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ffordable, safe and stable housing is a basic building block for the health and well-being of people, families and communities. We spend twothirds of our lives at “home,” which means our home and our health are deeply, directly and acutely linked. Because of this, our communities, our state and our country can and should commit to progress on housing.

Community Advocates Public Policy Institute recently released Home Is Where Our Health Is: Policies to Improve the Health of Renters in Milwaukee and Beyond, which examines three factors that affect both our homes and our health. We looked at the availability of affordable rental housing, the quality of rental housing and housing stability, and we came up with 32 policy recommendations to improve these factors.

Available affordable housing ensures that people can pay for housing and have enough left to cover basic needs. The median cost of a Milwaukee County rental home is $861 per month, and about one in three jobs doesn’t provide sufficient wages to pay that rent. In Milwaukee County, two out of three renter households with extremely low incomes pay more than 50% of their income toward their rent. When too much of a household budget is spent on housing, hunger can increase, nutrition can get ignored, health care is less consistent (fewer filled prescriptions, not keeping or delaying appointments, etc.), mental illness and stress increase, chronic illnesses worsen, hospitalizations increase, and lifespans shorten. We can and should increase incomes with common-sense bipartisan solutions and incentivize further affordable housing and workforce housing development.

We expect our homes to be healthy and nurturing places of respite, but not every home is. Critters want to live in our cozy homes, too, and homes are made of some hazardous materials. Allergies, chronic illnesses and injury can all result or be exacerbated by our homes. It would be reasonable for a renter to expect that a unit be inspected and licensed by an authority before occupying it, much like a car must meet rigorous safety standards before being sold. Unfortunately, current state law makes this too difficult for municipalities to do. We can, and we should, change that.

Stable housing means having a regular place to live and having control over if and when we move. Moving is stressful under the best circumstances, and having to move frequently or being evicted can throw lives and health into turmoil and is especially harmful to children’s well-being. Housing instability is acutely stressful for people and families. Moves can result in job loss and homelessness. We can, and we should, make housing more stable by increasing mediation services, helping tenants afford legal representation, expanding training for tenants and landlords and strengthening and better funding programs specifically for people experiencing homelessness or returning from incarceration.

Our research unveiled a long history of both purposeful policy choices and inaction that have negatively impacted people’s health and housing. This history has been especially harmful for people of color and those with low incomes. We must insist on better policies that improve both housing and health and reduce longstanding racial and economic disparities.

Progress is already being made. Governor Tony Evers signed a bipartisan bill, worked on and passed by legislators, increasing emergency shelter funding and requiring the Wisconsin Department of Health Services to submit a waiver to the federal government to allow Medicaid dollars to pay for housing services. This kind of progress is encouraging. So much more can, and should, be done.

Mike Bare is research and program coordinator for Community Advocates Public Policy Institute and is the director of the Healthy Housing Initiative. To learn more about the Home Is Where Our Health Is report, go to ppi.communityadvocates.net/healthyhousing.html.

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THIS HISTORY HAS BEEN ESPECIALLY HARMFUL FOR PEOPLE OF COLOR AND THOSE WITH LOW INCOMES. WE MUST INSIST ON BETTER POLICIES THAT IMPROVE BOTH HOUSING AND HEALTH AND REDUCE LONG-STANDING RACIAL AND ECONOMIC DISPARITIES SHEPHERD EXPRESS

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Shepherd Express serves as a clearinghouse for all activities in the greater Milwaukee area that peacefully push back against discriminatory or authoritarian actions and policies of the Donald Trump regime, as well as highlighting activities that promote social and environmental justice. To submit to this column, please send a brief description of your action, including date and time, to savingourdemocracy@shepex.com.

Friday, Feb. 28 Wauwatosa Mayoral Candidate Forum @ Wisconsin Lutheran College Fine Arts Building (8800 W. Bluemound Road), 7:30 p.m.

Have breakfast with public officials and hear what they have to say at the Wauwatosa Mayoral Candidate Forum. The moderator will be Steve Baas, vice president of governmental affairs for the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce.

Alverno Community Conference: Women’s Empowerment From Suffrage to the #MeToo Movement @ Alverno College (3400 S. 43rd St.), 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Explore women’s empowerment from the suffrage era to our current times in the #MeToo era with keynote speaker Tiffany Henry, president of the Milwaukee Urban League Young Professionals and Milwaukee office director for Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin.

Saturday, Feb. 29 Peace Action of Wisconsin: Stand for Peace @ the corner of Kinnickinnic and Lincoln Avenues, noon-1 p.m.

Every Saturday from noon-1 p.m., concerned citizens join with Peace Action of Wisconsin to protest war and literally “Stand for Peace.” Signs will be provided for those who need them. Protesters are encouraged to stick around for conversation and coffee after the protest.

Monday, March 2 End Prison Slavery @ Milwaukee Public Library (814 W. Wisconsin Ave.), 5 p.m.

Join the Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee to help work on writing letters, data entry and other activities aimed at combating the seemingly evergrowing power and reach of the Wisconsin prison system.

Support Performing Arts Excellence and Inclusion

Wednesday, March 4 Anti-Semitism Update @ Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center (6255 N. Santa Monica Blvd.), 7 p.m.

Learn more about how you can help to counter anti-Semitism in your community with the Jewish Community Relations Council and their release of the 2019 Audit of Antisemitic Incidents.

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was horizontal in the dental chair, waiting for two cavities to be drilled and filled. You know the routine.

When I told the dentist I didn’t want any anesthetic, he gave me a wide-eyed “Really?”

“Please just let me have the room to myself for five minutes, and when you return, have at it,” I told him.

Once alone, I rolled me eyes upward, closing them, and took full breaths, imagining I was walking down a spiral staircase into a dark, quiet room below. By the time they returned, I was in a deep, self-induced hypnotic trance. As they commenced operations, I heard and felt everything, but from a detached and non-reactive mental posture. I noticed the pain, but its intensity was greatly diminished.

That was decades ago, during my certification training in hypnotherapy.

Fast forward to the recent past at a workplace holiday party where the evening’s entertainment was a stage hypnotist. Several of my colleagues sat in a row facing the assembled while the smartly dressed barker induced them into trances and suggested they engage in all manner of amusing tricks, which most did. The audience roared with

laughter, but I was not amused.

These two examples encapsulate the divergent perceptions most folks harbor toward hypnosis. Regardless, the neuroscience tells us trance states facilitate deep mental quiescence, memory recall, pain relief and subconsciously induced behavior change. For example, the pain-relieving power of hypnosis can be extraordinary. Several studies indicate the degree of analgesia while in a hypnotic trance can meet or exceed that from morphine, at least for certain conditions and procedures. Examples in this regard include childbirth, bone marrow aspirations, burn wound debridement and dental work, among others.

Masquerading as Mind Control

In contrast, stage hypnotism masquerades as mind control, implying that one submits to the will of the hypnotist, following their suggestions like an automaton.

Its practitioners exploit their subjects for entertainment, not help or healing. What’s more, there are disturbing accounts of physical injuries and mental distress resulting from some stage hypnotism, so certain countries (not ours) regulate the practice.

So, what is hypnosis? Well, while hypnotized, attention focuses narrowly, and awareness of one’s surroundings diminishes. Some subjects describe it as being in a pleasant but shadowy, near-soundproof room. Inputs from the external environment may be restricted to the voice of the hypnotherapist. Unusual physical sensations sometimes accompany trance states, such as feeling as if one’s body is levitating.

Until neuroscientists began studying hypnotic consciousness, most assumed it was simply a state of

deep relaxation. However, subsequent research suggests a hypnotic trance differs from other kinds of awareness, incorporating its own unique qualities of mind. Chief among these is compartmentalization, the capacity to divide one’s awareness between two or more distinct perceptual vantage points. For example, during my dental procedure, my mind separated from but remained dispassionately aware of the part of me undergoing the operation.

An estimated 15% of us are highly hypnotizable and, in kind, very receptive to hypnotic suggestions (as opposed to commands), such as diminished pain perception or behavior change. An estimated 10% are all but incapable of achieving trance, while most of us reside somewhere in between. Many who are moderately to highly hypnotizable can learn to induce a hypnotic state on their own (self-hypnosis).

The ability to enter a trance appears dependent on brain morphology and is largely inherited, so you either have it or you don’t. While there are no particular personality types more prone to hypnosis than others, hypnotic capacity correlates with being creative, empathic, disposed to fantasy and easily immersed in engaging experiences.

Now, contrary to popular misconception, hypnosis is not mind control. A hypnotist cannot compel someone to override her or his values or behavioral restraints, so the highly hypnotizable are no more gullible or submissive than folks who can’t achieve trance. Rather, it engages mental resources and capacities otherwise inaccessible to the conscious mind, using them to promote learning, insight and behavior change.

