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Tony Evers

Who Will Control Education in Wisconsin?

Showdown in the Courtroom Between Walker and Evers ::BY MELANIE CONKLIN ov. Scott Walker appears seriously intimidated by the idea of a showdown with Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers.

But it will happen this fall, whether Walker likes it or not.

There’s also a chance the two will end up facing off in the race for governor, but Democratic voters will make that decision on Tuesday, Aug. 14. This other battle has been nearly seven years in the making and will be in front of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. It may even coincide with the general election season.

The court fight is looming because Walker was told he does not get control over Wisconsin’s Department of Public Instruction (DPI) and its independently elected leader. Superintendent Tony Evers holds the only other job of a constitutional executive officer with executive power in Wisconsin. Of course, that has not stopped Walker and the Republican-controlled state legislature from attempting to give the governor the ability to veto—not once but twice, at two separate stages—actions taken by DPI and Evers known as “administrative rules.” It’s yet another attempt by Walker to grab control over one of the few places where he does not have a willing puppet—the DPI.

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In fairness, it didn’t start with Walker and Evers. Republicans have long tried to find ways to force their privatization agenda on Wisconsin’s educational system by usurping DPI’s powers so they can control the pesky educators, experts and policy wonks there. Wisconsin voters showed last April just how sick they are of Walker’s power grabs by overwhelmingly shooting down his attempt to eliminate the State Treasurer’s office and usurp its power.

In general, the Wisconsin Supreme Court is a realm in which Walker seems comfortable. He can stay out of sight and avoid questions while his lawyers, including his bagman attorney general, Brad Schimel, do his dirty work in front of the majority of the court’s conservative judges whom Walker has either appointed or backed. Friendly GOP territory, indeed.

But, even having all that ammunition on his side was not enough for Walker against Evers this time around. Walker doesn’t want to take any chances, because he already fought nearly this same battle in front of the conservativedominated Wisconsin Supreme Court two years ago—and he lost. So, Walker took the outrageous step of attempting to deny Evers his own legal representation, assigning Evers to be represented

by Schimel, who said his so-called defense would boil down to this: Gov. Walker is right.

Walker Always the Loser

Walker and Evers have faced off in Wisconsin courts repeatedly over the former’s desperate attempts to undermine Evers’ oversight of Wisconsin education, an area in which the latter has decades of experience at every level. (Walker has none—unless you count slashing public school budgets and giveaways to unaccountable private schools.) These cases have at least one thing in common: Walker has been the loser every time.

This saga started in 2011 when Walker wanted authority over every administrative rule made— even those made by a separately elected constitutional office like the DPI. The people of Wisconsin have trusted elected officials who support and believe in their public schools to actually run them, as opposed to Republicans who want to shift taxpayer dollars away from public education to fund private voucher schools.

He lost in circuit court, the appeals court and even the Wisconsin Supreme Court where, in May 2016, Walker’s attempt to control DPI’s administrative rules was ruled unconstitutional. This case, Coyne v. Walker, was decided on a four-tothree vote and determined that the governor cannot control the elected head of the DPI, who is a constitutional officer with rights and responsibilities of his own. Case closed, right? Nope.

Fast-forward to Nov. 2017. As the race for governor was taking shape, the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) entered the Education continued on page 6 >

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fray. WILL is a nonprofit, right-wing law firm with close ties to Walker that soaked in money from the Bradley Foundation. By this point, Justice David Prosser—who, though a conservative had sided with the majority in Coyne— had been replaced by Walker-appointee and WILL-advisor Daniel Kelly. Thus, WILL went straight to the Supreme Court—asking it to reconsider what they admitted was essentially the same case as Coyne v. Walker. The Supreme Court agreed to take the case, and Justice Kelly, despite having worked with WILL, decided to not recuse himself.

Another Power Grab

Evers faced down Walker and labeled the case what it was. “Politics are at the core of this decision,” he told the Wisconsin State Journal when the court agreed to hear the new version of the old case again in mid-May this year. “We had our own in-house counsel argue for us in [Coyne v. Walker]. The fact that this turnaround happened because I’m running for governor would lead me to believe that it’s clear that it’s a political decision at this point, and we’ll take him on.”

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A Win for Wisconsin

Scott Walker has never much liked a fair fight. He preferred “dropping a bomb” and “dividing and conquering,” like he did with the infamous Act 10. During his short-lived, clownish campaign for president, he even declared that, if elected, he was prepared to fight ISIS because he stood up to teachers, firefighters and other union members. Fact: During the Act 10 era, he actually hid in his office, took underground tunnels and never had the courage to look his opponents in the eye and talk to them.

He has cast aside Wisconsin’s historic way of resolving differences: listening to public opinion and working together. This case over administrative rules seems minor compared to some of the other power grabs and plots to destroy opponents, such as making it far more cumbersome to vote, rigging political maps, packing courts and consolidating power all across state government by replacing public servants with political cronies, often with few qualifications.

As Walker’s most recent case against DPI and Evers was argued before the Supreme Court last month, Walker was, again, no-

WALKER AND EVERS HAVE FACED OFF IN WISCONSIN COURTS REPEATEDLY OVER THE FORMER’S DESPERATE ATTEMPTS TO UNDERMINE EVERS’ OVERSIGHT OF WISCONSIN EDUCATION, AN AREA IN WHICH THE LATTER HAS DECADES OF EXPERIENCE AT EVERY LEVEL. Ironically, it was an even more outrageous power over-reach that got the attention Walker apparently hoped to avoid. Walker and Schimel decided it wasn’t enough to tilt the field in their favor: That was when they sought to take away Evers’ right to fair representation and install Schimel, who publicly disagrees with Evers.

The alarming new backdrop to these legal battles is this: Walker, Schimel and WILLBradley Foundation joining forces around education issues is something that should concern everyone in Wisconsin who cares about public education and believes it is the best path to becoming part of the middle class for all Wisconsinites. This is a trio hellbent on implementing U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ model of privatizing public education. In fact, Evers has pointed out that the DPI is currently writing administrative rules related to the private voucher school system. Apparently humiliated by his multiple losses to Evers, Walker also asked in this same May case that his name be taken off as a party to the lawsuit, letting others do the dirty work of usurping control on his behalf.

where to be seen. In contrast, Evers sat in the front row of the court with his wife, watching the proceedings, silently looking his opponents in the eye. His public statements afterward showed a focus on protecting students, schools, his agency and its professionals. In the end, Evers won again, even before this new court, albeit with a very narrow ruling that allowed him to have his own attorney.

When asked about this personal win, Tony Evers noted that it was also a win for the people of Wisconsin . I mean, how could you possibly expect to win?”

Walker, meanwhile, got a much smaller victory: His name was removed as party to the lawsuit, so regardless of what happens in the case this fall, he can stay safely hidden behind the scenes, never having to look Evers in the eye—at least not on this particular case. That may be something he won’t be able to avoid if the two end up facing off at podiums in a general election this fall, however.

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Grassroots Campaigns Work Toward Safer Streets for Milwaukee’s Low-Income Neighborhoods ::BY ROB HULLUM

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hirty-five pedestrians and two cyclist were killed on Wisconsin roads in 2017. Six months into 2018, 21 pedestrians and four cyclists had already been killed. A 2017 report shows that a disproportionate amount of these crashes happen in the city of Milwaukee, and a majority of these Milwaukee deaths occur in low-income communities according to a local pedestrian advocacy group.

Milwaukee has been slowly making strides to become a better city for pedestrians and cyclists, but many of these efforts have been concentrated in higher-income areas like Downtown and the East Side. During this time, Milwaukee’s lowincome and minority neighborhoods have largely been left behind.

“We have structurally, on the federal level, designed policies and laws that have, without sugar coating it, kept black and brown people segregated from whites,” said Caressa Givens, a projects coordinator with the Wisconsin Bike Federation.

“That makes it very challenging for these neighborhoods to have nice things.” Givens is one of a growing number of community organizers and organizations trying to combat this problem.

Complete Streets for All “Historically, our neighborhoods since the 1940s have been developed on the Robert Moses model,” Givens said, referring to wide streets that prioritize car traffic over other modes of transportation. “It really took down the level of people who want, and are able, to be in the street and socialize to come together.” Givens is working on a citywide Complete Streets policy that, if passed by the Milwaukee Common Council, would seek to ensure that cyclists and pedestrians are considered in all roadway reconstruction projects.

Wisconsin implemented a statewide Complete Streets policy in 2010, but Gov. Scott Walker eliminated it in his 2015 budget. As the governor borrowed $1.3 billion and transferred $200 million from the General Purpose fund in an effort to build more highways, he repealed the policy in an effort to save the $7.4 million it cost to operate. “This type of penny-wise, pound-foolish approach to transportation budgeting has become standard among the GOP’s Tea Party wing,” journalist Angie Schmitt remarked at the time.

In 2017, a group of mobility justice advocates began working on a similar policy for Milwaukee that “includes safer streets for all,” said Tonieh Welland, founder of Black Girls Do Bike Milwaukee and a Complete Streets organizer.

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“And that means access for all. Not just the usual suspects of the blocks that we think about, but for the blocks that go unnoticed; the 55th and Capitols.”

Complete Streets organizers surveyed as many people as possible to find out how they get to work, how often they ride their bikes, what prevents them from riding and if they have been hit by a car. Their results were cross-referenced with data gathered on crashes involving cyclists and pedestrians and presented to each member of the Common Council. The policy is expected to go in front of the Council on Wednesday, Sept.12.

If passed, this would likely be just the first step.

“I think by and large most council members are supportive of it,” said Common Council President Ashanti Hamilton. “I know that the mayor is supportive of it. The problem, I think, is the implementation phase. It’s probably less about believing in the concept, but there are resources that need to be attached.” He went on to explain that the city has an annual budget for street repaving and maintenance that already goes into the millions of dollars. “There are already neighborhoods that are going to get the attention,” he said. “What we don’t always do, though, is take the kind of Complete Street approach when you have regular repaving projects. It would be nice to implement that into our regular process.”

Path to Platinum, an active transportation advocacy group involved in the Complete Streets initiative, recently received a Changemaker Grant from the Medical College of Wisconsin.

The grant program is intended to transform the way the city conducts outreach, planning, design and prioritization of bicycle and pedestrian projects.

While organizers like Givens and Welland are seeking to make the streets that we already have safer, another group is hoping to create a whole new safe biking and walking route for Milwaukee’s Northwest side.

A New Bike Trail for the Northwest Side?

In a 2017 report, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, a nonprofit bike trail advocacy organization, notes that: “Milwaukee is home to amazing trail facilities, but those trails do not reach residents in the north-central or south-central neighborhoods of the city.” The report goes on to show that just 3% of people living in neighborhoods experiencing inequality live within walking distance of a trail. A Canadian Pacific-owned railroad corridor that runs for 5.2 miles just west of 30th Street could bring better access to thousands.

“IN MANY CITIES, INCLUDING MILWAUKEE, THERE AREN’T A LOT OF OPEN SPACES TO CREATE TRAIL SYSTEMS,” SAID WILLIE KARIDIS. “SO, YOU LOOK AT THESE RAILROAD CORRIDORS AND UTILITY CORRIDORS AS NATURAL PLACES THAT YOU COULD POTENTIALLY BUILD A TRAIL.” The 30th Street corridor trail project has been a city initiative for years. The plan is to build a biking and walking trail that runs adjacent to the railroad, which only runs once per day at 25 miles per hour. “In many cities, including Milwaukee, there aren’t a lot of open spaces to create trail systems,” said Willie Karidis, project manager for Rails-to-Trails’ Route of the Badger, of which the 30th Street corridor project is a part.

“So, you look at these railroad corridors and utility corridors as natural places that you could potentially build a trail.”

But just having the right space is not enough.

For the trail project to go forward, someone would have to buy the railroad from Canadian Pacific and allow someone to operate the one train that goes by per day according to Karidis.

He pointed out that the state owns a number of railroads, and that the city or county could also buy it. A private citizen technically could as well, but this is highly unlikely.

Rails-to-Trails specializes in national policy advocacy, research and forming partnerships.

Dictating local policy and gathering the community support necessary to put the trail in place is not fully in the organization’s wheelhouse.

This is where community organizations like the Northwest Side Community Development Corporation (NWSCDC) come in.

NWSCDC, located at 4201 N. 27th St., got involved with the 30th Street corridor project more than a year ago. “A biking and walking trail really touches a lot of different pieces,” said

Sarah Bregant, community development specialist at NWSCDC. She pointed to public health, recreation, the environment, active alternatives to cars, safety and economic development. But for Bregant, the bottom line is equity: “You see different trail networks on the outskirts of the city or near the lake, but you don’t see anything in the heart of the city like the 30th Street corridor.”

The focus is now on building community support for the project. “A lot of people who are living in these neighborhoods and communities don’t even know that this is an option for them,” Karidis said.

For the past two years, NWSCDC has hosted the Promise Zone Bike Ride, a five-mile cruise through neighborhoods on both sides of the rail corridor, to promote cycling in the area. “A lot of the participants on the ride said, ‘We never knew all of this stuff was in the neighborhood. We never knew that you could get from point A to point B that easily,’” said Andrew Haug, resource development manager at NWSCDC. Right now, the idea of a bike trail along the 30th Street corridor seems distant, but—though the project is likely at least a decade away from being a reality and there’s no guarantee that it will ever happen—the excitement is building. “I feel like it will happen eventually, but there are a lot of logistical questions, and obviously the biggest of those is how we find the money to make it happen,” Haug said. “There is an opportunity cost as well. There is a cost of doing nothing.”

