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October 18, 2012 | Vol. 3, No. 25

Record number of LGBT ’ candidates ‘Carmen seeking office

By Lisa Neff Staff writer There’s an easy bet on Nov. 6 – the majority of members elected to the 113th Congress will be male, Caucasian, Christian and heterosexual. That’s the way it’s always been, though in recent decades there have been changes in the demographics on Capi- tol Hill. Still, this year, a record number of women have campaigned for federal elected office. And the same can be said of LGBT candidates for Congress – there are an unprec- edented nine out candidates for federal office in the general election. G ronek One of them, Democratic U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, is running for the U.S. Senate in Wisconsin. She faces former Gov. Tommy Thompson in a close contest. Eight other candidates are running in the general election for the U.S. House, including Democrat Mark Pocan of Wisconsin. Currently there are no out members of the Senate and four out members of the Frightful fun at local haunts House – Baldwin, Jared Polis, David Cicil- line and Barney Frank, the Democratic titan Page 19 from Massachusetts who is retiring after P hoto: AP / C ollage:Laura serving 16 terms in Congress. Frank made history in 1987 when he came out to the Boston Globe, saying, “I don’t think my sex life is relevant to my job, Ghostly lore part of local heritage but on the other hand I don’t want to leave the impression that I’m embarrassed about By Michael Muckian the spirits’ favorite haunts. Here to several haunted locations. The and the feeling of not being wel- my life.” Contributing writer are some of the best-known hot North Point Lighthouse come. The Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund, found- Wisconsin folklorist Robert spots – or cold spots, rather – for and Keeper’s Quarters, The same manifestations have ed 21 years ago to elect LGBT candidates, Gard once proclaimed the Bad- catching glimpses of Wisconsin’s opened in 1855 and once the been reported at the nearby is looking to Baldwin to make history and ger State to be one of the most active ghost community. tallest lighthouse on the Great Lion Bridges, which span sev- become the first openly gay person elected haunted in the nation – and Lakes, has reportedly been home eral gorges adjacent to the light- to the Senate; to Kyrsten Sinema to become Milwaukee its most haunted city. Milwaukee to the ghosts of several children. house. The children have been the first openly bisexual person elected to But if you want to be treated to The 138-acre Lake Park on There also have been reports of reported seen standing as senti- the House; and to Mark Takano to become a visitation, you’ll need to know Milwaukee’s East Side is home unfriendly laughter, cold spots FRIGHT page 20 the first openly gay Asian-American elected to the House. STAKES page 17 Endorsement: Forward with Obama-Biden, Page 10 2 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | October 18, 2012 News with a twist WiGWAG By Lisa Neff & Louis Weisberg

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From WiG reports communities, as well, which increas- thirds of the victims were women. for youth and young adults. The Milwaukee LGBT Commu- es isolation and creates further The report also showed that Shelters often • Support LGBT training and nity Center will observe Domestic barriers to victims of partner vio- transgender survivors of intimate- technical assistance programs to Violence Awareness Month with a lence.” partner violence often are turned turn away increase the cultural competency candlelight vigil in honor of LGBTQ The Milwaukee AVP is a member away from support services and of all victim service providers. survivors of intimate partner vio- of the National Coalition of Anti- shelters. trans-gender • Increase government funding lence at 7 p.m. on Oct. 23 in the Violence Programs, which recently “Transgender and gender non- victims. for LGBT specific anti-violence courtyard outside the center, 1110 released a study reporting that conforming individuals of all gender programs. N. Market Street. intimate-partner violence led to at vectors are frequently unable to About a week before the release The center operates Milwau- least 19 deaths nationally in 2011. access both shelter and other sup- • Overall, the number of reports of the NCAVP report and at the kee’s Anti-Violence Program (AVP), The NCAVP paper – “Intimate port services … which are also sex- received by AVPs in 2011 was start of Domestic Violence Aware- which launched in 2001 to pro- Partner Violence in Lesbian, Gay, segregated,” said Michael Munson, down 22 percent to 3,930. This ness Month, researchers with the vide services to LGBT survivors of Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and executive director of Milwaukee’s was largely due to a 42.7 percent LGBT-focused Williams Institute crimes, including intimate-partner HIV-Affected Communities in the FORGE. “Unfortunately, ‘sex-segre- decrease in reports to the Los in Los Angeles published a journal violence (IPV), hate crimes or sex- United States” – collected statistics gated’ translates to ‘sex-excluded,’ Angeles Gay and Lesbian Cen- paper on intimate-partner violence. ual assault. Services include coun- from anti-violence programs in 22 resulting in trans survivors being at ter that can’t be attributed to a Naomi G. Goldberg and Ilan H. seling, case management and legal states. The programs participating increased risk of continued/recur- decline in violence but because the Meyer reported: advocacy. in 2011 were in Arizona, California, ring violence and also dramatically center lost funding and staff for its • Bisexual women were at “LGBTQ people often face addi- Colorado, the District of Colum- impairing longer-term healing due program. elevated risks of experiencing inti- tional barriers and discrimination bia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, to lack of core support services.” Terra Slavin at the L.A. Gay & mate-partner violence compared when seeking help after IPV,” said Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Other findings in the NCAVP Lesbian Center said, “We need leg- with other women. Anne David, who manages the cen- Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New report include: islation such as the reauthorization • In 95 percent of intimate-part- ter’s AVP and counseling services. Jersey, New York, North Carolina, • People under 30 were almost of an LGBTQ-inclusive Violence ner violence incidents reported by “Stereotypes contribute to these Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, two times as likely to experience Against Women Act that will help bisexual women, the perpetrator barriers, making it difficult for vic- Texas, Vermont and Washington. intimate-partner violence. ensure that all people experienc- was a male. tims and service providers to rec- In 2010, the NCAVP reported six • People of color under 30 were ing intimate-partner violence … • Gay men had elevated risk of ognize and address IPV in same-sex homicides associated with intimate- nearly four times as likely to expe- receive access to life-saving support experiencing intimate partner vio- relationships.” partner violence – a term the coali- rience physical violence. and services.” lence compared with other men. She added, “Violence in the tion members say is more appropri- • Sixty-one percent of IVP Some other recommendations About 97 percent of the annual LGBTQ community is often invis- ate than domestic violence. survivors in 2011 reported being from the NCAVP: incidents of intimate partner vio- ible not only to the IPV service The majority of IVP homicides in denied access to shelter, an • Fund intimate-partner violence lence incidents occurring to male community but among LGBTQ 2011 were men; the year before two- increase from 44 percent in 2010. prevention initiatives, particularly victims involved a male perpetrator.

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By Lisa Neff ity Hawaii, made available a in Alabama, Georgia, Indi- Staff writer form intended to simplify the ana, Kansas, Mississippi, New ‘Our message LGBT groups say new, process of correcting gen- Hampshire and Tennessee is: Don’t let stricter voter ID laws in some der identity on identification, and requested in Florida, states – and even confusion including driver’s licenses. Hawaii, Idaho, Louisiana, them scare about what laws are enforce- But passage of new voter Michigan and South Dakota. able on Nov. 6 – threaten ID laws and stricter require- Enforcement of relatively you into the rights of thousands of ments may suppress the new photo ID laws is on transgender voters. transgender vote, accord- hold by court orders for the giving up “New voter ID laws have ing to the Williams Institute Nov. 6 election in Pennsylva- created costly barriers to at UCLA, which estimates nia, South Carolina, Texas and your vote.’ voting for many trans peo- that as many as than 25,000 Wisconsin. ple,” said Mara Keisling, exec- transgender people could be The Koch-funded Ameri- utive director of the Nation- denied access to the polls as can Legislative Exchange 2011 and 2012 and 10 states, al Center for Transgender a result of revised election Council, in concert with including Wisconsin, passed Equality. “And much worse, laws. conservative state legisla- such legislation. the debate about voter ID The institute, in an analy- tors, drove sponsorship of Keisling said the legis- laws has made even the idea sis released earlier this year, the stricter voter ID mea- latures enacted the bills Photo: ncej of voting harder, so many found that 41 percent of sures – 62 such bills were “attempting to solve a fake Mara Keisling, the executive director of the of us may feel discouraged transgender citizens who introduced in 37 states in problem.” National Center for Transgender Equality. from even trying to vote on have transitioned reported Election Day. Our message is: not having an updated driv- Don’t let them scare you into er’s license, and 74 percent giving up your vote.” lack an updated U.S. passport. To minimize disenfran- Moreover, 27 percent of chisement, the National Cen- transgender citizens who ter for Transgender Equality have transitioned reported and GLAAD in mid-October they had no identity docu- released a series of public ments or records that list service announcements their current gender. Trans- advising transgender people gender people of color, on how they can protect youth, students, those with their right to vote on Elec- low incomes, and those with tion Day. disabilities are likely to be The announcements fea- disproportionately impacted, ture Keisling, writer and the institute concluded. advocate Janet Mock, actress “The consequences of Laverne Cox, performance these laws for transgender artist Ignacio Rivera, Charles voters should not be over- Meins and poet Kit Yan. They looked,” said the study’s are part of a nationwide “Vot- author, Jody L. Herman. ing While Trans” campaign to Herndon Graddick, presi- raise awareness about sup- dent of GLAAD, said, “Every pression of the transgender day, countless transgender vote. Americans face challenges GLAAD and NCTE urge trying to secure IDs that transgender people to verify reflect their true identity, and whether their voter registra- as a result, experience hard- tion information matches the ships in fundamental free- name and address on their doms including the right to identification and to consult vote.” NCTE’s “Voting While Trans” Meanwhile, LGBT groups resources to find out how to are working with other civil protect their rights. rights organizations to guar- Getting accurate identifi- antee that all eligible voters – cation is an old challenge for including transgender people, many transgender people. people of color, the elderly Some states have and college students – can addressed the problem by cast ballots in an election modernizing laws on updat- to decide who represents ing driver’s licenses. Most them in federal, state and recently, Hawaii, encouraged local offices. by the ACLU and Equal- Photo IDs are required

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equality is on the ballot. The Republicans have 198 day’ to Elvis Presley today. In Minnesota, voters face safe seats, 17 likely seats and We played you a little bit of a familiar issue – deciding 10 leaning seats. ‘Promised Land’ when we whether to approve a consti- Might the election deter- pulled up. You can’t do better tutional amendment defining mine whether the tea party’s than Elvis Presley.” Partisan planks marriage as the union of a brewed out? – MICHELE BACHMANN, Activists in both major man and a woman. Voters in Political analysts are speaking at a campaign rally in parties lobbied for equality 28 states before Minnesota closely watching three tight, South Carolina on the anniver- statements in the national have faced similar proposed Midwestern races – incum- sary of Presley’s death. platforms. amendments – they always bent Steve King’s race against In the end, the GOP and pass, though in Arizona it Christie Vilsack in Iowa, “Well, I don’t think we the Democrats delivered took two attempts. Michele Bachmann’s cam- should go to the moon. I dramatically different plat- In Maryland and Wash- paign against Jim Graves to think we should send some forms to convention del- ington, voters are deciding keep her seat in Minnesota politicians up there.” Florida remains one of the most important swing egates. whether to keep the mar- and incumbent Joe Walsh’s – RON PAUL during a Janu- states in the race for the presidency. The GOP platform riage equality laws passed by fight against Tammy Duck- ary 2012 debate in Florida. endorses amending the U.S. their legislators and signed These states are seeing October meeting with the worth in Illinois. Constitution to define mar- by their governors earlier the candidates, the campaign Romney-Ryan campaign to “The third agency of gov- riage as the union of a man this year. advertising money and the see if it could get the nomi- For the record ernment I would – I would and a woman, affirms the In Maine, voters are decid- Super PAC dollars. nees to at least support pas- Some memorable quotes do away with Education, the need to defend the anti-gay ing whether to legalize gay Meanwhile, voting rights sage of the federal Employ- in the 2012 election cycle, Commerce, and, let’s see. I Defense of Marriage Act and marriage. Voters revoked activists are taking critical ment Non-Discrimination which was long enough that can’t. The third one, I can’t. implies that lifting the ban marriage equality in 2009. looks at polling procedures Act. WiG could fill a Bartlett’s. Sorry. Oops.” against openly gay service- Polls show tight, fluid races and registration rolls, espe- The “47 percent” quote – RICK PERRY, in a Novem- members is a social experi- in each state as ads air in cially in Florida and Ohio In the balance didn’t fit. ber 2011 debate, trying to ment. heavier rotation and volun- – two states not immune to Some congressional map recall what federal agencies The Democrats’ platform teers amass for get-out-the- election controversy. math: There are 33 races for “The higher a mon- he said he’d cut if he became fully supports LGBT equality, vote efforts. the U.S. Senate. The Demo- key climbs on the pole the president. including legalizing same-sex Got his back crats have nine safe seats, more you can see his butt.” marriage. The plank says, “We The Human Rights Cam- four likely seats and four – DAVID AXELROD, Obama support marriage equality paign, the nation’s largest leaning seats. campaign advisor, referring to and the movement to secure LGBT civil rights group, The Republicans have five Newt Gingrich’s boost in the equal treatment under law endorsed Barack Obama and safe seats, one likely seat, one presidential primary polls. for same-sex couples. We Joe Biden for re-election long leaning seat. also support the freedom of before Mitt Romney and Paul Plus there’s one safe inde- “Corporations are people, churches and religious enti- Ryan became the GOP nomi- pendent seat and another my friend … of course they ties to decide how to admin- Still swinging nees. leaning that direction. are. Everything corpora- ister marriage as a religious The battleground is Obama-Biden has the So, it may be all about the tions earn ultimately goes sacrament without govern- shrinking as the presidential obvious backing of the statistical tossups in Nevada, to the people. Where do ment interference.” candidates – and their par- National Stonewall Demo- Montana, North Dakota, Indi- you think it goes? Whose ties – lead the charge for 270 crats while Romney-Ryan has ana, Massachusetts and, yes, pockets? Whose pock- Wedding march Electoral College votes. On the support of GOProud, an Wisconsin, where Democrat ets? People’s pockets. Voters in the United States Oct. 10, with four weeks to unapologetic gay GOP group. Tammy Baldwin is battling Human beings my friend.” are deciding 185 ballot ques- go to Election Day, analysis But as WiG went to press, Republican Tommy Thompson. – MITT ROMNEY, in August tions in the general election. had nine states still in play Log Cabin Republicans, the In the House, Roll Call 2011 in Iowa, responding to a Some votes will be non-bind- – Ohio, Florida, Nevada, Col- nation’s largest and best- identifies 27 tossup races. heckler. photo: courtesy ing. Some votes will change orado, Iowa, Virginia, North known gay GOP group, had The Democrats have 159 Texas Gov. Rick Perry lives – for better or worse. Carolina, New Hampshire yet make an endorsement for safe seats, nine likely seats “Before we get started, launched a short-lived In four states, marriage and Wisconsin. president. LCR had sought an and 15 leaning seats. let’s all say ‘Happy Birth- presidential bid.