Hypnosis is a bona fide psychotherapeutic treatment, not a parlor game.

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Poll Results: Last week, we asked whether, given U.S. Attorney General William Barr’s handling of such cases as those of Roger Stone and Michael Flynn, you thought Barr has stepped over the legal line?

You said: 80% Yes 20% No

What Do You Say? A bill currently being considered in Madison would allow the City of Milwaukee to create a five-year pilot program for a system of 75 cameras placed throughout the city aimed at catching reckless drivers, speeders and red-light runners.

Do you support this idea?

Yes No Vote online at shepherdexpress.com. We’ll publish the results of this poll in next week’s issue.

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oint Cannabis Brands, John Ross Ferrell’s (aka Johnny Stallion) company featuring CBD-infused food and beverage products, keeps growing.

In addition to cannabidiol (CBD)-infused cold brew and bottled espresso shots, WildFire Cannabis Extract and Bitters and CannaMyst CBD oil, he introduced CBD energy and relaxation shots—Runner’z High and Dreamtime—this past December. Joint Cannabis Brands is an offshoot company of Ferrell’s PhiloÇoffia (pronounced “fill-le-sof-ee-ah”) coffees.

“I call them the yin and yang,” he says.

The energy and relaxation liquid shots are sold separately in two-ounce bottles.

They also come in capsule form. Runner’z High contains full-spectrum CBD, caffeine, vitamin B12 and medium-chain triglyceride (MCT). It was formulated by Ferrell’s own desire to get an energy boost from something other than coffee. “It has the equivalent of an espresso shot of caffeine,” he says. “It gives you a little perk, and with the CBD, it also gives stress reduction.

I really like the combination of CBD and caffeine in the proper ratio.”

Ferrell was inspired to formulate Dreamtime when he talked to friends and family who said they had difficulty sleeping. Using a home capsule-making machine, he made Dreamtime capsules for a friend. “It really helped him, so I just made it into a natural product,” Ferrell says. Dreamtime contains CBD, L-theanine (an amino acid commonly found in tea leaves) and melatonin, a sleep aid. Ferrell emphasizes that the carefully calculated amount of melatonin in Dreamtime is based on research that indicates that less is more.

“If you look at some of the other sleep aids on the market, they contain way too much melatonin, and too much desensitizes the body,” he says, citing research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. “The research behind Dreamtime is incredibly important to me.”

Ferrell puts careful thought into which CBD products he chooses to add to his line. “I wanted something that isn’t just a different label version of something already on the market,” he says. The liquid shots, which have a citrus flavor, retail for less than $4 per single-serving bottle, or about $25 for a bottle of 20 capsules. Ferrell notes that the capsules are a bit stronger than the liquid shots.

As of mid-February, the liquid shots are available at Mor Bakery & Café and Outpost Natural Foods, and the capsules will be on the shelves soon. He is also hoping to get them into gyms and yoga studios and will offer a free sample to those businesses interested in carrying Runner’z High or Dreamtime. Ferrell says he strives to keep Runner’z High and Dreamtime affordable, especially in comparison to CBD tinctures, which can run $40 to $50 or more per bottle—but he thinks that could change due to current oversaturation in the CBD hemp market, particularly in Wisconsin.

“I think prices will come down a quarter or a third of what it is now as more supply comes onto the market, but each state has its own situation” he says. Ferrell sources CBD from multiple places, including Oregon and Colorado, and he’s seeking to partner with Wisconsin farmers. “I want different sources, because I’ve learned that in a supply chain, you have to have multiple different sources; right now, because it’s so fragmented by states, I like to have sources in different places.”

For more information, visit jointcannabisbrands.com.

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A new restaurant has opened in the Pritzlaff Building. Aperitivo is named after the Italian custom of having small snacks and drinks after work, similar to the time-honored “happy hour.” The restaurant-bar has an industrial-elegant atmosphere that’s dimly lit in the evening. They serve a simple breakfast, including a breakfast burrito ($6.50) and Greek yogurt with fruit and honey ($4.50), along with lunch and dinner sandwiches ($8) and salads ($6-$8). Options range from a hot pressed medianoche (similar to a cubano) to a hummus and vegetable wrap. True to its name, the restaurant will also serve aperitivo with complimentary snacks with a drink purchase. A curated wine selection is available, as are classic cocktails like Aperol spritz ($9), bellinis ($10) and negronis ($12).

311 N. Plankinton Ave. • 414-276-4400 aperitivomke.com • $

BB’s on North

A pizzeria has opened in the former Irie Zulu space in Wauwatosa. BB’s on North is owned by brothers Mario and Pietro Balistreri (the business is not affiliated with any other Balistreri restaurant), who have made some minor changes to the space, such as a new color scheme and more seating for dinein customers. Pizzas come in 12-16” sizes ($10+), including specialty versions like supreme and the Texan, with grilled chicken, honey barbecue sauce, onions and mushrooms, and the stuffed pepper, which is topped with ground

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beef, onion and roasted green peppers. The rest of the menu includes small plates like arancini ($13) stuffed with chorizo and manchego cheese, cioppino seafood stew ($14), a Cuban sandwich ($14), pan-seared red snapper ($25) and lamb cannelloni ($17) with rosemary butter sauce.

7237 W. North Ave. • 414-810-0252 • $$-$$$

Jin’s Sushi, Seafood & Bar

A sushi restaurant has opened in the former Outback Steakhouse in Greenfield. Jin’s Sushi, Seafood & Bar completely renovated the building inside and out with a modern aesthetic, lots of natural wood and stone, live lobster tanks, a U-shaped sushi bar and a decorative cherry tree at the host stand.

The main draw is an all-you-can-eat menu option ($16.99 for lunch; $24.99 for dinner and on weekends) that includes appetizers, maki, nigiri, dessert and your choice of one seafood entree, like crab legs, sashimi or oysters. All items are also available a la carte, like the tempura calamari ($6) and the caterpillar roll ($11) with eel, cucumber and avocado. For beverages, there are eight taps, including Japanese brews, plus sake, wine and cocktails.

7401 W. Barnard Ave. • 414-616-1766 jinssushiseafood.com • $$-$$$

Red Mill Inn & Pizza

An Italian restaurant has opened in Brookfield. Red Mill Inn & Pizza takes the place of the old Red Mill, which had been operating for decades and had many owners recently. New owners Brian Eft and Mark Zierath also own Von Trier in Milwaukee. The focus of the menu is pizza ($14+) with thin crust and sauce made by hand. Margherita ($16-$23) and Meet Meat ($16-$23) with pancetta, two kinds of sausage, meatballs and pepperoni, are the two specialty pizzas on offer, along with build-your-own options. Appetizers include baked bruschetta ($6), fried eggplant parmesan sticks ($9) and a small house salad ($3.50). Entrees are all pastas, like pasta primavera ($13) with sun-dried tomatoes and a variety of vegetables, a ravioli-of-the-week special and chicken parmesan ($14) on a bed of linguine. Wine, beer and cocktails are available, including a house-made, gin-based limoncello. On Sundays, a brunch buffet is offered, along with live jazz music.

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ust across the street from the famed Milwaukee Repertory Theater, past a hall covered from floor to ceiling with posters of performances ranging from Superman: The Musical to La Cage aux Folles and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, is a peculiar black-box theater. Off the Wall Theatre, headed by Dale Gutzman, is where some of the most eccentric experimental theater in Milwaukee is performed.

Gutzman is a piece of Milwaukee’s history, as he predates many of the city’s most prominent theater companies. He remembers a time “when The Rep didn’t exist, and Skylight Music Theatre was just starting up.” At the time, he was barely discovering the world of theater, acting out stories with toys and, later, classmates. “I started acting with a man named Bob Pitman, who taught at Alverno College, and he brought the actors in as guests,” he recalls. “Then I worked at the Jewish Center, which had a wonderful theater program, and I sort of shopped around town while going to college. Eventually, I directed 26 shows for Skylight.” This veteran of theater also worked for the royal family of Thailand for years, although he always favored local theater over a career in New York City.

Off the Wall Theatre, now Gutzman’s full-time activity, was born at the turn of the century. “In the ’90s and early 2000s, I was traveling back and forth between Milwaukee and Thailand, when someone said there is this little space and a guy who needs a partner to start a theater company,” he explains. “Within six months, the guy left town, dumping this place in my lap. Suddenly, I had my own theater.

I realized that, if you have a theater and you want to keep it running, you have to take care of it, so I started investing more and more time in Milwaukee to make it a viable theater company.”

And so he got to work to make it viable.

Actors working for Off the Wall are volunteers—sometimes professional actors taking time off bigger productions in higherprofile companies. Royalties can cost thousands of dollars, therefore, many productions are based on original scripts, taking advantage of Gutzman’s love for writing.

