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he name Albert Einstein remains one of the most recognizable in all of history. Charles Webster “C.W.” Leadbeater, not so much. Both men made names for themselves in the early part of the 20th century. Einstein’s legitimacy led to his enduring fame, mostly because his field of atomic theory lent itself easily to patents and war weaponry. Leadbeater, whose field was esoteric knowledge and Eastern philosophy, drew fame of sorts but finding his name trending on the Twitter feed of history would be a rare occurrence. Einstein and Leadbeater both studied energy but on very different levels. Both provided illuminating and thought-provoking quotes: “Not everything that counts can be counted,” from Einstein and “It is a mistake to consider that the limit of our power of perception is also the limit of all there is to perceive,” from Leadbeater. Same idea, different theaters. Einstein was one of the brilliant breed of physicists working on the formative Western-science concepts of relativity and quantum physics. Leadbeater studied what was already known about atomic physics but on a much subtler level. While Albert was entrenched in Western empirical observation, C.W. was deep into the recently revealed ancient Vedic texts. Leadbeater didn’t explore the outer reaches of space and time but instead took the course the rishis of ancient India (Sanskrit for “wisemen”) had followed: understanding the universe by understanding from within. Einstein’s was known for E=mc2; Leadbeater for his short book describing the chakras. Both have to do with energy. Ancient knowledge for modern times. Thousands of years ago, the wisest of the Indian scientists understood quantum physics and atomic theory in their own way. Without the technical tools to measure energy in the same ways we do today, they measured or experienced it in other, more subtle, ways. Their science was a combination of sensible observation of nature and intuited knowing. Thousands of years later, Einstein, the scientist of our age, would often credit the value of the intuitive mind when it comes to knowledge. The rishis’ works were eventually written down in texts known as the Vedas. Leadbeater studied the texts in the late 1800s and interviewed yogis who were still knowledgeable in the science of ayurveda. In 1927, Leadbeater published The Chakras. All things are energy. What appears to be solid is really a coalescence of energy; that singular energy
Einstein called the Unified Field, ancient rishis called prana and Chinese call chi. Just as a cup has points of contact where it rests on a table, humans have points of contact with the energy of the universe. Existing in a sea of energy, we must have points of interface with it. These specific intersections connecting individual energy with universal energy are called chakras in the Vedic texts. Big wheel keep on turning. Chakra means “wheel” in Sanskrit. If form and function are related, imagine that a chakra is a wheel-shaped vortex or channel between the body’s energy field and the universal energy. In appearance, and there are those who have seen them to describe them, a chakra looks like the aperture of a camera. Like an iris can open or close, so too can a chakra. An iris regulates light. A chakra regulates energy. Like the cup on the table, there are many points of contact. The body has seven main chakras. Each is specifically located and has its own characteristics. As the main chakras progress from numbers one through seven, they grow more complex, often compared to a flower’s bloom; the simplest with four petals, the highest with 1000. The Magnificent Seven. The first chakra, in Sanskrit Muladhara, is located at the base of the spine. It is the Root chakra, attendant and attuned to the most base energies. The second chakra is controversial. Some sources call it the spleen chakra. It is not. The second chakra is actually the Svadhishthana and is in the area of the reproductive organs. Victorian prudishness of the late 1800s prompted Westerners to adopt sexual denial. The third chakra is the navel chakra, Manipura. The fourth chakra, Anahata, is the reddish heart chakra, emerging in the area of the heart and solar plexus. Fifth is the throat chakra of communication, Vishshuddha. Next is the brow chakra, Ajna and then finally, at the very top of the head is the crystal white and complex crown chakra, Sahasrara. Physiologically, each of these areas is specially innervated. You can find them easily, intuitively. Press on your solar plexus, navel, base of your throat or between your eyebrows. There is no mistaking that those areas feel totally different from just a few inches to either side. The chakras are sensitive to energy even more so than to touch. When chakras become blocked, constricted or otherwise compromised, energy does not move through them easily. Resisting energy causes disease, as surely as plaque blocking our arteries or thought limiting our awareness, the result is the same. Next time on the topic, we’ll cover some ways to keep chakras clear.
VISIONS FROM FIVE MINUTES INTO THE FUTURE • JULY 3, 2014 • Because of an upswing in fireworksrelated injuries, thanks to increasingly liberal fireworks laws, there will start to be collectives intended to promote fireworks safety. These small groups of 10 or 20 people will train themselves in the proper use of explosives --
generally by blowing up many, many things. They will start to get creative, and the next decade will see a flourishing fireworks scene, with no event complete without enormous and creative fireworks displays. The future belongs to fire.
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s Omahans, we are pretty lucky to live in an area that has an ample amount of great dining options. From The Surfside Club to Lot 2, Omaha has a variety of restaurants to suit any budget or desire. But what happens when we head out on summer vacation? Where do we eat? Wouldn’t it be nice if there was someone who could do some food research for you before you left? How often do you check Urbanspoon or Yelp for dining spots when you are travelling to Colorado with the kids? Or when you are driving to Kansas City for a Royals game? Or how about someplace worth driving to where you can explore the area and have a good meal? If you are like me - someone who appreciates good food at reasonable prices - then wanting to know where to find the best food options is a high travel priority. With the many activities among us, here are a few dining spots that will help give you a heads up while traveling this summer.
spots are a must. Of course, Ole’s Big Game Steakhouse and Lounge, located in the small town of Paxton Nebraska, off I-80 exit 145, is always the first place that comes to mind. Since I-80 can get long and boring, Ole’s is the perfect spot mostly because of the word game in its title. A little history tells us that Rosser O. Herstedt, affectionately referred to as “Ole,” opened his tavern at 12:01 a.m. Aug. 9, 1933, the minute after prohibition ended. It remained a popular gathering spot for Ole and his friends who talked and dreamed of hunting expeditions, catching wild and exotic game. Ole followed those dreams and found himself with more than 200 trophies from every continent which are now proudly displayed on the walls of Ole’s Big Game Steakhouse. In addition, the food is always good and the folks of Paxton are kind and friendly. And what could be better than being greeted by a overly large stuffed polar bear? www.olesbiggame.com
Parker’s Smokehouse
On your way to Kansas City? There is a very special place called Justus Drugstore in the town of Smithville Kansas, located north of KC off Hwy 169. Justus Drugstore is a hidden gem. Its namesake comes from its location which was previously a family-owned drugstore. But it is indeed a restaurant and a lovely one at that. They are open for dinner only and reservations are recommended. However, you will be rewarded for your thoughtful planning if Justus was included in your trip. Believing in a menu created with all local food, Justus is for the food lover who is searching out artisan food and drink. It’s a little bit more upscale in nature but definitely a great place to dine. Another word of advice is to plan enough time. Justus is not about shortcuts and dinner can get wonderfully long. Also, if you have too many craft cocktails, they have great hotels in the area before you head out to explore the rest of Smithville or KC. www.drugstorerestaurant.com Road trips don’t have to mean fast food and indigestion. Plan ahead to get some good eats the next time you leave town since, you know, Omaha has spoiled you into becoming accustomed to excellent restaurant choices. ,
Let’s start with Parker’s Smokehouse, BBQ with soul. Parker’s Smokehouse had three locations in Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska City and Ashland. If you are traveling in and about the state or just looking for a destination to drive and dine, Parker’s Smokehouse has put their barbecue joint in some great locations. And the barbecue is pretty delicious. The menu reads like a barbecue restaurant should with ribs, brisket, pulled pork and all the fixings. They have a full bar and are open on Sundays. After I finished licking my sticky barbecue rib fingers, I spoke with a regular customer Darcy Calson from Omaha and she said, “We have been coming to Parker’s for a long time. It’s a nice drive and sometimes we just like getting out of the city. And we love their bacon cheese fries dipped in their original barbecue sauce.” So I would say that Ashland is not too far for recommended bacon cheese fries. www.parkerssmokehouse.com
Ole’s Big Game Steakhouse and Lounge Since Colorado is a popular summer destination for many, I thought about the route to CO and what dining
crumbs ■ HELP FARMTABLE DELIVERY FarmTable is behind many of the deliveries of fresh food to many of the local restaurants in town. They get food directly from the growers and take it all straight to eateries. They’re a big part of the reason why you can enjoy fresh food when you go out to eat. Check out the Kickstarter campaign to help them buy their own refrigerated truck and keep those deliveries coming. www.kickstarter.com/projects/1183278462/bring-local-foodto-more-people-with-a-delivery-ve ■ KICKSTARTER SUCCESS FOR LOCALMOTIVE Speaking of Kickstarter campaigns, Localmotive was happy to announce a successful completion to their Kickstarter campaign. The goal to raise $40,000 was exceeded, allowing Localmotive to get back to work after their truck broke down. Nice job, philanthropic Omahans!
