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‘TOMBSTONE’ REUNION BRINGS ‘SVU’ ‘BAD GUY’ TO TOWN
By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski Tucson Weekly Executive Editor
Robert John Burke has starred in “Law & Order: SVU,” “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” and a slew of other productions.
But he is excited to return to Arizona to promote the 30th anniversary of the film “Tombstone,” in which he starred as Frank McLaury. McLaury and his brother, Tom, owned a ranch outside of Tombstone, Arizona Territory during the 1880s. He had ongoing conflicts with Wyatt, Virgil and Morgan Earp.
The “Tombstone” 30th cast reunion is Friday, June 23, to Sunday, June 25, throughout Tombstone. Besides Burke, among those scheduled to appear are Michael Biehn (Johnny Ringo); Dana Wheeler-Nicholson (Mattie Earp); Joanna Pacula (Kate); Christopher Mitchum (Hooker’s Ranch foreman); John Philbin (Tom McLaury) and Peter Sherayko (Texas Jack Vermillion).
The cast will sign autographs and greet fans from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 24, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, June 25, inside Wyatt Earp’s Oriental Saloon. Biehn will be at Vintage Cowgirls. Entrance is free to the public, although the cast will charge for autographs and photographs. Other activities include: “Mescal Movie Set” discussion with Mark Sankey from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, June 23; followed by the “Birth of the Buckaroos” behind-the-scenes history of “Tombstone” with Sherayko; from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, June 24, is the actors symposium, when the cast will share their stories and answer audience questions.
He’s hoping there’s much less drama than during the filming of “Tombstone.” Writer/producer/director Kevin Jarre was fired a month into shooting and replaced by George P.
Cosmatos.
“There’s a lot of consternation about the way it was being shot, initially,” Burke said. “The conflict was that they were not happy with Kevin Jarre, who was the writer/producer/director. It was his project. Ultimately, the studio wasn’t happy with the way it was turning out and decided to make a change.
“That was very difficult for all of us. It was his creation. They brought in George Cosmatos. As one of the actors said, ‘It’s bad news that Kevin won’t be with us, but we’re going to continue to tell his story.’ That was some type of redemption.”
Jarre recruited Burke for “Tombstone.” The two discussed the film over lunch in LA. The first thing Jarre asked Burke was if he could ride a horse.
“‘Like the wind,’ I said, which was true,” Burke recalled. “He had spent some time in Ireland and my family is all there. We had a common subject of conversation. He told me a little about his project and should one of the actor’s pilots be picked up, I would step into that role.
“I was Frank McLaury and we had an awesome amount of fun. It was hot, sweaty and itchy. We understood why cowboys were so crazy. It’s not like they could go into an air-conditioned bar and get a cold drink. I understood why people were so sensitive.”
The “Tombstone” anniversary is Burke’s second fan event. He’s definitely appreciative of those who come out.
“At a certain point in one’s work career, you understand that, without them, you don’t really have anything going on,” he said. “I think a lot of other actors and performers or sports figures, or what have you, meet the fans and give back to them.”
AS INTERNAL AFFAIRS CAPT. ED TUCKER ON “LAW & ORDER: SVU.” HE’LL TRAVEL TO TOMBSTONE IN LATE JUNE TO CELEBRATE THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WESTERN WITH THE SAME NAME. (MICHAEL PARMALEE/NBC)
He has kind words for the “Tombstone” 30th anniversary event producer, Gordon Anderson, too.
“Gordon’s been earnest, genuine and authentic in his communication. He’s a tough guy to say no to,” he said with a laugh.
TOUGH GUY HIMSELF
Burke starred as hard-nosed, uncompromising Internal Affairs Capt. Ed Tucker on “Law & Order: SVU.” In season 17, Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) started seeing Tucker, but their relationship falls apart after he suggests she retire with him.
“I was with my friends recently at the fire department of New York training facility and Mariska and Christopher (Meloni, ‘Law & Order’s’ Elliot Stabler) joined us,” said Burke, a 22-year firefighter as well.
They were there as part of the fundraising Leary Firefighter Challenge, an event hosted by actor Denis Leary’s The Leary Firefighters Foundation. The foundation helps firefighters by building state-of-the-art training facilities, buying cutting-edge vehicles and supplying modern technology and tools to firehouses and departments across the country.
Leary started the foundation in 2000 in response to a fire in Worces-
ter, Massachusetts, that claimed the lives of his cousin, a childhood friend and four firefighters.
“At the event, they coupled executives and celebrities with firefighters to go through a lot of the tasks that firefighters in New York City go through each day — rappelling, searching rooms, hose handling, car fires, vehicle extrication.”
Hargitay was determined to get through the exercises, despite the hardware she has in her ankle, he said. She fractured her right ankle in three places in a fall in July 2021.
“She’s got ACE Hardware in that ankle of hers,” Burke said with a laugh.
“I was a little reluctant to have her participating, but she’s one of those, ‘Hold my beer’ people. She rappelled down a six-story building and made it look easy.”
He’s impressed by Leary’s dedication to firefighters.
“Everybody thinks the fire department gets everything they absolutely need,” he said. “Nothing could be further from the truth. We’ve helped over 100 different fire departments with ropes, thermal imaging cameras, the list is endless of the materials we’ve
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provided. With Denis, it’s one thing for somebody to write the check, but it’s another thing to crawl through a burning room. You have a little more skin in the game.”
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Burke, who played Smitty in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” recently starred as Eddie Holland in Hulu’s “Boston Strangler” with Keira Knightley.
“I thought Keira Knightley was brilliant in the role of a Boston journalist, Loretta McLaughlin, trying to solve the case,” he said. “She’s helping the Boston Police Department, who just seemed bereft in the tasks.
“Not only was she a woman bucking the glass ceiling, but she was also leaving her home at night to report on the crime. Women were taking karate classes, buying guard dogs. The city of Boston was terrorized for quite a few years. But Loretta, who went from writing lifestyle pieces to the crime desk, insisted upon it. The thing about Loretta is when you read her reporting, she was gifted. The descriptive narrative, the style of her writing was potent and informative.”
Between “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” “Law & Order: SVU” and
“Tombstone,” Burke has played a variety of characters, although he does tend to be pigeonholed.
“My career has been like a pinball machine,” he added. “People have said I’ve been typecast a lot as a detective or federal agent. I always tell people, ‘I don’t care if I’m typecast as long as I’m cast.’ One of my favorite things to do was be the bad guy on ‘SVU.’ I’ve often said, nobody wants to play the good guy. When I was told I was going to be Mariska’s love interest the next season, I said, ‘I’m the most hated guy on the show.’ She told me it would work. I love her desperately. Acting with her was one of the highlights of my work experience of my 33-year career. She’s just the best person in the whole wide world.”
