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FEATURES | POLLS | TAKING LIBERTIES | ISSUE OF THE WEEK

What is the state AFL-CIO? What is its role?

The Wisconsin AFL-CIO is a federation of many different labor unions from many different sectors, public and private, service workers, manufacturing, building trades, retail, health care, transportation... people doing all types of work come together in the AFL-CIO to maximize our collective power.

You have the honor of being the first woman elected president of the state AFL-CIO, so can you talk to us about that?

My hope is that we’ll soon reach a time when this is no longer notable, a time when it’s simply accepted that the president, man or woman, was elected based on the qualities and skills that he or she brings to the job. I do believe that my election is a step in that direction.

As I travel around the state, so many of the women union members I meet are very excited, not only for me but also for themselves and their daughters. They see that they also can raise their hands and say, “why not me?” as they move into leadership roles. That’s why I think this is significant for all of us in the state of Wisconsin. Some people have said, “Well, Stephanie, isn’t this a good ol’ boys club?” and I can honestly say that has not been my experience. The men and women I work with value effective leadership and dedication. I think what’s important to them is that they can trust my commitment to building our collective power through the union movement.

Stephanie Bloomingdale

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with STEPHANIE BLOOMINGDALE

First Woman President of the Wisconsin AFL-CIO lected the first woman president of the Wisconsin AFLCIO, Stephanie Bloomingdale has more than two decades of experience in labor as an organizer, negotiator, trainer and activist. She served as secretary-treasurer of the Wisconsin AFL-CIO for eight years before her election as president in September 2018. Previously, she was director of public policy for the Wisconsin Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals, working on behalf of nurses and health care workers throughout the state. Bloomingdale has a statewide reputation as a tenacious fighter and tough negotiator, skills she says she had to develop to survive 20 years of arbitrations, grievance hearings and battles in the legislature.

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We understand that your family is also involved in the labor movement in Wisconsin. Can you talk about that, as well as what inspires you personally to do this work?

The reason I do this work is because I do believe that unions are the only way that working people can truly get ahead. Now, if you’re fortunate enough to be born to billionaire parents with connections that will never allow you to fail and will always provide you with a golden parachute, that’s great. But for everyone else that has to get up every day and go to work for someone else, there has to be a way to protect and expand the opportunity to do better. The best way to do that is to have strong unions.

As for my family, my husband, Doug Savage, is an AFT [American Federation of Teachers] member and he has been very supportive of my work in the union movement since day one.

Lots of women carry full loads. Our work, our families, taking care of the kids, being involved in the community, involved in the PTOs, and for me, I believe that I’ve been fortunate in that my kids really have grown up in the labor movement. They’ve been helping out with the union since they were very little. I think that not only helped them to solidify their beliefs and attitudes and opened up new opportunities for them, but it also helped me to be able to do my job, because it was a family affair. I’ll never have to tell my children to vote; they’ve been coming with me whenever I’ve gone to vote, and they’ve learned that it’s their responsibility in this country to be a part of the solution. If they see something that’s wrong, it’s up to them to make it right. That is something we believe very strongly in our family.

When the kids were very little, I would bring them to the union office (the Wisconsin Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals), I would give them little jobs to do, like paying them five cents a table for each one they cleaned, and after a while, my oldest son, Nicholas, said, “This is not enough money. This five cents a table is not enough.” So he called my Aunt Audrey, and he had her help him negotiate a better rate. It cost me more than double to get the tables washed after that, but Nicholas learned how to get what he needed and he didn’t even have to go on strike!

Not only did they do that, but they grew up going door-to-door with me, candidate after candidate, learning about the issues and the tools we use to make politics work for working people. In the November 2018 election, my younger son Spencer and I were going door-to-door for Tony Evers and Mandela Barnes. Once we got out there, I realized Bloomingdale continued on page 6 >

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ourselves to protect our rights to these things.

Unions allow us to act together. So if there’s any group of workers that need help, we’re all going to be there for them.

The American myth about the rugged individual really falls apart in the modern workplace.

Did you ever notice the people telling workers to pull ourselves up by our bootstraps are the same people making it hard for us to buy boots?

I believe that people, especially millennials, are waking up to this and coming to understand that the only way to make sure to have a decent life— not living on a hamster wheel of long hours, low pay and no time for anything else—is to stand together and organize. Again, this is exactly where an organized labor union comes into the picture.

As for our nation’s millennials, more now than ever before, with our gig-economy, people will have to stick together and make sure they don’t get the short end of the stick when it comes to having a fair share of the economic pie and their employer’s profits.

that he knows how to do all this on his own. He wanted to knock on the doors and talk to the voters himself about why Evers and Barnes were the best candidates for working people. I was very proud of him.

Can you tell us about Scott Walker’s attempts to bust the power of labor unions in the state of Wisconsin through Act 10 and “Right to Work,” and how labor has responded?

Scott Walker made it his mission to try to destroy the middle class each and every way he could while he was in office. He started with Act 10, which sought to destroy the collective bargaining rights of teachers and public-sector workers. His plan was to divide and conquer; we know that for a fact because he was caught on tape talking to Diane Hendricks [the conservative billionaire owner of ABC Supply who contributed $500,000 to Walker’s 2012 campaign to defeat a recall effort] when she asked him what he was going to do about the unions, and he said he would start with the public-sector unions and then use divide and conquer and go after the private-sector unions.

One thing he didn’t count on was our solidarity as union men and women. I think we demonstrated very clearly that “an injury to one is an injury to all” is more than just a labor movement platitude. Public- and private-sector unions stuck together throughout these attacks, beginning with Act 10 and on through Right to Work, attacks on prevailing wage and all the other anti-worker policies. Speaking of that, “Right to Work” is really a misnomer. It may sound good to some, but it’s just another attack on labor unions that amounts to the right to work for less. We like to say it’s a so-called right to work, because what it actually is meant to do is weaken unions.

Truly, attacks on working people happened throughout Walker’s entire tenure as governor.

By any standard, Wisconsin workers have suffered some of the nation’s most serious attacks on our ability to have a voice in our workplace through a strong union. Scott Walker prided himself on being the union-buster-in-chief. So, was it difficult? Yes. Did we suffer a lot of hard knocks over those eight years? Sure, but we’ve taken those punches and we’ve always come back swinging. We know no matter how long the odds, the only time we’re sure to lose is if we leave the ring. Even though we had a governor and state legislature stacked against us, we never gave up, we never stopped fighting, because we knew we were on the right side— and no governor, no politician anywhere has the right to take away the ability of workers to organize ourselves into unions.

And in retrospect, these attacks had a silver lining. More people today know about unions and their importance in the economy, and more people understand that you can’t have a fair society, democracy or economy if workers don’t have the ability to come together as a team to advocate for ourselves; the way they accomplish this is through a union. Speaking at the Italian equivalent of the AFL-CIO recently, Pope Francis actually said that without strong unions there can be no strong society.

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THE AMERICAN MYTH ABOUT THE RUGGED INDIVIDUAL REALLY FALLS APART IN THE MODERN WORKPLACE. DID YOU EVER NOTICE THE PEOPLE TELLING WORKERS TO PULL OURSELVES UP BY OUR BOOTSTRAPS ARE THE SAME PEOPLE MAKING IT HARD FOR US TO BUY BOOTS? or non-union, became energized and activated around these issues for the first time in their lives. Our issues were elevated to the forefront more than they had been in many decades.

We’ve seen the effects of this not only in Wisconsin but also nationwide; we see this reflected in polling, which shows that unions are more popular now than they have been in decades, and in particular with millennials. They see unions in a positive light, because they sense opportunity and a chance for a decent life slipping away from their generation. Unions represent an opportunity to get that back.

Speaking of millennials, can you talk about the current labor movement and the young people now joining the workforce?

Millennials rightly have a lot of angst about the future. There’s a lot to worry about, starting with the basic question of how to make ends meet. We know we have an economic situation where we have a great deal of wealth in this country, but it’s very sharply divided between a few at the very top and the rest of working people. We want millennials to know exactly what a union is and does and why they’re so important.

Without strong unions, there is simply no possibility of having a healthy middle class, and a strong middle class has always been the founda-

tion of our economy. A union enables workers to stand together to maximize our power, negotiate for better wages and better safety conditions. The financial security a union job provides allows workers to truly participate in their communities. It’s hard to coach Little League or organize a neighborhood food drive if you have to work three jobs. So unions not only benefit our members, but the community as a whole.

If we want to talk about how that happens, it’s part of the basic human condition of people wanting to support each other and deliver mutual aid to one another, and this is the way that families support one another, and workers support each other in the workplace.

There are some studies that predict millennials may not be as prosperous as their parents’ generation, despite their generally being better educated through college, training and so forth than any previous generation. How does the labor movement feel about this? Are there reasons for optimism?

I think we are at a real turning point. I think many people now are coming to understand that we can’t just rely on politicians to make sure that workplaces are safe, and workers are paid fair wages. More and more, working people are realizing that we have to take action

How do you, as president of the state AFLCIO, feel about things in Wisconsin now, after the election of Gov. Evers and Lt. Gov. Barnes?

The voters made it very clear they were sick of Walker and the direction in which he was taking our state as governor. We’re very excited about Tony Evers and Mandela Barnes; already, we’re seeing positive changes since they took office.

The budget that Gov. Evers has proposed is very good for working people; it repeals the so-called Right to Work, and it reinstates prevailing wage for construction jobs and project-labor agreements. It doesn’t do everything that we want, but it absolutely is moving us in the right direction.

But we’re also not naïve. We can do the math in the state Legislature. Because of the gerrymandered electoral maps, anti-worker Republican politicians are still in control. But there’s enormous value in having a governor and lieutenant governor willing to serve as a check on the worst abuses of power and set a new agenda that invests in our roads and other infrastructure, gets rid of the lead in our water pipes and make sure all of our drinking water is safe, makes sure we take the Medicaid expansion and making sure we invest in our kids by putting much-needed dollars into education at all levels.

At the same time, the labor movement knows there is never a political ‘savior’, right?

Yes. We’re well aware that, ultimately, we can’t rely only on our elected officials to ensure workers’ rights. We need to rely on ourselves and on each other to remain very active in our communities and unions. From the earliest days of the union movement, we’ve always been our own best champions. We’ll continue to support our political allies, but we’re well aware that it’s ultimately up to all of us working together for the common good and exercising what really is democracy in the workplace. You soon learn in the labor movement that we’re in a race without a finish line. The secret to success is to stay united.

Keep one eye on the horizon and keep putting one foot in front of the other. If we do that, unions will stay strong, our middle class will prosper, and the American Dream will be there for generations to come.

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ebra Gillespie founded Mothers Against Gun Violence in 2004, less than a year after her son, Kirk Bickham Jr., and two of his friends were shot and killed by Jaki Marion, a felon who under the law should not have had access to a gun.

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for The Responsible Gun Ownership Bill—a piece of legislation introduced in 2005 by former state Sen. Spencer Coggs and former state Rep. Leon Young—which would have required private citizens to undergo a background check whenever transferring or selling a gun and required people to report to police if their gun was stolen. Gillespie successfully pushed for resolutions at both the city and county levels to support a statewide law, but the bill died in the state Legislature.

Despite her legislation failing to become Wisconsin law, Gillespie has not stopped advocating for those affected by gun violence. Her latest effort is a collaboration with UW-Milwaukee called The Gun Violence Project, an interdisciplinary project that brings together multiple university departments and community groups such as Mothers Against Gun Violence.

“We’re finding that a lot of people have an interest in gun violence, but it’s such a big problem that I think it’s not possible for one faculty member—or even one department or disciplinary perspective—to really address and fully understand it,” said Leslie Harris, an associate professor of communication at UWM who is partnering with Gillespie on the project. “I think because the project is so interdisciplinary—and because it includes Debra and community feedback and community involvement—in the end, it’s going to be a more mean-

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When we talk about gun violence, as we see, it’s traveled through our entire city. We need to come together to address the entire issue.”

The group is currently in the process of compiling interviews, which will be transcribed by a UWM communication department faculty member and posted on the website in text format. Faculty from the university’s film department will also produce the audio from the interviews into short, three-minute clips.

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At the core of the project is a growing collection of interviews from people who have been affected by gun violence in the city. Subjects range from an older woman who lives in Riverwest talking about hearing shots fired in her neighborhood to a local radio DJ sharing his experience of surviving being shot in the head. Gillespie hopes that by pulling stories from all over the city, observers will be able to see that gun violence is not just an issue affecting certain neighborhoods, but a widespread problem.

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enough funding to produce short video documentary clips. Faculty from UWM’s Joseph J. Zilber School of Public Health will map out the interviews, so that people can see where the stories took place and better understand the subjects’ experiences. “As they tell their story, you will travel with them through the narrative,” Gillespie explained. “We’re hoping that people get a sense of what that person experienced when they experienced gun violence.” The interviews will also be grouped by category, so that people can, for example, find every interview related to intimate partner violence or gun violence when there was not a death.

“We’re thinking about this project as something that people can move through in different ways,” Harris said. “So, rather than having one way to view and digest the information, we can pull out all of the clips of a certain theme, and you can go through those; they can be put together and integrated in different ways, depending on how people want to view them.”

Collecting ‘Stories of Resilience’ One of the goals of the project is to use the interviews to pull information and find patterns that will help researchers and the public learn more about the effects of gun violence on the community.

“We’re trying to get beyond the statistics,” Harris said. “We have plenty of statistical information, but that tells us very little about the meaning of gun violence in people’s lives. By collecting these interviews and making these stories public and accessible, we’re hoping that people can have a deeper understanding of the meanings of gun violence and how it impacts people on a daily basis.”

The group currently has around 20 interviews completed. About half of them are already transcribed, and they are hoping to begin posting the interviews to their website this month. So far, Harris said she is seeing many “stories of resilience.”

While gun violence is a complicated issue that can manifest itself in many ways which are difficult to see, this project hopes to use personal stories to shine a light on the subject in a way that can help get to the root of the problem.

“We want to have a better understanding of gun violence in the Milwaukee community,” Harris said, “because in order to address any problem, especially such a complex problem as gun violence, we really need to understand it. We want to know how gun violence shapes Milwaukee—people’s experiences in our communities and the relationships people have in our communities—so we can start looking for better solutions in the future.”

Anyone interested in sharing their story with The Gun Violence Project can reach out to Debra Gillespie at magv.wi@gmail.com.

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Adequate housing provides more than just shelter; it supports a safe and stable environment in which children can live and play. Families are healthier when they live in decent, affordable homes without having to double-up, move frequently or be exposed to mold, lead or pests. The event will be hosted by Milwaukee Habitat and Wauwatosa Avenue United Methodist Church. The speaker, Megan Sandel, is a nationally recognized expert on the concept of a stable and affordable home as a “prescription” to keep kids healthy.

MPS 2019 World Fair @ UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena (400 W. Kilbourn Ave.), 9:30 a.m.

Hosted by the Milwaukee Public Schools Foundation and Milwaukee Public Schools, the United Nations Schools of International Learning Program engages fourth-eighth-grade students in diverse schools in learning about countries and cultures from around the world and engages them in research, debate and problem-solving about many serious global issues.

Each year, these children present their work and celebrate their own cultures at the MPS World Fair.

Saturday, April 13

Peace Action of Wisconsin: Stand for Peace @ the corner of 51st Street and Silver Spring Drive, noon.

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 the protest.

Democratic Party of Wisconsin 2019 Founders Day Gala @ the Hyatt Regency Hotel—Milwaukee (333 W. Kilbourn Ave.), 5 p.m.

Join members and supporters of the Wisconsin Democratic Party for an evening of dinner and guest speakers who each share our Wisconsin values. For more information or to register to attend, visit wisdems.org.

Laughing Liberally Milwaukee @ ComedySportz (420 S, First St.), 8-10 p.m.

With Donald Trump and Republican attacks on healthcare, immigrants, the environment and more, we need progressive laughs now more than ever. Laughing Liberally Milwaukee is a monthly, progressive, political comedy show featuring some of our city’s top liberal and progressive comedians.

Grandmothers Beyond Borders 2019 Great Bowls of Fire Chili Night @ Glendale Corporate Center (1720 W. Florist Ave., Suite 200), 5-7:30 p.m.

Come and share grandparents’ stories over steaming bowls of delicious chili and participate in a fundraising auction, with music by Jeff Mitchell and Aaron Baer’s jug band. Fundraising proceeds support grandmothers in the Grandmothers Beyond Borders Kangulunira and Kabimbiri organizations in Uganda.

