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‘A Single Person’s Efforts Can Impact a Whole Community’ ARCW’S MILESTONE EFFORTS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HIV/AIDS ::BY JOHN JAHN

ince the 1980s, the AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin (ARCW) has been on the frontline of the fight against the spread of HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) and AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) in multiple ways and on multiple fronts.

Some have begun to think that the problem has been defeated, but ARCW president and CEO Mike Gifford warns against complacency. “There is a misperception about how patients manage HIV and AIDS,” he says. “Many pharmaceutical companies use advertising showing people with HIV mountain climbing and, while we’re happy for those folks, the reality is that the one-pill-a-day regimen only works for a portion of our patients. The issues of side effects and accelerated aging make HIV very complicated to live with.”

AIDS Ride

Both HIV and AIDS consist of a spectrum of health conditions caused by infection with the virus, which has a most unfortunate away of lurking unnoticed in the human body for a long period of time post-infection. This relative dormancy has allowed HIV to spread rather rapidly and widely throughout human civilization—totally without regard to the age, sex, ethnicity, socioeconomic status or sexual orientation of those it infects.

A cure for HIV has proven elusive, but antiretroviral treatment can slow the course of the disease and can lead to near-normal life expectancies for those infected. Still, treatment is most successful when an HIV diagnosis is arrived at early; with no medical treatment whatsoever, a person’s survival time with an HIV infection is 11 years.

Today, about 8,300 people are living with HIV/ AIDS in Wisconsin. According to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, an estimated 1,200 people are living with the disease and are undiagnosed in our state. ARCW is the place where many victims of the illness turn for assistance.

By registering or raising pledges for rides and walks sponsored by ARCW, “you’re providing social justice

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by leveling a playing field for people who really need our help,” says Dan Mueller, ARCW vice president and chief development officer. “You’re ensuring equal access to high quality health care, and you’re strengthening the very medical home model of care that is an example to the country in how HIV patients live longer and healthier lives with their disease. Plus, we promise a good time.

Activism still counts—even if you’re having fun.”

AIDS Ride Turns 17 “I look forward to this every year,” says Kristin Mathews. “It’s like three days of therapy with an army of supporters.” Mathews, a long-time ARCW supporter, is describing AIDS Ride Wisconsin, which is now in its 17th year. It takes place July 26-28 and consists of a 275-mile bike ride through southern Wisconsin. Over those 17 years, Mathews has not only biked countless miles but also volunteered as a ride crew member, worked on the event’s steering committee and has become one of AIDS Ride Wisconsin’s top fundraisers, raising more than $140,000 total thus far toward the fight against HIV/AIDS.

“AIDS Ride Wisconsin is very personal to me,” Mathews explains. “Some close friends of mine passed away from AIDS-related illnesses, and each time, I remember feeling helpless. I wanted to make a difference, but I didn’t know how.

“I am continually amazed at how even a single person’s efforts can impact a whole community,” Mathews continues. I’ve realized that my passion is contagious; I now have friends and family who eagerly await my participation in AIDS Ride Wisconsin and have a check already written out to contribute.” Even with this global pandemic still in full force, there are people who have yet to be impacted (directly or indirectly)

by HIV/AIDS. That said, we’re all human; we’re all in this together, Mathews acknowledges. “Even people who haven’t been personally affected by HIV/AIDS can still make a big difference in someone else’s life.

At their core, everyone on this bike ride believes all humans deserve to live long, healthy lives,” she says.

“Every participant will make a significant, direct impact on the lives of others in our community.”

AIDS Walk Turns 30 The annual AIDS Walk Wisconsin/5K Run is the largest HIV/AIDS fundraising event in Wisconsin. It marks its 30th year in 2019 and takes place Saturday, Oct. 5, on the Summerfest grounds. Highlights include morning entertainment and activities, continental breakfast and an opening program with special guests.

The route will be fully supported with themed rest stops, medical support, food and water.

Over the decades, ARCW’s annual walk-run event has raised more than $13.5 million. Taking place entirely along Milwaukee’s lakefront, it has brought together more than 130,000 walkers, runners and volunteers since 1990—all of whom have raised pledges to help people with HIV/AIDS live longer, happier and healthier lives.

“Thirty years of bringing people together in the community, and from different walks of life, in the fight against AIDS is astonishing and a proud moment for ARCW,” says Mueller. “We hope to give recognition to this milestone year and reflect back on where we’ve been, how far we’ve come and how much further we have to go to end this epidemic. We are hopeful that, within the next 30 years, a cure is found, and we will continue to do the meaningful work to get there.”

Funds raised through such highly visible public events as ARCW’s Walk/Run go toward the organization’s many services, ranging from medical, mental health and dental treatment to food pantry and social services access, not to mention community education efforts.

“Wisconsin is one of the few states in the country that has never had a waiting list for HIV-care treatment, and efforts like the AIDS Walk and Run allow us to keep it that way,” Gifford says. “One hundred percent of the pledges raised from the Walk/Run stay in Wisconsin for the fight against HIV here,” says Mueller. Last year’s event raised $403,790.

For more information about ARCW, call 800-3599272 or visit arcw.org. For more information about the 2019 AIDS Walk Wisconsin/5K Run, call 800-348-9255 or visit aidswalkwis.org. For more information about AIDS Ride Wisconsin, call 608-316-8619 or visit aidsridewis.org.

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::SAVINGOURDEMOCRACY ( MAY 23 - 29, 2019 ) The Shepherd Express serves as a clearinghouse for all activities in the Greater Milwaukee area that peacefully push back against discriminatory, reactionary or authoritarian actions and policies of the Donald Trump regime, as well as other activities that seek to thwart social justice. To submit to this column, please send a brief description of your action, including date and time, to savingourdemocracy@shepex.com.

Thursday, May 23

GREEN OUT MPS Central Office to Demand a Better Budget @ Milwaukee Public Schools Central Office Building, 5225 W. Vliet St. Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) education workers packed the district’s central office to testify to the school board how they can amend the budget so it respects all MPS students and employees. Attend this meeting to make sure the final budget includes concerns and proposals from Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association (MTEA) workers.

Saturday, May 25

Peace Action of Wisconsin: Stand for Peace @ the corner of Lincoln Memorial Drive and Lafayette Hill Road, noon-1 p.m.

Every Saturday from noon-1 p.m., concerned citizens join with Peace Action of Wisconsin to protest war and literally “Stand for Peace.” Signs will be provided for those who need them.

Protesters are encouraged to stick around for conversation and coffee the protest.

Sunday, May 26

Peace through Music Event @ Linneman’s Riverwest Inn, 1001 E. Locust St., 7-10 p.m.

This is Linneman’s 18th annual benefit to end handgun violence. A celebration of the music of John Lennon performed by local artists and a silent auction are part of this event. All donations will benefit the Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort (WAVE).

Wednesday, May 29

Reception for John Chisholm @ Wisconsin Club, 900 W. Wisconsin Ave., 5-7 p.m.

Join leaders from across Milwaukee County in supporting John Chisholm—Milwaukee County’s progressive district attorney who works for social and economic justice—to build a safer, more equitable community for all.

Wednesday, May 29 and Thursday, May 30

Transforming Youth Justice in Milwaukee @ Destiny High School, 7210 N. 76th St., 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Engage with Milwaukee’s Youth Justice Movement and utilize the City of Milwaukee Office of Violence Prevention Blueprint for Peace. This is a community-driven event where neighbors, friends and colleagues will design a new approach to youth justice that centers on the health and wellbeing of all members of the community.

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You’re Cautiously Optimistic About Medical Marijuana in Wisconsin

Last week, we asked if you thought Wisconsin will have legalized medical marijuana by the end of this year. You said: n Yes: 54% n No: 46%

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Over the past eight years, Republican legislators have made serious funding cuts to public education in Wisconsin. Now, Gov. Tony Evers is trying to fight Republican education cuts and budget more resources for public education.

Would you be willing to pay a little more in taxes if the money went directly to public schools? n Yes n No Vote online at shepherdexpress.com. We’ll publish the results of this poll in next week’s issue.

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Why the Republicans’ Refusal to Expand Medicare is Causing Our Health Insurance to Cost More

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::BY KEVIN KANE

ver heard the story of the frog in the pot? Where the temperature increases so slowly that the frog doesn’t realize the danger until too late. If you had to pick a real-world equivalent, chances are you’d point to the skyrocketing prices of health care. Luckily, there is a way to strike back a blow this year by expanding Medicaid to improve BadgerCare.

By now, you’ve no doubt heard about the fight between the Legislature’s Republicans and Gov. Tony Evers over BadgerCare (Medicaid) expansion. How accepting the federal funds would ensure 82,000 working Wisconsinites in jobs like food service and homecare would gain access to quality affordable health care with far lower out-of-pocket costs than private insurance. Obamacare provided the option for states to get several hundreds of millions of dollars a year extra from the federal government by simply expanding their Medicaid programs. Thirty-seven states and the Distict of Columbia have taken the extra money. Only 14 governors, mostly from the South, have refused this money, including Scott Walker who felt taking ObamaCare money would hurt his presidential campaign fundraising from the radical, rightwing Republican contributors.

Breaking away from the complicated and costly policy of the Scott Walker years of refusing federal dollars to expand our BadgerCare would provide the state $324 million in this current state budget alone. Savings that could be reinvested in long term care, dental or mental health services and even non-medical expenditures such as schools. Or how expansion would help moderate income people afford medication treatment for opioid dependency.

All of Our Health Insurance Premiums Increase

What you may not have heard is what it means to those of us with private health insurance. Research, including my own, has consistently shown that expanding Medicaid is connected to lower private insurance premiums. Most recently, it was shown in a report commissioned by Wisconsin’s Insurance Commissioner that private insurance is 7-11% lower in places that have expanded Medicaid (the national name for our state’s BadgerCare program). At the cost of today’s average Silver plan, the most common plan, that translates to between $456 and $652 per year for an individual, or between $1,470 and $2,100 for a family of four.

Why is this? Well, most simply, it turns out we’re all in this together. Hospitals face serious losses, known as “uncompensated care,” when people come into emergency rooms without coverage. Hospitals factor in this uncompensated cost when setting rates for private insurance. If uncompensated care is low, like from Medicaid expansion, hospitals have less justification to raise private rates. Also, many employers of lower-income workers don’t offer health insurance, and on the individual marketplace, the out-of-pocket costs of some plans cause some workers to not even bother. Meaning that, oftentimes, only those who know they need coverage, those sicker on average, end up signing up; increasing the “risk pools” of insurance plans. The Insurance Commissioner’s report shows that less than half of those eligible for BadgerCare under expansion are currently enrolled in private insurance. The individual marketplace, Healthcare.gov, was never designed in the Affordable Care Act for those denied BadgerCare. This whole debate, where most states have expanded but Wisconsin has not, is thanks to a 2012 Supreme Court decision and the recalcitrance of politicians.