Gutzman, himself, retired to dedicate himself entirely to his new project as a playwright and director.

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Twenty years later, Off the Wall is still alive and well, and the company found a niche in the city’s theater scene. The current season includes such plays as a “failed” staging of A Christmas Carol, Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya, a thriller and an original musical revue centered on George and Ira Gershwin’s work. Off the Wall’s next show, The Glance, is an original script focusing on Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, an Italian Renaissance painter who opposed the Catholic Church’s views on art.

“He was gay, he killed a man, he drank heavily and lived wildly, and his paintings were often very erotic,” Gutzman explains, but Caravaggio refused to bend to the artistic standards of the Church. “It comes from my interest in the rituals of our lives—how we lie to ourselves about reality, how we form visions of our own lives. If you strip away the masks, what do you find underneath?”

This is not the most unusual show or season you will find at Off the Wall, however. Gutzman credits the comOff the Wall pany’s low profile for that blessing: Their small black-box theater only seats 40 people, and with ticket prices of Theatre “$25 to $30,” the shows barely break even. Gutzman adThe Glance mits Off the Wall depends on donations to remain open.

Through “We cannot pay our actors, I don’t get paid, nobody here March 8 gets paid; it’s really a work of art and love. All the money Off the Wall we make goes back into what we do.” While it may sound Theatre dire, Gutzman sees it as an advantage his company has in Milwaukee’s performing arts landscape.

“Today, there are tons of little theater companies in Milwaukee,” he says, “but they often close a couple years after opening. It’s not called ‘show business’ for nothing. Right now, there’s a small group of theatergoers who try to see everything, but there is too much going on for them to support everyone. Because of that, our theater community is less thriving than many people say it is. I sometimes feel sorry for our professional theaters like The Rep, because I think that in order to survive, they have to do more conventional shows than what we’d see in other cities like St. Louis or Minneapolis.

“The theater audience in Milwaukee would go see Fiddler on the Roof or A Christmas Carol every night, and they would love it, which is a dark side of our theater community,” Gutzman continues. “People who want to take risks have a hard time surviving.” He shares that “making shows on relatively little money allows me to make shows that no other theater can do. We can just pick whatever we want and try different things, because it’s totally my whim. If it doesn’t work, that’s fine; six weeks later, we start something else. Nobody can tell me what I can or can’t do; I don’t even have a board of directors!”

As a result, most Off the Wall shows are zany, experimental and all sorts of quirky. They don’t exist to attract an audience or generate a profit; they are made because Gutzman and his collaborators like them.

“When I choose a season or a play, the main reason I choose it is because it helps me grow. Personal growth is the major reward of theater,” he says.

One anecdote he shares illustrates his mindset. When he worked for the royal family of Thailand, on an opening night when he got to meet the royals and was given bouquets of flowers filling his taxi, he recalls, “I realized I was no happier that night than when I opened a tiny little show in my own little theater or at the Skylight.

That night, it struck me that it was the show itself that excited me; it wasn’t all the celebration or the hoopla around it. Regardless of where the show is done, if I grow from it, it’s a good show; if I don’t, then it’s not as rewarding.”

The Glance will be performed through March 8 at Off the Wall Theatre, 127 E. Wells St. For tickets, call 262-509-0945 or visit offthewallmke.com.

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Carrie—The Musical An outcast at school, where she is bullied viciously for her differences, Carrie is also lost at home, with a fervently religious mother whose love traps her in its maw. When teacher Miss Gardner, kind classmate Sue Snell and boyfriend Tommy Ross reach out to try to help Carrie cope with it all, it seems that for once, she might have a shot at being accepted. But Chris Hargensen, the class’s most vicious bully, has other ideas. Pushed to the brink, Carrie’s powers threaten to overwhelm her and devour everyone around her in flame. And it’s all set to music!

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The play is set in a deep forest (scenic design by Sarah Hunt-Frank).

A grouping of tree stumps are moved, as needed, to represent many different set pieces. The talented cast, directed by Jeff Frank, gave an incredible performance. The protagonist, Gretel (Alice Rivera on open3 ing night), was convincing as she faced many challenges, ranging from an evil stepmother (Max Mainwood, playing several roles), as well as the resident witch (Natalie Ford, again playing multiple roles).

The young actors and adults displayed strong voices as they performed the musical numbers. Also worth noting is Benjamin Nowacek, who played a beautiful cello accompaniment throughout the show. He also had a few lines as part of the acting ensemble, which included Thatcher Jacobs and Allie Snyder. Costumes by Lyndsey Kuhlmann would look right at home in any Brothers Grimm story.

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Under the skillful direction of Kayleigh Kitzman and its two fine actors, Hannah Shay (Sarah) and Robert Spencer (Peter), D3'A):# moves us in subtle ways, its gentle pull of basic human emotion calling to us like the cries of the loons. The play’s leisurely charm shines as bright as an end3 less summer sun throughout. But it’s the crisp, taut dialogue that snaps us back into the real-time moment—be it come3 dic (a critter on the loose in the kitchen) or tragic (the loss of a loved one).

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The 22nd show took place on Sunday in the Jan Serr Studio, where late-afternoon sunshine flooded the performance space with gorgeous backlight and sidelight through the giant window that serves as the backdrop. The theme for this show was the word “nexus,” focusing the connection among the performers that’s essential to creating a fully lived, wordless, hour-long improvisation. Like nature, its existence is its meaning.

It unfolds. There’s nothing simple about that.

Through the years, the casts have been flexible.

Sunday’s show was co-created by five choreographerdancers: co-founder Maria Gillespie; original cast member Joelle Worm; longtime member Dan Schuchart; and more recent members Mair Culbreth and Alfonzo

Shay and Spencer provide a precise counterbalance to each other; Sarah’s sassy teenage retorts are a spot-on bulls3 eye to Peter’s generational preaching, and Peter’s father-like advice fills a void in Sarah as deep as the lake facing them.

It’s ironic that some of the plays’ best moments are when the two characters are talking to themselves or, quite of3 ten, to the loons. They reveal much about their own pain— and the “stuckedness” of it—until they realize that each needs the other to find the courage to, finally, move forward and move on. They are the like loons, themselves—calling out in alarm or just to find another of their own kind—and it’s a pair of wonderful performances to watch.

D3' A):#' leaves us with “the ripple effect” of the im3 portance of connecting with others despite our differences while the “waves” of pain and loneliness wash over us, eventually guiding us back to shore.

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They go for broke right from the start; the impact is exhilarating. Over time, they grow even freer, and the performances deepen. Playful or meditative explorations become something holy in the making and breaking of human connection; in the giving of oneself to others with complete vulnerability. It’s not a music concert or a dance performance; it’s an image of society. The audience is a vital part of it. Everyone is equal; there’s no leader. It fosters connectivity while heightening individuality and embraces the idiosyncratic while demonstrating courage, tenderness, unexpected creativity, joy and love. It’s a true democracy that works to everybody’s benefit.

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he impressive résumé of Milwaukee artist Michelle Grabner includes a professorship at the Art Institute of Chicago and co-curations of the Whitney Museum Biennial (2014) and the Portland Biennial (2016). Her work is in the collections of London’s Victoria and Albert Museum, Berlin’s Daimler Chrysler Collection and Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art, as well as the Milwaukee Art Museum.

Some of her recent paintings are on view in the St. Kate—The Arts Hotel gallery in a joint exhibition with Lois Bielefeld, “Playing House” (through March 16). At St. Kate, the materiality of

Grabner’s large-scale works—with their subtle color variations and deliberate suggestions of handicraft—represent the artist’s mature style. It’s also interesting to see where her roots began, or the paths not eventually taken, in an exhibit of paintings and woodcuts that date from the late 1980s as she completed her degrees from UWMilwaukee. “Michelle Grabner: Early Years, Lost Treasures,” is on display at Landmarks Gallery through March 31.

In the 20 pieces gathered for “Early Years,” Grabner was already committed to abstraction. Some paintings can even be called Abstract Expressionist, because their texture, color, shape and rhythm of application convey the entirety of their meaning. They don’t resemble the furious splatter of Jackson Pollock or the serene horizontals of Mark Rothko, but—if those artists represent poles on the spectrum—they fall somewhere in between. A few of the watercolors on paper are in dark hues, but most are in bright, friendly colors. Not unlike her recent mature work but in a different mode, they are inviting to the senses.

Accompanying the paintings are a few woodcuts from the same period. They are abstractions that play with the form of still lifes whose shapes, shadows and colors provide significance, not their texture or context.

