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1968 activities of the national gay and lesbian Tree of Life vigil community. In addition, Summit pioneered the “Gay $ draws hundreds Project” together with gay businessman Frank On Oct. 28, hundreds of people attended a Kellas, creating an ink stamp to mark paper candlelight vigil in Chicago’s Federal Plaza that currency as coming from gays and lesbians, commemorated the 11 victims from a Pitts- demonstrating economic impact on every day burgh synagogue shooting and the two African- commerce. She helped lead the charge picket- American people killed Oct. 24 in a seemingly ing Evergreen foods, educating it’s owners and racially motivated shooting at a Kentucky gro- other ‘mainstream’ business persons that gays cery store, according to The . and lesbians were among their regular custom- The Pittsburgh mass shooting, which oc- ers and deserving of common courtesy and re- curred Oct. 27 at the Tree of Life Synagogue, spect. has been called the deadliest attack on Jewish Damski was an weekly columnist, poet and people in U.S. history. community activist who died in 1997 at age LGBTQ-rights activist Emmanuel Garcia said 60. Among other things, he was considered he attended the vigil because he remembered among those who were critical in the passage how many people supported his community af- of Chicago’s Human Rights Ordinance in 1988 ter the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting at a gay and the local hate-crimes bill in 1990. He con- nightclub in Orlando, , and he wanted to tributed to many publications, including Windy At the mic, Valerie Griffin, mother of Dejanay Stanton, who was killed Aug. 30. do the same for others. Windy City Times staff photo City Times. The Tribune article is at https://www. For more information about the event, con- chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ linois, opened the presentation, insisting that every turn.” tact Sharyl Holtzman at 773-398-9009 or sha- ct-met-chicago-vigil-synagogue-victims- CPD was being put on notice about the lack of Activist Gearah Goldstein further noted, “I un- [email protected]. 20181028-story.html. progress in the investigations of the murders of derstand that I owe my life to transgender wom- Dejanay Stanton, who was killed Aug. 30, and en of color who stood up under pressure that I Ciara Minaj Carter Frazier, who was killed Oct. 3. can barely imagine.” Marge Summit to LGBT-friendly Lee “We are not going to sweep this under the rug,” Other speakers included Broadway Youth Center Manager Channyn Lynne Parker and community Lumber closing said Ortiz. receive Jon-Henri Lee Lumber—the largest family-owned lum- advocates Beverly Ross and Elise Mallory. Per- Stanton’s mother, Valerie Griffin said that “be- beryard in Chicago that had a float that once former Karma Munez led the crowd in a perfor- ing who she was was no reason for what hap- Damski Award Nov. 4 won a prize in Chicago’s Parade—is mance of “We Shall Overcome,” wherein transgen- Businesswoman Marge Summit will receive pened to her.” closing after 66 years, The Chicago Tribune re- der individuals gathered and sang, surrounded by the 22nd Annual Jon-Henri Damski Award Sun- Griffin further led the crowd in a chant: “Jus- ported. their cisgender allies. day, Nov. 4, 2-4 p.m., at The Call, 1547 W. Bryn tice for Dejanay and Ciara.” The company’s materials and workmanship Both 5th District state representative candi- Mawr Ave. Brace Space Alliance Executive Director LaSaia are part of many Chicago structures, includ- date Lamont Robinson and mayoral candidate There will be videos, guest speakers and for- Wade added, “We’ve got to find ways to survive. ing the windows on the Chicago River bridge Lori Lightfoot attended the event. Lightfoot told mer honorees at this free event. … My sisters have been slain left and right.” houses and the restored ornamental ceiling at Windy City Times,, “It’s incredibly important that Many consider Summit as being on the Wade noted that, for decades, murders of trans- Holy Name Cathedral. we bear witness to the injustices happening all ground floor of shaping Chicago’s LGBT com- gender women of color have never been solved. The company will hold an auction Nov. 6 to over our city, and that there is a focus on these munity. She has a 40-year history that includes Beyond the general demands echoed by nearly all sell everything that remains, including show- two homicides in particular that remain unsolved. founding the iconic bar His ‘N Hers, nestled the speakers—active investigations of the recent room merchandise, building materials, tools, This is obviously a huge issue across the city but under the Addison L stop; being a founding murders and assurances of safety overall—Wade manufacturing equipment and the iconic neon people in this community are still on the front- member of the Chicago chapter of Parents and said that a trans woman of color should be a sign. lines, frankly for abuse and discrimination, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG); and be- member of the city’s Police Accountability Board. Lee Lumber is at 633 W. Pershing Rd. it’s critically important that we make sure that ing a longtime activist, appearing in numerous “It is stated that Chicago is a ‘sanctuary city’— The Tribune article is at http://www.chica- we are uplifting these moments and these lives videos and documentaries—including the film prove it to me,” she said. gotribune.com/business/ct-biz-lee-lumber- that do matter.” Before Stonewall, which chronicled the pre- Equality CEO Brian Johnson noted that, closed-20181018-story.html. after two recent murders in Rogers Park—where- WINDY CITY TIMES Oct. 31, 2018 5 6 Oct. 31, 2018 WINDY CITY TIMES Intersex-rights activists stage train ‘takeover’ By Matt Simonette to give informed consent and unknowingly face serious long-term physical, psychological and About 25 activists observed Intersex Awareness medical consequences. Day Oct. 26 with a protest on Chicago Transit Before departing the Belmont “L” station with Authority trains, calling attention to a local hos- her colleagues the afternoon of Oct. 26, Pidgeon From left: Donita M. Lake, Kelly Lee Williams, Marc Loveless, Sista Yaa Simpson, Joel Desmond Pagonis, who is intersex and received such sur- pital’s performing of what they say are medically Jackson and Darren Calhoun. unnecessary surgeries on intersex youngsters. geries, said, “No children deserve a forced sex Photo by Carrie Maxwell Many in the intersex community and their al- change, and that’s especially true of vulnerable, lies have been critical of reconstructive surger- young patients that go to Lurie who are born in ies performed by Lurie Children’s Hospital; they intersex bodies.” Wade described herself as a revolutionary maintain that most of the patients are too young Annual S.O.S. ball, and that includes how she approaches the work she does running Brave Space Alliance. She ex- panel discussion plained that sometimes one has to clear the held at CSU table in order to bring marginalized people to By Carrie Maxwell the table. Wade also said voting is not the only option to make real change in society. The 16th annual S.O.S Ball and panel discus- Simpson spoke about the importance of us- sion, Respect for Equality, took place Oct. 27 ing science and data to back up one’s argu- at Chicago State University (CSU). ments for any issue they believe in. She also Panelists included Evangelicals for Social Ac- said everyone needs mental health first aid tion Associate Fellow Darren Calhoun, Univer- because because no one in America can escape sity of Chicago Medicine Assistant Director of the problems that need to be addressed. Inclusion and Training Joel Desmond Jackson, Williams explained that it was important for Clinical Mental Health Counselor and The Psych him to be on the panel because he wants his Cafe Owner Donita M. Lake, Coalition for Jus- gay child to have the same opportunities as his tice and Respect Executive Director and Cook other children. He said that being the parent of County Commission of Social Innovation Com- an LGBTQ child comes with great responsibility. missioner Marc Loveless, Chicago Department Loveless, Lake and Wade said there are not of Public Health Community Epidemiologist enough resources being funneled into Chica- Sista Yaa Simpson, Brave Space Alliance Execu- go’s South and West sides to help the LGBTQ tive Director and State of Illinois Comptroller community and that has to change. Board Member LaSaia Wade and Rewind Sports As for how to confront churches that margin- Co-Host and comedian Kelly Lee Williams. Jack- alize the LGBTQ community, Lake said it starts son is also House of Balmain Midwest Father within the family so they can be advocates, if JD Balmain while Wade is the House of Lauren that church cannot embrace their LGBTQ fam- Chicago chapter mother. ily member, then find another home church or Ahead of the discussion, In Demand Enter- create their own church. Williams explained tainment (IDE) Founder/Executive Director that it is important to confront the leaders of Solomon Arnold spoke about the importance anti-LGBTQ churches and call them out for their of turning advocacy into activism that will biases in great numbers. Calhoun said asking work toward a more equitable future for LGBTQ one’s grandmother to think twice about their people of color. tithe money going to these churches is an- Calhoun said he hid from his gay identity by other approach, while Lake said leaving these living in the basement of a church for awhile churches all together will make a difference. and that caused him harm. Because of this, Jackson explained that denying them revenue Calhoun explained that he became a commu- is the key because money talks. Intersex-rights activists prior to train “takeover.” nity advocate for queer religious people. A Q&A session followed. Photo by Matt Simonette Jackson spoke about how community orga- CSU Student Government Association (SGA) nizing is not the same as activism. He said Speaker of the Senate Mario Knowles spoke both are important to move society forward about the responsibility of student’s involve- including the provision of affirming mental and one example of this is the Southside ment in order to “be the change they want to Groups release first healthcare and patient-centered decision mak- Health Advocacy Resource Partnership of which see.” intersex-affirming ing to avoid non-consensual interventions such he is a newly appointed co-chair. The ball competition featured more than 30 as clitoral reductions, vaginoplasties, and phal- Lake said it is important to remove the categories including many that were open to hospital guide loplasties. stigma of being different because suicide rates all—best dressed, lip sync, dance and prance, Just ahead of Intersex Awareness Day (Oct. “Intersex” describes up to 1.7 percent of within the LGBTQ community are very high. hair affair, legendary runway, legendary perfor- 26), interACT: Advocates for Intersex Youth, the population born with natural variations She explained that these suicide rates can be mance and sex siren, among others. , and Proskauer Rose LLP released in chromosomes, hormones, or genitalia that lowered if health professional better acclimate CSU SGA, IDE and the Overall Icon House of the nation’s first intersex-affirming hospital transcend an outdated understanding of bio- themselves to reaching the LGBTQ community. Infiniti were the sponsors of the vent, which policy guide. logical sex as a male/female binary. Loveless said he is running for Chicago city also featured free HIV testing, courtesy of Chi- The report is entitled “Providing Ethical and The guide is at https://www.lambdalegal. clerk, adding that he wants to turn it into an cago House. Compassionate Health Care to Intersex Pa- org/sites/default/files/publications/down- ombudsman office. He said people cannot make For more information, contact Arnold at tients: Intersex-Affirming Hospital Policies.” loads/resource_20180731_hospital-policies- real change without exercising their right to [email protected]. The guide outlines recommended policies intersex.pdf. vote. WINDY CITY TIMES Oct. 31, 2018 7 ELECTIONS 2018 sages to take away rights from Americans like Griffin ranks eighth in contributions to anti-LG- myself,” said Mejia-Beal. BTQ candidates across the country. This includes “HRC stands in solidarity with Alabama’s Judge Roy Moore and Wisconsin GOP Civil-rights activists in asking Ken Griffin and Richard Uihlein and Senate candidate Leah Vukmir, who is running others to stop funding candidates who do not against Sen. Tammy Baldwin, the country’s only represent Illinois values,” said Gingrich. “These openly LGBTQ senator. to donors: Stop funding candidates have hate in their political platforms, “I will be voting for the first time as a new Il- linois resident for the entire Democratic slate and that includes my wife, state Rep. ,” anti-LGBTQ candidates said Gingrich. Goldstein spoke about being an advocate for By Carrie Maxwell mine our futures and LGBTQ people are continu- trans youth. She said that although she does ally under attack by the Trump administration.” not usually speak about politics publicly, it was Representatives from Equality Illinois, Human Illinois must have an Attorney General that necessary for her to do so at this event due to Rights Campaign (HRC) and community activists upholds laws and court decisions that have codi- Illinois elected officials and candidates trying held a press conference Oct. 24 at Federal Plaza fied LGBTQ equality across the board, Ziri said. He to restrict the rights and equity of trans youth downtown to call on major donors like Citadel added that Republican candidate Erika Harold has across the state. Founder and CEO Ken Griffin and Uline Founder a record of opposing LGBTQ equality, having sup- “Richard Uihlein has funded candidates Richard Uihlein to stop funding anti-LGBTQ can- ported a constitutional amendment to ban same- throughout his lifetime that do not stand for didates in Illinois. sex marriages and opposed national workplace the equality that Illinois has achieved over the Federal Plaza is located across the street from non-discrimination protections. In front, from left: Gearah Goldstein, Ken years,” said Goldstein. “Erika Harold was simply Citadel’s headquarters. “Megadonor Ken Griffin, the richest person in Mejia-Beal, Candace Gingrich, Mike Ziri and chosen as a candidate by wealthy funders like Ui- Illinois, donated $1.5 million to Harold’s cam- hlein to leave the corporate sector and serve his Speakers included Equality Illinois Public Policy AnthonyGalloway. Director Mike Ziri; Equality Illinois Civic Engage- paign last week,” said Ziri. “That is on top of his personal and restrictive interests.” Photo by Carrie Maxwell ment Director Anthony Galloway; HRC Youth and earlier $200,000 donation to her campaign. Rich- Goldstein added that companies who have pro- Campus Engagement Program Assistant Director ard Uihlein also gave Erika Harold $100,000 last LGBTQ policies that also purchase Uline products Candace Gingrich; LGBTQ advocate Gearah Gold- week. We call on these donors to stop contribut- including denying healthcare, dehumanizing im- should stop doing so because of Uihlein’s dona- stein; and LGBTQ activist, writer and Snatched ing to anti-LGBTQ candidates like Erika Harold.” migrants, belittling women and stripping LGBTQ tion history. podcast co-host Ken Mejia-Beal. Mejia-Beal said hate is like a fire that can people of what basic human rights they have. “I am so angry because these anti-LGBTQ poli- “In Illinois, our values are fairness, equality spread everywhere and the only way to stop it is Erika Harold is a prime example of someone who cies really impact how communities are able to and inclusion,” said Ziri. “These values are the to take away its oxygen. has made demeaning and hurtful statements operate,” said Galloway. “This divisive rhetoric foundation that make Illinois the best state in “No candidate with the background and policy about LGBTQ people and our ability to be good being funded by Ken Griffin and Richard Uihlein the Midwest for LGBTQ equality. However, today, positions like Erika Harold should be receiving parents.” that is manifested on the streets of Chicago is we are in the midst of an election that will deter- millions of dollars so they can fund hateful mes- Gingrich explained that Uihlein ranks third and completely unacceptable.” 8 Oct. 31, 2018 WINDY CITY TIMES ELECTIONS 2018 large, it shouldn’t be a bar to employment. tell us more about that? WCT: What are your thoughts on the repeal MT: My mother’s family were Italian immigrants. of laws that mandate criminal penalties for My grandmother came over just before World War LGBT candidate Maggie the transmission of HIV/AIDS? I as a teenager and my grandfather came over in MT: I think those need to be repealed. the 20s. When my grandmother came over, she WCT: Do you support the decriminalization came with her entire extended family and she Trevor takes on of marijuana? was the oldest of [her siblings] by 10 years, so MT: As long as there are two conditions [met]: she helped support the family through a job as a one, enforceable safeguards against driving under seamstress. It was a union job and she ended up conservative incumbent the influence; second, I favor legalization taxing. making more money than her parents did, who That tax needs to be, at a minimum, enough to were factory workers. by Angelique Smith cover any public health considerations that may WCT: Interesting. arise from increased use of marijuana, kind of MT: That union job is basically what helped Having received endorsements from the LGBTQ like what we do with cigarettes. There are pub- bring my extended family into the middle class. Victory Fund and the Equality Illinois PAC, Maggie lic health concerns with respiratory diseases and They were able to purchase property in Chicago, Trevor is an out lesbian running as a Democratic things like that. We need to make sure that any which was the typical immigrant model of them candidate for the 54th District of the Illinois impact that happens to our public health system all sharing and chipping in for this property. It House of Representatives. The district includes is covered as well as being a source of revenue gave them a toe hold. Because of that, I under- Palatine and Rolling Meadows. for other concerns. stand the value of unions and I also understand Trevor, who has a Ph.D. from the University of WCT: Still on the subject of marijuana, do just how much has been lost in terms of the abil- Chicago, decided to run because she feels her op- you favor restorative justice measures? ity for workers to organize collectively for a living ponent, Tom Morrison, is way too conservative MT: Can you explain that a little more? wage and safe working conditions. for her community. “His views on social issues WCT: If we start legalizing something that WCT: What do you love most about living in are completely out of step with the majority of predominantly people of color get put in jail Rolling Meadows? people who live in the northwest suburbs,” said for, what do we do to retroactively go back and MT: Rolling Meadows has changed tremendous- Trevor, “and I could not abide by him running lessen sentences, etc.? ly over the years through the work of a lot of unopposed again.” MT: That’s something we should reconsider re- people, my mother included. It’s now a diverse Windy City Times: How did you feel when gardless, not only for social justice reasons, but place; not only in terms of ethnicity and income, you marched in this year’s Pride parade? because we as a state are spending a lot of mon- but there’s also a very vibrant LBGT community Maggie Trevor: It was interesting and fun—an ey incarcerating people for non-violent crimes. out here. On top of that, Rolling Meadows also incredibly enthusiastic crowd. There was a pretty Whether or not we legalize marijuana, that’s has a very wonderful small-town feel. I appreci- big contingent of people form the northwest sub- something we need to look hard at. ate the fact that it’s become a very accepting urbs who marched in that parade, too, which I WCT: On your Facebook page, you shared a community. thought was pretty impressive. story about what unions mean to your family Learn more about Maggie Trevor at https:// WCT: Did you ever think that being out would when they came to the United States. Can you trevorforstaterep.net/. hinder your political career? MT: I never thought I’d have a political career marriage equality. There is still much work to before this election and I have no intention of ELECTIONS 2018 be done to move the hearts and minds of many doing this as a career. I’m 55 years old, I’ve had Republican voters to value the dignity of same three careers, at least, depending on how you Rauner ad depicts sex-weddings. As someone who has officiated count. I specifically want to run for state rep- Madigan, Pritzker in same sex weddings, Gov. Rauner could serve as resentative to represent my community. I also a model of inclusivity and use his campaign feel that in this particular race, being out is Maggie Trevor. mock gay wedding to vigorously promote full acceptance of LGBTQ important. It’s important that people know that Photo courtesy of campaign team By Matt Simonette Illinoisans. Instead, he chooses to raise the [LGBTQ people] are out here in the suburbs, we specter of gay marriage to turn out the most are your friends, neighbors, and family members, lessness, for example? A new political ad from incumbent Illinois Gov. extreme elements of his base. We recognize a and there’s this person in the suburbs [incumbent MT: I would like to. Given the budget circum- , depicting a marriage between dog whistle when we hear one. Morrison], who is trying to shut the door on us. stances, there are a lot of competing things. But rival J.B. Pritzker and House Speaker Mike Ma- “The governor should be ashamed of using WCT: Unlike your opponent, you’ve stated I think homelessness in general is a huge prob- digan, has been blasted by advocates and poli- the LGBTQ community for comedic value to that you will protect the right to marry and lem and disproportionately affects LGBTQ youth. ticians for its anti-LGBT overtones. make a political hit. Our weddings are not a support policies for trans youth to access I grew up in a house where my mother was a “Rauner just vetoed a law to protect LGBTQ joke. Gov. Rauner does not represent Illinois’ bathrooms that correspond with their gender political activist and one of the many things that Illinoisans from workplace discrimination,” values with this ad.” identity. she did was that she was the volunteer welfare tweeted state Rep. Greg Harris Oct. 23. “Now MT: Correct. officer for the city of Rolling Meadows. Through he is mocking same-sex marriage as an ‘unholy ELECTIONS 2018 WCT: What else do you propose to do to fur- watching her work, I really came to understand union.’ Rauner’s blatant homophobia has no ther support the LGBTQ community? how important it is to keep people from becom- place in Illinois.” Free Divvy bikes MT: I think that Illinois is one of the best ing homeless. Once [they do], it becomes that The ad, paid for by Citizens for Rauner, fea- states for LGBT rights, but I think that we have much harder to get people services to help them tures stand-ins for the governor’s adversaries— on Election Day to have strong protections for employment dis- get back on their feet. their faces are not seen—in a mock wedding Chicago is among the cities making it easier crimination more than anything else. The key is WCT: Do you support banning employment ceremony. At the end of the vows, the presiding for people to vote with free rides. making sure there is the potential of enforcement discrimination based on criminal records? minister pronounces Illinois “fucked.” According to Mashable, the code BIKETOVOTE for that. MT: Under most circumstances, yes. But I think Equality Illinois CEO Brian Johnson also de- will work on the bike-share apps in all par- WCT: Would you say that’s what you’re most are still circumstances where it does need to be nounced the ad in an Oct. 23 statement: “We ticipating cities—except Chicago. However, in passionate about in terms of issues that im- taken into account. are deeply disappointed by Gov. Rauner’s new Chicago, Divvy riders can use the code VOTE18 pact the LGBTQ community? WCT: Can you talk through what some of campaign ad that mocks marriage equality by on Tuesday, Nov. 6, for the free 24-hour pass. MT: It’s central to everything else. If you’re those circumstances may be? tying two of his opponents together in a par- However, people do have to sign up, and afraid of losing your job, it restricts your freedom MT: Not easily. There are types of circumstances ody wedding. have a bike-share account and app. to do so many other things. Because of that, I where that would be relevant. I’m thinking cer- “We remind the governor that the official The article is at https://mashable.com/ think it’s absolutely crucial to address. tain aspects of financial industries, healthcare, platform of the party he leads opposes mar- article/motivate-bike-share-greyhound-free- WCT: Would you ever proactively increase where you have access to the type of informa- riage equality. A recent national poll found voting/#TVipo4_Fraq1. funding for agencies combatting LGBTQ home- tion, that can be very sensitive. But, by and that a plurality of Republicans still oppose WINDY CITY TIMES Oct. 31, 2018 9

