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4 Legally challenged 10 Does gender matter? 14 Sam heads to Dallas 22 Saving face 26 Ready to pour? Appeals court justices grill Leading an uncharted Cut by the St. Louis Rams, Long-acting cosmetic Wisconsinites love their anti-equality lawyers on political path, two women the NFL’s first out gay filler turns back time by brew, and there’s no Wisconsin’s and Indiana’s top the state’s fall election player is picked up by the replacing facial volume better time to enjoy it gay marriage bans. ballot or the first time. Cowboys’ practice squad. lost to aging. than Okwwtoberfest. 2 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | September 4, 2014 News with a twist WiGWAG By Lisa Neff, Matthew Reddin, Louis Weisberg Gnome gate of the time — than other country into Miami, Missouri, Nugent said liber- TV before well before the center are given specialized The Socialist Party of women. and prosecutors als should be held respon- masses. treatment, including private Austria says about 400 believe he may have sible because they keep rooms and additional food, garden gnomes placed WITH FRIENDS LIKE had a hand in orga- “repeating the nonsense Class of 2018 when they’re believed to be ahead of elections in THAT... nizing the transport of 10 that more ‘reasonable’ gun Beloit College in late pregnant, and experts say western Austria went Florida Gov. Rick Scott other Cubans at the price of control laws will stop street August released its annual particularly clever pandas missing. 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Pandas at Find more WiGWAG. more often — 74.7 percent girls from the Caribbean Michael Brown in Ferguson, and watched a projector the Sichaun zoo’s breeding wisconsingazette.com WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | September 4, 2014 3 4 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | September 4, 2014 Appeals court justices grill anti-equality lawyers Wisconsin, Indiana marriage bans move to next legal level By Lisa Neff His presentation was interrupted by Staff writer Posner, who read through a list of difficulties Judges scoffed at defenders of Indiana that children of same-sex couples can face and Wisconsin bans on same-sex because their parents cannot legally marry marriage and bristled at their outdated, and then asked Fisher to identify a societal flawed arguments for continuing to deny benefit of barring same-sex marriage that equal rights to gays and lesbians in the trumps the harm posed to children whose Midwestern states during an appeals court parents are denied legal standing. hearing on Aug. 26 in Chicago. Fisher responded, “All this is a reflection A crowd began to assemble on the of biology. Men and women make babies, federal plaza the evening before the three- same-sex couples do not. …We have to have member panel of the Seventh Circuit Court a mechanism to regulate that, and marriage of Appeals heard oral arguments in equality is that mechanism.” cases from Indiana and Wisconsin. A ruling from the court is expected this Defending the constitutional amendment fall, probably in October, but challenges approved by voters in 2006 to the skeptical could be taken as high as the U.S. Supreme panel, Wisconsin assistant Attorney Court, which already has been asked to hear General Timothy Samuelson repeatedly three other equality cases — from Utah, cited “tradition.” Oklahoma and Virginia. PHOTO: AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast He didn’t seem to persuade any of the “Courts across the country have ruled in VERY APPEALING: ACLU attorney Ken Faulk, center, talks to reporters surrounded by judges. favor of love, freedom and justice for same- plaintiffs and supporters of gay marriage on Aug. 26 in Chicago. Judge Richard Posner, appointed by sex couples, and we’re hopeful that this Republican President Ronald Reagan in court will affirm our plaintiffs’ commitment 1981, said he was reminded that proponents to each other,” said Camilla Taylor, marriage a stay on the ruling pending an appeal. The Constitution, including the conservative of laws barring interracial marriage also project director for Lambda Legal. “The legal procession to county clerks’ offices ended Republicans who form the majority on the cited “tradition.” That, Posner said, was a precedent for striking down discriminatory as Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van bench. tradition that got swept away. marriage bans is growing almost every week Hollen prepared his appeal. The ACLU and the ACLU of Wisconsin As for prohibitions against same- and with each victory, Indiana’s ban on represented the same-sex couples in the sex marriage, Posner said such bans are marriage for same-sex couples becomes Van Hollen’s ‘concern’ Wisconsin marriage case, known as Wolf v. based on a “tradition of hate ... and savage increasingly unjustifiable.” In a statement after the appeals court Walker and filed in federal court in February. discrimination” of gays. Officials with the ACLU said the same for hearing, Van Hollen said, “My duty to The ACLU of Indiana and Lambda Legal Samuelson, during his 20 minutes before Wisconsin’s amendment reserving marriage support and defend the Constitution is represent the same-sex couples challenging the court, struggled to offer specific reasons for a man and a woman, a measure that was not limited. I am increasingly concerned Indiana law. for banning gays from marrying and seemed declared unconstitutional by a federal judge about the federal government’s reach into, “Some of our plaintiffs are advanced in to welcome a yellow light signaling his in early June. Civil rights attorneys maintain if not domination of, powers guaranteed age, some have children, and some are allotted time was up. that barring same-sex couples from to the states and the people in the 10th battling extreme medical circumstances. “It won’t save you,” said Judge Ann Claire marrying violates the U.S. Constitution’s Amendment. All laws governing domestic They are just a small sample of Hoosier Williams, who was appointed by Democrat guarantee of equal protection. relations, whether they are laws concerning families that urgently need the protections Bill Clinton. More than 500 same-sex Wisconsin marriage or divorce or child custody, of marriage,” said Taylor. “It was worth a try,” Samuelson said. couples married during a weeklong gap have been traditionally left to the states. Same-sex couples can legally marry in Indiana Solicitor General Thomas Fisher between the district court ruling against the Wisconsin’s laws defining marriage should 19 states and the District of Columbia. Last didn’t have an easier time before the panel. state’s marriage ban and the placement of be given the same respect and deference.” summer, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned But Van Hollen had also tried to strike the provision in the 1996 Defense of down Wisconsin’s domestic partnership Marriage Act that barred the federal registry law, claiming with certainty that it government from recognizing legal same- was unconstitutional under state law. Every sex marriages. Since then, marriage equality Wisconsin Supreme Court justice disagreed campaigns have secured 36 victories and with his interpretation of the state’s not a single loss in the courts. WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | September 4, 2014 5 For first time, two women top state’sN ovember ballot The Associated Press plans cover contraceptives; and refusing to Meanwhile, protecting women’s access Democrat Mary Burke is the first woman expand Medicaid. to health care is a main theme of Happ’s to win a major party nomination for Wis- Emily’s List, which works to elect Demo- campaign. consin governor, but you wouldn’t know it cratic women who support reproductive “As a mother who nearly died in child- from her campaign. She rarely strays from rights, has endorsed Burke and Happ, and birth, I know how personal those decisions her main message: job creation. the group’s president Stephanie Schriock are, and that those decisions must be made Susan Happ, who is running for the sec- said she expects “some pretty significant by women in consultation with their family, ond-most powerful statewide office in Wis- involvement” in the governor’s race. The their physician and their faith,” she said at a consin, has taken a much different approach. group spent $3.5 million to help elect U.S. recent news conference. “And we have seen She’s as likely to talk about women’s access Sen. Tammy Baldwin in 2012. a war on women. It has to stop.” to health care as conviction rates as she vies A male candidate wouldn’t receive that Her remarks could help “whip up the for a position she considers an advocate for kind of support, which could be critical in base” in an election that hinges on which citizens as well as the state’s top cop. helping Burke counter the “very deep set of party pulls more voters to the polls, Beloit The two Democrats hold similar views pockets” available to Walker, said Richard College political scientist Georgia Duerst- on abortion rights, marriage equality and Matland, a political scientist and visiting Lahti said. They also distinguish Happ from the environment. The differences in their scholar at University of Wisconsin-Madi- right-wing Republican Brad Schimel. campaigns reflect the dynamics of their son. Walker has raised $18.7 million since Peg Lautenschlager, the only woman to races, as Burke seeks to win crucial swing his recall election victory in July 2012; Burke serve as state attorney general, said she PHOTO: AP/JOHN HART voters in a close contest with Republican has raised $6 million since announcing her made decisions in office that her male suc- Susan Happ, the Democratic nominee for Gov. Scott Walker, while Happ tries to dis- candidacy in October. cessor, Republican J.B. Van Hollen, may Wisconsin Attorney General. tinguish herself from an opponent with a But Matland cautioned that while Demo- not have. She pointed to a 2003 advisory similar background, political experts say. crats like to say Walker has “a woman prob- opinion in which she said companies should only one has been attorney general and But regardless of whether the candidates lem,” Burke has “a man problem.” Men who offer contraceptive coverage in their health Baldwin is the first female U.S. senator. talk about women’s issues, gender is a fac- might once have voted Democratic as part care plans. Judges later cited her opinion in Three women have served in the symbolic tor in the November election. of labor unions gravitated in recent decades orders for companies to do just that. but powerless office of lieutenant governor, Walker has faced criticism for policies to the GOP, he said. “The gender is interesting,” said Happ, including Republican incumbent Rebecca that Democrats and organizations like Recent polls show that Burke leads Walk- who got 52 percent of the vote in a primary Kleefisch. Planned Parenthood say are hostile to er among women, but he leads her among against two men. “I think women are saying, When women hold the top spot, Duerst- women — including signing bills to severe- male voters. ‘Listen, we want more representation in our Lahti said, “there’s a role model effect, it ly limit women’s access to reproductive “She might be concerned as being seen elected officials.’ Because we are woefully opens the door for other women to move up health services, including contraception and as too liberal, and then an effective counter underrepresented.” easier and faster, and regardless of anything abortion; supporting a bill that would have message is she ran a business, did very Win or lose, having Burke and Happ on else, we have not had that in Wisconsin.” exempted religious organizations from Wis- well, knows how to make tough decisions,” the same ticket is significant in a state consin’s requirement that employer health Matland said. where no woman has held the top office, 6 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | September 4, 2014 Ferguson prompts U.N. condemnation, lawsuit By Louis Weisberg five police officers and one former Staff reporter officer in the city’s 53-member Even as Ferguson grows calmer, department have been named in recent indictments in the St. Louis civil rights lawsuits alleging the suburb continue to provoke out- use of excessive force. rage around the world. In fact, there have been four Ferguson and St. Louis County federal lawsuits, including one have been sued in federal court for that is on appeal, and more than the use of excessive force and the a half-dozen investigations of false arrest of innocent bystand- the Ferguson police department ers during the civil unrest follow- over the past decade. Charges ing the fatal shooting of Michael have included killing a mentally ill Photo: Dave Lauersdorf Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old man with a Taser, pistol-whipping MILWAUKEE MARCHES: Ralliers showing solidarity with Michael Brown and the black community of Fer- African American. a child, choking and hog-tying a guson, Missouri, march down West State Street on Aug. 22. The United Nations has issued child and beating a man who was a report condemning the United later charged with destroying city against AfricanAmericans and fear their lives are in imminent States for widespread violations property because his blood spilled other minorities, including within ‘The death of danger, should be reviewed to of the human rights of people of on officers’ clothes. the criminal justice system. U.S. “remove far-reaching immunity color. Ambassador Keith Harper told the Mike Brown was and ensure strict adherence to The federal lawsuit, filed Aug. Persistent panel that the nation has made Ferguson’s spark, principles of necessity and pro- 28, seeks $40 million in dam- discrimination “great strides toward eliminating portionality when deadly force is ages. Plaintiffs include a clinical On Aug. 29, the United Nations racial discrimination,” but he also and if Milwaukee used for self-defense.” social worker who says she and blasted the United States for the conceded that much work is yet The Aug. 9 shooting of Brown her 17-year-old son were roughed use of excessive force on display to be done. does not make in the St. Louis suburb, which is up and arrested after not reacting in Ferguson during the demon- Among those who testified 70 percent black and has a police quickly enough to police orders to strations following Brown’s kill- before CERD in Geneva was Syb- changes soon, I force that’s nearly all white, is just evacuate a McDonald’s; a 23-year- ing. After examining records and rina Fulton, mother of Trayvon the latest in a long list of police old man who says he was shot hearing testimony from witnesses, Martin, an unarmed black teen believe our spark is and vigilante killings of unarmed multiple times with rubber bullets the UN Committee on the Elimina- killed in Florida by a neighborhood coming.’ black men in recent years. The and called racial slurs while walk- tion of Racial Discrimination con- watch volunteer. Also attending protests that rocked Ferguson in ing through the protest zone to his cluded that minorities, particularly was Ron Davis, father of Jordan the wake of the shooting wors- mother’s home and a man who African Americans, are victims of Davis, a 17-year-old who was shot illustrates a bigger problem in the ened after local law-enforcement says he was arrested for filming unacceptable disparities in the dead in a car in Florida during an United States, such as racial bias stepped in with military equip- the disturbances. United States. The finding was argument over loud rap music in among law enforcement officials, ment, tear gas and rubber bullets. Attorney Malik Shabazz said especially embarrassing for the November 2012. the lack of proper implementation Ferguson police officer Darren the lawsuit could be broadened to nation coming just months after At an Aug. 29 press briefing of rules and regulations governing Wilson, who shot Brown, has been include additional plaintiffs. Fer- the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to announcing the committee’s con- the use of force, and the inadequa- put on paid leave and is in hid- guson and St. Louis officials have scuttle the Voting Rights Act of clusions, CERD vice chairman cy of training of law enforcement ing. A St. Louis County grand jury declined comment on the suit. 1965, claiming that institutional- Noureddine Amir said, “Racial officials.” has begun hearing evidence and The U.S. Department of Jus- ized animus toward blacks is no and ethnic discrimination remains CERD, which monitors a treaty the U.S. Justice Department has tice is considering a broad inves- longer a problem in this country. a serious and persistent problem ratified by 177 countries, including opened its own investigation into tigation into whether a pattern A CERD panel of 18 independent in all areas of life from de facto the United States, also conclud- what happened to Brown. of using excessive force by Fer- experts grilled a U.S. delegation school segregation, access to ed that the “Stand Your Ground” Another St. Louis police officer guson police has routinely vio- on Aug. 13 about what the experts health care and housing. (Fergu- laws in 22 states, which indemnify lated people’s civil rights. At least called persistent discrimination son) is not an isolated event and Americans who kill because they Ferguson next page Unrest in Ferguson A timeline of key events following the fatal police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, Missouri.

