Topeka’s guide to art, entertainment, lifestyle + local flavor
Vol. V Issue VII April 15 - May 31, 2011
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The Topeka Symphony presents
The Three B’s rahms eethoven ach
[on the cover] Luke Rocha Artist / Illustrator Luke Rocha is a multi-media artist who lives and works in Kansas City, Missouri. He has had work nationally published in “Wax Poetics,” “Riot,” “Studio Visit” and other media. Currently he is a resident in the Charlotte Street Foundation’s UCP Studio Residency Program. To see more of his work check out www.lukerocha.com seveneightfive is a free lifestyle magazine highlighting entertainment, art, local businesses + more in Topeka.
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Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor by Brahms. Beethoven’s Symphony No. 8 and Suite from the Anna Magdalena Notebook by Bach.
Revel in the greatness of the most recognized names in classical music. Be enthralled by Pianist Julius Kim’s performance of the emotionally powerful Brahms concerto.
Saturday, April 30
7:30 pm | White Concert Hall For tickets call: 232.2032 topekasymphony.org
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[ in this issue ] 2 getting glazed
Ode to the glazed donut.
4 breweriana
Local beer collector breaks out the aluminum.
9 top city thursday...
is returning May 5. Did you know seveneightfive + DTI coordinate this event?
14 ambitious - 5Q
5 Questions with Chris Aytes + the Good Ambition.
18 how not to strike a cyclist
The do’s and don’ts on the road. Moral of the story... don’t be a jerk.
20 lit w/Kevin Rabas Jazz, drums, poetry...
23 vintage cook
Chef Lanie helps our writer after her stove breaks and she visits the 1950s.
28 behind the bar
Bromance blooms at Lucky Dog’s when the Bud Light Behind the Bar features two studs.
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b y J a n i c e Wa t k i n s • p h o t o b y E J D r a k e
menu proclamation
getting glazed
Baker’s Dozen 4310 SW 21st Street 785.272.2400
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s Kryptonite is to Superman, as water is to the Wicked Witch, as the heel was to Achilles, so are doughnuts to my, well, everything. The sugary, billowy bite of the perfectly spherical concoction can have the same effect as a bubble bath or a cool glass of white wine at the end of a long day – tossing your troubles into oblivion with each subsequent bite and Homer Simpson drool that comes dangling from your lips. With choices from sugared, powdered, cream-filled, sprinkle-covered, chocolate-smothered and even meatcontaining, there is a doughnut to appease the liking of nearly every pastry connoisseur out there. I, however, will always choose the classic, plain, glazed doughnut over any topping-adorned sweet hoop. But there is nothing plain about the classic glazed doughnut that sits proudly behind the glass display case
“The sugary, billowy bite of the perfect spherical concoction can have the same effect as a bubble bath or a cool glass of white wine at the end of a long day.”
at Baker’s Dozen (4310 SW 21st Street). Rolled from scratch twice daily and covered in the special, family recipe glaze, this icon among sweet treats and breakfast foods alike nearly melts in your mouth with each bite. With the perfect proportion of glaze to dough, you can hardly blink before you’re left with nothing but sugar to lick from your lips and the euphoric grin on your face. Available from 4 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily and even accommodated with a drive-through for the on-the-go eater, a napkin and 76 cents is the only thing needed to satisfy your doughnut craving. Pair it with a cup of steaming coffee or a glass of milk for a few quarters more. Leave the glaze sitting proudly upon your kissers for easy access to the memory of the delightful four bites, or give it a demonizing pedestal in the Dante’s circle that once was your diet plan. Either way, it’s 76 cents and 25 seconds well spent. aseveneightfive
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stor y and photos by Matt Porubsky
“One of the best things about beer is the community it creates...”
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y family always loved the art of beer. At the tavern there are countless signs and memorabilia of vintage beer advertisements, from the circling Clydesdales-pulled Budweiser beer wagon that spins above the northmost booth, to the circa 1980’s Coors girl offering a frothy draft shining as bright as her purple eye shadow to the mirrored Michelob sign in the shape of a bridle with a miniature horse head at the top unmoved next to the tavern door for decades. The traditional Christmas gift from grandma and grandpa for any male of the Porubsky family was the annual collectible Budweiser ceramic mug. As a teenager, I was often seen in Bud Light shirts and hats. I even made pyramid sculptures of beer bottle caps that my grandparents would display down at the tavern for patrons to see. I had no idea how beer memorabilia, or “breweriana,” had to do with one of the most mysterious memories of my childhood.
In a bedroom at my grandparents’ house, there was a cutout of my grandfather’s head above the mirror. Thirty years younger than the grandfather I knew, the life-sized head just hung there and stared. It still lives as a strange, omniscient phantom in my mind. I was never able to find out what that strange free-floating head was all about. It ended up being another collected form of classic Breweriana. Wait. I’m getting ahead of myself. Breweriana comes in a lot of forms, but none as glorious as beer can collecting. Not only did Marc Milner, President of the Carry Nation chapter of the Brewery Collectibles Club of America (BCCA,) enlighten me to all things beautifully beer-canny, but unlocked the secret behind my grandfather’s floating head. A RECYCLED LIFE “People in general think collecting beer cans is…different,” Marc told me as we talked down the steps into his basement that doubles as a grand showroom for his beer can collection. I was instantly in continued on page 6 >>
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breweriana:
any article containing a brewery name or brand name. Examples include beer cans, bottles, openers, tin signs, coasters, beer trays and wooden cases.*
“Breweriana comes in a lot of forms, but none of them as glorious as beer can collecting.”
