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FEATURE Gender stereotypes can be harmful, but do they really apply to food? Experts say so, and a Vox writer dug into why it matters. PAGE 7 NEWS & INSIGHT As gun sales increase, demand for gunsmiths, such as Mike Mullens, is firing up. PAGE 4 MUSIC Strangled Darlings left work to tour the U.S. Now, the unconventional band comes to CoMo. PAGE 5 Café Berlin is the restaurant version of Batman. Diner by day, venue by night and an interesting cast of characters — but no villains. PAGE 6 SCENE When it comes to black coffee, Columbia’s coffeehouses have a world of options. PAGE 12
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I spent eight-and-a-half years learning French and at no point did I ever really understand why foods needed genders. Why are lemons masculine and pears feminine? What makes a baguette a woman and cheese a man? In French (and other Romance languages), we were forced to learn the genders of foods in order to remember the correct articles. Le citron et la poire. La baguette et le fromage. We wrote them over and over again to learn what was male and female. I’m told it was for grammatical reasons, but to me and my classmates it always felt wildly unnecessary. In English, words don’t technically have genders, and yet we apply them anyway. If gendering food for the sake of grammar doesn’t make sense, then gendering it to enforce ideas about the people eating it is just absurd. But we do it. Without even realizing it, we’ve all been taught, mostly in media messages, which foods are best for women and which are best for men. Look at the advertising for Lean Cuisine versus Hungry-Man frozen meals and try to tell me I’m wrong. In this week’s feature (Page 7) writer Kelsie Schrader tackles food gendering and the effect it has on both men and women. This strange phenomenon goes beyond funny Tumblr accounts and shouty advertisements. It can take a toll on the physical and mental health of those who watch the ads and are exposed to the opinions they perpetuate. Simply put, that’s everyone who eats. In the words of the great Anthony Bourdain, “Your body is not a temple; it’s an amusement park. Enjoy the ride.” And don’t let anyone tell you which attractions you can and can’t enjoy.
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Hickman coach remembered People took to social media to remember Arnel Monroe, head coach of the Hickman High School football team for the past five seasons. Monroe, 49, died Sunday of an apparent heart attack. Past Hickman principal Eric Johnson said in a Facebook post the most important lesson he learned from Monroe was “to serve wholeheartedly, and to love unconditionally.” John Pukala, athletic director at Hazelwood Central in Florissant, Missouri, wrote on Facebook that Monroe could “make him laugh like few others.”
FACING (6 MONTHS) TIME Media reports of the reduced sentence for Brock Allen Turner initially featured his smiling Stanford University photo, to the outrage of many. On Monday, the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Department released Turner’s official mug shot. A tweet by @LaurenDeStefano, which has since been retweeted more than 35,000 times, explained the situation best: “If someone is a rapist and an athlete, they’re not an athlete that made a mistake. They’re a criminal who can also swim.”
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NEWS & INSIGHT
Gunsmithing industry reloads
There are few traditional gunsmiths left, but increased gun sales feed demand
BY DANIELLE LERNER
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Mike Mullens, owner of M&L Gun Works, calls his shop the best-kept secret in Columbia. The unassuming red building is just 12 miles east of downtown along a potholed road. Mullens, 60, is one of the only full-service gunsmiths in Missouri who crafts firearms from nearly start to finish. Although professionals like Mullens are hard to come by, and their services can be expensive, the demand for their maintenance and customization skills is increasing. An estimated 1.6 million guns were sold at the end of 2015 compared to about 1.1 million guns the previous year, according to a March New York Times article. This followed a yearslong uptick in gun sales. “All those guns that are getting sold — if they’re getting shot, they’re gonna break,” Mullens says in his deep drawl. He pauses for a moment and grins. “So it looks to me like, anyway, the future is good.” Larry Wayland, owner of Modern Arms Guns in Columbia, says his store has seen increased sales in line with national figures. And the growth is likely Mike Mullens, right, a master gunsmith and shop owner, works with Tristen Poirier at his store. Mullens, owner of M&L Gun Works, has greater than statistics show because been a gunsmith for more than 40 years and can make new parts for guns instead of purchasing replacement parts. the data is based on the number of FBI firearm background checks and not “It’s not like the old days when a is attached. Mullens, who attended the reported purchases. An individual can part broke, and a guy was building it Pennsylvania Gunsmith School, says buy more than one firearm with an out of a file,” Chambers says, referring he doesn’t know anyone in the country approved background check. to the tiny tool that is used in the still building whole guns from scratch. Wayland doesn’t do repairs or gunsmithing process. Gun construction now uses computer modifications; he refers customers to Chambers supplies Mullens with numerical control (CNC) machines Mullens for that. Modern Arms Guns, his wood stocks. He says his company instead of work like most primarily uses walnut, a traditional by hand. gun shops, WHEN