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Thursday, July 26

Nonprofit Involvement in Lobbying and Voter Registration @ King Commerce Center (2745 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Drive), 10 a.m.-noon

Rid Racism Milwaukee will host a community leadership briefing about the results of the first-ever survey of Milwaukee nonprofit involvement in nonpartisan voter registration and lobbying efforts.

Candidate Forum @ Friendship Missionary Baptist Church (905 W. Wisconsin Ave.), 6-8 p.m.

Candidates for Wisconsin State Assembly District 16 and Milwaukee County Sheriff will take part in a community forum on issues important to the local faith-based and anti-mass incarceration communities. Assembly candidates Rick Banks, Brandy Bonds, Kalan Haywood II, Danielle McClendon-Williams and Supreme MooreOmokunde have confirmed attendance. Sheriff candidates Earnell Lucas, Robert Ostrowski and Richard Schmidt have been invited.

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Call & Response Gathering artists and audiences who share a commitment to the Black imagination.

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Talking to Kids About Race and Racism @ Alverno College Conference Center (3250 S. 43rd St.), 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Chaitra Wirta-Leiker, a licensed psychologist and owner of Beyond Words Psychological Services LLC in Denver, will discuss ways to talk to children about race and racism in a developmentally appropriate manner. This includes promoting positive racial identity development.

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

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

Power to the Polls @ Bradley Tech (700 S. Fourth St.), noon-5 p.m.

Organized by the same people who led the Women’s March, Power to the Polls will stop through 10 priority states that have experienced extreme voter suppression.

The Wisconsin stop will be at Bradley Tech, and will include a rally, canvassing, phone and text banking, and more.

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ere’s a question we never expected to be asking in 2018: Could Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker be a secret Russian agent?

We are truly living in bizarre political times when right-wing Republicans—including both Walker and President Donald Trump— are linked to a young, female Russian agent criminally charged with covertly infiltrating conservative American political organizations to advance the interests of the Russian government and its intelligence operations. But then we never expected to be disgraced before the entire world by Trump publicly sucking up to Russian President Vladimir Putin by accepting what he called Putin’s “incredibly strong and powerful denial” that the Russian government interfered in the 2016 U.S. election and then, on his own, attacking U.S. law enforcement and intelligence agencies for investigating and bringing charges against Russians and Americans accused of subverting democracy.

Right-wing Republicans going back to Wisconsin Sen. Joe McCarthy and California Congressman Richard Nixon in the 1950s practically invented anti-communism. All of us who grew up during the Cold War with images of Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev pounding his shoe at the U.N. and threatening to bury us and Republican President Ronald Reagan denouncing the Soviet Union as the Evil Empire are completely amazed at how many Republicans now support Trump kissing the backside of Russia’s latest murderous, totalitarian president.

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ligence operation was their own governor.

Because Walker’s inept presidential campaign was so brief, many people forget he was actually the frontrunner in some early polls based on one speech he gave in Iowa. That tells you the value of early polls.

But it was enough to attract the attention of Maria Butina, a 29-year-old Russian accused of using her status as an American University political science student as cover to engage in conspiracy as an unregistered Russian foreign agent with direct ties to Putin’s government and intelligence services. Butina’s “handler” in Russia was Alexander Torshin, a Russian central banker and former senator close to Putin. For those of us who got our understanding of nefarious Russian espionage in America from episodes of “Rocky and Bullwinkle” in our youth, think of Butina as Natasha and Torshin as Boris Badenov.

Walker was considered such an important catch for the Russians that both Butina and Torshin had their pictures taken with him at the April 2015 convention of the National Rifle Association in Nashville, Tenn. In a Russian language blog post, Butina said she was impressed that Walker actually spoke a few words to her in Russian and displayed absolutely no hostility toward Russia in their encounter. Walker, one of the few presidential candidates in modern times without a college degree, acknowledged taking one semester of Russian at Marquette University. If this were a conspiracy theory being promoted on “Fox & Friends,” this would be when Fox News’ Steve Doocy would sarcastically wonder how a college dropout became fluent enough from a brief introductory course to communicate decades later with a Russian spy in her native language.

company after Walker’s presidential campaign fizzled. That’s when Butina moved on to support Trump.

What Butina described as Walker’s lack of public hostility toward Russia didn’t really begin until recently when the governor, like many other Republicans, has refused to criticize Trump’s fawning over Putin, the president of the world’s most powerful ideological opponent of American democracy. As a presidential candidate, Walker was a standard anticommunist, anti-Putin, right-wing Republican attacking Democrats as Putin’s dupes. Now that a Republican president has become a Putin dupe, Walker’s changed his tune.

When we can no longer trust Republicans—

except for a handful dying from terminal illness or no longer running for office—to publicly stand up against direct threats to American democracy from communist Russia, the most important question is: Why? Does Putin, a former KGB agent, have compromising videotapes of every prominent Republican doing disgusting things with prostitutes in Moscow?

Or, were Comrade Walker and all those other so-called leading Republicans successfully recruited by real-life, covert, “The Americans” missions by Russian intelligence operatives to join sleeper cells in anticipation of the final communist takeover of the United States under Trump, Russia’s most “useful idiot”?

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The governor’s office dismissed Walker’s smiling photo with the accused Russians as the routine shot candidates pose for all the time, but Butina gave the encounter much greater significance; she traveled to Waukesha three months later to be present for Walker’s presidential campaign kickoff.

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Muralist Tia Richardson on Bringing Communities Together ::BY ERIN BLOODGOOD

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hen driving past a mural on the side of a building, take a closer look, because within those colors and images, there’s a story. Think about how that mural came to be on that wall and what it took to create that work of art. For Tia Richardson, a Milwaukee-based artist, producing a mural is something that is done with a community. She has painted murals all around the city by partnering with local organizations and bringing people together. Her works of art are more than paintings, they are connections.

Richardson’s process begins when a local organization reaches out and explains the needs in their neighborhood. She works with the organization to determine a goal of the mural and how it can address those needs.

The magic really starts when Richardson brings all types of community members together to collaborate in a workshop, from business owners to public safety officials, to home owners and everyone in between. In Richardson’s creative process, collaboration and communication have to happen before anything else.

She asks people to focus on one of three things in her workshops: challenges that the community has faced, choices currently being made about those challenges, or where those choices are leading the community. In other words, participants are asked to either focus on the past, the present or the future. Once they have chosen a topic, everyone breaks into small groups of people they may not know to discuss issues affecting their lives.

“As human beings, there’s a need to connect. There aren’t always positive outlets for being able to express ourselves,” explains Richardson. Through collaboration and artistic expression, she aims to create a positive

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space for people to work through problems together.

She then combines those ideas and drawings from the workshop to create her initial sketch. The mural begins to come to life when members of the neighborhood jointly press their acrylic-covered brushes to the wall.

“I underestimated Milwaukee,” she says, “I underestimated people’s willingness to do something positive in the face of so much pain. It tells me the potential that Milwaukee has, and I want to go after that potential.”

The most prominent mural Richardson has created stands tall in Milwaukee’s Sherman Park neighborhood, depicting a homeowner, a carpenter and a police officer at the center holding up a house. There are endless stories throughout the painting, but the overwhelming theme is people supporting their homes and their need

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These murals are changing our city by giving people an avenue to express themselves. People like Tia Richardson and her partnering organizations are creating opportunities for connection and healing. When looking at these murals, we are getting a direct message from the people throughout our community, and their voices are being heard.

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A PLACE WITH A VIEW, PLUS POKĒ, RAMEN AND MORE ::BY LACEY MUSZYSNKI In dining news around Milwaukee this month, a new sharable plates spot opens with one of the best views of the city, the South Side gets an eclectic mix of cuisines and two local spots open new locations.

Plus, even more pokē and ramen.

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1818 N. Hubbard St. • 414-763-0003 viewmke.com • $$$ Despite a contentious start related to the sale of the restaurant’s building and subsequent closing of Wolf Peach, View MKE has opened in the enviable building in Brewer’s Hill. Owners Carl Tomich and his wife, Kim, also operate StoneFire Pizza Co. in New Berlin. Chefs Zach Panoske, formerly at Harbor House, and Paris Dreibelbis, formerly at Ardent, are behind the menu of locally sourced small plates and pizzas with international flavors. The dinner menu is divided into sections land, sea and garden, along with boards and snacks and Milwaukee-style pizza. Charcuterie and cheese boards ($19-$22) are chef’s choice, and adobo roasted peanuts ($6) go well with cocktails. Korean beef tartare is served with a gochujang aioli and soy egg yolk, seared sea scallops come with creamed corn and mole, and a tomato salad has cucumber, ricotta, and basil-walnut pesto. Thin-crust pizzas ($14-$15) come with toppings like chicken and chorizo with Peppadew peppers, pimento cheese and kale with lardons, and wild mushrooms. Brunch is served on weekends and includes okonomiyaki, a savory Japanese pancake, and baklava French toast.

OYeah Chicken & More

3322 W. Loomis Road • 414-916-9324 oyeahchickenandmore.com • $-$$ A counter service restaurant has opened in the former Pizza Hut building near Point Loomis. OYeah Chicken & More serves up food from three cuisines: Southern, Chinese and Mexican, along with American standards like burgers and cheesesteaks. Fried chicken comes in individual ($3.99-$6.99) or family meals ($8.99-$19.98) served with biscuits. Whole chicken wings baked with Indian and Middle Eastern spices ($6.99-$8.99) are topped with thinly sliced potatoes. Mexican dishes include quesadillas ($4.99) and a taco bowl ($4.99) that can be topped with various meats. Stir-fried noodles ($5.99), fried rice ($5.99), pepper steak ($9.99) and sesame chicken ($8.99) round out the Chinese American menu.

Casablanca

17800 W. Bluemound Road, Brookfield 262-261-6000 • $$ Casablanca, a Middle Eastern restaurant on Brady Street, has opened a second location in Brookfield. The new location is about 12,000 square feet and took about a year longer to open than expected due to expanding plans for

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renovations of the building which formerly housed Hōm Wood-Fired Grill. Like the Brady location, the new Casablanca has a second-floor rooftop deck and bar, along with windows at the front of the restaurant that can be fully opened in good weather. The menu at the new location is similar to Brady Street’s, including a full daily vegetarian buffet (sides of meat can be ordered separately).

A hummus appetizer ($5.95-$7.95) can be topped with meat ($9.95) for a heartier starter. Chicken, beef, lamb and shrimp shish kabobs ($16.95-$21.95) are cooked with tomatoes, peppers and onions and served with basmati rice.

Wraps come stuffed with chicken shawarma ($10.95), lamb kifta ($10.95) and falafel ($9.95), among others.

Jose’s Blue Sombrero

7615 W. State St. • 414-453-2300 josesbluesombrero.com • $$ Jose’s Blue Sombrero has opened in the former Chancery location in downtown Wauwatosa. This is the fourth location for the local restaurant. The space has been remodeled to include seating on two floors, a balcony on the second floor overlooking Downtown and private party spaces. The décor is colorful and bright, with a brand-new bar and exposed Cream City brick. The menu is similar to that of the other locations. Guacamole is made tableside in a molcajete ($9.95). A hot molcajete also holds various combinations of sizzling meats and vegetables ($15.95-$27.95), served with tortillas and beans. A large section of tacos runs the gamut from beef short ribs marinated in soy sauce and mirin ($3) to chipotle and tequila shrimp ($3).

Fusion Poke

1813 E. Kenilworth Place 414-763-4525 • $-$$ Another new pokē and ramen spot has opened on the East Side in the former Hotch space. Fusion Poke is the second location of a Chicago restaurant that’s capitalizing on the trend of Hawaiian seafood. And though the focus is on pokē, ramen, Thai rolled ice cream, bubble tea and shaved ice are also available. Pokē is available in six signature bowls in two sizes ($9.59-$12.59), or customers can choose to make their own with options like tuna, salmon, octopus and five different sauces and unlimited toppings included in the price. There are a number of styles of ramen ($11.99), including ever popular tonkotsu.

Shaved ice ($5.75) is made with a Taiwanese machine that makes ribbons of ice and is available in flavors like mango and matcha.

IN CLOSINGS THIS MONTH: El Cañaveral on Greenfield Avenue, a Mexican restaurant known for their homemade tortillas, announced on Facebook they were closed permanently. Sofia’s on Lincoln Avenue in West Allis has closed, and Chilango Express will be moving in.

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ALOHA FISH BOWL IN THE THIRD WARD ::BY DAVID LUHRSSEN Pokē has become trendy in Milwaukee and elsewhere. The Hawaiianrooted dish exemplifies bespoke, healthy fast food suitable for a quick lunch or a carryout. The Chicago chain Aloha Pokē recently opened its first Milwaukee venue (220 E. Buffalo St.) in the Third Ward. The counter service operation, with tables outside and in, taps the “do-it-yourself” trend by offering a menu of customizable options. Pick from Ahi tuna, salmon or tofu, served in a bowl of white or brown rice, mixed greens or seaweed salad.

You can also choose from a variety of accent ingredients—from pineapple to jalapeños—and fill bowls in three sizes according to your appetite: eight ounce ($7.95), 16 ounce ($9.95) and 24 ounce ($13.50). Regardless of size, the selections offer spicy kick and lots of crunch, a mix of flavors and texture that can serve as a snack in the smaller iterations or a meal in itself in the largest bowl.

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ince its opening on June 1, Sip & Purr Cat Café (2021 E. Ivanhoe Place) has helped dozens of cats find their “furever” homes.

Katy McHugh, the founder and owner of Sip & Purr, was originally inspired to open this new edition to Milwaukee’s East Side when she visited a cat café in Amsterdam. She wanted to open her own café where people could enjoy kitty company and in turn, adopt cats who need a home. With the help of the Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC), she put together her business plan in the spring of 2017.

