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leah piepgras’s ‘¡super vision!’ at grin _by Greg Cook | p 14

to hell and back Hip-hop icon Sage Francis writes his way out of the darkness _by Chris Conti | p 8

is as the projo turns th j t in The op-ed pages hit a new low | p 6 us

profoundly silly

Burbage’s The Bald Soprano | p 12

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“Out of my mind, and I out of the woods yet?,” hip-hop icon Sage Francis asks on a new track. In an exclusive Q&A, he talks about writing his way out of the darkness.

10 bottlEs aNd caNs aNd JUst clap YoUr haNds _b Y l o U pa piN Ea U

Another name change: (203) owns (401); meet the monks; Samuel Adams’ hip hop lesson; and Sierra Nevada’s Beer Camp is worth the trip.

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Burbage Theatre Company’s thE bald sopraNo is profoundly silly.

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Another world: lEah piEpgras’s “¡Super Vision!” at GRIN.

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“Short Takes” on obvioUs child and thiNk likE a maN too.

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phillipE & JorgE’s cool, cool world

Welcome baq: waist deep in the big muddle | Understatements 101 and futbol fever; a big music weekend all over the state

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 1 Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra w. Wynton Marsalis Dee Dee Bridgewater fea. Theo Croker - To Billie with Love FORT ADAMS STATE PARK FRIDAY, AUGUST 1 John Zorn 8 Miguel Zenón 8 Jon Batiste 8 Snarky Puppy Darcy James Argue 8Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks Cécile McLorin Salvant 8 Rudresh Mahanthappa Amir ElSaffar 8 Mostly Other People Do The Killing Berklee Global Jazz Ambassadors SATURDAY, AUGUST 2 / Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra w. Wynton Marsalis Trombone Shorty 8 Dave Holland Gregory Porter 8 Robert Glasper Brian Blade 8 SFJAZZ Collective Pedrito Martinez 8 Newport Now 60 Kurt Rosenwinkel Cécile McLorin Salvant Stefano Bollani & Hamilton de Holanda Dick Hyman, Howard Alden & Jay Leonhart

As The ProJo turns: a political cartoon marks a new low on Fountain Street | In Providence, a castle with an uncertain future

SUNDAY, AUGUST 3 David Sanborn & Joey DeFrancesco Dr. John 8 Bobby McFerrin Gary Burton 8 Vijay Iyer Ravi Coltrane 8 The Cookers Danilo Pérez 8 Ron Carter Mingus Big Band Django Festival All-Stars The Brubeck Brothers Lee Konitz w. Grace Kelly George Wein & the Newport All-Stars

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The Burnside Park Music Series and Beer Garden returns; the Womanimation! fest; the Narragansett Art Festival; and Cirque du Soleil’s Varekai.

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Phillipe + Jorge’s Cool, Cool World

welcome baq! waist deep in the big muddle; futbol fever; a local hit parade Phillipe and Jorge spent the

weekend lolling around Casa f Diablo in our Iraqi Army fatigues.

They were a gift sent by a friend in Baghdad, who explained that the local Salvation Militia had received the uniforms, generously donated by courageous Iraqi soldiers who decided they would no longer have any use for them. Yes, the Stars ’n’ Bars are back in Iraq, in our self-styled role as guardian of the country, trying to change their government once again, for which we are sure the citizens must be grateful, since we obviously know how to run their country better than they do. Just stand back and watch, Abdul! (And ignore those thousands of dead American soldiers behind the screen.) As of last week, we know that we’ll be sending 300 members of elite US forces, who should really just be considered ambassadors with submachine guns and killing knives, with the occasional flamethrower thrown in. The Pentagon informs us these highly skilled killing machines are just “advisors,” so you can be sure that they’ll be letting the Iraqi Army brass make all the critical decisions about how to combat an insurgency by various militias while the local gendarmes desert the cause. The ostensible reason is that we’re doing all of this for stability in the Mideast, ignoring the fact that the Mideast has all the potential for stability as Lindsay Lohan. Did someone say “oil!”? Please usher that man from the room immediately! If the US government is so concerned with protecting Iraq, who will we be offering lethal “advice” to next? We already came to Kuwait’s aid when Saddam Hussein’s troops got a bit frisky while President George “The Sane One” Bush was in charge. And you can bet if the insurgents re-take Iraq, they will have the taste for blood and turn a hungry eye to currently secure oil countries like Saudi Arabia (you know, where the 9/11 murderers came from), Dubai, and Qatar, whose rough-andtough billionaire leaders haven’t worked a day in their lives. While Barack Obama gets savaged by his critics if he so much as makes a perfunctory bow to a foreign leader, perhaps we should trot out the photo of President George ’‘The Stupid One” Bush strolling hand-in-hand with a Saudi Prince, or Donald Rumsfeld yucking it up with Saddam, to remind folks how much we love those boys sitting on the crude. This meddling-in-countries-toserve-corporate-interests is nothing new, mind you. Think back to

those wonderful days when the US went into Central America under the flag of “instability” essentially on behalf of United Fruit Company, because some of those pesky hombres running their countries suggested UFC share their gelt from the plundering of bananas with the locals. “No, no, no, no,” said United Fruit under the guise of the US government, and quickly saw to those greedy dictators. Imagine, them putting their country’s citizens ahead of America’s business interest. The nerve! (And for those of you who haven’t acquired your GED yet, hence the term “banana republics.” Stick with P&J for your educations, kids, and that Rhodes Scholarship is just down the tracks.)

Understatements 101

The success of the US Men’s National soccer team at the World Cup is astounding. If anyone familiar with the sport asked if

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you’d be happy with a win and a draw by the Americans after their first matches in what has been called the “Group of Death” since teams were drawn months ago, you would have happily jumped at it. (The US plays Germany as the Phoenix hits streets Thursday, after having beaten Ghana, 2-1, and tying Portugal, 2-2. They can pass through to the knockout stage of the tournament with a draw or no more than a one-goal loss.) The US team’s accomplishments are eye-opening to soccer fans worldwide, even if the jingoistic spirit in the US is overrunning reality. Based on previous form and World Cup results, especially in their Group of Death, the Americans could easily be awaiting a flight home after a perfunctory match with Germany. Their win over Ghana could easily be considered an upset. The draw with Portugal, which equalized with only 30 seconds left, was astound-

ing. Portugal is ranked fourth in the world, and possesses one of the best players on earth, Cristiano Ronaldo (didn’t forget ya, Lionel). American commentators acted as if the draw, which would have automatically qualified the team for the next stage, was a huge blow to the US, meaning we shoulda and coulda won. True, we coulda, but the draw was itself a major accomplishment, even if we didn’t touch the sky that day. US coach Jürgen Klinsmann took incredible heat from the jock-sniffing American sportcasters, most of whose knowledge of soccer could fit in a thimble, when he said prior to the Cup that his side had no chance of winning it. He was drawn and quartered for saying the Americans couldn’t pull off a “Miracle on Grass.” Well, you can bet that after he told the media that and took an undue ration of crap, he had quite different words to say

to his players. The results so far indicate they got it. So stop the bitching and moaning about Portugal, and celebrate the fact that the Germany match will actually mean something. You’ve come a long way, baby.

Big mUsic weekend

As always, there’s a lot of music going on in the Biggest Little. This weekend, in particular, those who remember the great RI music scene of the 1970s and ’80s (or who have only heard about it and want to know why so many people remember that time so fondly) ought to have a great time, with performances by three of the greatest bands of the era. On Friday, the Schemers, led by the still-vital singer/songwriter/guitarist Mark Cutler, are at the Met in Pawtucket. The music starts at 9 pm and you can expect a full house. On Saturday at the Courthouse Center for the Arts in West Kingston (near URI), there’s a double bill of Longshot Voodoo and the 100 Watt Suns. The music there begins at 8 pm. Then on Sunday, also at the Met, at 4 pm — aka “geezer time” — the legendary Rizzz, which held down a weekly slot at the original Lupo’s for years “back in the day,” will hold court with almost everyone who ever played in the band. Also on Sunday, John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band (of Eddie & the Cruisers film soundtrack fame) will headline a show at Fort Adams — “Newport Rocks the Fort” — with proceeds benefiting the Fort Adams Trust. That show runs from 2 to 8 pm. On the bill with the Beavers will be a couple of tribute bands — Hey Nineteen (Steely Dan) and Another Tequila Sunrise (Eagles) — plus Dynamite Shack, Corruption Choir, Mama Dee, and Chakulla and the Hunger Bus. There will be a food court and drinks available and a “VIP Cigar and Whiskey Room,” assuring that emcee, Rudy Cheeks (Jorge), will be very happy.

Update

Last week, P&J mentioned the passing of Sandra Morra, a muchloved local activist for social justice who was long affiliated with the George Wiley Center. A gathering in remembrance of Sandra will take place at the Montgomery Avenue entrance to Roger Williams Park on the Providence/ Cranston line on Sunday at 4 pm. Folks are encouraged to “bring a story, song, poem, or other testimonial to Sandra’s work.” If you have any questions, call the Wiley Center at 401.728.5555. ^

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This Just In As The ProJo Turns

Real Estate Dept.

