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I would love to sit here and say everyone should be careful when taking scan­ dalous photographs ot themselves. I really would. I wish I could describe, for paragraphs on end, the dangers of doing soft-core porn or even taking off your clothes for a small role in a movie no one will ever see. I wish I could. But wouldn’t you know it, I just can’t. Ab­ solutely cannot do it. Not in my right mind. Nope. Not gonna happen. If you’ve been watch­ ing “American Idol” - and you have, because the damn thing is still on the air - you would have noticed the insanely good-looking Antonella Barba. Perhaps some drool may have even escaped your lips because of the insanely good-look­ Marcus baoim/Tne LumoerjacK ing Antonella Barba. While not necessarily the most KATIE WIRSING OF Denver performs last Saturday night during the Treetop Southwest Regional Poetry Slam at Applesauce Teahouse. The teahouse talented of the bunch (her hosts a variety of events that range from dance classes and movies to open mic nights on Mondays. rendition of Celine Dion’s “Because You Loved Me” left M IKE REISINGER nights and provides a venue for to the bar. They smell it, they enjoyed her second time at the ing soon. most male viewers confused T he L umberjack different social gatherings and drink it, they learn and they teahouse with her sister Anita. “I like the energy of the as to whether1 they should groups such as Flagstaff Activ­ end up coming back for more.” “I like that its a place you place,” Anita said. “It’s just a drool more over her in­ The Applesauce Teahouse ist Network, Democracy for King said because of the can go with other students and comfortable atmosphere with a sanely good looks or knock is a warm-hearted establish­ America and Northern Arizo­ evening events, the nightlife is get to know other people in the lot of friendly people.” her upside the head with a ment that serves up not only na Pride Association. usually the busiest time at the community and get off campus Unlike most of the shovel), Barbas personality the freshest tea in town, but a Donald King is the events teahouse. Monday night, the and have something to do that’s teahouses people are ac­ and outward beauty cap­ unique blend of entertainment, coordinator for the teahouse. teahouse is often full of people fun and enjoyable,” Maria said. customed to visiting in the tured the hearts of millions friendly atmosphere and sense “The atmosphere here is who come for the open mic, “I think just having the atmo­ United States, the Applesauce of viewers. of community. all about creativity and fun,” which is popular among col­ sphere without the drinking Teahouse takes on a much And then she got vot­ The teahouse, which King said. “We want to bring lege students. makes a big difference for me.” more traditional eastern form. ed off. serves exotic and domestic tea to a whole new generation Maria Timpani, sopho­ Anita Timpani visited teas, coffee and baked goods, in a different way. People that more sociology and secondary teahouse for her first time and also offers a variety of dance See TEAHOUSE, paqe 11 See NUDES, page 11 have never had tea will come education math major, said she was enthusiastic about return­ Yemeni poetry Artists Gallery unites local talent SASHA SOLOMONOV and run by local artists. After ing the gallery, we go through the artists sign a four-month eases war tension T he Lumberjack 15 year? in business, the down­ the file that we have and we contract and sign a new con­ town gallery boasts more than choose some people,” Mayr tract once that expires. LISA BIVENS spectives of people involved Flagstaff’s Artists Gallery 30 artists from northern Ari­ said. “If we need a new potter, “We haven’t ever asked zona and a variety of media. The Lumberjack in conflict. Caton said lan­ has turned into the United Na­ we’ll go through the applica­ anyone to leave,” Mayr said. guage, rather than bullets, tions of galleries, representing Cecilia Mayr, artist and tions and find a new potter” “Either they are moving to an­ Jim Wike, linguistic an­ is at the heart of the Yemeni every medium from quilting to manager of the Artists Gallery, The influx of talented art­ other state or they are too tired thropology professor, teamed mediation process. photography through the lens said artists are chosen through ists submitting their work for a to produce work, and work in up with Steven Caton, profes­ “Language is being of a microscope. an application process that in­ spot in the Artists Gallery has another job, so they leave and sor of social anthropology and turned into a kind of weap­ The Artists Gallery is cludes a submission with pho­ increased, which has caused we fill that space with a new director of the Center for Mid­ on,” Wilce said. “Poetry, partly co-operative and partly tographs of their work. the managers to reconsider artist.” dle Eastern Studies at Harvard behind the scenes, might a consignment gallery owned “If we have anybody leav­ their contracts. Traditionally, See GALLERY, paqe 11 University, to present a lecture be letting the steam out of on the cultural significance of some of those conflicts” poetry in Yemen. The lecture Americans are gener­ was an attempt to shed light on ally aware that conflict exists lesser-known aspects of Middle in the Middle East, Wilce Indie film festival returns to Flag Eastern culture. said. Most are not aware of to screen films that range from for a millennia.” films, eight were either made “Warfare, Mediation, and the crucial role this ritual­ KAT NICHOLS T he L umberjack satires of the southern Califor­ The festival organiz­ in Flagstaff or associated with the Poetic Word in Tribal Ye­ istic expression plays in the nia yoga culture to people that ers and a panel of five jurors the city. men: The Middle East Through deterrence of violence. still live with reindeers in Asia selected 43 films from more the Lens of Linguistic Anthro­ Poetry’s confronta­ Flagstaff is a town known in a way that has been going on than 100 submissions. Of these See FILMS, paqe 11 pology,” was held March 9 in tional role extends beyond for promoting independence in Cline Library Auditorium. personal interactions, Caton businesses and art galleries. It Wilce and Caton said they said. Poetry is also used po­ is also the host of the Flagstaff hoped to expose students to litically to critique society at Mountain Film Festival that a new perspective of Middle large. These poetic critiques showcases independent films Eastern culture. are recorded as tapes and commenting on social, politi­ “Hopefully, (students) then circulated. The tapes cal and environmental topics. can get a more easily balanced give a political voice to the “This is really the only picture,” Caton said. “We have tribesmen in a nonviolent venue in town where you can to make sure fairness is there.” manner. see these alternative, very Caton spent four years “This is a democratic thought-provoking, very artis­ residing in Yemen. Through form of discourse,” Caton tic films,” said John Tveten, one personal participation he stud­ said. “We ignore it com­ of the event’s four organizers. ied the culture of Yemeni tribes. pletely, (we) say there is no “They’re just not the type of Caton paid particular attention democracy in Yemen. We films that Harkins would pick to the role poetry' plays in me­ only recognize democracy up or that corporations would back.” diating Yemeni conflict and if it comes in the forms we The films shown ranged warfare. have developed." “There is a connection Caton said because of from short films, both ani­ mated and live action, to long in the Middle East between current involvement in the documentaries. The organizers the poetic word and the po­ Middle East, it is important consider all of the films to be litical act,” Caton said. “Poetry for Americans to attempt to “mountain films" is too powerful not to use in view these cultural differ­ conflict...or in conflict resolu­ ences with a more critical “To me, ‘mountain film’ means anything goes, and tion.” and sensitive eye. Through symbolic ritual, that’s what I think we all love about it,” Tveten said. “It gives Yemeni tribesmen use poetry DURING THE FLAGSTAFF Mountain Film Festival, audience members watch The Gcod as a method of presenting per­ See YEMEN, paqe 11 us pretty much a blank canvas Fight a short fitm about environmentalist Martin Litton.

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