* Webster’s Dictionary definition
the shine of 4,300 cans lined on shelves from floor to ceiling. “For some people it’s cars or it’s guns or thimbles or baseballs cards. For me, it’s…different.” The variety of the display was enormous. Marc led me through a tour or cans and terminology that I hustled to follow. He showed me cans with flat tops, pull tabs, zip tops, u-tabs and dog bones in sizes varying from 16 ounces to 9 2/3 ounces to a collection of pony kegs in the corner. He had a streaming series of cans, sorted alphabetically, with any imaginable, but mostly unknown, flavors and brands of beer. “What’s most exciting is how they are displayed,” Marc continued. “At first, I wanted all four walls of the basement, but my wife and I compromised to just two. I think she was right.”
Overwhelmed by the vision of the beer universe, the most interesting question I could think of was to ask what his favorite beer to drink was. He said he liked a handful of Budweiser products but Marc loves most of all, “what’s right here at home. John Dean at the Blind Tiger does great things.” Marc continued to comment on the Tallgrass Brewery out of Manhattan and one of his favorites from their line, Oasis. He motioned toward one of his higher shelves that displayed their graphically designed award winning can series. Marc continued his detailed tour to the international section of his collection, specifically the Swedish cans. They varied from illustrations of Nordic antiquities to landscape scenes to incredibly artistic displays of comic and abstract art. Some, called the “Porno Cans,” had sketches of nude women around the can alongside the
erotic lines by Danish poet Jans August Schade. No telling what the lines actually said, but the collection quickly switched gears to a series of famous hot air balloon images from Germany and a game preserve series from Africa. “The beer can collecting community doesn’t just exist in the United States. It’s all around the world,” Marc told me as he held a German can of beer depicting classic locomotives.
“It’s the journey of the can. Maybe it’s taking the cans that might not have a lot of value to me and trading them to someone in Sweden who’s just tickled pink to get them. It’s a real community. It’s a family.” But there had to be something else to the collecting beyond community. I finally ask Marc. He quickly replied, “It’s the hunt. At a show, you could give me $10,000 and I could easily spend it. What I spend it on is what would be agonizing. But one of my favorite phrases,” he continued on the topic of the hunt is, “When someone tells me, ‘Grandpa had a whole bunch of cans in the garage or the attic.’” He said “grandpa” and that got me thinking about my grandpa’s head. AHEAD LOCALLY Marc talked about a lot of beer that night but none as heartfelt as the comments pertaining to local breweries. He told me that if I ever hear that Blind Tiger has its “Prairie Dog” brew available get down there and get down there quickly. When visiting other collections around the nation, he often pays his admission to view with a four pack of the Tallgrass brand. In the middle of one of his stories about local breweries, Marc talked about how beer companies used to employ local tavern owners to be in their advertisements to the local communities. Sure enough, as I researched my family photos, I found a picture of my grandfather, Charlie Porubsky, standing in the tavern next to a large sign on the wall. The sign featured a picture of him pouring a bottle of Grain Belt beer into a glass with an advertisement alongside the picture. I asked my uncle about it and he told me that the sign was damaged in a fire and he had cut the piece of grandpa’s head out and kept it. My mystery was solved. I should have known it would have something to do with beer. Some people will probably disagree with me, but one of the best things about beer is the community it creates. Whether it is collectors or drinkers or both, a lot of comfort can be found in a beer bottle or can and it is never an experience absent of art - the art of flavor, the art of graphics, the art of consumption, the art of community. aseveneightfive For more information about breweriana collectors, visit bcca.com
springtime at the goose means...
karaoke
Every Wednesday Night with Hobbs | 9 pm
+ beers on the patio established
1938
The DuTch Goose sporTs Bar & Grill 3203 SW 10th | 785-357-8474 Open 365 days a year
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get your market on
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pring is here, and although the temperature isn’t rising as fast as we all would like, the warm air will come. A great way to celebrate spring is to check out the Downtown Topeka Farmer’s Market. Opening day for the Downtown Market was last Saturday, April 9, and dedicated vendors and citizens flocked to the parking lot that becomes a mosaic of local food, wares and music during the warm seasons. Mother Nature will not release her full bounty of produce until late May, but now is still a great time to see the local goods the market has to offer. Baked goods, herbs, eggs and local crafts are available now, and the produce will become more plentiful each week. Toward mid-May, asparagus, greens, parsnips and rhubarb will start popping up at the produce stands, and even more Topekans will wake up early on Saturday mornings to get the best produce ouar local farmers have to offer. The market runs until late in the fall, but produce is seasonal, so be sure to check out the new blog on seveneightfive.com, Farmer’s Market Grab Bag, to see what produce is in season and to learn more about the vendors who set up their tents each week to satisfy the appetite for local flavor. Capitol Midweek Farmer’s Market Opens 5.18 Wednesday | 9am – 1pm Downtown Topeka
Monday Market Topeka Shawnee County Public Library Starts May 16 7:30am – 11:30am
Downtown Topeka Farmer’s Market topekafarmersmarket.com Saturday | 7:30am – Noon 12th + Topeka Blvd.
by Larissa Keller • photo by David Kitchner
FLAVOR savor Kansas >> Also happening in May: the Arab Swiners (aka, the best BBQers belonging to the Arab Shrine Temple) will be hosting their 2nd annual Red, White and Blue BBQ State Barbeque Competition at the Expocentre the May 27 and 28. This state-wide competition boasts delish BBQ, fat cash prizes and the bragging rights to being the best in Kansas. Need we say more?
bobo’s shakes on the west side b y E r i n Wy n k o o p
Imagine my surprise and excitement when the owner of Bobo’s herself, Trish Marsh, told me that she and her husband plan on serving my favorite local burgers and apple pie right across the street from the mall. Mall employees and west-siders are both beyond excited for this in-the-biz for over 60-years eatery to expand to the site formally belonging Shake’s at 17th and Arvonia. The new branch is projected to open in May, so keep your eye out.