“Michelle Grabner: Early Years, Lost Treasures” is a glimpse of an important artist in the process of finding herself. Landmarks Gallery is located at 231 N. 76th St ( left to right ) Michelle Grabner, watercolor on watercolor paper, 5.5 x 8; Michelle Grabner, watercolor on watercolor paper, 6.5 x 9; Michelle Grabner, watercolor on watercolor paper, 9.5 x 13.5

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Their final expressions are exhibited at Inspiration Studios in “Art in So Many Words.” The exhibit showcases the work of 15 Rogues artists, each of whom was paired with a poet hailing from southeastern Wisconsin and beyond. To create this thought-provoking show, each artist received a poem they interpreted in the medium of their choice. Media represented includes acrylics, oils, watercolors, mixed media, collage, cut paper and an artist’s book. Each poet received a piece of art from their corresponding artist, and they interpreted it in their own particular medium, the spoken word.

Many of the poets will be in attendance on opening night (6-9 p.m.) reading their poems to the audience. For more information, call 414-587-3474 or visit inspirationstudiosgallery.com.

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Cutting-edge scientist Adrian Griffin (Oliver Jackson-Cohen) becomes invisible in order to terrorize his non-compliant girlfriend, Cecilia (Elisabeth Moss).

This reboot of a popular concept (between six and a dozen films, depending on how liberally counted) is writer-director Leigh Whannell’s opportunity to elevate domestic abuse awareness. Seeing Cecilia strangled, beaten and tossed about by an unseen presence, leaves audiences feeling beaten to a pulp. Much more frightening—and infinitely more entertaining—are the handful of scenes showing Cecilia unaware she is being stalked. (Lisa Miller)

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Inspired by Robbie Robertson’s 2017 best-selling memoir, Testimony, this documentary seeks to illuminate what went very right, before going very wrong, with The Band, a seminal rock group from the ’60s and beyond. Director Daniel Roher uses photographs, archival footage and interviews, both past and present, to share Robertson’s version of events, now largely undisputed as only two Band members survive. Rock fans, as well as music history buffs, will find the story uplifting, familiar and melancholy upon learning that The Band was ultimately divided by drug use and personality conflicts. (L.M.)

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Sandy Hook became synonymous with senseless murder (and lunatic conspiracy theorists) after a gunman killed 20 children in a grade school in 2012. In his documentary, Midsummer in Newtown, director Lloyd Kramer tries to show how the performing arts can heal the wounds. He focuses on a rock musical rendition of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream—and there’s a Milwaukee connection. Skylight Music Theatre’s artistic director Michael Unger conceived and directed the production. Kramer’s film follows the show from auditions through opening night. (David Luhrssen) 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 29, at the Broadway Theatre Center, 158 N. Broadway. Admission is free, but reservations are recommended. Visit skylightmusictheatre.org for more information.

“The Twilight Zone: Season One” (CBS HOME ENTERTAINMENT) Air travel could induce a cold sweat back when William Shatner had his “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet,” but he didn’t have to face body scans and pat-downs on his way to the gate. The remake is a twisting story of conspiracy theories, malevolent podcasts and the connectivity of disconnection. It’s thoroughly in our moment, conjuring gremlins in human form worse than the critter Shatner saw on the plane’s wing.

Executive producer Jordan Peele (Get Out) delivers the pinch-lipped monologues in this inventive yet respectful 2019 reinvention of Rod Serling’s classic series. The Blu-ray and DVD sets include all 10 episodes plus making-of documentaries. According to Peele, “We feel like we’re living in a twilight zone” these last few years. Fear can be faced through genre storytelling, he adds hopefully, even as Faustian bargains continue to be struck. “The Twilight Zone’s” cinematography, editing, composition and screenwriting put most theatrical releases to shame.

Scandalous: The Untold Story of the National Enquirer (MAGNOLIA HOME ENTERTAINMENT) The Miami Herald broke the rumor about one-time Democratic presidential campaign frontrunner Gary Hart’s infidelity, but the National Enquirer nailed the story with incriminating photos. Hart’s once very promising presidential candidacy was permanently derailed, history was changed, journalism devolved into trash and politics became pop culture. That’s the conclusion of Carl Bernstein, one of many interviewees in Mark Landsman’s fascinating, snappily put-together documentary on America’s bestselling newspaper.

Mobbed-up from the get-go, the Enquirer’s founder established a formula of titillating silliness and celebrity culture melded with celebrity shame. The rag played favorites. The Enquirer killed stories about Bill Cosby’s behavior in the 1980s and, in the 2010s, killed similar stories about Donald Trump. Regarding the latter, his association with the Enquirer goes back decades. According to veteran reporters, Trump used to disguise his voice and call the paper to plant rumors about himself. Scandalous informatively chronicles the erosion of public confidence in truth and the slide into “alternative facts.”

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onsider all the unlived lives you could have had (or be having). In Mark Rader’s debut novel, The Wanting Life, mortality forces Wisconsin priest Father Paul Novak to reflect on his unlived—and lived—life and the choices he’s made for himself. A wanting life implies a sufficient lacking or absence, and it is these unresolved memories and secret longings that take 70-year-old Father Paul and his caretaker sister, Britta, to Italy in the summer of 2009 after Paul is diagnosed with inoperable stage-three cancer. For closeted gay priest Paul, Italy is the site of both his liturgical study as well as the backdrop of his only love affair with a young man in 1970.

The Wanting Life is a rich and compassionate character study. Beautifully written, it moves masterfully between the years to reveal the tender inner life of Paul.

Equally compelling, the novel simultaneously uncovers an expanded family drama through the narratives of his widowed and still-grieving sister and his beloved niece, herself on the cusp of a life-changing decision about whom to love and how to best spend a life. Each character’s authentic humanity is a reminder that life is a love story, however it is lived.

Rader grew up in Green Bay and went to school at Tulane and Cornell University. His award-winning short fiction has appeared in numerous publications.

Rader will speak at Boswell Book Co. at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 1.

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ay Adrales is no stranger to town. As associate director for the Milwaukee Repertory Theatre since 2017, she directed Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In the Heights (2018) and an adaptation of George Orwell’s Animal House (2018). In an earlier season, she was guest director of The Rep’s production of Dael Orlandersmith’s Yellowman. But even as her professional resume lengthened, with bullet points for directing at Lincoln Center Theater, the Actors Theatre of Louisville, the Cleveland Playhouse and many other venues across the U.S., the Filipina American theater artist was drawn to working in Milwaukee. Last September, she moved here from New York. Off the Cuff caught up with Adrales while she was preparing her new production for The Rep, a play about the Liberian Civil War, Eclipsed.

What are your thoughts about Milwaukee?

I was excited to cast my first vote in the primary last Tuesday. It’s wonderful to be part of a vibrant, eclectic city with so much to offer. This is a city where people take pride in their community and care for it. Though I’m not a stranger to the city, after freelancing here since 2010, I’m now seeing it through the eyes of my eightmonth-old daughter, who loves the snow, walks along the river and peoplewatching.

Your relationship with The Rep began early in your professional career. Tell me about what led you so far away from the coasts and bigger cities to a long career in Milwaukee theater?

I’m driven by creating art that has the power to transform, and I thrive in places that allow me to do that. I found an artistic home at The Rep and a wonderful advocate, mentor and colleague in Artistic Director Mark Clements, whose belief and support of me has truly made me a stronger artist. Surrounded by talented craftspeople and technicians, I can bring my ambitious and creative vision to fruition. The theater attracts top-notch talent and provides a welcoming and hospitable place to create work.

Do you find that barriers still exist for women and women of color who want to direct theater?

Historically, women have not been given as many largescale opportunities to direct, and hence, women are less competitive on their resume alone. I do think that is slowly changing as theaters are seeing the benefit of being more inclusive, allowing more opportunities for women and people of color.

Earlier in life, you were involved in social justice work.

Do you see directing a play such as Eclipsed as a continuation of that work?

Thank you for remembering that social justice work was at the root of my theater career. I’ve always been attracted to plays that advance the conversation of our most pressing political and social issues of today. I spent a few months in Cameroon, working with women, specifically in sustainable farming methods. My experience there inspired me to champion work that focuses on women and people of color.

The history of the United States and Liberia are inextricably intertwined. Liberia’s story is America’s story. Founded by the American Colonization Society in 1822, Liberia was conceived and eventually bought from indigenous tribes by white Abolitionists and slave owners alike who hoped that slaves, once emancipated, would move there. The colonization disrupted and incited hostilities between the Americo-Liberians and the indigenous peoples, which eventually led to the civil wars. The AmericoLiberians only comprised 4% of the population but controlled the majority of the wealth, government and infrastructure. The U.S. maintained its colonial influence by exploiting the rich resource of rubber. The U.S. supported the Liberian government while it was an outpost against Communist Russia during the Cold War; but America turned a blind eye during the nadir of political instability, the horrific human rights abuse and the decades of civil war.

What do you hope audiences will take with them after leaving a performance of Eclipsed?