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After dinner, lesbian come- ing incident at the Tree of Life synagogue in their Photos by Kat Fitzgerald, www.MysticImagesPhotography.com. See many more online. remarks as a reminder of why activism like theirs dienne Dana Goldberg ran a spirited live auction was important to support. peppered with political humor. And American Idol the gala, called being the first trans superhero munity has made “fragile,” Maines also sounded The hundreds of well-dressed guests adorned finalist Kimberly Locke closed the evening with a on TV “very scary,” as she’s terrified of letting notes of defiance and hope. their faces with masquerade masks, in keeping selection of her songs, crediting the LGBTQ com- down young fans who might see themselves in “We cannot be erased by policy,” she said to with the pre-Halloween theme of “Equality Un- munity with making her a success. her character. cheers. “We cannot be torn down by rhetoric. masked.” After a pre-dinner reception and pe- Indivisible Aurora, who brought the state’s Yet she was moved by the outpouring of love When faced with adversity, a person goes into rusal of the many silent-auction items donated second-largest city its first-ever Pride Parade, and support fans showed her as she assumed the fight or flight mode. The Trump administration by Chicago-area businesses, organizations and received a Community Leadership Award. The or- role. Admitting to rage and despair when she assumed we would choose flight, and they were artists, the crowd filed into the ballroom for the ganization’s LGBTQ director, Gwyn Ciesla, recalled read the recent New York Times article about the wrong. The LGBTQ community is one of fighters main program. her surprise when she learned the city where Trump administration’s attempts to redefine her ... and we will be here long after he’s gone.” Gala co-chairs Penelope Garcia and Tory Mitch- she’d lived for 11 years hosted no formal Pride identity, she thanked her mother and her fam- More than $30,000 were raised for the organi- ell opened the evening by highlighting HRC’s events. “I assumed, as an introvert, I missed it,” ily for helping keep her grounded throughout the zation’s super PAC (political action committee). work on various issues throughout the year, in- Ciesla joked. years. While she called the progress her com- cluding video headlines of some of the Trump Despite some initial opposition, Ciesla called administration’s actions against LGBTQ equality. the inaugural parade a success. With 3,000 Deena Fidas, director of workplace equality for marchers, she said the group had to turn people the national HRC, talked about the organization’s away. The group is planning a two-day event with grassroots campaign to turn out voters for the speakers and a 5k run for next year. In addition, Nov. 6 midterm election, which she called the Ciesla highlighted the need of suburban Pride largest in the organization’s history. events for those who can’t make it to Chicago. “These are the most critical votes America will “It’s important to see events like this in your cast in decades,” she said, and referred to the hometown,” she said, and left the stage to a record number of LGBTQ candidates as “not just a standing ovation. blue wave, but a rainbow wave.” Currently starring as TV’s first trans superhero, According to Fidas, 30,000 voters have been Dreamer, on the CW show Supergirl, actress Ni- registered by HRC volunteers, but she still en- cole Maines was once part of the first lawsuit to couraged the room to “bring out the vote and ensure proper trans bathroom usage in schools. take people with you.” Maines, who received an HRC Visibility Award at

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ilholocaustmuseum.org WINDY CITY TIMES Oct. 31, 2018 11 ELECTIONS 2018 disclosure; among other criteria. Congress stand on LGBTQ equality. As we face one The pay is $200 each for those who complete HRC’s newest of the most important elections of our lifetime, Early voting info; training and then serve on Election Day; visit HRC’s Congressional Scorecard makes clear that it https://chicagoelections.com/en/serving-as-a- Congressional is crucial for fair-minded voters turn out in force election judges judge-of-election.html. Scorecard out to elect a pro-equality majority to Congress.” With elections taking place next week, the Hu- The full report is at https://www.hrc.org/re- needed sources/congressional-scorecard. Early voting for the Nov. 6 general election has ELECTIONS 2018 man Rights Campaign (HRC), released its Con- started. LGBTQ activists start gressional Scorecard measuring support for LG- Currently, early voting is taking place at at 69 BTQ equality in the 115th Congress. Forward Illinois W. Washington St. on the fifth floor and on the expenditure Members of Congress were scored based on pedway for suburban Cook County voters. For Chi- a range of key indicators of support for LGBTQ coalition launches cago residents, early voting is available at the committee equality—from votes in the Senate to confirm Loop Super Site at 175 W. Washington St.; at the LGBTQ activists have created Fair and Equal Il- anti-LGBTQ Trump-Pence cabinet officials and election agenda 50 ward sites, it is available through Monday, linois, an Illinois independent expenditure com- judicial nominees to votes and co-sponsorships A coalition of progressive organizations—in- Nov. 5. mittee. in both chambers on pieces of legislation that cluding Sierra Club Illinois, SEIU, Planned Par- Voters do not need a reason or excuse to use According to a press release, “the purpose of significantly impact LGBTQ people and their fami- enthood Illinois Action, Equality Illinois, Illinois early voting; however, voters may need to pres- this committee is to allow those who care about lies. Coalition Against Handgun Violence, Illinois Co- ent government-issued photo identification. LGBTQ equality to aggressively support candi- Both U.S. senators from Illinois—Tammy Duck- alition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR), Ballots cast in early voting are final. After cast- dates who will promote LGBTQ equality and to worth and Dick Durbin—received perfect scores UFCW 881, Chicago Votes and Citizen Action Il- ing ballots in early voting, voters may not return oppose candidates who will not.” of 100. Regarding U.S. representatives from Il- linois—has formed Forward Illinois. to amend, change or undo a ballot for any rea- When asked about the difference separat- linois, several people—including Democrats The coalition detailed has revealed that new son. It is a felony to vote more than once—or ing this organization from Equality Illinois PAC, Bobby Rush, Robin Kelly, Luis Gutierrez, Mike polling data shows nearly 70 percent support to attempt to vote more than once—in the same Equality Illinois CEO Brian Johnson (who chairs Quigley, Raja Krishnamoorthi, , (across party lines) an agenda that protects election. Fair and Equal Illinois) emailed Windy City Times, Brad Schneider, Bill Foster and Cheri Bustos—all abortion rights; raises the minimum wage to $15; To view a list of sites, visit ChicagoElections. “Fair and Equal Illinois is an independent expen- scored 100. (Democrat Danny Davis scored an 88 strengthens firearm restrictions; protects the en- com/en/early-voting.html and https://www. diture committee separate & distinct from Equal- and fellow party member Daniel Lipinski rated a vironment; expands access to quality, affordable cookcountyclerk.com/service/early-voting-loca- ity Illinois PAC. An independent expenditure 58.) On the other end of the spectrum, Repub- healthcare; protects LGBTQ rights in schools; and tions (for Chicago and suburban residents, re- committee has different rules that govern it than licans Peter Roskam, Mike Bost, Rodney Davis, protects immigrant families. spectively). a standard political action committee does.” Randy Hultren, John Shimkus and Darin LaHood Between now and election day (Nov. 6), the Also, election judges are needed. Qualifications For more info, contact Johnson at brianjohn- received scores of zero, with Adam Kinzinger rat- coalition will embark on this agenda through a include being a registered voter in Cook County; [email protected]. ing a three. campaign that includes phone banking, door- not being a committeeman, precinct captain or HRC President Chad Griffin said in a statement, knocking, and a digital engagement strategy via candidate; and agreeing that by law, the name, “The HRC Congressional Scorecard serves as an text, email and social media. address and party affiliation are subject to public important tool to understand where Members of See ForwardIllinois.org. 12 Oct. 31, 2018 WINDY CITY TIMES ELECTIONS 2018 ELECTIONS 2018 J.B. Pritzker addresses re-election campaign reasons for candidacy focused on economy by Tim Peacock By Matt Simonette Rep. Sam Yingling—an openly gay Democrat in Businessman J.B. Pritzker has been locked for the Illinois House’s 62nd District—faces famil- months in an aggressive challenge to Gov. Bruce iar challenges this year as he seeks re-election. Rauner’s incumbency. Each man has spent mil- Following his original election in 2014, lions in order to win the post Nov. 6, leading to Yingling focused his efforts on the economic one of the most expensive elections in history. health from attempting to address the budget Pritzker recently summarized his qualifications crisis to tackling the property tax issues in his and outlined his commitment to the LGBT com- district. munity. Heading into the 2018 election, he faces Windy City Times: Why do you think that you criticisms from Republican opponent Ken Id- will be a better choice for voters than Bruce stein similar to those in prior election cam- Rauner? paigns. J.B. Pritzker: There’s been a complete uncer- Windy City Times: Should you be elected tainty around state government as a result of his to another term, what types of legislation failures. I think I’ve proven over the course of my should your constituents expect to see over lifetime that I’ve gotten big things done working the next two years? together with people. I founded 1871, which has Sam Yingling: I will continue to be an inde- Sam Yingling. created thousands of jobs and created hundreds pendent voice in Springfield for the people of Photo courtesy of campaign team of companies here in Illinois; it’s now the number my district. I’ll keep fighting to rein in property one small-business incubator in the world. I led taxes, consolidate government, and improve ernment advocates, Republicans and Democrats the effort to expand the school breakfast program equitable funding for public education. on the Lake County board, the Lake County for low-income kids all across the state—230,000 J.B. Pritzker. WCT: Your opponent, Ken Idstein, says one Township assessors, and thousands of Lake kids now can get school breakfast as a result of Photo courtesy of campaign team of his primary campaign issues is property County residents who made phone calls, signed the work that I did. There are thousands of chil- taxes—an issue you’ve attempted to tackle petitions, and testified at local hearings on the dren who get early childhood education—pre- ship, where I are up, so I’ve been engaged in this with legislation that would have allowed a bill. school and childcare—as a result of of the work literally since I was a little kid. I was marching in referendum on making the Lake County as- Unfortunately, Gov. [Bruce] Rauner denied that I’ve done for more than 20 years as a na- the Chicago Pride Parade long before to was just sessor an elected office. How do you respond the taxpayers of Lake County their right to vote tional leader. T a celebration and instead it was a protest march. to his proposed strategy, and what are your this November on whether to elect the Lake Here’s a big difference between me and Gov. I worked hard near the end of the fight for mar- future plans to address this topic? County assessor. Lake County homeowners pay Rauner: I’ve gotten real things done for work- riage equality in Illinois, to flip one vote in par- SY: Lake County has one of the highest prop- some of the highest property taxes in the coun- ing families all across the state. I fought dis- ticular. It was the vote of state Rep. Jack Franks, erty taxes in the country and people are being try, but Gov. Rauner denied voters the power crimination as the chairman of the Human Rights and it was a critically important vote. I feel like forced out of their homes. We have an unac- to hold the Lake County assessor accountable Commission. I led the building of the Illinois a played an important role there—working with countable and regressive property tax system for decisions that affect how much they pay. Holocaust Museum and Education Center, which others, of course—to make a difference when it that forces homeowners to choose between That’s wrong, and I will keep fighting to hold teaches more than 60,000 kids every year in Il- comes to marriage equality, which we all take for keeping their homes and paying for other basic our property tax system accountable. linois to fight bigotry, hatred and intolerance. granted today, but that was only a few years ago. needs like utilities and healthcare. This is un- WCT: Much like your 2016 campaign, criti- WCT: What can LGBT residents expect from People in the LGBTQ community know that they acceptable and it must be changed. cism of your connections to, support from you should you be elected? can count on me to stand with them, and up for I have been leading efforts to lower property and of House Speaker Mike Madigan is prev- JBP: I’d begin my reminding you what Bruce them, in state government and as the leader of taxes and make our property tax system more alent. How do you respond to charges that Rauner failed at, when it comes to the LGBTQ our state. accountable to the voters. As the Chairman of you are “Madigan’s go-to guy?” community: His budget crisis threatened the lives WCT: Playing off one part of that, Illinois the Government Consolidation and Moderniza- SY: I am proud to be an independent Demo- of LGBTQ people by cutting critical funding for has very strong anti-discrimination laws, but tion Committee, I fight to make it easier for crat who will continue to put the priorities of HIV-testing and -prevention, and gutting home- different aspects of those laws are coming local governments to consolidate and save my constituents first. I work across the aisle less youth, substance abuse and mental health under attack from the Trump administration. money on duplicative services. I also voted to on the issues most important to my constitu- services, all of which are critically important to What can the Illinois governor do to shore up fix the school funding formula to bring more ents, including property tax relief, government people in the LGBTQ community. I think we need protections for our residents as those attacks state money to local schools and provide a consolidation, and government accountability. a governor who will restore civility to those ser- come down from the federal level? way for local school districts to lower their WCT: With the installment of [Brett] Kava- vices and defend the rights of every person in JBP: You want a governor who’s willing to property taxes. I also introduced legislation to naugh on the Supreme Court, LGBTQ-specific our state. stand up to Donald Trump. Gov. Rauner has been help homeowners and businesses impacted by federal precedents like Obergefell may now In my administration, I’ll fight hate wherever it utterly silent about most things around Donald historic flooding Lake County experienced last be in danger. What is the path forward in occurs in our state, by rooting out bullying in our Trump. He’s been most willing to allow to take summer. protecting the civil liberties of LGBTQ peo- schools and enforcing workplace nondiscrimina- away people’s healthcare. He’s willing to go with- This year, I passed SB2544 with bi-partisan ple in your district? Do you believe the state tion laws. I’ll continue to fight for a federal law out response for days when Trump referred to the super-majorities in both chambers of the Gen- legislature can adequately tackle issues like that protects LGBTQ workers’ rights, but of course “many sides” of the Charlottesville civil rights eral Assembly. The bill would have given the LGBTQ employment, housing and public ac- we have to make sure that we are prosecuting marchers versus the neo-Nazis. It literally took voters of Lake County the opportunity to vote commodation non-discrimination protec- those laws that we have on the books here in the the governor four days to finally say something. this November on the question of whether to tions? state properly. I’ll work with legislators to pass Standing up to Donald Trump and looking for ev- elect the Lake County assessor. That position SY: I will always fight to protect equal pro- budgets that fund the services that Bruce Rauner ery way that we can to protect the rights that we is currently appointed, leaving the people with tections and equal opportunity for LGBTQ peo- failed to [fund]. hold dear in the LGBTQ community in the state of no way to hold the Assessor accountable for ple in the legislature. I’ve proven over the years that I have been an Illinois … is something that people should know decisions that impact how much they pay in For more information about Sam Yingling’s ally of the LGBTQ community. My mother was an that their government will do. property taxes. It was supported by good gov- campaign, visit SamYingling.com. activist in 1970s, working with the LGBT leader- See JBPritzker.com. WINDY CITY TIMES Oct. 31, 2018 13 ELECTIONS 2018 —Kevin Morrison Race: Cook County commissioner (15th Dis- Guide to the LGBTs trict) This year’s primary elections featured a record Website: KevinBMorrison.com number of openly LGBT candidates thorughout The skinny: A Democratic resident of Elk Grove Illinois. From those races, several of those indi- Village, Morrison—who studied environmental viduals are vying for various political offices in sciences at DePaul University—squeaked by and November: is facing Republican incumbent Commissioner Tim Schneider in November. Should Morrison pre- —Kelly Cassidy vail, he would be the first openly LGBTQ Cook Race: Illinois state representative (14th Dis- County commissioner ever. trict) Website: citizensforcassidy.com —Mary Colleen Roberts The skinny: Cassidy, who recently wed activ- Race: Circuit Court of Cook County ist Candice Gingrich, has served her district since The skinny: Roberts is running for retention 2011. Cassidy, the only openly lesbian member this year. She is a judge on the Cook County of the General Assembly, defeated Arthur Noah 11th Subcircuit in Illinois. Like Mike McHale, she Siegel in the primary and now runs unopposed in was elected in 2006 and was retained in 2012. the general election. Prior to the bench, Roberts was a hearing officer for the Cook County Circuit Court and assistant —Marcelino Garcia corporation counsel for the Chicago Law Depart- Race: Metropolitan Water Reclamation Commis- ment. sioner Website: MarcelinoGarcia.com —Lamont Robinson The skinny: Garcia, an attorney, is director of Race: Illinois state representative (5th District) community affairs for the Cook County health and Website: VoteLamontRobinson.com hospitals system the nation’s third largest public The skinny: Robinson—who runs two Chicago health system. He is also a Partner with Over- Allstate Insurance offices, in Bronzeville and seas Strategies, LLC, an international business Humboldt Park—will fill the Illinois House’s 5th development consulting firm that helps small and District post currently held by state Rep. Juliana medium-sized companies with the logistics of Stratton, who is running for lieutenant governor import and export and market development. He alongside gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker. finished third in the primary elections in March. Robinson is making history as the first openly gay African-American person in the General Assembly. —Greg Harris Race: Illinois state representative (13th Dis- —Debra Shore trict) Race: Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Website: GregHarris.org commissioner The skinny: Harris who was chief co-sponsor Website: https://www.debrashore.org/ of SB10, the legislation that brought about The skinny: Shore has served on the Metropoli- marriage equality in Illinois has a district that tan Water Reclamation District board since 2006. includes several North Side neighborhoods. Har- She is a member of the Illinois Women’s Institute ris (who was first elected to the state House in for Leadership and served on the board (and was 2006, and is the first openly gay person in Il- past chair) of the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund. linois to become a member of legislative leader- She is running for her third six-year term in the ship) ran unopposed in the March 20 primary. 2018 election.