A political cartoon marks a new low on Fountain Street

in providence, a castle with an uncertain future

The Providence Journal and its Dallasbased overlords at the A.H. Belo Corporation have yet to confirm recent anonymously sourced reports from GoLocalProv that the paper has been sold to the newspaper-gobbling mega-conglomerate, GateHouse Media. For now, at least, the transactional future of Rhode Island’s paper of record remains unclear. But the march of the ProJo’s opinion pages to greater depths of disgrace continues in plain sight. Before we get to that, though, it should be said that the paper’s reporters are still doing admirable, incisive work, despite an ever-shrinking staff. From Kate Bramson’s blanket coverage of CommerceRI (former known as the “EDC”)

and the I-195 Redevelopment District Commission, to Kathy Gregg’s meticulous accounting of 38 Studios details and other State House shenanigans, to the paper’s ongoing “Middle Class Squeeze” series, the Journal’s news sections ought to still be a major part of any informed Rhode Islander’s information diet. But no amount of good journalism can distract from the ongoing travesty of the paper’s opinion pages, which have been overseen since last June by ProJo vice president and editorial pages editor, Ed Achorn. In recent months, these pages have been home to two climate-denying op-eds within a span of three weeks from the same Ottawa-based “International Climate Science Coalition” executive director; Rhode Island Historian Laureate Patrick Conley arguing, bizarrely and in his own blatant financial self-interest as a prolific real estate developer, that “The Coastal Resources Management Council and, especially, the state Department of Environmental Management are the two greatest obstacles to Rhode Island’s economic growth”; and another local real estate titan (and former Providence mayor), Joseph Paolino, asserting — through “author and communications consultant,” James Baar, who got credit for the op-ed, despite repeatedly parroting Paolino’s ideas — that downtown Providence needs to “empower and increase walking police

patrols, day and night, to eliminate vagrants, panhandlers, security threats and bad actors.” (Pray tell, Joe and James, how do you define “undesirables,” the term you use to describe people who allegedly prowl the streets in “late-night mobs”?) And let’s not forget the day in March when the Journal published Yvonne Schilling’s op-ed about the state’s deadly overdose epidemic, offering this advice to addicts: “If you’re just out for a thrill, try snowboarding: you might make it into the Olympics.” Then, on Saturday, June 21, the opinion pages hit a new low — one that might be called “rock bottom” if it didn’t seem so likely something more offensive or out of touch will be published soon. It came in the form of a Pat Oliphant cartoon depicting former US Senator, former Secretary of State, and odds-on 2016 presidential candidate, Hillary Rodham Clinton, splayed out on a butcher block, while a hulking man armed with various mallets, hammers, and spiked rollers stood over her, ready to go to work. “Her nomination secure,” a caption-bubble read, “Hillary must now undergo tenderfication in order to promote her more feminine side.” As if the comparison of the former First Lady to a piece of meat wasn’t clear enough, a small character in the bottom of the frame quipped, “Nickel steak.” Is it possible that only Achorn approved this ghastly bit of “humor” before it went to print? Or, in a more disturbing scenario, are other folks in Fountain Street’s upper ranks — say, first-ever ProJo female executive editor, Karen Bordeleau — so out of touch that they didn’t protest its publication? Whatever the case, the need for an overhaul of the Journal’s opinion-publishing ethos and infrastructure has never been more obvious. These pages have more and more become a place where the old journalists’ vow to “comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable” has been inverted; instead, we have a rarefied echo chamber in which aging, affluent contributors toss barbs at society’s most vulnerable. (For a shining example of this, see the April 23 editorial, “R.I. Needs Payday Loans.”) Whenever The Providence Journal is ultimately sold, its new owners will need HazMat suits to clean up Achorn’s mess and return the opinion pages to the “unquestioned integrity” the Journal claims to aspire to, in its mission statement. _Philip Eil

Conversations about the Cranston Street Armory often come with a little whimsy and fantasy. Take a recent chat with Mike Ritz, a homeowner who lives in the historic building’s neighborhood on Providence’s West End. “I bought this house, in part, to be near a castle,” says Ritz, who lives two blocks from the Armory. Ritz is the executive director of Leadership RI, an organization with an office four blocks from where he lives. “No matter what goes in there, it will make news,” says Ritz of the Armory, currently used by the state Fire Marshall’s Office, which has expressed plans to leave. What comes out of the building is also significant, as was shown when news broke in late May that money earmarked for repairs had been removed from the state’s Fiscal Year 2015 budget. Originally, there were $3 million in the budget directed toward repairing the exterior of the Armory, says Senator Paul Jabour (D-District 5, Providence), who represents the neighborhood. He calls this “asset protection” for a building recognized as a historic site by the Library of Congress, the State of Rhode Island, and the Providence Preservation Society, that has suffered wear and tear as tenants left, especially the National Guard in 1997. As soon as the change to the budget went public, he began hearing from people insisting, “‘We can’t let the building remain in the current condition,’” he says. “As their senator, I was unhappy about it too,” adds Jabour, who held a press conference on May 29 to call for the return of the funds to the proposed budget. Though a few state agencies and departments currently use the space for storage, the departure by the Fire Marshall will mean the building will be vacant and in need of internal and external repairs. He says there’s no firm date for the Fire Marshall’s move. Jabour credits representatives John Lombardi (D-District 8, Providence) and Anastasia Williams (D-District 9), and Providence City Councilman Bryan Principe (D-Ward 13) for working with him to get two million back in the budget, which was finalized last week and signed by Governor Lincoln Chafee on June 19. He also recognizes the role of residents and homeowners, especially those working with the West Broadway Neighborhood Association. But things aren’t “happily ever after” just because the castle got its funding back. “It’s a start but not enough,” says Christine West, an architect with the firm KITE Architects who is interested in historical properties. West has also lived in the neighborhood for 10 years, and she regularly runs around the park that surrounds the Armory. She is glad to hear that in addition to the return of the funds, the state has issued a request for proposals in the hopes of hiring a firm to conduct a feasibility study to help determine the best kinds of future uses for the Armory. West, who also works in an office a half-mile away, points to the park and playground adjacent to the building as strengths of the Armory, and says that preservation is important not just from a historical standpoint, but from an environmental one. For example, the building already has green facets like windows and walls built to work with the extremes of RI’s seasons. She also points out that it would take more energy to tear down the Armory than it would to renew and rebuild it. The question of what and who should be

inside the Armory has come up consistently, even if intermittently, for decades. In one 1986 report prepared by the Providence Preservation Society Revolving Fund, for instance, a group gathered and surveyed by the authors identified elderly care facilities, a children’s museum, a fitness center, a maximum security prison, and a commercial marketplace as possible uses. These days, Angela Ankoma is concerned that conversations about the building’s future don’t include everyone operating nearby. Specifically, she says, the businesses located on Cranston Street (Latino restaurants, a liquor store, and a roofing business, to name a few) are rarely at decision-making tables about the Armory and park. Ankoma is the board president of West Elmwood Housing Development Corporation, a community development organization that predates the WBNA. She says that many residents and Cranston Street business owners served by WEHDC have fewer resources and less time to be as active as members and supporters of WBNA. “Along Cranston Street, those people are working two to three jobs or just barely keeping their businesses running,” she says. “They are people who can’t attend every community meeting.” Ankoma says she wants to see the Cranston Street side of the Armory get some of the benefits that may come from renewed interest in the building — a goal that Senator Jabour shares. To achieve this, she continues, a “liaison between the Armory and those businesses” may have to be created and hired. Of course, that liaison may be a Prince Charming who isn’t arriving immediately. For now, residents near the Armory and Rhode Islanders will have to wait for the feasibility study. Bids to conduct the assessment are being accepted through this month, and whoever submits the winning proposal will be expected to complete and present the work by December 2014, Jabour says. Until then, residents and interested parties will have to settle for a couple repairs. _Reza Clifton

