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The Players PUBLISHER: Tom Price tom@thedlm.com ASSOC. PUBLISHER: Janna Rodriguez janna@thedlm.com CONTENT EDITOR: Theresa Hong theresa@thedlm.com PHOTO EDITOR: Theresa Hong dan@thedlm.com
BBVD Concert
Big band sound of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy coming to Merced. Page 8
WEB GURU: Kenneth Nelson kenneth@thedlm.com DISTRIBUTION: Donna Nelson donna@thedlm.com CONTRIBUTING WRITERS & EDITORS: Amber Kirby, K Chico, Nathan Quevedo and Theresa Hong. CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER: Dan Hong.
Shakespearefest Annual Shakespeare in the Park to feature “If You Like It.” Page 12
The Cover COVER: Restaurant and Pub Crawl
Shenandoah Davis Seattle songwriter to peform first Sunday Sessions at Partisan.
PHOTOGRAPHER: Dan Hong (youbiquicast)
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MODEL: Pizza and beer from Bella Luna Bakery and Cafe
DLM Anniversary Spirits of the Red City headline DLM 4-year celebration. Page 18
The Crawl
Issue 48 Volume 3
Tour Downtown’s restaurant and pub offerings. Page 25
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Tip of the p Ca Playhouse Merced’s ‘Les Miserables’ opened up to rave reviews and a near sold-out first weekend of shows. Tip of the Cap to Director Rob Hypes and his cast for continuing to raise the bar for entertainment in Merced. You can catch the show, which runs through September 15. Do you know a person or an organization who deserves at Tip of the Cap? Send us your tips to tips@thedlm.com
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Big Bad Voodoo Daddy When: Oct. 4 Where: Merced Theatre Cost: $15-$35 Info: tickets.mercedtheatre.org
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy to take Merced Theatre stage Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, the band at the forefront of the big band swing explosion of the late 1990s, has defied the odds. Rare is the band that is launched to stardom from the California club circuit all the way to major arenas and doesn’t end up reality check and a one-way ticket back to the earth. BBVD, who will be performing at the Merced Theatre on Oct. 4, has defied those odds. The fun-loving seven-piece ensemble has crafted out a 20-year career
by building an impressive following with their energetic live show and incredible musicianship. “We have always thought down the line and we didn’t want to be a club band forever,” says Glen “The Kid” Marhevka. “We always try to get better as a band, enjoy the band, arrive to the occasion and build a better show. We had to figure out the next level of our career.” They are now regulars at jazz festivals and theaters across the country, and Marhevka says the band is
producing the best music of their career. With the release of their last recording, “Rattle Them Bones” in 2012, Marhevka says they continue to push their musicianship in the studio and on stage. “We always push each other,” he says. “We have to go for it all the time. We don’t want to let anybody else down.” The show is on Oct. 4 and doors open at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are between $15 and $35 and can be purchased at tickets.mercedtheatre.org.
Symphony Pops Concert at Merced Theatre
Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit headlines Partisan anniversary The Partisan — the self-proclaimed Downtown bar that’s not for everyone, but for everyone else — is celebrating its sixth anniversary the only way the know how — with a live music extravaganza on Oct. 5. The Partisan opened its doors in October of 2007 in the former home of Rudy’s Jazz and Blues Club and The Trails End. In the tradition of its previous inhabitants, the Partisan became home for local and traveling musicians. In their six years they have featured live performances by Grand Daddy, Earlimart, Admiral Radley, El Ten Eleven and Three Mile Pilot The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit will headline the anniversary festivities, which begin at 9 p.m. The Oakdale band is a regular at the Partisan and a fixture in the local music scene. There is a $7 cover charge for the show. For more information on the Partisan and its events, visit www.partisanmerced.com
The Merced Symphony presents the rousing “Pops” Concert: Ellington & Gershwin on Broadway on Saturday, Sept. 21 at the Merced Theatre. Jenni Samuelson will lend her beautiful soprano voice on several numbers, such as “Mood Indigo,” “It Don’t Mean a Thing,” “My Funny Valentine,” and other songs we know and love. Listen to Porgy & Bess excerpts along with many other great tunes from the 1920s, 30s, and 40s. Tickets are exclusively available at the Merced Theatre Box Office or online at mercedtheatre.org. For more information, check out mercedsymphony.org or call 383-3277 (message number). The no-host reception begins at 6:30 pm with the concert to follow at 7:30 pm. Jazz things up by picking a favorite character from the era and dressing accordingly— just for the fun of it!