It’s immensely important to tell this story. I would like audiences to think more deeply about the U.S. role globally so that we do not turn a blind eye to the repercussions of our policies and actions. I want to show the human face of the destruction that our actions or inactions have caused. I do hope audiences leave with a renewed sense of hope in witnessing the strength and resilience of these women. The women of Liberia survived unspeakable trauma but led the unimaginable peace movement in Liberia, stabilizing the country after decades of war and violence.

Eclipsed runs March 3-29 at the Quadracci Powerhouse Theater, 108 E. Wells St.

For a review of Sara Azari’s Unprecedented: A Simple Guide to the Crimes of the Trump Campaign and Presidency, visit shepherdexpress.com.

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Feb. 28—‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Viewing Party at This Is It! (418 E. Wells St.): Local favorite Sylvia Nyxx hosts this 7 p.m. party that puts the new season of “Drag Race” on center stage. Watch the show on This Is It’s big-ass screens while you try to win prizes during Nyxx’s trivia contests. Take advantage of two-for-one rail drinks and tap beer until 8 p.m.

Feb. 28—MAM After Dark: Masquerade at the Milwaukee Art Museum (700 N. Art Museum Drive): The team at the art museum are the latest to jump on the city’s masquerade-Mardi Gras craze with this 7 p.m. party. Music, dancing, cocktails and hands-on activities are the hallmarks of these fantastic evenings, so don’t miss out on this month’s experience, which is sponsored by the UW-Milwaukee LGBT Resource Center and the Wisconsin LGBT Chamber of Commerce. Grab your mask and visit etix.com to nab a $15 advance-admission ticket.

Feb. 29—My Heart Belongs to Daddy Beer Bust at Kruz (354 E. National Ave.): You’re in for an afternoon of fun when the city’s sexiest daddies invade this popular leather-Levi bar.

Join the hot and hairy men as you enjoy a 3-7 p.m. beer-soda bust, raffles and more. What a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon!

Feb. 29—Psychopomp: A Dance Party and Queer Revue at Quarters Rock ’n’ Roll Palace (900 E. Center St.): Relish this “night of dance and fancy” when you hit the dance floor, take in the show and experience all the palace has to offer. The 9:30 p.m. celebration of love and acceptance runs until bar close. Only open to those 21 and older, the night involves a $6 door charge.

Feb. 29—‘DIXney’ Princesses at D.I.X. (739 S. First St.): It’s time to get animated with the cast of DIX DollHaus. Some of Milwaukee’s favorite performers transform into royalty, Disney-style, with this change-of-pace drag show. Dance the night away after the 10 p.m. show while enjoying magical potions from SKYY vodka. (And if bad girls are more to your liking, don’t miss the DIXney villainous spectacular on Friday, Feb. 28.)

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How can I keep the neighborhood clean and respectable?

March 2-3—‘Hal Price: From Fiddler to Phantom’ at Sunset Playhouse (700 Wall St., Elm Grove): Hal Prince is responsible for bringing all-time favorite musicals to the Great White Way, including West Side Story, Evita and Cabaret. Celebrate Prince’s life through musical selections of the shows he helped bring to life with this delightful revue. The show only runs for three performances, so nab your $22 tickets today at sunsetplayhouse.com.

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Feb. 28—TGIF February at Merriment Social (240 E. Pittsburgh Ave.): Take in this popup happy hour sponsored by the team at the Milwaukee LGBT Community Center. The 5:307:30 p.m. bash not only ushers in the weekend but offers up the chance to make a few new friends. Enjoy drink specials and friendly faces as you toast the end of the workweek.

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March 3—Ross Mathews’‘Name Drop Tour’ at Turner Hall Ballroom (1040 Vel R. Phillips Ave.): Sit back and relax as one of RuPaul’s favorites spills the tea on Hollywood royalty Kathy-Griffin style. From behind-the-scenes dirt on “Drag Race” and interning on “The Tonight Show” to co-hosting “The View” and kicking it with the Kardashians, the lovable Mr. Mathews is sure to make your week! Swing by pabsttheater.org for tickets to the 8 p.m. concert which range from $35 to $100.

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SONG GENERATORS: THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS RETURN TO MILWAUKEE ::BY JAMES TOTH

ince their formation in 1982, the prolific Grammy Award-winning duo of John Linnell and John Flansburgh—collectively known as They Might Be Giants—has proven to be one of pop music’s most unlikely success stories. Eclectic, eccentric and uncompromising, the legendary New York City-based band has the distinction of being perhaps the only group as beloved by fans of Dora The Explorer as by fans of The Residents. I spoke with Linnell ahead of the band’s return to the Pabst Theater on Thursday, March 5.

They Might Be Giants released an internet-only album in 1999, created a streaming radio service in 2003 and had its own podcast in 2005. Would you say the band has always been early adopters of technology?

I think we were more like “get-alongers.” We’re willing to try out anything. One of our not-very-secret weapons is that John [Flansburgh] went to art school and was interested in all kinds of media, so he’s very good at thinking of ways of packaging projects in ways that are engaging and out of the ordinary. I guess what I’m trying to say is that, while we are not as nerdy as people think, we are perfectly comfortable trying out new things.

I’m glad you aren’t superstitious about playing Milwaukee, given that our very own Modjeska Theater was the site of an infamous stage collapse during a They Might Be Giants concert in 1992.

We were very lucky because there were probably children of lawyers in the audience who were standing on that stage when it collapsed, and we didn’t receive a single lawsuit from that, which was just a miracle. John went and visited the hospital where some of the people had gone to get their injuries checked out, and while he was being considerate and thoughtful, I was cowering in terror about the potential consequences. It’s your worst nightmare, something like that.

You revealed in a 2018 interview with Talks at Google that the band has provided commercial music for Dr. Pepper and Dunkin’ Donuts, among others. Does the kind of built-in anonymity of doing commercial work change the way you approach the process?

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Each one is different. There are some, like the Dunkin’ Donuts commercial, where they specifically want us to be ourselves, which was a delightful invitation because that’s the thing we’re best at. There are other things that are entirely mercenary, where we are asked to do something that doesn’t sound anything like the thing that we’re known for, and it’s almost like a stunt for us to come up with something. “The Daily Show” theme was kinda like that: We were trying to sound like news music and trying to sound as official and straight as possible. There’s nothing funny or interesting from an indie rock perspective about news music.

Your partnership with John Flansburgh has lasted more than many marriages.

To what do you owe the longevity of this relationship?

I don’t have anything to compare it to, except my actual marriage, which has also lasted quite a long time. It’s a process of compromising and finding ways to keep everything alive and being continuously thoughtful and considerate of the other person. And then, of course, there’s all the resentment and irritation; those are normal things. John and I just like working together.

We weren’t really sure what the hell it was going to be when we started, so everything that happened was They Might sort of a surprise. It continues to be interesting, so we Be Giants haven’t really found a reason to stop doing it.

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For a pop group, your music has always dealt pretty unflinchingly with harsh truths about life. Did you find when you were writing music for children that you had to consciously check some of this existential woe at the door?

Yes, but not all of it. There’s still a sense of tension in the songs in that they present problems that may or may not be solvable. You can’t just make all the edges rounded. People have an impulse to make everything as safe as possible for kids.

That can really ruin a good idea.

They Might Be Giants will perform at the Pabst Theater at 8 p.m. on Thursday, March 5. For tickets and more information, visit pabsttheater.org.

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What people are hearing is a band that expertly toes the line between heavy metal and hardcore; Knaaves would fit perfectly on a bill with such seminal acts as Converge, Today is the Day, Integrity and Bloodlet. Like such acts, Knaaves marries a brutal sound with a somewhat dark, violent worldview. The Serpent’s Root is named after a series of sermons given by infamous cult leader David Koresh, who led his Branch Davidians into a bloody standoff with the United States government. “The end is near,” vocalist Andy Parmann sings on the album’s eponymous opener, “They’ve come on pale horses/But these sheep don’t fear wolves.”

“A lot of the lyrical content is dark, apocalyptic,” bassist Amanda Daniels admits. “The word is really a dark, messed-up place. Our kind of thing is: ‘All of this is really shitty, but that’s OK to admit.’ What’s that cliché, it’s OK to not be OK?” In fact, standout track “Down in Flames” specifically addresses the trauma of mental illness, a fact that Parmann mentions when he introduces the song during live performances. As Kerwin notes, “Andy has said that every time he gives that speech, somebody comes up to him after the show and says, ‘Thank you for saying that.’”