I LOOK AT A GUN, choice preferred for its structural “This is an art, can only ESPECIALLY THE OLD GUNS, and unfortunately, stability. A rifle stock is cut from a replace 30- to 34-inch piece of wood and can it didn’t get passed I’M LOOKING AT THE ART gun parts. cost more than $5,500. down like it However, THAT IT TOOK TO MAKE The company has 5,000 different should’ve,” he says. certified THAT GUN. – MIKE MULLENS patterns for creating stocks, which “When I look at a gunsmiths means it doesn’t make the same types can make gun, especially the new parts themselves. of guns, Chambers says. Such endless old guns, I’m looking at the art that it At the start of his career, Mullens possibilities for customization and the took to make that gun.” specialized in 1911 raceguns, a type wide array of firearms available will When Mullens builds guns, he of handgun modified for speed and continue to fuel the gun demand. starts with a stock and an action then accuracy. Although the money was better customizes barrels and other parts inAlthough not a gunsmith himself, in specialization, he realized there was Wayland has been in the gun industry house to craft a one-of-a-kind firearm. a need in mid-Missouri for general for more than 25 years and has guns He has seven different machines, repair. He is now a general practitioner in his store that predate World War I. two CNC and five manual, that help gunsmith and makes pistols, shotguns Customized guns aren’t his style, but construct the gun. Such modifications and rifles. he understands the appeal. can cost between $1,000 and $10,000. “It’s like music enthusiasts,” he The Pennsylvania Gunsmith School, Bobby Chambers, owner of Wenig Custom Gunstocks in Lincoln, Missouri, says. “There’s a music enthusiast that one of six gunsmithing schools in the would love a vintage guitar played makes stocks for every type of gun. He United States, teaches people how to by Eric Clapton. And that’s of huge says more companies now cater to the make firearms. The guns are made with value to the individual when it’s just a heightened demand for custom-made, a stock, which comes from a block of beat up old guitar. There are so many Tristen Poirier, an employee at M&L Gun Works, long-range rifles, but the available wood, and an action, which loads and fixes the butt of a Colt pistol. Mullens says any different nuances to the way each technology has diminished the personal fires ammunition. The gunstock is the gun that gets shot is bound to break. person individualizes their passion.” aspect of the business. supporting handle to which the barrel 4
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MUSIC
Strangled Darlings leaves home to create music
A folk duo rids itself of material possessions to better hone their talents and perform full time BY LAURA DAVIS George Veech is not a fan of love songs. Actually, he’s not a fan of a lot of things that most people would consider mainstream — such as a permanent address. Veech and his partner, Jessica Anderly, decided to take a risk and pursue music under the name Strangled Darlings. So far, it’s working out. Veech and Anderly left their home and jobs in Portland, Oregon, in 2013 and hopped in a 20-foot RV to tour the United States and perform STRANGLED full time. They DARLINGS abandoned Cooper’s Landing 7 p.m., June 10, everything Free, 657-2544 except for a mandolin, a The Bridge repurposed cello 8 p.m., June 11, and clothing. $5; $3 minor Veech says surcharge, that the lack 442-9645 of material possessions allows them to live fuller lives and produce better music. He’s not a fan
of the tedious 9-to-5 jobs in typical American society. “The religion of America has mixed Christianity and capitalism and created this modern monster of anxiety and jealousy,” he says. Their music is folk, but the duo always tries to evolve. Strangled Darlings’ verses are loaded with deeply personal lyrics that resonate with listeners. Most are written by Veech, but Anderly does the arranging. Veech says he’s been serious about writing music for the past couple of years. He takes inspiration from writers, other musicians, headlines and his and Anderly’s overall rejection of the suburban lifestyle. “I look at songs like characters in books,” Veech says. “You’re trying to create colorful characters that you don’t necessarily want to have over for dinner but want to tell your friends you met.” In addition to writing lyrics, Veech, who used to play the guitar, now plucks the strings of the mandolin. Anderly is
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a trained classical violinist, and she now plays a custom-made tenor bass and uses her feet for percussion. Veech didn’t intend to be different, but he appreciates being away from the classic combination of guitar, drums and bass. “I don’t feel like I want to replicate something,” he says. “We switched instruments; that has led to uncoupling of more traditional playing styles.”
What makes the music genuine is how well all of the parts work together. It isn’t just Veech’s prose that gives the tunes some soul, it’s how perfectly the hollow echo of Anderly’s percussion keeps the beat while Veech stretches up and down the register on the mandolin. The music is free and light, but the musicians are consistently able to bring each piece together.
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Eats and beats
Day and night, Café Berlin draws a crowd
BY MITCHELL FORDE
After daytime hours, Café Berlin employees clear the tables, and the lights are turned down low. In February 2014, the restaurant knocked down a wall to make more room for concertgoers. The larger performance space is what allows manager Pat Connor to book bigger-name bands and more frequent shows.