We cannot have an effective, affordable, just health system where some people are in it and some are not. Wisconsin is already one of the most expensive places for health care not just in the nation, but on the entire planet.

Yes, we need to demand affordable prescriptions from pharmaceutical corporations (also removed from the state budget by the GOP) and allow individuals and employers in our state to buy into a “public option” as we move toward a Medicare-for-all national system. But if you want to make dent on the price of our healthcare and insure literally tens of thousands more working Wisconsinites this year, then urge our state to expand BadgerCare. We’re all paying more to cover fewer people, that makes no sense. Call your legislators today.

Kevin Kane is Director of The Organizing Co-op Incubator, Citizen Action of Wisconsin.

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Trump’s Multibillion -Dollar Trade War on Americans

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hen Donald Trump launched a “trade war” on China, many people were simply relieved our bombastic, irrational president hadn’t stumbled into a nuclear shooting war instead. They didn’t realize the victims of Trump’s trade war would be American taxpayers, consumers, farmers and manufacturing companies rather than the Chinese.

Let’s face it. When people hear talk about trade and tariffs, their minds glaze over. They know that complicated stuff is important, but really don’t understand how it all works.

The terrifying part right now is the growing evidence the president of the United States doesn’t, either; either that, or Trump is intentionally lying to his own supporters who are suffering the most, and he doesn’t think they’re intelligent enough to realize it.

He issues a steady torrent of fraudulent tweets, claiming China is paying billions of dollars in tariffs into the U.S. Treasury he can use to compensate any Americans who are collateral damage. “Tariffs will bring in FAR MORE wealth to our Country than even a phenomenal [trade] deal of the traditional kind,” Trump boasted in a recent tweet.

Actually, Trump’s tariffs have not brought in any money at all from China or anywhere else outside the U.S. It’s American consumers, importers and manufacturing companies who are paying the higher prices created by all those tariffs. By the end of last year, they were paying an additional $3 billion a month, according to an economic study by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Columbia and Princeton universities.

Current estimates of additional monthly costs in the U.S. are nearly $9 billion.

Wisconsin Farmers Hit Hard

Meanwhile, the personal income of farmers in Wisconsin and around the country declined by $11.8 billion through the first three months of 2019, according to the U.S. Commerce Department, because China retaliated against Trump by discontinuing its purchase of U.S. agricultural products.

The continuing economic devastation of rural America is finally beginning to alarm Republican farm state senators, whose constituents were once Trump’s strongest supporters. “I’m not sure if you talk to him [Trump] face-to-face, he hears everything you say,” said Iowa Sen. Charles Grassley, planning to write a letter to Trump detailing farmers’ growing despair. Bad alternative.

Trump doesn’t read, either.

Trump talks vaguely about creating another $15 billion welfare program for farmers similar to the $12 billion fund he set up before the midterm elections last year for farmers who’d lost much more than that in his trade war. Righ-

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twing Republicans find themselves awkwardly increasing welfare payments for farmers while slashing them for everybody else.

It should be even more embarrassing for Republicans to support Trump’s proposal to use taxpayer funds to buy U.S. farm products and donate them to poor countries around the world. This is at the same time Trump is conspiring with Republicans to destroy funding for food assistance for poor families struggling to feed their hungry children in our own country while slamming America’s door in the faces of desperate refugees fleeing those impoverished countries abroad.

Trade Wars Are ‘Good’?

China has long bullied outside companies that want access to its massive market into accepting drastic concessions including giving up trade secrets. Trump considers himself an expert on bullying and corrupt business practices. The problem is he’s also a totally ignorant blowhard who has no idea what he’s doing. Trump proved that when he declared nearly a year ago: “Trade wars are good and easy to win.” He even started referring to himself as a cartoon superhero called (ta da!) Tariff Man. The crazed supporters who attend his rallies used to think his clownish behavior and outrageous lies were hilarious. It’s funny until prices on all the everyday products on the shelves of Walmart—the only viable retailer remaining in many of their communities—start increasing by 25%. And forget about ever buying a washing machine or refrigerator again.

If Trump makes good on his threat to raise tariffs on all remaining Chinese imports, the cost to the average American family is expected to increase to about $2,389 a year, according to the Trade Partnership, an economic consulting firm analyzing the effect of worldwide trade policies. It also could destroy 2.2 million American jobs—this at a time when 40% of Americans say they couldn’t pay an emergency expense of $400.

No one who knows anything thinks trade wars are ever “good” or “easy to win.” Just the opposite. They’re unpredictable, mutually destructive and hit ordinary Americans from every direction. American farmers and manufacturers continue to sell fewer products and have less money to spend, spiraling into fewer jobs and lower wages for everybody. The greatest danger is the possibility of eventually pushing the growing U.S. economy Trump inherited into another recession.

It looks like Trump thinks if he just keeps lying to his supporters, they won’t notice what’s really happening to them. There’s another more frightening possibility: Trump himself might not know what’s really happening.

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The Dangers of Positivity in Advertisements ::BY PHILIP CHARD

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NLESS YOUR TV VIEWING CONSISTS ENTIRELY OF C-SPAN, YOU’VE SEEN THE DRUG ADS. No, not the “your brain on drugs” stuff, but slick pitches by the big pharmaceutical firms promoting their latest and greatest concoctions. TV ads hawk all sorts of stuff, but of late, the prescription drug promos have taken a sizable bite out of the advertising pie.

Not long ago, TV viewers didn’t have to suffer this bombardment of “better living through chemistry” hype. The only drug ads on the tube were for things like aspirin and antacids; nothing requiring a prescription. That all changed when pharmaceutical outfits discovered their primary sales method—reps visiting with physicians at their practices— was less effective in the increasingly industrialized health care industry.

So, instead of having one’s sales people pitch a particular drug to a physician, why not have the patients do it for you? Sell them on the value of the drug, and they’ll request it from their doctor. Some of the ads even say, “Tell your doctor.”

Frankly, I take issue with the ethics of this approach, but business and ethics have often had a stormy relationship. For example, consider the ad for a prescription medication to treat mania, a mental disorder characterized by hyperactivity, delusions and over-the-top euphoria. People who grapple with this illness often make impulsive decisions during manic episodes, sometimes exposing themselves to a variety of risks.

This condition requires diagnosis by a mental health professional. However, the advertisement itself contains imagery and statements that could potentially influence someone who doesn’t have mania to think they do. The makers of this drug are not alone in attempting to create consumer demand. After all, that’s the whole purpose of advertising.

Nonetheless, it’s one thing to stir up interest in a particular brand of beer, and it’s another altogether to leave people wondering if they might have a mental disorder.

All these pharmaceutical pitches employ an identical mode of indoctrination, one that relies on gushingly positive imagery of smiling, active people enjoying fun moments in pleasurable pursuits and interactions. However, because big pharma must inform us of the potential side effects of their elixirs after extoling the virtues of the drug in question, the narrators launch into a long, rapid-fire delineation of the many risks.

There could be rashes, infections, depression, seizures, sepsis, suicidal ideation and even death, which is a fairly substantial side effect. However, through sleight of mind based on neuroscience, the advertisers find a way to blunt the impact of this frightening language.

You see, at a general level, we have two brains: the cognitive or thinking one and the emotional or feeling version. So, as the cognitive brain is hearing the ad’s narrator drone on about all the possible dire side effects, the emotional one is awash in positive, visually attractive imagery, music and actions suggesting “everything will be fine.” And that pretty much seals the deal, because research shows we make most buying decisions on the basis of how we feel rather than some intellectual cost-benefit analysis.

Big pharma pushes back by asserting they are performing a public service, educating people about how to better manage their health. In some instances, that may prove true. However, in many more, they are selling people on medications, some of which come with significant risks, that may not be the best approach to treating their condition. What’s more, some ads could erroneously influence someone to believe they have a particular malady (like mania) by displaying actions that may or may not be associated with that disorder.

H. G. Wells said “Advertising is legalized lying.” But, in this instance, that’s not quite true.

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ellness trends such as probiotics, jackfruit and turmeric made headlines last year, but cannabidiol (CBD), the non-psychoactive extract of the hemp plant known for relieving pain and anxiety, surged ahead of the pack. During the second half of 2018, Wisconsin farmers harvested hemp plants for the first time in 50 years, and Wisconsinites flocked to buy CBD goods from the many hemp stores and dispensaries that opened in the area. Milwaukee singer/songwriter August Battles and his friend, Brandon Marhal, noticed that while there was a demand for CBD in oils and edible forms, there would also be a big market for the hemp flower.

“We thought that making a CBD cigarette would help people get off tobacco and nicotine, and we’d provide it at an affordable price,” Battles says. Marhal had been working for a company that was selling hemp, so in October the pair began connecting the dots to launch Vance Global’s all-natural-blend CBD cigarettes.

Battles said they experimented with different herbs to mix with hemp flower. They chose lavender. “The machines made to roll cigarettes are mainly used for tobacco,” he explained. “We had to kind of manufacture our own machines to make something that would actually work with hemp. We started using regular lavender flower mixed with the hemp to help it work better in the machines.” The lavender comes from France, which Battles said adds a signature flavor to Vance Global cigarettes.

Battles and Marhal launched Vance Global in January. Each cigarette contains 100 milligrams of CBD. Each pack of 10 contains 1,000 milligrams total CBD for $12.95.

“For 1,000 milligrams of CBD (in other forms), it usually costs about $70, so we wanted to keep it affordable because we realize that CBD helps people,” Battles explains.

Other companies, including some big tobacco manufacturers, are also manufacturing hemp cigarettes. Battles said they tested their competitors’ hemp cigarettes in their own lab and found what’s called biomass. “Biomass is the stuff they sweep off the floor at a hemp growing operation. It is stuff mixed together, and sometimes you get leaves in there that aren’t even hemp. We use straight Oregon hemp flower that’s all natural, so we do have the highest grade as far as CBD goes, and we don’t cut it with anything,” he says.

Vance Global cigarette tubes are also made from hemp paper. Battles pointed out that tobacco cigarettes and even other hemp cigarettes are made with paper that has formaldehyde in it to help whiten it. The hemp paper also burns smoother.

The filters are made from wood fibers instead of cotton; the wood fiber filters disintegrate, so even if a cigarette butt gets thrown on the ground, it will dissolve in about 90 days.

Battles and Marhal are just 21 and 22 years old respectively, and they started Vance Global with the intent of just making a little extra money. “But since we launched, it’s kind of exploded,” Battles says. Vance Global is in 250 stores, mostly smoke shops, along with gas stations and CBD shops. In March, they purchased a new warehouse near Miller Park.