—Cecilia Horan —Maggie Trevor Race: Cook Circuit judge (Hartigan Vacancy) Race: Illinois state representative (54th Dis- Website: voteforjudgehoran.com trict) The skinny: The Illinois Supreme Court appoint- Website: http://trevorforstaterep.net/ ed Horan was appointed a judge in the Circuit The skinny: Trevor, who identifies as lesbian, is Court of Cook County on Jan. 19, 2017. She is the only candidate in the Democratic primary— presently assigned to the First Municipal Division and incumbent Tom Morrison is the sole candi- where she hears cases involving alleged breach- date in the Republican primary. Trevor was born es of contract, the rights of landlords and ten- and raised in Rolling Meadows, where her parents ants, debtors and creditors, and traffic matters. were among the city’s original residents. In March, She easily took the seat Cook Circuit judge (Hartigan Vacancy), defeating Keith Spence —Sam Yingling 78-22 percent. Race: Illinois state representative (62nd Dis- trict) —Mike McHale Website: SamYingling.com Race: Circuit Court of Cook County The skinny: Grayslake resident Yingling ran un- The skinny: McHale, who handles cases in the opposed in the primary for his fourth term. He is Criminal Division, is running for retention this the first openly gay House member from outside year. He was inducted into the Chicago Gay and metropolitan Chicago. Yingling proposed to long- Lesbian Hall of Fame (now the Chicago LGBT Hall time partner Lowell Jaffe at the party former Il- of Fame) in 2005. After being elected in 2006, linois Gov. threw to celebrate the pas- McHale was retained in 2012 for a term that ex- sage of Illinois’ marriage-equality bill in 2013. pires this year. (They married in 2015.) 14 Oct. 31, 2018 WINDY CITY TIMES TREASURER WCT PPAC EI RCCNOWORI IVI PP CAI WCT = Windy City Times questions, number listed is of the total COMMISSIONER, COOK CTY. BOARD-9th district Election 2018 questions correct for that race Frank L. McPartlin (D) PPAC = Personal PAC Peter N. Silvestri (R) Y Y ILLINOIS GOVERNOR EI = Equality Illinois PAC WCT = Windy City Times questions, number listed is of the total PP = Planned Parenthood Illinois Action COMMISSIONER, COOK CTY. BOARD-10th district questions correct for that race. IVI = Independent Voters of Illinois/Independent Precinct Organization (D) Y Y PP = Planned Parenthood Illinois Action PPAC = Personal PAC WCT PPAC EI PP IVI COMMISSIONER, COOK CTY. BOARD-11th district ORI = Our Revolution Illinois John P. Daley (D) Y Y CAI = Citizen Action Illinois Michael W. Frerichs (D) Y Y Y Y Steven S. Graves (R) RC = Reclaim Chicago Jim Dodge (R) EI = Equality Illinois PAC Michael Leheney (L) COMMISSIONER, COOK CTY. BOARD-12th district IND = Indivisible Illinois Bridget Degnan (D) Y Y • = Lt. governor candidate; running with candidate above COMMISSIONER, COOK CTY. BOARD-13th district WCT PP PPAC ORI CAI RC EI IND COOK COUNTY RACES (D) 38/38 Y Y Y Y Y Chris J. Hanusiak (R) WCT = Windy City Times questions, number listed is of the total JB Pritzker (D) 37/38 Y Y Y Y Y questions correct for that race • (D) COMMISSIONER, COOK CTY. BOARD-14th district PPAC = Personal PAC Bruce Rauner (R) Scott R. Britton (D) Y EI = Equality Illinois PAC • Evelyn Sanguinetti (R) Gregg Goslin (R) RC = Reclaim Chicago Grayson Kash Jackson (L) CNOW = Chicago NOW PAC • Sanjeev Mohip (L) COMMISSIONER, COOK CTY. BOARD-15th district ORI = Our Revolution Illinois William “Sam” McCann (CSV) Kevin B. Morrison (D) 38/38 Y Y Y Y IVI = Independent Voters of Illinois/Independent Precinct Organization • Aaron Merreighn (CSV) Timothy Owen Schneider (R) PP = Planned Parenthood Illinois Action CAI = Citizen Action Illinois COMMISSIONER, COOK CTY. BOARD-16th district Jeffrey R. Tobolski (D) Y

ATTORNEY GENERAL WCT PPAC EI RCCNOWORI IVI PP CAI COMMISSIONER, COOK CTY. BOARD-17th district WCT = Windy City Times questions, number listed is of the total Abdelnasser Rashid (D) Y Y questions correct for that race BOARD PRESIDENT Sean M. Morrison (R) PPAC = Personal PAC (D) 38/38 Y Y Y Y IVI = Independent Voters of Illinois/Independent Precinct Organization COMMISSIONER, COOK CTY. BOARD OF REVIEW-2nd district PP = Planned Parenthood Illinois Action CLERK Michael Cabonargi (D) Y Y EI = Equality Illinois PAC Karen A. Yarbrough (D) Y Y

WCT PPAC IVI PP EI COMMISSIONER, COOK CTY. BOARD OF REVIEW-3rd district SHERIFF Larry Rogers Jr. (D) Y Thomas J. Dart (D) Y Kwame Raoul (D) Y Y Y Y METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT Erika Harold (R) TREASURER Debra Shore (D) 38/38 Y Y Y Y Y Bubba Harsy (L) Maria Pappas (D) Y Y Kari Steele (D) 36/38 Y Y Y Y Marcelino Garcia (D) 38/38 Y Y ASSESSOR R. Cary Capparelli (R) Frederick “Fritz” Kaegi (D) Y Y Y Y Shundar Lin (R) 33/38 Joseph Paglia (R) SECRETARY OF STATE Christopher Anthony (G) WCT = Windy City Times questions, number listed is of the total Karen Roothaan (G) COMMISSIONER, COOK CTY. BOARD-1st district questions correct for that race Tammie Felicia Vinson (G) 37/38 Brandon Johnson (D) Y Y Y Y Y PPAC = Personal PAC EI = Equality Illinois PAC METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT (UNEXPIRED TERM) COMMISSIONER, COOK CTY. BOARD-2nd district PP = Planned Parenthood Illinois Action Kimberly Neely Dubuclet (D) Y Y Dennis Deer (D) Y Y Y Rachel Wales (G) COMMISSIONER, COOK CTY. BOARD-3rd district WCT PPAC EI PP METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT (UNEXPIRED TERM) Bill Lowry (D) Y Y Y (D) Y Y Y M. Cameron ‘Cam’ Davis (D) Y Y George Blakemore (R) Jason Helland (R) Geoffrey Cubbage (G) Steve Dutner (L) COMMISSIONER, COOK CTY. BOARD-4th district Stanley S. Moore (D) Y Y

COMMISSIONER, COOK CTY. BOARD-5th district Deborah Sims (D) Y COMPTROLLER WCT = Windy City Times questions, number listed is of the total COMMISSIONER, COOK CTY. BOARD-6th district questions correct for that race (D) 37/38 Y Y Y PPAC = Personal PAC EI = Equality Illinois PAC COMMISSIONER, COOK CTY. BOARD-7th district PP = Planned Parenthood Illinois Action Alma E. Anaya (D) 37/38 Y Y

WCT PPAC EI PP COMMISSIONER, COOK CTY. BOARD-8th district Luis Arroyo Jr. (D) Y Susana A. Mendoza (D) Y Y Y Walter Zarnecki (R) Darlene Senger (R) Claire Ball (L) WINDY CITY TIMES Oct. 31, 2018 15 US REPRESENTATIVE RACES WCT CPC SEIU RC ORI IVI IND PP HRC WCT PPAC EI CAI RC ORI IVI PP WCT = Windy City Times questions, number listed is of the total 15th congressional district 23rd SENATE DISTRICT questions correct for that race John M. Shimkus (R) 16 (R) CPC = Congressional Progressive Caucus Kevin Gaither (D) Thomas Cullerton (D) Y Y Y SEIU = Service Employees International Union RC = Reclaim Chicago 16th congressional district 24th SENATE DISTRICT ORI = Our Revolution Illinois Adam Kinzinger (R) 36 Chris Nybo (R) Y IVI = Independent Voters of Illinois/Independent Precinct Organization Sara Dady (D) 38/38 Y Suzanne “Suzy” Glowiak (D) Y Y Y Y IND = Indivisible Chicago PP = Planned Parenthood Illinois Action 17th congressional district 26th SENATE DISTRICT HRC = Human Rights Campaign 114th Congress, ratings are a percent- William W. “Bill” Fawell (R) Dan McConchie (R) age of total 100% based on HRC tracking of how candidates voted in Cheri Bustos (D) Y 100 Tom Georges (D) 34/38 Y Y Y Y Y the 114th Congress 18th congressional district 27th SENATE DISTRICT Tom Rooney (R) WCT CPC SEIU RC ORI IVI IND PP HRC Darin LaHood (R) 0 Junius Rodriguez (D) Ann Gillespie (D) 38/38 Y Y Y Y Y 1st congressional district Bobby L. Rush (D) Y Y 100 29th SENATE DISTRICT Jimmy Lee Tillman II (R) Barrett Davie (R) Thomas Rudbeck (I) Julie A. Morrison (D) Y Y Y STATE SENATE RACES WCT = Windy City Times questions, number listed is of the total ques- 2nd congressional district 30th SENATE DISTRICT tions correct for that race Robin Kelly (D) 38/38 Y Y 100 Soojae Lee (R) PPAC = Personal PAC David Merkle (R) Terry Link (D) Y Y Y EI = Equality Illinois PAC CAI = Citizen Action Illinois 32ND SENATE DISTRICT 3rd congressional district RC = Reclaim Chicago Craig Wilcox (R) Daniel William Lipinski (D) 57 ORI = Our Revolution Illinois Mary Mahady (D) Y Y Y Y Arthur J. Jones (R) IVI = Independent Voters of Illinois/Independent Precinct Organization PP = Planned Parenthood Illinois Action 33RD SENATE DISTRICT 4th congressional district Donald P. DeWitte (R) Jesus “Chuy” Garcia (D) 38/38 Y Y Y Y Y Nancy Zettler (D) Y Y Y Y Mark Wayne Lorch (R) WCT PPAC EI CAI RC ORI IVI PP

2nd SENATE DISTRICT 36th SENATE DISTRICT 5th congressional district Omar Aquino (D) 38/38 Y Y Y Y Neil Anderson (R) Mike Quigley (D) 38/38 Y 100 Gregg Johnson (D) Y Y Y Y Tom Hanson (R) 3RD SENATE DISTRICT Mattie Hunter (D) Y Y Y 38th SENATE DISTRICT 6th congressional district Sue Rezin (R) Sean Casten (D) Y 5th SENATE DISTRICT Heidi Henry (D) Y Y Y Y Y Peter J. Roskam (R) 0 Patricia Van Pelt (D) Y Y 39th SENATE DISTRICT 7th congressional district 6th SENATE DISTRICT Don Harmon (D) 38/38 Y Y Y Y Danny K. Davis (D) 38/38 Y Y 96 John J. Cullerton (D) Y Y Y Craig Cameron (R) 41ST SENATE DISTRICT 8th SENATE DISTRICT John Curran (R) 8th congressional district Ram Villivalam (D) Y Y Y Y Y Bridget M. Fitzgerald (D) Y Y Y Raja Krishnamoorthi (D) Y Y Jitendra “JD” Diganvker (R) 9th SENATE DISTRICT 42ND SENATE DISTRICT Laura Fine (D) Y Y Y Y Linda Holmes (D) Y Y Y 9th congressional district Joan McCarthy Lasonde (R) Janice D. Schakowsky (D) 38/38 Y 100 45th SENATE DISTRICT John D. Elleson (R) 11th SENATE DISTRICT Brain W. Stewart (R) Martin A. Sandoval (D) Y Y David Simpson (D) Y Y 10th congressional district Brad Schneider (D) Y 12th SENATE DISTRICT 48th SENATE DISTRICT Douglas R. Bennett (R) Steven Landek (D) Y Seth McMillan (R) Andy Manar (D) Y Y 11th congressional district 14th SENATE DISTRICT Bill Foster (D) Y 100 Emil Jones, III (D) Y Y Y 56th SENATE DISTRICT Nick Stella (R) Rachelle Aud Crowe (D) Y Y Y Y 15th SENATE DISTRICT Hal Patton (DOWNSTATE UNITED) 12th congressional district Napoleon B. Harris, III (D) Michael Bost (R) 16 57th SENATE DISTRICT Brendan Kelly (D) Y 17th SENATE DISTRICT Tanya Hildenbrand (R) Randy Auxier (G) Y Elgie R. Sims, Jr. (D) Y Christopher Belt (D) Y Y Y Y