One of Columbia’s popular brunch spots shut down for a single day in February 2014. Café Berlin, which originally opened in 2006, returned with more space than ever to accommodate its DIY music scene. The added room allows the venue to more openly lead its double life of restaurant by day and CAFÉ BERLIN 22 N. 10th St. music hot 441-0400 spot by night. cafeberlincomo.com The previous dining area was no bigger than a two-car garage, and visitors to the tiny space might have been surprised to learn that bands took over the venue after hours. Today, the stage and bar are a bit of a giveaway. Since the expansion, shows have become more frequent. This past March, Café Berlin had shows almost every night for three weeks. The cafe has gained popularity and lured in bigger acts. On March 11, Café Berlin drew about 240 people, its largest crowd ever, for a sold-out performance by Chicago-based rock band Twin Peaks. This couldn’t have happened in the old space, which had a 128-person capacity. Pat Connor, a former line cook who now works as the manager of Café Berlin, says a major factor in getting 6
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bigger-name bands is a new effort to reach out to groups and agencies. Connor and talent buyer Emily Holtzman contact booking agencies or use existing connections to put both local and national bands on the bill. The increase in shows and larger crowds has put a strain on the staff, though it doesn’t seem that way when talking to them. Despite working some 20-hour days, Connor speaks lovingly about the bar. Other employees also fill multiple roles. Graham Kennedy is a baker in the morning and a doorman at night. Dylan Martin is a barista during brunch and the sound operator for shows at night. Camaraderie and passion for music drive the multi-talented staff. “On the weekends, I’m feeding off of the adrenaline of having a really successful service and being so excited for all of my coworkers,” Connor says. “(After brunch closes,) we’re all messing around and joking and relaxing and drinking beers, and I’m like, ‘Wait, my day’s not over. I have these three rad bands that get to come back, and we’re gonna pack this place again.’” And with a work family like the one at Café Berlin, what might be a hectic transition from restaurant to music
venue seems as easy as turning down the house lights and turning on the spotlight. A typical Saturday at Café Berlin looks something like this: 6:45 a.m.– Kitchen staff begins preparing
the day’s fare. A barista and a bartender arrive around 7 a.m. to make Bloody Mary mix and juice. 7:30 a.m.– All of the servers have arrived. They make sure the dining room and patio are properly laid out. 8 a.m.– Café Berlin’s doors open for breakfast. A line of customers often waits outside. Connor describes the ensuing six hours as chaos. Guests from the seemingly unending wait list take their seats, eat and leave. This process continues until the cafe closes. 2 p.m.– After the stragglers finish their meals, the staff members sweep the floor, roll up clean silverware and begin stacking chairs. They create a makeshift merchandise booth by pushing several tables together while the brunch counter closes. 4 p.m.– Connor surveys the building alone. He blares music from his iPad through the restaurant’s PA system as he makes sure the kegs are connected to the proper taps, prepares food
for the night’s bands and cleans the green room, among other chores. He occasionally runs home to shower and change clothes. 6 p.m.– Band members and bartenders begin to trickle in. Stacked chairs and excess tables are moved into the kitchen. They refill the bar, cut citrus fruits for drinks, stock glasses and write information about the day’s bands and drink specials on the chalkboards surrounding the bar. 8 p.m.– Doors open for the show, and around 9 p.m., the opening act takes the stage. 1 a.m.– The feature band finishes its show. If the show runs late, Connor turns on the lights when the music ends and tries to get everyone out within 20 minutes. The staff then transforms the space back into a restaurant; the floors and bar are cleaned, and tables and chairs are moved out of the kitchen and arranged in the dining room. 2:30 a.m.– Connor says he’s had to stay as late as 3 a.m. on some nights, but usually closes up the cafe by this point. And then something rare occurs; Café Berlin is quiet and empty. That is, at least for a few hours then it’s time for another day’s brunch. PHOTO BY MIKALA COMPTON
feeding GENDER STEREOTYPES
With products such as Little Black Dress wine, Skinny Pop popcorn and Hungry-Man microwave dinners, food is marketed differently to men and women BY KELSIE SCHRADER PHOTOS BY ALEX MENZ
Flaming Hot Cheetos. A man’s snack?
Red Bull. Machismo fuel?
Red wine. Women’s drink? (Should be everyone’s drink.)