WHEN:
WHERE: Throughout
COST: Free admission; charge for photographs and autographs
INFO: tombstone30th.com
ROBERT JOHN BURKE’S CHARACTER ON “LAW & ORDER: SVU,” CAPT. ED TUCKER, ROMANCED OLIVIA BENSON (MARISKA HARGITAY). BURKE CALLS IT A HIGHLIGHT OF HIS CAREER. (MICHAEL PARMALEE/NBC)
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READ THE HECK OUT OF ANY BOOK THIS SUMMER
By Tom Danehy Tucson Weekly Columnist
Istill read books, which, apparently, makes me old. I don’t listen to them being read to me in my car or read them on a Kindle. I buy a book, hold it in my hands and read the heck out of it.
I’ve always taken my reading seriously. A long time ago, I found myself seated next to the legendary USC football coach John McKay at a sports banquet. While waiting for the festivities to get underway, he was reading a book about the Civil War Battle of Chancellorsville. (Most people were reading “The Godfather” or “Slaughterhouse Five” at the time.) I asked why he was reading that. He looked
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up and said, “Stuff that really happened is more interesting than anything somebody can make up.”
That one sentence would shape my reading habits for the rest of my life.
I recently interviewed a high-school kid who told me that her favorite subject was history. I told her that story and she shrieked, “That’s 1000% true!”
So I finally passed it on.
One other thing: I went to the library and checked out that book about Chancellorsville. Reading it that weekend, I learned that:
The bumbling Northern general, Joseph Hooker, whose name is often associated with the legion of prosti-
tutes that accompanied his corps of officers, somehow managed to lose the battle despite having a five-toone advantage in manpower.
His second-in-command, Ambrose Burnside, had outrageous facial hair. For a time, that facial-hair style was known as burnsides. It eventually became sideburns.
Despite being severely outmanned, Robert E. Lee split his forces and sent Stonewall Jackson to lead a flanking maneuver. Union General Hooker was actually told what was about to happen by spotters who were in a hot-air balloon above the battlefield, but he chose to ignore the intelligence, believing that there was no way that Lee would be crazy enough to split his forces.
The North was routed and had to retreat. Emboldened, Lee invaded the North. Up to that point, all of the battles in the war had been fought in the South.
On the way back to his lines, Stonewall Jackson was mistakenly shot in the arm by one of his own troops. His arm had to be amputated. He
appeared to be recovering, but then died suddenly a week later. Jackson was buried in Lexington, Virginia, but his arm was buried at Chancellorsville, more than 100 miles away.
Finally, pushing into the North, hoping that a decisive victory would prompt Northern citizens to give up the fight, Lee attacked at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Fighting for the first time without Jackson, Lee was soundly defeated. He would never win another battle. That same weekend (the Fourth of July), troops under Ulysses S. Grant took control of the Mississippi River by winning the battle of Vicksburg. It was the beginning of the end for the South.
Now, what novelist could make that up?!
In a lot of places, summer reading is “Eat, Pray, Love” kind of crap. But here in Tucson, the summer is hard and the reading has to match. Along those lines, I have a couple books to recommend to you.
First we have “American Demon:
your voice be heard
TUCSON NATIVE TELLS ANDRE WARD’S STORY ON FILM
By Jack Miessner Tucson Weekly Staff
Tucson native Rachel Neubeck owes it all to her quarter-life crisis.
“I was not enjoying what I was doing, and I broke down crying with my mom. She said, ‘If you could do anything, what would you do?’ And I said, ‘I don’t know, Anthony Bourdain’s job looks cool.’”
Recently, Neubeck won a Sports Emmy for her work on “Ragged Old Flag: An American Chorus.” On Friday, June 2, her feature-length documentary “S.O.G.: The Book of Ward” will premiere on Showtime. The film, which follows the life of professional boxing champion and Olympic gold-medalist Andre Ward, is her feature-length debut as director and executive producer.
“This has been a wild week, I am not going to lie to you,” said Neubeck, a Tucson High School graduate who
earned a BA in fine arts at NYU. “It’s been pretty next level. We went up to the Bay for the premiere of this. The Sports Emmys were this week. We got a billboard for this show in Times Square this week. My nervous system is a little ‘en fuego,’ but it’s been great.”
Neubeck’s friends joke that she’s lived a million lives. Once an aspiring singer and dancer, later a salesperson, and even a certified chef in Italian cooking, the documentarian has worn many hats.
“You name it, I’ve probably tried it,” Neubeck said. “I did not grow up thinking that I wanted to do this.”
Following her self-proclaimed “quarter-life crisis” in her late 20s, she pursued her MA in specialized journalism at USC. The program allowed her to take classes in the journalism and film schools.
“I basically came out here, and I’d missed enrollment, and I begged them to let me in. I just said, ‘Please let me in, I’ll be the best student you’ve ever had,’” Neubeck said.
“From day one I fell in love with editing, and ever since then it’s been a slow climb through the ranks. I went from editing, to story producing, to producing in the field, to post producing, I was a camera assistant for a while. You name it, and I did it. It was just one little bit at a time until I got to my directing jobs, and that was that.”
After working on a miscellany of projects, spanning everything from Super Bowl pregame promotionals to the “Stranger Things 3” press trip, the opportunity for “S.O.G.: The Book of Ward” came to the director.
“He had been filming with the co-director on this project, Diaunte Thompson, and they’d been filming more or less for over a decade. They just had a camera around, and Diaunte and crew would shoot some stuff. They were trying to figure out what they wanted to make.”
When Ward brought the project to Uninterrupted, LeBron James and Maverick Carter’s athlete empowerment company, the footage already featured household names including Michael Jordan, Roy Jones Jr., James Prince, Ryan Coogler, Marshawn Lynch and Damian Lillard.
The boxer himself chose Neubeck to “shepherd the project through.”
Ironically, she is not a fan of sports.
According to Neubeck, this is one of her biggest advantages as a filmmaker.
“There’s an element of distance between me and just fangirling over the subject, which I think is helpful,” Neubeck said.
“I always feel like being someone who isn’t starstruck by these people, you’re the one saying, ‘Why would I want to care about you?’ or ‘Why would a mom in Wisconsin want to care about you?’
“You already have the people who love sports watching sports, but I feel like if I can get you interested in a person or story in a way that will make you want to watch their games or fights because you know more about them, that was always really interesting to me.”
Neubeck’s interest in Ward’s personal life, opposed to his boxing acclaim, landed the director the job.
