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Dedicated to Free Times founder Richard H. Siegel (1935-1993) and Scene founder Richard Kabat Publisher Chris Keating

CONTENTS

Associate Publisher Desiree Bourgeois Editor Vince Grzegorek

Upfront

Editorial Managing Editor Eric Sandy Music Editor Jeff Niesel Staff Writer Sam Allard Web Editor Alaina Nutile Dining Editor Douglas Trattner Contributing Dining Editor Nikki Delamotte Stage Editor Christine Howey Visual Arts Editor Josh Usmani Interns Brittany Rees, Maggie Sullivan, Kimberly Jauregui, Tyler Singleton, Caitlin Summers, Dana Hetrick, Alexandra Hintz

The evolution of a riverfront and a local news station

Framed

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All the best photos we’ve shared with you this week

Advertising Senior Multimedia Account Executive John Crobar, Shayne Rose Multimedia Account Executive Kiara Hunter-Davis, Joseph Williamson, Savannah Drdek, Kelsey Cullen Classified Account Executive Alice Leslie

Talking whiskey with Jack Daniel’s assistant master distiller Chris Fletcher

Marketing and Events Jenna Conforti, Gina Scordos Creative Services Production Manager Steve Miluch Layout Editor/Graphic Designer Christine Hahn Staff Photographer Emanuel Wallace

Feature

College Guide 2015

Business Asst. To The Publisher Angela Lott Sales Assistant/Receptionist Megan Stimac

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UPFRONT THE EVOLUTION OF A RIVERFRONT

THIS WEEK

THE FIRST PHASE OF THE 1.3 mile Lake Link Trail (aka The Cleveland Foundation Centennial Trail) is officially open for use. Bigwigs from the Cleveland Foundation, the Metroparks and even the United States Dep. of the Interior (including Secretary Sally Jewel) praised the multi-modal trail in a dedication ceremony two Thursdays back. The completed portion runs from Hoopple’s and the Columbus Road Bridge to Scranton Road, and it winstantly becomes the Industrial River Valley’s most picturesque route for joggers and casual cyclists. The Lake Link Trail, among other projects, were celebrated last week in a City Club panel discussion held off-site at Merwin’s Wharf, a stone’s throw from the new trail’s Ohio City mouth. The Metroparks’ Brian Zimmerman, the Port Authority’s William Friedman, Cumberland Development’s Dick Pace, and LAND Studio’s Ann Zoller took turns singing the praises of Cleveland’s waterfront development and highlighting their own organizational priorities within the city’s ongoing quest for activities and amenities on Lake Erie and the Cuyahoga River. Zoller and Zimmerman both suggested that without the “spirit of collaboration” among stakeholders, (governmental, corporate and philanthropic), much of this “nextlevel” visioning and dialoguing would continue to stall. Pace’s lakefront mecca, framed as a family-friendly, all-inclusive neighborhood, will include a school, a restaurant and residences. Pace argued that his project shouldn’t be viewed as competing with the likes of Flats East Bank or W. 25th. It’s meant for families, he said, to show them that they can and should raise kids downtown. Friedman talked mostly about commercial shipping and his efforts to grow Northeast Ohio’s maritime trade, not to mention the glorious

We got beer at Hoopples and said we jogged the Lake Link.

“theater of the harbor,” which everyone fiercely agreed should be leveraged and further publicized as a cool amenity / spectator sport. WCPN’s Rick Jackson moderated, and for the most part allowed the gathered leaders to dote on their projects. The potential for development, to hear these folks tell it, is limited only by our can-do attitude. And while it’s certainly true that some of the early projects seem like successes -- the Lake Link, for our money, smells exactly like the kind of thing the Metroparks ought to be doing -- important issues related to safety, financing and scheduling weren’t discussed at length, if they were discussed at all. Pace said a mercurial “Phase One” of his lakefront resort might be completed in time for the RNC. It was Ann Zoller who chimed in to say that these organizations need to start completing projects if they intend to prove that they’re actually happening, that the momentum is real. Here, here!

FLATS EAST BANK PLANS INCLUDE MOVIE THEATER Speaking of Flats East Bank, the

GAME OVER TRUMP Republican Presidential candidate John Kasich secures key endorsements from NBA analyst Charles Barkley and satirical candidate Deez Nuts. “Next up,” says Ohio Governor, “Shaq and Steve Loomis.”

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mammoth waterfront development project’s website got a facelift recently, and with that facelift came a link to a Phase Three for the project which hadn’t been mentioned before. Phase Two, of course, is nearing completion: Some of the businesses have already opened, including FWD Day and Night Club and the Big Bang Dueling Piano Bar. And now, via the Flats East Bank website, “planning efforts are underway for an additional phase to add a movie theatre, street level retail and up to 100 additional residences.” A movie theater, you say? We reached out to Fairmount Properties last week to see how far along Phase Three is in the planning, and the answer was: very early. No tenants have been signed, according to a spokesman. “At this time we’re extraordinarily focused on Phase Two and we’ll be ready to talk more about Phase Three in the coming weeks,” said Flats East director of marketing Heidi Yanok.

19 ACTION NEWS IS NOW CLEVELAND 19 NEWS In the meantime, we’ve been extraordinarily focused on the rebranding campaign of Cleveland 19 News, which, until noontime Monday was known as 19 Action News. But now they’ve got a new logo (ish), new colors, and some new faces which the company execs, burrowed deep in the basement of their E. 12th St. headquarters, hope will distract viewers from the preponderance of recent evidence, or at least the perception of same: that Channel 19 has, for some time, been the bottomfeeding local news broadcast, the news you watched to reaffirm your convictions about the death of 21st century journalism. “Attention-getting,” was the preferred euphemism of General Manager Dominic Mancuso for 19

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GOLDEN EVICTION McDonald’s booted from Cleveland Clinic food court. MDs murmur that Toby Cosgrove hates “fatties,” thinks booting McD’s will improve odds of victory in Clinic v. UH annual lacrosse tourney.

Action News’ erstwhile tone and style. “Traditional,” and “reflective of Cleveland pride” are what he and news director Fred D’Ambrosi are running with for “Cleveland 19 News.” The red, all-caps 19 ACTION NEWS logo has been subbed out for a more subdued blue and gold option, which features the classic CBS eye and the italicized “19” that’s been around for ages. The most significant, and indeed the most visible, changes relate to personnel: Mark Nolan has joined Romona Robinson for the 4 and 6 p.m. news broadcasts. Nolan was the weather guy for Channel 3 back in that station’s heyday and currently can be heard on WMJI in the morning. He and Romona are old pals. In fact, the middle half of their first 4 p.m. broadcast Monday was a weird stroll down memory lane. The “reunited” segment featured the co-anchors palling around atop a motorcycle; recounting the one time Nolan traveled to Robinson’s childhood home to eat “chitlins and cornbread” with the Robinsons; and shouting from a rooftop in the Warehouse District, imploring the city to tune in at 4 and 6 p.m. “Our city is building momentum like never before,” Robinson explained to the viewing audience, before the first commercial break. “We here at Cleveland 19 News are dedicated to covering stories that matter to you. We will champion positive changes in our region and hold people accountable when things go wrong. All above, we pledge to listen to you on all of our platforms and deliver content to help make your lives better. We’re ready to earn your trust and we hope you’ll see the difference as we all work to make Cleveland better.”

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FACETIME NO. 2 AT OLD NO. 7

Talking whiskey with Jack Daniel’s assistant master distiller Chris Fletcher By Vince Grzegorek

‘Yeah, chemistry is applicable.’ I finished two years later and didn’t want to move back home so that’s when I went to Louisville.

make our own. Everyone else is outsourcing their No. 1 ingredient for flavor. We’re pretty proud of the fact we don’t do that.

How many jobs have you held in the whiskey world then? Counting tour guide. Well, I had my granddad to help learn the process, and the history too. I started as a lab tech working on various projects of whiskey maturation. Moved over to chemistry, looking at the quality of what’s coming off the still, then moved into microbiology, which is a big yeast lab, basically. We’re now completing a $100 million expansion that was just starting a couple years ago. That’s when my boss called and said we’re kind of thinking of an assistant master distiller position, and things worked out.

Speaking of flavors: Do you have a cinnamon flavored thing? It’s brand new, actually.

Is there really a barrel shortage for the whiskey and bourbon business? We don’t have a shortage. But I can say the climate has been difficult for loggers to go and get the trees. It’s not like they’re out in the open. You have to find them, and if there’s rain or cold winters, it makes it difficult. We’re unique in that we do that all ourselves. We buy whole logs; they come from the Eastern U.S. We’re the only whiskey maker that makes their own barrels. Chris Fletcher with his boss, Mr. Daniel.

SCENE’S SECOND ANNUAL PIG & Whiskey festival goes down this weekend (Friday, Saturday and Sunday; full details at scenepigandwhiskey.com) in Willoughby. It’s a gluttonous feast of barbecue and whiskeys, and as luck had it, Jack Daniel’s assistant master distiller Chris Fletcher was in town for a few hours last week. (We’ll get to the reason why in a little bit.) We couldn’t pass up the chance to talk liquor with someone with as regal and beautiful a title as that. Plus, we were thirsty. Fletcher, 34, has been at the post for two years now. Before that … Chris Fletcher: I was actually with a competitive company making bourbon. I grew up in Lynchburg. When I finished school, Jack Daniel’s hired me, but I started in Louisville, Kentucky, at the headquarters of the parent company there, Brown-Forman. I started in the R&D lab, got to work on JD and making the barrels and bourbons and all types of spirits. I did that for nine years, then went to Buffalo Trace, made some bourbon

there as their lead chemist. In terms of product and sheer quantities, how do they compare? Most of what they produce is not bourbon – a lot of vodka, a lot of fireball, a lot of flavored products. At Jack, it’s basically Jack. But at Buffalo Trace, I got to work with different distillers and get different perspectives, and then I had an opportunity to go back home; my grandfather was a master distiller at Jack for about 30 years It’s a neat thing. [Ed. Note: there have only been seven master distillers in the brand’s entire history.]

Chemistry. At Tennessee Tech. Did you major in chemistry to work in distilling? Nope. I didn’t know at all. I got out of high school and didn’t think I’d go back to Lynchburg; there are only 600 people in the whole city. I went to college, thought I’d move to a bigger town. I ended up coming back with my roommate to do a tour. I needed a summer job. I was like, ‘You get paid to talk?’ It beat cutting grass. I started there and thought,

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That’s a nice segue to talk about why you’re here. There’s a bar in Warren, Ohio, that’s hit 21 barrels of something or other? The Powerhouse Bar and Grille in Warren. They’re on their 21st – hopefully 22nd soon – of Jack single barrel. We have a program with a single barrel product where you can buy a whole barrel for your bar or yourself or your buddies. George Strait bought a whole barrel. Erich Church has bought at least four. But Powerhouse is on No. 21, and that’s pretty special. We started the program back in the late 1990s. Black Label, that’s about a 200-barrel batch, whereas you talk about small barrel, one is as small as you get. It’s about $10,000. You get 250-ish bottles at 94 proof. A lot of business owners buy them and give them as gifts. I need to tell my boss about that, but I doubt it’ll be under my tree at Christmas. People can pick it out and they can sit with me or the master distiller and sample and talk about the flavors. When whiskey goes in, it’s all consistent. The barrel is the No. 1 ingredient. That’s why we

Why? And by that I mean, why did you guys decide to do it? With us, we’re the No. 1 premium whiskey in the world, so when you look at our brand, you want to be careful. I met a young man in L.A. recently who was walking around in an Old No. 7 shirt. I told him I worked at Jack and asked him if he drank whiskey. ‘Well, no, it burns. It’s hot.’ Well, hopefully now with Jack Fire, you have JD as the whiskey base and some sugar and cinnamon and there’s a product that can bring you into the brand. They start there, in another year or two maybe they’ll be sipping Old No. 7 on the rocks. Your taste palate does grow and change. I think right now flavored whiskeys are huge. It’s not what I have on a Friday night, but people love our product line and we try to be conscious that we’re putting the Jack name on it. You don’t want to mess with that and if you do flavored whiskey, you want to make sure it’s high quality. We were certainly not the first to go down the flavored path, but we’ve gotten pretty good feedback from our friends who say they enjoy our product. I don’t think we’re going to become Baskin Robbins and 31 flavors. I think we’ll continue to be cautious with new flavored offerings as we are too with new whiskey offerings. What are some new whiskey offerings? We have a new one this month that we’re bottling now. It’s a single barrel product, so the same stocks as what JD single barrel is, a five-to-seven year aged product only coming off the top floors of our warehouse where good heat really forces the whiskey in and out of the barrel. Instead of adding water to 94 proof and then bottling it, we’re just going to put it in the bottle, no water, very little filtration. Just enough to get the chunks out. We don’t want any twigs floating around in there. But we’re going to put it straight in and whatever proof it is, it is. Mother Nature is deciding. The flavors will be different and the proofs will be different: One could be 129, the next could be 139. I’ve seen our single barrel product go over 140.