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ince the Bemis Center of Contemporary Arts’ inception in 1981, the venue has been led by only four directors. These include its co-founder Ree Schonlau, currently on its board, who along with husband, artist Jun Kaneko, founded the institution that bears his name just down the block on Jones Street. In 2001 Al Harris-Fernandez, now the Director of the Sioux City Art Center, took over the reins and was soon followed by Mark Masuoka, who left in 2012 to become the Executive Director of the Akron Art Museum. Within a year Bemis’ board of directors hired Adam Price, the former Executive Director of the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art. Four directors in a short 33 years may not seem like a lot but factor in Schonlau’s 20-year stint, a founder’s privilege perhaps, and you may think otherwise. Yet today, five years is considered a long time for art center directors who face a myriad of 21st century issues including: fiscal responsibility/sustainability; program oversight and development in support of a defined mission; public branding/perception; and board, staff, patron and community relations. The truth is, arts directorships are among the more stressful jobs to have and to hold. Just ask Price--which is what the Reader did below--who came on board last year to help Bemis “clarify its mission” amidst budget issues and some pubic disillusionment after recent staff and policy changes. Price recently proved he was up to the task with regard to the latter at least by holding his own in a lengthy Facebook thread regarding the closing of Bemis’ storied Underground. Overall, responding gamely to a vox populi mix of the sublime and the predictable, he reiterated Bemis’ primary commitment to its vaunted residency program. He also laid claim that Bemis’ mission will include time and space for area artists, but not in a way that some may have hoped for. Others may have a similar reaction to changes in the residency program and the venue’s exhibition policy as revealed by Price below. And some may be downright baffled by Bemis narrowing its focus toward what this writer refers to as “advocacy art,” and others refer to as social practice or engagement that places the project, issue or concept on par with the art created in its interest, thus relegating the art to a means to an end. Yet no one can deny Price’s commitment and conviction that Bemis must evolve in order to stay viable in the 21st century. Director and counselor Price (Harvard Law Degree) makes a strong case. Judge for yourself. Q: How are you surviving after barely a year on the job? A: I’m loving this place. Seriously. Omaha is amazing, the Bemis is amazing. I haven’t gotten to spend as much time this year with the local arts community as I would have hoped (here’s hoping that the rest of 2014 is better in this regard), but the people I have met are absolutely terrific. Except for that inexplicable air raid siren that I hear from time to time, what’s not to love? Q: What have you learned in such a short time? A: Omaha is going places. It is really exciting to be here at a time when there is so much energy. It is this mind-boggling mix of grass roots activity and amazing cultural leadership in this town. I know it probably
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A: With the elimination of the separate exhibition and community arts departments, we need to acknowledge more explicitly that the goals of artist support and community support are both meritorious and both important to the Bemis at some level. We also need to acknowledge that these goals are sometimes in tension with one another, and try to be as transparent as possible about how we attempt to resolve that tension, hopefully in harmonious ways. One of our recent changes is a resolution by the Bemis board and staff to work with artists, to the greatest extent possible, only on the basis of a residency relationship. This means that when we work with artists in order to accomplish institutional goals or implement institutionally-driven projects, as we always have done in the past and will do again in the future, we will also be inviting them into the residency program and doing our best to support other parts of their practice, just as we do with all of the Bemis residents. We will also be mindful of institutional goals in our residency selection processes. If the Bemis Trustees would like to see Bemis engage with the community— and they do—there are some terrific opportunities to think about supporting a certain number of artists whose practices consist of getting outside of the studio and working directly with a variety of communities in the creation of new work. From our institutional perspective, artists like these can help us meet some of our obligations to the community, while for the artists themselves, the experience will, I hope, still very much feel like complete artistic freedom.
sounds corny, but I’m so grateful just to be here and to be able to participate in everything that is happening. Q: What then will be Bemis’ main focus going forward in the next few years? How has this focus narrowed or clarified compared to when you arrived? A: I think “clarified” is probably the best word. The primary change that I expect you will see is that all of our activity will now be clearly organized around the residency program, which is the part of the Bemis that has always received the greatest international recognition. So the question for us is how do we continue to do some of the activities that we have always done— exhibitions, community engagement—but do them in a way that reflects the distinctive strengths of the Bemis as a residency program? We have dozens of artists creating new work here all of the time—how can we bring that extraordinary strength to bear on everything that we do?
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So, just to give you one example, rather than offering completely separate museum-style exhibitions on the main floor, we are thinking about how to design content that focuses less on the finished object and more on the unsettled nature of the creative processes that exist all of the time in our residency program— how artists think, the kinds of choices they make in the process of creating work, the ways in which ideas change as the artist explores the relationship between concept and materials. If we can pull that off, not only would our exhibition program become a meaningful extension of our core artist residency, but it would also make the Bemis exhibition program quite distinct from, and complementary to, exhibition programs at places like the Joslyn. Q: Will residents continue to work independently on their own art or will they be required to interact and connect with other residents there on group projects only?
Q: In Bemis’ or your view, is the role of the contemporary artist changing and is Bemis attempting to implement this and how so? A: Society is changing, so the role of contemporary artists is always changing. I don’t know if the Bemis is trying to take a position on those changes, but we are rebalancing our selection process to grab a broader cross-section of the artistic activity that is currently out there in the world. I suppose, from the perspective of people who are accustomed to the Bemis’s recent focus on studio artists in the residency program, that might feel like we are pushing the Bemis in a particular direction. The Bemis will be supporting more conceptual, performative, and socially engaged artists because it will make our artist cohorts more representative of current trends in contemporary art. Also, the addition of these artists will open up new ways for the Bemis to work with the Omaha community. Having said that, I have no doubt that we will continue to support large numbers of studio practitioners, who remain an important and vibrant component of the artistic spectrum. Q: Will Bemis ever or in the next few years exhibit independent shows that do not share this curatorial preference, that is, exhibits not curated by Bemis staff, or those with a non-socially conceptual bent, i. e., NAC’s Award Winners Exhibit, a juried invitational, an outside curated or traveling exhibit? A: I think we are trying to make the Bemis model more coherent and more consistently driven by our residency program. Given that shift, it becomes relatively easy to see that outside exhibitions that are unrelated either to continued on page 8y
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y continued from page 6 our residency program or to the nature of the creative process are a bit outside the scope of our mission.
