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s automobiles have become the dominant transportation option for most American families, cities have primarily been designed to move cars through them as quickly as possible. Motorists have reaped the benefits of faster commute times, but a number of negative consequences have emerged from these urban planning decisions. In 2017 alone, 5,977 pedestrians were killed by cars in the U.S. The City of Milwaukee is taking steps to address pedestrian issues with its first comprehensive pedestrian plan.

A draft of the plan, which is being funded by a federal grant, was released in January. It is the culmination of the Department of Public Works’ (DPW) years-long efforts around pedestrian safety. “It’s taking what we’ve started to do, and formalizing that into practice within the department,” said Mike Amsden, DPW multimodal transportation manager. “Pedestrian safety and pedestrian accommodations are not new.

It’s something that we as a department and we as a city have focused on for a while. The plan itself kind of brings everything together.”

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These efforts follow a similar model to the city’s work around improving bicycle infrastructure. Milwaukee’s first bicycle master plan was released in 1993 and updated in 2010.

“It’s no small coincidence that the number of people biking has more than tripled, and crashes related to bikes have gone down as much as 75%, since we’ve had a plan,” said James Hannig, DPW bicycle and pedestrian coordinator. The DPW now wants to replicate that success for pedestrians.

The Milwaukee Common Council also enshrined some pedestrian safety measures into law in October when they unanimously passed a Complete Streets policy. The policy directs DPW to consider all users—including pedestrians, cyclists and people using mobility devices such as wheelchairs—when redesigning city roadways.

Making Streets Safer Safety is at the heart of the pedestrian plan, and for good reason. While crashes involving pedestrians in Milwaukee slightly decreased from 2011-2017, severe and fatal crashes saw a sharp increase [2018 data has not been finalized]. Just this month, Bryan Rodriguez, a DPW employee, was killed in a hit-and-runcrash while filling potholes on the 1700 block

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of West Vine Street.

Some experts have cited speeding and reckless driving as one cause of the uptick. “There’s a lot of really great research—in terms of the methodology, not so much the findings— around the problems in our city related to speeding,” Amsden said. “There are some incredibly high speeds that go through various areas where you have a lot of people walking, biking or taking transit. We all hear about that, we all see it and it’s definitely something we want to address.”

The plan mentions five major challenges DPW faces when addressing pedestrian safety.

These include a lack of funding, streets that prioritize cars over other modes of transportation, improvements only occurring after a serious crash, inadequate tools for making data-driven decisions and multiple sources of street design guidance.

To make their recommendations, the plan’s authors relied heavily on feedback from the community, along with data and research. “The recommendations generally mirror the themes that we heard out of the community engagement,” Hannig said. “You’ll hopefully see a

more or less one-for-one of the issues that were identified with what the recommendations were.”

Four Milwaukee intersections are shown in the plan, with renderings of both “low effort” and “high effort” improvements that could be made to them. Solutions range from relatively simple and inexpensive upgrades like more signage and marked crosswalks, to extensive infrastructure changes like curb extensions, pedestrian islands and raised crosswalks.

“There’s no cookie cutter approach that can be applied to every intersection, but there are some best practices that we are, and will continue, incorporating,” said Hannig.

Aside from safety, a number of other benefits are given for creating streets that encourage Milwaukeeans to walk more. The plan cites the health benefits of getting more physical activity from walking and the economic benefits of lowering a family’s transportation costs.

Challenges Ahead More than 20 recommendations for making Milwaukee more pedestrian-friendly are put forward in the plan, but a number of challenges

lie ahead for actually implementing them.

The first, as with any infrastructure upgrade, is funding. DPW plans on working with the state and federal government on funding packages, as well as using the plan itself to help secure grant money. There are also temporary, less expensive ways to put the ideas laid out in the plan into practice. “Funding is always a concern,” Amsden said. “With that said, I think a lot of the recommendations can be implemented with minimal cost.” He also said that existing department funds could potentially be shifted towards pedestrian safety measures.

“We realized upfront that we can’t put out a plan that is entirely dependent on new magic money that appears out of nowhere, because that’s not always the case,” he said.

Aside from the funding concerns, there is a lifestyle change related to many of these recommendations. “For decades, cities have been designed for the auto and how cars are going to move around,” said Andrew Tillman, chairman of the city’s bicycle and pedestrian task force.

“Now we’re going to have to reevaluate and figure out what the safest way is for a pedestrian to move around.” He said that there can

be an “us vs. them” mentality pitting motorists against pedestrians and cyclists. “That part is going to be hard because nobody wants to give up something,” he said. “We have to make compromises, so we can all work together and make it easier for people and safer for everyone.”

While some of the changes may be difficult, Amsden said support for walkable streets is gaining traction. “From what we’ve been hearing, there is more and more support around safer streets, streets that accommodate people and streets that support vibrant places and places to be,” he said. “With that said, there are always challenges. I think it’s vitally important for any work we do—whether it’s design, education or enforcement—to require meaningful engagement with people who live, work and play on any of these corridors or intersections to make sure that an improvement is an improvement in the eyes of everyone.”

There will be a Milwaukee Pedestrian Plan open house at the Mitchell Street Library, 906 W. Historic Mitchell St., on Tuesday, March 5, 4:30-7:30 p.m.

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e are fortunate to have such a varied and thriving performing arts scene in the greater Milwaukee area. Multiple professional theater companies, full-size symphony orchestras, chamber ensembles, opera and stage musical performance companies and several professional dance organizations display their many talents and enrich our lives in many ways. But imagine what our arts scene would be like if several million dollars were removed from their budgets. Thankfully, such a nightmare scenario won’t play out in reality as long as the United Performing Arts Fund (UPAF) has anything to say about it.

UPAF has been setting the stage for its 14 member groups and numerous affiliates (29 all told) through investment in our region’s vibrant performing arts scene for more than half a century. Since its inception, it has raised more than $320 million, allowing arts organizations to continue their creative, inspiring and educational efforts at a high rate of professionalism. UPAF is not funded by any level of government; all the money it raises comes from individual donors, companies and foundations. At UPAF’s fundraising campaign finale held in June 2018, it was announced that a record $12,065,857 had been raised for the year (a figure that had increased to $12,073,795 when UPAF closed its fiscal year last August)—money that came from nearly 20,000 donors.

“For more than half a century, UPAF has raised essential dollars to ensure that southeastern Wisconsin retains its depth and breadth of performing arts,” says Deanna Tillisch, UPAF president and CEO. “Due to the generous and ongoing support of our donors, sponsors and volunteers, we are able to provide our member groups with the resources required to deliver entertainment excellence and arts education enrichment.

“The performing arts are an inspiration for all of us in greater Milwaukee, and the United Performing Arts Fund is essential to the sustainability of these local assets,” she continues.

“With each annual campaign, we rely on the generosity of individuals, companies and foundations to ensure we do not take our vibrant performing arts scene for granted.” She states that several factors contributed to the success of UPAF’s 2018 campaign, including workplace giving campaigns; Bright Minds—their arts education grants program; the “Adopt an Artist” program connecting Milwaukee-area firms with local talent; the “UPAF Connect” community outreach program and more.

2019 Campaign Ready for Launch On Monday, March 4, at 5:30 p.m. in the Bradley Pavilion of the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts (929 N. Water St.), a new fundraising season officially launches. It will be emceed by WISN Channel 12 news anchors Sheldon Dutes and Adrienne Pedersen. As for other notables at the kick off, UPAF’s public relations and social media coordinator Katie Korek says they are “still awaiting final confirmations for which of our member groups will be performing at the March 4 launch event,” but that they have confirmed a performance by “Danceworks, and our other performer will most likely be the Milwaukee Rep.” There will also be speeches by Tillisch as well as the three campaign co-chairs— James Barry (president of The Barry Company), Sandra Botcher (vice president of field experience at Northwestern Mutual) and Tim Stewart (attorney and partner at DeWitt LLP). Also in attendance will be Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele and Waukesha County Executive Paul Farrow.

Of special note is a special appearance by Emily Schoen, a Brookfield native who is now a New

York City-based dancer, choreographer and one of Dance Magazine’s “Top 25 to Watch” artists.

Schoen won Gibney Dance’s “boo-koo” grant for emerging artist in NYC, a Princess Grace Fellowship nomination by METdance and has served as the artist-in-residence for the Jamaica Center for the Arts and Learning. As a dancer, she’s worked for Kyle Abraham, Nejla Yatkin,

This support allows the organizations to put their focus on what they do best: creating, performing, inspiring and educating,” Korek says. “UPAF’s promise to donors is to cost-effectively raise funds that will enhance the vibrancy of southeastern Wisconsin through a vital performing arts scene. UPAF’s sound fiscal management practices and commitment to accountability and transparency have earned the organization a four-star rating (the highest-possible level) from Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent charity watchdog.”

By directly supporting groups like First Stage, the Florentine Opera, the Milwaukee Ballet, the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, the Bel Canto Chorus, Danceworks and others, UPAF’s work—made possible through generous community donations—has a ripple effect throughout the region. “The performing arts generate nearly

“THE PERFORMING ARTS GENERATE NEARLY $80 MILLION IN EVENT-RELATED SPENDING ABOVE THE PRICE OF THE TICKET IN THE GREATER MILWAUKEE AREA, IN ADDITION TO EMPLOYING NEARLY 4,000 PEOPLE,” KOREK EXPLAINS. “THEY DRIVE TOURISM—WITH VISITORS STAYING LONGER AND SPENDING MORE—BE IT ON DINING, LODGING, ETC.” the Metropolitan Opera and Keigwin+Company.

With these groups, she’s performed at the nation’s finest theaters and toured internationally.

As a dance educator, Emily has fulfilled commissions for Santa Barbara Dance Theater, METdance, Ormao and has worked with university programs across the U.S.

Every Dollar Counts From major donors to those individuals who give $10, $20, $50 or $100, UPAF invests every dollar received into enhancing Milwaukee’s performing arts scene. “All donations to UPAF help to sustain our 14 member group organizations, providing them crucial operating funding.