SEPTEMBER EVENTS 13 Merced’s Got Talent
Finale of the huge Merced County talent competition. Valley Community School, 5 p.m. Facebook
14 Art in the Park
A day outside to appreciate local artists, their work, their talent and their skills. El Capitan Park (Lobo & Drake), 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Facebook
14 House Blend
Nyx Records will be coming in and recording local musicians LIVE as they play their original tracks. Coffee Bandits, 7 p.m. Facebook
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CD-release show for Merced’s Six Hands Mouth. Come check out their fringeblues sound and pick up their new album. The Partisan, 9 p.m. Facebook
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Seattle Singer/Songwriter to perform at inaugural Sunday Sessions with Anthonie Tonnon. The Partisan, 7 p.m. www.thedlm.com
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Merced College Gallery to feature work of Eugene Rodriguez Merced College Art Gallery will present an exhibition of painting by Eugene Rodriguez, titled “Picturing History: Lights, Darks, Camera, and Action!” The exhibition will open Sept. 16 and continue to Oct. 10. Sept. 18, the artist will give a gallery talk with a Power Point presentation from 5 to 6 p.m. at Merced College in Room Art # 5. This presentation will be followed by a reception for the artist in the Art Gallery from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The public is invited. Picturing History: Lights, Darks, Cameras, and Action! While the Cold War for the most part dealt with conflicts between the Soviet Union and the United States, it was also one of the most turbulent and transformative periods between Latin America and the United States. Staged narratives are the subjects of Rodriguez’s paintings. His drawings, prints and films re-present his parents as strawberry sharecroppers in the Central Valley and later in Southern California in their attempts to participate in the American Dream. Other historic actors include Joe McCarthy, Arthur Miller, Roy Cohn, Fidel Castro, Louis Armstrong, Jackson Pollock, Rita Hayworth and Pedro Infante to name a few. Juxtaposing histories and aesthetics is his way of highlighting a visual connection between past and present.
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‘As You Like It’ When: Sep 14, 15, 21, 22 (Saturdays 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. ; Sundays 5 p.m.) Where: Applegate Park M.O.A.T. Cost: Free (donations) Info: www.shakespearefest.org Photo by Dan Hong Members of Merced Shakespearefest from left, Emily Wilson, Katie Brokaw, Karen Damme, Shawn Overton and Heike Hambley.
‘As You Like It’
Shakespeare’s gender-bending comedy to play at M.O.A.T. Words by Amber Kirby amber@thedlm.com
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audience through the juxtaposition of young lovers and aging foes. Shakespeare just might keep you laughing a bit more. Katie Brokaw, UCM assistant professor and the play’s dramaturge, struts about as a very commanding Rosalind, famously insisting to Orlando (Jon Cates) that love is often dramatized and not as perfect as most pretend it to be. “Men have died from time to time, and worms have eaten them, but not for love,” she says. “As You Like It” begins with the exile of many players into the forest of the outlying
“It’s about doing something we are passionate about and sharing that passion with the community. That’s pricesless.” — Colton Dennis, director kingdom. There, hilarious follies of love and mistaken gender identities lead the group back to unity – and dance – Bollywood dance! Heike Hambley, artistic director, is especially excited about choreographer Taj Pabla. “He is from Livingston and his father worked in Bollywood movies. He will bring his very own dance troop to join in with the cast”. Hambley, who runs the Merced Shakespearefest, passed her director’s chair to Colton Dennis this summer to play Jaques — a coveted role that is traditionally played by a man and delivers one of Shakespeare’s most famous monologues: “All the world’s a stage/And all the men and women merely players…” Hambley as Jaques not only brings a sting of sardonic comedy to the monologue (a lady describing the ages of man) but also adds an appropriate authority to the words – for Hambley the world has indeed, always been a stage. “I think it’s great that Heike has taken on the role,” explains Dennis. “It now comes from a female perspective, which is at the
same time insightful and very funny.” Dennis, who played Hamlet in the MSF winter production, explains that though community theater has its challenges, finding willing and talented volunteers aren’t one of them. “Marlon Brando once said, ‘Never confuse the size of your paycheck with the size of your talent.’ I remind myself of that often. It’s not about the money. It’s about doing something we are passionate about and sharing that passion with the community. That’s priceless,” he says. Elementary and high school teachers, UC Merced professors, students and retirees makeup the vast talent of the MSF production of “As You Like It” with talent not just from Merced, but Modesto, Turlock, Lathrop, Mariposa and Patterson. Running Sept. 14, 15, 21 and 22 at the Merced Outdoor Amphitheater in Applegate Park, “As You Like It” is free to attend, but as a nonprofit, MSF does accept donations, so don’t forget your pocketbook! For more information, please visit www. mercedshakespearefest.org. THEDLM.COM
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Photo by Louography (http://louography.tumblr.com/) Shenandoah Davis is on a West Coast tour with New Zealand songwriter Anthonie Tonnon.