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FREE Top Off of Fluids • FREE Tire Check • FREE Detailing with service over $250 8 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | October 18, 2012 San Fran supervisor wants to ban the butt By Lisa Neff Staff writer Gay official wants A gay supervisor in a city long known for letting it all hang out wants to pass an to end practice of ordinance curtailing public nudity in San Francisco. letting it all hang out The genesis of the campaign to cover in his city’s up gay America’s Eden? Concern, especially among its gay citizens, about the nudists public areas. gathering daily in noticeable numbers in every plaza in the Castro District. In San Francisco, public nudity is allowed, with the exception of in parks and restau- rants and on port property. But San Francisco Photo: Nudewood Supervisor Scott Wiener recently proposed know folks have a lot of different views about A “nude-in” in the Castro Commons in San Francisco last year. an ordinance to also bar nudity in city plazas, this – which I respect – but I believe this is on sidewalks, streets and public transit. The the best course for keeping a sense of bal- naked, but really. Can we move on to post- butt?” measure would not bar nudity at parades ance and mutual respect in our diverse neigh- naked San Fran?” Wiener’s ordinance, which would amend and festivals. borhoods. Public spaces are for everyone, and Said resident Jamie Marzell: “Naked lunch. the city’s police code, was referred to a com- Last year, Wiener passed legislation – nick- when a public space becomes dominated by That should just be a book, not something mittee on neighborhood services for consid- named “the skid mark law” – that requires one group, that’s not OK.” you see in the commons.” eration and a hearing, possibly in November. nudists to put a cloth under their bottoms His proposal prompted hundreds of Offering an opposing view, Castro resident If the measure passes, a violation would before they sit on public property, particularly responses on Facebook – some of them Paul Harrelson said, “I moved here because result in a $100 fine for a first offense, a $200 plaza benches. serious discussions of the issue, many more San Francisco is the freest, grooviest place in fine for a second offense within the same The gay supervisor said that since then “the endorsing or opposing the ordinance and a the country – maybe the world. Why change year and a $500 fine for a third offense. nudity situation in the Castro, rather than few mocking the matter and also the supervi- it? Are people going to be hurt by my bare running its course, has gotten more extreme. sor’s last name. Many in the community have reached the end “Really I don’t see the point of sitting in of their rope.” a plaza playing checkers in the nude,” said To his Facebook friends, Wiener said, “I Castro resident Joseph Verismo. “I like getting Coming Out Day draws allies from the closet

By Lisa Neff recommit to protecting & guaranteeing the Staff writer rights of #LGBT individuals & all members With Americans coming out at increasingly of our society,” tweeted U.S. Rep. Barbara younger ages in increasingly larger numbers, Lee, D-Calif. the focus on National Coming Out Day Meanwhile, in another arena, Outsports moved beyond the closet in 2012. celebrated athletes who came out in the In addition to LGBT people who came past year, including boxer Orlando Cruz, out to friends and family, neighbors and co- rugby player Thomas Boswell, former football workers on Oct. 11, LGBT voters came out player Wade Davis, soccer player Meghan for candidates. Rapinoe, gymnast Josh Dixon, poker player Businesses came out for marriage equality. Jason Somerville, wrestler Stephany Lee and Politicians came out for LGBT constituents. basketball player Seimone Augustus. Teachers came out for LGBT students. Celebrities who came out this past year – Even TV characters came out – to chal- Matt Bomer, Jim Parsons, Anderson Cooper, lenge the Christian right. Sam Champion, Mika and Frank Ocean – National Coming Out Day marks the were trumpeted on NCOD at a Hollywood anniversary of the March on Washington for luncheon amid speculations about the next Lesbian and Gay Rights in October 1987. big name. Four months after that milestone event, activ- The day before NCOD – and a week after ists gathered in Virginia to discuss keeping the Mitt Romney declared in a debate that he’d momentum and they arrived at establishing eliminate federal taxpayer support for Big a national holiday to celebrate coming out. Bird, Jim Lehrer and PBS – the gay creator The holiday’s symbol is a colorful Keith Har- of the beloved yellow “Sesame Street” star ing image of a happy dude dancing out of the talked about his partner. The Daily Beast closet. profiled Christopher Lyall, who created Big The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s Bird with his partner of nearly 50 years, the largest LGBT civil rights group, has long been late Kermit Love. the highest profile promoter of National On television, “The New Normal” came Coming Out Day. out – in good humor – against One Million This year, with the presidential election just Moms, the American Family Association affili- weeks away, HRC partnered with Rock the ate that has called for a boycott of the show Vote for NCOD and encouraged people to because it features a gay family. “Come out. Vote.” And, in the corporate arena, Nordstrom, Reciprocating politicians promoted the Inc. timed its endorsement of marriage equal- holiday – “On National Coming Out Day we ity for National Coming Out Day. WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | October 18, 2012 9

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We aren’t fully healed from eight years under No. 43’s reckless reign and the Obama administration didn’t do all we expected or desired, but we are on the mend. 2008 The stimulus spending likely averted catastrophe. One war is over and another 69.2% is drawing down. “Obamacare,” while not the universal health care we want and 2004 need, may still prove to be one of the most important bills passed in decades. Two 72.9% brilliant women took seats on the Supreme Court. And progress on equality for LGBT Americans? Consider: In four years: “Don’t ask, don’t tell” is dead. Hate 2000 crimes reform is passed. The Defense of Marriage Act is not being defended. A 67.0% task force is battling school bullying. A new rule requires hospitals to recognize same-sex partners of patients. Family and Medical Leave is guaranteed to include 1996 same-sex households. The ban against HIV-positive travelers to the U.S. is lifted. 45.7% The Social Security Administration’s barrier to transgender Americans receiving Source: Wisconsin Government Accountability Board accurate passports is gone. HUD bans bias based on gender identity and sexual orientation. Gay rights are seen as human rights at the State Department. How far back might we fall with Romney and Ryan in the White House? Ryan has a nearly perfect anti-gay record and shows no sign he even thinks of LGBT people as part of his America. He likes to talk about how vital Medicare and Social Security were to his family – how he and his mom went to college { Voter information } on Social Security survivor benefits. But he cares nothing for the lesbian who buries her partner of 50 years and then is denied those same survivor benefits. Election dates If you apply for an absen- the Government Account- Romney? Who knows what the real Romney thinks about health care, choice, to remember tee ballot in your municipal ability Board from enforcing immigration or LGBT equality. But the monster Romney that was built by the Oct. 22: Early voting, clerk’s office, you must vote the photo ID requirements Christian right to run for president wants to amend the U.S. Constitution to known as in-person absentee immediately, seal your ballot enacted by Republicans in brand gays as second-class citizens. He opposes civil unions and workplace voting in the state, begins at in the proper envelope and 2011. The Wisconsin Depart- protections for LGBT people and disagrees with lifting “don’t ask, don’t tell.” your local municipal clerk’s return it to a member of the ment of Justice has appealed He’s mocked gay families and anti-bullying efforts, donated to anti-gay campaigns, office and continues through clerk’s staff. No ballots may those injunctions, and the law pledged to create a commission to investigate rights groups and courted the Nov. 2. In Milwaukee, early be taken from the clerk’s is on hold pending a ruling. far right. voting is available 8:30 a.m.-7 office. In the broader picture, Romney shows no understanding of Americans who p.m. on Mondays through Fri- Nov. 1: Last day to Where to bank on Main Street rather than in the Caymans or Switzerland. He’s shown only days at the Municipal Building, request absentee ballots by register and disdain for those who may not have the cash to cushion any bank account. He 841 N. Broadway. Early voting mail (by 5 p.m.). vote wants to run the United States of America like Bain Capital, which means the also is available 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 6: General and Look up your voter reg- rich get richer, the jobs get out-sourced and the workers get the shaft. on Saturday, Oct. 27, and Sun- presidential election. istration and polling place at Romney and Ryan. Their party pledged to put up obstacles to the president’s day, Oct. 28. https://vpa.wi.gov/. program on Nov. 5, 2008, the day after he was elected. The GOP clearly didn’t Voters who need to reg- No photo ID want us to get to November 2012, look back and say we’re better off than we ister and/or make changes required for Register to vote were four years ago. But we are. to their current registra- voting – yet online Now, forward, with Barack Obama and Joe Biden. tion must use the Broadway Two different judges, on Online voter registration entrance. March 6 and on March 12, is at https://vpa.wi.gov/Onli- issued injunctions preventing neRegistration/Default.aspx.

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ON THE RECORD Coming out and reading up ready for everything. we are. With these allies, we by the cops called to the Coming out is an act of are beginning to change the scene differed drastically. The “We have an opportunity to send Opinion defiance. Although it’s chang- world. original Houston prosecu- If you haven’t done so tor assisted the defense by Barack Obama back to Chicago – or JAMAKAYA ing, social conditioning con- Kenya.” tinues to promote the classic yet, come out to someone agreeing to a fine larger than – JASON THOMPSON, son of pink-blue/girl-boy heterosex- in your family, workplace that initially imposed to meet Republican U.S. Senate candidate Oct. 11 was National ist dichotomy. It’s strange or neighborhood. You’ll feel a procedural requirement for Tommy Thompson, addressing a Keno- Coming Out Day and the realizing you tend more great and the world will be the right to appeal. sha County brunch on Oct. 14. whole month is designated toward lavender or polka- a better place because of it. The district attorney who LGBT History Month. Join dots or glitter. Once you For LGBT History Month, bungled the state’s argument “Some girls rape easy.” me in celebrating! work it out, shout it out, and I recommend reading “Fla- at the Supreme Court was a – Wisconsin state REP. ROGER RIVARD of Rice In the immortal words of tell others to get over it. grant Conduct: The Story of “family values” guy who later Lake restating advice his father gave him. The quote Rob Eichman, who wrote the Coming out is an act of Lawrence v. Kansas” by Dale resigned in disgrace after has come back to haunt his current campaign. first and best book about the pride. It means the end of Carpenter. admitting an extra-marital subject: Coming out is an act hiding and pretenses and the “Flagrant Conduct” is a affair. The attorney who suc- “I started crying. I almost died – and that’s not an of love. It shows you love your- beginning of self-respect. You fascinating account of the cessfully argued the case had over-exaggeration. That’s a fact.” self enough to be honest with feel good about yourself and U.S. Supreme Court case that been a closeted clerk for – ROSIE O’DONNELL telling People magazine others about who you are. set an example for others. found the Texas sodomy stat- Justice Lewis Powell who, in about her reaction to learning she’d suffered a It enhances others’ love and You join a community of ute unconstitutional in 2003. 1986, voted in support of heart attack. understanding of you and gives people who have traversed The court declared that the Georgia’s sodomy law. them the opportunity – if they the same path and come out law was a violation of the Reading the Lawrence v. “Sam is what nature intended him to be.” choose to take it, and most do stronger and wiser. due process rights of the Texas ruling, Justice Anthony – Actress SALLY FIELD referring to her gay son – to demonstrate their uncon- Coming out is revolution- plaintiffs. It essentially voided Kennedy stated: “The peti- Sam Greisman in accepting the Human Rights Cam- ditional love for you. ary. Polls show that folks with criminal sanctions against tioners are entitled to respect paign’s Ally Award. Coming out is an act of friends and loved ones who consensual homosexual rela- for their private lives. The courage. It isn’t always easy. are gay are more likely to tions that remained a huge state cannot demean their “I just think employment is really important right You have to be prepared to support their right to equal- impediment to our social and existence or control their now. So, as of now, Mitt Romney. As of now.” answer personal and chal- ity under the law. Homo- legal equality. destiny by making their pri- – LINDSAY LOHAN announcing her intention lenging questions. You have phobes are wrong. We can’t The story has many inter- vate sexual conduct a crime.” to vote for Mitt Romney for president. There is to be willing to endure the “recruit” people into being esting, ironic dimensions. The Observers in the court no evidence that drugs or alcohol were a factor in consequences, which can gay, but we do have the two men arrested for violat- wept. You may too as the her decision. sometimes include ridicule power to recruit allies when ing the law never engaged significance of this case hits or rejection. You have to be we are honest about who in sexual relations. Testimony home. “I don’t believe we ought to be discriminating against people for their private lives. I’m a business- man. When you walk in the door, if you’re able to do the job and you’re focused on your job, that’s all that’s important” Nothing left to hide for gay boxer – U.S. Rep. SCOTT TIPTON, R-Colo., explaining tired of trying to pretend against homosexuality in why he’s broken with his party and supports the he was something else. major sports played by males. Employment Non-Discrimination Act. He came out to the world, Cruz will have to deal with Opinion and to his next opponent his own issues after com- “Brutal summer heat yields to seasonable temps, and the one after that. ing out, but he doesn’t have just as election looms. Is it real, or rigged data from Tim dahlberg Then he held his breath teammates he has to win pro-Obama Weather Service?” For more years than he and waited to see just how over in the locker room. – Democratic operative DAVID AXLEROD wanted to count, Orlando far society has really come. That doesn’t minimize spoofing Republican claims that a positive recent Cruz kept it a secret as best It didn’t take long what Cruz did, or the courage jobs report was rigged by supporters of the presi- he could. He thought he to get an answer. it took to do it. The 31-year- dent. had no choice, because of The best fighter in Puerto old has been fighting since he who he is and what he does. Rico, Miguel Cotto, reached was a kid, but this is one fight “For anyone listening right now, know that you Cruz is a fighter, and a out to offer encouragement he couldn’t take on alone. photo: emc events: are not alone and that it’s OK to feel the way that pretty good one at that. He and support to his former He spoke to psychologists, Orlando Cruz you do. Life is very short. Know that you are loved, won 179 amateur bouts and Olympic teammate. Puerto talked with his family. They He has already become a appreciated, and respected by more people than represented Puerto Rico in Rican singer Ricky Mar- were all supportive, but in champion of gay rights activ- you realize. It really does get better.” the 2000 Olympics. By the tin – who came out him- the end the decision was ists, who cheered when he – AARON ROGERS, a radio DJ at Madison’s time this year is over, he self two years ago – sent his and his alone to make. came out. And he hopes that Z-104, coming out to his listeners on National hopes to hold a piece of the him a text offering the same. Cruz said he won’t kids who are bullied will see Coming Out Day. world title at 126 pounds. And the rest of the respond to any slurs, and what he did and understand But his legacy won’t be boxing world more isn’t concerned what his that who you are or who you “It is our belief that our gay and lesbian employ- defined with wins and loss- or less just yawned. opponent thinks or says. love shouldn’t be a barrier ees are entitled to the same rights and protections es, or gaudy green belts. “People say, ‘It’s OK, He’s the No. 4 ranked feath- to what you can accomplish. marriage provides under the law as our other Cruz made sure of that Orlando, don’t worry,’” erweight by the WBO and He’s happy with himself, employees. We also believe supporting freedom last week by saying words Cruz said in a phone con- believes he is good enough pleased with what he’s done. to marry will help us create a more attractive and no professional boxer had versation from Puerto Rico. to win a world title and, Instead of dreading what inclusive workplace for our current and prospec- ever dared utter before. “They tell me, ‘It’s your should he win his next fight, might come next, Cruz feels a tive employees.” “I have always been, and life and we support you.’” would be in line for a shot sense of liberation and relief. – BLAKE NORDSTROM always will be, a proud If boxing can live with at the interim WBO belt. For the first time in his announcing his support for mar- gay man,” Cruz said. a gay fighter, could the “I don’t care if the other life, he has nothing to hide. riage equality in a memo sent out The words came easy, NFL, Major League Base- guy is homophobic,” Cruz to Nordstrom’s employees. because for Cruz it was ball or the NBA be next? said. “My focus and con- way past time. He was Not likely, because there centration will always Tim Dahlberg is an AP tired of hiding who he was, is still a stigma in the U.S. be on winning the fight.” sports columnist. 12 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | October 18, 2012