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You may not have much dough, but that doesn’t mean you can’t eat well By Tyler Singleton THE CAFETERIA ISN’T GOING to nurture you through the year; and though the spare change rolling around in the couch doesn’t seem like much, and your part-time job doesn’t pay that well, there are plenty of glorious options for sustenance dotting Northeast Ohio and its various college campus areas. After all, in addition to being a rising food destination, Cleveland is also one of the most affordable places in America. The combination means eating well doesn’t have to mean emptying your wallet. Happy Dog 5801 Detroit Ave., 216-651-9474. Thursday to Saturday till 2:30 a.m., Sunday till 12:30 a.m. The much-celebrated Happy Dog is the perfect venue to catch live music and curate your own hot dog creation. The menu sticks to a few basics: hot dogs, veggie dogs, tater tots and French fries. The fun comes with the toppings, ranging from your standard relishes and vegetables to crunchy peanut butter and Fruit Loops. Bogtrotters Doorstep 1848 West 25th St., 216-861-5515. Friday and Saturday till 3 a.m. This take-out sandwich shop connected to the Old Angle Tavern is the perfect place to stumble into after a long night of adventuring in Ohio City (which we’re guessing you’ll do more than once). Bogtrotter’s offers a handful of sandwich options served one of three ways: soaked, wet or dry, indicating varying levels of house jus poured over the sandwich. Bar Cento 1948 West 25th St., 216-274-1010. Daily till 2:30 a.m. The folks at Food Network and ZAGAT praise the food at Bar Cento so there is good reason to believe you will get a delicious meal as late as 2:30 a.m every day. The main

attraction is Bar Cento’s pizza, which pairs perfectly with any late-night grub run. Or spend the whole evening at Bar Cento with the assurance that, should the need arise, food will always be an option. City Tap 748 Prospect Ave., 216-696-2337. Daily till 2:30 a.m. As a college student, you may find yourself celebrating the end of a project, class or other large commitment on a random Monday night, and City Tap is the perfect spot for this. With over 44 taps, a large menu and a $3 craft beer bottle special on Mondays, City Tap may be the first and last bar you visit on that celebratory evening. Guy’s Pizza 838 Coventry Rd., Cleveland Heights, 216-397-9700; daily till 2 a.m. 146 South Water St., Kent, 330-678-5368; Thursday, Friday and Saturday till 3 a.m. Most of the time, late night food is judged based on how quickly it can go from kitchen to mouth. Minutes feel like hours at 2 a.m., when the most important thing in the world is the food you ordered 10 minutes ago. Guy’s Pizza does an admirable job reducing the kitchen-to-mouth wait time with pizza-by-the-slice available until 3 a.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. If stopping in isn’t an option, Guy’s Pizza delivers late as well. Becky’s Bar & Grill 1762 East 18th St., 216-621-0055. Daily till 2 a.m. A staple among the Cleveland State University crowd, Becky’s has been in business for almost 30 years. The kitchen jams until 1 a.m. daily and pairs perfectly with drink specials like the trusted PBR tall boy ($2). Expect an eclectic crowd of students, local workers and individuals from Playhouse Square.

Mr. Zubs 812 West Market St., Akron, 330-252-0272; and 132 South Water St., Kent, 330-474-0800. Hours vary but open weekends till 2 a.m. or later. Location, location, location: the secret ingredient in any late-night restaurant’s success. Mr. Zub’s in Akron’s historic Highland Square and, more recently, downtown Kent, is blessed to be attached to two different bars, the Matinee in Akron and Water Street Tavern in Kent. The genius of Zubs’ location hits you when that inevitable rift in the group occurs: the eaters and the still drinkers. Nostalgia dominates the menu as you order your favorite movie characters like “The Rocky Balboa,” Zubs’ Philly cheesesteak, or “The Uncle Rico,” roast beef smashed together with tater tots and chive cream cheese on a wheat bagel. Ninja City Kitchen and Bar 11311 Euclid Ave., 216-860-0510. Friday and Saturday till 2 a.m. This University Circle spot is convenient for Case Western Reserve and JCU students and offers something unique: late-night Asian street food including build-your-own bento boxes, ramen, noodle bowls, gyoza dumplings and bacon guacamole. There’s live music too (sometimes without cover), to go with those late-night eats and drinks. Luigi’s 105 North Main St., Akron, 330-253-2999. Weekdays till 2 a.m, Friday and Saturday till 4 a.m. An Akron institution, Luigi’s has been feeding hungry late-night visitors since 1949 with a kitchen open until 4 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. A cash-

only establishment, Luigi’s pizza may not be the cheapest or quickest latenight option, but few pizza parlors in the Akron area can rival the quality. If pizza doesn’t sound appealing, Luigi’s does offer a full Italian-centric menu with pasta, salad and other creations. The Lockview 207 South Main St., Akron, 330-252-5128. Thursday till 1 a.m., Friday and Saturday till 2 a.m. Located 10 minutes from any point on the University of Akron campus, the Lockview has perfected one of life’s most comforting sandwiches: the grilled cheese. Choose from over 10 original grilled cheese creations such as the Number Twelve (a layer of roasted garlic-mashed potatoes topped with American cheese and served on Texas Toast with a side of bourbon gravy) or the Number Thirteen (havarti dill cheese topped with artichoke hearts sauteed in a garlic and lemon infused oil on rustic Italian bread). EuroGyro 444 East Exchange St., Akron, 330-434-4976. Thursday to Saturday till 3:30 a.m. College students find themselves awake while the rest of the world sleeps. Marathon studying sessions can create quite the appetite, and EuroGyro is the perfect place to take care of this late night problem. Open until 3:30 a.m. on the weekends, EuroGyro can end up being the only option that doesn’t end in “Bell” for college students in Akron.

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HOW TO DATE ON CAMPUS Notes from the field by Emily Badanjek FOR YEARS, WE’VE ALL HEARD the story of how Grandpa and Grandma met. “I saw her from across the lecture hall; she was the most beautiful girl I’ve ever seen. I just had to meet her.” But this story neglects to tell the real truth: how, exactly, college “dating” works. First of all, we need to drop the notion that everyone meets his or her soulmate sitting in a lecture. Do you meet people in your lectures? Yes. Do you meet “the most beautiful person you’ve ever seen?” Perhaps. But do you marry that person and pop out a couple kids a few years down the line? Probably not. The truth is that only 28 percent of married couples attended the same college. And today, getting married and settling down isn’t a college student’s top priority. Two types of students dominate college campuses: students interested in relationships and students interested in relations. The type of group you fall into

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might depend on which college you attend. Students at smaller and more religious schools are more likely to strive for relationships than those who study at larger universities. Students at smaller colleges who are looking for less serious relationships usually search out this type of company on weekends spent at said larger universities. Perhaps larger schools have a more relaxed atmosphere, or perhaps the greater number of students limits the reach of an unfavorable reputation. Who knows? Maybe they’re just sampling flavors like you do at an ice cream parlor. The ice cream sampling is likely to have started during your freshman year of college. You were on your way to what they call “the real world,” and, for the first time in a few years, were surrounded by a slew of new people. If you lived on campus your freshman year, you probably recall meeting dozens of people in your dorm. After all, you

were all freshmen, you didn’t have a very expansive social calendar, and you were always in proximity to hundreds of people in the same boat. Fortunately, these people have the potential to create massive networks of friends and classmates — all potential people to take out ... or back to your dorm for some of that high-quality, don’t-wake-myroommate loving. As stereotypical as it may be, parties are another great way to meet people. Rundown houses, dirty bars, loud music, and massive amounts of alcohol are the perfect combination for fostering a conversation with the cute guy you crushed on in your COM lecture. The lack of visibility creates the potential to appear even more attractive. Loud music makes voices practically inaudible, so chances are he didn’t hear any of the embarrassing comments you’ve made so far. Combine that with the fact that you’re being bumped into every few seconds and you have the perfect excuse to take your conversation outside. If all goes well, that liquid courage kicks in and you two hit it out of the park. Maybe you are one of the guys who sees the “most beautiful girl” from across the bar. You buy her a drink and commit an hour or so to telling her how pretty she is, and how you think her major is admirable. You’re an education major? I loved my third grade teacher … No way! Zoology sounds so cool. Do you get to, like, work with animals? Or, my personal favorite: I’ve always had a thing for accountants. They just seem so accountable. If she thinks you’re charming, or is too drunk to realize you called her accountable, she just might be willing to go home with you. Who knows? Things might even get hot and heavy in the back of your cab. If you aren’t able to meet people in lectures, through friends, at work, at a party, on your way to class, in the library, or at the bar, you can always go the Tinder route. Boasting connections between 8 billion people, Tinder sounds like a great way to have a great night. And, as college students, sometimes that’s just what we need. So you download the app and set up your profile. You upload your hottest selfies (the ones of you at the beach, definitely one from a tailgate, one with your dog, and a few from that pregame last week) and publish your age and school in your bio. Then the fun begins. Through some magic,

Tinder locates everyone in your area who fits your age and gender preferences. Now you get to go through and swipe left or right based on how hot someone is in his or her hottest selfies. This is a very reliable system. Chatting up your matches just might score you that stress relief you needed. Sometimes, random hookups or friends with benefits blossom into relationships. Imagine telling that story to your grandkids one day: They used to have this app called Tinder. Grandma and I were a match, and after hooking up 30 times at two in the morning, I realized she was all right and we started dating. I even bought her Chipotle to seal the deal.

