July 27) and L.A.’s party-time blues outfit Andy Frasco & the U.N. (July 28) should be well worth the cost of admission.

The Tavern may also be the only place where locals can catch live hip-hop in the near future, even if it is blended with country. Coming to Jackson for what seems to be the first time, Bubba Sparxxx (July 1) pioneered the fast-growing country-rap genre in the early 2000s with the help of legendary producer Timbaland.

While the Silver Dollar Showroom offers solid local music Tuesday through Saturday, it will also sprinkle in touring acts throughout the summer, starting with the psychedelic bluegrass of Bozeman’s The Kitchen Dwellers (June 17 and 18) this weekend.

By now, you’re hip to more than 70 legitimate touring acts that are traveling through the Tetons this summer, and there will be many others added as the season ensues. Though it is still lacking in genre diversity, the Jackson Hole music scene has come a long way. While that sentiment may not reduce your rage in a mid-July traffic jam on Highway 22, it is something to appreciate at your next concert. PJH A lover of sad songs in our happy valley, Patrick Chadwick is a singer-songwriter, guitarist and a content writer for local businesses.

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Using the crisp acoustics of its 525-seat theater to attract performers, the Center for the Arts has brought in some big names in recent summers.

For 2016, though, it tried to strike a balance between high-caliber acts and reasonably priced shows.

With the exception of the Center’s annual benefit concert featuring folk-rock singersongwriter Brandi Carlile (Aug. 9), ticket prices run from $25 to $99 this summer depending on the show, but most acts hover in the $50 to $60 range.

The first Center concert of the summer will be 34-year-old soul singer Marc Broussard (June 27), whose Bayou-inspired songs have likely won the hearts of many Jacksonites during their mudseason trips to the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.

Reaching full volume in August, music will resume at the Center with prolific keyboardist and singer-songwriter Bruce Hornsby (Aug. 2) and his

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With so many outdoor shows to compete with this season, the Pink Garter Theatre is looking to entice concertgoers with a quality-over-quantity approach.

“In the past we’ve tried to book lots of smaller shows to fill up the calendar and it didn’t work well,” Oxman said. “This summer we mainly focused our energy on higher-profile and biggername artists.”

The Pink Garter’s warm-weather lineup begins this Wednesday with The White Buffalo (June 15), the moniker of baritone-voiced Americana songwriter Jake Smith. This Sunday, another Bob Marley connection will be coming through town when his Grammy-winning son, Stephen “Ragga” Marley (June 19), hits the stage with his reggae band.

Having already returned to Jackson Hole a few times since their Cowboy State debut at the Garter in 2012, Blitzen Trapper (July 9) will be back next month with their experimental, Westernthemed folk rock. The Garter’s music will then take an abstract turn with Buckethead (July 15), the masked guitar virtuoso who has been known to robot dance and swing nunchucks on stage.

He will be followed by the much-anticipated prog-psychedelic collaboration of Les Claypool and Sean Lennon, dubbed The Claypool Lennon Delirium (July 25).

Fresh off the June 10 release of their new self-titled album, Fitz and The Tantrums (Aug. 31) will play their boisterous indie pop in Jackson

GALACTIC

CREATIVE PEAKS Outside Imagination Artists take over R Park for summer solstice.

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hen was the last time you jumped through a ring of fire, sailed a pirate ship, or whispered poetry into a pond flute?

These are just some of the unique ways people will be invited to interact with their surroundings at this year’s fifth annual R Park Solstice Celebration on Monday, June 20. R Park teamed up with Jackson Hole Land Trust and Jackson Hole Public Art to host FoundSpace, a Land Trust project for which local artists create temporary installations using found objects on conserved public land.

According to Land Trust executive director Laurie Andrews, art plays an important role in engaging the community in land stewardship.

“Art placed in open space asks the whole community to look with fresh eyes to find a deeper conversation with place,” Andrews said.

FoundSpace debuted last year in Karns Meadow and featured both local and visiting artists. This year, four local artists were selected to conceive and install interactive art works for the R Park solstice celebration.

Sculptor Ben Roth has three installations in store.

For his first piece, Roth took inspiration from the adventurous spirit of the park itself.

He designed a large circular ring from PVC pipe and adorned it with flame-shaped fabric pieces. The “Ring of Fire” will be installed on a creek crossing bridge, perfect for jumping through.

“I like the park’s appreciation of freeform play,” Roth said, noting that the bridge was built without railings and the creek was deepened to allow for ultimate jumping delight.

Big, billowing red curtains will hang at the entrance to the northwest footpath going into the park. Another of Roth’s installations, the curtains will create a sense of entering a special place, perhaps a theater in which entrants are part of the play.

Finally, Roth will install something he calls “an altered manhole cover.” Best to leave the location of the manhole—and where it leads—to readers to discover.

“Interesting art attracts all ages,” Roth said. “It’s a wonderful leveler. Art not only

If only Bland Hoke would loosen up a bit and harness his creativity. Here he is hanging from PVC pipe similar to the pipe he used to create a pond flute. stimulates kids’ creativity, but maybe everybody will forget about their age for a day.”

And launch a pirate ship, perhaps.

Poet Matt Daly has several activities planned for people, including launching driftwood pirate ships with treasure maps leading to special places in R Park. Daly will also guide participants in making Sandpiper nests, complete with “eggs” fashioned from stones, on which people will mud-paint words.

Two of Daly’s projects intersect with other artists’ work. He will help park wanderers create poems to read into Bland Hoke’s Pond Flute. Daly has also collected poetic couplets from Jackson area poets that will be installed around the park by Bronwyn Minton.

Finally, Daly has chosen a forlorn tree in R Park that is in need of revival. People can help give the tree a new lease on life with green fabric leaves. Before tying your leaf on, Daly will invite participants to devise a personally meaningful word, phrase, or symbol, and write or draw it on the leaf.

The ever-inventive public artist, Bland Hoke, has repurposed large PVC pipes left over from another project to create a giant megaphone-cum-tin can telephone.

Hoke said the Pond Flute is inspired by the Croatian Sea Organ, an architectural musical instrument that plays music by way of sea waves and tubes located underneath a set of large marble steps.

At R Park, it will be people, not the sea, creating noise through the pipes. Speak into one end of the flute and you never know who will hear you in an entirely different park location.

Hoke says one of the things he enjoys about making public art is the challenge of engaging the public.

“It makes you think about the project you’re trying to do in a particular way,” Hoke said. “How do you create something that asks people to be creative?”

Sculptor and photographer Bronwyn Minton will elicit people’s creativity by inviting them to explore three or four special “experiential” places in the park.

“I’ve identified places that feel intimate and magical to me,” Minton said. “And there will be all these things you can go and do.”

One special place is a pictogram garden where young children and their families will find illustrative prompts about what can be seen in this place. Another place features sensing/feeling/looking prompts to attune visitors to all the sensory information around them. Another place will offer prompts that engage the imagination.

In addition to her magical places, Minton will also create metal signs for the couplets culled by Daly. The signs will be arranged in such a way that viewers can choose any trajectory of walking in order to read all the couplets to form an entire poem.

FoundSpace will also include a surprise interactive artwork by Jenny Dowd. And R Park has arranged to have the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival’s free iPhone app, Site: R Park, projected around the park.

Andrews says there is a term for all this creative engagement: community conservation.

“Community conservation is the key concept for maintaining and creating connections between people and vital conserved lands,” she said. PJH

The R Park Summer Solstice Celebration takes place from 5 to 8 p.m. on Monday, June 20, at Rendezvous Park. For more information, visit rendezvouslandsconservancy.org.