Just over a year later, on opening day, McHugh beams that the support and enthusiasm the public has shown for the café is “more than [she] ever dreamed of.” Leading up to the opening of the café, her small business earned a healthy social media following, and when she posted a job for a “cat concierge” she received more than 200 applicants in 72 hours. McHugh has lived in the Milwaukee area since the late ’90s and recognized the city’s openness to new concepts. “I’ve traveled a lot,” she says, “and Milwaukee is a hidden gem.

There’s something special about it.” McHugh feels Milwaukee tends to “rally around our own, especially if it’s for a good cause.”

Sip & Purr takes special care to ensure that both cats and humans are comfortable in the café. The dining area is separated by a glass wall, allowing guests to simultaneously view cats and eat in a clean space.

This is the first cat café in the Midwest to serve guests with a full kitchen alongside their beverage options. McHugh carefully planned the food and beverage side of the business while coordinating all of the kitty logistics. She explains, “Any time someone buys something they are supporting the cats and our mission.”

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only benefit. For example, the Door County Oat Bar with Cherries & Dark Chocolate is a flavorful and delicate treat.

A limited number of people are allowed in the cat area, so visitors are encouraged to make a reservation in advance if they want to ensure they have time to play with furry friends. Even if you are not interested in adopting a cat and just want some feline time, you are a welcomed guest. According to McHugh, “Keeping the cats socialized and friendly makes them more adoptable.”

All of the cats are from Lakeland Animal Shelter, and arrive at the cafe microchipped, medically examined, and spayed or neutered.

McHugh decided to partner with Lakeland because their “open cat colony concept” fits the model of the Sip & Purr kitty lounge, where there are no cages, and cats are free to roam as they please. The shelter decides which cats will live at Sip & Purr, and these “fur-iends” reside at the cafe until they are adopted.

When she isn’t running her new business, McHugh works with Southwest as a flight attendant. “I always wanted to be a flight attendant since I was a little girl,” she says. It was this job that allowed her to research other cat cafes around the world and help make Sip & Purr a reality.

You can follow Sip & Purr Cat Café on Facebook and learn more at their website sipandpurr.com.

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::SPORTS Thirty MLB Stadiums in 36 Days with Michael Mountain ::BY KYLE LOBNER

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ichael Mountain and his Honda Fit likely went unnoticed by many fans at Miller Park on Monday, but they’re on quite an adventure. Mountain, who lives in Baltimore, visited Miller Park as the third stop on a 30-city, 36-day road trip to visit every Major League Baseball stadium. Mountain was driving across West Virginia on Sunday night when I caught up with him to talk about his massive road trip.

What inspired you to do all of this?

Well, a couple of things, I guess. Obviously, I’ve been a baseball fan for as long as I can remember. My first time at a ballgame was my dad taking me to the old Memorial Stadium in Baltimore when I was about 3 years old, so baseball and I go way back.

But the idea for the trip came about five years ago or so. I had just started a new job doing software development at a consulting group in Baltimore called Catalyte. I had never done any professional software development before, so they had a four-month crash course training program for new developers. I was looking for an idea for a software project to do as kind of a side gig, just to kind of hone my skills and have a test project to work on to kind of solidify the things we’d been learning and give me some confidence that I’d be able to cut it. That’s where the idea originally came from for trying to figure out this itinerary.

I was interested in trying to see what the most efficient way to get around to all 30 stadiums and back to Baltimore would be. So, it really just started out as a thought exercise and a logic puzzle and a way to practice programming skills. But I worked on that on and off for the next couple of years, and I tweaked some things here and there in the program, and eventually when I had it working as well as I thought I wanted it to, I basically said, “Well, the only way to prove that this is actually feasible is to actually go on the trip.” So, about a year ago is SHEPHERD EXPRESS

when I started taking it seriously enough, doing it for real. One thing led to another, and here I am, making my way out to the Midwest.

How many of these parks that you’re going to have you visited before?

I have 13 active parks that I’ve already been to. Fifteen total, which includes the old Memorial Stadium in Baltimore as well as Turner Field in Atlanta, which I was able to make it to before they moved up to SunTrust. So, a little less than half are repeats for me, overall, but that means a little more than half are new. There are definitely some parks that I have not been to that I’m looking forward to seeing for the first time.

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Because I had a piece of software that was helping me do the trip calculations, I had actually pre-calculated for any of the stadiums that did not have domes if the game that I was going to be at got rained out or postponed or whatever; what would be my next best option. So, that was part of the reason why I was able to regroup so quickly and pivot my itinerary from visiting Philly yesterday to visiting Philly today and having to hit Washington, D.C., on the way back. But I haven’t done that for two rainouts on the same schedule. After this, if there is another postponement, I’m going to have to scramble a little bit to figure out what’s going on.

You’re on kind of the first long haul of the trip, going from Philadelphia to Milwaukee.

At this point, are you still pretty optimistic about this trip being fun and the long haul being a good idea?

Yeah, I think so. I do enjoy the journey of it.

Obviously, I wouldn’t be attempting a trip like this if I didn’t think I was going to have fun, not just at the games but traveling around, getting to explore the country a little bit more and finding some cool places to hang out or to get a meal or whatever it might be. So, regardless of what monkey wrenches might get thrown at me in the next five-and-a-half weeks, I think I will find a way to make it enjoyable.

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ith the Brady Street Festival in mind, let’s walk down Brady on an ordinary weekday. We’ll start at the fivepoint intersection of Brady, Farwell and Cambridge where a mist from the lake haunts Farwell. There’s Farwell Point with office supplies, a FedEx and the Mega Media Xchange which trades used video games and other treasures. The remaining corners hold a law firm, a CVS, a strip mall and a Starbucks. Above the Starbucks is the lovely YogaOne Studio. YogaOne will open the festival’s east end stage with a yoga session. The street is packed with traffic now and hard to cross, but peace will reign at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 28.

Brady Street dates from 1840. It was first shaped by European immigrants. Old World values go beyond the architecture.

Walking west to Walgreen’s, a shoeless beggar asks for help. He’s welcome here. (So are buskers, regardless of talent.) The street’s new radio station, WRRD—Wisconsin Resistance Radio—calls this spot “the liberal heart of Wisconsin.” The label is meant to hearten listeners (I’m one), but if liberalism means that all are welcome—the yearning huddled masses—the claim has some grounds. It sets a high bar for our neighborhood; but as we walk along, observing the diversity on every count among passersby and patrons at the cafés, franchises, bars, salons and tattoo parlors, it’s possible to think that ideal holds. Nothing lessens the tragedies of homelessness or addiction, but the answer isn’t banishing the victims.

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Where are we? Oh, yeah, the festival. All nine blocks of Brady are closed to traffic and packed (depending on weather) with all sorts of people, vendors and entertainers. After yoga, the east stage offers seven bands including Fox Face at 4 p.m. and Plaid Hawaii at 10 p.m. Our walk has taken us past the Dogg Haus, Fabrizio-Cappeli Salon, Smith Beer & Liquor Mart and the check cashing place to the Nomad World Pub with its fruit-colored backyard patio, a cozy neighborhood park with TV screens and flags from every nation that played the Word Cup. The big front windows are covered with names of the local musicians who’ve played there this summer. This place welcomes the world; it’s a Brady Street anchor; it rules its corner of Brady and Warren at the festival.

We’re in the street’s heart. On the north side: Qdoba with its outdoor balcony, Jimmy Johns, Futen Dojo (let’s bow from the waist), King Crab Shack, Fro Zone ice cream, Uncommon Items, Apollo Café (another anchor) and La Masa Empanada Bar. The flower boxes are especially lovely this summer at La Masa’s corner and north on Arlington at Balzac Wine Bar and across the street at Hi Hat Lounge and Garage. Brady establishments were in the vanguard of sidewalk seating in the city. The street is filled with folks at tables making every kind of fashion statement. On the south side: Club Brady, Malone’s (with Milwaukee’s smallest bar), the Waterford Wine Company, Jack’s American Pub, Rochambo Coffee & Tea House, Joe Cat’s Pub and the Italian restaurant Dorsia where the flower boxes rival anybody’s.

Let’s follow the funny footprints painted on the crosswalk to the north side and walk past the invaluable BESTD Clinic, the homey healthy Harry’s restaurant and the adventurous Easy Tyger. We’ll wave to the radio guys in WRRD’s window, check the lineup at Up and Under, greet friends at Brewed Café and the guy who suns himself on the steps of Brady Street Futons.

This block’s character is further embellished by Green Field’s Trading Co., Cousins, Saints and Sinners Tattoo Company, Halo Salon, Eco Pet, the Famous Smoke Shop, the Cutting Lounge and Kompali Mexican restaurant. The festival’s central stage is here.

Performances start with the Conservatory of Brady Music at 1 p.m. and close with the Afrobeat of Nwa Na Agbe at 10 p.m. Queen Tut plays Street at 7 p.m.

Festival Next are the firehouse, Hosed, Tamarack July 28, Waldorf School, Usman La’Aro’s clothing and the Peter Sciortino Bakery, sure to serve 11 a.m. to homemade gelato at the fest. In the middle midnight of everything, St. Hedwig’s Church! We’re at the Old Italian stretch of Glorioso’s, Fazio’s Dry Cleaning & Tailoring and the pet-friendly Regano’s Roman Coin; but here’s Emperor of China, Thai-namite, Dryhootch coffeehouse, Art Smart’s Dart Mart and Juggling Emporium, a barber, a jeweler and MKE Vape.

Still, the Gloriosos manage the festival action here with artisan cheese tasting, cheese making, a curd eating contest and an eclectic roster of bands including Moon Rats and Calliope. Chicago’s Wild Skies starts at 9 p.m.

Several salons, the new Chocolate MKE, the chef-owned Diplomat and the venerable Sherwin-Williams Paint Store lead to Casablanca Middle Eastern Restaurant, Zayna’s Pizza and the festival’s mainstage: Zumba at 11:30 a.m., Ballet Folklorico Nacional de Milwaukee, Faux Fiction, Carinne, Queen Hilma, DJ Shawna, the Casablanca Belly Dancers, and Nova D’Vine’s Cream City Queens at 9:30, then a party in the street until midnight.

The 2018 Brady Street Festival is Saturday, July 28, from 11 a.m. to midnight.

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THURSDAY, JULY 26 The Alarm w/ Band/Aged @ Shank Hall, 8 p.m.

Like some of the most memorable bands of the ’80s, The Alarm didn’t just make music: They made impassioned pleas for humanity and a better world. That approach earned the Welsh rock band plenty of comparisons to U2, whom they toured with in 1983, and they found some success modeling their music after U2’s combination of earnest songs and big, ambitious production. The band’s lineup has changed considerably since they hit their American commercial peak with their Tony Viscontiproduced 1989 album Change, which featured their lone modern rock hit “Sold Me Down the River,” but frontman Mike Peters has continued to record new albums under the band name, including a new effort released this year titled Equals.

FRIDAY, JULY 27

Riverwest 24 @ multiple locations, 7 p.m.

Over the last decade the Riverwest 24 bike race has grown from a quirky neighborhood tradition into one of the Midwest’s most distinctive cycling events, drawing national attention and plenty of competitors from out of town (let’s hope nobody from Chicago wins this year). It also doubles as a massive neighborhood-wide party, with spectators filling the streets and cheering on riders. There’s always plenty going on in the neighborhood in conjunction with the event. Highlights this weekend include a three-year anniversary party for High Dive Friday night, with a phenomenal lineup including Slow Walker, Fire Heads, Zed Kenzo, Peeper & Le Play, Fox Face and Doubletruck (High Dive will also hold a Riverwest 24 pre-party and school supply drive on Thursday night), and an after party on Saturday at 10 p.m. at Company Brewing featuring Duckling, Lifetime Achievement Award, Hot Date and Caley Conway.

German Fest @ Summerfest Grounds

Milwaukee is a true melting pot, but there’s no mistaking the cultural imprint that Germany in particular left on the city—we owe our reputation as one of the great brewing capitals of the world to that German heritage. It goes without saying, then, that German Fest is one of city’s largest, most jubilant ethnic festivals. Attractions include polka, costumes, a train exhibit, wood carving stations, puppet shows, a sports area, sheepshead lessons and impossibly adorable dachshund races, but the biggest draw is, as always, the food. Among the vittles: schnitzel, sauerkraut, sauerbraten, knoedel, goulash, bratherring (fried herring) and too many varieties of sausage to list here. (Through Sunday, July 29.)

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FRIDAY, JULY 27

Ledef & Der Kindestod w/ DJ Tuga and Max Holiday @ Cactus Club, 9 p.m.

Promoters Close Up of the Serene and Earth Angel have teamed up to bring another bill of cutting-edge electronic music to Cactus Club. One of the founding members of San Antonio’s art collective House of Kenzo, Ledef specializes in modernist queer expression and innovative sonic and visual displays. They’ll be joined here by another boundary-pusher from the Texas experimental electronic music scene, Der Kindestod, to perform a collaborative two-hour set featuring “involving audio, visual projection mapping and movement.” DJ Tuga and Max Holiday will round out the bill. Suggested donation is $5-$10, though nobody will be turned away for lack of funds.

SATURDAY, JULY 28

TRUE Skool Summer Block Party @ Marcus Center, 11 a.m.

For the second year, the Milwaukee arts and hip-hop organization TRUE Skool will take over the Marcus Center’s Peck Pavilion for its free Summer Block Party event. It’ll feature a local entrepreneur market, a mini-skate park, children’s games and activities, a break dancing exhibition, a live turntable showcase from the Record Break DJs and music from A.D.H.D, Lotus Fankh, Clan 19, Taiyamo Denku, Burgie Streetz and others. Come hungry: Sazama’s River Edge Patio (part of the Saz’s Hospitality Group) will have food for sale.