$80 million in event-related spending above the price of the ticket in the greater Milwaukee area, in addition to employing nearly 4,000 people,” Korek explains. “They drive tourism—with visitors staying longer and spending more—be it on dining, lodging, etc.”

“A vibrant performing arts scene also attracts innovative companies and talented employees to our area. Overall, contributing to UPAF is a local investment—helping to nurture local talent and creativity as well as helping to boost our economy.”

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We will publicize and promote actions, demonstrations, planning meetings, teach-ins, party-building meetings, drinking-discussion get-togethers and any other actions that are directed toward fighting back to preserve our liberal democratic system.

Thursday, Feb. 28

West Allis Budget Address Watch Party @ Wisconsin Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals (9620 W. Greenfield Ave), 6-8 p.m.

Citizen Action of Wisconsin and Indivisible Tosa are organizing a Wisconsin state budget address watch party at the Wisconsin Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals office in West Allis.

Confronting Racism in Our Community @ Underwood Memorial Baptist Church (1916 W. Wauwatosa Ave., Wauwatosa), 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Bricks, a transgender liberation group, is organizing an event to explore racism within the transgender, nonbinary and gender nonconforming community. Participants will tackle topics such as white fragility and take a closer look at the intersections of identities.

Friday, March 1

First Friday Karaoke @ Bounce Milwaukee (2801 S. Fifth Court), 8-11 p.m.

On the first Friday of every month, Bounce Milwaukee hosts a karaoke night to benefit a local progressive charity. At least $1 from every drink sold will go to the cause. There is no cover, and children are welcome from 8-9 p.m.

Saturday, March 2

Immigration Policies: DACA and Keeping Families Together @ Alverno College (3400 S. 43rd St.), 9:30 a.m.-noon

This League of Women Voters forum will focus on both the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy and policies that have separated families while in ICE custody. There will be a panel discussion moderated by retired Wisconsin Public Radio host Kathleen Dunn.

Peace Action of Wisconsin: Stand for Peace @ The corner of Brady Street and Farwell Avenue, 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 afterward.

Sunday, March 3

MKE Democratic Action Organizational Meeting @ Plymouth Church (2717 E. Hampshire St.), 1-3 p.m.

MKE Democratic Action, a new political organization covering Downtown, the East Side, Harambee and Riverwest, will host an informational meeting to discuss strategy and provide potential new members information on when and where canvassing will occur.

Monday, March 4

Advocate to Get Money Out of Politics @ Riverwest Public House Cooperative (815 E. Locust St.), 6-8 p.m.

As a part of Our Wisconsin Revolution’s statewide campaign to shift political power from corporations and elites to regular people, the group is hosting an event at the

Riverwest Public House. Matt Rothschild from Wisconsin Democracy Campaign and Shauntay Nelson from Wisconsin Voices will speak at the event.

Tuesday, March 5

EXPO MKE Monthly Meeting @ Welford Sanders Enterprise Center (2821 N. Vel Phillips Ave.), 6-8 p.m.

At this month’s Ex Incarcerated People Organizing meeting, community organizer Alan Schultz will give a presentation on Columbia University Justice Lab’s report on mass supervision in Wisconsin. The presentation will include people who have been affected by Wisconsin’s mass supervision system.

Wednesday, March 6

MPS School Board All-Candidate Final Forum @ Zablocki Public Library (3501 W. Oklahoma Ave.), 6-7:30 p.m.

Milwaukee students, staff, parents and community members are invited to meet the candidates for Milwaukee Public Schools’ Board of Directors. Interpretation services and light refreshments will be provided.

To submit to this column, please send a brief description of your action, including date and time, to savingourdemocracy@shepex.com.

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What Do You Say? Despite the support of Wisconsin voters—who overwhelmingly supported medical and recreational marijuana in referenda around the state—will Wisconsin Republicans ignore the will of the people and continue to criminalize marijuana? n Yes n No Vote online at shepherdexpress.com. We’ll publish the results of this poll in next week’s issue.

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“Tonight, we renew our resolve that America will never be a socialist country!”

We don’t know how to break this to a presi1 dent who’s never known much about history, but American socialism has been the driving force behind democracy’s most popular and successful programs for more than a century.

Many Milwaukeeans know this very well, because the city was governed by popular socialist mayors for nearly !"#$% &'()&'* be1 tween 1910 and 1960.

Daniel Hoan—the city’s longest-serving socialist mayor for 24 years through 1940— was on the cover of an April 1936 edition of +,-'%magazine, the conservative, national newsweekly published by Republican Henry Luce, citing Milwaukee’s expansion of public employment and successful economic man1 agement during the Great Depression. +,-'2)! verdict on Hoan’s socialist policies: “Under him, Milwaukee has become perhaps the bestgoverned city in the U.S.”

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But that realistic assessment of American socialism has never stopped other Republi1 cans from shrieking in terror about diabolical socialist monsters destroying the American way of life every time Democrats try to pass programs benefitting most Americans. Repub1 licans did it in 1935 to try to stop Democratic President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s creation of Social Security; in 1965, to try to stop Demo1 cratic President Lyndon Johnson’s creation of Medicare and Medicaid and, most recently, in 2010, to try to stop Democratic President Barack Obama’s creation of the Affordable Care Act. Most ironically, Republicans were right to call those socialist programs.

American socialists began fading as a national force when the Democratic Party adopted many of their most popular social protections and ben1 efits for working Americans. What Republicans were wrong about, of course, was to suggest there was anything un-American or undemocrat1 ic about socialist ideas. They’re also completely wrong to claim American socialism has ever had any resemblance to corrupt, totalitarian dictator1 SHEPHERD EXPRESS

ships that call themselves socialist. Dictatorships are top-down authoritarian governments filling the pockets of those at the top by oppressing everyone else. American socialism has always been a democracy-driven, bottom-up, grassroots movement promoting equal rights and protec1 tions under the law.

Trump’s affinity for murderous dictators, personal corruption and disdain for democ1 racy make Republicans look absurd attacking Democrats as radical authoritarians. It’s difficult for Republicans to portray Democrats as a red menace when their own president shamelessly cavorts in public with Russia’s Vladimir Putin.

Trump’s claim that socialist Democrats would turn America into Venezuela became embarrass1 ing when corrupt dictator Nicolas Maduro began acting out a public parody of Trump at his most extreme by trying to close Venezuela’s border with lethal violence.

The Republican anti-socialism campaign is the one they would have run against Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders if he’d been nominated for president in 2016. Now it’s even less likely to work. Sanders’ courage in promoting socialism’s valuable contributions to democracy is inspir1 ing a growing slate of progressive candidates.

Democrats proudly support continued expan1 sion of affordable healthcare, aggressive action to reduce the extreme consequences of climate change and requiring the ultra-wealthy to pay their fair share in taxes instead of sometimes paying little or no taxes at all.

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It helps that all those ideas have strong majority support across the country and that Trump is on the opposite side of every single one. The only major law Trump passed in two years did little to help any struggling, forgot1 ten, left-behind Americans who voted for him. The $1.5 trillion Republican tax cut went overwhelmingly to Americans who have never struggled, are never forgotten by politicians and are never left behind when tax goodies are passed out; namely, millionaires and bil1 lionaires, including the Trump family. Corrupt capitalism can be a lot scarier than socialism.

American democracy works best when it balances both economic philosophies. Last year, Gallup asked young Americans (ages 1829) whether they had positive views toward capitalism and socialism. Fifty one percent had a positive view of socialism, compared to 45% with a positive view of capitalism. That was a 12-point drop in the positive view of capitalism since 2016, when 57% viewed capitalism posi1 tively and 55% viewed socialism positively. It was an enormous drop in younger American support for capitalism since 2010, when 68% had a positive view of capitalism and 51% a positive view of socialism.

Republican scare tactics about socialism aren’t nearly as scary as what capitalism is do1 ing to a whole lot of Americans these days, in1 cluding young people entering the job market.

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With his young farm, Johnson wants to prove that urban agriculture can be a successful business while also using it as a tool to teach community members.

In 2008, Johnson took a job at Frieden’s Community Ministries, an organization that operates emergency food pantries. He felt that food pantries were a quick fix to a much larger problem and sought to find a way to address the core issues of homelessness and poverty. Soon after taking the job, he took a tour of Growing Power and realized that growing food could be the answer he was looking for. “I really saw and still believe that there is an economic opportunity for growing food locally, and I wanted to make sure that low-income persons and low-income households had just as much of an opportunity to figure out how to do that as anybody else did.”

That led him to partner with the Guest House of Milwaukee and help develop the Cream City Gardens program. This program uses gardening and urban agriculture to teach previously homeless individuals job skills, helping them to find jobs in the agricultural field. Johnson solidified his love for growing food after managing that program for three years. It was in 2013 that he decided to leave the program and find a way to start his own farm.

As if by fate, the city was working on a project to transform the 30th Street Industrial Corridor when Johnson approached them looking for a plot of land. The city thought that an urban farm would be a perfect way to revitalize the area, so Cream City Farms was started. Johnson got moving quickly with grants that helped him install a cistern to collect water and an electronic monitoring system to regulate water levels powered by solar energy. It didn’t take long for him to start growing and acquire members for his Community Supported Agriculture (CSA).

Growing in popularity as a farming business model, a CSA is a subscription to the farm in which members receive a fresh box of produce each week based on what is in season.

“My favorite part about it is the direct farmer-to-consumer interaction,” Johnson says. He is working with the Urban Ecology Center, which is helping farmers sign people up for CSAs at the Local Farmer Open House on Saturday, March 9.

Each year, Johnson is working to increase his production, so he can sell to local restaurants and eventually employ full-time workers. The farm is meant to be a part of the community, connecting people to the food they eat and helping them understand the process of growing food.

You can learn more about Cream City Farms by visiting creamcityfarms.com.

For more of Erin Bloodgood’s work, visit bloodgoodfoto.com.

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We will keep you informed each week about the growing availability of legal cannabis products in Milwaukee and what’s happening at the state level with respect to Wisconsin’s movement towards legalization, what’s happening in other states and in the rest of the world.