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Cheap date-night ideas that go beyond grabbing a beer and listening to bad TouchTunes By Scene Staff SO THE EYE OF YOUR AFFECTION said yes. That’s a start. Now for the date itself. You can dream up a host of ideas on your own — dinner, a cup of joe, cozying up to watch some Netflix — but let’s be honest: You could do better. We’ve been there and done that and we’re here to offer you some expertise, a few ideas that will have your date in awe of your knowledge of Northeast Ohio’s cultural outposts and offbeat fun. Hot Salsa Saturday At 10 p.m. on Saturdays, Piñatas Mexican Restaurant (near Case Western Reserve University) turns into a full-on salsa dance party. Latin nightclub dance music — salsa, bachata, kizomba, merengue, reggaeton — blasts onto the dance floor and keeps people moving all night. If you’ve never tried, salsa dancing is one of the most fun types of motion. A Cleveland Salsa Passion instructor is on hand at 9 p.m. for lessons if anyone is feeling like they might need a few pointers. Better yet: The beginner lessons are free. Grab an order of the camarones del pacifico post-dance. The east side too far? Moncho’s on Denison Avenue offers a similar dance party hosted by 87.7 La Mega every Friday night around 10 p.m. 11611 Euclid Ave., 216-721-9599, pinatasmexicanrestaurant.com. Bowling It’s not just for your dad, but you knew that already. Hipster-reborn alleys like Mahall’s in Lakewood (which doubles as a concert venue, and which also boasts some of the best damn fried chicken on the west side) are currying favor with folks

under 40 who don’t own their own balls. But whatever your geography, there’s a lane offering rock-bottom prices: Twin Star by Kent State, Twin Lanes by Cleveland State University, Dickey’s Lanes near Ohio City (where you’ll probably end up on a date or 37 during the year). Show off your spin, give some pointers, and let her win. Dave and Busters Maybe it strikes you as the locale for a date for high schoolers as opposed to college-aged adults, but you’d be wrong. There’s nothing quite like bopping around the hundreds of gaming options, reliving the glory days of your Mario Cart adventures, playing carnival-style basketball games, collecting tickets for a stuffed animal, or alternating beers with bops on the Whack-a-Mole. It’s lively and charming and innocent fun. Imagine a small-town festival but with way more flashing lights and air conditioning. 25735 First St., Westlake, 440-892-1415, daveandbusters.com. Our World-Class Museums We could break this listing up into multiple write-ups, but that’s a slippery slope to just writing a whole book about all the amazing experiences our museums offer. You could certainly make a day of visiting the museums in University Circle — the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, the Children’s Museum of Cleveland, the Western Reserve Historical Society Museum, and so on — but that’d be difficult. Give each place its own daylong excursion, and fill a couple dates with the rich history of Northeast Ohio. There’s a reason

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A Non-Cineplex Movie Interested in French cinema? Historic directors unavailable on Netflix or Amazon Prime? Lowbudget American indies with cult potential? Foreign series from a particular region or era or aesthetic school? The Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque has you covered. Tickets are $9 but this is one of the nation’s finest repertory movie theaters, and it’s a Cleveland gem that everyone should experience, even if you don’t go to nearby CWRU. Plus, in their swanky new home at the Cleveland Institute of Art, seats are finally comfortable! If the niche-y selections aren’t your thing, Cleveland Cinemas (various locations) has deals just about every day: for cheap tickets, free popcorn, or discounted beer and wine, which you won’t find at Valley View. Plus you’ll get to enjoy the neighborhood ambiance of Gordon Square, CedarLee, or Shaker Square before and after. 11141 East Blvd., 216-421-7450, cia.edu/cinematheque; clevelandcinemas.org.

Standup Comedy, Various Locations Cleveland’s preeminent standup comedy promoter (and one of its most prolific performers and hosts), Ramon Rivas is constantly on a Cleveland comedy tour. For starters, check out the open mic at the Underdog (in the Happy Dog’s illustrious basement) every Sunday evening at 8. Ramon and a handful of regulars also host other comedy shows, so stay abreast of all the local comedy happenings on the website, and be sure to hit all the other weekly shows, Hilario at Barrio and Market Fresh Comedy at Market Garden, too. Further south? Plenty of bars near Kent State and the U of A also offer weekly shows. If your date is laughing and not at you, you’ve done something right. twitter.com/chucklefck. Third Fridays, 78th Street Studios Art, art and more art in one of the coolest venues in town. What more could you ask for? Down on the westward fringe of Detroit-Shoreway, in the old American Greetings HQ, 78th Street Studios hulks with an unassuming industrial vibe. It has become a bona fide hub for artsy fartsyness in town and every third Friday, from 5 to 9 p.m., you get a free visitor’s pass. The galleries are eclectic and wild, bursting with color and energy. There’s always wine and apps on hand and, chances are, you’ll bump into somebody you know. There are few things more romantic than strolling through dozens of art galleries as you show off your cultured side. 1300 West 78th St., 216-536-2200, third-fridays.com. Concerts, The Barking Spider Tucked away in a carriage house on a backstreet of Case Western Reserve University’s campus, the Barking Spider is legendary for free music and super cheap booze. Stop by any night and you’ll catch something different, whether that’s folk, reggae, world music, or any other genre you can think of. Get there on a nice night and enjoy the fresh air as they throw the big doors open. The shows are free, but tipping is always encouraged. It doesn’t get much cheaper than this. 11310 Juniper Rd., 216-421-2863, barkingspidertavern.com.

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Don’t Do that Advice To Our Younger Selves By Scene Staff No matter how experieNced, smart or wise beyond your years you may think you are, you don’t know everything when you get to college. In fact, you really know almost nothing. The years you spend here are the ones where you (hopefully) learn to be truly independent, forge meaningful adult relationships and figure out just how far you can push boundaries before you totally muck everything up. So that means you’re going to make some bad decisions. Probably a lot of them. Here are some words of wisdom we got after we asked some of our Euclid Media Group coworkers what advice they would give their college selves, to help you avoid some of the pain, embarrassment and hassle that comes with the inevitably stupid things we already did when we thought we had it all under control. dear younger colin: Don’t open a credit card for a free Bob Marley T-shirt. If you have roommates,

“Don’t open a credit card for a free Bob Marley T-shirt.” only have one dish each. Seriously, one bowl, one spoon, everything. Keep a towel in your car to drape

over yourself when eating fast food: Taco Bell tomatoes will eventually fall under your driver’s seat and never find their way out. Never buy textbooks. Every book you need is in the library or online in PDF form. If it’s an old volume, it doesn’t matter. Wash your sheets. Call your mom. Stop changing your major. In fact, just drop out. Invent Google. — colin wolf You know that girl you were dating in high school? Don’t try and continue that nonsense into college. Seriously, just let it go. She’s going to cheat on you with some chiseled-jaw douchecake, and you don’t want any of the fallout you’re about to experience from that. I know, I know: You only live an hour away. It’s not like you’re going to college in Zimbabwe. You’re goodlooking and you have a bright future with a solid 401(K) and medical benefits. Kick her to the curb and take over the world. — adam mccabe Learn to type super fast. Hit “save” every five minutes. And back. Up. Everything. Don’t sweat your major; just soak up as much knowledge as you can. It’s a treat, and you’re paying for it, so revel in it. Don’t dress a certain way or go to a certain place just because everyone else wears that or goes there. Follow your own curiosity; you’ll meet people who are better

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suited to real friendships than the people you meet by imitating the

“Don’t sweat your major; just soak up as much knowledge as you can.” crowd. Work hard on the project, not the excuse. When you realize you’re going to be five minutes late to class, don’t turn around and go home; keep walking. Kudos to younger me: One thing you did right was always have at least one job besides schoolwork. Learning to be accountable and earning your own money from the jump was a smart move. — Jessica Bryce Young You got to college and it was not

a big shift. That should’ve told you immediately that you were doing it wrong. Seek change, and don’t be so scared, silly. You’re not really that good at anything yet. If you like what you’re creating, you’re probably blind to its weaknesses. You’ll blush about it later. That’s not the bad part. The bad part is questioning the value of that past pride. Avoid unproductive nitpicking: These glaring flaws can inform you — now and then, and before and later too. Let the past be funny. Leave what’s coming to smarter Future You and be cool now. Oh, and don’t take the a.m. shift at the tutoring lab. That’s just unrealistic. — Ashley Belanger Don’t be a serial dater; none of the guys you go out with now are going to last. Learn to be single and enjoy it, and don’t ever keep dating a guy because you feel bad dumping him. Just do it and get it

over with. It’s way less painful than the weeks or months you’ll spend dragging that shit out. Drink more water and less beer. Don’t listen to Phish. Don’t move into a house with five roommates: The drama will almost kill you. Don’t take out that extra loan for living expenses if you don’t really need it; that money will come back to haunt you

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The evening was so much fun you don’t want it to end. Or, the evening was too much fun and you know now you should have ended it sooner, but we’re way past doing anything much about that other than seeking out some food to make the bad, bad feelings go away. Maybe a drink too. Yeah, a drink wouldn’t hurt. As much as we love all the action that happens once the sun goes down, we also love the grub dished up after the rooster crows (or whatever the hell that godforsaken noise was that stirred you awake. Can they really be doing construction that early? Is it legal? Where did my neighbor even get a vuvezela? Did they really hold onto it since the last World Cup? I didn’t even know they liked soccer.) Here, in no particular order, are some of our favorite places to nurse a hangover or, for the super ambitious, get the day started without the need to immediately take a nap afterward.

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Cosmic Dave Last Comic Standing has introduced dozens of incredible comedians but none quite like Dave Landau. Sharp, dark and sarcastic, Landau’s standup act is standup for the cynic. He puts a new twist on the typically goofy nature of live comedy. He likes to joke that Halloween was a fun holiday for him as a kid. “I was poor and I used to have to wear a garbage bag and go as a raisin,” he says. He performs tonight at 8 at Hilarities. Tickets are $13 to 18. (Dana Hetrick) 2035 East Fourth St., 216-241-7425, pickwickandfrolic.com. BOOKS

Criminal Minded The Cleveland Public Library’s Ohio Center for the Book and Popular Library collaborate today to discuss Walter Mosley’s painfully human novel Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned. The discussion is the last installment in this summer’s Brown Bag Book Club, a group dedicated to exposing human rights issues through award-winning literature. The novel follows an excon, Socrates Fortlow, released after serving 27 years in prison for murder and rape. He meets a young man, a mirror of himself, who’s falling down the same rabbit hole. The two share stories, wisdom and faith as they guide each other to redemption. The novel won the Cleveland Foundation’s AnisfieldWolf Book Award in 2009 and will be discussed at noon on the first floor of the main library. (Brittany Rees) 325 Superior Ave., 216-623-2800, cpl.org. FILM

Swiss Surrealist Dark Star, a documentary about the Swiss surrealist painter H.R. Giger known for his Oscar-winning designs in Alien, screens tonight at 7 at the Cleveland Museum of Art. If the film’s tattooed, heavy-metalloid disciples who caravanned to the Giger museum are any indication, expect a lot of eyeliner and ear gauges in the audience. Giger’s paintings are the stuff of nightmares. He has said that their creation was a kind of catharsis or therapy for him, the method by which he countenanced his most gruesome, indomitable fears. Before Alien, Giger was best known for working in and revolutionizing

the 4 K digital restoration of the movie that the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque will screen tonight at 6:45 and tomorrow night at 7:05. Set during the 16th century, the movie centers on a St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre and features a high quotient of sex and violence. The original version was so risque, its distributor cut some 16 minutes out of it. The restored version includes the scenes that were trimmed, making the film clock in at a hefty 159 minutes. Admission is $9. (Niesel) 11610 Euclid Ave., 216-421-7450, cia.edu. DUMBASSERY

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the representation of “biomechanical” forms, vaguely homo sapien figures crossed with machines. He was equally fascinated by (and terrified of?) birth, sex and death and orchestrated intricate Dali-esque tableaus in which all three were represented with lots of inventive coital imagery. The film, though, is less an artist-at-work doc (a la For No Good Reason, 2014’s Johnny-Deppproduced visit with gonzo painter Ralph Steadman) and more an “artistwandering-around-his-bizarro-house” doc. Tickets are $9. (Sam Allard) 11150 East Blvd., 216-421-7350, clevelandart.org.