“I was given a hard drive full of all of this footage that I picked through, and then I made a pitch to Andre for what I thought would be a good angle: a humanizing of him that maybe people hadn’t seen before,” Neubeck said.
The documentary peers into Ward’s tumultuous childhood, how he overcame his parents’ battle with drug addiction and his father’s death. Ward also retrospectively comments on his struggles and pressures within the world of boxing and his decision to retire at the age of 33. According to Neubeck, her role in the film was to challenge the boxer to be honest.
“I think that honesty makes a really great documentary,” Neubeck said. “I think that’s something that he and I really worked on. Part of my job was to push him. Sometimes I won that argument, sometimes I didn’t win that argument. That’s just how it goes in a collaboration.
“He kept saying, ‘I don’t want this to be a puff piece,’ and I’d say, ‘OK, if you don’t want this to be a puff piece, then I’ll push you.’ You need someone willing to go there and tell some stories that maybe they’ve never come clean with, or give some inside perspective that the public hadn’t known about before. Really be honest about parts of his business and parts of his career that weren’t things that people had been privy to before.”
But while she encouraged the athlete to open up, Neubeck’s overall intention as director was to let Ward control the narrative. In her opinion, the subject, opposed to the documentarian, should be the storyteller.
“The truth is much more interesting than fiction,” Neubeck said. “My job is making sure that what he wants to have said is said, all the things he’s always wanted to say he can finally say, and playing a role of facilitating that for him.
“The history of docs for so long was a bunch of people telling stories about athletes with very little of their involvement. And now I think the pendulum has swung in a way where a lot of athletes are very much in control of their own stories and what’s being told. I would say that what’s interesting about this film is that it’s as much a collaboration with Andre as it is anything else.”
atrocities of the border wall and this film weaves it all together in a very compelling way. “
“Prayer Run to Save Oak Flat” is a chronicle of the Brophy Native American Club and tribal members as they work to save Oak Flat, a San Carlos Apache sacred site, from the Resolution Copper mining project. The group traverses a 60-mile run while uniting in prayer to save the site from destruction.
The 10-minute film was directed by ASU students Nellija Locmele, Tyler Bender, John Leos and Megan Swing. It expresses the duality of the human condition and how faith is channeled through the constraints of the body.
“Oak Flat has always been very hard to comprehend,” Scott explained. “When I saw ‘Prayer Run’ at ASU in April, it told the story through the San Carlos Apache youth and elders in a powerful way that needed to be shared.”
As a nonprofit, MAWC dedicates its efforts to preserving wildlife in the
Madrean Archipelago/Madrean Sky Island region of southeastern Arizona.
The area is known for holding one of the highest diversities of animals, including mammals, birds, bees and ants, in the country. MAWC prioritizes this mission with an almost spiritualistic passion, seeing each step as a prayer to the earth and its wildlife.
“(Our) goal from day one was to create a ‘conservation area’ for wildlife, with a mission based on compassion and advocacy for wild animals, as well as to preserve a spectacularly scenic piece of habitat,” Scott said.
Three Films for Our Borderlands
WHEN: 4 to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 4
WHERE: The Loft Cinema, 3233 E. Speedway Boulevard, Tucson
COST: $10 donation
INFO: loftcinema.org
Eliot Ness and the Hunt For America’s Jack The Ripper.” Summer reading, indeed.
After he had successfully taken down Al Capone, the most notorious gangster of all time, Eliot Ness looked for new worlds to conquer. Somehow he ended up in Cleveland, matching wits with a monster known as the Torso Killer. This murderer killed men and women, removed genitals, sawed bodies in half, and left stray body parts all over town. (The killer even left a mutilated body in a spot where Ness could see it from his office.)
This thing features one of the sickest real-life villains of all time, a national hero who turns out to be something less, and a messy ending that should make you angry. What more could you ask?
I just finished reading “The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder” by David Grann. It’s as grim as the title. The British man ‘o war ship has to go from the Atlantic to the Pacific and can either go all the way south of Cape Horn, getting dan-
gerously close to Antarctica or try to navigate the treacherous Strait of Magellan. I did learn that right near the entrance to the Strait is a place called The Cape of 11,000 Virgins.
It reminded me of Richard Pryor’s response to learning that China had a billion people. Who counted ‘em?
“The Wager” is a good book, but I recommend an even better book by Grann, “Killers of the Flower Moon.” It tells the story of the Osage Indians in Oklahoma who, in the early part of the 20th century, found themselves sitting on a fortune in oil. Every member of the tribe was a millionaire, but then they started dying under mysterious circumstances. No big spoiler alert: The white man wanted the oil and was willing to kill to get it.
The book has been made into a movie that will come out in October. The three-hour, 20-minute film by Martin Scorsese is being hailed as a masterpiece. We should all see it when it comes out.
But in the meantime, read the book. Heck, read any book.
By Linda Ray Tucson Weekly Columnist
TREASURES FOR TIHAN: “DISCO IN THE DESERT”
Bidding has started for this annual auction to benefit the Tucson Interfaith HIV AIDS Network (TIHAN). You can bid at the website, where you’ll find great deals on items like furniture, hotel stays, fabulous dinners, entertainment packages and objets d’art. The in-person event is an afternoon disco party and an invitation to dress up accordingly. Expect irresistible beats and plenty of sparkle. Desert Diamond is offering special hotel rates for those who want to dance all night. Proceeds from the event and the auction help TIHAN provide an inclusive support network for people living with HIV. 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 3, Desert Diamond Hotel and Casino, 7350 S. Nogales Highway, Tucson, tihan.org/ treasures-for-tihan, $100, $150 for two
THE LOFT CINEMA: SCI-FI SLUMBER PARTY!
What a lineup! The party starts at 7 p.m. Saturday with a 35th anniversary screening of “They Live,” and wraps up with a 5 a.m. screening of an uncut and unrated 35 mm print of “Lifeforce.” In between, we’ll see “Blade Runner 2049” (featuring Ryan Gosling in search of Harrison Ford), “Johnny Mnemonic” (crazy cyberpunk), “Matango: Attach of the Mushroom People” and “The Last Starfighter.” Enjoy the sustenance of The Loft’s exceptional locally made snacks and brews or visit the Under Pressure food truck parked outside. 7 p.m. Saturday, June 3 through 7 a.m., Sunday, June 4, Loft Cinema, 3233 E. Speedway Boulevard, loftcinema.org/, $20, $17 members, passes not accepted
TUCSON REPERTORY ORCHESTRA
Acclaimed by the New York Times for her charismatic interpretations, UA piano professor Dr. Fanya Lin performs Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No.2 with the Tucson Repertory Orchestra. The orchestra’s music director, Toru Tagawa, will conduct. Assistant con-
TUCSON BOTANICAL GARDENS: “DOG DAYS OF SUMMER”
Noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 4, Mystic Cavern (formerly Mystic Candle), 6346 E. 22nd Street, free, mystictucson.com
TOPGOLF KIDS’ SUMMER ACADEMY
GARDENS/SUBMITTED)
You can take your dogs to Tucson Botanical Gardens June 1 to Sept. 30. Imagine the smells they’ll enjoy and the fun of exploring new trails, most shaded by the gardens’ oldgrowth trees. No doubt they’d also welcome a bite from whatever you order from Edna’s Eatery on site. It’s run by Westward Look Resort. Admission is $5 for one visit, or $20 membership for the whole summer. Two-dog memberships ae $30; three dogs can join for $40. Each doggie member gets its own Tucson Botanical Gardens dog tag.