Wisconsin Hemp Scientific’s Testing and Processing ::BY SHEILA JULSON

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e get several calls a day from farmers all over the state who are thinking about growing hemp,” says Andy Gould, coowner of Wisconsin Hemp Scientific, which offers cannabinoid testing, hemp processing and their own line of cannabidiol (CBD) products. “There’s a lot of excitement and hope about this crop.” Gould, along with Dennis Mistrioty and Griffin Lynch, launched Wisconsin Hemp Scientific last year.

The trio has been friends since middle school and launched their first business, Greek Street food cart, while still in college at UW-Madison. As their graduation approached, they knew they wanted to start another business on a larger scale. After Wisconsin’s industrial hemp pilot program was signed into law in November 2017, Mistrioty’s uncle, who was involved in Colorado’s hemp pilot program, advised the young entrepreneurs that hemp would be a good opportunity.

“We didn’t know much about it, so we started researching the difference between hemp and marijuana, and cannabinoids,” Gould says. “We wanted to become involved, and there were two avenues—one was farming, harvesting and cultivating the plant itself; or processing, which is taking the crop from the farmer and processing it into something useful like CBD oil.” Gould and Lynch majored in chemical engineering, so the processing aspect was a good fit. In addition, they offer highperformance liquid chromatography (HPLC) testing. “We can run a sample through the machine, and it will tell you how much CBD or tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is in that sample,” Gould explains.

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) tests hemp crops at end of the harvest, and crops containing more than 0.3% THC must be destroyed. “We figured that farmers would want to know their THC levels as they grow, so we offer this as a service, so farmers can send samples every week or two weeks to check their levels.” Wisconsin Hemp scientific also tests cannabinoid levels for people processing CBD into oils or gummies.

Wisconsin Hemp Scientific is a DATCP-licensed hemp processor. They use foodgrade ethanol extraction, a common method throughout the industry. After testing the hemp for appropriate levels, they take the hemp flower and perform extraction via solvent to pull out the desired molecules. The ethanol pulls out the CBD, trace amounts of THC and other cannabinoids. After the extraction, then next step is solvent recovery, which removes the ethanol from the CBD. The end result is a crude oil that is roughly the color and consistency of maple syrup. The CBD distillation process cleans up the oil and purifies it, isolating specific compounds such as CBD. Gould, Lynch and Mistrioty eventually added their own line of CBD tinctures in 500, 1,000 and 2,000-milligram strengths, as well as a topical pain-relief roll-on. They will also release CBD lotion and a body balm. The products are available online or at local stores such as Canni Hemp in Walker’s Point. With the hemp industry being so new, Gould reflects that none of what they learned was easily researchable. “We built a lot of what we do from scratch and deduced it from scratch.” He and Lynch also flew out to Colorado to connect with people in the hemp industry through conferences, and they toured processing facilities in Washington state. Gould emphasizes that educating people about the difference between hemp and marijuana—and dispelling stigmas and stereotypes—is crucial to move the hemp industry forward.

“The cannabis industry should be considered a legitimate business; it’s not just a bunch of hippies or potheads,” he says. “This is a legit business that’s well regulated and safe. Getting to that point might be a challenge, but we will all benefit.”

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Executive Chef, The Fitz at the Ambassador Hotel 2308 W. Wisconsin Ave. thefitzmke.com After a long evening shift on a Friday or Saturday night, Brittany Greene, executive chef of The Fitz, unwinds at Snack Boys. “They handle my late-night cravings,” Greene says. Snacks and small plates and the interactive experience of sharing and conversing about them are “the way I like to eat. It’s memorable. I will always return for the buttermilk brussels salad and the sticky ribs...

Oh, and a 40-ounce.”

Since Greene lives in Port Washington, when she goes out to eat closer to home, she heads to The Cheel in Thiensville. “The scents of this Nepalese kitchen can punch you in the face the minute you walk in—in a good way,” she says.

“The atmosphere at night is mood lighting, and you’re sat next to a large bar lined with mirrors, making for a cool spot. You can step out of the box with powerfully seasoned boar, lamb and paneer entrees and listen to live music on their patio almost every weekend in summer. It almost makes it seem like you’re on a vacation.”

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814 S. Second St. • 414-509-5975 snackboysmke.business.site

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Centraal Grand Café & Tappery

After closing for renovations on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 11-year-old restaurant Café Centraal is now reopened. The extensive work done in Centraal Grand Café & Tappery includes an expanded kitchen and complete remodel of the bar and dining areas. The main entrance is now at the corner of Lincoln and KK, which feels like an intuitive location. The color scheme is deep blue, brown and gold, with elevated banquettes running the length of the windows (minus their old heavy curtains) in the bar area. All furniture has been replaced, including the wicker-like woven chairs that were getting quite shabby.

Behind the bar are 70 draft lines, increased from 23. In addition to beer, there’s also wine, coffee, craft soda, cocktails and cider on tap. Beer flights are called “curations” and include five selections around a common theme. On the food side of things, the menu has been redesigned by culinary director Thomas Hauck and is inspired by the international options in the Centraal train station in Amsterdam. Start with shiitake potstickers ($9.95), bacon chive pierogies ($9.95) or go with the restaurant group’s famous fries (they’re called friets here).

Loaded friets come topped with beef kabob, gouda and garlic sauce ($11.95), peanut sauce, mayo and pickled onion ($9.95) or vegan chili cheese ($10.95).

Sandwiches run the gamut, from Carolina fried chicken ($14.95) to falafel ($10.95) with baba ganoush. Red curry trout ($17.95) and a short rib noodle bowl ($17.95) are some of the mains. If you’re dining with a group, check out the “Shaarables” section of the menu with platters of kebabs, pork mole and red snapper ($36.95$38.95) for two or more people. Brunch, which is now served on weekdays as well as weekends, includes everything from braised pork arepas ($12.95) with sweet pepper relish to a Bay View au gratin skillet ($11.95), plus the restaurant group’s signature bloody Marys.

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5101 W. Oklahoma Ave. • 414-545-6030 americanserbmemorialhall.com While every restaurant, church and bar with a fish fry gets busy during Lent, there’s nothing quite like what happens at Serb Hall. The decades-old South Side banquet hall and bowling alley—yep, there are lanes in there!—bursts at the seams, packing people into its various event spaces where it serves a no-nonsense, family style fry. News crews show up to film segments, and the line of cars in the drive through stretches around the block. Even Al Roker once worked the drive through for a Food Network TV show.

Your table will be covered with fries or mashed potatoes, slaw that’s tangier than it is creamy and a basket of rye bread, no matter if your group has 16 people or just one. Breaded cod and haddock are available by the piece or go for the gusto with all-you-can-eat.

Perch, shrimp and fried chicken round out the options, along with a Serbian-style cod. Not much has changed at Serb Hall in the 50-odd years it’s been around, and judging by the fish fry’s popularity, it won’t be changing anytime soon. (Lacey Muszynski)

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Like every good neighborhood bar, Kam’s menu brims with snacks, apps, sandwiches and many daily specials. Friday nights, though, are when the kitchen really shines. They go all out for fish fry, cooking up 21 different types of fish: swai, cod, haddock, smelt, northern pike, salmon, bluegill, perch, grouper, walleye, barramundi, tilapia, red snapper and shrimp. Most options are available either fried in a thin, finely textured crumb coating or baked with butter. Opt for fried if you can, as the breading is delicate and clings to the fish better than a heavier coating. It’s an especially great way to bread smelt without it turning into a fish stick-like finger.

The fry comes with the standard sides, including homemade slaw and tartar sauce. Skip the crinkle-cut fries and order either the homemade potato chips or the potato pancakes. The cakes are deep brown, crisp on the outside and soft on the inside, with just a bit of onion. They come with a cup of applesauce or maple syrup, something not too common. Fish fry available all week long. (Lacey Muszynski)

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Kegel’s Inn is a remnant of Old Milwaukee in West Allis, a German restaurant and corner tap whose Old World charm is authentic. The dark Teutonic interior boasts the original mahogany bar and wooden tables and chairs that could date from the place’s opening in 1924. The high wooden wainscoting is surmounted by murals of hunting and merriment. Beautiful leaded glass windows suggest an old ratskeller and (no surprise) beer steins line one wall. The environment is remarkable, but people keep coming back for the food, including the many Bavarian dishes and the fish fry served Wednesdays and Fridays.

Kegel’s offers a half-dozen options, including baked fish and a seafood combo. At a recent lunch visit, Kegel’s “classic fish fry” included five pieces of lightly battered, golden brown cod. They don’t let you leave hungry. The fish fry comes with two slices of hearty rye bread, homemade coleslaw and choice of soup. French fries and mashed potatoes are the standard sides, but Kegel’s has unusual alternatives: potato pancakes, red cabbage or spaetzle (German egg noodles). Kegel’s offers a good wine list, plenty of beer and—as they say auf Deutsch—Gemütlichkeit! (David Luhrssen)

Lakefront Brewery

1872 N. Commerce St. • 414-372-8800 lakefrontbrewery.com/beer-hall The raucous, convivial atmosphere at Lakefront Brewery on Friday evenings is second to none in Milwaukee. It’s everything a beer hall should be, from the family style seating prompting you to make new friends to the live polka music from the Brewhaus Polka Kings. You’ll have to wait for a seat during peak times, but the fish is worth any hassle.