Aug. 9. Brown and involved in some smash car win- tigation into his weapon and Jackson cancels and protesters. smoke bombs and a companion kind of scuffle, dows and carry Brown’s death. fired repeatedly. plans to release tear gas. Images are confronted followed by gun- away armloads of Two men who That night, police the name of the Aug. 13. Another of police using by an officer shots. Brown dies looted goods from said they saw in riot gear fire officer who shot night of violence armored vehicles as they walk at the scene. stores. This is the the shooting tear gas and rub- Brown. The Rev. in Ferguson. and pointing back to Brown’s first of several tell reporters ber bullets into a Al Sharpton and Some people toss assault rifles at home from a Aug. 10. After a nights of violence. Brown had his crowd. President Barack Molotov cocktails the crowds are convenience candlelight vigil, hands raised Obama plead for and other objects widely shared on store. Brown and people protest- Aug. 11. The FBI when the officer Aug. 12. Ferguson calm after clashes at police, who social media. the officer are ing Brown’s death opens an inves- approached with Police Chief Tom between police respond with Timeline next page WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | September 4, 2014 7

Ferguson from prior page who was assigned to day Body cameras patrols in Ferguson during the height of the protests was forced into retirement proposed for after a 2012 video came to light in which he called him- self “a killer” and warned MPD officers that he would kill anyone who got in his way. In addi- By Louis Weisberg tion, officer Dan Page, a Staff writer 35-year-veteran of the In the wake of a string of high-profile shootings force, made hateful, racist of black men by police, Ald. Tony Zielinski is urging remarks about President Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett to include the cost of Barack Obama and slurs outfitting MPD officers with body cameras in his next against LGBT people during budget, which will be introduced this month. the widely viewed rant. An increasing number of police departments Page, who retired with full around the nation, including in Ferguson, Missouri, are benefits, also shoved CNN now outfitting officer uniforms with video cameras to host Don Lemon on cam- record interactions with the public as well as suspects era during a report from the in criminal matters. scene. A year-long study conducted by the Police Founda- tion found 50 percent fewer incidents involving use of ‘Two force and nearly 10 times fewer citizens’ complaints shootings away’ Photo: Dave Lauersdorf The father of Dontre Williams, an unarmed black man who was shot 15 times by a police after Rialto, California, officers used cameras during Since Brown’s slaying, four officer in Red Arrow Square, addresses supporters on Aug. 22. their patrol shifts. additional unarmed black “These cameras are a win-win situation,” Zielinski men have been killed by said. “They’re a win for citizens and taxpayers. If you crowd of about 250 people police or the district attor- The father of Corey Sing- police, according to Mother look at this incident with the shooting (of Dontre staged a tearful rally orga- ney’s office about what hap- ley also spoke. Sixteen-year- Jones magazine. Marches Hamilton) at Red Arrow Park, if there had been a body nized by Milwaukee’s Afri- pened to his son. The officer old Singley was asphyxi- and rallies demanding justice camera, we wouldn’t be spending all this money on can American Engagement who shot Dontre Hamilton ated by three adult white for Brown and other African- an investigation. If a police officer goes to someone’s Roundtable. The racially has not been charged or men after stealing a bottle American victims of police house and says, ‘I’ve got a camera on,’ the perpetrator mixed crowd included peo- named publicly. of alcohol at a corner store. brutality have been held is much less likely to engage in disruptive behavior ple of all ages and circum- Hamilton’s death was the Singley referred to the three repeatedly in cities across requiring the use of force.” stances — students with first following the adoption men as “vigilantes.” America, including here in Cameras would also put the public more at ease in backpacks and at least one of a new law in Wisconsin Following the rally at Red Wisconsin. working with police, Zielinski added. woman with a Coach purse that requires outside inves- Arrow Park, more than 100 Citing seemingly intrac- Both Barrett and MPD Chief Edward Flynn have said The event began with tigations of cases in which people under the watchful table conditions of poverty, they are open to the strategy — as have the majority rally leaders reading off the deaths occur while people eyes of riot police, chant- joblessness, despair and seg- of other aldermen, Zielinski said. He said plans are names of dozens of unarmed are in police custody. The ed, “No justice, no peace,” regation in Milwaukee, Ald. underway to start a pilot program using about 50 black men who’ve been shot state Division of Criminal and stopped traffic as they Milele Coggs issued a state- cameras. down in the streets of Amer- Investigation has issued a marched down West State ment saying that the city is Details of that pilot program had yet to be ica by police. There was a report on Hamilton’s case Street to the Milwaukee two shootings away from a announced as WiG headed to press. “The devil’s going moment of silence, followed to the Milwaukee County Municipal Court building, situation like the one in Fer- to be in ironing out the details — when you turn it on, by a chant of “black lives district attorney’s office, but which also houses MPD’s guson. when you turn it off, and so on,” Zielinski said. matter.” its contents have yet to be administrative offices. There, “The death of Mike Brown He added that he only would back a resolution to The setting was Milwau- released. they staged a sit-in and was Ferguson’s spark, and if adopt police cameras if it contained the stipulation of kee’s Red Arrow Park, where Hamilton’s father, who called on Milwaukee Police Milwaukee does not make purchasing American-made equipment. 31-year-old Dontre Hamilton, said the wait has been excru- Chief Ed Flynn to meet with changes soon, I believe our An online petition calling on MPD to outfit its force an unarmed black man suf- ciating for him and his family, them. spark is coming,” she said. with wearable cameras claims that the city ranks fering from schizophrenia, told the crowd that the white A third rally was held in Demonstrators rallied among the top five nationally for police misconduct. was shot as many as 15 times establishment looks at black Milwaukee on Aug. 19 and in Milwaukee on Aug. 17 Nearly 2,200 people have signed the change.org by an MPD officer in April. men as “bugs” that “need to more actions are planned. in Brown’s memory. They petition, which calls on Barrett to designate city dol- Hamilton’s father presented be exterminated.” marched to Milwaukee lars for the cameras. police headquarters, block- an impassioned speech, say- “We need to understand ing traffic while officers ing that after nearly four that all of our hearts beat helped divert drivers. months, his family has yet to the same,” he pleaded to an On Aug. 22, a diverse receive an explanation from enthusiastic response.

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Aug. 14. The Mis- Brown as Darren video provokes and imposes a ney General Eric a request by son. A pathologist the removal of souri Highway Wilson, 28. They anger, and after curfew. The night Holder orders Brown’s family hired by the family the prosecutor Patrol takes con- also release a nightfall, officers ends with tear gas a federal medi- members. Police says an indepen- overseeing the trol of security in video purporting and crowds clash and arrests, after cal examiner to use tear gas to dent autopsy investigation into Ferguson. Within to show Brown again. The con- police in riot gear perform another clear the street shows Brown was Brown’s death. hours, the mood robbing a con- venience store in use armored vehi- autopsy on three hours ahead shot at least six St. Louis County becomes calmer. venience store question is looted. cles to disperse Brown, due to the of the curfew. times, including Prosecutor Bob of almost $50 protesters who “extraordinary twice in the head. McCulloch’s deep Aug. 15. Police worth of cigars Aug. 16. Gov. Nixon refused to leave. circumstances” Aug. 18. Nixon family connec- identify the offi- shortly before he declares a state surrounding calls the National Aug. 19. Nixon says tions to police had cer who shot was killed. The of emergency Aug. 17. U.S. Attor- the death and Guard to Fergu- he will not seek Timeline next page 8 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | September 4, 2014 Can America change its ‘ritual’ of black deaths? By Jesse Washington officer; Oakland’s uprising in 2009 of Brown circulate that show him cated arrest record saying, falsely, Soon after the unrest started, a AP writer after Oscar Grant was shot in the smiling, baby-faced — reminiscent that Brown was charged with sev- voter registration booth went up The choir sang, the preachers back while face-down on a train of the childlike photos that first eral felonies. A photo circulates of on the corner of the hardest-hit shouted and the casket stayed platform. introduced us to Trayvon Martin. someone who is not Brown point- street. closed. The body was taken to the The 2012 killing of Trayvon Mar- The day after Brown’s shoot- ing a gun — like the menacing cemetery, and Michael Brown was tin by a neighborhood watchman ing, protesters are met with a mili- photo of a gangsta rapper that LGBT GROUPS SHOW laid to rest. in Florida added the transforma- tarized police response. Violence some said was Martin. SOLIDARITY FOR BROWN Thus went the most recent tive element of social media. The and looting erupt and persist for “Every time a black person does FAMILY enactment of “the ritual” — the public was now participating much days. Police respond with tear gas something, they automatically In the weeks since the fatal script of death, outrage, spin and more intimately in the ritual. and rubber bullets, “scenes that become a thug worthy of their own shooting of unarmed black mourning that America follows And still, the unarmed black have brought back visions of the death,” the actor Jesse Williams teenager Michael Brown by a when an unarmed black male is males kept dying. The chants of says in a TV appearance. white police officer in Fergu- killed by police. “No justice, no peace” kept rising. The media reports new versions son, Missouri, dozens of LGBT With a few variations, the ritual So what Thus went the of the old stories: White flight has groups have signed a letter has followed its familiar course in happened created poor black neighborhoods supporting the victim’s family. the two weeks since the 18-year- after most recent policed by white cops. Black peo- The letter reads, in part, old Brown was shot by white police ple don’t trust the police. Black “When communities experi- officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, enactment of ‘the males are stereotyped as violent. ence fear, harassment and bru- Missouri, a St. Louis suburb. It con- ritual’ — the script tality simply because of who tinues as the country awaits the Then, the funerals they are or how they look, we judgment of a grand jury consid- of death, outrage, The main sermon at Brown’s are failing as a nation. In light ering whether Wilson should be service was delivered by Sharpton, of the recent events in Mis- charged with a crime. spin and mourning who is as much a part of the ritual souri, it is clearer than ever that Will the ritual ever change, and as police tape. His solution is two- there is something profoundly is it even possible that Ferguson that America fold: Change the nation’s policing wrong in our country.” could be part of that? This time, policies and repair the black com- can recognition of the well-known follows when an munity from within. U.S. Critics speak out patterns help heal the poisonous “Nobody is going to help us,” mistrust between police and many unarmed black Sharpton said, “if we don’t help “Violence has become insti- black people? Is the ritual already male is killed by ourselves.” tutionalized in the U.S. in recent helping, in small gains buried There are a few glimmers of years, but since President beneath the predictable explosions police. institutional change. Obama, the 2009 Nobel Peace of anger and media attention? Those concerned that Brown’s Prize winner, came to the White “This tragedy, because the death might not be fairly investi- House, the violence has intensi- world’s attention has been galva- gated took note of the high-profile fied.” nized, this is one of those things appearance of Eric Holder, Amer- ­— Iran’s government news that’s ripe for change,” said Mar- 1960s, when civil rights activists ica’s first black attorney general, service tin Luther King III, the son of the were met with force in the streets,” in Ferguson to meet with locals “(The United States should ) famed civil rights leader, after the says the president of the W.K. Kel- and discuss the federal probe he mind its own business and not funeral on Aug. 25. logg Foundation, La June Mont- ordered. At least three police offi- seek solutions to its problem in The ritual began to take shape gomery Tabron. cers in the Ferguson area have suppressing demonstrators but in the 1960s, when instances of Michael Brown’s death goes been suspended for behavior that bring to light the real picture of police mistreatment of black peo- viral. Ferguson trends on Twitter. A came to light due to newly height- the American society, a grave- ple led to organized resistance in horde of media descends. The civil ened scrutiny of police. The White yard of human rights.” many places across America — rights activists Al Sharpton and House is reviewing policies that — A North Korean govern- and sometimes to violence. As Jesse Jackson arrive. have supplied police departments ment spokesman the decades passed, a blueprint A backlash builds against the with military hardware, an issue “Ferguson police are com- protesters. There are complaints developed for how black advocates that received much scrutiny in Fer- pounding problems with confronted cases of alleged police that the liberal media skew the guson. threats and the use of unnec- brutality: protest marches, news facts to create a false narrative In Michael Brown’s case, can essary force against people conferences, demands for federal about racist white police. As the ritual be remembered for more peacefully protesting the intervention, public pressure on with Trayvon Martin and Oscar than riots? police killing of Michael Brown sympathetic elected officials. Brown was shot on Aug. 9 was Grant, a narrative forms against “Most definitely,” said Ferguson They should be upholding Sometimes this led to charges or predictable: the deceased: Based on a video resident Jeremy Rone as he com- basic rights to peaceful assem- even convictions of police officers. First, protests and outrage. A released by police, Brown is char- pleted a protest march. bly and free speech, not under- Sometimes there were riots: Miami narrative forms in favor of the acterized as a weed-smoking thug He said Brown’s death should mining them.” in 1980 after police were acquitted deceased: According to accounts who robbed a store minutes before increase voter registration, which — Alba Morales, a U.S. in the death of a black motorist; of several witnesses from Brown’s his death. would “put the right people in the researcher with the global Los Angeles’ Rodney King rebellion neighborhood, he was shot with Social media spreads facts, right places” to change the way Human Rights Watch in 1992; Cincinnati in 2001 when a his hands up. He was a “gentle rumors and lies at Internet speed. police deal with the black com- 19-year-old was fatally shot by an giant” headed to college. Pictures There is a chain email with a fabri- munity.

Timeline from prior page do not trust police, jury begins hear- withdrawing. NAACP holds a first home football Aug. 25. Michael been criticized by Aug. 20. Holder recalling how he ing evidence to youth-led march game at Brown’s Brown’s funeral black leaders who visits Ferguson, was repeatedly determine wheth- Aug. 22. The in Ferguson. A high school. takes place at question his ability meeting with stopped by offi- er Wilson should streets stay diverse group, Friendly Temple to be impartial. In Brown’s family cers who seemed be charged. peaceful for including police, Aug. 24. Michael Missionary Bap- the streets, more and investigators. to target him another night. gather peace- Brown’s father tist Church in St. subdued protests He says he under- because of his Aug. 21. Nixon fully. Earlier, a pleads for a “day Louis. unfold. stands why many race. In nearby orders the Nation- Aug. 23. The St. moment of silence of silence” and — from AP and black Americans Clayton, a grand al Guard to begin Louis County is observed at the peace. WiG reports WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | September 4, 2014 9 Koch-backed ALEC infiltrates local governments By Lisa Neff sures passed in U.S. statehouses in recent Staff writer years. Those measures broadened self- The organization that delivered stand- defense laws, rolled back collective bargain- your-ground bills and suppress-the-vote ing rights and provided clearance for racial measures to statehouses around the country profiling by police. is now following that old phrase: Think glob- Now an offshoot of ALEC, the American ally, act locally. City County Exchange, has formed to promote The American Legislative Exchange Coun- conservative corporate interests at the local cil is taking an interest in local governments, level. ACCE arrived a time when municipali- which troubles the progressives who demon- ties are adopting progressive policies to raise strated for days outside the ALEC’s annual the minimum wage, guarantee sick leave for conference in Dallas earlier this summer. workers, institute new environmental pro- “You know the ‘think global, act local’ saying? tections, push to overturn Citizens United, It’s OK when it applies to picking up trash. It’s form health coops, refuse federal demands to scary when it applies to companies and the incarcerate undocumented immigrants and conservative lawmakers they own,” said Paul advance marriage equality. Reynolds, who protested with an Occupy- Some predict ACCE will operate in concert style group. with Americans for Prosperity, the Koch- ALEC national chair Linda Upmeyer, Iowa’s backed group that invested this year in the majority leader, welcomed those attending school board election in Kenosha and the the conference to develop policies. “Every board of supervisors election in Iron County. year, we look forward to this meeting as an ACCE’s first meeting coincided with ALEC’s opportunity to hear new ideas and expand conference. One workshop topic was “releas- our understanding of limited government, ing local governments from the grip of collec- free markets and federalism,” she said. tive bargaining.” Over the course of three days, conference The conference also brought an announce- attendees attended training sessions and ment that the National Federation of Inde- heard from Koch-backed elected officials. pendent Business — a group that has received ALEC, which is mostly funded with corpo- millions from Karl Rove’s Crossroads GPS, rate money or corporate foundation money, Koch brother entities and other right-wing is not a new organization, and it is not newly funders — joined the ALEC board. The Center dangerous to progressive causes. But ALEC for Media and Democracy said the NFIB is a has relatively newfound infamy, in large part front group with big-business interests that because it drafted model bills for some of the claims to represents small businesses. most conservative and controversial mea- Photo: Courtesy Koch Brothers Exposed is now available in the updated Koch Brothers Exposed: 2014 Edition. The documentary filmmakers delved deeper into where the Koch money is going and who the money is hurting.

microsoft deletes alec funding Microsoft says it has cut ties to the American Legislative Exchange Council and will no longer provide funding to the controversial group. About 80 groups and 19 nonprofits have publicly announced they were withdrawing from ALEC, according to ALEC Exposed at the Center for Media and Democracy.

