Mirren’s reign continues At 69, the glamorous star is still on top, with a hit show playing Queen Elizabeth on Broadway and the new film ‘Woman in Gold.’ page 27

April 23, 2015 | Vol. 6 No. 11 Still groovin’

Madison’s hippie 4 You pay, they play The proposed new Bucks arena comes with buckets of hidden spirit lives on costs to taxpayers. page 8

12 The big decision The Supreme Court hears what could be the final case on marriage equality on April 28. We tell you what to expect.

23 Fungi from a fun guy Jaime Ramsay supplies mushrooms for Madison’s consumers and chefs alike.

34 Noel Gallagher flies high The Oasis guitarist talks about his success as a solo artist, as he releases his second studio album ‘Chasing Yesterday.’ 2 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | April 23, 2015

News with a twist WiGWAG By Lisa Neff, Louis Weisberg & Matthew Reddin

AT THE SEASHORE bonafides, features a high- pal Kendra rels of the company’s signa- according to the Spring- ICE CREAM CHUGGER Among the seashells, kicking dance number com- Young. ture brew, Spotted Cow, on field, IllinoisState Journal- Ben & Jerry’s is partner- sandcastles and ocean plete with sequined camou- tap — a felony offense. An Register, have been known ing with New Belgium Brew- waves at the Jersey Shore flage costumes. NO. 69 anonymous tip led police as “Burger-King” since ing to release a beer this last year, beachcombers A Vietnam to the Hudson, Wisconsin about fifth grade. The fall called “Salted Caramel also sighted a whoopee TRIMMING PLAN War vet sought to liquor store where the tav- couple announced their Brownie Brown Ale.” Sales cushion, a parking meter, A bill proposed by personalize his Utah license ern’s owners bought the engagement earlier this will benefit an organization human poop, an engage- Nevada state Sen. Mo plate with the year he was beer, and undercover offi- spring, posing in a photo- called Protect Our Win- ment announcement, a stun Denis has people looking in wounded and awarded the cers confirmed it by walk- graph beside a Burger ters, which helps gun, a ski pole, a set of vam- junk drawers for tape mea- Purple Heart. However, ing right up and ordering King sign. fight the effects of pire teeth, a clay sculpture surers. Denis wants to pass the Utah Division of Motor one. Hopefully the cop left climate change on of the baby Jesus, 563 con- legislation requiring the Vehicles denied Arnold Bre- a good tip at least. TWISTING mountains. doms, some bra padding state to report on obesity itenbach’s application for a HISTORY and 3,200 tampon appli- and efforts to slim the pop- plate reading “CIB-69” — EXPRESS TO SPACE Larry Kramer, you ‘LIKE’ THIS cators, locally nicknamed ulation. Her bill defines an for “Combat Infrantyman’s Yesterday, they had never change. The new Ellanora Baidoo “Jersey beach whistles” for obese person as a man with Badge” and “1969.” The Tang. And today? The (hopefully satirical?) doesn’t need to the propensity of children a waist size of 40 inches agency had a problem with space exploration team at book by the playwright have any facetime to pick them up and use or more or a woman with “69,” because it has sexual Cape Canaveral, Florida, and AIDS activist, The with her estranged them that way. More than a waistline of 35 inches or connotations. was struggling against bad American People: Vol- husband to get a 315,000 items of such trash more. weather to ship an Italian- ume 1: Search for My divorce. A New were picked up from New A SPOTTED COW made instant coffee espres- Heart, presents George York judge autho- Jersey’s coastline in 2014. OFFENSIVE SPEAKEASY? so maker to an astronaut Washington as a “big rized the woman to TO WHOM? Everybody loves New aboard the International queen” and describes notify her husband SOMETHING Officials at Clermont Glarus’ wide variety of Space Station. ISS resident Jamestown as a hotbed of divorce proceed- TO SING ABOUT? Northeastern Middle School craft beers, but everyone Samantha Cristoforretti has of gay sex before women ings through a Facebook There is no shortage of in Batavia, Ohio, censored a also knows the biggest been going without since arrived. Kramer also asserts message. Baidoo told the beards, camo, hunting and picture of an eighth-grader rule of New Glarus beer: November. that John Wilkes Booth was court her husband was hard God in Duck Commander who wore a T-shirt on class you can’t buy it outside of a gay man who gave Abra- to find, really hard to find Musical,” the stage version photo day with the word Wisconsin. So patrons of A WHOPPER ham Lincoln’s longtime — he’s only been in touch of the hit reality TV show “FEMINIST.” The word was the Maple Tavern in Maple OF WEDDING friend Joshua Speed — a with his wife via phone and Duck Dynasty. The 90-min- photoshopped out, because Grove, Minnesota, should Burger King is paying for male hustler, according to Facebook since the civil cer- ute Las Vegas show, with “some people might find have known something was the wedding of Joel Burg- Kramer — to the president emony more than five years Broadway backers and it offensive,” said princi- up when the bar put six bar- er and Ashley King, who, as a “gift.” ago. WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | April 23, 2015 3 4 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | April 23, 2015

NEWS ANALYSIS

THUMBS-DOWN ON STATE ARENA FUNDING They play, but you pay Only 17 percent of Wisconsin voters back proposed state funding of $150 million to support a new arena com- Public financing for the Bucks arena entails hidden costs plex for the Milwaukee Bucks, accord- ing to a recent Marquette University By Virginia Small year for the city. Located on Fourth Street, ect. The Bucks proposal encompasses 27 Law School poll. In the Milwaukee Contributing writer extending from Highland Avenue to Juneau acres, nearly twice the Bradley Center’s metro area, opposition to the funding Polling shows that voters strongly Avenue, it’s in a prime location — directly current footprint. But the city-owned park- stands at 67 percent, compared with oppose public funding for a new Milwau- across from the new arena site and next ing complex is not needed for an expanded 88 percent of residents outside of Mil- kee Bucks arena complex. Yet elected offi- to the tony Moderne residential high-rise arena footprint, when there’s vast unde- waukee. cials forge ahead with the project, which and a dining/nightclub district. It includes veloped acreage both west and north of could put taxpayers on the hook in myriad two large storefronts. The city built the the proposed arena site, much of it already ways that lie buried beneath piles of hype structure in 1988, reportedly for $25 mil- publicly owned by the Bradley Center. The its upkeep and state taxpayers have paid and denial. $10 million for arena repairs since 2009. New Bucks owners Marc Lasry, Wesley Lease terms give the Bucks a share Edens and Jamie Dinan have pledged $150 of every concession, along with catering, million to the project and former owner suite leases and merchandise sales for Herb Kohl has pledged $100 million. The all arena events, not just Bucks games. In new owners now are pressuring elected fiscal 2014, the Bradley Center paid the officials to contribute at least $250 mil- Bucks $4.7 million on gross revenues of lion from taxpayers to complete the com- $11.3 million. The Bucks also receive any plex, which will cost at least $500 million, Bradley Center surpluses, while the public according to estimates. authority struggles to cover deficits (and But throw in financing costs, tax incen- has not kept up). tives, property-tax exemptions and other As a mechanism for funneling state freebies, and the public could be on the money into the project, Walker has pro- hook for up to $1 billion in subsidies. posed issuing $220 million in state bonds. While the owners promise Milwaukee Legislators believe the governor’s plan ulti- residents pie-in-the-sky rewards in the mately will cost $380 million after tacking form of increased economic activity and on interest. They propose bonding should more jobs, the payoff equation is lop- be limited to $150 million. sided. The new venue would handsomely reward the Bucks, a for-profit business, ‘STARS IN THEIR EYES’ with free rent and a large percentage of Even when subsidies are disguised and every dollar collected from all enterprises direct taxes avoided, economists say that located within the expansive proposed public financing is nearly always a los- complex (in 2014, the Bucks received 41.6 ing proposition. Nonetheless, for myriad percent). But the taxpayers, who would reasons, municipalities continue the hand- bear the lion’s share of expenses, would outs. receive no ownership stake in the team Hope and hype that an arena will spur — a detail that belies the project’s bill- more nearby development were expressed ing as “public-private partnership.” This when the Bradley Center was built in 1988. “partnership” entails taxpayers investing Mostly, that did not happen, although in a rapidly depreciating asset (a building) downtown development has been boom- that supports a greatly appreciating asset ing since the recession ended. (a major-league franchise). Now Lasry and Edens, who are big- time real estate developers, say they will CITY, COUNTY COSTS invest in private development, including a The Bucks want the city and county to nearby team practice facility. A 2013 City kick in from $50 million to $100 million of Milwaukee report noted that sports in direct cash, free land and buildings and economist Andrew Zimbalist warns “pro- other subsidies. The county has indicated fessional sports have been historically it would donate vacant Park East land. unreliable when it comes to making such The proposed arena site, which is due local investments.” north of the Bucks’ current home, is on Although cities often provide tax incen- vacant BMO Harris Bradley Center land, tives to businesses to encourage redevel- which already is owned by the public. (The opment, subsidies often take many years Bradley Center owns almost all the land to be recouped. In contrast, huge sports- between North Fourth and Sixth Streets lion, and officials say it’s meticulously value of that public land is not even men- venue footprints exempted from proper- and State Street to Juneau Avenue.) maintained and debt-free. tioned as part of taxpayers’ contributions. ty taxes deplete a budget permanently. Mayor Tom Barrett recently proposed But a proposed Bucks plan shows the Gov. Scott Walker wants the new arena And, it’s not uncommon for taxpayers to giving the Bucks additional land — the parking complex demolished and redevel- to follow the model of the Bradley Center pay much more for a sports venue than former Sydney Hih site — at Third Street oped. Replacement parking facilities would — a state-owned facility managed by a is initially negotiated (as, famously, with and Juneau Avenue, valued at $1.1 million. be built elsewhere, adding to arena costs. nonprofit authority. That means the city Miller Park). Some cities are still paying for He’s also proposed providing infrastruc- The city would forgo the nearly $1 mil- will lose an estimated $450 million over sports palaces when they’re being pres- ture support worth $17.5 million through lion in annual income that it currently 30 years. sured to replace them. a tax-incremental financing district and a receives from the existing facility. The public also may well end up cover- Journalist Neil deMause, co-author of block-long, multi-use parking complex. The parking garage offers an excellent ing ongoing management costs and main- Field of Schemes, a book and website about That 980-space parking structure gen- case in point of how ever-increasing tax- tenance shortfalls. The city currently pays erated $920,000 in parking revenue last payer subsidies have crept into the proj- the Bradley Center $175,000 annually for ARENA next page WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | April 23, 2015 5