Cod loins in a crispy beer batter are clearly the most popular order, but the menu doesn’t stop there. Baked cod with lemon and capers, baked salmon with New Grist Ginger, fried shrimp, perch and smelt round out the seafood offerings. The smelt fry, with whole fish in a light coating of breadcrumbs, is especially well done. Potato pancakes come with a cup of better-than-usual applesauce, and German potato salad beats fries on the side any day. Unlike many restaurants, Lakefront serves plenty of other food on Fridays as well, making it a great stop with large groups that may have fish haters. Plus, you can always count on great beer. (Lacey Muszynski)

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Pączki, long pronounced by Polish elders on Milwaukee’s South Side as “pounch-key,” is no mere jelly donut. Pączki is made from rich dough that is deep-fried, filled and topped with icing, sugar glaze, granulated sugar or 3*8%#+#%$,21&+5$ National Bakery and Deli (3200 S. 16th St., Milwaukee; 5637 S. Broad St., Greendale; and 13820 W. Greenfield Ave., Brookfield), founded ('$&$>*/0,"$0??01+&.!:$"&,$/*.1$/#%$!"#$8&'$*.$ Pączki Day. Lines frequently stretch down the block at the bakery’s original 16th Street location, which has been a South Side staple since 1925. National Bakery and Deli President and co-owner Jeff Callen said they expect to sell 36,000 pączki on Pączki Day this year at their !"+##$@&!0*.&/$A&9#+'$+#!&0/$,!*+#,:$&.%$!"#'BC#$ turned the event into an experience.

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National Bakery and Deli sells traditional prune, raspberry and raisin-filled pączki. “However, this will be the first year we will offer a ‘surprise’ filling. Also, we offer a butter dough or regular dough option.”

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National Bakery and Deli stores will open at 6 a.m. that morning. Customers can pre-order their pączki. “It definitely gets them out faster since we have an order line set up,” Callen said.

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A psychological definition reads: “A person’s identity is defined as the totality of one’s self-construal.” Today, “identity” is a buzz word. We talk about identity theft, identity politics and personal identity, the latter especially in the realm of gender.

In Things I Know to Be True, for one character, Mia (Kevin Kantor), it’s the crux of the matter. For the cast’s remaining five members, defining their individual identities presents each with a specific struggle.

Parents Fran and Bob (Jordan Baker and Bill Geisslinger, respectively) struggle to negotiate their identities as parents; daughters Rosie (Aubyn Heglie) and Pip (Kelley Faulkner) and brother Ben (Zach Fifer) struggle to grow into theirs.

For all, it’s a tough path marked by crossroads that need to be taken. Fran and Bob insist on parental intervention for the perceived good of the child, which may or may not have the intended effect. Meanwhile, the children are torn between the norms of deference to their parents (as expected of children) and the need to realize their identity.

Most of the action takes place on a naturalistic, stylized set designed by Scott Davis. A backyard rose garden with dominating tree is reminiscent of a Kabuki stage with its great pine. But, unlike the immutable pine, the tree’s foliage changes with the passing seasons. The seasons also serve to mark the acts—the four siblings’ appearances coinciding with the entrance of each new season.

Remarkable for the Milwaukee’s Rep’s staging is the casting of Kantor as Mia. Kantor is non-binary (not identifying as either distinctly male or female gender) and prefers the pronoun choices “they, them.” Their casting is unique in the play’s

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production history. Playwrights rely on audiences identifying with characters, so this could present a challenge. Asked how that unexpected nuance should be perceived by the audience, Kantor explains that “people have dangerous misconceptions about trans folk, because they’ve never met someone who identifies as such. It’s difficult to not harbor fears when in a new environment. I exist very publicly. If I make you uncomfortable, I want you to sit in it and metabolize that and come to terms with why someone living their life gives you discomfort.”

‘Historic’ Gender Identity and Contemporary Reality

Kantor, who came out as non-binary at 22, has a long performance history as a poet, actor and director. But they are focused also as an activist who believes that the historic understanding of gender roles has been superseded by contemporary reality. “I recognize my gender is on a spectrum. I can feel the binary is a lie. Gender has been socialized along that binary. It’s a box people feel they have to live in. I want to burn gender to the ground and fashion my face from the ashes,” they explain.

The Milwaukee Rep’s innovative casting is also a means for Kantor to give their character a necessary dimensional spectrum. “There is no one type of queer person.

Our sexuality isn’t the length and breadth of who we are,” they said.

The theme of identity is not restricted to Mia. Each of Fran and Bob’s adult children arrive back to the rose garden with Milwaukee their own conflicted sense of whom they are. It’s about Pip Rep being a wife and a mother, Rosie’s evolving womanhood Things I Know and Ben dealing with wealth and class. Interestingly, it is the children’s honesty that most disarms the parents who are to Be True themselves too immersed in their own identities as parents Quadracci and the protective nature of parental love to embrace the Powerhouse reality that loving their children doesn’t always produce the March 5-31 expected result.

Director Mark Clements explains the play’s message as familial love that on one hand provides an inescapable bond, but on the other hand restrains and even constricts each character’s pursuit of their individual identity. That bewildering dichotomy can be impossible to overcome.

The Milwaukee Repertory Theatre presents Things I Know to Be True March 5-31 at the Quadracci Powerhouse, 108 E. Wells. For tickets, call 414-224-9490 or visit milwaukeerep.com.

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FRIDAY, MARCH 1 KISS @ Fiserv Forum, 7:30 p.m.

With their face paint, flamboyant outfits and flaming guitars, KISS branded themselves as the most theatrical rockers of the 1970s. Following a string of moderately successful records, the risky double-live album Alive! brought the band the massive commercial breakthrough they had been seeking all along, and the KISS franchise has been running strong ever since (though many fans prefer to forget the period in the ’80s when the band abandoned their signature makeup). Founding members Ace Frehley and Peter Criss left the band early last decade, but Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons carried their own on the group’s newest records, 2009’s Sonic Boom and 2012’s Monster, both of which sounded like music they could have recorded during the group’s ’70s heyday. They bill their current “One Last Kiss: End of the Road” tour as their final goodbye, though given that they launched their first “farewell” tour nearly 20 years ago, fans could be forgiven for wondering whether this is truly the end.

Palm Tree Island Pop Up Shop @ Snack Boys, 9 p.m.

Milwaukee clothing designer Lou Cabana will showcase his latest collection at this popup shop at the Walker’s Point bar Snack Boys. Cabana’s Palm Tree Island line draws from the bright, tropical aesthetic of Miami, and that festive, tropical vibe will be underscored by the night’s DJs, Mikey Fa$t Life and Miguel Corazon, who will be spinning from 9 to close. Examples of Cabana’s designs can be found at instagram.com/loucabana.

DJ Pauly D @ The Rave, 8 p.m.

Paul “DJ Pauly D” DelVecchio wasn’t the breakout star of MTV’s “Jersey Shore”—that honor went to his girl-chasing housemate The Situation—but he was the first cast member to receive his own spinoff. “The Pauly D Project” followed his attempts to launch a career as a DJ. While Pauly D might not be the most respected DJ of his time, his celebrity has helped ensure he draws respectable crowds at his shows. He’s done an impressive job stretching out his 15 minutes of fame: He’s appeared on a variety of E! network reality shows, and last year reunited with the “Jersey Shore” gang for the spinoff “Jersey Shore: Family Vacation.”

SATURDAY, MARCH 2 Celtic Nights: Oceans of Hope @ South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center, 7:30 p.m.

“Celtic Nights: Oceans of Hope” tells the story of the Irish immigrant experience through a combination of music, dance and narration, with six dancers and six singers. “There will be moments of joy, sadness, happiness and laughter as patrons embark on a memorable journey of past, present and future,” a press release promises. Tickets are $35-$50, with discounts available for seniors and students.

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Spamalot @ Miller High Life Theatre, 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Though it features many of the most memorable set pieces from the film—violent rabbits and rude French stereotypes among them—Eric Idle’s musical adaptation of the cult classic Monty Python and the Holy Grail has a zany energy that’s all its own, with a variety of musical numbers that satirize Broadway conventions. A touring production of this Tony Award-winning musical stops in Milwaukee for two performances at the Miller High Life Theatre.

Spin Down on Bourbon Street DJ Battle and Dance Party @ The Cooperage, 7:30 p.m.

Every summer PrideFest hosts one of the city’s biggest dance parties at its enormous dance pavilion. At this event, female and non-binary artists will compete for a chance to perform at that coveted stage. Ricky Royale hosts this DJ battle and dance party, which will feature a performance from the Extra Crispy Brass Band and a set from last year’s champion DJ Dripsweat. Tickets are $15 or $25 per couple.

SUNDAY, MARCH 3

Lovett or Leave It @ The Pabst Theater, 8 p.m.

After the sting of Donald Trump’s 2016 electoral victory, plenty of left-leaning political junkies found solace in the Crooked Media podcast Pod Save America, a good-humored voice of the resistance. One of that podcast’s hosts is Jon Lovett, a former speech writer for Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton who also hosts his own, even less formal show, Lovett or Leave It, a panel discussion about politics featuring a variety of guest journalists and comedians. Like all great comedy podcasts, it’s highly tangential, featuring a mix of games, music and serious discussion.

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TUESDAY, MARCH 5 DJ Need a Stack w/ Lucy Arnell, Odd Pets and Andi Action @ High Dive, 9 p.m.

Los Angeles indie rocker Lucy Arnell, Des Moines garage-rockers Odd Pets and Milwaukee oddity Andi Action are all reason enough to check out this free bill on their own, but it’s a safe bet much of the crowd will be on hand for the night’s DJ: DJ Need A Stack, the alias of Bob Nastanovich from Pavement and the Silver Jews. Nastanovich might not have been the driving creative force behind Pavement, but he was the band’s most outgoing, approachable member—the guy who always seemed happiest to be on stage, and the one who always seemed most into new music, so it’ll be interesting to hear what’s been catching his ear lately.

Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness w/ Grizfolk and Flor @ The Pabst Theater, 7 p.m.

Andrew McMahon built up a large fanbase as the leader of the California pop-punk band Something Corporate, and he carried most of them over with him when he explored a softer sound with his piano-pop project Jack’s Mannequin. And then, in 2014, his career entered its third stage when he released the self-titled debut of his current project, Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, an outlet for his exploratory indie pop. In November the group released its third album, Upside Down Flowers, which was recorded with Weezer and Panic! at the Disco producer Butch Walker.

Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6 The Toasters @ Shank Hall, 8 p.m.