“There’s a lot of money to be made in this industry for Milwaukee,” Battles concludes. “If we treated hemp the same way that Milwaukee treats beer, we really could see great things coming from this state if we push that CBD agenda, because it really helps people.”

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ne story has been making the news lately in Wisconsin: A cannabidiol (CBD) dispensary that was supposed to open in Cedarburg, Wisc., may not open at all due to local zoning laws.

Until now, ErthScentials CBD has been successful at every venture. After two years selling natural health and beauty products online, at events and in local retail stores, aromatherapist Jennifer Kawczynski opened her first brick-and-mortar store, Erth Dispensary, last December in Bayview. The business blossomed, thanks to strict quality standards and a wide variety of CBD products, including a large choice of edibles, tinctures, bath products and more. Soon, Kawczynski was ready to open a second location in Cedarburg. However, the Cedarburg Planning Commission opposed it.

Three weeks after receiving what she thought was the appropriate occupancy permit—and after she had invested $10,000 in the Cedarburg location—Kawczynski received notice that her store couldn’t open.

According to the city planner, CBD stores are not specifically allowed (or banned, for that matter) by the zoning code in the city’s central business district.

“I was completely transparent about who we are and that we are a CBD dispensary,” Kawczynski explains. “I sent all the paperwork back and received my occupancy permit in the mail. I signed the lease and began renovations. Our kids moved to Cedarburg to help manage and operate this location. We have also contributed to local charities in the Cedarburg community as well as signed up to be a sponsor of their Summer Sounds event.”

While Erth Dispensary’s first location has a “Colorado dispensary atmosphere,” complete with a full bud bar, the Cedarburg location was meant to be more family friendly, with a small boutique feel. “With the Cedarburg location, we made the decision to not bring any hemp flower or smokable products,” Jennifer Kawczynski states. “Our typical

clients are families like yours and mine— mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers—our main demographic is women 50 and older coming in seeking aid for inflammation, sleep aids and other wellness products.”

Changing Minds and Zoning Codes Kawczynski and her lawyer argued that a CBD store falls under one of the categories allowed by the zoning code, and they also asked to modify the code to allow dispensaries, but to no avail. Going forward, Kawczynski has one more chance during a public hearing in front of the Common Council on Monday, June 10.

“I have reached out to both the mayor and an alderman and offered to sit down with them and help explain to them the contribution that our business could bring to their community.

We have yet to hear back from them,” Kawczynski says.

Unlike cannabis’ other molecule, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), CBD has no psychoactive effects and does not make users high. It has relaxing, anti-anxiety and antiinflammatory properties. “CBD in general has helped so many everyday families out, just like mine,” Kawczynski adds. “There are a lot of misconceptions about this industry, and this is something that my family and business stand out to educate communities on.”

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ob Sanchez Jr. has long had an entrepreneurial spirit. He had owned an independent record store on 33rd and National and had plans to open an additional record store/café/coffee shop. After looking into the licensing, permits, maintenance and other issues involved with a brick-and-mortar location, he decided that a pop-up coffee bar might be the way to go. He debuted Ay! Chihuahua last July at the South Milwaukee Farmers Market and has built a following with his unique Mexican coffee drinks.

Sanchez worked as a barista at several coffee shops, most recently Bella Caffe in the Third Ward, where he’s been slinging java drinks for eight years. He got to know Bella Caffe founder Tim Talsky and his sister/manager, Mary Talsky, quite well. Both Talsky siblings died within the last five years, but at one time Mary had operated a separate coffee stand. She donated the grinder, espresso machine and coffee maker used at the stand to Sanchez and encouraged him to start his own business. With that equipment, along with his savings, he got everything he needed to launch Ay! Chihuahua. This past winter, he brought Ay! Chihuahua to Mr. V’s Barberia barbershop, where one of his sons works.

Although he was raised around German shepherds, Sanchez acquired a Chihuahua named Gordito (Spanish for little and fat) from a neighbor, and he took a liking to the breed. Today, he has a Chihuahua named Rayna. “I’m a big Chihuahua lover, and Ay! Chihuahua is also a Mexican phrase (for expressing surprise), so it ties in with the Mexican theme,” he says.

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Most Mexican mochas are made with chocolate with a little pepper, but Sanchez skips the pepper and uses specific chocolate he gets from a Mexican grocer. The Ay! Chihuahua latte has chocolate and a hint of pepper to give a little kick, topped off with a cinnamon stick.

Sanchez is experimenting with recipes like breakfast burritos, so he can add food to the Ay! Chihuahua offerings. The burritos are topped with his homemade salsa that’s available by the jar for purchase at the Ay! Chihuahua stand. He also makes traditional Mexican sugar cookies decorated with a Chihuahua shape.

Look for Ay! Chihuahua this summer at the South Milwaukee Farmers Market (11th and Milwaukee avenues, South Milwaukee), held every Thursday from 3 to 7 p.m.; the Mercado Magic makers market, held weekends at Botanica Galactica (719 S. Fifth St.) and the June 22 Garden District Farmers Markets. He does catering for special events, weddings and funerals.

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“We’re in the longest wars ever in American Seven years ago, when Jim Tasse, Nancy Smith-Watson and Bill Watson founded the history,” Smith-Watson says, “and war is a lot more survivable. So people who would have died, company—which uses William Shakespeare to enable military veterans with PTSD to who are incredibly traumatized but are living, express their experiences during and after deployment—they deemed this festival “a are coming home with deeper layers of PTSD than we’ve ever seen. The vets from Afghanistan 10-year hope,” says Smith-Watson. “Because of The Rep, we’re able to do it three years early.” The talk about dealing with people who don’t wear festival includes works from North Carolina, Texas, Florida and New York. It opens with a new version uniforms, so they don’t know who to trust. Their trust is broken all the time, and then they come of Feast of Crispian’s And Comes Safe Home, the staged stories of Milwaukee vets performed by men home, and nobody here has a clue. It’s easy to go and women vets with live music and relevant bits of Shakespeare. through American society now and not even know we’re in a war. Plus, people have stereotypes about military veterans, and they’re probably wrong.

“The plays are not our main work,” Smith-Watson everything’s all right. They awakened in me the Veterans are individuals like anybody else across said. “Our main work is the therapeutically based need to tell about my experience graduating from the board. They and our audiences get the chance three-day weekend intensives we do inside the high school and going to Vietnam, my experience in to have real conversations at the shows that can Veterans’ Administration (VA) and sometimes Vietnam, in firefights, hand-to-hand combat, feeling turn things around in big ways.” outside it. In the VA, we’re mainly working with the wind from bullets passing by my body, guys Color of Courage, a history lesson veterans in the residential program. At any given dropping dead beside me. And what about the 180,000 African American time, there may be anywhere from 70 to 180 folks my experience was coming back to Union soldiers in the Civil War, living at the VA, going through a range of very the United States with the stigma that Feast of performs Friday. The Telling Project’s intensive programs. We’re really lucky here to have I was a killer.”

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Walton continues, “They invited performance by women combat vets, Vietnam War veteran Charlie Walton makes his me to come along. Bill just asked me Milwaukee Rep’s happens Saturday afternoon. Saturday acting debut in And Comes Safe Home, playing questions, and I told him my stories, Stiemke Studio evening brings Amal (Hope), a spoken himself. A PTSD victim, he’s worked with the VA and he wrote the play, so I’m acting May 23-26 word-and-music piece by The Combat staff and programs for years. He knew nothing of out a part of what I told him. It was a Hippies—Puerto Rican Iraq War Shakespeare when he attended a Feast of Crispian release just to tell my story, and when veterans. Sunday afternoon is De-Cruit: “intervention,” he explains.

I saw it put into words, I found myself Cry Havoc by Stephan Wolfert, a professional New “They’d tell us about a scene in Shakespeare, then able to talk about it a little more. I’ll be 70 years old York City actor and former U.S. Army medic whose give us the words, and we’d say the words,” he says. in September. I hadn’t told that story in all my years. best friend died in his arms.

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THURSDAY, MAY 23 Snarky Puppy @ The Pabst Theater, 8 p.m.

Led by bassist/composer Michael League, the New York-based/Texas-bred band nods to genres like fusion, jam or jazz while embracing “Zeppelin scale rock, Southern gospel, South Asian percussion, Brazilian melodies, New Orleans jazz and Motown soul.” The gig is also a homecoming for trumpet player and Wauwatosa-native Mike “Maz” Maher. The Marquette University High School alum has been with the band since its inception.

SATURDAY, MAY 25 Soul Message @ The Jazz Estate, 8 p.m.

Vacation like it’s 1859.

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Celebrating the release of their new record Soulful Days (Delmark), Soul Message is rooted in the tradition of great Hammond B3 organists like Jimmy Smith, Jimmy McGriff, Charles Earland, Jack Mcduff and “Groove” Holmes. The partnership of organist Chris Foreman and drummer, Greg Rockingham goes back 25 years.

SUNDAY, MAY 26 Terry Reid @ Shank Hall, 8 p.m.

British vocalist Terry Reid was this close to being singer for Led Zeppelin when he suggested his friend Robert Plan instead. Since then Reid’s cult status as only grown with live performances, albums and soundtrack appearances. His timeline moves from connections to The Hollies to The Raconteurs and seemingly every corner of rock ’n’ roll royalty.

“Alive at Eight” : Derek Pritzl & Friends @ Circle A, 8 p.m.

Songwriter Derek Prtizl is an old soul and his songs mine a deep groove. His song pulls at this intimate space allow him to showcase fellow writers of depth. Should guitarist Andrew Koenig be riding shotgun, he adds another layer to Pritzl’s songs.

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Milwaukee’s homegrown Riverwest FemFest returns with a host of performances, workshops and events. The citywide festival and fundraiser hinges on empowerment and the celebration of art by providing a platform for communities that have historically been excluded from—or never had—creative spaces.

This year’s event will showcase everything from spoken word, comedy and performance art to makers’ markets, gallery showings and film screenings. More than 60 local and national musical artists will be featured. For the full lineup, schedule, and taste of what’s in PHOTO BY BRENTON GIESEY store, visit rwfemfest.com.

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The Tempest (Drunk)

The Tempest is a play by William Shakespeare. After its first scene, which takes

place on a ship at sea during a terrific storm (hence the title), the rest of the story is set on a remote island, where a sorcerer named Prospero lives with his daughter, Miranda. There also abide Prospero’s servants: Caliban, a savage monster; and Ariel, an airy spirit. The tragi-comic play explores many themes, including magic, betrayal, revenge and family.

The Tempest will be performed, perhaps, in a manner in which you’ve never experienced it before. As Bard and Bourbon Theatre explains their take on Shakespeare performance, they are “dedicated to performing beautiful, fully staged productions of classical works with a touch of irreverence. Each production features small, non-traditional casts playing multiple parts, while getting one actor very drunk over the course of the show.” A pickled Prospero or a marinated Miranda? Who knows!? (John Jahn) May 22-27 at Tenth Street Theatre, 628 N. 10th St. For general admission tickets, visit bardandbourbon.com.