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photo: scott lone Honorary AIDS Walk chair Ryan Braun with AIDS Walk’s Grand Walkers – those who raised at least $1,000. AIDS Walk proceeds up 23 message about the importance of keeping the percent fight against AIDS strong. Despite chilly weather, 2,255 people gath- “AIDS is impacting too many of our ered at Milwaukee’s lakefront on Oct. 6 for friends, family members and neighbors,” he AIDS Walk Wisconsin 2012. According to said. “I am excited and happy to be here today AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin, which with you and to raise awareness and generate presents and benefits from the annual event, support to strengthen the fight against AIDS.” walkers raised $361,392 – 23 percent more Braun noted his mother’s support of AIDS than in 2011. fundraisers in southern California. During the event’s opening ceremonies, Artist Lon Michels, a long-term HIV survi- Brewers’ all-star Ryan Braun, the honorary vor and the official artist of AIDS Walk 2012, chair of this year’s walk, offered a heartfelt also addressed the audience, detailing his

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LGBT youth group barred from parade PHOTO: David Lauersdorf U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore addresses a An LGBT youth group in Anoka, Minn., was town hall meeting at the Milwaukee told there was no room for them to walk in LGBT Community Center. a Halloween parade on Oct. 27. The city bills itself as the “Halloween Capital of the World” – it even trademarked moore addresses the title. And a series of events take place milwaukee LGBT celebrating the holiday, including a parade. Community Center Justin’s Gift, an LGBT youth group named Addressing a town hall meeting at the Mil- for a bullied student who committed suicide, waukee LGBT Community Center, U.S. Rep. applied to march in the parade – in fairy Gwen Moore updated a crowd of about 100 tale costumes – but was denied access by a attendees about pending federal legislation parade organizer. She wrote in a letter, “At concerning LGBT civil rights. this time we are unable to accept your appli- Calling marriage equality a “human rights cation for the parade. We have reached our issue, not a religious issue,” Moore said the maximum for walking units.” federal ban on same-sex marriage amounted If “Anoka” sounds familiar, it may not be to “taxation without representation.” Gay because it is the so-called Halloween Capital and lesbian couples pay the same taxes as of the World but instead because of a series their heterosexual counterparts, she said, but of student suicides said to be tied to an anti- are denied the 1,138 federal benefits that gay policy of the Anoka-Hennepin School come with marriage, including the right to District. The policy was changed after com- share social security benefits with same-sex plaints, a lawsuit and an investigation by the spouses. U.S. Justice and Education departments. Moore is the original co-sponsor of the Student Non-Discrimination Act, which Vote on Iowa justice seen would provide legal redress to youth who as test for gay marriage are bullied and harassed in schools. Iowa Supreme Court Justice David Wiggins “I’m in this fight as a gay ally as you con- isn’t well known outside the legal community tinue to make a difference,” Moore said. “As of his state, and even inside that group, he a child of the ’60s, it’s wonderful to be a part isn’t particularly popular. of a movement that dignifies everyone as But the question of whether he should you are.” keep his job has become one of the most fiercely contested judicial issues on the Nov. Republican would 6 ballot because of what he symbolizes in the investigate miscarriages debate over gay marriage. as homicides Three years ago, Wiggins and six colleagues Republican Fond du Lac City Council Pres- ruled that the state’s law banning gay marriage ident and state Senate candidate Rick Gudex was unconstitutional. The decision triggered a has come out for a constitutional amendment furor among conservatives, who mounted an that would recognize a fertilized egg as a liv- aggressive campaign a year later to defeat ing person. The result would be to outlaw three of the justices up for retention. MAKE A SURE BET—KNOW YOUR LIMIT. abortion and most forms of birth control, Now, the future of Wiggins, whose term stem cell research and in vitro fertilization. ends this year, is sparking an even bigger 1721 WEST CANAL STREET • MILWAUKEE, WI 53233 • 1-800-PAYSBIG • PAYSBIG.COM • OPEN 24/7 • MUST BE AT LEAST 21 YEARS OLD TO ENTER CASINO; All abortions would be classified as forms battle. The race is being watched not only as 18 TO PLAY BINGO • WINNERS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL TAXES • MANAGEMENT RESERVES ALL RIGHTS of homicide, including abortions performed barometer of the public’s changing attitude GAMBLING PROBLEM? CALL 1-800-426-2535 to terminate non-viable ectopic pregnancy toward gay marriage and as a message for ©2012 FOREST COUNTY POTAWATOMI COMMUNITY, WISCONSIN (outside of the uterus) in order to save the judges who might take up similar cases. 14 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | October 18, 2012

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Selin of Middleton and Leonard Sobczak of Milwaukee. The steering committee is guiding the organization’s strategic planning and outreach. Selin is a broker associate for Stark Com- pany Realtors in Madison. She previously served as the director of the division of management services at the Wisconsin Depart- ment of Regulation and Licensing under then-Gov. Jim Doyle. Sobczak is an active member of the LGBT business community. He is the president/principal of Eastmore Real Estate and is the CEO/ principal of the Milwaukee-based Wisconsin Gazette. He previously served on the board of the Cream City Business Association. PHOTO: www.derbybabythefilm.com The newly formed organization includes gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and gay- Brewcity Bruisers offices from noon until 6:30 p.m. Monday allied businesses, professionals and individuals screening ‘Derby, Baby’ through Friday, at the Turner Hall Ballroom throughout the state of Wisconsin. doc the night of the event or online at www. For more, go to www.wislgbtchamber.com. Milwaukee’s Brewcity Bruisers roller derby pabsttheater.org. BeOUTspoken is Equality league hosts a screening of the documentary For more about the film, go to www.der- LGBT group: ‘Gay it Wisconsin’s non-partisan “Derby, Baby” on Oct. 19. bybabythefilm.com. forward’ at homecoming get-out-the-vote effort, at The screening takes place at Turner Hall For more about the nonprofit Brewcity Live Out Loud, a national nonprofit seeking www.beOUTspokenWI.org. Ballroom, 1040 N. Fourth St., Milwaukee. Bruisers, go to www.brewcitybruisers.com. to encourage role models for youth, wants The event, a screening and fundraising gala, LGBT people to return to their high schools features a silent auction, raffle, food and bev- LGBT chamber announces for homecoming and talk about their lives. erages. The showing of the film at 8 p.m., and co-chairs The group says its Homecoming Project Museum, 400 W. Canal St., Milwaukee. a DJ follows. Doors open at 7 p.m. The Wisconsin LGBT Chamber of Com- encourages successful LGBT adults to “gay The event includes networking at 11:15 Tickets cost $10 and can be purchased at merce recently announced the co-chairs of it forward.” a.m., lunch at noon and a keynote address at the Pabst and the Riverside Theater’s box the organization’s steering committee – Cris “Despite all the progress we’ve made in 12:30 p.m. the LGBT community, students still struggle The keynote speaker is Daniel B. Baer with with lack of support. This program fills a very the U.S. State Department. important gap at a critical time in their lives,” Go to www.creamcityfoundation.org. said Leo Preziosi Jr., founder of Live Out Loud. “People in our community can make Grow Great Women such an impact just by sharing their wisdom, health forum on Oct. 20 skills and experience.” Grow Great Women, a project of Diverse Deutsch, Inc., an ad agency, is doing pro & Resilient, hosts its fourth annual Lesbian & bono work with Live Out Loud to promote Bisexual Women’s Health Forum on Oct. 20. the Homecoming Project. Photographer Mar- A full day is planned, including lunch. tien Mulder and director Sorrel Ahfeld also The focus is community building and are helping. increased connections among women, as For more, go to www.liveoutloud.info. participants discuss health care, health disparities, reproductive justice and leadership Cream City hosting among lesbian and bisexual women. equality luncheon To register for the event, which takes place The 2012 Equality Business Luncheon from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., call 414-390-0444. hosted by the Cream City Foundation takes Diverse & Resilient is at 2439 N. Holton place on Oct. 25 at the Harley-Davidson St., Milwaukee.

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photo: courtesy wvm Women’s Voices Milwaukee will perform at the gala. • Youth HIV Prevention Programs in • Youth Risk Behavior Survey In four regions of Wisconsin that concert with the Wisconsin By Lisa Neff opportunity as a fundraiser and we jumped seeks to change community Division of Public Health, Staff writer at the chance. Women’s Voices Milwaukee is inviting norms and reduce HIV risk analyze and report on the women to go “boo” and catch a beat at the Will Women’s Voices Milwaukee among LGBT youth through significant health disparities Girls Ghostly Gala, a dance the group hopes be performing? to make a highlight on the fall social calendar. Yes, we actually will. We have a special song small group interventions, social that exist for LGBT youth in The gala takes place on Oct. 27 at the we’ll be singing, with Diane Bloom accompa- marketing, and community Wisconsin. Marian Center, 3211 S. Lake Drive, St. Francis, nying us on guitar. I can’t tell you the song. outreach. from 7 p.m. to midnight. People will have to come to the dance to • Youth Development Specialist (YDS) “This is one of the two major dances held hear us. • Youth Health Institute Biennial Training and Consultations Semi- each year in the lesbian community,” said four-day leadership development annual two-day workshop that WVM president Liz Doan. “We’re excited Is “The Monster Mash” on the to have the opportunity to build it into the playlist? What kind of dance steps workshop for LGBT youth prepares and updates 20 adults social event of the fall season.” should women be polishing? and there adult allies with the who work with LGBT youth A fall women’s dance had been organized We will definitely have “The Monster emphasis on HIV prevention, groups across Wisconsin as by Full Moon Productions and then, more Mash” on the playlist. Chris Hill is our DJ, and recently, by Mary MacArthur in memory of she’s done a wonderful job playing music for mental health promotion, and member groups of the Rainbow Lynn Morgan, who died in 2008. the monthly Ladies Night Out events held at prevention of tobacco and Alliance “One of Lynn’s wishes was an activity Hot Water. As for dance steps, I say let those that wasn’t bar-focused for lesbian-identified feet follow the beat and I’m sure the dancing alcohol abuse. for Youth women to have fun, be safe, and be them- will flow all through the night. • Thinking Under the Influence (RAY) selves, and (she) left it to me to figure this network. out. Thus, I used her bequest seed money to So, a women’s dance taking place Milwaukee-based alcohol startup the Halloween dance,” MacArthur in the gym of a former all-girls skills training • Dating Violence and Healthy said. Catholic high school. Do you think program that Relationships Statewide effort This year’s organizers plan a costume you’ll see a lot of Catholic school- contest, prizes, a cash bar and treats for the girl costumes? seeks to increase to foster healthy relationships event, which costs $10 per person and sup- You know, I hadn’t thought about that. knowledge about among LGBT youth, alerting ports WVM’s mission to “entertain, inspire Thanks for the idea. One never knows. alcohol risks and them to vulnerability to dating and heal through the power of choral music.” Doan said the group hopes to see women There’s a couple little ghostly sto- to reduce binge violence because of community from around the state, as well as northeast- ries of phantom nuns associated drinking. social pressures and limited ern Illinois, attend the gala, which takes place with the Marian Center. Have you positive supports. in a gymnasium at a center that once housed heard them? an all-girls’ Catholic school. Personally, I don’t think I’ve heard all of the WiG caught up with Doan in mid-October, stories. I might have heard one that had to as plans were being finalized for the event. do with their auditorium space for concerts. www.diverseandresilient.org I guess if we’re in their gym we should be safe. WiG: How did WVM come to be Unless there is a story about the gym I don’t Follow us: the organizer of the gala? know about. Liz Doan: Women’s Voices Milwaukee was /dresilient asked to take over the organization of this dance from Mary MacArthur. … Mary is a /dresilient fan of WVM, knows several of our members For more information, call Liz Doan and is aware of how we’ve been looking for at 414-364-4154 or email womensvoic- Diverse and Resilient, Inc. ways to raise money to afford putting on [email protected]. 2439 N. Holton St., Milwaukee, WI 53212 | 414.390.0444 a few concerts each year. She offered this 16 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | October 18, 2012 Plymouth Church to become even more welcoming