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Hall-16sq-mostupdated.indd 1 9/3/14 2:17 PM 10 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | September 4, 2014 Transgender woman appeals ‘manifesting’ prostitution conviction By Lisa Neff Staff writer Civil rights leaders say Monica Jones was arrested and prosecuted under a Phoenix ordinance against “manifest- ing” an intent to engage in prostitution because she’s a transgender woman of color who was wearing a tight-fitting black dress in low-income neighborhood. Photo: Screenshot/CBS 5 Jones, a full-time student at Arizona State University who Monica Jones appearing on an Arizona newscast on CBS 5/Channel 5 in Phoenix. advocates on behalf of sex workers, is seeking a reversal of her conviction with the support of civil rights attorneys at the ACLU, Perkins Coie law firm and actress-activist Laverne Cox. Jean-Jaques “J” Cabou, an attorney at Perkins Coie, said Jones was denied a trial by jury, convicted of a misdemean- or she did not commit and prosecuted under a statute that is unconstitutional. After a bench trial, Jones was convicted in April of a mis- demeanor under a city code that her attorneys say allows people to be prosecuted for waving at cars, talking to pass- ersby and asking if someone is a police officer. “The officer who arrested me profiled me as a sex worker because I am transgender, I am a woman of color and I live in an area that is perceived to be low income,” Jones said. When Cabou submitted an appeal on Aug. 5, the ACLU, the ACLU of Arizona, the Transgender Law Center, Lambda Legal and the Urban Justice Center filed a friend-of-the- court brief on Jones’ behalf and against the Phoenix law. The city law, according to the amicus brief, violates the First Amendment, which guarantees freedom of expression and speech. The brief also states that the code is vague and allows officers unfettered discretion to profile transgender women and presume they are engaging in criminal conduct when walking down the street, flagging a cab or greeting friends. “Transgender women, especially transgender women of color, are too often perceived by law enforcement to be engaged in prostitution solely because of their transgender status,” said ACLU attorney Chase Strangio. “Vague and overbroad laws, like Phoenix’s manifesting ordinance, give too much discretion to police officers, encouraging biased policing against women of color, particularly transgender women of color, people living in poverty and other members of the LGBT community.” During the bench trial, the arresting officer said that Jones’ presence in an area he claimed is “known for prosti- tution” and her outfit, which he described as a “black, tight- fitting dress,” suggested to him that Jones was manifesting intent to engage in prostitution. The arresting officer, while testifying at the trial and about 20 times in his written report, also referred to Jones as a man. Lending support to Jones’ cause, Cox joined in a news conference in August. The transgender actress, who was nominated for an Emmy for her role on Netflix’sOrange is the New Black, said, “Our society is unfortunately filled with negative assump- tions about trans women. This law allows all of those assumptions to be acted upon, emboldening officers to arrest people just because of how they look or act. Walking while trans should not be a crime, but this law can certainly make it one.” WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | September 4, 2014 11 12 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | September 4, 2014 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | September 4, 2014 13 Petition targets Wal-Mart push to privatize schools By Lisa Neff opposed commonsense union employees. Staff writer proposals like giving all kids Estimates suggest that Labor and education. access to free public pre-K since 2000, the Walton Both were on the minds of education.” Family Foundation has put Americans with the three- The concern of the AFL- about $1 billion into initia- day holiday weekend that CIO and many progressive tives that promote a corpo- commemorates Labor Day groups is that the Walton rate-friendly model of edu- and signifies the end of family is investing heavily cation, making Wal-Mart summer and the start of a in creating charter schools, the largest funder of charter new school year. promoting voucher sys- schools in the nation. So the AFL-CIO figured tems that transfer taxpayer The foundation, in 2013, it was a great time to take dollars to private schools, invested millions to mold on the push by Wal-Mart’s pushing policies drafted education policy — money owners to privatize — or cor- through the American Legis- went to the Black Alliance poratize — U.S. education. lative Exchange Council and for Educational Options, In late August, Elizabeth funding campaigns for con- the right-wing Alliance for Bunn, director of organizing servative candidates from School Choice, the New for the AFL-CIO, urged labor local school boards to the Teacher Project and Parent advocates to sign a petition governor’s mansion. Revolution Inc., according to at aflcio.org to “keep Wal- Several years ago, the Inside Philanthropy — and to Mart out of our classrooms,” Wisconsin Center for Inves- shape studies that endorse and she wasn’t referring to tigative Journalism docu- charter school programs. the school supplies pur- mented the influence of Progressives’ worry is chased for students at the Wal-Mart heirs on the 2010 that the Walton Founda- discount store. election — six members of tion’s efforts to privatize “Back to school isn’t the the family, none of them education are as threaten- most fun time of year, but it residents of the state, were ing to public schools as Wal- is especially hard for teach- among the top 10 individu- Mart’s retail stores are to ers and students when you al contributors to winning local businesses and Wal- have billionaire families like state legislative candidates Mart’s personnel policies the Wal-Mart-owning Wal- as Republicans took control are to the economic security tons gearing up to use their of the government. of its employees. billions to attack public edu- After taking office, Gov. Numerous studies show cation and shift much-need- Scott Walker and the GOP that expanding charter ed resources to for-profit majority cut public school schools and school choice corporate schools,” Bunn funding by $800 million increases segregation — by said, appealing for petition over two years, allocated race, ethnicity and income signatures. “The Waltons $17 million over two years — and jeopardizes the sta- have spent more than $1 bil- to voucher programs and bility of traditional public lion on their corporate-style rolled back collective bar- schools. education scheme that’s gaining rights for public $90K raised for gay teen Online donations for that she’s known he was LGBT youth. a gay 19-year-old youth gay since he was a child, “My intent is to pay it from Kennesaw, Georgia, but she denies that he was forward and hopefully turn exceeded $93,000 in three born that way and insists something so negative into days after he posted a video homosexuality is a path something positive,” he online of his family beating he’s chosen. She also says wrote. “If you would still like him and throwing him out of that she loves him but hates to make a donation please his home. what he’s doing — before consider donating to Lost- About 4.7 million people she proceeds to physically N-Found Youth in Atlanta” have watched the clip, in attack him. — at www.lost-n-found.org. which the voice of Daniel “You know you wasn’t “They have been an amaz- Ashley Pierce can be heard born that way,” she says ing support and resource telling his father, stepmoth- before smacking him. “You through this difficult time.” er and sister that he was know damn good and well.” According to a 2012 study born gay and could never Pierce’s stepmother by the Williams Institute, 40 change. His stepmother and also argues that she’s not percent of homeless youth sister take the most com- a homophobe, because she are LGBT. Eighty-nine per- bative roles, with his step- has gay friends. The dif- cent of them ended up on mother saying, “We will not ference, she ways, is that the streets due to their fami- support you any longer. You Pierce is related to her. lies’ reactions to their sexual will need to move out and On the gofundme.com orientation. do whatever you want to, page that Pierce set up to — Louis Weisberg because I will not allow peo- raise money, he thanked his ple to believe that I condone supporters and asked them Find more news at what you want to do.” to donate to an Atlanta wisconsingazette.com. Pierce’s stepmother says group that helps homeless 14 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | September 4, 2014 Rams cut Sam, Cowboys sign him to practice squad From WiG and AP reports Fisher repeatedly insisted Not long after Michael that the team’s passing over ‘He kept his Sam waved to an adoring Sam was purely a football crowd at Missouri’s season decision. head down opener, he looked down at “I will tell you this: I was and worked his cellphone. pulling for Mike,” Fisher said. It was 3 p.m., the deadline “I really was, and I don’t say and you can’t for NFL teams to pare ros- that very often. Mike came ters to 53 players. And the in here and did everything ask Rams coach was talking to we asked him to do.” the players who didn’t make Throughout training sea- anything more the cut. son, the seventh-round draft He headed into the locker pick projected confidence out of any room. At some point, his while being scrutinized at player.’ phone rang with the bad least as closely as Browns news: He didn’t make the rookie quarterback Johnny cut. Manziel. Sam was cheered Twenty others were cut by athletes and celebrities, by the St. Louis Rams on denigrated by just a few. and the city of St. Louis on Aug. 29, all of them mere But in the end, the Twitter, adding that he looks footnotes. For Sam, it meant defensive end couldn’t forward to a long and suc- a setback in his journey to make a team stocked with cessful career. become the first openly gay pass rushers and lost out player to make an NFL ros- to undrafted Ethan West- Player of the year ter. brooks, who proved more Sam was the SEC co- But the setback proved productive and more ver- defensive player of the year short-lived. As WiG was satile, according to NFL at the University of Missouri headed to press, the Cow- experts. and had been projected as boys announced Sam was Before Sam failed to a mid-round draft pick. His headed to Dallas to join the make the practice squad of stock fell after a poor com- Photo: AP/Michael Conroy team’s practice squad. the Rams or any other NFL bine showing not long after Michael Sam stretches before drills at the April NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. Many were surprised team, Fisher said he still he came out as gay in Febru- when the Rams passed over believed the trailblazer had ary, and the Rams took him Sam to join its 10-man prac- a future in the NFL. with the 249th overall pick rosters are always made up and won the SEC Eastern jersey was the No. 2 seller tice squad, despite his per- Wherever he lands, Fisher out of 256. of players from different Division. Sam had 11-1/2 among rookies online, trail- formance in the pre-season. said “there will be no chal- He kissed his boyfriend backgrounds. Players said sacks. ing only Manziel’s, and Sam Some blamed ESPN for lenge, no challenges what- as a national television Sam was part of their family. From the start, his Rams was among 10 draftees an unprovoked report about soever.” audience looked on, and Sam shed weight before teammates seemed to like selected by the NFL to be how other Rams players “He’s not about drawing arrived brimming with con- training camp to be faster having Sam around. His featured on commemorative felt about sharing a locker attention to himself,” Fish- fidence and with a quick for special teams duty, energy was infectious and, coins. room and showers with a er said. “He kept his head retort for anyone who con- reporting at 257 pounds. But if there were problems, Sam was given the Arthur gay man in training camp. down and worked and you tended he was in the NFL after the pre-season opener, they stayed behind closed Ashe Courage award at the Rams coach Jeff Fisher can’t ask anything more out only because he came out. Fisher said Sam would have doors. Publicly, Sam was Excellence in Sports Perfor- blasted ESPN for creating a of any player for that mat- Fisher was proud to have to make the team based on just another late-round pick mance Yearly Awards. In bogeyman issue, calling the ter.” made the landmark pick, but defensive end play. trying to make the Rams, accepting the honor, he got reporting “very, very unpro- On Twitter, roughly an made clear from the start Sam came out publicly which, like other NFL teams, a hug from Hall of Famer fessional.” hour after he was cut, Sam that Sam would be judged following his final season held sensitivity training Jim Brown on his way to the In a tweet to ESPN report- wrote, “The most worth- on talent. at Missouri, though he had early in camp. The Oprah stage and fought back tears er Josina Anderson, Rams while things in life rarely The cameras followed, already come out to his Winfrey Network put off a throughout his speech. defensive end Chris Long come easy, this is a lesson but the extra attention did teammates. His coming-out planned documentary on He told the audience: wrote, “Dear ESPN, Every- I’ve always known. The jour- not seem to faze Sam or his at Missouri proved no dis- Sam, saying it would allow “Great things can happen one but you is over it.” ney continues.” teammates. Veteran defen- traction. The team tied the him to focus on his dream. when you have the courage ESPN apologized and He also thanked the Rams sive end Chris Long noted school record with 12 wins At one point, Sam’s Rams to be yourself.”

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WesManko-12H-1.indd 2 9/3/14 1:31 PM WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | September 4, 2014 15 Sydney claims victory in world cup of gay rugby From WiG reports The cup is named for The world cup of gay Mark Bingham, a gay rugby, the Bingham Cup, rugby enthusiast who concluded Aug. 31 with died a hero on Sept. 11, the hosting team, the 2001. Bingham was one Sydney Convicts, claim- of the hostages who ing its second champion- helped bring down Flight ship in a row, beating the 93 in Pennsylvania. Photo: Courtesy Brisbane Hustlers 31-0. The gritty sport of Before playing the Bingham Cup tournament in Sydney, Australia, rugby play- The biannual competi- rugby is a display of ers joined in an intense two-hour training session with Australia’s national tion took place over three hardcore masculinity team, the Wallabies, and Sydney’s state team, the NSW Waratahs. Above, days in Sydney, with that defies gay stereo- team members with the San Francisco Fog. 24 teams from around types. the world, including the The tournament’s tim- LA Rebellion, NYC’s ing was well suited for its Gotham Knights and the first appearance in the As a way of showing competitions. “We want everyone to San Francisco Fog, each Southern Hemisphere their support, players “We wanted to give feel like they’ve got a playing six games over since it began in 2002. and coaches from Aus- them all drills and skills place in rugby, you don’t three days. London’s The Australian Rugby tralia’s national team, the they can take away with want anyone to feel like Kings Cross Steelers, the Union announced an Wallabies, and Sydney’s them and practice in the they’re excluded. I hope world’s first gay rugby inclusion policy to tackle state team, the NSW future as they go for- that over time players in team, was favored to homophobia in sports Waratahs led 400 play- ward with their rugby this tournament will feel win, but lost to Brisbane the week before the ers in a two-hour training careers,” said Aussie like that they can play on in the semifinal match. Bingham Cup began. session held before the player Andrew Blades. any team.” 16 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | September 4, 2014 NATIonAL Briefs

Mormon bookstore pulls choice, the NARAL survey posed three first city in the state to decriminalize pot. By • Three-quarters of millennials consider same-sex marriage cards questions: “I believe having an abortion is approving the matter outright, the council themselves selfish, hard-working and Greeting cards celebrating same-sex morally acceptable and should be legal”; “I hoped to avoid the costs of a referendum responsible while 67 percent see them- marriages turned up at the Brigham Young am personally against abortion for myself which were estimated to be as high as selves as tolerant and 58 percent as University bookstore — but were not on the and my family, but I don’t believe govern- $80,000. entitled, according to the latest Reason- shelves for long. ment should prevent a woman from making According to the National Organization Rupe survey. Placed by Hallmark, the cards reading that decision for herself”; and “I believe hav- for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, 18 states • The Center for Biological Diversity and “Mr. and Mr.” and “Mrs. and Mrs.” were ing an abortion is morally wrong and should have decriminalized marijuana possession Center for Food Safety filed a petition removed when bookstore staff at the Mor- be illegal.” and treat the infraction like a traffic ticket. with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service mon school in Salt Lake City discovered Twenty-five percent chose the first Colorado and Washington state have legal- seeking federal Endangered Species Act them after photos surfaced online. option. About 45 percent of respondents ized possession of pot. protection for monarch butterflies, which BYU is owned by The Church of Jesus chose the second response, agreeing that have declined by more than 90 percent Christ of Latter-day Saints, which has stood they would not personally have an abor- PENNSYLVANIA REVEALS WATER in under 20 years. The government must behind its belief that marriage should only tion but don’t support the enactment of CONTAMINATION FROM DRILLING now issue a 90-day finding on whether be between a man and a woman despite a further restrictions on abortion for oth- For the first time, Pennsylvania has made the petition warrants review. growing social, political and legal movement ers. Pro-choice advocates said the survey public 243 cases of contamination of pri- in support of same-sex marriage. proves their long-held contention that laws vate drinking wells from oil and gas drilling • U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle has Asked why the cards were removed, a imposing increasingly severe restrictions on operations, posting cases from 22 counties ruled that Florida’s amendment banning school representative referenced the BYU women’s reproductive choices are unpopu- online in late August. Susquehanna, Tioga, gay and lesbian couples from marrying honor code, which states, “Homosexual lar, even among voters who may not identify Lycoming and Bradford counties had the is unconstitutional. In Brenner v. Scott, behavior includes not only sexual relations as “pro-choice.” most incidences, which included the meth- attorneys sued the state on behalf of between members of the same sex, but all ane gas contamination of multiple wells’ same-sex couples who argue that Flori- forms of physical intimacy that give expres- SANTA FE DECRIMINALIZES water, wastewater spills and wells that sim- da’s ban on marriage equality violates the sion to homosexual feelings.” MARIJUANA ply went dry or became undrinkable. U.S. Constitution. Florida voters approved The cost of getting caught with a little The move to release the contamination the state constitutional amendment in MOST AMERICANS OPPOSE weed in Santa Fe, New Mexico, will drop to information comes after years of the AP 2008. FURTHER ABORTION just $25 max, thanks to a recent city council and other news outlets filing lawsuits and • The Meatless Monday Movement has RESTRICTIONS vote to decriminalize marijuana. Freedom of Information Act requests from secured a victory in the South San Fran- Seven in 10 Americans oppose new laws When the ordinance goes into effect, the DEP on water issues related to oil and cisco Unified School District, which is to further restrict abortion, according to a those caught with an ounce or less of mari- gas drilling and fracking. offering meat-free dishes on Mondays in national poll commissioned by NARAL Pro- juana in Santa Fe will be hit with a civil fine. elementary and middle-school cafeterias. Choice America. Previously, it was a criminal misdemeanor In other national news … The district also has committed to teach- Unlike other polls on the issue that ask carrying a possible $100 fine and jail time. ing students about the benefits of eating • U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, says whether respondents support or oppose With the 5-4 vote, Santa Fe became the more plant-based foods. he and his family are carefully weighing whether he’ll run for president in 2016. • The Washington Post’s editorial board The 2008 vice presidential candidate, will stop using the word “Redskins” when who has been traveling on a national referring to the NFL football team in the book tour, also said he wishes Mitt Rom- U.S. capital. The board said, “While we ney would run again. wait for the National Football League to catch up with thoughtful opinion and • Health insurance companies operating common decency, we have decided that, in California may not refuse to cover the except when it is essential for clarity or cost of abortions, state insurance officials effect, we will no longer use the slur our- have ruled. The decision is a reversal of selves.” a decision that allowed two Catholic uni- versities to drop elective abortions from — From WiG and AP reports their employee health plans. WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | September 4, 2014 17 WISCONSIN Briefs