Knaaves Such emotional nuance is rare in heavy metal—and it’s Feb. 29, 6:30 p.m. one of the things that sets Knaaves apart from many of their peers. The Serpent’s Root probes such intense topics as suicide, X-Ray Arcade depression and violence, but not in a way that glamorizes these things. Speaking on the band’s approach to writing lyrics, Daniels explains that “None of the bad things are going to be sugarcoated, but they are going to be presented in a way that’s not glorifying the negative, not romanticizing suicidal idealism and not turning cult leaders and serial killers into a revered phenomenon.” The Serpent’s Root does not revel in the violence it documents; instead, it serves as a timely warning to the damage wrought by unchecked aggression.

Knaaves perform in an all-ages show with Dead to Fall, Frail Body, Snag, Cuss and Miak, 6:30-11 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 29, at X-Ray Arcade, 5036 S. Packard Ave., Cudahy.

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THURSDAY, FEB. 27

‘Devil’s Pie: D’Angelo’ @ Oriental Theatre, 6:30 p.m.

Milwaukee Film hosts the Milwaukee premiere of this documentary. D’Angelo had it all: two platinum albums and a sold-out world tour. One day, at the height of his career in 2000, the soul singer vanished. For 12 years, he descended into darkness, then in December 2014, his third album, Black Messiah, was suddenly released, soundtrack of the lost years.

Wake-Roller Duo @ Transfer Pizzeria Café, 7 p.m.

Two of Milwaukee’s finest musicians pair up for this low-key show. David Wake, best known as director and keyboardist of the many incarnations of the Afro-Latin supergroup De La Buena and bassist with Aluar Pearls, Riverwest’s ambassadors of Afrobeat and international groove. Long ago, Peter Roller made the leap from Alverno College professor to playing with bands The Tritonics and Paul Cebar and the Milwaukeeans.

SATURDAY, FEB. 29

We Are the Drum 2020 @ Milwaukee Marshall High School, 7 p.m.

We Are the Drum is a show featuring student performers from Milwaukee Public Schools paying tribute to Milwaukee’s civil rights leaders. The show traces the roots of African Americans in the United States from Africa through the Emancipation Proclamation, the mid-20th-century civil rights movement and beyond. (Through March 8.)

Roots: Haitian String Trios @ Milwaukee Art Museum, 1 p.m.

Hear string trios by Haitian composers rooted in the beauty of the country’s culture, history, religion and folk traditions. Haitian compositions and folk song arrangements celebrate Haiti’s revolutionary freedom-seeking origins, its unique music and religious traditions, as well as Haiti’s fascinating connections to the Midwestern United States.

FRIDAY, FEB. 28

The Flat Five @ Anodyne Coffee Roasting Co., 8 p.m.

Originally, Chicago’s Flat Five played together on special occasions. While members Kelly Hogan, Nora O’Connor, Scott Ligon, Casey McDonough and Alex Hall have performed and recorded with the likes of Neko Case, NRBQ, The Decemberists, Andrew Bird, Mavis Staples, Iron & Wine, Jakob Dylan, Robbie Fulks, Alejandro Escovedo and The New Pornographers, they have since coalesced into a group focusing on the music of revered songwriter Chris Ligon.

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The Lost Toothbrushes Reunion w/ The Mighty Deerlick @ Linneman’s Riverwest Inn, 8:30 p.m.

In the early ’90s, an unsolicited cassette of catchy, original music from a raggedy band of New Berlin high schoolers arrived in my mailbox. Several years later, while attending college at UW-Oshkosh, some of those musicians formed The Lost Toothbrushes, a band that came of age in Milwaukee venues like The Boardwalk, The Unicorn and the Y-Not II. Songs like “Shelf” and “100 Reasons” belied a scruffy charm not unlike The Replacements, balancing musicianship and unhinged energy.

Times changed, people moved on, and the band whose name came from the punchline of a nearly unprintable joke played its last show in 1994. Al Weatherhead moved to Richmond, Va., where he played with Sparklehorse and worked with artists like Lucero, Daniel Johnston and Cracker. Guitarist Bob Eickhoff stayed put playing with The Lackloves and The Carolinas.

Drummer Brent Kirby moved from behind the kit to become a force in Cleveland’s songwriting scene, and Eric Lodahl moved to Minnesota where he played with Dallas Orbiter. When the organizers of Racket Fest, a three-day festival in Oshkosh celebrating 30 years of original music, asked, The Lost Toothbrushes regrouped.

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The band is playing four Midwest dates with the original lineup of Cartwright (lead vocals and guitar), Alex Greene (keyboards), Jeremy Scott (bass) and Greg Roberson (drums). The band’s first pair of albums, Break Up, Break Down and Time Bomb High School, are modern classics. Asheville, N.C.-based Cartwright is no stranger to Milwaukee, having produced the debut album by the Goodnight Loving, as well as recording live records at Circle A and Linneman’s Riverwest Inn.

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Randy Jackson of Zebra @ The Thistle and Shamrock, 7 p.m.

Celebrate The Thistle and Shamrock’s 10-year anniversary with a performance by ’80s rocker Zebra’s Randy Jackson, whose debut was the fastest-selling debut album in the history of Atlantic Records.

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1175 Sports Park & Eatery (Kansasville), Jesse James Dupree (Voice of Jackyl) 88Nine Radio Milwaukee, 414 Live: Liza Jane (5pm) Bremen Cafe, Tlalok Bremen Cafe, Wonderful Bluffer w/Tlalók & Rotten Mouth Bugsy’s Back Alley Speakeasy, Phil Norby Cafe Carpe (Fort Atkinson), Song Circle w/Tricia Alexander (6:30pm) County Clare Irish Inn & Pub, Acoustic Irish Folk w/Barry Dodd Izzy Hops Swig and Nosh, Patrick Van Bibber Jazz Estate, Blues Night w/Misha Siegfried MOTOR Bar & Restaurant, Marc Ballini (5:30pm) Mason Street Grill, Mark Thierfelder Jazz Trio (5:30pm) McAuliffe’s On The Square (Racine), Open Mic Night McAuliffe’s Pub (Racine), Realta Oasis Milwaukee, The Reconstruction w/The Majestixs Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, In Bar 360: Matt & Karla as Subtle Undertones Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, In the Northern Lights Theater: Classic Journey Live Rock Country MKE, Travis J. Rounding Third Bar and Grill, World’s Funniest Free Comedy Show Sheryl’s Club 175 (Slinger), Acoustic Jam w/Milwaukee Mike & Downtown Julius The Back Room @ Colectivo, Ruston Kelly The Bay Restaurant, CP & Stoll w/Chris Peppas & Jeff Stoll The Packing House, Barbara Stephan & Peter Mac (6pm) Transfer Pizzeria Café, Wake-Roller Duo Turner Hall Ballroom, Jauz w/Habstrakt, HOUSELOADZ & guests Up & Under, No Vacancy Comedy Open Mic Nite

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28

6933 W. North Avenue, Fermentorium Open House & Ribbon Cutting American Legion Post #399 (Okauchee), Back Draft American Legion Post #449 (Brookfield), Larry Lynne Band (6:30pm) Anodyne Coffee Roasting Co., The Flat Five Boone & Crockett, Tango En Fuego Bremen Cafe, Bremenhain: MONIX w/XEXYZ & RYN Bugsy’s Back Alley Speakeasy, Joe Wray Cactus Club, Gender Confetti w/Negative/Positive & Pink Tide Circle-A Cafe, Alive at Eight: Holly & the Nice Lions w/ Northside Creeps (8pm), DJ: Fazio (10pm) Club Anything, The First Wave w/Subspace ComedySportz, ComedySportz Milwaukee!

Company Brewing, Mr. Nice Guy Presents: Leap Year Edition County Clare Irish Inn & Pub, Traditional Irish Ceilidh Session Fire on Water, Birdbrain Holi Cannoli (Elkhorn), Matt MF Tyner & Jim Schoberg Duo Jazz Estate, MYSO Bronzeville Jazz (8pm), Late Night Session: DJ Gramma Matrix (11:30pm) Lakefront Brewery, Brewhaus Polka Kings (5:30pm)