ARENA from prior page become a routine bargaining chip, even just that. though teams rarely follow through Some NBA teams are now valued at THE PUBLIC COSTS sports-venue funding, reports that one with the threat, according to deMause’s $2 billion and stratospheric TV deals will OF SPORTS VENUES reason governments keep giving sports decades-long research of sports venues. reportedly make every NBA team worth at “The highest-cost (stadium) deals teams sweetheart deals is that public offi- DeMause calls it extortion and says the least $1 billion within a decade. With those include Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Sta- cials are completely outmaneuvered when gambit works very effectively, since cities numbers, why aren’t government lead- dium, where the National Football negotiating with pro-sports reps. Basically, do not call team owners’ bluffs. ers demanding that Bucks owners invest League’s Colts play; Paul Brown Stadi- teams ask for the moon, knowing they can In Milwaukee’s case, Bucks owners keep much more, if not the full freight? And um in Cincinnati, home of the Bengals; always backtrack. dangling the NBA’s threat of relocating the why not ask Herb Kohl to donate more? and the Milwaukee Brewers’ Miller However, public officials often simply team. Seattle is reportedly eager to get He bought the team for $18 million in 1985 Park in baseball. In those cases, the acquiesce, surprising even hard-bargaining another NBA team. DeMause says that and profited from free rent and eye-pop- public share of costs, once ongoing owners. Jim politicians’ ping revenue shares before selling it last expenses are included, exceeds 100 Nagourney, fear of losing year for $550 million. Other arena tenants, percent of the building’s original price a 30-year Public officials are a team usu- including Marquette University and AHL’s tag.” negotiator ally trumps Admirals, pay hefty rent — in MU’s case, — Aaron Kuriloff, quoted inBloom - of sports- outmaneuvered when public it’s $20,000 per game. berg News reviewing Public/Private venue opposition Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett has Partnerships for Major League Sports deals, told negotiating with pro-sports reps. and empiri- offered to relinquish at least $1 million a Facilities by Judith Grant Long. deMause Teams ask for the moon, knowing cal data by year in parking and ownership of prime that cities economists. real estate. However, that lost revenue are “always they can always backtrack. Politicians may soon be forgotten (out of sight, out poorly rep- often go to of mind), and thus not become a source “proponents of public financing for sports resented” great lengths of annoyance to city officials who have to venues have often abandoned the ‘eco- and often to get new make up for it. As long as public subsidies nomic impact’ argument and contended “get stars in their eyes.” In the “most scan- sports venues financed. For example, in a are not paid outright in cash, they’re easier the value of sports venues is the added dalous” deal Nagourney helped negotiate, deal negotiated in 1996 by former Brewers to rationalize and accept. But the public prestige gained by the host city from hav- he told deMause, “We put in all these owner and MLB Commissioner “Bud” Selig, costs are the same. ing a professional sports team in town.” ridiculous things and the city (St. Louis) the City of Milwaukee agreed to give $1 A 2013 report by the City of Milwau- Just don’t try to take that warm-and- did not have the sense to say no to any of million annually to Miller Park. This payout kee’s Legislative Reference Bureau noted fuzzy feeling to the bank. them.” Nagourney says this always hap- continues, even though the city receives no pens, because cities use in-house attor- property taxes from the stadium, the Brew- neys to negotiate these deals. Team offi- ers or any ancillary enterprises, including cials understand all the issues and where parking and franchised restaurants. the money is — concessions, advertising, Many economists assert that team own- FIND US ON TWITTER! TV rights and so on — while city attorneys ers should finance their own new digs. The do not. owners of several teams, including the San Teams threatening to leave town has Francisco Golden State Warriors, are doing @wigazette 6 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | April 23, 2015 Clinton’s announcement energizes left, right By Lisa Neff Staff writer An unsurprising announcement on April 10 from Hillary Rodham Clinton delighted many, regardless of party. Republicans said good, the chief adver- sary has arrived. And Democrats said good, let’s get going. Clinton formally announced her can- didacy for the Democratic Party’s 2016 presidential nomination in an online video featuring voters talking about their lives and their plans, including Jared Milrad and Nathan Johnson, who spoke about planning their summer wedding. Clinton didn’t appear until the end of the video, when she said, “I’m getting ready to do something too. I’m running for president. Americans have fought their way back from tough economic times. But the deck is still stacked in favor of those at the top. Everyday Americans need a champion and I want to be that champion. So you can do more than just get by. You can get ahead and stay ahead. Because when families are strong, America is strong. So I’m hit- ting the road to earn your vote, because it’s your time. And I hope you’ll join me on this journey.” The announcement ended what little PHOTO: AP/CHARLIE NEIBERGALL speculation there was that Clinton — for- Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with local residents at the Jones St. Java House in LeClaire, Iowa, mer first lady, senator and secretary of earlier in April. state — would wage a second campaign for the White House. ell. He told Clinton, “I was thrilled when she’d get it again.” sible Republican candidates. And, the next day, Clinton hit the road you recently urged the Supreme Court to A week later, Clinton traveled to New Still, campaign aides said the candidate to earn votes. She and her campaign staff rule in favor of marriage equality. I was like Hampshire, another early voting state, for will not take for granted a favorite status set out in a van — nicknamed “Scooby” — ‘That’s our gal.’” another series of intimate gatherings with or that she’s the inevitable nominee. That’s and traveled 1,000 miles from New York Elsewhere on the “It Starts Here” trip, voters. one lesson learned from 2008, when Clin- to Iowa, site of the first caucuses of the she discussed the economy with voters Polls show Clinton with strong appeal ton placed third in the Iowa caucuses and, 2016 race for the presidential nomina- over espressos, got congrats from sup- among voters. after a bruising primary season, lost the tion. In Iowa, Clinton met with voters in a porters who signed “commit to caucus” A Marquette University Law School poll party nomination to Barack Obama. series of intimate gatherings and pledged cards, smiled in twofies and signed copies released on April 16 showed Clinton would Republicans, however, assume the nomi- a campaign about strengthening families, of her autobiography. defeat Scott Walker in a general election nation is Clinton’s to have and unleashed building “the economy of tomorrow” and “She’s good people and she’s a great contest 52 percent to 40 percent. a volley of searing attacks. About two fixing government dysfunction. candidate,” said Jennifer Granden of Coun- Nationally, Pew Research Center said its dozen Republicans are preparing for the At a diner in Council Bluffs, she talked cil Bluffs. “She had my vote in 2008. And polling shows Democratic support for Clin- primaries and they all appear to be running with voters, including supporter Mike Yow- there was never any question for me that ton at least 15 points higher than in 2007. against Clinton. Looking at a general election contest, Pew Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, address- said a third of voters say there’s a good ing the National Rifle Association’s annual chance they would vote for Clinton and 52 convention, denounced the “liberal, pro- percent say there is at least some chance. gressive worldview of Barack Obama and In contrast, just 12 percent say there is a Hillary Clinton and Eric Holder, and all of good chance they’d vote for any of the pos- CLINTON next page WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | April 23, 2015 7 CLINTON from prior page the other people who want to take the ton has the same Washington-knows-best guns out of the hands of the good guys.” mentality people around the country are Later, Bush, whose father led the country looking to move beyond. – SKW.” into one war in the Middle East and whose Clinton’s announcement provided brother led the nation into two wars, issued momentum for political groups raising an online video saying the Obama-Clinton money to either help elect her to the White foreign policy team wrecked relations with House or to defeat her bid — at least 10 allies and “emboldened enemies.” He also PACS exist to oppose her candidacy. issued an appeal for money to block Clin- However, her official campaign is ton’s “liberal agenda.” focused on building a grassroots base with U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, who announced small donations — collecting $10, $25, his candidacy on April 11 to a gathering of $100 contributions on the Internet. top donors, said, “Just yesterday, a lead- Clinton also said she intended to make er from yesterday began a campaign for campaign finance a priority in her cam- president by promising to take us back to paign and reaffirmed her support for a yesterday. Yesterday is over — and we’re constitutional amendment overturning never going back.” Citizens United, the Supreme Court ruling The first TV ad from U.S. Sen. Rand that cleared the way for unlimited cash to Paul’s campaign debuted just after Clin- pour into politics. ton’s announcement — it was titled, “Lib- “She’s tapping into a deep-seated belief erty, not Hillary.” On the campaign site, among people of all political stripes that Paul was selling “Hillary’s Hard Drive” — a we have to reclaim our democracy from reference to the email server she main- corporations and billionaires,” said Marge tained while Secretary of State. Baker, executive vice president of People Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, at the for the American Way, a social justice NRA convention, said, “People like Hillary group. “Americans are ready for a consti- Clinton seem to think you measure suc- tutional amendment to overturn decisions cess in government by how many people like Citizens United, and ready for leaders are dependent on the government. I think who are going to make it a priority.” we measure success by just the opposite: by how many people are no longer depen- dent on the government.” The Associated Press contributed to this Later, Walker tweeted, “@HillaryClin- report.

ON THE ISSUES the Trans-Pacific Partnership, now being negotiated by the Obama administra- ECONOMY: Hillary Rodham Clinton tion. sees growing income inequality and FOREIGN POLICY: Prior to joining wage stagnation as a major problem and President Obama’s administration, Clin- has made this topic a prominent theme ton criticized the him for taking a cau- in many of her public remarks this year. tious approach to global crises, dis- As a senator and then as a presidential missing his doctrine of “don’t do stupid candidate in the 2008 race, she called stuff” as “not an organizing principle.” for equal pay for women, increasing the As secretary of state, she advocated for minimum wage, expanding tax credits arming Syrian rebels fighting President for poorer families, overhauling corpo- Bashar Assad. rate tax provisions, expanding paid fam- ily leave and universal pre-kindergarten. SOCIAL ISSUES: Clinton supports same-sex marriage, saying that she has FINANCIAL REGULATION: Clinton is “evolved” from her opposition as first under pressure from progressives to lady, senator and secretary of state. She back plans raising taxes on the wealthi- denounced an Indiana law that would est and increasing regulations on Wall give increased protections to businesses Street, in part by reinstating a Depres- and religious groups that object to pro- sion-era law repealed by her husband’s viding services to gay customers. She administration that separated commer- supports abortion rights. cial from investment banking. Clinton has not taken a position on that law. CLIMATE CHANGE: Clinton has In 2007, she proposed raising taxes described climate change as the most on income made by many investment “consequential, urgent, sweeping” prob- managers. She has supported policies lem facing the world, telling college increasing taxes on higher income fami- students in March she hopes for a “mass lies. Progressives are critical of her 2001 movement” on the issue. She has prom- vote — backed by banks — that would ised to protect “at all costs” regulations have made it more difficult for consum- put in place by the Obama administra- ers to get relief from debts. She later tion that set federal limits on carbon said she regretted her vote. pollution from existing and future power plants. But Clinton has remained silent TRADE: As first lady, Clinton backed on the Keystone XL pipeline, saying she the North American Free Trade Agree- would not express an opinion on a pend- ment, saying in 1996 that the pact was ing international issue. “proving its worth.” But as a presidential candidate in 2007, she called the deal — from AP and WiG reports “a mistake.” Labor unions and liberal activists are pushing Clinton to reject 8 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | April 23, 2015 The enduring impact of Madison’s legendary hippie culture

By Jay Rath Contributing writer There’s a popular misconception that all of us in Madison are hippies, that we wear sandals, tie-dye and batik year-round; that we only put down our protest signs to pick up a joint; that we still listen and laugh to Cheech and Chong, and are permanently stoned unless we’re at a Badger game, when we’re drunk and wearing red. None of this is true. Well, maybe some of it. OK, a lot of it. Rush Limbaugh, among others, has called us the “People’s Repub- lic of Madison.” Bill O’Reilly has scoffed, “You expect those people to be commun- ing with Satan up there in the Madison.” The New York Times called Paul Soglin the city’s “hippie mayor” in 2011. PHOTO: AP PHOTO: COURTESY Like the Amish, we’re preserving a van- As police move in to break up an anti-war demonstration, protesters shout and gesture Mayor Paul Soglin is taken into custody ishing way of life — in our case, it’s the “seig heil” on Oct. 18, 1967. Police ended the sit-in at the University of Wisconsin cam- during an anti-war demonstration in the 1960s counter-culture. pus at Madison with riot sticks and tear gas. late 1960s. We’re still plenty groovy and far out, man, but verifiable evidence of hippies is really became a cultural revolution.” itself at 89.9 on the dial. years, but it still serves as training ground becoming rarer and rarer. After all, much Whatever hippie culture was or is, we Back when he was a co-op employee, for fledgling journalists. Its alumni have that was radical 50 years ago is now main- know it when we see it, and there are still Stockwell and more than 60 others spent won 20 Pulitzer Prizes. The paper is avail- stream. But Madison still has pockets of examples all over Madison, including: nearly a year planning and painting the able free at many downtown and campus paisley and patchouli that serve as testa- The Mifflin Street Block Party: The first mural, which features images of lush fertil- locations. ments to its more radical past. block party was in 1969. It was an anti-war ity and capitalist death. “The reason why Otis Redding: In 1967, on his way to a First, though, we have to define “hippie.” street protest/celebration that became a this mural has lasted so well, and has no concert in Madison, a plane carrying “The Soglin, barely 28 when he was first elected riot, with fires and tear gas. Soglin, then an graffiti, is that it really is a coming together King of Soul” crashed into Lake Monona. mayor in 1973, recalls, “No one in Madison alderman on the city council, was arrested of the community in which it lives,” he Only one of the band members survived. ever referred to me as a hippie. In 1974, — twice. Held the first weekend in May says. On the shoreline near the Capitol there is AP did a story about me and the headline ever since, the party’s politics waned as its Efforts to restore its chipped surface a memorial to Redding, best known for the writer sent a national feed referring to me drunkenness increased. The city has been occasionally arise. The 1987 mural was song “Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay.” as the hippie mayor.” actively discouraging it since 2012. preceded by several others. The first Wild Hog in the Woods: There was Soglin was very politically active, took “Mifflin should see some celebrants on included a dancing bomb, in solidarity with more to music in the ’60s than rock ‘n’ roll. part in protests and got caught up in Saturday, May 4, but if last year is any those who tried to destroy Sterling Hall. The decade also saw a blossoming of folk riots. Police beat him with heavy batons. barometer, it will continue to be a much Sterling Hall: On the night of Aug. 4, music. Wild Hog has kept the spirit of that The proof is in the 1979 Oscar-nominated smaller gathering, consisting primarily of 1970, anti-war activists set off a massive time alive since 1978. Performances are documentary The War at Home. several house parties,” says Joel DeSpain, 2,000-pound bomb contained in a stolen held Friday evenings. More of a concert But calling Soglin a hippie, he says, Madison Police Department spokesper- van parked next to this campus build- series than a venue, Wild Hog has had makes no sense. “Hippies were disengaged son. “We had no problems last year and ing. Their goal was to destroy the Army several homes over the years. These days from politics, which was the focus of my don’t anticipate any this May. That said, Math Research Center inside. The explo- it’s at the Wil-Mar Neighborhood Cen- entire life.” we will have additional officers on hand sion killed one person and, adjusted for ter. It began at the Green Lantern Eating Others aren’t so quick to separate politi- and be ready for any contingencies.” inflation, caused more than $11 million in Cooperative. cal activism from hippie-ism. Sharon Kil- Mifflin Street Co-op:The grocery, damage. Faint blast marks on the build- Tie-dye, jeans and fringe: Hippies foy is a self-described “hippie artist” who founded in 1969, served as an activist and ing’s southern face bear testament to the changed fashion. Men no longer wear hats arrived at UW-Madison as a freshman in counter-culture center. Facing competition tragedy. and everyone wears jeans. Madison dress- 1968. and declining sales, its directors voted to The Daily Cardinal: Two of the Sterling es primarily for comfort, including an awful “Hippies were counter-culture,” she close the store in late 2006. But its lavish, Hall bombers worked at the more liberal lot of sandals. But we also dress symboli- says. It was only later that it “became more two-story mural remains. Norman Stock- and far older of the university’s two stu- cally, just as the hippies did. about sex and drugs and rock ‘n’ roll. But well is operations coordinator for WORT- dent papers. The Daily Cardinal, founded “I haven’t seen as much tie-dye lately, I believe it was political at first, and then FM community radio — a hippie institution in 1892, has seen its pages thin over the HIPPIES next page WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | April 23, 2015 9 HIPPIES from prior page “MCC was formed in 1968 by a group of seven or eight independent co-ops that but I’ve seen more batik and ethnic prints,” already existed in Madison,” says Steve says Caitlin Wagner, a junior in the fash- Vig, coordinating officer. Most houses wel- ion design program at UW-Madison. And come dinner guests, particularly prospec- — bad news — “fringe is totally coming tive members, though there may be a small back,” Wagner says. charge. Thrift shop clothing, which was popular Tuschen: His first name was John, but in the ’60s and ’70s, is still popular in locally he had single-name celebrity. Madison. Ironically, today’s thrift shops Madison’s first poet laureate resisted the recycle vintage treasures from the era that “hippie” title. Says his longtime partner, glamorized previously worn garb. Suni Taylor, “I was the hippie, he was a But perhaps the most significant carry- throwback. Either Bukowski or Ginsberg over from hippie fashion is the applica- — I can’t remember anymore — called him tion of social consciousness to wardrobe ‘the Baby Beat,’ and that really was the selection. generation he fit into best.” “What I see as hippie fashion that con- Beatnik or proto-hippie, Tuschen’s poet- tinues is the importance placed here on ry was definitely a sign of counter-culture the context of what you’re consuming, times. He was born in 1949 and passed how much you’re consuming and who we in 2005, though his work lives on. He support by consuming certain products,” published “State Street Poetry Sheets,” Wagner explains. collecting his work and that of others, and Willy St. Co-op: In addition to thrift sold them in State Street stores. A fund- PHOTO: JAY RATH shops, the ’60s were a time of collec- raising effort is underway to reprint them. Norman Stockwell and the Mifflin Street Co-op mural, which he helped design and paint. tives, communes and, especially, coop- Cecil’s Sandals: “In the ’60s, sudden- eratives. This grocery co-op on Williamson ly everyone was having custom sandals street. “The rent was cheap. There was a nan says. “We’re having the opposite prob- Street — we locals call it “Willy Street” made at Cecil’s Sandals,” recalls Peter Ber- lot of real freedom of expression here. And lem now. The world’s been changing, and — was modestly founded in 1974. It’s since ryman, half of the touring Lou and Peter the other people living here were poor, just that’s in a lot of things. This city is a great grown so much that a second location has Berryman folk/comedy act. Nicknamed like we were.” example of that in so many social aspects. opened in nearby Middleton. At one time, “Jesus Boots,” the footwear was actually Kilfoy compares it to Greenwich Village. Things that were shunned upon and that its selections were classified as “health carefully crafted by Cecil’s son Ron Burke, “The artists come into a poor area and it people fought for 30, 40 years ago, are food.” Now we just call it food. just off State Street. becomes chi-chi. It’s exactly what hap- now part of our society here.” “It’s amazing that so many of Willy “Those are bygone years,” says Burke. pened.” Sunshine Daydream: Madison’s oldest Street Co-op’s core values and ideas that “That was the era of the sandal craze. The Great Midwest Marijuana Harvest surviving head shop is surely The Pipefitter used to be considered counter-culture Everybody was a hippie. That was the start Fest: Held the first weekend in October on State Street, founded in 1972. But it’s — natural food, organic food, bulk food, of the long hair and crazy dresses and each year, this protest and march from the Sunshine Daydream, just down the street, growing your own food, and sustainability things like that.” campus Library Mall to the Capitol is “to that claims to be “Madison’s favorite hip- — are now fairly mainstream,” says direc- Burke no longer makes sandals — all educate and inform people considering pie store.” It features tie-dyed clothing, tor of communications Brendon Smith. the getting up and down is too hard on his medical marijuana legalization and hemp,” Grateful Dead paraphernalia, body oils Madison Community Co-ops: Madison knees — but he continues to repair shoes says Dennis Brennan, one of the organiz- and incense and a huge selection of glass has at least four independent housing at Cecil’s West, on Madison’s Odana Road. ers. This autumn will mark the event’s pipes that could conceivably be used to co-ops. Twelve others are gathered into Willy Street: Still the funkiest of Madi- 45th anniversary. smoke tobacco. Manager Jamie Strunz this co-op made up of co-ops, known son streets, with odd shops, coffee and “We’re a loose cooperative,” says Bren- says, “We also carry tickets for a lot of the as “MCC.” More than 200 people of all lots of art, Willy Street is becoming gentri- nan, who calls himself “just one of the fests and things like that. We try to keep ages, but mostly students, live and eat in fied. crew.” The last few years attendance has the hippies happy.” MCC houses with fanciful names such as “I am the longest surviving hippie resi- been around 2,500 but, before states But surely all the real, bonafide hippies Ambrosia, Hypatia and Syntropy. The larg- dent-artist of Willy Street and have been started legalizing marijuana, as many as are now at least in their 60s? est, Lothlorien, suffered fire damage and is producing art with the people for many 10,000 showed up from across the Mid- “This is true,” he says. “But we still have vacant and under repair. The best, because years,” says muralist Sharon Kilfoy. She west. a few hippies left.” I lived there, is International Co-op House, recalls when her counter-culture peers “It used to be that we had to go out of where I learned to cook for 27 at a time. packed the mixed business-residential our way to get politicians to speak,” Bren- 10 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | April 23, 2015 When ‘woof’ means ‘I do’