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Combating Hunger It’s a tragedy that so many children in our city go hungry. The Junior Board of Children’s Hunger Alliance aims to help them. Today from 6 to 10 p.m. at FWD: Forward Day + Night Club, the group hosts a special benefit featuring food and drink. DJs Steph Floss and MICK, two guys who are real masters on the wheels of steel, will spin. Food will be served until 8:30 p.m., but the drinks will flow all night long. A silent auction will take place as well. Tickets start at $75. (Niesel) 1176 Front Ave., 614- 643-8020, childrenshungeralliance.org. FILM

Everything Indie If you are an amateur film critic and enjoy watching indie films, you have found your home away from home. Today through Sunday, Hudson hosts the 20th

anniversary of the Indie Gathering Film Festival. The event will take place at the Clarion Inn & Conference Center and feature more than 130 films from around the world: horror, comedy, romance, documentary and more. There will be a variety of discussions and lectures. Ticket prices range from $5 to $55. ( Alexandra Hintz) 6625 Dean Memorial Parkway, Hudson, 216-323-2393, theindiegathering.com. MUSIC

Feeling Irie Roots reggae rocker Carlos Jones puts forth a positive vibe in his music, which he says is inspired by a slew of reggae acts, each of which offers something on the spiritual side. “Well, aside from Marley, I’ve always enjoyed the music of Culture, one of the founding roots bands out of Jamaica,” he has said when asked about his influences. “I like Burning Spear and Jimmy Cliff and newcomers like Luciano, who carry on in that spiritual tradition of messages. I like Bushman and Morgan Heritage. These are acts that have just as much power and talent as any of the founding groups.” He performs today at 5 p.m. at U.S. Bank Plaza as part of the Labatt Blue Light Lime Concert Series. Admission is free. (Niesel) East 14th St. and Euclid Ave., 216-771-4444, playhousesquare.org. FILM

God Save the Queen “History has rarely been so gorgeously, electrically, sensuously portrayed.” So reads an Entertainment Weekly review of 1994’s Queen Margot. The colors in the original film really pop and we imagine they’ll resonate even more in

Grievous Bodily Harm Unless you lived under a pop cultural rock in the early 2000s, you know of the absolutely insane antics of Steve-O and the Jackass crew. They’re known to inflict bodily harm upon one another, so it should be entertaining in a sick and twisted kind of way. They perform tonight at 8 and have shows scheduled through Saturday. Tickets are $33 to $35. (Hetrick) 2035 East Fourth St., 216-241-7425, pickwickandfrolic.com. CULTURE

An Evening of Art Today and continuing through September, the Gordon Square Arts District hosts Patio Kulchur, “an evening of art in the arts district.” Merchants in the area will present music, theater, dance and visual arts on their patios from 6 until 9 p.m. The event follows the Gordon Square Farmers Market, which runs from 4 to 7 p.m. 6516 Detroit Ave., 216-96-4242, gordonsquare.org. MUSIC

Bring Tha Noise Lamont Thomas has been busy. Under the name of Obnox, he has put out three albums and a bunch of EPs and singles in the past three years alone. The creative energy coming from this guy is indomitable, and that’s reflected on his 2014 effort Louder Space. Grungy guitars and decisive percussion punctuate layers of rhythm-fueled grittiness in songs such as “Molecule,” “Who Needs You” and “Best Time of My Life.” Horns make their appearance in “Red I,” while “Mecca Son Shine” has an almost industrial feel, giving the whole album an eclectic sound. This multifarious collection of songs isn’t a scattered mess, though; where the sound varies in mood and texture, Thomas manages to keep it all tied together nicely. Catch the group tonight at 6 when it plays the Beat Uptown, the weekly outdoor concert series hosted by the Museum of Contemporary Art. Admission is free. Archie and the

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GET OUT Bunkers open. (Niesel) 11400 Euclid Ave., 216-421-8671, mocacleveland.org. COMEDY

Tommy’s Trip Since launching his career in 1986, comedian Tommy Davidson has become famous for jokes about such topics as his mother’s willingness to give advice, white girls fighting with their boyfriends and black women. Born into an interracial family and adopted by Caucasian parents, he grew up in Maryland. Davidson crosses boundaries in his comedy that some never dare to cross. He even sings. His show starts at 7:30 tonight at the Improv. Tickets are $20 and performances are scheduled through Sunday. (Hintz) 1148 Main Ave., 216-696-IMPROV, clevelandimprov.com. SPORTS

You Don’t Know Jack Seasoned sportscaster Jack Corrigan, who currently works with the Colorado Rockies, returns home to Cleveland to speak tonight at 7 at the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage. He’ll talk about his days as an Indians announcer and discuss the history of Irish ballplayers. The program includes admission to the Maltz Museum and to Chasing Dreams: Baseball & Becoming American. Tickets are $12, $6 for museum members. (Niesel) 2929 Richmond Rd., Beachwood, 216-593-0575, maltzmuseum.org.

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An Annual Tradition Late summer in Cleveland means only one thing: It’s time for the annual Great Lakes Burning River Fest. For 14 years, Cleveland has celebrated the city’s eco-consciousness with local foods, live music and — of course — Great Lakes Brewing Company’s finest brews at the historic Coast Guard Station on Whiskey Island. The event takes place today and tomorrow from 6 to 11 p.m. Tickets are $15 online. Proceeds benefit the Burning River Foundation. Bands such as Cities & Coasts, Hey Mavis!, the Portersharks and Alexis Antes are slated to play. (Hetrick) burningriverfest.org. SPORTS

Dollar Dogs The Cleveland Indians are virtually out of the playoff race but there are plenty of other reasons to go to a game at Progressive Field. Tonight, the Tribe

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takes on the Los Angeles Angels, a tough team that’s in the playoff hunt. But more than that, it’s Sugardale Dollar Dog Night so hot dogs will only cost you a buck. After the game, there will be a fireworks show set to garage rock music. And if you arrive at the game early, you can suck down some cheap beers in the Right Field District where they’ll only cost $2 from 5 to 7 p.m. Tickets start at $10 and the game begins at 7:10 p.m. (Niesel) 2401 Ontario St., 216-420-4487, clevelandindians.com. ART

Last Chance If you haven’t seen the Cleveland Print Room’s current exhibition, Destruction of Form, you’re running out of time. The show ends with a closing reception today from 5 to 8 p.m. The exhibition showcases work by accomplished Cleveland-based painter John W. Carlson and CPR founder and director Shari Wilkins. Both artists repurpose found photography. Carlson deconstructs the imagery in his trademark style with accompanying paintings, altering both the imagery’s forms and the original photographer’s intentions. Wilkins also alters imagery, but does so directly on the photographs’ surfaces. It’s free. (Josh Usmani) 2550 Superior Ave., 216-401-5981, clevelandprintroom.com. ART

Launch Party The Fall 2015 issue of CAN Journal is here. Well, to be more specific, it’s at 1point618 in the Gordon Square Arts District. Stop by 1point618 today from 6 to 8 p.m. for the official CAN Journal Fall 2015 Issue Launch Party to get your copy. You’ll also have an opportunity to view 1point618’s 10th anniversary show, 10 Years x 66 Artists x 88 Exhibitions. The exhibition includes work by a number of local artists and remains on view through Sept. 12. It’s free. (Usmani) 6421 Detroit Ave., 216-281-1618, 1point618gallery.com. FILM

An Over-the-Top Opera The British filmmaking team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger (in a partnership known as the Archers) was responsible for several great films including Black Narcissus, The Red Shoes and A Matter of Life and Death. They’re also the ones behind The Tales of Hoffmann, an over-the-top adaptation of Jacques Offenbach’s opera. (Director George Romero has said it’s his favorite film of all time.) Earlier this year, Martin Scorcese’s Film Foundation, the British Film Institute and Studiocanal teamed up to release a 4 K restoration of the

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GET OUT movie. The new version includes a neverbefore-seen credits sequence. It screens tonight at 9:15 and tomorrow night at 7:05 at the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque. Tickets are $9. (Niesel) 11610 Euclid Ave., 216-421-7450, cia.edu. ART

Price is Right Calling all Vincent Price fans! After a very successful run, the Good Goat Gallery’s Six Degrees of Vincent art show closes with a free reception from 6 to 9 tonight. Participating artists include (in no particular order) Alexandra Soury (France), Ana Luisa Sanchez (Mexico/Cleveland), Cat the Cat (England/France), Domenico Scalisi (Italy), Joel Robinson, Keely Reichman, (California), Lisa Snellings (California) and Mike Gaiss (New York). Several Cleveland artists are participating as well. A portion of the proceeds will go toward the Vincent Price Scholarship Foundation. Organizers are formulating plans to take the show to other cities. Stop by the Good Goat Gallery before the show is gone. (Usmani) 17012 Madison Ave., Lakewood, 440-799-0675, thegoodgoatgallery.com. WEDNESDAY Comedy Unhinged hosted by

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Right for the Night Since June, the Night Market Cleveland has been popping up from 5 to 11 p.m. on the last Friday of every month. You’ll find snacky fare from nearby restaurants including pad Thai, pineapple buns, lo mein and bubble tea. But don’t be surprised if the food comes to you first. A fleet of carts outfitted with birchtopped counters and wheels from Ohio City Bike Co-Op was constructed to rove the crowd. Expect longstanding neighborhood favorite Koko Bakery to zip by offering some of their most popular pastries. Admission is free. (Nikki Delamotte) East 21st Street and Rockwell Avenue, nightmarketcle.com. MUSIC

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A Swing Thing London’s Daily Telegraph proclaims that the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, a group featuring 15 of jazz music’s leading soloists, is “the finest big band in the world today.” Nine-time Grammy Award-winning trumpet player Wynton Marsalis leads them tonight in selections drawn from a repertoire that includes original compositions by Marsalis, Ted Nash and other members of the orchestra, as well as classics by Ellington, Mingus, Coltrane and other jazz greats. The concert begins at 8 p.m.

at Severance Hall. Tomorrow night at 8, Marsalis & Co. join the Cleveland Orchestra at Blossom for the Swing Symphony, an homage to jazz and pop styles of ragtime, mambo, bebop and church music. Severance Hall tix start at $32; Blossom tix start at $29. (Niesel) 11001 Euclid Ave., 216-231-1111, clevelandorchestra.com. ART

A Teachable Moment Nadav Lapid’s 2014 film The Kindergarten Teacher follows the story of young educator Nira (Sarit Larry) and her attempts to protect and foster the prodigious poetry talent in one of her students, assisting in the 5-year-old’s poetic development while facing the challenges of his unaccepting family and a society that lacks understanding of the magnitude of his talents. The film screens at 6:45 p.m. tonight and 1:30 p.m. on Sunday at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Tickets are $11. (Hetrick) 11150 East Blvd., 216-421-7350, clevelandart.org. ART

There Goes the Neighborhood The latest exhibition at Harris Stanton Gallery’s Cleveland location showcases Cleveland Neighborhoods. The exhibition includes work by four local artists: Diane Pribojan, Glen Ratusnik, Christine Ries and Tom Roese. Each artist approaches the subject matter from unexpectedly different points of view. Cleveland Neighborhoods opens with a free reception today from 6 to 8:30 p.m. The artists will participate in a gallery talk around 7 p.m. Cleveland Neighborhoods remains on view Tuesdays through Fridays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., through Sept. 26. (Usmani) 1370 West Ninth St., 216-471-8882, harrisstantongallery.com. COMEDY

Universal Appeal You may have seen Richie Minervini in some of the biggest comedy blockbusters (Paul Blart Mall Cop, anyone?) but this week is your chance to see him in person. With a self-awareness unlike any other, Richie Minervini delivers jokes with a straight-forward Italian charm. He performs tonight at 7 at Club Velvet at the Hard Rock Rocksino, and he has shows scheduled through Sunday. Tickets are $15 to 25. (Hetrick) 10705 Northfield Rd., Northfield, 330-908-7793, hrrocksinonorthfieldpark. com. FESTIVAL

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GET OUT and entertainment. More than a dozen restaurants take part in this outdoor fest (including local favorites like the Proper Pig and Old Carolina’s BBQ Company) along with dozens of bourbon and whiskey specialists including Cleveland Whiskey, Jack Daniel’s and Wild Turkey. Nineties favorites like Vertical Horizon and Smash Mouth are set to perform. The event starts today at 4 and begins at noon tomorrow and Sunday. Admission is free. (Niesel) 4057 Erie St., scenepigandwhiskey.com.

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The Final Chapter As a way of christening its new hightech home, the Cleveland Institute of Cinematheque has shown several films that have been digitally restored into 4K, the new high-definition format for film. Tonight at 5 and tomorrow night at 6:45, it concludes Sayajit Ray’s

Life and How to Live It Shot entirely on 70mm film, 2011’s Samsara places a heavy emphasis on visuals. Koyaanisqatsi cinematographer Ron Fricke directed the movie, which was shot in 25 countries over a five-year span. The title comes from a Sanskirt word for “the ever-turning wheel of life.”

Out of This World Head to U.S. Bank Plaza after dark to check out everyone’s favorite group of misfit superheroes on the big screen. Guardians of the Galaxy is the story of a group of cosmic criminals who join forces to take down an evil villain in order to save the galaxy. The movie begins at 9 p.m., but make sure you show up early to get a great spot. It’s free. (Hetrick) East 14th Street and Euclid Avenue, 216771-4444, playhousesquare.org.