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to hell and back

Hip-Hop icon sage fracis writes His way out of tHe darkness on copper gone _By cH r is co n t i What a long, strange trip it’s been for iconic lyricist/ slam poet/DIY CEO Paul “Sage” Francis, who re-emerges following a four-year hiatus with his sixth studio album, Copper Gone (Strange Famous Records). Francis guides us through his own personal walk through hell and back on the album; it’s an earnest and introspective return-to-form complemented with a thumping boombap soundtrack. Sage Francis has plenty to share, but what else did you expect? Sure, call it a comeback, but Francis never had rap retirement on his mind when he decided to dim the lights in 2010 and step away from the nonstop touring and recording grind following the acclaimed platter Li(f)e. A series of crushing personal blows sapped his energy to the point that Uncle Sage had seemingly gone full J.D. Salinger/Howard Hughes on us, shacking up in his house out in Li’l Rhody’s wooded outskirts with his cat. From indie rap baron to boondocks recluse, Francis was in a bad place mentally and spiritually, and the unexpected death of his father (which occurred while Francis was on tour) sent him spiraling downward. Then came the passing of fellow indie phenom and Scribble Jam alum Eyedea at age 28; he was also affected by the death of Sparklehorse founder Mark Linkous, one of many indie-rock heroes who appeared on Li(f)e. But Francis was never out of the game, LOOKING FORWARD “out of my mind, am i out of the woods yet?” sage asks on “dead Man’s float.” running Strange Famous Records remotely (with help from trusty PR Prolyphic supplying the soundtrack (look up man Storm Davis) while writing new mateThe punctured heart-on-sleeve lyrical his excellent 2013 SFR release Working Man). rial. In 2011 he took an inspiring, life-alter- content is nothing new for 15-year rhyme “Thank You” is particularly introspective ing trip to Durban, South Africa to help vet Sage Francis; it dates back to his 2002 (even by Francis standards), and latter-half mentor and provide care for HIV-infected official debut Personal Journals (his mixtape standouts “Once Upon a Blood Moon” and children, and the journey inspired him series Sick Of... first dropped in ’99) and the “Say Uncle” are personal favorites. to write and release “Ubuntu (Water Into 2005 breakout LP and Epitaph debut, A Both Francis and Dolan are enjoying Wine)” in 2012. Francis and Dolan teamed Healthy Distrust. His sulphuric acid tongue their time back on the road — or “getting up as Epic Beard Men last year and kicked remains abrasive enough to wipe the back on the horse that trampled the shit out a few beastly jams that landed on the patina clean from Copper Gone; from socioout of us awhile back,” as Dolan poignantFrancis mixtape SICK TO D(eat)H. economic issues to the current infestation ly stated. The tour will culminate at the Francis is out of the woods (literally, of jackass #YOLO rappers in skinny jeans, July 4 hometown throwdown at Fête. See at least), back in the booth and on the Francis is back with a vengeance. you there. road with his bearded partner-in-rhyme Francis fanatics in need of the Li(f)e vibe Sage took the time to answer quesB. Dolan, who also dealt with tragic life will be quickly satiated on the booming tions via email late last week, somewhere events around the same time (Dolan’s opening cut “Pressure Cooker.” His love between Albuquerque and El Paso . . . . 54-year-old father died of lung cancer), as for Golden Era rap is on display (Organized both were about to unleash new albums Konfusion’s “Fudge Pudge” comes to and head out on a six-month world tour. mind), as Francis declares, “They say anger Can you go into detail about your state Amidst all the quotable couplets on Copper is a gift — I’m very gifted/And if ignorance of mind while loCked away from the Gone, Francis may have best summed is bliss then I’m a sado-masichist.” Francis outside world? Not too much detail, but up their madness on the lead single, just released a video for the second single I have reclusive tendencies. It wasn’t “Vonnegut Busy”: “In 2010 we had a “Grace,” which addresses a domestic relaalways like that, but I don’t remember couple dreams stolen, me and B. Dolan/ tionship gone awry, and by the time “ID ever having a problem with being alone. Re-locked and re-loaded, when it feels like Thieves” and “Cheat Code” arrive, it’s eviAnyway, after dedicating the entirety you’re going through hell — keep going.” dent that Francis is back on his pulpit with of my adult life to my music career and I checked in with B. while he an Sage vigor. “Dead Man’s Float” (a Sage favorite, realizing that I wasn’t feeling happy in were at the midpoint of a 30-stop nationwith Cecil Otter on the monster beat) is a general, I decided to make some changes. wide tour. “Life kicked the shit out of slow-burning anthem with Francis revis2010 was such a brutal year and the followSage, as it eventually kicks the shit out iting rougher times, “Gotta swallow the ing four years felt like I was being slowly of everyone, and when it gets that heavy pride and then follow the footsteps/Out squeezed dry. With touring out of the there’s no help to be given,” he said. “All of my mind, am I out of the woods yet?” picture, my main goal was to rid myself of you can do is stand beside a motherfucker Francis is “busy self-diagnosing disorders” the stress and anxiety of keeping up with sometimes,” he continued, “on stages, on “Make Em Purr,” as Buck 65’s coastmusic business bullshit, but I was also inin airports, and during apocalyptic helling rhythm gives way to the crushing terested in seeing if I could build some type storms of grief and despair.” “Vonnegut Busy,” with Cranston native of home life that was totally separate from p re nt i c e d a nne r

my music career. I’m not really sure how I thought any of that was going to happen ..... Whatever the case, this all resulted in me spending a lot of time by myself, and perhaps spiraling into what most people might consider “lonely” hermit life. A few days would go by and I’d realize that I hadn’t showered or had any human interactions. And then weeks would go by. And, you know, it was OK. In fact, I think I prefer it that way. There are no distractions. As long as I keep the cats fed and their litter box cleaned . . . as long as I take the trash out on Tuesday . . . all was well. I didn’t like most of my interactions with people in social settings. I didn’t care much for the conversations, obligations, expectations, or any other “-ations.” Regular old human shit. It didn’t feel healthy, though, so I knew I couldn’t get too comfortable in my isolation. It’s something I work on every day while on the road, but having a specific task to accomplish on a daily basis makes things a whole lot easier for me. The added benefit here is that I get to travel with people I care about and people who care about me. All types of win. It’s been weird watching people I grew up with getting married, having kids, going on vacations, getting divorced, etc. . . . all while I’m still living the projection of my 12-year-old self.

what was an average day like for you at your darkest point? and do you reCall the day you sort of stepped baCk out into the world? Was

there a defining moment? Heh. Well, I can’t say there was a so-called “moment of clarity.” There was no sudden epiphany. I slowly stepped back into the world while fighting the notion that I should just stay put in my own comfortable world. Of course, when I returned home from a short stint in Australia I ended up with walking pneumonia. And that was followed by my cat’s health problems. I was watching him die and he’s only five years old so I knew there must be something that could be done so I pursued every possible option. Dealing with that . . . I think that was the shittiest I felt in a long time. It forced me to deal with other losses I had been suppressing in my conscience. Dealing with all of this while also preparing for a new album and world tour almost felt like it was too much to bear. Yet, it’s also what pulled me out of the muck and it helped me connect with people I needed in my life. Things are 100x better than they were at this exact point last year. I’m grateful.

how did the trip to south afriCa Come about, and did that trip lift your spirits in terms of what you were going through personally? to help you step baCk and re-Calibrate? It’s incredibly

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time. I was invited (by someone who met me in Sweden at a poetry festival) to take part in a documentary being made on an alternative treatment for people infected with HIV. I’d never been to Africa before and it was a culture shock on several levels, which is always good for resetting the system. I witnessed, learned, and experienced things that will stick with me forever. I plan on returning by the end of this year to see how everyone is doing.

did your state of mind fuel or hinder your writing proCess at that time? and did the epiC beard men Collabo help re-energize you? Come to think of it, that trip is what

inspired me to start writing and recording again. I took a full year off from writing once I finished recording Li(f)e. Part of why I was in South Africa was to write a praise poem for the children, and that ended up being the song “Ubuntu (Water Into Wine).” That definitely got the creative juices flowing. I went on to write and record many features for other people’s albums after that point before focusing on my Sick to D(eat)h mixtape and the Copper Gone album. The Epic Beard Men stuff allows us the opportunity to kick really fun rap shit. I think it’s an important aspect of the live show. Ending the show by wilding out with Dolan takes the show to a whole other level.

was the writing proCess radiCally different than for Li(fe)? what Comes first — beats or the words? (i reCall reading how guru always Came up with the song title first.) and what is the proCess for seleCting beats? The process was almost completely the same. I collect moments of my life and thought patterns, song ideas and song titles, and when necessary I would write on the spot. I do have a collection of song titles to songs that I haven’t written yet. That’s not uncommon at all. I had Copper Gone as an album title before I wrote the album. Same with Personal Journals, come to think of it. Titles can hold a lot of power. I collect them.

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monks to be enjoyed at the dinner table in their monasteries. It has rich layers of flavor (bready/banana-y/fruity) and lively carbonation; it has a lower ABV (6.5%) than most Trappist beers and has a 90 (outstanding) score at Beer Advocate. The label suggests: “Pair With Family and Friends.” That’s good advice.