Sustainability campaign Park, Little Canada and Cold Spring Park. ers on Facebook (4.4 million) and Twitter benefits Milwaukee “As the 30th Street Industrial Corridor (701,000). The Packers also hold 13 NFL Community briefs Neighborhoods becomes more and more synonymous with championships, including four Super Bowl • Journalist and author John Nichols Clean Wisconsin and the Northwest Side innovation, it’s exciting to see this type of titles. and Lisa Graves of the Center for Community Development Corp. are collabo- outside-the-box thinking,” said Northwest Media and Democracy will keynote rating with the Milwaukee Metropolitan Side CDC executive director Howard Sny- In other regional news … the 28th Amendment National Road- Sewerage Authority to install rain gardens der. “Anything we can do to help this com- show at the Marquee Theater at the and rain barrels throughout neighborhoods munity is another step toward bringing back • A flurry of endorsements for the University of Wisconsin-Madison 10 in the 30th Street Industrial Corridor. The businesses and jobs while protecting the general election followed the low-turnout a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 6. For more, go to project is part of MMSD’s Fresh Coast homes of the hardworking families in our primary election in Wisconsin. The Wis- 28amend-movi.nationbuilder.com/ 740 initiative focusing on simple, everyday neighborhoods.” consin AFL-CIO endorsed Democrats madison. Mary Burke for governor, John Lehman for things people can do at home, school or • The Victory Garden Initiative’s “Farm- work to better manage stormwater where it FORBES MAGAZINE NAMES lieutenant governor and Susan Happ for PACKERS FANS THE NFL’S BEST state attorney general, among others. Fair Raiser” is set for all day on Sept. 20 at falls and reduce water pollution, basement Concordia Gardens, 220 W. Concordia The Green Bay Packers have the NFL’s Wisconsin, a statewide LGBT group, also backups and sewer overloads. Ave., Milwaukee. For more, go online best fans, according to Forbes magazine. endorsed Happ. ”Every inch of rain in our service area to victorygardeninitiative.org. translates to 7 billion gallons of water so we A study by Nielsen Scarborough found • Ashley Furniture Industries dis- need the entire community to help manage that only 16 percent of adults living in Green putes reports that it plans to outsource • Community Shares of Greater Mil- water where it falls,” said MMSD executive Bay are not fans, with the remaining 84 jobs after receiving a $6-million tax credit waukee, which raises money for director Kevin Shafer. “We’re reaching out percent of Green Bay-area residents having from Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s social justice, animal welfare and to residents through our Fresh Coast 740 watched, attended and/or listened to the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. environmental efforts, holds a fall initiative to give them the tools and knowl- Packers’ games in the past year. The credit caused a stir because it was campaign party at Anodyne Coffee, edge needed to install rain barrels and rain Factors that figured into the rankings granted without a reciprocal guarantee 224 W. Bruce St., Milwaukee, on Sept. gardens at their homes.” included the hometown crowd reach, social from Ashley to keep jobs in the state. 18. For more, go online to communi- Marek Landscaping was commissioned media reach relative to the area’s popula- tysharesmke.org. • The right-wing Wisconsin Fam- to educate residents on how they can better tion and three years’ worth of Nielsen tele- • The Wisconsin LGBT Chamber of manage stormwater around their proper- vision ratings, stadium capacity percentage ily Action’s political action committee revoked its endorsement of Ashton Kirsch Commerce celebrates its 2-year ties. and merchandise sales via NFLShop.com. anniversary at 5 p.m. Sept. 23 at the Local artist Quan Caston was commis- Packers fans scored the highest marks in in south-central Wisconsin’s 81st Assem- bly District. The statement said the com- Potawatomi Hotel and Casino, 1611 sioned to create public art at the installation every category except for TV (second) and W. Canal St., Milwaukee. For more, sites. merchandise (seventh). mittee decided Kirsch’s views on mar- riage differ too much from WFA’s beliefs. go online to wislgbtchamber.com/ The project area includes Sherman Park, The NFL’s smallest market, Green Bay anniversary. Metcalfe Park, Franklin Heights, Garden has a metro population of 306,241, which — L.N. and L.W. Homes, Century City Triangle, Washington is easily surpassed by the Packers’ back- — L.N. 18 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | September 4, 2014 Massive environmental march a prelude to U.N. meeting

By Lisa Neff the fall will begin 18 months of Hundreds of events Staff writer international negotiations. Climate coincide with the NYC The alarm has sounded for negotiators will meet in New York march: years. Now a draft U.N. report and Copenhagen this fall, then • In New Delhi, people will take on the environment warns that head to Peru in December to work to the streets on Sept. 20 to global warming is here, caused by on a global climate deal. In Sep- demand a renewable energy people, unquestionably dangerous tember 2015, world leaders again revolution. and possibly irreversible. will meet in New York to adopt the • In Australia, organizers are With this news, activists from Sustainable Development Goals. expecting hundreds of individ- across the country will converge Three months later, leaders will ual events to take place across on New York City on Sept. 21 for gather in Paris to negotiate a cli- the country. what could become the largest mate treaty. climate change march in history — Some 750 groups — from the • In London, groups are planning the People’s Climate March. largest transit workers union in a march through the city to the “Thousands of people from New York City to a coalition of steps of Parliament. across the world, from all walks Buddhist monks — are involved in • In Berlin, three parallel march- of life, will stand as one calling staging the march. es will combine forces in a for global climate action,” said The scale of organizing rivals festival. Frances Beinecke of the Natural a major electoral campaign, with Resources Defense Council. “This thousands of volunteers, daily • In Paris, local groups will cre- event will show the world’s most phone-banks and canvasses in ate the Paris Marche pour le powerful leaders that people are New York City, and a major online Climat, with parades, marches united in their support of this operation to turn out people for and bicycle rides planned cause and want to see ambitious the march that begins at Colum- across the bridges of the climate action today. It is time for bus Circle. Seinne. world leaders to rise to the chal- Trains and hundreds of buses • Events also are being organized lenge.” are bringing people to New York, in Kathmandu, Rio, Sao Paulo, In late August, the United including dedicated trains from Jakarta, Dublin, Manila, Seoul, Nations Intergovernmental Panel San Francisco and D.C. and buses Mumbai, Istanbul, Ghana, on Climate Change circulated the from multiple points outside of Kenya, DRC, Nigeria, Guinea draft of a 127-page report on the New York, including Madison. and Johannesburg. state and the future of the planet. Much of the recruitment is taking “Continued emission of green- place on college campuses. Image: Cesar Maxit house gases will cause further “Young people are coming to A poster promoting the People’s Climate warming and long-lasting changes the streets of New York in huge March set for Sept. 21 in New York City. in all components of the climate numbers to stand up and say system, increasing the likelihood we’ve had enough — we’re not of severe, pervasive and irrevers- going to sit back and wait for poli- Marching out of Madison ible impacts for people and eco- ticians to save our future,” said Activists with 350 Madison are orga- systems,” the paper states. Adam Hasz of the environmen- nizing a Wisconsin contingent for the The report warns that if the tal group SustainUS. “Instead, People’s Climate March in New York on world continues to pump green- we’re on the front lines fighting Sept. 21. house gases at an accelerating extractive industries and propos- “We will bring our message that Wis- rate, it’s likely that by mid-centu- ing just policies to confront cli- consin is becoming a major battleground ry temperatures will increase by mate change and its impacts on in the fight against climate change,” said about another 3.6 degrees Fahr- the most vulnerable. The People’s a statement from the grassroots environ- enheit compared to temperatures Climate March will show that a mental group. from 1986 to 2005. And by the better future is not only possible, 350 Madison said utilities in Wis- end of the century, that scenario but underway.” consin are proposing “billing schemes will bring temperatures that are In August, at a warehouse in that are a huge detriment to renewable about 6.7 degrees warmer. Bushwick, artists were at work energy and energy efficiency” and that “Climate change is the crisis creating giant sculptures, floats the Canadian company Enbridge Energy of our times,” said Bridget Burns, and banners for the march. Oth- “plans to expand the Line 61 pipeline, advocacy and communications ers were designing posters for a which traverses our beautiful state from director of the Women’s Environ- subway campaign. Superior to Delavan, to carry more toxic ment and Development Organiza- “The energy buzzing around tar sands than what the controversial tion. “For too long now, political the march organizing headquar- Keystone XL pipeline would carry.” posturing, greed and complacency ters here in New York is palpable,” The grassroots group also raised con- in ‘business as usual’ has taken said May Boeve, executive direc- cerns for “trains, carrying the potentially precedent over justice, equality, tor of the activist group 350.org. explosive Bakken oil” traveling through action and ambition. But change “Every day, volunteers are hitting many Wisconsin communities. is not something which you wait the phones, streets and Internet to for, it’s something that you make turn people out. …This effort has Get connected happen.” already helped build the type of For more information, details on travel WEDO is one of the many orga- movement infrastructure we need scholarships or to purchase tickets for nizations involved in the march, to take the climate fight to the the bus trip from Madison to New York which is being held to demand next level.” City, go online to http://350madison. action from world leaders who in wordpress.com/upcoming-events/peo- Image: Favianna Rodriguez ples-climate-march-nyc/. A poster for the People’s Climate March taking place later this month in New York City. WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | September 4, 2014 19 20 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | September 4, 2014

{ Editorial } Please recirculate & recycle this publication. Mining the bottom of the political pit The latest court documents released complex Walker campaign appara- process has collapsed into a scheme from the John Doe investigation of Gov. tus was the $700,000 donation from that seeks only to manipulate and trick Scott Walker’s political activities pro- Gogebic, the company that wants to voters by inundating them with mis- P r o g r e s s i v e A lt e r n a t i v e vide an unsurprising but depressing build a massive, open-pit iron ore mine leading spin and outright lies. The more look at how low American politics has in the Penokee Hills. As an assembly- money you have, the more and cleverer The Wisconsin Gazette is published every other sunk. man, Walker reportedly opposed min- propaganda you can churn out via mail- week and distributed throughout the Milwaukee Apparently Walker instructed donors ing expansion — as well he should have. ers, print ads and commercials. The area, Madison, Racine, Kenosha, and 40 other to get around state-mandated limits on It creates a modicum of short-term higher the office, the more this costs. cities statewide. To have WiG delivered to your individuals’ donations to his campaign jobs but very long-term profits for its That’s why our leaders spend the vast address, contact [email protected] by contributing unlimited amounts to out-of-state owners and even longer- majority of their time raising fundrais- or call 414-961-3240, ext. 101. the Koch brothers-backed group Wis- term, perhaps permanent, damage to ing. WiG Publishing, LLC. © 2014 consin Club for Growth. Under the the environment. Is it any wonder that nothing ever Supreme Court’s Citizens United rul- It’s now embarrassing for Walker gets done for the average working stiff? CEO/PRincipal ing, individuals and corporations can and his apologists that one of the first The big bucks rule in today’s Amer- give whatever they want to third-party things he did after being elected was ica. And those who believe that’s a Leonard Sobczak [email protected] political action committees advocating to ram through changes in the mine- good thing — that after 30 years of for issues instead of candidates. permitting process without even first failure, trickle-down is magically going publisher/Editor in Chief The problem here, of course, is that gathering input from residents near the to help the poor and middle-class lift Louis Weisberg Club for Growth’s issue was advocating mining area. The scenario is no dif- themselves up by their bootstraps and [email protected] for Walker — to help him win his recall ferent in effect than the pay-to-play join the country club — are living proof race and continue moving forward with scandals that have landed so many of how effective mass messaging has Senior Editor their corporate agenda like a charging elected officials in prison, even if prov- become. Once they’re sufficiently pro- Lisa Neff, [email protected] bull. Emails among Walker’s staffers ing causality in this case is probably pagandized, people will stop believing Business development make that irrefutably clear. impossible. their own lying eyes. Manager Did the strategy amount to illegal But we already knew that this was There’s only one way out of this trag- Mark Richards coordination of fundraising under state how Walker — and, to be fair, nearly ic ending to the great American experi- [email protected] law? That’s for prosecutors to decide. 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ON THE RECORD A romp through local gay history ans could meet women and 20 years ago for a Gay/Lesbian Studies learn about the LGBT com- In 1994, Wisconsinites certificate program at UW- “I think a lot of people want to be Opinion munity in Milwaukee. played a big role in the Stone- Milwaukee was introduced. able to walk into a grocery store, par- wall 25 March and the Gay It garnered opposition from Jamakaya ticularly, a lot of the women, want to 30 years ago Games IV & Cultural Festi- anti-gay zealots but was go and buy a bottle of wine for dinner, go In 1984, Ron Geiman val in New York. The march approved the following year. down, buy a six-pack or two six-packs, buy dinner 40 years ago began publishing Wiscon- marked the 25th anniversary Today, it is known as the and go home rather than what I described as three In 1974, the Gay People’s sin In Step magazine, which of the fabled uprising at the LGBT Studies certificate pro- stops in Pennsylvania.” Union worked with the Mil- became one of the longest- Stonewall Inn in Greenwich gram and requires 18 credits — Pennsylvania GOV. TOM CORBETT telling waukee Health Department running gay publications in Village when police came to in LGBT-related classes. a local talk show host that his plan to reform the to set up a free VD screening Wisconsin history. Initially, raid and shut down the bar. state’s liquor laws will benefit women by saving clinic for gay men on East In Step covered the bar scene Bar raids were a common 10 years ago them time buying alcohol while they’re shopping St. Paul Avenue. The clinic and entertainment news and form of harassment against In 2004, the Wisconsin and preparing dinner. The comment was the latest moved to Farwell Avenue was criticized by some as a gay people, and the resis- Legislature passed an anti- in a series of remarks by the unpopular tea party when GPU opened a center “bar rag.” tance shown at Stonewall is gay marriage amendment. governor that have alienated female voters. there in 1975. The clinic con- Geiman was a Vietnam seen as the birth of the gay As required of constitu- tinues to serve people today veteran who had specialized liberation movement. tional amendments, both “I am so hungry.” as the BESTD Clinic on Brady in journalism while in the Milwaukee hosted a meet- houses passed it again in — Breaking Bad actor AARON PAUL speaking Street. military. Under his leader- ing of the National Steering the next legislative session. after the popular AMC show won the night’s final Lesbians who had gradu- ship, In Step expanded its Committee of Stonewall 25, It was approved by voters in Emmy award, meaning that he could finally leave ated from the “freespace” news content and circulation which this reporter recalls a November 2006 referen- and get something to eat. The series finale garnered coming-out groups and and participated in friendly as being as wildly conten- dum and is currently one of six wins, including best drama, best actor (Bryan were looking for ways to get rivalries with Wisconsin Light tious as it was task-oriented. the many being challenged. Cranston), best supporting actress (Anna Gunn) involved in lesbian issues (1987–2002) and Quest One hundred Wisconsinites PrideFest overcame a and best supporting actor (Paul). created Grapevine: A Les- (1994–present). joined 10,000 athletes at massive debt from the 2003 bian Feminist Action Core Geiman sold In Step to the Gay Games, competing festival to successfully host “It’s a wonderful night.” in 1974. In its first years, William Attewell and Jorge in everything from tennis to the 2004 festival at Maier — Former GOP Florida Gov. CHARLIE CRIST after Grapevine had a politi- Cabal in 1996. They pub- in-line skating to wrestling. Festival Park in June. Support winning the Democratic primary to run for governor cal focus. It evolved into a lished it until late 2003. Madison’s Bovine Babes from donors and sponsors, this year. Crist, who has liberalized his position on social group that sponsored In December 1984, the soccer team competed, and some debt forgiveness and many issues, has thrown his support behind mar- potlucks and camping trips. Milwaukee AIDS Project was Wisconsin Gazette publisher a permanent Legacy Fund riage equality. It was revered for provid- formed. It later grew into the Leonard Sobczak swam in helped save the day. The ing a non-bar atmosphere AIDS Resource Center of five events. LGBT community breathed a “Self-flying vehicles could open up entirely new in which newly out lesbi- Wisconsin. Also in 1994, a proposal collective sigh of relief. approaches to moving goods, including options that are cheaper, faster, less wasteful and more environ- mentally sensitive than what’s possible today.” — GOOGLE in a pamphlet outlining its efforts to build a fleet of drones designed to bypass earth- Combat zones or communities? bound traffic. ing, and many of the facts We call on the Obama authorize support for youth remain unclear. However, administration to pursue the engagement activity under “I’m only trying to do one thing: preserve what’s Opinion the pattern is too obvious following actions: existing grants issued by there for the public’s benefit. I thought about doing to be a coincidence and too Training. Law enforce- DOJ. what Rosa Parks would want. I doubt that she would On Aug. 25, a coalition of frequent to be a mistake. ment personnel, under Demilitarization. The want to have her stuff sitting in a box with people politicians, community leaders From policing to adjudica- guidelines set by the U.S. administration must sus- fighting over them.” and social justice organiza- tion and incarceration, it is Department of Justice, pend programs that transfer — HOWARD G. BUFFETT, billionaire Warren Buf- tions published an open letter time for the country to coun- should undergo racial bias military equipment to police fett’s son, commenting on his foundation’s purchase to President Barack Obama, ter the effects of systemic training as a part of ongoing departments and create of items that belonged to the civil rights icon and which read in part: racial bias, which impairs professional development guidelines that regulate and have been sitting unseen for years in a New York In cities across America, the perceptions, judgment and training. monitor the use of military warehouse. He plans to give them to an institute or law enforcement too often and behavior of too many equipment that has already museum. treats low-income neighbor- Accountability. Police of our law enforcement per- been distributed. hoods populated by African departments should not sonnel. be solely responsible for Examination and change. “Gay men have terrible taste in music.” Americans and Latinos as if The militarization of — Singer/songwriter RUFUS WAINWRIGHT tell- they are in military combat investigating themselves. The administration must police departments across DOJ must set and imple- establish a national commis- ing a reporter why he’d glad that he doesn’t have zones instead of commu- the country is creating con- more gay fans. nities where people strive ment national standards of sion to identify the best poli- ditions that further erode investigation. cies and practices that can to live in peace. Youth of trust between residents and Diversity. Police depart- prevent more Fergusons. “Law enforcement, from the FBI to state and color who should be growing the police who serve them. ments must adopt practices Oversight. The admin- local police, are obligated to respect and uphold the up in supportive, affirming The proliferation of machine that result in hiring and istration must appoint a human rights of our communities. The U.S. cannot environments are instead guns, silencers, armored retention of diverse law federal czar, housed in the continue to allow those obligated and duty-bound presumed to be criminals vehicles, aircraft and cam- enforcement professionals. Department of Justice, to to protect to become those who their community and subjected to aggressive ouflage in local law enforce- promote the professional- fears most.” police tactics that result in ment units does not bode Engagement. Police ization of law enforcement, — Steve W. Hawkins, executive director of unnecessary fear, arrests, well for police-community departments must break monitoring egregious law Amnesty International USA, responding to police injuries and deaths. relations. through stereotypes and enforcement activities and reaction in Ferguson, Missouri. Michael Brown is only the Neither systemic racial bias by identifying oppor- adjudicating suspicious latest in a long list of black bias nor police department tunities for constructive actions of local agencies men and boys who have militarization serves the and quality engagement that receive federal funding. died under eerily similar cir- interests of the officers who with youth living in the cumstances. Investigations bravely place their lives at communities they serve. into the shooting are ongo- risk every day. The administration can 22 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | September 4, 2014 Facetime Filler turns back the clock on your face by replacing volume lost from aging