No band has charted the history of American ska music quite as cleanly as The Toasters. Founded in New York in 1981, shortly after two-tone ska made its way to America from the U.K., the band helped pave the way for the third-wave ska boom of the ’90s, founding one of the most prolific American ska labels, Moon Ska, which released records by The Pietasters, The Slackers, Hepcat and countless other major ska acts of the era. After the ska bubble burst in the late ’90s that label went bankrupt, but The Toasters survived. Dozens of members have come and gone over the years, but the group is still led by founding member Robert “Bucket” Hingley.

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The Phantom of the Opera

“With Phantom still the reigning champion as the longest-running production on Broadway after 30 phenomenal years, with no end in sight, I’m delighted that this spectacular new production has been as wellreceived in the U.S. as the brilliant original. It has already been seen by more than 3.7 million people across North America since 2013,” says Cameron Mackintosh, who oversaw Phantom’s original London production. “With an exciting new design and staging, retaining Maria Björnson’s amazing costumes, the new show is thrilling audiences and critics alike all over again. With the production continuing to be such a success, we are delighted to welcome our exciting new stars to keep the music of the night soaring for many years to come.”

Based on the classic novel Le Fantôme de L’Opéra by Gaston Leroux, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera tells the story of a masked figure who lurks beneath the Paris Opera House, exercising a reign of terror over all who inhabit it. He falls madly in love with an innocent young soprano, Christine, and devotes himself to creating a new star by nurturing her extraordinary

All My Sons

All My Sons is a 1947 play by Arthur Miller (19152005) that ran on Broadway for 328 performances. It was directed and co-produced by Elia Kazan (to whom it is dedicated) and won the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award, as well as Tony Awards for Best Author and for Best Direction of a Play, and it was later adapted for feature films in 1948 and 1987. Such a record of success should say something about the play’s quality and staying power.

Presently, it comes to UW-Milwaukee’s Mainstage Theatre, directed by Jim Tasse. All My Sons established Miller as a leading voice in American theater. It skillfully introduced themes that thread through Miller’s work as a whole: the relationships between fathers and sons, the conflict between business and personal ethics and the haunting reminder that the past is not dead. The past is, in fact, not even truly past. (John Jahn) March 6-10 at UWM’s Mainstage Theatre, 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd. For tickets, call 414-229-4308 or visit uwm.edu/arts.

The Potting Shed

Graham Greene’s The Potting Shed (directed by Acacia Theatre’s Therese Goode), has been aptly described as “an intellectual detective story” (NY Daily News). It centers on James Callifer, who’s estranged from his family, and who approaches his father’s deathbed only to be denied access by his mother. Indeed, everyone seems to resent him for an occurrence in the family’s potting shed when he was 14 years old; an event for which James has no personal memory. His yearning for “a small drop of faith” will lead him on an investigation for answers, culminating in a thrilling discovery (Acacia is a Christian-based theater company).

The 1957 play is essentially a psychological drama that centers on the aforementioned Callifer family secret.

Though James is at the center of this secret and knows nothing of it himself, his family members who do recall the event are unwilling to describe it to him, but with some help, James tries to recall just what happened that day that left him rejected by his father, alienated from his family and alone in the world. (John Jahn) March 1-3 and 7-10 at Concordia University Todd Wehr Auditorium, 12800 N. Lake Shore Drive, Mequon. For tickets, call 414-744-5995 or visit acaciatheatre.com.

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Buried in the back row of a vast array of percussion racks, antique instruments, a giant marimba, wind chimes, an upright piano, sleigh bells and a pipe organ, sits a green sparkle drum kit. Lorenz’s collection of “toys” sprawls across the floor in front of the first row of seats, taking over the entire stage and running to a second deck backstage, concluding with a 12-foot slide. It would seem you can’t take the drummer out of the kid. !"#$%&'(")('*+',#$%- continues the lineage of comedic vaudeville performances that ignore genres. Percussionist Lorenz, pianist Jamie Johns and vocalist Ray Jivoff took the audience on a two-act whirlwind spectacle that ran the gamut from the National Anthem to a silent cartoon soundtrack to a tribute to Fred Rogers. Instrumentally, Lorenz ranged freely, from rubber chickens to the esoteric caisa (a cousin to the Caribbean steel drum). While humor played a large role in the performance, Johns’ prodigious keyboard skills were on display throughout the evening, channeling some of the best-loved classical composers, including Johann Sebastian Bach’s !+..)()')$/'01%12'#$','3#$+4 and Georges Bizet’s 5)462$. Jivoff’s occasional spots found him donning a bunch of oversized purple grapes, banana or Napoleonic bicorn for laughs.

Titles like “Gene Krupa Meets George of the Jungle” and “Tribute to Spike Jones: ‘The Man Who Murdered Music’” were hints that Lorenz and company, as talented as they are, were not about to take themselves too seriously, much like their brethren P.D.Q. Bach.

Yet Lorenz might have shed light into his serious side in a moody, atmospheric solo piece that opened with him tapping out a melody on caisa before adding gong and windchimes.

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by Milwaukee Chamber Theatre inside the Broadway Theatre Center. Metcalfe’s play takes us inside the lingering aftermath of the Vietnam War, played out on a cozy, home-like set where one of the vets, Davey (Marques Causey), lives with his sister, Martha (Krystal Drake).

The play starts off briskly. Megs (Ken T. Wil! liams), one of Davey’s Vietnam buddies, starts pounding on their door at 5 a.m. Waders and coolers of beer at the ready, Megs is ready to catch some trout on the opening day of fishing season. Martha, a schoolmarm who is scared out of her wits by the commotion, is eventually brave enough to let Megs into the house. The next two hours are filled with plenty of laughs and a few tense moments as Davey and Megs confront their experiences about what happened between them in Vietnam.

What seems most unlikely (i.e., “strange”) in this play is the constant paradox of bravery

and cowardice displayed by each of the char! acters. Megs, who constantly thinks about the war, grasps at any opportunity for joy. Yet, this loveable loser silently bears physical scars of a man who is trapped by his wartime experiences.

Davey, on the other hand, spends his days either behind the wheel of his truck or drinking him! self into oblivion. He resists thinking about Viet! nam at all costs. A former high school champion athlete, Davey finally confronts his fear during one fateful day in Vietnam. His inaction led to a series of unfortunate incidents that continue to haunt him.

Davey is such an unreachable character that Marques Causey, under C. Michael Wright’s solid direction, must work hard to muster any sympathy for him. For instance, Davey isn’t a tad upset that he forgot his agreement to meet Megs on the opening day of fishing season. In fact, he seems agitated at the mere sight of Megs in his home.

Meanwhile, Martha must juggle these men— who are opposites of each other—during the fishing trip as well as for supper afterwards. She blossoms under Megs’ constant compliments, and she decides he’ll be the one to lead her out of her loveless life and back into the dating world.

Davey cautions her against getting too close to Megs, lest he become a pest. But, by the end of the play, she has decided to test the waters with Megs, no matter what her brother says. She is clearly ready to move forward, a direction that her brother must find for himself if he’s going to go on living. In this beautifully balanced produc! tion, which tempers a great deal of humor with moments of wartime terror, we can only hope that these two can vanquish their demons and emerge again as whole human beings. !"4+1%"'3)4."'DL')('("2'O(1/#+'!"2)(42'#$'("2' ?4+)/@):'!"2)(42'52$(24<'0+4'(#.G2(&C'.)HH'IDIJ =KDJLFMM'+4'N#&#('6#H@)1G22.")6B24("2)(42<.+6<

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jor cultural shifts. The royal portraits included in the exhibition are symbolic of the lasting cultural effects of Great Britain’s move to large-scale production of goods, the growth of the middle class and shifting gender roles.

As exhibition curator Lynne Harper explains, “What I find striking about the collection is that it is almost entirely made up of commemorative photographs, distributed by the royal sitters and bearing their signatures—a common practice with the advent of photography for celebrities and royals alike. Asking the question, ‘Why did monarchs do this?’ led to further questions about how we relate to mementos, the nature of relations created by them and the power those relationships might have over our worldview.” For more information, call 414-271-3656 or visit villaterrace.org.

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[ FILM CLIPS ] Fighting With My Family PG-13 This biographical story follows the career of a popular WWE wrestler. Born into a British family of small-time wrestlers, children Saraya (Florence Pugh) and Zak (Jack Lowden) are invited to audition for WWE coach Hutch (Vince Vaughn). Zak is rejected, but 13-year-old Saraya, renamed Paige, is assigned to backwater WWE territory. Her grueling workouts and training can’t prepare her for the WWE’s cutthroat realities, but she’s a hit with fans. A champion by 21, injuries forced Paige’s early retirement. “Office” co-creator (and this film’s director) Stephen Merchant wrote it as a comedy, but he recognizes that even a fixed fight is still a fight. (Lisa Miller)

Greta R Co-written by director Neil Jordan, this drama introduces American multiplex audiences to renowned French actress Isabelle Huppert. She plays Greta, the owner of a purse left on the subway found by New York City transplant Frances (Chloë Grace Moretz). The aging piano teacher is pleased when Frances returns her bag and invites her for tea. Frances, having recently lost her own mother, is happy to make a new friend. However, as their friendship progresses, Frances discovers that Greta may not be as she appears. Although the film becomes overly predictable, Moretz and Huppert deliver spot-on performances. (L.M.)

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tle. Rapayet is crestfallen. How will he ever amass such a dowry when his job is carrying )(4<)&.3&4.33%%&;%(*)&'.&5(-<%'= A group of Peace Corps hippies give Rapayet his big idea: marijuana. He knows ,"%-%& #'& /-.,)& .*& '"%& 5.2*'(#*& ;%$.*/#*/& to the implacable clan leader Aníbal (Juan Bautista). He cuts a deal with the skeptical Aníbal, hauls sacks of weed on a donkey’s ;(4<& 1.,*& '"%& 5.2*'(#*)#1%& (*1& 5(<%)& his first sale. The Peace Corps hippies take a moment to tell him, “Say no to communism.” That’s their real mission in Colombia.

Rapayet agrees, embracing the free market drug trade about to balloon into an international trafficking ring with assets as large as any Yankee corporation.