WiG and AP reports ways to pamper their pets. Canine bar “The weddings are for the dogs,” said When Barb and Frank Prevort of mitzvahs, known as “bark mitzvahs,” also Adina Slotsky, the owner and CEO of Hol- Menomonee Falls decided to breed their are a growing trend. lywood Pet Parties. Still, birthday parties, German shepherds, their 5-year-old grand- When pet owners dress up their dogs dubbed “barkdays,” are much more popu- daughter objected. in miniature white dresses and tiny tuxes, lar, she said. “You can’t have babies unless you’re some believe the barks that signal “I do” When owners plan doggy nuptials, aka married,” the girl said. So her grandparents reveal puppy love. “puptials,” they can go all out and stage staged a wedding for the two pooches in These animal lovers say their pooches some real tail-waggers. There are grooms- their backyard. can feel real longing for other pets, but men and bridesmaids of every breed — About 30 human friends attended the experts aren’t so sure. Most people agree and even some people who get down on nuptials, which were performed by a family a wedding is just for fun or charity when all fours — flowers, music and a reception friend. The Prevorts’ other dog — a white the groom is drooling and the bride’s gown with food both people and pooches can collie — stood up for bride and groom. needs tailoring for her tail. After all, “you enjoy, ranging from apple slices to baby The Prevorts’ granddaughter served as a may now lick the bride” doesn’t have quite back ribs with spinach. flower girl. the same ring to it. All pet weddings move quickly because The dogs, who’d been taught to bark on “Pet marriage or weddings are for peo- of short animal attention spans. With all command, responded to their vows with a ple,” said Dr. Bonnie Beaver, executive the distractions, dogs spend lots of time “woof.” Well, actually Jutta answered for director of the American College of Veteri- on leashes. both of them, Barb Prevort said. nary Behaviorists and a professor at Texas A simple wedding costs about $300, Friends brought the newlywed couple A&M University’s College of Veterinary Slotsky said. But it can easily grow to gifts. Cake and Champagne were served. Medicine. thousands of dollars if guests are plentiful, The only downside to the wedding came Owners host weddings because it makes the venue is top-notch, the food is extrava- later, when Jutta gave birth to puppies them feel good, she said. People can’t gant, a band plays and a florist creates that were half-German shepherd and half- know what dogs are thinking, but studies centerpieces, she said. white collie. have shown they do experience emotion, The most lavish pet wedding took place “My granddaughter was very mad,” Barb Beaver said. in New York in 2012 when Baby Hope Prevort said. “She told me that Teddy “Fear is a classic example,” she said. Diamond, a fluffy white Coton de Tulear, should get a divorce.” “But we don’t know if they experience it as married a poodle named Chilly Pasternak When the Prevorts’ dogs got hitched you or I would.” as a charity fundraiser. in 2002, “people thought we were crazy,” Others say it’s all about the animals — It was a ceremony for the ages, com- Prevort said. But today, doggy nuptials are even if that means the first dance is a walk plete with limos, a $6,000 designer dress, blossoming, as people find new and unique around a patch of grass instead a waltz. PETS next page WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | April 23, 2015 11

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sushi chef, mixologist to create “puptails,” No studies show pets like or love one florist, orchestra, wedding planner and another, but “it is very common for two or parking valets. Ellen DeGeneres’ pet food more individual animals to spend a great company furnished a dog food buffet. amount of time together and show signs The event raised over $158,000 for the of stress if separated,” she said. Humane Society of New York and earned But some stick by the belief that dogs a place in Guinness World Records for love, including Carol Bryant, co-founder the most expensive pet wedding. Every- of Wigglebutt Warriors, the fundraising thing was donated and guests spent up to division of the dog health website Fidose $10,000 for a table of 10. of Reality. One thing pet owners don’t have to “I do believe that dogs can love and worry about is divorce. But because ani- be in love with each other,” said Bryant, mals have unique personalities just like whose cocker spaniel married another people, there is no guarantee two animals dog for a company fundraiser. will get along, Beaver said.

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Hodges, are set for oral Hallward-Driemeir will present argu- argument on April 28. ments on the question: Does the 14th A glance at what’s ahead … Amendment require a state to recognize a marriage between two people of the THE CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTIONS: same sex when their marriage was lawfully • Does the 14th Amendment require a licensed and performed out-of-state? state to license a marriage between two Plaintiffs’ briefs draw arguments from PHOTO: COURTESY people of the same sex? the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Wind- U.S. Supreme Court justices will hear oral arguments on marriage equality on April 28. • Does the 14th Amendment require sor case, which overturned Section 3 of a state to recognize a marriage between DOMA and stated that failure to recognize intended to codify a traditional definition est LGBT civil rights group. two people of the same sex when their a marriage entered into legally “imposes a of marriage not to discriminate against marriage was lawfully licensed and per- disadvantage, a separate status, and so a gays and that same-sex couples are seek- THE POLLS: formed out of state? stigma upon all who enter into same-sex ing to create a “new” constitutional right. Public support for marriage equality marriage.” continues to rise, even in the states still THE CASES: The defendants’ case: WHAT TO LOOK FOR: prohibiting gays and lesbians from mar- • Obergefell v. Hodges from Ohio. John J. Bursch, a special assistant attor- Court observers always pay close atten- rying: • DeBoer v. Snyder from Michigan. ney general in Michigan, will argue on the tion to the questions the justices ask dur- • Since 2004, public support in every • Tanco v. Haslam from Tennessee. question of whether a state can prohibit ing oral argument, and there are some key state increased on average 2.6 percent, • Bourke v. Beshear from Kentucky. same-sex couples from marrying. questions to consider, according to the according to data from the Williams Insti- When the case is decided, it will be Joseph F. Whalen, an associate state experts at ScotusBlog.com. Will the justices tute at the UCLA School of Law. under Obergefell v. 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Some Republican E. Capitol, Madison, WI your children’s education, SAJAK randomly tweeting to his followers. JAMAKAYA legislators are now saying 53702 or at 608-266-1212. the state parks you enjoy, they plan to reduce Walk- To find your legislators’ or the care of your grand- The state Legislature’s “In the 20 years that HPI has been publishing, er’s $300 million cut to UW contact info, go to http:// parents. If you have kids, Joint Finance Committee campuses and $127 million legis.wisconsin.gov and nephews or nieces, throw and in the polling HPI has conducted since 2008, is vetting Gov. Scott Walk- an Indiana governor has never experienced this cut to K-12 schools. type in your address. a letter-writing party. Have er’s proposed budget cuts Joint Finance co-chair Snail mail is slower but them drop the letters in the kind of survey decline in this short timeframe.” to the UW System, envi- — Pollster BRIAN HOWEY, publisher of Howey Sen. Alberta Darling was has greater impact. Post- mailbox with you. Doing it ronmental protections and rattled by UW chancel- cards and letters have a together sets an example Politics Indiana, writing in his newsletter about the services for the elderly and precipitous drop in Gov. Mike Pence’s approval lors using the media to physical presence, espe- and teaches them we all disabled. announce huge cuts in per- cially if politicians get a lot need to stand up for what ratings since signing the state’s so-called “license It’s not an exaggeration to discriminate” law. Pence’s approval among sonnel. “This is sort of a of them. we believe. to say our futures are at tactic to get people to lobby Written communica- In the longer term, we Indiana voters stands at 35 percent. Prior to the stake: quality, affordable law, he had approval ratings over 60 percent. us,” she huffed. Yes, and an tions can be as short as must prepare for voter ID education for young people effective one! “I am opposed to budget and make sure everyone and returning students; the Corporations pay lobby- cuts in the university sys- we know has proper ID and “Hey man, I’m going to miss you guys.” beautiful lands and streams — AARON HERNANDEZ, the former Boston ists to pursue their profit- tem so please vote against is registered. We need to we love but often take for making schemes, in many them” to longer letters that support, through volunteer Patriots star, saying good-bye to the officers who granted; and the long-term escorted him to court during his three-month cases writing the laws they include facts and argu- time and donations, the care needs of our elderly benefit from. Those huck- ments against specific cuts. grassroots groups work- murder trial. Hernandez was found guilty of first- and disabled family mem- degree murder in the shooting of a former friend sters are ubiquitous and Supportive facts can be ing their hearts out to pro- bers and neighbors. made welcome in our state found on the websites of tect our lands, schools and and sentenced to life in prison without the pos- I’m dismayed by people sibility of parole. Capitol. But when average organizations such as the people. accepting Walker’s dras- folks speak up to defend Wisconsin League of Con- The fight to preserve tic changes as inevitable. “I also don’t believe that your sexual preferenc- their public land and insti- servation Voters, Disabil- public resources and over- Walker’s cuts are not inevi- tutions, their opinions are ity Rights Wisconsin, Citi- sight is the fight for Wis- es are a choice for the vast and enormous major- table and it’s self-defeating ity of people. In fact, the bottom line is, I believe considered an imposition. zen Action of Wisconsin, consin’s future. Budget to assume that nothing can I say let’s keep impos- Planned Parenthood, the debate and floor votes only sexual preference is something that people are be done. born with.” ing ourselves. Activate your Wisconsin AFL-CIO and extend through May, so Public pressure already social network. Call, email UW Alumni groups. please act today. — U.S. Sen. and GOP presidential hopeful has succeeded in getting MARCO RUBIO speaking on CBS’ Face the Nation. or send letters to Walker, Never be abusive but be the Joint Finance Com- Joint Finance Committee firm and state that you vote mittee to nix the proposal co-chairs Sen. Darling and in every election. “Hillary Clinton supports marriage equality and that would have stripped hopes the Supreme Court will come down on the Rep. John Nygren and your You can also take a side of same-sex couples being guaranteed that constitutional right.” — HILLARY CLINTON spokeswoman Adrienne Elrod affirming the Democratic presidential nomi- Remaking politics by the seat of our pants nee’s support for same-sex marriage. We need to make the Republicans or Democrats, We will do it from the “I would not hesitate to refuse service to an major parties better. liberals or conservatives. ground up, with plain peo- openly gay person or persons. Homosexuality is Opinion They won’t change unless We deserve better and ple leading the way, by the wrong, period.” forced. It’s like the basic need something new. seat of our pants. — BRIAN KLAWITER, the owner of an auto MIKE MCCABE law of physics — an object We are commoners and When faced with eco- repair shop called Dieseltec in Grandville, Michi- at rest will remain at rest, we are politically homeless. nomic and political threats gan, writing on Facebook. Although he vowed to American democracy is unless some force makes The royals of our political eerily similar to today’s refuse service to gays, he offered discounts to caught on the horns of a it move. A corrupt politi- system made us so. conditions, past genera- customers bearing firearms. Anti-LGBT discrimi- dilemma. Most Americans cal establishment will stay We aim to make a house- tions straightened things nation is legal in Michigan. are feeling fed up with the corrupt and failing parties hold for the politically out on more than one occa- Republicans and let down will keep failing us, unless homeless and, in so doing, sion. I refuse to believe “The moment the politicians start saying they by the Democrats — with we make them change their transform parties that are there is something so dif- are in denial of what the scientists are telling good reason. Both major ways. failing us. And we are pull- ferent about us that ren- them, of what the consensus of scientific experi- parties are failing the coun- When past generations ing together to make it hap- ders us less capable of ments demonstrates, that is the beginning of the try. Yet a third party isn’t freed themselves from pen. With an organizing making change than those end of an informed democracy.” the answer. Like it or not, similar traps, they started committee of citizens from who came before us. In so — NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON speaking to Think- America has a two-party by shedding old labels and all of Wisconsin’s eight many ways, we have more Progress about politics and his new show StarTalk, system. fashioning themselves a congressional districts going for us now than they a late-night science talk show that premiered So how do we get regular new identity. They attached and 19 different counties, did then. 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By Lisa Neff Staff writer According to the Center for American Progress, the Staff writer The sign read “McDemanding a Fair Wage” and the gender wage gap between full-time working men and Demonstrations against officer-involved shootings took striking fast-food worker hoisted it high for motor- women in 2013 was about 22 cents for every dollar place in a number of cities in mid-April, including in Madi- ists turning into the McDonald’s drive-thru in Sarasota, earned, meaning women earn 78 percent of what men son, Chicago and Zion, Illinois. Dozens were arrested dur- Florida. earn. ing a protest at the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City and “I got nothing against my job, but the money isn’t A different analysis from the Pew Research Center four people were detained while protesting the killing of enough, no matter how hard I work,” said 26-year-old shows that based on hourly earnings of full- and part- an immigrant farmworker in Pasco, Washington. Ed Stossel, one of many demonstrators who joined in time workers, women earn about 84 percent of what “What we have is an epidemic of violence,” said activist the Fight for $15 national protest on April 15, which, not men earn. For younger women, Pew said, the wage gap Paul Shepherd of Racine, who attended the demonstration coincidentally, was Tax Day. is smaller, at 93 percent. Pew also says the estimated in Zion. “Some cases get everyone’s attention and go viral, Demonstrations took place in more than 200 locations, 16-cent gap has narrowed from 36 cents in 1980. but there are a lot more deaths, a lot of deaths people including in Wisconsin. Wisconsin lawmakers took steps to narrow the gap in don’t hear about.” Timothy Roach, a 21-year-old Wendy’s worker from 2009, enacting the Equal Pay Enforcement Act, which In March, killedbypolice.net, a website that tracks inci- Milwaukee, said the protests were necessary to send a allowed wage discrimination claims to be filed in state dents of law enforcement officers killing people, reported message to companies. court. 116 deaths — an average of three deaths a day. “If they don’t see that it matters to us, then it won’t “Our law change was working and not because there In the first half of April, killedbypolice.net tracked 39 matter to them,” Roach said. was some big lawsuit,” said Democratic state Sen. Jon deaths through reports in local news media. The site Milwaukee demonstrators gathered at a McDonald’s Erpenbach. “It was just the knowledge by employers in includes incidents “regardless of reason or method” and on Mayfair Road at 6 a.m., then in Red Arrow Park on Wisconsin that discrimination in wages would no longer inclusion “implies neither wrongdoing nor justification on North Water Street midday and the University of Wis- be tolerated without the threat of a state lawsuit for the part of the person killed or the officer involved. The consin-Milwaukee Student Union at 4:30 p.m. Workers in enforcement. Women who are discriminated do not have post merely documents the occurrence of death.” fast food, retail and home care, as well as clergy leaders, the money or the expertise to file in federal court. You Included among the names of casualties in April: Eric college students, teachers and community activists par- should not have to hire a $250-an-hour lawyer to receive Harris, an unarmed man fatally shot in the back by a Tulsa ticipated, including those involved with the #BlackLives- equal pay to your male peers. It is the law in Wisconsin County, Oklahoma, reserve officer who said he mistook Matter movement. that employers cannot discriminate, but it is the penalties his firearm for a stun gun. The shooting was captured on Wisconsin Jobs Now, which coordinated the Wisconsin that force them to be equitable and follow the laws.” video. efforts, emphasized that the demonstrators were seeking In 2011, after the election of Republican Gov. Scott Harris’ death led the American Civil Liberties Union of more than a hike in the minimum wage; they were “mak- Walker, the Legislature passed Wisconsin Act 219, which Oklahoma to urge the end to “buy a badge” practices. The ing demands of the big corporations and billion dollar rescinded the Equal Pay Enforcement Act. volunteer reserve deputy, Robert Bates, was a wealthy industries who rake in record profits yet pay their workers Erpenbach, who opposed the 2011 measure, said, “We donor to Tulsa Sheriff Stanley Glanz. paltry wages.” had finally started to make some headway with equal “Eric Harris is dead today as the result of an utterly Progressive lawmakers encouraged the campaign, pay in the reality of the Wisconsin workforce. Median reckless program that allows donors to buy a badge and including Democratic U.S. Reps. Gwen Moore from Mil- incomes for women as a percentage of male earnings play police officer with real guns and real bullets,” said waukee and Mark Pocan from Madison. rose by 3 percent in Wisconsin between 2009 and 2010. Ryan Kiesel, executive director of the ACLU of Oklahoma. “I stand with the brave activists back in Milwaukee and Only four states in the U.S. had higher increases. Wiscon- On the video, an officer says, “F**k your breath,” in across the country who are speaking out … for a fair mini- sin jumped 12 spots nationally in gender earnings parity.” response to Harris’ inability to catch his breath after being mum wage of $15 an hour and the right to form a union,” The wage gap deprives the state economy of at least shot in the back. stated Moore in a news release. “Over 55 million workers $8 billion per year, according to Erpenbach, who said Brady Henderson, the ACLU of Oklahoma’s legal direc- make less than $15 an hour, a wage too low to support a women are the head of household in 231,000 families in tor, said, “What happened to Eric Harris was not just ‘a family. Minorities are particularly likely to make less than Wisconsin. “Imagine what would change for those fami- mistake,’ it was the result of a series of choices that show $15 an hour, including 54 percent of African-American lies and our economy in general if women and men were a reckless disregard for human dignity and human life.” workers and 58 percent of Hispanic workers.” paid equally, as they are required to be.” The day before the Fight for $15 events, rallies, protests AP contributed to this report. and news conferences were held to mark Equal Pay Day, WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | April 23, 2015 17 REGIONAL BRIEFS