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LECTURE

Wiley Thoughts Cleveland Public Library has partnered with the Cleveland Museum of Art to present a special lecture by world renowned contemporary artist Kehinde Wiley. Wiley will speak today at 2 p.m. in the Gartner Auditorium as part of the library’s free Lockwood Thompson Dialogues series. Wiley’s revisionist paintings incorporate contemporary, urban, young African American males into formal European portraiture. They challenge the viewer to reflect upon and challenge historical concepts of fine art (and much more). Seats are limited; register through the museum’s box office. (Usmani) 11150 East Blvd., 216-421-7350, clevelandart.org.

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Apu trilogy with a screening of Apur Sansar (The World of Apu). The films date back to the 1950s but they’ve been meticulously restored, and the Cinematheque is the first theater in Cleveland to screen the new prints. In Apur Sansar, young Apu has grown into a man and married. Ravi Shankar plays the music on the soundtrack. Tickets are $9. (Niesel) 11610 Euclid Ave., 216-421-7450, cia.edu.

Stop the Hate South Park Mall presents a Back to School Block Party today from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will be held at Center Square and will discuss bullying and cyberbullying, using fun and informative ways. Marina Strah and Dj Allan Colon will perform. There will also be food, a fall fashion show and a chance to win prizes. (Hintz) 500 SouthPark Center, Strongsville, 440238-9000, shoppingsouthparkmall.com.

The movie certainly lives up to its title as it includes images of babies being baptized and worshippers gathering for prayer. There’s no dialogue but there doesn’t need to be: The film’s striking images speak for themselves. A 4K version of the movie screens tonight at 9:40 and tomorrow night at 8:50 at the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque. Tickets are $9. (Niesel) 11610 Euclid Ave., 216-421-7450, cia.edu.

Mahler and More Renowned violinist Gil Shaham returns to Northeast Ohio tonight to join the Cleveland Orchestra for a concert at Blossom that will conclude with Mahler’s first symphony, Symphony No. 1 (“Titan”). The program also includes Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1. Edo de Waart conducts. The concert begins at 7 p.m. and tickets start at $24. (Niesel) 1145 West Steels Corners Rd., Cuyahoga Falls, 215-231-1111, clevelancorchestra. com

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ART PRINT MATTERS

Celebrating ‘zines, books, and paper at MOCA By Josh Usmani THIS WEEKEND, MOCA Cleveland hosts Northeast Ohio’s first ever Mimeo Revolution. This threeday event — which includes an artist book and ’zine fair, performances and discussions — celebrates the independent spirit of Cleveland and the artists and writers whose voices are carrying it forward.

small print and independent comic convention. All of this weekend’s exhibiting comic artists were personally selected by Greiner. Ericsson’s critically acclaimed Crackle and Drag exhibition recently ended its more than three-month run at Transformer Station. The exhibition included a box set of ’zines created by

incredible young artists working in Cleveland right now and just quietly doing their thing while holding down odd jobs or doing whatever they can to get by. I love the idea that the fair would provide, in even some small measure, a platform for these artists.” Exhibitors in the Artist Book and ’Zine Fair include participants from New York, Detroit, New Orleans, Pittsburgh, Minneapolis and more. “This is a perfect example of the spirit behind independent publishers,” continues Ericsson. “It’s not about the money, it’s about communicating something to the world, something intimate or thoughtful, or simply a beautiful fleeting image. It’s about doing something, contributing something, having a voice, preserving something, sharing something, inspiring someone or yourself. And you can do all that with just a few bucks and a copy machine.” The weekend starts this Thursday evening with the Beat Uptown Agent from Vega H.S., 1967, collage,. Courtesy of the d. a. levy Collection, Michael Schwartz Library, Cleveland State University, and the Cleveland Memory Project. from 6 to 9 p.m. The program includes live Ericsson using his family’s archived “In the 1960s and ’70s, music from Obnox and Archie and the photos and keepsakes. mimeographs made quick, cheap Bunkers. “I’ve been thinking about doing an printing accessible to poets and Additionally, guests will be able artist book and ’zine fair in Cleveland writers, making it possible to to tour the Artist Book and ’Zine modeled after the MoMa PS 1 Artist self-publish the experimental and Fair and view image word song, a Book Fair organized by Printed Matter multimedia presentation exploring underground work ignored by the expression of language through in NYC and now in L.A. too,” Ericsson mainstream literary magazines,” video, performance and songwriting. explains. “I wanted to see if it would recounts Deidre McPherson, MOCA MOCA’s curatorial assistant Elena be possible to do something like that Cleveland curator of public programs. “JS Makkos, a printmaker, publisher, MIMEO REVOLUTION and curator of Nola DNA, a historic AUGUST 27 & 28 archive of some 30,000 New Orleans 11400 EUCLID AVE., 216-421-8671 newspapers, will be at the ’zine fair MOCACLEVELAND.ORG with a pop-up exhibition with actual mimeographs, several of which will be Harvey Collins has organized image in Cleveland on a smaller scale and operating.” word song in MOCA Cleveland’s thirdthen just see how the community Mimeo Revolution is curated by received it. See who came forward, find floor Marjorie and Anselm Talalay John Greiner (aka John G.) and TR Classroom. Image word song remains Ericsson. Greiner co-created the comic out what young people who weren’t on view throughout the weekend. really a part of any established local book Lake Erie Monster with Jake Kelly, and is the founder of Genghis Friday’s schedule includes dropart community were doing. And I now Con, the region’s most successful in tours of MOCA’s Summer 2015 know they’re there. There are so many

exhibition, How to Remain Human. From 1 to 3 p.m., Lake Erie Ink presents The Power of Ink, a poetry workshop. From 7:30 to 9 p.m., TR Ericsson moderates a panel discussion, Zines, Comix and Photo Books, with Derf Backderf, Joseph S. Makkos and Caitie Moore. Afterwards, the Happy Dog at Euclid Tavern hosts a party featuring singer/songwriter Bill Fox at 10 p.m. On Saturday, guests can view the Art Book and ’Zine Fair and image word song from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. At 1 p.m., Lake Erie Ink hosts an hourlong Power of Ink poetry workshop. Internationally award-winning cartoonist Derf Backderf hosts Indie Comix and Graphic Novels, a talk and book signing from 3 to 5 p.m. Pages from Derf’s upcoming graphic novel, Trashed, are currently in How to Remain Human. At 7:30 p.m., R.A. Washington (owner and co-founder of Guide to Kulchur) presents Rhythm and Resistance, a spoken-word performance inspired by the DIY spirit of prolific Cleveland poet d.a. levy (1942-1968), whose work is not only featured in How to Remain Human, but whose piece, “Suburban Monastery Death Poem,” inspired the exhibition’s title as well. “The Rhythm and Resistance reading is a unique blend of new and veteran voices that symbolize d.a. levy’s commitment to marginal voices, underground publishing and social justice,” explains Washington. The event showcases original work by John Dorsey, Sean Thomas Dougherty, Veronica Hopkins, Julie Ezelle Patton, Zena Smith, RA Washington and DL Woure. The program is $8 or free with museum admission. To wrap things up, Cleveland Heights’ Grog Shop hosts an after party at 10 p.m. Mimeo Revolution takes place Thursday, Aug. 27, from 6 to 9 p.m.; Friday, Aug. 28, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and Saturday, Aug. 29, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. The Artist Book and ’Zine Fair is free, but fees for individual programs may vary.

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Campus International School gets two new murals designed to inspire By Josh Usmani AS LOCAL STUDENTS START A new school year, kids at Cleveland’s Campus International School (CIS) will be greeted by two new large murals by local artists in the school’s Chester Avenue building. “Creating an environment where children want to come every day is a priority at Campus International,” says CIS principal Julie Beers. “The murals create a welcoming feel while capturing the spirit of who we are. As an IB school, we strive to foster international mindedness while taking action in our community and the artwork reflects that. We encourage our students to explore, and both murals so perfectly captured that spirit. I have loved seeing the faces of the parents and students as they walk in the school and see the murals. Their faces light up and then I hear great conversations about the landmarks illustrated from around the world. “ The murals are the result of a collaborative effort this summer between CIS and Graffiti HeArt, a local nonprofit organization dedicated to using art to inspire and enrich the community. “Having the chance to collaborate with the Cleveland Public Schools to provide color to their walls through local artists is one of Graffiti HeArt’s top initatives, and we are thrilled,” says Graffiti HeArt founder and president Stamy Paul. “We were fortunate enough to be able to

send two students from Ohio and Pennsylvania to Cleveland Institute of Art’s pre-college program this summer as well.” Cleveland State University’s Department of Urban Education sponsored the project, which makes sense: Campus International School’s Chester building is located on CSU’s campus. The CIS murals were created by local artists Bob Peck and Garrett Weider. Both artists worked with Graffiti HeArt for its inaugural event at the Gay Games last summer. Bob Peck’s mural challenges the students to aspire and explore, with images of Earth (without artificial, man-made borders), a space station, a glimpse into infinite space and densely packed galaxies. The imagery encourages viewers to search, investigate and discover. “Graffiti HeArt contacted me with a plan to create a mural with the theme of ‘being global’ in mind,” explains Peck. “Coming at it from a graffiti standpoint, I knew that I wanted to use the word ‘global’ as a focal point. As I started the initial drawing, I thought about what landmarks I’d use to express this idea. By the time I finished the lettering, I had begun to think outside the box ... or sphere, as it were. The finished sketch sat next to a planet Earth floating in space with a space station in its orbit. In the end, we went with the word ‘explore’ as the graffiti, which I think is a

great fit! Alongside the view of Earth from space and the space station, there’s a whole cosmic background featuring spiral galaxies and cosmic imagery throughout.” He reflects, “As a child, I loved the idea of traveling around the planet one day and seeing distant lands, but what I really wanted to see was what was beyond our landscapes. I wanted to know what was out in the stars. Thinking back to that really inspired the final piece, and I hope that my mural in turn will inspire kids in the school to think about not only their planet as a whole, but what’s beyond it as well.” Garrett Weider’s massive cityscape scene invokes the “International” in Campus International School. The mural features iconic Cleveland buildings with landmarks from across the U.S. and around the world. “It was a very cool project and the largest paste-up city scene I’ve done to date! I’ve done all kinds of cities, even some mashups of various cities before, so this was a perfect match. CIS wanted a global vibe to things, so it was only logical I have Cleveland buildings in there, but add other iconic buildings from around the world: the Eiffel Tower, Empire State Building, Taj Mahal, Seattle’s Space Needle, the Statue of Liberty, a bit of Venice in there and more. I intended for the scale and bright colors to really pop and have an impact when you walk into the space.”

So what do the students have to say about the new improvements to their campus? “Our old wall made me nervous, our new wall makes me feel creative,” says fourth-grader Trinity W. “Before the mural, the walls made me feel trapped; now the new walls make me feel free,” adds classmate Mikalia E. CIS and Graffiti HeArt will host a special dedication ceremony this Monday, Aug. 31, at 8:30 a.m. During the event, students will have the opportunity to ask questions and discuss the murals with the artists. “When the opportunity came along to commission Graffiti HeArt to produce these two murals at Campus International School, I knew it was a win-win for everyone,” says Justin Perry, director of CSU’s Center for Urban Education. “The brilliant artwork displayed at the school is a natural symbol of what CIS stands for in its partnership with Cleveland State University. Students at CIS are growing citizens of the world who are encouraged to be creative thinkers and explore new ideas. The CIS community could not have asked for a more visually stunning embodiment of that mission imprinted on its walls.”