By Louis Weisberg Staff writer For more than two decades, Milwaukee’s Plymouth Church has been a welcoming and affirming place for LGBT people to worship. The church is affiliated with the United Church of Christ, perhaps the nation’s most progressive Prot- estant denomination. Located on the city’s East Side, the church provides space for a number of community organizations, including several LGBT groups. Equality Wisconsin, SAGE Milwaukee and Festival City Singers have offices and meeting space on the premises. But while the congregation is as welcoming as any to be found in Wisconsin, the building itself is not, according to pastor Andrew Warner. Designed by architect Alexander Eschweiler and com- pleted in 1913, the church is a magnificent example of early 20th century Gothic architecture, but it offers minimal handicap access. And, except for the sanctuary, the building is divided into small spaces that discourage spontaneous conversations and a sense of openness Photo: Courtesy and vitality. An artist’s rendering of the new entrance to Plymouth Church on Milwaukee’s East Side. A $1.67 million renovation on The building’s steep, narrow stair- the century-old building, which is home to several gay groups, is scheduled for completion next spring. ways are difficult for older people to navigate. “The current entrance is kind the gym, and in the 1940s an educa- overblown way – rather one that pledged within a matter of months. “We say, ‘All are welcome,’ but it of a choke point,” Micha said. “It’s tion wing, which currently houses a respects and celebrates the Esch- The strong response among donors isn’t true,” Warner said. never extended the arms of wel- pre-school, was constructed on the weiler design.” was largely the result of the role But the situation is about to change. come. The building kind of frowns.” campus’ southeast corner. The building will be rededicated that the church plays in the larger Following a successful capital Eschweiler intended his Gothic The renovation now underway on May 19, 2013, which is the 100th community. campaign last year called REACH design, built in what was then Mil- is the first of a three-phase project anniversary of the original build- The Greater Milwaukee Foun- – for “renovate, enhance and make waukee’s outskirts, to evoke the to reconfigure much of the church’s ing’s completion. The Rev. J. Bennett dation’s Johnson and Pabst accessible our church home” – sentimentality of a country English interior space. Phase I focuses on Guess will be featured at the event. LGBT Humanity Fund was among Plymouth has begun a $1.67 mil- church, Warner explained. One of the Hampshire Street entrance, Like Warner, he is an out gay man. those supporters. lion renovation that will dramati- the famed architect’s primary goals which will be reconstructed as an While the plans for the renova- “In the communities of faith, I cally remodel 8,616 of the building’s was to create a respite from the open area that’s wheelchair accessi- tion are impressive, equally impres- think Plymouth Church is a stellar 35,628 square feet. Vince Micha, an grit of the city, which was then at ble, inviting and brings the building’s sive is the way the congregation and example of walking the walk and architect with The Kubala Washat- the height of industrialization. activities together, said Kathryn the surrounding community came talking the talk,” said Joe Pabst, ko Architects, has redesigned the The building’s exterior and its Kamm, an architect and member together during tough economic who founded the fund. “It exempli- space to make the church’s interior sanctuary are stunning testaments of Plymouth Church who serves on times to raise the money need- fies goodness. The church provided more navigable, open and reflective to the craftsmanship of a cen- the project’s build committee. It will ed, said Warner, Kamm and Micha. space for Equality Wisconsin and of the congregation’s core values. tury ago, built of materials that also offer passersby a literal win- Much of the project’s cost will be SAGE when both organizations “We want to physically embody are now in such rare supply that dow into the congregation’s many eaten up by ho-hum work such as were frankly in a pinch. I have great the open and affirming ethos of the they’re prohibitively expensive. The activities, she said. moving utilities, asbestos abatement respect and admiration for people congregation,” Warner said. sanctuary features opulent stained “Right now, for those walking by, and working around the inevitable and an organization that would The church’s most frequently glass windows, a cypress ceiling and (Plymouth) is just another dusty old structural surprises lurking in the come through for people like this used entrance is not through the elaborate brass sconces. East Side church,” Kamm said. “This church’s old walls – not exactly the and go beyond their own commu- sanctuary on Summit Avenue but But small, divided spaces are also will make us stand out as a more sort of inspiring efforts that make nity of parishioners.” rather a door on the north of the a hallmark of architectural design active and vibrant church.” people want to open their wallets. After the renovation is complete, building at 2717 E. Hampshire St. from the era – an aesthetic that’s The redesign is based on feed- Church officials began looking the church will have an even great- The door leads into a tiny hallway sharply at odds with the open floor back from congregants and part- into the renovation in 2005, but er capacity to accommodate local where narrow stairs lead to other plans favored today. The space was ners of the church, who were asked the project went on hold after groups as well as to host events narrow hallways. The result is that further divided as the building grew. what they liked and didn’t like about Lehman Brothers collapsed in 2008. and activities, Kamm said. And that’s the surrounding spaces – including In 1915, a gym was constructed as a the existing configuration. In 2010, the church conducted a a prospect that the church will the large dining room downstairs way of serving youth in the area and Due to the building’s architec- congregational meeting to reopen a welcome with its arms more open and upstairs offices – are cut-off attracting them to attend church. tural importance and its contribu- dialogue about the project. Parish- than ever. from one another, concealing the The addition of the gym marked the tion to the historic streetscape, its ioners agreed with the need for building’s many activities from each beginning of the church’s expansion exterior will remain as much intact the project but asked to delay the other rather than bringing them into something of a neighborhood as possible, Micha said. “We want capital campaign for a year. FIND US ON TWITTER! visually together to create a sense community center. to send a signal of activity and life,” Then, in 2011, the entire sum for of shared community. Classrooms were later built above he said, “but not in an overstated, the project was either raised or @wigazette WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | October 18, 2012 17 ‘We’re just a few weeks away from making history on both sides of the aisle’

STAKES from page one LGBT state or national level, LGBT tect Mary Ellen Broderick, officeholders are helping to who is running for the New Patrick Maloney, who is officeholders add significant power to leg- Mexico House; attorney campaigning to unseat first- islative fights to win equality Nena Cook, who is running term Republican Nan Hay- are helping to for all Americans. These can- for the Oregon Supreme worth, would be the first didates will make sure that Court; Judge Kay Floyd, who gay man elected to Congress add significant progress continues, and that’s is running for the Oklahoma from New York. power to why their victories this year House; Dallas County Sheriff Richard Tisei would be the are so important,” Wolfe said. Lupe Valdez, who is running third out gay Republican to legislative Among those candidates: again; and Kevin Beckner, who serve in Congress, but the Fargo teacher Joshua Bos- is running for re-election others came out – or were fights. chee, who is running for the to the Hillsborough County outed – after their elections. North Dakota House; archi- Commission in Florida. Pocan, a heavy favorite, would take Baldwin’s seat – and make Wisconsin’s 2nd Congressional District the ‘Weekend in Wisconsin’ supports Baldwin first in the nation to elect two openly gay reps in a row. The Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund is inviting volunteers from around the Polis and Cicilline, favored country to work a “Weekend in Wisconsin” to support Tammy Baldwin’s in their races, are seeking campaign for the U.S. Senate. their third terms. Photo: Takano for Congress The initiative takes place on weekends until the Nov. 6 election. Nicole LeFavour, in prob- Democrat Mark Takano is running for Congress Baldwin, a Democrat from the Madison area, made history as the first ably the toughest race with in California. openly lesbian person elected to Congress. On Nov. 6, she could become the a run against Republican first openly gay or lesbian person elected to the U.S. Senate. incumbent Mike Simpson, lead of EMILY’S List, the more than $660,000 to cam- The Victory Fund, which exists to help elect LGBT candidates win elected would become the second donor network supporting paigns. office, said it will train volunteers and provide housing if needed. openly lesbian member of pro-women candidates that The fund’s revenue in 2011 The Victory Fund also is seeking volunteers to make phone calls to support the House. helped propel Ann Richards was about $5 million and, at the Baldwin campaign. “We’re just a few weeks to the Texas governor’s office the latest count, more than For more, go to victoryfund.org. away from making history,” in 1990. 500 out LGBT people hold – L.N. said Chuck Wolfe, president At the time of the found- elected office in the United of the Victory Fund, which ing, there were only 49 States. endorsed all but LeFavour openly LGBT people holding For the entire 2012 elec- in the federal races. ”For the elected office in the entire tion cycle, the Victory Fund first time ever, LGBT Ameri- nation. has endorsed a record 175 cans could have an authentic During the Victory Fund’s out candidates – eight for voice in the U.S. Senate and a first election season, in 1991, Congress, seven for legisla- record-high number of open- the group helped elect Sher- tive offices in 30 states and ly LGBT House members on ry Harris to the Seattle City dozens more at the munici- both sides of the aisle.” Council. By 1994, the rapidly pal, county, judicial and school The Victory Fund, founded growing fund helped elect 14 board levels. in 1991, has followed the candidates and contributed “Whether at the local,