and create local jobs throughout the state, particularly in measure is likely to go up in smoke. Several states — rural counties where unemployment rates remain above Colorado, Oregon, Washington and Alaska — allow the 8 percent. recreational use of marijuana. • BIRD FLU IN FLOCK: A dangerous bird-flu strain that In other regional news … has already hit numerous turkey farms in the Midwest • HIGHER ED TUITION: The University of Wisconsin has now been identified in a Wisconsin chicken flock, System Board of Regents approved raising tuition for marking the first case of the virus in a commercial chick- out-of-state undergraduate and some graduate students en farm in the U.S. and its first appearance in Wisconsin, at most of the system’s four-year schools as the cam- the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on April 13. puses prepare to absorb massive budget cuts. In addi- • GREAT FOR GREAT LAKES: The Wisconsin Assembly tion, the university’s flagship campus in Madison would unanimously passed a bill that will phase out the manu- have to eliminate about 400 positions, close and merge facture and sale of personal care products containing programs and reduce academic offerings and services if microbeads. The measure, which passed the Senate and PHOTO: PIXABAY.COM Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed budget cut passes, accord- MUCKY MISSISSIPPI: A federal appeals court said a needed the governor’s signature as WiG went to press, ing to chancellor Rebecca Blank. lower court must take up a suit filed to force the U.S. is intended to protect Wisconsin waterways from micro- Environmental Protection Agency to put limits on nutrient • “HAIL MARY JANE PASS”: Wisconsin state Rep. Melis- plastic pollution. Tyson Cook, director of science and pollution dumped into the Mississippi River. The EPA had sa Sargent, a Democrat from Madison, has introduced a research at Clean Wisconsin, said, “With microplastic argued that it was immune from judicial scrutiny, but the long-shot bill to legalize recreational marijuana. She said pollution on the rise, this legislation is critical to protect- appeals panel ruled otherwise. legalization of the drug would reduce crime and create ing the precious water resources Wisconsinites love and jobs. But with a GOP-controlled Legislature and governor depend on.” COMPANY ELIMINATES 700 JOBS DUE TO resistant to even expanding medical marijuana use, the — from WiG and AP reports WALKER POLICY CHANGE The Slinger-based company GeminiCares, a provider of in-home care for disabled and elderly people, announced that it’s going out of business and laying off more than 700 employees. The closure is due to a provision in Gov. Scott Walker’s budget that takes $3 billion worth of care away from grassroots managed care providers and gives it to large national companies. Health insurance companies, including some that have donated heavily to Walker, had lobbied hard for the change. The disabled community and others heavily oppose the change, which will not save the state money. Experts say the change, however, will reduce the level of care and quality of life of patients. Walker slipped the item into the budget without first discussing it with GOP leaders or even notifying his Health Services Secretary.

FALLOUT OVER INDIANA’S ‘LICENSE TO DISCRIMINATE’ LAW CONTINUES Seventy-five percent of Hoosiers report that Gov. Mike Pence’s push for a so-called “license to discriminate” law damaged Indiana’s business climate, according to a Greenberg, Quinlan Rosner Research poll conducted for the Human Rights Campaign. By a margin of 72–12 percent, independent voters said the negative fallout hurt the state’s economy. Republicans agreed 72–12. HRC’s poll of Indiana voters was the third in less than a week to show Americans don’t support bills that allow businesses to discriminate and deny service to LGBT customers. In an effort to combat the damage done to the state, Indiana hired a public relations firm to help rebuild its image. The Indiana Economic Development Corporation, which leads the state’s efforts to attract and retain businesses, retained Porter Novelli for an undisclosed sum. The firm’s task is to brand Indiana “as a welcoming place to live, visit and do business.”

GOP REJECTS RURAL BROADBAND EXPANSION Wisconsin Republican legislators rejected a budget amendment to increase investments in broadband Inter- net expansion for rural and under-served areas. Demo- crats on the Joint Finance Committee had proposed dou- bling the funding available for the Broadband Expansion Grant program in order to increase high-speed Internet access, which they said would support business growth 18 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | April 23, 2015

COMMUNITY BULLETINS

SHORING UP SOUTH SHORE PARK The plan involves reconstructing the The meeting occurred at the park pavil- Ave., Whitefish Bay, hold an annual book Milwaukee County Board Chairwoman parking lot using porous pavement and ion. sale May 2–3 at the library. An announce- Marina Dimitrijevic and parks director installing rain gardens and other elements ment promised “lots of sci-fi books this John Dargle held a community meeting on to reduce pollution. MADISON JOINS BRIEF DEFENDING year.” For more, go to wfblibrary.org. April 15 to discuss improvements to South “This is a critical step forward in opening IMMIGRATION ACTIONS • POWERING UP: Janesville Community Shore Park and announce $1.6 million in up our beach and lakefront for everyone to Madison Mayor Paul Soglin announced Radio plans to launch in June using the county funding to improve the beach’s enjoy and to protect it for future genera- in mid-April that the city joined 73 cities call letters of WADR-LPFM — Wis- water quality. tions,” Dimitrijevic said in a news release. and counties in filing a friend-of-the-court consin’s Alternative Destination Radio. brief in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals The schedule includes talk shows and urging immediate implementation of Pres- music, as well as game coverage of the ident Barack Obama’s executive actions on Beloit Snappers baseball team. The radio immigration. already broadcasts online. For more, go The brief, coordinated through the Cit- to www.janesvillecommunityradio.com. ies United for Immigration Action coali- tion, demonstrates robust support from • WORLD VIEW: The International Insti- municipal governments for the president’s tute of Wisconsin hosts its annual World reforms. Signers said the reforms will pro- Citizen Celebration Dinner on April 25 vide temporary relief from deportation at the Women’s Club of Wisconsin, 813 to immigrants with longstanding ties to E. Kilbourn Ave., Milwaukee. Sister Edna the United States who pass a background Lonergan receives the World Citizen check and meet other criteria. Award and Milwaukee Public Television receives the Corporate Citizens Award. Other community bulletins … Community volunteers Christiana Attere and Liliane McFarlane and bonsai artist • ANNUAL MEETING AHEAD: The League Jack Douthitt also will receive awards. of Women Voters Wisconsin holds its For more, go to iiwisconsin.org. annual meeting June 5–7 at the Best Western Hotel Chequamegon in Ashland. — Lisa Neff The theme is “Ensuring a Healthy Envi- ronment and a Strong Economy for All.” Send community bulletins to Lisa Neff at For more, go to lwvwi.org. [email protected]. • BARGAIN BOOKS: The Friends of White- fish Bay Library, 5420 N. Marlborough WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | April 23, 2015 19 ut on the town April 23 – May 7 A curated calendar of upcoming events