Sunday, April 14

Foxconn Townhall: A Community Update and Discussion @ Saint John’s On The Lake (1840 N. Prospect Ave.), 5-7 p.m.

Confused by all the conflicting news about Foxconn in Wisconsin? It seems that reports about Foxconn’s plans for their Racine facility have changed every other week, and it’s been more than a little difficult to keep up. Join State Rep. Jonathan Brostoff, Racine County Board Supervisor Fabi Maldonado, community activist Kim Mahoney and Our Wisconsin Revolution’s Terrance Warthen as they provide a community update and answer questions about Foxconn’s project in Wisconsin.

Monday, April 15

Everyone Leads: Celebrating 25 Years of Public Allies Milwaukee @ Turner Hall Ballroom (1040 N. Vel R. Phillips Ave.), 5:30 p.m.

Join Public Allies Milwaukee alumni, partners and stakeholders to celebrate the organization’s impact on Milwaukee and to look ahead at future plans as well. This year marks 25 years of operating a nonprofit apprenticeship program and developing leadership in every corner of Milwaukee. The program will include presentations and music by Ex Fabula and True Skool, as well as a celebrity doodle auction.

Wednesday, April 17

Stonewall Stage Talk: Bisexuality 101 @ Woodland Pattern Book Center (720 E. Locust St.), 7 p.m.

There are lots of myths about bisexual, pansexual, fluid and polysexual people. This workshop will examine the inaccurate myths about non-monosexual identities and present the lived experiences and research to debunk them. Because they are often not accepted or understood by some members of the LGBTQ community—or heterosexual friends, allies and families—more than 70% of bisexuals aren’t out of the closet as such. Persistent misconceptions about bisexuality leads to bi erasure and misunderstandings about the all-too-frequently silent “B” of the LGBTQ community.

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Hagedorn’s Ugly WakeUp Call ::BY JOEL MCNALLY

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ust in time to prevent progressive Wisconsin voters from getting too cocky about ridding their state of rightwing Republican Gov. Scott Walker, Brian Hagedorn, an extremely disturbing state Supreme Court candidate, appears to have eked out a narrow victory.

It was an ugly wake-up call after last April’s election of respected Justice Rebecca Dallet to the court and November’s Democratic sweep by Gov. Tony Evers, Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Attorney General Josh Kaul.

Democrats had high hopes of continuing to restore Wisconsin’s reputation as a reliably progressive state ahead of the 2020 presidential election when Appeals Court Judge Lisa Neubauer’s opponent turned out to be Walker’s former legal counsel Hagedorn, who expressed contempt for same-sex relationships and considered gays the equivalent of people engaging in sex with animals.

Traditional business organizations, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce and the Wisconsin Realtors Association, who contributed millions to elect previous conservative court candidates, were so repelled by Hagedorn they withheld their support. Hagedorn’s campaign smeared his opponents as “anti-religious zealots,” insulting every religious person who doesn’t hate LGBTQ individuals.

But with only a quarter of eligible voters

participating, the final reported tally had Hagedorn leading by 5,960 votes, about a quarter of a percentage point. Republicans have long held an edge in low-turnout, off-year elections. That’s why they concentrate on voter suppression tactics such as voter ID laws, reducing hours for voter registration and purging voting rolls. Unless a recount reverses the result, those anti-democracy measures will have another vote on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

The Wrong Side of History

There’s no reason a razor-thin result has to be any more than a temporary blip in Wisconsin’s return to political respectability. Hagedorn and Donald Trump—who immediately congratulated his fellow hater in Wisconsin—are both on the wrong side of history. In 2016, there was a reason so many of us were surprised by the size of the hateful minority that responded to Trump’s polit-

ical demagoguery and inflaming bigotry in every imaginable form. Candidates openly espousing racism and religious bigotry weren’t supposed to win U.S. elections in the 21st century.

They still aren’t. It has nothing to do with political correctness. It violates human decency.

That’s why there was such an immediate backlash to Trump’s election in the midterms of 2018.

Shocked at the election of a vile, cruel president, the overwhelming majority of decent voters in this country voted to protect affordable health care, expand educational opportunities and basically to treat each other with kindness. When good people vote in large numbers, hatred moves back to the fringes where it belongs.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court, under conservative Republican control since 2008, became a prototype for Trump’s White House Island of Misfit Toys. The openly partisan court legalized every questionable action by Republicans under Walker to destroy public employee unions and routinely disregarded Republican violations of campaign finance laws. It even ordered state prosecutors to shut down a criminal investigation into Walker’s administration.

Hagedorn’s election would end the hope of that unethical majority losing control of the court next April when a court race coincides with Wisconsin’s Democratic presidential primary. But make no mistake about it, Wisconsin will be one of the key states next year determining whether Trump is remembered as a horrible, one-term accident or the winner of four more years to continue using the presidency to fill his own pockets while cruelly attacking everyone he wakes up hating.

Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania were the three northern industrial states whose long histories of voting Democratic in presidential elections were rudely interrupted when support for Trump’s hateful rhetoric in small towns and rural areas gave him narrow victories in all three states. Those same voters gave the small-minded Hagedorn an even tinier win.

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But presidential elections, even more than midterm gubernatorial and senatorial races, bring out an entirely different electorate. Energized anti-Trump voters elected Democratic governors and senators in all three northern battleground states in November. After a year of intelligent debate by a large and diverse field of attractive Democratic presidential candidates, we should expect an unusually large voter turnout looking for new leadership in 2020.

Nobody can be surprised any longer that someone so offensive and incapable of governing as Trump can actually be elected. We know there are people among us who support the ugly rhetoric of Trump and Hagedorn, whether they express it out loud or not, and there are Republicans who are embarrassed by their sleazy, ignorant president who will vote for him anyway to maintain their grip on power.

Everyone who wants to put the nation back on a path of treating everyone decently and improving life for all Americans, regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation or level of income, knows exactly what we have to do: find a national leader most Americans can believe in again and do everything we possibly can to elect him or her.

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Is We Energies Just Too Greedy? ::BY LOUIS G. FORTIS

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e Energies is asking the Public Service Commission (PSC) to approve a 5.9% increase in our utility bills over the next two years.

This is not unusual for We Energies (WE), which now has our utility rates second highest among Midwestern states. Imagine if the city or county government tried to raise our property taxes at anything close to a 5.9% increase; people would be out on the street demanding change. But We Energies continues to ask for these rate hikes, and the PSC commissioners continue to give them most of what they ask for.

So, what can we rate payers do about it? Not much. We can’t live without heat and electricity, and there is no real competitor because We Energies is a monopoly, albeit a regulated monopoly. The power company is simply a utility like our city-owned water works; both provide a vital service and should be driven by what is best for its customers.

While We Energies executives are primarily concerned about maximizing their profits for their outside investors, we, the voters, control our water utility, and if we organize, we can change the decisions of the water utility. Some cities, like Cleveland, still have a municipally owned power company despite decades of attacks and misinformation from the private utilities. In Wisconsin, We Energies only needs to get the approval from the PSC. They set the rates, and if we want electricity, we pay their bills.

The PSC is governed by a three-person board appointed by the governor and currently has three Scott Walker-appointed commissioners who are very sympathetic to the arguments put forth by the utilities. As economists will point out, there is a term for this. It’s called “regulatory capture,” where the companies to be regulated have de facto control over the regulators. Essentially, it is a classic case of the fox guarding the henhouse. So, expect Walker’s PSC appointees to gently push back and then to give We Energies most of what they are asking for.

Why the Increases?

Why does WE need the rate increase? The main one is that We Energies needs to recover the costs of the very costly and misguided capital expenditures they made. We, the rate payers, unfortunately are forced to pay for their poor decision making. Without question, the worst decision they made was in the early part of the 21st century, when any forward-looking person knew that we would need to change how we produce energy because the status quo was unsustainable.

Instead, the WE Wizkids built a couple-billion-dollar, massive coal-fired power plant that we, the ratepayers, are going to have to pay for over the next 30-plus years. We understand that at this point in time, a utility can’t be run SHEPHERD EXPRESS

exclusively on alternative energy and that they need a base energy supply that doesn’t rely on wind or the sun.

When We Energies was proposing the coalfired plant, the Shepherd Express and others were promoting limited-size natural gas plants for the needed consistent and reliable source of energy as alternative energy sources grew and improved. The natural gas proponents felt it was clearly a better choice than coal. It turned out as many predicted: Natural gas plants would have been a much smarter choice being both less expensive and much, much cleaner. Today, our utility bills would be lower, and our business climate would be much stronger as companies look at utility costs as one factor in the plant location selection process.

Another reason for our high utility rates is that WE pays its executives some of the highest salaries of all the publicly traded companies in Wisconsin. Again, this is a monopoly with a captive audience of customers who can’t go to a competitor. As a result, the utility can just pass these costs on to the ratepayers. Keep in mind that we pay for these rate increases twice—once in our household utility bill and again as the businesses we patronize have to push a part of these rate increases on to their customers. Our groceries would be cheaper if We Energies didn’t have such high utility rates.

Thirty Years Ago it was Different

But it wasn’t always this way; actually, it was much the opposite. Milwaukee had some of the lowest electric power rates in the Midwest.

In the 1980s, Wisconsin Electric Power Company, the predecessor of We Energies, had big plans to spend billions of dollars on a nuclear power plant, which would have caused serious rate increases as we paid for the project. The new CEO at the time, Charlie McNeer, was concerned about keeping our rates low so businesses would grow in Wisconsin and create family supporting jobs.

Instead of spending on more expensive and polluting or dangerous power plants, McNeer focused on conservation with a number of innovative programs. These programs included providing a cash incentive for households and businesses to give up their old, inefficient refrigerators and air conditioners and replace them with new high-efficiency ones. These programs worked so well that McNeer was able to cancel the proposed nuclear power plant and declare that there would be no new power plants built through the end of the 20th century. That’s leadership.

After he retired in the 1990s, things began to change. This is when We Energies built its enormous coal-fired power plant, and rates began to climb. The new Republican-dominated PSC approved WE’s coal-fired power plant, the utility executives walked away with hefty bonuses and we, the rate payers, have gotten the second-highest utility rates among the Midwestern states.

Today, we have a PSC that is afraid to offend the utilities. We need change if want to see our manufacturing companies stay in Wisconsin.

Going forward, we need a PSC to function as a real regulatory body; however, we don’t expect to see that until our new governor is able to slowly replace the current Walker appointees.

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IS INCIVILITY ON THE RISE? ::BY PHILIP CHARD

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ncivility, slurs, bullying, hate… Spend enough time in today’s political news cycle and the dark side of social media, not to mention some dysfunctional families and workplaces, and you’ll get your unfair share of these acrimonious emotions.

Respect and kindness, it would seem, are on the cultural ropes, fending off one ugly blow after another. If you’re a gentle soul, you may feel like an endangered species. Are you? Time for the proverbial and annoying, “yes and no.”

Social scientists simply don’t possess reliable longitudinal data to determine if incivility has increased markedly compared with preceding decades. Which leaves us relying on anecdotal experiences as our measuring stick. And we all know how unreliable a gauge that can be.

If I stay inside my tight social circle, keep my psyche out of the body politic and avoid interstate highways, kindness seems the rule rather than the exception. But, in our cyber-social-media-intense world, not so much. Why? Let’s consider what psychology can tell us about the human predilection for nastiness. The proverbial devil on one shoulder and angel on the other is no accidental metaphor. Lincoln’s reference to our “better angels” has its shadowy counterpart. Why are we wired in this paradoxical fashion?

There a number of prime movers behind vile behavior. First up is simple social learning. Someone raised by unkind or abusive parents or other caregivers is at far greater risk of acquiring this emotional contagion and exhibiting it in their own behavior. A cogent counter-example in this regard is the Inuit people of the arctic. For the most part, their culturally-prescribed parenting style leans heavily on kindness.

No screaming, no corporal punishment, little blaming, lots of patience and reasoning. The result? A society whose members, by and large, adhere to common human decency.

A second and somewhat related factor is mental impotence. Folks who feel powerless, particularly if marginalized or victimized, are more inclined to strike out at their perceived tormentors, be that individuals, groups or society as a whole. This is a woefully common pedigree among mass murderers, although they are admittedly extreme outliers within this social grouping.

A third and often unrecognized influence is deep and chronic unhappiness.

Depressed males, in particular, but burned-out people in general, declare their discontent through irritability, anger and cynicism. In fact, this is the most common symptom complex among those bummed out about their lives.

Fourth up is fear. Some red-in-the-face, bug-eyed screamer may not look frightened, but deep in the recesses of his or her reptilian brain, that’s often the prevailing emotion. Anger is fear’s most common mask. Long ago, our species learned that, when one’s back is up against the wall, coming out swinging may determine whether one lives or dies. Today, this principle applies less to the realm of physical survival and more to the psychological arena. If someone threatens my beliefs, self-worth or tribal identity, so to speak, then I may lash out in what I perceive as self-defense.

All this being said, any one of us can turn into a screaming meanie if subjected to sufficient stress, and in our hurry-sick, information-saturated, work-your-rear-off world, there’s no shortage of such moments. But, among those fundamentally kind, these are hiccups, not a lifestyle.

Bottom line? All these variants of negative emotional energy can spur someone to go over to the dark side. Once there, he or she will discover lots of like-minded company, which only reinforces an already caustic mindset. There are no panaceas for incivility, but we know when people enjoy a modicum of personal well-being and learn, usually early in life, to exercise emotional self-control, kindness prevails.

Philosopher Eric Hoffer said: “Rudeness is the weak man’s imitation of strength.”

Be strong. Remain kind.

Philip Chard is a psychotherapist, author and trainer. Email him at outofmymind@ philipchard.com or visit philipchard.com.

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Marketing Firm Launches NOVA Cannabidiol ::BY SHEILA JULSON

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he team at Margle Media, a digital marketing firm that started two years ago, began to notice that they were doing a lot of marketing for cannabidiol (CBD) lines. This intrigued Margle Media president and co-owner Nicholas Kirchner, and he began researching CBD and its health benefits. Realizing that the time was right to enter the booming hemp market, he and his crew launched NOVA, a line of CBD products, in early February. NOVA is a separate entity of Margle Media and operated out of their office at the Blatz building, 270 E. Highland Ave., Suite 300.

“We realized that, through this engine of Margle Media, we can pump products through and take ad dollars and get a positive return on them and sell products. So why not create our own brand and start our own products line and pump it through our marketing machine of Margle Media?” said director of operations Nic DeMore. “It’s a growing industry and a great time to get involved.”

Kirchner emphasized that they went the extra mile to find a CBD product that’s third-party tested, free from heavy metals, full spectrum and free from tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). They partnered with Colorado-based Folium Biosciences, a wholesaler of 0% THC hemp oil. NOVA currently has three CBD products: oil in 500 or 1,000 milligrams in natural, tranquil mint or orange bliss flavors; 750-milligram capsules; and 500 milligram topical ointment. Gummies and dog treats will be added soon, and possibly vapes.

“What people are looking for in the CBD space right now is quality control,” Kirchner said. “It’s the wild, wild west out there, so we offer a product that’s third-party lab tested with no heavy metals, that’s also full spectrum with zero THC.” DeMore said they realize that NOVA is competing with a lot of CBD brands, so in addition to offering a third-party lab tested product, they also focus on education and maintaining good relations with their customers. “If people have questions and want to get them answered, we’re positioning ourselves as a go-to source for people,” he said. “If they have questions, they can come to us and get in touch with our team very easily.”

Like some other CBD-based businesses, Kirchner experienced a learning curve regarding challenges with certain insurance and merchant processing regulations, or in terms of website development; certain e-commerce platforms don’t support the sales of CBD oil.

Despite some obstacles, he’s rewarded by feedback he hears from people who have already tried NOVA and have seen good results.

NOVA is sold online, and DeMore said they’re pursuing retailers to have their product on store shelves within six to nine months. They’re also planning an affiliate event for May or June that will be education-based, featuring a speaker and informational packets to help promote hemp education and equip people to become their own CBD experts. He invites anyone interested in becoming an affiliate; local retailers interested in shelving CBD products; or individuals who might consider themselves a social media influencer to reach out to NOVA. They will also participate in Shaker’s Cigar Bar’s 4-2-2 Earth Day at the CBD Café event on Monday, April 22 at 6 p.m. The event will feature CBD-infused foods and educational topics about CBD.