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily, through Saturday, Sept. 30, Tucson Botanical Gardens, 2150 N. Alvernon Way, tucsonbotanical.org, $15, $8 child, $5 dog.
REOPENS WITH UPGRADES IMPROVEMENTS AND A SPLASHPAD AMONG ITS NEW FEATURES. (CITY OF TUCSON/SUBMITTED)
Topgolf Tucson is offering a five-day academy for kids ages 6 through 12. The course runs from 8:30 a.m. to noon and includes a half-hour lunch. Students will receive lots of personal attention as they learn chipping, putting and a full swing. Their commitment will be rewarded with Topgolf gifts and a certificate of completion. The dress code is “comfortable” with sports shoes and no spikes. Clubs are provided but kids can bring their own.
MEMORIAL PARK
GRAND REOPENING OF CSM MARTIN R. “GUNNY” BARRERAS
Tucson Mayor Regina Romero and Ward 5 Councilmember Richard Fimbres will be on hand for the long-awaited reopening of this popular southside park. The party will include food and drinks, and a “Ready, Set, Rec” van full of games and activities. Kids can inaugurate the new splash pad and shaded playground, and everyone will appreciate the many upgrades and improvements, including more parking, re-surfaced trails, bathroom renovation, new lighting on sports fields and new pickleball courts.
10 a.m. Saturday, June 3, CSM Martin R. “Gunny” Barreras Memorial Park, 5890 S. Campbell Avenue, tucsondelivers.tucsonaz.gov/pages/gunnypark, freeunlimited pizza and desserts, eventbrite.com
LIVE THEATRE WORKSHOP: “LUNGS” THRU JUNE 10
There may be no question more consequential to young lovers than whether to have a child. As profound, and profoundly personal, as the decision is, it’s also social. What conditions are owed to the child? What debt is owed to society? What footprint is owed to the earth? There is anguish in this play, expressed in language that is not for everyone. But there are also important insights and, most remarkably, laughter. Various days and times through Saturday, June 10, Live Theatre Workshop, 3322 E. Fort Lowell Road, livetheatreworkshop.org, tickets start at $17
ductor Yudai Ueda leads Respighi’s “Pines of Rome.” Lin has performed in prestigious concert series and as a guest with orchestras throughout the United States.
7:30 p.m., Saturday, June 3, University of Arizona School of Music, Crowder Hall, 1017 N. Olive Road, music.arizona. edu, $10
ASKS THE HARD QUESTIONS FACING YOUNG COUPLES. (RYAN FAGAN/CONTRIBUTOR)
An event with something for everyone, this ad-hoc aggregation of car lovers, local vendors, food trucks and musical entertainment gathers the first Sunday of every month. Admission is free, but raffle tickets are for sale for a chance to win a choice of gifts or a 50/50 cash prize. Ticket proceeds and vendor profits support a different nonprofit each month. June’s beneficiary is Esperanza en Escalante, which benefits veterans transitioning back to daily life.
9 a.m. to noon daily from Monday, June 5, through Friday, June 9, Topgolf Tucson, 4050 W. Costco Drive, topgolf. com, $199
STARTUP SKETCHPAD: “THE ART OF NAPKIN SKETCHING — TURNING IDEAS INTO REALITY”
Learn how a literal napkin sketch can help bring your ideas to life through visual communication. Basic techniques can help you share your vision of product ideas, business models and processes. Then you can continue to refine your skills, and your business ideas, in monthly meetings of Startup Sketchpad. Organizers promise to make this workshop fun and engaging, regardless of your skill level.
5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 7, Arizona FORGE at Roy Place, Startup Tuson, 44 N. Stone Avenue, eventbrite.com, free, reservations required
ETHERTON GALLERY: “REVERENCE”
Photographer Laurie Lambrecht chooses abstract motifs from her photography then embroiders them with pigment on linen. The media creates fascinating effects unique to her work. Wendi Schneider’s work captures fleeting moments of beauty in the grace of trees and bare branches, gilding them and pairing them with antique frames. Alongside “Reverence” hangs “In the Cases,” a collection of works by Claire A. Warden from her series, “99 Moons.” 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, through Saturday, June 10, Etherton Gallery, 340 S. Convent Avenue, ethertongallery.com, free, reservations required
LIVE THEATRE WORKSHOP’S “LUNGS”
DOG DAYS OF SUMMER CONTINUES THROUGH SEPT. 30 AT TUCSON BOTANICAL GARDENS. (TUCSON BOTANICAL
CSM MARTIN R. “GUNNY” BARRERAS MEMORIAL PARK
MUSIC
BRIAN BERGGOETZ BAND FETES NEW EP WITH PARTY
By Laura Latzko Tucson Weekly Staff
Singer-songwriter Brian Berggoetz strives for his eponymous band to be different.
With their newest EP, “Familiar Sounds,” the group brings a mix of hard rock, orchestral country rock and orchestral music.
They will celebrate the release of “Familiar Sounds” on Friday, June 2, at Craft Republic. The follow-up to 2021’s “Wildflower,” the EP features “Folsom Prison Blues,” “My Way Home,” “It’s Gonna Rain,” “Familiar Sounds” and “Pieces of Silver.”
Along with Berggoetz, two core people behind the album were guitarist, bassist and producer Jason Damico, who is from Raleigh, North Carolina, and Jeff Browning, a drummer, producer and engineer who operates DRMX Studios in Marana.
This was the first time that Berggoetz recorded with many of the musicians on the album. Some of them also perform with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra.
Thus far, “It’s Gonna Rain” has been most popular song from the record. The tune, which has a hard-driving beat, is about working through personal pain and loneliness after a breakup.
“If you sing along with this, if you
have pain inside of you, throw something, break something, scream, sing along to the song at your top voice, and you will feel better,” Berggoetz said.
Berggoetz regularly performs with one of two lineups: straight-up rock or an Americana trio with violin and cello. He adapts his songs for the format.