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We just Googled and found this item: “The Schemers are on a mission to entertain with their love for New Wave, Classic Punk & Garage Rock’n’Roll both past & present!” That’s the “About” info for ...a UK outfit which shares the name with our beloved scheMers (call your lawyers, fellas). But the second part of the UK band’s mission statement certainly applies to our Fab Five: “Their music appeals to all age groups, from those who remember when these tunes first emerged to new generations of rock fans alike.” Mark, Emerson,

Jim, Dickie, and Rick get together a couple of times a year to reunite with their faithful flock and rock through their exemplary songbook. Tonight’s the night at the Met, 1005 Main St, Pawtucket. The red Thunderbird will roar to life at 9 pm | $10 | 401.729.1005 | themetri.com

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The annual woManiMation! mini-fest is a must-see event, celebrating female filmmakers from around the world and the boundless possibilities of animation. Toni Pennacchia, the creative director of MergingArts Productions, says, “A lot of animation can be pretty non-linear, but we make an effort to choose films where the visuals are serving the storytelling rather than being an end in themselves. From satire to drama, from the everyday to the surreal — in styles from traditional 2-D to stop-motion to computer animation — the festival features something for every taste.” The sixth edition features 11 films from 10 countries (it runs for 80 minutes; hit the website for details on the works) will be shown at 95 Empire Black Box, 95 Empire St, Providence, at 5, 7, and 9 pm; Rachel RosenkrantzRiemer and DJ Madame B will entertain between screenings | $10 | merging artsproductions.com

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I mean, I love his various “Summer Grid” installations, like the one at Providence’s Yellow Peril Gallery in 2012 in which he lined up 28 kiddie pools for splash play and watched from a lifeguard chair with a yellow umbrella. And the shape of a flaccid black microphone

A DAZZLING ADVENTURE a detail of Piepgras’s Limen.

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Listings CLUBS THURSDAY 26

CITY SIDE | Woonsocket | Batteries Not Included

THE 88 LOUNGE | Providence | Brooks Milgate

FÊTE | Providence| Church of Provi-

HEMENWAY’S SUMMER MUSIC SERIES | Providence | 6 pm | Lance Houston Jazz Quintet

IRON WORKS TAVERN | Warwick | 8 pm | Betsy Listenfelt

KNICKERBOCKER CAFE | Westerly

FRIDAY 27

BOVI’S | East Providence | Pearl CADY’S TAVERN | Chepachet |

SIMON’S 677 | Providence | Moosh &

CHAN’S | Woonsocket | 8 pm | Brian

Northeast Groove Maes Band

CHELO’S WATERFRONT BAR & GRILLE | Warwick | 7 pm | Sweet Tooth & the Sugar Babies

CITY SIDE | Woonsocket | Boston Common

THE CONTINENTAL | Smithfield |

Twist: OCD

THE SPOT UNDERGROUND | Provi-

SATURDAY 28

See Club Directory for phone numbers and addresses. AS220 | Providence | 4 pm | Traditional Irish Music Session hosted by Jimmy and Hannah Devine with Mark Roberts, Andrea Cooper, Teddi Scobi & friends

BLU ON THE WATER | East Greenwich |

CHELO’S WATERFRONT BAR &

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!

Book and lyrics by Jeanie Linders

The Hilarious Celebration of Women and The Change!®

LIGHTHOUSE BAR AT TWIN RIVER

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RHODE ISLAND BILLIARD BAR & BISTRO | North Providence | Stumbling Murphys

RI RA | Providence | Munk Duane Band

By special license from the Owner, Jeanie Linders’ company

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NICK-A-NEE’S | Providence | The Rambling Kind

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Listings Continued from p 15 THE FATT SQUIRREL | Providence | DJ Paul Michael

FINN’S HARBORSIDE | East Greenwich

| 8:30 pm | Rugburn

GAME 7 SPORTS BAR & GRILL |

Plainville, MA | Gay Barboza GEORGE’S OF GALILEE | Narragansett | Justin Harris GREENWICH HOTEL | East Greenwich

| 8:30 pm | Open mic

IRON WORKS TAVERN | Warwick | Whiskey Rhode

JIMMY’S SALOON | Newport | Natur

LIGHTHOUSE BAR AT TWIN RIVER

| Lincoln | Becky Chace Band LOCAL 121 | Providence | Blademon

LUXURY BOX SPORTS BAR & GRILL | Seekonk, MA | The Kulprits MANCHESTER 65 | West Warwick |

NEWPORT GRAND EVENT CENTER

| Forever Young [Neil Young tribute]

OAK HILL TAVERN | North Kingstown

Shot Gypsy [8:35 pm] + Coral Chaotic [fire dancer] [9 pm] + Space Pony [9:25 pm] + Ses Carney Freak of Nature [fire breathing] [9:50 pm] + Sun of Sound [10:15 pm] + Doctor Finnegan’s Circus Sideshow [10:40 pm] + Devil’s Feedback [11:05 pm] + DJpsyco Eddie [all day] THE SPOT UNDERGROUND | Providence | The Spot’s 4-Year Anniversary Night with Daddie Long Legs + Poppasquash + Luv Songs + a surprise band STADIUM PUB AND LOUNGE | Cranston | After Dark STEVIE D’S BAR & GRILL | Cumberland | Joe Gorman 39 WEST | Cranston | Ultimate Soul

TIPSY SEAGULL DOCKSIDE PUB

SUNDAY 29

CAPTAIN NICK’S ROCK ’N’ ROLL BAR

sett | 2 pm | Second Avenue GILLIGAN’S ISLAND | Westerly | Steve Chrisitan

JAVA MADNESS | Wakefield | 11 am | Bill Bartholomew & Friends

LANG’S BOWLARAMA | Cranston | DJ Flahko

MONDAY 30

BOVI’S | East Providence | John Allmark’s Jazz Orchestra

THE 88 LOUNGE | Providence | Open mic “piano jam” with Travis Colby

FINN’S HARBORSIDE | East Greenwich

| Block Island | 6 pm | The Young Guns

| 7 pm | TBA

NEWS CAFE | Pawtucket | Oak Hill NICK-A-NEE’S | Providence | The

CHELO’S WATERFRONT BAR & GRILLE | Warwick | 4 pm | Brother to

GEORGE’S OF GALILEE | Narragan-

sett | DJ Action Jackson + Brian Scott House Combo

133 CLUB | East Providence | 8:30 pm | Open mic night with Eric & Matt

THE PARLOUR | Providence | Reggae Night with Upsetta International + the Natural Element Band PERKS & CORKS | Westerly | Songwriters’ open mic

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PROVIDENCE IMPROV GUILD

TUESDAY 1

Gonser’s ’70s Jam Band

FRIDAY 27

THE 88 LOUNGE | Providence | Greg FINN’S HARBORSIDE | East Greenwich

WEDNESDAY 2

THE 88 LOUNGE | Providence | Alissa Musto

GILLIGAN’S ISLAND | Westerly | Karaoke with DJ Deelish

NEWPORT BLUES CAFE | Newport | Soul Shot

NOREY’S | Newport | Milton 133 CLUB | East Providence | Karaoke with Big Bill

O’ROURKE’S BAR & GRILL |

Warwick | 8:30 pm | Tim Smith THE PARLOUR | Providence | The Funky Autocrats

THURSDAY 3

CHRIS TABB | Fri 8 pm; Sat 9 pm |

Comedy Connection, 39 Warren Ave, East Providence | $15 | 401.438.8383 | ricomedyconnection.com HARDCORE COMEDY SHOW hosted by Brian Beaudoin | 10:30 pm | Comedy Connection, East Providence | $15 THE BIT PLAYERS | Fri 8 pm; Sat 8 + 10 pm | Firehouse Theater, 4 Equality Park Pl, Newport | $15 [$10 Sat @ 10 pm] | 401.849.3473 | firehouse theater.org BRING YOUR OWN IMPROV | [family-friendly show @ 7 pm] | 7 + 9 pm | Warwick Museum of Art, 3259 Post Rd | $5 | 401.737.0010 | bringyour ownimprov.com MICETO IMPROV | 9:30 pm | Contemporary Theater, 327 Main St, Wakefield | $TBA | 401.218.0282 | contemporarytheatercompany.com

PROVIDENCE IMPROV GUILD

SATURDAY 28

IMPROV JONES | See listing for Thurs

CHRIS TABB | See listing for Fri THE BIT PLAYERS | See listing for

CAPTAIN NICK’S ROCK ’N’ ROLL BAR | Block Island | DJ Superdope THE 88 LOUNGE | Providence |

Fri

FÊTE LOUNGE | Providence | 8 pm |

COMEDY SHOWCASE | 8 pm | Come-

Brooks Milgate

Iska Dhaaf + Phones

FINN’S HARBORSIDE | East Greenwich | 8 pm | DJs

GILLIGAN’S ISLAND | Westerly |

Open mic hosted by Bob Lavalley

IRON WORKS TAVERN | Warwick | 8 pm | Betsy Listenfelt

BRODY STEVENS | See listing for Fri

SUNDAY 29

dy Connection, East Providence | $10

COMEDY NIGHT OPEN MIC | 7 pm |

Stevie D’s Bar & Grill, 80 Manville Hill Rd, Cumberland | 401.658.2591 | stevie-ds.com

DISPROPORTIONATELY HOSTILE present the DisProHo Summer Mayhem Show | 7 pm | Disproportionately Hostile, 22 Broad St, Cumberland | $5 | facebook.com/ Disproportionatelyhostile