THIS WEEK: June 15-21, 2016

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15

n Byron’s Guitar at Jenny Lake Lodge 6:00pm, Jenny Lake Lodge, Free, 307-733-4647 n Bluegrass Wednesday with PTO 6:00pm, Cafe Genevieve, Free, 307-732-1910 n The Ballad of Cat Ballou 6:30pm, JH Playhouse, $35.00 $65.00, 307-733-6994 n Annual Series of Shorts 7:30pm, Dancers’ Workshop Studio 1, $12.00 - $15.00, 307203-9067 n JH Rodeo 8:00pm, Fairgrounds, $15.00 $35.00, 307-733-7927 n KHOL Presents: Vinyl Night 8:00pm, The Rose, Free, 307733-1500 n Songwriter’s Alley Open Mic 8:00pm, Silver Dollar Showroom, Free, 307-732-3939 n Isaac Hayden 8:00pm, Mangy Moose, Free, 307-733-4913 n Southbound Saints 9:00pm, Million Dollar Cowboy Bar, $5.00, 307-733-2207 n The White Buffalo 9:00pm, Pink Garter Theatre, $15.00 - $18.00, 307-733-1500

THURSDAY, JUNE 16 n June Blood Drive Shepherd of the Mountains Lutheran Church, Free, 406248-9168 n Fitness & Dance Classes All Day! 7:00am, Dancers’ Workshop, $10.00 - $16.00, 307-733-6398 n Coffee with a Ranger 7:00am, Colter Bay Visitor Center, Free, 307-739-3594 n American Indian Guest Artist 8:00am, Colter Bay Visitor Center, Free, 307-739-3594 n FUNdamentals Basketball Camp Grades 2-5 9:00am, Jackson Hole Classical Academy, $125.00, 307-2015040 n Nature Hikes with The Hole Hiking Experience 9:00am, Jackson Parks and Recreation, $10.00, 307-7399025 n Tech Tutor 10:00am, Teton County Library, Free, 307-733-2164 ext. 218 n Historic Miller Ranch Tour 10:00am, National Elk Refuge, Free, 307-733-9212

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n Chess Club 3:30pm, Valley of the Tetons Library - Driggs, Free, 208-3545522 n JH People’s Market 4:00pm, The Base of Snow King, Free, n Free Solar Astronomy Program 4:00pm, The Base of Snow King at the People’s Market, Free n Covered Wagon Cookout 4:15pm, Bar T 5, $37.00 $45.00, 307-733-5386 n Jackson JR’s Community Golf Clinic 4:30pm, Snake River Sporting Club, $15.00, 307-200-3092 n Spark Jackson Hole Outdoor Summer Kick Off Party 5:00pm, Spark JH, Free n Bar J Chuckwagon Supper 5:30pm, Bar J, $25.00 - $35.00, 307-733-3370 n Covered Wagon Cookout 5:30pm, Bar T 5, $37.00 $45.00, 307-733-5386 n Neuromovement: Get Your Groove Back 5:30pm, Medicine Wheel Wellness, $18.00 - $60.00, 307699-7480 n Suicide Prevention Training 5:30pm, St. John’s Medical Center Moose Room, Free, 307264-1536 n Barbara Trentham Life Drawing 6:00pm, Art Association of Jackson Hole, $10.00, 307-7336379 n Cribbage Club 6:00pm, Valley of the Tetons Library Driggs, Free, 208-3545522 n JH Shootout 6:00pm, Town Square, Free, 307-733-3316 n Wednesday Community Dinner 6:00pm, Presbyterian Church of Jackson Hole, Free, 307-7340388 n Cribbage 6:00pm, Valley of the Tetons Library, Free, 208-787-2201 n Wednesday Evening Hike 6:00pm, Munger Mountain Loop, Free n Disc Golf Doubles 6:00pm, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, 307-733-2292

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n June Blood Drive Shepherd of the Mountains Lutheran Church, Free, 406248-9168 n Fitness & Dance Classes All Day! 7:00am, Dancers’ Workshop, $10.00 - $16.00, 307-733-6398 n Coffee with a Ranger 7:00am, Colter Bay Visitor Center, Free, 307-739-3594 n American Indian Guest Artist 8:00am, Colter Bay Visitor Center, Free, 307-739-3594 n Grant Writing for Social Service Programs 8:30am, Community Foundation of Jackson Hole, $20.00, 307-739-1026 n Deep Sea Artistic Immersion 9:00am, Art Association of Jackson Hole, $425.00, 307733-6379 n Strollercize 9:00am, Teton Recreation Center, $10.00, 307-739-9025 n FUNdamentals Basketball Camp Grades 2-5 9:00am, Jackson Hole Classical Academy, $125.00, 307-2015040 n Story TIme 10:00am, Valley of the Tetons Library Victor, Free, 208-7872201 n Tech Tutor 10:00am, Teton County Library, Free, 307-733-2164 ext. 218 n Historic Miller Ranch Tour 10:00am, National Elk Refuge, Free, 307-733-9212 n Storytime 10:00am, Valley of the Tetons Library, Free, 208-787-2201 n Walking Tour of Jackson 10:30am, Center of Town Square, Free, 307-733-2141 n Fables Feathers & Fur 10:30am, National Museum of Wildlife Art, Free, 307-733-5771 n Open Build 1:00pm, Valley of the Tetons Library, Free, 208-354-5522 n Summer of Code 1:00pm, Valley of the Tetons Library, Free, 208-787-2201 n Movie Afternoon: “The Peanuts Movie” 2:00pm, Teton County Library Youth Auditorium, Free, 307733-2164 n Murie Center Ranch Tour 2:30pm, Murie Center, Free, 307-739-2246

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MUSIC BOX

Reggae Revelations Stephen Marley celebrates first album in five years at the Garter.

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t’s a beautiful thing to see the offspring of a pioneering artist not only get along but proudly produce their own bodies of work together in spirit. The second son of Bob and Rita Marley, Stephen “Ragga” Marley, will roll into the Pink Garter on his 44-city U.S. tour with six Grammy Awards to his name and the go-to Marley as producer-musician.

His solo output has been delayed and staggered, beginning with the 2007 debut Mind Control, which won a Grammy for Best Reggae Album. Mind Control Acoustic followed in 2009, holding fans over until the 2011 release of Revelation Pt. 1—The Root of Life. It’s been a long wait for Revelation Pt. 2—The Fruit of Life, which drops July 22. “Scars on My Feet”

Grammy slayer Stephen ‘Ragga’ Marley makes a stop in Jackson on Sunday armed with hip-hop flavored reggae. is the first single off the upcoming release, out now. It features Atlanta rapper Waka Flocka Flame. Stephen really spread the love with many other special guests including Wyclef Jean, Shaggy, and various Marleys. To understand Stephen’s career as the most hip-hop influenced and the most studio-minded of the brothers, check out his roots in the late 70s.

Stephen first appeared on record in 1979 when he was six years old, singing “Children Playing in the Streets” along with his brother Ziggy, a charity single benefitting the United Nations. That single marked the beginning of the Ziggyfronted Melody Makers for which Stephen was an intricate part as guitarist, singer and songwriter. The Melody Makers account for three of Stephen’s Grammys and sparked a whole new era for the family name. In 1996, Stephen contributed production work and ideas to albums by his brothers Damian and Julian.

“I do get great pleasure in working with each and every one of my siblings,” Marley told Las Cruces Sun-News this month. “The greatest joy is to be a part of a team, and our family is so tight as a team. When we sit and create, there’s a difference between producing and being the artist; at the same time, it’s one and the same. When we create music, it’s such a beautiful thing, having new inspiration.”

Also in 1996, Stephen remixed the Fugees and revealed his love of hip-hop and R&B to the masses. The incorporation of hip-hop became an integral part of his own music, something for which he’s been criticized for by some reggae purists. His perceived obligatory responsibility of carrying on the tradition of his father is not something he dwells on, but believes it’s a rather organic, unfolding process.

“I am a sheep of that pasture. I am a seed of that fruit. I don’t go about thinking of it like that. I just be. Everything is covered, because I am a sheep from that pasture. I am of this legacy. It’s not a conscious decision; an apple will be an apple,” Marley explained. “Hip-hop and reggae are cousins.

Hip-hop comes from reggae, from our dancehall side of things, where we’d use turntables. That was the party. It’s a suffering music, a struggling people’s music. This music was a way to express themselves, and to kind of alleviate the struggle. In Jamaica, there are terrible struggles, but in the inner cities here, some of them are worse. It’s a similar culture—ghetto music.”

The 44-year-old became a grandfather this year by the daughter of his eldest son Jo Mersa Marley, who is also a member of his touring band.

Stephen Marley, 9 p.m. Sunday at the Pink Garter Theatre.