Q: Is it accurate then to say that Bemis’ emphasis will be on greater or more focused curatorial control with artists engaged more on group interaction and directed more toward community based projects than individual objects of art? A: I think it is fair to say that we are swinging the pendulum back toward the middle, with socially engaged artists now becoming a clearer part of the mix again. If my understanding of the Bemis’s past history is correct, there have been earlier periods in our institutional life where artists were engaged with this community in many of the ways we are currently contemplating. In other words, I don’t really see this change as terribly dramatic in the scheme of the Bemis’ overall history. We are moving from a period of intense focus on studio practice to a period where, as in the art world as a whole, studio practice is part of a larger mix. Invitational or curated residencies, which are also part of our strategy for achieving the best mix of artists, are also nothing new. Ree Schonlau often filled the studios at Bemis through a mix of juried and invitational processes. Good curators make an important difference in the quality of exhibitions by selecting works and displaying those works in ways that draw new connections between ideas. Q: Will the above be true also of Carver Bank and if so, will its residents have greater access to Bemis facilities and residents? A: I think the Carver Bank program is a great opportunity to support the artists of North Omaha. What form that support takes will depend, in large measure, on what the artists tell us they want and need. I do want to make sure that we are clearer than we were last year that Carver residents are Bemis residents, and the Carver residents are welcome at the Old Market campus anytime that they feel it would be helpful for them. I think we might have a Carver resident here in the Old Market building at this very moment. As to the other part of your question, it is true that the same tensions I have described at the Bemis exist at
Carver also. Last year, we told the Carver residents that they had complete artistic freedom, and then went to find other artists with whom we would work only if they agreed to the basic structure of the programs we wanted to create, including exhibitions for the gallery. Within the current Carver cohort, we have some artists who are very much in a studio mode right now, and others who really think of themselves as both artists and cultural organizers. I think the diversity is terrific and adds to the strength of the program. I think it might also open up different kinds of opportunities to think about the relationship between the creative activity in the back studios and the creative activity in the front gallery. Q: How will Bemis continue to serve and benefit local, regional artists? A: This is one of the changes I am most excited about. At least in the recent past, the Bemis has had a somewhat ambivalent relationship with the local arts community. For instance, we supported local artists through the Underground exhibition program, but, with a few exceptions, did not let those artists onto the main floor of the Bemis. Nor were we institutionally able to figure out ways to include local artists in the most important part of the Bemis’ institutional life, our global residency program. I think we have an opportunity now to look at a new kind of relationship with the local arts community, and have recently built out several studios for local artists on our residency floors that will allow them to participate in the intellectual community that exists here. It is a great way for Omaha artists to be exposed to a broad spectrum of ideas (which is almost always a pressing problem for artists working in communities that don’t have the kind of critical mass of New York or L.A.), possibly develop new collaborative relationships, and make connections with artists from other parts of the world who may be able to support our local artists in getting their work outside of Omaha. I also think this change will improve the experience of artists who come to the Bemis from other parts of the world and have greater opportunities to interact with and work with local artists who are part of a dynamic cultural environment here.
Q: Will they be able to apply for the new studio spaces made available on the third floor or is it by invitation only? Why is this so? What are the goals of these studio spaces? A: We are rolling out the Nebraska artist program slowly to make sure that we have time to identify and fix any glitches. We also still need to figure out how all of our application processes, including those that may apply to local artists, will be impacted by the changes in the residency program that I’ve been describing. As a result, there is currently no process for open applications at this point. We’ll make more information about the Nebraska residencies available as we learn how those residencies work, and address the inevitable problems that always appear in pilot programs. Q: How do you respond to critics who say that Bemis is now more disengaged from its public compared to its past? How will its public continue to be involved or benefit from Bemis’ evolving mission? A: If anyone is leveling that criticism—and I haven’t actually heard anyone say that—my response would be that they obviously haven’t visited the Bemis recently. In the last year we have rolled out numerous residency opportunities for local artists (the new Nebraska residencies, the UNL residency prize, the new residencies for North Omaha artists at Carver Bank), with the result that I expect about 20-25% of our total residencies in the coming year will be filled by local artists. We are offering more opportunities than ever before for members of the general public to work shoulderto-shoulder with our residents in the creation of new work, and to participate in workshops and other programs with the artists of the Bemis. For instance, we just had a group of approximately 30 community members work with resident artist Mary Mattingly for six weeks in the creation of two new versions of Mary’s famous Flock House structures. Q: Is there an auction in Bemis’ future this year, and how will it be composed? A: We are working out some of those details at present. Personally I’m advocating to separate the historical Bemis art auction into two different events, in order
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to acknowledge that the auction always served at least two different, and very contradictory, functions. If I get my way—and I don’t always—you’ll see the Bemis do some kind of high-end fundraiser for a relatively smaller group of donors in order to generate significant revenue in support of our programs. Then, on a separate date, you’ll also see an all-out community party where we can thank the community for joining us at the Bemis without needing to charge hundreds of dollars per ticket in order to achieve our revenue goals. Q: Personally, how would you like the community to view and connect with the Bemis as a vital part of the Metro art scene? A: My thinking about this is still very much in flux, and each new person with whom I am able to talk gives me more data to consider. I hope that we can position the Bemis so that local residents understand the exciting opportunities the Bemis creates for everyone who lives here, and the ways in which those opportunities look completely different than those offered by virtually any other cultural institution in town. So we aren’t a museum and we aren’t an art gallery. We aren’t really even an exhibition venue when you get right down to it, although we have in the past and will continue in the future to offer the public some kind of content in our gallery spaces. Q: Is there a coffee house or other social component in the near future? Is there a goal to increase foot traffic in Bemis and how can this be accomplished? A: The question of foot traffic is a good one. When I worked at UMOCA, we increased annual audience from approximately 15,000 annually to approximately 100,000 annually in three years. Gross attendance was a very important metric of success for a variety of reasons. When I got to the Bemis I initially thought that driving large increases in attendance would be important here also—but I’m pausing for a bit to reconsider. Some of the best program models that we have to offer—small but intensive engagements with artists from around the world—could drive some powerful changes in our community, but they aren’t well-measured by a gross attendance metric. ,