COMIX & MAGIC WITH JOHNNY PIZZI | 8 pm | Comix at Foxwoods,

Mashantucket, CT | $15-$25 advance

MONDAY 30

THE COMEDY FACTORY with John

WEDNESDAY 2

LULZ! COMEDY NIGHT HOSTED BY RANDY BUSH with Walkeer Met-

tlling, Emily Ruskowski, and Bruce Botelho Jr. | 8:30 pm | AS220, 115 Empire St, Providence | $6 | 401.831.9327 | as220.org LUIS J. GOMEZ | 8 pm | Comix at Foxwoods, Mashantucket, CT | $10$20 advance

THURSDAY 3

JOE DEROSA | 8 pm | Comix at Fox-

woods, Mashantucket, CT | $20-$40 advance

CONCERTS COMEDY THURSDAY 26

KEVIN MEANEY | 7 pm | Newport Vineyards, 909 East Main Rd, Middletown | $20 | 401.848.5161 | newportvineyards.com THE COMEDY FACTORY with Pete Costello, Coleen Gavin, Steve Donovan, John Perrotta, Scott Gendron,

POPULAR THURSDAY 26

| John Brown House Museum, 52 Power St, Providence | $10 | 401.331.8575 x 34 | rihs.org THE LONDON SOULS | 8 pm | Narrows Center For the Arts, 16 Anawan St, Fall River, MA | $18 advance, $20 day of show | 508.324.1926 | narrows center.org SUNDOWN THURSDAY with the Steamahs | 6 pm | Fort Adams State Park, Harrison Avenue, Newport | Free | 401.841.0707 | fortadams.org THE SUPERCHIEF TRIO | 7 pm | The Towers, 35 Ocean Rd, Narragansett | $15 | 401.782.2597 | thetowersri.com

FRIDAY 27

2ND ANNUAL MYSTIC BLUES FESTIVAL | June 27, Eight To the Bar [5

pm] + David Foster & the Mohegan Sun All-Stars [6 pm] + EasyBaby [7:30 pm] + Spin Doctors [8:30 pm | June 28, Mystic Horns [11 am] + Neal Vitullo and the Vipers with Dave Howard [noon] + Student Spotlight [1:30 pm] + James Montgomery Band [2 pm] + Chris MacKay and the Tone Shifters [3:30 pm] + Sugar Ray & the Bluetones [4 pm] + Bad News Barnes & the Brethren of Blues Band [5:30 pm] + Christine Ohlman & Rebel Montez with the Sin Sisters [6 pm] + the Greg Sherrod Blues Band [7:30 pm] + Johnny Winter [8:30 pm] | June 29, the Cobalt Rhythm Kings [11 am] + Ricky “King” Russell and the Cadillac Horns with Matt “Guitar” Murphy [noon] + the Franklin Brothers Band [1:30 pm] + Roomful of Blues [2 pm] + Ryan Hartt & the Blue Hearts [3:30 pm] + Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band [4 pm] + the Alexis P. Suter Band [5:30 pm] + James Cotton Superharp | Fri-Sun | Mystic Shipyard West, 100 Essex St, Mystic, CT | $78 per day, $207 weekend pass, free under 10 [proceeds benefit the Center for Hospice Care] | mysticblues festival.com

DEBRA MANN QUINTET: THE MUSIC OF JONI MITCHELL | 8 pm |

SATURDAY 28

SARAH LEE GUTHRIE AND JOHNNY IRION | Columbus Theatre, 270

2ND ANNUAL MYSTIC BLUES FESTIVAL | See listing for Fri

SUNDAY 29

NEWPORT ROCKS THE FORT with

John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band + Hey Nineteen [Steely Dan tribute] + Another Tequila Sunrise [Eagles tribute] + Dynamite Shack + Corruption Choir + Mame Dee + Chakulla | 2-8 pm | Fort Adams State Park, Harrison Avenue, Newport | $35 | 401.841.0707 | newportrocksthe fort.com

4TH ANNUAL MUSIC FOR MDA

with Grace Morrison, the David Richardson Band, Mad Gryphon, and more, plus a silent auction, raffles, hors d’oeuvres, and a cash bar | 3 pm | Ocean State Theatre Com-

pany, 1245 Jefferson Blvd, Warwick | $20, $15 students, free under 12; proceeds benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association | 401.921.6800 | ticketriver.com/event/11132 JAMEY JOHNSON | 2 pm | Indian Ranch, 200 Gore Rd, Webster, MA | $27.50-$45 | 508.943.3871 | indian ranch.com

SMITH AND WEEDEN + THE LITTLE COMPTON BAND | 6 pm | The Meet-

ing House, 3852 Main Rd, Tiverton | $12 advance, $14 door | 401.624.2600 | FourCornersArts.org

STYX + FOREIGNER + DON FELDER

| 7 pm | MGM Grand at Foxwoods, 350 Trolley Line Blvd, Mashantucket, CT | $60-$90 | 866.646.0050 | mgmatfoxwoods.com

2ND ANNUAL MYSTIC BLUES FESTIVAL | See listing for Fri

TUESDAY 1

BEYONCE + JAY Z | 8 pm | Gillette

Stadium, 1 Patriot’s Pl, Foxborough, MA | $55-$275 | 800.543.1776 | ticketmaster.com OPEN MIC with featured performer Seamus Galligan | 7 pm | Sandywoods Center For the Arts, 43 Muse Way, Tiverton | Free [BYOB + food] | 401.241.7349 | sandywoodsmusic.com PHISH | 7 pm | Xfinity Center, 885 South Main St, Mansfield, MA | ticketmaster.com

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BURNSIDE MUSIC SERIES AND BEER GARDEN | This week: the

CLASSICAL THURSDAY 26 + SATURDAY 28

MUSIC ON THE HILL presents “Mendelssohn Octet,” featuring the Miami String Quartet (and others) performing works by Mendelssohn and Golijov [June 26] + “Cello!,” featuring the Miami String Quartet (and others) performing works by Popper, Bliss, Didkovsky, Françaix, and Schubert [June 28] | 7:30 pm | Ocean State Theatre Company, 1245 Jefferson Blvd, Warwick | $30 | 401.921.6800 | musiconthehillri.com

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PERFORMANCE FRIDAY 27

ENCORE DANCE ACADEMY presents “Dancing Through Life” | 7 pm | Stadium Theatre, 28 Monument Sq, Woonsocket | $17 + $19 | 401.762.4545 | stadiumtheatre.com

Sat. 6/28:

SATURDAY 28

LEGEIN DANCE ACADEMY presents “Mardi Gras” | 4 pm | Stadium Theatre, 28 Monument Sq, Woonsocket | $22 | 401.762.4545 | stadiumtheatre.com

PARTICIPATORY FRIDAY 27

REHOBOTH CONTRA DANCE with music by Dave Langford and Karen Axelrod and caller Linda Leslie | 8 pm | Goff Memorial Hall, 124 Bay State Rd, Rehoboth, MA | $8 | 508.252.6375 | contradancelinks. com/rehoboth.html

EVENTS FRIDAY 27

NEWPORT FLOWER SHOW | This

year’s theme: “Journey: Grand Vistas,” with judged horticultural spec-

Continued on p 18

SPIRIT FAMILY REUNION

Spirit Family reunion play homegrown american muSic to Stomp, clap, Shake and holler with.

Sat. 7/5:

DELBERT McCLINTON

Fri. 7/11:

SHAWN COLVIN

7/12: Samantha FiSh, 7/17: Block-a-Palooza Feat. Buckwheat zydeco and GirlS GunS & Glory Free! 6Pm South main Street Fall river, 7/18: tim o’Brien and darrell Scott, 7/24: tramPled under Foot 7/31: leon ruSSell (Sold out)

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THURSDAY 26

NEWPORTFILM presents “Post-Beach

Listings Continued from p 17

New books ½ price! CELLAR STORIES USED BOOKS Thousands and Thousands of greaT summer reads on The cheap!