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Meet Erica Mallory, Registered Nurse and Hemp Grower ::BY JEAN-GABRIEL FERNANDEZ

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hile some consider cannabidiol (CBD) to be an “old wives’ remedy,” Erica Mallory proves that medical knowledge can lead to helpful uses for CBD products. Initially employed as a pharmaceutical sales representative, she became a certified emergency medical technician (EMT) while she attended nursing school. As a registered nurse, she now works in operating rooms. The second, unexpected part of her life is what she does at home thanks to her family’s farming background. In between healing people with modern medicine, she soothes them with CBD. “Through my medical experiences, I have always felt that utilizing alternative therapies can help people,” Mallory explains. “I spend each day now thinking about patients and how cannabidiol could address some of the problems they are experiencing.”

She identified many issues that CBD can help with, such as sleep problems. “I don’t want a cancer patient in pain, and I don’t want a soldier with PTSD to feel like there are no other alternatives to help them. As hemp growers, as healthcare providers, we have an immense opportunity to make an impact and truly help people.”

Along with her husband, Mallory purchased a small farm in 2016 and took part in a state pilot research program by growing hemp. The decision came after she attended a conference from the Michael Fields Institute about growing hemp in Wisconsin.

“This conference personally had my heart on fire to grow and help. I saw how this crop could be an alternative to struggling dairy farmers in our state. I researched further and saw how CBD-rich hemp could benefit so many of the people I interact with daily as a nurse,” she says.

With her one acre of hemp, Mallory is aware she can’t make a big dent in the issues Wisconsinites face, but as she puts it, her family has “enough land to help a lot of people. There’s no reason why we can’t grow this and make a difference.” In particular, she grows two strains from Oregon—bleu genius and remission—which focus on relieving tension and clearing the head.

‘We are Only as Effective as What We Know’

While cannabis is not new, it is a controlled substance, which makes scientific research about its effects difficult and impractical. Mallory does not despair, however, and she tries using her background in medicine and farming to learn about the benefits of cannabis and sharing them with her peers and the community.

“Medically, we are only as effective as what we know, and I strive to bring facts and research—not sales pitches—to people,” she says.

All medical research, including Mallory’s own, seems to indicate cannabis is beneficial to some degree to the human body, but medical professionals have to comply with federal restrictions on cannabis products. “I have dreams that Wisconsin will have a cannabis nurse association where we can learn together to better serve our patients,” she says. “While I’m sure the gas station clerk selling CBD gummies to a customer had a positive experience with them, I don’t feel like that same clerk should be providing dosage information.”

Erica Mallory

To further serve the community, she decided to create an hour-long presentation about hemp to keep people safe and to fight misconceptions—of which there are many. It will cover “a history of hemp in the United States, cannabis plant species information, details about how CBD works within the body and what body systems play a role in utilizing CBD, possible drug interactions with CBD, how to involve your doctor with considering CBD for your health and current laws surrounding CBD.” Erica Mallory will speak at Alice Baker Library, 820 E. Main St. in Eagle, Wis., at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 25. For more information, visit herbamoreherbs.com. Comment at shepherdexpress.com. n SHEPHERD EXPRESS

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Besides the copious dine-in-only specials like half-price appetizers during happy hour, eating at Pizza Shuttle has another advantage: Your food doesn’t steam in takeout containers before you eat it. That’s especially important for fried items, like breaded perch ($12.10), onion rings ($6.30) and broasted chicken, which comes in dinners with sides ($11.55-$19) or chicken only ($9-$13). It’s juicy and seasoned well with crunchy batter that clings to the chicken skin. Try it Nashville hot style, which utilizes a Spice House herb and spice blend. Chicken wings ($9.99-$24) are large ::BY LACEY MUSZYNSKI and also broasted, so choose one of the many dry rubs, or get your sauce on the side to preserve their crispiness as long as possible. ou go to lunch where?” I asked my friend after Beyond chicken, the menu is large. There’s about every kind of French fry and she said her coworkers and she sometimes go topping combination you can imagine, like waffle works ($6.30-$8.40) with nacho to Pizza Shuttle when they’re working on the toppings on waffle fries. Hand-wrapped wonton sticks ($9.45) come in plain East Side. It had never occurred to me that Pizza mozzarella, corned beef, Philly cheesesteak and pizza variations. The wrap is a little Shuttle was someplace you could actually go to. thick and doughy, but very filling. Sandwiches run the gamut from a juicy ChicagoIt was the place that delivered boxes of pizza to office style Italian beef ($8.40) to a chicken caesar wrap ($9.20) with asiago and tomatoes. meetings and college keggers you happened to attend.

Gyros ($8 for the sandwich; $9.75 for a plate) are not an uncommon item for lateBut I’m here to tell you that Pizza Shuttle does have an night delivery restaurants, but chicken shawarma ($9-$10) with Lebanese spices is actual location, and there are very good reasons to go there. more unusual.

Everyone has preconceived notions about restaurants.

In Milwaukee where cracker-thin pizza rules, finding a pizzeria with hand-tossed Sometimes it’s because of its location, its prices, or what’s on the crust can be a challenge. It’s the default style at Pizza Man, and the chewy, bubblemenu. But being open-minded when dining out is important ridden crust benefits from being eaten as soon as it’s out of the oven. There’s no for being a responsible consumer. That’s why I decided I skimping on toppings, either, which is great when it comes to the heavily fenneled should go to Pizza Shuttle, too. It is, after all, a decades-old, Italian sausage, but less so when there’s enough sauce to make the middle of the locally owned business that everyone knows about, but no pie soggy. Choose one of the many specialty pizza combinations ($10-$21.80), like one seems to take very seriously. spicy sunshine chicken with cream cheese, hot garlic sauce, pineapple and onions, My friend’s reasons for lunching there were simple but important when you’re or make your own ($6.70+). on a scheduled work lunch: It’s cheap, fast and has free, easy parking. (I loathe Unsurprising for a restaurant with a lot of munchies-loving customers, doughy parking on the East Side, so that last one really excited me.) After checking out the pizza-adjacent items like calzones ($7.35+) and pizza puffs ($3) are popular. Soft website, I headed there for happy hour; yes , there is a happy hour because they garlic breadsticks ($3.70) swim in a pool of decadent garlic butter; go ahead and dip serve beer and other malt beverages. Who knew? There was a steady stream of your pizza crust into it, because there’s certainly no one here to judge you! people dining there that afternoon in an atmosphere that wavers People choose where and what to eat for a lot of reasons, and all of those reasons are valid. Pizza Shuttle fills a niche in between bar, family restaurant and arcade, with rainbow lights Pizza Shuttle Milwaukee, and just because it’s popular with college students and tables, which can be easily pushed together for larger groups.

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Klee’s you-pick model lets visitors pick their own currants, gooseberries, quinces, aronia berries, highbush cranberries, serviceberries, elderberries and pawpaws. There’s also an orchard of over 200 apple and pear trees.

The farm is open Saturdays and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. beginning in July. Customers can get fruit pre-picked if they call and order a couple of days ahead of time. People can also find homemade jam, jelly, honey and handcarved wood utensils for purchase at Klee’s farm stand.

“We literally went out on a limb to purchase this place, and everything we grow is on some kid of limb. The name Klee’s Out on a Limb Acres fit,” Candy said. But the Klees are finding success with their unique fruit—the currants are popular, especially with people of Eastern European ancestry seeking currants for ethnic cuisines. Klee’s offers white, pink, red and black currants. Their selection of black currants includes the tart clove currant.

Health publications have generated a buzz about the antioxidant properties in aronia berries and elderberries, so the Klees have seen a demand for those fruits. Candy has also received many calls from winemakers seeking unusual berries, and she even started freezing some elderberries to have on hand for people who call after they’re in season; frozen berries can be used for making wine, juices, syrups and tonics.

Because Mother Nature often throws curveballs at Wisconsin farmers, Candy suggests calling ahead to check for availability. They also post on their Facebook page what will be ready each weekend. “It’s kind of a game to see what will grow and what won’t,” she said, noting that last summer happened to be a bad season for raspberries.

The highbush cranberries grow on tall bushes and resemble red currants. “You either like them or you don’t like them,” Candy said.

“They have an odor, but they taste great in jelly or cranberry sauce.” A few years ago, the Klees had purchased serviceberry trees from Racine County. Also known as saskatoon, the edible landscape plant produces a wine-purple berry that has a balance of sweet and tart and can be eaten right off the bush.

The Klees took on the task of rebuilding an orchard after they removed broken and diseased trees that were originally on the property when they moved in. They consulted with UW-Extension to learn about rootstock and grafting, and they use integrated pest management, which circumvents routine spraying by instead using traps to catch nuisance pests.

They’ve found that the russet apple varieties, particularly the Hudson Golden Gem, are popular, especially with children. The crisp apple is a golden-brown hue with a sugary, juicy flesh. Candy and Omer go into the orchard with people and let them sample apples.

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y the time Early Music Now (EMN) was founded in 1986, worldwide interest was growing in what could be called “classical music before the emergence of classical music.” Essentially, this meant Baroque, Renaissance and Medieval music sung by choral groups or performed on harpsichord, viola de gamba and other predecessors of the louder instruments heard in modern concert halls.

The early music movement focuses on authentic presentations of pre-19th century compositions by ensembles smaller than symphony orchestras in settings more intimate than a night at the philharmonic. What the various genres of early music shared was their continent of origin, Western Europe. But as demonstrated by EMN’s upcoming concert, “The Mystical Arts of Tibet,” the definition has broadened to encompass the whole world.

“We connect people with the past across borders and across time,” explains EMN executive and artistic director Charles Grosz. “We are the major organization in Milwaukee that brings top-notch early music groups to our city from around the world.”

EMN was founded by Thallis Hoyt Drake, a musician like both of her successors. During the 16-year tenure of executive and artistic director Charles Q. Sullivan, the non-profit concert producers put Milwaukee on the map as a destination for early music tours and evolved with a broadening vision that included ensembles from Latin America, the Near East and India.

When Grosz filled Sullivan’s shoes in 2017, he inherited “a well-oiled machine. I didn’t want to tamper too much with it,” he says. He also inherited the entire lineup for the 2017-’18 season, already booked by Sullivan before his retirement. The current season is Grosz’s first as programmer.

“When I interviewed for the job, I was really interested in bringing nonEuropean as well as European groups to Milwaukee,” Grosz says. “That’s how I decided on ‘The Mystical Arts of Tibet.’”

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The World of Early Music

The upcoming concert by Tibetan lamas from the Drepung Loseling Monastery adds many centuries to the concept of early music. “Usually, our concerts consist of music 1,000 years old or less,” Grosz explains. “This music is 2,500 years old and might be a stretch for some ears.”

The monks’ repertoire includes multi-phonic chants and employs instruments such as trumpets as long as an NBA star is tall. The objective of this ancient Tibetan music was to arouse awareness and aid the soul in its ascent toward the divine.

Costumed dancers will be performing during some segments of the monks’ presentation. The Drepung Loseling monks have become the go-to group for Tibetan music around the world. They contributed to the soundtrack of the 1997 film Seven Years in Tibet and have opened concerts for everyone from Paul Simon to the Beastie Boys.

The It’s not English madrigals, but on second thought, “The MysMystical tical Arts of Tibet” adheres to the expectations of the early music audience. “It’s a place of introspection, many of our patrons Arts of say, a place for serenity,” according to Grosz. However, given Tibet those long horns and the dancing, the Tibetan monks won’t be Tripoli as quiet as a string quartet.

Grosz is interested in finding new ways to reach beyond Shrine the concert hall, including holding master classes with visitCenter ing musicians. A unique case in point: The Tibetan monks will Saturday, create a traditional sand mandala at Milwaukee City Hall—a April 13, beautiful endeavor, executed publicly, that emphasizes the 5 p.m. transience of life. Grosz also wants to find more ways to engage with Milwaukee musicians.

Looking ahead, Grosz is planning a season focused in part on female composers to honor the centenary of women’s suffrage in the U.S. He had hoped to book the Whirling Dervishes of Damascus, but “the possibility of getting visas for them is very small. I’m still planning on bringing them, assuming things calm down.”

The lamas from the Drepung Loseling Monastery perform The Mystical Arts of Tibet at 5 p.m., Saturday, April 13, at the Tripoli Shrine Center, 3000 W. Wisconsin Ave. For tickets and more information, call 414-225-3113 or visit earlymusicnow.org.

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The Branford Marsalis Quartet @ The Pabst Theater, 8 p.m.

The brother of one of modern jazz’s other greats, Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis has carved out a long and distinguished career for himself, while taking risks that many of his peers never would. His controversial mid-’90s Buckshot LeFonque project was one of the era’s most attempts to pair jazz and hip-hop. Lately, however, Branford has been in a more traditional mood. His 2016 album Upward Spiral found him tackling some standards with singer Kurt Elling. At this show he’ll perform this his quartet, featuring pianist Joey Calderazzo, bassist Eric Revis and drummer Justin Faulkner.

The Manhattan Transfer @ Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, 8 p.m.

The Manhattan Transfer was one of the most successful vocal jazz and pop ensembles of the ’70s and ’80s, selling records by the truckload and earning a whopping 12 Grammy nominations with their 1985 album Vocalese. The band’s lineup has changed since then— member Pat Rosalia died in 2011, followed by Tim Hauser in 2014—but founder Alan Paul and longtime members Janis Siegel and Cheryl Bentyne remain, and last year they released a new album called The Junction.

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Midwest Gaming Classic @ Wisconsin Center

If you’re one of those gamers who thinks new video games don’t have the same charm as the old classics, you’re in good company. Each year the Midwest Gaming Classic draws thousands of gamers to Milwaukee for one of the largest gaming conventions in the country. This year the event moves to its largest venue yet, the Wisconsin Center, which it’ll fill with hundreds of arcade games and pinball machines, as well as home gaming consoles both old-school (ColecoVision anybody?) and new. There will also be a gaming arena with air hockey, tabletop games, board games, tournaments, cosplay, vendors and a classic gaming museum. No need to bring quarters: All games are free with admission.

Kids 9 and under get in free on Saturday and Sunday. There will also be meet and greets with dozens of figures from the worlds of computer and arcade gaming, as well as celebrities like TV host Svengoolie, Ghostbusters star Ernie Hudson, wrestling commentator Ted DiBiase and Mortal Kombat actor Daniel Pesina (who also played one of the foot soldiers in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II). (Through Sunday, April 14.)

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SATURDAY, APRIL 13 Owen @ X-Ray Arcade, 9 p.m.

Owen is not Mike Kinsella’s best loved band. That distinction goes to American Football, the Illinois project that put out one hugely influential math-rock-inspired emo album in 1999, then little else until they reunited for a second album in 2016. Just last month American Football released their third self-titled album, which earned them some of the strongest reviews of their career. But while they’re enjoying the glow from that record, Kinsella hasn’t forgotten about his other project. Since 2001, Owen has been an outlet for some of his most personal, plainspoken songwriting, and while the band’s sound has evolved from album to album, its latest, 2016’s The King of Whys, is a largely acoustic record that features some warm production from Bon Iver collaborator S. Carey. Cactus Club is presenting this all-ages show at Cudahy’s X-Ray Arcade.

Tell Your Family History Story Slam @ Wisconsin Black Historical Society and Museum, 5 p.m.

Most readers by now are familiar with Ex Fabula’s story slams, where guests share true, personal stories related to each event’s theme. At this free, noncompetitive installment of the event at the Wisconsin Black Historical Society and Museum, Ex Fabula will feature speakers telling stories related to the theme “Family History.” The storytellers are selected in advance, but the audience is invited to share their own brief stories on slips of paper that will be read onstage by the evening’s emcee.

Freddie Gibbs @ The Rave, 8 p.m.

Gary, Ind., rapper Freddie Gibbs has long one of underground rap’s most respected lyricists and often-cited next-big-things, but in truth he was destined to be a cult artist. Even a stint on Jeezy’s CTE did little for his career, but he expanded his following with a series of collaborative albums, including a 2014 record with producer Madlib called Piñata and last year’s effort with Curren$y and The Alchemist called Fetti. Fans hoping for a second dose of Piñata are in luck. Gibbs and Madlib announced that they’ll release a follow-up called Bandana later this year.

Todd Snider w/ Chicago Farmer @ Turner Hall Ballroom, 8 p.m.