During one recent gig at Firetruck Brewing Company, he performed with the violin and cello for one set and then unplugged with the rock band — without a drummer — for the second.
For the upcoming release show, he will perform with his rock lineup. He plays a variety of originals and covers, the latter of which are performed in his style.
Berggoetz said over the years, his music has evolved and become more varied.
“In the past, it was all rock ‘n’ roll and blues…When I found the violin and cello player, who both play in the UA symphony, it was magic. We’ve played a lot of gigs and had a great time playing some of the most beautiful music…I’ve done a lot of sweet, sentimental songs as well as hard breakup songs that have gone to the rock band,” Berggoetz said.
With his music, Berggoetz crosses pop, rock, Americana, country, folk and
BRIAN BERGGOETZ IS A SELFTAUGHT SINGER-SONGWRITER WHO HAS BEEN MAKING MUSIC FOR MOST OF HIS LIFE. (PHIL KELLY PHOTOGRAPHY/ CONTRIBUTOR)
FOR ITS NEW ALBUM, THE BRIAN BERGGOETZ BAND WORKED WITH TUCSON-BASED DRUMMER, PRODUCER AND ENGINEER JEFF BROWNING (LEFT) AND GUITARIST, BASSIST AND PRODUCER JASON DAMICO (RIGHT).
moody blues genres.
“I just try to stay out of the way and let the song come through, whatever way it wants to come through. That’s the best way to write a song,” Berggoetz said.
Berggoetz is a self-taught guitarist and vocalist who has been playing music for about 30 years. He helms acoustic and electric guitars, as well as harmonica. A self-taught musician, he developed is distinctive sound.
“People say my songs are very unique. I’m not trained. I don’t know the way I’m supposed to be writing songs. I write them in a way that if it feels good, it is good. I like things that are not typical. I don’t want to write 1, 4, 5. I want to find some unique chords that make the song sound different than everybody else,” Berggoetz said.
“I’m a different type of songwriter. I’m not looking to write a bunch of songs in the same style or genre. I try to make every song different than any other song that I’ve written.”
He has opened for or shared the stage
with the Rev. Horton Heat, Charlie Sexton and Jerry Giddens.
Locally, his group regularly performs at venues such as Monterey Court, the Rockabilly Grill, Catalina State Park, Firetruck Brewing Company, Button Brew House and Fini’s Landing.
For him, connection with the audience is important. If they are engaged with his music, he feels that the performance is successful.
“When they respond to the music, to something I’ve wrote, that I’ve bled from my heart onto the paper, when people react to that, respond to it and feel the same thing, that’s what it’s all about,” Berggoetz said.
“Familiar Sounds” EP Release Party
WHEN: 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, June 2
WHERE: Craft Republic, 7625 N. La Cholla Boulevard, Tucson
GIGGLE THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH TUCSON IMPROV MOVEMENT
By Linda Ray Tucson Weekly Columnist
Joe Gatto is that smart, well-adjusted rascal we all want for a best friend. He shows up for it, too, 24/7, bearing kids, rescue dogs and cannoli. And he lives to make you laugh. He says so right there on his Instagram account. It has two million followers.
If you know of him, it’s likely as a member of The Tenderloins improv troupe and their TruTV hit “Impractical Jokers.” The show features the four Tenderloins, real high-school buddies now approaching middle age, perpetrating ever more ingenious and elaborate pranks on each other, with the innocent involvement of ordinary citizens.
Imagine the camaraderie of that group, as the friendship was forged in the same Staten Island Catholic high school. But, as he related in social media, Gatto’s family life hit a snag midway through the show’s ninth season. “Impractical Jokers’” 10th season carried on
without him.
That couldn’t have been easy. According to his buddies, as quoted in various media, Gatto had been at once the best and the worst player to prank. The point of the prank is to tease and humiliate the player, but Gatto always owned the bit large, playing it up as if he’d made it up himself. He was as shameless as he was hilarious.
He had also produced and personally edited every single episode.
Since he left, he’s devoted much of his time to a lifetime dream he’d largely abandoned for the “Impractical Jokers:” writing and producing stories for TV and movies. While scripts are out for consideration, he’s taking the stage himself, doing standup comedy. He’ll bring his show, “Joe Gatto’s Night of Comedy,” with opener and friend “Jiggy” (Mark Adrian), to Linda Ronstadt Music Hall at 7 p.m. Friday, June 9. Tickets start at $38.
What was it like to step out on his
own? “I was having a heart attack thinking about it. Sixty minutes!” Gatto said. “It took a minute to come together.”
Once he got into it, though, he realized he’d been preparing for it all his life. He had even shaped the format in live shows with fellow Tenderloins, and in the 2016 movie, “(Impractical) Jokers,” which he co-wrote and produced.
“I’m a storyteller,” Gatto said. “And a lot of stories about my life involve the guys. We’re friends for 40 years at this point, so stories about my time on the show, things that we got into just being friends, things I’ve done to embarrass them in real life.
of his full-body physicality. “I’m very animated,” he said. “I’m like a panther up there. I’m always moving.’
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KA lot of fans may also already know about his kids and his passion for dogs, via his podcast, “Two Cool Moms,” with friend and comedian and actor Steve Byrne; and his book, “The Dogfather: My Love of Dogs, Desserts and Growing Up Italian.” Gatto sells signed hard copies of the book at gattopups.com to benefit rescue organizations listed on the site.
“Then I talk about how I live an awkward life and how it’s been affected by getting recognized and other aspects of my life, because the people (who) come out are fans. They’ve seen me on TV for 10 years. They’re not watching a character, they’re watching me. So they really come into the room feeling that they know me and then learn a little bit more.
“I have some stories about my kids, my adoptable dogs, of course, which is a passion of mine. And then a lot of stories about my crazy Italian mother and growing up with a crazy big family.”
Unique to Gatto’s take on standup is the absence of a microphone stand. It would be in the way. Followers of “Impractical Jokers” may already be aware
“Two Cool Moms” podcast episodes are available free on YouTube. “Steve and I have always wanted to try a project together,” Gatto said. “Both of us had really cool mothers who gave great motherly advice, and we think we inherited that, so we decided to do a podcast.”
Each episode opens with the duo improvising around anecdotes from their family life. They have four grade school kids between them. Then they respond to questions audience members have submitted. “We help them with their dilemmas, with our motherly advice,” Gatto said. The smiles and laughs never stop.