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Mixed Media and Ceramics Gallery 72, 1806 Vinton St. Wed-Sat 10 a.m.-6 p.m. 402.496.4797, www.gallery72.com The current exhibit Human I Nature at Gallery 72 is a must-see for art aficionados seeking a distinct woman’s point of view in three parts. Seasoned artists Minna Resnick, New York, and Beej Nierengarten-Smith, Santa Fe, are both involved with processes involved with lithographic printing. A counterpoint medium to the hung work is offered by local ceramic artist Liz Vercruysse, who has created a novel investigation of woodfired porcelain clay forms. Resnick’s work in this exhibit has moved from her earlier concern with women’s internal life to a more layered focus on how women accommodate themselves to the evolution of their roles in the changing cultural environment. NierengartenSmith has traveled extensively to Peru, Japan, Brazil, Vietnam, Cambodia and India. The resulting theme of her print work has become a study of how women are perceived in traditional cultures. Vercruysse nicely rounds out this exhibit with three-dimensional ceramic work — an experiment in wood-fired porcelain. The subtle and complex coloration and amorphic shapes of the pieces seem to promise a welcome addition to many a contemporary home. This is a fine show — done by long-time pros that have a lot to say. For more information about this ehibit, go to www.thereader.com/arts. — Eddith Buis
Why not take a break from the distressing 2010s to relive a simpler decade — one in which Vanilla Ice mattered? National Geographic gives the 1990s the deluxe treatment, with three episodes and interviews with over a hundred key players. Colin Powell reflects on the Gulf War, Monica Lewinsky on Bill Clinton, and Vanilla Ice on his relationship with Madonna. He’s surprisingly thoughtful on the subject, as he is on his unlikely role in the rise of hip-hop. Am I just being nostalgic, or Thursday, July 3 were even cultural footPOOL00ZA notes of a higher qualFun Plex, 7003 Q St. ity in the ’90s? “The only 7:30 p.m.-2 a.m., 21+ $15 ADV, problem with the 1990s $20 DOS is that they didn’t last long www.defygrav.com enough,” says Clinton stratePOOLOOZA Defy Grav has gained a reputation for gist James Carville. You tend to throwing some of the largest and outrageous agree with him while watching still-funny dance parties and concerts, often times selling out clips of “Friends” and “Roseanne,” but the seSokol Auditorium. Once a year they venture over to ries doesn’t stint on the decade’s dark side. The Fun Plex’s water party to do a multi-stage festival of Waco massacre, the Anita Hill hearings, the sorts with regional live music, DJs, full bar, hookah L.A. riots, the Macarena…maybe 10 years of the lounge, live art, booth vendors and a fireworks show. 1990s was enough after all.. The main difference with this year’s show is that while — Dean Robbins Defy Grav is known as an 18+ event, this marks the
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first time they’ve ventured strictly into a 21 years of age and older scenario. While this has upset some, it has also opened an opportunity for a new crowd of folks to join who have always heard about the craziness of Defy
The first ever Sweatfest, a loud array of local music acts, will take residence in the hothouse garage and the adjacent backyard of the Sweatshop Gallery Saturday, July 5, starting early at 6 p.m. The art gallery/ DIY show spot, 2727 North 62nd St., is looking to use the funds to upgrade the venue’s sound system, as they hope to continue to host punk shows, DJ nights, hip hop showcases and other events in their Benson space. The genre-hopping is scheduled to include performances by M34N STR33T, Coaxed, Flamboyant Gods, Anna McClellan, Worried Mothers, Thick Paint, BOTH, Lunch, Telepathy Problems, No Thanks, Fletch, Skeleton Man, Feral Hands and Nathan Ma. — Christopher Aponick M34N STR33T
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Upload your events online at thereader.com/events Questions: listings@thereader.com ›››ONGOING›››ART›››THEATER Aim for the Stars - 7:00 am | University of Nebraska at Omaha 6001 Dodge St Omaha, NE 68182 Visions of Lewis and Clark Kite Expo - All Day | $3-$7 Lauritzen Gardens 100 Bancroft Street Omaha, NE 68108 Visions of Lewis and Clark is a unique historical art exhibit consisting of thirty kites commemorating Lewis and Clark’s Corps of Discovery expedition. Flock House Project - All Day | Free Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts 724 South 12th Street Omaha, NE 68102 What if migratory homes with autonomous systems for rainwater collection and food production were the building blocks of the city of the future? Generation - All Day | Lux Center For the Arts 2601 N 48th St. Lincoln, NE 68504 UNL Legacy 1999-2013; curated by Gail Kendall, featurint 14 of Kendall’s former MFA students. An Odyssey of Dreams - All Day | Free Sheldon Museum Of Art 12th St. & R Street Lincoln, NE 68588 The work of Basil Alkazzi. A Theft in the Garden - All Day | $3-$7 Lauritzen Gardens 100 Bancroft Street Omaha, NE 68108 Buck Christensen’s minimalist compositions. Titanboa - All Day | $2-$13 University of Nebraska State Museum 645 North 14th Street Lincoln, NE 68588 From a fossil bed 60 million years old comes the largest snake in the world - Titanoboa! Measuring 48 feet long and weighing up to 2,500 pounds, this massive predator could crush and devour a crocodile. Studio Poche - All Day | The Kaneko 1111 Jones Street Omaha, NE 68102 An exhibition presented by the UNL College of Architecture. Truck-A-Tecture - All Day | Free The Kaneko 1111 Jones Street Omaha, NE 68102 This event is FREE and open to the public. Examines architecture as redefined by mobility and technical expansion. A mash-up of popular and elite cultures, Truck-A-Tecture will transcend the current definitions of pre-fab and mobile architecture. Around the World and Home Again - All Day | University of Nebraska at Omaha 6001 Dodge St Omaha, NE 68182 Display of paintings and sculptures by Katy Haberman. Julie Schram - All Day | Connect Gallery 3901 Leavenworth Omaha, NE 68105 Graphite drawings An Artist’s Journey - All Day | $2-$13 University of Nebraska State Museum 645 North 14th Street Lincoln, NE 68588 Presenting the evolution of artistic talent of Nebraska painter, illustrator and muralist Mark Marcuson.
THURSDAYJULY 3 ›››MUSIC›››DJ›››KARAOKE Playing with Fire: The Madame Louise Project - 5:30 pm | Free Turner Park at Midtown Crossing 3110 Farnam St Omaha, NE 68131 Fireworks show will take place after performance Umphrey’s McGee - 6:00 pm | $25-$30 Sumtur Ampitheater 11691 South 108th Street Papillion, NE 68046 Revel - 9:00 pm | $5 House of Loom 1012 South 10th Street Omaha, NE 68108 Revel is the only night in Omaha dedicated to ladies who love ladies. It’s an opportunity for the Lesbian community and those who are friends and allies of the LGBT community at large to come together to enjoy the safe company of like-minded people with drinks and dancing. The Sub-Vectors - 9:00 pm | O’Leaver’s Pub 1322 S Saddle Creek Rd Omaha, NE 68106 Influenced by surf legends new and old, the band aims to rekindle the old fires and traditions of instrumental surf music.
›››CULTURE›››ART›››THEATER First Thursday Art Talk - 7:00 pm | Free Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts 724 South 12th Street Omaha, NE 68102 The Bemis Center invites the public to its newly modified Art Talk program that opens a space for interactive dialogues between Artists-in-Residence and the audience.
FRIDAYJULY 4 ›››MISC›››EVENTS›››MORE Annual Field Club 4th of July Parade - 10:30 am | Free Field Club Neighborhood Omaha, NE 68105 Parade starts at 35th Street and Woolworth Avenue. Omaha Storm Chasers vs Colorado Springs Sky Sox - 7:00 pm | Werner Park 12356 Ballpark Way Papillion, NE 68046 Come cheer on the Omaha Storm Chasers as they make another run at the Pacific Coast League crown!
›››MUSIC›››DJ›››KARAOKE The Lupines - 9:00 pm | $5 O’Leaver’s Pub 1322 S Saddle Creek Rd Omaha, NE 68106 The Lupines headline tonight’s July 4th show at O’Leaver’s!
Trickel Down Blues Band - 6:00 pm | Free Nebraska at the Market 1215 Leavenworth Omaha, NE 68102 Come out before the fireworks and enjoy some live music (6-9 July 4th) on the patio of Nebraska at the Market, Urban Storage, Signature Soups and the Addicted Cup on the corner of 13th & Leavenworth
SATURDAYJULY 5 ›››MISC›››EVENTS›››MORE The Indie - 8:00 am | $25+ Downtown Benson 60th and Maple streets Omaha, NE 68104 The Indie is a 10k/5k/ kids’ dash in the Benson-Ames Alliance. Proceeds benefit Benson and Fontenelle parks. Enjoy live music from The Big Deep and Brad Hoshaw & The Seven Deadlies, a little ‘taste of Benson’ from participating bars and restaurants, and a chance to explore the Benson Farmers Market and local arts scene. The overall male and female winners of both races will receive an engraved gold record as well as cash prizes. Omaha Storm Chasers vs Colorado Springs Sky Sox 7:00 pm | Werner Park 12356 Ballpark Way Papillion, NE 68046 Come cheer on the Omaha Storm Chasers as they make another run at the Pacific Coast League crown!