‘DEATH OF A SALESMAN’ PHOTO: SANDY UNDERWOOD April 24 to May 16 Arthur Miller’s attack on the American Dream may have premiered in 1949, but half a century hasn’t changed the heart of Death of a Salesman. Strollers Theatre will present one of American literature’s great- est works to conclude their season, offering audiences the chance to see a play that still speaks to contemporary concerns of the pursuit of happiness and a life well lived. At the Bartell Theatre, 113 E. Mifflin St., Madi- son. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at bartelltheatre.org or 608-661-9696. ‘[TITLE OF SHOW]’ April 24 to May 9 Explaining the premise of [title of show], the last show in Madison Theater Guild’s season, is the same as explaining its history: The play about a group of theater artists writing a musical to enter into a play festival was in fact originally developed by a group of theater artists writing a musical to enter into a play festival. Dizzying as that may sound, the result is a sharp one-act musical ‘PETER AND THE STARCATCHER’ Through May 24 that’s as much about making that premise Peter Pan’s an often-told-tale, but how The Boy Who Never Grew Up got to funny as exploring the joy of creation and Neverland hasn’t been tackled as frequently. In Peter and the Starcatcher, the play collaboration. At the Bartell Theatre, 113 E. ‘THE RISE AND FALL AND RISE adapted from a novel of the same name, we learn Pan’s backstory, and journey Mifflin St., Madison. Tickets are $20 and OF PARAMOUNT RECORDS’ with the young orphan as he boards a pirate ship and is whisked away into a world can be purchased at bartelltheatre.org or April 23 to April 25 of adventure. The Milwaukee Rep wraps up the season with this Tony-winning, 608-661-9696. Unlikely as it sounds now, Grafton was family-friendly introduction to Peter Pan and Captain Hook. At the Milwaukee Rep’s Quadracci Powerhouse, 108 E. Wells St. Ticket start at $20 and can be purchased ‘THE BARBER OF SEVILLE’ once home to one of the earliest African- 8 p.m. April 24, 2:30 p.m. April 26 American jazz and blues recording at milwaukeerep.com or 414-224-9490. companies: Paramount Records. The label For the first time in 12 years,The Barber of collapsed during the Great Depression, Seville will return to Madison Opera. The its recordings scattered to the winds, but ‘HILARIOUS’ 7:30 p.m. April 24 comic opera about a disguised count, a recent efforts by Jack White of The White young woman attempting to outwit her Stripes have resulted in a re-release of Knock knock. Who’s there? An animated concert about a young girl raised by goats. That’s guardian and the barber who helps get its catalogue. UW-Madison’s Center for Hilarious, the latest Present Music concert, which is built around Richard Ayres’ eccentric them together is considered one of the the Humanities will dedicate three days In the Alps for soprano and ensemble. But that isn’t the only goofy item on the program; greatest operas ever written, and Madison to examination of that release and the attendees can also look forward to a work that blends cow moos with their rancher’s voice, Opera’s production will delight both those company as a whole, with a variety of Elvis shout-outs, and the premiere of the Delightfully Playful Present Music Toy Theater who’ve heard it all before and those who’ve related musical performances, lectures Company. Being funny is serious business. At Turner Hall Ballroom, 1040 N. Fourth St., never heard a note. At Overture Center, 201 and workshops. Events are free and open Milwaukee. Tickets are $35, $25 and $15, with a half-off discount for students. Visit State St. Tickets range from $18 to $125 to the public. For more information, visit presentmusic.org. and can be ordered at 608-258-4141 or humanities.wisc.edu. overturecenter.org.

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‘ELLING SWINGS SINATRA’ ITZHAK PERLMAN 8 p.m. April 25 (Madison), 7 p.m. April 26 7:30 p.m. April 28 (Green Bay) When a violinist as gifted as Itzhak It’s the 100th anniversary of Frank Perlman comes to town, it’s a must- Sinatra’s birth, and Kurt Elling is here on hear event. Perlman has become his behalf to celebrate it. The Grammy- one of the most recognizable winner is perhaps the closest thing to classical musicians performing Old Blue Eyes on the vocal jazz scene today, playing with most major today, and his appearances in the state orchestras and performing solo will give him a chance to pay tribute to at occasions including Barack his predecessor. Among the classics he’ll Obama’s 2009 inauguration. Most reinterpret: “The Lady is a Tramp,” “My of his shows in Milwaukee have Funny Valentine” and “Come Fly With been sellouts, and this program, Me.” At the Overture Center, 201 State featuring Mendelssohn’s Violin St., Madison, and the Weidner Center, Concerto with the Milwaukee 2420 Nicolet Dr., Green Bay. Tickets are Symphony Orchestra, might follow $50 to $60 in Madison, or $28 to $38 that same pattern. At the Marcus in Green Bay. Visit overturecenter.org or Center, 929 N. Water St. Tickets weidnercenter.com to order. range from $47 to $157, and can be purchased at mso.org or 414-291- 7605.

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JANEANE GAROFALO 8 p.m. April 28 (Milwaukee) and April 29 (Madison) With roles in Reality Bites and The Truth About Cats and Dogs, Janeane Garofalo became a major Gen X icon. But she got her start with stand-up, and has stuck with it all along, even as she became known more for championing progressive causes and launching Air America Radio than her acting career. Then again, Garofalo will be reprising her lead role in the Wet Hot American Summer prequel coming to Netflix later this year, so perhaps her time has come once again. At Turner Hall Ballroom, 1040 N. Fourth St., Milwaukee, and the Majestic Theatre, 115 King St., Madison. Tickets are $25 in Milwaukee, $27 in Madison. Visit pabsttheater.org and majesticmadison.com for more details.

‘RECKLESS WONDERS’ ‘CITY OF ANGELS’ May 1 to May 16 8 p.m. April 30 to May 2 The real world meets the “reel” world in Wild Space Dance Company is going big City of Angels, a musical comedy homage before it goes home with Reckless Wonders, to film noir. Windfall Theatre’s last show of its final concert of the 2014–15 season. the season jumps back and forth between Artistic director Debra Loewen has asked the story of a writer struggling to adapt collaborators old and new to join her his novel into a film and that novel’s main for an evening of solo and group dance character, a detective whose involvement performances. At the heart of it all is a in a missing persons case may cost him brand-new work crafted in partnership with his life. Making things complicated — and storytelling group Ex Fabula, blending words compelling — is the casting: Except for the and motions into a singular work of art. At leads, each character has a double in the the Milwaukee Rep’s Stiemke Studio, 108 E. opposite plotline. At Village Church Arts, Wells St. Tickets are $22, $15 for students/ 130 E. Juneau Ave., Milwaukee. Tickets are seniors. Order tickets at the Rep box office: $20 and can be purchased at 414-332-3963 414-224-9490 or milwaukeerep.com. or windfalltheatre.com. WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | April 23, 2015 21 ut on the town A curated calendar of upcoming events April 23 – May 7 ‘TERMINUS’ May 1 to May 16 Theatre Gigante is no stranger to challenging plays, but Mark O’Rowe’s Terminus is tricky even for them. The play consists of three interlocking monologues, delivered by a former schoolteacher, her daughter and a man who’s sold his soul to the Devil — and each is a complex, poetic work in its own right. The result is a supernatural fantasy not for the faint of heart. At Kenilworth Studio 508, 1925 E. Kenilworth Place, Milwaukee. Tickets are $25, $20 for seniors and $15 for students, and can be purchased at theatregigante.org or 800- 838-3006. ELSEWHERE IN WIGOUT… ‘LITTLE BY LITTLE’ May 1 to May 24 PHOTO: VIACOM ‘A Number’: Swiftly rising Milwaukee theater company Splinter Group wraps up its Little by Little could be summed up as just another story second season with a thrilling tale of human cloning and father-son dynamics in the about a love triangle, except for one thing: It puts the focus not-too-distant future. May 8-24. See page 28. on the friendship, not the fighting. This musical that closes In Tandem Theatre’s season tells the story of three friends ‘The Elixir of Love’: Donizetti’s most famous opera, a romantic comedy of unrequited who meet in childhood, grow up, mature and, yes, develop love and potions of dubious magical efficacy, will end the Florentine’s season. May 8 a love triangle that comes to fruition as the wedding and May 10. See page 33. between two of them forces the third to reveal her secret feelings. At 628 N. 10th St., Milwaukee. Tickets are $25, MILWAUKEE MUSEUM MILE $23 for seniors/students. Call 414-271-1371 or visit DAY 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 3 intandemtheatre.org. The five museums along the lake on BIANCA DEL RIO 8 p.m. May 2 Milwaukee’s East Side have been teaming up for several years, and Milwaukee Museum Even by RuPaul’s Drag Race standards, there Mile Day is their annual opportunity to hasn’t been a winner quite like Bianca Del Rio. show why they’re such cultural assets to The New York-based performer is as vicious the community. For one day only, entry a comic as she is talented a drag queen and she’s into all five museums — Jewish Museum bringing both skills to bear on her Rolodex of Hate tour, Milwaukee, MOWA at Saint John’s on passing through Milwaukee for one night only. Just don’t the Lake, Charles Allis Art Museum, Villa expect her to be polite — this ain’t no lady, after all. At the Terrace Decorative Arts Museum and North Pabst Theater, 144 E. Wells St. Tickets are $35 or $50, and Point Lighthouse — is offered at a free or can be purchased at 414-286-3205 or pabsttheater.org. reduced rate, with a free shuttle bus serving all the locations. For more information, visit JACK QUARTET 8 p.m. May 7 and May 8 milwaukeemuseummile.org. PHOTO: COURTESY You go to a classical music concert to hear things, not see them. So in a way, it makes sense that for their first performance of the week in Madison, the new music artists of JACK Quartet will be turning out the lights, performing Georg Friedrich Haas’ “In the Dark” String Quartet, well, in the dark. They’ll flip the switch for their program the next evening, featuring the world premiere of UW-Madison professor Laura Schwendinger’s “Creature Quartet,” an ode to extinct, endangered and mythological creatures. Both performances are at the Wisconsin Union Theater, 800 Langdon St. Tickets are $15 on Thursday and $30, $26 or $20 on Friday, with discounts available for students, faculty and Wisconsin Union members. Visit uniontheater.wisc.edu or call 608-265-2787 PHOTO: STEPHEN POFF for more details. 22 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | April 23, 2015 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | April 23, 2015 23

Do you know the mushroom man? By Michael Muckian on Ramsay’s property, which operates as and other establishments may have eaten brewing industry. Contributing writer Indian Farm Mushrooms and Hops, the Ramsay’s mushrooms. The grower sees “I don’t think my wife would want me to When the Dane County Farmers’ Market mushroom requires a relatively warm, the restaurants’ involvement as essential grow more,” Ramsay says. opened for the season at 6 a.m. on April clean and humid environment and about to the public’s “mushroom education.” 18, vendor Jaime Ramsay was in the same four weeks to germinate and a total of 10 “Some people are afraid to try stall he and his wife Diane have occu- weeks to fruit-out with mushrooms ready the mushrooms on their pied since 1992, right where Wisconsin for picking. own, but the chefs put Avenue intersects with Mifflin Street on “We have about 4,000 square feet them in dishes that the Capitol Square. With him, as always: devoted to growing mushrooms,” Ramsay are fantastic,” his mushrooms. says. “I think we must have several thou- he said. “I tell Ramsay is a mushroom farmer, and sand blocks growing at any one time.” everyone to has been one significantly longer than Oyster mushrooms, also known as aba- just try them his 23-year tenure at the market. While lone or tree mushrooms, are a little differ- and you will he grew up on his family’s dairy farm ent. Ramsay grows yellow, gray, brown and enjoy them.” near Merrimac, Wisconsin, and still lives pink oyster mushrooms, each of which has In addition there, he’s since become a staple of the slightly different characteristics. to mushrooms, community’s mushroom-lovers, including “The brown and gray oysters are similar Ramsay also grows a weekly barrage of chefs from some of in taste and texture,” Ramsay says. “The hops, which he sells Madison’s finest restaurants. yellow oysters have a sharper flavor and through the Wisconsin Hop “I first read about shiitake mushrooms are the lightest in texture, while the pinks Exchange, a cooperative formed to back in the ‘90s,” says Ramsay, who stud- have a texture similar to the browns and provide locally grown hops to the ied dairy science at UW-Madison. “There grays.” state’s craft brewing industry. The was a lot of information available and I Oyster mushrooms are grown on wheat hops towers occupy only about thought that this would be something fun straw and then the mixture is put in hang- a half-acre of his farm and that we could do.” ing plastic bags into which small holes that’s about as deep as Shiitake mushrooms, Southeast Asian have been cut. After four to six weeks he wants to get in origin, are known by epithets like saw- of incubation, the mushroom fruit pops into the tooth oak mushrooms or black forest through the holes, ready to be harvested, mushrooms, based on the decaying oak a process that repeats itself every two and other tree varieties from which they weeks. naturally grow. The mushrooms have what “Between the two we get 300 to 350 Ramsay describes as a “woodsy, garlicky pounds of mushroom per week,” says flavor” and a fairly meaty texture. Ramsay, who sells his crop for $3.50 per PHOTO: WIKIMEDIA COMMONS Once a novelty only found in Asian dish- pint or two pints for $6. “I like to be com- Jaime Ramsay grows a wide variety of fungi, including shiitake mushrooms. es and miso soup, shiitake have become petitive and tend to price my mushrooms a mainstay among professional chefs and below what you might pay in the grocery talented home cooks interested in stretch- store.” ing their families’ palates. Ramsay also sells grow-your-own oyster Ramsay originally tried growing his mushroom kits for $10, each of which pro- shiitake in the traditional fashion, where duces 1½ to 2½ pounds of mushrooms for freshly cut logs with holes drilled in dia- the novice grower, he says. mond-shaped patterns are used to house Low prices and year-around availability spores that will fruit and become edible are good news for Madison-area chefs, fungi. That process, Ramsay says, proved who often shop the Dane County market costly and cumbersome. on Saturdays for produce to use during He now uses sawdust blocks. Ramsay the week. acquired his original blocks and other sup- Regular diners at Forequarter, Harvest, plies used by a Sun Prairie mushroom Cento, The Old Fashioned, Heritage Tavern grower that had gone out of business, purchasing the gear from the bank holding a lien on the property. ON THE SQUARE “One grower’s misfortune became our The Dane County Farmers’ Market is good fortune,” he says. 6 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays through early The 6-pound blocks look like large October on Madison’s Capitol Square. loaves of bread and are comprised of Inventory and offerings change as the sawdust, wheat and millet that provide the season progresses. To find out what’s spores with a place to grow and a modi- available and for more information on cum of nutrition. vendors and products, visit dcfm.org. Placed on metal shelves in three barns 24 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | April 23, 2015 South American wines are ‘muy bueno’ By Michael Muckian Here are some suggestions to consider cent of lavender and rosehips, and delivers grapes grown in Bosca’s east-facing El Contributing writer next time it’s your turn to pour: a slightly sweet taste of peach and orange Paraiso vineyard in Lujan de Cuyo-Maipo, There was a time when wines originating peel. Its balanced acidity makes it suitable the wine pours ruby-red, with aromas of from South America were just cheap com- ARGENTINA either for sipping or supping. strawberries, chocolates and red fruit. The modities, often scarcely palatable. Back Like neighboring Chile, Argentina’s wine The Finca La Linda Bonarda ($12) may wine is full-bodied and fresh, vigorous in then, if your friend served you a South industry dates back to the 16th century and be a little more interesting. Unrelated to its approach and elegant in its finish. American wine, either he or she had fallen is strongly influenced by Spain. Argentina the three types of bonarda grapes grown Casarena, another Mendoza vineyard, on hard times or it was time to find a new at one time was the world’s fifth largest in Italy, the Argentinian bonarda is in fact weighs in with a truly notable wine, the friend. wine producer, but 90 percent of its output genetically identical to France’s douce noir 2011 Single Vineyard Jamilla Malbec History gives us a rationale for such was consumed locally because the quality and California’s charbono. The Finca La ($38). The rocky limestone soil of the plonk. Spanish monks who helped colonize was too low to export. Linda version pours a ruby red, with aro- Argelo and Perdriel vineyards in the Luján the continent brought with them clippings In the 1990s, Argentina’s financial needs mas of red fruit and figs. The rounded, full- de Cuyo give the wine a pronounced min- of vitis vinifera, which they planted and encouraged an increase in the export bodied wine arrives velvety on the palate, erality, which nicely tempers its floral and cultivated largely for use as altar wines, an market, which boosted the quality of the with ripe tannins providing backbone to fruit tendencies. Expect flavors as diverse enterprise less concerned with capitalizing country’s wines. South American econom- the wine’s lingering finish. as blackberry, licorice, bitter chocolate and on the character of the grapes. The 19th ics, including the 2002 devaluation of the Luigi Bosca cranks it up a notch with century saw an influx of French varietals, Argentine peso, also have helped keep their 2012 Pinot Noir ($21). Vinted from WINE next page but the vintners’ expertise remained rudi- prices low, making the country’s wines an mentary, with an emphasis on quantity excellent value. over quality. Argentina’s best-known winemakers That all started to change in the 1980s. hail from the Mendoza province. Consid- Expertise developed and new winemaking er Antucura, which grows its grapes in techniques like stainless steel vats and oak the region’s Uco Valley. Head winemaker barrel aging were introduced. More wine Herve Chagneau’s 2014 Antucura Caber- was exported and more of it was worth net Sauvignon ($15) is characterized by exporting. As time passed, the reputa- bright fruit and soft tannins, both of which tions of South American wines, particularly make the wine more approachable. Aged those from Argentina and Chile, steadily three months in French oak, the wine deliv- improved. ers red fruit, spices and licorice notes to At the end of the 20th century, an influx the nose and the palate. of French immigrants into Chile and invest- More distinctive, perhaps, is Chagneau’s ments by French and American winemak- Cherie Sparkling Pinot Noir Rosé ($15). ers turned the trend into a seismic shift. Expect the bubbles to deliver floral aromas Chile and Argentina’s oenological advanc- of yeast, toast and candied fruits, all of es are now the wine world’s best-kept which reappear on the palate. Sparkling secret. rosés come and go, but one is worth trying. Better wines from the two countries Mendoza also is home to Bodega Luigi have become mainstays on local res- Bosca, established in 1901 and Argentina’s taurant wine menus and in bottle shops oldest family-owned winery. The winery’s thanks to the higher quality and continued Finca La Linda brands offer both a red and lower prices of the product. Today, if a a white of intriguing taste and sound char- friend serves you South American wine, he acteristics. or she may still be cost-conscious, but also The Finca La Linda Torrontés ($12) on the cutting edge of an emerging move- draws on Argentina’s white specialty ment. And that’s someone you may want grape, similar to muscat in its character- to get to know better. istics. The wine has floral aromas, reminis-