CLASSICALMUSIC

Glenn Miller Orchestra The legendary Glenn Miller was one of the most successful of all dance band leaders back in the Swing Era of the 1930s and ’40’s. A matchless string of hit records, the constant impact of radio broadcasts and the drawing power at theaters, hotels and dance pavilions built and sustained the momentum of popularity. He disbanded his famous orchestra in 1942 at the height of its popularity to volunteer Sara Cwynar, Tracy (Grid 1), 2017. Inkjet print. Courtesy of the artist, Cooper Cole, Toronto, Foxy Production, New York. © Sara Cwynar

for the U.S. Army.

There, he organized and lead the famous Glenn Miller Army Air Force Band, which went to Europe to entertain servicemen, performing many live and radio shows. However, on December 15, 1944, Miller took off in a single-engine aircraft from England bound for France; disappearing over the English Channel, the plane was never seen again. The band Miller formed has never died, however. Though its original members are long gone as well, Miller’s music is immortal.

The 18-member Glenn Miller Orchestra, under Nick Hilscher, performs 7:30 p.m.

Friday, May 24, in Wilson Theater at Vogel Hall, 929 N. Water St. For tickets, call 414-2737206 or visit marcuscenter.org.

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Time Is the Central Character in ‘Take Flight!’ ::BY RUSS BICKERSTAFF

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andMark Productions’ Take Flight! is a strikingly clever dramatic comedy. Set entirely at an airport gate, the play is conceived as one hour of real-time prior to the departure of an Icarus Airlines flight out of Milwaukee bound for Atlanta. The show’s programs are laid-out like boarding passes, clearly defining the tension: The show starts at 7 p.m., boarding starts at 7:50 p.m. and departure is at 8:05 p.m. Characters are forced to deal with various conflicts that arise in the hour before takeoff. Time itself serves as the central character. Tensions rise as a video screen displaying ever-advancing departures and arrivals looms overhead. The production stylishly mixes traditional action with staged reading as bits of script are hidden in various props, including magazines and digital tablets.

Playwright Mark Wyss renders quite a bit of detail into a simple conceptual space. Erico Ortiz plays a slimy businessman trying to upgrade his seat. Robyn Dahl and Rob Schreiner are emotionally engaging as a young couple who are having some difficulty communicating with each other.

Tom Welcenbach conjures an endearing stillness to the stage as a man who wanders around the gate looking for his wife. Mary Lynn Ferwerda is a beautifully calming presence as the Icarus Airlines customer service representative forced to deal with everything.

In keeping the plot simple, Wyss is free to allow characters to gradually ricochet around each other in appealingly increasing tension. Everyone in the cast has a clean, brisk character arc. All conflicts are cleanly resolved in one fashion or another in the course of a single hour (without intermission).

SandMark delivers a refreshingly concise comedic drama package on a very small stage.

Through June 1 at ComedySportz, 420 S. First St. For tickets, visit cszmke.com.

Skylight’s ‘Kiss Me, Kate’

Skylight’s ‘Kiss Me, Kate’ Delivers Madcap Play Within a Play

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::BY BLAINE SCHULTZ

ritten by Sam and Bella Spewack with music and lyrics by Cole Porter, the Tony Award-winning Kiss Me, Kate revolves around a production of William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew and was inspired by the quarreling of real-life actors with Wisconsin ties Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne. Simple, eh? Kiss Me, Kate is the final production for Skylight Music Theatre’s artistic director Ray Jivoff, although he will stay involved with the company in various capacities after he leaves his full-time position. Its fast-moving, overlapping storylines dig into ego, artistic temperament and sexual politics.

Or you can simply enjoy the slapstick comedy.

Andrew Varela plays Fred Graham, the multitasking director and producer also set to star as Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew. His co-star, ex-wife (and Hollywood star ) Lilli Vanessi (Rana Roman), is set to play the shrewish Katherine. Beyond their verbal jabs, it is obvious they carry a torch for each other. Yet Graham has designs on young actress Lois Lane (Kaylee Annable), playing Shrew’s Bianca, while Vanessi is engaged to Gen. Harrison Howell. When Vanessi mistakenly receives flowers and a note meant for Lane (sent by Graham), her ire erupts both on and off stage, and she threatens to leave the production. Yet earlier, it seems Lane’s boyfriend (a dancer in the production) had signed Graham’s name to an IOU. When gangsters show up to collect, Graham denies knowing about the debt. But the wheels turn, and he cunningly realizes this as a way for the thugs to “persuade” Vanessi to see the production through.

“Too Darn Hot,” the sweltering number that opens the second act, showcases the vocals of Sean Anthony Jackson as well as the athletic dancing of the ensemble. The eventual appearance of the general reveals a past fling with Lane, though nothing ever comes of it as the boss behind the IOU seems to have met his demise, and the note is declared null and void and is ripped up. In nearly every appearance as the uncouth, bumbling gangsters, Doug Jarecki and Kelly Doherty steal the scene for artfully butchering the English language. They even going so far as to work themselves as characters into Shrew. Their number “Brush Up Your Shakespeare” is great.

Through June 16 at the Broadway Theatre Center, 158 N. Broadway. For tickets, call 414-291-7800 or visit skylightmusictheatre.org.

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A Laugh a Minute at the ‘Putnam County Spelling Bee’

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::BY JEAN-GABRIEL FERNANDEZ

ll-In Productions invite you to one of the funniest shows of the ongoing theater season. Half musical and half comedy, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee focuses on a fictional spelling bee attended by six socially awkward kids and three equally quirky adults. Each wants to win for a different reason, which we discover throughout the a-laugh-a-minute performance.

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee blurs the line between fiction and reality by pretending the play’s audience is actually attending the namesake contest. Several members of the audience are actually invited to step on stage to participate as candidates, although the words they are given leave little room for improvisation—when a spectator needs to win a round, they’re told to spell “cow,” which causes hilarious reactions from the characters. Audience participation is a big part of what makes the show so charming; the actors improvise around the audience members onstage and interact with the ones still sitting. Lucky spectators even receive candy, thanks to Chip (Romesh Alex Jaya), one of the candidates of the spelling bee.

Along with Chip, another five kids participate in the Putnam County spelling bee. Olive Ostrovosky (Ava Bush) is a lonely kid who drowns her sorrows by reading the dictionary; Marcy Park (Ashley Oviedo) is sick of being an overachiever; Leaf Coneybear (Adam Qutaishat) is endearingly simple and naïve; William Barfée (Gage Patterson) needs to spell every word with his foot before being able to spell it out loud—and he hates the fact that nobody can pronounce his French surname!— while Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre (Stephanie Staszak) is trying to impress her gay dads.

Aided by grumpy Vice Principal Douglas Panch (Robby McGhee) and former spelling bee champion Rona Lisa Peretti (Samantha Sostarich), this motley group makes the two-hour show go by in an instant. Finally, Ernest Bell crushes it as Mitch Mahoney—an ex con who is doing his community service as the contest’s comfort counselor and trying not to violate his parole.

Despite the fact we’re watching a spelling bee, most of the jokes rely heavily on the actors’ performances. With light-hearted physical comedy, funny accents and sometimes childish demeanors, the actors sell the otherwise simplistic plot with surprising efficiency; during the opening performance, the audience was often struggling to breathe between fits of hilarity. The songs and dances are somewhat forgettable, but they complement the show well.

The entire cast is sparkling, though performances by Qutaishat and Oviedo shine in particular.

Toeing the line between cartoonish behavior and touching performances, all the kids have something to add to the storyline. Is a spelling bee worth obsessing over? You can only find out by joining the spelling bee’s audience—or its contestants!

Through May 25 at Next Act Theater, 255 S. Water St. For tickets, visit allin-mke.com.

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Friday, May 24 Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum • 2220 N. Terrace Ave. Villa Terrace presents a 6-10 p.m. celebration of everything Milwaukee, whereby attendees can hear area musicians, enjoy food samples from Bittercube and Ball ’n’ Biscuit, visit with local makers, tour the museum’s current exhibition, “Moving Images: Royal Portraiture and the Circulation of Ideas,” and enter a raffle to win Milwaukee-themed prizes. For more information, call 414-271-3656 or visit villaterracemuseum.org.

57th Season Kick-Off Celebration/Wall-to-Wall Salon May 25-June 6 Hardy Gallery • 3083 Anderson Lane, Ephraim

The Hardy Gallery has been a pillar of the Door County art community since the mid-1900s, providing exhibits that surprise with each new season. On Saturday, May 25, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., the gallery celebrates the launch of a new season with its annual “Wallto-Wall Salon.” Guests will get a sneak peek at all submissions for the annual juried show. Artwork drop-off is May 23, 24 and 25. For more information, email them at info@thehardy.org, visit thehardy.org or call 920-854-5535.

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“Poetry Is the Question: A Workshop with Emily Kendal Frey” May 31-June 2 Lynden Sculpture Garden • 2145 W. Brown Deer Road

Participants will explore poetry as a healing, self-actualizing tool and practice writing exercises designed to help people understand their life experiences, tune into and release emotions, discover new ways of approaching stressful situations and more. Frey is a licensed therapist and the author of two poetry collections, Sorrow Arrow and The Grief Performance, and the chapbooks Frances, The New Planet and Airport. She works as a counselor and as a teacher of writing and poetry at nonprofits and universities in Portland, Ore. This workshop is being held in collaboration with Woodland Pattern Book Center. To register and for more information, call 414-446-8794 or visit lyndensculpturegarden.org.

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[ FILM CLIPS ] Aladdin PG After finding a magic lamp containing a genie, Aladdin (Mena Massoud) is determined to use his wishes to win the heart of Princess Jasmine (Naomi Scott). Aiding Aladdin, the genie (Will Smith) imposes his magic on the youth when the genie deems it necessary. Meanwhile, the magic lamp is pursued by the slippery Grand Vizier Jafar (Marwan Kenzari). Being a Disney “family movie,” we get familiar-sounding songs while Smith (painted dusty blue), dominates the screen wearing a constant, knowing smirk. (Lisa Miller)

Booksmart R Best friends and overachievers, high-school seniors Molly and Amy are Valedictorian and student-body president. Molly (Beanie Feldstein, who is Jonah Hill’s sister) is Yale bound, while Amy, (Kaitlyn Dever), will attend Columbia. On the eve of graduation, socially active classmates reveal that they too have super-bright futures. This shocks the best pals, prompting them to wonder whether their sacrifices were justified. Determined to crash the popular kids’ graduation party, the girls set off for a night of hijinks and grand adventures. Hailed for its irreverent, high-spirited comedy, this film is the directorial debut of Olivia Wilde, who aims to capture the millennial experience. (L.M.)