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Milwaukee restaurant groups offer menu of choices

By Matthew Reddin in Wauwatosa — Joe wryly notes they vis- days where the business Guess again. Johnson says they’ve just Staff writer ited the restaurant as kids when it was a feels too big to man- been lucky since the day he and Mon- Milwaukee’s dining scene isn’t as well- pancake house — Ristorante Bartolotta was age, they’re evened temurro returned from a cross- known as Chicago’s or New York’s, but Brew an unusual Italian restaurant for its time. out by days when country road trip City is far from starving for quality culinary The menu focused on Northern Italian cui- he recognizes his and decided options. The metro area hosts a feast of sine, which uses less meat and more heavy growth has enabled to open a high-quality, creative food and drink options red sauces, olive oil and herbs. his employees to neighbor- that cater to big spenders and average Joes Ristorante Bartolotta was a hit, earning a build careers in hood coffee alike. four-star rating from the Milwaukee Journal the industry. And shop like those The originality of the city’s dining ven- Sentinel immediately upon opening. But it that, in turn, they’d enjoyed ues is so impressive that it’s surprising to also made Joe realize the job he’d built for has helped Mil- while visiting dif- learn how many of them are operated by himself was going to make him a “prisoner” waukee build ferent cities. the same ownership groups. Just three of of the restaurant. a reputation Neither Johnson nor Montemurro had those groups — Bartolotta, Mojofuco and So he started looking for ways to expand of its own as a managed a restaurant before opening SURG — manage more than 30 restaurants, the prison bars. After an 18-month struggle city with solid fine-dining options, both at Fuel Cafe in 1993. But back then, it wasn’t bars and eateries among them. There’s an with Milwaukee County, he obtained per- Bartolotta restaurants and elsewhere. about building a big restaurant group. obvious financial benefit available to own- mission to transform a neglected pavilion “I was a punk rocker and anarchist,” John- ers who can pull it off, no easy task in the into Lake Park Bistro in 1995, winning acco- Mojofuco son says. “I was traveling a lot at the time, current economy. lades for its authentic French bistro cuisine. It seems like Scott Johnson and Leslie and I wanted some way I could keep travel- But the real accomplishment is not in Italian steakhouse Mr. B’s followed in 1999. Montemurro should have had a top-level ing and have a job to come back to.” having a successful portfolio of restaurants. Joe says Mr. B’s was the tipping point: research and development team guiding Things didn’t quite work out that way. It’s in pleasing the palates of Milwaukee — “When you have three restaurants, a lot of them, the way they’ve opened restaurants. Fuel was a hit, as were the coffee shops, and elevating the dining scene in people approach you with oppor- They opened Hi-Hat Lounge right when bars and restaurants Johnson and Monte- the process. tunities.” craft cocktails returned in vogue. Palomino murro opened in the years that followed, Those opportunities opened in Bay View just as Gen X Mil- each launched as inspiration struck. Bartolotta have made Bartolotta waukeeans began to migrate there. Balzac Initially, Johnson and Montemurro par- Brothers Joe and Restaurants Mil- jumped on the small-plates bandwagon ticipated directly in management. But after Paul Bartolotta waukee’s premier long before the style became a staple. have been build- fine-dining group restaurants next page ing their line of and one of its most restaurants for diverse. And it’s still more than 20 growing. In 2012, Bar- years. But all they tolotta’s opened a mod- originally wanted ernized supper club, Joey was a single really great one — and Joe Gerard’s, in two locations didn’t even realize he wanted that at first. (Greendale and Mequon); Miss “(Paul) knew exactly what he wanted to Beverly’s Deluxe Barbeque, a carryout- do, and I didn’t,” Joe Bartolotta says, reflect- focused barbecue restaurant opened in July ing on their post-high school days. While adjacent to Joey Gerard’s in Greendale. Paul took the culinary path, graduating from Bartolotta credits the balancing act to his MATC’s restaurant and hotel management 1,100 employees, many of whom have built program in 1980 and studying Italian cook- careers with the company. He says he pri- ing with master chefs in New York City and oritizes his workers’ happiness — if they’re Italy, Joe stumbled into a DIY business and happy, they’ll keep diners happy. management program, working at restau- The Bartolotta Restaurants’ latest project rants throughout NYC and learning as he is the food court in the U.S. Bank building went. “There was really no school for that at — a once-perfunctory space now known as the time,” he says, “so the best way to learn the Downtown Kitchen. It provides dine-in was to roll up your sleeves and do it.” or carryout options, including a kosher- When the two returned to the Midwest, style deli, Pizzeria Piccola pizza and North- they had the skill sets and the drive neces- point burgers. sary to create that one great restaurant: Ris- “It’s like a food court,” he says, “but a torante Bartolotta, which opened its doors really cool food court.” in 1993. Located near their childhood home Although Bartolotta admits there are restaurants next page

24 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | September 4, 2014 Numerous employees have gone on to careers in the restaurant industry restaurants from prior page

a few years, they stepped back, creating arrangement. Johnson says the piano bar Nuovo Centanni closed the an operating structure that let them Lucks’ intervention helped save same year. focus on big-picture issues and empow- Comet Cafe from a slump by But each loss has proven to be an ering the head staffers of each location focusing more heavily on food opportunity for SURG to pivot and try to have a free hand in hiring and man- options. And the group would a different concept. “We like to evolve,” agement. never have opened a second Shaikh says. “It doesn’t make sense for me to BelAir, if not for St. Denis. She So they did. Nuovo Centanni was hire employees to work for a manager exhibited a flair of intuition quickly replaced by the tag team of — they should hire their own people,” similar to Johnson and Monte- Gouda’s Italian Deli and Bugsy’s, Johnson says. “That took us a while to murro’s, when she found a build- a classic sandwich shop by day and figure out. We were figuring it out as ing in Wauwatosa for sale and a 1920s-themed bar by night. Minor we went.” recommended that the group take tweaks to the former 8*Twelve focusing Perhaps it’s their hands-off manage- advantage of a neighboring restaurant on local vendors made it farm-to-table ment style that’s enabled Johnson and boom before it was too late. jump on it. We’re restaurant Hōm, a concept so popular Montemurro to work well with other Johnson says they’ve been fortunate constantly asking, ‘What are we miss- the group has already opened a second entrepreneurs in the city. They origi- not to close any restaurants, attributing ing?’” location. nally teamed up with Mike Eitel and Eric that both to talented employees and to And earlier this year, SURG on the Wagner to open Hi Hat, Garage and chance: “We’ve made a lot of mistakes, SURG Water opened as a private event space Balzac, then part of the Diablos Rojos but luckily none of them were really too Created in 2008, SURG Restaurant in Graffito’s former location. (A new restaurant group along with Trocadero bad to sink us.” Group is one of the newest groups on restaurant is planned to take over Char- and Cafe Hollander. Eitel and Wagner Mojofuco Restaurants’ biggest the scene. But the group’s partners, ro’s space, but Shaikh says it’s too early eventually broke away amicably, taking project right now is opening the lat- Omar Shaikh and Mike Polaski, have to release details.) Trocadero and Hollander to form the est BelAir Cantina on Downer Avenue, been around longer. Shaikh opened Car- Each of SURG’s restaurants has a very Lowlands Group. (Lowlands Group was where it will replace VIA Downer in a nevor in 2006, and Polaski opened both different format, but Shaikh says they unable for comment on this story.) few weeks. After that, Johnson thinks Umami Moto (in its original Brookfield all share certain characteristics. Atten- Johnson and Montemurro also share the group will rest for a while on its bay location) and Mi-Key’s shortly before tion to detail is one: The restaurants ownership of Comet, Honeypie and laurels. Or will it? the two joined forces. are meticulously constructed, most of Palomino with the brother-sister duo “I wouldn’t mind just taking some The company’s presence has explod- them developed by the firm Flux Design. Adam and Valerie Lucks, and Kristyn St. time off, all of us, take a year to travel ed in the past few years, now encom- Another common factor is the sense of Denis is a co-owner at both Fink’s and more and maybe work less,” Johnson passing just under a dozen locations intimacy they offer diners. Although the the three BelAir Cantinas. says. “We say that, but then some cool throughout downtown Milwaukee and two Hōms are large spaces, many of the It’s a complicated but beneficial opportunity comes up and we want to the suburbs. other restaurants are deliberately small. SURG’s growth is especially impres- SURG restaurants also now share sive considering that two of its former behind-the-scenes cohesion. SURG flagship locations were hurt by Ryan director of marketing Jaime Jacobs says Braun’s steroid scandal last year. SURG the restaurants’ managers have begun previously operated two restaurants working together more frequently as sponsored by Braun — Graffito and a way to help promote the group as a 8*Twelve. After Braun’s admission that whole, which is one of Shaikh’s goals. he’d used steroids, Shaikh and Polaski Overall, Shaikh says the company chose to ditch both names. plans to keep expanding and tweaking Those weren’t the first restaurants things as it goes. “We’re going to be the group shuttered. The pan-Latin res- pretty busy,” he predicts. taurant Charro closed in 2012 after four So make your reservations now. years of inconsistent business, and the See restaurant listings next page WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | September 4, 2014 25

Restaurant listings

Bartolotta restaurants: • Ristorante Bartolotta, Northern Italian cuisine • Lake Park Bistro, French bistro dining • Mr. B’s, high-end Italian steakhouse • Pizzeria Piccola, thin-crust Neapolitan pizzas • Bacchus, contemporary American cuisine • Northpoint Custard, burger and custard stand • Harbor House, New England- style seafood • Rumpus Room, steampunk- influenced gastropub • Joey Gerard’s, modern supper club • Miss Beverly’s Deluxe Barbeque, American smokehouse barbecue • Bartolotta Catering & Events

Mojofuco restaurants: • Fuel Cafe, Riverwest coffeeshop • Comet Cafe, local, from-scratch diner • Hi-Hat Lounge, craft cocktail club • Palomino, Southern comfort food • Garage, bar with brunch • Balzac, wine and small plates • Honeypie, from-scratch food and desserts • BelAir Cantina, California-style Mexican • Fink’s, casual cocktail bar

SURG restaurant GROUP: • Carnevor, high-caliber steakhouse • Umami Moto, Asian fusion • Mi-Key’s, comfort food meets cocktail lounge • Distil, artisan cocktail bar • Gouda’s Italian Deli, Italian sandwiches and groceries • Bugsy’s, ’20s speakeasy bar • Hōm, Wisconsin farm-to-table • SURG on the Water, private event venue 26 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | September 4, 2014 Oktoberfest begins September — are you ready to pour?