Linneman’s Riverwest Inn, Diet Lite w/Shoobie & Mighty Tusk Los Mariachis Mexican Restaurant, The Jammers Mamie’s, Starkweather Bay Blues Band Mason Street Grill, Phil Seed Trio (6pm) McAuliffe’s Pub (Racine), Sunspot Milwaukee Ale House, Skunks Perfume Party w/A-Z Mo’s Irish Pub, Mission Accomplished Oak Barrel Public House, Joe Hite Pabst Theater, Get The Led Out Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, In Bar 360: Ryan McIntyre Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, In the Northern Lights Theater: Classic Journey Live Rave / Eagles Club, Refused w/Youth Code & Racetraitor (all-ages, 8pm) Red Rock Saloon, Anderson Daniels Riverside Theater, America Riverwest Public House Cooperative, The God Awful Small Affairs w/Deep Femme, Whiskey Chix & Rat Bath Rock Country MKE, Rok Brigade w/The Decade Sazzy B, The Neil Rose Band Serb Hall, DUO+1 (5pm) Serb Hall, Los Rieleros del Norte w/La Zenda Norteña, Conjunto Azabache & La Zona Shank Hall, Seaside Zoo (Grateful Dead Tribute) The Cooperage, Heart Bones The Laughing Tap, Lam Guluka The Miramar Theatre, FOG Benefit Concert for COPS The Packing House, Tracy Hannemann Group (6:30pm) The Suburban Bourbon (Muskego), Jazz Series: iThe Tina Moore All-Star Jazz Trio w/Jeff Stoll & Joe Zarcone (6:30pm) Thistle and Shamrock, The Ronny Starr Motown Xperience Turner Hall Ballroom, Saint Motel w/Kolars Twisted Path Distillery, The Lone Canary w/Sam Grady Up & Under, Conscious Congress Walker’s Point Music Hall, LUST: Seducer w/Tarek Sabbar, THE DEMIX, & Black Lines, Din Sky

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1175 Sports Park & Eatery (Kansasville), Wrëking Crüe Anodyne Coffee Roasting Co., Semi-Twang Art Bar, Dana Perry Blu Milwaukee, Bobby Floyd Brat Stop, Rok Brigade Bremen Cafe, Storytellers Unplugged Bremen Cafe, Storytellers Unplugged Brewtown Eatery, CP & Stoll w/Chris Peppas & Jeff Stoll Bugsy’s Back Alley Speakeasy, Guitarman Dave Cactus Club, Doomsquad w/OQ, X Harlow & Body Work EP release Charmbiance Wine Art Bar, Matt MF Tyner (8pm) Circle-A Cafe, Alive at Eight: Floor Model w/Clean Room (8pm), DJ: Chopper & Slicer (10pm) Club Garibaldi’s, The Hellion w/Thrasher & Monsters of Metal ComedySportz, ComedySportz Milwaukee!

County Clare Inn and Pub, 5 Card Studs Cue Club of Wisconsin (Waukesha), Metal Men Delavan Lake Store, Ed Chapman Fire on Water, Lost Orange Cat Hi Hat Garage, Zach Ott Trio

House Of Guinness Irish Pub (Waukesha), OEM House of Guinness Irish Pub (Waukesha), Ordinary Extra Men Jazz Estate, Dustin Laurenzi Quartet (8pm), Late Night Session: Paul Silbergleit Trio (11:30pm) Lake Lawn Resort (Delavan), The Gravity of Youth Linneman’s Riverwest Inn, The Lost Tooth Brushes Reunion w/The Mighty Deer Lick Linneman’s Riverwest Inn, Lost Toothbrushes & The Mighty Deerlick MOTOR Bar & Restaurant, She’s Right, I’m Left McAuliffe’s Pub (Racine), The Unincorporated w/Donoma Mezcalero Mexican Restaurant, Close Enuf Band Mo’s Irish Pub, Listening Party Pabst Milwaukee Brewery & Taproom, Matt MF Tyner (2pm) Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, In Bar 360: Saddlebrook Trio Rave / Eagles Club, Iration w/Ballyhoo, Iya Terra & Ries Brothers (all-ages, 6:30pm) Riverside Theater, Gabriel Iglesias Riverside Theater, Gabriel Iglesias Rock Country MKE, Kiss All-Stars w/Monroe Rosco’s Drama, Milwaukee Blues Rock Collective Saint Kate - The Arts Hotel, J.R. & The Strangers w/Ben Harold Trio Sazzy B, Scat Cats Trio Shank Hall, Anthony Gomes Teweles Seed Tower, The Basement with Michael J Curtis The Back Room @ Colectivo, Kind Country w/Cascade Crescendo The Cheel / The Baaree (Thiensville), Sawdust Symphony The Cooperage, Groove Theory & The Band Bazaar Present the D’Angelo Experience The Cooperage, Kip Moore (3pm) The Laughing Tap, Lam Guluka The Miramar Theatre, DMVU & TVBOO - Eat My Sass Tour The Packing House, Maureè (6:30pm) Thurmans 15, Hoppers Luck Turner Hall Ballroom, Craig Morgan Up & Under, Audio is Rehab Var Gallery & Studios, Julien Kozak & Jon Blair Veterans Terrace, Dueling Pianos: The N.E.W. Piano Guys Walker’s Point Music Hall, Andrew David Weber X-Ray Arcade, Dead To Fall w/Knaaves, Enemy Of Creation & Snag (6pm)

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Bremen Cafe, Plant Swap Circle-A Cafe, Alive at Eight: Derek Pritzl & Friends (8pm), DJ: Trail Boss Tim Cook (10pm) J&B’s Blue Ribbon Bar and Grill, The Players Jam John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Youth Art Month Opening Celebration Mason Street Grill, Jonathan Wade Trio (6pm) Riverside Theater, Gabriel Iglesias Rounding Third Bar and Grill, The Dangerously Strong Comedy Open Mic The Back Room @ Colectivo, Donny McCaslin Trio The Social Haus (Menomonee Falls), Scotty Meissner (2pm) The Tonic Tavern, Third Coast Blues w/Jim Liban & Roger Brotherhood (4pm) Union Park Tavern (Kenosha), Cy’s Piano Jam (4pm) Walker’s Point Music Hall, Andrew David Weber

MONDAY, MARCH 2

Cactus Club, Reigning Sound (original lineup] w/Dusk (allages, 7pm) Jazz Estate, Jazz Estate Jam Session Linneman’s Riverwest Inn, Poet’s Monday w/host Timothy Kloss & featured reader Billy Lombardo (sign-up 7:30pm, 8-11pm) Mason Street Grill, Joel Burt Duo (5:30pm) Paulie’s Pub and Eatery, Open Jam w/hosts Josh Becker, Annie Buege, Ally Hart or Marr’lo Parada Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, In the Bingo Hall: Kris Crow Band (11:30am & 4:30pm) Shank Hall, Nektar w/District 97 Skylight Music Theatre, Jazz at Noon Presented by Black Box Fund The Laughing Tap, Ian Abramson & Zach Peterson Up & Under, Open Mic

TUESDAY, MARCH 3

Brewtown Eatery, Blues & Jazz Jam w/Jeff Stoll, Joe Zarcone & David “Harmonica” Miller (6pm) Club Garibaldi, WMSE Live: Magnetic Minds (5:30pm) JC’S Pub, Open Mic w/host Audio is Rehab Jazz Estate, Evan Christian Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts / Riverwest Artists Association, Tuesday Night Jazz Jam Kochanski’s Concertina Beer Hall, Throwing Spaghetti Presents: Phil Norby (6:30pm) Linnemans, CBDB & Kendall Street Company Mamie’s, Open Blues Jam w/Marvelous Mack Mary’s Caddyshack, Open Mic w/Ricky Orta Jr. & Mike Bucholtz Mason Street Grill, Jamie Breiwick Group (5:30pm) McAuliffe’s (Racine), The Parkside Reunion Big Band Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, In Bar 360: Al White (4pm) Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, In the Bingo Hall: Christopher’s Project (11:30am & 4:30pm) Shank Hall, Howard Jones Acoustic Trio w/Rachael Sage Transfer Pizzeria Café, Transfer House Band w/Dennis Fermenich Turner Hall Ballroom, Ross Mathews

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::FREEWILLASTROLOGY ::BY ROB BREZSNY PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): If you’re like most of us, you harbor desires for experiences that might be gratifying in some ways but draining in others. If you’re like most of us, you may on occasion get attached to situations that are mildly interesting, but divert you from situations that could be amazingly interesting and enriching.

The good news, Pisces, is that you are now in a phase when you have maximum power to wean yourself from these wasteful tendencies. The coming weeks will be a favorable time to identify your two or three most important and exciting longings and take a sacred oath to devote yourself to them above all other wishes and hopes.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You may sometimes reach a point where you worry that conditions are not exactly right to pursue your dreams or fulfill your holy quest. Does that describe your current situation? If so, I invite you to draw inspiration from Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616), who’s regarded as one of history’s foremost novelists. Here’s how one observer described Cervantes during the time he was working on his masterpiece, the novel Don Quixote: “shabby, obscure, disreputable, pursued by debts and with only a noisy tenement room to work in.” Cervantes dealt with imperfect conditions just fine.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “True success is figuring out your life and career, so you never have to be around jerks,” says Taurus filmmaker, actor and author John Waters. I trust that you have been intensely cultivating that kind of success in the last few weeks, Taurus, and that you will climax this wondrous accomplishment with a flourish during the next few weeks. You’re on the verge of achieving a new level of mastery in the art of immersing yourself in environments that bring out the best in you.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): I would love for you to become more powerful, Gemini—not necessarily in the sense of influencing the lives of others but in the sense of managing your own affairs with relaxed confidence and crisp competence.