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WINE from prior page even crushed rock, with a good acidity to strengthen the wine and temper the palate. This one is a keeper.

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‘Woman in Gold’WiGOUT! continues Helen Mirren’s reign By Jan Janssen on the wall in one of the most important The Interview Feed galleries in Austria, and yet that woman The countless number of paintings, died in a death camp. To me that brings sculptures and other art treasures looted together the whole story together in one by the Nazis before and during WWII image.” remains a delicate issue. Many museums, When Woman in Gold was released in art dealers and private collectors have early April, the 69-year-old Mirren had come under intense public pressure to already begun a highly successful and return stolen artworks to their original critically lauded performance on Broadway Jewish owners and their families. Very few in The Audience, which focuses on Queen such works have been returned voluntarily Elizabeth II’s meetings with her prime min- and often this has resulted in lengthy legal isters through the years (the play is sched- battles. uled to run through June 28). It marks the One of the most famous cases involved third time that Mirren has played Britain’s Maria Altmann, the daughter of a wealthy reigning monarch, having won an Oscar Austrian Jewish family who fled the Nazis for her performance in the 2006 film The in the late ’30s and whose possessions, Queen. including many Gustav Klimt paintings, I spoke with Mirren about Woman in were subsequently seized by Austrian Nazi Gold and the confidence that’s become her authorities. Altmann’s lengthy legal battle trademark as a performer. PHOTO: ROBERT VIGLASKY to recover the stolen art is the subject of Helen Mirren is starring in Woman in Gold, about an Austrian woman who tries to the film Woman in Gold, which is in world- Helen, do you think Maria Altmann reclaim her family paintings after the Holocaust. Ryan Reynolds co-stars. wide release. The film stars Helen Mirren felt that she had finally won some justice as Altmann, who ultimately won her fam- when the paintings were finally returned play very strong and confident women some time to make my mark, I was natu- ily paintings back in a case decided by the to her? I think she took considerable sol- over the course of your career? When rally a bit disappointed. But then I thought, U.S. Supreme Court. ace in having won her paintings back. … I’m I first walked onto film sets early in my “OK, just relax and do what you enjoy.” “So many people from (WWII) did not sure there must have been an incredible career, there were virtually no women at receive any justice whatsoever … and so to feeling of completion for her. Although you all. Things have changed a lot over the Your screen characters project such have one little tiny moment of justice, it is can never complete that particular story last 40 years, although I think women still an air of confidence. Are you a very cool a great thing,” Mirren says. “Partly that’s because so many lives were lost. have some way to go yet, at least in my customer when you first walk onto a set what the film is about for me. That’s what business. or go on stage? Oh, no! I still get nervous. Maria’s journey was about more than any- Was it particularly satisfying to play a I’ve been fortunate to play strong women Especially the first night of any play. It’s thing. She said, ‘This is right and I’m going woman of her pride and determination? and there is a sense of empowerment to very nerve-wracking and you feel sick. to fight for what’s right.’” I was very honored to play her. Maria Alt- that. I had to fight for respect as an actress Even when I’m beginning a film, I still feel Joining Mirren in the cast are Daniel mann was such a remarkable, wonderful, coming up in a film world that was and still nervous until we start shooting the first Bruhl, Charles Dance, Max Irons, Elizabeth funny, sexy, witty, humane — a great, great is heavily dominated by men. I didn’t real- scenes and then you feel comfortable. McGovern, Tatiana Maslany (as a young woman. I didn’t know if I’d be able to do ize at the time that you had to be this loud, Maria) and Ryan Reynolds, who plays Ran- her justice, because she deserved it. She annoying, tub-thumping aggressive kind of Do people still find you intimidating? dol Schoenberg, the determined lawyer also didn’t go off and buy a mansion with person to get anything done. One of the Sometimes being intimidating is an advan- who helped Altmann win the court case. the money she made from the sale (of the great lessons I learned from my parents tage, even though it gets me into trouble As a result of Altmann’s legal triumph, painting of her aunt). She donated a great was to make my own way in the world once in a while. But if you don’t worry too the Austrian government, which had given deal to various charities. and not rely on a man for everything. I still much about how others perceive you, then the paintings to the Belvedere museum in believe that the greatest gift every girl can you are able to live with a great deal more Vienna, was forced to turn over the works Do you think this kind of film is an have is economic independence. freedom and ease. You feel less inhibited to her, including the 1907 Klimt portrait of important reminder of those families who and constrained by all the perceptions that Altmann’s aunt Adele Bloch-Bauer from suffered so much at the hands of the You seem to still project such an air of you wonder that other people have of you. his “gold period,” which gives the film its Nazis? Yes. We’re losing the generation confidence and enthusiasm for life. Is that I’ve always been a believer in the notion title. The masterpiece was sold in 2006 to who remembers and we’re down to the last your natural perspective on the world? that if you want to make your mark on the cosmetics magnate Ronald S. Lauder for few of that generation. It’s incumbent on Age has a way of making you think less world you’ve got to just go out and do it. $135 million, at the time the highest price younger generations to keep those memo- about yourself. I’ve long ago stopped wor- Don’t be shy, be adventurous! ever paid for a painting. ries alive. (We should also remember) that rying about selfish things: how I look, what Maria Altmann died in 2011 at age 94. the same story is being played out all over others think of me. When you’re younger, Were you always that way? No. I had Mirren felt deeply moved by the story the world. The activities of Boko Haram, you tend to think that you’re the center of to learn to stand up for myself. I was very and recalled viewing one of Klimt’s paint- the activities of ISIS and in so many other the universe. Eventually you learn to enjoy insecure in my 20s and only gradually did I ings in the Belvedere Gallery: “There is corners of the world, the same story is how others help make your world a more learn how the world works and how to find a Klimt painting of a lady named Amalie being told again and again and again, and interesting place. my way around it. I had to go through some Zuckerkandl that currently hangs in the people are suffering as we speak. So we I enjoy being older — I think it’s pretty tough experiences before I really under- Belvedere gallery. It’s beautiful, and that mustn’t ever feel we have come to the end cool, in fact. I remember seeing a fortune- stood myself and how to play the game you woman died in a death camp just a few of that particular human journey. teller in my early 20s who predicted I need to play to get ahead. But once you years after that picture had been painted. would have success, but only in my late figure it all out then life is much easier and … I found that just the most emotional Do you see yourself as a trailblazer for 40s. And that’s exactly what happened. Of the world becomes your playground. thing to see, because now her portrait is women in the sense of having tended to course, when I heard that it would take me 28 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | April 23, 2015 Splinter Group revives Jim Farrell’s inner artist By Michael Muckian As Splinter Group’s artistic director and Contributing writer only full-time — albeit unpaid — employee, When it comes to theater — or any art Farrell alternates between making admin- form — there’s a big difference between an istrative decisions and changing light bulbs artist and an arts administrator. or taking out the trash. But he also gets to Jim Farrell knows that better than many, indulge his artistic side on a regular basis. having been both. But Milwaukee has largely This year alone, Farrell co-directed and known him only in the latter role. The actor/ starred in the world premiere of playwright director/playwright moved here from New Tony DiMurro’s 3 for the Road, which Splin- York City in 2008, lured by a development ter Group performed in February, and will director position at the Milwaukee Rep. He appear alongside actor Joe Picchetti in the followed that up with a stint at Skylight final play of Splinter Group’s season, A Music Theatre and, in 2013, became the Number. (The company also produced Paul executive director at Sunset Playhouse. Zindel’s The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in- That’s when he hit a roadblock. Farrell the-Moon Marigolds earlier in the year.) says Sunset proved to be a poor fit and he A Number, running May 8-24, is a two-per- left shortly after arriving. He automatically son play by British playwright Caryl Churchill began searching for a new job as an admin- about human cloning and its effect on a rela- istrator, but his wife, Milwaukee actor Niffer tionship between a father and son — better Clarke, reminded him he was first and fore- make that “sons.” Churchill wrote the play most an artist. in 2002, when cloning was an almost daily The advice stuck. In the fall of 2013, Farrell news item, and Farrell’s character encoun- launched Splinter Group, a theater company ters multiple cloned iterations of his son PHOTO: ROSS ZENTNER that allows him to blend the best of both throughout the play. Jim Farrell (left), Splinter Group’s founder and artistic director, will play a father who has roles and make strong theatrical statements “This play is about what makes us unique a complicated relationship with his cloned sons (Joe Picchetti) in A Number. in the process. In the two seasons since, as individuals and the length we will go to and picking plays with ticket sales as the Farrell has produced a wide variety of plays preserve our identity,” Farrell says. “If there goal,” he says. “Ours is an artistic goal and — from established works of the canon to are genetically identical people out there, ON STAGE trying to achieve something on stage, not a Splinter Group’s production of Caryl newer plays and even world premieres. what will that do to our uniqueness in a pos- business goal. And if actors work hard on “I called us Splinter Group because I really sibly not-to-distant future?” Churchill’s A Number will run May 8-24 stage they will draw people into the theater.” at the Marian Center’s Rosary Hall, 3211 like works that get under an audience’s skin,” The unusual play helps Farrell meet the And if that play is by Caryl Churchill and Farrell says. “If you are entertained, that’s goals of his production company and, he S. Lake Drive, St. Francis. For tickets, visit performed by Splinter Group, there is a very splintergroup.brownpapertickets.com. fantastic. But we want to do plays that are says, of theater in general. good chance that it will get under the audi- meaningful and that really move you.” “There is a danger in trying to sell tickets ence’s skin, and stay there. WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | April 23, 2015 29 ‘Shifting Gears’ exhibits Wisconsin’s love affair with biking By Jay Rath Contributing writer Wisconsin’s love affair with biking is the subject of a new exhibit at the Wisconsin Historical Society in Madison: Shifting Gears. “Cycling is a big deal in the state today and cycling was a big, big, bigger deal in Wisconsin in the late 1800s, specifically the 1890s,” says curator Joe Kapler. “Cycling probably had a greater presence in society then than it does today.” Kapler advises visitors to pay special attention to the design and aesthetics of the 23 displayed bicycles. “Look at the finish and the detail,” he says. “These just look bitchin’ cool. They would look bitchin’ cool if they were on a shop floor today.” Besides historic and cutting-edge bicycles, PHOTO: WISCONSIN DEPT. OF TOURISM the museum offers virtual reality experienc- The Ben Bikin’ statue in Sparta honors the es using stationary bikes and pre-recorded high-wheel and Wisconsin’s bike culture. video. You can join the Green Bay Packers as the bikes. “This mix of bicycles all have a they make their annual ride to training camp, connection to Wisconsin history,” he says. down a lane of cheering fans. Or you can ride “Some of the earliest are from 1869 or so. the 32-mile Elroy to Sparta Trail in less than And we have a couple that were made and 10 minutes. never even hit the shop floor. They were “Relatively speaking, Wisconsin has assembled, completed and handed over to always been a leading cycling state,” says us.” One of the featured modern bikes is a Kapler, the museum’s curator of cultural high-end, custom-made Sotherland, built in history. “By measurements by various bike Whitewater. organizations, trails, advocacy, tourism — One of the strangest bikes must be the Wisconsin rises up to the top three or four 1893 Crabtree Special, built almost entirely states.” out of wood, including the chain and pedals. The exhibit contrasts past and present, And then there’s the bicycle that isn’t really a though often there isn’t much contrast. Says bike at all; to ride the Monowheel, the cyclist Kapler, “The same issues we discuss and pedals from inside the wheel. debate today were debated — sometimes contentiously — in the 1890s as well.” ON DISPLAY One display is a road map and biking Shifting Gears runs through Oct. 10 manual from 1896, adapted to be interac- at the Wisconsin Historical Museum, tive. “There are no automobiles,” he notes. 30 N. Carroll St., Madison. It will sub- “There’s just horse-drawn transportation sequently move to the History Museum and foot traffic on the roads.” Yet there are at the Castile in Appleton, and reopen bicycle routes across the state in any direc- in November. Admission is by donation: tion, with bicycle shops and hotels offering $4 per adult, $3 per child, or $10 per discounts to cyclists. family is requested. Call 608-264-6555 “You’d think that map was produced in or visit wisconsinhistoricalmuseum.org 1996, not 1896,” Kapler says. for more. But visitors will likely be most excited by 30 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | April 23, 2015 Bewitched by the Big Easy: Tennessee Williams and New Orleans