By Michael Muckian you get cupshoten — aka drunk Contributing writer (oktoberfestusa.com). As you’re reading this, there’s That same weekend, probably enough time left to New Glarus Brewing Co. catch a flight to Munich for the brewmaster Dan Carey will annual opportunity to drink don his lederhosen, tap a keg copious amounts of hearty Ger- of, presumably, his brewery’s man beer from 1-liter tankards Staghorn Oktoberfest beer, and with 6 million of your closest launch the Swiss community’s friends. Ach du lieber! Oktoberfest celebration. On the other hand, if you The party begins Sept. 26 don’t have the opportunity to at 1 p.m., and runs through stagger across the Theresienwi- Oct. 28. Cheese fondue, ese (“Therese’s meadow,” where a chain saw woodcarving Munich pitches 14 mammoth competition and other events beer tents) with the rest of the round out the weekend’s bierleichen (“beer corpses,” a festivities (swisstown.com/ popular German term for those festivals-2014). who overindulge), you can still In Milwaukee, consider the celebrate the Bavarian festival entire metro area a de facto Photo: Visit Milwaukee of Oktoberfest in Wisconsin. Oktoberfest celebration during The misnamed annual beer the latter half of September. celebration begins on Sept. 20, Oktoberfest is the crown jewel ter preserve it and give it a fuller pelbock ($12.49 per four-pack.). at the moment Munich Mayor of the city’s German heritage, flavor than most lagers. And it The Optimator is rich and Dieter Reiter pounds the first and you can count on Mader’s should be no surprise that Wis- refined, with complex aromas spigot into the first keg and Restaurant, 1041 N. Old World consin’s got a lot of other Ger- and tasting notes; Celebrator is announces “O’zapt is!” — “It’s Third St., Karl Ratzsch’s Ger- man brews available to comple- all that and more, with notes of tapped!” Reiter’s stroke of the man-American Restaurant, 320 ment Märzen. toffee, caramel and a dark-malt mallet will launch more than E. Mason St., the Old German Here’s a mixed six-pack you roastiness. two weeks of malt-headed, Beer Hall, 1009 N. Old World might want to try. For something truly unique well-hopped consumption that Third St., and many other busi- Many German brewers still and powerful, try a Kulmbacher doesn’t conclude until the last nesses to pull a pint to celebrate make Märzenbier, originally Eisbock ($12.99 per six-pack). drops are drained on Oct. 5. Oktoberfest. produced in the spring to last Discovered by accident, an eis- The festival began in Munich, Want to start Oktoberfest through the summer, the sea- bock — literally “ice bock” — but it’s wildly popular elsewhere, early? Of course you do. Then son in which Bavaria outlawed is a doppelbock that has been including here in the Badger drop by Glendale’s Heidelberg brewing to preserve quality. The intentionally frozen to concen- State. For the past half century, Park during the first four Fridays most popular brands include trate its ingredients, resulting one of the largest celebrations and Saturdays in September, Spaten Oktoberfest ($8.49 per in enhanced flavor and greater Join WiG on has taken place in La Crosse — where weekly Oktoberfest cel- six-pack), Weihenstephaner alcoholic strength. Oktoberfest, USA. This year’s ebrations will take place at the Oktoberfestbier ($7.99), from At 9.6 percent alcohol by vol- Facebook. installment convenes on the Bavarian Fest Garten (oktober- what claims to be the word’s ume, eisbock is a special treat banks of the Mississippi River festmilwaukee.com). oldest brewery, and Paulaner best served in snifters rather Visit WiG: Sept. 25–28. Buy one beer or Of course, you can always Oktoberfest Märzen ($7.99). than steins. After a little of that six, march in the parade of your celebrate at home. Wisconsin Doppelbocks — a malty vari- Teutonic tonic, you’ll be ready wisconsingazette.com choice, dance to the funk band has a number of locally avail- ant of the German lager with to leap into your lederhosen or Here Come the Mummies! on able Märzenbiers, a dark Bavar- a little more firepower — have don your dirndls and dance a Updated all day. Saturday night, and then find a ian lager that’s considered the become increasingly popular. sprightly polka on your patio. comfortable bar stool to watch official beer of Oktoberfest. It’s Two of the best are Spaten Your neighbors will understand the Packers once again defeat brewed with either more hops Optimator ($8.49 per six-pack) — it’s Oktoberfest! the Bears on Sept. 28 while or slightly more alcohol to bet- and Ayinger Celebrator Dop- WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | September 4, 2014 27

WiGOUT!Wisconsin Gazette entertainment Mellower with age, Bob Mould still plays fast and loud

By Bill Lamb Candy Apple Grey and Warehouse: Songs and Contributing writer Stories before unraveling in 1987. When thinking of gay artists in popu- Hüsker Dü’s collapse came too soon to lar music, the alternative rock genre rarely see alternative rock bands like Nirvana blast comes to mind. However, 53-year-old out into the pop mainstream in 1991. However, artist Bob Mould can fairly lay claim to Mould is quick to remind interviewers that being an elder statesmen of alt rock. He he was on the short list to produce Nirvana’s was a co-founder of legendary punk band breakthrough album Nevermind, and with- Hüsker Dü and, through his later band Sugar out their commercial success, his post-Dü and a series of well-received solo albums, band Sugar wouldn’t have seen its debut he’s been a guiding light in the alternative Copper Blue become such a success in 1992. rock community for 25 years. As a child, Mould’s father was a major Mould brings music from his current influence on his musical and personal devel- album, Beauty & Ruin, to Milwaukee’s Turner opment. He introduced Mould to pop and Hall on Sept. 17. rock music through a collection of jukebox While Mould may accept his identity as a singles that remains a treasured possession. gay icon, he’s much different from the ste- Mould bought the first Ramones album for reotypical gay rock star. Sober since 1986, his 16th birthday when his father took him he eschews glitz and glamour. But he’s been to a record store and let him pick out his a serious supporter of his community for own gift. The elder Mould also financially decades — first in New York and Wash- supported his son’s early music career. ington, D.C., and today in San Francisco’s But the father-son relationship was often Castro neighborhood, where he’s an active difficult, and it occasionally veered into member of the local “bear” community. potentially abusive territory. Speaking to Mould released his autobiography, See NPR in June, Bob Mould said, “You know, a Little Light: The Trail of Rage and Melody, my dad, he was a drinker. He liked to drink. in 2011. The book is a revealing look at the Weekends could be tough.” life of gay musicians in the U.S. punk scene His father died in 2012. His latest album in the 1980s, before it exploded into the Beauty & Ruin addresses the past while mov- grunge of the early 1990s. ing forward into the present. It is structured Mould had a public reputation of being around the four themes of loss, reflection, brutally angry if not actually scary. He acceptance and future. That’s best seen famously lashed out at President Ronald with “The War,” which ends side one of the Reagan’s perpetuation of public ignorance vinyl edition of the album, and “Forgive- about the AIDS epidemic, calling it “the ness,” which begins side two. They give coal that fueled that train of discontent for a clear audio representation of Mould’s hardcore (punk) for so long.” difficult transition from reflection to accep- “I was a young, confused homosexual liv- tance. ing in a country that refused to acknowledge He says that he’s finally left behind much me as a human. That will make you angry,” of the rage that fueled his punk music in the Mould told Spin magazine. 1980s. There’s a new sense of fun and even Mould’s sexuality was an open secret for humor in his music. That might be a shock many years. He began his first long-term to some and a very welcome shift to others. relationship in 1983 at age 22, but only Mould told GQ magazine in a 2011 interview came out in 1994 after journalists threat- that many of his fans “would prefer to see ened to out him. me miserable.” Mould co-founded the seminal punk band Despite the changes in his personal life Hüsker Dü while a student at Macalester and outlook for the future, do not expect ON STAGE College in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1979. The a Mould concert to be quiet. While there Bob Mould performs at 8 p.m., Sept. 17 at Turn- trio came together over a mutual love of the are likely to be acoustic touches, expect to er Hall Ballroom, 1034 N. Fourth St., with opening Ramones. The band quickly evolved into experience music fast and loud when Mould act Cymbals Eat Guitars. Tickets are $20 and can a hardcore punk group and released the takes the stage at Milwaukee’s Turner Hall. be purchased by calling 414-286-3663 or visiting legendary albums Zen Arcade, Flip Your Wig, pabsttheater.org. Photo: Courtesy 28 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | September 4, 2014 ‘Love Is Strange’ is an understated but tender film The Associated Press ears of the New York archdiocese, George, A gay couple together for almost four who’s a Catholic school music teacher, is decades are separated — at least physically fired, and the couple are forced to sell — by factors beyond their control in Love Is the apartment. When finding new lodgings Strange, the latest tender and meandering takes longer than anticipated, they ask their exploration of human relationships from friends for a roof over their head, resulting indie darling Ira Sachs (Keep the Lights On, in their separation. Forty Shades of Blue). Sachs and co-writer Mauricio Zacharias, Set in the Big Apple, this is a sprawling from Lights, get the familiar humor and yet intimate narrative, constructed almost half-evoked memories so typical of long- entirely of in-between moments rather than term relationships exactly right, and a short the big turning points and tragedies. scene in a historic gay bar is not only funny The starting point is the housing prob- and real but also casually reveals some of lem of two newlyweds but longtime lovers, the core values that have kept this couple played with enormous generosity by Alfred going for all those years. Molina and John Lithgow. But the film slow- That said, the rather strange living ly expands its vision to encompass a much arrangements of the two, divorced physi- larger cast that includes Marisa Tomei and cally if never emotionally, is one of a number Cheyenne Jackson. of elements that has to be accepted for the Love Is Strange opens on what should film to work. A makeshift mattress for two be the happiest day in the lives of Ben somewhere would have turned this into a (Lithgow) and George (Molina), as they short. get ready in their tasteful Manhattan apart- But more important things ring true, ment for their wedding. Initially somewhat starting with George and Ben’s relation- counter-intuitively, Sachs ensures that ship, which is an inspiration for people like everything looks rather ordinary: They get Elliot and Kate, too absorbed by their work up, shower, dress, are running late and can’t to really follow their only son. Lithgow and find a taxi. Indeed, as will become clear from Molina are impressively tuned in to the the film that follows, this is not the happiest material and each other, and Tomei and the day in their lives exactly because the duo, young Tahan deliver the film’s other heart- Photo: Courtesy who’ve been together for 39 years, have felt, fully rounded performances. Burrows Alfred Molina and John Lithgow play a married New York couple separated by circum- mastered the art of being happy with what and especially Perez and Jackson are given stances in Love Is Strange. they have, every single day. less to do, and there’s a sense their stories Thus, the vows are dispatched in a scene ended up on the cutting room floor. under a minute long, and the marriage cel- The soothing and occasionally quietly ebration takes place in the couple’s apart- soaring music of Chopin, heard throughout ment and feels like any number of par- the film, helps set the right tone for this ties they must have had with friends over understated drama. the years. Wedding guests include Ben’s Cinematographer Christos Voudouris nephew, Elliot (Darren Burrows), a busy gives the characters room to breathe but businessman; Elliot’s wife, Kate (Tomei), a is also intimate when necessary, while edi- novelist who works from home; their teen- tors Michael Taylor and Affonso Goncalves age kid, Joey (Charlie Tahan), and the two string the series of small moments together party-loving gay cops who live in the love- with grace, turning the film into a quietly birds’ building, Roberto (Manny Perez) and effective overview of relationships, feelings Ted (Jackson). and outside occurrences that simply have to When news of the marriage reaches the be dealt with. WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | September 4, 2014 29 ‘Love Is Strange’ is an understated but tender film 30 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | September 4, 2014 ART GAZE — MILWAUKEE