The divide between ’90s alt-rock and alt-country was never a particularly contentious one, but it was never better captured than on Todd Snider’s 1994 send-up, “Talkin’ Seattle Grunge Rock Blues.” Since 1994, Snider has pumped out respectable offerings on both independent and major labels, most of them minor affairs filled with his signature, sardonic folk songs. This year he released his latest album, Cash Cabin Sessions, Vol. 3, which he recorded at Johnny Cash’s cabin studio and features guest spots from Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires. True to Snider’s sense of humor, there were no previous installments in the series.

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Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers w/ Miles Nielsen @ Shank Hall, 8 p.m.

After a too-long absence from streaming services, Fox’s animated sitcom “King of the Hill” was picked up by Hulu last year, which means that a whole lot more people will be hearing Roger Clyne, who penned the show’s theme song with his ’90s country-rock band, The Refreshments. For the last 20 years, Clyne has toured with his latest band, The Peacemakers, which have attracted a similarly cultish following with their amiable Americana. Some of the seedier, outlaw country influences of Clyne’s early work have been toned down on recent efforts like 2017’s Native Heart, but he’s replaced them with an upbeat roots-pop spirit.

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Milwaukee Day Showcase @ The Cooperage, 4:30 p.m.

The Cooperage celebrates Milwaukee Day with, naturally, a bunch of Milwaukee music. Along with lard games on its patio, the venue’s Milwaukee Day showcase will feature sets from Platinum Boys, Klassik, Joseph Huber, Lauryl Sulfate and her Ladies of Leisure, and host/poet Kavon Cortez Jones. Prefer a bill with more hip-hop on it? Cactus Club is hosting one of those. That club’s 414 Day Showcase starts at 7 p.m. and features Genesis Renji, Camb, Nile, Sharrod Sloans, Mo’City, Shun Millions, J-Lamo and Spaidez.

WAMI Awards @ Turner Hall Ballroom, 7 p.m.

The Wisconsin Area Music Industry’s annual WAMI Awards returns to Turner Hall Ballroom to commemorate its 39th year. In addition to dozens of awards honoring performers around the state, there will be performances from Conniption, The WhiskeyBelles, Lex Allen, Ifdakar, Geoff Landon and Black Belt Theatre, as well as performances from two 2019 WAMI Hall of Fame inductees: Milwaukee fixture Paul Cebar and the hard-rock band Realm. The Seven Sounds will also perform a tribute to their late band leader Harvey Scales.

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Unwed Sailor w/ Asumaya @ Cactus Club, 8 p.m.

The Seattle instrumental-rock band Unwed Sailor is captained by Johnathon Ford, a veteran musician with the ability to convey tricky emotional sentiments through instrumental nuance. Recording and touring with a rotating cast of collaborators (including members of Early Day Miners, Fleet Foxes and Pedro the Lion), Ford has released 10 albums and EPs since the band’s conception in 1998, each with its own distinct themes and instrumental motifs. Though Unwed Sailor’s music can vary greatly from album to album, soothing backdrops, ambient moods and unhurried melodies run throughout most of their releases. They’ll release their latest, Heavy Age, next month.

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Moral dilemmas, by definition, aren’t easy to resolve, and the one at the heart of this play is quite interesting: Follow the letter of the law and send an escaped slave back to the Confederacy or make a major decision that could alter the course of history. Not only does this splendid play concern itself with that dilemma, but it also goes a step further—daring to be not just a historical drama but a witty comedy as well. This Milwaukee Chamber Theatre production of Richard Strand’s Ben Butler will be directed by Michael Cotey.

U.S. Major General Benjamin Butler was a defense attorney in Boston prior to the outbreak of the Civil War. As commander of Fort Monroe, Va., he’s supposed to enforce laws, such as the Fugitive Slave Act, which says that escaped slaves caught anywhere in the country must be returned to their owners. “I find this play itself to be an astonishing collection of contradictions,” says Cotey. “It’s fiercely funny one moment but equally not pulling any punches the next when it comes to dealing with the sordid history of slavery. This shouldn’t work, but not only does it work, but the mixture of comedy and drama puts a human face and voice to an important time in our history.” (John Jahn) April 12-28 in the Broadway Theatre Center’s Cabot Theatre, 158 N. Broadway. For tickets, call 414-291-7800 or visit broadwaytheatrecenter.com.

Two Trains Running

This play is part of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson’s trailblazing American Century Cycle. It’s half a century ago, and in the America of the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War, change is in the air, but for the owner of a rundown diner in a dying Pittsburgh neighborhood, real civil rights may just be an impractical dream. Torn between whether to gamble on an urban renewal buyout or sell his building to a predatory businessman, he finds himself caught between idealism and brutal reality. Two Trains Running paints a compassionate and unforgettable portrait of ordinary people in the midst of transformation.

The Two Trains Running cast features local husband and wife duo Chiké Johnson and Malkia Stampley, along with Frank Britton, Doug Brown, Jefferson Russell and others. It will be directed by Timothy Douglas, have sets designed by Tony Cisek and costuming by Kara Harmon. The Rep points out that Wilson’s drama is suitable for teenage and adult audiences; it contains frank discussion of racial matters and adult language, including use of the n-word. (John Jahn) April 16-May 12 in the Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s Quadracci Powerhouse, 108 E. Wells St. For tickets, call 414-224-9490 or visit milwaukeerep.com.

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Dale Gutzman, David Roper, Jake Russell, Shayne Steliga and Tom Koehn bring Herman Melville’s monster of a novel, Moby Dick, to the stage in a new, modern and thrilling way. Call Me Ishmael, as Gutzman explains, “is a hallucinatory adventure in which eight actors, inventive special effects and thrilling original songs and sounds sweep you along and carry you into the very heart of the great white whale and those that hunt him.” Distilling Melville’s classic into two hours of live theater has been a project of Gutzman’s for years. Roper has created the set design, Russell provides the sound design (and stars as the title character) and Steliga provides original music.

“It is a love story of an innocent young man who learns to feel and see things as never before,” explains Gutzman. “It is a story of revenge of a man who has given up his family, friends and purpose in life to hunt down the monster who took his leg. It is a story of faith and the search for truth, as well as the myriad illusions that cloud our lives and eat our souls.” (John Jahn) April 17-28 at Off the Wall Theatre, 127 E. Wells St. For tickets, call 262-509-0945 or visit offthewallmke.com.

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ilwaukee Ballet’s spring program last weekend was “about dance,” said artistic director Michael Pink in his welcome speech. In fact, we were given a precious glimpse of international developments in the art form from a company already international in its make-up.

We saw world premieres by Italy’s Enrico Morelli and Britain’s George Williamson, along with Lambarena by America’s Val Caniparoli. Lambarena is a unique piece that’s been danced by many companies on four continents since its birth in 1995 and that combines ballet, born in France, with African dance.

At an excellent pre-show talk by the choreographers on opening night, Caniparoli explained that Lambarena was inspired by its music, a blend of Johann Sebastian Bach and African songs. (Example: a flowing choral adagio over rhythmic handclap.) He wanted to combine earth and sky, he said, referring to the pulled-up character of ballet and the low center of gravity in African dance. He made the dance for San Francisco Ballet with the help of African dance experts. The Milwaukee dancers, with help from Milwaukee’s Xalaat Africa Drum and Dance for Life, handled the work’s many challenges beautifully, turning strenuous quick shifts of styles into joyous dancing, pure and simple. Opening night performances by Marize Fumero, Alana Griffith, Itzel Hernandez, Parker Brasser-Voz, Randy Crespo and Davit Hovhannisyan in major roles were great fun. The dancing made its point, too: we can believe in a common humanity.

Morelli’s dark new drama is titled Compieta, the night-hour prayer in Christian tradition (Compline, in English). Memories, Morelli explained, especially of his mother, inspired this gorgeous, haunted, compassionate, surrealist work for a superb cast of 16 led by Lizzie Tripp and Garrett Glassman, with Patrick Howell and Nicole TeagueHowell in featured roles. In imagining his mother’s life, Morelli’s passionate scenes inspired reflection on life’s greatest mysteries.

Williamson’s Albatross was at least as resonant. Never literal, the choreography suggests a flock of the eponymous seabirds in flight or on water. To postmodern music with mythic reverberations, a man and woman (Hovhannisyan and Teague-Howell, sensational) meet and mate for life, as albatrosses do. They have a son (Barry Molina) who grows, meets a man (Glassman, excellent), falls in love and leaves. The firmly homebound parents’ devotion to one another deepens as they age together, no longer able to physically fly but soaring in spirit, their perfect love, that ideal, perhaps a kind of albatross around their son’s neck.

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Beautifully Rendered Family Drama in ‘New Book for the Bible’ ::BY HARRY CHERKINIAN

Cardinal Stritch’s ‘The Last Cyclist’

‘The Last Cyclist’ Affords a Unique Holocaust History ::BY HARRY CHERKINIAN

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he Last Cyclist is an important Holocaust play that has been searching for its original audience for more than 75 years. And it has found a current home—and audience—in a thought-provoking, moving production at Cardinal Stritch University (CSU).

The absurdist cabaret piece was written in 1944 by young Czech playwright Karel Švenk while imprisoned in the Terezín concentration camp. While many inmates saw the dress rehearsals, the play was never produced as the Council of Jewish Elders feared reprisals given the brutal, devastating satire directly pointed at the Nazis. Švenk was murdered at Auschwitz a year later and the play was lost.

That is, until the lone surviving cast member, Jana Šedová recreated the play from memory in 1961 with co-author Darek Vostřel. In turn, the play was reconstructed and reimagined by Naomi Patz and staged at CSU in collaboration with the Holocaust Education Resource Center and the Jewish Community Center.

The Last Cyclist is a play within a play, as the camp inmates rehearse the story of insane asylum inmates (guess who?) who escape and take over the outside world to persecute... cyclists. Anyone who owns a bike, rides a bike, fixes a bike or has generations of family related in any way to bikes. Sound familiar?

In today’s world of special effects, digitized theater, absurdism coupled with allegory can appear unfamiliar and even nonsensical to an audience. Director Mark Boergers deftly maneuvers the larger-than-life lunacy of the storyline while driving home the gallows humor aspects of persecution and discrimination. The cast of 12 is well anchored in veteran talents like Randall T. Anderson, Marcee Doherty-Elst, Leslie Fitzwater, Joel Kopischke, Laura Monagle and Nick Narcisi while Stritch acting students Monty Kane and Amanda Richards, among others, get a chance to showcase their talents.

The production is composed of 20 short scenes, but these are powerful images that remain locked in memory long after the last actor has left the stage.

“Only on the stage is there a happy ending,” says narrator Jana, the lone cast survivor. “Out there where you are, our troubles continue.” And “out there,” where “we” are, is the other audience—the one originally intended for The Last Cyclist. They linger long after the seats have emptied, the lights have dimmed, the stage is silent.

“This audience” remains transfixed in memory and in spirit. Alive—once again.

Through April 14 at Cardinal Stitch University’s Nancy Kendall Theater, 6801 N. Yates Road. For tickets, call 414-410-4171 or visit stritch.edu.

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f you want to see God— says the Book—look at your family.” The “Book” in question is the Bible, and narrator-turned-Jesuit priest and writer Bill sets out to do that in How to Write a New Book for the Bible, which opened last weekend at Next Act Theatre.

Bill points to the original “first family”— Mary, Joseph, Jesus and God—as he recounts the last year of his dying mother’s life, wasting away from cancer. In the Cain family, there’s also the father, Peter, the cockeyed optimist, and brother, Paul, the distant, unflavored one.

Written by Bill Cain, the play is highly autobiographical, as the playwright is also a priest who cared for his dying mother. In this tragicomedy, Bible is as much an attempt to deal with the grieving process and move on as it is a family drama about the internal squabbles and

Clever Steampunk, Flying Machines and ‘Machina Persona’ ::BY RUSS BICKERSTAFF

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.J. Gatesman and Cooperative Performance stage an endearingly comic work of original physical theater with the premiere of Machina Persona. A cast of six play steampunkinspired archetypes who are all working together on a flying machine. Ethan Eichstedt-Anderson has designed a bulbous, modular piece of scenery that serves as a stylish centerpiece to the narrative. Sarah Busch’s cleverly wonky costume

remembered grievances unresolved.

And what family doesn’t have its share of inner strife and turmoil? The audience can often relate to the universal family dynamics, even while the play wanders aimlessly like a person going into room after room trying to remember “why” in the first place.

One of those meanderings does provide a beautifully rendered scene between the two brothers as they travel and stop off at the Vietnam memorial. Paul, the emotionally scarred vet, tries to face the wall with the never-ending names of the dead, one of the few striking rearscreen projection visuals in Rick Graham’s otherwise bare, minimalist set. The effect is so mesmerizing, the mood so reverential that, as Act One ended, the audience remained silent, moved by the moment.

Despite the lack of Bible’s fully formed character development, the four actors turn in strong performances with NAT Director David Cecsarini at the helm. As mother Mary, Carrie Hitchcock shines, even as she approaches the end, resigned yet determined, sad yet smiling, ever commanding the stage and our attention.

With her stage (and real life) husband, Pete (Norman Moses), the two create a realistic, playful intimacy within their give-and-take relationship. Jonathan Wainwright brings a complexity to Paul—cool, aloof, wanting to care yet hurt by the favoritism shown to Bill, who is played with a remarkable degree of range as the caregiver son.

Life, loss, love and death. Universal themes regardless of “the book,” but hey! It makes for fascinating family drama.

Through April 28 at Next Act Theatre, 255 S. Water St. For tickets call 414-278-0765 or visit nextact.org.

design clearly defines the visual personality of each of the six characters who busily buzz about the tiny studio space engaging in various bits of business. The comings and goings of the tight, little six-person drama swiftly glide through a flurry of activity.

Gatesman and company have developed a rich interpersonal social life for the cast. Scarcely speaking in any identifiable language, the cast embellishes emotion with a steady rattle of movement, motion, diction and intonation. Dennis Lewis lends durably hearty energy to the stage as the little community’s engineer. Rose Grizzell renders the clockwork world richly detailed technical complexity as the Pilot. Deborah Oettinger exasperates the rest of the cast in the role of an influential collector of odd items. Maura Atwood conjures wildly playful cheerfulness as a stowaway who is gradually welcomed as a newcomer to the little community. Kellie Wambold brings an entirely different playfulness to the stage as the Scientist, an inventor who suffers from great anxiety in some of the show’s more serious moment. Maya Danks rounds out the cast as a towering, charismatic soldier who suffers from her own darkness around the corners of the action.

Through April 20 at North Milwaukee Arthaus, 5151 N. 35th St. For tickets, visit cooperativeperformance.org.

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Handmade for Home The Craft of Contemporary Design Artist Panel Saturday, April 13 | 2:00–3:00 Exhibition artists share their work and stories.

Interior Design Panel Saturday, April 20 | 2:00–3:00 Interior design experts discuss how to integrate fine art into your home.

Marquette’s ‘The Rivals’

Beautiful Sets and Costumes Shine in Marquette’s ‘The Rivals’ ::BY JEAN-GABRIEL FERNANDEZ

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arquette University students chose to revive a 18thcentury comedy of manners at Helfaer Theatre with The Rivals. The piece, directed by Maureen Kilmurry, tells the story of Captain Jack Absolute, a wealthy nobleman who wooed the beautiful Lydia Languish by using a fake identity; when it turns out that his father arranged his marriage with none other than Lydia herself, Jack Absolute has to face the prospect of his deceit being revealed. Numerous characters gravitate around the central couple, played by no less than 13 actors, all of which have their own personality and story, and a few more couples come together by the end of the nearly threehour-long performance.

The play is fast-paced, barely breathing despite being five acts long. The script is witty, often funny, poking fun at English high society. While the characters are all colorful, several stand out.

As Jack Absolute, Nick Parrott imbues the main character with irresistible charm, making his lies more palatable. Mrs. Malaprop, Lydia’s bombastic aunt, went down in history as the origin of “malapropisms,” the use of incorrect words in the place of similar-sounding ones; here, she is brilliantly portrayed as an over-the-top, jolly SHEPHERD EXPRESS

source of comedy by Brielle Richmond, who is in her last Marquette Theatre production. Cambryelle Getter, as Lydia, is elegant and romantic, if whimsical and ever-so-slightly irritating.