PHOTO: NEW ORLEANS CONVENTION & VISITOR’S BUREAU New Orleans’ French Quarter is known for its ornate wrought-iron balconies, also a fea- ture of Tennessee Williams’ former home on Dumaine St. By Anne Siegel colors of yellow and peach. During a visit in Contributing writer March, there was only a hint of the lush foli- To walk around the French Quarter today, age that was to come later in the season. An it is impossible to believe that New York liter- assortment of iron baskets on one exterior ary types once sniffed that New Orleans was concrete wall, containing dried-out twigs, a “cultural swamp.” promised to bloom into an overflowing riot OK, that was almost a century ago. But of colorful blossoms come summer. still, writers and artists have flocked here The glistening, bean-shaped pool looked since before the Civil War. Yet the writers inviting on this 80-degree day, as gardeners we know best came for inspiration long trimmed the palms and other plants. People afterward: Ernest Hemingway, Mark Twain, still live in these apartments, even the one William Faulkner, Gertrude Stein. Williams called home. It’s difficult to put your finger on what The complex was open as part of a walk- makes New Orleans unique. According to ing tour of Tennessee Williams’ haunts, held local historian Kenneth Holditch: “People in conjunction with the Tennessee Williams/ came here by desire, ready to seduce, to be New Orleans Literary Festival, a five-day seduced.” celebration of Williams and other American Perhaps the most “seduced” of them all writers. was Tennessee Williams. He is as revered Williams never got used to owning such in New Orleans as Aaron Rodgers is in Wis- a large space, ultimately splitting the house consin. Williams wrote novels, poems and into apartments and renting out most of short stories, but his best-known works are them. Sadly, he didn’t spend much time in plays such as The Glass Menagerie, A Street- the house before his death, but it is remem- car Named Desire and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. bered that he loved the swimming pool, and He is widely considered one of the foremost swam in it almost every day. playwrights of the 20th century. Our tour guide, a jovial, handsome man Williams was a prominent figure in New named Phillip, saw Williams often when Orleans for most of his adult life. He rented the famous playwright was in town. That’s many apartments throughout the French because he was among Williams’ favorite Quarter. He also owned his only home here, waiters at Marti’s, a restaurant located down which is located on one of the quieter streets. the street from his house. Phillip took the small group inside the restaurant and point- A GLIMPSE INTO ed out where Tennessee Williams preferred TENNESSEE WILLIAMS’ PAST to sit — at a booth in the corner. The booth As with most of the homes located in the was part of a raised section in the restaurant, wrought-iron-adorned French Quarter, Wil- and it held a commanding view of the entire liams’ home is relatively unimpressive from place. The small restaurant had perhaps 25 the outside. Only when one passes through tables. the iron gate and walks into the courtyard, Phillip was 20ish during his time at Mar- can one fully appreciate its charm. ti’s, about the same age as Williams was There are more wrought-iron balconies when he first journeyed to New Orleans inside the courtyard, of course, and the exte- rior walls are painted in pale, sandblasted NEW ORLEANS next page WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | April 23, 2015 31 NEW ORLEANS from prior page French Quarter tend to be pricey. At a top- from St. Louis. Phillip, who has studied Wil- tier restaurant, specialty cocktails run $14 liams’ history, noted that the first place to $17; wines (by the glass) are about the Williams stayed during his initial visit was a same price. If you are looking for a bargain, back hallway behind Preservation Hall, the Bourbon Street (i.e., party central) draws famous jazz band hall in the French Quarter afternoon bar flies with 2-for-1 or even 3-for- that packs in tourists every night. Williams 1 specials. camped out with friends for a few nights Do give regional spirits a try, even if your before he found better quarters. favorite pour is beer or wine. Many are as Even when he became famous, Williams fruity as they are potent. Options range from preferred to keep a quiet presence in New hurricanes and sazaracs (both invented in Orleans. Philip noted that he refused any New Orleans) to “Red Lights” and the gin- preferential treatment at Marti’s or else- and-Champagne cocktail the “French 75.” where, recalling a story of how Williams once Here’s a fact to make Wisconsin bar own- stopped going to a bar in the French Quarter ers drool: In the French Quarter, bars are because the owner refused to charge him for allowed to be open 24/7. If one over-imbibes, drinks. He kept conversation with the staff to there are regular cabs and bicycle-powered PHOTO: TW/NOLF a minimum. If his regular booth was taken, rickshaws to take partygoers to their hotel. Tennessee Williams was a prominent fig- he would sit at any open table, with as little ure in New Orleans, setting plays including fuss as possible. PLAYWRIGHT, POET A Streetcar Named Desire in the city. — AND PAINTER? DINING IN SOUTHERN STYLE For the next month, a trip to New Orleans names of his poems. Williams also painted Unable to resist Tennessee Williams’ also offers the opportunity to see a differ- naked images of his male “ideal,” as well as “favorite” restaurant, (or at least, the clos- ent side of Tennessee Williams as an artist. a fairly realistic portrait of the actor Michael est to his house), I gathered a group of Williams became an amateur painter later in York. colleagues to get dinner at the bistro. No life. Many of his paintings were created after There is much of Tennessee Williams’ reviews were formally written, but the critics’ he moved to Key West, where his oils on can- New Orleans to see year-round. Bronze unofficial opinion was a universal thumbs- vas were so popular with locals there they plaques throughout the French Quarter pay up. would buy them before the paint was dry. tribute to the places he and other famous I selected one of the more modestly priced It’s from Key West that New Orleans writers, playwrights and musicians stayed entrees, trout amandine with green beans is temporarily getting a rare collection of and hung out. ($28), and bread pudding with a tiny white Williams’ paintings. The Ogden Museum For those who can’t get enough of the Wil- pitcher of rum crème anglaise ($10). Both of Southern Art is featuring an exhibit of liams’ allure, however, check out the Tennes- proved to be excellent options. The pud- paintings given by Williams to his friend see Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival. ding came baked in its own mini-bread pan, David Wokowsky, on loan from the Key West Williams wrote a mountain of work during and was meant for two — but the other half Historical Society, through May 31. his adult life, so there’s no chance of running served as delicious leftovers the next day. Williams’ paintings are colorful, whimsi- out of new and undiscovered treasures of Alcoholic drinks throughout the touristy cal and fluid. They are often titled after the his talent.

IF YOU GO The Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival runs every spring and celebrates its 30th anniver- sary in 2016. Visit tennesseewilliams. net or call 800-990-3377 for more details. This year TW/NOLF co-produced an LGBT literary festival, Saints + Sin- ners, with the NO/AIDS Task Force of New Orleans. Visit sasfest.org for more information. Marti’s can be found at 1041 Rue Dumaine, New Orleans. Reservations suggested. Call 504-522-5478 or visit martisnola.com. Literary tours of Tennessee Williams’ haunts, as well as those of other famous authors, can be scheduled by private groups of 20 or more. A two-hour tour is about $25. Many other tours of the French Quarter, Garden District, etc., are offered daily (and some evenings). Contact the New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau at 504-566-5011 or neworleanscvb.com. The Ogden Museum of Southern Art is at 925 Camp St., about a 20-minute walk from the French Quarter. Admis- sion is $12.50, $10 for seniors, stu- dents and those with a military ID. Visit ogdenmuseum.org for more details.

— Anne Siegel 32 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | April 23, 2015 Villa Terrace exposes the usable and beautiful past These organizations have collected thousands of pieces and the presentation of several here brings up questions of salvage, ownership and ART GAZE – MILWAUKEE the very notion of historic preservation. The journey of two stained glass panels ‘MORE ON LESS: THE HISTORY OF BURLESQUE from Milwaukee to a Canadian pub illustrates IN AMERICA FROM LYDIA THOMPSON TO the sometimes tricky path of provenance for AMBER RAY’ historic architecture. ‘ART FOR THE CAUSE: FRENCH POSTERS FROM The two panels on display were originally THE FIRST WORLD WAR’ part of a skylight in the Plankinton Mansion, Charles Allis Art Museum, 1801 N. Prospect Ave. allowing natural light from the ceiling of a third The Charles Allis Art Museum is currently hosting two floor billiard parlor to filter in through beveled exhibitions that draw on well-known archetypes, but dwell glass tesserae of color. When preparations at different ends of the spectrum of human experience. were underway for the home’s demolition, the More on Less: The History of Burlesque in America from skylight was overlooked on the list of salvage- Lydia Thompson to Amber Ray is a fun, flirty, frolicsome able elements. This loophole opened a way for exhibition, designed to draw in crowds with a wink and a savvy antique dealer to make a private deal a tease. This exhibition offers perspective on this per- with the Knights of Columbus for the skylight. formance genre, particularly in the early 20th century PHOTO: KAT MURRELL Eventually, the panels landed at auction and the Neo-Burlesque of the post-1990s period, with an “Time flies,” say these cupids, and they’d know, once part of the Plankin- and were purchased by the parent company extensive display of photographs, costumes, burlesque- ton Mansion, which stood for nearly 100 years before being demolished. of Bartleby’s Dining Emporium and Gathering themed paintings and drawings, and a variety of ephem- Place in the province of Saskatchewan. It took era. Through July 5. By Kat Murrell a federal lawsuit for the Milwaukee Redevel- Art for the Cause: French Posters from the First World War Contributing writer opment Authority to reclaim the pieces now on view. has an entirely different emotional timbre. This is a small The present continually folds itself over, layer upon layer, This vivid tale is one of the few in the exhibition to offer exhibition of about a dozen pieces with images of soldiers as it forms a historical past. Art and artifacts are material more than a fragmentary glance at the history of the pieces. on the front lines, as well as mothers and children at home, traces with uncertain immortality. They can last far beyond For many, their makers and even original location are anony- intended as pro-war propaganda. Many prolific French the lifetime of their makers and the environment for which mous. artists were involved, including Théophile Steinlen. An they were made. One exception is the charming cherubic figures represent- example of his work shows a bird, framed by a brilliant sun Private Spaces Public Authority, on view at the Villa Terrace ing the Latin phrase “tempus fugit” — “time flies” — in two in the background, singing atop a humble wooden cross Decorative Arts Museum, asks what should be done with sections of glazed ceramic tiles. A photograph puts things on a scarred battlefield. It is intended to evoke a sense of this usable past. Ceramic tiles, stained glass, doors, fireplace into perspective, showing the tiles as part of a full fireplace noble grandeur, encouraging and elevating the sacrifices decorations and more are displayed as orphaned beauties, surround from the first floor of the Plankinton Mansion. made by military and civilians alike. Through July 12. gleaned from two Milwaukee mansions: the Henry Uihlein The dearth of additional details and stories makes this Mansion and the Elizabeth Plankinton Mansion. a rather quiet exhibition. We admire the sense of care and ‘PLACING THE GOLDEN SPIKE: LANDSCAPES The former was built at 431 W. Galena St. in the 1880s detail demonstrated by named companies as well as anony- OF THE ANTHROPOCENE’ and exemplified Victorian luxury. The latter, located at about mous artists. This show requires studious observation, reli- Inova, 2155 N. Prospect Ave. 15th Street and Wisconsin Avenue, was completed in 1888 ant on the close scrutiny of the visitor to notice the discreet In political circles, “climate change” and “global warm- and constructed as a home for the daughter of meatpacking beauty in these many small items. ing” have become controversial terms. Not so at Inova. baron John Plankinton. Private Spaces Public Authority echoes an earlier time, The impact of humanity on the earth’s ecology is front and Ironically, Elizabeth never lived in the house, and it sat when beer barons and industrialists coveted locations center, and of grave concern. Issues of pollution, toxicity empty for about 10 years before its purchase by another along Wisconsin Avenue on the present-day Marquette and climate change are drawn out in videos and installa- owner. In 1910, the house changed hands again and was used campus or built ostentatious homes on the upper East tions that serve as warning calls on environmental issues. as a clubhouse by the Knights of Columbus. In 1980, the Side and Prospect Avenue. The title of the exhibition also is a sign of the times. Elizabeth Plankinton Mansion was demolished, replaced by Will the scant decorative details of today’s construction “Anthropocene” is a somewhat new term used to describe a student union for Marquette University. The Henry Uihlein projects and condo boom merit the same attention in 100 the geological era in which humans have had a critical Mansion met its demise even earlier, in 1970. years? Likely not. impact on the environment, and the “golden spike” is a What happens when we destroy the past? Do we regret Perhaps this is all the more reason to consider our rela- marker used by the International Union of Geological Sci- the wrecking ball later? tionship to the aesthetics and crafts of the past and find new ences to identify locations that exemplify an epoch. What These questions filter though the variety of pieces on ways of bringing this enduring beauty into the present. sites are archetypes of the Anthropocene? This exhibition display and bring in the presence of the loaning institutions. Private Spaces Public Authority is on view through June 7 at offers some sobering possibilities.Through June 13. The exhibit is a collaboration between Villa Terrace and Mil- the Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum, 2220 N. Terrace — Kat Murrell waukee’s Housing Authority and Redevelopment Authority. Ave., Milwaukee. WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | April 23, 2015 33 Florentine raises a glass to season-ending ‘Elixir’