Brightburn R When an infant male is the sole passenger aboard a ship crash-landing on their farm, Tori ‘Red Joan’

The Romance of Soviet Espionage in ‘Red Joan’

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They and little Brandon make an idyllic family until the boy hits puberty and Brandon’s (Jackson Dunn) superpowers emerge. He kills his tormentors, as well as anyone he perceives as a threat.

The plot recalls Superman’s origin story, as do Brandon’s powers that allow him to kill efficiently and inventively. Call him the cure for those wishing Superman was real. (L.M.)

::BY DAVID LUHRSSEN

t’s 2000 and Joan Stanley, an elEntranced by Leo, Joan holds up signs at derly woman who lives amidst the his rallies and eventually falls into his bed. photographs of her children and But unlike her peer group, she’s no fool. Joan grandchildren, nervously answers is the only one who questions the confessions a knock on the door. It’s Special that emerge from Joseph Stalin’s show trials, Branch, Britain’s political police, come to ar- the only one not duped by the Communist rest her for violating the Official Secrets Act. Party’s promise of utopia.

Specifically, she’s accused of passing atomic Shifting effortlessly between 2000 and secrets to the Soviets in the unsettled after- way back then, Red Joan tries to show how math of World War II. From the look on her conscience can introduce uncertainty into the face, Joan was expecting that knock on her abstractions of particle physics. Sonya, Leo door for years. and the Cambridge gang are manipulative, Based on Jennie Rooney’s novel, Red Joan trying to wheedle information from Joan by is a heavily romanticized retelling of an actual any means. “The Russians, they deserve the spy story of espionage committed by a sec- Bomb,” Leo tells her, desperately kissing retary in Britain’s wartime nuclear program. her in a fumbled stab at lovemaking as proThe film’s strength is the careful performance paganda. It’s not Leo but those newsreels of

by Judi Dench as the elderly Joan, looking Hiroshima that finally nudge a guilty-feeling slightly befuddled at some moJoan into stealing information. ments and shifty-eyed at othSharing the atom bomb with ers as the police interrogation Stalin as a means to world Red Joan continues. With subtle facial peace? She wasn’t the only Judi Dench language, Dench undermines one who thought so.

Sophie Cookson Joan’s denials. She’s not tellThe screenplay is sloppy ing everything she knows. with history’s details and hence Directed by Dench is supported by a careless about reality. Red Trevor Nunn capable cast. Sophie Cookson Joan appears confused about Rated R plays Joan at Cambridge in the relation between Britain’s the 1930s and ’40s. The bookwartime nuclear program and ish young innocent, perhaps America’s Manhattan Projthe university’s only female physics major, ect. Sonya identifies herself as an agent of is drawn into communist circles by glamor- the KGB, an organization that didn’t exist at ous Jewish refugee Sonya (Tereza Srbova), the time. And yet, largely on the strength of but more deeply by her brother Leo (Tom casting, Red Joan is an engaging drama that Hughes, familiar to PBS audiences as Prince touches on an eternal theme: a doubtful past Albert in “Victoria”). pursuing a protagonist into the present.

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and Kyle Breyer (Elizabeth Banks and David Denman) decide to raise the child as their own.

[ HOME MOVIES / NOW STREAMING ] n “George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy”

Arrested at Summerfest (1972) for his edgy routine, George Carlin became America’s king of comedy by the time of this Bill Clinton-era HBO special. As host Jon Stewart indicates, Carlin became part of comedy’s DNA during the ’70s. “40 Years” includes generous snippets of Carlin’s TV appearances over the years, a live HBO performance and a discussion with Stewart. Carlin was always topical, but his scathing comments on hypocrisy are as valid as ever.

n The Big Clock

A mid-level manager and family man (Ray Milland) is tossed into a labyrinth of deceit and danger in The Big Clock (1948). One of the greatest film noirs, the tightly wound drama takes place inside a media empire presided over by a maniacal tycoon (Charles Laughton). The Big Clock satirizes the mechanism of modernity, especially the preoccupation with time and money. In The Big Clock, America is no longer a frontier of opportunity but a corporate cage.

n Rhinoceros

How to react when a destructive rhinoceros appears in the midst of a city?

Absurdist playwright Eugène Ionesco asked the question with Rhinoceros.

American Film Theatre, a company dedicated to transforming classic plays into movies, adapted it for the screen in 1973. While modestly budgeted, the production attracted top talent, reuniting the comic duo from The Producers, Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel. The characters are as baffled by the rhino as they are about life itself.

n “The Donna Reed Show: Seasons 1-5”

“The Donna Reed Show” (1958-1966) had the same setup as “Leave It to Beaver,” yet while the Beave survived as a Boomer touchstone, Donna is usually forgotten. The DVD is a reminder of the era’s pervasive image of upper middleclass family comfort with a professional dad, a housewife and two adorable kids tossing snide softballs at each other. Reed was pleasantly composed, even maturely sexy, as the woman whose good sense kept the family grounded.

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HUMOR AND EMPATHY OF ‘THE HOT YOUNG WIDOWS CLUB’ ::BY JENNI HERRICK

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o one ever wants to experience grief. And no one wants to talk about grief. So when you ask a grieving person how they are doing, both parties usually find that the easiest answer is a ubiquitous “fine.” Minneapolis-based creative Nora McInerny is using biting humor and genuine empathy to break open conversations on taboo topics like grief and loss.

Personally, Nora has surmounted huge tragedies—her husband died from a brain tumor at age 35, coming only weeks after she miscarried her second child and lost her dad to cancer. And even though she said she was fine when asked, she was actually terribly lonely and lost. If you subscribe to the motto, “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade,” McInerny would qualify as the CEO of a very successful lemonade stand.

McInerny is the host of the popular podcast “Terrible, Thanks for Asking” and the author of three wise and witty books. Her new book, The Hot Young Widows Club, is based on the online community she co-founded as part of her nonprofit “Still Kickin” and takes a deep dive into some uncomfortable topics with acumen and aphorism.

The Hot Young Widows Club is an essential tool for anyone who has lost a loved one or mourned the end of an important chapter in their life.

Through her intimate stories and her gentle, yet quirky Midwestern humor, McInerny shares sage advice on how to navigate life’s greatest challenges.

McInerny will speak at Boswell Book Co. at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 23. She will be joined by the co-founder of the real Hot Young Widows Club, Moe Richardson.

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Regular People Make Beautiful Things Here Off The Cuff with Pfister Artist-in-Residence Rosy Petri ::BY JOHN SCHNEIDER

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alk north from Wisconsin Avenue down the Pfister Hotel’s main hallway—past lobby, desk, concierge and café—look left, and you’re likely to see the hotel’s new artist-inresidence, Rosy Petri, at work in her modest studio. Stop in, chat, ask questions or simply peruse her unique “fabric portraits,” some still in progress, on tables and walls. “I try to keep regular hours,” she says, “usually Monday through Friday from around 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.” She started her prestigious yearlong residency in April.

How did you win this great gig?

Quite by accident, I can assure you. The last two years, I’ve been focusing on creativity—cooking and working on art. After I got married, I decided to take that more seriously. So, I participated in a Milwaukee Artist Resource Network program as a mentee, and Della Wells was my mentor. I’d been kind of following her around for years, and she suggested I apply for this as practice for applying to things!

How do you describe your art?

I call them fabric portraits, but they are raw edge appliqué. It’s a quilting technique. I’m a quilter, too, so this is kind of the way I figured out how to use up all the fabrics I generated from quilting and dressmaking. I didn’t want to throw it away.

And your subjects?

I focus a lot on culture, mostly African American culture, touching on culture icons, spirituality and the fabrics themselves, which are African American print fabrics that have their own stories. Depending where you are in the continent of Africa, there are different signature types of fabric making, so I want to use these textures to remind people of the history and story of what we have here. A lot of us don’t have a direct connection to where in Africa we’re from or even where in the South [of the U.S.] we’re from. I think these fabrics, and especially the Kente pattern fabrics, really create a tie of history for us.

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That must involve research?

Learning. Not necessarily from research. I worked as a seamstress in an African fabric shop in Detroit owned by a Nigerian woman. I got to be surrounded by the fabric every day. It’s beautiful. I’d never seen anything like it. I originally went there to buy quilting fabric, and then I was like, no, you need to give me a job!

Who are the portraits of?

Some are of people I know and can appreciate and enjoy their humanness and personhood. I call that series “The People’s Church.” It kind of evolved from the idea of stained glass windows. The bigger series are all musicians. I started with six black women. I’m working on the men now. It’s kind of a celebration of black contributions to musical culture in America, covering the spectrum. It’s funk and soul and gospel, all of it, rock, jazz.

And these are baseball players?

This was actually a suggestion from someone who works at the hotel. She mentioned that baseball players stay here, and I love baseball! And I thought, what if I do the Negro League?

This was research, and I found out there were three women who played in the Negro League because they weren’t allowed to play in the Women’s League. One of them scored a run off of Satchel Paige. That’s pretty cool.

How to you see the Milwaukee art scene?

We have an excellent art scene. I think we have incredible art here. In my proposal to the hotel, in addition to doing my own stuff, I’m going to be doing interviews and illustrations with other artists in the community. I’ll put together small podcasts and do a segment on each artist, because I do think we have phenomenal artists, great artists. They’ve been really wonderful helping me learn to do this.

The art scene is super-accessible here, there’s a lot of opportunity to learn and to just see beautiful things, and regular people make them. Regular people make beautiful things here all the time! As a city, we probably have a surplus of art, but that’s the kind of stuff that makes cities worth visiting. Artists are a huge asset. We work really hard, often for not much money, and it’s valuable labor that could bring some stability to the various communities that exist here.

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::RUTHIE’S RUTHIE’SSOCIALCALENDAR May 22—Men’s Room Wednesday at Sidetrack (3349 N. Halstead St., Chicago): Start the holiday weekend early (way early), when you celebrate Hump Day with a trip down south. The boys are hot and the men are hotter during this monthly 9 p.m. party, featuring my kooky gal-pal, Dixie Lynn Cartwright. Hit the dance floor, shop the pop-up shop and enter to win one of the free raffles. Haven’t been to Chicago lately? This bash is a great reason to go to Boys Town.

May 23—Motorcycle Mile Bike Night at Milwaukee Harley-Davidson (11310 W. Silver Spring Road): Grab your Harley and join this 6 p.m. ride to Iron Horse and Fuel restaurant.

It’s spring, so why not hit the open road? Bikes, beer, babes and boys! What could be better?