13th congressional district 18th SENATE DISTRICT Rodney Davis (R) 32 Bill Cunningham (D) Y Betsy Dirksen Londrigan (D) Y 2oth SENATE DISTRICT 14th congressional district Iris Y. Martinez (D) Y Y Y Y Randall M. “Randy” Hultgren (R) 0 Lauren Underwood (D) 37/38 Y 21ST SENATE DISTRICT Michael Connelly (R) Laura Ellman (D) Y Y Y 16 Oct. 31, 2018 WINDY CITY TIMES ILLINOIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY RACES WCT PPAC EI CAI RC ORI IVI PP WCT PPAC EI CAI RC ORI IVI PP WCT = Windy City Times questions 22nd representative DISTRICT 45th representative DISTRICT PPAC = Personal PAC Michael J. Madigan (D) Y Y Y Christine Jennifer Winger (R) EI = Equality Illinois PAC Diane Pappas (D) Y Y CAI = Citizen Action Illinois 23rd representative DISTRICT RC = Reclaim Chicago Michael J. Zalewski (D) Y Y 46th representative DISTRICT ORI = Our Revolution Illinois Gordon (Jay) Kinzler (R) IVI = Independent Voters of Illinois/Independent Precinct Organization 24th representative DISTRICT (D) Y Y Y PP = Planned Parenthood Illinois Action Elizabeth “Lisa” Hernandez (D) 37/38 Y Y Y Y 47th representative DISTRICT 25th representative DISTRICT Deanne Marie Mazzochi (R) WCT PPAC EI CAI RC ORI IVI PP Curtis J. Tarver II (D) Y Y James M. “Jim” Caffrey (D) Y Y 1st representative DISTRICT Aaron M. Ortiz (D) Y Y Y 26th representative DISTRICT 48th representative DISTRICT Christian L. Mitchell (D) Y Y Y Y Peter Breen (R) 2nd representative DISTRICT (D) Y Y Y Y (D) Y Y Y Y Y 27th representative DISTRICT Justin Q. Slaughter (D) Y Y Y Y 49th representative DISTRICT 3rd representative DISTRICT Tonia Jane Khouri (R) Luis Arroyo (D) Y Y 28th representative DISTRICT Karina Villa (D) Y Y Y Robert “Bob” Rita (D) Y Y Y 4th representative DISTRICT 5oth representative DISTRICT Delia C. Ramirez (D) 37/38 Y Y Y Y 29th representative DISTRICT Keith Wheeler (R) Thaddeus Jones (D) Y Y Y Y James Leslie (D) Y 5th representative DISTRICT Lamont J. Robinson, Jr. (D) Y Y Y Y 30th representative DISTRICT 51st representative DISTRICT William “Will” Davis (D) Y Y Y Y Helene Miller Walsh (R) 6th representative DISTRICT Mary Edly-Allen (D) Y Y Y Sonya Marie Harper (D) Y Y Y Y 31st representative DISTRICT Mary E. Flowers (D) Y Y Y 53rd representative DISTRICT 7th representative DISTRICT Eddie Corrigan (R) Emanuel “Chris” Welch (D) Y Y Y Y 32nd representative DISTRICT Mark L. Walker (D) Y Y Y Y Y André Thapedi (D) Y Y 8th representative DISTRICT 54th representative DISTRICT La Shawn K. Ford (D) Y 33rd representative DISTRICT Tom Morrison (R) Marcus C. Evans, Jr. (D) Y Y Maggie Trevor (D) 37/38 Y Y Y Y 9th representative DISTRICT Arthur Turner (D) Y Y 34th representative DISTRICT 55th representative DISTRICT Nicholas ‘Nick’ Smith (D) Y Marilyn Smolenski (R) 10th representative DISTRICT Martin J. Moylan (D) Y Y Y Y Melissa Conyears-Ervin (D) Y Y 35th representative DISTRICT Herbert Hebein (R) 56th representative DISTRICT 11th representative DISTRICT (D) Y Y Jillian Rose Bernas (R) Ann M. Williams (D) Y Y Y (D) Y Y Y 36th representative DISTRICT 12th representative DISTRICT Kelly M. Burke (D) Y 57th representative DISTRICT (D) 38/38 Y Y Y Y Jonathan Carroll (D) Y Y Y 37th representative DISTRICT 13th representative DISTRICT Margo McDermed (R) 58th representative DISTRICT Gregory Harris (D) 38/38 Y Y Y Y Matthew J. Hunt (D) Y Y Frederic Bryan ‘Rick’ Lesser (R) Bob Morgan (D) 38/38 Y Y Y 14th representative DISTRICT 38th representative DISTRICT Kelly M. Cassidy (D) 38/38 Y Y Y Y Debbie Meyers-Martin (D) Y 59th representative DISTRICT Karen Feldman (R) 15th representative DISTRICT 39th representative DISTRICT (D) Y Y Y Y Amanda Biela (R) (D) Y Y Y Y John C. D’Amico (D) Y Y Y 60th representative DISTRICT 40th representative DISTRICT (D) Y Y 16th representative DISTRICT Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. (D) Y Y Y Lou Lang (D) 37/38 Y Y Y Y 61st representative DISTRICT 41st representative DISTRICT Sheri Jesiel (R) 17th representative DISTRICT Grant Wehrli (R) (D) Y Y Y Peter Lee (R) Val Montgomery (D) Y Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (D) Y Y Y Y 62nd representative DISTRICT 42nd representative DISTRICT Ken Idstein (R) 18th representative DISTRICT Amy L. Grant (R) Sam Yingling (D) Y Y Y Julie Cho (R) Kathleen V. Carrier (D) Y Y Y (D) Y Y Y Y 64th representative DISTRICT 43rd representative DISTRICT (R) 19th representative DISTRICT Andrew R. Cuming (R) Trisha Zubert (D) Y Y Y Ammie Kessem (R) (D) Y Y Y Y Robert Martwick (D) Y Y Y Y Y 65th representative DISTRICT 44th representative DISTRICT (R) 21st representative DISTRICT Katy Dolan Baumer (R) Richard Johnson (D) Y Y Y Celina Villanueva (D) Y Y Y (D) Y Y Y 67th representative DISTRICT Maurice A. West II (D) Y Y Y WINDY CITY TIMES Oct. 31, 2018 17 WCT PPAC EI CAI RC ORI IVI PP WCT PPAC EI CAI RC ORI IVI PP WCT PPAC EI CAI RC ORI IVI PP 68th representative DISTRICT 85th representative DISTRICT 99th representative DISTRICT John M. Cabello (R) John Connor (D) Y Y Y Mike Murphy (R) Jake Castanza (D) Y Y Y Y Marc Bell (R) Y Y Y 86th representative DISTRICT 69th representative DISTRICT Rick Laib (R) 101st representative DISTRICT (R) Lawrence “Larry” Walsh, Jr. (D) Y Y (R) Angelique “Angie” Bodine (D) Y Y Y Y Jennifer McMillin (D) 35/38 Y Y Y Y Y 88th representative DISTRICT 70th representative DISTRICT Keith P. Sommer (R) 103rd representative DISTRICT (R) Jill Blair (D) 38/38 Y Y Y Y (D) Y Y Y Y Paul Stoddard (D) Y Y Y 90th representative DISTRICT 104th representative DISTRICT 71st representative DISTRICT (R) Mike Marron (R) Tony M. McCombie (R) Amy Davis (D) Y Y Y Y Y Cynthia E. Cunningham (D) Y Joan Padilla (D) Y Y Y 91st representative DISTRICT 105th representative DISTRICT 72nd representative DISTRICT Michael D. Unes (R) Dan Brady (R) Glen Evans Sr. (R) Carolyn Blodgett (D) Y Y Benjamin Webb (D) Y Y Y Michael W. Halpin (D) Y Y Y Y 92nd representative DISTRICT 107th representative DISTRICT 77th representative DISTRICT Jehan Gordon-Booth (D) Y Y Y (R) Anthony Airdo (D) David J. Seiler (D) Y (D) Y Y Y 93rd representative DISTRICT Norine K. Hammond (R) 110th representative DISTRICT 78th representative DISTRICT John Curtis (D) Y Y Y Chris Miller (R) (D) Y Y Shirley A. Bell (D) Y Y Y 95th representative DISTRICT 80th representative DISTRICT (R) 112th representative DISTRICT Anthony DeLuca (D) Y Y Dillon Clark (D) Y Dwight D. Kay (R) Katie Stuart (D) Y Y Y 81st representative DISTRICT 97th representative DISTRICT David S. Olsen (R) (R) 113th representative DISTRICT Anne M. Stava-Murray (D) Y Mica Freeman (D) Y Y Y Doug Jameson (R) (D) Y 83RD representative DISTRICT 98th representative DISTRICT Linda Chapa LaVia (D) Y Y Y Alyssia Benford (R) 114th representative DISTRICT Natalie A. Manley (D) Y Y Y Jason Madlock (R) 84th representative DISTRICT LaToya N. Greenwood (D) Y Y Y Patty Smith (R) Stephanie A. Kifowit (D) Y Y Y

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Lamont Robinson Jr. Lamont Robinson Jr. Photo by Matt Simonette wants to be the 5th District’s ‘champion’ by Angelique Smith state and city to be able to stem homelessness. I think there are a couple things that lead up to “I want to be a safety net for the citizens of the homeless: 1) lack of affordable housing, 2) lack 5th district and make sure that they have some- of education, and 3) folks being unable to find body listening, looking out for their best interests jobs that are sustainable. There’s a lot of other and being a champion for their issues and con- parts to it that I’d like to conquer, as well: put- cerns.” –Lamont Robinson Jr. ting money into our neighborhood schools; mak- As a small-business owner serving Bronzeville ing sure that we continue to fight for $15 an and Humboldt Park—and a mentor through, and hour; making sure that our trans brothers and sis- director of, the Kappa Leadership Institute, a ters feel comfortable and can stay in school, and non-profit that helps African-American male high also that the jobs are there for them specifically. school students prepare for higher education WCT: Do you support banning employment through test prep and college tours—Robinson discrimination based on criminal records? said he believes in paying it forward. “I’ve been LRJ: Yes, I do; that’s another barrier to folks very, very fortunate; and, for me, these are just getting jobs. In my district, there’s high unem- others ways for me to give back to my commu- ployment because of discrimination. What I also nity,” says Robinson, when speaking of his work want to look at is bringing green energy jobs into as a local insurance agent and helping students. the district [and] I’ve been working with former A Democrat running unopposed for the Illinois state representative Elaine Nekritz on that. House (5th District), Robinson has received en- WCT: With the midterms coming up and re- dorsements from the Equality Illinois PAC, Chi- ports of voter suppression all over the coun- cago Teachers Union and Planned Parenthood, try, there’s also a lot of public debate about among other organizations. whether, for example, felons should be able One of the main issues that I heard, and continue need to start someplace. I believe the Justice re- Windy City Times: Earlier this year, you talk- to vote once they’re out of jail. What are your to hear while out in the district, is the lack of port is a good place to start to fix the issues that ed about the specific priorities you’d have as thoughts on that? jobs. My number one priority is to make sure that have been rampant. From my district’s stand- a state legislator to help the LGBT community, LRJ: Once someone pays their debt to society I create jobs in my district, which I believe will point, when we talk about community policing, such as making social services more local to and has done their time, I think most definitely stem the violence that we’re seeing. We need to good relationships with the police are extremely your district and job placement for trans folks. they should be able to vote. Hands down. create opportunities for economic development important. Also making sure we put more money Are those priorities the same and, if not, how WCT: When you hear about what’s been and for people to start businesses. into training officers, particularly around sensi- and why have they changed? happening in Georgia with Brian Kemp kick- WCT: Can you explain what your idea of com- tivity in the LGBTQ community. Lamont Robinson Jr.: They’re definitely the ing voters off the rolls, what do you think are munity policing would be? Learn more about Lamont Robinson Jr. at same, but I will tell you that I have met with some measures that can be taken to help en- LRJ: My idea of community policing is hav- https://www.votelamontrobinson.com. folks at Howard Brown, the AIDS Foundation and sure that people, marginalized groups in par- ing police officers that are stationed, and if not other nonprofits that work in the HIV prevention ticular, can exercise their voting rights? stationed, have a certain block or area that is space to understand what their issues and con- LRJ: We need to make sure that we’re educating theirs so that the neighbors know “Officer Smith” cerns are. What has come out of those meetings people on what they need to be able to regis- is our direct contact. Officer Smith needs to be Jewish groups is that we need to do Medicaid expansion, put ter to vote; make sure that we don’t have laws able to build relationships in that community and funding into getting to zero by 2030, and really that are barriers to someone who wants to vote, know the residents; that way, if something does taking part in having a stable budget to make sure that human particularly in the trans community. For instance, happen, the residents know that they can go to services, particularly for the LGBTQ community, someone might not want to give up their ID, project, summit that police officer. What I’m hearing is that the Keshet—a national organization working is included. That is certainly my plan of attack: right? We have to make sure we’re making it easy officers in the community don’t look like them, for LGBTQ equality and inclusion in Jewish making sure our resources are divvied up, particu- and accessible. We have to go out to communi- they don’t go to them, and we need to change life—announced that 21 Chicago-area Jew- larly to our community. ties, meeting people where they are, to get them that. Also, that those officers are at community ish organizations will participate in Keshet’s WCT: What are your thoughts on the repeal to understand the importance of voting and that events, that they work with the state rep and first Chicagoland Leadership Project. of laws that mandate criminal penalties for their voices can be heard. aldermen to be part of the fabric of the neigh- The year-long Leadership Project will kick the transmission of HIV/AIDS? WCT: Speaking of barriers, how does it feel borhood. off with a day-long leadership summit Thurs- LRJ: It’s something, to be honest with you, to know that you’ll probably be the first openly WCT: More so than being seen in the neigh- day, Nov. 8, at Evanston’s Beth Emet Syna- that I have not studied. But any time we’re in- gay, African-American male Illinois state rep? borhood and looking like the people that they gogue, 1224 Dempster St. creasing penalties in this society, it can be prob- LRJ: I’m certainly humbled and honored by represent, how would you start building neces- At the initial summit, leaders from the lematic. that. I also want to make sure that I represent sary trust, especially given the tensions be- participating Chicago-area organizations will WCT: Do you support the decriminalization the 5th district entirely. That’s what I plan to do. tween police and people of color? learn how to foster LGBTQ inclusion and for- of marijuana and favor restorative- justice And also making sure that I keep an eye on issues LRJ: The police department, hopefully with mulate a practical, specific action plan for measures? and concerns that affect our community across support from our next mayor and next superin- doing so. Keshet will then provide a full year LRJ: I certainly do. the state of Illinois is important to me. tendent, needs to follow the suggestions from of follow-up support and training to help WCT: In the past you’ve said that “we need to WCT: What do you plan to do to lessen the the investigative report on CPD from the United participating groups realize their LGBTQ- make sure that we are supporting and putting violence on the south end of your district? In States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division inclusion action plans. funding toward our LGBTQ homeless teens.” the past you’ve referenced community polic- and United States Attorney’s Office Northern Dis- Chicago’s Response Center, a program of What are your plans for making that happen? ing? trict of Illinois (for reference: https://www.jus- Jewish Family and Child Services, is co-spon- LRJ: It’s going to be working with nonprofits LRJ: We definitely need to make sure that we’re tice.gov/opa/file/925846/download). soring the project. and making sure that we have resources from the putting more resources into community policing. There’s years of mismanagement there, but we 20 Oct. 31, 2018 WINDY CITY TIMES viewpoints

LGBTQ and women’s rights and created safe spaces nately, in some cases), but the spectre of Anita Bry- for women who, like themselves, loved other women. ant, even shakier employment protections, and in- passing mentions of pop culture figures of the time Dana Middle grade help convey the important lesson that girls falling in RUDOLPH Pride: Celebrating Diversity and Community, by love with girls is nothing new. Robin Stevenson (Orca: 2016), blends a history of MOMBIAN the event with a broader look at the struggle for Young adult LGBTQ equality, along with a look at what it means Gay America: Struggle for Equality, by Linus Alse- VOL. 34, No. 06, Oct. 31, 2018 Children’s and to come out, what to expect at Pride events around nas (Amulet: 2008), is explicitly limited to gay men The combined forces of Windy City Times, founded Sept. 1985, and Outlines newspaper, YA books on founded May 1987. LGBTQ history PUBLISHER Terri Klinsky

LGBTQ History Month offers us a wonderful opportu- EXECUTIVE EDITOR Andrew Davis nity each October to look at the growing number of MANAGING EDITOR Matt Simonette books for children and youth on LGBTQ history—in- DIGITAL DIRECTOR Jean Albright cluding several that are new this year. ART DIRECTOR AND ASSOCIATE EDITOR Kirk Williamson SOCIAL MEDIA DIRECTOR Scott Duff Elementary school BUSINESS MANAGER Ripley Caine Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Senior Account Executives Terri Klinsky, Flag, written by Rob Sanders and illustrated by Ste- Kirk Williamson, Scott Duff, Kathy Breit, Theresa ven Salerno (Random House: 2018), is an inspiring Santos Volpe, Kevin Siarkowski, Amy Matheny NATIONAL SALES Rivendell Media, biography of Milk that stresses his friendship with 212-242-6863 Gilbert Baker, who designed the rainbow flag as a THEATER AND DANCE EDITOR Catey Sullivan symbol of hope and inspiration. It does mention SENIOR WRITERS Jonathan Abarbanel, Mary Shen Barnidge, Liz Baudler, Charlsie Dewey, Milk’s assassination, although as gently as possible, Ross Forman, Carrie Maxwell, Rev. Irene Monroe, but parents should still be prepared to address kids’ Jerry Nunn, Tony Peregrin, Angelique Smith, concerns there. Sari Staver, Sarah Toce, Melissa Wasserman WRITERS Sarah Katherine Bowden, Ada Cheng, Sewing the Rainbow: A Story About Gilbert Baker Eric Formato, Joe Franco, Veronica Harrison, (Magination Press: 2018), written by Gayle Pitman Kelsey Hoff, Aaron Hunt, Eric Karas, Brian Kirst, and illustrated by Holly Clifton-Brown, flips the Billy Masters, Scott C. Morgan, Amelia Orozco, perspective Sanders used, and takes us along with Ariel Parrella-Aureli, Kerry Reid, Dana Rudolph, the world, a glossary, and an explanation of gender and lesbians, and a little dated now, but worthwhile Ana Serna, Karen Topham, Joseph Varisco, Baker from his childhood, through adversity, to the identity. within those limits, covering politics, culture, rela- Regina Victor, Sean Margaret Wagner, Lauren request by his friend Milk to create a new symbol for Warnecke, Steve Warren, Lauren Emily Whalen Gay & Lesbian History for Kids: The Century-Long tions between the lesbian and gay rights movement their community. A few rough transitions may take SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHERS Kat Fitzgerald, Hal Struggle for LGBT Rights, by Jerome Pohlen (2015), and other civil rights movements, entertainment, Baim, Tim Carroll, Ed Negron adult explanation, but all will be inspired by this starts with Sappho, Alexander the Great, and other the evolution of gay and lesbian identities, and CIRCULATION DIRECTOR Jean Albright story and how Baker regained his lost sparkle. figures from distant history, but then focuses mostly more. DISTRIBUTION Ashina, Allan, Dan, John, Sue The Harvey Milk Story, written by Kari Krakow and and Victor on U.S. social and political history. A series of ac- Queer There and Everywhere: 23 People Who illustrated by David Gardner (Two Lives Publishing: WEB HOSTING LoveYourWebsite.com (lead tivities throughout the book add fun and engage- Changed the World, by Sarah Prager (HarperCollins: programmer: Martie Marro) 2001), conveys Milk’s significance with warmth and ment. Despite the main title, Pohlen is inclusive of 2017), aims for the teen audience, but adults will PRESIDENT Tracy Baim appreciation. It is wordier and more detailed that (773) 871-7610 FAX (773) 871-7609 the LGBT spectrum. also learn much from her engaging profiles. Prager Sanders’ book, and probably best for older elemen- Editorial: [email protected] One True Way, by Shannon Hitchcock (Scholastic: offers a thoughtful exploration of historical terms Sales: [email protected] tary students. Unfortunately out of print and only Calendar: [email protected] 2018), is a rare fictional look at historical LGBTQ for what we now call “queer” identities, an over- available in very expensive used versions; I include Circulation: [email protected] identities for this age range. In 1977, protagonist view of queerness in every populated region of the Art/ad copy: [email protected] it here in case people wish to seek it in a library. 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Noah Cyrus. Photo from David Enriquez/Records Marketing Cole Escola. Photo by Allison Michael Orenstein 22 Oct. 31, 2018 WINDY CITY TIMES THEATER REVIEW like Jimmy himself (Ulises Acosta). He’s a young (Ashley Bland) and Eddie (Kyle Johnson), two kid, loves baseball and a DREAMer. The only dif- homeless black kids. He soon find out that they The Real Life ference between a kid you may know and Jimmy have more in common than meets the eye—spe- de las Rosas is that Jimmy can move things with cial abilities. The trio are still discovering their Adventures of his mind. strength and the true purpose of their gifts when He plans on using this to his advantage by be- they set out into the night to get to the bottom Jimmy de las Rosas coming a professional baseball player. This way, of the mystery. By: Ricardo Gamboa like many other boys and girls in Chicago, he will Who or what is the mysterious kidnapper, and At: Free Street Theater, 1419 W. Blackhawk St fulfill his dream of becoming a true hero. He will will Jimmy be a hero or just another boy from the Tickets: http://clata.org/destinos-main; be the one to move his family out of such a dan- hood with shattered dreams? $20-$25 gerous neighborhood, and his mom can quit her Worthy of becoming an after-school special, Runs through: Nov. 2 factory job. Real Life Adventures of Jimmy de las Rosas There are only two problems with this plan— touches on issues impacting communities today, BY AMELIA OROZCO his protective mom (Elizabeth Nungaray) and his from the undocumented status of some Chicago worrying grandmother. Because they are undocu- families to police brutality and (spoiler alert) Here are the ingredients for a Ricardo Gamboa Ulises Acosta in The Real Life Adventures of Jimmy de la Rosas. mented, working hard to make ends meet, they pollution. production: A community, strong Latino, black are afraid of being found out and deported. They Get to Jimmy’s neighborhood and experience Photo by Alejandro Reyes and queer characters, and most importantly, su- beg him to keep his powers to himself as they are the adventure in Free Street Theater’s before the pernatural abilities. Oh, and mutant Chihuahuas. mother (Ruth Guerra) before. She sells fruit, not pleased with his antics in the baseball field. show’s run ends. You will find all of these in the Real Life Adven- snow cones and Mexican corn in Little Village. It So Jimmy complies for as long as he can. The Chicago Latino Theater Alliance (CLATA’s) tures of Jimmy De Las Rosas. The show is part of is also likely you have met met Juani (Mia Are- That’s until he learns of the hundreds of people 2nd International Latino Theater Festival runs the Chicago Latino Theater Alliance (CLATA’s) 2nd valo), a transgender woman loved by everyone disappearing from the neighborhood, and when through Nov. 2. For more information about ad- International Latino Theater Festival. for her sassy spirit. And you may know someone someone close to him falls prey to this, he has dition Festival productions, go to http://clata. You may have seen Jimmy de las Rosas’ grand- no choice but to act fast. He befriends Ayana org/destinos-main.