WEDNESDAY The White Buffalo, Canyon Kids (Pink Garter Theatre); Songwriter’s Alley Open Mic feat.

BOGDOG (Silver Dollar)

Easy Americana care of The White Buffalo happens Wednesday, June 15, at Pink Garter Theatre. $33-$35. PinkGarterTheatre.com; 733-1500.

Americana’s White Buffalo If there was a white buffalo roaming the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem it would be instantly famous. Folks would snap up the opportunity to photograph it, stalk it, and probably get to close to it. Standing out amongst the herd is not that easy in the music business. In this case, The White Buffalo is semi-underground troubadour and alt-country singer-songwriter Jake Smith. The burly, baritone-voiced Oregonian echoes the drunks and misfits of a Waylon Jennings character with a tender side, and a hell of a bison growl.

The White Buffalo released his first album in 2002 and has made four albums and three EPs since; though it’s the TV show Sons of Anarchy that has helped fuel his following.

He’s a musically simplistic songwriter, a lyricist that speaks of today’s ills without being political, and dabbles in the girth of Americana that is folk, country, alternative and rock.

Don’t sleep on getting there on time. Americana, indiefolk rockers Canyon Kids will have their six-piece outfit for this set.

The White Buffalo with Canyon Kids, 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Pink Garter Theatre. $15-$18. PinkGarterTheatre.com; 733-1500.

Take a road trip to Pinedale Pinedale Fine Arts Council’s Soundcheck Summer Music Series will kick off this Thursday at Lakeside Lodge with Nashville’s straight-talking, anti-machine country artist Michaela Anne along with Pinedale acts The Boom & The Bust and Pinedale After Dark. The remainder of the series will be outside in downtown Pinedale’s American Legion Park. The lineup includes Jalan Crossland Band with The Lowest Pair (July 4), The Barefoot Movement with Screen Door Porch (July 15), Laney Jones & The Spirits with Jason Tyler Burton Band (July 23), and The Appleseed Collective with The Boom & The Bust (August 6). PJH PinedaleFineArts. com.

Aaron Davis is a decade-long writer of Music Box, a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, member of Screen Door Porch and Boondocks, founder/host of Songwriter’s Alley, and co-founder of The WYOmericana Caravan.

WE SERVICE THEM ALL …

SUNDAY Stephen Marley (Pink Garter Theatre) MONDAY JH Hootenanny (Dornan’s); Canyon Kids (Hatch) TUESDAY One Ton Pig (Silver Dollar); Open Mic (Virginian)

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ADAM CONNOR

n Toddler Time 10:05am, Teton County Library Youth Auditorium, Free, 307-733-2164 n Walking Tour of Jackson 10:30am, Center of Town Square, Free, 307733-2141 n Storytime 10:30am, Teton County Library, Free, 307-7332164 n Beginning Throwing 11:00am, Art Association of Jackson Hole, $165.00, 307-733-6379 n Teton Toastmasters 12:00pm, Teton County Commissioners Chambers, Free, n Artist talk with Amy Bright Unfried 12:00pm, The Center Theater Gallery, Free, 307-734-8956 n Growing Through Grief 1:00pm, St. John’s Medical Center, Free, 307739-7482 n Adopt a Stuffed Animal 2:00pm, Teton County Library Youth Auditorium, Free, 307-733-2164 n Murie Center Ranch Tour 2:30pm, Murie Center, Free, 307-739-2246 n Covered Wagon Cookout 4:15pm, Bar T 5, $37.00 - $45.00, 307-733-5386 n Meet Town Council Candidate Judd Grossman 5:00pm, Phil Baux Park, Free n Jackson Hole Gallery Art Walk 5:00pm, Various Galleries, Free, n REFIT® 5:15pm, First Baptist Church, Free, 307-6906539 n Bar J Chuckwagon Supper 5:30pm, Bar J, $25.00 - $35.00, 307-733-3370 n Covered Wagon Cookout 5:30pm, Bar T 5, $37.00 - $45.00, 307-733-5386 n Meet, Make & Be Aware 5:30pm, St. John’s Episcopal Church, $5.00 n Mental Health Support Group 6:00pm, Board Room of St. John’s Medical Center, Free, 307-732-1161 n Whiskey Experience 6:00pm, VOM FASS Jackson Hole, Free, 307734-1535 n JH Shootout 6:00pm, Town Square, Free, 307-733-3316 n Outdoor Bootcamp 6:00pm, Mike Yokel Park, $18.00, 404-610-2932 n Bacchus & Brushes 6:00pm, Art Association of Jackson Hole, $45.00, 307-733-6379 n Green Home & Auto Show 6:00pm, Cedar Ln. off Cache Creek, Free, 303483-8207 n Cognitive Health Speaker Series 6:00pm, Teton County Library, Free, 307-7397493 n Byron’s Guitar at Jenny Lake Lodge 6:00pm, Jenny Lake Lodge, Free, 307-733-4647 n The Ballad of Cat Ballou 6:30pm, JH Playhouse, $35.00 - $65.00, 307733-6994 n Dyers’ Woad and Ikat Dyeing 6:30pm, Art Association of Jackson Hole, $65.00 - $78.00, 307-733-6379 n JH Community Band Rehearsal 7:00pm, Center for the Arts Performing Arts Wing, Free, 307-200-9463

GET OUT

Wind Whetting Appetite The recipe for conquering Wyoming’s highest peak.

BY RYAN BURKE @wanaka11

Adventure ingredients • 50 miles of snow and summits • A dash of rain and a touch of wet slab avalanches • Five healthy portions of waist deep river crossings • Heap loads of camaraderie • 55 pounds of supplies • Four glacial tanning sessions • Finish with a significant serving of dopamine to make it all worth it

Cooking Instructions

Step one: Establish an overambitious trip plan to act as a foundation for future suffering.

When my friends Lewis Smirl and Adam Connor first told me about a new casserole of summits and vistas that “I had to try” along the Wind River Range, they forgot to mention the grueling hours of baking sun, blisters, and mental fortitude it would take to consume such an exquisite meal.

Once at the Green River Trailhead in Pinedale, however, the truth came out and the full four-course menu was revealed. The appetizer on the first day consisted of hiking three miles up Osbourne Mountain and then skinning another 12 miles on the continental divide. Followed by a mouthful of wrong turns and spiky summits on day two. The main course of summiting Gannett Peak, the highest point in Wyoming at 13,809 feet, awaited us on day three. To cap it all off, dessert on day four would include slippery boulder fields, glacial river crossings, and a

Left: The author contemplates dessert while on the Sourdough Glacier. Middle: Lewis Smirl gets his hands dirty in preparation for his mountain meal. Right: The boys soak it all in on the summit ridge.

10-mile hike to add a pinch of misery.

Step two: Stir in a plethora of uncertainty.

The recipe really started to take shape when we hit snow line at 10,000 feet, lost our bearings, and almost immediately descended off route. Two GPS systems, three brains, and a map and compass obviously weren’t enough to keep our kitchen in proper order.

However, a few puzzled looks and some miscellaneous drainages later we found the right temperature for mashed potato ski turns and belly laughs.

Little did we know the hard work was yet to come, as our route seemed to indicate that 15 miles could be done with the greatest of ease. Zooming out to reality, however, had us stirring together the ups and downs of the continental divide in 60-degree heat.

This mental crux brought about a simmering point of internal tension that added the special flavoring necessary for a full-fledged soup du jour adventure.

Turns out our eyes were bigger than our thighs, but we still managed to make it to Baker Lake, our end goal for the day. Setting up camp between a boulder and a basin we soaked in the sunset before passing out from exhaustion.

Step three: Bring physical fitness to a hard boil and keep mental fatigue at a low baking temperature.

As any chef knows, keeping a close eye on your various tasks is the key to a perfect meal; why should a wilderness expedition be any different? Arriving at the Dinwoody Glacier, we caught our first glimpse of Gannett Peak and it looked downright delicious in the afternoon light. After a discussion with my partners and cross referencing ingredients and conditions with other Jackson locals, who just happened to be 30 miles into Nowhere-ville with us, we decided to set up camp and ascend the beast in the morning mist.