By Michael Muckian of the late Italian tenor’s signatures. PHOTO: THE WINE FOUNDRY Contributing writer Donizetti wrote some 70 operas and a When William Florescu, general director few sacred works, but most of them are no of Milwaukee’s Florentine Opera, raises a longer performed. His broader contribution glass on the opening night of Gaetano Doni- to opera is having popularized the bel canto IN THE GLASS zetti’s The Elixir of Love, he’ll toast the opera (“beautiful singing”) style of opera, along To taste The Florentine Reserve, join with the Florentine’s own wine. with Vincenzo Bellini and Gioachino Rossini. opera fans at a Florentine fundraiser to The Florentine Reserve, produced by The Elixir contains several bel canto moments, be held at the Lake Country home of Dr. Wine Foundry in Napa, California, is a clas- Florescu says, most notably the five duets Karen Madsen and Dr. Peter Drescher. sic Bordeaux blend of cabernet sauvignon, performed among the four major characters. The event will take place on May 2 at cabernet franc, merlot and petite verdot, “‘Bel canto’ describes a style of singing, 6:30 p.m. and also feature duets from The says marketing and communications direc- but also describes an opera era that was Elixir of Love performed by the Florentine tor Richard Clark. the golden age of singing,” Florescu says. Studio Artists. “We knew that a love of great opera and a “The style is generally thought of as having Tickets are $50 and include samples of great wine would make the perfect pairing to a beautiful lyric line and some fast notes. In the Napa Valley red and food catered by end our 81st season,” Clark says. bel canto, the orchestra played a subservient Zilli’s. For details or to reservations, call It’s also a clever tie-in for the Florentine’s role, whereas later the orchestra became a 414-291-5700, ext. 212, before April 27. version of Donizetti’s comic opera, which sort of protagonist to the singers.” has been migrated from the Basque Country Elixir’s use of bel canto is punctuated by in northern Spain, circa the 18th century, to its comic characterizations. Those would 1930s California wine country. become source material for some of Gilbert who composed operas on commission to “The sheer prodigiousness of his output “Since the opera’s premise is that a quack and Sullivan’s most famous parodies, Flores- earn a living, but he was also an artist whose meant that some of his stuff became work- traveling doctor is trying to pass off a bottle cu says. The “patter songs” familiar to fans works foreshadowed operatic compositions manlike to the point where it didn’t contain of Bordeaux as a love potion, we knew wine of The Mikado and The Pirates of Penzance yet to come. any memorability.” country would be a perfect location for our first appeared inbel canto operas. The composer’s strength was his natural- Fortunately, The Elixir of Love doesn’t fit version,” says Florescu, who’s directing the He also thinks the opera has unique impli- istic compositional style, Florescu explains. into that category, standing as one of the production. “It was one of those updates cations in choosing to empower its heroine While Bellini and Rossini usually relied on composer’s best efforts. Florescu expects that would be plausible without changing the financially and romantically. “What’s fasci- musical “hooks,” Donizetti was able to adapt audience members will feel the same way. logic of the piece.” nating about this piece, which was adapted his style to suit the material for which he “I think people will love hearing the voic- In fact, the itinerant quack Dr. Dulcimara from a French libretto, is that you have a was composing, whether it was a comedy es working together, especially in the five (bass Musa Ngqungwana) arrives just in single woman in a position of independence like Elixir or a tragedy like Lucia. However, the duets,” Florescu says. “They’re just fantastic time to find a love triangle in the mak- and power with a young man mooning over composer did have his weaknesses. pieces that give each voice a chance to shine, ing. Poor Nemorino (tenor Rolando Sanz), a her,” Florescu says. “He wrote at a quick pace and pumped but they also do a great job moving the simple man in love with wealthy landowner Donizetti’s strength as a composer adds out at least two operas a year,” Florescu says. actions forward.” Adina (soprano Diana McVey), can barely to the opera’s appeal even beyond its comic attract her attention. When the self-impor- leanings, Florescu adds. He was a craftsman tant Sgt. Belcore (baritone Corey McKern) begins to court Adina, Nemorino turns to the medicine man for a love potion. ON STAGE The Elixir of Love, a Florescu favorite that The Florentine Opera’s production of he ranks as one of Donizetti’s best operas, Donizetti’s The Elixir of Love will be per- was relatively unknown to audiences after formed in Italian on May 8 and May 10 its initial performances in 1832. Famed tenor at the Marcus Center, 929 N. Water St., Luciano Pavarotti changed all that when he Milwaukee. Tickets are $27-$121 and can popularized the aria “Una furtive lagrima” be ordered at 414-273-7121 or florenti- (“A furtive tear”) in the ‘90s. It became one neopera.org. 34 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | April 23, 2015 Noel Gallagher looks forward with ‘Chasing Yesterday’ By Colin Turner That changed with the release of Chasing beat the first one. Did you?I don’t think this The Interview Feed Yesterday in March. Its appearance offered album will sell anywhere near what that one In the ‘90s, Noel Gallagher was a name an opportunity to follow up with Noel Galla- did, simply because the music business is that meant only one thing: Oasis. The Brit- gher, discussing his solo career and evolution dying. … That’s in no way saying it’s a lesser pop band, fronted by Noel and his brother since leaving Oasis. record because it’s equal or I wouldn’t be Liam Gallagher, became the defining rock putting it out. But me and you could do this band of the era. A lot has happened since we last met interview at four-year intervals until the end Oasis has continued to influence British four years ago. Are you surprised to have of time and eventually nobody would be buy- artists long after the release of its defin- a double platinum record under your belt? I ing records in a few years. Do you know what ing albums Definitely Maybe and (What’s knew it was a good record. You can never tell I mean? So, in that way it won’t be as suc- the Story) Morning Glory (the latter contain- what it’s gonna sell. Am I surprised? Yes. Am cessful but I think my fans will f**king love it. ing the songs the band is best identified I shocked? No. It was a pleasant surprise. with: “Wonderwall” and “Don’t Look Back It sounds like you’ve set yourself free In Anger”). But the band would increas- You seem very at ease being center to experiment on this record. Is this the ingly become known as much for internal stage. Do you sometimes wonder why you sound of your musical emancipation? Well, squabbles between its members, especially didn’t give it a go earlier? I didn’t give it a it’s definitely the sound of my record col- the Gallagher brothers, as any of its follow- go earlier because I f**king loved being in lection. You know, when you’re in a band up albums. (Oasis). That band is one of the greatest and and you’re making records by committee After one particularly volatile fight in it was only when it became really not enjoy- and it’s a democracy … you can take great August 2009, the band split for good, with able on that last tour that I was like “There comfort from all the other people who have Noel and Liam deciding to go their separate might be something else that I can do that their own opinions and you forge something ways. Liam and the remaining members of will make me happy.” … I’m a singer now between the five of you. But this in another Oasis would form a new band, Beady Eye, and all that, but there’s something quite free way is more satisfaction because it’s total which folded late last year. spirited about just being an electric guitarist self-expression. PHOTO: LAWRENCE WATSON Noel launched a solo project, Noel Galla- and singing the odd song. You know what With this record, as I’ve written the songs, Noel Gallagher’s second solo album since gher’s High Flying Birds. The group released I mean? You can live your Keith Richards arranged them, produced them, played on leaving Oasis was released on March 2. a self-titled album in 2011, which received fantasies at 5 a.m. … When you’re a singer them and designed the f**king artwork, it’s critical acclaim and has gone double-plati- you can’t. You gotta be in bed because you possibly the most — it will be the definitive appeal in deliberately surprising people? num in the U.K. Since, though, the group has gotta look after your voice, so it’s a double- album of whatever it is that I am. All of it has It’s not intentional. If I ever try things or been quiet, with a planned partnership with edged sword. come from my heart and soul. So it’s self- contrive things, I always get them wrong. electronic duo The Future Sound of London expression taken to its limit. Whatever I learned in the music business, (under the alias Amorphous Androgynous) I remember you didn’t feel pressure mak- I’ve f**king learned this and it got me to scrapped and only minimal rumblings of new ing the first album but you anticipated you Nobody was expecting songs like “River- where I am today: Don’t overthink anything. material. might struggle a little bit with the second to man” and “The Right Stuff.” Was there an NOEL page 36 Buildings. play withDolores andBuildingon Sat Nite Duets;inMadison,they’ll by The Fatty Acids, Canopiesand Linneman’s, thebandwillbejoined ture avariety ofindierock guests.At album release shows, whichwillfea them, butthegigsto aimfor are their have to catch alotofopportunities catalog. Milwaukee will inparticular upbeat additionto thestate’s 2015 a new LP, weeks. The reason: They’ve unveiled to seealotoftheminthecoming years off, and Wisconsin is going ing to play gigsagainafew after Madison. $7. high-noon.com. 9 p.m. May 13atHighNoonSaloon, No cover. linnemans.com. 9 p.m. May 1atLinneman’s, Milwaukee. SURGEONS INHEAT The SetsList Bridges opens. about. Gospel-and-soulsinger Leon ofbandthey’reis thesort talking “there’s nowhere to go butup,” this ed to theRiverside. Whenthey say to return to thePabst andupgrad to thePabst. This time,they tried oversold Turner Hallandgot bumped The lasttimethey were intown, they is getting fancier are theirvenues. odyssey called latest albumisanorganic, sylvan spheric ornamentation,andtheir albeit withtheoccasional atmo about a commonfolk roots sound, sounds fancy. 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NOEL from page 34 If they choose the songs, then I’ve always You’ve been accused of “chasing yes- done that. If they arrange the songs, then I’ve If I trust my instincts, then it will be fine. If terday” a little bit on your past records. So always done that. If they choose who plays I trust my instincts and whatever I put my what are you trying to say with this album on what songs, then I’ve always done that. So trust in fails, then that’s great ‘cause I didn’t title? I had to choose an album title in three it’s only dawned on me now that I’ve actually devote any time to it. It was just a f**king hours cause it was going up on iTunes for produced every single f**king Oasis record. thought that I had, bang! and it was over, it pre-orders that day. There’s no great expla- I just gave somebody else the credit for it. was gone. nation behind it. It looked good when it was written on a piece of paper. And that was With all the success you’re having at the These songs that I’ve just mentioned, it. And then I realized … that taken out of moment, I can’t help but wonder: Do you didn’t they start as part of your side proj- context it might sound a bit nostalgic. But by feel a bit sorry for Liam now that Beady Eye ect? Two did, yeah. then it was too late. … A title is a title. You’d has disbanded? (Sorry’s) probably not the have to go a long way to find a worse title right word. He does have a very successful I was wondering if you hesitated to put than (What’s The Story) Morning Glory. clothing company. I don’t know where his them on your album. As I said, I trust my brains are at the minute. It’s not like it was instincts at all time. Are you talking about the Was producing the album a way to fully taken away from him; he decided to quit. So Amorphous Androgynous album? It didn’t control every aspect of the album? No, it it’s obviously something that he wanted. come out because it wasn’t very good. No happened completely by accident. I did a So no, I don’t feel sorry for him. If he’s other reason than that. It was that simple. If load of demos and I took it to my producer happy, then I’m happy. If he’s sad that he’s that Amorphous Androgynous album would in Los Angeles. He then decided that he was not in the music business, then he should ask have sat in between this record and the first going to get into the film industry and didn’t me to write some songs for him. album, I would have been devastated ‘cause wanna do music records anymore. it’s not anywhere near f**king acceptable. I came back to England and I met with If you two made up and did that, could a few producers who for whatever reason you see reuniting Oasis in the future? What Would it have been unconceivable to didn’t express a great interest in doing it. could we do if we got back together that we experiment a bit in Oasis? It’s easier to Then I met with a guy called David Holmes hadn’t already done? Nothing. We played please yourself than it is to get into a strug- and I sat in this room and I played it to him the biggest shows that ever were. We were gle with trying to convince somebody that and he said “Why aren’t you producing it the biggest thing in England in the ‘90s so I a saxophone is the right thing to have on a yourself?” … So that was it. That’s how don’t see what there is to achieve. record. I don’t really like fighting and arguing. it came about. I didn’t set out to do it. I So I’d probably have given up quite quick and wouldn’t have come up with the idea myself. Are you surprised in a way that Ed Sheer- just gone “f**k it” and put a guitar on it. It happened completely by accident. an seems to be the new Oasis, in the sense But I don’t mind that. That band was a rock that he’s filling up Wembley three nights in ’n’ roll band and I loved it, you know what I How different was the experience of a row? I know you said some things about mean? And I would never have written “Riv- making this album? It was harder on the him … Let me clarify that. I didn’t say things erman,” ever. That song wouldn’t have been brain. But the creative side was easy because about him. I was having a debate bemoaning in existence because I wasn’t in that frame really I’ve realized now … let’s ask the ques- the status of rock music and how music like of mind. I would have been writing for Oasis. tion: What is production? What do they do? Ed Sheeran is now selling out Wembley Sta- dium. Unfortunately his name got dragged into it.

It’s just last time we were speaking I asked you if you thought Kasabian was Oasis’ heir. And you said that to be the new Oasis you need to sell out Wembley three nights in a row (which Sheeran did, for three shows scheduled for July 2015). So it made me think “Is Ed Sheeran the new Oasis?” It might be to a load of 15-year-old girls but then again those 15-year-old girls have never seen Oasis. So you could only compare it if you’ve seen what we did. But I’m very sur- prised that Kasabian and Arctic Monkeys have not sold out Wembley Stadium. I’m very disappointed in that. Very surprised.

So is there hope for rock ’n’ roll or is it going to take a long time to recover? It’s gonna take one f**king hell of a song- writer to come along. And retell the story. My band, Oasis, we weren’t original. We weren’t doing anything that nobody had done before. But that’s what rock ’n’ roll is. It’s just retell- ing the story again. Maybe people have to forget the story for a few generations. It’s gonna take one f**king hell of a songwriter though. ‘Cause if you think, he’s gonna have to write a better body of work … he’s gonna have to make a better album than Definitely Maybe. Even I couldn’t do that. And I’m me!

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