Wohl has descriptive powers that many more con- that his soap-opera worthy litany makes Ned a Gerachis’ off-stage teacher offers guidance you THEATER REVIEW ventional wordsmiths lack. Murray’s ensemble is figure of genuine empathy. You’ll feel for the guy, can find in just about any self-help book you’d up to the formidable task of creating characters even if he is all but wearing the thumb-and-index care to peruse, but it’s not without wisdom. Still, Small Mouth largely without the benefit of words. finger “L” on his forehead. her soothing tranquility cracks as the retreat con- Sounds As the group trudges in toting various back- Engstrom and Hines’ Joan and Judy are also tinues, eventually revealing that enlightenment Playwright: Beth Wohl packs and satchels, each individual in it takes dealing with tragedy—or rather, the very real is always a destination, never a place one actu- At , 1531 N. Wells Ave. shape. Rodney (Travis A. Knight) is some kind possibility that tragedy will hit them both with ally reaches. Tickets 312-943-8722 or of Youtube yogi, tall, supple, and a fan of shirt- tremendous force in the very near future. When Grimm has one of the toughest assignments as ARedOrchidTheatre.org; $30-$40 lessness, leather necklaces and the micro-bikini Joan has a meltdown that sends her fleeing for Jan, for reasons that don’t become clear until the Runs through: Dec. 9 briefs that male Bikram devotees favor. Joan the nearest Starbucks, it’s as primal as it is re- final moments of the production. There’s a short, (Jennifer Engstrom) and Judy (Cynthia Hines) ar- latable. Hines’ Judy doesn’t have the same emo- searing (wordless) moment when he reveals the BY CATEY SULLIVAN rive as a couple, their faces etched with stress tional pyrotechnics, but in her stillness, there’s reason for his stay, a quick shrug that makes up and hope. Alicia (Heather Chrisler) is wried with immeasurable, unmistakable anger and sorrow. understand precisely what has happened to him. The wordlessness of A Red Orchid Theatre’s Small tension and can’t stop twiddling with her phone. Chrisler shows the reason behind Alicia’s inabil- But when the retreat ends and the others grasp in Mouth Sounds takes getting used to, at least Ned (Levi Holloway) has the bearing of somebody ity to unplug with ferocious impact during a feral relief at the connective tissue that words provide, initially. But playwright Beth Wohl’s 100-minute who has been beaten down, repeatedly, for years. moment when the only sounds are screams and Jan remains misunderstood and isolated. drama about a “silent retreat” lacks nothing in Jan (Lawrence Grimm) is uneasy, all suspicious the lulling birdsong of the forest. Rodney, mean- Sound designer Jeffrey Levin fills the space with drama or storytelling. In director Shade Murray’s glances and awkward limbs. while, is wholly fascinating. He’s one of those the alternately soothing and fearsome sounds of seven-person ensemble, the intricate lives of six Wohl incrementally, ingeniously illuminates the people who seem to glide with ease through the untrammeled nature, while Myron Elliott-Cisner- retreat participants and their increasingly fraz- reasons that brought everyone to this wilderness world: Exceptionally, conventionally beautiful by os’ costumes provide a thousand words (at least) zled teacher are vivid, compelling and dynamic. of wordlessness. Holloway gets a monologue (in any measure and wholly at ease with his body. worth of character development. the retreat’s “satsang,” aka a sacred gathering Rodney’s issues, Wohl leads us to conclude, aren’t

A largely dialogue-free play could seem gim- c micky, more of an exercise for actors than any- and/or Q and A session) that reveals a lifetime of necessarily rooted in things that have been done thing an audience could fully appreciate. But woes that would try Job. It’s to Holloway’s credit to him but rather things that he has done. CRITICS’PICKS Most of the singers in this talented ensemble soul. Flyin’ West, @ Stage MUSICAL REVIEW hold up fiercely against the originals. A few The creative team includes Denise Karczewski 773, through Nov. 3. In all-Black Nicodemus, KS knock it out of the auditorium. (set and lighting design), Aaron Quick (projec- in 1898, four feisty farming women deal with a Women of Soul Tribute subjects include Mahalia Jackson, tion design), David Samba (sound), Reuben rogue male. An endearing cast puts over this en- Written and directed by: Daryl D. Brooks Whitney Houston (a fantastic medley to end Act Echoles (costume design) and Nic Bellanger joyable melodrama-comedy blend. JA JA At: Black Ensemble Theater, 1), Natalie Cole, Donna Summer, Etta James, (technical direction). Blue Man Group, Briar Street Theater, open 4450 N. Clark St. Anita Baker, Diana Ross, Janet Jackson, Mavis The excellent musicians making the show work run. If your nieces and nephews are too old for Tickets: BlackEnsemble.org; $55-$65 Staples, Janis Joplin, Jill Scott and Big Mama smoothly are led by musical director/arranger Bunnicula, but too young for Golden Girls: Bea Runs through: Jan. 27, 2019 Thornton. Some numbers are done in full or Robert Reddrick (drums). The musicians include Afraid, the silent blue men with the splashy medley form, others are just a taste of the di- Adam Sherod (keyboards), Dolpha Fowler Jr. drums and oozing vests still conjure some spell- BY JEAN ALBRIGHT vas. (keyboard 2), Mark Miller (bass) and Gary Baker binding spectacle. MSB The cast includes Cynthia Carter, Robin DaSil- (guitar). Frankenstein, Remy Bumppo Theatre Company If you’re in need of music to feed your soul, va, Jerica Exum, Hannah Efsits, Dwight Neal, The stories told are simple, with just a few at Theater Wit, through Nov. 11. The theater dance on over to Black Ensemble Theater for Colleen Perry, Rhonda Preston, Jessica Seals, facts of the main singers featured, and one company associated with tidy classics embraces Women of Soul (With a Tribute to the Queen), Aerial Williams and Jayla Williams-Craig. could beg to see many more divas from the British playwright Nick Dear’s visceral interpreta- written and directed by Black Ensemble Theater The singers play multiple divas, and standout past. But this is rousing, invigorating show, and tion of Mary Shelley’s horror masterpiece to deliv- Associate Director Daryl D. Brooks. The queen, voices include Carter, Seals, Preston, DaSilva a terrific escape in these troubling times. er what may be the scariest menace ever created of course, is . and Williams. But they all give their heart—and by technology gone bad. MSB. —By Abarbanel and Barnidge WINDY CITY TIMES Oct. 31, 2018 23 Director Jerry Zaks and choreographer Warren Carlyle have crafted an inoffensive production that takes no risks, has no speaking roles for ac- tors of color, and offers minimal commentary on life in 2018. But if you’re mostly on board for one woman’s descent down a red carpeted staircase while a chorus of waiters sing her name, you’ve come to the right place. It’s 1895 and cranky Yonkers half-millionaire Horace Vandergelder (Lewis J. Stadlen), has de- cided to take a second wife. He consults Dolly Gallagher Levi (Betty Buckley) to arrange the match. Dolly however, would much rather have Horace’s estate and fortune to herself. She schemes of ways to introduce him to unsuitable women, woo him and trick a marriage proposal out of him. To add to the chaos, Dolly has also promised to help artist Ambrose Kemper (Garrett Hawe) to wed Horace’s niece Ermengarde (Morgan Kirner), despite her uncle’s objections. Oh, and Horace’s shop clerks, Cornelius (Nic Rouleau) and Barna- by (Jess LeProtto) have stumbled into the fray, inadvertently tricking a widowed milliner Irene Molloy (AnaLisa Leaming) and her apprentice Minnie Fay (Kristen Hahn) into thinking they are wealthy playboys. Of course there’s singing and dancing, that’s the point of having an exclama- tion point in the title, right? Betty Buckley’s Dolly will have you eating out of her hand. She has the beating heart, the soar- Betty Buckley and Lewis J. Stadlen in Hello, ing vocal, and the comic timing (holding just Dolly! long enough for those balcony laughs) you’ve Photo by Julieta Cervantes been wanting Supporting the grand dame are Lewis J. Stadlen, THEATER REVIEW simmering with cartoonish gruff as Vandergelder, and Jess LeProtto speaking volumes with just Hello, Dolly! spinning arms and feet as Barnaby. Nic Rouleau Authors: Jerry Herman and Michael Stewart and AnaLisa Leaming flood the mezzanine with BY PULITZER PRIZE- At: Oriental Theatre, 24 W. Randolph St. WINNING PLAYWRIGHT perfect vocals as Cornelius and Irene, and Kristen PAULA VOGEL Tickets: BroadwayInChicago.com; $27-$95 Hahn? Lock up your impressionable comediennes Runs through: Nov. 17 or she will easily inspire a dozen hilarious copy- INDECENT DIRECTED BY cats in Chicago alone. GARY GRIFFIN BY SEAN MARGARET WAGNER Make no mistake, this Hello, Dolly! is a testa- ment to what good funding and a ridiculously tal- ’s touring Hello Dolly! is a ented cast can do. But, seeing the safest musical gigantic spectacle that has everything a lavish theatre libretto staged with the safest cast only musical needs: rainbow gowns, fleets of impec- makes you wonder if a more inclusive staging cably timed dancers, grand set-pieces, perfect would have made a good production profound. pitch, and a gleefully mugging Broadway veteran For all this talent and precision, and for the sheer at the helm. It’s perfect; so why does it feel like a number of costume changes, I wish these artists bit of cotton candy dissolving in water? had something more substantive to say.

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Still searching for (something free, cool and fascinating) to do Halloween? It’s final call for Director’s Haven 2018, Haven Theatre’s showcase of early-career directors. Charlotte Drover’s directs Madame Rachilde’s “horror bal- let” The Crystal Spider (pictured above); Airos Sung-En Medill directs Josefina Lopez’ Simply Maria and Dani Wieder directs William Inge’s People in the Wind. The Haven Theatre produc- tion starts at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31 at the Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee. Tickers NOW–NOV 4 are pay-what-you-can; visit HavenTheatreChi- GET TIX: 773.871.3000 or VICTORYGARDENS.ORG cago.com. Photo by Austin D. Oie 24 Oct. 31, 2018 WINDY CITY TIMES it is because that’s how I was made,” he said. At the Ryan Center, Portillo’s professional career OPERA flourished. Learning to trust was a crucial part of younger, I didn’t know how to handle its vocal that. challenges,” he said. “My first year in the [Ryan Center] program, I “I love this opera. There aren’t tunes that remember thinking it’s a big season for a young you’ve heard a million times. But there are pow- person, but I was very honored to be there. erful, beautiful things that sound like the emo- There’s a lot of things I could have been better tions of what’s going on onstage; you can just at, and I was hoping to represent myself well. feel the theater in the music,” Portillo said. “By my second year I realized I wasn’t going to When Portillo was new to the Ryan Center, he be given role-assignments I couldn’t handle. The faced both the personal stress of being the closet biggest lesson I learned was to trust the conduc- with his family and the professional stresses of a tors, coaches, teachers [and] other colleagues to fledgling opera career. help create the best sort of collaborative experi- “When I went home, I could talk to my fam- ence, which is all this is about, to create some- ily about what I was doing professionally but I thing beautiful for the audience.” couldn’t talk about why I wasn’t bringing any- Like many other industries, the world of opera body home or why I hadn’t been on dates. I has been shaken by allegations of sexual harass- couldn’t share what I was going through with my ment and abuse, and criminal investigations into David Portillo. family,” he said. the same. After 40 years at New York’s Metropoli- Photo by Simon Pauly “My father was a minister, and my mother was tan Opera, conductor James Levine was fired in the music leader at my church,” Portillo said. March after allegations that of sexual abuse and “They raised us up in the most spirit-filled fam- harassment. Renowned countertenor David Dan- ily. We learned how to sing together, and how iels, who is married to conductor Scott Walters, to keep a tight-knit community. There’s group of in currently under investigation by the Houston people there who are still really close to my mom, police department after vocalist Samuel Schultz Tenor shines on stage and really close to me.” accused both men of drugging and raping him When Portillo came out to his parents at 30, a after a performance at Houston Grand Opera in member of that community helped him through. 2010. in ‘Idomeneo,’ finds “I have a really good friend who I grew up with “Gay or straight, being a victim is not a good in the church who helped me a lot. He didn’t ask thing,” Portillo said of the scandals and their me, ‘Hey David, are you sure you’re not gay?’ but their potential impact on young singers just en- true love off stage instead said, ‘Let’s hang out and talk about who tering the field. “I don’t think that we should you are, what you like, what you want for your ever allow those who have made bad choices to By Aaron Hunt would end up in his wheelhouse. life.’ force us back into the closet, to outshine the “I saw [a production of Idomeneo] a long time “I was held back by my need to make sure my community we’re creating,” he said. David Portillo makes his role debut as Arbace in ago with Luciano Pavarotti [as King Idomeneo]. family didn’t disown me. Being that age and not idomeneo plays at , 20 Mozart’s Idomeneo at Lyric Opera of Chicago. The I never dreamed that I was going to be a part of having a partner already, they knew, everyone N. Wacker Dr., through Friday, Nov. 2. Tickets tenor has been out on social media for years, but something like this. I thought Arbace had great knew. I just had to admit to myself, first and are $49-$279 each; call 312-827-5600 or visit his interview with Windy City Times marks coming arias, so I learned it years ago. But when I was foremost, that that’s who I was. (I)t’s not a sin, LyricOpera.org. out in the press. “This is the first time I’m going to be out that isn’t a personal, social media-thing. “I’m happy about it. I had a wedding!,” the San Antonio na- tive said of his May nuptials to David Lawrence. “I can’t imagine spending my life with anybody else. He makes me the kind of person I strive to be,” Portillo said. He and Lawrence live in Min- neapolis. Portillo makes his debut as Arbace (running through Nov. 2), but he’s no stranger to Chicago: David Portillo (right) as From 2007-10, Portillo—then in his late 20s— was a member of the Lyric’s Patrick G. and Shirley Arbace in Idomeneo. W. Ryan Opera Center, a training ground for young Photo by Kyle Flubacker singers. Portillo has since returned to the Lyric to sing David in Die Meistersinger, Trin in La fanci- ulla del West, and Andres in Wozzeck. He returns to the New York’s Metropolitan Opera later this season for his debut as the Chevalier de la Force in Dialogues des Carmélites. The flimsy, fable plot of Idomeneo would be laughable if Mozart hadn’t blessed it with his genius: King Idomeneo (played at the Lyric by Matthew Polenzani) makes a pact with Neptune. If Neptune saves Idomeneo from a shipwreck, Idomeneo will kill the first person he sees when safely ashore. Arbace is the king’s counselor and confidante. Known for his portrayals of Mozart’s tenor roles (Tamino, Don Ottavio, Ferrando, and Belmonte) Portillo wasn’t always sure the role of Arbace WINDY CITY TIMES Oct. 31, 2018 25 THEATER REVIEW when her boyfriend (actually, some guy she slept with a few times) tharsis. It’s far better to take the energy you’d spend bemoaning has a tantrum because his budget took a hit on account of Hope your weariness and use it to actually do something—work a phone In the Canyon getting pregnant. Hey, if Hope can afford a post-abortion burrito, bank, canvas for progressive candidates, learn to use a shotgun. Playwright: Calamity West why is the boyfriend stuck paying the doctor’s bill? And sometimes, West writes like a vise, slowly tightening the screws until her At: Jackalope Theatre at the as in the not-so-shocking future that In the Canyon imagines, that characters are trapped and her audience is rapt. Sharpe’s Hope and Broadway Armory, 5719 N. Broadway judgment has far more dire consequences. Rivers’ Wendy provide the ferocity that keeps In the Canyon mov- Tickets: JackalopeTheatre.org; $30 For those of us who remember the pre-Roe v. Wade world, Wes’s ing relentlessly from the present into the foreseeable future. But Runs through: Nov. 25 depiction of the future is an entirely inaccurate of the past (or pres- Green’s mostly double-cast supporting cast (Paloma Nozicka, Pe- ent, depending on where in the world you live). Pre-Roe, abortion ter Moore, Andrew Swanson, Diego Colón, Helen Joo Lee and Asia BY CATEY SULLIVAN could mean prison time—or, all too easily, death. Jackson) is ruthlessly effective. You’ll know these people, from the Starting in 2007, In the Canyon follows Hope and eventually annoying roommate to the scarlet-red, evangelizing relatives you Here’s the thing about abortions. Despite what Republicans and Hope’s daughter Wendy (a magnificent Shariba Rivers) through really don’t want to see at Thanksgiving. many men of all persuasions insist, they don’t generally leave wom- roughly 60 years. Over the decades, the world of Obama becomes Green’s design team use stark visuals to enrich the story and amp en with a lifetime of weeping trauma and regret. the world of Trump and then a world not unlike Margaret Atwood’s up the tension. Cinderblock gray and deceptively simple, William As Calamity West underscores with In the Canyon, the procedure is Gilead. Boles’ set morphs from apartment to prison cell to frontier outpost fast, safe and about a painful as a severe case of menstrual cramps. That a fiftysomething woman could be legally murdered for a legal with grace and efficacy. Shain Longbehn’s sound and projection As Hope (Liz Sharpe) makes clear in the first segment of In the procedure she had decades earlier seems, on the surface, almost un- design gives the production a gritty, kinetic, cinematic feel. Canyon’s five-part, 60-year span, abortion does not result in some thinkable But as deftly directed by Elly Green, In the Canyon shows West is far too gifted to preach or hammer the obvious, endless baby ghost that haunts you for the rest of your days. just how the unthinkable becomes normalized. hypocrisies of the anti-choice, “Christian” right. Those points come Tellingly, the most traumatic part of Hope’s abortion is the en- As that progression unfolds, In the Canyon become alternately through with insidious, chilling banality, especially when Hope gets suing judgment. Sometimes that judgment is merely annoying, as exhausting and distressing before ultimately landing in violent ca- together with her family in the wake of the 2017 election.