Milwaukee Brewfest @ McKinley Park, 3 p.m.

There’s no shortage of beer festivals in this city—a new one seems to pop up each month—but Milwaukee Brewfest offers something that many of its competitors don’t: the experience of sampling beers and ciders in a beautiful park overlooking Lake Michigan.

Central Waters, Pearl Street Brewery, Fat Orange Cat, Enlightened, Sprecher, Company Brewing, Sand Creek, Furthermore, Finch Beer Co., Three Floyds, Ale Asylum and Ballast Point are among the dozens of vendors participating.

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SATURDAY, JULY 28

Milwaukee MeatUp @ Kettle Range Meat Company, 11 a.m.

Up to 20 teams of amateur grill masters will compete for $500 in prizes at Kettle Range Meat Company’s third annual Milwaukee MeatUp barbecue competition.

The day will also feature burgers, brats and beer, a pig roast, a bounce house, free knife sharpening from the Sharp Brothers and blues music from Kent Burnside (the grandson of the blues legend R.L. Burnside) and The Flood Brothers.

MONDAY, JULY 30

The National w/ Lucy Dacus @ The Riverside Theater, 8 p.m.

For years The National was one of indie-rock’s most infamous also-rans after the band’s 2005 masterpiece Alligator slipped under the radar of critics and listeners alike, but by the late ’00s the masses had begun to take notice. 2013’s Trouble Will Find Me was the band’s strongest album yet, a masterfully achy set that balanced its melancholy with understated wit, and last year the group released a worthy follow-up, Sleep Well Beast, a more expansive record with an electronic edge and some angry political undertones. It won a Grammy this year for Best Alternative Music Album, more proof that this once overlooked band finally has the stature it deserves.

TUESDAY, JULY 31 Deafhaven w/ Drab Majesty and Uniform @ Turner Hall Ballroom, 7:30 p.m.

There aren’t many modern metal records these days that cross over—as a general rule metal is a pretty isolated genre, uninterested in winning over the non-converted. A rare exception arrived in 2013, though, when the San Francisco ensemble Deafhaven released their sophomore album Sunbather, one of the most acclaimed metal albums of the last decade. The record is sprawling and beautiful, seeped in the crash-and-bang dynamics of post-rock. No doubt in part because of that crossover appeal, the record placed high on year-end lists from dozens of media sources, including Spin, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork and even NPR, an outlet not usually known for its metal coverage. Lest anybody think that Sunbather was a fluke, they followed it in 2015 with an even bigger, more sprawling third album, New Bermuda. Their similarly excellent latest album, Ordinary Corrupt Human Love, arrived this month.

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Now in its fifth year, Renaissance Theaterworks’ Br!NK New Play Festival graces the Milwaukee area with new work by Midwestern women playwrights, July 31-Aug. 5.

As in past years, two resident playwrights have been carefully chosen by Renaissance’s selection committee to have full-length pieces workshopped by Renaissance artists and given staged readings at the Broadway Theatre Center and touring venues.

Kristin Idaszak’s The Surest Poison explores the work of pioneer forensic toxicologist Alexander Gettler through the perspective of reporter Lois Long. Taking the form of a Prohibition-era murder mystery, the play plumbs the darker side U.S. history; the drama here stems from the federal government’s practice in the 1920s of employing chemists to make denatured alcohol as deadly as possibly, thereby killing those—often economically disadvantaged—individuals who drank bootlegged liquor.

The second full-length offering is Nabra Nelson’s Nubian Stories, a completely unique blend of Nubian folklore and modern history. Central character, Nuba, is forcibly relocated from her village before its intentional flooding to create the Aswan High Dam. Folk tales are drawn from Nelson’s own transcriptions of her mother’s oral accounts. Given the worldwide refugee crisis, this piece could not be more relevant.

Br!NK’s offerings also include a series of 10-minute plays called the Br!NK Br!efs. New last year, this component provides further opportunity for women playwrights to have their work rehearsed and seen by local audiences. Selected from more than 52 submissions, this year’s six plays are fully staged and will be presented Aug. 4-6 at the Broadway Theatre Center.

Finally, Br!NK opens its acumen to the community through the Playwriting Labs.

Held Aug. 4-5, this year’s workshops are titled “Muscular Monologues” (taught by resident playwright Idaszak) and “Writing the 10-Minute Play” (taught by local playwright, director and script consultant Jennifer Dobby).

In a recent interview, festival founding director Mallory Metoxen shared Br!NK’s central intent: “Our goal is to have the playwrights walk away with something they feel is better than when they came in. Even if they come in for the week and do a thousand different things, and none of them work, at least they know that they don’t work.

That’s what we’re here for. We’re here in support of the playwright.” From an audience perspective, Br!NK is nothing short of inspirational as well. (Selena Milewski) For a full schedule of staged readings and Br!efs performances, ticketing information and registration for the Playwriting Labs, visit r-t-w.com.

‘Ignite: A Hip-Hop Dance Experience’ “Ignite” is Kim Johnson’s baby. As artistic director of the wide-ranging Danceworks’ DanceLAB program, she initiated this eclectic, energetic summer urban dance concert—unique in the city—six years ago. With her recent promotion to managing director, responsible to all of Danceworks’ many programs, this is her finale at the “Hip Hop” helm and it’s a passionate one. I asked her what characterizes hip-hop dance in 2018. “There are no rules,” she answered. “That’s what’s so exciting. It doesn’t separate street dance from modern or contemporary dance.”

If you’ve seen past shows, you’ll recognize many of the artists in this year’s program.

In one manifestation or another, Richard Brasfield’s ReVamped Dance Company and the terrific dancer-choreographers Clayvon Savage, Joshua Yang and Gabi Sustache have produced memorable work every year. So has SueMo: A Dance Experience, the balletinfluenced contemporary dance troupe of Melissa Sue Anderson and Morgan (Mo) Williams, and its young company, SueMo II. All of these artists are back. All are masters of their styles and ceaseless explorers of dance art.

Sustache will dance duets with returning artist Juni Yang and prolific newcomer Gina Laurenzi, the well-known Danceworks Performance Company dance artist. Other newcomers to the showcase are Rae Bu of Quasimondo Physical Theatre whose choreography draws on Asian somatic practices; UW-Milwaukee-trained dancer Chancie Cole; TRUE Skool choreographer Antonio “AJ Poppins” Johnson; and Bay View High School prodigy Nate Ramos. The age-diverse members of Paul Webb III’s Danceworks Ignite Workshop this summer will demonstrate their hip-hop chops. (John Schneider) Performances are at 6 and 8 p.m., Saturday, July 28, and 6 p.m., Sunday, July 29, at Danceworks Studio Theatre, 1661 N. Water St. For tickets, call 414-277-8480 or visit danceworksmke.org.

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Shrek Lives (and Sings!) Onstage in Greendale ::BY RUSS BICKERSTAFF

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he Greendale Community Theatre valiantly marches into comical fantasy with its summer production of Shrek The Musical. A fairy tale world is brought to life largely though the emotions of individual characters. Scenic design fades into the background in a production animated by vibrant costuming and clever puppetry.

Robust Ben Tajnai wears the green as the titular ogre who finds his cozy little swamp overrun by fairy-tale creatures. Tajnai doesn’t quite nail the Scottish accent given to the character in the blockbuster animated movies, but even from a great distance he resonates with a depth of emotion that feels much more natural than CGI animation could possibly conjure.

To secure his solitude, Shrek must rescue a princess from a castle in order that she may marry a diminutive lord (played by a smartly comic Mitch Weindorf miniaturized at the knees by ingeniously simple costuming.) Rae Elizabeth Pare has breathtakingly graceful comic instincts in the role of Princess Fiona, who is rather unceremoniously rushed away to be even more unceremoniously married. Pare not only has inspired comic instincts in physical, verbal and musical humor, she has all three disciplines impressively synthesized into a fun musical comedy dynamic that plays well against Tajnai’s amplified gravity as Shrek.

Joining Shrek in his quest is Shawn Holmes in charming full-bodied fuzziness as Donkey.

Holmes plays up Donkey’s irrepressible cheerfulness in an irresistibly lovable performance.

He shares one of the most visually fantastical moments onstage with a lovestruck dragon present onstage as a rather large puppet voiced by stunning vocal diva Raven Dockery.

Through July 29 at Henry Ross Auditorium inside Greendale High School, 6801 Southway, Greendale. For tickets, call 414-817-7600 or visit greendaletheatre.org.

Summit Players’ ‘Twelfth Night’

Summit Players’ Thoroughly Enjoyable ‘Twelfth Night’ ::BY JOHN SCHNEIDER

Drama and Scandal in Outskirts’ ‘The Children’s Hour’ ::BY RUSS BICKERSTAFF

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utskirts Theatre Company embraces a taut little drama in an intimate space as it presents The Children’s Hour in the Brumder Mansion. Kira Renkas and Samantha Paige play Karen and Martha, two teachers who run a tiny all-girls boarding school in the 1930s. Ashley Retzlaff summons a sweetly sinister opportunistic selfishness as May Tilford: a troubled girl who accuses the two teachers of having a sexual relationship. The accusation threatens to shatter both of them as parents pull their students out of the school in response to the scandal.

Director Dylan K. Sladky manages quite well with the deeply engaging balance and pace of Lillian Hellman’s script. Moments of dramatic tension are allowed room to breathe without compromising the intensity of the drama. Renkas and Paige perform with style and finesse as the two teachers. Renkas deftly works the silence in some of the story’s most intensely dramatic moments. Paige plays a smartly articulate and active aggression to Renkas’ admirably reserved poise. There’s a sharply rendered dynamic between the two of them that conjures a remarkably nuanced gravity around which all of the rest of the drama orbits.

There’s quite a bit of talent in and around the edges of the ensemble as well. Brittany Boeche carries inspired and smartly modulated comic theatricality as Mrs. Lily Mortar— an overly dramatic teacher at the school who slips a few wrong words at the wrong time which are heard by the wrong ears, resulting in Tilford’s accusations. Anna Lee Murray is touchingly vulnerable as the student with the unenviable task of being blackmailed into corroborating Tilford’s accusation.

Through July 29 at the Brumder Mansion, 3046 W. Wisconsin Ave. For ticket reservations, visit outskirtstheatre.org.

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hough they speak it beautifully, you needn’t follow William Shakespeare’s lines to thoroughly enjoy the Summit Players adaptation of Twelfth Night. The highenergy physical performances and intellectual and emotional transparency of its six-member cast give you plenty to recognize, laugh about, cheer for and ponder.

It’s as if Shakespeare’s clowns stole every role, but they’re soulful clowns with big feelings and desires.

The target audience is “children and communities regardless of income or background,” reads the mission statement. Performances are free in Wisconsin State Parks all summer. A workshop for children in acting and Shakespeare is offered before each show. The script has been lovingly cut to 75 minutes. You get the lines you need to follow the story. At other times, the words just serve as music or emotive sound. Sometimes they’re mixed with stirring vocal harmonizing, beautifully performed. A little placard with a plot summary leans against an old trunk down center in case you get lost.

The marvel is that these tactics actually help to focus the play’s ideas. Director-adaptor Maureen Kilmurry deserves enormous credit for that. Her up-to-the-minute interpretation pits the longing for human connection against the too frequent sense that who we are is not how others see us. We may not be as special as we think, for one thing. Regarding gender—so prominent a complication in Twelfth Night—clothing makes the man, figuratively. Personhood and gender are distinct experiences. Assumptions can be cruel. Such concerns struck me at the recent performance at Three Bridges State Park.

This is Summit’s fourth summer and fourth Shakespeare comedy, all of it guided by Kilmurry, who has taught classical acting at Marquette for 20 years and directed many Shakespeare productions on the university’s mainstage. Summit was founded by her students (all but one of the Twelfth Night cast trained with her), and the company’s work represents her aesthetic. That she and I are colleagues at Marquette has no bearing on my admiration for her artistry. And yes, the charismatic actors—all but UW-Milwaukee grad Brittany Curran—were also my students.

Hats off to them all: Joe Picchetti, Hannah Klapperich-Mueller, Michael Nicholas, Caroline Norton and Nick Parrot. With super-fast changes of bits of Elizabethan clothing over jeans and T-shirts, they play their contrasting straight and goofball roles to the hilt. And as ensemble members, their love for one another is infectious.

Upcoming Milwaukee area performances are Aug. 10 at Havenwoods State Park, Aug. 11 at Kohler-Andre State Park and Aug. 12 at Pike Lake State Park. Visit summitplayerstheatre.com for a full schedule of workshop and performance times and directions.

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Stones in Motion at the Alice Wilds Gallery ::BY SHANE MCADAMS

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eeing Kyle Seis’ exhibition at The Alice Wilds gallery through the window outside, it’s possible to imagine you are looking at a suite of Cubist oil paintings from 1912. Variegated and faceted compositions build from a dusty palette of taupes, beiges and grays that will remind some of the work of Juan Gris, Georges Braques and Pablo Picasso.

Once inside the gallery, though, it becomes clear that they aren’t paintings, but digitally manipulated photographs of stones, that happen to have a very painterly sensibility. The show’s title, “The Surface of a Stone is Always in Motion,” confirms the exhibition’s subject matter and alludes to Seis’ deep interest in optics and visual psychology.

A baker’s dozen of archival pigment prints fill out the show. They range from 20 by 16 inches to 30 by 24 inches and are all very much of a family. Each composition emerges from a disorienting combination of collage, digital rendering and straight photography. Superficially they are almost repetitively similar, though by narrowing the parameters of visual

expectation, they cajole the viewer into more intense inspection of each one’s internal complexities.