More than anything, the production value is what sets Marquette’s The Rivals apart. The gorgeously-designed set is constantly changing, thanks to servants moving authentic-looking furniture around and backdrops being lowered through machinery. The décors and costumes are lavish, overcoming all expectations to immerse the public in 1775 England. Powdered wigs, buckled shoes and frilly clothing are everywhere in this period piece—Mrs. Malaprop in particular seems like she can barely walk under her richly-decorated crinoline—thanks to the work of costume designer Debra Krajec.

The result is a colorful—literally and figuratively—production, where sets and characters alike are bursting with life. Marquette students took a dusty story and, through congenial body language, great acting and a hefty dose of humor, made it more enjoyable for modern audiences.

Despite its length, The Rivals can be an enjoyable outing for anyone.

Through April 14 at Helfaer Theatre, 1304 W. Clybourn St. For tickets, call 414-288-7504 or visit marquette.edu.

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Faculty and Student Artists Welcome Visitors to Kenilworth Studios OPEN HOUSE AT UWM’S PECK SCHOOL

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n Saturday April 13, UW-Milwaukee’s Peck School of the Arts will open the doors of Kenilworth Studios to the public. More than 100 faculty and student artists will welcome the public to the studios for performances, exhibitions, screenings and art-making.

While the main UWM campus is home to most undergraduate programming, the Kenilworth location is home to faculty and staff studios for art and design and film, including graduate student studios.

The building also includes most of the university’s guitar program, performance spaces and work studios for theater and dance. “Kenilworth Open Studios (KOS) is a great way to showcase art-making and to bring back alumni to see work of their peers and students,” said Scott Emmons, dean of the Peck School of the Arts. With performances and examples of works in progress scattered throughout the building, KOS offers visitors a rare chance to peer behind the curtain and engage with artists.

Associate lecturer Owen Klatte brings real world experience to teaching with a résumé that includes animation work on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows—Part 1 and The Nightmare Before Christmas.

“We’ll have two sets available for guests to try their hands at stop motion, which has always been popular.

We’ll also have one or two people animating throughout the day, so guests who don’t want to do it themselves can watch someone else animate and get a feel for the process,” Klatte said. “Also on a big screen in the room, we’ll be running a loop of some of the best work done by students over the last couple of years to show the range of creative work they’ve done.”

UWM’s Film, Video, Animation and New Genres program earned recognition as one of the Hollywood Reporter’s “Top 20 Film Programs in the World” and Variety’s “Best Film Schools” in both 2017 and 2018.

Master of fine arts student Angela Swan works in participatory art. A pair of vintage typewriters and rolodexes will archive what people are currently thinking about. “Typewriters naturally slow the pace of communication,” Swan said. “In the land of free speech, we don’t talk about the hard things. The piece opens up a space for us to encounter each other. Participants are asked to answer a question and then ask a question by typing their responses on rolodex cards.

The rolodex of these cards becomes a collaborative artist book. Artist books are not books filled with images of art, but a piece of art in itself.”

A Rebirth for the Kenilworth Building The six-floor Kenilworth building itself is also part of the story. Originally built as a Ford Motor Company factory, it utilized a vertical assembly line where cars were built starting on the top floor and moved along by an elevator. By the time they were on the ground floor, they were ready to roll. During World Wars I and II, the building was used as a munitions factory.

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According to Emmons, the building eventually served as a car pool space for university-owned vehicles. “When I first came to the building to pick up timpani drums, I saw grad students and faculty had built plywood and cardboard studios throughout the building. There was an old Mercedes-Benz here that was owned by a faculty member which was used for film shoots. It was an amazing collection of stuff.”

The Kenilworth Building was extensively remodeled in 2006-’07 to what it is today. “This all started in Spring 2007 with ‘Passport for the Arts,’ which was connected to the ‘Grand Viennese Ball.’

In 2009, it turned into the open house and was rebranded as Kenilworth Open Studios, so this is the 10th year,” Emmons said.

Molly Hassler is the program manager for the Student Artist-in-Residence (SAIR) program, which embeds students in senior living centers, providing room and board in exchange for guiding art-making at the facility. “The SAIR program is designed to give students time and space to learn about their community and help both it and them to grow and change through art-making,” Hassle said. “SAIRs are paired with a retirement community where they live and work for an entire year. They work with the UWM Center for Community-based Learning, an on-site mentor and a SAIR class instructor to identify a goal for the year and then create a series of creative engagement workshops toward that goal.” At KOS, SAIRs will be screen printing posters and T-shirts with residents from the retirement communities.

Kim Cosier is professor of art education as well as the Peck School’s director of the Community Engagement Initiative—a grant-funded effort to support faculty and staff-led arts projects that are in partnership with community groups. According to Cosier, “the Brico Fund is our main funder this year. Our mission with the Community Engagement Initiative is to activate the main gallery space on the first floor of the building to become a laboratory for collaboration on projects that seek to make Milwaukee stronger and more just. At KOS, we will be hosting a community art build that was proposed by senior lecturer Nicolas Lampert in partnership with Voces de la Frontera.”

Guests can join artists in tracing and painting banners and screen printing signs, patches and pennants in support of the work of Voces. “We anticipate hosting hundreds of volunteers over the entire weekend for this project in addition to folks who stop in as part of KOS,” she said.

Among the many reasons to attend, Professor Emeritus Dick Blau will screen his 730 Project, which has been documenting his neighborhood on Plankinton Avenue between Wisconsin Avenue and Wells Street since 2009. Angela McManaman, spokesperson for the Peck School of the Arts, invites the public to “expect the unexpected. This is the largest and only comprehensive public arts school in the state. Visitors don’t know what they might find around a corner or inside the door of a studio.”

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OPENINGS: “Ase: The Code and Countenance of the Orisha” April 12-May 26 5 Points Art Gallery and Studios 3514 N. Port Washington Road

5 Points Art Gallery and Studios introduces, for the first time in the U.S., mixed media and painted works of AfroCuban artist Leyssy Margarita O’Farrill Nicholas in this new three-person exhibition. “Ase” showcases three different artistic executions of selected stories surrounding powerful Yoruba-based spirits of nature and deities of human behavior and concepts, called the “Orisha.” Artworks include textured abstract clay reliefs by Muneer Bahauddeen; floor-to-ceiling figurative paintings of the seven Orisha powers by Ammar Nsoroma; and mixed-media compositions that reveal symbolic markings and cracked codes from this male-dominated secret society by O’Farrill Nicholas. For more information, call 414-988-4021 or visit facebook.com/5ptsartgallery.

“Hohokam Pottery: A Ceramics Workshop with Katheryn Corbin” Saturday, April 13 Lynden Sculpture Garden 2145 W. Brown Deer Road

Hohokam pottery developed in the river valleys of the Sonoran Desert almost two millennia ago. Using buff-colored clay and coil building techniques—as well as a wooden paddles and stones—Hohokam potters made plates, bowls, dishes, pitchers, ladles and drinking vessels for daily use.

Pieces were decorated with a fine, liquid red clay or slip, piled in a shallow pit and covered with grass and animal dung. In Corbin’s workshop, participants will explore these traditional techniques, materials and processes to create vessels that can then be smoke-fired at Lynden’s spring sawdust firing. Bring a bag lunch and beverages and dress for studio work—as well as the outdoors (you’ll make use of the garden’s 40 acres during breaks, weather permitting). Beginners are welcome at this 10 a.m.-4 p.m. workshop. To register and for more information, call 414-446-8794 or visit lyndensculpturegarden.org.

“Self-Care Sunday: DIY HandRolled Aromatherapy Beads” Sunday, April 14 Lynden Sculpture Garden 2145 W. Brown Deer Road

Drop by anytime between 2 and 4 p.m. to roll and design your very own aromatherapy beads with air dry clay; you’ll be guided through the practice by Jenna Knapp and Lynden’s Self-Care Studio. By adding a variety of designs and patterns to your beads, you’ll make perfect textures that have the ability to trap essential oils if you wish to reapply in the future. Make your own aromatherapy diffuser beads and take necklace or bracelet materials home with you so you can assemble your jewelry once the clay beads have thoroughly dried. The beads can be used and reused many times with your own essential oils. You’ll also learn more about the healing properties of different oils and find out which ones work best for certain scenarios and seasons. For more information, call 414-446-8794 or visit lyndensculpturegarden.org.

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[ FILM CLIPS ] Adapted from the novel by Anna Todd, this story was written in 2014 by the then 25-year-old woman. Churning out new passages daily, Todd posted them on Wattpad, an internet site connecting aspiring writers with readers. Her heroine is Tessa (Josephine Langford), a first-year college student who falls for rebellious Hardin Scott (Hero Fiennes Tiffin). Todd loosely modeled Hardin on Harry Styles, a One Direction band member. She named her leading man Harry Styles on Wattpad and garnered five million readers, but when published by Simon & Schuster, Todd was directed to change the name. Embracing the good girl-bad boy premise of 50 Shades of Grey, Todd wrote five After books, so several more films are possible.

(Lisa Miller)

Hellboy R

This new Hellboy movie was originally intended as a three-quel, until Ron Perlman refused to return without writer-director Guillermo del Toro.

Creator Mike Mignola wanted to include more supernatural elements and made the story a reboot.

David Harbour was cast in the title role with Milla Jovovich portraying the Blood Queen, an evil sorceress from the underworld. To stop her from destroying mankind, Hellboy enlists help from associates such as Ben Daimio (Daniel Dae Kim), who transforms into a menacing jaguar, and Lobster Johnson (Thomas Haden Church), wielding a powerful claw. With enough gore to earn its Rrating, Mignola is pleased this film blurs the comic book and horror lines. (L.M.)

Little PG-13

A fan of the movie Big, 10-year-old actress Marsai Martin pitched a female version of that script to TV’s “Black-ish” producer Kenya Barris. Fast forward four years, and Regina Hall appears as Jordan Sanders, a tyrannical tech company founder.

After offending a 13-year-old girl, Jordan is magically transported into her 13-year-old body (played by Marsai Martin). In her new condition, Jordan needs help from her long-suffering executive assistant, April (Issa Rae). She enjoys running the company in Jordan’s stead, but not-so-much being Jordan’s foster mom. Jordan’s abrasive behavior continues to be problematic until April discovers the scope of her parental powers. Barris states he is proud to deliver a film that is directed, written by and stars black women. (L.M.)

Missing Link PG

This stop-motion animation features Hugh Jackman voicing fearless explorer Sir Lionel Frost.

While searching for Big Foot in the Pacific Northwest, Frost meets Mr. Link (Zach Galifianakis), an eight-foot-tall, 630-pound ape-man. After Link reveals he is the last of his kind, Frost agrees to help him reach Shangri-La, the home of Link’s Yeti cousins. The pair is joined by Adelina Fortnight (Zoe Saldana), who possesses the map necessary to complete their quest. Meanwhile, the trio is pursued by Lord Piggot-Dunceby (Stephen Fry) and his mountain man henchman (Timothy Olyphant), who want Link for themselves. Having lovingly fleshed out its characters, there’s much to enjoy here, even if some gags fall flat. (L.M.)

[ HOME MOVIES / NOW STREAMING ] n The Invisibles The dramatized recreations of The Invisibles are supported by interviews with four Holocaust survivors, teenagers at the time the Nazis ordered all Jews deported. The four were among the 7,000 Berlin Jews who evaded detection through forged documents and acute awareness of every weak link in the chain of oppression. They were helped along the way by the occasional acts of kindness by everyday Germans. Claus Räfle’s film walks the line between documentary and thriller.

n The Informer John Ford’s 1935 version of Liam O’Flaherty’s Irish civil war novel is remembered by film buffs, but the original 1929 adaptation is just as engrossing. Shot in the last days of silent movies, this British film features a cast that has learned how to act for onscreen closeups, conveying emotions with subtle expressions rather than melodramatic gestures. The new Blu-ray release boasts a lustrous, restored print and a new, appropriately Celtic score by composer Garth Knox.

n The Prisoner Alec Guinness stars as a Roman Catholic cardinal in Eastern Europe arrested by communist authorities seeking a “confession” of treason. Directed

by Britain’s Peter Glenville, The Prisoner (1955) is astutely constructed from shadow, sound, silence and small incidents. Guinness plays the role with restraint as he engages in long discussions with an interrogator whose goal is nothing less than changing the cardinal’s mind. To its credit, the Cold War drama angered ideologues on both sides.

n The Vault Three squabbling siblings lead a bank robbery that turns violent and becomes a hostage situation before taking a weird turn when a wily bank manager sends the crooks into a haunted sub-basement. Lights flicker, doors move and strange shapes are glimpsed in the shadows. What lurks within The Vault?

The lack of elaborate special effects is one of the film’s strengths. The indie project lured a bankable cast led by James Franco and Taryn Manning.

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PLANNING FOR AN ‘APOCALYPSE ANY DAY NOW’ ::BY DAVID LUHRSSEN

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he end of the world has been predicted with depressing regularity, especially by religious zealots drawing their own conclusions from the Book of Revelation. They have been joined during the past century by people fearful of secular catastrophes including nuclear war, climate change, pandemics, meteorites, economic collapse, the rise of artificial intelligence and invasions by aliens from other worlds or elsewhere. Unlike the Last Judgment, a secular catastrophe might be survivable if provisions are stockpiled and plans are laid.

The “preppers,” as many of those determined survivalists call themselves, are the subject of the latest book by Shepherd Express freelancer Tea Krulos, Apocalypse Any Day Now. Krulos contacted several preppers around the U.S. and followed them into their various labyrinths. It wasn’t easy work. Many preppers are rural, lean right and are suspicious if not paranoid. But as he discovered after meeting them, stereotypes don’t always apply.

As with previous books on the “superhero movement” and paranormal investigators, Krulos was motivated by “a desire to learn more about unusual and maybe misunderstood subcultures.” At least some of the preppers in Apocalypse Any Day Now “are pretty normal people that want some insurance that they will be able to survive a major disaster. Some of them are really innovative and knowledgeable.” And some might simply be more aware of the dangerous direction of an unsustainable world order. “A lot of people, myself included at times, want to stick their head in the sand and not think about this crushing death trap called planet Earth,” Krulos explains. “I think it’s important to think and talk about these things and have a safety net or a plan. But I also think it’s not healthy to constantly worry.”

Tea Krulos will discuss his new book Friday, April 12 at 7 p.m. at Woodland Pattern Book Center.

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Spring has Sprung The winds are warmer, the tulips are popping, the grass is greening (sort of). It must be springtime in Milwaukee. Another sign of the season? Stein and Dine at State Fair Park!

Don’t forget about lively theater, art installments and other must-attend events—all breathing new life into the city.

It’s time to crawl out from under the comforter, slip out of your wool sweater and head out for a bit of fun in Cream City. See the long, varied and exciting list of happenings this week, then take in a few events for a bit of fun. I’ll be back next week with advice for Brew Town’s brokenhearted, hints for hoarders and tips for a tramp but until then, let’s see what’s going on in Milwaukee.

::RUTHIE’SSOCIALCALENDAR April 10—The King and I at Marcus Center for the Performing Arts (929 N. Water St.): One of the grandest musicals of all time dances into Brew City with this lush and lively show. Don’t miss this wonderful new production running through April 14. See marcuscenter.org for show times and tickets that range in price from $31 to $121.

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April 11-14—Art in Bloom at Milwaukee Art Museum (700 N. Art Museum Drive): Spring doesn’t last long in Wisconsin, so get the most out of it with this stunning installation of floral arts.

Relish three floors of inspiring pieces as well as a fashion show, tea service, farm-to-table dinner, food and beverage for purchase, and a marketplace of local artists. See the events page of mam.org for schedules, tickets and more.

April 11—Pupparazzi at The Iron Horse Hotel (500 W. Florida St.): Usher in National Pet Day when you and your four-legged friend visit this 4-7 p.m. doggie fest. Take advantage of a free doggie photo shoot, pop-up shops and other dog-friendly fun. Woof... as the boys say.

April 13—Stein & Dine at State Fair Park/Wisconsin Expo Center (8200 W. Greenfield Ave.): If you’ve never attended the Shepherd Express’ Stein & Dine event, you don’t know what you’re missing! Celebrate all things Wisconsin when you pay the $55 door charge... and enjoy free beer, wine, cheese, sausage and food sampling from 2-6 p.m. (Yep. I said “free!”) Grab your sampling glass (included with your ticket) and enjoy dozens upon dozens of samples from local breweries, wineries, cheese shops, restaurants and others. What could be better? Oh, wait! Live music, food for purchase and more. Swing by shepherdtickets.com to learn about this mostawesome party that takes day drinking to a new level.