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By Louis Weisberg 37 percent of the vote by Wisconsin Democratic Con- were in need. “I was exposed Staff writer running a sophisticated and vention in Stevens Point. It to what the real world is,” Assembly District 18 impassioned campaign that was the year that Doyle, Tom Goyke said, “and it really encompasses an economi- included not only knocking Barrett and Kathleen Falk changed my perspective.” cally struggling, relatively low- on hundreds of doors but were vying for the party’s Among his new experienc- profile area on Milwaukee’s also sending handwritten gubernatorial nomination, es was being robbed at knife North Side. It’s not home to thank-you notes to everyone and the experience con- point on Wisconsin Avenue. a wealthy population, impor- who answered. vinced Goyke that he would While that might have dis- tant landmarks or major “I worked harder,” Goyke some day run for office. couraged most people from businesses and industry. Most said. “That process of meet- moving to the neighborhood, of its residents are just get- His big win, coupled ing (the candidates) and see- it only increased Goyke’s ting by, and some are not with his political pedigree, ing the party’s energy and resolve. even managing that. made him an instant rising its movement solidified my After graduation, he Despite the district’s star in Wisconsin’s progres- resolve to run,” he said. decided to make the area humble status, when Tamara sive movement. His parents “When I saw behind the cur- his home, believing he could Grigsby decided to retire are former state Sen. Gary tain, I knew that was what I influence change there by Photo: Goyke for Assembly as its representative to deal Goyke and Nancy Rottier, wanted to do.” becoming part of the com- Evan Goyke, right, speaks with a voter during his with health problems, eight who served as legislative liai- But Goyke’s path to the munity. In effect, he incorpo- primary race. Democratic candidates son under former Gov. Jim ballot was not a straight rated the concepts of diver- entered the primary race to Doyle. Both are active – and line. After graduating from sity and urban renewal into local church to remove trash and the harm that locking up succeed her. But not even the widely respected – in the St. John’s University in Min- his personal life. from the streets and trying large numbers of people for large number of candidates state’s progressive commu- nesota, he embarked on a Last year, Goyke solidi- to recruit new homeowners low-level crimes has on fami- inspired voters to show up nity. four-month world tour with fied his commitment to into the area. lies and communities. at the polls. Turnout was a It’s not surprising that savings he’d accrued from the area by purchasing a His engagement in the life Grigsby was one of the dismal 13 percent, perhaps Goyke wound up in politics. part-time jobs. He began 5,500-square-foot Victorian of the community brought Legislature’s most committed reflecting the general sense He grew up with a bust of Marquette University Law home in Historic Concordia. him visibility that paid off public transportation advo- of hopelessness felt by many Robert Kennedy on the tele- School in 2006 and took a The neighborhood is some- at the polls. Goyke’s Dem- cates, and Goyke intends to inner city dwellers. vision set in the family’s living job as a public defender after thing of a mishmash that ocratic rivals in AD 18 take up that mantle. He’ll also Still, one candidate gen- room in Madison, he said. graduation. includes blighted streets of included three other whites, focus on public education, erated a great deal of Family dinner conversations Living in the area and boarded-up homes as well as three African Americans, one and he plans to introduce excitement. Evan Goyke, a centered on progressive phi- working in the public defend- tidy blocks that are lovingly Native American. Three of measures to support urban 29-year-old assistant state losophy and politics. er’s office convinced him that tended by area homeowners, the candidates were women. farming, including offering public defender, received At 18, Goyke attended the people on the North Side neighborhood associations But defying identity politics subsidies to urban farmers, and churches. to some degree, Goyke, who he said. This would create For much of the past cen- is white, won a majority not new jobs in the city while tury, the trajectory of His- only in the predominantly making productive use of toric Concordia has been white wards of Washington empty areas, he explained. Ingredients for Life. straight down. The opulent Heights and Story Hill, but in “I have a dozen pieces of Victorian homes where Mil- 12 primarily African-Ameri- legislation floating around in waukee’s beer barons once can wards as well. my head,” he said. “Call me lived in luxury now stand in The diversity that he a wide-eyed optimist, but I dusty desuetude, their gilded embraced in moving to think we can go pretty far. past barely visible. the district more or less I don’t think anyone should “One of the things about embraced him back. take office with the idea we this neighborhood is there’s As a freshman lawmaker aren’t going to get anything nowhere to go but up,” in the minority party, Goyke done. Some of the ideas that Goyke said. acknowledges that his impact came out on the campaign Goyke’s home, which he during the next legislative ses- trail deserve to be heard.” shares with his girlfriend, a sion will be muted, Goyke One of Goyke’s major law student at Marquette, acknowledged. But he hopes goals will not be achieved at embodies the area’s rich his- that he and his newly elected the Capitol but by reaching tory and decline. Originally freshmen progressive col- out to individuals in areas of a single-family home, it was leagues from Milwaukee – the state where people have converted to a boarding Mandela Barnes and Danny a distorted view of Milwau- house in the 1950s or ’60s. Reimer, both 25 – will bring kee as a crime-ridden, rust- Each of the bedrooms still new energy to the Democrat- belt city. As someone who has a doorbell and an indi- ic Party. All three, he said, are shares a cultural background Fully Stocked Produce vidual gas hook-up. determined to improve the with rural white Wiscon- Wine & Beer Fresh Seafood A previous owner reno- negative perceptions about sinites, he believes he can vated the kitchen and built Milwaukee at the Capitol. get through to them and Natural & Organics We Deliver! a four-car garage. 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10 re-purposed ones? From the horrors that abound. dungeons to mazes, the fun Consider yourself warned! and fright never stops. Never! The Berlin Tannery (night- Described as an “old marefactoryhaunt.com) in school interactive theatrical Berlin is the haunted home of haunt,” House of Batho- the newly relocated Night- ry (deadbydawn.com) in mare Factory Haunt. Boo humbug! Manitowoc features a talent- The massive 75,000-square- ed cast of actors and unusual foot location has a history themes. Take its new “Tribute practically dating back to the to Stephen King” as proof. birth of the nation and is said With King’s vivid imagina- to be haunted not only by tion as inspiration, you can those who perished there be sure that the horrors will in a 1920s fire, but also by be both familiar and horrific. victims of near-death experi- Can you say “Creepy Car- ences and hideous industrial rie”? Yikes! accidents. Now in its 14th year, Who doesn’t love a haunt- Terror on Rural Street ed cornfield? TheM eadow- (terroronruralstreet.com), a brook Haunted Corn- 17-room haunted house in field (meadowbrookfun. Hartford – next to the Schau- com/hauntedcornfield.php) er Arts Center and Wis- in West Bend begins with a consin Automotive Museum bonfire and then escalates – combines live, costumed to almost an hour’s worth actors and animatronics for of night terrors, consisting a hair-raising experience that of lurking creatures, fog and threatens “to make you afraid shadows. What could be to return home alone.” more pleasurable than to be Claiming to be “Wis- stalked among the stalks? consin’s only truly haunted There are zombies in Mil- house,” The Mars Haunt- waukee! And I don’t mean ed House (MarsHaunted- the people driving around A guide to Wisconsin’s fright nights, House.com), located on the with Romney-Ryan 2012 second story of a late-1800’s bumper stickers. Thankfully, Milwaukee building, delivers training for how to deal with sets and actors poised to a zombie infestation is avail- horror houses, terror traps, zombie zaps attack from every angle. If able at Monster Mayhem that’s not intense enough to Haunted Laser Tag (lis- By Gregg Shapiro scary devices, including flash- be taken as a warning. Or it ing the place – which features draw you in – or keep you terfx.com). We’re counting Staff writer ing strobes, loud noises, fog could just be an invitation to indoor haunt areas as well as away – the tight maze makes on you! Despite being gay since machines, a variety of props, get the daylights scared out outdoor trails, woods and a for perfect, virtually inescap- birth, I must admit that Hal- “cinematic gore and power of you. cemetery – promise a scream able traps. Be afraid! Be very loween is not my favorite tools,” and, just for the heck Stoughton’s The Haunt- or two. afraid! holiday. My husband Rick of it, pitch darkness. Fright ed Barn (the-haunted-barn. You might be shocked and Haunted Attraction Maga- Karlin is happy to don a cos- Factory wants to terrify you. com), at the Triple T Ranch, horrified to discover that Jel- zine voted The Wiscon- Talk to us! tume, drag or otherwise, at The “haunted adven- was ranked the top fright in lystone Park in Fort Atkinson sin Fear Grounds (Wis- a moment’s notice. He loves ture” known as The Dark southwestern Wisconsin in is the site of Dr. Scary’s consinFearGrounds.com), Join WiG’s Halloween parades, trick or Side (thedarksidehaunt. 2010 and 2011. Like Murphy Haunted House (drs- on the site of the Wauke- treating (but not tricking), com), at Charlie Murphy’s Farm, the Haunted Barn’s his- caryshauntedhouse.com), but sha County Expo, the top community on Halloween parties and pop- farm in Ixonia (aka Glacier tory can be traced back to it’s true. Why be afraid of haunted house in America Facebook corn balls. Rock Farms) is a screampark, the 1800s, when unspeak- bears (Yogi Bear, Boo Boo in 2011. With three Victorian and I usually sit out Halloween, incorporating five haunts of able things occurred within and that big hairy gay guy theme attractions, including cowering in the dark. But horror, including Backwoods its walls, or so the story over there), when you can Morgana the witch’s Morgan Twitter I know I’m in the minority Revenge. The legend of Mur- goes. Regardless, the “happy experience this re-designed Manor, Shadowlands and the when it comes to observing phy’s farm and the history of family” cast of characters haunt, with more than 30 basement-situated Morgana’s Halloween, the gay national disappearances there could (zombies) currently inhabit- rooms, including 10 new and Torment, no one is safe from holiday. The following are a gnarled handful of suggestions for the month of October – and early November, too – for those Halloweenies out ARRESTED? there. 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FRIGHT from page one Innovation Drive, has a history that reads like a horror movie script. Boo barometer Halloween mask sales have nels near the lion sculptures that The former home of the Muirdale served as a barometer in past front the bridges. Nothing in the Sanitarium for tuberculosis patients elections. Bill Clinton outsold archives of either location indicates and later a nursing home for the Bob Dole 71 percent to 29 who the ghostly kids might have mentally ill, the center sits atop an percent. George W. Bush out- been or why they haunt these areas. ancient Indian burial mound. It was sold both Al Gore in 2000 Grant Park, in South Milwau- a meeting place for local Satanists and John Kerry in 2004. And kee, has its own spirits. The covered during the years it stood empty. Barack Obama outsold John bridge that serves as gateway to Ghostly apparitions and voices that McCain 60-40 percent in 2008. the Seven Bridges Trail has been cry for help are not uncommon, As of Oct. 9, two major Hal- the scene of a number of sui- especially on the third floor. loween retailers were report- cides. Shimmering sparkles in the ing that Obama masks were air, colorful lights in the adjacent Marquette far more popular than Mitt woods, phantom voices and foot- University Romney masks. Mask retail- steps, screams from deep in the For maximum paranormal pres- er BuyCostumes.com said forest, and occasional sightings of ences, nothing tops Marquette Obama was up 30 percentage something vaguely humanoid that University, founded in 1881 and points over Romney. Another resembles a praying mantis have considered one of Milwaukee’s retailer, Spirit Halloween, said come to characterize what the most haunted locations. Johnston Obama was in the lead, with bridge inscription describes some- Hall, Marquette’s first building, 69 percent of the sales. what ominously as “the haunts of was erected on a Mascouten tribe Photo: kay collins/wikipedia In Wisconsin, Obama was nature.” burial site, and the ghost of an The ghosts of children have been sighted hanging around way out in the lead. However, The Rave/Eagles Ball- angry Native American haunts the Milwaukee’s Lion Bridges in Lake Park. VP Joe Biden was trailing GOP room, 2401 W. Wisconsin Ave., hall’s lower levels. Several decades running mate Paul Ryan. The wasn’t always part of Milwaukee’s ago two Jesuit students commit- ity. An angry girl in a hospital gown in 1967, is said to have watched sales figures were 70 percent music scene. It started life in 1926 ted suicide by leaping from one of has been spotted riding the eleva- over the property, often smiling Obama, 15 percent Romney, as a social and athletic club with a the hall’s fifth-floor balconies; today tors late at night. Ghostly laughter down from the balcony and appear- 9 percent Ryan and 4 percent pool in its basement. The pool was they are said to manifest as cold and crying of children can be heard ing in other unusual places. The Biden. the scene of at least one confirmed spots, footsteps, voices and two throughout the building, and elec- spirit is rumored to have saved the – L.N. drowning in 1927. The pool was pale faces hovering outside fifth- tronic devices turn themselves on life of at least one theater student drained long ago and today is hid- floor windows. and off. Desk receptionists have working there, indicating that not all den behind a locked door. Employ- Straz Tower, formerly the heard and seen children on secu- spirits are malicious. ees have reported the sound of downtown YMCA, is home to rity cameras playing near the rear The Paine Art Center and Kenosha girls’ voices and a strong smell of “Whispering Willie,” the spirit of entrance, where there was once a Gardens, 1410 Algoma Blvd., is The Kemper Center, 6501 chlorine coming from the area, as a young boy who drowned in the play area. But investigators respond- housed in a former Tudor-style Third Ave., today is a nonprofit his- well as objects moving without Y’s pool. His ghost appears to lone ing to calls have never found any mansion built by lumber baron torical and arts center listed on the provocation and other examples of swimmers doing laps. He also plays living children in the area. Nathan Paine for his wife Jessie National Register of Historic Places. a paranormal presence. such child-like tricks as unrolling Kimberley Paine. It was their sec- It’s also home to Kemper Hall, The Pfister Hotel, 424 E. toilet paper and turning lights on Oshkosh ond home, but construction ground which at one time housed an Epis- Wisconsin Ave., is home to one of and off. When it was first built in 1883, to a halt when the Great Depres- copal girls school. Several students the city’s most popular hauntings, Cobeen Hall is home to a the Grand Opera House, 100 sion severely affected business for and faculty died during the school’s with many guests reporting ghostly ghost of an artistic bent who enjoys High Ave., was an opulent setting the Paine Lumber Co. The couple 105 years of operation, including knocks on the wall and electrical stripping posters off dorm room that hosted vaudeville entertainers never moved in, instead deeding the Sister Margaret Clare, who ruled appliances that seem to turn off for walls. Its recent targets have been from Enrico Caruso to the Marx property to the city in 1946 for use the school with an iron fist. Female no reason. The ghost of founder posters for the film “Twilight,” indi- Brothers. Over time it fell into as a museum. Nathan died in 1947, ghosts, including several dressed in Charles Pfister has been reported cating that this poltergeist has some disrepair and became an X-rated Jessie in 1973. A male ghost – pre- nuns’ habits, have been seen float- walking the halls and watching the level of taste. movie theater. But then it was sumably Nathan or an earlier rela- ing around the grounds. Present lobby from the balcony, as if making Humphrey Hall, formerly remodeled and reborn as the ele- tive – is said to haunt the museum’s day Kemper Center officials have sure his guests are being well taken Milwaukee Children’s Hospital, has gant live entertainment venue it is second floor, while a female ghost learned to capitalize on their his- care of. some of the campus’ most active today. Throughout those years, the thought to be Jessie is sometimes tory and offer ghost tours through Wauwatosa’s Technology ghosts, all of them children who ghost of Percy Keene, who managed seen in the property’s ornamental the month of October. Visit www. Innovation Center, 10470 presumably died at the former facil- the theater from 1895 to his death gardens. kempercenter.com. YOUR EAST SIDE