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he iconic Petula Clark lyrics speak to the hustle and bustle of a downtown and all downtown can offer. When thinking of a vibrant downtown life, most Topekans, however, acquaint the “noise and the hurry” between the hours of nine to five, Monday through Friday. Dispelling the popular myth of tumbleweeds blowing through cobweb-covered archways and nailed-shut doors, following the exodus of the workforce at 6 p.m., “Top City Thursdays” returns May 5, with an aim at “everybody going downtown.”
In its inaugural year, the local merchants definitely saw results from “Top City Thursdays,” with an increase in traffic alone. The event helps draw out the window shopper who may not otherwise have time to peruse the products during the traditional workday, and plant the seed to re-visit again. Special event discounts and “Top City Thursday”-only-offered products, add to the lure.
The brainchild of Downtown Topeka, Inc. and seveneightfive magazine, in its sophomore season, “Top City Thursdays” is hoping to draw even more Topeka patrons downtown, or to stay downtown.
“It worked out well for us,” noted Elliot. “It brought in a lot of different clientele, but good clientele.”
“I would love for people who are already down here to stay downtown for an hour or two,” says Laurel Leamon, Director of Events for Downtown Topeka, Inc. “To see the lovely shops we have, the new places that are opening – downtown has a lot to offer that is unique to Topeka.” Initially created in response to community feedback that downtown actually closed after traditional working hours, “Top City Thursdays” built on the momentum of shops that were already keeping their doors open one night a week – Thursday nights. With one walk down the “Avenue,” Leamon had the local shop owners and businesses easily on board. “Downtown has the greatest people ever,” gleams Leamon. “We are lucky to have our downtown business and shop owners in our city. They are gems and truly awesome people.”
“I’m looking forward to re-sparking the enthusiasm in reinvesting in downtown.” -- Connie Cook, owner, Marion Lane Candles
Mitzi Elliot of David’s Jewelers and owner, Mark Boose, saw an increase in exposure last year during the event.
Boose further noted that the street musicians assisted in luring customers to the shop. Live entertainment and street vendors look to add to the lure when the event begins again. Jim Williamson, a bagpiper with the Argyll MacHaggis Memorial Pipes and Drums, appreciates the opportunity for new exposure to his music. “Top City Thursdays are a great opportunity for new groups like the Argyll MacHaggis Memorial Pipes and Drums to get out and play in front of people, maybe hand out a few business cards,” said Williamson. “It is also a neat way to support and be part of Downtown Topeka’s resurgence.” And the resurgence of downtown is really what “Top City Thursdays” is all about. The event shined during the seveneightfivesponsored “shop crawl” in July, and hundreds of masked faces and jack-o-lantern-doting ghosts and goblins came trick-or-treating on Halloween. This year, Thursdays will wind down with the final night on November 17 with the ever-growing Holiday Shop Crawl. In the meantime, themed months and the birthday celebrations of our beloved state and seveneightfive magazine, itself, hope to draw more people to the bricked sidewalks on Thursday nights. “I’m looking forward to re-sparking the enthusiasm in reinvesting in downtown,” Connie Cook, owner of Marion Lane Candles said. “It’s about looking forward to gathering with friends and experiencing some of the finest shopping and dining experiences that are gathered together in our downtown.” For more information on Top City Thursdays, visit www. seveneightfive.com aseveneightfive
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local shopping
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the merchant moves by L ar iss a Kel ler • photos by Lydi a B ar n hardt
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he Merchant has reopened at 913 S. Kansas, and Lisa Boyd, owner, loves the new building. Boyd recalls, “I had been looking for about a year. I can’t believe I didn’t see this building before. It just so happened that someone at DTI told me ‘you need to check out this building.’ I had no idea when I walked into it how fantastic it was. I knew at that moment that I had to have that place.” The new storefront has a canopy, providing a gathering place for customers to mingle after getting lunch from next door at The Break Room or Field of Greens, and plenty of space for the items Boyd has accumulated over the years. Boyd is excited to make the new building her own. “I don’t want to lose the integrity of the store, but I need to bring more fun and vibrance to it,” Boyd said. The high mirrored ceiling provides a one-of-a-kind feel to the store, and colorful mannequins, painted by Boyd, surround the walls. The décor is perfect for chic fashion shopping. Stop by The Merchant on your next lunch break, Top City Thursdays beginning May 5, First Friday Art Walk May 6, or your next Saturday downtown shopping spree. You never know what you’ll find.
The Merchant
913 S. Kansas Ave. 785.357.1444 www.themerchantonline.com “Like” them on FB
Hours: Monday-Friday 10am – 5pm Thursday open till 8pm Saturday 11am - 2pm
designer showhouse The ERC Resource & Referral Showhouse has been a Topeka tradition for many years, as local designers and craftspeople have transformed homes all over the city to showcase the latest in interior design trends. The event is a fundraiser that generates critically needed funding for ERC to continue their mission of promoting high-quality child care options. The 2011 home belongs to Darren and Tracie Haddock (and their five children) and is a rambling ranch style home in the Lake Sherwood area of Topeka located at 3709 SW Kings Forest Road. The Showhouse is open April 16 - May 15 and tickets start at $9 in advance.