April 13—MilMaids Milwaukee 2019 at Bowlero Lanes (11737 W. Burleigh St.): In 1985, a group of caring folks created a nine-pin bowling tournament to raise funds to address the AIDS crisis in Wisconsin. That tradition continues today with this 1-7 p.m. event. Registration opens at 11:30 a.m. This year, proceeds benefit the Holton Street Clinic. Your $35 ticket includes an afternoon of bowling, shoe rental and the popular buffet at the award reception afterward. See milmaidsbowling.com for more.

April 13—Lesbian Pop-Up Bar at Barcode (2110 S. 60th St.): Head over to “Stallis” for this 7 p.m. mixer of like-minded ladies.

Make some new friends and reconnect with old acquaintances, share a smile and a few laughs, and make it a Saturday to remember during this friendly night.

April 14—Spring Has Spring Party at Kruz (354 E. National Ave.): The Castaways Levi/Leather social group hosts another Sunday Fun Day with a salute to warmer weather. A beer and soda bust, raffle prizes, costumes and friendly faces make this 3-7 p.m. party the place to be!

April 14—“Dining with the Debutantes” at Hamburger Mary’s (730 S. Fifth St.): The city’s thirstiest newbies hit the stage with this salute to fresh faces longing to break into the local drag scene. Hostess Sylvia Nyxx plays mamma bear to the bevy of beauties who test the entertaining waters during this very popular 7:30 p.m. drag show. Call 414-488-2555 for reservations.

April 15—Midnight Karaoke at This Is It! (418 E. Wells St.): Beat the Monday blues during this 9 p.m. sing-along. (No, it doesn’t actually start at midnight, but the joint will be jumping by then for sure!)

Sign up with Lee to sing or simply sit back and watch the fun with one of the bar’s drink specials or two-four-one disco drinks when the mirror ball lights.

April 17—Call Me Ishmael Opening Night at Off the Wall Theatre (127 E. Wells St.): Director and playwright extraordinaire Dale Gutzman tackles this most challenging production of what’s being called “a hallucinatory, experimental adaptation” of Herman Melville’s novel Moby Dick. Watch young Ishmael explore love, sexuality, nature, God and himself while battling the high seas. A cast of 10 brings this incredible world to life through April 28. See offthewallmke.com for tickets, starting at $20.

April 17—“Stonewall Stage Talk: Bisexuality 101” at Woodland Pattern Book Center (720 E. Locust St.): Examine the inaccurate and damaging myths about non-monosexual identities and hear about lived experiences that debunk them. Activist and writer Amy Luettgen hosts the free 7-8:30 p.m. workshop that’s open to the public.

Ask Ruthie a question or share your events with her at dearruthie@ shepex.com. Follow her on Instagram @ruthiekeester and Facebook at Dear Ruthie. Don’t miss season one of her drag reality show on YouTube, “Camp Wannakiki!”

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How to ‘Win with Hypnosis’

A Grave Political Loss for LGBTQ Wisconsin ::BY PAUL MASTERSON

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isconsin’s LGBTQ community just took a hit on “Saturday Night Live.”

On its satirical news segment, Weekend Update, host Michael Che offered a smart-alecky editorial while reporting on our recent rainbow flag incident in Oak Creek, declaring, “It is truly shocking to me that in 2019 there are still gay people in Wisconsin.” And, while the joke elicited appalled indignation from some local LGBTQs, the April 2 Supreme Court election results might buttress that observation. But the real shock shouldn’t be in the continued presence of gay Wisconsinites, but in their political abstinence.

While the 26% voter turnout was the second highest for an officially non-partisan election since 2000, LGBTQs seemed oblivious to it. One might think the DNC’s selection of Milwaukee as host of its 2020 National Convention, 2016’s election calamity and Tony Evers’ slim margin of victory in 2018 would inspire a surge of queer civic engagement. Especially in light of the critical importance of the Wisconsin Supreme Court race on issues of LGBTQ equality, we should have been on the barricades to get out the vote. We weren’t.

Instead, we were conspicuously absent, blithely ignoring the reality that taking over the judiciary on all levels is the GOP strategy to deprive us of our rights.

Scrolling through social media, one would be hard pressed to find any mention of the election on the pages of LGBTQ organizations. When I brought up their failure to get out the vote in 2016 with certain community leaders, they responded with the inevitable mealy mouthed pabulum: “We were too complacent,” or “You know we’re a 501(c)3 and can’t endorse a candidate.” While the former is certainly true, the latter is an avoidant excuse. Nothing prevents these organizations from alerting the community to its civic duty and the perils of ignoring it.

Yes, Madison elected its first lesbian mayor.

That’s nice. And yes, TV attack ads against the

WHILE THE 26% VOTER TURNOUT WAS THE SECOND HIGHEST FOR AN OFFICIALLY NON-PARTISAN ELECTION SINCE 2000, LGBTQS SEEMED OBLIVIOUS TO IT. Evangelical Christian Republican candidate Brian Hagedorn highlighted his rabid antiLGBTQ record. Some say those ads actually mobilized evangelicals to vote. While certainly true, they should also have mobilized LGBTQ voters. However, for whatever reason (and granted, there are some gay Republicans in high places), neither the LGBT Community Center of SE Wisconsin, the Milwaukee LGBT Community Center nor any other local group posted even a passing mention of the election and its significance. Madison-based Fair Wisconsin did share an article about candidate Hagedorn’s homophobic agenda back in mid-February and, on Tuesday, April 2, put up an election day reminder as well as a link to the progressive group For Our Future WI’s article on the candidates. That’s it.

In a better-late-than-never moment, on Wednesday, April 3, Pride Milwaukee’s social media page linked its 45,000 followers to Fair Wisconsin’s, remarking, “If you are unhappy with the Wisconsin election results, we sure hope you VOTED.” To be fair, had the link been made before the election, a curious user wouldn’t have found much there anyway.

Whether increased LGBTQ participation would have changed the election result is impossible to say. However, in this 50th anniversary year of the Stonewall Riots, one might expect some semblance of its continued political legacy beyond vague nostalgia or its invocation as a marketing tool.

Off the Cuff with Therapist Caryn Bird ::BY TEA KRULOS

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etting our brains to cooperate with us and operate in peak performance has long been a focus for everyone, from yogis to pharmaceutical companies. Milwaukee’s Caryn Bird claims the best way to harness your brain power is with hypnosis, which she practices in her business, Win with Hypnosis, based in Burlington. Off the Cuff spoke with Bird about hypnosis therapy for enhancing athletic ability, breaking bad habits and helping in childbirth.

I think some people might have a cartoonish idea of how hypnosis works. Can you tell us what the process is like?

Hypnosis is a state of relaxation and focus. We are in the same brainwave state as we are when we are in hypnosis two times a day—before we fall asleep and when we wake up in the morning. Nothing cartoonish about it—just using the power of your subconscious mind to reach your goals, release negative emotions and help you feel happier and healthier.

All hypnosis is self-hypnosis. A hypnotist or hypnotherapist guides the client into a hypnotic state using suggestions to feel relaxed, calm and peaceful. The hypnotherapist then uses suggestions and visualizations based on the goals of the client to help them change their negative thoughts to positive and helps them create their own images in their mind—their pictures of success.

What was your first experience with hypnosis, or how did you become interested in it?

My first experience with hypnosis was when I heard about hypno-birthing—natural and easy childbirth using self-hypnosis. After a calm and wonderful birth, I became a hypno-birthing practitioner and still teach it to pregnant women. A few years later, I became certified as a consulting professional hypnotherapist and opened my own practice in Burlington, Win with Hypnosis. My niche is working with athletes for confidence and mental toughness. I have since written two books: Attitude of a Champion, which is a manual that teaches other hypnotherapists how to be successful with athletes, and Hypnos-Niche.

What are some ways hypnotherapy can be beneficial to people?

Hypnosis can help a person reach any goal: change their thinking, release sadness, anger, shame, guilt. Hypnosis is effective for weight loss, stopping smoking, eliminating habits, pain management, stress management, health issues, school performance, letting go of past events, self-confidence, performance anxiety, sports performance, test anxiety, removing fears, stop bed wetting, eliminate anxiety and much more.

What would you say to someone skeptical about hypnosis/hypnotherapy?

What would I say? Give it a try! It’s not scary, and you will never do or say anything you are not comfortable with—unlike what we see on television. You are awake and aware, just very relaxed. When you change your thoughts, you can change your world. Believe and you will achieve!

Win with Hypnosis is located at 265 Milwaukee Ave. in Burlington. You can find more info at winwithhypnosis. com.

Caryn Bird

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Milwaukee Psych Fest Builds on Its Foundation ::BY BLAINE SCHULTZ ven in a city that loves its music festivals, Milwaukee Psych Fest is an outlier. For the seventh year, Andrew Shelp of the band Moss Folk has organized an impressive schedule of music and events under the umbrella of psychedelic music. The official festival runs for two days with 30 bands ranging from local to international acts, from acoustic folk to driving, improvised music. In addition, there is a warm-up show, a pre-party and film event with the Milwaukee Film Festival.

Shelp took time to answer questions, fill in the blanks and speculate.

So, you’ve got this medium-sized Midwest rustbelt city; what made you think you could turn this thing into a modern-day Woodstock for connoisseurs of psychedelic music?

It was all dumb luck. I saw all of these “psych fests” popping up everywhere around the country and wondered “Why can’t we have one?” So, I started asking friends that I met while out on the road if they had springtime tour plans, and it all came together.

More and more people every year!

As long as folks keep coming out, I’ll keep letting it build. When they stop coming out, I’ll keep doing it, but on a smaller scale, I think.

I loved the intimacy of the first couple of years. More of a low-key, punk, DIY feel to it. Now it’s turning into a business, and I don’t entirely know how I feel about that. I love that it’s growing and enabling me to take more risks and chances, but at the same time, it’s added a lot of expectations.

You’ve booked bands ranging from Vocokesh and f/I (internationally recognized groups from your own back yard) to Acid Mother’s Temple (Japan) and Mdou Moctar (Niger). What does that say about the spectrum of the not-exactly-pop music and the potential for a discerning audience?

I’m an outsider. To me, those are the bands that resonate with me. I enjoy pop music as well, but I’ll take a La Monte Young or Tony Conrad dirge over a Beatles jam almost every time. It’s really cool that so many folks are willing to indulge, or at least patronize me by checking out these bands.

Why is the Cooperage the ideal venue for Psych Fest?

It’s perfect! The location near the river. The sound. The space and room to expand. (The fest includes both indoor and outdoor stages.) It is the perfect canvas for visual artists like Mad Alchemy (analog liquid light show produced

by Lance Gordon) to come in and do their thing. The staff takes such great care of myself and the artists!

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What were your expectations when you first got this brainchild? Was anyone else ever involved in organizing?

It’s my baby. Always has been. For the first six years, it was just me with a little help running errands or putting up fliers here and there, but for the most part, it has been just me. This is the first year that I let other people have any input in the decision-making process. I feel that it was time for it. Ultimately, I make the final decisions, but hearing other people’s ideas and opinions is truly the only way for it to grow, if that is the ultimate goal.

What do you see as your greatest accomplishment?

My daughter and family of course. Music is a hobby. It always has been and always will be. It comes and goes. I love playing it, and I always will, but when I need to focus on my family, music always takes a back seat. Booking (British band) Loop a few years ago was pretty cool though, too!

Where would you like to see Milwaukee Psych Fest in five years?

I would love to see it in an abandoned campground. Multiple stages throughout the woods playing at all times of the day and night. All ages. Families everywhere. People dancing, helping each other. Loving, learning and growing. Too much negativity in this world, and we need to have more unity. We need events that will bring people together, and I’m hoping that MPF is and will continue to be one of those events.

THE COMPLETE SCHEDULE Thursday, April 11

The Official MPF VII Pre-Party featuring Kainalu, Dead Feathers, Cashfire Sunset and DJ Selector Max of Kingston BuRiAL @ Boone and Crockett, 6 p.m. (Free)

Friday, April 12

Day One of MPF VII featuring Psychic Ills, Acid Mothers Temple, New Candys, Nest Egg, Magic Shoppe, Yamantaka // Sonic Titan, Sunwatchers, Red Mass, Plastic Crimewave Syndicate, Brief Candles and Moss Folk @ The Cooperage, 4 p.m. ($30 advance, $35 day of)

Saturday, April 13

Day Two of MPF VII featuring Night Beats, The Telescopes, Mr. Airplane Man, Triptides, Garcia Peoples, Sunburned Hand of the Man, Dire Wolves, David Nance Group, Flavor Crystals, Elkhorn, Faux Ferocious, IE, Hot Garbage, Vocokesh, Limber Brain and Operations, 12pm @ The Cooperage. ($30 advance, $35 day of)

Sunday, April 14

Alongside The Milwaukee Film Festival, there will be a very special showing of Alejandro Jodorowsky’s classic, The Holy Mountain @ The Oriental Theatre, 3 p.m. ($11)

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Laura Jane Grace Marked a New Chapter at The Rave ::BY NAYELI PORTILLO

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here’s no one quite like Laura Jane Grace. She’s all smiles onstage. Her charisma and her overall badassery make it impossible for you to take your eyes off of her for more than a few seconds. This is after all, the same woman who set her birth certificate on fire as a response to a transphobic bathroom bill in North Carolina, right in the middle of an Against Me! show in 2016.

Friday night’s show at The Rave Bar marked Laura Jane Grace and the Devouring Mothers’ halfway point on their spring tour across the states with Philadelphia-based punk trio Control Top and Jersey rockers Mercy Union.

The band—comprised of Grace, Atom Willard and Marc Jacob Hudson, entirely clad in black—kicked off their set with the first single from their debut, Bought to Rot, “Apocalypse Now (& Later),” which tells the tale of blossoming romance amid, well, the apocalypse, or what Grace has said is about having the best time ever during what feels like what may be the end of the world.

“This is a song about where I live,” she said and was met with an immediate wave of applause and howls. Understandably, a song with a title like “I Hate Chicago,” a three minute-long sardonicyet-playful jab that takes aim at some of the Windy City’s most famous indie rock idols, beloved teams, its rage-inducing gridlock and deep-dish pizza, went over well in a city like Milwaukee. “I hate the Cubs, the Sox, the Blackhawks and the Bulls,” she sang, jesting. A few attendees in the front row shake their fist in the air.

Grace, seemingly unable to hold back her laughter, continues. “I couldn’t give a shit about the Pumpkins, Slint or Wilco.”

The band powered through odes to friendship (“The Friendship Song”) and heavy-hitter existentialist anthems like “Born in Black” before taking a brief pause. Their set was followed by an encore that included acoustic versions of “True Trans Soul Rebel,” “Harsh Realms,” and “Cavalier Eternal,” along with a Camper Van Beethoven cover.

The Devouring Mothers bookmarks a new chapter for Grace. It’s a deliberate and refreshing departure from both the anarchist folk-punk origins of Against Me! and her previous acoustic-heavy solo material like 2008’s Heart Burns. Her latest work boasts elements of powerpop and straightforward rock ’n’ roll with nods to fellow Gainesville hero Tom Petty and glam rock deity Marc Bolan. It might be too soon to predict what role the Devouring Mothers’ music will play in Grace’s now 20-year spanning catalog, but she is by no means a stranger to contingency. There’s no telling what she’ll do next, which makes every step along the way all the more exciting.

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NEW WAVE FEST RECONSIDERS THE ’80S

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::BY DAVID LUHRSSEN

ast year, veteran Milwaukee musician Mark G.E. could only hope for the best when he announced New Wave Fest. Pulling together a bill featuring his own band, Xposed 4Heads, alongside Radio Radio, The Quilz and The Fantastic Plastics, he banked on augmenting a turnout of old friends with a new audience of younger people just discovering the synth-powered music of their older siblings’ (parents’?) era.

“A couple hundred people showed up,” G.E. says. This year, he thinks the crowd will be larger still. “There’s been a resurgence of interest in new wave—a lot of folks are excited by the sound. The ’80s are in vogue now,” he continues, citing growing interest in dream pop, synthwave and a previously unknown genre called outrun, derived from the electronic soundtrack to the ’80s video game Out Run. “My 15-year old son loves the background music for ‘The Real Ghostbusters’ cartoon,” G.E. says, citing another example of ’80s pop electronica. “It’s phony sounding, like the rock music on ’60s TV sitcoms, but it’s kitschy and has a period vibe.”