While getting to the top of Gannett Peak isn’t the most technical of backcountry meals it does take a healthy dose of endurance to make the full round trip. In total, 50 miles of

bushwhacking, boulder hopping, and steamy skinning are required. Sure, there are other approaches from the eastern slopes that are shorter in distance, but why settle for a leg of a chicken when it’s possible to have the full bird?

Step four: Don’t let your guard down in the final stretch.

Summiting Gannett and making the halfway point of our adventure unscathed, we felt confident. But sometimes the downhill slide is when you take your eyes off the prize and end up spilling the milk.

Descending Tourist Creek drainage was what I had been looking forward to the whole trip: No more snow, no more ski boots, and the car within a reasonable distance.

However, The Wind River Range had other plans for our gluttonous feast. Ten minutes after strapping our skis onto our packs the rain gods poured their bounty upon us. The powers above then served up some twisted ankles, bruised shins, and humble egos. As we gingerly made our way down a steep slippery boulder field, we were greeted by a swollen spring river in full bloom at the valley floor.

Crossing three waist deep tributaries of the Green River, we attempted to reach the pleasure nirvana of the Highline trail. Two torrents of frothy whitewater still stood in our path, however, and brought the festivities to a dramatic halt. We then faced the dilemma of pushing forward into the unknown current in our waterlogged states or licking our wounds and setting up the tent. Realizing we had gotten too close to the flames, we wisely called it quits and proceeded to dry out our skivvies next to the campfire.

Awaking refreshed the next morning to an azure sky and lower water levels, we strapped on our packs, forded the boiling river and proceeded down the 10 miles of trampled trails towards home.

Step Five: Bask in the glory and tell all your friends how delicious it is.

PJH

n Backcountry Zero and Headwall Sports present “State of the Summer” 7:00pm, Headwall Sports, Free, 307-734-8022 n Major Zephyr 7:30pm, Silver Dollar Showroom, Free, 307732-3939 n Annual Series of Shorts 7:30pm, Dancers’ Workshop Studio 1, $12.00 $15.00, 307-203-9067 n Contemporary Dance Wyoming 8:00pm, Dancers’ Workshop, $25.00 - $35.00, 307-733-6398 n Southbound Saints 9:00pm, Million Dollar Cowboy Bar, $5.00, 307-733-2207 n Freda Felcher 10:00pm, Town Square Tavern, Free, 307-7333886

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n Fitness & Dance Classes All Day! 7:00am, Dancers’ Workshop, $10.00 - $16.00, 307-733-6398 n American Indian Guest Artist 8:00am, Colter Bay Visitor Center, Free, 307739-3594 n Portrait Drawing Club 9:00am, Art Association of Jackson Hole, $10.00, 307-733-6379 n Strollercize 9:00am, Teton Recreation Center, $10.00, 307739-9025 n FUNdamentals Basketball Camp Grades 2-5 9:00am, Jackson Hole Classical Academy, $125.00, 307-201-5040 n Plant Walk to Highlight National Elk Refuge Flora 9:30am, National Elk Refuge, Free, 307-2015433 n Historic Miller Ranch Tour 10:00am, National Elk Refuge, Free, 307-7339212 n Minute to Win It! 10:30am, Teton County Library Youth Auditorium, Free, 307-733-2164 n Cognitive Health Speaker Series 12:00pm, Teton County Library, Free, 307-7397493 n Murie Center Ranch Tour 2:30pm, Murie Center, Free, 307-739-2246 n Electronics/Tech 3:30pm, Valley of the Tetons Library, Free, 208-787-2201 n Free Wine Tasting 4:00pm, The Liquor Store & Wine Loft, Free, 307-733-4466 n Free Friday Tasting 4:00pm, Jackson Whole Grocer, Free, 307-7330450 n Covered Wagon Cookout 4:15pm, Bar T 5, $37.00 - $45.00, 307-733-5386 n Bar J Chuckwagon Supper 5:30pm, Bar J, $25.00 - $35.00, 307-733-3370 n Covered Wagon Cookout 5:30pm, Bar T 5, $37.00 - $45.00, 307-733-5386 n Exhibit Opening - “Joy: Unfettered Bronze” by Amy Bright Unfried 5:30pm, Center for the Arts, Free, 307-734-8956

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WELL, THAT HAPPENED

Teton Pride Picnic Saturday from 3:30 to 6 pm at Mike Yokel Park Jackson PFLAG, Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, is hosting a potluck gathering and participants are encouraged to bring food to share. In solidarity with the victims and families​​impacted in Orlando, Teton Pride will include a commemoration at 5 pm. n Fisherman’s Dinner 5:30pm, Grand Targhee Resort, $80.00 - $150.00, 208-354-3871 n The Center Presents PACMan by Craig Gray 5:30pm, The Center Sculpture Pad, Free, 307-734-8956 n Friday Night Meditation 6:00pm, Zendler Chiropractic, Free, 307-699-8300 n Whiskey Experience 6:00pm, VOM FASS Jackson Hole, Free, 307-734-1535 n JH Shootout 6:00pm, Town Square, Free, 307-733-3316 n Art Association’s Artist of the Year 2016 Announcement Party 6:00pm, Jackson Hole Still Works, $15.00, 307-733-6379 n Byron’s Guitar at Jenny Lake Lodge 6:00pm, Jenny Lake Lodge, Free, 307-733-4647 n The Ballad of Cat Ballou 6:30pm, JH Playhouse, $35.00 $65.00, 307-733-6994 n Pam Drews Phillips Plays Jazz 7:00pm, The Granary at Spring Creek Ranch, Free, 307-7338833 n Kitchen Dwellers 7:30pm, Silver Dollar Bar, Free, 307-732-3939 n Annual Series of Shorts 7:30pm, Dancers’ Workshop Studio 1, $12.00 - $15.00, 307203-9067 n Contemporary Dance Wyoming 8:00pm, Dancers’ Workshop, $25.00 - $35.00, 307-733-6398 n Southbound Saints 9:00pm, Million Dollar Cowboy Bar, $5.00, 307-733-2207

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n Free Public Stargazing 9:30pm, Rendezvous Park, Free, 307-413-4779 n Friday Night DJ 10:00pm, The Rose, Free, 307733-1500 n BOGDOG 10:00pm, Town Square Tavern, Free, 307-733-3886

SATURDAY, JUNE 18

n Fitness & Dance Classes All Day! 7:00am, Dancers’ Workshop, $10.00 - $16.00, 307-733-6398 n Tour de Wish Jackson Ride and Run 8:00am, Alpine Rookie Field n American Indian Guest Artist 8:00am, Colter Bay Visitor Center, Free, 307-739-3594 n REFIT® 9:00am, Dancers’ Workshop, $10.00 - $20.00, 307-733-6398 n Tram Opens for 2016 Summer Season 9:00am, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, 307-733-2292 n Plein Air Fest, Etc. 9:00am, National Museum of Wildlife Art, Free, 307-733-5771 n Gros Ventre Invasive Weed Pull in Bridger-Teton National Forest 9:00am, Little Granite Creek, Free, 307-672-2751 n 12th Annual Shirley’s Heart Run 9:00am, R Park, $25.00, 307739-7517 n Throwing Change-Up 9:30am, Art Association of Jackson Hole, $125.00, 307733-6379 n Historic Miller Ranch Tour 10:00am, National Elk Refuge, Free, 307-733-9212

n Grand Adventure Park Opens 10:00am, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, 307-733-2292 n Public Talk with Ranger Doug 12:30pm, National Museum of Wildlife Art, Free, 307-733-5771 n Soda Tab Belts with Patty Rocha 3:00pm, Teton County Library Youth Auditorium, Free, 307733-2164 n Covered Wagon Cookout 4:15pm, Bar T 5, $37.00 $45.00, 307-733-5386 n Artists Reception National Museum of Wildlife Art - Plein Air Artists 5:00pm, Grand Teton Gallery, Free, 307-201-1172 n Bar J Chuckwagon Supper 5:30pm, Bar J, $25.00 - $35.00, 307-733-3370 n Covered Wagon Cookout 5:30pm, Bar T 5, $37.00 $45.00, 307-733-5386 n Whiskey Experience 6:00pm, VOM FASS Jackson Hole, Free, 307-734-1535 n PAWS of Jackson Hole’s Tuxes & Tails Gala 6:00pm, Center for the Arts, $100.00 - $125.00, 307-7342441 n JH Shootout 6:00pm, Town Square, Free, 307-733-3316 n Alliance Summer Picnic 6:00pm, Teton Science Schools Jackson Campus, $10.00 $50.00, 307-733-9417 n Jackson Pride Picnic 3:30pm, Mike Yokel Park, Free, 307-733-8349 n The Ballad of Cat Ballou 6:30pm, JH Playhouse, $35.00 $65.00, 307-733-6994

The River Wild Coming face-to-face with nature’s relentless authority.