For a writer and a storyteller, Gatto is remarkably self-aware about the foundational role improvisation has made in
JOE GATTO IS A STORYTELLER AND A LONG-TIME IMPRACTICAL JOKER. (JOE GATTO/SUBMITTED)
MUSIC
MEET ME @ THE ALTAR SET TO MAKE TUCSON DEBUT
By Alex Gallagher Tucson Weekly Staff
Although Meet Me @ the Altar’s musicians grew up scattered throughout the East Coast, they all loved the same thing: the edgy pop-punk sound.
Edith Victoria, Téa Campbell and Ada Juarez found their calling in the hot, crowded pits of the Vans Warped Tour and in the sweaty, liquor-soaked dwellings of punk clubs in their hometowns. They bonded over their adoration for pop-punk bands like Neck Deep, Knuckle Puck and The Story So Far and dreamed of playing for large crowds like their idols.
“Their crowds reacted how we wanted our fans to react to us,” said guitarist Campbell.
After seeing each other post covers of pop-punk songs on YouTube, the three began a seven-year climb up the proverbial music ladder in 2020. Following an explosion on the social media app TikTok, Meet Me @ the Altar was signed by Fueled by Ramen and began writing and touring.
Meet Me @ the Altar didn’t embark on its first headlining tour until last March, though.
“The energy has been so unmatched at our headliner shows compared to when we were opening,” said drummer Juarez. “People are just way more into it since they know us. It’s just so much fun when everyone there just knows the lyrics or knows the vibe.”
The band will play Tucson at 191 Toole for the first time on Tuesday, June 6, and it’s looking forward to creating an inclusive space for fans.
“The one (cool) thing about our headliner is we’re able to see our fan base for the first time in person and the types of people we bring to the show. We really bring a whole melting pot of everyone in so many different walks of life,” Campbell said. “I think we’re giving everyone a safe space to just feel welcomed and feel safe and I think it really means a lot to our fans because they’ve been wanting a band like us for a really long time.”
Meet Me @ The Altar — one of the genre’s few bands to include three BIPOC women — has generated millions of streams on songs like “Hit Like A Girl,”
“Say It (To My Face)” and “Garden.” “Say It” was also featured in a Taco Bell commercial.
“We’re still asking ourselves how we managed to get it played in that commercial,” said vocalist Victoria.
“(Taco Bell’s) music department is
just on it,” added Campbell. “They hit us up about it and I don’t even know how they came up on the track. But it has breathed new life into it and we have gained so much traction off that.”
Even though “Say It (To My Face)” has become one of the band’s biggest hits, the song is the show’s kick-off track. This allows Meet Me @ the Altar to play deeper cuts like “Rocket Scientist” off its latest record “Past // Present // Future,” which hit the airwaves in March.
Although Meet Me @ the Altar is proud
Meet Me @ the Altar w/ Kid Sistr and Chloe Lilac WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 6 WHERE: 191 Toole, 191 E. Toole Avenue, Tucson COST: $20
INFO: meetmeatthealtar.com/tour and 191toole.com
of its success, the mission is to inspire the audience to pursue their passions.
“We always really push the message of, ‘If you have a dream, it’s OK to chase it,’” Campbell said. “We have gotten exactly where we are by believing in ourselves and going after what we’ve learned even when the odds seemed to be against us.
We just want to encourage people to do what they want to do because at the end of the day, you only have one life and one opportunity.”
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his life and career. “Improv makes you live a better life,” he said. “I truly believe that. I’ve always recommended improv classes for people, even nonperformers, just the mindset of building on what’s been thrown to you.”
LADY HA HA OPEN MIC MOVES TO CLUB CONGRESS
Organizers Priscilla Fernandez and Mo Urban announced last week that their popular, proactively inclusive open mics and shows are moving to Club Congress at the Congress Hotel. Club Congress is also home to the long-running monthly comedy game show, “Retro Game Show.”
Lady Ha Ha opened its mic at The Rock pre-pandemic and moved to Bumsted’s several months ago. Their first event at Club Congress is a 4th of July Extravaganza Comedy Show at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 6. The mic returns there at the same time Thursday, July 20.
Follow Lady Ha Ha events, including quarterly Kitty Ha Ha shows at El Jefe Cat Shelter, at ladyhahacomedy.com.
IMPROV DROP-IN CLASS, ONLINE AND IN PERSON
There’s an improv game called “Try That on For Size” in which players pretend to be doing as many things as possible with the same physical action. Whether or not you ever play that game, you’ll be surprised how much improv is like life, when you try it on for size. Unscrewed Theater offers a chance to try improv every Monday evening, in person or on zoom. Drop in any week and come back for more whenever you like.
6:30 to 8 p.m. Monday, June 5, and every Monday, Unscrewed Theater, 4500 E. Speedway Boulevard, unscrewedtheater.org, free
OTHER SHOWS THIS WEEK
Laff’s Comedy Caffe, 2900 E. Broadway Boulevard, 8 p.m. and
10:30 p.m. Friday, June 2 and 7 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday, June 3, laffstucson.com, $15, $20 preferred seating, Air Force officer and veteran Jose Sarduy’s jokes come from around the world and his Cuban birthplace.
Tucson Improv Movement/ TIM Comedy Theatre, 414 E. Ninth Street, tucsonimprov.com, $7 each show, $10 for both shows, same night, free jam and open mic $20 for all shows in the Improvathon. Thursday, June 1, Improv 201 and “Harold Eta;” 8:30 p.m. Open Mic.; 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 2 through 10:30 p.m. Saturday, June 3. See the website for details of performances and times.
Unscrewed Theater, 4500 E. Speedway Boulevard, unscrewedtheatre.org, $8, live or remote, $5 kids. 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 2, “From the Top” musical improv; 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 3, Not Burnt Out Just Unscrewed (NBOJU); 9 p.m. The Backyard improv variety show.
BUDTENDER DIARIES RESINATE: THE UNDERDOG OF RECYCLING IN ARIZONA
By Eva Halvax Tucson Weekly Contributor
In 2018, the infrastructure of the recycling industry began to crumble. According to data from recycleacrossamerica.org, trash continued to contaminate recycled waste, the United States began to export millions of paper, metals and plastic to China, most of which was contaminated, and thus unable to be properly recycled.
In response to this, China tightened its policies on recycled batch-
es that were imported. Millions of tons of imported recycled waste were stuck in limbo, ushering a collapse of the recycling industry in the United States.
Resinate was founded in 2018 by brothers Garret and Brandon Schwartz as a response to this dire shift within the industry. Garret, who was 25 when Resinate came together, was struck by the distressing statistic that only 9% of plastic is recycled.
Schwartz wanted to create a different pathway for the future of recycling in Arizona.