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hick, juicy red steaks so rare they’re nearly raw. Heavy hamburgers teeming with so many patties even an abnormally large mouth can’t take a bite. Bags of crispy fries, bottles of cold beer and boxes of greasy pizza. All the good stuff. All men’s food. Women get a salad with light dressing and maybe a low-fat yogurt on the side. If they’re still hungry after that less-than-filling fare, they can seductively nibble piece after piece of chocolate until they can’t resist flashing their perfectly straight, indulgent smiles at onlookers. Certain foods are regarded as masculine or feminine, a notion often reaffirmed by media, specifically advertisements. But this gendering of foods, which maintains the cultural ideal of the thin, beautiful woman, can have harmful consequences. The concept of the ideal woman is just one of the many gender norms prescribed by society, and this supposed 8
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appropriate role is reinforced and perpetuated from a young age. “The process of gender norms being formed starts very early on, even before the birth of a child,” says Srirupa Prasad, an assistant professor in the departments of Women’s and Gender Studies and Sociology at MU. “It’s easy to figure out the gender of a child, and it’s common to have color themes at baby showers. As soon as a child is born, the process further intensifies.” Media are partly at fault for bolstering these norms. Advertisements send a myriad of messages about how women and men should act, “telling us what it means to be a girl and what it means to be a boy,” says Cynthia Frisby, a professor of Strategic Communication at MU’s School of Journalism. For women, this often means being pretty and looking fit. Gender norms dictate that to be a woman in today’s society is to have white teeth, clear skin, silky hair, long legs and a flat stomach, Frisby says.
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Thousands of advertisements that feature this quintessential woman are displayed on screens and magazine pages daily. With the average American seeing 3,000 ads each day, their effect is subliminal, according to Jean Kilbourne’s Killing Us Softly 4: Advertising’s Image of Women. Ads have not only helped create the well-formed gender norm of women as healthy, fit and perfect individuals but also continue to support this stereotype. Men, too, are often categorized as being either overweight, lazy, beer-drinking football lovers or the opposite: ridiculously fit individuals who only leave the gym for the few hours it takes to star in a Calvin Klein ad. Not surprisingly, advertisers capitalize on these society-boosted ideals in their daily product promotions and frame them specifically for a certain audience. Food gendering naturally follows. “We are seeing how things as
private and personal as meals, food and diet are becoming very explicitly gendered and publicly debated,” Prasad says. What we choose to eat is a seemingly public spectacle. Men, for the most part, get the beefy, hearty, unhealthy foods. The more steaks, nachos, beers and chips they consume in one sitting, the more macho they seem. Any meat is for men, says Marilyn Morgan, director of the history and archives program at the University of Massachusetts Boston and a summer professor of Gender, Food and Culture in American History for the Harvard Summer School. Junk food is usually marketed toward men in commercials, she says. Fast-food commercials are guilty of following the meat-is-for-men rule.
Men get hearty burgers and fries, while women are served dainty strips of fruits and veggies. The stereotypes are reaffirmed by media representations.
Taco Bell’s “Girlfriend” ad from 2014 followed a man as he reluctantly shared his chicken wings, chili cheese fries and loaded nachos with his girlfriend. A 2007 Burger King commercial featured herds of men “too hungry to settle for chick food” as they marched down the streets and powerfully raised their burger-filled hands to the sky as if to reiterate their masculinity. With women, however, the stereotype of the perfect body dictates another cultural discourse on food. This leads to strongly gendered advertisements, especially with items considered to be healthy eats, such as fruits, vegetables and yogurt. Yoplait and Lean Cuisine are both guilty of continuing food gendering. One of the yogurt’s 2015 ads stars a thin woman in a pink dress dancing around with her reduced-sugar, strawberry yogurt. She smiles widely when she takes a bite in her all-pink house. The frozen meal company has one from the year prior that features a woman ditching her boring, low-protein diet to enjoy a healthy, microwaved meal while bouncing on her exercise ball — clearly a normal way to eat. “Advertisers have their design targets, and that includes gender,” says Paul Bolls, the associate director of the Center for Communication Research and a professor at Texas Tech University, who
studies the neuropsychological effects of media on consumers. “On a practical level, that influences how they develop advertising appeals related to foods.” Although some of this food gendering is subtle, much of the advertising people are exposed to is not so covert. Dr. Pepper, for example, makes no attempt to hide the explicit gendering of Dr. Pepper TEN. The commercials proudly state, “It’s not for women!” When it comes to salads, it’s clear who the intended consumers are, as well. The trend hasn’t gone unnoticed. Originally inspired by a story on TheHairpin.com, a popular Tumblr blog called “Women Laughing Alone with Salad” features a large collection of stock photos, magazine covers and depictions of women who seem to be overjoyed by the mere fact that they are holding a bowl of mixed greens. Campbell’s soups are also heavily gendered, Morgan says. When Campbell’s Chunky soups first came out, they were directly targeted at men, and regular and low-fat soups were for women. Even now, Campbell’s website instructs readers to “man up” with the company’s many varieties of Chunky soups, perfect for “NFL-sized appetites” listed below the slogan on the page. Regardless of the food, female models in ads are usually classically beautiful. Women are expected to look 06.09.16 | VOXMAGAZINE.COM