A 20-by-16-inch work on the inside of the East wall––untitled, as they all are––intersperses highly detailed and obscured sections of photographed stones that have been parsed and recomposed in “post” on the computer. The surface play of this and several other works mimics the effect of reflective glare on glass, making them irritatingly difficult to pin down.

That’s intentional of course—retinal frustration here is intentional. Many of the works interfere with the viewer’s natural urge to establish figure/ground and depth-of-field relationships, remaining stubbornly flat and solid as one might wish them to expand and disperse into landscapes.

OPENINGS: Tom Berenz: A Conversation on Contemporary Painting

Thursday, July 26 Haggerty Museum of Art • 530 N. 13th St.

Ben Grant will moderate a panel discussion about contemporary painting presented in conjunction with Heavy Socks—Tom Berenz’s contribution to the Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s Mary L. Nohl Fund Fellowships for Individual Artists 2017 exhibition. The panel will include Doug Singsen, who wrote the essay on Berenz’s work in the exhibition’s catalogue. Starting at 6 p.m., this panel discussion is free and open to the public.

Seis’ compositional conceit in the show is surprisingly basic, but from those few economical decisions a seemingly endless array of visual, conceptual and intellectual inferences emerges.

In their skillful embellishment and deft control of visual experience, his photographs say a lot about the future of digital imagery, inside and outside of the art world. They metaphorically predict what’s sure to be the rockiest of matrimonial futures between the computer and the camera. How does looking at a photograph compare to a direct visual encounter with an object? What “truth” is there in enhanced or manipulated images in a world where enhancement is quickly becoming the rule rather than the exception?

When photographic objectivity erodes irretrievably, as it soon will, will separate, subjective and artistically proximate truths rise in its place?

‘Homely (Part Two)’

July 28-Sept. 1 Portrait Society Gallery 207 E. Buffalo St., Suite 526

“Homely (Part Two),” the second part of a summer-long project begins with beer, wine, snacks and a guided walkthrough of the exhibit on Saturday, July 28, from 3-5 p.m.

This is a collection of photographs by photojournalist Angela Peterson, who followed two Milwaukee families headed by single mothers struggling to find housing and keep their children in the same schools. The photographs, Portrait Society says, “provide an intimate portrait of these families as the eldest sons moved through their senior years toward graduation.”

His work may happen to have countless topical implications, but the soul of Seis’ practice seems to reside in the study of perception itself.

His photographs, prior to and in this exhibition, engage in the long history of phenomenological investigation begun by Maurice Merleau-Ponty, and continued by everyone from Josef Albers to Bob Morris to Anish Kapoor. In Phenomenology of Perception, Merleau-Ponty suggested that all post-Cartesian thought erroneously took for granted the “cogito” in “cogito ergo sum” by assuming that the condition of our perceptions and sensory information was in fact homogenous. He questioned the very solidity, unity and continuity of what we consider a primary sensorial experience, and advocated for a new kind of art making as a result. But really, that’s just a pedantic encapsulation of some very esoteric philosophy: simply another way to say, “The surface of a stone is always in motion.”

While some thinkers spill gallons of ink telling us, Seis elegantly shows us how our visual impressions of something, say, a stone, are always fluid, binocular, four-dimensional, unstable, and impermanent. Seis admirably manages to capture the visual essence of one of the thornier philosophical propositions of that past century in visual terms more elegantly than many who’ve written about it. To render text inferior, and perhaps unnecessary, with visual communication is a notable achievement and probably the most significant takeaway, of the many takeaways, from this gem of a show.

“The Surface of a Stone is Always in Motion” is on view at The Alice Wilds (900 S. Fifth St., Suite 102) through Aug. 4.

Kyle Seis, Untitled, 2018, Archival pigment print, Edition of 5

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[ FILM CLIPS ] Mission: Impossible—Fallout PG-13 Nonstop action constitutes the mission accepted by Tom Cruise and writer-director Christopher McQuarrie in this sixth Mission: Impossible movie. Cruise shattered an ankle on set, but six weeks later, the 56 year old performed 106 skydives “to get the shot.” Ethan Hunt (Cruise) and his IMF team (Alec Baldwin, Simon Pegg and Ving Rhames) pursue rogue MI6 agent Solomon Lane (Sean Harris), who plans an attack using three nuclear bombs. Knowing the previous installment made more than two-thirds of it box office overseas, picturesque European backgrounds provide most of the film’s settings. Several actresses (including Angela Bassett) take on pivotal roles, but what keeps us awake is watching Cruise risk it all to bring us Hunt’s impossible derring-do. (Lisa Miller)

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‘Mama Mia! Here We Go Again’

‘Here We Go Again’ With Friends and Lovers on a Greek Isle

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::BY DAVID LUHRSSEN

amma Mia! made over ters three men of her dreams—all of them $615 million worldwide plausible fathers for Sophie and played by acin ticket sales, hence Here tors (Jeremy Irvine, Josh Dylan, Hugh SkinWe Go Again, the well- ner) who are reasonable youthful stand-ins for named sequel to the 2008 the men we know as the loves of Donna’s life: hit. Except, in a clever twist, it’s not only a Sam (Pierce Brosnan), Bill (Stellan Skarssequel. Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again gård) and Harry (Colin Firth). (let’s just call it MM II) is also an origin story Sam is already on the isle to celebrate the showing how Donna, played in the original by hotel’s opening. It’s not much of a spoiler Meryl Streep, made her way after graduating to say that the other two eventually make it, from an English college (via a romantic Paris joining mom’s college friends Tanya (Chrisinterlude) to the Greek island of Kalokairi, tine Baranski) and Rosie (Julie Walters). The guided only by her dreams. big if concerns the arrival of Sophie’s long esIn a bittersweet opening note, we learn tranged grandmother, Ruby. But since Ruby of Donna’s death a year earlier. Her perky is played by Cher, odds are the family will be daughter Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) is deter- together by the end. mined nonetheless to transMM II lacks the bright paform mom’s island villa into nache of MM I, partly because a hotel fit for the high-end it lacks Meryl Streep in the Mamma Mia! tourist trade. She inherited starring role. And this time, Here We mom’s faith in dreams, as the song and dance numbers Go Again well as her determination to won’t make fans of classic carry on against all obstacles.

Hollywood forget about SinAmanda Seyfried The second bittersweet note: gin’ in the Rain. But the fashPierce Brosnan Sophie’s boyfriend, Sky ions are fun to look at and who Directed by (Dominic Cooper), away in wouldn’t want to spend a night Ol Parker New York, has received a job at Sophie’s hotel? The greatest offer and they break up while ABBA hits were used up last Rated PG-13 talking on their cell phones. time, but Brosnan gives a reWell, better that than a Facemarkably rueful meditation on book post. Sophie is undeterred. What’s a lit- “SOS.” Despite recognizing that life includes tle heartache when it’s time to open that hotel losses as well as dreams that come true, MM and fulfill mom’s dream—and her own.

II maintains a frothy tone, amusing if less Much of MM II consists of flashbacks to than laugh-out-loud. And yes, a postcard is1979, mostly well edited into the contempo- land on the Mediterranean seems like a great rary scenes and tracing free-spirited young escape in troubled times and the story’s idea Donna (Lily James) as she discovers her of undying loyalty among friends is comfort Greek island paradise. And yes, she encoun- food for the soul.

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A kids’ cartoon becomes a movie for the whole clan by including the requisite fart and poop jokes, while generating boatloads of adult in-jokes. Relief from somber superhero flicks is a collection of sarcastic observations, including sight gags such as a cartoon Stan Lee appearing in cameo. Tired of being all but invisible superhero sidekicks, the Teen Titans appeal to an “it” Hollywood director (voice of Kristen Bell) to develop a film franchise based on them.

Heck, they can even offer their own song-and-dance numbers. Meanwhile, the Teen Titans finally get their own arch nemesis (Will Arnett)—even if they can’t distinguish him from the superhero Deadpool. Being a superhero sidekick is tough, but the superhero film industry is tougher. (L.M.)

Unfriended: Dark Web R Matias (Andrew Lees) juggles Skype game night with friends (played by Betty Gabriel, Rebecca Rittenhouse, Connor Del Rio and Savira Windyani) while secretly carrying on a Skype conversation with his deaf girlfriend (Stephanie Nogueras). Then, Matias stumbles upon a hidden folder depicting the torture and killing of young women. He shares the find with his friends, only to learn the flagged folder has led the killer straight to each of them. A standalone sequel to Unfriended, once again the internet channels dark and dangerous forces. Computer and phone screens depict the story, but paper-thin characters leave us unable to invest in the outcome. (L.M.)

[ HOME MOVIES / NOW STREAMING ] n The Addiction

Lili Taylor was well cast as Kathleen, the disgruntled philosophy major in Abel Ferrara’s disturbing vampire film, The Addiction (1995). Walking home, she’s attacked by a vampire seductress, leaving her with a taste for blood and heroin, sensitivity to sunlight and—she discovers under the tutelage of Peina (Christopher Walken)—membership in a secretive but growing fraternity of the undead. The shadowland of disorderly, dangerous pre-Rudy Giuliani New York is realized in elegant black-and-white cinematography.

In The Addiction, vampires embody the principle of predatory satisfaction: They are rapists, violators and killers. The screenplay by Ferrara’s longtime collaborator Nicholas St. John makes passing reference to AIDS, but is more concerned with fate, freedom and the reality of evil. The philosophy department setting provides a suitable backdrop of Friedrich Nietzsche, Martin Heidegger and Jean-Paul Sartre. Surveying the university library, Kathleen sees only a charnel house of bad ideas. Edie Falco plays Kathleen’s best friend (and victim).

n The Big Country

The Big Country must have looked magnificent on big screens upon its 1958 release. Even watched at home, the vastness of its American West setting is striking, almost overshadowing its characters. Gregory Peck stars as a newly arrived gentleman from back east who is forced to adjust to the rough and tumble frontier. The Blu-ray release includes many extras such as a documentary on director William Wyler and interviews with Peck and co-star Charlton Heston.

n I, Jane Doe

“I don’t think you have enough nerve,” the cad taunts. She fires anyway, refuses to identify herself in court and is sentenced to die. But then she turns out to be pregnant and the widow of the cad, an attorney, appeals her sentence.

The 1948 crime-war melodrama is historically interesting for the strong female attorney, played by Ruth Hussey in Katharine Hepburn mode. I, Jane Doe was produced by Republic Pictures, Hollywood’s biggest low-budget studio.

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::OFFTHECUFF

Breakfast with the Creatives Off The Cuff with CreativeMornings’ Paul Oemig ::BY KATIE LAFOND

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reativeMornings was started in 2008 by designer Tina Roth Eisenberg who wanted to create an event that would foster open conversation among New York’s creative community. It began as a small breakfast paired with discussion on a Friday morning each month, free of charge and open to anyone regardless of discipline or background. Since then, the program has spread across the globe. Off the Cuff spoke with the Milwaukee chapter organizer Paul Oemig to learn more about CreativeMornings.

What is CreativeMornings?

It’s a monthly breakfast-lecture series for the creative community that’s now hosted in about 190 cities around the world, from Mexico City to Singapore to Stockholm and everywhere in between, with a global monthly attendance of over 20,000 creative minds.

Each monthly event is themed and consists of a 20-minute talk from someone in the region about their creative process, alongside coffee and breakfast bites. The talks are also recorded and shared online on creativemornings.com, so you can get a global perspective on that month’s theme from a lot of interesting minds and disciplines.

In Milwaukee our mission is to connect, develop and celebrate the creative community here. We strive to shift the definition of “creatives” to anyone who actively engages with problem-solving processes in their work—not just the traditional arts/design/marketing space. We generally host anywhere from 120-150 people from the region’s creative community. Our events are almost always sold out. Registration is free but capped.

Why mornings?

There’s no shortage of evening events, and that’s great, but if you feel inspired walking away from an evening event, it’s sometimes hard for that enthusiasm to carry to the following day. By hosting events in the morning, you can apply those insights or energies in the day ahead. And because it’s a morning event and there’s rarely SHEPHERD EXPRESS

alcohol in the mix, people are there for the presentation and for the other people attending, rather than to have a drink. I’m not a morning person by nature, but I always leave with more energy than I put in, even when it means waking up at 5 a.m. to set up with our team. Mornings are full of promise.

Why are face-to-face connections so powerful?

The average American spends seven to 10 hours a day consuming media on devices, according to recent Nielsen reports. With the time spent interacting face-to-face decreasing, face-to-face interaction only becomes more valuable—most of all because when you communicate with someone face-to-face, you are vulnerable, and if that interaction is sincere, you build deep trust. A community can form that you simply can’t have in a digital context. Nothing replaces a handshake, a hug or a high five.

What’s the best thing you’ve learned from a lecture?

It has been so refreshing curating a public classroom of sorts each month. There is so much to be learned from people who may be using a different toolbox than you but are engaging with the same problem-solving process. In my professional practice, I work in a variety of spaces and utilize a variety of tools, primarily photography. Surrounding myself with a group of people of different skill sets and diverse professional and personal backgrounds has really helped me round out my own. Recently, Mark Fairbanks of Islands of Brilliance spoke on the theme of “Pioneer” and gave a great reminder that “the greater the amount of fear that exists, the greater the opportunity for growth that exists.” Growth is a choice. It’s one that has to be made again and again, and fear is something to be overcome again and again.

Past venues have included the Charles Allis and Villa Terrace museums, 88Nine Radio Milwaukee, Milwaukee Art Museum, Best Place at the Historic Pabst Brewery, Ward 4 and the Back Room at Colectivo, to name just a few. To learn about CreativeMornings’ next session on Friday, Aug. 17, visit creativemornings.com/cities/mke.