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imens and floral designs, garden exhibitions, lectures and demonstrations, and the Gardeners’ Marketplace | Rosecliff, 670 Bellevue Ave, Newport | $23 ($25 June 27), $6 ages 13-17, free under 6 | 401.847.1000 | newportmansions.org

SATURDAY 28

2ND ANNUAL ARTS & MUSIC FESTIVAL | Presented by the Arts

Guild of Woonsocket, with local artisans, music (by the Stilts, Smith & Weeden, Rich Ferri, Able Thought, the Mill Rats, Kit Carson, A Final Paradox, the Adjuncts, and more), food vendors, and more | 10 am-7 pm (rain date June 29) | River Island Park, Bernon St, Woonsocket | 401.356.0255 | facebook.com/ events/719633008088237

NARRAGANSETT ART FESTIVAL

| This festival features more than 100 fine-art exhibitors, mostly from New England. Displays include oils, acrylics, drawings, graphics, sculpture, photography, watercolors, and pastels. Proceeds from artist-registration fees benefit the Rotary Club scholarship program | Veterans Memorial Park, Ocean Rd, Narragansett | Free | 401.789.7713 or | wakefieldrotary.com PROVIDENCE ROLLER DERBY | Rhode Island Riveters vs. the Lehigh Valley Rollergirls [6 pm] + the Rocky Point Rollers vs. Mass Attack [8:30 pm] | Thayer Arena, 975 Sandy Ln, Warwick | $10 advance, $15 door, $5 ages 5-12, free under 5 | providence rollerderby.com WATERFIRE PROVIDENCE | A full lighting begins at 8:25 pm | Downtown Providence | Free | waterfireprovidence.org

ZOOBILEE! FEAST WITH THE BEASTS | A fundraiser for the Roger

Williams Park Zoo with food and beverages from local restaurants and caterers, meet-and-greets with the Zoo’s animals, music by the World Premiere Band and Farm Dog, an auction, and more | Roger Williams Park Zoo, 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence | $125 | 401.785.3510 x 453 | rwpzoo.org

NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL POLO SERIES | This week: New-

port vs. Boston | 5 pm | Glen Farm, Route 138, Portsmouth | $20 + $12 | 401.846.0200 | nptpolo.com NEWPORT FLOWER SHOW | See listing for Fri

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SUNDAY 29

THE PROVIDENCE FLEA, a juried

flea market with more than 200 vendors + food trucks + music + more | 10 am-4 pm | South Water Street, South Water St, Providence | Free | providenceflea.com

TUESDAY 1-SUNDAY 6 CIRQUE DU SOLEIL: VAREKAI |

Dunkin’ Donuts Center, LaSalle Sq, Providence | July 1-3 7:30 pm + July 5 4 + 7:30 pm + July 6 1:30 + 5 pm | $40-$145 | ticketmaster.com

FILM THURSDAY 26 + 3

MOVIES ON THE BLOCK presents

Cocktail [6.26] and Woodstock [7.3] | Movies On the Block, Westminster and Union sts, Providence | Free | indowncity.com

Family Fun & Film Shorts,” with entertainment [ukulele music, hula dancing, more, 4-5:30 pm] + a halfhour of children’s animated short films from around the world [5:30 pm; rain date June 30] | Sweet Berry Farm, 915 Mitchell’s Ln, Middletown | $5 | 773.350.0946 | newportFILM.com

FRIDAY 27

FRIDAY NIGHTS DRIVE-IN | This

MONDAY 30

“MONDAY AT THE MOVIES” | The

series concludes with Monuments Men | Weaver Library, 41 Grove St, East Providence | Free | 401.434.2453 or | eastprovidencelibrary.org

LIT EVENTS THURSDAY 26

JAY PRIMIANO will discuss his novel

[co-written with John Rocco], Swim That Rock, a “moving story of a young, working-class teen who fights to save his family’s diner after his father is lost in a fishing boat accident” | 6:30 pm | Weaver Library, 41 Grove St, East Providence | 401.434.2453 | eastprovidencelibrary.org

TALKS MONDAY 30

ART GALLERIES ARTISTS’ COOPERATIVE GALLERY OF WESTERLY | 401.596.2221 | 7

Canal St, Westerly | westerlyarts.com | Tues-Sat 10 am-5 pm | Through June 29: “Flowers & Fantasy: Into the Wind,” paintings and prints by Sadie Davidson DeVore and photographs by Paul M. Murray | July 2-11: “9th Annual Silent Auction & Gala” ARTPROV GALLERY | 401.641.5182 | 150 Chestnut St, Providence | artprovidence.com | Through July 6: “Inspired Color,” abstract works by Linnea Toney Leeming AS220 | 401.831.9327 | 115 Empire St, Providence | as220.org | Wed-Fri 1-6 pm; Sat 12-5 pm + by appointment | Through June 28: “Damaged Darkness,” new photos by Lisa Maloney | “Sometimes Reminded,” new paintings by Patrick Woods | New work by Hector Lorenzo Sosa | In the Youth Gallery: “Caitlin’s Cabinet of Wonders,” new work from Visuals | In the Resident Gallery: “REACTIONS,” photos by Norlan Olivo AS220 PROJECT SPACE | 401.831.9327 | 93 Mathewson St, Providence | as220.org | Wed-Fri 1-6 pm; Sat 12-5 pm + by appointment | Through June 28: “Manda Podere,” an installation by Quintin Rivera Toro | “Temporary Autonomous Moan: My Month In Santa Fe,” recent work by Nick Carter BANKRI GALLERY | 401.456.5015 x 1330 | 137 Pitman St, Providence | bankri.com | Mon-Fri 9 am-7 pm; Sat 9 am-3 pm; Sun 12-4 pm | Through July 2: “Sign of the Times: The Art of Boris Bally” | July 3-Aug 6: “Nicholas McKnight: Nature Prints” — 1 Turks Head Pl, Providence | MonWed 8:30 am-3 pm; Thurs-Friday 8:30 am-5 pm | Through July 2: photographs by Norian Olivo — 1140 Ten Rod Rd, North Kingstown | Mon-Fri 9 am-7 pm; Sat 9 am-3 pm; Sun 12-4 pm | Through July 2: clay paintings by Kate Champa | July 3-Oct 1: “Choose a Path,” paintings by Carolina Arentsen

BERT GALLERY | 401.751.2628 | 540 South Water St, Providence | bert gallery.com | Mon-Fri 11 am-5 pm;

brown.edu/Facilities/David_Winton_ Bell_Gallery | Mon-Fri 11 am-4 pm;

Sat + Sun 1-4 pm | Through July 7: “Going Nowhere: Alumni Artists in Providence,” with works by Peter Glantz, Kevin Hooyman, Xander Marro, Jenny Nichols, David Udris, and Tatyana Yanishevsky DEBLOIS GALLERY | 401.847.9977 | 134 Aquidneck Ave, Middletown | debloisgallery.com | Tues-Sun 12-5 pm | Through June 29: photography by Marc and Bonnie Jaffe DEDEE SHATTUCK GALLERY | 508.636.4177 | 1 Partners Ln, Westport, MA | dedeeshattuckgallery.com | Tues-Sat 10 am-5 pm; Sun 12-5 pm | Through June 29: “Paint Pattern Print Texture: Exploring the Blurred Lines Between Textile and Paint,” with works by Daphne Taylor, Pat Coomey Thornton, Sophia Narrett, Elin Noble, and Eck Follen | July 2-27: “The Contemporary Figure,” with paintings by Anne Leone, Dan Ludwig, and John Borowicz, and sculptures by Sergei Isupov and Walter Horak DRYDEN GALLERY | 401.421.6196 | 27 Dryden Ln, Providence | providence pictureframe.com | Mon-Sat 8:30 am-6:30 pm | July 2-Sept 5: “The Newport Folk Festival 2009-2014,” photographs by Richard McCaffrey FINE ART AT CHAPEL VIEW | 401.741.0718 | 4 Chapel View Blvd, Cranston | fineartatchapelview.co | Thurs-Sat 12-6 pm; Sun 12-5 pm + by appointment | Through July 13: works by Wolfgang Widmoser, Francis Mesaros, Vincent Castaldi, Daniel Dahlstrom, and Martin Metzger GRIN | 60 Valley St #3, Providence | grinprovidence.com | Sat 12-5 pm | Through July 12: “¡Super Vision!,” works by Leah Piepgras HERA GALLERY | 401.789.1488 | 10 High St, Wakefield | heragallery.org | Wed-Fri 1-5 pm; Sat 10 am-4 pm | Through July 19: “Old World,” photographs by Viera Levitt | Through July 19: “Self Portraits: Under My Skin,” photographs by Amanda Swain Bingham

IMAGO FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS | 401.245.0173 | 36 Market St, Warren | imagofoundation4art.org |

NARROWS CENTER FOR THE ARTS GALLERY | 508.324.1926 |

16 Anawan St, Fall River, MA | narrows center.org | Wed-Sat 12-5 pm

providenceartclub.org | Mon-Fri

12-4 pm; Sat-Sun 2-4 pm | Through July 11: “Mixing It Up,” works by Marjorie Ball, Kenneth MacDonald, Ruth Emers, and Robin Halpren | “The Nature of Art,” works by Judith Skoogfors-Prip and Beverly Thomas PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY | 401.455.8000 | 150 Empire St | provlib. org | Mon + Thurs 12-8 pm, Tues + Wed 10 am-6 pm | Fri + Sat 9 am5:30 pm | Through July 25: “Block Island Idyll: Memories of Manisses,” with materials and artifacts from the Rhode Island Collection at Providence Public Library and the Block Island Historical Society