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By Michael Muckian Contributing writer The Brumder Mansion’s next theatri- Haunted houses have always held an appeal cal production, a dramatic reading of for us, but my wife and I never had the oppor- Edgar Allan Poe stories and poems, runs tunity – or the courage – to spend the night for six performances Oct. 19-31. For in one. Instead, we thought we’d start slowly, more information on the mansion and perhaps with a haunted room in one of Mil- its performances, visit www.milwauke- waukee’s grand homes. ebedbreakfast.com. The Brumder Mansion, 3046 W. Wisconsin Ave., may be one of the city’s most romantic bed and breakfasts, but it also boasts several she awoke in the suite to the presence of ghosts and at least one allegedly “spirited” what she described as an angry woman and suite. When we checked into the famous a strong feeling that she should immediately Gold Suite on a recent Saturday, we knew we remove her dog. might well be in for a night of adventure or Nevertheless, since the Gold Suite was the inconvenience, depending on if and how the only one unoccupied, we decided to face our spirits chose to manifest. fears and take it. The mansion was designed in 1902 and We knew one of the mansion’s frequent built in 1910 by George Brumder Sr., who theatrical performances was scheduled for Photo: paranormalincorporatedblogspot.com made a fortune as a German language pub- the evening of our check-in. In addition to Milwaukee’s Brumder Mansion. lisher, as a gift for his son George Brumder owning the mansion, its neighboring 1920s- Jr. The Arts & Crafts-style home, with both era bungalow and an Internet video busi- and entertains about 1,400 through its including www.hauntedhouses.com. Victorian and Gothic flourishes, is comprised ness, the Carrs also created the Milwaukee various theatrical productions. The Carrs We thoroughly enjoyed our stay, thanked of three stories and a basement dance hall Entertainment Group, which produces mostly operate their business both from Califor- Thomas for her hospitality and went back and theater, all connected by a central grand audience-interactive whodunnits performed nia and the house next door to the man- upstairs to gather our things to leave. There staircase. at the mansion throughout the year. sion, where they have filmed 120 Internet was still no sign of Aunt Pussy. You think the The floor plan defied local conventions When we returned to the Brumder after videos. They also host several websites, ghost could at least have packed for us. of its day, which dictated that ballrooms a nice dinner, we waited for a few minutes were usually located on the third floor of in the entryway for a break in the action of stately homes. Purchased in 2008 by Tom “Sherlock Holmes and A Most Irregular Tea and Julie Carr, the mansion has been rede- Party,” which was occupying the mansion’s signed to include six suites, including three main floor at the time. Then we stole away to luxury suites with hot tubs, all decorated with our second-floor “haunted” suite. period flare. The Gold Suite, like the rest of the man- The Carrs, who maintain dual residences in sion, has been nicely restored with period Milwaukee and Torrance, Calif., use the base- furnishings, an electric fireplace and, in con- ment theater to host theatrical productions cession to the 21st century, a flat-screen and create videos for their Internet video TV and DVD player. We occupied our late service. evening hours in front of the “fire,” sipping Milwaukee paranormal experts say several complimentary wine and anticipating the playful spirits may haunt the Brumder Man- visitation to come. Fortunately, we both were sion, including that of a child who seems tired and drifted off somewhat effortlessly. to like reprogramming the doorbell to play However, a peaceful sleep eluded us. “Happy Birthday.” The most persistent and Granted, we had no hard evidence that perennial ghost, however, might be that of the Aunt Pussy had come calling, but we had a Gold Suite’s former resident, a Brumder fam- fitful night, each in our own way. Maybe it ily relative nicknamed “Aunt Pussy.” was the wine or the unfamiliar queen-sized Legend has it that Aunt Pussy had an bed, but we each lay awake at different times extreme dislike for dogs, something she throughout the night. expressed while she was alive and appar- I got up several times. There were no cold ently continues to demonstrate during her spots, no ghostly voices, no woman’s face afterlife. Phantom voices, objects that move, looking down from the ornate electrical cold spots, feelings of not being alone and plate surrounding the ceiling fixture, as Carol the occasional apparition are Aunt Pussy’s Hirschi experienced in a dream. I looked into favorite ghostly calling cards. But sometimes the mirrors, behind the shower curtain, out the spirit has taken a more malevolent turn. the widow, but saw and heard nothing in the Former owner Carol Hirschi purchased unusual stillness. Aunt Pussy, apparently, had the mansion in 1997 from the Lutheran taken the night off. Church, which was using it as an office suite, The next morning we thoroughly enjoyed and converted it into a B&B. She claimed to innkeeper and co-owner Tonja Thomas’ have had two unpleasant brushes with the stuffed French toast with turkey bacon and ghost. In one case, Hirschi entered the Gold orange juice in a sun-splashed breakfast nook Suite after it had been unoccupied for days while we learned more about the house. only to discover several drops of fresh blood The Brumder Mansion hosts between on the old-fashioned bathtub. Another time 1,500-1,800 guests each year, Thomas said, 22 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | October 18, 2012

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Photo: audreybabcock.com tarist Dan Nadel under the stage Florentine Opera opens its season with “Carmen.” name Aviva, performing “Beyond Opera Carmen and Hot Songs for Cold performed in March 1875. The The story of 19th Nights,” a set of songs performed opera opened to critical reviews The Florentine michael muckian in Ladino, an ancient Spanish dialect and an indifferent public reaction. century common Opera season formerly spoken by Spain’s Jews. It began gaining traction through at a glance Get ready to be seduced, Mil- The pair recently released their performances outside of France life broke new Bizet’s “Carmen” – Oct. 26, waukee. “Carmen” is back in town. first album, “Songs for Carmen,” a and did not reappear on the Paris Oct. 28 Georges Bizet’s 1875 opera tribute to the role that’s believed stage until 1883. operatic ground. “That’s Amore: A Concert about the sultry gypsy and her lov- to be based on legends of a Jewish Led by the famous “Toreador’s of Love Songs” – Feb. 8-10 ers, the soldier Don Jose and the temptress who lured men to their Song,” one of the best-known oper- Britten’s “Albert Herring” – toreador Escamillo, opens the 2012- demise. atic arias, the music of “Carmen” opera-comique, which mixes songs March 8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 17 13 season of Milwaukee’s Florentine Internationally known tenor has since been acclaimed for its with dialogue, and the realism and Mozart’s “The Marriage of Opera with two performances Oct. Noah Stewart makes his Florentine melody, harmony and the atmo- grittiness of later operas of the Figaro” – May 10, May 12 26 and Oct. 28. Last performed at debut as the beleaguered Don Jose, sphere it creates for the tragic 19th century. “Carmen” also speaks the Florentine in 2002, “Carmen” lured by Carmen away from his story it tells. It was the last opera to Bizet’s taste for unusual charac- is one of the world’s most popular betrothed Micaela (soprano Rena for Bizet, who died of a heart ters and settings. classical singers,” he says. Stew- operas for several reasons, accord- Harms), only to lose her to the attack on June 3, 1875, barely two “Carmen” and other such works art also credits live transmissions ing to William Florescu, the Floren- haughty Escamillo (baritone Keith months after the work’s inaugural also play a central role in the ongo- of special performances of operas tine’s artistic director. Phares). Stewart, whose debut performance. The composer never ing revival of classical opera as to movie theaters throughout the “The music is earthy and rhyth- album “Noah” has taken the U.K. lived to see or benefit from the a popular art form, according to United States and on public televi- mically driven, and the characters by storm, is philosophical about opera’s fame. Stewart. Of course, other pop-cul- sion with “helping make opera a are flawed, but sensual and sexy,” the role. Since that time, “Carmen” has ture factors come into play as well. people’s art form again.” Florescu says. “It is an easy opera “I interpret Don Jose as a former won its place as one of the central “I would attribute (the) revival For information on the Floren- for people to like who might be put bad boy who tried to reform, but works of the operatic canon. Its in opera to the various competi- tine Opera’s production of Bizet’s off by the zaftig, more stationary Carmen unleashes the wild side appeal stems from its place as a tion shows such as ‘X Factor’ and “Carmen,” visit www.florentineop- heroes of, say, a Wagner opera.” in him,” says Stewart, a classically “bridge” between the traditional ‘America’s Got Talent’ that present era.org. The frequency with which the trained Harlem native and graduate Florentine repeats its performances of The Julliard School. He also has of the famous “opera-comique” sung backup for Coolio, Hootie and has less to do with its popularity the Blowfish and Mariah Carey. “I and more to do with the availabil- think that (his wild) nature could Party with Carmen ity of top-notch talent to fill the have been suppressed if he would The Florentine Opera Camerata, an affinity group for LGBT opera fans and their extended demanding roles. Audrey Babcock have married Micaela, but Carmen’s community, presents “An Opera Party for Carmen” at 7 p.m. on Oct. 21 at The Room, 625 S. returns to the Florentine as the lawless life seemed more attrac- Second St. Guests will get the inside scoop on the upcoming production, presented by Florentine alluring Carmen, a role that seems tive.” general director William Florescu and “Carmen” star Audrey Babcock. The free event features a to have become central to the The relative immorality and law- performance by the opera’s studio artists, a cash bar and food from Miss Katie’s Diner. RSVP to mezzo-soprano’s extensive operatic lessness of the characters and the Scott Stewart at [email protected] or, for more information, call 414-291-5700, ext. repertoire. story’s depiction of 19th-century 226. Outside of her operatic career, proletarian life broke new ground Babcock tours with flamenco gui-‘forCarmen French opera when it was first ’ 24 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | October 18, 2012 Madison presents a grand ball of an opera

By Michael Muckian Contributing writer Madison Lead us not into tempta- Opera Season tion, but deliver us from the at a Glance evil that befalls any opera character who succumbs to Verdi’s “A Masked forbidden desires. Ball” – Oct. 26, Oct. 28 Unfortunately, as King Gustav III of Sweden learned, Handel’s “Acis and that prayer doesn’t always Galatea” – Jan. 10-13 make things right, even when the character is innocent. Mozart’s “Don The story of the trials, trib- Giovanni” – April 26, ulation and untimely demise April 28 of the king of Sweden unfolds amid the glorious music of Giuseppe Verdi in Madison torture and capital punish- Opera’s production of “A ment. Masked Ball.” The opera dra- The monarch was shot at matizes the true-life assas- a masked ball in 1792 and sination of King Gustav in a died of his wounds 13 days narrative in which the king’s later. His dramatic story was love for his best friend’s wife the subject of several earlier Photo: Douglas Hamer/Lyric Opera of Kansas City leads to his murder. plays and operas. A scene from the Lyric Opera of Kansas City’s production of “A Masked Ball.” Gustav, who ruled from Verdi’s work opens the 1771 to 1792, was a social Opera’s “Season of Tempta- grand operas, this production orchestra and chorus, and thrill to the sound of Jen- den and the real characters progressive for his time. tion” with two performances marks the first the company elaborate costumes and iece Golbourne’s contralto that prompted the libretto in He legalized the practice of on Oct. 26 and Oct. 28 at has performed it, according scenery, so an opera com- chest sounds, which are ideal the first place.” Catholicism and Judaism and Madison’s Overture Center to Kathryn Smith, Madison pany can only produce one for the sorceress Ulrica,” he Madison Opera’s produc- enacted wide-ranging eco- for the Arts. Even though Opera’s general director. every few years,” Smith says. adds. tion restores the opulence, nomic and social reforms, “A Masked Ball” is consid- “Any Verdi opera requires “‘A Masked Ball’ is actually Veteran tenor William featuring scenery designed including the curtailment of ered one the grandest of all amazing singers, a large a favorite of many people Joyner, who appeared as Old by R. Keith Brumley and in the opera world, but its Galileo in last year’s produc- costumes by Suzanne Mess. sheer scale often puts it on a tion of “Galileo Galilei,” por- Maestro DeMain will con- company’s wish list.” trays King Gustav. Powerful duct members of the Madi- Tackling the production’s baritone Hyung Yun, who last son Symphony Orchestra. artistic challenges is no easy appeared as the title char- Audience members inter- feat, agrees Madison Opera acter in the opera’s “Eugene ested in greater insights into artistic director John DeMain. Onegin,” returns to the stage the work can participate in “The singing is opulent and as Anckarstöm, Gustav’s best discussions before and after extremely demanding, which friend-cum-assassin. each of the two perfor- makes the opera more diffi- “William Joyner has the mances. A preview discus- cult to produce, so it doesn’t requisite power and flexibil- sion scheduled for 1 p.m. on enjoy the same popularity as ity to sing this role with its Oct. 21 at the UW-Madison ‘La Traviata’ or ‘Rigoletto,’” extremes of vocal character, Biochemistry Building, Room says DeMain, who also is and there’s no question that 1125, will offer insights and artistic director and maestro Hyung Yun’s great baritone behind-the-scenes perspec- for the Madison Symphony voice is on a rapid ascent tives by Smith, DeMain and Orchestra. “But it is musically as he takes on these heavi- members of the cast. on a par with Verdi’s later er, more demanding roles,” “A Masked Ball” is the operas like ‘Aida’ and ‘Don DeMain says. perfect production to launch Carlo.’” Verdi’s 1859 opera began a “Season of Temptation,” Filling the solo roles in its production history on a Smith says, because King the production are some of controversial note. Censors Gustav does not give into opera’s top talent, including in Italy and France opposed the temptations that might some rising stars who will be the original version for require him to sacrifice his making their Madison Opera depicting the murder of a crown. The characters in debut, DeMain says. monarch on stage. the season’s remaining two “I’m hoping that we will “Verdi’s ultimate solu- operas are not quite so well- be unveiling a major star in tion was to make the sub- behaved. the making with our lead- ject a count rather than a “The characters in ing lady Alexandra LoBianco king and move the setting Handel’s ‘Acis and Galatea’ as Amelia, a soprano who to Boston during the colo- and Mozart’s ‘Don Giovanni’ has just recently moved into nial period,” DeMain explains. do not resist temptation,” Diverse Music this big dramatic repertoire,” “This weakened the effect says Smith. “Don Giovanni, in DeMain says. “Her voice is of the opulent backdrop of particular, indulges in every for a Diverse city big, beautiful and able to go the Swedish court, but finally temptation that comes his from thrilling fortissimos to passed muster with the cen- way, to an exciting and slight- ravishing pianissimi. sors. Today, productions often ly dangerous effect.” www.radiomilwaukee.org “And I think you will restore the setting to Swe- WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | October 18, 2012 25

waterbed. This pleasurable addition you experience the WaveMotion did a great job of keeping me warm table, however, you are asked what as Beth switched from pouring type of music you would like to warm water to exfoliating my skin. hear on the sound system. Please This she accomplished with a rough note that the selection does not cotton mitten and what she called include music from “2001: A Space Spa-venture in Kohler “black soap,” which was neither Odyssey” or “Star Wars.” You may black nor bar-shaped. Composed feel as though you are launching of eucalyptus essence and olive oil, into the future, but you will have to the creamy, caramel-colored soap use your imagination when it comes is scooped out of a jar. It, too, is to the musical aspect. I chose the Who knew being basted warm to the touch and reinforces standard relaxation mix. the “turkey basting” sensation. This My spa coach was Karen. (If like a turkey and rolled out time, I felt as though I was being you prefer, you can request a male covered in butter. coach when you make your reser- The exfoliation is gentle, and it vations). The treatment starts with like cookie dough could proceeds at a leisurely pace. After a compression massage instead of more rinsing with the tas bowls, the traditional kneading motions Beth switched to my favorite part typical of a Swedish massage. Before be so relaxing? of the treatment: a soothing scalp I hopped on the table, I nonchalant- massage followed by the application ly asked Karen whether customers of Moroccan shampoo and then an have ever fallen off during the treat- oil-based conditioner. (After a sum- ment. She assured me that she had mer’s worth of sun, wind and pool not dropped one. But just in case, chemicals, my hair certainly needed perhaps, she rarely took her hands an oil treatment.) Try doing that off me the whole time. with your Thanksgiving turkey! Relieved, I plopped down on the Lest you think the Hamann ritual table and Karen began her com- is some “girlie” treatment, Beth pressions. It felt as if she was trying told me that almost as many men to mold parts of my body into the as women request it. For men or table surface. She told me the table women, it seems like a great way is locked in place at first. When it to de-stress after a few rounds is unlocked, the table barely seems of golf. (The Kohler complex to move. But in actuality, it moves includes several world-famous golf more than you think it does. The courses.) feeling is one of weightlessness, Back in the main spa lobby, sip- almost akin to riding in a hot air ping tea and nibbling on the tasty balloon. treats, it is easy to feel relaxed. Personal tip: I recommend closing