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The Fall of Wisconsin:

The Conservative Conquest of a Progressive Bastion and the Future of American Politics (W.W. NORTON), BY DAN KAUFMAN Hillary Clinton was so confident of victory in Wisconsin that she didn’t bother to campaign here—and the result was catastrophic. As Dan Kaufman stresses in The Fall of Wisconsin, the state whose motto was “Forward” became the laboratory for America’s right-wing extremists, mislabeled as “conservatives.” Insidious voter suppression and sophisticated gerrymandering have aided their cause, as well as racist dog-whistling (increasingly audible to human ears), union busting and an appeal to selfishness, fear and evangelical lunacy.

The cost to citizens should be obvious. Since 2011, Kaufman concludes, “Wisconsin has experienced a dramatic increase in child poverty rates, nonexistent wage growth, steep cuts to K-12 public schools and the state university system, and a significant decline in water quality.” And how about those crumbling highways, Gov. Scott Walker? (David Luhrssen)

The Oresteia: Agamemnon, Libation Bearers, and The Holy Goddesses (UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PRESS),

BY AESCHYLUS, TRANSLATED

BY DAVID MULROY

The ancient Greek tragedies continue to be performed and new translations published. The latest, from UW-Milwaukee classics professor David Mulroy, revisits a trilogy by Aeschylus. Agamemnon, concerning the consequences of misdeeds, is the one most performed nowadays, yet Mulroy makes the case that Libation Bearers and The Holy Goddesses (as he prefers to call Eumenides) are also important. As Mulroy sees it, the latter plays are about the triumph of healthy democracy where persuasion is employed instead of compulsion and “disinterested reasoning instead of blind loyalties.” The relevance “is nothing if not timely.” Mulroy’s translation is worded to preserve the dignity of archaic cadences while making them accessible to contemporary ears (“Perhaps you catch my drift,” the Watchman says). (David Luhrssen)

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Milwaukee Parents Write Of Raising an Intersex Child ::BY JENNI HERRICK

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hat exactly does intersex mean? What causes a baby to be born intersex? As a parent, would you raise an intersex child any differently? An estimated one in 2,000 births result in an intersex child, a term that describes individuals who are born with any of several variations in female or male sex characteristics. For parents of these offspring, a series of difficult decisions often cloud the miracle of childbirth. In effect, intersex is a socially constructed term that reflects real biological variation, and as such, intersex is still a condition that is largely misunderstood; consequently, many parents of intersex children experience intense pressure to force an infant into a gender identity that may not be a good fit later in life.

Close to home, Milwaukee parents Eric and Stephani Lohman, like many parents of intersex children, were unprepared to receive news that the sex of their baby wasn’t as straightforward as they anticipated. After deciding to raise their daughter Rosie as a girl, the couple still felt pressured to agree to gender normalizing surgery early in Rosie’s life, something they ultimately refused. The Lohman’s have collected their child-raising stories in a touching memoir called Raising Rosie: Our Story of Parenting an Intersex Child. Part guidebook, this narrative provides an intimate and powerful emotional tale of one family’s struggle to understand identity and its natural development, while at the same time navigating a confusing and overwhelming medical minefield of recommended surgeries, procedures and quick decisions.

The couple will share their heartfelt journey at 7 p.m. on Friday, July 27, at Boswell Book Co. in support of their book, Raising Rosie.

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::HEARMEOUT ASK RUTHIE | UPCOMING EVENTS | PAUL MASTERSON

::RUTHIE’SSOCIALCALENDAR July 27: MishMash Fest (intersection of Burleigh and Fratney streets): Don’t miss the free block party that’s become quite a diamond in the Riverwest party hat. Featuring two stages of live music as well as food, beer and booze, the festival runs 5 p.m. to midnight. Stop by and check out the craziness, including a fire show at 9:30 p.m.

July 27: Pokémon Hoe Marvel Comix Party at D.I.X. (739 S. First St.): It’s cosplay a-go-go when this popular LGBTQ watering hole celebrates Pokéman and related themes during this 10 p.m. event. A drag show kicks off the nerdy night while a DJ rounds out the extreme fabulosity of all things great, gorgeous and geeky.

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Don’t Take Crap from No One! Dear Ruthie, We recently moved a third roommate into our South Side flat. She’s cool, and we’re cool and things are cool except that she spends anywhere from one to two hours in the bathroom we all have to share.

She admits that this is crazy and says that she “gets lost” reading in there or drinking coffee and stuff but come on! Two hours? That’s insane, especially in the morning when all three of us girls have to get ready for work or school. Her apologizes aren’t cutting it anymore, and she’s not changing her bathroom habits.

What do we do next?

Thanks Red, Impatient Emily

Dear Emily, As the experts say, “When ya gotta go, ya gotta go.” Tell your latrine-loving roommate that her days of pirating the porcelain are through. Create a morning schedule for the thunder-box if you must. Let her know that she can sit on the thrown all she wants, but not when others need to populate the potty. Don’t give her an inch, either. The minute she’s in there past the agreed upon time, bang on the door and remind her

July 28: Fox Valley Pagan Pride Music Fest at Pierce Park (1035 W. Prospect Ave., Appleton): Celebrate summer and learn about the misunderstood world of paganism during this 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. celebration.

Music, more than 20 vendors, workshops and more make this a changeof-pace party in the park. Stop by foxvalleypaganpride.org for more.

July 28: Brady Street Festival (at Brady Street): Four stages of fun, beer, bites, and hot boys and babes make this annual street fest one of the reasons Milwaukee rocks. The craziness kicks off at 11 a.m. with everything wrapping up at midnight. Truly a summer celebration not to be missed, the details can be found at bradystreet.org.

July 28—GM HIT Classic Annual 9-Pin Tournament at Classic Lanes (5404 W. Layton Ave.): An afternoon of good old-fashioned bowling is in store when you grab your balls and strike out! The noon to 4 p.m. games involve cash prizes, raffles and more. Not a solid bowler? No problem! The emphasis is on having a great time and meeting new people. The $25 entry fee is payable at the door but preregister at hitmke.bowling@yahoo. com.

July 28: Disco Drag in Menasha at The Attic (200 Main St., Menasha): Join me and a few of my gal pals as Milwaukee invades the Midwest Sunsplash Music Fest. Our 10 p.m. drag show (doors open at 9 p.m.) honors all things disco with a ’70s showdown of epic proportions. Get your $30 ticket at midwestsunsplash.org/other-events and come join us!

July 29: One-More-Pint Party at Walker’s Pint (818 S. Second St.): Have a Sunday Funday when The Squeezettes bring the house down during a free polka concert. Dance your keester off, sing along or simply toss back a few cold ones and take in a memorable slice of summer at this awesome Walker’s Point hot spot.

July 31: Out in the Kitchen at Discovery World (500 N. Harbor Drive): Yummy, yummy! The Wisconsin LGBT Chamber of Commerce fires up this fourth annual nosh fest, offering tastings from the city’s favorite restaurants, caterers, pubs and others. Cash bars round out the 6-8 p.m. sampling, where $30 tickets are available at the door.

July 31: ‘Life Without Pockets’ Book Reading at Boswell Book Co. (2559 N. Downer Ave.): Author Carla Anne Ernst reads from her new autobiography and hosts a Q&A about her journey transitioning from a man to woman. Enjoy the 7-8 p.m. reading and discussion where books are available for purchase.

Want to share an event with Ruthie? Need her advice? Email DearRuthie@ Shepex.com and follow her on Instagram @ruthiekeester and Facebook at Dear Ruthie.

that her time on the loo is up.

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::MYLGBTQPoint of View

Playing Gay on Stage A LOOK BEHIND AND A LOOK AHEAD ::BY PAUL MASTERSON

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t’s only July, and we’ve already embarked on the 2018-19 theater season. I just attended Optimist Theatre’s Shakespeare in the Park production of King Lear. It was a

rudimentary period staging. But one thing was particularly awkward. The character Oswald, the servant to Goneril, Lear’s childless and

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eldest daughter, had a peculiar affectation.

across the stage. Well, it is a tragedy, I sup-

author Mary Dugger, “the rarely disputed

Traditionally, Oswald, a bad guy foil, may be

pose.

goddess of lesbian hair in the universe.” Now

played gay or as the daughter’s boy-toy. Not

Meanwhile, the Milwaukee Repertory The-

you should have a vision of lesbian couples

surprisingly, the director opted for the former.

ater’s flyer for its upcoming season arrived.

coiffed a la Cline slow dancing to “Crazy”

In fact, Oswald was really gay, really really

One play, Junk, sounded promising. Alas, it

(an anthem unto itself). Then there’s French

gay, fey gay, demonstrably and eye-rollingly

turns out to be junk as in junk bonds, not junk

chanteuse Edith Piaf, who allegedly had an

nelly gay. I get it. It’s cheap, easy and requires

as in one’s “stuff.” As riveting as a Wall Street

affair with Marlene Dietrich, who had an af-

no insightful creativity or nuance to direct or

drama might be, it doesn’t seem particularly

fair, allegedly, with Tallulah Bankhead, who

play a screaming queen.

gay. But otherwise, the Rep’s season does

apparently did have an affair with Billie Holi-

I tried to find exaggerated foppishness in

have its inclusive moments. There’s a brown

day. Maybe the author should have included

the text. I couldn’t. Oswald is certainly the

play and a black play and, opening in Septem-

Dietrich as a link in the lineup. Anyway, last

target of verbal attack for all his flaws, but an

ber at the Stackner Cabaret, there’s LGBTQ

but not least, is Maria Callas, who was also

anachronistic gay stereotype he is not. Now,

appeal in the American premiere of Joanna

rumored to be lesbian but otherwise touched

interestingly, the cast was otherwise diverse

Murray-Smith’s Songs for Nobody. It features

many a gay opera buff’s heart. I have to retell

(“color blind,” as they say. It is 2018, af-

“legendary divas and the everyday women

the tale of my first visit to a German leather

ter all) and they all performed leadenly just

whose lives they touched,” the former being

bar where, rather than being amid a herd of

as actors in a traditionally set and costumed

Judy Garland, Patsy Cline, Edith Piaf, Billie

hunky Tom of Finland types, I found myself

Shakespearean staging are wont to do (save

Holiday and Maria Callas.

eavesdropping on a pair of rather rotund,

for Jonathan Wainwright who offered real per-

Obviously, Garland is our anointed patron

much older leather guys in complete monture

sonality as Edmund). Oh well…I would have

saint with her anthem “Over the Rainbow”

gaily gushing about their bootlegged Callas

liked to have enjoyed the play in the context

(try Israel Kamakawiwo’ole’s rendition for

recordings.

of our current political discontent but couldn’t

a real tear jerker). Patsy Cline, although ap-

In any case, I’m looking forward to Songs.

get past cringing whenever Oswald pranced

parently not lesbian herself, is, according to

I expect that night will offer nothing to regret.

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Lucy Dacus Reveals Herself on ‘Historian’ ::BY KENT WOLGAMOTT

f you want to know Lucy Dacus, just listen to her songs and watch her band on stage. That, the 23-year-old indie-rock sensation says, is who she is.

“The band is called Lucy Dacus, my name is so totally associated with the content,” she said in a recent telephone interview. “We’re not up there playing characters. Unlike some artists, I’m not bothered by people feeling like they’re seeing me at the shows.”

And, Dacus said, they are hearing her in the songs she writes, which she readily admits come from her life. “I’ve talked with friends about this, when you write about yourself, that’s what people connect to,” she said. “When you write a sermon or a lesson, that may not reach people. I’ve learned a lot from people who have been writing about themselves.”

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The latest batch of Dacus’ songs can be found on Historian, her acclaimed second Matador Records album that she says is a song cycle of loss, perseverance and, ultimately, optimism. There is a song about a recent break up with a boyfriend and one about the death of her grandmother.

The songs weren’t written together. Some predate her 2016 album, No Burdens, and she says she continues to record an extension of that debut. The music is richer and more involved, though the guitar-centric focus remains. “The music is a step up,” she says. “The content is more difficult. My singing: I get louder. The guitars get louder. It makes sense to me as a follow-up album.”

Dacus, who’s based in Richmond, Va., comes by music almost as naturally as she does writing. Her mother was an elementary school music teacher and pianist.

“We’d clean the house and sing together,” she said. “She taught me how to harmonize when I was really young.

That’s probably the most musical training I’ve had—her giving me an ear for harmony. The rest of it is all selftaught.” She says she drew writing inspiration from Shakey Graves—the Texan who started solo and works a lot in open-B tuning—and Broken Social Scene, who pack an expansive sound into tight songs.

The National Now she gets to take her w/ Lucy songs out on the road and Dacus present them in some of the Riverside same venues in which those Theater bands have performed. That Monday, could be a lot of pressure for a July 30 , 8 p.m. young artist, but Dacus says, “If there’s any pressure, it’s from myself. I don’t want to have a bad show. I just want to have a good time. I think if I do, other people do.” Dacus says she’s thrilled to have Historian out in the world and is encouraged by the response its received from critics and newfound fans.

“It’s super exciting. I’ve lived with the songs for so long, and now they’re out there. I’m the mother; no one else can do that. I’m really happy others can hear it. It’s kind of strange. I’ve had them in my iTunes for so long, different mixes; and I’ve only shared them with a few people, family and friends. Now people are hearing it, writing about it, talking to me about it. It’s been an adjustment that way,” she said.

And she said the fact that her music, in both recorded and live versions, is reaching people has been instantly fulfilling. “That’s probably the coolest part of all of this—that really immediate affirmation,” Dacus said. “How many jobs are there in this world that people come up to you and say, ‘You’re making my life better?’

A doctor maybe. That feeling is never going to get old.