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Having gathered for a family reunion, the occasion is marred when a member of Madea’s family dies suddenly. As usual, Madea finds fault with everyone else’s behavior, lecturing and socking it to one family member after the next while praying they will see the light. Having played churchgoing Madea for 20 years, Perry states he’s done. He will be 50 this year and doesn’t want to play the eternally 68-year-old grandmother as he approaches her age. Say a prayer for Madea fans, and for Lionsgate, as this brings Perry’s partnership with the studio to a close. Filmed over just one week in Atlanta, lightning-fast shooting schedules help make profitable this series grossing more than half a billion dollars. In addition to directing, writing and playing Madea, Perry will also appear as Joe, Brian and Heathrow. (L.M.)

[ HOME MOVIES / NOW STREAMING ] n Waterworld

Upon its release in 1995, Waterworld sank under bad press and budget overruns. And yet, its premise of Earth after the polar ice melts seems prescient today, and the rigged-up steampunk civilization that emerges is imaginatively constructed. Kevin Costner is memorable as a swashbuckling mutant-hero in this Road Warrior-on-water epic. The new limited-edition Blu-ray includes all three cuts (long, longer, longest) and an informative, photo-packed booklet. It’s time for another look at Waterworld.

n Lee Scratch Perry, The Revelation of Lee Scratch Perry

Lee Scratch Perry is reggae music’s most fascinatingly eccentric figure.

The Revelation is Steve Marshall’s documentary on the making of Perry’s Grammy-nominated album of that same name. Perry moves to the rhythm of his own reality and links the album’s 12 tracks to his interpretation of 12 biblical prophets. His idiosyncratic exegesis underlines his word spinning over the album’s already recorded bed tracks. For the most part, Marshall points the camera and watches what happens.

n The Forbidden Photos of a Lady Above Suspicion

Ennio Morrione’s breezy score sets a deceptive mood for the tension to come. We first see the protagonist, Minou (Dagmar Lassander), in her steamy bathroom mirror—a beautiful woman about to becomes the victim of a twisted blackmail scheme. Italian director Luciano Ercoli’s 1970 film is disturbingly glib on sexual violence but is visually fascinating and gorgeous to look at with interior designs to die for. Deathless line: “Everyone has his price, even a maniac.”

n Peppermint Soda

In French director Diane Kurys’ Peppermint Soda (1977), life is a string of episodes that gradually reveal characters and a sense for their life’s direction. The protagonists are a pair of teenage sisters coming of age in the early 1960s. Newly restored and out on Blu-ray, Peppermint Soda follows the siblings through rebellious incidents at school, sisterly spats, rivalry between divorced parents and the difficult dawn of political awareness in the face of peer apathy.

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A Life in History has that audience locked up, but its author, David Kaiser, has a few things to say of wider interest. A one-time professor at Harvard and Carnegie Mellon, Kaiser rues the decline of understaffed, underfunded college history departments whose work is slighted in favor of that oxymoron, political “science,” and dubious forms of sociology. He points out that the increasingly narrow specialization of academic historians has diminished student interest in history and the field’s influence on contemporary events. Lack of concern for the past has always been a stimulus for repeat-

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t was over a century ago that the Romanov dynasty collapsed and the last Russian czar and his family were executed by firing squad in a desolate Siberian cellar; however, the story still retains enough mystery and intrigue to compel modern audiences. Much of the lingering suspense has centered around questions of whether the entire Romanov family was murdered, or if any of the five children somehow managed to escape alive.

The gripping historical novel I Was Anastasia

by Ariel Lawhon tells the tale of the Romanov’s famous fall from grace through the stories of two women—or possibly a single one. The novel unexpectedly begins in America, in 1970, and works its way backwards in time, unraveling the life of a woman named Anna Anderson who claims to be the surviving Grand Duchess. A parallel biography of Princess Anastasia runs in the reverse direction, beginning in 1917 and moving forward from the moment that the Romanovs were first taken prisoner in their palace. The two dynamic stories converge in a thrilling climax a year later on the fateful day of the assassinations, but not before readers uncover a deeply layered historical thriller based on true events and filled with irresistible characters and their detailed lives.

I was Anastasia is Lawhon’s third book of historical fiction. A prolific blogger, she is the co-founder of the popular website shereads.org. The writer, who is based in Nashville, Tenn., will be in Wisconsin for two upcoming Milwaukee area events. She will visit Books and Company in Oconomowoc on at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 6, and is scheduled to appear at the Lynden Sculpture Garden Women’s Speaker Series at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 7.

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Feb. 28—Courage Open House at Courage House MKE (1544 S. Sixth St.): Come see the home that’s been the talk of the town for years. Courage House MKE is ready to share its progress with the city, and you’re invited to partake in the festivities! Stop by the house anytime between 4 and 7 p.m. to tour that house that was built with love.

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Feb. 28—Manila Luzon at This Is It! (418 E. Wells St.): Scene stealer, crowd favorite, funny girl and overall super woman of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” fame, all-star Manila Luzon is ready to visit Cream City! Join me and a few of my gal pals for a fast and funny show before Manila hits the stage at 10 p.m... all in the new performance space (and additional bar) at This Is It! Nab your $15 tickets to this 21-and-older event via thisisitbar.ticketleap.com.

March 2—Wisconsin LGBTQ Summit at The Westin Milwaukee (550 N. Van Buren St.): Learn more about the issues facing Wisconsin’s LGBTQ community, network with others, discover which organizations are working for the community and join in on protecting LGBTQ rights in our state. Co-hosted by Diverse & Resilient and Fair Wisconsin Education Fund, the 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. conference costs $75 for the general public and $25 for students and those with limited incomes. See wilgbtqsummit.org for registration, a schedule of events, breakout sessions and more.

March 2—Gardens & Gears Steampunk Faire at Mitchell Park Domes (524 S. Layton Blvd.): Mix up your weekend routine with this one-of-a-kind event. The all-day affair (the domes close at 5 p.m.) includes music, food, unique art, clothing sales and more. Feel free to dress in your favorite (family friendly) steampunk attire.

March 2—ABBA vs. Queen vs. Blondie at Mad Planet (533 E. Center St.): Where can you hear “Mamma Mia,” “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “Heart of Glass” all in one night? At this dance party held at one of Milwaukee’s favorite alternative hot spots!

The hits play from 9 p.m. to close.

March 4—Geek Week at UWM LGBT Resource Center (2200 E. Kenwood Blvd./ Union WG-89): UW-Milwaukee kicks off its 2019 Geek Week with this LGBT party.

Enjoy snacks along with iconic gay cartoons. From noon to 3 p.m., take in an “Adventure Time” marathon and from 3-6 p.m., episodes of “Steven Universe” will be shown. Not only is the event free, but it’s open to non-UWM students as well.

March 4—“Haters Roast: The Shady Tour” at The Pabst Theater (114 E. Wells St.): Put on your reading glasses because the library is open! Seven queens from “RuPaul’s Drag Race” hit the stage and start reading each other with hilarious insults, naughty innuendo and more all in the name of fun. Join Darienne Lake, Latrice Royale, Miz Cracker, Jinkx Monsoon, Thorgy Thor, Alyssa Edwards and Monét X Change for the 8 p.m. show. See pabsttheater.org for tickets that run $35 to $150.

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March 5—Trivia with Sylvia at Mary’s Arcade Bar (734 S. Fifth St): Think you’re smarter than a drag queen? Find out during this free game night! Local comedy queen and star of YouTube’s “Camp Wannakiki,” Sylvia Nyxx hosts this kooky night of fun that starts at 7:30 p.m. Grab a cocktail or a frosty beer and some free popcorn and see if you claim a prize!

Ask Ruthie a question and share your events at dearruthie@shepex.com. Follow her on Instagram @ruthiekeester and Facebook at Dear Ruthie. Don’t miss her hilarious reality show on YouTube—“Camp Wannakiki!”

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Fighting Back Against Prejudice ::BY CHRISTOPHER WALTON

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f you are born into a traditional American family, you are the combination of two distinctly different families coming together because your parents joined and decided to sing in the key of life. You get two sets of grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins to spoil you, teach you things (both good and bad) and give you a sense of belonging. I, as well, have two sides of family: the Davises and the Waltons—two very different distinctive Southern families that have created the quietly loud, outgoing, ambitious, extrovert whose words you are currently reading.

But I also have two other families—two distinctive cultural families, as well. I am a member in good standing of both the African American community and the LGBTQ community (the “G,” to be specific). Sometimes, these two cultural families break bread at the family reunion in the summer, and sometimes they are as close as the Montagues and Capulets. I am equally parts of both families.

I embrace the rich heritage of the African American experience. I even went to school to further study it in its awesome depths. Being a black man in America is like running a continuously recreated obstacle course in which every time it seems you are about to win the ground shifts, and you just do a little bit better than you did last time no matter how hard you try. To be a black man in America, it can sometimes become easy to believe that your life does not matter when the message you hear daily from the media, White House and other places of authority say that it does not.

I am also an out-and-proud gay man with all the rights of privileges that it has allowed me in some spaces. According to some studies, this makes me “less threatening as a black man.” Let’s get one thing very clear: In the words of Tupac Shakur, “I ain’t a killer, but don’t push me.” It’s been told to me that being black and gay is like having two strikes against you. As I wrote previously in my column, “You have to fight for acceptance and validation. You have to prepare for the inevitable moment where you might get an odd stare from your own tribe sometimes, which cuts a little harder as a group within an already oppressed minority.” This is even more so when you are part of a minority within a minority.

The African American community is often labelled as being hardline against the LGBTQ community, which is untrue; it is no more against the LGBTQ community than any other community and, if you really want to get right down to it, there are many African, Indian, Native American and Asian-Pacific traditions which were openly welcoming of LGBTQ peoples before white Christian colonialism came ashore from beyond the horizon. There are evangelical Christian segments of the community that believe you can “pray away the gay” and think it is acceptable to disown LGBTQ children.

There are segments that believe that being LGBTQ is something that was placed into the black community by white popular culture and the feminization of black men. Which begs the question to those who believe this: Can we say that Black Lives Matter if only certain black lives matter? When a transwoman is murdered, when a young boy is put into a trash can by his father, do those black lives matter?