Photo: Courtesy Maybe that’s why the Turkish water your eyes while on the WaveMotion The pool area of the five-star Kohler Waters Spa. ritual has persisted for thousands Table. I found that the gently shifting of years. table is better experienced when one is not looking up at a spinning By Anne Siegel discreetly located spa entrances the spa’s waiting lounges. Sooth- Futuristic ceiling. In fact, if you are planning to Contributing writer precede the main entrance to the ing music, dim lighting, beautiful treatment “tie one on” the night before, this is As the warm summer days American Club. flower arrangements, and the rare The next morning, I was greeted not the place you want to be with cooled into fall, it seemed like an If you are fortunate enough to whispered voice signal that this is by a new crew of spa staff. I was a hangover. ideal time to refresh my mind and book one of the 55 guest rooms in de-stressing nirvana. now ready to propel myself into Even without alcohol in your body at a spa. Not just any spa, the Carriage House, located adja- a more futuristic spa experience. system, keeping your eyes closed mind you, but the five-star Kohler cent to the spa, entering the spa is Healing waters The centerpiece of this treatment is recommended (by me). As the Waters Spa. particularly convenient – just a few My spa-venture began with the is a new-fangled massage table. treatment revs up, the table begins Why would anyone travel beyond steps from the lobby elevator. You Hamman Ritual ($205). This 80-min- According to Jean Kolb, director to swing in the opposite direction the greater Milwaukee area for spa can even wear your hotel-provided ute hydrotherapy treatment is sup- of Kohler’s wellness business and of where the spa coach is pulling services? Well, we are not just talk- robe and slippers in the spa and posedly based on ancient practices product development, it’s one of on your arm or leg. The stretching ing about massages, facials and pedi- hotel lobby all day, eliminating the in Turkish bath houses. Having never only four of its kind in the world. is similar to what one might experi- cures. Kohler offers all of the stan- need to bring your ratty terrycloth been to Turkey, I’ll have to take their Called the WaveMotion Body ence in yoga class. dard spa services, but also provides bathrobe and pink bunny slippers word for it. Table, the surface can be moved in As it turns out, guys really like the above-and-beyond treatments from home. Trust me – they will My cheerful spa attendant Beth nearly all directions. That sounded this spa treatment, too. According that create a true spa-venture. look terrible in this oasis of gra- began by cocooning me in some- a bit scary. to Karen, the treatment expands Some of the more exotic treat- cious living. thing called a pestimal. This is a very Jean assured me that this wasn’t your range of motion (which might ments require a bit of courage. I The spa is always stocked with colorful, light cotton wrap. It doesn’t going to be a spa-style amuse- improve your golf swing?). As I was chose two of the newest offerings: unusual teas, excellent coffee, bite- stay dry for long. At first, I sat on ment park ride. “We don’t strap pondering this notion, the table one involving the spa rituals of sized cookie bars and fresh fruit. a massage-type table while Beth you onto the table,” she promised. began rocking back and forth as ancient Turkey and another featur- They are located upstairs, along slowly poured warm (not hot) water Thank goodness. Karen vigorously rolled my body by ing a futuristic, new-wave massage with a cleverly stocked boutique of over my shoulders. She used a set of First I was escorted to a small the ribs and hips. At this point, I felt table. I promised myself a good old- take-home spa products. copper tas bowls from Turkey. spa room, filled with candles, dim like a piece of dough being rolled fashioned pedicure if I could meet Almost all of the spa services The pouring ritual is supposed lights and a water feature (this is for cut-out cookies. these challenges. are held downstairs. Here, one can to suggest a baptism. I was baptized the Kohler Waters Spa, after all). Despite all of the odd move- The spa is located in the heart find heavenly locker rooms (with more than 50 years ago, and this I was asked beforehand to wear ments, I never felt dizzy or disori- of the American Club in Kohler. hot tubs, cold plunges and saunas). didn’t quite capture that experi- loose-fitting clothes, which are not ented. I would definitely recom- This leafy, quiet community is an There’s also the spa’s centerpiece ence. In fact, I felt more like a turkey removed during treatment, making mend both treatments for an “oth- hour’s drive north on I-43 from feature: an elegantly lighted pool being basted. And I mean the gob- it a good choice for shy folks or er-worldly” spa experience that you Milwaukee. When you arrive, don’t anchored on one end by an 8-foot bling sort of turkey, not the country. beginners. can’t find anywhere else. expect any blinking neon signs that waterfall. The pouring continues once you At the center of the room was an Kohler Waters Spa is good place announce “spa entrance here.” Prior to receiving services, cli- lie down on the massage table, innocuous-looking massage table. It for a spa-venture to begin – and This isn’t the Wisconsin Dells. Two ents are led to one of several of which is covered with a thin, heated had no visible moving parts. Before end. 26 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | October 18, 2012 Beckett’s minimalism a maximum challenge ‘The plays are Theater very compact, miCHAEL muckian like dense food.’

Playwright and poet Samuel Beckett believed that the less there is to say, the bet- performances through Nov. 3. ter it is said. What the Nobel Prize-winning The six short works are to be per- Irish author had to say and how he said it, formed in the Mitchell and Helmsley theaters especially in the plays of his later period, and the theater department scene shop in were remarkable and jarring to actors and Vilas Hall. Ushers will guide audience mem- audiences alike. bers to the different locations. The varied Toward the end of his career, Beckett felt spaces are designed to cleanse the intel- that theater contained too much clutter and lectual palate between plays and open the that most plays, including his own first work mind to Beckett’s ideas, says acting professor “Waiting for Godot” (1956), were too long. Patricia Boyette, who is directing the produc- His later plays became increasingly con- tion. densed, minimalistic, precise, formal and even “Beckett’s later plays are very compact, Photo: Brent Nicastro symmetrical. Beckett insisted that actors and very precise and very dense, like eating very Chris Damen and Kailen Fleck in “Ohio Impromptu,” part of UW-Madison production companies follow precise specifi- rich food,” says Boyette, who has performed University Theatre’s “I Can’t Go On. I’ll Go On,” playing Oct. 18-Nov 4. cation as outlined in the plays. in and directed Beckett’s plays around the Beckett’s minimalist approach to theater is world. “For the audience to experience one formance, while “Eh Joe” was written for piece ever written for an actor to perform, explored in depth in “I Can’t Go On. I’ll Go piece after the other all in a theater black- television and will include pre-recorded over to a student actor. But it is breathtaking On: A Collection of Short Plays by Samuel box space would be extremely difficult. The sequences. for me to see it from the outside.” Beckett.” The production opens the UW- senses have to be reset and the pieces sepa- The evening’s second half begins with The play represents the mental break- Madison Department of Theatre and Drama/ rated to be experienced individually.” “Catastrophe,” often viewed as an alle- down of its lead character, with a silent audi- University Theatre’s 2012-13 season. It’s a The first part of the evening will include gory of totalitarianism and considered one tor offering consolation from far below. The collection of rarely performed, intense one- “Ohio Impromptu,” “Play” and “Eh Joe.” The of Beckett’s most political pieces. “Come and mouth moves faster than the mind and the act plays that opens Oct. 18 and runs for 11 first two pieces were written for live- per Go,” one of the author’s most approachable non-stop torrent of words and sentences plays, is a circular study of three women’s requires discipline, courage and a certain conversations about life, marriage and death. vulnerability from the actor. Finally, “Not I” projects the “inner scream” “If the Edvard Munch painting ‘The Scream’ “Is a revelation not to be missed” of a character known as the Mouth, which was given voice, it would not be unlike ‘Not —The New York Times is observed by both an auditor on stage and I,’” Boyette says. the audience. In interpreting the work, Boyette was Possibly the best known and most con- mentored by Billie Whitelaw, the English troversial of Beckett’s short works, “Not I” actor and friend of Beckett for whom the features a lead character that is literally an play was written. As part of the Beckett actor’s mouth segregated from the rest of Project, Boyette’s experiences with Zarrilli, the body, mounted high on a blackened stage who uses Asian martial arts techniques to and speaking at an extremely rapid rate. It discipline his students’ minds and bodies, is an exhausting role for a performer and further gave her the understanding, stamina one that Boyette herself played when UW and mind/body connection to tackle Beckett. Theatre did The Beckett Project, a series “I never get tired of performing and of Beckett shorts in 2006, and again this past directing these works,” Boyette says. “They summer during a festival of Beckett plays on feed my mind, imagination and soul.” the island of Malta. “The Beckett experience begins and ends “This is the first time I will be directing in stillness and silence, but his plays are still Now through Jan 13 the piece rather than performing it,“ says less arcane, less formidable and more acces- Boyette, who is part of the U.K.-based Llan- sible than people think,” Boyette says. “His Don’t miss seeing Rembrandt’s iconic arth Group, headed by former UW-Madison plays are profoundly human and about the Portrait of the Artist and other Old Master theater instructor and fellow Beckett aficio- human need to create order out of disorder paintings from the collection of Lord Iveagh, nado Phillip Zarrilli. “It was a difficult decision and sense out of no-sense. Is there anyone heir to the Guinness brewery, that have never to give this piece, perhaps the most difficult who can’t relate to that?” before been seen on this side of the Atlantic. UW Theatre season at a glance “I Can’t Go On. I’ll Go On: A Collection of Short Plays by Samuel Beckett” – Oct. 18-Nov. 3 “The Cradle Will Rock” – Nov. 16–Dec. 2 Special Event: Shakespeare’s “As You Like It” performed by The Acting Co., NYC – Feb. 7–8 The exhibition is organized by the American Federation of Arts and English Heritage. It is supported by “Woyzeck” – early March (date to be determined) an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities, with additional funding from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation. In-kind support is provided by Barbara and Richard S. Lane. “Wondrous Tales of Old Japan II” – April 5 –17 “Cloud 9” – April 19–May 4 Milwaukee Presenting Sponsor: For more information, go to www.utmadison.com.

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An anonymous survey of gling LGBT youth with videos 62 professional athletes from of people expressing words different sports found that of encouragement. You Can 59 percent support same-sex Play was launched about six marriage. months ago, inspired by the ESPN Magazine polled death of openly gay Miami players with the NBA, NHL, University hockey manager NFL and Major League Base- Brendan Burke in a tragic ball on a variety of social accident. issues. Sports figures have ESPN found that NHL become increasingly involved players are the most sup- in fighting homophobia. portive of equality, with 92 Vikings punter Chris Kluwe percent of those polled say- became a flash point in the ing they support same-sex LGBT civil rights struggle marriage. Sixty-one percent after he penned a blistering of NFL players, 46 percent of expressed more conservative open letter to a Maryland NBA players and 45 percent views. They were the only state lawmaker who criti- of Major League Baseball group in which a majority did cized another NFL player, players agreed. not support the legalization Brendon Ayanbadejo of the The low number of of marijuana, for instance. Baltimore Ravens, for sup- respondents prevents the Meanwhile, the Miami porting gay marriage. poll from having statistical (Ohio) University hockey Marriage-related questions validity. But the findings were team recently created a You are on the Election Day bal- consistent in showing dif- Can Play video to support lots in both Minnesota and fering level of support for LGBT people in sports. The Maryland, as well as Maine progressive social issues in You Can Play project is mod- and Washington. different sports. For example, eled after the It Gets Better baseball players consistently Project that supports strug- – L.W.