RHODE ISLAND WATERCOLOR SOCIETY GALLERY | 401.726.1876 |

Slater Memorial Park, Armistice Blvd, Pawtucket | rhodeislandwatercolor society.wildapricot.org | Tues-Sat 10

am-4 pm; Sun 1-5 pm | Through July 10: “RIWS Member Group Show,” with work by Alyce Crowell, Jacquelyn Hayes, Sherri Snyder, Kristin Stashenko, and Norma Sumner

SOUTH COUNTY ART ASSOCIATION | 401.783.2195 | 2587 Kingstown

Rd, Kingston | south countyart.org |

Wed-Sun 10 am-6 pm; Fri 10 am-8 pm | Through July 5: “Earthworks: 41st Open Juried Clay Annual”

STUDIO Z/GALLERY Z BUTCHER BLOCK MILL | 401.454.8844 | 25

Eagle St, Providence | galleryzprov. com | Through July 12: paintings by Alaina Mahoney and VF Wolf

URI PROVIDENCE CAMPUS GALLERY | 401.277.5206 | 80 Washington

St | uri.edu/prov | Mon-Thurs 9 am-

9 pm; Fri + Sat 9 am-4 pm | Through June 30: “The State of the Art: URI, RIC, CCRI,” a mixed media exhibit highlighting the fine arts education at the three state schools, with works by Nichole Dingee Allinson, Scott Allinson, Nadine Almada, Ben Anderson, Eric J. Auger, Mary Caparrelli Bagley, Marjorie Ball, Lindsey Beal, Joe Belanger, Raymond Beltran, Jeff Bertwell, Nathan Blaney, Donald Booth, Taylor Booth, Emily Boucher, Mike Bryce, Kate Burke, Jennifer Cahoon, Michael Carlin, Tony Carniero, Wendy Crooks, Susan Dansereau, Michael Dates, Audrey Davidson, David DeMelim, John DeMelim Elaine Devonis, Tamara Diaz, Melanie Ducharme, Lilian R. Engel, Ashley Farney, Lili Feinstein, Susan Fossati, George Garcia, Alice Benvie Gebhart, Nick Gebhart, Christian Goncalves, Stephen P. Gross, Melissa Guillet, John Harrington, Sean Harrington, Tara Harrington, Joshua Harriman, Elle Hart, Alan Hawkridge, Kira Hawkridge, Jill Ann Cook Heffernan, Graham Heffernan, Jessie Darrell Jarbadan, Kathy Horridge Kenney, David T. Howard, Sylvia C. Krausse, Liliya Krys, Jay Lacouture, Charles Laflamme, Michael Lapointe, Nixon Leger, Bridget McMahon, Betsey MacDonald, Maurice Mancini, Titilola O. Martins, Claudine Metrick, Pamela Messore, Ian Mohon, Tracie Montgomery, Tom Morrissey, Kerry Murphy, Dale Noelte, Barbara Pagh, Sam Peck, Philip J. Palombo, Gerry Perrino, Cassandra Petronio, Jason Preston, Lisa-Marie Ricci, Gary Richman, Carol Rodi, Edward Lymon Rondeau, Amy Rudis, Ernest Silva, Jade Sisti, David Shapiro-Zysk, Kathleen Stack, Janice Lee Strain, Jacqueline Sylvia, Susanne Tierney, Anthony Tomaselli, Katie Wakefield, and Arielle Weston VAN VESSEM GALLERY | 401.835.6639 | 63 Muse Way, Tiverton |

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am-4 pm; Sun 12-4 pm | Admission $10 adults; $8 seniors; $6 students and military personnel with ID; free for children 5 and under | May 31-Sept 14: “Very Simple Charm: The Early Life and Work of Richard Morris Hunt In Newport” | Through Aug 12: “Elizabeth Congdon: Heaven and Earth,” an exhibit of paintings | Through Sept 1: “Marine Botanicals,” works by Mary Chatowsky Jameson | Through Sept 7: “Magic Gold, Full Sun,” paintings by Corinne Colarusso RISD MUSEUM | 401.454.6500 | 224 Benefit St, Providence | risdmuseum. org | Tues-Sun 10 am-5 pm [Thurs until 9 pm] | Admission $12; $10 seniors; $5 college students, $3 ages 5-18; free every Sun 10 am-1 pm | Through June 29: “Andy Warhol’s Photographs” | Through July 6: “Arlene Shechet: Meissen Recast,” an exhibition of sculptures | Through Aug 10: “Graphic Design: Now in Production,” which explores some of the most vibrant graphic design work produced since 2000, including magazines, newspapers, books, and posters | Ongoing: “Subject to Change: Art and Design in the Twentieth Century”

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HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 3D | Thurs: 1:05, 1:35, 4:05, 6:35 HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2: AN IMAX 3D EXPERIENCE | Thurs: 12, 2:25, 4:55 THE ROVER | Thurs: 11:50, 2:20, 5, 7:25, 9:55 TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION 3D | Thurs: 9:30 | Fri-Tues: 11:30, 3, 6:30, 10 TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION | Thurs: 9:15 | Fri-Tues: 12:30, 1, 4, 4:30, 7:30, 8 | Fri-Sat late show: 11, 11:30 TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION: AN IMAX 3D EXPERIENCE | Thurs: 9 | Fri-Tues: 12, 3:30, 7, 10:30 JERSEY BOYS | Thurs: 12:05, 3:10, 7, 10:10 | Fri-Tues: 12:45, 3:45, 6:50, 10:10 THINK LIKE A MAN TOO | 11:15, 11:45, 12:15, 1:45, 2:15, 2:45, 4:15, 4:45, 5:15, 6:45, 7:15, 7:45, 9:20, 9:50, 10:20 | FriSat late show: 11:50, 12:20 HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 | Thurs: 10:30, 11:30, 1:05, 2:05, 3:35, 4:35, 6:05, 7:05, 8:45 | Fri-Tues: 11, 11:30, 1:35, 2:05, 4:05, 4:35, 7:05, 9:30 | Fri-Sat late show: 12 22 JUMP STREET | Thurs-Mon: 10:50, 11:20, 1:30, 2, 4:20, 5:05, 7:10, 7:40*, 9:45, 10:15 [*no shows June 26] | Tues: 10:50, 1:30, 4:20, 7:10, 9:45 | Fri-Sat late show: 12:25 EDGE OF TOMORROW | 11:55, 2:30, 5:10, 7:50* [*no show Tues], 10:25 THE FAULT IN OUR STARS | Thurs: 12:10, 3:20, 6:30, 9:35 | Fri-Thurs: 12:05, 3:15, 6:25, 10:20 MALEFICENT | 10:55, 1:15, 3:50, 6:20, 8:55 | Fri-Sat late show: 11:15

X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST | 12:25, 3:40, 6:55, 10:05 GODZILLA | Thurs: 12:35, 3:30, 6:40, 10:05 | Fri-Tues: 6:40, 9:40 TAMMY | Tues: 8, 10

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HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 3D | Thurs: 11, 1:30, 4:05, 6:35

TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION 3D | Thurs: 9, 9:30 | Fri-Tues: 11, 12, 2:30, 3:30, 6:05, 7, 9:35, 10:30 TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION | Thurs: 9:15 | Fri-Tues: 11:30, 12:30, 3, 4, 6:30, 7:30, 10 JERSEY BOYS | Thurs: 3:30, 7:10, 10:10 | Fri-Tues: 12:15, 3:15, 6:45, 9:55 THINK LIKE A MAN TOO | 11:45, 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:50 HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 | Thurs: 10:30, 11:30, 1, 2, 3:35, 4:35, 6:05, 7:05, 9:40 | Fri-Tues: 10:15, 11:15, 12:45, 2, 3:35, 4:35, 7:05, 9:40 22 JUMP STREET | Thurs: 11:15, 1:20, 1:50, 4:20, 4:50, 7:20, 7:50, 10, 10:30 | Fri-Tues: 1:20, 4:20, 6:50*, 7:20, 9:30* [*no shows Tues], 10 EDGE OF TOMORROW | Thurs: 1:45, 4:35, 7:40, 10:25 | Fri-Tues: 4:55, 10:30 THE FAULT IN OUR STARS | 1:15, 4:05, 7:10, 10:05 MALEFICENT | 11:10, 1:40 4:15, 6:40, 9 X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST | Thurs: 12:55, 3:55 | Fri-Tues: 10:45, 1:55, 7:35 TAMMY | Tues: 8, 10

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OBVIOUS CHILD 83 minUtes | r | Avon Spoiler alert: This flippant New York comedy ends with a trip to the local abortion clinic that’s presented with no more gravity or introspection than a dentist’s appointment, and what begins as a charming romantic comedy turns into a political statement almost in spite of itself. Written and directed by Gillian Robespierre, the movie is a great showcase for the clever TV comedian Jenny Slate, playing a young stand-up comic unlucky in love; dumped by her boyfriend, she hooks up with a cute business student but before long discovers that she’s pregnant. Like most stand-ups nowadays, the heroine