Cheers! Join us for a Wine Tasting Event! ERC is hosting a Wine Tasting Event at the Showhouse on Friday, April 29 from 5:30 – 7:30pm. Cost is $25 and includes wine, appetizers, Showhouse tour ticket and a special ERC wine glass. Call ERC at 357.5171 to make reservations today. The event is sponsored by Glazer’s, Hazel HIll Chocolate and Ice & Olives.
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u p d a t e b y E r i n Wy n k o o p • l o g o b y F r y e A l l e n
Savor Kansas has teamed up with Visit Topeka to give us all a little history lesson throughout the months of April, May and June. With themes like “For God’s Sake Take Cover Topeka Tornado Tour,” “Homegrown but Turned Rotten-Outlaws Tour” and “Cabins to Capitol – Topeka’s Architecture Tour” these fun and educational tours will not disappoint. Tours are one hour long, cost $10 and leave from the Farmers Market downtown at 10 am. It’s too simple; you have no excuse to miss out. Check out savorkansas.com for more info and the next seveneightfive for our spread on all the amazing events happening in June!
top city poetry readings Friday, April 15 Poetry+Funk featuring Kevin Rabas Blue Planet Cafe 110 SE 8th Ave Topeka 7 pm
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Friday, April 22 Puppet Poetry Blue Planet Cafe 110 SE 8th Ave Topeka 7 pm Friday, April 29 | 7 pm Leah Sewell and Stella Robbins Blue Planet Cafe | 110 SE 8th Ave
Tuesday, April 26 William J. Harris + Stan Lombardo The Raven Bookstore 6 E 7th St (Larry Town) 7 pm
[ lit ] Thursday, May 19 Kathryn Kyser + Hadara Bar-Nadav The Raven Bookstore 6 E 7th St (Larry Town) 7 pm
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“psalm 24” by Renee Johnson. Please note piece is full color. Stop by The Eclective for the full effect.
NOTO grows: 2 new businesses
irst Friday, April 1, 2011 the NOTO community celebrated the grand opening of two new businesses.
The Eclective, 900 North Kansas Avenue, is made up of several artists and is an eclectic art showroom and studio. Owner Renee Johnson features her unique Stainless Steel Design Concepts, and is joined by five artists with studios: Angela Lexow, fine jewelry and gourd artist; Cora Spencer, fiber textile artist; Pat Abellon, painter; Randy Fay, Iron Florist; and Pam Renovato, digital fine art. “The journey to the opening of The Eclective has been a lot of work,” said Johnson, “but educational and fun. We are excited to bring something different to Topeka.” Johnson is eager to settle into the new space and start creating. Creation will happen in the studios, located in the back of the store. View their website www.the-eclective.com to meet all the artists, or meet them in person during store hours: First weekend of each month: Friday 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. + Saturday 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Call 806.7674 to set up a private party or appointment. The Two Day Monthly Market is 824 North Kansas Avenue. Co-owners Coralee Evans and Lisa Cusick of Brickhouse Antiques, 3711 SW Burlingame Road, have expanded to open another business to be conducted as a “monthly market” which is open the first Friday and Saturday of each month in conjunction with the First Friday Art Walk. The inventory will include antique and vintage, as well as mid-century modern items, unique industrial pieces, home décor, jewelry and much more. a Their hours are 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. seveneightfive on Fridays + 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. on Saturdays.
musical spring dream
by LarissaKeller
When I step onto my porch on the beautiful spring mornings Topeka has had lately, I embrace the smell of dew as I sip my morning coffee and listen to the amazing blues band that plays across the alley from my house. Then I wake up. There is no music across the alley, and most mornings I cuss the cold as I let the dogs outside. My dream of the ideal spring morning won’t become reality anytime soon, so I will wait for the day when I can watch live music while sitting on a blanket and enjoy the sounds and smells of the warm season. That day is coming soon. Warm-weather events start during the spring season, including the opportunity to enjoy live music in the great outdoors. Numerous venues around Topeka offer outdoor live music all weekend. On Friday nights, take a drive to South Topeka to Victoria’s and sip an ice-cold beer as you enjoy tunes in their backyard. Recover on Saturday mornings with local music while shopping for local produce and crafts. Finally, start off your Sunday Funday with music at Gage Park Amphitheater, provided by The Santa Fe Band, Marshall’s Civic Band, and The Topeka Jazz Workshop. Victoria’s | 5011 SW Topeka Blvd Outdoor live music every Fri. +(some) Sat. starting the end of May Farmer’s Market | 10th and Harrison Music at the Market | Live music starting May 7 Music provided by Topeka Blues Society | Americana Music Academy | seveneightfive | Capital District Project Gage Park Amphitheater | June 5 – August 7 Music performed by Santa Fe Band, Marshall’s Civic Band and the Topeka Jazz Workshop on rotating weekends
Our Buffalo Bierocks are like snowflakes. Each one is unique. And wonderful. And tasty.
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Implementing the time-honored, stripped down, guitar-bassdrums format made popular by such greats as Buddy Holly and the Crickets, Cream, the Police and the John Mayer Trio, Chris Aytes and the Good Ambition play passionate no-frills Rock and Roll music from the heart.
by Robin Cremer photos by Ryan Bishop / GIZMO Pictures
ambitious
Josh Hartranft [bass/vocals] • Renelle Aytes [drums] • Chris Aytes [guitar/vocals]
5Q / Chris Aytes What genre of music do you consider your music to be? Chris: Rock and Roll! I love the history of rock and roll and we play stuff that sounds just like Buddy Holly, the Beatles, Tommy James and the Shondells, the Who, Elvis Costello, Bruce Springsteen, the Ramones, it all mixes in for us. So we are Rock and Roll.