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magnificent, but society doesn’t place men under the same amount of scrutiny as their female counterparts; it’s there, but it’s not equal whatsoever. Look at the phenomenon that is the dad bod. “If you think about the whole debate around what food we should be having, it’s not so much nutrition or wholesomeness that you should have,” Prasad says. “Quality is definitely a key concern, but as far as women are concerned, a lean body is definitely one of the most dominant issues.” The effects of this appearance-related stress are no secret. Eating disorders are far too common among young girls who are repeatedly told they are only valuable if they are as beautiful as the celebrities and models on TV and in magazines. Anorexia is the third most common chronic illness among adolescents, according to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD). Anywhere from 0.5 to 3.7 percent of women, or about 4 in every 100, suffer from anorexia nervosa in their lifetimes. This illness is even more prominent among individuals between ages 12 and 25. Nearly 70 percent of girls in fifth
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to 12th grades reported that magazine photos influenced their ideal body sizes, according to ANAD. That’s equivalent to 21 girls in a 30-girl classroom. Men are affected by anorexia nervosa, too. Men are 10 to 15 of every 100 anorexia cases, according to a 1997 article in the American Journal of Psychiatry, as reported by ANAD. This lower rate of men with anorexia compared to women suggests that women face more pronounced body image issues. Furthermore, the National Eating Disorder Association’s website cites a 2011 study’s statistic that says 20 million women and 10 million men will suffer from a clinically significant eating disorder in their lifetime. The implications extend beyond eating disorders. The constant portrayal of women eating light, healthy meals while men eat large, filling ones contributes to the antiquated yet prevailing performance of gender roles, Morgan says. “There was this big push in the early 1900s, late 1800s especially, that women were supposed to eat daintily,” she says. This trend contributed to the notion that women didn’t really need to eat as much because they didn’t do as much work as men. Their jobs were to cook and clean — a perception that still lingers today. This food gendering not only hurts those individuals who feel pressured to look like the women in the advertisements, but it also harms women as a whole who continue to be seen as less than men. “You are a particular person by what you eat, by the way you eat it, the amount you eat,” Prasad says. “Therein lies the power of these cultural messages. It’s not what you eat; it’s who you are.”
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Espresso yourself Find the best local roast to satisfy your taste buds BY DAN ROE
PHOTOS BY MIKE KREBS
Before the days of Frappuccinos, green tea lattes and peppermint mochas, only coffee existed. Black coffee. Caffeinated or decaf. Cream or sugar. If that sounds about as appealing as eating out of an aluminum tin of pre-ground Folgers with a spoon, you probably don’t fancy yourself a “coffee drinker.” But the patriots didn’t throw all that tea into Boston Harbor for you to drink Frappuccinos. (There was that thing about taxation and representation too, but America runs on Dunkin’, not Earl Grey.) With six coffee houses in downtown Columbia, tons of locally roasted beans and an army of baristas to hold your hand, it’s time to revisit the simple cup of joe. Try these five local brews to rediscover the brilliance of pure coffee.
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This Ethiopian coffee is brewed dark, earthy and spicy.
Burundi Kirema is bright with caramel notes.
Colombian medium-dark is sweet and smoky.
ETHIOPIA
Find it at: Fretboard Coffee Cup: $3 Bag: $14 (12 oz.) One suggested brew method: French press Citrusy and spicy, this dark cup of joe is neither smooth nor passive. The beans are grown in the 6,000-foot high rich soils of Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia. Try this one in a French press for an in-your-face flavor. Those black particles in the bottom of your cup aren’t Yirgacheffe dirt; they’re leftover sediment from the press.
BURUNDI KIREMA
Find it at: Kaldi’s Coffee Cup: $3.75 Bag: $18.43 (12 oz.) One suggested brewing method: Pour over The Burundi Kirema is a light roast, says Kaldi’s general manager Kaley Gann, and it also delves deeper into the citrus spectrum. African beans are known for earthy tones and heavier bodies, and this sun-dried coffee retains that heritage with caramel characteristics. Challenge yourself to identify the competing notes while sipping this complex brew.
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BOLIVIA
Find it at: Fretboard Coffee Cup: $3.90 Bag: $14 (12 oz.) One suggested brew method: Cold brew The Bolivia is the local jack-of-all-trades. It’s floral and fruity enough for a medium roast but chocolaty and caramely enough to be brewed dark. Where it really shines is in Fretboard’s 32-ounce, cold-brew bottle. With lower acidity, it’s perfect for coffee drinkers with acid reflux or other digestive issues.
Find it at: Fretboard Coffee Cup: $3.25 Bag: $14 (12 oz.) One suggested brewing method: Siphon pot The Brazil Rose Diamond is Fretboard Coffee’s lightest roast, the antithesis to the bitter black coffee stereotype. This bean delivers a brightness that owner Dave Elman describes as “playful” and exhibits fruity, nutty and floral flavors.
Brazil Rose Diamond is light and fruity.