The Jussie Smollett situation, as convoluted as it has become, has highlighted a problem and focused attention on the violence that the LGBTQ community still faces even in 2019. Here we are, 50 years after the Stonewall Uprising, and this type of violence is still real. As the 2020 U.S. presidential election looms ever closer, you can rest assured that these kinds of attacks on racial, cultural, religious and ethnic minorities are only going to increase with the Grand Wizard in Chief at the helm fighting to maintain power.

Both sides of the family need to pull together and prepare for this onslaught together. Like fingers on a hand, we are in this together, and if we combine, we make a mighty fist with which to fight back.

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FEATURE | ALBUM REVIEWS | CONCERT REVIEWS | LOCAL MUSIC

If you could give any advice to the kid who hung out with the Velvet Underground, what would it be?

“Kid... make sure you don’t bore them to death. Try to listen more and talk less, especially about yourself, unless they specifically ask.”

“And... you could loosen up a little.”

What was it like collaborating with Jerry Harrison again? Did you play together or were parts overdubbed?

We played together. It’s really terrific because we discovered that we have even more in common in musical ideas now than we did then. There was a Mellotron in the studio so I called him up to play it. I figured he’d be real good, but it worked out even better.

With me and Jerry it’s almost like... “Well, where have you been the last 45 years?” I wasn’t so ready before, but the music I’m making now calls out for the sounds Jerry plays. We didn’t used to keep in regular contact, but we do now. One of the exciting musical aspects for me is how his keyboards go with the tambura sound.

Is there a painting you never get tired of looking at? What makes it special?

Many paintings by Monet and Sisley are like this for me. Also, “View of Delft” by Vermeer.

Jonathan Richman

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onathan Richman’s fate could have been sealed the moment in 1972 when Lillian Roxon anointed the Modern Lovers the second coming of the Velvet Underground.

But instead, Richman chose to ignore that mantle and left his bandmates to soldier on to bigger and better things. “Roadrunner” will always be “Sister Ray” but Jonathan simply chose to become Jonathan.

By the early ’80s, a quieter, yet no less wide-eyed Jonathan had already embarked on a career unlike any other in popular music of Jonathan his era, and more than three decades later, listeners are still happy Richman he forged his own path. Stripping down his sound until the songs Shank Hall reached that rare point of communication between performer and listener where they felt like a conversation, Richman radiates positivFriday, ity and often references visual art and artists.

March 1, An appearance in the 1998 movie There’s Something About Mary 8 p.m. raised his visibility, and he continues recording and touring as a duo with drummer Tommy Larkins. He has fearlessly sung in Spanish, French, Italian and Ojibwe. His most recent album, 2018’s SA, references Indian raga. It also reunited Richman with former Modern Lover, Talking Head and Shorewood native Jerry Harrison, who is featured on Mellotron, harmonium and clavinet.

Richman participated in an interview with the Shepherd through his preferred way of replying to questions submitted to his representative at Blue Arrow Records. Per his request, his answers are printed exactly as they were submitted.

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What is your favorite book?

Lately, I’ve been recommending: “A General’s Son”

by Miko Peled, “I Shall Not Hate” by Izzeldin Abuelaish, “In the Absence of the Sacred” by Jerry Mander, “Beyond the Messy Truth” by Van Jones and “Call Them by Their True Names” by Rebecca Solnit.

You have never been shy about incorporating music from other cultures in your songs. How does this make it a richer experience for you?

Singing in Spanish gives voice to feelings I can’t maybe express so well in English. This also happens with me in French and Italian, a lot. It works the other way, too. Sometimes I can say things in English that I can’t say in the Romance languages.

You and Tommy Larkins have developed a unique musical chemistry. What is it about Tommy’s playing that you think works so well with your music?

He’s a fabulous drummer! And, like you say, we got chemistry.

Do you have any recollections about previous trips to Milwaukee? (We have a great art museum which is walking distance from the club where you are playing.)

Many. I’ve always liked playing in Milwaukee. Hello to Paul Cebar over there at the radio station!

Jonathan Richman and Tommy Larkins return to Shank Hall on Friday, March 1, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20.

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ny Milwaukee artist will tell you that nothing puts things in perspective quite like getting out of the city for a while, and more so than most, Reggie Bonds was moved by his time away. As he climbed the city’s ranks in the mid ’00s, Bonds became one of Milwaukee’s buzziest rappers, gaining the attention of regional blogs with his striking “Black Timbs” video and finding an audience in Chicago and beyond with his Mick Jenkins collaboration, “Ol Dirty Bastard.” He earned heaps of local press, as well as gigs opening for 21 Savage and Lil Uzi Vert.

But, after a stint in Los Angeles, he realized all that didn’t mean much. “Being there gave me time to reflect on where I came from,” Bonds says of his time in L.A., where he began working on his upcoming album. “It’s just a different world. When you’re in your hometown, you don’t want to do things like catch the bus, because you have this perception of who you are—or who you think you are. But, when you’re in another place, you lose that perception, because no one knows you, and you know no one knows you. I could see that the universe pushed me out there to make me see that I still had work to do, that there’s still more that I have to see. It’s not about what somebody might think of you on social media, it’s about who you really are.”

As humbling as it was, Bonds says the experience helped him realize what was important. “I like rapping, I like making music, so I can’t be at the club or be out there on Instagram or Facebook, because that takes away my happiness,” Bonds says. “Those platforms aren’t my art. Those are just platforms to promote my art.

You can’t get caught up in all that. And I think I did get caught up in it for a while. But then you have to slow down and say, ‘Wait, is this something that’s making me happy or am I just drowning all my energy in this, and it’s taking away from my happiness?’”

That back-to-basics outlook is reflected in Bonds’ new music, particularly his spartan new EP, here’s a rap tape.. hope it helps. The chest-beating showmanship of “Black Timbs” is gone, as is the dramatic, Travis Scottesque production. Instead, Bonds looks to the no-frills raps of New York minimalist Ka and the naked sound of Earl Sweatshirt’s recent projects.

Recorded over the span of a week, with Bonds finishing a track a day, along with a lo-fi video for each, hope it helps is deliberately raw, with a straight-to-tape aesthetic that complements Bonds’ unfiltered lyrics.

Even more so than its predecessors, it’s music with a heavy social conscience, as Bonds weighs in on racial and economic oppression, mental health, toxic masculinity and the forces that chip away at the well-being of people of color.

Bonds says the EP is a taste of what’s to come. He’s putting the finishing touches on the album he’s been working on since he was out in L.A.—and that he nearly lost completely after a hard drive crash—and while he says the album will be a little bigger in both sound and scope, it’ll retain “that same honest feeling” of the EP. “I grew up in a neighborhood where I wasn’t open to a lot of ideas,” Bond says. “So I’m just doing more personal studying, searching for understanding, and trying to surround myself with things I actually want to be surrounded by. I’ve always said what I’ve wanted to say in my music, but I think I’m becoming more confident with myself. I’m like, ‘Ok, I want to live my truth, so I’m just going to say what I believe and what I think the world needs to hear from me.’”

Reggie Bonds’ here’s a rap tape.. hope it helps is streaming at reggiexbonds.com..

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Peter Rogan Still Tryin’ to Believe (MELT SHOP RECORDS) Peter Rogan’s biography describes him as a “guitarist/singer/songwriter/ steelworker.” The debut album from the 57-year-old Philadelphia native and twotime finalist in the Great American Song Contest will be released Friday, March 1.

In the mid ’80s, Rogan moved to New York City to study jazz, but it was a 2014 songwriting camp that proved to be the kick he needed to take the plunge into making the album.

Collaborating with Nashville/Americana heavyweights Will Kimbrough and Phil Madeira and recording at John Prine’s Butcher Shoppe Recording Studio, Rogan lays out an even dozen songs that balance hip-shaking grooves with lyrics that draw from keen observation.

“Big Green Rambler” is a funky addition to the canon of automobile as metaphor tunes. “Kickin’ the Can” finds distorted vocals and snarling slide guitar buoyed by Hammond B3 organ. The cautionary tale of desperation of procrastination features a rising female vocal choir that could have been lifted from vintage Lynyrd Skynyrd.

The collection of songs carries a humid sound. Rogan comes off as a nice guy with a bit of an edge and an eye out for interesting situations. “The Rolling Mill Blues’” stomping up-tempo boogie groove is his take on a down-tempo work experience—his day gig as an electrician at a Pennsylvania steel mill. “Mercy,” the album’s grand, smoldering tour de force, features Rogan on slide guitar as it builds and falls in dynamics. A Great American Song Contest finalist, “Song for Keith” is an instrumental jazz ballad featuring flugelhorn that showcases the breadth of Rogan’s compositional talent.