Where is your hometown?
Chris: We all live in Topeka now, but Renelle and I are originally from Great Bend, Kansas. Before that I lived in Concordia, and before that she lived . . . Renelle: . . . in Oberlin Kansas, way out northwest. Josh: I came here from Springfield, Missouri, my quote, unquote hometown, is Poplar Bluffs, Missouri, but we moved there from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, when I was 11. Chris: But we’re now in Topeka. I’m really starting to enjoy it and finding it a good place to start a band. Not a whole lot of people making music similar to what we’re making, so we can stick it out and not be just another fish in the pond. And it’s not too big of a music scene so there’s no pressure. We can have some time to kind of germinate. It’s a good incubating town so far, it has been good to us.
What influences you most: Literature or Music? Chris: Music. Renelle: Music.
Josh: Music has this way of taking over your entire soul . . . just takes you off somewhere. You have to actually sit down and put yourself into something, get into reading something in order for what you’re reading to take you somewhere . . . with music as soon as it’s on you’re in a world of greatness. Chris: I do read, but it’s usually a biography of John Lennon or somebody like that . . . most of my reading has to do with music, which inspires me in the first place. Most of the films I watch have to do with music.
What is your favorite movie? Josh: “The Jungle Book”
Chris: I’m a huge fan of “That Thing You Do.” It’s great, it really kind of captures a time period of music and what the industry was like at the time, what it was like to have a band with a hit record. I adore the film “Stranger Than Fiction” . . . “High Fidelity” and “The Shawshank Redemption.” We watched this old film from like the 30s, a young Jimmy Stewart was in it . . . “You Can’t Take It With You.” After we got through watching this movie with some friends, I said, if anyone asks me what my favorite film is, this is my favorite film, and Renelle just reminded me of that. Renelle: When I think of favorite movies, I think of the “Bourne Trilogy,” but then I think about movies that really tie a lot of meaning to them, and that speak to my life; I can think of tons of others.
What’s the ultimate direction for your band?
Renelle: Making a living off of our music. People always say, find something you love, and get paid to do it. Well, we love doing this, and so we want to be able to support our families doing this, and hopefully other people’s families that will be on board with us. Josh: It will be very nice to not be living on a minimum wage all my life, but still be playing music. I decided with myself a few years ago, especially after high school, even if I have a crappy run-down car and I just live in a one room apartment by myself, if I continue to play music and that’s what I do regularly, my life would be fulfilled. aseveneightfive
see them live May 7 Live Music Institute 5224 SW 17th June 18 College Hill Tavern
1616 SW 17th
tequila-infused fundraiser by Rio Cervantes-Reed • photo provided by Zapata
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ho wouldn’t envy the job title, Tequila Maestro? The image arises of a conductor raising his hands to direct the band, but instead of a baton, he holds glistening bottles of tequila, and instead of an orchestra, there is a small crowd of people gathered, eager to learn the knowledge the Tequila Maestro is imparting.
Suave Agave | Saturday, May 7 presented by MANA de Topeka 5 Course Meal | Tequila Tasting $55 per person
Tequila Maestro Armando Zapata is a tequila teacher, ambassador and mentor for Beam Global Spirits and Wine, Inc., a sponsor, with Glazer’s Distributing, of, “Suave Agave.” Zapata will lead the educational tequila tasting event, “Suave Agave,” on Saturday, May 7, 6:30-9:30 p.m. at the Capitol Plaza Hotel, 1717 SW Topeka Blvd, featuring a five-course meal with pairings from the Sauza® family of authentic tequila brands, highlighting local chefs from New City Cafe and the Capitol Plaza Hotel. The night will include entertainment and a live auction. Guests are invited to “dress to impress.” Proceeds from the event will benefit the programs, services and scholarships awarded through MANA de Topeka, a non-profit organization. Individual tickets are $55 per person, or you may reserve a table of eight for $440. To purchase your tickets and learn more about MANA de Topeka, please visit www.manadetopeka.org. aseveneightfive
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by Melissa Sewell g r a p h i c b y Ay m e n G h a l i
how not to strike a cyclist
It’s springtime, and time to rewire your driving brain, using this simple fact: it’s safer for everyone when cyclists ride on the street. This is where drivers are looking for moving traffic, and how pedestrians can use the sidewalk safely. Considering this and pushing aside irritation at having to share the roads, drivers can save lives by educating themselves with some simple driving etiquette around cyclists.
Give bicyclists space, so much space. Congress is now considering a bill that demands that motorists give bicycles at least three feet of space while passing, but cyclists can use much more than that. Crowded cyclists are forced to ride closer to parked cars, which can result in them being “doored” - when a parked car opens their car door into a moving cyclist. When a cyclist is moving at 15-20 mph, an unavoidable collision like this can be fatal. A driver should always check their side mirror before opening their door, to make sure a cyclist isn’t approaching. Of course, sharing space goes both ways. Cycling commuter Elizabeth Carson says she tries to be as considerate to drivers as possible. “I try to ride on streets with wide shoulders, because sharing the road goes both ways. I want to give cars enough room to pass me, and I want cars to give me enough room to not die.” 18
Treat a bicyclist as you would a car.
Cyclists are essentially held to the same traffic laws as motorists - right down to signalling lane changes and turns and using headlights at night. One of the most dangerous situations occurs when a motorist attempts to pass when there is oncoming traffic. It might appear that there is space for a cyclist to move over - but they must keep a safe distance from parked cars while trying to follow the straightest, least erratic path.