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COLOMBIAN FRENCH ROAST
Find it at: Lakota Coffee Company Cup: $3.95 Bag: $13.95 (1 lb.) One suggested brew method: French press Colombian coffee is famous for its sweetness at a medium roast, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be tweaked a bit. At Lakota, the baristas let the beans brown longer. “(It’s the) same bean when it goes into the roaster, but the profile is completely different,” says Andrew DuCharme, general manager of Lakota Coffee Company. “It’s a lot more smoky and (has an) enhanced flavor.”
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The Bolivia is roasted medium or dark.
KALDI’S COFFEE 29 S. Ninth St., Suite 1, Mon.–Fri., 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. (9 p.m. during summer); Sat.–Sun., 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. (9 p.m. during summer), 874-2566, kaldiscoffee.com LAKOTA COFFEE COMPANY 24 S. Ninth St., Mon.–Sat., 6 a.m. to midnight (11 p.m. during summer); Sunday, 6:30 a.m. to midnight (11 p.m. during summer), 874-2852, lakotacoffee.com FRETBOARD COFFEE 1013 E. Walnut St., Mon.–Fri., 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sunday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., 227-2233, fretboardcoffee.com
ARTS & BOOKS
Body art
Dancers discuss the polarizing craft of pole dancing People don’t usually think of pole dancing as an art form; they see it as a performance with sexual overtones, or more recently, a whirling, whole-body workout. But local pole dancer Jordan Mazur says it’s also an expressive craft, no less rigorous than other types of dance. Mazur moved to Columbia five years ago as a Missouri Contemporary Ballet apprentice, but she loved the creative side of pole dancing. Mazur began practicing seven years ago as a hobby while studying ballet at Indiana University. She got progressively more involved in the dance form throughout college and, once in Columbia, decided she wanted others to be able to experience it. So in 2012, she stripped her living room of everything but a few poles and mirrors and opened her makeshift studio to interested dancers. The hobby has since expanded into a full-time job. Later that year, Mazur opened Muse Pole Fitness on Providence Road, where she teaches regulars and newcomers the growing art form. The business expanded more than Mazur anticipated. She posted some fliers, sent out an ad and quickly received many inquiries. Even the people at The Addsheet advertising company told her that businesses don’t normally take off like that, she says. Mazur welcomes people of different ages and backgrounds. Muse Pole Fitness now has 60 to 70 regular participants, as well as various drop-ins and occasional attendees. The studio also hosts shows in which dancers can audition to participate. In May, 20 dancers, including Mazur, performed group and solo acts in Muse Pole Fitness’ Fourth Annual Spring Showcase at The Blue Note. Mazur uses a method common in most dances: emphasizing her performances’ artistic meanings. For example, Muse Pole Fitness put on a Halloween showcase last year, and one routine was ’80s-themed. The music, costumes and choreography played on aspects of the time period to create a cohesive dance with an identifiable theme, Mazur says. “It’s not masculine or feminine,” she says. “It’s not necessarily sexy or athletic; it can be nerdy, sad, dramatic, angry. You can emote absolutely anything you want to with a pole.” Some people, however, view it as a sport rather than an art form. The US Pole Sports Federation has spent two years pushing to get pole sports included in the Olympics. Despite the overlapping
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PHOTOS BY MIKALA COMPTON
Corrine Plotter, Katy Schulte and Andrew Krueger practice their pole dancing skills with a mixture of balance and strength at Muse Pole Fitness. For many who pole dance, it’s an artistic performance and a good form of exercise.
goals of destigmatization and gaining recognition, the initiative is polarizing in the pole dancing community. Michelle Mynx has pole danced for more than 15 years and owns the Michelle Mynx Academy of Pole Dance in St. Louis. She’s not opposed to the idea of Olympic pole sports, but she personally has no interest in it. To make it objective and able to be scored, there would need to be a lot of rules, she says. “Pole dancing is all about not having rules and being able to express yourself in a way that you choose,” Mynx says. “It will have to be something else to be in the Olympics. It will have the soul sucked out of it.” Mazur adds that pole fitness uses a different approach than pole dancing. If it does go to the Olympics, she says, there should be a clear distinction between the two forms. Her approach, like many others, is to confidently make it her own. “Pole can Jordan Mazur performs at Rose Music Hall in Muse Pole Fitness’ “Vertical Desires: An be absolutely anything that you want it Evening of Pole Performance” in February. Mazur opened the pole dancing studio in 2012 to be,” Mynx says. “There is no limit, and after she realized no other venues in Columbia offered the hobby. there are no rules.” 06.09.16
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Show-Me State Games executive director DAVE FOX reflects on decades of community sports
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ow does a college athlete transition to life after the game? By never leaving the court. Dave Fox, executive director of the Show-Me State Games, is a Columbia native whose photo can be found in the Rock Bridge High School Alumni Hall of Fame, the Central Methodist University Hall of Fame and the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. As executive director, Fox works to secure sponsorships and partnerships for the Show-Me State Games, which take place over three weekends in the summer. There are also various fundraisers and events that occur throughout the year. Fox’s father was a college football player, the first of many athletes in his life to guide and mentor him. At Central Methodist University, known in 1979 as Central Methodist College, Fox played basketball for four years under Ken Ash. He later worked for Ash through the Show-Me State Games. Prior to the Games, Fox coached basketball for 29 years and garnered six Final Four state competition wins with Jefferson City High School. In 2010, he retired from coaching and became the executive director of the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association. Ash then recruited Fox to be the associate director of the Games in 2012, and Fox eventually replaced Ash as executive director in 2015. “He’ll do whatever it takes to get the job done to the best of his ability,” Ash says. “He’s a natural-born leader by how he attacks his work, and people follow 14
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that lead because he sets a really good example.” Vox sat down with Fox to talk more about his decades long involvement with Missouri sports and this summer’s Show-Me State Games, which start Friday.