The satirical, Devo-inspired Xposed 4Heads was dormant for decades until the 2012 “Lest We Forget” concert at Turner Hall Ballroom, a sort of college reunion for the city’s cutting edge bands from the early ‘80s. In the interim, G.E. busied himself with film New production through his Joy Farm collaborative and music with Cyberchunk, a recordWave ing project that learned toward Krautrock influences. Xposed 4Heads is the only “Lest We Forget” band that continues to be active.

Fest G.E.’s group is also the only New Wave Fest performer dating from the new wave Shank Hall era. The other acts—the same lineup as last year—are younger bands influenced by Saturday, the music of that time. The only non-Milwaukeean on the bill, The Fantastic Plastics, April 13, is a “future wave” duo that gained national notice on the 2017 Vans Warped Tour. The 8 p.m.

Quilz perform quietly affecting originals and creative renditions of ’80s songs. G.E. describes Radio Radio as “the city’s cool new wave cover band, playing the songs all of us actually listened to—not the Top 40 hits.”

The “all of us” circa 1983 might have numbered 400 people in Milwaukee, drawn to the era’s alternatives to mainstream album rock but splintered into divisive factions. The most obvious fissure separated punk from G.E.’s beloved new wave. Do those distinctions still matter?

“Our younger fans think of our harder rocking songs as punk,” G.E. says. “The more I listen now, the more I realize that those differences are not as important as they once seemed. I recently reveled in hearing The Bee Gees’ ‘Nights on Broadway’ and—although back then we gave it no credibility—I can hear that the beat is similar to what The Human League were doing.”

As for New Wave Fest, “We encourage people to wear their skinny ties and dress ’80s,” G.E. concludes.

“The more the merrier. It’s a party!”

New Wave Fest is Saturday, April 13, at 8 p.m. at Shank Hall.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 11

Art*Bar, Open Mic Comedy Cactus Club, Epic Beard Men (Sage Francis & B. Dolan) w/ Vockah Redu Cafe Carpe (Fort Atkinson), Jeffrey Foucault w/Erik Koskinen Caroline’s Jazz Club, The Scott Napoli Quartet Circle-A Cafe, Alive at Eight: The Tritonics w/The Strangled Darlings County Clare Irish Inn & Pub, Acoustic Irish Folk w/Barry Dodd Jazz Estate, The Anne Davis Jazz Quartet Kelly’s Bleachers (Big Bend), JJ Eckl Linneman’s Riverwest Inn, Bandoleer Becall w/Skyacre, Fashion Week & Atheists and Airplanes Lucky Joe’s Tosa, Matt MF Tyner Mason Street Grill, Mark Thierfelder Jazz Trio (5:30pm) Miramar Theatre, Sunsquabi Instinct Tour 2019 w/Defunk (all-ages, 9pm) O’Donoghues Irish Pub (Elm Grove), The All-Star SUPERband (6pm) On the Bayou, Open Mic Comedy w/host The Original Darryl Hill Pabst Theater, The Branford Marsalis Quartet Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, In Bar 360: Jake Williams Riverwest Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts, Says Things Rounding Third Bar and Grill, World’s Funniest Free Comedy Show Shank Hall, Captain Beyond w/Electric Revolution Sheryl’s Club 175 (Slinger), Acoustic Jam w/Milwaukee Mike & Downtown Julius The Bay Restaurant, Sherwood Alper & Jeff Stoll The Packing House Restaurant, Barbara Stephan & Peter Mac (6pm) Transfer Pizzeria Cafe, Martini Jazz Lounge: Manty Ellis Trio Up & Under Pub, A No Vacancy Comedy Open Mic

FRIDAY, APRIL 12

Alley Cat Lounge (Five O’Clock Steakhouse), Date Night w/ Sam Maclaine Jr. & Sean Bost Ally’s Bistro (Menomonee Falls), VIVO w/Warren Wiegratz American Legion Post #449 (Brookfield), Chris Vesche Angelo’s Piano Lounge, Julie’s Piano Karaoke Anodyne Coffee, Stand Up Comedy Art*Bar, Justin Jagler Cactus Club, Rachael’s 30th B-day Party w/Craig Brown Band, Gymshorts, Brain Viper & Holy Shit!

Cafe Carpe (Fort Atkinson), Vance Gilbert Caroline’s Jazz Club, Paul Silbergleit Quartet Circle-A Cafe, Alive at Eight: Sliphorn Jazz Band (8pm); DJ: The Nile & Stephen (10pm) Club Garibaldi, Urban Empress and The UrbanItes

ComedySportz Milwaukee, ComedySportz Milwaukee!

Company Brewing, Midwest Music Exchange w/Zed Kenzo, Lady Lark & Silence Kit County Clare Irish Inn & Pub, Traditional Irish Ceilidh Session Harry’s on Brady, 5 Card Studs Iron Mike’s (Franklin), Open Jam Session w/Steve Nitros & Friends Jazz Estate, Hanami (8pm), Late Night Session: Jon Lovas Quartet (11:30pm) Lakefront Brewery, Brewhaus Polka Kings (5:30pm) Linneman’s Riverwest Inn, The Sam Llanas Band Los Mariachis Mexican Restaurant, The Jammers Mad Steintist (Waukesha), “Brothers in Blues” w/Craig Baumann and Robert Allen Jr. Mamie’s, The Blues Disciples Mason Street Grill, Phil Seed Trio (6pm) Miller High Life Theatre, Beatles vs. Stones – A Musical Showdown Miramar Theatre, Dead Man’s Carnival: Tom Waits Tribute Show Mo’s Irish Pub (Wauwatosa), Vinyl Road Paulie’s Pub and Eatery, Milwaukee Mule w/Rustic Road Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, In Bar 360: The Beautiful Collide Rave / Eagles Club, Kodak Black w/Roddy Ricch, Calboy, Sniper Gang & 22Gz (all-ages, 8pm), The Word Alive w/Vagrants (all-ages, 8pm) Riverside Theater, Tom Segura Shank Hall, Cherry Pools w/TiLLie The Astor Cafe & Pub, The Chris Hanson Band w/Robin Pluer (6:30pm) The Back Room at Colectivo, Peter Mulvey w/SistaStrings The Bay Restaurant, Harold Stewart & Friends The Lakeside Supper Club & Lounge (Oconomowoc), Uncle Fester The Packing House Restaurant, The Barbara Stephan Group (6:30pm) Turner Hall Ballroom, Cowboy Junkies Up & Under Pub, Sam Mcullogh w/Beaker Var Gallery & Studios, Subjective: A Comedic Showing Walker’s Point Music Hall, The Atomic Spins record release show

SATURDAY, APRIL 13

American Legion Post #449 (Brookfield), Tomm Lehnigk (12pm), The Ricochettes (7:30pm) Anodyne Coffee, Porky’s Groove Machine Lowdown Brass Band Bubs Irish Pub (Germantown), Crank The Radio Cactus Club, Bellringer (Ex-Melvins) w/Valley of the Sun (5pm), Nostalgic Visuals Present: Bay View Bars, Pugs Atomz, Twan

Mack, Amon Ra & Dana Coppafeel (9pm) Cafe Carpe (Fort Atkinson), Bill Miller Caroline’s Jazz Club, The Paul Spencer Band w/James Sodke, Aaron Gardner, Michael Ritter & Dave “Smitty” Smith Circle-A Cafe, Alive at Eight: Ruckus Bucket (8pm); DJ:Bride Of Mil-DewJays (10pm) Club Garibaldi, Big Bob’s Super Soft B-day & Crap Factory Cd release w/Putrid Pile, Sexual Atrocities & Rendered With Hate ComedySportz Milwaukee, ComedySportz Milwaukee!

Cue Club of Wisconsin (Waukesha), The Cheap Shots East Troy Brewery, Matt MF Tyner Five O’Clock Steakhouse, Kirk Tatnall High Dive, Soul House: Soulful, Afro, Latin House Dance Party Hilton Milwaukee City Center, Vocals & Keys Jazz Estate, Ben Winkelman Trio (8pm), Late Night Session: Nathan Pflugoeft Quartet (11:30pm) Kelly’s Bleachers (Big Bend), FM Rodeo Knights of Columbus (West Allis), Elvis All Stars Kochanski’s Concertina Beer Hall, Chris Head & The Honchos w/Peter Dangit & Squirrel Linneman’s Riverwest Inn, Dr. Sinclair w/The Nightinjails & Redcard Los Mariachis Mexican Restaurant, Larry Lynne Revue Mason Street Grill, Jonathan Wade Trio (6pm) Matty’s Bar & Grille (New Berlin), Joe Kadlec McAuliffe’s Pub (Racine), Fowlmouth w/Ex-Uncle Mezcalero Restaurant, Suave Milwaukee Ale House, 11. One Louder Miramar Theatre, Yheti Two-Night Run w/NastyNasty, sfam & Cntrlla Mo’s Irish Pub (Wauwatosa), Mt. Olive Motor Bar & Restaurant, Bulleit Bourbon Presents BBQ & Blues: Andrew Gelles (5pm) O’Donoghues Irish Pub (Elm Grove), Paul Rebek Paulie’s Pub and Eatery, Random Maxx Pistol Pete’s, Rebel Grace Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, In Bar 360: 3D Rave / Eagles Club, Paint Wars w/Kedzie, Nate Derus, Colton Duwe & guests (all-ages, 8pm), Freddie Gibbs (all-ages, 8pm) Riverside Theater, The Empire Strips Back: A Burlesque Parody Riverwest Public House, Get Lit Showcase Roma’s Ristorante & Lounge (East Troy), Tom Sorce Route 20 Outhouse (Sturtevant), Bluegrass Sampler VIII (ages 18-plus, 5:30pm) Shank Hall, New Wave Fest w/The Fantastic Plastics, Xposed 4Heads, The Quilz & Radio Radio Smith Bros. Coffee House (Port Washington), Ten Penny Picassos The Back Room at Colectivo, Pert Near Sandstone w/ Armchair Boogie The Bay Restaurant, Bad Liquor Management The Cheel (Thiensville), Mannish Boys The Coffee House, Music and Poetry: Francesca and Jeanie Dean The Granville Connection, Pop Up Jazz Club: Collage & Company w/DJ Terrance Lenell The Hideaway Pub & Eatery, ‘50s Dance w/Looking Back, The Mixx, Rossetti & Wigley and emcee Jimmy Rosetti The Lakeside Supper Club & Lounge (Oconomowoc), Liam Ford Band The Packing House Restaurant, Joe Jordan & The Soul Trio (6:30pm) Turner Hall Ballroom, Todd Snider w/Chicago Farmer Unitarian Church North, Wisconsin Singer/Songwriter Series presents: Jack Williams Up & Under Pub, False Flag Renaissance Wisconsin Black Historical Society/Museum, Ex Fabula StorySlam: “Family History” X-Ray Arcade, Cactus Club Presents: Owen (all-ages, 9pm) Yardarm Bar and Grill (Racine), The Blues Disciples (6:30pm)

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Angelo’s Piano Lounge, Live Karaoke w/Julie Brandenburg Anodyne Coffee, Wisconsin Vinyl Collective Volume Three charity album release show Cactus Club, 414 Day: MKExpanded Milwaukee Day Showcase w/Genesis Renji, Camb, Nile, Sharrod Sloans, Mo’City, Shun Millions, J-Lamo & Spaidez Circle-A Cafe, Alive at Eight: Chicken Wire Empire (8pm); DJ: Sheppy (10pm)

Dopp’s Bar & Grill, CCMC Open Jam w/host Geoff Landon (2pm) Gina’s Sports Dock (Pewaukee), Full Band Open Jam w/host Tony & Co. (6pm) Hiawatha Bar (Sturtevant), Steve Meisner (2pm) J&B’s Blue Ribbon Bar and Grill, The Players Jam Kochanski’s Concertina Beer Hall, Honkytonkitis (1pm) Lakefront Brewery, Keg Stand Up Miramar Theatre, Yheti Two-Night Run w/NastyNasty, FRQ NCY & Aliens at Work Pabst Theater, Robin Trower w/Eric Jerardi Rounding Third Bar and Grill, The Dangerously Strong Comedy Open Mic Route 20 Outhouse (Sturtevant), Hed PE w/Silent Theory, The Zealots & Ultrea (ages 18-plus, 8:30pm) Scotty’s Bar & Pizza, Larry Lynne Solo (4pm) Shank Hall, Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers w/Miles Nielsen The Cooperage, Milwaukee Day Showcase w/Platinum Boys, Klassik, Joseph Huber, Lauryl Sulfate and her Ladies of Leisure, and host/poet Kavon Cortez Jones (4:30pm) The Tonic Tavern, R&B Coquettes (4pm) Turner Hall Ballroom, 39th Annual WAMI Awards

MONDAY, APRIL 15

Cactus Club, Unwed Sailor w/Asumaya Crimson Club, Metal Mondays Jazz Estate, Latin Jam Session with Cecilio Negrón Linneman’s Riverwest Inn, Poet’s Monday w/host Timothy Kloss & featured reader Frank Berg (sign-up 7:30pm, 8-11pm) Mason Street Grill, Joel Burt Duo (5:30pm) Paulie’s Pub and Eatery, Open Jam: Christopher John & Friends w/featured band Shank Hall, The National Parks w/WILD Up & Under Pub, Open Mic w/Marshall McGhee and the Wanderers

TUESDAY, APRIL 16

Jazz Estate, Funk Night w/Mythic Mystics Kim’s Lakeside (Pewaukee), Robert Allen Jr. & Friends Mamie’s, Open Blues Jam w/Marvelous Mack Mason Street Grill, Jamie Breiwick Group (5:30pm) McAuliffe’s Pub (Racine), The Parkside Reunion Big Band Miramar Theatre, Tom MacDonald - Everybody Hates Me Tour w/Nova Rockafeller, B Hart & Mikey P (all-ages, 6:30pm) Miramar Theatre, Tuesday Open Mic w/host Sandy Weisto (sign-up 7:30pm, all-ages) Pabst Theater, Mac Powell and the Family Reunion Parkside 23, Andrew Gelles (6pm) Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, In Bar 360: Al White (4pm) Riverwest Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts, Jazz Jam Session Transfer Pizzeria Cafe, Transfer House Band w/Dennis Fermenich Uptowner, Xalaat Africa

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17

Cactus Club, Isharai Artist Management presents: MKE Live (Groove Edition) w/Jaecar, Cj Bracy, JLyn Rose, Ms. Lotus Fankh, Marx Solvila & Wavie Gang Caroline’s Jazz Club, Wicked Long Day Company Brewing, VOLK w/Rocket Cat & Spatola 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, Evan Christian Kochanski’s Concertina Beer Hall, Polka Open Jam Linneman’s Riverwest Inn, Acoustic Open Stage w/feature Wolves with Virginia (sign-up 7:30pm, start 8pm) Mason Street Grill, Jamie Breiwick Group (5:30pm) Paulie’s Field Trip, Wednesday Night Afterparty w/Dave Wacker & guests Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, In Bar 360: Al White Shank Hall, Mike Edel Sunset Grill Pewaukee, Robert Allen Jr. & Friends Tally’s Tap & Eatery (Waukesha), Tomm Lehnigk The Cheel (Thiensville), Julie Thompson & Too Hip for the Room (6:30pm) The Cooperage, Ex Fabula StorySlam: “Deal Breaker” The Packing House Restaurant, Carmen Nickerson & Kostia Efimov (6pm)

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By James Barrick

Complete the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 box contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively.

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73. Resided 74. Sacred bird 75. “The Gold-Bug” author 76. Part 3 of quip: 5 wds.

79. Earthlings 80. Hoodlum 81. Dutch commune 82. Gentle 83. Hebrew measure 85. A state capital 86. Marine gastropod 89. Lugosi and Bartok 91. Scamp 92. — -de-lampe 93. Runner in a race 94. Smooch 95. End of the quip: 4 wds.

101. Punch 104. Rise apace 105. Usher’s beat 106. Irritate 108. Ride a wave 109. Drive 110. Effrontery 111. Border on 112. Cakes and — 113. Playing cards 114. Brought to bay 115. “— Goriot” DOWN 1. Lepontine — 2. Origin 3. — crab apple 4. Moreover 5. Name in haute couture 6. Scope 7. Marketed 8. Go slowly on wheels 9. In a rage 10. Pierce 11. Cut to pieces 12. Pennsylvania port 13. Latvia’s capital 14. Lobo 15. Shirley MacLaine role

16. Nifty 20. English playwright 21. Roll 23. Character of a culture 28. Box for bricks 29. — Jima 30. English composer 33. Challenged 34. Juvenile heroine 35. Brewed beverage: 2 wds.