Shenandoah Davis Opera singer turned folk artist first to perform at Partisan’s Sunday Sessions
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The Seattle-based pianist and singer/ songwriter took the more conservative route as a musician. “I took classical piano lessons until I was about 13,” she says during a recent phone interview on her way to a rehearsal with Mary Lambert. If you recognize that name, it’s because Lambert gained notoriety on her work with Macklemore and Ryan Lewis for the gay-
rights single “Same Love,” which Davis is quick to point out. Davis has been in Seattle for a little more than six years now, but says she grew up in Colorado, where she went to school. “I got part of the way through college and realized that becoming a music major [wasn’t exactly what she thought it would be],” she says. “But it was important to me and important to my family for me to get a THEDLM.COM
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degree.” So, she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in music with an emphasis in opera performance. Yes, opera performance — not the most marketable of degrees. “I ended up paying for most of the school by being a piano accompanist for my fellow opera students,” she says. Though, she would soon find out, this was not the most stimulating work. “One of the less exciting parts of being an accompanist was playing the same songs … there wasn’t much room for interpretation,” she adds. After playing all of the accompanist gigs, however, she did realize her strengths. “Not only did I enjoy playing the piano more, but I was empirically better at it [than opera singing],” she says. After graduating from college, Davis became a keyboardist and back up vocalist in a Colorado band. “The idea of composing my own music, and being able to play it and change it during a live performance was very appealing to me,” she says. Since moving from Colorado to Seattle, she has released music under her own name for the past five years. She also helps other upand-coming bands in the scene. “I’ve been managing a band in Seattle for a while …” she says, adding that the band, Cumulus, is about to ride a wave of success. “They’re 16
Photo by Louography (http://louography.tumblr.com/ Contributed Photo Shenandoah Davis will be the first feature artist to perform in the DLM and Partisan presented Sunday Sessions.
kinda like a good ol’ indie pop band,” she adds (which is far different from her sound) and are on trans-records, a label formed by Death Cab For Cutie guitarist Chris Walla. At the age of 28, Davis has had quite a stretch on the road, reaching several continents and playing quite a few shows. “It’s right around 500 … I would say 512ish,” she says semi-jokingly recounting the number of shows she has performed since beginning to write her own music. “I was on tour for about two straight years.” Davis played a month-long residency in Iowa in early 2012, followed by six weeks in New Zealand and two weeks in Portugal, just to name a few of her musical jaunts. She says the West Coast tour she’s about to embark on with Anthonie Tonnon, whom she met in New Zealand, is more about the aesthetic of the show than making a profit. “When I’m going out on my own, it’s more important for me to sound good,” Davis says.
“On this next tour we’re doing a lot of listening venues: house shows, art galleries … Because I’ve spent so much time on tour, my mentality is that I want to have a good time and meet the people that come to the shows and meet the people that live in the city.” Davis will perform songs from her 2011 full-length “The Company We Keep” along with songs from the new album she’s been working on. “I have another album mostly written,” she says. “But partially because of the amount of time I’ve spent on tour … instead of taking a traditional studio approach” she has made this more of a collaboration, recording the piano parts and sending them to some of her favorite musician friends around the country. She anticipates that will come out next summer. Check out Shenandoah Davis along with Anthonie Tonnon at The Partisan on Sunday, Sept. 29 for the first DLM Live Sunday Session. The event is 21 and older and costs $5.
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DLM 4-Year Anniversasry When: Oct. 11, 7 p.m. Where: Arts Center Cost: $7 Info: www.thedlm.com
Contributed Photo In their second DLM Live performance, Spirits of the Red City will headline the magazine’s 4-year anniversary celebration on Oct. 11 a the Arts Center.
Spirits of the Red City Trubadoring collective headlines DLM’s four-year anniversary celebration at Arts Center
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pread across the country like the National Park System (well, maybe not quite that far), long-time friends of Merced, Spirits of the Red City, will be front-and-center at the DLM four-year anniversary party scheduled for Friday, Oct. 11 at the Merced Multicultural Arts Center. It’s hard to nail down how many members are in the band, which is more like a family, and spread across Alaska, California, Colorado, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota and New York. “Now that we’ve worked with more 18
people, the group has really grown. The particular configuration can change for every tour,” says 32-year-old Will Garrison, guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for Spirits, as he looks over the tour schedule in his Minneapolis home.