BY ANDREW MUNZ @AndrewMunz

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n Jackson, spending the day “on the river” can mean many different things. It could mean that you were whitewater rafting through Snake River Canyon or simply floating in an inner tube down Flat Creek. You might have driven over to Idaho and enjoyed a little river fishing, or taken a scenic float through Oxbow Bend smiling for tourist photos. I’ve enjoyed all of these water adventures (and more) during my years here in Jackson, so when I was invited to go on the river with my childhood friend Orion Bellorado and his wife Heidi, I didn’t hesitate to agree. The details of where or how weren’t important.

I simply asked, “When?”

I love being on the water. Even in Iceland, I was most comfortable standing on a boat at the mercy of the Atlantic. Here at home, I’d been tossed into the water at Lunch Counter, Snake River Canyon’s most famous rapid, and made it out alive. I didn’t see any reason why I should harbor any semblance of fear towards moving (or still) water. I knew how to handle myself. Or at least I thought I did.

Orion and Heidi brought me to their favorite stretch of the Hoback River (they demanded I keep the exact location a secret) and we began unloading our gear: dry suits, life jackets, paddles, etc. With all the warm weather we’ve been having, the chocolate, milky melt water swelled the river, and pieces of forest debris surged past us. The speed at which the river was flowing didn’t really hit me until we rested our vessels on the current. Orion was in a hard-shell kayak while Heidi and I paddled an inflatable ducky kayak.

The moment I sat down in the water, I felt my weight rest into the ducky like a hand pressing against a balloon. Sitting in the front, I realized I didn’t have any footrest or much

The river-ready author poses for what could have been his last photo.

back support, so I had to constantly flex my abs (they’re under there somewhere) just to stay upright. After a good five minutes of that I was struggling. It felt like I was holding a permanent sit-up position and needed to straighten myself out.

The river was ruthless. We dodged rocks, fallen trees, and floated past plenty of loose wood and bushes drifting through the water.

The rapids were rough, and the ducky flopped around with each one we hit. I kept trying to keep myself upright but the rubber was slick and my dry suit slipped with every movement.

It came to the point where I was basically lying on my back, unable to do another sit-up.

Let me be the first to tell you that lying down while going over rapids is a dumb move, but I had no choice. I couldn’t heave myself back to a sitting position. I completely lost all balance and control.

The river recognized that and attacked.

One pair of rapids spun our ducky sideways, and I rolled out into the incredibly fast-flowing icy water. In my shock, I didn’t think to bring my legs up and I kicked out underwater looking for a foothold. I realize now that I could have snagged my leg on something and drowned if I wasn’t lucky.

My head shot into the air and I stole a deep breath. I could feel the muddy water in my lungs and latched onto the ducky trying to cough it out.

“Help! Help!” I gasped.

Orion paddled against the current and hoisted me back into the ducky. I ended up bailing out of the adventure early, feeling terrible, as though my inexperience ruined my friends’ day. It didn’t. Of course, I’m thankful to be alive, and it’s always a bit humbling to have nature, even on your home turf, remind you how powerless you can be.

Orion and Heidi are two of the many Jackson locals who understand the river and know how to master it. I’m thankful they were my guides. They recognize the dangers and are prepared for them. But there are plenty of people who aren’t as prepared; myself included. As we maneuver our current tourist season, it’s important to set the example and showcase the risks our area presents. No matter how much control we think we have, it can always be canceled out by Mother Nature.

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n Kitchen Dwellers 7:30pm, Silver Dollar Bar, Free, 307-732-3939 n Annual Series of Shorts 7:30pm, Dancers’ Workshop Studio 1, $12.00 $15.00, 307-203-9067 n JH Rodeo 8:00pm, Fairgrounds, $15.00 - $35.00, 307-7337927 n Salsa / Latin Dance Party at Pink Garter Theatre 9:00pm, Pink Garter Theatre, $20.00, 307-7331500 n Southbound Saints 9:00pm, Million Dollar Cowboy Bar, $5.00, 307-733-2207 n Maw Band 9:30pm, Mangy Moose, $5.00, 307-733-4913 n DJ ERA 10:00pm, Town Square Tavern, Free, 307-7333886

SUNDAY, JUNE 19

n Father’s Day at Jackson Whole Grocer 7:00am, Jackson Whole Grocer & Cafe, $1.00, 307-733-0450 n American Indian Guest Artist 8:00am, Colter Bay Visitor Center, Free, 307739-3594 n Throwing Change-Up 9:30am, Art Association of Jackson Hole, $125.00, 307-733-6379 n Historic Miller Ranch Tour 10:00am, National Elk Refuge, Free, 307-7339212 n SRB’s Barrel Program 11:00am, Snake River Brewing, Free, 307-7392337 n Cirque du Solstice 11:30am, Medicine Wheel Wellness, 307-6997480 n The Back of the Stacks: Literary Merits of TV 12:00pm, KHOL Radio Show n RaptorFest 1:00pm, Teton Raptor Center, $5.00 - $10.00, 307-203-2551 n Sunday Summer BBQ 5:00pm, Q Roadhouse & Brewing Co., Free, 307-739-0700 n Wilson Fire Department - OPEN HOUSE 5:00pm, Station 6 Fire House, Free, n Bar J Chuckwagon Supper 5:30pm, Bar J, $25.00 - $35.00, 307-733-3370 n JacksonHoleLive presents Father’s Day Solstice Party & 11th annual JH Crawfish Boil featuring The Revivalists with special guest Sneaky Pete & the Secret Weapons 5:30pm, Snow King Ball Field, Free, 307-2011633 n Stagecoach Band 6:00pm, Stagecoach, Free, 307-733-4407 n Stephen “Ragga” Marley, The Fruit of Life Summer Tour 9:00pm, Pink Garter Theatre, $33.00 - $35.00, 307-733-1500 n Sandie Brooks 9:00pm, Million Dollar Cowboy Bar, 307-7332207

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CINEMA Reef-cyling Finding Dory imparts important lessons on young viewers but lacks Pixar’s originality.

BY SCOTT RENSHAW @ScottRenshaw

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receding Finding Dory, as has been tradition with Pixar’s animated features, there’s a short film as a kind of cinematic appetizer. Alan Barillaro’s Piper— the tale of a young sandpiper learning the hard lessons of how to forage for food at the ocean’s edge—is an absolute delight, from the astonishing photorealism of its lighting to the emotionally rich (and fairly literal) interpretation of the old “give a man a fish/ teach a man to fish” aphorism. It’s funny, sweet and richly imaginative. And it was the most memorable thing about the experience of watching Finding Dory.

There’s an irony to the fact that Pixar’s current direction with regard to its features seems more frustrating because of the possibilities highlighted by their own shorts.

While the Pixar braintrust doubles down on its focus on sequels—another Toy Story, a third Cars and a second Incredibles feature are in line behind Finding Dory—the shorts show us that the talent at the company can create original work that is both technically and emotionally engaging, and often flat-out hilarious. There’s nothing particularly wrong with Finding Dory. It’s just hard not to realize how much more Pixar is capable of when they’re not playing it safe.

Writer/director Andrew Stanton opens with a prologue taking us back to the childhood of the blue tang Dory, showing the origin story of how the forgetful fish was separated from her parents, leading up to the fateful day when Dory (Ellen DeGeneres) met clownfish Marlin (Albert Brooks) for the events of Finding Nemo.

One year after those events, Dory is still settled in with Marlin and Nemo, but a flash of memory includes a clue to her parents’ possible whereabouts. Setting out across the ocean with Marlin and Nemo (Hayden Rolence), Dory eventually reaches a California aquarium for an adventure that may reunite her with her family.