Don’t be overly considerate.
This means not waiving your right of way - this can confuse other motorists and the cyclist in question, who will plan to go when it is their turn. It seems like a nice gesture, but can cause more trouble than necessary - this is especially true on a four-lane road, where a motorist can wave a cyclist on, but doesn’t have control of whether the other lanes of traffic will also stop. There is a special place in hell for motorists who honk and yell at cyclists. Fitzgerald asks motorists to step into the mind of a cyclist: “There is headwind, traffic, exertion, all while you’re pedalling and trying to keep your balance - honking or yelling is a distracting and hazardous activity for someone to do.” The time it takes to take a few deep breaths and wait for a safe time to pass (maybe 30 seconds) is far superior to the possibility of an accident. “Being honked at is startling!” Carson squeaks. “A startled cyclist can swerve or lose control and fall into a car’s path.”
Robert Fitzgerald, board member of the Topeka Community Cycle Project (TCCP), often hears complaints from motorists about the unpredictability of cyclists. “In my experience, this is something cyclists have to worry more about - since they aren’t the ones texting or putting on makeup or talking to the kid in the back,” he explains. “In any instance where there is
a car versus bike accident, the car will win every time - it just makes sense to afford them the same courtesy.”
But don’t be a jerk. Now take your newfound knowledge, and use it to avoid killing people. And remember what you learned in preschool - share! “We’re all on the same road,” Fitzgerald says, “So it’s just about how we get from Point A to Point B safely.” aseveneightfive
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An interview with Kevin Rabas
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giving the quiet poem a good orange flame b y D e n n i s E t z e l Jr. • p h o t o c o n t r i b u t e d
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had the chance to ask my friend Kevin Rabas questions about his work—and about poetry in general—for seveneightfive. Actually, I was curious about some of these things, too, after years of reading his poems and having the chance to edit his second book, Lisa’s Flying Electric Piano. Here is what transpired: Dennis: The history of poetry has had a connection with music—the lyric and how the line should be like a melody. I know that with your work as a musician and Poetry+Funk, and how the titles of your books refer to musical instruments, there is truly a working music-and-word connection for you. What would you say the connection has been? Kevin: Music is one of my first loves. Playing drums and percussion, I began to feel as if I were part of something large and mysterious, part of the sounds around me, the jungle. The animals around us call out, in sparrow song, in robin song. “I love listening to Dogs bark warnings. Cats call out. Cicadas say, instrumental music as I write. “We are. We are.” Even in suburbia or the city, you Like playing to a metronome, can hear that natural symphony of sounds. Music is humanity’s response, its voice. Music is what we say it can keep you honest and in back. Music is also how we replicate that orchestra time.” - Kevin Rabas of sounds that the jungle makes, how we make that big sound ourselves. And language is also part of our music, our voice. So, combining the two— poetry and music—became natural, once I found some facility with both ways of saying something. Also, after reading Dana Gioia’s essay “Can Poetry Matter?” my response to his call to make poetry more popular and more palatable to the general public was to start a jazz poetry group with KC saxophonist Josh Sclar. I’d been listening to Langston Hughes and Charles Mingus do it on the 1958 MGM recording Weary Blues. I listened to recordings of Kerouac, Baraka, Sundiata, Harjo, and others do it. It was my time to crescendo in and join the others in the tune, join the conversation. Dennis: Do you ever listen to Jazz while writing? Kevin: I do. I love listening to instrumental music as I write. Like playing to a metronome, it can keep you honest and in time. Also, beyond that, playing with music that is sophisticated or complex or “out there” can lead a person to make poems that stretch beyond the common self. You might just make something extraordinary by following John Coltrane through a solo chorus or two of “Giant Steps” or by following Keith Jarrett through a passage of his Kӧln Concert. Try it. It might work for you. Often, it works for me. read the full interview
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Tarantella
for Pianists Martín & Melinda
I have not been bitten like this before— not by love, not by the closed hand, the fast fist, or that lasting slap of farewell— but the spider’s bite moves me to dance, my sweat fuller, faster than that that comes at night when the dark dream falls, and I am moved by teeth and jack o’ lanterns and witches that ride on sticks. This is the dance of fever, much hotter than love or lust. This is the spider’s hot touch— touch and taste of my blood on its teeth, a consummation of love and hate and lust. * The Tarantella is an Italian composition written to mimic the fast dance that is supposed to drive out the venom of a tarantula bite through energetic action and sweat.
The Buffalo
with their large hearts, and thick brown manes and hides, start running, a herd like a tall train rushing always forward, and the men with the arrows and spears redirect it, and send the buffalo spinning off a cliff. Let them run as they fall.