“I’m not totally sure who or how many people we’re playing with on this tour,” he adds, laughing. “Another crazy thing about the band is that there’s a 10 to11 year age range.” Spirits is a collective of musicians that were originally based in Minneapolis, and has been described as a mix of modernist composers, traditional folk and ’60s classics, which pretty much nails it. Just a few years ago, the band was completely unplugged no matter what venue they performed. Even when Spirits played its first show at The Partisan several years ago, there was no amplification. “We’ve played under bridges or in a theater or art gallery … I think the shift to electric has been great,” Garrison explains, adding that some venues lend themselves to a more organic, unamplified sound. “[We have] an excitement about doing something that sounds really great wherever we are. If that’s acoustic or electric, then that’s fine.” Garrison is a great spokesperson for the band: energetic, enthusiastic and extremely open in every aspect. This really is a family. “We almost don’t even have anything in common, other than we like each other and like playing music,” he says laughing. The
collective’s taste in music, culture and other interests can be completely different, but they all come together for Spirits. The band has been quite busy during the past year and not playing many shows, and for a good reason. “We haven’t released a record in three or four years … the reason we didn’t do a lot of touring for most of this year was to record,” Garrison says. The new record, “Jula” is a nine-track LP that Spirits will have for sale during their fall tour. “Some songs we wrote three years ago and some we wrote a few days before we went into the studio,” Garrison says laughing. “That’s been the soul focus of everything we’ve been doing.” And, like a family, he says, “We were all here while we were recording.” Check out Spirits of the Red City with Muralismo at the DLM Four-Year Anniversary Party on Friday, Oct. 11, at the Merced Multicultural Arts Center. The allages show costs $7.
The Jump visit www.thedlm.com to listen to Spirits of the Red City.
Muralismo Muralismo is a San Francisco-based electric chamber folk rock group. Taking the emotionally complex songs of songwriter Mark David Ashworth as their starting point, Muralismo uses a broad palate of electric and acoustic guitars, female harmonies, strings, reeds, piano and sophisticated drum patterns to create a form of dense organic psychedelica, one that is strangely romantic at its core. To find out more about Muralismo, check out their website at http://www. muralismomusic.com/ and see them live with Spirits of the Red City at the DLM Four-Year Anniversary Party on Friday, Oct. 11, at the Merced Multicultural Arts Center. The all-ages show costs $7.
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Photo by Dan Hong ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ cast members from left, David Keymer as Big Daddy, Joey Hpyes as Brick, Melissa Proietti as Big Momma and Noelle Chandler as Maggie.
‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ Playhouse presents Tennessee Williams classic
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nyone familiar with Tennessee Williams understands that the south – the backdrop where many of his works, including “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” take place – plays as major of a character as any character the audience reads or sees on stage.
for its next move – and ultimately, constantly looking for a place to put its guard down. This immediately creates an uncomfortable environment, allowing Williams to add additional layers involving complex, often troubled characters – Brick, the alcoholic exfootball star who lost his best friend, Skipper, to suicide, Margaret (Maggie the Cat), his beautiful, but tortured wife, and Big Daddy, the patriarch of the family who unbeknownst And why shouldn’t it? to him, is dying of cancer. Originally written in 1954, Williams And while Big Daddy is sheltered from the captures the sultry, hot, sticky, humid fact he has an affliction that will ultimately southern summers brilliantly — a character claim him, at the same time, Williams that thrives on its power of delivering explores the cancerous hypocrisy of southern both beauty and misery. It’s too hot to go aristocracy – because without slavery, the outside, yet too hot to stay inside, forcing an south may have never risen and Big Daddy individual to become a “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” may have never gotten fat off the land. And — constantly in motion, constantly looking when Big Daddy succumbs, perhaps this 22
southern ideology will, too. But as Williams likes to remind us, like all cancers, they are either destroyed or destroy, without prejudice. This major theme, combined with several other crushing themes and conflicts, including guilt, despair, lies, alcoholism, suicide, mortality, homosexuality, power, money, greed and ultimately, control — or lack thereof — make “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” one of the most revered – and poignant — plays of all time. “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” Director Bill Cook says despite the play being almost 60 years old, it explores issues that are relevant in today’s society. “Originally when Williams wrote this play, the civil rights movement was going on,” Cook explains. “So, part of the message is not just that Big Daddy is dying of cancer, but that the whole way of living – the southern culture itself – is dying, too.” Joe Hypes stars as Brick Pollitt, Big Daddy’s favorite, despite falling from football grace and becoming an alcoholic. “It’s one of those roles of a lifetime,” he says. “Anyone who is serious about acting wants to be in ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ and Brick is such a deep character – full of emotion but has been taught all of his life not to show that emotion, which results in all sorts of drama for his family – it’s definitely a challenge and I’m excited to have the opportunity to play him.”