value of being a member of a team and being a great teammate. I look at our staff as a team. The same things that I grew up believing, that’s just kind of how I live my life today.
How did you become interested in sports and competition? My parents. I’ve always been involved in sports. My dad had a tremendous influence on me. He was an athlete. He was a coach. So it was kind of a natural fit. As long as I can remember, I’ve always been involved in sports to some degree.
What challenges have you faced as executive director of the Show-Me State Games? Securing sponsorships, as we’re self-funded, and getting out and meeting new people. Development has changed over the years. Years ago, people just wanted to be good stewards and say, ‘Here, we want to be a part of the Show-Me State Games.’ That still exists, but marketing today is much more about ‘What can you give me for that sponsorship?’ The other thing that a lot of people don’t understand is that we have a staff of seven. You think about last year’s 62,000 folks. That’s 30,000 participants, hundreds of volunteers, hundreds of commissioners, site supervisors, tournament directors, referees — all those people that actually make the events go. It’s just amazing.
Growing up, what kind of mentors or role models inspired or motivated you? Coaches and players. I can tell you today, some of my best friends were college teammates. I think it comes back to the mentoring from the coaches: being pushed, being challenged, getting those goals. The process of achieving those goals — to be able to take, in basketball, 12 to 15 guys and get everybody on the same page with the same goal in mind — is really difficult to do. What’s your coaching philosophy? Firm but fair. I think the greatest goal is getting kids to excel at a level, that one, maybe they achieved more than they thought they could, and two, in a team context — so playing as good if not better than you’re capable, but also understanding the
Why do you think the games are important? Because of our mission: health, fitness, family and fun. We have more than 40 sports. We feel we have something for everybody in a time when fitness is such a big issue. We feel like we’re an outlet for people to get off the couch. — REBEKAH HALL PHOTO BY KELSEY WALLING
THE TO-DO LIST
this week in Columbia
ARTS & CULTURE Truffles and Nougat
France is eight hours away by plane, but you can still escape for a few hours with this unique French comedy. Spend time with the LeFèvre household during the early 1800s and experience everything that unravels as political unrest in Paris spreads into the countryside. Fri. and Sat., 7:30 p.m., Sunday, 2 p.m., also June 17-18, 7:30 p.m., June 19, 2 p.m., Talking Horse Theatre, $11–$13, 227-2276
Improv, Chicago Style!