“We saw a need for solutions to recycle materials that weren’t getting recycled, and we wanted to understand where areas for innovation and change might be. We eventually came to an understanding through talking to recyclers that all these small objects, any objects under two-anda-half inches in diameter, literally fall
through the cracks of recycling systems. They’re filtered out through mechanisms that are meant to filter out contamination,” Garret said.
While the legalization of recreational cannabis in Arizona was a groundbreaking moment, what followed was an unfortunate influx of plastic waste. Plastic has become omnipresent within the cannabis industry; Arizona state regulations require packaging to be either opaque or translucent, along with being child-proof and resealable. These are important safety precautions, but not without consequence. Pre-roll tubes, bulky plastic mylar bags, glass jars, and plastic containers used for edibles have all joined the roster of recyclable troublemakers.
But Resinate offers a change of
pace within the gloomy reality of today’s recycling industry, specifically through the focus on the small items that are flagged as contamination in traditional recycling centers. Resinate’s recycling bins, referred to as “energy pods,” are metallic and bright
blue, complete with a sensor that alerts the Resinate team when the pod is full. The recycled goods are then collected, hand sorted and recycled.
But the work doesn’t stop there.
“We wanted to create solutions to use materials that could be recycled to actually process and create valuable goods; and not to just do the bare minimum effort to just call it recycled and let someone else deal with the next part of the process,” Garret explained.
This led to the creation of the Twisted Rolling Tray, a cosmic blended rainbow made entirely of recycled dispensary packaging. Resinate initially began using recycled products to make flowerpots, but switched gears when collaborations with local dispensaries began.
“Once we started working with dispensaries and seeing the reaction from the community to having recycling options, we realized what if we really spent the time to design a product for this community that they can use, enjoy and appreciate; that stands on its own, and is also made from the plastic they recycled,” Garret
DEALER’S CHOICE
THIS WEEK'S INDICA: Northern Lights is known for its heavy body high. The high from Northern Lights will blanket you into a happy state of relaxation.
explained.
Resinate also offers rewards to participating members, accessed through a QR code found at each “energy pod.” The rewards differ on the partnering location, but the Twisted Rolling Tray is always an available reward. The tray is a delightful signal of creating something valuable out of what would otherwise be added waste into our environment.
Since 2019, Resinate has managed to recycle 16,461 pounds of packaging from dispensaries in Arizona, and is partnered with dispensaries across Arizona. Resinate has a small team, which allows for a tactical system that takes all moving parts into account. Through constant innovation, Resinate has been able to evolve constantly.
Products acepted by Resinate:
• Glass jars (Resinate does ask for glass bottles to be empty and dry)
• Plastic jars, tubes and lids
• Paper and cardboard
• Pill bottles
• Metal tins and boxes
The mylar plastic bags commonly found in dispensaries were accepted, but Garret explained that Resinate can’t recycle them at this time, due to the process it requires.
“We’re working on making connec-
Northern Lights can also help aid with appetite and insomnia and is a good choice for those looking to quiet down the brain.
THIS WEEK'S HYBRID: Fire OG, while technically an indica-leaning hybrid, delivers an apex of creative stimulation and dream-like bliss. Thanks to Fire OG’s rich presence of myrcene, it is the perfect strain for uninterrupted relaxation, aches and pains.
THIS WEEK'S SATIVA: Sour Diesel is a cerebral classic, known for its euphoric effects. If you’re looking for a strain to keep you on your feet, Sour Diesel is the one; a great choice for a good ol’ wake and bake.
tions with the few big recyclers who will be able to process this material (not just public-facing ones who say they can recycle it). These companies are few and far between, so it will take more logistics and time to make it happen, but we've developed solutions for many other materials and I'm sure we'll find a solution to this one. In general, I like to see dispensa-
ries use paper bags or single-polymer bags, which are made from a single type of recyclable plastic. For many dispensaries, these kinds of packaging are more expensive, but the options are increasing as consumers and companies demand better,” Garret said.
To find a dispensary that is partnered with Resinate, visit resinate.tech. They’re on Instagram @wecanresinate
COMICS
ARIES
FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
TAURUS
(MARCH 21-APRIL 19)
History tells us that Albert Einstein was a brilliant genius. After his death, the brain of the pioneer physicist was saved and studied for years in the hope of analyzing the secrets of why it produced so many great ideas. Science writer Stephen Jay Gould provided a different perspective. He said, “I am less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein’s brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops.” I bring this to your attention, Aries, in the hope it will inspire you to pay closer attention to the unsung and underappreciated elements of your own life — both in yourself and the people around you.
GEMINI
(APRIL 20-MAY 20)
Human life sometimes features sudden reversals of fortune that may seem almost miraculous. A twist in my own destiny is an example. As an adult, I was indigent for 18 years — the most starving artist of all the starving artists I have ever known. Then, in the course of a few months, all the years I had devoted to improving my craft as a writer paid off spectacularly. My horoscope column got widely syndicated, and I began to earn a decent wage. I predict a comparable turn of events for you in the coming months, Taurus — not necessarily in your finances, but in a pivotal area of your life.
(MAY 21-JUNE 20)
I am weary of gurus who tell us the ego is bad and must be shamed. In my view, we need a strong and healthy ego to fuel our quest for meaning. In that spirit and in accordance with astrological omens, I designate June as Celebrate Your Ego Month for you Geminis. You have a mandate to unabashedly embrace the beauty of your unique self. I hope you will celebrate and flaunt your special gifts. I hope you will honor your distinctive desires as the treasures they are. You are authorized to brag more than usual!
CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22)
One study reveals that British people own a significant amount of clothing they
never wear. Other research suggests that the average American woman has over a hundred items of clothing but considers just 10 percent of them to be “wearable.” If your relationship to your wardrobe is similar, Cancerian, it’s a favorable time to cull unused, unliked and unsuitable stuff. You would also benefit from a comparable approach to other areas of your life. Get rid of possessions, influences and ideas that take up space but serve no important purpose and are no longer aligned with who you really are.
LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22)
In July 1969, Leo astronaut Neil Armstrong was the first human to walk on the moon. But he almost missed his chance. Years earlier, his original application to become part of NASA’s space exploration team arrived a week past the deadline. But Armstrong’s buddy, Dick Day, who worked at NASA, sneaked it into the pile of applications that had come in time. I foresee the possibility of you receiving comparable assistance, Leo. Tell your friends and allies to be alert for ways they might be able to help you with either straightforward or surreptitious moves.
VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22)
Great shearwaters are birds that travel a lot, covering 13,000 miles every year. From January to March, they breed in the South Atlantic Ocean, about halfway between Africa and South America. Around May, they fly west for a while and then head north, many of them as far as Canada and Greenland. When August comes, they head east to Europe, and later they migrate south along the coast of Africa to return to their breeding grounds. I am tempted to make this globetrotting bird your spirit creature for the next 12 months. You may be more inclined than ever before to go on journeys, and I expect you will be well rewarded for your journeys. At the very least, I hope you will enjoy mind-opening voyages in your imagination.