What comes to mind when I urge you to expand your self-command and embolden your ambition? Is there an adventure you could initiate that would bring out more of the swashbuckler in you?

CANCER (June 21-July 22): For my Cancerian readers in the Southern Hemisphere, this oracle will be in righteous alignment with the natural flow of the seasons. That’s because February is the hottest, laziest, most spacious time of year in that part of the world—a logical moment to take a lavish break from the daily rhythm and escape on a vacation or pilgrimage designed to provide relaxation and renewal. Which is exactly what I’m advising for all of Earth’s Cancerians, including those in the Northern Hemisphere. So for those of us north of the equator, I urge you to consider thinking like those south of it. If you can’t get away, make a blanket fort in your home and pretend, read a book that takes you on an imaginary journey or hang out at an exotic sanctuary in your hometown.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Leo author Walter Scott (1771-1832) was a pioneer in the genre of the historical novel. His stories were set in various eras of the Scottish past. In those pre-telephone, pre-internet days, research was a demanding task. Scott traveled widely to gather tales from keepers of the oral tradition. In accordance with current astrological omens, Leo, I recommend that you draw inspiration from Scott’s old-fashioned approach. Seek out direct contact with the past; put yourself in the physical presence of storytellers and elders. Get firsthand knowledge about historical events that will inspire your thoughts about the future of your life story.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Over a period of 40 years, Dutch artist Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-’63) gazed into a mirror as he created more than 90 self-portraits: about 10% of his total work. Why? Art scholars don’t have a definitive answer. Some think he did self-portraits because they sold well. Others say that, because he worked so slowly, he, himself, was the only person he could get to model for long periods. Still others believe this was his way of cultivating self-knowledge— equivalent to an author writing an autobiography. In the coming weeks, I highly recommend that you engage in your personal equivalent of extended mirrorSHEPHERD EXPRESS

gazing. It’s a favorable time to understand yourself better.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): From author Don DeLillo’s many literary works, I’ve gathered five quotes to serve as your guideposts in the coming weeks. These observations are all in synchronistic alignment with your current needs. 1. Sometimes a thing that’s hard is hard because you’re doing it wrong. 2. You have to break through the structure of your own stonework habit just to make yourself listen.

3. Something is always happening, even on the quietest days and deep into the night, if you stand a while and look. 4. The world is full of abandoned meanings.

In the commonplace, I find unexpected themes and intensities. 5. What we are reluctant to touch often seems the very fabric of our salvation.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “I remember a time when a cabbage could sell itself just by being a cabbage,” wrote Scorpio author Jean Giraudoux (1882-1944). “Nowadays, it’s no good being a cabbage, unless you have an agent and pay him a commission.” He was making the point that, for us humans, it’s not enough to simply become good at a skill and express that skill; we need to hire a publicist or marketing wizard or distributor to make sure the world knows about our offerings. Generally, I agree with Giraudoux’s assessment, but I think that, right now, it applies to you only minimally. The coming weeks will be one of those rare times when your interestingness will shine so brightly, it will naturally attract its deserved attention. Your motto, from industrialist Henry J. Kaiser, is: “When your work speaks for itself, don’t interrupt.”

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): When he was 29 years old, Sagittarian composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) published his String Quartet, Op. 18, No. 4. Most scholars believe that the piece was an assemblage of older material he had created as a younger man. A similar approach might work well for you in the coming weeks, Sagittarius. I invite you to consider the possibility of repurposing tricks and ideas that weren’t quite ripe when you first used them. Recycling yourself makes good sense.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Are there parts of your life that seem to undermine other parts of your life? Do you wish there was greater harmony between your heart and your head, between your giving and your taking or between your past and your future? Wouldn’t it be wonderful if you could infuse your cautiousness with the wildness of your secret self? I bring these questions to your attention, Capricorn, because I suspect you’re primed to address them with a surge of innovative energy.

Here’s my prediction: Healing will come as you juxtapose apparent opposites and unite elements that have previously been unconnected.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): When he was 19, the young poet Robert Graves joined the British army to fight in World War I. Two years later, the Times of London reported that he had been killed at the Battle of the Somme in France. But it wasn’t true. Graves was very much alive and continued to be so for another 69 years. During that time, he wrote 55 books of poetry, 18 novels and 55 other works. I’m going to be bold and predict that this story can serve as an apt metaphor for your destiny in the coming weeks and months. Some dream, situation or influence that you believed to be gone will, in fact, have a very long second life filled with interesting developments.

Homework: Try to identify which aspect of your life needs healing more than any other aspect. © 2020 Rob Brezsny—freewillastrology.com

Go to realastrology.com to check out Rob Brezsny’s Expanded Weekly Audio Horoscopes and Daily Text Message Horoscopes. The audio horoscopes are also available by phone at 877873-4888 or 900-950-7700.

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Emotional Support Trump?

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he woman who attempted to board an airplane with her emotional support peacock made headlines, but in Port St. Lucie, Fla., one man is questioning why his particular support item has been banned from the dialysis center where he takes treatments three times a week. Nelson Gibson began bringing an 8-by-10-inch photo of Donald Trump to comfort him as he endured the three-and-a-half-hour treatments.

But that soon escalated to Gibson lugging a life-size Trump cutout with him for his appointments. But finally, as Gibson told WPBF, on Tuesday, Feb. 11, “They told me it was too much, and it wasn’t a rally. It just feels like bringing something from home to make you comfortable,” he said, noting that others bring items, including one woman who pops bubble wrap during the entire treatment. “That’s very nerve-wracking,” he said. It’s unclear whether Gibson will return to the center for treatments.

A Trump-like Tantrum Seloni Khetarpal, 36, threw a tantrum worthy of the terrible twos on Thursday, Feb. 13, when she repeatedly called 911 to report an awful (to her) crime: Her parents had shut off her cellphone. According to court documents, Khetarpal demanded that police officers respond to her home in Jackson Township, Ohio, but was repeatedly warned that she should only call 911 for legitimate emergencies. But over a several-hours-long period, News5 Cleveland reported, she continued calling back, becoming increasingly “belligerent and vulgar,” telling 911 dispatchers her ordeal was “a fucking emergency!” She has been arrested and charged with disrupting public services.

Police Chief Dressed Down The Select Board of Croydon, N.H., ruled unexpectedly on Tuesday, Feb. 18, that it would abolish the town police department and rely instead on the New Hampshire State Police for law enforcement, reported the Valley News. Croydon Police Chief Richard Lee, the sole member of the police department for almost 20 years, told the News he was asked to turn in his equipment, including his uniform, badge and the keys to his police cruiser, so at the meeting’s conclusion, Lee faced the board

president and “gave them my uniform shirt.

I gave them my turtleneck, I gave them my ballistic vest. I sat down in the chair, took off my boots, took off my pants, put those on the chair and put my boots back on and walked out the door.” Lee walked about a mile in 26-degree temperatures before his wife picked him up. The board released a statement saying the decision was “an action based upon value for the cost of the department.” Resident Rick Sampson told reporters, “What kind of a town lets their chief of police walk out in a snowstorm in his underwear?”

Undressed and Unhinged Three friends were wrapping up a night of dinner and drinking on Saturday, Feb. 15, in Myrtle Beach, S.C., when things got “a little out of control,” according to a police report.

As the night wore on, Kasey Westraad, 24, became increasingly amorous toward a resistant female friend, the friend told police, eventually escalating to the point that a naked Westraad pursued the woman outside, punching her several times in the face. Myrtlebeachonline.com reported Westraad was charged with third-degree assault and battery, damage to property and resisting arrest.

A Nose for Crime Police in Speyer, Germany, gave chase after they were passed by a car driving at high speed with its lights off on Friday, Feb. 14.

The suspect, a 26-year-old man, pulled over and ran from the car, leaving a trail of scent that was so distinct officers said they were able to follow it from the car to the man, who was hiding behind a hedge. “Due to the cloud of perfume that was detected inside the car and on the man,” police said, “it was possible to identify him as the driver,” the Associated Press reported. His breath didn’t smell quite as good, though: He was far over the legal alcohol limit.

A Lesson in Crime Police in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, arrested Robert Noye, 52, on Monday, Feb. 17, and charged him with first-degree harassment, kidnapping and false imprisonment after his victim told them Noye kidnapped her and forced her to watch the entire 1977 TV miniseries, “Roots,” “so she could better understand her racism,” The Gazette reported. He allegedly told her if she didn’t sit quietly for the entire multi-hour series about slavery, he would “kill her and spread her body parts across Interstate 380 on the way to Chicago.” © 2020 ANDREWS MCMEEL SYNDICATION F E B R U A R Y 2 7 , 2 0 2 0 | 33

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