›››MUSIC›››DJ›››KARAOKE Vibes at Village Pointe - 6:30 pm | Free Village Pointe Shopping Center 17305 Davenport St. Omaha, NE 68118 Join us for hot live music and enjoy a glass of wine or a cold beer. Kids, have your face painted and dance down by the stage. Bring chairs or a blanket and be entertained by Hardwood Dash! Rittz - 8:00 pm | $20 The Bourbon Theatre 1415 O Street Lincoln, NE 68508 Georgia rap. Matt Cox - 8:00 pm | The Sydney Bar And Lounge 5918 Maple Street Omaha, NE 68104 R-Style - 9:00 pm | $5 Love’s Jazz & Art Center 2510 North 24 St Omaha, NE 68110
68046 Come cheer on the Omaha Storm Chasers as they make another run at the Pacific Coast League crown! Yoga Rocks the Park - 4:00 pm | Donation Turner Park at Midtown Crossing 3110 Farnam St Omaha, NE 68131 7-week yoga series, every Sunday led by highly regarded, local and national, yoga instructors and accompanied by live, local music beats in Turner Park at Midtown Crossing. Sunday Night Trivia - 7:00 pm | Two Fine Irishmen 18101 R Plaza Omaha, NE 68135 Join us every Sunday for League Trivia and Nachos!
MONDAYJULY 7 ›››MUSIC›››DJ›››KARAOKE SIRENS - 8:00 pm | The Sydney Bar And Lounge 5918 Maple Street Omaha, NE 68104 Mike Gurciullo and His Las Vegas Big Band - 8:00 pm | Free Ozone Lounge 7220 F Street Omaha, NE 68127 17 Piece big band extravaganza! Songwriter Open Mic - 9:00 pm | Free The Barley Street Tavern 2735 N 62nd Street Omaha, NE 68104
›››MISC›››EVENTS›››MORE Leashes at Lauritzen - 5:00 pm | $3-$7 Lauritzen Gardens 100 Bancroft Street Omaha, NE 68108 The garden has gone to the dogs! Bring your canine friends to walk the grounds and enjoy the great outdoors together. This is an
informal, fun way to enjoy and explore our 100 acres and miles of trails with the family and the family dog. Water and treats will be available at stations throughout the garden. Don’t miss this tail wagging good time! Omaha Storm Chasers vs Iowa Cubs - 7:00 pm | Werner Park 12356 Ballpark Way Papillion, NE 68046 Pub Quiz - 9:00 pm | Free The Slowdown Omaha 729 North 14th Street Omaha, NE 68102 First Cut Industry Night - 9:00 pm | House of Loom 1012 South 10th Street Omaha, NE 68108 Cheap drinks like $2 Honey Brown Ale pints, $3 premium vodka & gin wells and board games make this an easy Monday night. Service industry welcome! Monday Night at the Movies: National Treasure - 9:00 pm | Free Turner Park at Midtown Crossing 3110 Farnam St Omaha, NE 68131
TUESDAYJULY 8 ›››MISC›››EVENTS›››MORE Omaha Storm Chasers vs Iowa Cubs - 7:00 pm | Werner Park 12356 Ballpark Way Papillion, NE 68046 Lounge Against Humanity! - 7:00 pm | The Side Door Lounge 3530 Leavensorth St Omaha, NE 68105 Join us for another installment of our weekly event, Lounge Against Humanity: every Tuesday evening, we boast good cocktails, relaxed atmosphere and everyone’s favorite party game for terrible people. We have several sets of cards to
loan out to you and your friends, but if you have a set of your own, feel free to bring it along. Missing Kitten Comedy Show - 8:00 pm | Free The Pizza Shoppe Collective 6056 Maple St Omaha, NE 68104 The Missing Kitten Comedy Show is a monthly standup comedy show on the second Tuesday of every month at The Pizza Shoppe Collective in Omaha, NE. Featuring local and regional comics, this show is hosted by Omaha comics Jack Comstock & Dusty Stehl.
WEDNESDAYJULY 9 ›››MISC›››EVENTS›››MORE Omaha Storm Chasers vs Iowa Cubs - 12:00 pm | Werner Park 12356 Ballpark Way Papillion, NE 68046 Nostalgia Wednesdays - 9:00 pm | Free Ozone Lounge 7220 F Street Omaha, NE 68127 Live music. Comedy Open Mic - 10:00 pm | Free The Barley Street Tavern 2735 N 62nd Street Omaha, NE 68104 Join us every Wednesday with Dusty Stehl.
›››CULTURE›››ART›››THEATER Gallery Walk - 5:00 pm | Old Market Artists Gallery 1034 Howard Street Omaha, NE 68102›››MUSIC›››DJ›››KARAOKE Eddie Turner - 7:00 pm | $5 McKenna’s Blues Booze and BBQ 7425 Pacific St Omaha, NE 68114
›››CULTURE›››ART›››THEATER “The Compleat Works of William Shakespeare” - 8:00 pm | Free University of Nebraska at Omaha 6001 Dodge St Omaha, NE 68182 Shakespeare on the Green.
SUNDAYJULY 6 ›››CULTURE›››ART›››THEATER “The Tempest” - 8:00 pm | Free University of Nebraska at Omaha 6001 Dodge St Omaha, NE 68182 Shakespeare on the Green.
›››MUSIC›››DJ›››KARAOKE Jeff Tomes - 2:00 pm | Free Soaring Wings Vineyard 17111South 138th Street Springfield, NE 68059 Acoustic Sunday music will be outside at the gazebo, weather permitting... weather not permitting, music will be indoors in the party room. No cover charge. Sunday Social - 5:00 pm | $5 O’Leaver’s Pub 1322 S Saddle Creek Rd Omaha, NE 68106 Lot Walks is an original indie rock and pop band from Omaha Nebraska formed in Winter of 2012. Music in the Park - 6:30 pm | Free Tom Hanafan River’s Edge Park 209 Pearl Council Bluffs, IA 51501 Free and open to the public. Music concerts each Sunday night starting at 6:30 p.m. Bring your blanket or lawnchair. The Luke Polipnick Trio - 8:00 pm | The Side Door Lounge 3530 Leavensorth St Omaha, NE 68105 Every Sunday night, three of Omaha’s premier jazz musicians take residency at the Side Door Lounge. The Luke Polipnick Trio, featuring Max Stehr on bass and Dana Murray on drums, develop a unique repertoire highlighting the work of such jazz greats as Thelonious Monk and Ornette Coleman, in addition to uncommon standards, original compositions and free play. Luigi, Inc. - 9:00 pm | Free Mr. Toad’s Pub Omaha 1002 Howard St. Omaha, NE 68102 Since 1975, Mr. Toad has brought you the finest Jazz Omaha has to offer in our Library. The legendary Luigi Waites held court there for nearly 35 years until his passing in April of 2010. The gig goes on as Luigi would’ve wished, with his band ‘Luigi, Inc.’ holding down the fort with their cool contemporary jazz. Never a cover! Spongecake and The Fluff Ramblers - 9:00 pm | $5-$7 The Bourbon Theatre 1415 O Street Lincoln, NE 68508 Open Mic - 9:00 pm | Free O’Leaver’s Pub 1322 S Saddle Creek Rd Omaha, NE 68106 Join us Sunday for Open Mic as we spotlight various artists in the area.