Throw away the scripts for a night of improvisational comedy. Watch as members of Stephens College’s Summer Theatre Institute act quickly on their feet during an evening of long-form scenes and laughs. Friday, 7:30 p.m., Warehouse Theatre, Free, 808-4753
CIVIC Traveling Athletes
Summon the heroes! Bring your child to the library and dress them up as Olympic athletes. Costumes will be provided for participants to color and personalize. Afterward, photograph the young Olympian as he or she parades all over Columbia. Today, 2–4 p.m., 5:30–7:30 p.m.; Friday, 9:30–11 a.m., Daniel Boone Regional Library, Free, 443-3161
Second Annual Shots Around the World
Take a tour through Mexico, the United States, Ireland, Japan and Brazil at Harpo’s. There will be specials on various drinks associated with each region. The event goes all evening, but Vox reminds you that it’s a marathon — not a sprint. Saturday, 3 p.m. to 1 a.m., Harpo’s, Free to enter, 443-5418
Away they go. Watch streamlined cars zip down Broadway at the Mid-Missouri Soap Box Derby. Each entrant is promised four races. The starting line is at Seventh Street and Broadway, and spectators are encouraged to stay close to the starting line. Sunday, 8:30 a.m., Seventh Street and Broadway, Free to attend, 881-3471
MUSIC
Midweek Trekkers
Masterworks: Beethoven’s Symphony
For this special evening, the Columbia Chorale will join the Missouri Symphony Orchestra to perform Beethoven’s final symphony. The show will also include a special guest appearance by Jeffrey Work, the principal trumpet of the Oregon Symphony, who will perform the Hummel Trumpet Concerto. Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Missouri Theatre, $25–$31, 875-0600
A Night of Funk and Brass
Columbia’s own Collegiate Shag Brass Band will return to The Social Room this weekend for what is sure to be a high-powered performance. St. Louis’ Echo Base Quartet and Monchichi will join the brass band to complete a trio of funk-based music. Be prepared to get on your feet. Saturday, 9 p.m., The Social Room, $5–$7, 397-6442
Hot Summer Nights: Chamber Recital
Bees are some of the most important insects this world has to offer. They pollinate a third of everything we eat. Discover the mysterious wonders of bees at Good Nature, located in Alley A. John and Paul will discuss bees in ancient and modern magic, health and more. Tonight, 6–8 p.m., Good Nature, $10, 442-4242
Start off your week at Broadway Christian Church, and witness the musical talent of the Missouri Symphony Orchestra in an intimate setting. Unlike a symphony, traditional chamber orchestras have only one performer per instrument. The result is a sound that emphasizes balance. The program will include both classical and contemporary pieces. Monday, 7 p.m., Broadway Christian Church, $13, 875-0600
Marlene Lee: No Certain Home
Carter Winter at Rose Music Hall
The Sacred Bee – A Workshop with John and Paul
Join Marlene Lee as she discusses her latest novel, No Certain Home. It tells the true story of Agnes Smedley, a social activist and journalist who left Missouri to travel to places such as Colorado and China. Excerpts from the novel will be read, copies will be available for purchase and a book signing will follow the discussion. This event will take place in the Friends Room of the library. Tonight, 7–8:15 p.m., Daniel Boone Regional Library, Free, 443-3161
FOOD & DRINK June Garden Dinner
Join Blue Bell Farm for a five-course dinner overlooking its scenic estate. Guests can take a tour of the garden and listen to live music. The menu will feature local items, such as fresh salads, braised beef sugo and homemade lavender lemonade that were farmed either on site or at other local ranches. Tonight, 6 p.m., Blue Bell Farm, $60, (660)888-6011
Mid-Missouri Soap Box Derby
Get active in the middle of the week with the Missouri Department of Conservation as they go on a 4-mile hike through Van Meter State Park. Registration is required, and the group will meet at Runge Nature Center. Wednesday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Runge Nature Center, Free, 526-5544
SCREEN The Conjuring 2 (R)
A paranormal investigation brings Lorraine (Vera Farmiga) and Ed Warren (Patrick Wilson) to Enfield, England, where they find a family who has been plagued by malicious ghosts. Once again, it is up to the Warrens to defeat these poltergeists.
R, F RUNTIME = 2:13
Now You See Me 2 (PG-13) The Four Horsemen (Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco and Lizzy Caplan) are forced to pull off a near-impossible heist for Walter Mabry
(Daniel Radcliffe), a rising star in the world of technology. The Horsemen have plans to expose Mabry, but they will need to execute their most daring stunt yet to do so.
R, F RUNTIME = 2:09
WarCraft (PG-13)
Azeroth, a peaceful realm inhabited by humans, is on the brink of destruction at the hands of orc warriors who are fleeing their homeland. Two heroes from opposing sides carry the fate of their races, and if the two worlds cannot coexist, only one will survive.
R, F RUNTIME = 2:03
Still playing
Alice Through the Looking Glass (PG) R The Angry Birds Movie (PG) R A Bigger Splash (R) RT Captain America: Civil War (PG-13) F, R The Greatest (PG) RT The Jungle Book (PG) R The Lobster (R) RT Love and Friendship (PG) RT Me Before You (PG-13) F, R Money Monster (R) R Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (R) R The Nice Guys (R) R Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (R) F, R Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (PG-13) F, R X-Men: Apocalypse (PG-13) F, R
Theaters F = Forum R = Regal
RT = Ragtag = Available in 3-D
Winter is coming. Carter Winter, that is. This rising star in country music has made a name for himself in 2016. Back in April, the Ohio-native sold out a concert and performed with Thomas Rhett, The Cadillac Three and the Swon Brothers. Now, he is coming to Columbia. Wednesday, 8 p.m., Rose Music Hall, $5 in advance, $10 day of, 874-1944
SPORTS Show-Me State Games Last year, more than 24,000 people came to Columbia from all over Missouri for the Show-Me State Games. Be sure to cheer on the athletes as they compete in any of the nine events slated to take place throughout the weekend. Times vary for the different events, so be sure to check online for the sports you hope to see. Wed.–Sun., 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., Free, 882-2101
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Con man Harold Hill comes to River City, Iowa, intending to sell the town and its children on a fake marching-band system and then skip town…that is, until he falls for the local librarian.
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