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Rounding Third Bar and Grill, The Dangerously Strong Comedy Open Mic Shank Hall, Adrian Belew w/Saul Zonana Sheryl’s Club 175 (Slinger), Open Jam w/Milwaukee Mike and Downtown Julius (2pm) The Tonic Tavern, Third Coast Blues w/Jim Liban & Tom Holland (4pm) Turner Hall Ballroom, Tiki Takedown w/Cabin Essence & DJ Andy Noble (12pm)

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6 Caroline’s Jazz Club, Jimi Schutte American Blues Conway’s Smokin’ Bar & Grill, Open Jam w/Big Wisconsin Johnson Hudson Business Lounge and Cafe, Jazz at Noon: Don Linke and Friends Iron Mike’s (Franklin), B Lee Nelson Acoustic Jam Jazz Estate, Rick Krause w/Mark Davis Trio Kochanski’s Concertina Beer Hall, Polka Open Jam Linneman’s Riverwest Inn, Acoustic Open Stage w/feature Danny Hamilton (sign-up 7:30pm, start 8pm) Mason Street Grill, Jamie Breiwick Group (5:30pm) Mezcalero Restaurant, The Hit-Men Miramar Theatre, Lords Of Acid w/Orgy, Genitorturers, Little Miss Nasty & Gabriel and the Apocalypse (ages 18-plus, 6:30pm) Paulie’s Field Trip, Wednesday Night Afterparty w/Dave Wacker & guests Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, In the Bingo Hall: Al White & Friends (11:30am & 4:30pm) Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, In Bar 360: Al White Riverside Theater, Brothers Osborne w/Ruston Kelly Shank Hall, The Toasters w/Something To Do Sunset Grill Pewaukee, Robert Allen Jr. & Friends Tally’s Tap & Eatery (Waukesha), Tomm Lehnigk The Cheel (Thiensville), Guitarman Dave (6:30pm) The Packing House Restaurant, Tracy Hannemann & Kostia Efimov (6pm) Turner Hall Ballroom, A Way With Words Live

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::FREEWILLASTROLOGY ::BY ROB BREZSNY PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Until the 16th century in much of Europe and the 18th century in Britain, the new year was celebrated in March. That made sense given the fact that the weather was growing noticeably warmer and it was time to plant the crops again. In my astrological opinion, the month of March is still the best time of year for you Pisceans to observe your personal new year. The coming weeks will be an excellent time to start fresh in any area of your life. If you formulate a set of New Year’s resolutions, you’re more likely to remain committed to them than if you had made them on January 1.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): South Koreans work too hard. Many are on the job for 14hours a day, six days a week. That’s why a new concept in vacations has emerged there. People take sabbaticals by checking into Prison Inside Me, a facility designed like a jail. For a while, they do without cell phones and internet and important appointments. Freed of normal stresses and stripped of obsessive concerns, they turn inward and recharge their spiritual batteries. I’d love to see you treat yourself to a getaway like this—minus the incarceration theme, of course. You’d benefit from a quiet, spacious, lowpressure escape.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The astrology column you’re reading is published in periodicals in four countries: the U.S., Canada, Italy and France. In all of these places, women have had a hard time acquiring political power. Neither the U.S. nor Italy has ever had a female head of government. France has had one, Édith Cresson, who served less than a year as prime minister. Canada has had one, Kim Campbell, who was in office for 132 days.

That’s the bad news. The good news is that the coming months will be a more favorable time than usual to boost feminine authority and enhance women’s ability to shape our shared reality. And you Tauruses of all genders will be in prime position to foster that outcome. Homework: Meditate on specific ways you could contribute, even if just through your personal interactions.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): A 19-year-old guy named Anson Lemmer started a job as a pizza delivery man in Glenwood, Colo. On his second night, he arrived with a hot pizza at a house where an emergency was in progress. A man was lying on the ground in distress. Having been trained in CPR, Lemmer leaped to his rescue and saved his life. I expect that you, too, will perform a heroic act sometime soon, Gemini—maybe not as monumental as Lemmer’s, but nonetheless impressive. And I bet it will have an enduring impact, sending out reverberations that redound to your benefit for quite some time.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Scientist Michael Dillon was shocked when he learned that some bees can buzz around at lofty altitudes where the oxygen is sparse. He and a colleague even found two of them at 29,525 feet—higher than Mount Everest. How could the bees fly in such thin air? They “didn’t beat their wings faster,” according to a report in National Geographic, but rather “swung their wings through a wider arc.” I propose that we regard these high-flying marvels as your soul animals for the coming weeks. Metaphorically speaking, you will have the power and ingenuity and adaptability to go higher than you’ve been in a long time.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Do you find it a challenge to commit to an entirely plant-based diet? If so, you might appreciate flexitarianism, which is a less-perfectionist approach that focuses on eating vegetables but doesn’t make you feel guilty if you eat a bit of meat now and then. In general, I recommend you experiment with a similar attitude toward pretty much everything in the coming weeks. Be strong-minded, idealistic, willful and intent on serving your well-being—but without being a maniacal purist.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): If you gorge on sugary treats and soft drinks, you ingest a lot of empty calories. They have a low nutrient density and provide you with a scant amount of minerals, vitamins, protein and other necessities.

Since I am committed to helping you treat yourself with utmost respect, I always discourage you from that behavior. But I’m especially hopeful you will

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avoid it during the next three weeks, both in the literal and metaphorical senses. Please refrain from absorbing barren, vacant stuff into the sacred temple of your mind and body—including images, stories, sounds and ideas, as well as food and drink.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Charles Grey was the second Earl of Grey, as well as prime minister of England from 1830 to 1834. His time in office produced pivotal changes, including the abolition of slavery, reform of child labor laws and more democracy in the nation’s electoral process. But most people today know nothing of those triumphs.

Rather he is immortalized for the Earl Grey tea that he made popular. I suspect that in the coming weeks, one of your fine efforts may also get less attention than a more modest success. But don’t worry about it. Instead, be content with congratulating yourself for your excellent work. I think that’s the key to you ultimately getting proper appreciation for your bigger accomplishment.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): At a young age, budding Scorpio poet Sylvia Plath came to a tough realization: “I can never read all the books I want,” she wrote in her journal. “I can never be all the people I want and live all the lives I want. I can never train myself in all the skills I want. And why do I want? I want to live and feel all the shades, tones, and variations of mental and physical experience possible in life.” Judging by current astrological omens, I can imagine you saying something like that right now.

I bet your longing for total immersion in life’s pleasures is especially intense and a bit frustrated. But I’m pleased to predict that in the next four weeks, you’ll be able to live and feel more shades, tones and variations of experience than you have in a long time.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): When Europeans invaded and occupied North America, they displaced many indigenous people from their ancestral lands. There were a few notable exceptions, including five tribes in what’s now Maine and Eastern Canada. They are known as the Wabanaki Confederacy: the Passamaquoddy, Penobscot, Mi’kmaq, Maliseet and Abenaki. Although they had to adjust to and compromise with colonialism, they were never defeated by it. I propose we make them your heroic symbols for the coming weeks. May their resilient determination to remain connected to their roots and origins motivate you to draw ever-fresh power from your own roots and origins.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Capricorn javelin thrower Julius Yego won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. How did he get so skilled? Not in the typical way. He gained preliminary proficiency while competing for his high school team, but after graduation, he was too poor to keep developing his mastery. So he turned to YouTube, where he studied videos by great javelin throwers to benefit from their training strategies and techniques.

Now that you’re in an intense learning phase of your cycle, Capricorn, I suggest that you, too, be ready to draw on sources that may be unexpected or unusual or alternative.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The first edition of Action Comics, which launched the story of the fictional character Superman, cost ten cents in 1938. Nowadays it’s worth three million dollars. I’ll make a bold prediction that you, too, will be worth considerably more on December 31, 2019 than you are right now. The increase won’t be as dramatic as that of the Superman comic, but still, I expect a significant boost. And what you do in the next four weeks could have a lot to do with making my prediction come true.

Homework: Write a short essay on “How I Created Something Out of Nothing.” Go to realastrology.com and click on “Email Rob.”.

::BY THE EDITORS OF ANDREWS MCMEEL SYNDICATION

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alentine’s Day is complicated in Japan. On Feb. 14, women traditionally give men chocolates: “giri choco,”

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chocolates,” to their male colleagues, and “honmei choco,” or “true feelings chocolate,” to their boyfriends or husbands. Japanese men, meanwhile will end up returning the favor on “White Day,” which is celebrated on March 14. But, according to Japan Today, Japanese women are rebelling against giri choco; 40% of workers see the custom “as a form of power harassment,” and some companies have now banned the practice. Women find giving chocolates to associates stressful.

“Before the office ban, we had to worry about things like how much is appropriate to spend on each chocolate and where we draw the line in who we give the chocolates to,” said one worker.

Family Food Feud A dispute over a box of Cheez-Its provoked a DeKalb County, Ga., man to do the unthinkable on Feb. 12. As Jeremy Lamar Wyatt, 32, his brother and 61-year-old mother argued over the cheesy, salty snacks, Wyatt went outside, locked his family inside the home, poured gasoline on the front steps and started a fire, according to WGCL-TV. Wyatt’s brother was able to lower the mother down from a second-story window, and both escaped without injury. Wyatt was taken into custody at the scene and charged with arson and criminal damage to property.

Slip-Sliding Away Jason Mackenrodt, 37, was making his getaway after robbing the Bangor Savings Bank in Waterville, Maine, on Feb. 12. He scrambled across four lanes of traffic and into a restaurant parking lot, where he slipped on the ice and sprawled on the ground, right in front of Maine State Police Special Agent Glenn Lang, who was sitting in his parked car. Lang didn’t know the bank had been robbed, but he became suspicious when “money and a gun spilled onto the parking lot,” Police Chief Joseph Massey told the Morning Sentinel. Lang tackled Mackenrodt and took him into custody as police were responding at the bank.

Really High on Meth In Seattle, Douglas Braden Smyser, 21,

Life in the ’burbs Looking for a new home? A newly listed suburban Philadelphia home offers something a little sideways from your typical basement rumpus room. The five-bedroom, 2 1/2-bath brick colonial in Maple Glen has three fireplaces, a gourmet kitchen… and a sex basement. The finished lower level includes a bedin-a-cage, complete with straps, whips and other accouterment for any buyer’s 50 Shades of Grey-like fantasies. Realtor Melissa Leonard stresses, however, that the basement “can

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boarded a plane on Feb. 13 on his way to Los Angeles and a drug rehab center in Malibu, Calif., but his behavior during the flight finally caused the pilot to land in Portland, Ore., and have him removed from the plane. Smyser, from Bonney Lake, Wash., would not stay in his seat, tried to sit in first class and threw his backpack in the aisle. Passengers helped contain him until the plane could land safely. Smyser admitted later that he had “eaten meth” before boarding, which made him “suspicious and paranoid,” reported KIRO TV. He also claimed to have a gun.

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Hey mister, it’s called work. You sound like one of those overpaid clueless billionaire ballplayers who all

of a sudden can’t hit the broadside of a toilet. And the theory they always come up with is “they’re trying too hard,” that they “just got to go up there and relax.” And every Joe Blow sports fan buys it like a hot tamale— except me because this slumpage theory does not cut the cheese in the real world of the working man.

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