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oug “SA” Martinez of Omaha’s 311 answers the phone from his home in Ojai, California, while attending to one of his young daughters. Throughout the conversation, he routinely stops mid-sentence and calls to his daughter, “Hold on Nova, Daddy’s on a phone call,” and spells out any bad words. It’s a blatant reminder of how much time has passed since 311’s first opening gig for Fugazi in 1990. So much has changed since the members of 311 were wide-eyed high school students at Westside and Bryan. With a successful career spanning over two decades, most of the members are husbands and fathers, but the group has never lost its loyalty to their hometown. As 311 approaches the 20th anniversary of 1994’s Grassroots, vocalist Nick Hexum, guitarist Tim Mahoney, drummer Chad Sexton, emcee Martinez, and bassist Aaron “P-Nut” Willis have embarked on an extensive nationwide tour, which kicked off in Albuquerque, New Mexico last Thursday, June 27. On July 12, 2014, the official anniversary date of Grassroots, the boys headline Omaha’s first annual Grassroots Festival. “I think we first heard of it from Jake Gardner, who runs the Hive Lounge,” Martinez explains. “He’s friends with this promoter and I guess this promoter has never done a show before, but they have this idea for what they hope to be an annual thing and they’re calling it the Grassroots Festival.
They asked us to do the show. It just so happens to coincide with the anniversary of our album, Grassroots. As it is, the festival date is the day it came out 20 years ago.” The lineup also includes The Wailers, featuring Bob Marley’s former right-hand man and bass player Family Man Barrett, Slang 5, The Kris Lager Band, Satchel Grande and other local bands. 311 has performed with The Wailers in the past so Martinez is accustomed to playing with them. “We did a tour with them six or seven years ago,” he recalls. “They are really nice people. Al Anderson was the guitarist in that line up, but he was also around in the Bob Marley days. When I first met him, oh my god, he was so bitter. He kept saying what an A-S-S-H-O-L-E Bob was [laughs]. The very first day I walked into catering, he was talking loud enough for everyone to hear him. He was a really bitter dude. I don’t think he’s with that lineup now. In fact, he might be out of with another Wailers. Family Man doesn’t have the chip on his shoulder like Al did.”
It’s hard to believe 311 almost did make it. In 1990 and 1991, the band released three independent records on their own label, What Have You Records: Dammit, Hydroponic and Unity. With these records and their solid live show, the band quickly established a following in the Midwest. Eventually, they rented a small house in Van Nuys, California, and moved in together. These were very tough times for the band. Just before disintegrating into total poverty, they were signed to Capricorn Records. Without that deal, 311 would probably not exist. After 1993’s debut, Music, they returned with Grassroots, which is now certified gold. By this time, they were touring the United Stated and had moved out of the house in Van Nuys, put their stuff into a storage space and lived on the road. They put all their energy into their live show and steadily amassed an incredibly large fan base. Over 20
years later, they are still highly in demand and at the beginning of a two-month nationwide tour. “Don’t remind me,” he jokes. “We just put out the new record in the beginning of the year, had 311 Day [in New Orleans], and went out for some dates in May, which we haven’t done in a long time. We haven’t done that since we were touring nine months out of the year. So we just did all of that. That basically helped keep our chops up and kept us prepped for just playing a show any time. For this run, we’ve just had a handful of rehearsals. Any more, it seems like we’re always keeping tabs on a practice schedule so to speak because we have shows on the immediate horizon. It’s unusual. We have it planned differently. Usually it’s a summer run, but this time it’s vastly different. We’re playing different venues in most markets because we have been playing the same venues for years. That becomes a bit like Groundhog Day. It always seems like we were just there.” With such a long career, that’s bound to happen. Their endurance is a testament to the group’s unrelenting work ethic, but also the die-hard fans, something Martinez is extremely grateful for. “I don’t know of any group that strategizes and plans out the arc of their career,” he says. “We were just fortunate there was interest in the band and we were able to make records and tour, and to keep doing it for so long. That’s the key to having longevity in the continued on page 14 y
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music business. It’s a misnomer. It’s not supposed to happen [laughs].” In March 2011, 311 began hosting an annual Caribbean Cruise. The 2011 Caribbean Cruise featured three shows over four days leaving from Miami to Turks and Caicos. On August 5, 2012, 311 announced the launch of Live311, a site where live concerts would be made available for download in MP3, FLAC, and ALAC formats, as well as some shows being released on DVD. To date, 311 have made twenty-four of their live concerts available via Live311. Touring, however, is something that’s getting increasingly hard, even though it goes with the territory. “That’s the thing that’s going to get tougher as the years go by,” he admits. “Now that they’re getting older and more mature, they understand it now. It just makes it harder. It’s not easy, but they’ll come out for a little bit. We’ve got a day off schedule somewhere so we’re going to meet up. We try to make contact while the tour is in process.” While returning to Omaha to perform sounds like a breeze, it’s harder on the band, although they wouldn’t have it any other way. It’s the perfect place
to test the new songs off their latest album, Stereolithic. After all, it’s the city where it all began. “Ah! Doing a hometown show is more work,” he says, laughing. “I hate to say it, but it’s true. You’ve got friends and family that want your time, but at this point my family doesn’t bother me. After the show, you’re done, but for a hometown show, your night is just beginning because all of these people want your energy. It’s exhausting. “But touring is what we do,” he concludes. “On one hand, it’s your job and on the other hand, it’s everything else. At this point, it’s all we know [laughs]. Any band at this level has to do it. The fans are there and they support you, which make it all possible. What you do is deliver entertainment. It’s important for people. A lot of people base their year around it. That’s really cool; to be a part of something like that. It takes a lot of energy and you have to get your mind in touring mind. These past few days, I’ve been preparing for it. That’s just part of it. It’s what it is. We’re so lucky.” , The Grassroots Festival with 311 and The Wailers, July 12, at River’s Edge Park in Council Bluffs, 3:11 p.m. Tickets are $20-$30. Visit www.grassrootsmusicfest.com for more information.