By Kat Murrell Contributing writer ‘Cargo Space’ Through Sept. 20 ‘Lejos’ A converted, decorated bus with grimac- Through Sept. 21 ing teeth for a bumper and fiercely piercing Dean Jensen Gallery is cool and quiet, eyeballs has rolled into town, and with it but the art is not. Brilliant colors shine with the new exhibition at Inova. Spearheaded energy, but the images they create are often by Christopher Sperandio, Simon Grennan mysterious and surreal. and Duncan MacKenzie, the show is one Co-curated by Milwaukee-based/Argen- of a pair simultaneously on view in Mil- tina-born artist Santiago Cucullu and gal- waukee and Chicago exploring notions of lery owner Jensen, the collection of works artist residencies. For the non-artist viewer, by members of the Argentinian collective it is an opening into the experimentation of Artistas en Cooperativa is in town for a art-making. late summer stay. The show is called Lejos, The cavernous Inova space is divided into meaning “far” in Spanish, and it’s geograph- a series of installations of finished work ically apropos for the artists. and ephemera. A handwritten gallery sign The sense of distance is more than physi- announces that “the form of this show isn’t cal. The pictures take us deep into a world set. Art works will change and/or move of dreams and psyche, with lost Edens, during the course of the exhibition.” Like lonely mountains and urban cacophony. PHOTO: Courtesy Dean Jensen Gallery the creative process, it is amorphous and Noella Farias has a talent for stillness. She Noella Farias, ”A la espra (Waiting),“ 2012. unsettled, but an intriguing conceptual peek populates sparse, mountainous landscapes into the creative process, both illuminating with pensive women. Their youthful appear- witness to human truths of which we can paints somnolent, voluptuous women in and disheveled. ances are trumped by the knowing maturity only guess. tropical lands with flowers so brilliant one At Inova, 2155 N. Prospect Ave. Call 414- of their fixed gazes and distant expressions. If there are dramas to decipher, Andrea can imagine their perfumed scent. Draw- 229-5070 or visit uwm.edu/psoa/inova. The painting ”A la espera (Waiting)“ is a Cukler’s After the World series seems clear ing even closer to nature, Balbina Light- suspended narrative in which a dour young about the end result of the story: desolation. owler’s abstract paintings, on clear acetate, ‘Summer Dances: woman with golden hair, dressed modestly With gorgeously apocalyptic brushwork, physically layer one painting over another, Monotypes by Jan Serr’ in blue, sits beside a dark, hair-covered fig- her destruction melts the industrial land- densely working with translucent tones and Through Oct. 8 ure. The light touch of Farias’ color palette scape of Buenos Aires’ port under blem- negative spaces. Jan Serr began working with monotypes makes the deep blackness of the prone ished skies. It is post-industrial decay, but In his catalog remarks, Cucullu writes of in the early 1980s, and in subsequent figure unsettling. It lies like a body or a black also a metaphor for substance lay to waste. how these artists lead us to a new vantage decades she’s experimented intensively hole in the earth, making the girl appear a Not all is so sinister. Florencia Fraschina point of physical and psychological place, with this printmaking process. A mono- where we “become more conscious of cer- type, most basically put, involves applying tain forces in and around us that, while not some type of medium such as paint to a always entirely seeable, shape who and plate and pressing paper to its surface to what we are.” This exhibition offers a vicari- transfer the image. Serr’s works are much ous entrance into imagination where unreal- more elaborate, involving multiple pressings ity is entirely real. to produce translucent, exquisitely layered At Dean Jensen Gallery, 759 N. Water colors. Inspired by dancers in performance, St. Visit deanjensengallery.com or call 414- her figures are ethereal but strong, figura- 278-7100. tive but abstract. Her extraordinary color sense offers a memorable visual experience ‘Summer Art Orgy’ to celebrate the waning summer days. Through Sept. 13 At Museum of Wisconsin Art on the If orgy denotes hedonistic abundance, cel- Lake at St. John’s on the Lake, 1800 N. ebration and sensuality, it’s an apt name for Prospect Ave. For more information, visit this exhibition, one of the strongest presen- wisconsinart.org/MOWAOnTheLake. tations at Portrait Society in recent memory. Romano Johnson’s monumental paintings ‘Unis: The Origin of pop stars like Michael Jackson and Tina of the Unicorn’ Turner glisten with glitter and iconic stature, Through Sept. 28 weaving abstract flatness and pattern with Timothy Westbrook is most well-known expressive visuals capturing the charisma as a clothing designer and for his appear- of their inspirations. Skully Gustafson’s full- ance on Season 12 of Project Runway. He room installation brings the viewer into the also is a huge fan of unicorns, which form exuberant world of the artist’s studio in the basis for this museum-wide installation paintings, photographs, sculptures, objects at the Charles Allis. The exhibition guide hanging from the ceiling and a small stage takes the visitor through a narrative where that offers an overt invitation to be part of the mythology of the unicorn is combined the show. A counterpoint to Gustafson’s with a fictional history of intrepid explorers extroverted art are Erik Moore’s austere and seeking this legendary creature in upstate stunning black-and-white photographs. It New York. Clothing, drawings, literature, may be said that Moore is quite a master of unicorn tchotchkes and an installation of lighting, capturing the nude male physique contemporary art linked to the unicorn form capped by elaborate animal masks in a is on view, making for a treasure hunt and mode that suggests satyr-like shamans. This meditation on the inspirational nature of is an exhibition not to be missed. mythical figures in folklore and pop cul- At Portrait Society Gallery, Marshall ture. At Charles Allis Art Museum, 1801 Building, 207 E. Buffalo Street, 5th Floor. N. Prospect Ave. Ring 414-278-8295 or to Visit portraitsocietygallery.com or call 414- charlesallis.org. 870-9930. WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | September 4, 2014 31 ART GAZE — MADISON Madison joins Any Given Child youth arts program By Jay Rath leaders have been developing a long-range Contributing writer plan. A comprehensive audit of existing arts Madison students will find more art in the education resources was conducted, and schools this year — lots of it, in all forms. recommendations were recently made to In July 2013, the John F. Kennedy Center provide a tapestry of arts education by stra- for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., tegically weaving assets together. The Ken- chose Madison as the 12th city to take part nedy Center is making its resources avail- in its Any Given Child program. It seeks able, including professional development to improve elementary and middle school opportunities for teachers and teaching- arts education, combining resources of the artists, as well as online interactive learning school district, local arts groups and the for students. Kennedy Center. “This past summer, a program commit- “All of our Madison Metropolitan School tee comprised of teachers and community District students need involvement in the members has been working to identify, in arts as an outlet for creative expression and more detail, what the elements of an arts- a pathway to success in the 21st-century rich K-8 education might be,” says Barbara world and workforce,” says Ann Katz, exec- Schrank, chair of the Madison Arts Com- Photo: Jeff Miller/University of Wisconsin-Madison utive director of Arts Wisconsin, an arts- mission. “The results of the community Volunteer docent John Young leads a group of third-grade students from Madison’s advocacy nonprofit. “That’s why it really is committee and the program committee will Emerson Elementary School on a tour of artwork from the permanent collection on dis- a great thing that Madison was chosen to be shared with the larger Madison commu- play at the Chazen Museum of Art at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on April 9. participate in this national program.” nity this fall.” Pictured is Our Good Earth, a 1942 oil painting by John Steuart Curry. The involvement of Kennedy Center and Other communities taking part in the its ongoing partnership “is crucial as we program have been able to add arts teach- continue to work to foster creativity con- ers in schools, raise significant dollars for forward,” Katz says. “The result of this pro- to seeing an art-rich curriculum develop fidence in our children,” says Mayor Paul performance and museum experiences, and gram over time will be a strong and sustain- further,” Schrank adds. Soglin. “Madison remains deeply commit- coordinate the efforts of arts organizations able infrastructure for learning through the Other communities taking part in the ted to equity and equality in our schools providing education programs so that more arts and creativity, and more opportunities program include Baltimore, Maryland; Sac- and neighborhoods. That certainly includes students are served. for participation in the arts for all Madison ramento and Fresno, California; Portland, access to and appreciation for the arts “There’s been a lot of support and students.” Oregon; and Austin, Texas. regardless of status or income.” involvement from the city, school district, “As a member of the community commit- For more information about Any Given With the assistance of Kennedy Center Overture Center (for the Arts) and so many tee this past year, I’m encouraged with the Child, visit kennedy-center.org. staff and other professionals, community other community partners, to move this progress I’ve seen so far, and I look forward 32 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | September 4, 2014 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | September 4, 2014 33 ‘Doyle & Debbie Show’ an affectionate country music burlesque By Matthew Reddin song to country music as well,” Clementz Staff writer says. “We never make fun of it, we make Stackner Cabaret There’s only one musical with the audac- fun with it.” SEASON ity to make a honky-tonk pun out of a Ger- The play’s songs, all original, run the Doyle and Debbie aren’t the only man artistic movement, and the “‘strum’ gamut of classic country music, from talented artists visiting the Rep’s and drang” musical in question is on its way upbeat honky-tonk to soulful ballads. But Stackner Cabaret this season. Read to the Stackner Cabaret. each deals with over-the-top subject matter on for a concert billing that spans The Milwaukee Rep’s 2014–15 season or features preposterous lyrical conceits. the coming months at the company: kicks off withThe Doyle & Debbie Show, There’s an ode to “Fat Women in Trailers.” • Liberace! (Nov. 7–Jan. 11): The a concert/musical hybrid of the sort the Debbie sings of the “ABC’s of Love” by pack- Rep’s beloved tribute to Lib- company’s grown famous for staging in ing her sentences full of initials. Doyle’s hit erace returns for an encore its cabaret theater. The play depicts the ballad has the incomparable title “When performance, bringing along Jack Nashville debut of the fictitious Doyle & You’re Screwin’ Other Women (Think of Forbes Wilson to reprise his role Debbie: a country duo composed of Doyle Me).” as the flamboyant virtuoso. Mayfield (Michael Accardo), a washed-up What differentiates the songs from singer trying to finally pull off a successful mean-spirited lampoons of country music is • The Beautiful Music All Around comeback after an emotional breakdown, the earnest treatment Accardo and Parker Us (Jan. 16–March 15): Legendary and his fourth or fifth Debbie (Erin Parker), give their characters. musician Stephen Wade presents the young co-star he found singing at a “(Classic country singers) sang about a one-man show that pays tribute VFW in southern Tennessee. real things,” Clementz says. “And if that real to Southern musical traditions and folksong, through spoken It’s a story that sounds ridiculous, and thing was your dog dyin’, you wrote a song PHOTO: Courtesy Milwaukee Rep director JC Clementz promises it is. “When about it. ... That’s what I think makes the word, projected images and live JC Clementz, Milwaukee Rep artistic associ- performance. I first read this piece,” he says, “I had tears play so funny.” ate, directs The Doyle & Debbie Show. coming down my face, I was laughing so Around the songs, creator Bruce Arnston • Low Down Dirty Blues (March hard.” (also the original Doyle) builds a storyline 20–May 24): Four actor-musi- Clementz, who directed Forever Plaid in through the duo’s banter with each other, into Debbie’s lifelong love of the Doyle & Deb- cians tune up to honor the blues the Stackner Cabaret last year, says Doyle & the audience and bandleader Buddy (Bo bie duo, and how her impression of her idol in this after-hours performance Debbie is similar in that it takes the form of a Johnson), whose “band” is now a laptop due shifts as she gets to know him better through featuring rhythms and riffs from real concert, with the characters interacting to financial constraints. Much of the story- the evening. Muddy Waters, Ma Rainey, with the audience as they would in an actual line is devoted to Doyle’s prior breakdown As the Rep’s casting director, Clementz Sophie Tucker and more. performance. But the play’s subject matter and the increasingly relevant fact that their had the opportunity to select the actors he’d and tone are different, closer to irreverence Nashville show takes place on the anniver- later direct. The 2007 play was specifically than anything else. sary of his father’s death. designed in its original version for actors with a “It’s a parody, but I also think it’s a love But Clementz says the show also delves wide range of vocal prowess that proved tough to emulate. He says the show also requires actors with strong comedy chops, as well as an On STAGE understanding of the country genre. The Milwaukee Rep’s production Ironically, Clementz wasn’t versed in coun- of The Doyle & Debbie Show will run try music before becoming the production’s Sept. 7-Nov. 2 at the Stackner Caba- director. That’s how he knows it will be a hit ret, 108 E. Wells St. Tickets start with more than country music-lovers, he says. at $40. For showtimes and more “If you’re not a fan of country music, I think information, visit milwaukeerep.org you’ll enjoy it just as much as if you are. The or call 414-224-9490. music is catchy, the songs are great and the performances that you’ll see are just stellar.”

FIND US ON TWITTER! @wigazette 34 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | September 4, 2014 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | September 4, 2014 35 ‘Gilligan’s Island’ star Dawn Wells answers the question: What Would Mary Ann Do? By Gregg Shapiro you look, you to have your conversation. We’re all invaded Contributing writer are going to by all of that. Where is our privacy? Where As the title suggests, What Would Mary be asked so are our own quiet thoughts? Ann Do?, by Dawn Wells with Steve Stinson, many things is a book of advice. Wells, who played the that you don’t In the book you write about “the lesson wholesome, naïve Mary Ann in the classic understand. of seven castaways” — about how they 1960s sitcom Gilligan’s Island, subtitled the Boys can’t help made the island a “safe haven for human- book A Good Girl’s Guide To Life, and it’s a themselves, ity,” which is especially applicable today, subtitle that refers to both Wells and Mary etc. Start out with the devastation in Gaza and Ferguson, Ann. Wells offers suggestions for living with ‘no.’” Missouri. What would it take for everyone through the eyes of the actress as well as We started to to coexist in peace and harmony? I’m not the character. The book also is full of photos laugh about it. I sure it’s possible. We are observing it now, from Wells’ acting career. Photo: Courtesy don’t know that firsthand. I get tears in my eyes half the I spoke with Wells shortly before the Dawn Wells young people time. Remember the peace marches years book’s September publication date. would read (an ago? Martin Luther King and all that. We value than we think.” advice column), in Nevada felt like we had something to do What’s the target audience for What but they might. with Montgomery, Alabama. Now, can we Would Mary Ann Do? I probably raised a Could you see parlaying this That’s kind of a do something in Gaza? With the people generation that are parents of teenagers book into a manners/advice cute idea. I have we elect? The people we elect have a huge now, and the attraction to Mary Ann has column? It’s very interesting that you say to roll it around responsibility. I don’t know where the world been the wholesomeness, the honesty, the that. I had an experience at a barbecue/ in my brain. is going. pitching in and helping. (She represents) fundraiser last year. This girl, probably 13 In the book you write about your idea the kind of values that seem to be going or 14, sat down next to me for an autograph for the British-style red phone booths to A few days ago, Huffington Post ran a out the window. It’s hard, as a parent, to while I was signing them for other people. be used as cellphone stations. I think it’s piece titled “11 TV Shows That Defined corral the teenagers. I don’t have children, I had never seen a child so beautiful. One sheer brilliance. I get so tired of being in a Your Childhood, Ranked From Worst To but I can see (the teen years are a) difficult of those faces that just takes your breath room and everybody’s talking to somebody Best.” Gilligan’s Island came in at No. 3. time. I have men say to me, “I married a away. I said to her, “I’m going to tell you else (on their phones). You can’t help but What does that ranking mean to you? First Mary Ann,” or “I want to raise a Mary Ann.” something,” and her mother was standing overhear. Privacy is gone. I think we all need of all, I think it would mean an awful lot to I thought, “There’s something in this char- there, and I said, “Say no.” She said, “What private time and private moments. I think it the creator (Sherwood Schwartz), who is acter, in this silly little show, that has more do you mean?” I said, “Because of how would be nice if you had to go into a booth gone. That he had the vision. Of course, we were bad-rapped: “The worst show ever on television!” “It’ll never last 30 seconds!” CBS didn’t want to put it on the air. Until they showed it to the public — when they had those audiences and it was rated one of the highest ever. I think it was fun and silly at the time. But it sustained because we need it. We need that escape. It’s not Judy Garland tap dancing. It’s more relatable. You saw the camaraderie between these seven misfits trying to get along. I do think Mary Ann was part of the stability. I don’t think that was part of the writers’ vision from the beginning — “Mary Ann’s got to be the peacemaker.” No. The creator had a purity and a childlike vision of life through these seven characters. You loved the Skip- per! We didn’t bully Gilligan. With what’s going on today, Gilligan would be thrown off the island.

You also write about Russell Johnson (The Professor), who had a gay son and then became an AIDS advocate when his son became ill. Are you aware of a gay following? I’m very much aware of the gay following and very supportive. I think Mary Ann would’ve been your buddy! I respected Russell so much. It was a tough time. He went out on a limb and he talked about it and the pride he had with (his son) David. That was a big step way back then.

Where do you stand on the subject of same-sex marriage? I’m supportive. I think we are more alike than different. I think we need to embrace who we are today and stop fighting. If there is love around, it’s love, there’s nothing offensive about that. 36 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | September 4, 2014 Boulevard’s first itinerant production is concert reading of ‘Pal Joey’