May 24—So Milwaukee Night at Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum (2220 N. Terrace Ave.): Raise a glass to Brew City during this 6-10 p.m. bash that celebrates our city. Enjoy local bands, pop-up shops, beer, cocktails, raffles and more. See “So Milwaukee Night” at brownpapertickets.com for $25 tickets.

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Holiday!

Celebrate!

A great, big, sloppy, wet kiss to Chris Jensen and the entire staff of C3 Designs for winning one of the most prestigious awards in the jewelry business! Chris took home a first-place CASE Award for a pair of sterling silver and 14-karat yellow gold earrings he designed. Accented with bezel set rainbow topaz cabochon, topaz, London Blue topaz and diamonds, the much-talked about earrings have truly put Milwaukee jewelry artists on the national map. Way to go, Chris!

Want to see the award-winning pieces yourself? Check them out at C3 Designs (2110 10th Ave., South Milwaukee), or celebrate with Chris and the team on Thursday, May 30, during a 5-8 p.m. cocktail party at the store. They’re rolling out the red carpet in celebration of the national award with drinks, hors d’oeuvres and all the sparkling glitter and glitz your little heart can handle.

Congratulations C3 Designs!

Round out your Memorial Day with a few of the fabulous events noted in my social calendar this week. I’ll see you out and about, folks. Let’s make this a helluva long weekend.

After all, it’s a holiday. Let’s celebrate!

May 25—Art in the Park at Henry Miller Park (315 E. Groveland Drive): For the fourth year in a row, artists from the across the state converge in this Oak Creek park for celebration of art. Join local crafters, vendor, makers and other for the 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. all-ages event.

May 26—Wurst Times Festival at High Noon Saloon (701 E. Washington Ave., Madison): Make a road trip to Madison this weekend and see why this annual music fest keeps getting bigger and better. Three stages of live music, local breweries, food vendors and more make this a Sunday Funday for the books. The craziness starts at 11 a.m. and runs until midnight. Relax! You can recuperate on Monday!

May 26—Rooftop Tea Dance at Hamburger Mary’s (730 S. Fifth St.): Usher in summer when you drink, dance and dive into decadence at the first Tea Dance of the season. A DJ, dancing, pitchers of sweet tea (my personal favorite) and more help break in the new and approved (and gorgeous) rooftop at Hamburger Mary’s. Don’t miss the insanity, hot men and more. Enjoy an all-you-can-eat brunch buffet, along with my brunch shows (11 a.m. and 1 p.m.) in the restaurant right before the Tea Dance kicks in at 2 p.m. upstairs!

May 27—Memorial Day Cook at Harbor Room (117 E. Greenfield Ave.): Good beer, good food and good friends are the specials of the day when this Levi/leather bar celebrates Memorial Day their way. Enjoy live music from Tango En Fuego during the 2 p.m. barbecue.

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 the first season of her reality drag competition, “Camp Wannakiki,” available on YouTube.

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nce again, June, as World Pride Month, is busting out all over.

This year, as the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots (also referred to as an uprising or rebellion), it will be celebrated in a myriad of ways to mark our progress towards international LGBTQ equality. As an indication of how far we’ve come, even the staid National Geographic published an article on where to go to for Stonewall 50.

Here in Milwaukee, there’s a line-up of events to kick off the month that, however inadvertently, create a Pride Week. And, actually, the party already got started weeks ago with UW-Milwaukee’s 10th Rainbow Graduation and, on Sunday, May 19, the Milwaukee Gay Volleyball Day declaration by Mayor Tom Barrett to commemo-

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rate the 10th anniversary of the Milwaukee Gay Volleyball Association. In the midst of that, on Friday, May 17, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Equality Act. On Saturday, June 1, there’s a double bill with Veterans for Diversity hosting its second annual Pins for Patriots fundraising bowling tournament and City of Festivals Men’s Chorus presenting their “Singing, Dancing and Falling in Love” concert. I expect the chorus might showcase some Judy Garland songs (“Over the Rainbow,” at least; the 50th anniversary of her death is on Saturday, June 22, and some attribute the Stonewall Riot in part to the grief overwhelming New York City gay’s community).

The second Pride Night and Tailgate with the Milwaukee Brewers takes place on Wednesday, June 5, for a game against the Florida Marlins, and then PrideFest follows June 6-9. This year’s theme is “Rise” in honor of Stonewall 50, and old fighters (read: seniors) get a reduced rate at certain times to recognize their contributions to the LGBTQ struggle. The festival also promises a special Stonewall history display.

On PrideFest’s opening day is the U.S. Track and Field-sanctioned eighth annual Milwaukee Gay Sports Network Big Gay 5K Run/Walk fundraising event. On Saturday, June 8, the world’s largest motorcycle ride

honoring the LGBTQ community and its allies, Ride with Pride Motorcycle Run, kick starts at the Harley-Davidson Museum and ends at PrideFest (of course).

The Milwaukee Pride Parade steps off on Sunday, June 9, taking its usual route through the gayborhood. Last year, it broke a record for the number of diverse marching units and this year for Stonewall 50, we might expect another record-setting parade. Also, off in the countryside on Friday, June 7, LGBT of Walworth County hosts its Pride Pot Luck and Movie!

But beyond our unofficial Pride Week, there’s more to come. Women’s Voices Milwaukee offers their “On with the Show” themed concert on June 15 and 16. Another reprise of “Over the Rainbow,” perhaps? The 31st Annual Challenge Party happens on Friday, June 21. This year’s beneficiaries include Diverse & Resilient, Holton Street Clinic, Alliance School and the UWM LGBT Resource Center. Racine’s Pride Day takes place on Sunday, June 23.

While most of these events may not be Stonewall 50-themed, they are all progenies of the LGBTQ liberation struggle that began 50 years ago.

While we might not muster the millions marching elsewhere, we should never forget how much we owe to our own greatest generation.

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Noise Rock Band METZ Goes Darker Still ::BY MICHAEL CARRIERE

here is a refreshing economy to the music of METZ, a threepiece noise-rock band based in Toronto. This does not mean the act’s songs are either too short or overtly simplistic; the best cuts on Strange Peace, the band’s most recent album, start with a standard post-hardcore sound and push it in new directions. Refreshingly, Strange Peace announces its intention to steamroll the listener from the very first note, as album opener “Mess of Wires” doesn’t waste any time in setting the tone for the entire album. As singer/guitarist Alex Edkins screams “Let them preach only violence,” you know this band isn’t messing around.

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It’s been close to two years since the release of Strange Peace. Edkins chooses his words carefully when pressed to discuss what the band’s next record will sound like—and when it will come out. “Sonically,” Edkins does reveal, “it’s a lot darker than our last record. It may be the heaviest thing we’ve done.”

Any METZ fan may wonder how that could be possible, as the band’s first two albums—their selftitled LP (2012) and 2015’s II—sounded like they were recorded with all amplifiers set to 11. Asked why they want to push their songs in such a direction on their fourth album, Edkins casually notes “It’s a natural thing. It’s just where our heads now.” Does that mean that the new songs are written? “We’re right in the thick of it,” Edkins explains. Will the band be working with famed engineer Steve Albini, who recorded Strange Peace at his Chicago studio, again? “We don’t know. We’re not there yet.”

Such uncertainty is not a sign of any sort of lack of motivation. In many ways, METZ is a throwback to METZ an earlier era, one in which bands Cactus thought about albums as unified Club products and spent hours agonizing over the layout and visuals associMonday, ated with such products. The memMay 27, bers of METZ, Edkins explains, “grew 8 p.m. up as record-collecting nerds, often starting at an image on a record cover.” Not surprisingly, the band has gone to great lengths to cultivate a certain aesthetic for the band: drummer Hayden Menzies, who has an arts degree from Concordia University, often does the artwork for the band’s releases. METZ has also worked with director Shayne Ehman on a series of surreal videos for songs from Strange Peace. “We choose those collaborations with care,” notes Edkins, as Ehman’s chaotic style proves to be a perfect visual complement to the music of METZ. Yet deeper than any attention to such aesthetic matters is METZ’s determination to present fully developed, fully formed songs. As Edkins observes, “Today it’s all about content, content, content. I can see how that might work. And I sometimes wish we were more like that.” There is something appealing about a musician able to churn out new material quickly and without a hint of self-consciousness. After all, our digital age is all about access, and fans want to feel that they are in almost constant contact with their favorite performers. Edkins understands that taking multiple years off between releases does little to placate the band’s fan base, but “We just can’t function that way.”

Instead, as Edkins concludes, the band remains almost defiantly “old school… trying to make a cohesive album” in a moment marked by the rise of the downloadable single.

So, don’t hold your breath waiting for the next METZ record—but know that it will probably be worth the wait.

METZ will perform at the Cactus Club with Ex Nuns on Monday, May 27 at 8 p.m.

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Lex Allen Keeps Moving on ‘I.D.E.N.T.I.T.Y.’

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t’s undeniable that the repeated attacks on the rights of the LGBTQ community over the last three years (the most targeted being trans folks of color, both in our own city and beyond) have left many feeling despondent, angry, or some combination of the two. And although at times it can make one feel immobilized, that anger—in the words of the great poet and activist, Audre Lorde—can also become a “powerful source of energy serving progress and change.”

Milwaukee soul-pop and non-binary artist, Lex Allen (who uses they/them pronouns) decided to do just that and channeled some of that anger and discontent into their latest EP, I.D.E.N.T.I.T.Y. “To be honest, I was really pissed off and was getting really angry” Allen says. “I was like ‘That’s my sister and that’s my brother. These are my people.’ I didn’t know where the songs were going to go.

With everything going on in the world, [the song] ‘I.D.E.N.T.I.T.Y.’ just made sense. It’s very hard and has hip-hop, synth and some pop. It brought out a side of me that I didn’t really know I had. I have grit!”

If you’ve been in Milwaukee for a minute, chances are you’ve seen Lex Allen and their unmistakable bun at some point (for today’s interview, the bun is a bright, spring-appropriate shade of cyan blue), whether it was on one of the billboards for their “Colors in Bloom” partnership with Diverse & Resilient, at a local high school’s GSA meeting, during a performance at PrideFest or at one of the city’s many local music festivals. “I’m really grateful to be given these opportunities,” they say. “The momentum is there and I’m embracing it and really being part of the shift in the community here.”

I.D.E.N.T.I.T.Y. works as a sort of homage to celebrating yourself and example of the importance of staying true to you. The title track kicks off with a fierce rallying cry, as Allen channels Grace Jones and Prince levels-of-boldness (“My I-D-E-N-T-I-T-Y... Respect my identity,” “Don’t give a damn if you get me / Open your eyes, see the beauty”).

There’s urgency in the message here, but Allen maintains a certain

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sense of toughness and tenacity throughout these entire three-anda-half minutes, especially with lines like “United we stand / divided we fall / Indivisible with liberty / and justice for some.”