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subscribe to Time Out New York and have for years. The weekly slick keeps me up to speed on all things Gotham, with sections on art, fashion, books, film, dance, theater and music. Not only does it prepare me for my annual visit to the Big Apple, it points out hot New York trends destined for Omaha in the next year (or two). A new TONY feature is a top-10 list that closes each issue. Last week, the list was “New York City’s Top Ten All-Time Greatest Rock Stars.” The list included names from the not-so-distant past, but most were heroes of NYC’s CBGB-fueled punk-rock history, which got me thinking about Scott Severin. Severin is a local singer/songwriter/rocker familiar to anyone who’s followed the Omaha music scene over the past 10 years. Severin oozes NYC music history. He was born in Brooklyn in the same hospital as Lou Reed and spent his wild years in Manhattan in an area now known as the Lower East Side. On any given day, Severin would run into Allen Ginsberg, Richard Hell, Lydia Lunch or Klaus Nomi while walking to the corner store to get a pack of smokes. He says he made a living doing odd jobs and “things outside the margins of conventional employment.” He also hung out at NYC’s most famous clubs during the height of the punk era. “I wasn’t afraid of celebrities,” Severin said. “I was basically a hanger-on.” Who better to validate -- or discredit -- TONY’s list? So without further ado, here’s Severin’s take on TONY’s picks: No. 10: Gene Simmons — “I always considered Gene a feckless goon and a shrewd media manipulator, but it’s hard to speak badly of a successful Jewish rock star. Over the course of a month in 1973 I saw three different bands in a club called The Coventry in Queens: Blue Oyster Cult, The New York Dolls and KISS. I thought BOC was terrible. I thought the New York Dolls would be bigger than the Rolling Stones, and I thought KISS was the worst band I saw in my life.” No. 9: Patti Smith — “I worship Patti Smith. When Horses came out in 1975 they played the album on WNEW. It was like nothing else anyone had heard on commercial radio before. I went out that day and bought the album. She was shy and selfeffacing off stage. I would see her on the street periodically in the late ’90s after her husband died. She didn’t carry any rock star airs. Her kid, Jackson, was a really sweet kid.” No. 8: Julian Casablancas — “I thought The Strokes were a cool and interesting band. I thought their first album was good, but they were a flash in the pan.” No. 7: Debbie Harry — “Blondie were wicked cool. I never met her, but I’ve been in the same room
as her. She was very short. She didn’t come up to my chin, even shorter than Iggy, almost as short as Paul Simon. Blondie became international stars, and Chris Stein was a bad-ass, he’d kick your ass.” No. 6: David Johansen — “I used to go the Mercer Arts Center and Max’s Kansas City where the New York Dolls held court. I became fast friends with him some years after the Dolls broke up. For an 8-year period we saw each other every day. Everything I know about being an entertainer and performance artist I learned at David’s feet. I probably saw him perform 300 times. He was never a great singer and with rare exceptions, never a great songwriter. His great talent was being able to smile and melt a crowd. He knows how to hold a crowd in the palm of his hand, and that’s the reason for his success.” No. 5: James Murphy —“No comment. I don’t know enough about him.” No. 4: Joey Ramone — “I saw him in the band Sniper in 1972 or ’73. The thing most people don’t remember about Joey was that he was a good singer, unlike Johnny Rotten or Joe Strummer or Stiv Bators or Tom Verlaine, he could carry a tune and had a good pop sensibility. I met him once or twice. I knew his girlfriend better than him. The Ramones were iconic.” No. 3: Karen O — “Matt Whipkey dragged me to see (the Yeah Yeah Yeahs) at Sokol Auditorium. She oozed charm and humor and sexiness, but I don’t know if she belongs in the top-10.” No. 2: Richard Hell — “He’s like the Zelig of the New York punk scene who somehow ended up in Television and Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers and then was signed by Sire without displaying any discernible talent. The first Voidoids record is really good, but he doesn’t even belong in a top-10 bands list of people who played at CBGB’s.” No. 1: Lou Reed — “I can buy that. The Velvet Underground were one of the greatest rock bands of all time. Lou was a wonderful if extremely inconsistent songwriter, and an extremely cantankerous and mean-spirited person. I met him on a couple of occasions and he did not in any way ooze friendship or politeness, but if you caught him off guard and treated him like he wasn’t Lou Reed, he could be funny and generous and nice.” Severin said missing from the list is every preVelvet Underground act. “Neil Diamond is missing. Carol King is missing. What about Talking Heads, Madonna, Paul Simon? The entire hip-hop scene is missing, and they’re ignoring the entire ‘60s folk scene.” Want to argue with him about it? Go to one of his shows. Severin is playing at Venue 51 and The Barley Street Tavern July 18, and Duffy’s in Lincoln July 23. And if you have a few spare bucks, help him replace his guitar, which recently was stolen. Go to gofundme.com/aja8ns and find out more. ,
OVER THE EDGE is a weekly column by Reader senior contributing writer Tim McMahan focused on culture, society, music, the media and the arts. Email Tim at tim.mcmahan@gmail.com. And be sure to check out his blog at Lazy-i.com
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cott Fistler, twice a loser for electoral office in Phoenix, Arizona, as a Republican, decided in November 2013 that his luck might improve as a Democrat with a name change, and legally became “Cesar Chavez,” expecting to poll better in a heavily Hispanic, Democratic congressional district. (“Cesar Chavez” is of course the name of the legendary labor organizer.) Furthermore, according to a June report in the Arizona Capitol Times, “Chavez’s” campaign website features photographs of frenzied supporters holding “Chavez” signs, but which are obviously scenes from the streets of Venezuela at rallies for its late president Hugo Chavez. (At press time for News of the Weird, a judge had removed “Chavez” from the ballot, but only because some qualifying signatures were invalid. “Chavez” promised to appeal.)
Compelling Explanations U.S. District Judge Richard Kopf of Omaha, Nebraska, trying to be helpful, he said, advised female lawyers appearing in his courtroom to lower their hemlines and cover their cleavage because males, including Judge Kopf himself, are “pigs.” Writing in his personal blog in March, he said, “I have been a dirty old man ever since I was a very young man” and that the women in his office are similarly contemptuous of daringly dressed female lawyers. The lifetime-tenured judge later said he regretted any harm to the judiciary that his remarks might have caused. -- Almond Upton, 60, charged with murder for “intentionally” striking a New York state trooper in May with his pickup truck, denied everything. He told reporters following his first court appearance that he is bewildered by the
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accusation: “I was (close to) the Connecticut border, and all of a sudden, I’m in Binghamton, New York (about 140 miles from Connecticut), and this cop got killed, I don’t know how it happened. It had to be a time warp.” -- The National Security Agency admitted in a June court filing that it had disobeyed two judicial orders to stop deleting accusatory evidence in its databases (which judges had ordered preserved to help determine if the NSA was illegally violating privacy laws). The NSA’s reasoning for its chutzpah: Its data-gathering systems, it claims, are “too complex” to prevent the automatic deletions routinely programmed into its data, and it cannot reprogram to preserve the data without shutting down its entire intelligence-gathering mission. The challenging party (the Electronic Frontier Foundation) called the NSA’s explanation disingenuous and, in fact, further proof that the NSA is incapable of properly managing such massive data-gathering. -- Michael Adrian, 26, was arrested in Lakeville, Minnesota, in June for frightening officials at Lakeville North High School by skateboarding in front of the school, in military dress, face covered by a bandana, with an arrow strapped to his arm, and concealing knives, a box-cutter, a slingshot and pepper spray. Adrian told police he was merely “testing” the school’s security system by “looking like an a**hole.” (A judge ordered a mental evaluation.)
Karma At an April press conference on a train station platform in Milford, Connecticut, to critique the allegedly shoddy safety record of the MetroNorth rail line, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut set up a chart on an easel to illustrate the problem. Suddenly, a train roared through the station and, according to news reports, “nearly”
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clipped Sen. Blumenthal, who was standing on the yellow platform line that passengers are admonished to stand behind. -- In June, a jury in Fresno, California, decided that Bobby Lee Pearson, 37, was guilty of burglary -- but they accidentally signed the “not-guilty” form, instead, and by the time Judge W. Kent Hamlin caught the error, he could not change it (because of “double jeopardy”). Pearson walked out a free man, went to his sister’s home, got into a fight hours later, and was stabbed to death by the sister’s boyfriend. News That Sounds Like A Joke: The animosity between Brevard County (Florida) judge John Murphy and public defender Andrew Weinstock festered over the lawyer’s refusal to waive his client’s right to a speedy trial, but came to a head June 2, when the judge told Weinstock, “Stop pissing me off. Just sit down.” Weinstock persisted: “I have a right to stand and represent my client.” The judge responded: “If you want to fight, let’s go out back, and I’ll just beat your a**.” And to a back hallway they went, with the lawyer allegedly just intending to talk out their differences. However, according to Weinstock’s supervisor, Judge Murphy immediately grabbed Weinstock and began punching him. Weinstock was not seriously hurt, but vowed to report the incident to the Florida Bar.