And it is an adventure, which Stanton

Dory and Hank the ‘septopus’ in Finding Dory. understands well (even in his pilloried live-action John Carter). The set pieces are orchestrated with great energy and sharp comic timing, from a dangerous chase involving a giant squid to a climactic plan to stop a truck as it takes our heroes from the aquarium. There are basics of cinematic storytelling that make it easy to engage with a story like this, and Finding Dory hits those beats with absolute professionalism.

What’s missing is, not surprisingly, a sense of discovery. It’s not just that some of those set pieces feel familiar, like the aforementioned squid chase playing like a mix of Nemo’s shark chase and anglerfish chase sequences. Finding Dory simply misses the opportunity to do the only thing that really gives a sequel an advantage: deepening the relationships between the characters we already know. Dory is actually separated from Marlin and Dory for the majority of the film, primarily interacting instead with new characters like a camouflaging amputee “septopus” named Hank (Ed O’Neill) and near-sighted whale shark Destiny (Kaitlin Olson). While the cynical view would be that these characters were created simply to provide new merchandise to sell, the real problem is that they’re just not interesting enough to make up for the lack of connection in this story between the characters we came to see, because we care about them.

It is perhaps enough that DeGeneres still

inhabits Dory with such soul and commitment. Her voice performance in the original was magnificent, and she’s nearly as good here, wrestling with the doubt and negative self-talk that so many people confront when living with disabilities. Indeed, the real power of these two movies may be in their ability to normalize those who struggle with physical or psychological limitations, never offering them magical cures but allowing them to come to terms with what they can accomplish. As a lesson for young viewers, that shouldn’t be under-estimated.

We also shouldn’t under-estimate what Pixar’s creative team can do when they’re at their best. As solidly satisfying as Finding Dory is, it also ends more or less where it begins, offering a payoff that seems like a foregone conclusion the moment Dory sets off on her journey. You could do a lot worse than another Dory story. You could also do, with some of the same spark that shows up in Pixar’s short films, a lot better.

FINDING DORY BBB Ellen DeGeneres Ed O’Neill Albert Brooks Rated PG

TRY THESE Finding Nemo (2003) Albert Brooks Ellen DeGeneres Rated G

WALL-E (2008) Ben Burtt Elissa Knight Rated G

John Carter (2012) Taylor Kitsch Lynn Collins Rated PG-13

Pixar Short Films Collection, Vol. 2 (2012) Various Not Rated

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BEER, WINE & SPIRITS

Virtually Umbria Tasting the Italian wines of Tuscany’s little sister.

BY TED SCHEFFLER @Critic1

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n June 9, I took part in a virtual wine tasting. The wines I tasted were an array of reds and whites from Umbria, a small vineyard region in Italy.

Wait, what is a virtual wine tasting, you ask? Well, the tasting was real. The virtual aspect was that a handful of wine writers around the world—including yours truly— were connected via Internet during the tasting, to exchange and compare notes, provide feedback and so forth.

The timing was good, insofar as I’d recently become especially interested in Umbrian wines, thanks mostly to having enjoyed those of producers such as Antonelli, Arnaldo-Caprai and others. The small region of Umbria is bucolic in comparison to its bigger brother, Tuscany. The reds from Umbria

I tasted were mostly Montefalco Rosso: light, approachable, everyday wines that are blends of Sangiovese and Sagrantino, plus frequently a splash of Merlot, Montelpulciano or Cabernet Sauvignon. And, while Umbria’s best known white wine is Orvieto, I had fun during the tasting mostly with Grechetto and Montefalco Bianco whites. Not all of them may be available where you live, but they are mostly bargains, and worth tracking down or special ordering.

Grechetto is a white grape variety of Greek origins that’s strongly associated with Umbria, although it’s also grown in Tuscany and Lazio. While Grechetto is primarily a blending grape, I tasted a couple wines made solely from Grechetto. Arnaldo-Caprai Grecante Grechetto 2015 ($19) has the peach aromas you expect in Orvieto, along with green apple and pear flavors. There’s a slightly vegetal note mid-palate that makes me think it would be a good partner for salads and asparagus dishes. Terre de la Custodia Grechetto 2014 ($20) is another 100 percent Grechetto wine. As with Arnaldo-Caprai, it undergoes no malolactic, is fermented in steel tanks and sees no oak. Fresh peach scents and citrus flavors characterize this light-bodied, creamy textured vino—one that would pair well with poultry and seafood dishes.

Next up from Umbria was a full-bodied white called Perticaia Trebbiano Spoletino 2015 ($23). Although Trebbiano is one of

IMBIBE the planet’s most widely planted grapes, it tends to produce unremarkable wines. This one is an exception. It’s big and bold, with floral and tropical fruit aromas and some nuttiness on the nose.

The finish is off-dry (slightly sweet), and I would recommend it to anyone trying to break the Chardonnay habit.

Chardonnay lovers will also dig Tabarrini Adarmando Bianco 2013 ($35), a highend Trebbiano Spoletino wine that is aged at least 12 months in stainless steel on the lees. Frankly, I thought it was aged in wood, given its richness and depth. It’s very floral, almost like a cross between Viognier and Sauvignon Blanc, but with the heft of Chardonnay. I’d love to take it for a spin with a creamy lobster or crab dish.

Scacciadiavoli literally means “cast out the devils” in Italian, and the Scacciadiavoli winery takes its name from a 19th-century exorcist who lived in the small village bordering the

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winery’s vineyard. Scacciadiavoli Montefalco Bianco DOC 2014 ($20) is a full-bodied, complex blend of Grechetto (50 percent), Trebbiano (25 percent) and Chardonnay (25 percent). Prior to blending, the Grechetto and Trebbiano are aged in steel tanks sur lie, while the Chardonnay ferments in wood casks. The result is a fruity nose of apricot and peach with floral hints, and a crisp mouthfeel with a long finish.

Of all the wines I was able to taste—too many to list here—my favorite was Còlpetrone Montefalco Rosso 2011 ($16). Made from Sangiovese, Sagrantino and Merlot, this is a powerful, but well-balanced, red that is perfect for roasts and grilled meats.

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Local is a modern American steakhouse and bar located on Jackson’s historic town square.

Serving locally raised beef and, regional game, fresh seafood and seasonally inspired food, Local offers the perfect setting for lunch, drinks or dinner.

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Trio is located just off the town square in downtown Jackson, and is owned & operated by local chefs with a passion for good food.

Our menu features contemporary American dishes inspired by classic bistro cuisine. Daily specials feature wild game, fish and meats.

Enjoy a glass of wine at the bar in front of the wood-burning oven and watch the chefs perform in the open kitchen.

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Featuring dining destinations from buffets and rooms with a view to mom and pop joints, chic cuisine and some of our dining critic’s faves!

ASIAN & CHINESE KIM’S CORNER Korean and American style, from breakfast sandwiches, burgers, chicken tenders, Philly cheese steaks to rice bowls and noodles.

Something for everyone! Open Monday through Saturday, 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. At base of Snow King between the ski patrol room and the ice rink. 100 E. Snow King Ave. Take out and Delivery: (307) 200-6544.

TETON THAI Serving the world’s most exciting cuisine.

Teton Thai offers a splendid array of flavors: sweet, hot, sour, salt and bitter. All balanced and blended perfectly, satisfying the most discriminating palate. Open daily. 7432 Granite Loop Road in Teton Village, (307) 7330022 and in Driggs, (208) 787-8424, tetonthai. com.

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.

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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.

Lunch 11:30am-3pm. Aprés 3pm-5:30pm.

Dinner 6pm-9pm. For reservations at the Bistro or Alpenrose, call 307-733-3242.

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THE BLUE LION A Jackson Hole favorite for 38 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. Early Bird Special: 20% off entire bill between 5:30-6:0pm, Open nightly at 5:30 p.m. Reservations recommended, walk-ins welcome. 160 N. Millward, (307) 733-3912, bluelionrestaurant.com.