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the consecration of gay bishops, while the a dark period he endured during the 1990s. second addresses allowing church weddings in His late Aunt Helen (Melanie Lynskey), with states where same-sex marriage is legal. whom he shared a dark and inappropriately Reel Advice For Robinson, these are make or break intimate secret, haunts him years after her GREGG SHAPIRO issues. Speakers on both sides present their death. He’s also haunted by memories of cases. When the tallies favoring both resolu- a friend who committed suicide. And now ‘Love Free or Die ‘ tions are announced, Robinson declares they Charlie is about to enter the hallowed and Gay documentary filmmaker Macky Alston, “can only be attributed to God.” hellish halls of a new school. director of “Questioning Faith: Confessions Preferring to blend into the scenery, Char- of a Seminarian,” returns to the religious ‘Pitch Perfect’ lie is encouraged to engage with his peers arena for his latest film. The Sundance Award- The comedy “Pitch Perfect” is ideally suit- by English teacher Mr. Anderson (Paul Rudd). winner “Love Free or Die” is an intimate and ed for anyone who was disappointed by He makes friends with queer senior Patrick emotional portrait of Gene Robinson, the “Glee: The 3D Concert Movie” and longs for (Miller) and, in turn, Patrick’s stepsister Sam first openly gay Anglican bishop in the history more a cappella. Based on the book by gay (Watson). The kid who preferred solitude, of Christendom. writer Mickey Rapkin, “Pitch Perfect” follows reading and writing suddenly finds himself in a The movie captures a series of revolu- Beca (Anna Kendrick, who’s an excellent series of social situations that he never could tionary occurrences within the splintering singer) and Jesse (Skylar Astin), both fresh- have predicted. Episcopal Church. It opens with Robinson’s men at Barden University. Beca wants to be exclusion from the 2008 Lambeth Con- Photo: Courtesy a record producer, but her Barden professor ference, where Archbishop of Canterbury From “Pitch Perfect.” father (out actor John Benjamin Hickey) Rowan Williams remains firm on his stance wants her to get a college education first. banning future consecrations of gay bishops Obama’s inaugural events in January 2009. We Jesse, on the other hand, is determined to and same-sex marriage. watch Robinson preaching to his New Hamp- follow his dreams and join one of the campus Alston then acquaints us with Robinson shire congregation, which is said to be com- a cappella groups. through a series of personal interviews, fortable with his sexual orientation because Beca and Jesse cross paths a couple of including with his partner Mark, Barbara Har- he is so at ease with himself. But we also see times before officially meeting at the campus ris (the first female Anglican bishop), Robin- him being heckled (and visibly rattled) during radio station, where they are both interning. son’s daughter Ella, and his parents Imogene a speech in England. Shortly thereafter, their paths cross again at and Charles. There is footage of Gene and The drama reaches its peak at the 2009 the a cappella auditions. Jesse gets into the all- Mark’s civil union, as well as of Robinson giv- General Conference in Anaheim, where a vote male Treblemakers, while Beca makes the cut ing the invocation during President Barack is taken on two resolutions: The first involves for the all-female Bellas. Then the fun begins. As we follow the teams from the auditions and rehearsals through the regional, semi- Providing the best care final and final competitions, “Pitch Perfect” for your best friend! belts out almost every cliché in the teen  movie songbook. From the silly and predict-  able song selections, to the trouncing of the mean girl (Anna Camp as Aubrey) and the Photo: Courtesy   triumphant rise of the overweight girl (Rebel   From “The Perks of Being a Wall-   Wilson as Fat Amy), “Pitch Perfect” is more  flower.”  than a little off-key. 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Four of the six songs on the “Vol- ume 1” EP are covers. What was involved in the group’s song selec- Interview tion process? We’ll discuss our favorite songs or songs GREGG SHAPIRO that we always really wanted to do as a group. Mitch Grassi is one of two openly gay It was a bit difficult at first, because we had members of Pentatonix, an a cappella group so many possibilities and options. In the end, that came to fame on the NBC series I think we chose the right ones. It was just a “The Sing Off.” Pentatonix has just released matter of, “Can we arrange these songs for “Volume 1,” a six-song EP that includes the the group, will it sound good, are we going to group’s cover of Australian singer Gotye’s have a good lead vocalist?” “Somebody That I Used to Know.” Pentato- nix is on a multi-city U.S. tour. What was involved in the song- Grassi talked with WiG about Pentatonix writing process of the two originals, in late summer. “Show You How to Love” and “The Baddest Girl”? Gregg Shapiro: How did Pentato- That was quite a process, because we had nix begin. never done that before. (When it came to Mitch Grassi: Pentatonix started out as a writing the songs) I think it was melody first. trio with Kirstie (Maldonado), Scott (Hoy- We had a friend named Ben Bram help us out By Georges Bizet ing) and me, because we had been in choir with the arranging process. It was difficult. It armen for most of our high school careers. I guess was trial and error. C that was a big influence. We all have different October 26 & 28, 2012 musical influences. I would say that mine is What are the advantages and dis- a little bit more electronic. Scott’s is a little advantages of being one of two gay at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, Uihlein Hall more R&B. It’s kind of a melting pot of dif- members of Pentatonix? ferent genres. There are actually more advantages than disadvantages. I think it’s a great thing. I love A pentatone is defined as “a that our fans are so accepting. It’s amazing. gapped scale with five notes; usu- It makes me feel so close to them. Some ally the fourth and seventh notes people might say that being openly gay in the TICKETS of the diatonic scale are omitted.” music business might deter you from having a Why did you chose that word as the career, but I don’t think that’s true. My career, group’s name? as a queer person, has been pretty successful. START AT The pentatonic scale is a scale that’s very I’m proud. popular in R&B, soul and pop music. We use $ a lot of it in general and when we are writ- The group just returned from ing music. It’s a five-note scale and we have China. How was that experience? 30! five members, so we thought it was pretty It was amazing. The country itself was so appropriate. beautiful. We actually got to perform on “The FLORENTINE OPERA Sing Off: China” and that was a trip (laughs). COMPANY Do members of the group have We actually sang a Chinese song on the show. WILLIAM FLORESCU | GENERAL DIRECTOR assigned singing roles? They requested that. I messed up a lot, per- I would say that Kevin (Olusola) and Avi sonally (laughs). (Kaplan) are the rhythm section and the rest of us are the vocalists. Sometimes we’ll What can people expect from a call 291-5700414 ext. 224, or visit: switch positions. I actually really do like doing Pentatonix show? rhythms, but it rarely happens, because I If they’ve seen any of our earlier shows, can’t get those low ends that Avi can usually they can expect more of a “show.” We’re put- www.Florentineopera.org get. ting together some different things,

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his best and the popular; preachy “Man in the Mirror” was Jackson at his most manipulative. The irony of the song was that Jackson des- Music perately needed to take a look in the mirror. The pissed-off and rocking “Leave Me GREGG SHAPIRO Alone,” the final track, is the strongest on the The King of Pop faced a daunting task in disc and one of the best songs he ever wrote. following up his bazillion-selling “Thriller” It’s the declaration of independence that album of 1982. While 1987’s “Bad” fell short Jackson always needed to make for himself. of what came before it, including Jackson’s If Michael Jackson was the King of Pop, previous Quincy Jones collaboration “Off The then R.E.M. was the King of College Radio, Wall” (1979), it wasn’t, well, half bad. later known as alternative music. In a career The newly reissued deluxe 25th anniver- spanning 30 years, the group from Athens, sary edition of “Bad” includes three CDs and Ga., led by queer front man Michael Stipe, one DVD. The set consists of a remastered defined modern rock through its instrumen- version of the original album, a disc of rare tation and exotic lyrics. On early recordings, and unreleased tracks, such as French and from the jangle pop roots of “Murmur” and Spanish versions of “I Just Can’t Stop Loving “Reckoning” to the dark folk of “Fables of the You” and the bizarre and controversial “Song Reconstruction” to the beginnings of R.E.M.’s Groove (aka Abortion Papers)” among oth- mainstream pop breakthrough on “Life’s Rich ers. It also includes the live CD/DVD from Pageant,” the group paved the way for the Jackson’s July 1988 Wembley concert, a pair multitude of imitators who followed. Photo: fanpop.com of booklets, a sticker and a poster. The re-released, expanded, double-CD, Michael Jackson in his “Bad” era. “Bad” opens with the title track, retaining 25th anniversary edition of “Document,” the MJ-as-tough-guy spirit of “Beat It” from R.E.M.’s fifth album, could easily be the day. ment” also featured the modest hit “The One “Thriller.” The jubilant “The Way You Make soundtrack for 2012. Stipe sings presciently The list of cheerily delivered catastrophes I Love” and a blistering electric edge in “Fin- Me Feel,” a well-deserved hit single, is a about signs of the current times in the aptly in “It’s the End of the World As We Know est Worksong” and “Oddfellows Local 151.” triumph, but “Speed Demon” demonstrates titled “Exhuming McCarthy,” including being It (and I Feel Fine),” including the eerie line The attractively packaged anniversary set the hiccup singing style that Jackson unfor- “Loyal to the Bank of America.” Lyrics such “don’t get caught in foreign towers,” almost includes a 20-track live disc recorded in Hol- tunately mined until his death. The gushy “I as “vested interest united ties, landed gentry suggests there was a crystal ball present land, a large poster, booklet and postcards. Just Can’t Stop Loving You” also ranks among rationalize” might have been written yester- when this album was being written. “Docu- Free Testing at Midtown Spa Sept. 8th, 14th, 29th 8pm - 11pm Sept. 22nd • 6pm - 9pm

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Find more actor from “Will & Grace” and “Sordid Lives,” at 8 p.m. Call 608- info at www.southmilwaukeepac.org. 241-2345. Katie Todd Band, led by out singer/songwriter Todd, plays Oct. 21, Sunday Shank Hall, 1434 N. Farwell, at 8 p.m. Call 414-276-7288. The Brewcity Bruisers, Milwaukee’s women’s roller derby league, A Rocket To The Moon lands at The Loft, 149 Waubesa in Oct. 29, Monday hosts a premiere screening of the documentary “Derby, Baby!” as Madison, at 7:30 p.m. Joan Walsh, editor-at-large of Salon and an MSNBC political a fundraiser at 8 p.m. at Turner Hall Ballroom, 103 N. Fourth. Call Hot Buttered Rum plays the Majestic, 115 King in Madison, at 414-286-3663. analyst, reads from her second book “What’s the Matter with White 7:30 p.m. Call 608-251-2582. People: Why We Long for a Golden Age That Never Was” at 7 p.m. Bartell Theatre, 113 E. Mifflin in Madison, presents the Tony The Pabst, 144 E. Wells, presents The xx at 7 p.m. Award-winning “The Normal Heart” by Larry Kramer through Nov. at Boswell Book Company, 2559 N. Downer. Call 414-332-1181. 3. Call 608-204-0280. The Pabst, 144 E. Wells, presents the brilliant Cat Power at Renaissance Theaterworks begins its 20th season with the 7 p.m. Call 414-286-3663. comedy “Enfrascada” by Tanya Saracho through Nov. 11 in the Studio Theatre at the Broadway Theatre Center, 158 N. Broadway. Oct. 23, Tuesday Call 414-291-7800. Boswell Book Company, 2559 N. Downer, presents Jean Heartless Bastards performs at 9:30 p.m. at High Noon Saloon, Reynolds Page, Madison-area author of “Safe Within,” at 7 p.m. Oct. 30, Tuesday 701A E. Washington in Madison. Call 608-268-1122. Call 414-332-1181. “Big The Musical,” based on the motion picture “Big,” runs Boldt Arts Alive! series presents Savion Glover’s SoLe Boswell Book Company, 2559 N. Downer, welcomes Paul through Nov. 11 in the Todd Wehr Theater at Marcus Center for the Sanctuary at 7:30 p.m.at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center, 400 Geenen, author of “Schuster’s and Gimbels: Milwaukee’s Beloved Performing Arts, at the corner of Water and State. Call 414-273-2787. W. College Ave. in Appleton. Call 920-730-3760. Department Stores” at 7 p.m. Call 414-332-1181. “Blues in the Night” runs through Dec. 23 in the Stackner “The Diary of Anne Frank” runs through Dec. 2 in the Royal Winnipeg Ballet performs Moulin Rouge – The Ballet at Cabaret at Milwaukee Repertory Theater, 108 E. Wells. Call 414- Quadracci Powerhouse at Milwaukee Repertory Theater, 108 E. 7:30 p.m. at the Overture Center for the Arts, 201 State in Madison. 224-9490. Wells. Call 414-224-9490. Call 608-258-4141. Overture Center for the Arts, 201 State in Madison, presents the Overture Center for the Arts, 201 State in Madison, presents man of a thousand sweaters Bill Cosby at 7 p.m. Call 608-258-4141. “Live at Birdland,” featuring the Birdland Big Band at 7:30 p.m. Call 608-258-4141. Celtic Thunder Nov. 1, Thursday Lesbian guitar virtuoso Kaki King plays Shank Hall, Oct. 24, Wednesday 1434 N. Farwell, at 8 p.m. Call 414-276-7288. Boswell Book Company, 2559 N. Downer, welcomes Thomas Passion Pit plays The Frank, author of “What’s The Matter With Kansas?” at 7 p.m. Call Riverside, 116 W. Wisconsin, 414-332-1181. at 7 p.m. Call 414-286-3663. The Frequency, 121 W. Main in Madison, presents Hey Rosetta! The Performing Arts at 7:30 p.m. Call 608-819-8777. Department of Shorewood High School presents Ken The lads of the Irish music phenomenon Celtic Thunder perform Ludwig’s farce “Lend Me at 7 p.m. at The Riverside, 116 W. Wisconsin. Call 414-286-3663. a Tenor” tonight through Walker’s Point Center for the Arts, 839 S Fifth, marks its 20th year Oct. 25, Thursday Sunday in the Shorewood of celebrating the Mexican tradition of Día de los Muertos through High School Auditorium, Nov. 17. For more information, including the opening reception and War Poets, whose music video for “Close Enough” celebrates 1701 E. Capitol Drive in Kaki King workshops, visit wpca-milwaukee.org or call 414-672-2787. same-gender unions, plays Shank Hall, 1434 N. Farwell, at 8 p.m. Shorewood. Call 414-963- For its 85th Anniversary Party, Landmark Lanes, a longtime Call 414-276-7288. 6940. 32 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | October 18, 2012

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“This Goddamn Craphole”: Some Assembly Required: An Evening of Men’s Shorts An Evening of Women’s Shorts Friday, October 19, 7pm UWM Union Theatre Friday, October 19, 9pm UWM Union Theatre Gays are everywhere: At the bathhouse! In the Canadian navy! At the office! Relationships are work! As this collection of shorts, humorous & winsome, A menagerie of award-winning shorts. testifies.

Let My People Go! My Best Day

(Mikael Buch, France, 2012) (Erin Greenwell, US, 2012) Sunday, October 21 1pm UWM Union Theatre Sunday, October 21 3pm UWM Union Theatre A sweet and hilarious melange of gay romance, Jewish family drama, and A broken refrigerator helps thaw the relationships between the lovelorn and French bedroom farce. the clumsily smitten in this smart and very funny small town comedy.

Joseph R. Pabst

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