Things America Somehow Still Can’t Figure Out (Even Though We’re Smart Enough to Send a Robot to Mars) (1) Authorities somehow could not prevent an inmate serving life at a North Carolina prison from arranging, via a contraband cellphone, to have the 63-year-old father of his prosecutor kidnapped and tortured. (The FBI managed to rescue the man five days after his abduction.) (2) The U.S. State Department somehow cannot arrange safe haven for Af-
ghan interpreters who risked their lives daily serving U.S. combat troops and who face almost certain retaliation by militants once Americans have departed. Even the coordinator of the interpreter program, who applied for a U.S. visa in 2012, has not been approved (according to a March 2014 New York Times dispatch).
World-Class Brazil The sailing events at the 2016 Summer Olympics will be held on Rio de Janeiro’s Guanabara Bay, but dire warnings have been issued about the filthy, squalid condition of the bay and the near impossibility of a timely cleanup. A New York Times reporter, in a May dispatch, cited car tires, floating mattresses, dog carcasses, a partly submerged sofa and free-flowing untreated raw sewage. A Brazilian competitive sailor admitted that he had personally seen four human corpses in the bay. (By comparison, for the Beijing Olympics, 1,000 cleanup boats were dispatched just to remove algae from the sailing venue, but only three cleanup boats are operating on Guanabara now, with merely several dozen planned.) -- Arachnophobes (and their snake-fearing cousins, the ophidiophobes) may be in for an interesting 2016 Summer Olympics, in that Brazil seems to be one giant incubator of the scariest insects and vipers on the planet. Chief among them, reported the Wall Street Journal in June, are the Brazilian wandering spider -- the world’s most poisonous and, in addition, the size of a dinner plate -- whose venom at least owns the “redeeming” value of momentarily giving bitten men erections. Off the coast of Sao Paulo is the uninhabited (and barred to visitors) Ilha de Queimada Grande, overrun by the super-deadly golden lancehead pit viper (whose population may be as many as five snakes per square meter of land area). ,
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do not have a uterus. If I understand biology, I never will. So the issue of abortion has remained at arm’s length from me. This isn’t to say I have no empathy or opinion regarding America’s hottest of hot button issues, only that I realize it’s located under the heading “women’s health” for a reason. As Roger Ebert famously said, “Movies are like a machine that generates empathy.” If Rog were still here, he’d have applied that quotation himself to Obvious Child. Writer/director Gillian Robespierre’s first film is billed as a comedy. It isn’t. It’s a thoughtful, genuine drama that features a very funny woman. That woman is Jenny Slate, whose brief stints on “SNL” and “Parks and Recreation” merely flashed talent that is mined for gold here. Slate’s character, Donna, is perhaps the most fully realized female character in memory. She’s a stand-up comedienne who opens the film by talking about vaginal residue on her underpants. It’s a warning shot as if to say “we’re not doing the sanitized version of this shit.”
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Donna is a woman without artifice, comfortable telling rooms full of strangers about her flatulence. When her boyfriend, Ryan (Paul Briganti), dumps her, Donna goes on a bender that includes the most uncomfortable stand-up routine not performed by a former “Seinfeld” cast member. Then she meets Max (Jake Lacy), a widegrinning, genuinely nice guy. In one of the more adorable cinematic one-night stands, the pair does as much silly dancing as fornicating. Unfortunately, before they can settle in to anything real, Donna is able to legally wear a “baby on board” necklace. What’s amazing about Obvious Child is there’s never a question about Donna’s choice. She makes her decision to terminate the pregnancy, and her friends and family unanimously support her. The question Donna struggles with isn’t whether or not to let Max weigh in, it’s whether or not to tell him what she has decided she is doing. Seeing a woman on screen as an independent agent of action is so rare we make up “bare-minimum” feminist tests to see if
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a movie is at least non-misogynistic. To say that Obvious Child is in rarified air is a Bechtel-ian understatement. Slate is ridiculous. Bouncing from genuine torment to quippy witticisms, she is as real a fake woman as has ever been filmed. Sadly, the film kinda wobbles around her. The supporting cast, including Gabby Hoffman as her friend Nellie, is fairly useless. Weirder still is a bizarre sequence with David Cross that holds no plot or character value. But Robespierre gains control about halfway through, and once she does, she doesn’t let go. Those complaints take a backseat to Slate’s work and Robespierre’s brazen, much needed commentary. I’ve seen online ads boasting Obvious Child as the “funniest abortion comedy” ever made, they stress the humor as if to soften the blow. But this content shouldn’t be undersold. So let me say it: Obvious Child is one of the most empathy-inducing, genuine films featuring a cast of women tackling a women’s issue ever made. Period. , GRADE = B+
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The smart, of-the-moment romantic comedy audiences didn’t know they deserved. Saturday Night Live’s Jenny Slate gives a breakthrough performance as a standup comedian who seeks an abortion after a one-night stand. “The subversive surprise of OBVIOUS CHILD is not will she or won’t she have an abortion, but will she or won’t she fall in love.” — Tiny Mix Tapes
n I have “the fever.” No, it’s not curable by penicillin or cowbell. It’s World Cup fever, which has given me an understanding of what constitutes offsides in soccer and the knowledge that Ronaldo is a person and not a corporate mascot of some kind. Seems I’m not the only one “futbol happy,” as Aksarben Cinema (aksarbencinema. com) is heading Next Goal Wins our way. On Wednesday, July 9, at 6:30 pm, the theater is holding a screening of this documentary about “the worst football team on earth” from American Samoa. This real-life Bad News Bears story promises heart, humor and a lot of guys not allowed to use their hands to touch the ball. n The obsession with remaining young has now spread to our theaters, as Film Streams is once again launching their Summer Forever Young Series. It starts on the Fourth of July with A Hard Day’s Night! That’s…kind of an odd choice, promoting British content on the anniversary of our rejection of the United Kingdom. From there, the series will include Eleanor’s Secret (which is that she regrets being named Eleanor), John Hubley Centennial Celebration (because what kid doesn’t love John Hubley?), The Parent Trap (hopefully not the Lohan one…because Lohan…), Anina (which is not how you say “nine” in Italian) and Nocturna (which is a nickname we gave our friend who left parties early). Tickets are just $2.50 for kids! Head to filmstreams.org for showtimes! n I’m not one of those elitists who look down on Young Adult literature from atop their perch of intellectual superiority. If a book is good, it’s good. However, I’ve got no need for something like The Fault in Our Stars because inflicting sadness upon myself is not a hobby of mine. I am, however, potentially excited for the next adaptation of a John Green novel. That’s because talented director/actress Sarah Polley is now helming Looking for Alaska, which is presumably a movie about 2007’s Miss South Carolina. Pairing a director like Polly with virtually any content means I’m in, even if it’s another weepy-eyed extravaganza. —Ryan Syrek Cutting Room provides breaking local and national movie news … complete with added sarcasm. Send any relevant information to film@thereader.com. Check out Ryan on Movieha!, a weekly halfhour movie podcast (movieha.libsyn.com/rss), catch him on the radio on CD 105.9 (cd1059.com) on Fridays at around 7:30 a.m. and on KVNO 90.7 (KVNO.org) at 8:30 a.m. on Fridays and follow him on Twitter (twitter.com/thereaderfilm).
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