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1110 W. Broadway • Jackson, WY Open daily 5:00am to midnight • Free Wi-Fi

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Serving inspired home cooked classics in a historic log cabin. Enjoy brunch daily at 8 a.m., dinner nightly at 5 p.m., and happy hour daily 3-5:30 p.m. featuring $5 glasses of wine, $5 specialty drinks, $3 bottled beer. 135 E. Broadway, (307) 732-1910, genevievejh.com.

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Napolitana-style Pizza, panini, pasta, salad, beer wine. Order online at PizzeriaCaldera.com

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Dining room and bar open nightly at 5:00pm (307) 733-2460 • 2560 Moose Wilson Road • Wilson, WY

A Jackson Hole favorite since 1965

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.

FULL STEAM SUBS 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.

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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) 201-1717, localjh.com.

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

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.

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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. Teton Village, (307) 733-4913, mangymoose.com.

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 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

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.

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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.

Despite a brief 90-day growing season, the valley’s number of food locavores and sustainable sweethearts continues to grow.

The Planet is celebrating some of the folks who work tirelessly to bring the farm to our tables in its Summer Foodie Celebration. This July 13 edition spotlights some of the local efforts, from chefs and restaurants to farms and purveyors, making Jackson Hole’s food scene more vibrant and sustainable. Bon Appétit!

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L.A.TIMES “I CHING” By Jeffrey Wechsler

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72 Long-running NBC comedy 73 Self-described toon “dust magnet” 74 Snitch 76 Engine room noise 77 “I pity the fool” speaker 79 Target Field player 81 “A kind of library,” to Borges 83 Country club mentors?

90 Symposium group 91 Unexpected twist 92 Raise 93 North Atlantic perils 94 Modern break-ins 95 To whom Alice said, “Why, they’re only a pack of cards” 97 Stylish ’60s Londoner 98 Liniment target 99 Half a drum 100 Half of MXII 101 Ring combo 105 __ slope 106 Crowding on the barbecue grill?

111 High end of many a scale 112 “The poetry of reality”: Dawkins 113 Initiates, as a conversation 114 Uru. neighbor 115 “Dylan & __”: 1989 rock album collaboration 116 Song 117 “Nice” Laurel and Hardy predicament

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music source 77 Highest peak in the Calif.

Cascades 78 One changing hotels, perhaps 80 Take the gold 81 Guinea pig, for some 82 Patriotic org.

84 Food to celebrate with 85 “Kiss of life,” briefly 86 Small batteries 87 Saved from obscurity, with “up” 88 Probe 89 Leading 93 Sports journalist Bernstein 95 Pal 96 Nestle securely 97 Express bereavement 99 Measurer of rpm 102 Movie about giant ants 103 Impudent 104 Burden 106 33rd pres.

107 A, in Arles 108 Red Seal label company 109 Heating stat 110 New car feature, for short

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10 Car in a ’60s hit 20 Goes astray 30 Air line 40 Very, in Mannheim 50 Doesn’t use efficiently 60 Vow site 70 Lod’s land: Abbr.

80 Remove, as a coupon 90 Strength-building food of comics 10 Snack on

11 Line on a globe 12 Snack cake brand 13 High-profile group 14 Flat charge 15 Med. recording 16 Marriage of theater performers?

17 Control tower vista 18 Raw beef dishes 20 Dedication to a saint 24 Fast-spreading emotion 29 Driving areas 32 “Cursed __ that did so!”: “The Tempest” 33 Caterer’s vessel 34 Landmark case name 35 Signals to try to score 36 Late-shift laundry job?

37 Christmas buy 38 __ A. Bank Clothiers 39 Beethoven opener?

40 Give 41 Mature eft 42 Ill-fated ones 43 Golden Gate phenomenon 45 Investors’ goals 50 Refresh one’s knowledge of, to a Brit 51 Grisham’s “__ to Kill” 52 Protest tactic 53 Martinique et Réunion 55 “In that case ... ” 57 “I heartily agree” 59 Adage 60 Cleft-tongued critter 61 Fragrant conifer 62 Chinese water garden staples 63 Paint choice 65 What “can be yours ... if the price is right!”

70 Important times 73 Etui item 75 Obsolescent

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10 H.S. equivalency tests 50 Hold on 90 Mollusk named for its earlike extensions 16 Tool used at home 19 Type of question 21 One responsible to an officer 22 Narrow inlet 23 Job for the philharmonic’s publicist?

25 Hockey legend 26 Rock bands 27 Made tracks 28 Essen-to-Leipzig direction, locally 29 Chief justice before Hughes 30 Sun. message 31 Where narcs may be found 34 Headline makers 35 Weaving components 38 Kitchen appliance 39 Nielsen unit 40 Michelangelo masterpiece 41 Sign over a woodcarver’s shop?

44 Cell users’ concerns 46 Chaplin of “Game of Thrones” 47 QB’s stats 48 Reliever Robb with 314 career saves 49 Side-to-side movement 50 Devon demolition work 54 Med. research agency 56 Much Arctic Ocean coastline 58 “Don’t even try” 61 Modern storage unit 64 Heartless role for Jack Haley?

66 Union grievance figure 67 “We’ve Got Tonight” duettist with Rogers 68 Marx collaborator 69 Dodgeball taunt 71 Twice tetra-

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Heart Thyself

Some cost-free, self-care ideas for the body 1.

Why taking care of number one is self-full, not selfish.

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was sitting at home icing a surgically repaired rotator cuff, planning a yummy organic salad for lunch, looking forward to the simple pleasure of a cool evening walk, and musing on a topic for this week. That’s when it occurred to me that selfcare would be the obvious and perfect choice.

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Why self-care matters Whenever we are on an airplane listening to the standard safety instructions we are told to put on our oxygen mask first in case of an emergency, and then put a mask on our children.

Why? Because if you are out of oxygen you are no good to anyone. That’s an extreme example, and may it never happen, but the same metaphor applies to everyday life. It’s our responsibility to take care of managing our energy and making choices for our well-being.

Self-care is not selfish, it is selffull, which is precisely how we fill our cup in order to be present and freely loving to ourselves and to others.

As you care for yourself—physically, mentally, emotionally and soulfully—everyone benefits. You feel happier and empowered; others are inspired by your example, and positive energy is contagious.

Cost-free, self-care ideas for the mind • •

“As you care for yourself, everyone benefits.”

Step one Self-care is all about one size fits, well, no one. You need to know yourself, listen to yourself, and do what works for you to be balanced and refreshed in body, mind and soul as consistently as possible. Be willing to experiment, be kind to yourself, be curious, and know you are worth it.

Sit down, close your eyes and take five slow deep breaths. As you inhale, silently and slowly count to four, so you are at four at the top of your inhale. Now, make your exhale twice as long as your inhale by counting slowly to eight. Repeat. This simple practice calms the mind, reduces anxiety and brings oxygen to your brain.

After regular intervals of sitting, stand and shake out your legs. If you are at work take a walk down the hall and back. Got stairs? Take regular intermissions to go up and down a few flights.

Have a good laugh for no reason. This boosts the immune system and your mood.

Try this zen teaching when you don’t have to work: Eat when you are hungry, sleep when you are tired.

Unplug for an hour or more.

Delete something from your to-do list that you know you are not going to ever bother doing.

• Read a great book for fun.

• Walk barefoot on the grass.

Cost-free, self-care ideas for the soul • Focus on a tree, a flower, a bird, the sky—on one thing in nature. Observe its beauty and allow pure awe to fill you.

• Watch the sun rise in silence.

• Love on your pet animal.

• Practice random acts of kindness every day.

Be creative and be consistent The suggestions above are short lists of self-care strategies.

Please create your own ways to practice self-care. Do it. Often.

You will experience more joy and love feeling nourished on all levels. Everyone will love being around you, too. PJH

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he candidates in this year’s presidential election are feeding off voter discontent like jackals on a bloated carcass. Bernie Sanders gained a huge following by promising to take the power from rich son-of-a-bitches. People flocked to his banner, the majority of whom seemed glad to be in a movement that rebelled against the general unfairness of life without bothering with details.

Ted Cruz preached a new level of intolerance and “anti-this” and “anti-that” to the point no one knew what he was for. But despite his best efforts, Cruz was outdone

by Donald Trump, whose invectives against all who stood in his way not even Cruz could match.