36. Fellows 37. Symbol 38. Stand wide open 39. Of the study of individuals 40. Metric weight 41. Pelted with food 43. Postulate 44. Rhythm 47. Cap 49. Clemente or Rossellini 50. Tripod 51. Makes a duplicate document 52. Cart 54. Figure in Jewish mythology 59. — — honesty 60. Kind of weave 62. Sushi wrapping 63. Top golfer Sam — 64. Like a proverbial judge

65. Innocents 66. Outwit, in a way 67. Distend 68. Kind of table 70. “Semper Fidelis” composer 71. German philosopher 73. M - CDXCIII 77. Blend 78. Broad-minded 80. Bandy 84. “The Rime of the Ancient —” 85. Singing voice 87. Boa 88. Hardware item 89. “Sons of Anarchy” club members 90. Brownie 91. Like corduroy 93. Pepo 94. Jack in a deck 95. Bones 96. Very bad 97. Get along 98. Street disturbance 99. Punta del — 100. To be: Fr. 101. Agree 102. Cote d’— 103. “La Belle et la —” 107. Rest

4/4 Solution

WORD FIND This is a theme puzzle with the subject stated below. Find the listed words in the grid. (They may run in any direction but always in a straight line. Some letters are used more than once.) Ring each word as you find it and when you have completed the puzzle, there will be 26 letters left over. They spell out the alternative theme of the puzzle.

Old wares Solution: 26 Letters

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ACROSS 1. Diva’s offering 5. Molds 10. Bakery worker 14. Carry the day 17. Nut case 18. Love, Italian style 19. Andretti or Van Peebles 21. Caliber 22. Pale shade: 2 wds.

24. Moralizing ones 25. — mater 26. Depot: Abbr.

27. Start of a quip by tennis player Pete Sampras: 6 wds.

30. Underground passage 31. Wild dog of India 32. I — you one 33. Synthetic fiber 36. Fly 37. Translucent mineral 42. Arkin and Alda 43. Ball- — hammer 44. Gripe 45. Monopoly token 46. Hoarfrost 47. — vivant 48. Part 2 of quip: 2 wds.

53. Start for tourism 54. For fear that 55. Of a grain 56. Odorant used in perfumery 57. Party mem.

58. Rainbow 59. Norwegian playwright 60. Put on 61. Creek 63. Look of scorn 64. Woodland deity 65. Town in Wisconsin 67. Entangle 68. Oz book dog 69. Elastic wood 72. Warning

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::FREEWILLASTROLOGY ::BY ROB BREZSNY ARIES (March 21-April 19): The Qing Dynasty controlled China from the mid-17th century to the early 20th century. It was the fifth biggest empire in world history. But eventually it faded, as all mighty regimes do. Revolution came in 1911, forcing the last emperor to abdicate and giving birth to the Republic of China. I’m inclined to think of your life in 2019 as having some similarities to that transition. It’s the end of one era and the beginning of another; a changing of the guard and a passing of the torch. The coming weeks will be a favorable time to be very active in deciding and visualizing the empire you want next.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): I hope that sometime soon you’ll acquire a new source of support or inspiration. Now is a phase of your astrological cycle when you’re likely to attract influences that are in alignment with your deep values.

This addition might be a person or animal. It could be a vibrant symbol or useful tool. It may even be a fantasy character or departed ancestor that will stimulate vitality you haven’t been able to summon on your own. Be on the lookout for this enhancement.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Poet David Hinton analyzed the Chinese word for “poetry.”

Its etymological meaning is “words spoken at the fertility altar.” Let’s make that your theme, even if you don’t write or read poetry. I suspect the coming weeks will be a favorable time to take a vow or utter a solemn intention in front of a homemade fertility altar. The oath you speak might express a desire to boost your use of your physical vitality: your lust for life, your adoration of the natural world or your power to produce new human life. Or your vow to foster your fertility could be more metaphorical and symbolic in nature: the imaginative intimacy you will explore, or the creativity you’ll express in future works of art or the generous effects you want to have on the world.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Christopher Robin Milne was the son of author A. A. Milne, who wrote the Winnie-the-Pooh stories. He said there are two ways to navigate through life. Either you “take a bearing on something in the future and steer towards it, or take a bearing on something in the past and steer away from it.” So in his view, “There are those who look ahead and pull and those who look behind and push.” I’m hoping that in the coming weeks and months, you will make a delighted commitment to the first option: taking a bearing on something in the future and steering towards it. I think that approach will inspire you toward the most interesting success.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The national animal of Finland is the brown bear. The national insect is the ladybug and the national instrument is a stringed instrument known as the kantele.

As for the national author, it’s Aleksis Kivi, who produced just one novel that took him 10 years to write.

He also published a short collection of odes and a few plays, adding up to a grand total of less than 800 pages of work. I think that the efforts you make in the coming weeks could have a disproportionately large impact as well, Leo. What you lack in quantity will be irrelevant compared to the sheer quality you generate.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I follow the blogger Evanescent Voyager because she makes me cry with sad joy and exultant poignance on a regular basis. One of her other fans wrote her a love note I could have written myself. It said, “Your emotional brilliance and thoughtful passion break me into pieces and then weave me back together with more coherence than I had before reading you.

I revere your alchemical talent for undoing me so you can heal me; for lowering my defenses so I can be open to your riches; for demolishing my habitual trance so you can awaken my sleeping genius.” I believe that in the coming weeks, life itself will offer to perform these same services for you, Virgo. I urge you to accept!

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “Love is no assignment for cowards.” That’s a quote attributed to the ancient Roman poet Ovid. What did he mean? Was he foreshadowing the wisdom of pop singer Pat Benatar, who in 1983 told us, “Love is a battlefield”? Was Ovid implying that to succeed in the amorous arts we must be heroic warriors prepared

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to overcome fears and risk psychological dangers?

Probably. But I will also point out that it takes as much courage to create fun, interesting togetherness as it does to wrestle with the problems that togetherness brings. You need just as much bravura and panache to explore the sweet mysteries of intimacy as you do to explore the achy mysteries of intimacy. Keep these thoughts in mind as you marshal your audacity to deepen and expand your best relationships in the coming weeks.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The literal meaning of the French term jolie laide is “pretty and ugly.” Bloggers at wordsnquotes.com define it as follows: “It’s a fascinating quirkiness that’s irresistible, like a face you want to keep looking at even if you can’t decide whether it is beautiful or not.” Jolie laide overlaps with the Japanese term wabi-sabi, which describes a person or thing that is lovely because of its imperfection and incompleteness. I bring these facts to your attention because I think you have extraordinary potential to be a master embodier of both jolie laide and wabi-sabi in the coming weeks.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): As Czech playwright Václav Havel (1936–2011) matured, he became a political dissident who opposed the Soviet Union’s authoritarian grip on his country. Eventually he was a key player in the Velvet Revolution that banished communism. When Czechoslovakia emerged as a new democracy, its people elected him president. Havel later thanked Lou Reed and the band the Velvet Underground for fully awakening his liberationist leadership. He said their unruly music stoked his longing to establish a culture where total creative freedom was possible. I mention this, Sagittarius, because now is a favorable time to identify the music or art or films or literature that might fuel your emancipation in the coming months.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Capricorn author J. R. R. Tolkien toiled on his masterpiece The Lord of the Rings for 12 years. Once he finished, it wasn’t published for more than five years.

So 17 years passed between the time he launched his precious project and the time when it reached an audience. I don’t think you will need that much patience in shepherding your own venture to full expression, Capricorn. But I hope you’ll summon as much faith in yourself as Tolkien had to rouse in himself. To do so will bring out the best in you!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Released in 1998, The Prince of Egypt is an animated film that tells the story of the Hebrew prophet Moses. In the climactic event, the hero uses magic to part the waters of the Red Sea, allowing his people to run across the sea floor and escape the army that’s chasing them. To make that seven-minute scene, 28 professional animators labored for 318,000 hours. In the coming months, you could create your own version of that marvel, Aquarius. But you’ll need a team to help you, and that team is not yet ready to go. The coming weeks will be a favorable time to get it ready, though.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Piscean businessman Steve Jobs testified that taking LSD was “one of the two or three most important things” he ever did in his life. It opened his mind in ways he felt were crucial to his development.

What are the three most important things you’ve ever done, Pisces? I invite you to revisit at least one of them, and see if you can take it to the next step of its power to inspire you. What if it has even more to offer you in your efforts to become the person you want to be?

Homework: What other sign would you want to be if you could take a vacation from your actual sign? Why? Write to freewillastrology.com.

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

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Water Music

Twice the Dads, Twice the Money

awrence University in Appleton, Wis., tried a new venue for staging an opera on March 30 and 31: underwater.

Breathe: A Multidisciplinary Water Opera featured dancers, percussionists, singers, a flute and other orchestral instruments—some above water, some below.

Composer and musical director Loren Kiyoshi Dempster told WLUK TV he was skeptical at first. “It’s been kind of one of the great surprises of my life that you could play cello underwater,” he said. A device used by marine biologists to record underwater sounds delivered the music above the surface for audience members.

Filling ‘Scottholes’ in Michigan

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In Cachoeira Alta, Brazil, Judge Filipe Luis Peruca handed down an unusual judgment in a paternity case that involved identical twin potential fathers. The mother of a young girl filed a paternity suit against “Twin A,” who accused “Twin B” of being the actual father, reported the BBC. DNA tests showed an equal probability for the two men to be the father, so Judge Peruca ordered them both to pay maintenance for the daughter. As a result, she will receive twice as much as she would with only one father. “One of them is acting in bad faith in order to hide the fact that he is the father,” the judge wrote. “Such vile behavior cannot be tolerated by the law.”

Harris County, Texas, Civil Court Judge Bill McLeod, who was sworn in last November, accidentally resigned on April 1, but it wasn’t an April Fools’ joke. Reuters reported that McLeod shared his plan online to run for the state supreme court without realizing that such an announcement amounts to a resignation, according to the state’s constitution. McLeod himself did not comment on the gaffe, but county commissioners may be able to keep him in office until a special election can be held.

The harsh winter left many city streets around the country riddled with potholes, but in Muskegon Heights, Mich., one 12-yearold boy is not waiting for the slow-moving government to fix them. Monte Scott started filling potholes around his neighborhood with dirt from his own backyard in late March. “I didn’t want people messing up their cars like my mom did,” Scott told WZZM-13. They “would have to pay like $600 to $700 to get their car fixed; they would be mad.” His mom, Trinell Scott, said, “That’s just the type of kid he is. He’s a good kid, and there are a lot like him in the community.”

Dad Sets Fine Example

Lesson Learned

Where others see innocent little girls raising money for educational programs, some see an opportunity to pad their bank account.

So it went for Brian Couture, 40, of Forest Grove, Ore., who is accused of going to elaborate lengths to skim more than $700 of Girl Scout cookie money from his daughter. Forest Grove police responded to a 911 call at Couture’s home on March 6, where the man said an intruder had entered his home and struggled with him. When police arrived, according to KPTV, Couture was “unresponsive” and was taken to the hospital with undisclosed injuries, while K9 units set out to look for the thief around the neighborhood, alarming residents. Police said Couture later admitted to investigators that he had staged the whole thing, but at his hearing on March 29, he pleaded not guilty to initiating a false report. The money, according to a Girl Scouts spokeswoman, is still unaccounted for.

At Secaucus High School in New Jersey, two freshman boys received charges of computer criminal activity and conspiracy to commit computer criminal activity—instead of extra credit points—after they crashed the school’s Wi-Fi network on several occasions to avoid having to take exams, authorities announced April 1. NJ.com reported that investigators believe the boys took requests from other students to jam the signals during specific times. “I was surprised on how a kid our age, or close to our age, was able to do something like this,” commented one 10thgrader, though she said arresting them seemed a little heavy-handed. “They are messing with people’s education, but they aren’t harming anyone,” she said. Superintendent Jennifer Montesano said the “system has been restored and is now fully operational.”

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::ARTFORART’SSAKE

From the Corner ::BY ART KUMBALEK

I

’m Art Kumbalek and man oh manischewitz what a world, ain’a? So listen, again I’m suffering from what they call postNCAA Men’s College Basketball Tournament letdown syndrome, also known as PNCAAMCBTLS. Heard of it? Yeah, there’s no TV ads with drugs for it either.

And in my depressive state, I was sitting around with nothing better to do than to think I ought to decide pretty damn soon to decide about from which side of the presidential candidacy pot I ought to pee—in it, or on it.

And whenever I got an important decision to pull off, I first seek counsel with my personal brain trust, already ensconced within the friendly confines of The Uptowner tavern/charm school, majestically crammed onto the wistfully historic corner of Humboldt and Center. Come along if you’d like, but you buy the first round. Let’s get going.

Ernie: What the fock, where’d the bartender go?

Little Jimmy Iodine: Hey, Artie! Over here. Put a load on your keister.

Art: Mornin’ gents, what do you know, what do you hear.

Herbie: I heard the reason all the trees in Kentucky lean to the south is because Tennessee sucks and Ohio blows.

Julius: Hey Ray, what does a Kentucky Wildcat do on Halloween?

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Ray: Pump kin, ain’a?

Art: Listen fellas, I need to tap your smarts on an important decision I got to be mulling over on soon.

Emil: What the hell is “mulling”?

Herbie: “Mulling” is one of those words you only ever find in a newspaper headline. I think it means same thing as “bullshit.”

Ernie: Artie, you want to “tap” something important? How ’bout you get behind the goddamn bar and tap me a focking Leinie.

Julius: Artie, if what you’re “mulling” is about paying back that ten bucks you owe me, I say yea before I mull to kick your butt ’round the block and back but good.

Art: Hey! One for Julius over here. Yeah, put it on Ray’s tab.

Little Jimmy Iodine: So what you trying to decide, Artie?

Art: To run for president or not.

Herbie: Oh christ, not this again. How many times you run now, five, six?

Ray: Yeah, about the same number as votes he’s gotten all put together, ain’a?

Little Jimmy: Isn’t it a little too early to decide, Artie?

Art: Might be. But in 2016, I didn’t officially declare ’til dang near middle of October, and I learned that two weeks to raise some dough and get my platform together for the people to stand on just wasn’t enough time.

Ernie: Hold on, Artie. I thought you’s were going to run for the county sheriff.

Ray: Did you say “for” or “from”?

Art: I might bail on that race, whenever it is. I’d probably need a driver’s license to be sheriff, and I don’t have the dough to get one. For christ sakes, how would that look, the county sheriff trying to pull over a speeder from the back seat of a focking freeway flyer?

Little Jimmy: I don’t think you should be president, Artie. It’s too dangerous. We haven’t had an assassination for a while, but you’re just the kind of guy some crackpot would hanker to take a pot shot at, I kid you not.

Herbie: You know, with civil wars all around the globe everywhere, I wonder what Abe Lincoln would say if he came back today.

Ray: First thing he’d say: “Hey, how did that show turn out anyways?”

Emil: What the fock are you talking about?

Ray: Listen numbnuts, Abe got shot watching a play, I think it was Damn Yankees. Never saw the end of the goddamn thing. For christ sakes, didn’t you ever have any history?

Julius: He got shot by one of the actors, ain’a?

Probably Abe was a little hepped up from the winning the Civil War and he was heckling or something.

Ernie: Or maybe he was trying to open a candy wrapper and it was really loud. Actors hate that kind of crap when they’re trying to act.

Little Jimmy: You’s guys, he got shot from the back by the actor John Wilkes Booth, who was not cast in the production Abe was watching 154 years ago this April. He sure was a great president, even if he was Republican.

Herbie: You don’t hear Republicans talk much about Honest Abe these days, ain’a? They’re always jerking their beefaroni about Ronald Reagan this, Reagan that, but you sure don’t hear them talk about the Ol’ Railsplitter.

Art: I’m guessing that’s ’cause he was for a government of the people, by the people and for the people.

That means all the people—not just the rich focks.

(Hey, it’s getting late and I know you got to go, but thanks for letting us bend your ear, ’cause I’m Art Kumbalek and I told you so.)

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