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BRANDO SAID WHAT? Iconic Hollywood star tells all in self-narrated documentary By Sam Allard “YOU HAVE TO HAVE MEN who are moral and, at the same time, who are able to utilize their primordial instincts to kill without feeling, without passion ... without judgment — without judgment — because it’s judgment that defeats us.” That’s Marlon Brando, as Col. Walter E. Kurtz in Francis Ford Coppola’s 1979 Apocalypse Now. Kurtz is one of many iconic roles to which Brando, considered by many to be the greatest and most influential screen actor of all time, lent his gifts. And it’s one of the many you’ll hear dissected by Brando himself in Listen to Me Marlon, a documentary pieced together from the actor’s personal recorded tapes. The film opens Friday for a limited engagement at the Cedar Lee (and was also the first film screened at the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque’s new auditorium earlier this month). Like most documentary biographies about famous people, this one follows the chronology of Brando’s life, from his childhood in Omaha, to his New School acting

days with Method Acting pioneer Stella Adler, to his splashy cultural hits of the ’50s — A Streetcar Named Desire, The Wild One — to his box-office bombs of the ’60s — Mutiny on the Bounty, oh my! — to his comeback in the ’70s — The Godfather, Last Tango in Paris — and finally, to the cameos and character roles near the twilight of his career, when he considered acting less an art form than a commercial exchange. “We are merchants,” he says, not only of actors, but of the entire Hollywood machine. Brando was famously involved in the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s and various Native American causes throughout his career. The film shows clips from the 1973 Academy Awards, when Brando won for his performance in The Godfather. His statuette was accepted by a Native American woman on his behalf to protest the stereotyping of Native Americans in Hollywood. It’s unclear what exactly fame did to Brando, but he preferred the island

life of Tahiti, where no one knew he was a movie star. He fathered a child there, Cheyenne — one of 14 that he sired under the motto: “The penis has a mind of its own” — and hoped that she might grow up in peace. (She did not.) The film is structured, in part, around the criminal trial of Brando’s son Christian, who shot and killed Cheyenne’s boyfriend at Brando’s home in 1989. The film can’t help but focus on the personal strife that attended Brando for much of his life. After all, Brando narrates the film himself. Like Col. Kurtz, Brando is present in the film foremost as a voice. Some of the tapes are labeled as “Self-Hypnosis,” in which Brando invites himself to remember his youth, to calm down, to stop eating so much. Others are reportorial, in which Brando sounds off about Coppola in Apocalypse Now or the

SPOTLIGHT: DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL IN A WCPN ROUNDTABLE LAST week, the Plain Dealer’s film critic, Clint O’Connor, remarked that lately he’s had to preface many a review with a warning about raunch. The 2015 comedy line-up has been awash in good films ( Trainwreck) and bad ones (Get Hard) that push the mainstream boundaries of taste and the MPAA’s R-rating. But talking openly and in explicit detail about (what were once) taboo subjects like fellatio and menstruation is one thing in a comedy. It’s quite another in a drama which has at its center the affair between a 15-yearold and her mom’s boyfriend. The Diary of a Teenage Girl, which opens Friday at the Cedar Lee, is just such a film, and it’s uncomfortable. Not only in its graphic nudity and its graphic dialogue and its portrayal of wanton hardcore drug use around and by children, but in the way the film itself seems roughly as invested

in the emotional and sexual health of its protagonist as the adult caretakers in the script — that it to say, not all that invested. Minnie (the doe-eyed Brit Bel Powley) is obsessed with sex in mid’70s San Francisco. Her descent from virginal schoolgirl to sex-crazed outcast is portrayed not as a descent, but as an experiment rather in keeping with the spirit of Left Coast bohemia. The central conflict, bizarre as it sounds, becomes less about the moral and sexual crime of pedophilia, but much more about infidelity, and this feels off. Minnie’s mother (Kristen Wiig) is way more concerned about losing a boyfriend (Alexander Skarsgard) than she is about the imperilment of her daughter. Are we being too prudish? Are we misreading this? Let us say that the film’s look and gloss are superb. It revels in the funky decor and style of the ’70s,

and even dips successfully into fanciful, often grotesquely sexual cartoons from Minnie’s sketchbook and drug-induced visions. The performances, too, are worthy of acclaim. Powley and Skarsgard, in particular, as the doomed, illicit lovers, are a potent and striking combo on screen. The moral questions, though, which are certainly heavy but which also seem to have simple answers, never feel like they’re dealt with in adequate ways. “Let’s not talk about this ... ever,” seems to be the final coping mechanism. And though debut director Marielle Heller deserves props for the creation of characters with rich, tumultuous interior lives, the film’s moral posture — more or less a shrug — strikes this progressive alt-weekly as a weak stance for such gripping and transgressive subject matter. — Sam Allard

studio that used him as a scapegoat in Mutiny on the Bounty. There are no interviews with friends or associates to comment on his profound impact on cinema. This one’s all Brando. And by turns reedy, mumbly, drunk and deliberate, Brando’s account is an audiocentric entry in a particular artistic subgenre: the self-portrait.

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No Escape Owen Wilson gets into his Behind Enemy Lines groove as an American dad living with his family overseas. When a violent coup erupts, he must lead his wife (Lake Bell) and children to safety, with the assistance of Pierce Brosnan. It opens areawide on Wednesday

We Are Not Your Friends High School Musical star turned stud Zac Efron plays an aspiring DJ in this dancey comingof-age drama. EDM fans may gather at any of the region’s biggest multiplexes in backward caps and muscle shirts on Friday when it opens areawide.

Z for Zachariah Post-apocalyptic love triangle! Post-apocalyptic love triangle! Need we say more? Margot Robbie, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Chris Pine star in this this dramatic thriller based on the book of the same name. It opens on Friday at the Capitol Theatre.

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BABA GANOUSH, I THINK WE all can agree, is Satan’s food. A lumpy mash of slimy eggplant flavored with smoke and embellished by indigestible bits of skin and seeds, baba is a staple of the Middle Eastern diet that should be avoided at all costs. But then I tried Ehab Enaia’s version, which he sells at his tidy little Kamm’s Corners restaurant Cafe Falafel. Tasting nothing like other versions I’ve endured, his spread is creamy, dreamy and delicious. It has just the right level of smoke, balanced by a fruity, good-quality olive oil, and the texture splits the difference between silky smooth and chunky rustic. In fact, the more I ate at Cafe Falafel, the more I discovered that Enaia’s food is on a different plane than what’s found at many local pita shops. Despite being mostly a carryout shop in the shadows of Fairview Hospital, Cafe Falafel has caught the attention of a large and growing pool of diners since it opened two years ago. Enaia says he chose that specific pocket of the neighborhood precisely because of its proximity to the hospital. “The way we do foods here is very healthy,” he says. “Middle Eastern food is not new, but what you do with it and how you do it makes a big difference.” By design, the entire operation is food focused. A concise chalkboard menu ensures that everything can be made to order and little goes to waste. Much of the cooking is done in plain sight in the open kitchen. And all of the items — from the hummus and falafel to the tabbouleh and shish kafta — are made from scratch on a daily basis. “I made a promise to myself that I will never cook again for somebody else because of the shortcuts they make you take,” Enaia explains. “For years I kept my own recipe book and said one of these days I’ll open a little spot of my own and do it my way. If I do it with the right ingredients, and do it with passion and love, I think it will work.” Paradoxically, Enaia’s fresh-first philosophy caused him to yank one of his most popular items, beef

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mixed platter ($14.99). This festival of grilled meats includes one of each, arranged on a bed of fluffy rice pilaf studded with toasted vermicelli. The cook throws in sides of nutty tahini sauce and fragrant garlic sauce. Ask for it and you’ll also receive his hightest hot sauce, made with jalapeno

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peppers. Every entree also includes a side of super-smooth hummus with pleasant lemon notes, and a finely diced veggie salad that serves as a refreshing contrast to the charred, smoky meats. If there’s more than two or three of you doing the eating, add the “veggie sampler” ($8.99), a beautiful array of hummus, baba ganoush, chopped veggie salad and some of the city’s best falafel. Light, airy and shockingly green inside, Café Falafel’s falafel will ruin you for other versions — and I’ve pretty much tasted them all. Enaia says that copious amounts of parsley

and cilantro keep them moist, while small-batch frying in peanut oil produces the perfect golden brown shell. Even the pita, which accompanies damn near everything on the menu, is different. More flatbread than puffy pocket, the thin bread allows more of the flavor of whatever you’re eating, be it dip, spread or grilled meat, to shine through. You can certainly dine in at Cafe Falafel, either at the four-seat counter, the two small tables, or outside on the picnic tables, but most people elect to hit the road. Everything is packaged to go in sectioned Styrofoam containers and served with plastic cutlery. If you’ve ever tried slicing into a lovely grilled lamb steak ($10.99) with a flimsy plastic knife, you understand the meaning of frustration. Next time I’ll skip the steak — or smuggle in my own blade. It’s worth the trouble.

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time, and those crowds all but vanish. Those current conditions have prompted management to make a drastic change of course for the three-year-old restaurant, says owner John Owen. “We are busy, but at different times,” he explains. “People are stopping in before going to other restaurants or coming in after, but they weren’t stopping in for dinner. With everybody stepping up their game around town, and everything new opening up, our philosophy is to focus more on being a restaurant than being a wine bar.” To that end, the restaurant has hired a new chef, will drop the “wine bar” designation, and will introduce an ambitious new menu the Tuesday after Labor Day. Matthew Spinner, a Cleveland chef who relocated to Chicago to work at high-end restaurants like Next and Sink|Swim, where former Clevelander Matt Danko runs the ship, returned home to accept the position as Press’ new executive chef. “This is my first go-around as executive chef, which is very exciting for me as a chef,” he says. “The food that we’re going to be doing is distinctly different from anything that’s in Cleveland right now.” His menu will feature sections devoted to Flora, Fish, Small Game and Larger Animals. There will be plenty of vegetarian and vegan options sprinkled throughout. His hope is that diners will piece together a multi-course meal of variously sized and priced plates. “We won’t be doing tasting menus, but the menu is set up so that a diner can build their own from dishes priced from $5 to $25,” he says. New wine and cocktail lists will debut post-Labor Day as well. “We think the space lends itself to a small bistro restaurant, but we never had the food to match the décor,” Owen says of the attractive 70-seat main dining room and 12-seat private chef’s table. “We’re really excited to have a complete culture change for us.”

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buns. The bar has been downsized as well, now limited to a few beers, sakes and house cocktails. The move is a sort of mea culpa, says Sawyer, who mistakenly believed that an authentic ramen shop would be universally well-received downtown. “I thought because of the success of Greenhouse Tavern I could do the most Japanese-inspired, neo-Tokyo ramen shop,” Sawyer explains. “I thought, let’s do a slurp shop that takes Japanese street food seriously. That was a silly decision by me.” Of course, downtown, especially the area around Public Square, was a drastically different place four years ago. “That strip is now where it should have been when we opened,” he says, adding that opening now would have been a different ballgame. Sawyer notes that in addition to the new menu, additional tweaks to the restaurant will bring it more in line with a fast-casual eatery. But don’t expect it to be the latest in a long line of local startups eager to be the “next Chipotle,” he says. “Everyone wants to be the next Chipotle,” he explains. “I think what everyone is missing, what was great about Chipotle in the beginning, is the human interaction. All these places seem to be eliminating it. I like the interaction. I really like that style of QSR (quick-serve restaurant).” While details still need to be ironed out, Sawyer foresees a system where customers work with somebody at the counter to place an order. “A conversation happens, and then you sit down and the food is delivered to you, where there’s another opportunity to talk to the customer.”

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MUSIC A TIME FOR CHANGE

Indie rockers the Lighthouse and the Whaler return with their most ambitious album yet By Jeff Niesel LAST SUMMER, THE Lighthouse and the Whaler singer Michael LoPresti was vacationing in Maine with his family when he started writing the lyrics for the songs on the band’s forthcoming album, Mont Royal. While hanging out at a big house in Maine that overlooked lake, he wrote a handful of songs on an acoustic guitar on the porch at sunset. According to the press release that accompanies the album, the “songs are all about coming face-to-face with uncertainty, dealing with moments that threaten to upend lives: the emergence of adulthood, the possibility of success, the potential for failure or personal loss, and past emotional scars.” “I decided to bring an acoustic guitar because I thought it would be an idyllic place to write some songs,” he says. “We were at this lake house and every night I would go by the lake for a few hours and craft the songs.