“Certain people are considered to be the hierarchy,” Allen says.

“But I feel like if you can watch injustices and be OK with it, you’re watching it happen to yourself. Having that awareness being brought to the forefront—injustices that happen in the LGBTQ community, with women’s rights, rights of people of color... I want people to think ‘That’s injustice for one person, but what if that happened to me?’ I’m hoping they see that humanity in it and hope that it changes their mind.”

From there, the EP slides into the smooth, alluring “Your You” (a song dedicated to those moments of intense, non-romantic intimacy) before diving into the perfect pop-like bounce of “Let Go,” which Allen says is about finding your own happiness.

The singer-songwriter shows absolutely no signs of hitting the pause button any time soon. In between diving back into Lex Allen photography projects, headlining MilExclusive waukee’s Summer Soulstice Music Festival Company in June, finishing up a screenplay, a Pride Friday, May 24, edition pop-up performance in the Twin Cities and playing at a Lizzo-headlined 6-8 p.m.

2019 Indy Pride, Allen teases that there’s even more new music on the horizon.

“I have a few singles that will be spread out through the summer.

I’m bringing more sparkle, focusing more on my LGBTQ family and my POC family. Just being like ‘I got y’all.’ It’s been a lot of work but it’s been fun. I don’t have the desire to stop.”

Lex Allen will perform with other acts in an all-ages show sponsored

by Riverwest FemFest at Exclusive Company, 1669 N. Farwell Ave., on Friday, May 24 from 6-8 p.m.

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Call and Response (and Bucks Updates) at Intimate Solo Show ::BY ANDY TURNER

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man with a gray beard and acoustic guitar walked among the crowd, slowing strumming his instrument. He stopped and smiled at a man and woman casually talking near the back and then started playing louder and singing. And he stayed there for nearly two hours, performing without a stage or microphone.

In fact, things were so casual for Walter Salas-Humara on Wednesday night at Anodyne, he started planning—perhaps only half-jokingly—an expedition along the Colorado River with members of the audience after the show.

He requested audience participation by way of call-andresponse during “Satellite,” but not before enthusiastically explaining the dynamics and structure of the song and soliciting impromptu support from several local musicians in the crowd, which included Dean Schlabowske, John Sieger and Brian Wooldridge. At Salas-Humara’s urging, Schlabowske periodically provided updates from the Bucks-Raptors game in the Eastern Conference Finals.

Salas-Humara’s approach allowed him to connect deeply with the crowd and created the perfect showcase for his impressive song catalog, stretching from his work with the Silos to his most recent solo album, 2018’s Walterio. In this format, songs such as the Silos’ “Caroline” and “Commodore Peter” sounded warm and fresh, while newer songs like “Here We Go” (“find the lost core, the perfect wave, the final high, the secret cave”) and “Come in a Singer” (“and go out a song”) showed Salas-Humara was only getting better as a songwriter.

The only drawback of the microphone-free approach is that it was occasionally difficult to hear Salas-Humara’s frequent insights and quips between songs. But the artist, always smiling, was charming and giving throughout the performance.

He finally ventured up to the stage for a few songs at the end of the night with the show’s opener, Milwaukee’s Zach Pietrini and his band. Salas-Humara seemed equally engaged, encouraging and connecting with the younger musicians during their soloing. He roared through the garage-stomper “She’s a Caveman” like Little Steven was in the audience handing out record contracts, and the leftover adrenaline seemed to carry over to a sped-up and delightful run through “I’m Over You.” On their own, birthday boy Pietrini and company delivered accomplished Americana originals. Pietrini has an appealing voice that occasionally suggests a less nasally Steve Earle. “Learning the Hard Way,” which takes on kind of a sly, Waylon Jennings pacing and the bouncing “Dance” were among the standouts from the five-piece.

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THEME CROSSWORD

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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79. Once ‘round a track 80. Ottava — 81. Nobleman 82. Part 3 of quip: 3 wds.

84. — gratias 85. Winks count 86. Fathers 87. Aquatic mammal 88. — Carlo Menotti 89. Dec. 31st word 90. Salon product 91. End of the quip: 3 wds.

98. Confederates 99. A biol. sci.

100. Clothes tree 104. Baffle 105. Rye fungus 107. To smithereens 109. Earth goddess 110. Poetry 111. Walsh of “The Walking Dead” 112. Slow, in music 113. Twenty quires 114. M. Descartes 115. Earth and muscle 116. Pilfered 117. Behalf DOWN 1. Terra firma 2. Jai — 3. Aggregate 4. Italian rolled steak 5. Wild cat 6. Old Athenian lawgiver 7. Give 8. Range of vision 9. Tot up 10. Grieving 11. Dispatch boat 12. Stingy 13. Expression of surprise 14. Plea 15. Recompense

16. Word with talk or clock 17. Senescent 18. Mouthfuls 28. Kind of manual 29. Muddy 31. Big boats 33. Curved letters 34. Bellow 35. Cries of derision 36. Long-plumed bird 37. Verdi’s “— Miller” 38. Bishop’s hat 42. Beautify 43. Steals away: 2 wds.

44. Scheming group 45. Slender 46. — of Misrule 47. Genesis name 48. Digital unit 50. Resembling a scar 51. Furnishes 52. Mythical sorceress 55. “Lorna —” 56. Cantina 58. Tiny groove 60. Shared 61. Newton or Gretzky 63. Bewitch 64. Like an impostor 65. Remnants

66. Red gem 67. “Garfield” dog 68. Gunner’s need 72. Stains 73. Web-access venues 74. Lean 76. Carried 77. Doomed soldier 78. Slobbers 81. Most crude 82. Grain sorghum 83. Falters in speaking 85. Bona — 86. Befit 88. Young salmon 89. Playing marbles 90. Stew meat 91. Cracker 92. Run off 93. Trojan War site 94. Goods thrown overboard 95. “— — ear...”

96. Shoe part 97. — du jour 101. District 102. A state: Abbr.

103. A title 106. Pi’s follower 107. Hgt. 108. Toy-gun projectile

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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 14 letters left over. They spell out the alternative theme of the puzzle.

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ACROSS 1. English essayist 5. City near Kobe 10. Soak 15. Bedouin 19. Banned orchard spray 20. Browbeaten 21. Beverage brand 22. “The Gift of the —” 23. Skylab’s org.

24. Antelope 25. Fitting 26. Use a blue pencil 27. Render black-and-blue 29. Net 30. Relating to frogs 32. Start of a quip by 49-Across: 5 wds.

36. Belmont Stakes city 39. Manner 40. Trees 41. Craft 42. Analyze, said of ores 44. Thickened masses 46. Dog breed, for short 49. Speaker of the quip: 2 wds.

51. The nonclergy 52. “— -Dick” 53. Compass pt.

54. Gin flavorings 55. Budget concern 56. Military cap 57. Seamen 59. — pro nobis 60. OT book 61. Walk a certain way 62. Part two of quip: 3 wds.

66. Increased 69. Climbs 70. Sordid place 71. Early lesson 75. Blend 76. American folk hero 77. Hammer

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Fall Fine FIS Fog Geehi Glare Grey Hat Hire Ice Icy Kosciuszko Leg

Lost Mist Neve Omeo Peak Play Plough Rain Run Scarf Ski Slippery Slush

Smiggin Holes Snowboarding Soup Steers Sun Urge Warm Waterproof Wax Wet Wool Yaouk

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::FREEWILLASTROLOGY ::BY ROB BREZSNY GEMINI (May 21-June 20): If there were a Hall of Fame for writers, Shakespeare might have been voted in first. His work is regarded as a pinnacle of intellectual brilliance. And yet here’s a fun fact: The Bard quoted more than 1,000 passages from the Bible. Can you imagine a modern author being taken seriously by the literati if he or she frequently invoked such a fundamental religious text? I bring this to your attention so as to encourage you to be Shakespeare-like in the coming weeks. That is, be willing to draw equally from both intellectual and spiritual sources; be a deep thinker who communes with sacred truths; synergize the functions of your discerning mind and your devotional heart.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): “People will choose unhappiness over uncertainty,” writes Cancerian author and entrepreneur Timothy Ferriss. He doesn’t do that himself, but rather is quite eager to harvest the perks of dwelling in uncertainty. I presume this aptitude has played a role in his huge success; his books have appeared on bestseller lists and his podcasts have been downloaded more than 300 million times. In telling you this, I’m not encouraging you to embrace the fertile power of uncertainty 24 hours a day and 365 days of every year.

But I am urging you to do just that for the next three weeks. There’ll be big payoffs if you do, including rich teachings on the art of happiness.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Many 18th-century pirates were committed to democracy and equality among their ranks. The camaraderie and fairness and mutual respect that prevailed on pirate ships were markedly different from the oppressive conditions faced by sailors who worked for the navies of sovereign nations. The latter were often pressed into service against their will and had to struggle to collect meager salaries. Tyrannical captains controlled all phases of their lives. I bring this to your attention, Leo, with the hope that it will inspire you to seek out alternative approaches to rigid and hierarchical systems. Gravitate toward generous organizations that offer you ample freedom and rich alliances. The time is right to ally yourself with emancipatory influences.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Don’t wait around for fate to decide which decisions you should make and what directions you should go. Formulate those decisions yourself, with your willpower fully engaged. Never say, “If it’s meant to be, it will happen.” Rather, resolve to create the outcomes you strongly desire to happen. Do you understand how important this is? You shouldn’t allow anyone else to frame your important questions and define the nature of your problems; you’ve got to do the framing and defining yourself. One more thing: don’t fantasize about the arrival of the “perfect moment.” The perfect moment is whenever you decree it is.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In the coming weeks, I hope you’ll regularly give yourself to generous, expansive experiences. I hope you’ll think big, funny thoughts and feel spacious, experimental emotions. I hope you’ll get luxurious glimpses of the promise your future holds, and I hope you’ll visualize yourself embarking on adventures and projects you’ve been too timid or worried to consider before now. For best results, be eager to utter the word “MORE!” as you meditate on the French phrase “joie de vivre” and the English phrase “a delight in being alive.”

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): According to Popular Mechanics magazine, more than three million sunken ships are lying on the bottoms of the world’s oceans. Some of them contain billions of dollars’ worth of precious metals and jewels. Others are crammed with artifacts that would be of great value to historians and archaeologists. And here’s a crazy fact: fewer than 1 percent of all those potential treasures have been investigated by divers.