Maggie the Cat, Brick’s wife, is played by Noelle Chandler. “Maggie the Cat is an iconic role in American theater,” she explains. “Playing her is a privilege and a challenge, as well as an incredible amount of fun. I look forward to every minute of it.” Cook, who directed last season’s Playhouse Merced production “A Few Good Men,” says he’s excited to direct a play that addresses so many deep issues and looks forward to taking both the audience and actors out of their comfort zone. “This is definitely not like the movie starring Paul Newman and Liz Taylor where it had to be watered down because of the time period it was produced,” he says. “Everything about this play is uncomfortable and that’s what I love about it – it’s a story that forces people out of their comfort zone. And that’s one of Williams’ messages – no matter how comfortable in life you get, change – whether good or bad – is always inevitable.” Playhouse Merced’s production of “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” is directed by Bill Cook, and stars Joe Hypes as Brick Pollitt, Noelle Chandler as Margaret Pollitt and David Keymer as Big Daddy. The show opens Friday, Sept. 27 and runs weekends through Oct. 6. Tickets are $22 for adults, $20 for seniors, $12 for students with valid school ID and $10 for children ages 5-12. For more information, visit www.playhousemerced.com.
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Take a tour of downtown Merced eateries and pubs in the inaugural DLM RESTAURANT AND PUB CRAWL.
Words by Theresa Hong Photos by Dan Hong
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Delectable downtown food, craft beer and cocktails are the main attraction. The best part is just $20 gets you a passport with part of the proceeds supporting Playhouse Merced and the Merced County Arts Council (MCAC). With the finest Downtown restaurants, pubs and bars participating, foodies will be in culinary heaven. The event, scheduled for Friday, Oct. 25, begins in Bob Hart Square at 5 p.m. Individuals can purchase tickets online or at the event, and check in at the DLM table. Each person will receive an official DLM Food & Pub Crawl Passport with a list of participating establishments. Your mission is to sample all of the deliciousness downtown has to offer. After each stop, be sure to get your passport stamped by the establishment. Complete the mission and return your passport to the DLM table and you will be entered to win a valuable Downtown Merced goodie bag. Sounds fun, right? Participating establishments think so, too. “This isn’t a strip mall, this is Main Street,” says Partisan and 17th Street Public House proprietor RC Essig. “Some folks don’t realize we actually like each other down here. I’m excited to work together with all of my downtown business families for the success of this event because I like them and we all want the best for each other.” To buy tickets online, go to www. thedlm.com. You can also buy tickets at Playhouse Merced and MCAC, as well as the day of the event at the DLM booth. The following photos showcase the restaurants and what they will be sampling at the event. 26
510 Bistro
Address: 510 W. Main Street Serving: Chicken skewers, 510 Penne
At the Pier
Address: 439 W. Main Street Serving: Chili bowl and clam chowder bowl
Marie’s Mexican Kitchen
Address: 259 W. Main Street Serving: Chile Verde and Homemade Flautas
Coffee Bandits
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J&R Tacos
Address: 437 W. Main Street Serving: Tacos and almond cake
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Address: 350 W. Main Street Serving: Pizza and cream puffs 28
Toni’s Courtyard Cafe
Address: 516 W. 18th Street Serving: Crostinis and chocolate cake
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Address: 432 W. Main Street Serving: Cocktail samplers
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Dr. Marilyn Fogel’s Laboratory
Laboratories, no matter how advanced, do not simply hatch fully-formed from the scientific ether. They must be built, often slowly over time, like remodeling your kitchen. UC Merced’s new faculty, including Dr. Marilyn Fogel, have to make the best possible use of the space they are given on a growing campus that is already lacking in elbow room. Join the DLM team as they explore Dr. Fogel’s lab and see how a world-class scientist transforms an empty space into a site suitable for her research – research ranging from marine science to astrobiology. More photos of the in-progress site available online at: 34 www.thedlm.com
Co-Sponsored by the City of Merced
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Directed by Colton Dennis
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