Lisa, Singing Naked, I was seated on the edge of the tub. A hot, humid day, and I had worn jeans, under waders, fishing for trout in pools that led into even smaller streams, and the thick grasses waved in the current, and I thought of your hair, in the water, and how it would move, with the beauty of that grass, and now you were singing, and you had your guitar, and your fingers played arpeggios. It was all coming together, your voice, your words, your song; and, out here, in a trailer at the edge of the wilderness, I was the only one to hear it, just me, my sister, when she
Birds Here
returned, with her blonde, wide brimmed, straw Ranger hat, and that old buffalo,
The guys in the back of the Suburban who wallowed in the dirt, just outside. would down that last swig of Coors, crinkle the cans, and barrel out of the truck, the tops of their shot guns pointed out and up. “Birds here” someone would shout, and the youngest of the men would run quick across the dirt road and jump the ditch and jump the barbed wire fence, and shots would go off, birds fall, and the men would run and catch what they had got, swinging the birds, ringing the necks and pulling the heads off, as they returned to the truck. 21
heard + noted “I think a sake bomb tastes like a warm PBR” “So, what does a PBR taste like?” “A sake bomb” @ the Trap
“The only thing I ate last night was the equivalent of a piece of bread” @ College Hill
“What is that guy doing, eating a cookie? It’s 1:00am!!” @ Pigskins
“My ears were ringing because I was holding in my vomit” @ the Goose
“Were you able to find your balls in the dark?” @ Gage Bowl
“I keep having to apologize to people for my Facebook status updates.” @ College Hill
“Oh great, now he’s taking off his clothes” @ Speck’s
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mild obssesions by Kerrice Mapes
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hile living in Miami, I’d make frequent trips to Calle Ocho (8th Street) in Little Havana to pit every street vendor, restaurant and café against one another in my search for the best sandwich cubano. They were all good. So I’ve known about my mild obsession for this pressed goodness for years. I’m a traditionalist when it comes to Cuban sandwiches. It’s simple: thinly sliced ham, lechón asado (roasted Cuban pork), Swiss cheese, pickles and mustard on Cuban bread (or Mexican bolilo), pressed. So when a craving for a Cuban Sandwich hit me, I scoured the Internet, Twitter and Topeka in search. Here are my mildly obsessive findings: Torteria La Esquina: My first stop on the Cuban sandwich search, the owners thought I was native and apologized for not having my “traditionalist” sandwich .... Their take is a La Cubana, a Mexican take on the sandwich which is piled high with breaded steak, pork, sausage, ham, wieners (yes, hot dogs), American cheese and eggs. Seriously - not Cuban, but Authentic Mexican sandwiches and a pleasant restaurant to stumble upon. Ice & Olives: Using Boar’s Head ham, corned beef and Swiss, they add Wickles (pickles with a hint of jalapeño) and yellow mustard and press the items between a hoagie bun. Fantastic! This sandwich 22
should only be eaten hot, so order from the deli and have a seat at The Java Bar. You’re not taking this one home except in your tummy. Boss Hawgs: A huge sandwich inspired by the Cuban - it’s a third pound of pulled pork and shaved ham with Swiss cheese, dill pickles and house mustard baked on a Cuban roll. Kansan Grill: Rumor has it that they have a great Cuban sandwich on Mondays (perfect with that margarita)...but I have yet to try it. So, who will be the first to tell me about it via email (and send a photo) and I’ll pick up the sandwich tab? Do you know where to get a Cuban sandwich? Email your findings to kerrice@seveneightfive.com Kerrice’s mild obsessions are commonly known, because when she gets an idea or desire – it gets stuck in her head and becomes the only thing she can eat, breathe or speak about. Her obsessions come and go (which explains the fickle nature of this column) and vary from 99 cent margaritas to finding the best 99 cent margarita in a place with Wifi (Monday nights at the Kansan Grill). Let her obsession be your secret guide. Have something plaguing you? Email Kerrice and let her do your dirty work. kerrice@seveneightfive.com
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o when Lanie Smith—the brains (and brawn) behind The Vintage Cook food video blog (vlog)—suggested I be a guest star, I was concerned, to say the least.
But once I walked on set—a half-kitchen set designed in part of Smith’s Topeka home—I knew I was in for something special. The pale yellow walls, antique set and photograph of Smith’s maternal grandmother create something straight from a show Donna Reed or June Cleaver. Launched March 15, The Vintage Chef blends Smith’s love of theater, cooking and sharing knowledge about food. In 2009, Smith started a blog with writing and photos about food, but she was unhappy with the results. “It bored me to tears,” she said. “I didn’t know which way it was going.” The vlog idea came to Smith while she was watching a production of the musical, “Church Basement Ladies.” Smith posts three to four blog entries per week, using simple recipes that were (and should be) part of the repertoire of most American cooks. She also incorporates vintage cooking tools into her segments, as well as helpful tips for beginner chefs. “I want everyone to realize that her kitchen is her place of exploration and expression,” Smith said. “Your kitchen is a beautiful, happy place to be…A lot of people see cooking as a chore, and it doesn’t have to be.” Smith is known in the cooking world for winning some major cooking contests with even larger prizes. She went to the 2007 National Cornbread Cook-Off in Tennessee, and in 2010 won a trip to the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, Colorado. Earlier this year, Smith traveled to the 2011 Grammy Awards for winning Wolfgang Puck’s Red Carpet Recipe Contest.
Lanie Smith - the “vintage cook”
“I’d go to other people’s houses and there would be all these wonderful new tastes and smells,” Smith said. “Each one had a different feel, all because of food.” By the age of 12, she had started collecting recipes and cookbooks, enamored with what food could do to change a home. She continued to cook and even entered the Pillsbury Bake Off—the Super Bowl for food contest entrants bringing with it a $1 million prize—before she was 20. “I remember writing the recipe by hand and snail-mailing it in,” she laughed. Today food contest recipe entries are sent via e-mail or online forms. Her recipe didn’t win, but was only two or three ingredients off of a finalist recipe. But as life took over, Smith became busy with other things including getting married and giving birth to three daughters. It wasn’t until her youngest went to school that she realized she wanted something more. Fun and theatrical are two qualities Smith wants the vlog to highlight. As a character, Smith is still exploring who The Vintage Cook is. “I still don’t feel like I’ve really defined her yet.”