By Matthew Reddin On STAGE Staff writer The Boulevard Theatre’s production of Pal Joey plays at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 26, and Here’s the big story about the Boulevard Sept. 27, and at 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 28. Tickets are $20. Call 414-706-5049 or go to Theatre this season: After 29 years, the southmilwaukeepac.org. Seating is limited to 100 patrons per show. company has left its Bay View home on South Kinnickinnic Avenue to become an itinerant company. And most importantly, there’s no happy But another big story about the group is ending for its protagonist. Boulevard’s 2014–15 season its first show on the road is a resurrection In retrospect, the show was merely Pal Joey is only breezing through for a of the long-neglected Rodgers and Hart ahead of its time, Flores says. A string of weekend, but the group has much more musical Pal Joey, which is to be presented acclaimed revivals supports his assertion. planned for its first itinerant season. in a concert staging at the South Milwaukee But with each successive production, direc- Other productions scheduled include: Performing Arts Center. tors have made changes to the play’s struc- Gidion’s Knot, at the Walker’s Point Concert stagings, in which actors perform ture and plot, changing it into a completely Center for the Arts (Oct. 3-12): This two- without costumes, sets or more than mini- different show, according to Flores. woman, 90-minute drama cuts deep mal blocking, are a specialty of the Boule- “The most recent revival’s score and into issues of education quality, bullying vard. Artistic director Mark Bucher champi- book bore no resemblance to the original,” and teen suicide in its depiction of a par- ons the approach as a compromise between Flores says. “I wanted to present the origi- ent-teacher conference between a griev- a full, expensive staging and a mere reading nal and let that do all the talking.” ing mother and an uncertain teacher. in which the actors sit around a table. David The concert staging helps. Flores says A Child’s Christmas in Wales, at Flores is directing the concert staging of Pal it allows him to focus on the dialogue and Plymouth Church (Dec. 13-14): Welsh Joey, which he and Bucher selected after Photo: bayles-yeager online archive songs with a minimal amount of blocking poet Dylan Thomas’ romanticized they kept circling back to it during a brain- Souvenir program from Pal Joey’s 1952 and dance. He says he’ll preserve some of retelling of a childhood Christmas will storming session earlier this year. Broadway revival. the Boulevard Theatre’s intimacy by seat- be staged as a prose-play hybrid. Also “It’s both of its time and ahead of its ing the audience on the SMPAC stage along on the bill is the Plymouth Chorale time,” Flores says. with the performers. Each of the 100 seats performing the Robert Frost-themed In many ways, Pal Joey is a musical that premiered in 1940 to widespread panning per performance provides an up-close and song cycle Frostiana. resembles the other work of Rodgers and by critics — including a New York Times writ- personal view. RX, TBD (April 10-26): A pharma- Hart and their contemporaries (pre-World er who famously asked about the play, “Can Marty McNamee, who plays Joey in ceutical farce, RX follows a woman who War II). It’s centered around a powerful you draw sweet water from a foul well?” Boulevard’s production, says concert stag- signs up for a drug trial that should romance, its songs (including standards The titular “hero” is a womanizing nightclub ings allow actors and directors to recre- make her fall in love with her job, but like “I Could Write a Book” and “Bewitched, performer willing to do whatever it takes ate shows in the format in which they makes her fall for the doctor instead. Bothered and Bewildered”) are jazzy and lin- to get his big break, including embark on were originally developed. Focusing on the guistically clever, and its lead role required an affair with the play’s female lead, Vera, basics makes audiences do the same. women like Vera (Diane Lane) or a naive the dancing skills of no less than Gene Kelly a married socialite with a string of lovers. McNamee thinks Pal Joey’s greatest mer- stenographer (Alexandra Bonesho) as if in its original production. Those jazzy tunes and lyrics are so sexually its come from its unflinching, unglamorous he’s completely immune to emotions, but But it’s where the comparisons end that frank that they widened the eyes of the era’s depiction of Joey’s imperfect lifestyle, and McNamee says all that back-and-forth just reveals the obstacles Pal Joey faced when it Broadway theatergoers. how it affects him. He may bounce between drives home Joey’s crushing loneliness. StageQ’s ‘Standards of Care’ spotlights transgender issues By Michael Muckian humor and heart. Nancy (Petrovinia McIntosh), David’s thera- porate those into civil rights struggles for all Contributing writer “My own experiences being trans affect- pist and Jason’s mother. But when Nancy has come into the forefront.” Transgender issues take center stage at ed the narrative in the sense that I like to refuses to accept that her child could be Harty calls this production a critical one Madison’s StageQ this month. The compa- create stories about trans people,” says trans, Jason visits a local LGBT center and for StageQ. “As an LGBT theater group,” ny opens its 2014–15 season with Standards the Massachusetts-based Davis. “That said, finds a mentor in David. Harty says, “I felt it was a very important of Care, a play about a therapist specializing neither of the trans characters in the play The ensuing collision results in an honest project for StageQ and for Madison. I believe in transgender issues whose professional are particularly like me. I wanted to explore exploration of some of the harsh realities it moves our understanding of transgender and private lives collide. some of the nuances of different trans iden- members of the trans community face — issues forward, but it does so by showing It’s a big step for StageQ, which is consid- tities.” not just in adapting to their new identities, us real characters living real lives. Parts of ered the premier queer theater in Madison The two central trans characters are but in adapting to a world that doesn’t the play are very funny and other parts are (if not Wisconsin), yet has only produced David (Rowan Calyx), who needs a let- understand them. The misunderstanding poignant.” one play with a transgender focus in its ter from a therapist in order to pursue world isn’t limited to straight cisgender indi- The lessons in the play may be especially 14-year history — 2008’s Looking for Nor- genital surgery, and 16-year-old Jessica viduals, according to director Callen Harty. important for the sizable cross-section of mal. Standards of Care looks to be a powerful (Loryn Jonelis), who’s beginning to discov- “I believe that the next important civil cisgender members of the gay and bisexual follow-up, with author Tobias Davis — him- er his own transgender identity as Jason. rights battle will be for transgender rights,” community who are sympathetic to trans- self transgender — examining the lives of They’re initially connected only secondhand Harty says. “For years, even the bulk of the gender issues but don’t really understand two trans characters mid-transition with through the play’s third major character: queer community tended to ignore the ‘T’ them. Davis’ goal in crafting the play was to part of ‘LGBT.’ It has only been in the past open the eyes of allies on both sides of the several years that a concerted effort to sexual orientation spectrum. Stage Q’s 2014–15 season Body Awareness (March 27–April 11): understand transgender issues and incor- “I would like audience members to leave Tobias Davis’ Standards of Care opens A controversial painter of female nudes with a little more insight about some of the a season marked by humor, music and shakes up the lives of a lesbian couple issues facing the trans community, espe- maybe just a little heartache. hosting him in their home for a Vermont On STAGE cially surrounding mental health care and Christmas with the Crawfords (Dec. college’s “body awareness” week, espe- Standards of Care runs Sept. 5–20 on family support,” Davis says. “I also want 5–20): Just in time for the holidays, cially when one of the women considers the Evjue Stage at Madison’s Bartell audience members to empathize with the StageQ recreates the infamous 1944 posing for him. Theater, 113 E. Mifflin St. Shows are at characters — to laugh and cry with them Christmas Eve broadcast from Joan Craw- Queer Shorts 10 (June 12–20): Play- 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays and and be touched by their stories. I think the ford’s California home. Numerous stars wrights and actors come together for Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14. world is lacking in compassion and theater drop by to steal Crawford’s limelight, a variety of short plays based on LGBT Tickets are $20, $15 for Thursdays and is a place to really connect with each other’s including Judy Garland, Ethyl Merman themes. Fans of the series take note: This matinees. For more details, visit stageq. humanity.” and Bette Davis in her “Baby Jane” drag. might be the last season of Queer Shorts. com or call 608-661-9696. WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | September 4, 2014 37 Single prop unpacks the program of ‘Suitcase Dreams’ By Michael Muckian ute to 20 minutes each, and range from the quirky, offbeat, and not so precious, and “It won’t be finished until opening night,” Contributing writer absurd to the dramatic. that’s kind of freeing.” Lanius says. “The challenge with a new work Artists are often at their best when chal- The Suitcase Dreams, which opens Sept. In addition to the performances, The- is it keeps evolving. You keep discovering lenged by the limitations of a single idea, 18 in Promenade Hall in Madison’s Over- atre LILA is collaborating with area school new things and adding that to the perfor- entity or concept. Such may prove to be the ture Center for the Arts, features the work districts to hold a series of free theater mance. It’s both thrilling and terrifying.” case with The Suitcase Dreams, a new and of Tony Award-winning actor Karen Olivo, workshops conducted by Lanius and Olivo unusual collaborative performance work by Madison playwright Gwendolyn Rice, for teachers and students at Verona High Theatre LILA’s 2014–15 Season Madison-based Theatre LILA. UW-Stevens Point theater professor Tyler School, Waunakee High School and Mal- In spring, the company will collaborate Utilizing a single prop — a suitcase — a Marchant, and Theatre Lila co-artistic colm Shabazz City High School. Through with Children’s Theater of Madison in an team of 14 actors, five writers, four design- directors Mike Lawler and Jessica Lanius. movement and improvisation exercises, original adaptation of Shakespeare’s A Mid- ers and three musicians have created a “This is definitely a unique project for us,” educators and students will devise their summer Night’s Dream. The production will series of vignettes that include dance, says Lanius, who is directing the show. own short theater pieces inspired by the run March 7–29 in The Playhouse at Over- drama, music and poetry. The dozen or Although scene development began with creative possibilities inherent in a suitcase. ture Center. so scenes run the work of individual writers, the actors Lanius, a Wisconsin native who spent 12 Ongoing throughout the season, The- from a min- and musicians aided the cre- years in the New York theater scene before atre LILA’s Actors Lab 360 will rigorously ative process, Lanius says. returning to the Midwest, gave her writers investigate and explore physical theater Such cross-disciplinary limited direction, instructing them to focus techniques and experimental ideas at the collaborations have on a single suitcase prop. After four months Madison Opera Center, 335 W. Mifflin St. become a hallmark for of work, The Suitcase Dreams took shape and The opera rehearsal space will function as Theatre LILA, which was the creative team went to work. a “theater gym,” allowing invited actors, founded in New York City “The process has been inspiring,” Lawler designers, directors and writers to work in 2004 and relocated to says. “Jessica asked us to start by imagining out once a week, developing new ideas and Madison in 2013. a tower of suitcases. An actor pulls a case theatrical concepts. “The style of the piece off the top and the story begins.” and its vignettes lends Many of the scenes were workshopped itself to the style of the- in early summer with Theatre LILA’s Actors’ ater that I tend to lean Lab 360, an ensemble of theater profession- On STAGE toward as a director — als who met once a week for 10 weeks to Theatre LILA’s production of The Suit- very collage-like,” Lanius improvise, explore and practice their craft. case Dreams runs Sept. 18–28 at Prom- says. “The collaborative During the formal rehearsal process, which enade Hall in Madison’s Overture Cen- idea of having numerous began Aug. 18, the writers worked with the ter for the Arts, 201 State St. For more writers allowed us to play cast to develop the final content for the information, visit theatrelila.com. pretty hard creatively. It can be production. 38 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | September 4, 2014 G i

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Mondo Lucha 8 p.m. on Fri., Sept. 5 ‘The Seagull’ 8 p.m. on Sept. 4–21 Indian Summer Festival Sept. 5-7 The only variety show that blends Mexican lucha libre wrestling with burlesque danc- Cooperative Performance Milwaukee is ers, sideshow acts and exemplary local musicians returns to Turner Hall Ballroom. Mondo something new for the city: a nonprofit, The first weekend in September finds Lucha’s latest Milwaukee visit is sure to offer the usual no-holds-barred fun. Indie rock member-owned theater company that pro- the Summerfest grounds hosting its last group Body Futures is listed on the poster as a musical guest, but to figure out which duces works that are picked by both artists festival of the season. Indian Summer, the representatives of the wrestling stable will grace the ring, you’ll just have to show up. At and patrons of the cooperative. The group largest American Indian celebration of its 1040 N. Fourth St., Milwaukee. Tickets are $20, and can be purchased at 414-286-3663 or makes its official debut with a new pro- kind in the U.S., doubles as a Horse Nation pabsttheater.org. duction of Chekhov’s The Seagull, adapted Celebration this year, with world-renowned and directed by company co-founder Don horse experts in attendance alongside gen- Russell. The production is built around a uine American Indian ponies and horses. question that’s particularly relevant for The event also features a contest powwow a cooperative theater company — is art throughout the weekend, native storytellers purely commercial, or does it have value of and dancers, and performances by Joseph its own? At Bucketworks in Grand Avenue Hall, the Native American Elvis. Admission Mall, 161 W. Wisconsin Ave., 2nd Floor. is $14, $10 for seniors and free for children Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at 12 and under. Visit indiansummer.org for a cooperformke.com. full schedule or more information.

The Black Keys 8 p.m. on Tues., Sept. 9 There’s no stopping The Black Keys. Ever since Brothers flew up the charts in 2010, the band’s become one of the most important names in contem- porary blues rock, and it’s a reputation well-deserved. Photo: Courtesy Barry W. Szymnaski The Keys’ newest LP Turn Blue builds on the momen- Terror Lapinski celebrates after a Mondo Lucha victory. tum of Brothers and its follow-up El Camino, while also stretching into more psychedelic directions. Just look at the mind-bending cover for the most obvious ‘The Doyle & Debbie Show’ Sept. 7 – Nov. 2 example. The Keys roll through the BMO Harris Brad- ley Center this week, with Cage the Elephant opening. In its first show of the season, the Milwaukee Rep transforms the Stackner Cabaret into At 1001 N. 4th St., Milwaukee. Tickets range from $32 a Nashville honky-tonk dive for The Doyle & Debbie Show, a loving and laugh-packed parody to $70, and can be purchased at 414-227-0400 or of classic country music duos. The revue’s stars are a washed-up country legend and his bmoharrisbradleycenter.com. latest in a string of replacement Debbies. Together they’ll try to make a comeback with original, hilarious tunes crossing every style of country music. At 108 E. Wells St. Tickets start at $40. For more information, including showtimes, visit milwaukeerep.com or call 414-224-9490.

Photo: Courtesy Michael Brosilow Photo: Courtesy Danny Clinch Michael Accardo and Erin Parker play the country duo of this honky tonk send-up. Patrick Carney (L) and Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys.

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Global Union 12 to 6 p.m. on Sat., Sept. 13 Alverno Presents’ Global Union may be the last celebration of the summer, but at least it’s an exciting one — a multicultural bonanza of performers from across the globe. This year’s lineup features Brazilian electronica artist La Yegros, an “avant-Chinese- Appalachian-indie-folk-rock” band titled Wu Force, calypso diva Calypso Rose performing with the reggae fusionists of Kobo Town, and Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars, a band of exiled musicians who focus on the dance music of their homeland. Admission is free. At Humboldt Park in Bay View. For more information, visit alverno- presents.alverno.edu.

Photo: Courtesy Wild space ‘Brew City Dreams’ 8 p.m. on Sept. 11-13 Wild Space Dance Company opens its season with Brew Photo: Courtesy City Dreams, yet another site-specific creation. This time, the ‘Evil Dead: The Musical’ Sept. 11–14 company scatters itself within the century-old Schlitz Brewery Longing for a theatrical experience where you might get splattered with fake blood if you’re close enough to the Stock-House, performing vignettes to the music of local com- action? Good news! The Overture Center is playing host to Evil Dead: The Musical, a gory stage recreation of Sam poser Tim Russell. At 235 W. Galena St., Milwaukee. Tickets Raimi’s horror film franchise. The production cuts together elements from all of Raimi’s films, and adds in musical are $20, $15 for students and seniors; for $25, you can attend a numbers like “All the Men in My Life Keep Getting Killed by Candarian Demons.” Annie Get Your Gun it’s not. At 201 pre-show talk with photographer Peter Bialas, author of Schlitz State St. Tickets range from $35 to $76, and can be purchased by phone 608-258-4141 or visiting overturecenter. Brewing Art. Call 414-271-0712 or visit wildspacedance.org to com. order.

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‘Power Balladz’ Fighting Bob Fest 7 p.m. on Fri., Sept. 12 (Madison); 8:30 a.m. 8 p.m. on Sept. 12 & 13 to 5 p.m. on Sat., Sept. 13 (Baraboo) This celebration of ’80s-era anthems The fight against the “robber barons” lives on at the annual Fighting returns to the Marcus Center’s Todd Wehr Bob Fest. The progressive political festival, named for “Fighting Bob” La Theater for a second consecutive year. Follette, is now in its 13th year. It kicks off with an event on Friday at the Power Balladz may not have the storyline of Barrymore Theater, 2090 Atwood Ave., that features appearances by some retro flashback shows, but it makes U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the Solidarity Singers and comedian Will up for that with interactive game show ele- Durst. The real thing starts the next day in Baraboo at the Sauk County ments, Wayne’s World-esque comedy and Fairgrounds, where gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke will join the fes- 90 minutes of face-melting rock, complete tivities, including break-out political education segments and additional with guitar solos. At 929 N. Water St., Mil- speakers. Admission is free, although donations are accepted. Visit fight- waukee. Tickets start at $37. Visit marcus- ingbobfest.org for more details. center.org or call 414-273-7206. Photo: Wikimedia commons

‘Don Giovanni’ Sept. 13, 14 and 16 The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra isn’t pulling any punches with its season opener at the Marcus Center’s Uihlein Hall. The orchestra presents Mozart’s opera Don Giovanni, featuring an international cast along with conductor Edo de Waart and the MSO Chorus. Shows are at 7 p.m. on Saturday and Tuesday; 2 p.m. on Sunday. At 929 N. Water St. Tickets range from $22 to $102. Call 414-291-7605 or go to mso.org.

Photo: Courtesy Atossa Soltani/BANDALOOP Bandaloop, a California dance troupe specializing in “vertical dance,” will perform alongside world music. Madison World Music Festival Sept. 12–13 The academic year springs to life with a shot of multiculturalism at the Madison World Music Festival, an annual collection of some of the world’s best musical performers. This year’s installment features a wide variety of performers, including Cuban jazz band Mezcla and EviscerArt, a Spanish flamenco group. They’ll also be joined by the California dance troupe Bandaloop, which will perform its pioneering style of vertical dance at four shows during the festival. At the UW Memorial Union, 800 Langdon St., and Willy Street Fair, Photo: Wikimedia commons 900 Williamson St. Admission is free. Visit uniontheater.wisc.edu for more details and schedules. Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard’s depiction of Don Giovanni.

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‘From Here to There: Alec Soth’s America’ Sept. 14–Jan. 4 Spoon 8 p.m. on Wed., Sept. 17 Contemporary photographer Alec Soth’s Indie rock stalwart Spoon has been performing for more than 20 first traveling survey arrives at the Madison years under the direction of frontman Britt Daniel and drummer Jim Museum of Contemporary Art this month. Eno. The recent release of the band’s eighth studio album They Want The series of more than 100 photographs My Soul proves it hasn’t lost its distinctive, minimalistic voice. That’s depicts serendipitous narrative moments all the more impressive given that the release is the group’s first since in the lives of his subjects. The exhibition 2010. The tour supporting the record comes to the Riverside Theater, explores Soth’s career from 1995 to 2010, 116 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, on Wednesday night. Tickets are including his breakthrough series Sleeping $26.25. To order, call 414-286-3663 or visit pabsttheater.org. by the Mississippi, a five-year project that took him up and down the Mississippi River, and his latest body of work Broken Manual, which depicts subjects who’ve retreated from civilization. The Madison presentation also includes Soth’s Lothlorien series, com- missioned by MMoCA for a 2006 exhibi- tion and featuring images from the housing cooperative of the same name that once occupied a home on the southern shore of Lake Mendota. At 227 State St. Admission is free. For more details, visit mmoca.org.

Photo: Courtesy Alec Soth “Charles, Vasa, Minnesota,” considered

Photo: Courtesy Spoon one of Soth’s best-known photos.

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