THEATER REVIEW Master Class CULTURECULTURE CLUBCLUB Playwright: Terrence McNally At: TimeLine Theatre Company, Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont Ave. Tickets: 773-327-5252; TimelineTheatre.com; $42.50-$56.50 Runs through: Dec. 9

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Terrence McNally first wrote about Maria Callas in 1989’s The Lisbon Traviata, in which “La Divina” is the shared obsession for a group of gay men. By 1995, he put Callas front and center in Master Class, based on open-to-the- public sessions Callas conducted for Juilliard students in the early 1970s. The play has drawn stage legends such as Zoe Caldwell, Patti LuPone and Tyne Daly to the role. Add to that list Janet Ulrich Brooks, whose performance as Callas in TimeLine’s current revival is not to be missed. What’s astonishing about Brooks’ take on the role is that she, like McNally’s Callas herself, knows exactly how to cal- ibrate her performance for both her fellow actor/students and for we the audience as she slides from generosity to bitterness and back again. Although McNally’s script provides melodramatic reveries as Callas recalls her unhappy love life (first with a husband much older than she and then with Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis), Nick Bowling’s staging and Brooks’ smart intense performance never devolve into cheap his- Janet Ulrich Brooks as Maria Callas in Master Class. trionics. As Brooks’ Callas—long retired but still capable Photo by Lara Goetsch of throwing shade on other singers, such as Joan Suther- land—takes a trio of students through their vocal paces, production is that it takes no sides. Callas is right to note she’s also taking us through her own development as an that too many of us are “looking for an easy way out.” Her artist and a woman. insistence that her students really listen to the music and Essentially, she’s trying to find bits of herself in each of do their homework is spot-on—singing is a form of acting. her students—from sweet ingenue soprano Sophie (Molly And yet, despite saying that the classes aren’t about her Hernandez), who improbably insists that she too is “fiery,” (“Poof! I’m invisible!”), inevitably every encounter Brooks’ to smug tenor Tony (Eric Anthony Lopez), to formidable Callas has with the students strips away part of them as diva-in-waiting Sharon (Keirsten Hodgens). It’s the latter, well as herself, leaving them exposed and vulnerable. Is so upset by her first encounter with Callas’ caustic side she there to help them, or is she more interested in making that she runs offstage to vomit, who finally calls out the them—and us—see her as more than a fading legend? mentor. “You want to make the world dangerous for every- There are plenty of operatic in-jokes here, but like Ar- one, just because it was for you,” she accuses. (All three nel Sancianco’s handsome-but-austere rehearsal room set, are excellent, but Hodgens’ delivery of the letter aria from those are just the backdrop for a story that could be about Verdi’s Macbeth is stunning.) any powerful woman mourning her lost gifts and lost loves, Is it a fair cop? The beauty of McNally’s script and this yet still struggling to make herself heard. 26 Oct. 31, 2018 WINDY CITY TIMES MUSIC projection capabilities. It’s available for rentals. (Contact Executive Director Barbara Goff.) It’s operated by a non-profit concern, Guar- Measure for Measure neri Hall NFP, which promotes music education by offering live performances at Guarneri Hall and elsewhere in Chicago and by sponsoring mu- sic education programs aimed at young people with limited access to classical music. For ex- ample, Guarneri Hall events are live streamed via https://guarnerihall.org. The next live event at Guarneri Hall is a January 30 tribute to the 200th birthday of Clara Schuman, in which pianist Orion Weiss joins chamber music ensemble Frankly Mu- sic in works by both Clara and husband Robert Schuman. When I was a kid growing up in Highland Park, the high school auditorium became the venue several times a year for classical music concerts featuring professional recitalists or chamber mu- sic ensembles. I remember a family friend—who was a clarinetist and a wag—once sent a note backstage to a pianist requesting The Muskrat Ramble as an encore. Obviously, Highland Park classical music (beyond Ravinia) has come a long way as the Highland Park Strings celebrates its The is among the many 40th anniversary season. companies listed at ChicagoPlays.com. Founded in 1979 by Lawrence Block (still co- Lucas Segovia and Anna Gerberich here are principal cellist), the Strings is a full chamber in “Mammatus.” orchestra of advanced amateur players and young Photo by Cheryl Mann professionals tackling the symphonic repertory as well as chamber works. For the 40th season, the Strings is offering three free concerts (all Strings concerts are free), with the next one on Dec. 2 featuring works by Bach, Vivaldi, Saint-Saens and Schubert, under the baton of principal conductos Dr. Robert G. Hasty. The concerts still are at the Highland Park High School auditorium. More info is at HighlandParkStrings.org. FYI: The 2018-19 season also is the 150th anniversary of Highland Park itself, the successor town to Port Clinton and originally home to Potawatomi Native Ameri- By Jonathan Abarbanel not only theater companies, and the result is a of opera” with small-scale productions in Eng- can settlements. website with extensive listings of performing arts lish and an emphasis on comedy. Seems POP was Nov. 11 is the 100th anniversary of Armistice As part of its newly expanded arts coverage, goings-on. formed in 2009 by three classically trained vocal- Day (now Veterans Day), which brought World Windy City Times is resuming Measure for Mea- Last week, the site had several dozen listings/ ist comedians. War I to an end, and a number of arts-related sure, a monthly digest of news about classical links for dance, classical music and opera repre- POP’s Nov. 3-18 production of Mozart’s Don events will mark the occasion. Perhaps none will music in Chicago that first appeared in 2000 but senting both major organizations—such as the Giovanni seems to typify what they are all about. be grander or more evocative than the concert has been on hiatus for several years. Joffrey Ballet, for Music and Dance, They are calling it Don Giovanni #MeToo, and presented by the Rembrandt Chamber Musicians, The name references both Shakespeare and a Lyric Opera, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Pick- debuting a completely new English translation “War and the Human Heart,” which will combine musical score. Of course, a great deal of work in Staiger Hall and —plus that updates the story to modern Hollywood a chamber orchestra, chorus, film, and live narra- this category is thoroughly modern and contem- many smaller groups such as Rembrandt Chamber where Donny G. is a producer and Leo Porello is tion in a moving performance that honors the ex- porary, and we doubt anyone will mistake Philip Musicians, Lira Ensemble, the Gilbert & Sullivan his fixer-lawyer and Donna Anna is a starlet. All perience of war for every veteran, past or present. Glass for Johann Sebastian Bach. What we mean Opera Company and Petite Opera Productions. Fil- performances are at the Mary Wilson House Beyer Rembrandt Chamber Musicians will be joined by by classical music is work derived from historic ters allow you to access info by city or ‘burbs and Auditorium of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Park the Valparaiso University Chorale, the Valparaiso formal structures such as trio sonatas, fugues select a time period from today to 30 days out. Ridge. Info/tickets: PetiteOpera.org University Bach Choir in works by Beethoven, or operas, as well as musical organizations that There’s also a link (bottom of the page) to Hot The violins made by Antonio Stradivari are Strauss, Holst, Schumann, and others under con- keep the classical tradition alive. This writer is Tix, the League’s half-price ticket program. These the most famous in the world, but those made ductor Craig Jessop (former director of the Mor- old enough to remember when it was called long- listings are for last-minute or this-weekend per- by Giuseppe Guarneri (1698-1744) are nearly as mon Tabernacle Choir). The concert date actually hair music, in the era before the Beatles changed formances, with classical music, opera and dance renowned and held by many to be equally super- is Nov. 10, at St. James Cathedral on the Near male hairstyles forever. listings appearing from time to time, so it’s your lative or better (a darker tone, some say). His North Side. Info/tickets: RembrandtChamberPlay- Even those who are thoroughly up-to-speed go-to place if you are flexible and want to save name has been given a modest re-birth in Chica- ers.org about things symphonic, operatic, choral and money. go’s newest chamber music venue, Guarneri Hall, Veteran theater critic Jonathan Abarbanel chamber may be unaware that one of the best As we scrolled through the League’s music and a performance space seating 85 at 11 E. Adams has written extensively over the years about information and ticketing sources for classical opera listings, Petite Opera Productions (POP) St., third floor. The venue, which opened Oct. 23, classical music for the Lerner Papers, Lyric Op- music events is the League of Chicago Theatres caught our attention, initially because we weren’t is acoustically engineered and equipped (light- era of Chicago and Virgin Records. He created website, ChicagoPlays.com. For some years now, familiar with it and then because of POP’s slogan, ing, audio, video) for live performances, record- the original Measure for Measure column in the League membership has been expanding to “Saving Opera Heroines From Certain Death.” The ing and webcasting, including a three-camera 2000. include classical music and dance organizations, troupe’s website pledges to “take the stuffy out high-definition video capture system and rear WINDY CITY TIMES Oct. 31, 2018 27 Political apathy has dire consequences for every- Daniel Desmarais and Sheldon one, but especially for marginalized groups who Brown in This Bitter Earth. bear the brunt of draconian conservative policies THEATER Photo by Anna Gelman and police shootings. acts with Black men with nuance. Although both So when a white gay activist confronts his characters in the play hold wildly different views mild-mannered Black boyfriend’s lack of political on activism, Rivers deeply identifies with both. engagement, love becomes very tricky, indeed. The Black character Jesse prefers to stand outside This is the crux of the Chicago premiere of This of the political maelstrom, often feeling as if he Bitter Earth, produced by About Face Theatre. doesn’t have anything to say, or feeling reluctant Written by Harrison David Rivers, (winner of the to place his body within the action. McKnight Fellowship for Playwrights, a Jerome As these emotions began to hit close to home, Foundation Many Voices Fellowship, an Emerg- Rivers realized that the action of writing This ing Artist of Color Fellowship, a Van Lier Fellow- Bitter Earth was indeed powerful activism. Neil, ship and the New York Stage & Film’s Founders the white character, inspires passion and engage- Award) and directed by Mikael Burke, (winner of ment, and is informed by Rivers view that true a 2017 Princess Grace Award Winner in Theatre activism is showing up for your community when and a recipient of the 2012 Robert D. Beckmann they need you. One need not always be a leader Emerging Artist Fellowship)—both Black queer on the front lines, but one must be there some- men in interracial relationships—this non-linear how; in the group or behind the scenes. love story follows two men who meet at a Black For many years, Rivers didn’t believe his writing Lives Matter rally and explores the ways their was political. On the surface, his play And She relationship changes over the years, affected by Would Stand Like this is simply a retelling of The the shifting political tenor of the United States. Trojan Women by Euripides. Yet through his lens Although not autobiographical, playwright Har- of Black and Brown bodies moving through the rison David Rivers calls This Bitter Earth “the world, the work is clearly political and prescient. most personal of my plays.” The play originated Staged as members of a diverse family receiving ‘This Bitter Earth’: thanks to a commission from Ed Decker at the a mysterious unnamed diagnosis, the varied reac- New Conservatory Theatre, seeking work that tion of the hospital staff to each family member centered on Blacks in this country. After several comments on the way that marginalized groups LGBT play tackles class, drafts, a seminal moment in the development of interface with large and powerful organizations the work occurred when Rivers realized that many in healthcare and beyond. of the characteristics of his own life were rarely This story, as does much of his work, is an ex- race and political apathy portrayed onstage. This prompted him to begin tension of the experiences that the LGBTQ com- By Sheri Flanders writing from the heart, realizing that if he felt munity is having—specifically those surrounding this way, others must as well. HIV/AIDS. Alarmingly, awareness seems to be Most of Rivers’ work is about queer relation- dropping in importance, especially in communi- ships, and This Bitter Earth is reflective of his ties of color where the disease is still decimating mission to portray the specific dynamics of those large numbers and healthcare is sorely lacking. relationships and the way that the world inter- Rivers said he’s excited to have This Bitter Earth staged with About Face Theatre, a company that has a reputation for championing challeng- miliar and foreign at the same time. THEATER REVIEW ing work by queer voices. His personal mandate His thoughts are so specific they become uni- is not only to shed light on these issues, but to versal, and so trivial, they encompass whole Radio Culture make sure that his stories are the most deeply Authors: Maxim Dosko, Natalia Fedorova lives. It’s no mistake that we’ve reached Volodya and thoroughly human he can possibly create, and Amber Robinson on this day, when his tether to a quiet existence not steeped in stereotype like so many. In his At: TUTA Theatre, 4670 N. Manor Ave. is down to some measly strands and all the nor- plays, his characters can express love, anger, sad- Tickets: TUTATheatre.org; $20-$30 mally comforting things can’t walk him back from ness and all of the emotions that makes us real in Runs through: Dec. 2 the verge of tears. “It’s not normal to worry so the deepest possible way. much,” he says and fixates so hard on keeping As a child, Burke was fascinated with building BY SEAN MARGARET WAGNER his life pristine, that it gives way to an unspo- worlds. He would assemble his toys by first fol- ken concern that his thirtysome years of work has lowing the directions, then dismantling them and TUTA Theatre has concocted one of the most been a waste. reimagining them in his own unique way. Today tightly packed, powerful theater experiences from Smith is still and calm as Volodya, and seems Burke’s work is highly imagistic, and his pro- source material that should be the opposite. to have his eyes on everyone, including the work- pensities for deconstruction and reconstruction Radio Culture, by Maxim Dosko (translated by men on his site, and the Chicagoans fidgeting in pushed him into this field. He originally started Natalia Fedorova and Amber Robinson), stems their seats. He is purposeful and serious, exhibit- undergrad in music, then switched to theatre from the eastern European “New Drama” move- ing the precise judgments he levies on the people halfway through. ment, hyper-focused on the normalcy we all ex- who are not there—and you can’t help but won- As he worked to translate This Bitter Earth from hibit. Director Amber Robinson has wisely avoid- der what he must think of you. Huy Nguyen and page to stage he queried the experiences of each ed embellishments with the understanding that Wain Parham join him very tangentially as Dimon Kevin V. Smith in Radio Culture. man in the play. Being a queer Black man in an a page from this central character’s life will be and Serjogin, mostly silent, and staring in what Photo by Austin D. Oie interracial relationship comes with a particular more than enough. could be menace, but really is just a vast un- set of complications, and each character has dif- It’s 2013 and Volodya (Kevin V. Smith) is ter- known. Volodya assumes Dimon and Serjogin are thoughts. ferent coping methods. One strong underlying ribly alone. He is not an eloquent person, nor is comprised of nothing but disdain and apathy, so Lucky for us, we can hear every single one; his theme involved love and trust—in personal and he a charming person. He is prone to anxiety and we do too, until we are afforded a glimpse behind observance over the men on his construction site broader terms. insecurity; he structures his waking hours so that the curtain. that are prone to drink (Huy Nguyen and Wain In a world where people are bombarded with he can withdraw into the hum of a Belarusian That’s the thing: Volodya may be terribly Parham), his dislike of counterfeit jeans and images of Black bodies enduring pain daily, national radio program everyone else thinks is alone—but so are all of us, and it’s a profound raisin bread, if he should get his mother a plot Black folx can find it hard to trust that white old fashioned. The compartments of his life are experience to hear an internal voice that is not of land or a meat grinder for her birthday. He people have their best interests at heart. Work- un-touching and sterile, and it affords him ample doesn’t spare us a single detail, and it feels fa- your own. time in the company of his endless mundane Turn to page 37 28 Oct. 31, 2018 WINDY CITY TIMES food or going out money or whatever, that was all through sex work.” Cole Escola. His former job, Escola said, “has been on my Wachowskis to sell Photo by Allison mind lately because of Stormy Daniels. We’re so Michael Orenstein Chicago studio space happy to have her when she has something we By MATT SIMONETTE want, but [we’re] not very respectful of sex work- ers in general, especially trans sex workers and Lilly and Lana Wachowski—transgender sib- sex workers of color that have been murdered. I ling filmmakers behind the Matrix trilogy and was lucky, and maybe I was also stupid, because the lesbian-themed thriller Bound—are at- I never felt endangered.” tempting to sell their Ravenswood Avenue Sex work’s flexible schedule and extra income studio space, Crain’s Chicago Business re- enabled Escola to write and star in low-budget ported Oct. 22. comedy videos with friend Jeffery Seif. The vid- The Chicago-based filmmakers’ family- eos gained a following, which led to live shows in owned firm, Kinoworks, is listing the 21,500 New York. In 2009, the Logo television network square-foot facility for just under $5 million; gave the duo their own sketch show, Jeffery & the listing is with Brad Lippitz, of Compass. Cole Casserole. The filmmakers, whose work also includes “We shot on a Mac through the fish-eye lens the Netflix series Sense 8, generally film their [and] edited it on iMovie, and the sound was aw- live-action material in Berlin and do pre- and ful,” Escola said. “Nobody watched it, but we got post-production work in Chicago, accord- to say we had a show on TV.” ing to Crain’s. They have been in the cur- Meanwhile, Escola built up a name in the lo- rent North Side facility since 2007 and had cal and national comedy scenes, which led to his no new productions following the Sense 8’s role as flamboyantly gay waiter and aspiring ac- production closing. tor Matthew on the original series Difficult The Crain’s article is at https://www.chi- People. cagobusiness.com/commercial-real-estate/ “I happened to be in LA when they were doing matrix-filmmakers-listing-chicago-studio- a table read,” said Escola, who also wrote for the building. show in its second and third seasons. “I knew Ju- lie [Klausner] through the alt-comedy, downtown Cole Escola: cabaret scene here in New York, and I was a fan LGBTQIA policy of hers for years before that,” he said of the se- handbook out From Craigslist ries creator and star. Though Klausner could only The Routledge guarantee him exposure to producers, Escola was Handbook of LG- cast as Matthew immediately after reading. BTQIA Adminis- to the Park West Escola described his time on the snarky buddy tration and Poli- comedy as “a dream,” especially playing off of cy, with Wallace “incredibly sweet and supportive” costar Billy Swan as editor, is By Lauren Emily Whalen Eichner, who also made a name through online now available. COMEDY videos and low-budget TV series, and Gabourey It is the first The home page of Cole Escola’s website features Sidibe, who played Matthew’s boss and best book to utilize an irreverent commercial parody. Decked out in a financial reasons (“they wouldn’t let me take out friend. “I was so nervous because like, Oscar up-to-the-minute brunette wig, pink lipstick and a sensible pastel any more loans, which looking back is a godsend nominee! But it just felt like summer camp.” empirical data to plaid button-down, Escola plays a stay-at-home because I don’t have any debt!”), Escola opted Since Difficult People’s cancellation in 2017, examine “post- mom who breezily describes her devotion to her not to return to his hometown of Clatskanie, Or- Escola has shot more episodes of Mozart and Se- factual” changes affecting traditional as- children before outlining a dark path of ruin in- egon, population 1,500. However, playing Clif- daris—in the latter, he plays Amy’s nosy female sumptions of LGBTQ public-policy develop- volving cocaine, guns and hiding out in Phoe- ford the Big Red Dog at the Scholastic Bookstore neighbor Chassie—as well as a guest spot on the ment. nix—all while pulling cookies out of the oven. couldn’t pay the rent, so Escola eventually went TBS comedy-noir series Search Party. He’s also Established scholars and rising stars lend The product the commercial is advertising? Or- back, noshing cosmetics en route. producing a pilot directed by fashion designer their perspectives to issues of broad inter- ange juice with less sugar, much healthier for the “I was on a bus to Oregon for three days,” Es- Todd Oldham called (wait for it) Pee Pee Manor. est—including homelessness, bisexuality, kids she abandoned for two weeks. cola said, “and I had no money and no food. I “It’s about a woman trying to start her life over transgender rights, health care, immigration, This is trademark Escola: darkly oddball situ- had some body butter from The Body Shop and I as a real estate agent…and in order to get the substance abuse, senior care, youth and ational humor, available at the click of a mouse. was like, ‘it says Vitamin E! The ingredients look job, she has to sell this dilapidated haunted man- higher-education issues, resilience, interna- The college dropout turned YouTube star, whose natural!’ It was a dark time.” sion,” Escola said. “There are flashbacks to peo- tional LGBTQ policy and more. TV credits include Mozart in the Jungle and At After living on his mother’s couch for three ple who have died in Pee Pee Manor, all played by Home With Amy Sedaris, will bring his touring months “with an application for community col- me, and I play the woman as well.” Montgomery Clift solo sketch show Help! I’m Stuck! to Chicago’s lege on the coffee table that I never filled out,” Although Escola has carved out a niche for Park West on Sunday, Nov. 4. Escola heard from a friend in New York who had himself—“old show queen” flair crossed with films at Siskel in Nov. “The [show’s] title has nothing to do with any- a room to rent. He set a new goal. “If I [went] Showcasing noted filmmakers and actors, dark millennial sensibility—and accrued an im- the Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of thing. I just thought it was funny,” Escola, 31, back, I needed to have time for myself to do pressive resumé, one of his proudest accomplish- said via phone from his home in New York. “I something creative, and I also needed money to the Art Institute of Chicago, 164 N. State ments is a mention on his hometown’s Wikipedia St., celebrates gay icon Montgomery Clift as play multiple characters, but there’s [someone] get by.” page. offstage reading all the other parts. I do all the With that, Escola returned to New York and part of its November Spotlight along with Hal “Raymond Carver and I are both listed as nota- Ashby, Ingmar Bergman and Buster Keaton. costumes and wig changes onstage, so I’m in my turned to sex work. ble people of Clatskanie,” Escola said with pride. underwear a lot. Take your seasick medication be- “I called myself ‘the laziest prostitute,’” he said, Among the Clift movies are the documen- “And I did not add myself!” tary Making Montgomery Clift (Nov. 2-5) as fore you get there.” laughing. “At that point, I was 22 and very in- “Cole Escola: Help! I’m Stuck!” will play at Known for his original comedy shorts on You- experienced with gay sex in my personal life, so well as the films I Confess (Nov. 2, 4) and A the Park West, 322 W. Armitage Ave., on Sun- Place in the Sun (Nov. 3, 6), which co-stars Tube and A.V. Club and in Paste Magazine, Escola I had a long list of things that I wouldn’t do.” day, Nov. 4, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20; visit has also earned acclaim from . Despite his inexperience, and with the help of Elizabeth Taylor. ParkWestChicago.com. More details and showtimes can be found His live shows sell out throughout the country. a Craigslist-savvy friend, Escola slowly built up For more about Escola, visit ColeEscola.com. Not bad for someone who once ate body butter. a client list while working part-time at a vegan at SiskelFilmCenter.org/montgomeryclift. After dropping out of Marymount Manhattan for bakery. “That covered my rent,” he said, “but WINDY CITY TIMES Oct. 31, 2018 29 Festival celebrates queer punk rock for people of color