By Rob Brezsny.
By Brian Box Brown
LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22)
One of the central myths of Western culture is the Holy Grail. For over 800 years, storytellers have spun legends about the search for a precious chalice with magical qualities, including the power to heal and offer eternal youth. Sober scholars are more likely to say that the Holy Grail isn’t an actual physical object hidden away in a cave or catacomb, but a symbol of a spiritual awakening or an enlightening epiphany. For the purposes of your horoscope, I’m going to focus on the latter interpretation. I suspect you are gearing up for an encounter with a Holy Grail. Be alert! The revelations and insights and breakthroughs could come when you least expect them.
SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21)
June is Dare to Diminish Your Pain Month for you Scorpios. I hope you will aggressively pursue measures to alleviate discomfort and suffering. To address the physical variety, how about acupuncture or massage? Or supplements like boswellia, turmeric, devil’s claw root, white willow bark and omega-3 fatty acids? Other ideas: sunshine, heating pad, warm baths with Epsom salts, restorative sleep and exercise that simulates natural endorphins. Please be equally dynamic in treating your emotional and spiritual pain, dear Scorpio. Spend as much money as you can afford on skillful healers. Solicit the help of empathetic friends. Pray and meditate. Seek out in activities that make you laugh.
SAGITTARIUS
(NOV. 22-DEC. 21)
A hungry humpback whale can hold more than 15,000 gallons of water in its mouth at once — enough to fill 400 bathtubs. In a funny way, their ability reminds me of you right now. You, too, have a huge capacity for whatever you feel like absorbing and engaging with. But I suggest you choose carefully what you want to absorb and engage with. Be open and receptive to only the most high-quality stuff that will enrich your life and provide a lot of fun. Don’t get filled up with trivia and nonsense and dross.
CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN.
19)
Funny story: A renowned Hollywood movie mogul was overheard at a dinner party regaling an aspiring actor with a long monologue about his achievements. The actor couldn’t get in a word edgewise. Finally, the mogul paused and said, “Well, enough about me. What do you think of me?” If I had been in the actor’s place, I might have said, “You, sir, are an insufferable, grandiose and boring narcissist who pathologically overestimates your own importance and has zero emotional intelligence.” The only downside to speaking my mind like that would be that the mogul might ruin my hopes of having a career in the movie business. In the coming weeks, Capricorn, I hope you will consistently find a middle ground between telling the brazen truth to those who need to hear it and protecting your precious goals and well-being.
AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB.
18)
When faced with important decisions, most of us benefit from calling on all forms of intelligence. Simply consulting our analytical mind is not sufficient. Nor is checking in with only our deep feelings. Even drawing from our spunky intuition alone is not adequate. We are most likely to get practical clarity if we access the guidance of our analytical mind, gut feelings and sparkly intuition. This is always true, but it’s extra relevant now. You need to get the full blessing of the synergistic blend. P.S.: Ask your body to give you a few hints, too!
PISCES
(FEB. 19-MARCH
20)
Has your intuition been nudging you to revise and refine your sense of home? Have you been reorganizing the domestic vibes and bolstering your stability? I hope so. That’s what the cosmic rhythms are inviting you to do. If you have indeed responded to the call, congratulations. Buy yourself a nice homecoming present. But if you have resisted the flow of life’s guidance, please take corrective measures. Maybe start by reorganizing the décor and furniture. Clean up festering messes. Say sweet things to your housemates and family members. Manage issues that may be restricting your love of home.
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Capital in Lewis and Clark County
ACROSS
1 “Shoot!”
11 It’s turned down at a hotel
14 Living under a rock, say
“I thought of a joke about ___, but it’s too corny” (groaner)
15 Language that Minecra was wri en in
16 How hors d’oeuvres are served
Here, to locals
17 Squeezed (out)
Urge
18 1996 horror classic originally titled “Scary Movie”
Chores, typically
19 Major upsets, e.g.
21 “Yikes!”
Word on either side of “vs.”
22 Only chemical element whose name fits this answer’s length
Some sleeveless frocks
24 Bell of the synth-pop duo Erasure
25 Cone head?
26 Die-hard enthusiasts, and then some
29 Moisten, in a way
33 Eco-centric college class, informally?
Kids’ game cr y
35 At some previous point
36 Produced, as digital currency
37 Wild-tasting
38 He’s a mensch
Unit of measure that has a shared etymolog y with “inch”
40 J. M. Barrie boatswain
41 Something people trip on, informally
interior designer who created the bubble chair
Striking
42 Half of a classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon duo
Refuse to settle, say
Word at the center of Rhode Island’s flag
44 ___ Aarnio, interior designer who created the bubble chair
45 Refuse to se le, say
5 They’re just above C’s
46 A-line line
49 Early flat screen
53 Capital in Lewis and Clark County
58 Urge
59 Chores, typically
60 Word on either side of “vs.”
Drive off
23 Policy at some bars and eating establishments
55 “I thought of a joke about ___, but it’s too corny” (groaner)
56 Here, to locals
6 If not more 7 Go green, perhaps? 8 “Shoot!” 9 Founder of the label Rhyme Syndicate Records
See-___
Bit of casino restaurant fare?
“Ugh,
61 Some sleeveless frocksdown DOWN
1 Kids’ game cry
Policy at some bars and eating establishments
2 Unit of measure that has a shared etymology with “inch”
3 Striking
People of Unalaska
Star t of some juicy gossip
Bill Clinton played one on “The Arsenio Hall Show” in 1992
26 People of Unalaska 27 Start of some juicy gossip 28 Ophthalmologists call it a hordeolum
What might surround a trunk
Having been informed
Drive o
Namibia neighbor: Abbr.
4 Word at the center of Rhode Island’s flag 5 They’re just above C’s 6 If not more 7 Go green, perhaps? 8 “Shoot!” 9 Founder of the label Rhyme Syndicate Records
Ophthalmologists call it a hordeolum
See-___
Downfall
Bill Clinton played one on “The Arsenio Hall Show” in 1992
Namibia neighbor: Abbr.
Downfall
Human-shaped board game piece
___
Human-shaped board game piece
___ journey (literary archetype)
What might surround a trunk
Bit of casino restaurant fare?
“Ugh, this always happens to me!”
Having been informed
hosted the first “Jeopardy!” in the
Parisian preposition 48 Guy Fawkes Night accessories 49 Many posts, informally 50 Things of use to note takers?