Talking about it, I feel like tearing up. I’m such a softie. I really value the people that value me.”

Lucy Dacus opens for The National on Monday, July 30, at the Riverside Theater at 8 p.m.

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::LOCALMUSIC

’90s Night Features Trolley and Friends at Club Garibaldi ::BY DAVID LUHRSSEN

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he high-energy psychedelic pop rock that coalesced circa 1966 continues to reverberate on a subterranean level. A wave of adherents to the music of that moment in pop history surfaced in the 1990s, and one of its great Milwaukee exponents, Trolley, has organized a kind of ’90s night this Friday. The event features themselves and a pair of closely associated bands from the era, the Psychedelic Furs-infused Heathrow and the deadpan alt-rock of Solomon Grundy’s. Rounding out the evening is a current incarnation of Trolley’s influences, Cabin Essence, led by young multi-instrumentalist Nick Maas.

Trolley seldom plays out anymore; Heathrow disbanded a decade ago; Solomon Grundy’s went dormant as the ’90s ended. “I had four or five cocktails while watching a baseball game, and I realized: I missed seeing two of my favorite bands,” says Trolley’s bassist, Terry Hackbarth. “It was a long shot.” Heathrow’s Eric White has lived for several years in Switzerland, where he teaches history in a high school. “It took months to get everybody onboard.”

While largely absent from live venues through a combination of adult obligations, Trolley remains active in the 21st century as a recording act. Their 2011 release, Things That Shine and Glow, featured a melancholy jangle reminiscent of The Byrds, the pop grandeur of Pet Sounds-era Beach Boys and a bright psychedelic radiance.

2015’s Caught in the Darkness was a little less ’60s and a little more ’80s with rousing memories of new wave joining with the lost baroque sounds of Revolver-era Beatles.

For more than a year, Trolley has been working on their yet untitled next album in the home studio of guitarist Mike Perotto. “Mike is the orchestrator—the architect,” says guitarist-vocalist Paul Wall. Trolley has some 20 songs in progress in Perotto’s studio. “We’ll edit them down to 12,” Wall continues. “I love simple songs—Buddy Holly, The Ventures, The Zombies—whereas Mike and Terry bring a more orchestral influence. The way we work in the studio, a song might be years in the making—and it’s still the simplest song.”

Things That Shine and Glow and Caught in the Darkness, originally self-released on CD, have been reissued on vinyl by the British Sugar Bush label. Trolley has also contributed to several tribute albums, including one for pop-rock tunesmith Matthew Smith.

Trolley “It’s a bigger thing outside America,” Hackbarth says of Trolley’s Club retro sound. “In Britain, they have magazines like Shindig and Mojo Garibaldi that cover it. People are fascinated by our kind of music in South Friday, America, Spain and Italy.”

July 27 , “There are all kinds of niche festivals around the world,” Wall 8 p.m. adds. He then alludes to his ’70s punk rock inspiration that comes across in Trolley’s live shows. “I don’t know if we’re ’60s enough for them. We might not be ‘mod’ enough; we might not be ‘psychedelic’ enough; we’re not strictly ‘power pop.’ Maybe we’re a little of all those things.”

During the ’90s, Trolley performed around the Midwest and travelled as far as Boston. “Nowadays, we’re not chasing any aspirations,” Wall says. What keeps the band enjoyable and fulfilling, he adds, is the “trust that has evolved. I’m not as much of a control freak as I used to be. It’s a collaborative process—everyone adds to it. It builds and builds.”

Trolley, Heathrow, Solomon Grundy’s and Cabin Essence perform starting at 8 p.m. on Friday, July 27, at Club Garibaldi, 2510 S. Superior St.

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Sylvan Esso

Sylvan Esso Packed an Enormous Show into the Pabst Theater ::BY EVAN RYTLEWSKI

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t was clear from the start that singer Amelia Meath and producer Nick Sanborn were on to something when they partnered in the electronic-pop duo Sylvan Esso five years ago, but few could have expected the project to scale as well as it has. Where other acts with a similar “indie music, only with beats” hook tend to play it safe, leaning mostly on indie and employing beats mostly as an accent, Sylvan Esso have embraced EDM in all its blustery, subwoofer-rattling glory. Especially on their magnificent sophomore album, What Now, a more daring, exploratory spin on the instantly ingratiating sound they debuted on their 2014 self-titled effort, they offer the best of both worlds: music that’s bright, personable and heartfelt, but also generous with big thrills.

As Sylvan Esso’s audience has grown, so to has their live show, which now boasts an enormous light display that any Scandinavian superstar DJ would be proud to tour behind. There were times Sunday night, as mammoth rigs flooded the Pabst Theater with brilliant light at the duo’s second of two sold-out shows that weekend, where the sheer abundance of sound and color overwhelmed the venue. It felt as if they were getting away with something, squeezing a show optimized for enormous festival stages into such an intimate theater.

Yet as spectacular as the set production was, it never detracted from the night’s central draws: Meath and Sanborn, the two down-to-earth presences behind all the glamor. They worked the crowd with hand-claps, beat drops and sing-alongs. Sanborn pumped his arms while corked over his gear, his enthusiasm a proxy for the crowd’s, while Meath danced, squatted and slid around the stage like the star of her own imagined workout video. She’s become a fiercer, more physical presence by the year.

For Sanborn, who lived in Milwaukee for more than a decade, the show was a homecoming.

He recalled his first time playing the Pabst Theater, when his old band Decibully opened for Califone. To commemorate that occasion, for the encore, Sylvan Esso invited Mark Waldoch (whose band, Celebrated Workingman, had also played that Califone bill) and members of Collections of Colonies of Bees on stage to premiere a convivial group cover of Califone’s “All My Friends Are Funeral Singers.”

Collections of Colonies of Bees opened the night playing songs from their uncommonly beautiful new album, HAWAII, punctuating their performance with some elegant choreographed dances from singer Marielle Allschwang and a couple wild cameos from rapper-singer Klassik. On the surface, the band’s arty post-rock doesn’t have all that much in common with Sylvan Esso’s chipper electro-pop, but like the headliners, their set was thrillingly dynamic and joyful, and their appreciation for every moment on stage was unmistakable.

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::ONTHECOUCH

Something bugging you? Find out what the Shrink thinks

Are You an Extrovert or an Introvert?

Find Out What the Shrink Thinks Dear Shrink,

How do you know if you’re an introvert? Often when I’m invited to do things with people I lie or make up a reason why I can’t join them, but then I worry I’ll get busted somehow, and people will be hurt or mad. Really, I just need some down time and don’t have much time to myself. Should I be forcing myself to go out so I don’t lose my friends?

The Shrink Replies:

A quick Google search will direct you to one quiz or another that will help you find the personality type you strongly identify with, introvert or extrovert. Very generally speaking, introverts feel drained by being around others, while extroverts feel energized by human contact.

Introversion and extroversion aren’t black-andwhite concepts, though. They fall on a spectrum and being purely one or the other is unlikely. As in most things in life, the truth lies somewhere in the gray zone between two extremes.

There are probably more introverts in your midst than you think. Introverts often act like extroverts and can be quite convincingly charming and chatty at a social affair. The difference is that when that “closet introvert” gets home, they’re often wiped out or peopled-out and need time alone to recover and recharge. On the other hand, extroverts seem to have unlimited energy for socialization and often are the initiators for get-togethers. They might even be “introverted extroverts” who might seem quiet when in a group but do get energy from being around people versus feeling drained by too much stimulation.

So, if you feel more like an introvert than an extrovert, how do you navigate a world that requires contact with other humans and preserve your energy and sanity? Here are some ideas:

Since you can’t (and presumably don’t) always want to avoid contact with other people, think about ways you can do that on your own terms. For example, if you’re invited to a party where you won’t know many people, try to hook up with someone you do know who’s attending and either go with them or find them as soon as you get there. Introverts have a hard time making small talk, which is what generally happens when you enter a room full of strangers. They also don’t usually go to events to make new friends but, rather, to be with familiar ones.

Don’t be afraid to set time limits for yourself. It’s really OK to arrive later or leave earlier.

I understand your fear of being judged and called out when you do this. But if it means you can get yourself to do more things with the people who are important to you, then some time is better than no time. And being up front about your need to have a shorter evening than the rest will feel better to you than lying and totally opting out. Don’t let people guilt trip you into pushing past your limits, though. You know what you need and, while it may be different than how others function, it’s not bad or wrong. It’s just the way you are, and it’s fine.

Talk with your friends, family or coworkers about the general topic. Find out how other folks perceive themselves or, if you’re really brave, ask how they perceive you. Armed with a little Internet research on the subject, you can actually help people better understand how you’re wired and that they don’t need to take your absences personally. People who know and love you actually have already figured this out about you. So, take a break from the lying. As for people who don’t know you that well, don’t worry about it.

Do what’s right and true for yourself; the people who “get you” won’t go away. Honesty is the best policy and authenticity is important to you.

Introverts often feel misunderstood. They can be seen as aloof, distant or stuck-up. They’re labeled as shy or having social anxiety. Those impressions could be true in some instances, but they don’t define introversion. The bottom line is introverts feel different because time spent alone, being quiet or in solitary pursuits is a requirement, is mandatory, not optional, in a way that it isn’t for others. It’s truly a need, not a want.

When you pay attention and honor what your constitution needs, you’ll feel healthier and happier all around. That way, when you’re ready and willing to hang out with your friends—and you will be—you can be more present with them no matter what the circumstances.

On the Couch is written by a licensed mental health professional. Her advice is not meant to be a substitution for mental health care.

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By James Barrick

PSYCHO SUDOKU! “Greater-Than Sudoku”

For this ‘Greater-Than Sudoku,’ I’m not giving you ANY numbers to start off with!

Adjoining squares in the grid’s 3x3 boxes have a greater-than sign (>) telling you which of the two numbers in those squares is larger. Fill in every square with a number from 1-9 using the greater-than signs as a guide. When you’re done, as in a normal Sudoku, every row, column, and 3x3 box will contain the numbers 1-9 exactly one time. (Solving hint: try to look for the 1’s and 9’s in each box first, then move on to the 2’s and 8’s, and so on). psychosudoku@gmail.com

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DOWN 1. Canis lupus 2. Affirm 3. Kind of lily 4. Gets ahead 5. Aim 6. Long-billed bird 7. Ilium 8. Baste 9. CCXLVI + CCCV 10. Edible root 11. Pumpkin-shaped 12. Vessel 13. BPOE member 14. Phoenician goddess 15. Cooker 16. Food thickener

17. Golden- — 18. MLB players 26. Old Portuguese coin 28. Yurt 32. Nirvana 33. Deposit of ore 34. Took in 35. Put up with 36. Narratives 37. Express a belief 38. High-and-mighty 39. Mantle 40. Tyler or Seagal 41. Slowing down, in music 42. Map within another 43. POTUS #2 47. Frontman 49. AFL- — 50. Hotel chain 51. Actor Montgomery — 52. Unleavened bread 55. Charges against property 56. Dermis 57. Serious 59. Evildoer 60. Treacherous one 64. Like a protector 65. Bedazzles 66. Stop on a —

68. Hollow rock 69. Garment part 72. Snood 73. — Hebrides 74. Battery terminal 76. Gateway to a Shinto shrine 77. Church offering 78. Palo — 81. More upstanding 82. To-do 83. Rhebok or blesbok 85. Beats 86. Sawbones: Abbr.

87. Serf 90. A microorganism 91. Gulf of Mexico city 92. Colossus of — 93. Matador 94. Potter’s clay 97. Cheese variety 98. Instance 99. Wall pier 100. Street performer 101. Baffle 102. General Bradley 103. Small room 104. Patch location 106. Elfin 107. Old insecticide 108. Books maven: Abbr.

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7/19 Solution

WORD FIND This is a theme puzzle with the subject stated below. Find the listed words in the grid. (They may run in any direction but always in a straight line. Some letters are used more than once.) Ring each word as you find it and when you have completed the puzzle, there will be 20 letters left over. They spell out the alternative theme of the puzzle.

Buried Treasure Solution: 20 Letters

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79. — Arbor 80. Early Ron Howard role 81. Racket 82. Serving of beef 83. — Domini 84. Michigan city 86. Unpretentious dog 87. Culminated 88. Annex 89. End of the quip: 5 wds.

94. King in Norse myth 95. En — 96. Sharpen 97. Position in ballet 100. Swab 101. Mane part 105. Comedian Rodney — 108. Penal or postal 109. Sign 110. Moving about 111. Lodge 112. Place for disembarkation 113. Sallow 114. Repasts 115. Leavening agent 116. To boot 117. Perry’s creator

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ACROSS 1. Nest denizen 5. Functions 9. Crowd on the move 14. State in India 19. Finished 20. You bet!

21. Stereotype 22. “All the world’s a —...”

23. Toy-block brand 24. Front part 25. Start of a quip by 105-Across: 4 wds.

27. In an unfriendly way 29. Form of “John” 30. Enjoys 31. “Le — Goriot” 32. Gust 35. Measure of farmland 36. Part 2 of quip: 4 wds.

41. Estuary 44. To pieces 45. — -memoire 46. Region under water 48. Jobs for bands 49. Thicket 51. Belief system 53. “Born Free” name 54. Keelbill 55. Juicy fruits 56. Bit of garlic 57. Willamette River city 58. School term 60. Retinue 61. “Golden Boy” playwright 62. Cravat 63. Part 3 of quip: 3 wds.

