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“ I loved the drag show! They taught me a lot of things about stage that I can do when I get on stage. It was a lovely show. They broke the record, baby!”

PHOTO BY THEO WELLING

TABLE OF CONTENTS

COVER Higher Calling Trinity Episcopal Church blazed a trail from LGBTQ rights to the National Register of Historic Places Cover design by EVAN SULT From a photo by TRENTON ALMGREN-DAVIS

INSIDE

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Hartmann 7 MO’s own Jeff Jensen has been called to do the president’s bidding

News

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Feature

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Calendar 20 A Touch of Zen | Transluminate 2020 | Arch Rival Roller Derby | The 39 Steps | The Office! A Musical Parody

Film Once Were Brothers

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Cafe Original J’s

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Short Orders 29 Dani Leiran of Juniper | 9 Mile Garden | Fuego’s Pizza | Wellspent Brewing Co.

Music + Culture 35 Psychedelic Furs | Stax Records | Yvette

Out Every Night 39 Fitz and the Tantrums | Durand Jones and the Indications | 2 Chainz

Publisher Chris Keating Editor in Chief Doyle Murphy

EDITORIAL Managing Editor Liz Miller Arts & Culture Editor Paul Friswold Music Editor Daniel Hill Digital Editor Jaime Lees Staff Writer Danny Wicentowski Restaurant Critic Cheryl Baehr Film Critic Robert Hunt Columnist Ray Hartmann Contributing Writers Jeanette Cooperman, Thomas Crone, Mike Fitzgerald, Joseph Hess, Robert Hunt, MaryAnn Johanson, Roy Kasten, KE Luther, Bob McMahon, Christian Schaeffer, Ymani Wince Proofreader Evie Hemphill Editorial Interns Trenton Almgren-Davis, Kristen Farrah, Hanna Holthaus, Jenna Jones, Monica Obradovic

ART Art Director Evan Sult Contributing Photographers Virginia Harold, Monica Mileur, Zia Nizami, Andy Paulissen, Nick Schnelle, Mabel Suen, Theo Welling, Jen West

PRODUCTION Production Manager Haimanti Germain

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