I bring this to your attention, Scorpio, because I hope it might inspire you to explore your inner world’s equivalent of lost or unknown riches. The astrological omens suggest that the coming weeks will be an excellent time to go searching for them.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “Some days you need god’s grace,” writes poet Scherezade Siobhan. “On other days: the

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feral tongue of vintage whiskey and a mouth kissed by fire.” I’m guessing, Sagittarius, that these days you might be inclined to prefer the feral tongue of vintage whiskey and a mouth kissed by fire. But according to my astrological analysis, those flashy phenomena would not motivate you to take the corrective and adaptive measures you actually need. The grace of god—or whatever passes for the grace of god in your world—is the influence that will best help you accomplish what’s necessary. Fortunately, I suspect you know how to call on and make full use of that grace.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Capricorn poet William Stafford articulated some advice that I think you need to hear right now.

Please hold it close to your awareness for the next 21 days. “Saying things you do not have to say weakens your talk,” he wrote. “Hearing things you do not need to hear dulls your hearing.” By practicing those protective measures, Capricorn, you will foster and safeguard your mental health. Now here’s another gift from Stafford: “And things you know before you hear them—those are you, those are why you are in the world.”

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “Love is an immoderate thing / And can never be content,” declared poet W. B. Yeats. To provide you with an accurate horoscope, I’ll have to argue with that idea a bit. From what I can determine, love will indeed be immoderate in your vicinity during the coming weeks. On the other hand, it’s likely to bring you a high degree of contentment—as long as you’re willing to play along with its immoderateness. Here’s another fun prediction: I suspect that love’s immoderateness, even as it brings you satisfaction, will also inspire you to ask for more from love and expand your capacity for love. And that could lead to even further immoderate and interesting experiments.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You will know you are in sweet alignment with cosmic forces if you have an impulse to try a rash adventure, but decide instead to work on fixing a misunderstanding with an ally. You can be sure you’re acting in accordance with your true intuition if you feel an itch to break stuff, but instead, channel your fierce energy into improving conditions at your job.

You will be in tune with your soul’s code if you start fantasizing about quitting what you’ve been working on so hard, but instead, sit down and give yourself a pep talk to reinvigorate your devotion and commitment.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): In the coming weeks, I suspect you will have the wisdom to criticize yourself in constructive ways that will at least partially solve a long-standing problem.

Hallelujah! I bet you will also understand what to do to eliminate a bad habit by installing a good new habit. Please capitalize on that special knowledge!

There’s one further capacity I suspect you’ll have: the saucy ingenuity necessary to alleviate a festering fear.

Be audacious!

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): What standards might we use in evaluating levels of sexual satisfaction? One crucial measure is the tenderness and respect that partners have for each other.

Others include the ability to play and have fun, the freedom to express oneself uninhibitedly, the creative attention devoted to unpredictable foreplay and the ability to experience fulfilling orgasms. How do you rate your own levels, Taurus? Wherever you may currently fall on the scale, the coming months will be a time when you can accomplish an upgrade. How? Read authors who specialize in the erotic arts. Talk to your partners with increased boldness and clarity.

While meditating, search for clues in the depths.

Homework: Make up a secret identity for yourself.

What is it? How do you use it? Testify at 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.

::NEWS OF THE WEIRD ::BY THE EDITORS OF ANDREWS MCMEEL SYNDICATION

Flipping out Over Fish

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25-year-old man from Kapaa, Hawaii, will likely spend seven years in prison after going on a drug-fueled rampage in his former boss’s home in December. Forrest Broyles pleaded no contest on May 7 to charges that he broke into the home to claim his fair share of fish the two men had caught together. Broyles told Kauai police he was using the hallucinogenic concoction ayahuasca when he used a machete to break the glass front door of the home, reported The Garden Island.

He threatened the boss and his wife, saying he “was going to kill him and chop him up,” then attacked the house instead, hitting a TV set, breaking windows, a sliding glass door, kitchen cabinets, stove, microwave and a canoe paddle, among other items, amounting to about $3,000 in damages. As Broyles angrily told detectives at the scene: “He owes me choke ahi!” Broyles was on probation at the time (for allegedly threatening two people with scissors). He is scheduled for sentencing in August.

What the Fuchs Wrong With You? The Sioux Falls Argus Leader reported that Brody Fuchs, 25, of Tyndall, S.D., was arrested on April 23 and charged with seconddegree burglary after a local man contacted police about items disappearing from his home over the course of a couple of years— specifically, about $500 worth of sex toys.

The man had installed security cameras in the house, which caught Fuchs entering the home, staying for about 40 seconds, then leaving, according to the affidavit. Bon Homme County Sheriff’s officers searched Fuchs’ residence and found a number of sex toys the victim said belonged to him. It was unclear whether the homeowner and Fuchs were acquainted.

A Moo-ving Rebuttal New Zealand House Speaker Trevor Mallard ejected National Leader Simon Bridges from the chamber on May 7, claiming that Bridges’ conduct was inappropriate during “Question Time.” “The member earlier made a barnyard noise of the sort that would not be accepted in a junior classroom,” Mallard

said. But Bridges objected, saying, “I made no such noise, and it is entirely unfair for you as a speaker to say that sort of unprofessional comment.” The New Zealand Herald reported that Bridges later said Mallard’s comments made him feel like a “naughty boy.” Later inspection of video from the session revealed that Bridges had, in fact, made a loud sound of disapproval after an answer given by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

Plowed Lawn Mower A police officer in Haines City, Fla., was inside a local business on May 4 when he heard “a loud noise” outside. In the parking lot, he found Gary Anderson, 68, had just crashed his riding lawnmower (with trailer carrying a red cooler) into the officer’s cruiser, reported the Miami Herald. “Fuck it, I’m drunk,” Anderson told officers, according to an arrest affidavit. “Take me to jail.” He was so intoxicated, police said, that he failed a field sobriety test and “almost fell to the ground multiple times.”

At the police station, Anderson accused police of poisoning him and requested that he be taken to a hospital, where test results found his blood-alcohol content to be three times Florida’s legal limit. Anderson has two prior DUI convictions and has not had a valid driver’s license since 1978. “It’s never a good idea to get behind the wheel drunk,” noted police Chief Jim Elensky, “even if that wheel is to a Craftsman, Massey Ferguson or John Deere.”

Fly, Freddy, Fly Cinema’s Freddy Krueger has nothing on a winged resident of the Cascavel Zoo in Brazil. The Amazonian parrot started his life at the zoo about four years ago, after being shot in the upper beak during a raid at a drug den, which disfigured his face and earned him the name Freddy Krueger, reported The Guardian. In April, Freddy survived being bitten on the leg by a (nonvenomous) snake, which resulted in profuse bleeding. Just days later, armed thieves broke into the zoo and stole Freddy, along with another parrot and a cylinder of gas. But true to Freddy form, the parrot made his way back to the zoo, where veterinarian Ilair Dettoni speculated that Freddy’s deformities may have made him less desirable to the thieves. “I don’t know if Freddy is really lucky or unlucky,” he said. The other parrot and the gas cylinder have not been located. © 2019 ANDREWS MCMEEL SYNDICATION M AY 2 3 , 2 0 1 9 | 33

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Spieler Alert ::BY ART KUMBALEK

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’m Art Kumbalek and man oh manischewitz what a world, ain’a? So listen, it’s that time of year again that finds me pounding the pavement trying to get one of these commencement speaker gigs, what the fock.

But first, I got to send a big ol’ Badger shout-out over to the gang at Madtown’s Crystal Corner Bar (thanks for reading) “charm school” on Williamson Street there for a focking thoughtful donation (five Nixon$, no Jackson$, it’s complicated) to the Art Kumbalek Spring Fund Drive (good works guaranteed, or at least a couple, three good cocktails for the namesake).

Makes me think I would’ve been a good choice for UW-Madison’s graduation gasbag, seeing as how I had some academic experience there wayback-when tear/pepper gas in the air was a familiar springtime sort-of fragrance. God bless America— forget about it, not for me, not then. And now I’m thinking “what’s old is going to be new again,” good lord, what the fock.

But UW never got back to me about the gig, go figure. But I’m still on my annual search for anybody who’s got a bunch of graduates who need speaking to—be they of College, High, Tech, Trade, or Matchbook School; Middle School; Academy Charter Institute of Some Learning for Young People; Grade School; Prison Substance-Abuse Good-Neighbor Sanity Program for Early Release; Pre-School; Nursery School; Daycare Center Who Employs a Bus Driver Who Can Conduct a Head-

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Count—I’m your talking head. You pony up 50 bucks with a case of ice-cold bottled beer, and I’ll be there. And even if you already got a mouthpiece for your ceremonial shindig, perhaps you could send 50 bucks my way anyways as a gratuity for my generous offer to you, I kid you not.

So, what would I say to your students about to fly your scholastic coop?

Well sir, I always enjoy to kick-off my speechifying remarks with a humorous anecdote, maybe something that goes like this: Little Jimmy was on his way to visit his grandmother. Seated next to him on the plane was an adult stranger who turned to little Jimmy and said, “Let’s talk. I’ve heard that flights pass by more quickly if

you strike up a conversation with your fellow passenger.” And little Jimmy, who had just opened a book in the series of “A Series of Unfortunate Events,” closed it slowly and said to the stranger, “What would you like to talk about?”

“How about nuclear power?” the stranger said.

And little Jimmy said, “OK, that could be an interesting topic. But let me ask you a question first: A horse, a cow and a deer all eat grass. The same stuff, yet a deer excretes little pellets, while a cow turns out a flat patty and a horse produces clumps of dried grass. Why do you suppose that is?”

“How about that,” the stranger said, “I have no idea.”

“Well, then,” little Jimmy said, “how is it that

you feel qualified to discuss nuclear power when you don’t know shit?” Ba-ding!

And then I might say: In my effort to whip something together for you’s to listen to today, I reflected upon what I wished someone had said to me when I was your age. And what I wished is that someone would had told me that a long lost, distant relative had croaked and left me a hundred million bucks, that’s what. Sadly, I never got that message and I’ll bet a buck two-eighty that none of you ever did either, ’cause otherwise why would you be sitting here today listening to me? If you had a hundredmillion bucks, hey, screw school, ain’a?

Then, I might refer back to the Little Jimmy story and say: Sure, you might be walking out of here with some kind of diploma but you don’t know shit, and if you’re smart you’ll want to remind yourself of that each and every day. The smartest thing one of the smartest guys I ever read about said more than 2,000 years ago, “I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.” And that’s really all you need to know. Yes, you may learn a lot outside these institutional walls but as long as you know that you don’t know shit, you ought to pass on through the big, wide, world with honors just fine.

And if I haven’t yet been removed from the stage by campus security, I might conclude with this, as always: Finally, I ought to tell you that as you disembark out of this institution of some kind of learning so as to embark upon who-in-the-hellever-really-does-know, I’ve always found it wise to regard what we call “life” as one big butt-kicking banquet; and although unfortunately the only thing served at this banquet is crap casserole, I do believe that one can learn to develop a taste for it. Bon appétit and bon voyage ’cause I’m Art Kumbalek and I told you so.

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