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THINK LIKE A MAN TOO 105 minUtes | pg-13 | cinemA world + islAnd + providence plAce 16 + showcAse + swAnseA stAdiUm 12 I had a good time at this romantic comedy, a sequel to the 2012 hit Think Like a Man, though I can’t really recommend it as a movie. The filmmakers show no concern for continuity, not only from scene to scene but from shot to shot; one gets the impression this took about as long to edit as it does to watch. This time around the couples from the first film travel to Las Vegas, where two of them are getting married, and the men and women compete to see who can have a wilder weekend before the ceremony. Kevin Hart, a brilliant comic performer who hasn’t yet appeared in a narrative film worthy of his talent, is the main attraction, bringing gusto and spontaneous energy to the familiar material, though the other players — including Michael Ealy, Regina Hall, Wendi McLendon-Covey, and Dennis Haysbert — are never less than charming. Tim Story directed. _Ben Sachs

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H. Weber, who wrote the superior teen romance The Spectacular Now, reunite for this generous, sensitively performed melodrama about cancerstricken teens who fall in love. Like the earlier movie, it was adapted from an acclaimed young-adult novel, features Shailene Woodley as a lonely young woman who blossoms in her new romance, and aspires to a gentle, moony tone. Yet James Ponsoldt, director of The Spectacular Now, sculpted his dramatic effects with a scalpel; Josh Boone, who directed this movie, uses a chainsaw. An emotional climax arrives every 15 minutes or so, and every affecting moment is underscored with a soppy light-rock song. With Laura Dern, Mike Birbiglia, and Willem Dafoe as a reclusive novelist based on Thomas Pynchon. | 126m |

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beloved boomer-nostalgia musical, which traces the rise and fall of the chart-topping Four Seasons, comes to the big screen under the unlikely tutelage of Clint Eastwood. His treatment of the material is decidedly prosaic, perched midway between cold realism and showbiz fantasy:

the colors are muted where they ought to be gaudy, and even the irrepressibly catchy songs come and go without much impact (the only one accorded the proper razzmatazz is Frankie Valli’s monster solo hit “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You”). The scenes detailing Valli’s family problems are so perfunctory you wish Eastwood had just dropped them, though the emerging conflicts among the four singers are nicely handled; this isn’t the movie it should have been, but it serves its purpose as a souvenir of the stage show. With Vincent Piazza, John Lloyd Young, Erich Bergen, and Christopher Walken. | 132m |

XXX MALEFICENT | 2014 | Disney’s live-action, revisionist remake of its own Sleeping Beauty (1959) unfolds from the perspective of the villainess (Angelina Jolie), depicted here as a good fairy who turns bad only after being persecuted by humans. The original movie’s stark sense of good and evil is replaced here by a more nuanced, relativist perspective, which effectively prohibits the sort of nightmarish visions that made Walt Disney’s early animation features so powerful. This looks impressive, though, making use of highly imagi-

native, state-of-the-art 3-D effects while still evoking old-school Disney animation (even the wide-screen compositions seem to be modeled on those of the original). The supporting cast — which includes Elle Fanning, Sharlto Copley, Sam Riley, and Imelda Staunton — is enjoyable too. | 98m |

XXX 22 JUMp STrEET | 2014 |

This sequel to the hit action comedy 21 Jump Street is better all around: the pacing is more consistent, the sight gags more imaginative, the selfreferential jokes sharper. Directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller make good on their background in animation (Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, The Lego Movie); the action sequences, unlike those of the first movie, have a sustained kinetic energy, and the throwaway gags are delivered at such breakneck speed that this occasionally evokes old Looney Tunes cartoons. Too often, though, the satire of action-movie bombast is indistinguishable from the bombast itself (large-scale destruction, over-loud sound effects, actors yelling all their dialogue). With Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Ice Cube, and lots of stand-up comedians in supporting roles. | 112m |

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The Solstice is behind us, and now it’s full-steam ahead to the Glorious 4th, another great holiday requiring no presents for anyone (save America, still hanging in at two centuries and change). Did you realize America is a Cancerian? Loyal, defensive, all that “home” verbiage — it makes sense that our great Puritan experiment would have an enormous appetite for comfort. But I digress... This week, the moon wanes and waxes. Take the weekend to recharge. Start nothing until Monday. For more, and information on getting a reading, visit sally@moonsigns.net.

moon). confidence could be misplaced for capricorn, Libra, Aquarius, Sagittarius, and Aries. Are you ambivalent about a loved one? taurus, Gemini, cancer, Leo, virgo, Scorpio, and pisces are perceptive and sensitive with a romantic streak that could make for grand declarations.

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dark of the moon in Gemini, (moon void-of-course 11:56 am until 9:05 pm when it moves into cancer. editing, or revising a story or project make sense. Work with less, not more, and remember this is an accident-prone day, particularly for Aries, virgo, pisces, Scorpio, capricorn, and Sagittarius who aren’t getting the whole picture. however, a fine day for ending things if you’re a taurus, and need to hold off on taking action. unless someone is offering to buy you lunch. editing or narrative are excellent activities, particularly for taurus, Gemini, cancer, Leo, Libra, and Aquarius. 17

Waxing moon in cancer. Loyalty and defensiveness could go hand-in-hand, especially if the desire to stay home dominates (cancer moons can turn the most frenetic folks into couch potatoes). Scorpio, cancer, pisces, Gemini, taurus, virgo, Leo, and Scorpio: pursue affection and desire at all costs. Aries, capricorn, Libra, Sagittarius, and Aquarius: it may be easy to misread someone who’s just not talking loudly enough! 2

new moon in cancer. A turning point for events begun at the end of may, or that reached a climax around June 13 (the full 1

Waxing moon in cancer, moon void-ofcourse 1:02 am until 8:42 am when it moves into Leo. Self-improvement and boasting go hand-in-hand, but this is an excellent day and evening for parties and general frolicking. Scorpio, Aquarius, capricorn, pisces, and taurus: let others make the first move, in case you feel clumsy. Gemini, cancer, Leo, virgo, Libra, Aries, and Sagittarius: be sociable — more than usual. Stick with the people with “childlike wonder.” 3

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Waxing moon in Leo. When the moon is in a fire sign on monday, everyone is up for reaching out and speaking up. this is an excellent day for sales, marketing, or getting persuaded. those who can persuade with skill include Gemini, cancer, Leo, virgo, Libra, Aries, and Sagittarius. those who could offend others (merely by omitting information) include taurus, Aquarius, Scorpio, pisces, and capricorn. 4

Waxing moon in Leo, moon void-ofcourse 10 am until 9:23 pm when it moves into virgo. A day of big promises, but modest follow-through. double-check everything and don’t be afraid to act like a child or get a toy you’ve long desired. in touch with their better angels: Leo, virgo, Sagittarius, capricorn, Aries, and taurus. Willing to experiment, and make interesting mistakes: Libra, Scorpio, Gemini, cancer, Aquarius, and pisces. 5

Waxing moon in virgo. this sign rules the gut, so watch your diet, avoid those people who give you a stomachache and be aware that your “fussy side” could be activated. virgo moons are super for proofreading or multi-tasking. make those decisions, and reach out to those folks who know more than you if you’re virgo, Leo, cancer, Libra, Scorpio, taurus, and capricorn. try not to whine if you’re pisces, Sagittarius, Gemini, Aries, and Aquarius. 25

Moon KeyS this traces of30the moon, not the 26 horoscope 27 28 the passage 29 31 32 sun. Simply read from day to day to watch the moon’s influence as it moves through the signs of the zodiac. | When the moon is in your sun sign, you are beginning a new 28-day emotional cycle, and you can expect increased insight and emotionality. When the moon moves into the sun sign opposite yours (see below), expect to have difficulties dealing with the opposite sex, family, or authority figures; social or romantic activities will not be at their best. | When the moon is in Aries, it opposes Libra, and vice versa. other oppositions are taurus/Scorpio, Gemini/Sagittarius, cancer/capricorn, 11 12 13 14 15 16 Leo/Aquarius, and virgo/pisces. the moon stays in each sign approximately two and a half days. | As the moon moves between signs, it will sometimes become “void 27 28 29 30 31 32 of course,” making no major angles to planets. consider this a null time and try to avoid making or implementing decisions if you can. But it’s great for brainstorming. | For Symboline dai’s sun-sign horoscopes and advice column, visit our Web site at thephoenix.com. Symboline Dai can 15 16 be reached at sally@moonsigns.net.

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now open! 60 Valley Street Providence

Niche Hospitality Group is excited to announce the opening of our new Bocado Providence location. Bocado features over 40 different tapas, a selection of imported meats and cheeses, signature paella dishes as well as other house specialties. Pair these dishes with an all Spanish wine list and refreshing sangria served in a casual yet stylish atmosphere and you have a truly authentic dining experience.

tapas • paella • sangria • pintxos • all spanish wine list open every day for dinner at 4:30 pm, open for lunch beginning september 2 nd 60 valley street • providence, ri • (401) 270-6080 • bocadotapasbar.com

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