Populist movements typically galvanize behind a particular personality because the cause, often noble in itself, is diluted with explosive and random charges of injustice, grandiose promises and, as we have seen throughout history, blame on a specific segment of the population. Sanders blames the rich, Cruz the liberals, Trump everyone who doesn’t love him, oh, and minorities.

By offering himself as a savior, Trump is able to dismiss contenders with simple name-calling and outrageous accusations. (Ted Cruz’s dad was in the plot to kill Kennedy? I thought Kennedy was killed by a conspiracy between the CIA, the mafia, Castro, Russia, the John Birch Society and LBJ!)

Trump’s favorite subject to talk about is Trump. He even talks about his private parts.

(I am no Freudian, but I would not trust the genitalia bravado of anyone who builds towers and names them after himself.)

Americans have made their voice clear; we don’t want a torch bearer; we want a torch thrower, someone willing to destroy our nation in self-righteous wrath.

Petty interparty squabbles have even infested Teton County. The local GOP chair resigned after Trump won here and Bernie Sanders supporters heckled those with whom they disagreed at the local Democratic caucus.

All this anger has me wondering: what are voters so pissed off about? Does anyone take their eyes off their smart phone screen and the latest pundit’s rage fest to think for themselves? We can all come up with a selection of injustices that need to be addressed. But has anyone been to Mogadishu, Somalia lately?

While we debate proper bathroom etiquette most of the world lives in what we would consider abject poverty without the freedoms or protections we take for granted.

What is it about America today, with Obama as president, or when Bush was president, that is so bad that we need to spew hate at all with whom we disagree?

Freedom of speech is guaranteed in the First Amendment. Implicit therein is freedom of thought. When we mock those of differing opinions it cheapens our freedoms and degrades our integrity.

We have allowed pundits and politicians to turn us into a nation of angry finger pointing weenies. Instead of counting our blessings or giving evenhanded consideration to policy, we’ve nominated two candidates universally despised by all but their most fevered supporters. I don’t know who will win, but I know who will lose. To paraphrase H.L. Mencken: Democracy is when voters get what they deserve good and hard. PJH

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

BY ROB BREZSNY

ARIES (March 21-April 19) The coming months will be a favorable time to boost your skills as a cagey warrior. I don’t mean you should push people around and get into lots of fights. Rather, the goal is for you to harness your aggressiveness constructively and to wield your willpower with maximum grace. In the face of fear, you will not just be brave, but brave and crafty.

You’ll refrain from forcing storylines to unfold before they’re ready, and you’ll rely on strategy and good timing instead of brute strength and the decree “Because I said so.” Now study this counsel from the ancient Chinese statesman Zhuge Liang, also known as Crouching Dragon: “The wise win before they fight, while the ignorant fight to win.”

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Everything you do in the coming days should be imbued with the intention of enhancing the Flow. It’s high time to identify where the energy is stuck, and then get it unstuck.

You have a sacred mandate to relieve the congestion … to relax the tweaks … to unravel the snarls if you can, or simply cut through them if necessary. You don’t need to tell anyone about your secret agenda. Just go about your business with zealous diligence and unflagging purpose. If it takes more effort than you wished, so be it. If your progress seems maddeningly gradual, keep the faith.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) My long-term predictions for the next 15 months are a blend of hopeful optimism and a reasonable interpretation of the astrological omens. Here we go: 1. You will have an excellent chance to smooth and soothe the rough spots in your romantic karma. 2. You will outgrow any addiction you might have to frustrating connections. 3. Unrequited love will either be requited, or else you’ll become bored with the futile chase and move on. 4. You’ll be challenged to either refresh and reinvent an existing intimacy, or else get shrewd enough not to repeat past mistakes in a new intimacy. 5. You will have an abundance of good ideas

about how to install the theme of smart fun at the heart of your strongest alliances.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) Author Courttia Newland quotes the pre-Socratic philosopher Meno: “How will you go about finding the thing the nature of which is totally unknown to you?” In response to this riddle, Newland riffs on what it means to him: “Even more important than the journey itself, is the venture into the unknowable. The ability to find comfort moving forward without quite knowing where you are going.” I nominate these to be your words to live by in the coming days, Cancerian. Have open-hearted fun as you go in search of mysterious and impossible secrets! I’m confident you will track them down—especially if you’re willing to be lost.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Your homework is to write a story about the life you’re going to live between now and next April. The length of this predictive tale should be at least three pages, although it’s fine if you produce more. Here are some meditations to lubricate the flow of your imagination. 1. What three questions would you love to have answered during the next 42 weeks? 2. Of the numerous adventures that might be fun to explore, which are the two that would be most consistently energizing? 3. What is the one thing you’d most like to change about your attitude or revamp about your life?

4. What new privilege will you have earned by April 2017?

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) According to an old Chinese proverb, if you want to get rich, you must have a nickname. My meditations on your future suggest that this curious formula may have some validity. The next 15 months will be a favorable time to attend to the groundwork that will ultimately increase your wealth. And your luck in doing this work is likely to be oddly good if you add a frisky tweak to your identity—such as a zesty new nickname, for example. I suggest you stay away from clichés like Ace or Vixen or Sharpie,

Go to RealAstrology.com for Rob Brezsny’s expanded weekly audio horoscopes and daily text-message horoscopes. Audio horoscopes also available by phone at 877-873-4888 or 900-950-7700. as well as off-putting ironic monikers like Poker Face and Stonewall. Instead, gravitate toward lively choices like Dazzler, FluxLuster, Hoochie-Coochie or FreeBorn.

to quench our deepest yearnings can actually make us smarter and more effective. I believe this is one of those times for you.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) During the next 15 months, you will have an unprecedented chance to materialize a fantasy you’ve harbored for years. Essential to your efforts will be a capacity to summon more ambition than you ever have before. I’m not talking about the grubby self-promotion that typically passes for ambition, however. Arrogant self-importance and selfish posturing will not be part of your winning formula. Rather, the kind of ambition I’m referring to is a soaring aspiration that seeks the best and highest not just for yourself but for everyone whose life you touch. I mean the holy hunger that drives you to express impeccable integrity as you seek to master the tasks you came to Earth to accomplish. Get started!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) During the next 13 months, what can you do to enhance your ability to be the boss of yourself? What practices can you engage in on a daily basis that will build your potency and authority and clout? How can you gain access to more of the helpers and resources you need to carry out your life’s master plan? These are excellent questions to ask yourself every day between now and July 2017. It’s time to find or create your ultimate power spot.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) During the next 15 months, composting should be a primary practice, as well as a main metaphor. If you have been lazy about saving leftover scraps from your kitchen and turning them into fertilizer, now is an excellent time to intensify your efforts. The same is true if you have been lax about transforming your pain into useful lessons that invigorate your lust for life. Be ever-alert for opportunities to capitalize on junk, muck and slop. Find secret joy in creating unexpected treasure out of old failures and wrong turns.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Have you ever made a fool of yourself while trying to fulfill your deepest yearnings? I hope so. If you haven’t, your yearnings probably aren’t deep enough. Most of us, on multiple occasions, have pursued our longings for connection with such unruly intensity that we have made foggy decisions and engaged in questionable behavior.

That’s the weird news. The good news is that now and then, the impulse to leave our safety zone in a quest

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) The prison population in the U.S. is over two million, more than twice what it was in 1990. In contrast, Canada keeps about 41,000 people in jail, Italy 52,000 and France 66,000. That’s the bad news. The good news, at least for you and your tribe, is that a relatively small percentage of you will be incarcerated during the next 15 months.

According to my analysis of the astrological omens, Aquarians all over the world will specialize in liberation.

Not only will you be extra ethical; not only will you be skillful at evading traps; you will also be adept at emancipating yourself from your own delusions and limitations.

Congratulations in advance! It’s time to start singing some new freedom songs.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) The English word “catharsis” is derived from the ancient Greek katharsis, which was a technical medical term that meant “purgation” or “purification,” as in flushing out the bowels. Aristotle converted katharsis into a metaphor that described how a drama performed in the theater could “clean out” the emotions of spectators. These days, catharsis may refer to any event that precipitates a psycho-spiritual renewal by building up and then releasing tension. I foresee at least one of these strenuous blessings in your immediate future.

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