67. Kingsley or Stiller 68. Gould or Miller 70. Expect 71. Idleness 75. Merits 76. Journeys by cart 77. Circus attraction

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::FREEWILLASTROLOGY ::BY ROB BREZSNY LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): As you wobble and stumble into the New World, you shouldn’t pretend you understand more than you actually do. In fact, I advise you to play up your innocence and freshness. Gleefully acknowledge you’ve got a lot to learn. Enjoy the liberating sensation of having nothing to prove. That’s not just the most humble way to proceed; it’ll be your smartest and most effective strategy. Even people who have been a bit skeptical of you before will be softened by your vulnerability. Opportunities will arise because of your willingness to be empty and open and raw.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Since 1358, the city of Paris has used the Latin motto Fluctuat nec mergitur, which can be translated as “She is tossed by the waves but does not sink.” I propose that we install those stirring words as your rallying cry for the next few weeks. My analysis of the astrological omens gives me confidence that even though you may encounter unruly weather, you will sail on unscathed. What might be the metaphorical equivalent of taking seasick pills?

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The Spanish word delicadeza can have several meanings in English, including “delicacy” and “finesse.”

The Portuguese word delicadeza has those meanings, as well as others, including “tenderness,” “fineness,” “suavity,” “respect” and “urbanity.” In accordance with current astrological omens, I’m making it your word of power for the next three weeks. You’re in a phase when you will thrive by expressing an abundance of these qualities. It might be fun to temporarily give yourself the nickname Delicadeza.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Uninformed scientists scorn my oracles. Reductionist journalists say I’m just another delusional fortuneteller. Materialist cynics accuse me of pandering to people’s superstition. But I reject those naive perspectives. I define myself as a psychologically astute poet who works playfully to liberate my readers’ imaginations with inventive language, frisky stories and unpredictable ideas. Take a cue from me, Scorpio, especially in the next four weeks. Don’t allow others to circumscribe what you do or who you are. Claim the power to characterize yourself. Refuse to be squeezed into any categories, niches or images—except those that squeeze you the way you like to be squeezed.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “I have no notion of loving people by halves; it is not my nature. My attachments are always excessively strong.” So said Sagittarian novelist Jane Austen. I don’t have any judgment about whether her attitude was right or wrong, wise or ill-advised.

How about you? Whatever your philosophical position might be, I suggest that for the next four weeks you activate your inner Jane Austen and let that part of you shine—not just in relation to whom and what you love but also with everything that rouses your passionate interest. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you’re due for some big, beautiful, radiant zeal.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “There are truths I haven’t even told God,” confessed Brazilian writer Clarice Lispector. “And not even myself. I am a secret under the lock of seven keys.” Are you harboring any riddles or codes or revelations that fit that description, Capricorn? Are there any sparks or seeds or gems that are so deeply concealed they’re almost lost? If so, the coming weeks will be an excellent time to bring them up out their dark hiding places. If you’re not quite ready to show them to God, you should at least unveil them to yourself.

Their emergence could spawn a near-miracle or two.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): What are your goals for your top two alliances or friendships? By that I mean, what would you like to accomplish together? How do you want to influence and inspire each other? What effects do you want your relationships to have on the world? Now maybe you’ve never even considered the possibility of thinking this way. Maybe you simply want to enjoy your bonds and see how they evolve rather than harnessing them for greater goals. That’s fine.

No pressure. But if you are interested in shaping your connections with a more focused sense of purpose, the coming weeks will be an excellent time to do so.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In Janet Fitch’s novel White Oleander, a character makes a list of “twenty-seven names for tears,” including “Heartdew. Griefhoney. Sadwater. Die tränen.

Eau de douleur. Los rios del corazón.” (The last three can be translated as “The Tears,” “Water of Pain” and “The Rivers of the Heart.”) I invite you to emulate this playfully extravagant approach to the art of crying. The coming weeks will be an excellent time to celebrate and honor your sadness, as well as all the other rich emotions that provoke tears. You’ll be wise to feel profound gratitude for your capacity to feel so deeply. For best results, go in search of experiences and insights that will unleash the full cathartic power of weeping.

Act as if empathy is a superpower.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Be extra polite and deferential. Cultivate an exaggerated respect for the status quo. Spend an inordinate amount of time watching dumb TV shows while eating junk food. Make sure you’re exposed to as little natural light and fresh air as possible. JUST KIDDING! I lied! Ignore everything I just said! Here’s my real advice: Dare yourself to feel strong positive emotions. Tell secrets to animals and trees. Swim and dance and meditate naked. Remember in detail the three best experiences you’ve ever had. Experiment with the way you kiss. Create a blessing that surprises you and everyone else. Sing new love songs. Change something about yourself you don’t like. Ask yourself unexpected questions, then answer them with unruly truths that have medicinal effects.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Your past is not quite what it seems. The coming weeks will be an excellent time to find out why—and make the necessary adjustments. A good way to begin would be to burrow back into your old stories and unearth the half-truths buried there. It’s possible that your younger self wasn’t sufficiently wise to understand what was really happening all those months and years ago, and as a result distorted the meaning of the events. I suspect, too, that some of your memories aren’t actually your own, but rather other people’s versions of your history. You may not have time to write a new memoir right now, but it might be healing to spend a couple of hours drawing up a revised outline of your important turning points.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): One of the most famously obtuse book-length poems in the English language is Robert Browning’s Sordello, published in 1840. After studying it at length, Alfred Tennyson, who was Great Britain’s Poet Laureate from 1850 to 1892, confessed, “There were only two lines in it that I understood.” Personally, I did better than Tennyson, managing to decipher 18 lines. But I bet that if you read this dense, multi-layered text in the coming weeks, you would do better than me and Tennyson. That’s because you’ll be at the height of your cognitive acumen. Please note: I suggest you use your extra intelligence for more practical purposes than decoding obtuse texts.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Ready for your financial therapy session? For your first assignment, make a list of the valuable qualities you have to offer the world, and write a short essay about why the world should abundantly reward you for them. Assignment #2: Visualize what it feels like when your valuable qualities are appreciated by people who matter to you. #3: Say this: “I am a rich resource that ethical, reliable allies want to enjoy.” #4: Say this: “My scruples can’t be bought for any amount of money. I may rent my soul, but I’ll never sell it outright.”

Homework: Do you have a liability that could be turned into an asset with a little (or a lot of) work? 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

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ye Wardlaw, 40, chalked up a big fail on Sunday, July 8, at NW Escape Experience in Vancouver, Wash., when he broke into the business in the pre-dawn hours. According to The Washington Post, Wardlaw tried and failed to enter through a back door using a metal pipe, then knocked a hole through the wall. After climbing through, he knocked over a set of lockers. Then, carrying a burrito and a beer he nicked from the company’s refrigerator, he wandered into the “Kill Room,” an escape room dressed to look like a serial murderer’s hideout. Among the blood-spattered walls and fake cadavers, Wardlaw got scared, but he couldn’t escape. So, he called 911 (four times) and pleaded for help. Clark County Sheriff’s officers accepted his confession and charged him with second-degree burglary.

Trump vs. Goths Organizers of Bats Day, a special celebration at Disneyland for the goth community, have called it quits, citing the loss of available tax deductions under Donald Trump’s new tax law. The annual event began 20 years ago and grew to attract more than 8,000 goths each year, with Disneyland offering discounted tickets and hotel rooms for participants. “We did a lot of research,” Bats Day founder Noah Korda told Vice, “and, unfortunately, it just wasn’t feasible to actually continue with the way that we run the event.” On Sunday, May 6, about 800 goths showed up for a final group photo in front of Sleeping Beauty’s Castle.

A Dog-Gone Bad Excuse Florida Highway Patrol officers pulled over a Nissan sedan on Wednesday, May 16, on I-95 after observing erratic driving, reported the Miami Herald. Indeed, Port St. Lucie, Fla., resident Scott Allen Garrett, 56, smelled of alcohol, had an open bottle of 92-proof Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum on the passenger seat, was slurring his words and had “red, very glassy and bloodshot eyes,” according to the police report. Garrett then told officers that he hadn’t been drinking and driving—his dog had been doing the driving—which would have been notable on its own, except that there was no dog in the car with him. Garrett was charged with DUI.

A Well-Seasoned Officer In Nashville, Tenn., 20-year-old Antonio Freeman [no, not the former Green Bay Packer!] knew he had a problem on Monday, June 25, when three police officers approached him as he rolled a marijuana joint. He also knew there was a bigger problem in his pocket: a plastic bag full of cocaine. In a bold move, according to The Tennessean, Freeman pulled the bag out of his chest pocket, crushed it in his hand and sprinkled cocaine over Officer Ryan Caulfield’s head and into the air in an attempt to destroy the evidence. The officers were able to salvage about 2.5 grams of the substance and charge Freeman with tampering with evidence along with possession of a schedule IV drug and unlawful use of drug paraphernalia.

Calling Alfred Hitchcock A cheeky seagull embarked on a life of crime on Saturday, July 14, in Gloucester, Mass., by plucking a man’s wallet from the top of a pizza box and carrying it onto a nearby roof. Phil Peterson was on a cherry picker hanging lights nearby and offered to retrieve the wallet, which was being picked apart by two seagulls, “literally trying to eat it,” he explained. He tried to distract the birds by throwing bread at them, but that only turned their attention to Peterson. “It was like the movie The Birds,” he said, recalling how the seagulls began swooping down and pecking his head. Quick-thinking bystander Mike Ramos borrowed a flashlight from a police officer and used its strobe feature to discombobulate the birds just long enough for Peterson to sneak in, grab the wallet and bring it back to its rightful owner. “It was just the craziest thing I ever saw in my life,” Ramos told the New England News.

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Huron, Kan., made a splash in the news when Atchison County Sheriff’s deputies tried to arrest her on Friday, June 29, for failure to appear on an outstanding warrant. Fowler put up such a fight that deputies had to use their Tasers on her, and she was arrested for interference and battery on a law enforcement officer.

But Fowler was just getting started, according to the Atchison Globe. As jail workers tried to remove her jewelry and personal items, Fowler bit one of them on the thumb hard enough to break the bone. As a result, she now faces three felony charges of battery on a law enforcement officer and a charge of interference with a law enforcement officer.

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Focken Spiel ::BY ART KUMBALEK

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’m Art Kumbalek and man oh manischewitz what a world, ain’a?

So listen, they don’t call Our Town the City of Festivals for nothing, so don’t forget to grab your lederhosen and get over by the German “She’s Too Fat for Meâ€? Fest Mach schnell down there by the Summerfest grounds this weekend. And I also know that some of you’s won’t forget that I’ve long lobbied for our Festa Italiana to combine with the German shebang and form the Axis Powers Fest—The Festival to Last 1,000 Years! That’s a lot of gemĂźtlichkeit, what the fock.

So besides wondering how long before the Russian national anthem is also played at our American sporting events, I read somewheres that some kind of Harry Potter Dumbledore movie spin-off is in the works to hit the motion-picture theaters come November, and I flashbacked to the turn-ofthe-century when those Potter door-stoppers were the bee’s knees in cat’s pajamas.

I remembered how all kinds of educational experts and other assorted dorky adults were practically having a bird over the Potter power to turn their fantasy into reality, which was that kids keep their nose clean best by sticking their pubescent proboscis in a book instead of picking their noses in front of a TV all day with the exception of the occasional trip to the store to shoplift some candy, you betcha.

Listen, I for one have never been sold on the notion that a kid all the time reading some book or another is such a hotshot modus operandi for the good life. According to my own studies, all too often these juvenile bookworms metamorphose into adult book-dweebs whose life skills can be summarized in one word: un-focking-employable.

No responsible parent in their right mind ought to let Junior spend his golden formative years sitting in a chair reading books. For christ sakes, the dull predictability of process involved in book-reading—read a page, turn it, read the next page, turn it, over and over until there’s no more pages, get another book, do the same damn thing—can only turn a kid’s survival skills to mush, what the fock.

Pshaw, you say. Acquiring a facility for turning pages is a rigorous regimen that if followed religiously leads to one heck of a buffed imagination, you say. Focking swell. Imagination. Fine. While Mr. Imagination buries himself in book after book, I hope you’re prepared to vacuum his room and remove half-finished, half-curdled bowls of Cheerios from beneath the unmade bed for the next 35, 40 years until the day they bury you ’cause the chances of him one day affording his own place fall between nil and none, and the only finger he’ll raise to help you ’round the house is the middle one each and every time you ask him to lift a finger to help you around the house.

No sir, Junior is better served—and so will be you—by getting out on the street and mixing it up with the other kids where he’ll be forced to think on his feet instead of his fat dupa and stands a chance to cop a very valuable lesson from the book the judge in juvenile court will throw at him. You just can’t buy book learning like that from a bookstore, I kid you not.

And what were the Potter books about? A kid going to school. Kids in school were going crazy to read a book about a kid going to school. Maybe it’s just me, but something didn’t seem healthy there. Especially when you consider what they taught at the English school Harry Potter went to: witchcraft and wizardry. What the fock, no wonder the British pissed away an empire if that’s the kind of malarkey that passes for a curriculum over there.

I realize the long-term effect of books may not be easy for a parent to discuss with a child all hopped up on Harry or what-have-you, but you owe it to their future to at least remind them of the seductive power of peer pressure and not to listen to what the other kids may say. Look them straight in the eye and make sure they understand that it’s all right to be an unimaginative non-bookreader for someday you may become president of these United States.

Cripes, damn these flashbacks. Where the heck was I? German Fest, right? Listen, if you’re new to lederhosen, let me warn you that the material is decidedly not washing-machine friendly, which reminds me of a little story: So this guy from Bavaria goes to the doctor for a checkup. Doctor examines him and says that he needs a blood sample, a semen sample, urine and stool sample, so further tests can be run. The Bavarian nods, removes his lederhosen and hands them to the nurse.

Ba-ding! ’cause I’m Art Kumbalek and I told you so.

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