CELEBRATIONS Wanda B, Stephanie Green renew vows after 25 years Photos by Vernon Hester On Oct. 12, Wanda B—found of the social club Stud (“Solidarity, Trustworthiness, Understanding and Dependability”) 4 Life—and wife/First Lady Stephanie Green renewed their vows after being By Vernon Hester together for 25 years. MUSIC The event took place at Grand Ballroom, 6351 S. Cottage Grove Ave. On Oct. 20, the Black, Brown, and Indigenous According to Wanda, the event “was elegant, filled with a room of nothing but love, family and Collection presented the 2018 edition of “Will It Light, K.E.N., Moleajete and Blacker Face. The friends.” There were more than 200 guests. Rev. Sam Davis officiated, with Jeanette Spencer as the Explode?,” an annual festival celebrating queer event took place at DIY space Caliwaukee North. photographer. punk rock for people of color. The Black, Brown, and Indigenous Punk Show This is a special year for the couple—and The festival featured afternoon workshops such Collective and its festival support communities not just because of the anniversary. Accord- as “Punk and Zines: Self Publishing for Our Move- of color through art, activism and fundraising ing to Wanda, their first grandbaby is on the ment” and “Decolonizing Punk Rock: Understand- and work to challenge oppressive attitudes in way, and she added, “The ceremony was emo- ing Indigenous Identity,” and a concert in the DIY scenes and spaces, especially against LGBTQ tional, seeing my wife walk toward me; we evening featuring six bands who played every- individuals. The beneficiary of this year’s festival then made up our own vows, which I was told thing from electronica to rap to hardcore punk. was Chi-Nations Youth Counci, a local youth-led had everyone crying. Our marriage shows we The line-up of artists and bands for the night Native American organization that focuses on en- can do this in the LGBTQ family.” included Megiapa, Mermaid N.V., The Breathing vironmental and social justice. Photos courtesy of Wanda B

Left, above: Jolene Whatevr of Blacker Face and her friend, Johnny. Left, below: Rapper K.E.N. Above: Jorge of Maleajete. 30 Oct. 31, 2018 WINDY CITY TIMES

AWRITTE N bCradley MaRK ZUBRO; ILLUSTRATED B Y WS.S. REEDong: Part Three A Cradle Song, written by Mark Zubro and illustrated by W.S. December 19 and will also be available for gift giving as an e-book Reed, debuts in the Windy City Times as the new holiday classic. and as a paperback. For the true joy and meaning of the season, Filled with travail and woe, warmth and great joy, it is a story for this is the book you want to read. the ages. It will appear in ten installments from October 17 to Today A Cradle Song: Part Three.

Chapter Two: Matthew Chapter Three: Luke keep people alive. Local people, members Sorrow and anger for the folly and stu- Part Two from all branches of the military, some- pidity of war filled his heart. At the war, Matthew’s dad was a medic. times battered and torn bodies from both As he tried to staunch the wounds and Then one day in his wanderings, Matthew His name was Luke. In their town, he’d sides showed up. He fixed them all as best ease the pain, in his deepest heart he had found a hospital. Ill people coughed worked part-time in a bakery. He’d cleaned he could to get them on to the doctors in held onto compassion, gentleness, and the and shuffled in a huge gray room with and toiled. Somedays, he brought home hospitals in the rear. Sometimes, he held memory of his family. dark plastic chairs. The people in uniforms day-old bread. On rare days, he returned their hands as they spoke their last words. The surrounding horror fueled by folly seemed very busy. with a sweet treat that he and his fam- Every day, when he awoke, he wondered if and stupidity might kill or maim him, but Just as he got to the front of the line, ily shared. At night, he’d studied to be a this would be the day someone would be it would not take his soul. Hatred and en- the emergency room doors crashed open. medic. He had more years to go before he’d holding his hand as he breathed his last. mity might triumph for the moment, but Bleeding and screaming people had rushed get official certifications. Every minute he thought of his wife, his he would not let it erase who he was. in. Like all wars, no one was sure who to little son and daughter, left behind when Compassion, empathy, and gentleness Matthew had been lost in the cacophony. blame. Someone started it, and someone he had no choice but to go. filled his heart for their suffering. The Desperate people who had accompanied was angry. Lots of people shouted and He slept between bomb blasts which men, women, and children he treated the screeching and dying patients had cheated and lied. The ordinary people in meant that some nights he never slept at would know at least something of the good shoved him aside. One moment, as he’d the gunsights of the enemy were always all, but he always tried to do his weary of being human. been trying to inch out of the way, he was the ones who suffered the most. Some of best to make the woundeds’ pain and suf- As the light of the gloom-filled day be- knocked over by one of the gurneys as it those who died were fighters in uniforms. fering go away, or at least, become less. gan to fade, he’d felt a searing pain in his dashed by. Others were civilians huddled in hovels or He wrote letters home, but now they left leg a few inches below his knee. He He’d picked himself up and found a cor- caught in the crosshairs as they rushed came back unopened. He’d begged for saw his pants were torn. Flecks of blood ner to huddle in. He’d watched from there from building to building, sometimes leave, but they said the military needed dotted the tear. as the rush to heal flowed past. To him, his missing life and safety by inches. him. He’d tried to go over his commander’s There was no one to examine him. He’d vigil seemed to last forever. While sitting Some months before winter, in an ob- head, so he’d become known as a trouble- examined himself. It wasn’t a deep wound. in his corner, he’d fallen asleep. He’d awo- scure corner of the nearly forgotten war, maker. That had caused his commander to He’d put on a few dabs of antiseptic inside ken as another shrieking ambulance pulled Luke huddled in the camp as near to the send him to the most dangerous parts of it, and as clean a bandage as he could find in. fire as he dared. Not too close, as that the war. to cover it. He suspected it wasn’t serious. Matthew had given up and left. At least, would make him a target. Few remembered Luke didn’t dare try to go AWOL. If his He didn’t take anything for the pain as he he’d been warm while he’d waited and or thought of those who fought but that side didn’t catch him, the other most like- knew others far more seriously wounded watched. didn’t make any difference to the bullets ly would. He knew they would kill him for needed the medicine more than he. Each night huddled in his own narrow and bombs. Forgotten or remembered, they sure. Even if he got away, he had oceans Luke had gone back to work. The terror of space, his mind swirled in confusion and were just as deadly. and continents to cross. He couldn’t just the assault and the rush of people to mend worry. Fortunately, he had some blankets That evening, Luke stayed with a wound- walk home. had, for a time, caused him to forget his from his own home. Often, he’d pile all his ed child who was a stranger to him, a lo- Then the most horrible day had come. own pain. clothes around him and he’d be warm as he cal who hadn’t run fast enough or soon He’d been captured by the enemy. Then late that night, the enemy made leaned himself against the warmth of his enough. As he treated the boy, he thought The day had started in misery and ended their most fierce attack. wall. of his son and his wife and daughter. in horror. Matthew most often fell asleep to the Memories of them were all that permitted He’d been scraping together bits for Chapter Four: Matthew memory of his father. He’d loved it when hope to enter his heart. Luke put pressure breakfast for the wounded in the dim his dad would sit on the side of his bed on the wound to stop the bleeding, which morning light. The drizzle when he woke Every day, Matthew made a journey. In and sing songs in his deep voice. No mat- eased off. The child had a fever, so Luke had turned to rain. the time after his mom and sister had been ter what the problems of the day or how gave him some drugs from the emergency He’d heard a few distant bombs go off, taken away, his life had become a ritual tired his dad was, he’d had time for a song kit. They were low on all kinds of medicine, but they seemed far away. Then wild of hiding and running and sneaking and for his son. The comfort of those memories and he had to use them sparingly. shouts broke out. People began to run in starving and being thirsty. were some of the few that Matthew could Planes and helicopters roamed the sky all directions. Then the gunfire went mad At first, he was successful in going to cling to. When he had those, he slept al- and buzzed overhead. From the surround- followed by a continuous bombardment. their old apartment. He’d wait across the most as well as he did when they were a ing hillsides and heavens above, gifts of He ran to help the wounded, but they died street behind some trash cans. Eventually, reality. death rained on him and his friends and faster than he could work. Ages of hours the landlord would leave for at least sev- Matthew would give anything for one foes alike. Their lethal, random choices of crawled past. eral hours. He’d use their old place to take more song just like he remembered. who lived or died wore down the spirits of Bits of blood and brain, bone and flesh care of himself. The food had quickly gone the bravest. flew past him. Spatters of he dared not bad, but he could keep himself clean, and Luke was an ill-trained medic trying to think what dotted his uniform. be warm for a little while until he braced WINDY CITY TIMES Oct. 31, 2018 31 himself to go out into the city to hunt for He’d accumulated a few things besides He tried to enter and exit with a crowd the combatants away. his mom and sister. the blankets from his home. They had been and linger near others so a casual observer After they were gone and the crowd had Once the landlord had come back early bulky and heavy and hard to carry down would think he was with someone. dispersed, Matthew had walked by the and almost caught Matthew. That time, the many streets and turns to his hovel. He got most of his water from a bubbler scene. He saw drops of blood on the pave- the boy had run out the back door and In his wanderings, he’d even found a few in the park. As it got colder, he sometimes ment. He could see the contents of the through the alley. That was the day he’d more that were threadbare and worn. At had to crack the thin ice that had formed bag, several moldy pieces of bread covered been chased and found his current hovel. night, he spread them out and then folded in the night. The water always tasted good in crawling ants. He was more careful after that. To avoid and stacked them over himself as best he and fresh. In the park, the trees were bar- Another day, he’d watched a robbery. the landlord, he crept into every nook could. ren. He gathered bunches of the fallen Ahead of him on the street, he’d seen an and cranny and around every corner. Then He knew if his daddy was around, he leaves and took them to his hiding place. old woman walking with a cane. Two men one day, a month or so later, Matthew’s would make everything all right. He found that the more of them he could rushed past Matthew and shoved her to the key hadn’t worked. So he had to find new But his daddy was gone. And now his stuff between himself and the ground, the ground. They grabbed her purse and ran. places to spend the hours of daylight. mom and his sister were too. warmer he would be. Matthew had hurried to the woman. Sever- The adults in the city ignored him. A few Over time, he’d developed a pattern He knew that during school hours, he al people joined him. They helped her up. tried to hurt him. Now, if any of them ap- which he changed as often as possible so couldn’t go out as much. And scrounging She shook them off and snarled at them. proached him, he ran. people wouldn’t catch him and ask ques- at night was better anyway. Fewer people She’d complained and cried. She didn’t He wanted to be clean and go to the tions. On different days, he’d make differ- to avoid, more shadows to hide in. Also, it want the police. Matthew had walked away bathroom. He knew if he went to the same ent stops. He had to be alert and wary. was better to sleep when the sun was out. mystified. He wanted to help. She needed places day after day, he’d be noticed so he He didn’t know which adults would be kind The heat of the day helped. At night, he it, but rejected all those who held out tried to vary his route as best he could. or cruel, which might mean him harm. He could keep moving to help him get warm. their hands or offered kind words. Different all-night laundromats were the knew about stranger danger. On the streets, he’d seen some awful Matthew didn’t understand people very best. Sometimes, he found an old gas sta- Some days, he could sneak into the things. One day, he’d been approaching well. tion, or a coffee house, or the library. He’d subway system. He followed some home- a trash basket on a corner. Two men had Such incidents made him even more cau- find his way to the bathroom when no one less adults at a distance and found places been hunting through it at the same time. tious. When he picked through trash cans, was looking. He’d wash his face, neck, and where they managed to squeeze in under- At the same instant, they both grabbed he kept careful watch on his surroundings. ears the way his mom and dad taught him. ground. onto a sandwich bag. They began shouting When he walked on the streets, he kept He really wanted to take a bath or a show- It was warmer and drier, but Matthew was at each other and snatching at the bag. keen eyes out on the people around him. er, but he didn’t know where to do that. afraid to stay underground too long. Some- The bag ripped. The contents spilled out. He was wary of the streets, but he had to He’d use the soap in the dispenser. He’d one could see him, or take him, or try to One struck out at the other and then they eat. wipe off the damp with paper towels when harm him. He saw homeless adults fight- were a flurry of arms and legs and shouts. Matthew was ashamed when he begged they had them. When he could, he’d use ing. A few tried to take what little money Then they rolled on the ground as they for money. He saw other kids doing it. Big- the electric machines that made so much he had managed to beg or scrounge. cursed and fought. ger kids. He avoided them. If he had any- noise when they blew hot air. If he stayed on a bus or on the subway, People had stood by and watched. When thing, they would take it. Sometimes, they Matthew hid in rubble and dirt and he knew to be careful to keep close to, but the police finally came, they snatched and hurt him. He learned to run. And he could soot. Most times at night, he shivered. He not be part of a crowd. If a bus driver or yanked and pulled on them as roughly as go very fast, but he wasn’t a very big kid. wished he could change his clothes. Over train conductor or security guard saw him they’d been fighting with each other. One So, he had to be extra vigilant. time, he’d learned to sleep in all he owned too often and unaccompanied, they might of the combatants tried to bite a police- End of part three. Part four coming instead of piling them all around him as he get suspicious and ask questions. So he man. He got clubbed unconscious for that. next week had in the beginning. couldn’t sit too long and not by himself. At the end, the officers dragged each of