Smith had been watching many food cooking shows while at home raising her children. Smith was particularly impressed with one chef—Sarah Moulton of Gourmet magazine.
For my segment, Smith decided to experiment with a little storytelling. I wasn’t just Alice—freelance magazine writer, but Alice—the neighbor whose stove broke down in the middle of cooking for my family.
That inspired Smith to get back in the kitchen.
“Oh, Alice!” Smith exclaimed while the camera rolled and she tied an orange-and-rose vintage apron around me. “I can’t believe your oven broke!” We filmed the segment a few times, giggling when I’d flub my ad-lib or when Smith’s husband—who sometimes mans the camera for her—would tell us we were out of frame. Filming the three-and-a-half minute segment featuring tuna noodle casserole (don’t knock it! It’s super easy and a serious comfort food) took a little more than an hour. Some more complicated recipes may take longer to shoot, Smith said. Smith’s love of food came early. Growing up with a mother busy with long, hard hours as a police officer, the Fayetteville, North Carolina, native often cooked for herself.
“Cooking builds patience and trust. That is symbolic for so many things in life - like love... you’re going to burn yourself, you’re going to cut yourself, you’re going to mess up.” uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
“She’s extremely skilled, but she made it easy,” Smith said. “I started playing with food,” Smith said. “But I didn’t find my confidence until I went to National Cornbread in 2007,” Smith said. Smith entered contests religiously from 2007 to 2009, and also earned a degree in electronic media from Washburn University in 2009. The pace was difficult, however, and so Smith took a break from the competitive cooking world for 2010. Now she’s back, creating recipes for the Pillsbury Bake-Off using her prize ingredients: blueberries and crabmeat. Smith said she hopes her vlog inspires others the way Moulton inspired her. “Every woman, every mother needs a passion that is all her own,” Smith said. There are so many twenty-somethings and early thirtysomethings who don’t cook at all and don’t realize how much fun it can be, she added. “I want to get the basics out there,” she said. Eventually, Smith would like to have her own line of oatmeal, jams and beans to market locally. And if The Vintage Cook takes off, that would be amazing, Smith said, but as long as those who watch the vlog are learning and enjoying it (and as long as she’s still having fun), that’s the important thing. “This is about me doing my hobby—something I love—in my home,” she said. After all, cooking isn’t about TV or audience. For Smith, it’s about life. “Cooking builds patience and trust,” Smith said. “That is symbolic for so many things in life—like love… You’re going to burn yourself, you’re going to cut yourself, you’re going to mess up. It’s a constant learning process.” Check out Lanie Smith’s video blog: thevintagecook.com aseveneightfive
prettying highland park
photos by EJ Drake
A group of Highland Park high school students helped clean up their neighborhood directly across from the school. Student members of ROTC and AVID helped in the beautification of a group of houses that face HPHS on the corner of 25th and California.
Students hang their peers’ artwork on the side of one house to represent what the house may look like inside if the property hadn’t ever needed a cleanup.
History and Government teacher Matt Herbert, along with a student AVID member, cut trees and clear limbs from the abandoned homes
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o you guys garnered over 100 votes for the Bud Light/seveneighfive behind the bar contest in about an hour, including votes from Canada and Thailand. What kind of racket did you have going on there? S: We just posted it to Facebook and it kinda took off. M: And I called my mom. S: You called your mom? M: And she called her foreign exchange kids.
[Simmons + Sean from Lucky Dogs]
How would you describe your bartending style? Loose, dancey, bromance. Bromance, huh? I believe the last time you gentlemen were photographed together, it was on a bearskin rug in front of a fireplace wearing santa hats. That should be Lucky Dog’s Christmas card this year. M: True. S: On St. Patrick’s Day we got matching tattoos. M: Mine says “I love Sean.” S: Mine says “ I love Matt.” M: They aren’t real. You two entered the contest as a team. Do you bartend together regularly? S: We bartend together on busy nights like when bands play and on holidays like St. Patrick’s day. M: Have you ever seen the movie “The Ten Commandments” with Charlton Heston? You know when he comes down off the mountain and everyone is all drunk and crazy and grinding all over each other? That’s what it looked like at Lucky Dogs on St. Patrick’s Day. It was great. What’s a special feature of your bar? M: It is entertaining. And friendly. S: Relaxed. Maybe we should say “chill.” M: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday are dance off nights. Usually there is at least one person dancing.
S: Usually it’s you… 90 percent of the time, it’s you. What’s your favorite dancing song? M: Bel Biv Devoe’s “Poison” get’s played here a lot. That was an anthem of this bar for awhile. S: We spend a lot of money of the jukebox. We tend to take it over. Do you have a specialty drink? M: I make a Mountain Dew Code Red Long Island. I created it and it tasted just like it. It’s 3 Olives Dude, Bacardi Torched Cherry, Sapphire Gin, Triple Sec, Sour, Sprite and Grenadine. S: The Magic Bus is our featured shot here. Bacardi 151, Bacardi Dragonberry, Malibu, Peach Schnapps, Sprite and cranberry. What is in your cabinet at home? S: A handle of Barton’s Vodka. Lost Coast Great White beer, and Don Julio.
M: Nothing usually stays in the cabinet at my house for long. Sometimes, I have fireball in the freezer. But not often. Who would you most like to wrestle? M: Scarlett Johansson. S: Mila Kunis If it was a dude within sixty miles? S: I don’t know what his name is, but that douche in that tight v-neck shirt at Bullfrogs the other night. M: Probably someone from KU. S: What about that dude from Applebee’s? M: Wait, do I have to wrestle this person or have a dance off with them? seveneightfive
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