They were mainly skeletons of the songs that would become Mont Royal. There were probably four or five that made the album. That was the main starting point for the bulk of the record. It continued from there.” And what about the introspective nature of the songs? “It’s been a while since we put out our last record,” he says. “We wanted to spend some time working on this and put this one out in the right way. Over that time period, a lot changed in the lives of the four of us in the band, especially for me. I had a kid. That was a major change in my life. That threw things into perspective. I realized it’s not all about me anymore. The band was also trying to figure out what was next and if we could make a career out of this or not. That uncertainty finds its way into the record too. This record is about understanding the changes I’ve gone through. It’s my way of dealing with

all that that transpired in those three years between records.” As the story goes, after attending college in Florida, where he studied literature and theology at Southeastern University, LoPresti returned to Cleveland in the winter of 2008. Inspired by Herman Melville’s classic man-versus-sea novel Moby Dick, he called his new band the Lighthouse and the Whaler, and headed into the studio and started recording songs with violinist Aaron Smith. Later that spring, the two got together in a field near Chardon for what they thought was their first photo shoot. They started playing music and people stopped to check them out, making LoPresti think the band was onto something that had potential. The band’s 2008 EP A Whisper, A Clamor caught the attention of an editor at the hipster-approved music magazine Paste. A track from that record eventually showed up on a

sampler CD that the magazine released in 2009. The band followed the EP a year later with their self-titled debut album, which generated even more buzz but also led to some line-up changes. “We’ve had quite a few changes because of the demand,” says LoPresti, adding that his brother and multiinstrumentalist Matthew joined shortly after the group formed. “It’s a demanding lifestyle. It’s difficult to keep focused on it but the line-up we have now is great. In addition to LoPresti, the current line-up now includes drummer Matthew LoPresti, Mark Porostosky Jr. and bassist Ryan Walker. For their 2013 album, This Is an Adventure, the quartet raised $10,000 from a Kickstarter campaign and rented out Bear Creek Studios, a recording facility just outside Seattle. They holed up there for a month with producer Ryan Hadlock (the

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MUSIC Lumineers, the Gossip, and Ra Ra Riot), pooling their money from “other resources” to pay for the studio time that the Kickstarter funds didn’t cover. Hadlock guided the band, leading the guys away from their folksy roots and into something more textured and pop-influenced. You can hear the band’s varied influences throughout the album, which features vibrant pop melodies that complement LoPresti’s falsetto. Modern indie-rock bands like the National and Sigur Rós are definite influences, but the guys are also Beatles fans. For Mont Royal, the band headed north of the border to Montreal to record with Marcus Paquin (the National, Arcade Fire). They worked at his studio in Montreal for five weeks in the dead of winter when it was “freezing.” “There were four or five names of people who would be good fits,” he says. “Marcus wasn’t high on our list. He had worked with Arcade Fire and did some great records. He wasn’t high on our radar at all. I talked to him on the phone before we were making the record. I was blown away. We just clicked. Everything he said about music was exactly how I thought. When we got there, his personality was amazing. There was no stress. That was the motto of making this record. We just enjoyed it and focused on making the best album we could.” Songs such as “Glory” feature bellowing vocals as it sounds like a veritable choir backs LoPresti on the tune. “All the guys actually sang,” says LoPresti when asked about the “choir” that appears on the tune. “We pulled some people in and Marcus got in there too and sang some. We wanted to get this massive effect. We wanted to have an other-worldly feeling to the song.”

emotions and sounds. I think we used one synth sound twice but the rest are unique to the songs. They’re their own animals that fit inside the context of the record. We want each song to be what it needs to be instead of trying to mesh them to make the album coherent.”

“We have to be perfect live. I’m excited to take that mindset to people, especially in Cleveland.” – Michael LoPresti “We Aren’t Who We Thought We Are” includes soaring strings as LoPresti nearly adopts a falsetto to sing about “our last chance.” “We toned the strings down for this album more than we had in the past,” says LoPresti.” We wanted them to be something that really enhanced the song rather than a gimmick to make our sound different. It was intentional to use them in moments when they would make the song into something dynamic.” After playing a CD release show at the Beachland Ballroom, the band plans to spend two months on the road before taking December off. “I’m sure we’ll be touring the record a ton,” he says. “One of the things that our label has pushed is that they are opening up opportunities. We have to be perfect live. I’m excited to take that mindset to people, especially in Cleveland. I want to take that mindset to people so they can see the dedication live. These songs are so much fun to play live. Even when we practice, it’s

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The song “Senses” features a slew of synthesizers, making it sound like an homage to the synth-pop of the ’80s. “We’re definitely paying homage to the ’80s,” says LoPresti. “We wanted the record to feel like a journey. We wanted it to have a depth and breadth to it that was wide. There were different feelings and

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hard not to have fun playing them even when we’re focusing on certain things. I’m super excited to get out and play shows again because we haven’t in a little while. I hope people dig it.”

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particular record store. “He told me that a friend of his was trying to put together a new band. He wanted me to hook up with him. We met and the next thing you know, I was at his house listening to rare 45s of rockabilly and rhythm and blues and country stuff.” Whitfield says the first record the two listened to together was “Mama Get the Hammer (There’s a Fly on Papa’s Head).” “I said, ‘This is gonna be good,’” he recalls. “It was then that we started talking about putting the band together. Phil [Lenker] was in the Lyres. He was on for the ride. [Drummer] Howie Ferguson who was a member of the Real Kids and the Lyres came on board too.” Shortly after forming, the band inked a deal with Rounder Records, a respected imprint devoted to bluegrass, blues and roots music. So how the hell did a ragtag group of

know that was going to happen. They wanted to sign us to a three-record deal. He said, ‘Why?’ They said, ‘We just want something that is real.’” In 1986, Greenberg left the band to “start a family and become part of the human race.” A second version of the Savages started up and carried on until 1995 when the group called it a day. A few years ago, the U.K. label Ace Records reissued the band’s first album. Whitfield spoke to Greenberg for the first time in two decades. He invited Whitfield out to his Taos, New Mexico, home where they sat in his kitchen and right then and there decided to bring the band back. The two reformed the band and have been steadily recording and touring ever since. Their new album, Under the Savage Sky, just came out earlier this year. It commences with the rip-roaring “Willow,” a tune that finds Whitfield screaming just

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noisemakers like the Savages end up on the label? “We did this frat party at Tufts in Massachusetts,” explains Whitfield. “There was beer up to people’s ankles. There was a guy on crutches. The next thing you knew, he threw the crutches away. There was a woman ripping off her clothes. And there were these three people from the label, the owners, who are into bluegrass and folk. They’re sitting there watching this and we’re playing and rocking. I remember our manager saying they left. He didn’t

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like James Brown. In addition to some fantastic original material, the album includes a rousing rendition of the Timmy Willis tune “I’m a Full Grown Man.” “Well, the Timmy Willis song is one of the most powerful soulful rock tunes I’ve heard,” says Whitfield. “It has power from the chords itself and just from him singing. Anyone who can claim, ‘I have been in love at the age of three and that made a man out of me,’ it’s already a proclamation. He hasn’t even gotten out of his diapers yet.”

Another highlight, “The Claw,” features a ragged horn section that could give those old horn-driven Rocket from the Crypt songs a run for their money. “All I can say is that it’s a fun song,” says Whitfield when asked about the tune. “I could see bikiniclad women dancing to it — with a lobster. We’re fortunate to have a great sax player in Tom Quartulli. I will say that the saxophone is one of the most important instruments in music history. If it wasn’t for the jazz and R&B artists who honked and screamed their way through the instrumental R&B stuff of the ’50s, we wouldn’t know it. You don’t hear it as much because everyone has moved to the electronic sound. The horn has always ruled the land when it comes to free expression of an instrument.” If it sounds like the guys are having a blast both in the studio and on the stage, that’s because they are. “Music is a fun thing,” says Whitfield. “If you can’t have a little humor or fun with it, it’s not fun anymore and becomes a job. I think we’re having a good time because we’re living out our dreams and doing what we enjoy doing. There are people who wish they could do what we do and be happy with it, but they have to go to their 9-to-5 jobs and then come to our shows and rip off their clothes and sweat their brains out before they go home and get back in their suits.”

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MUSIC FINGER PICKIN’ GOOD

Local guitarist Dan Bankhurst pays tribute to his musical heroes on his new release By Jeff Niesel DAN BANKHURST STARTED playing guitar when he was 11 years old. His dad played since he was 15, and his older brother started a few years before he did. Inspired by the likes of George Benson, Wes Montgomery and Django Reinhardt,

wanted to record Bankhurst’s debut at his studio that’s known for its vintage gear. The disc features 10 original tunes that show off his incredible guitar skills. It also includes a few covers too, most notably a new arrangement of Stevie

tunes and this one doesn’t have any original tunes. I play cover tunes and a lot of the arrangements are mine. They’re traditional songs that people will know.” The whole album is acoustic solo guitar though there are two Photo credit: Courtesy of Dan Bankhurst

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he got into jazz when he was in his late teens. He went to Ohio State to study hospitality management and was playing jazz at Columbus clubs when he heard Chet Atkins for the first time, possibly his biggest influence. After he moved back to Cleveland, he discovered Tommy Emmanuel, an Australian thumband-finger-style guitarist who’s become a YouTube sensation. Bankhurst was hooked and picked up that style of music. Turns out, he’s pretty damned good at it. A couple of years back, he won first place at International Home of the Legends Contest and the top prize was a $3,000 Gretsch guitar. For his debut CD, 2013’s At First Sight, he went to Nashville to record with Pete Huttlinger, another finger-style player, who’s played Carnegie Hall. Bankhurst showed him some music, and Huttlinger liked it and said he

Wonder’s “Isn’t She Lovely” for which Bankhurst makes his guitar sound like a cello. Though inspired by the guitar work of Phish’s Trey Anastasio, Bankhurst embraces a wide range of musical styles on the instrumental album. Back in 2014, he started working on a followup, Tradition Pickin’.

tracks that feature [local] Kevin Johnson on upright bass. Danny Jenkins from the [local alt-country act] Speedbumps plays on those tracks as well. Adam Boose did the mastering at his locally based Cauliflower Audio, and the music was recorded over a period of six months.

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He recorded locally with producer and musician Brian Straw at his Survival Kit Studios. A song like “Travis Train” features some twangy guitar work and includes a rather complex bridge that allows Bankhurst to show off his deft fingerstyle guitar abilities. “It’s kind of like a tribute album to my influences,” he says of the disc. “My first album was original

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“I had my first album produced by Pete Huttlinger who knows a lot about recording instrumental music,” says Bankhurst. “I learned by watching him. I self-produced this album. But the quality of Brian’s engineering and Adam’s mastering was great. They would give me a mastering point. I would tell them if we need to take some mid-range off here or there. I did the same

thing with the mastering. Adam would send me one thing and we did four or five different takes and we’d tweak something here and there. I’m really particular with the audio quality. In the end, I was really happy with the way everything turned out. I didn’t have to rush myself. Adam could cohesively stitch everything together.” For the CD release party for the disc, Bankhurst has lined up a few special guests. Fifteen-year-old guitar prodigy Parker Hastings will open the show. He’s opened for Tommy Emmanuel several times and has also played on the main stage at the Chet Atkins Convention where Bankhurst regularly performs. Bowling Green-based violinist Grant Flick will perform as well. Berklee College of Music recently gave him an award for his fiddle/violin playing at the age of 15. Johnson, a local bassist who plays with singer-songwriter Brent Kirby, will sit in with Bankhurst too. “I often get approached by people who don’t like the fact that there are no vocals,” says Bankhurtst. “I’m not doing the vocal thing right now. I just love instrumental guitar and I think this style has a lot to get people excited about. If you play it the right way, people really love it. I wanted to change this from every other show at Nighttown that I’ve done. Parker Hastings won the International Home of the Legends Championship last year. He’s coming from Kentucky to open the show and is a great entertainer. I’ll do some solo tunes and then Kevin Johnson will play some songs with me and then Grant Flick will join us. It’ll be like a Django Reinhardt gypsy jazz set.” Parker will join the band at the end for a blowout jam. “I want to throw some more dynamics into the show,” says Bankhurst, adding that he’s moving to Nashville in January to attend Belmont, an art school there. “I just want to keep people entertained.”

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ORGONE/The Herd: Orgone, a term described by Austrian psychoanalyst Wilhelm Reich as “the creative force in nature,” happens to also be one of the most prestigious names in the world of session bands and balls-out funk groovin’. This year’s Beyond the Sun ups the soul just so, calling back to the atmospherics of ’70s funk LPs. “Take You Higher,” for instance, cooks up a stripped-down bassline while the band builds a layered sense of seduction. We’d like to point out as well that “Captain’s Log,” a tune found on the band’s 2001 selftitled LP, showcases the band’s stuff admirably. There’s the super chilled-out funk, and then there’s the upbeat, borderline psychedelia. With all that at hand, the band’s live shows are tremendously energetic events. While there’s always the tendency for the musicians to go off-roading into open improv, they maintain supremely tight grooves that hone the attention of the crowd at all times. (Eric Sandy), 8:30 p.m., $12 ADV, $14 DOS. Grog Shop. 10 X 3 Hosted by Brent Kirby (in the Wine Bar): 8 p.m. Brothers Lounge. Blind Dog/Neutron Rats/Scuzz/ Fuck You Pay Me: 9 p.m. Now That’s Class. Hot Djang! (in the Supper Club): 8 p.m., $7. Music Box Supper Club. Kate Kooser/Casper Hollands: 6 p.m. Barking Spider Tavern. Spiritual Rez/Drunken Sunday/5 Elements/Huckleberry Hottie: 9 p.m., $7 ADV, $10 DOS. Beachland Tavern. Step Inside Presents DJ Marky/ Golden Child of Double Dragon/ Kevin Bumpers/Thunder St. Clair: 9:30 p.m., $12 ADV, $15 DOS. Beachland Ballroom. Jackie Warren: 7 p.m., Free. BLU Jazz+.

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album, Wild Heart, dropped just last month. Opening with the slide-riding, riff-rocking “Roadrunner,” the album tosses another exclamation point on Fish’s budding career. From there, tunes like “Highway’s Holding Me Now” continue to showcase Fish’s knack for winding up and down the neck and flexing bluesy licks over chugging percussion. There’s a lot of rock ‘n’ roll coursing through Fish’s veins, but her songwriting chops remain entrenched in the classic approaches to blues music. “I fell in love with it,” she told Premier Guitar of her dive into the blues, “and started doing my homework by listening to the old guys like Son House and Skip James.” (Sandy), 8 p.m., $15. Beachland Ballroom. One Direction: Former American Idol judge Simon Cowell discovered One Direction, the British boy band, back in 2010 when he signed them to his Syco Records. Under his direction, the group has put up some impressive numbers. It’s sold 65 million albums worldwide at a time when hardly anyone still buys albums. Earlier this year, the band won Billboard

awards for Top Group and Top Touring Artist. The new single, “Drag Me Down,” offers another intoxicating mix of pop, R&B and dance. These guys might have overestimated their popularity in the states by playing venue as big as First Energy Stadium but they’ll undoubtedly have a rabid crowd of tens of thousands at tonight’s show. (Jeff Niesel), 7 p.m., $39.50-$99.50. First Energy Stadium. Bad Boys Jam: 9 p.m., Free. Brothers Lounge. Barrence Whitfield and the Savages/The Whiskey Daredevils: 9 p.m., $10. The Euclid Tavern. Vicki Chew/Under the Willow/ Stephen Lee Rich: 6 p.m. Barking Spider Tavern. Amina Figarova Sextet: 8 p.m., $20. Nighttown. Chris Hatton’s Musical Circus (in the Wine Bar): 8 p.m. Brothers Lounge. Cory Henry & the Funk Apostles/ Acid Cats: 9 p.m., $12 ADV, $15 DOS. Beachland Tavern. Roots Rock with Cats on Holiday: 5 p.m. Music Box Supper Club. The Sidekicks/All Dogs/Meridian/ Small Wood House: 7:30 p.m., $10 ADV, $12 DOS. Mahall’s 20 Lanes. Jimmy Thackery (in the Supper

Club): 8 p.m., $12 ADV, $15 DOS. Music Box Supper Club. Wankys/Cabbageheads/Prison Moan/Party Plates: 9 p.m., $5. Now That’s Class. Rock Wehrmann Organ Trio: 8 p.m., $12. BLU Jazz+.

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Zella Day/Seafair: Born and raised in the tiny town of Pinetop, Arizona, pop singer Zella Day developed her raw talent from early age. She regularly performed at her grandmother’s coffeeshop before she and her mother set off to L.A. in search of a record deal. It didn’t take them long to get noticed. Her major label debut, Kicker, cam out earlier this year and it features her haunting vocals (think of a folk-y PJ Harvey). Tonight’s show at the Grog will be her first-ever in Northeast Ohio. (Niesel), 8:30 p.m., $12 ADV, $14 DOS. Grog Shop. Black Dog Octet Presents Bird and Beyond: 8 p.m., $12. BLU Jazz+. Die Choking/Grin N Bear It: 9 p.m., $5. Now That’s Class. End of Summer Jam with Sir Charles Jones and Wendell B: 8 p.m. Akron Civic Theatre.

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LIVEWIRE Bill Fox: 9 p.m., $5. The Euclid Tavern. Dennis Lewin: 10:30 p.m., free. Nighttown. The Lighthouse and the Whaler CD Release/Nonaphoenix: 8:30 p.m., $14. Beachland Ballroom. Polka Happy Hour with DJ Kishka: 6 p.m., Free. Happy Dog. Rachel & the Beatnik Playboys (in the Supper Club): 8:30 p.m., $7. Music Box Supper Club. Rascal Flatts/Scotty McCreery/ RaeLynn: 7:30 p.m., $31-$60.75. Blossom. Shady Drive: 9:30 p.m., $5. Brothers Lounge. Shane Henderson of Valencia/ Nick Thompson of Hit the Lights and the Promise Hero: 6:30 p.m., $10 ADV, $12 DOS. B-Side Liquor Lounge & Arcade. Slowhand: A Tribute to Eric Clapton: 8 p.m., $12. Music Box Supper Club. Sounds of Jazz Featuring Nancy Redd (in the Wine Bar): 8 p.m. Brothers Lounge. Thirteen Cadillacs/Brave Bones/ The Wabash Cannonballs: 9 p.m., $5. Beachland Tavern. Jim Volk/Ingroovement/George Foley & Friends: 5:30 p.m. Barking Spider Tavern. World Beats with DJ Neil Chastain: 5 p.m., Free. Music Box Supper Club.

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The 2-1 Chicks: 9:30 p.m., $5. Brothers Lounge. Dan Bankhurst: 8:30 p.m., $15. Nighttown. Michael Angelo Batio: 7 p.m., $15 ADV, $20 DOS. Agora Ballroom. Blonde Boy Grunt & the Groans/ Bill Weiner with Sheila Thorp & Al Taylor: 8 p.m. Barking Spider Tavern. Bossa Nova Night with Luca Mundaca (in the Supper Club): 7:30 p.m., $7. Music Box Supper Club. Corey Grand/Marcus Alan Ward/ Yacht Club/Metavari: 9:30 p.m., $8 ADV, $11 DOS. Beachland Ballroom. Hiram Maxim/The Space Merchants/New Planet Trampoline: 9 p.m., $5. Happy Dog. The Lampshades/Nope (in the Locker Room): 9 p.m., Free. Mahall’s 20 Lanes. The Music of Quincy Jones,

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Oliver Nelson and Thad Jones with Ernie Krivda and the Fat Tuesday Big Band: 8 p.m., $22. BLU Jazz+. Old No. 55: 7:30 p.m., $7. Music Box Supper Club. Red Sun Rising: 8 p.m., $12-$15. The Kent Stage. Schwartz Brothers: 8:30 p.m., $6. Beachland Tavern. Jackie Warren: 10:30 p.m., free. Nighttown. Wesley Who/Nico Missile/Day Creeper/Ma Halos: 9 p.m., $5. The Euclid Tavern.

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RED SUN RISING By Jeff Niesel MEET THE BAND: Mike Protich (vocals/guitar), Ryan Williams (guitar), Tyler Valendza (guitar), Ricky Miller (bass/vocals), and Pat Gerasia (drums) STRAIGHT OUTTA AKRON: Protich and Williams grew up together and have been songwriting partners since high school. They started the band in 2007. “We came together from two different projects,” says Protich. “We just wanted to jam. We realized we had the same influences and just started writing songs.” By the end of the year, they had written some 35 songs together. They released an EP in 2008 and a full-length in 2010. Valendza has been with the band for the past 20 months and has recently become part of the songwriting team. Additionally, Williams and Valendza have sought to perfect a twin guitar attack that’s not unlike the approach that bands Pearl Jam and Linkin Park feature. THEY LOVE IT LIVE: The guys have spent the past 18 months supporting bands including Pop Evil, Seether, Sevendust, Shinedown and Chevelle. They’ll support the nu-metal act Godsmack on some West Coast dates this fall. “It’s been great,” says Protich. “We’re still trying to adjust our lives. It’s been a blast. The goal is to stay on the road pushing this record through the end of the year. The Godsmack tour will be the biggest one we’ve done.’

WHY YOU SHOULD HEAR THEM: For their new album, they worked with producer Bob Marlette (Black Sabbath, Shinedown, Seether). They recorded at his Los Angeles home. “He had a studio in his barn where he did records by Filter and Rob Zombie and Shinedown,” says Protich. “It’s really relaxed. It allowed us to be way more creative. We still wrote the same kind of songs but he helped us achieve what we wanted. We got to execute the ideas and have them come to life. We try to draw from every era. We are influenced by Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, the Beatles, Led Zeppelin and Tool.” Songs such as “Other Side” and “My Muse” feature heavy guitars and powerhouse vocals but they retain pop hooks and harmonies. As a whole, the album strikes a balance between hard rock and metal with a subtle nod to classic rock too. In “Blister,” the soaring vocals recall those great Scorpions power ballads from the ’80s. “We make sure the melody comes first and then we color it with heavy guitars and textures,” he says. WHERE YOU CAN HEAR THEM: redsunrisingmusic.com WHERE YOU CAN SEE THEM: Red Sun Rising performs at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 29, at the Kent Stage.

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SAVAGE LOVE ASHLEY’S ASHES By Dan Savage

Dear Dan, Please do a public-service announcement about the Ashley Madison hack, and request that NO ONE look up information on ANYONE other than their own spouse. I’m a former AM user. I’ve been married to my wife for 20 years. We met when we were both 20 years old. Seven years ago, I made a selfish decision to have an affair, and five years ago, my wife found out. She hated me for a while, but we worked things out. I have been faithful since then, and our marriage is better than ever. Since my wife already knows everything, I have no worries about her finding out. But what about every other person I know? It is mortifying to think about my colleagues or my wife’s family poring through my profile information. I’m going to assume the best—most people have the common decency not to snoop into their neighbors’ bedroom habits—but it would be great if you could ask people to respect other people’s privacy. Really Enraged Guy Requesting Everyone’s Tactful Silence I’m happy to back you up, REGRETS, but I don’t share your faith in humanity. Most people are only too delighted to snoop into their neighbors’ bedroom habits— particularly when doing so induces feelings of moral superiority. And I like to think the kind of puritanical busybodies who would go looking for names in the Ashley Madison dump are unlikely to be readers of mine, so they wouldn’t see my Ashley Madison PSA anyway. But I have to disagree with your suggestion that people should look for their spouses’ names in the AM data. If someone in a shitty, high-conflict marriage needs an excuse to get out—because no-fault divorce isn’t good enough for them—okay, sure, that person might wanna search for their spouse’s name. But people who are in loving, functional, low-conflict, happy-ish marriages might want to think twice. Finding out that your spouse cheated—or fantasized about cheating—is impossible to unknow, and it’s something many people can’t get over. Caveat coniunx.

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