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Byartistic Brian Kirst mindset

It’s 1977, and Berlin is still divided by eastern FILM and western borders. male gaze, a common attribute of mainstream Lufthansa Flight 181, with several prominent horror. Even the Sapphic bonds that one may Germans onboard, has been hijacked by the Com- assume would be explored among a company of mando Martyr Halima and the country is still spell-weaving women in close quarters are de- bowing under the weight of the evils that many fined by proud affection and mentoring gazes, of its providing fathers had committed in World not sheet-rolling lust. Themes of maternal om- War II. This is the real-life, emotionally combat- nipresence, the fight to escape from it, and the ive setting in which Academy Award-nominated longstanding consequences of the bloodthirsty director Luca Guadagnino has placed his reimag- patriarchy all seep through the celluloid cracks ining of Dario Argento’s popular, fantastical hor- here. Interestingly, the violence perpetrated ror film Suspiria. against the victims here is more self-involved and Dakota Johnson in Suspiria. Keeping with this more naturalistic mood, Gua- personal than the swish of a serial killer’s blade. Image by Sandro Kopp, courtesy of Amazon Studios dagnino replaces the rich, vibrant blues and reds It revolves, almost exclusively, around the more natural consequences of being a woman in the of Argento’s fairy-tale vision with earthier strands ran the commercials endlessly on WPIX—holy arts. The injuries inflicted upon the unfortunates SIDEBAR of green, brown and white. This muted landscape shit! are often gross exaggerations of the abuse that is also reflected in Thom Yorke’s (Radiohead) I was so absolutely frightened. The “roses professional dancing can inflict upon the female soft score and keeps the Mennonite countryside, Filmmakers are red” poem being teased over the image body. wherein heroine Suzy Bannion (portrayed by Da- of a head of raven hair being brushed—only Nicely, unlike Argento’s film, which had a hand- reflect on kota Johnson) was raised, as a constant touch- to discover it’s the head of a skeleton! Then ful of semi-prominent male cast members among stone in the film’s design as well. the fleshy title font coming to life across the the confines of the dance troupe, there are al- original The story begins in earnest upon Suzy’s not screen … followed by Suzy’s roommate, glass most no men on display here. Their presence may entirely expected arrival at the Markos Dance ‘Suspiria,’ dagger in hand, eyes bloody, coming out of the be felt, but it is more of an emotional after ef- Academy. Nearly forcing her way into an audition door and straight for us. Come on, now! The fect than a controlled attention. Even Klemperer, for the company, Bannion’s animalistic technique LGBT appeal commercial was so terrifying that I didn’t see in a stunning feat of acting prowess, is actually quickly gains the approval of the artistic staff. the film until I was 11 or 12. And even then, played by Swinton, who adopted the Ebersdorf By Brian Kirst Soon Susie has earned the lead in the revival I saw it in the middle of the day with all the moniker as a stage name. Thus, Klemperer’s of one of the company’s groundbreaking pieces lights on. But I LOVED IT! dreamy reunion with his/her supposedly long- From its intense visuals and color schemes to and is working, forehead to forehead, with the wCT: Why do you think the original has dead wife, played in a heartfelt cameo by original its focus on female protagonists, Dario Ar- troupe’s enigmatic director, Madame Blanc (Tilda resonated with the LGBTQ community and Suspiria star Jessica Harper, takes on an almost gento’s original Suspiria has not only inspired Swinton). But Blanc and the whispering tribes of female cinema enthusiasts? non-binary, inclusive aspect. director Luca Guadagnino with his reimaging, women who rule the walkways and rehearsal halls CM: I feel like it appeals to us so much be- Guadagnino works wonders with the rest of the but other creators as well. Here, Chris Moore, seem to have darker, mysterious plans for Susie cause it’s so wacky and different. I remember cast as well. Johnson radiates with a quiet ma- the openly gay director of the upcoming hor- that have more to do with witchery than prima feeling like I’d discovered some strange, hidden turity, particularly in her final moments, that is ror-comedy Triggered, and Adam Marcus, the ballerina glories. As Dr. Klemperer (Lutz Ebers- gem that only a select group of people knew miles beyond her work in the popular 50 Shades straight mind behind Jason Goes to Hell, one dorf), a concerned psychiatrist, begins to search about. It’s like having a little secret. Plus, the of Grey series; she is the granddaughter of Tippi of the most inclusive and homoerotic Friday the for Patricia (Chloe Grace Mortiz), the missing set design and the costumes and the lighting Hedren, whose work with twisted auteur Alfred 13th film entries, talk about how Suspiria has woman who once held Blanc’s prime attention, are so stylish. It’s like a Douglas Sirk movie Hitchcock on The Birds and Marnie brought ev- inspired them and why it means so much to the and other troupe members begin to disappear or on crack or one of those bright, colorful MGM erlasting fame. With a skittering sense of mania, queer and other minority communities. suspect their mistresses’ intentions, the naturally musicals. Moritz also does her finest acting thus far as the wCT: Can you talk about how first reacted strong-willed Susie seems destined to alter the AM: I think what’s incredible about the poli- nerve ravaged Patricia. The showy presence of upon seeing Suspiria for the first time? predestined courses of all within her reach. tics of the film is that the heroes and villains Golden Age movie queen Joan Bennett and sav- Chris Moore: I first saw Suspiria when I was Furthering the already Gaia-drenched source of the story are women. I mean, the whole age European beauty Alida Valli in the original 9 or 10 years old. Entertainment Weekly had material, Guadagnino—an openly gay man who movie is female. The men are marginalized the is also echoed here. Renée Soutendijk, a regu- listed it as one of the top 50 or 100 scariest has admitted to a long-term obsession with Ar- way most movies marginalize women. They lar in Paul Verhooven’s early films who aimed for movies of all time and I was really intrigued by gento’s original movie—adds shades of such odd, are there for exposition or to be servicing the American superstardom with projects like Eve of the picture of Sara tangled up in the razor wire. ‘70s femme-based horror films like Burnt Offer- plot for the female characters to go further on Destruction in the ‘90s, brings a creepy irresist- I rented the VHS a few weeks later and had to ings and The Sentinel to the mix here as well. their journeys. It’s a movie that says you re- ibility to her Mrs. Huller. She is aided in atmo- turn it off 10 minutes in. I was so terrified. It Meanwhile, a more modern, perhaps unwelcome, ally don’t need men to tell a compelling horror spheric depth by such foreign indie superstars reminded me so much of nightmares that I had influence may be Darren Aronofsky’s controver- story. There is also a wonderful bitchiness to as Fassbinder collaborator Ingrid Caven and top when I was a kid and I just couldn’t handle sial 2017 offering Mother! Like Aronofsky, Gua- the witchy proceedings—a touch of All About Sudanese fashion model Alek Wek. it. I’d never seen anything like that before. An dagnino seems more concerned with exploring Eve festering in the dance academy. The presence of these fine performers’ cinemat- hour or so later, I came to my senses and fin- artistic, vaguely inscrutable notions of feminity, Marcus’ current project, Secret Santa (Face- ic luster should appeal to even those who find ished the movie and, by the end, I was a total culminating in an orgiastic ending that either book.com/secretsantathemovie), a holiday fault with other aspects in this work of singular, fan. will set up deep contemplation or frustrated cries slasher featuring a strong LGBTQ presence, and dreamy feministic Gothicism. Adam Marcus: I want to let you know that it of bewilderment. Moore’s Triggered (www.facebook.com/FindUR- After a special Halloween screening, Suspiria was the first commercial I ever saw that almost Fully using the power that he gained from last SafeSpace) are currently on the festival circuit. year’s Call Me By Your Name for a totalitarian vi- begins its regular run Friday, Nov. 2, at The Music scared me to death! 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pronoun. Photo by Shervin Lainez Lyric adding ‘boheme’ shows in Jan. Lyric Opera of Chicago announced that it will add two performances of its sparkling new coproduction of Puccini’s La boheme in late January 2019. The added performances are a 2 p.m. mati- nee on Tuesday, Jan. 29, and a 7 p.m. per- formance on Thursday, Jan. 31. Casting for these added performances will be announced at a later date. Patrons who had previously purchased tick- ets to the performances that were cancelled are being given the opportunity this week to exchange into the added dates, as well as into other performances during the run. Call 312-827-5600. pronoun Joffrey’s ‘Nutcracker’ to run Dec. 1-30 talks The Joffrey Ballet’s reimagined classic, The Nutcracker, by Tony-winning choreographer Christopher Wheeldon, will return to open about the holiday season at the Auditorium The- atre of Roosevelt University, 50 E. Congress Pkwy., in 29 performances on Dec. 1-30. name, The , led by Joffrey Music Director Scott Speck, will provide live accompaniment of Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s breakups classic score for every performance. The full Joffrey company will also be joined onstage by almost 90 young dancers from the Chica- goland area and young vocalists from local by Jerry Nunn in a so many ways. This inspired me writing about choirs. all of the lazy things that happened during our Single tickets are $35-$199 each; people Out singer Alyse Vellturo (aka pronoun) is at- MUSIC relationship. can visit the lobby of Joffrey Tower, 10 E. tempting to outdo her counterparts—and going wCT: Has she heard the song? back with pronoun. I lower cased the p. It hap- Randolph St,, as well as the Auditorium The- by the name pronoun is just the start. pronoun: It was so long ago, but it is not out pened in about an hour. atre’s box office; call 312-386-8905; or go to The grew up in Boston and gradu- yet for her to hear it. It doesn’t feel like a bad As you dive deeper, pronouns can stand alone, Joffrey.org. ated from the Berklee School of Music. She took which I felt like I was doing. It can be subject thing anymore. her music business major to New York and cur- or the object of a conversation. It makes a lot of The breakup was meant to happen. I am a true rently manages independent music labels during sense that I am called this. At first, I just liked believer in everything happens for a reason. ‘Activists and Icons’ the day. At night, she plays her music around how it looked as I typed it out. wCT: Tell our readers about your live show. at Holocaust Museum town and is heading out on tour. wCT: Look how important pronouns are in pronoun: There are three people onstage. I play “Activists and Icons: The Photographs of Her single “it’s the way” benefitted Planned the LGBT community. guitar and sing. I have a bass player who also Steve Schapiro,” an exhibit at Skokie’s Illi- Parenthood and her latest song, “you didn’t even pronoun: Totally—but that is not why I named sings. There is a drummer too. nois Holocaust Museum & Education Center, make the bed,” covers the ending of a past rela- myself that. I didn’t think about gender much We are rock, but the EP is very quiet, because I will run through June 23, 2019. tionship with her ex-girlfriend. The new record is until now—and have to, thanks to the govern- recorded it in my bedroom with drum machines. Schapiro, a Chicago-based photographer, planned for spring 2019. ment! I work at a company where the leaders are The live shows bring it into a different space. has works that have been featured in pub- windy City Times: Have you spent much time all women. I didn’t realize how special that is There are so many influences in my live shows. lications such as Life, Newsweek, Rolling in Chicago? until recently. Guitar riffs are the way I view things and based Stone, Vanity Fair and numerous others. The pronoun: We played Riot Fest there this year— My preferred pronouns are she and her. That off of things I have been listening to for a very exhibition’s 46 large-format photographs tell very early, at noon. conversation is brought up a lot these days. I long time. the story of seminal moments in history from wCT: When did you first start playing music? think it is great people are talking about it now wCT: Who do you listen to? the March on Washington (1963) to Robert pronoun: I started this almost three years ago. more than ever. pronoun: I’m obsessed with The 1975. In the Kennedy’s presidential campaign (1968). I grew up with music and played a bunch of in- wCT: Do you prefer to be called a lesbian, past, it was Jimmy Eat World and Death Cab for Visit https://www.ilholocaustmuseum.org/ struments. In high school I started making my gay or queer? Cutie. Julien Baker’s first album inspired me to activists-and-icons/. own music. I went to college for music, but gave pronoun: I like being called gay, but I have get back into music. I have my own , up on creating my own stuff. I worked with art- friends who identify with all of those names. I so I listen artists on that. ists and did engineering. just call them whatever they prefer. wCT: What advice do you give to new musi- I also studied business and work at a music dis- wCT: Let’s talk about music. Is “you didn’t cians? tributor now. I manage indie labels. even make the bed” a track that had you vent- pronoun: Don’t give up on your dreams, work

After a bad breakup, I decided to make music ing? really hard, and above all be yourself. That is NOW OPEN what I try to do. CHALLENGING THE STATUS QUO and test the waters. pronoun: That song and some others that are THROUGH THE LENS OF A CAMERA

wCT: How did the name pronoun come about? about to come out are very old. I wrote it three See pronoun live at Lincoln Hall, 2424 N. Experience the breadth of the civil rights movement, as well as vivid portraits of celebrities who challenged - and changed - our pronoun: I wanted to be called “Monachopsis,” years ago and I was in a sad breakup mode. It Lincoln Ave., on Thursday, Nov. 1, with Justin cultural norms. which is the feeling of being out of place. My was right when I got back to our apartment and Courtney Pierre. Tickets can be purchased at friend thought that was a bad idea. I gave her it was trashed. She left all of her laundry. She LH-ST.com. Ilholocaustmusuem.org © STEVE SCHAPIRO COURTESY OF FAHEY KLEIN GALLERY 30 minutes to think of a better one and she came wanted me to bring it to her. She left a big mess WINDY CITY TIMES Oct. 31, 2018 35 Billy MastersMasters

“It was a little thing I did in London and Joe Fiennes played Michael Jackson and there was a lot of to-do about the fact that he was a white guy. And I always thought about Fred Armisen on Saturday Night Live playing Obama and nobody seemed to give a ... about that.” — Stockard Channing talks about people portraying charac- ters of other races. It’s worth noting that toward the end, Michael Jackson was paler than me. Also, SNL previously featured Armisen as Prince, Darrell Hammond as Jesse Jackson, Billy Crystal Opera singer David Daniels is facing even more as Sammy Davis Jr. and Maya Rudolph as Dona- heat now, Billy says. tella Versace. Photo by Bernard Benant/Virgin Records The big story last week was about Megyn Kelly and blackface—two things I never thought would volved. Please leave me alone. I wish I could say go together. Megyn Kelly and a lobotomy, yes. that this is all over, but I’m continuing to get my Megyn Kelly and peroxide poisoning, yes. Megyn safety threatened even with a security team. I Kelly and a Botox mishap, yes. But blackface? If have to step away from social media at this time. you don’t know, Meg tackled the issue of using Love you guys.” blackface for Halloween by saying it was OK. He then posted a photo of a burly gent sitting And that leads us, inevitably, to Designing on his hotel bed with the word “SECURITY” print- Women. Now, I know my audience—you all saw ed on the back of his T-shirt (note to self—never this coming a mile away. In the famous episode, hire a security guard who wears a T-shirt that the ladies were in a talent show lip-synching to says “SECURITY”). Max then said, “Just wanted The Supremes. There were many problems with to update you guys that I am safe & secure. I this scenario. First off, there were only three Su- appreciate the messages. Don’t take your safety premes, while there were four “DW.” Second, they for granted. There really are some sick people out performed “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” there. Stay safe x.” He later told TMZ that a real- which was a hit for Diana after she left The tor became infatuated with him, sexually aggres- Supremes (although here’s a fun fact—The Su- sive and, at one point, brandished a gun! That premes and Temptations recorded a cover of the fills in some of the blanks, but not all of them. Tammi Terrell/Marvin Gaye version of this song Sources say that this wasn’t so much a business in 1968). Third, and the issue germane to this relationship that went south as an online hookup situation, The Supremes were Black women, while that went wrong. Not to victim-blame, of course, the ladies on “DW” were white. Suzanne had her but let this be a cautionary tale (or tail). beautician whip up skin bronzing makeup. Julia I recently reported that opera singer David balked, saying it was insulting to Black women. Daniels and his husband, William Scott Walters, Come showtime, the three girls are onstage au were accused of drugging and raping a 23-year- natural when Suzanne walks out with tinted skin. old student singer back in 2010. Now two more And that brings us to the question—if you are men have come forward with similar accusations transportation industry. Last week, he posted a dressing up as someone famous of a different col- against the singer (but not his husband). Andrew video of an Uber driver servicing him—presum- or, how far do you go? And before you answer, I’m Lipian says that he was drugged and assaulted ably it was part of his tip. As always, we’ll post not talking about minstrel makeup with exagger- by Daniels while he was a student at University the video. ated lips; I’m talking natural coloring. In theater, of Michigan in March of 2017. He claims Daniels Our “Ask Billy” question comes from Gary in this is commonplace. When an opera singer plays invited him to his apartment and gave him sev- San Francisco: “I don’t know if you watch The “Aida,”she must look Ethiopian. When someone eral drinks of bourbon. Later, Daniels gave Lipian Good Place, but the guy who plays Chidi just was sings or acts Othello, he must look like a Moor what he thought was Tylenol PM, but turned out shirtless, and WOW—for a bookworm, he sure is (although the Met recently stopped doing this). to be Ambien! Lipian says Daniels then removed jacked!” When Whoopi Goldberg hosted the 1999 Acad- his clothes, groped him and, throughout the en- That revelation was the twist nobody saw com- emy Awards, she came out as Queen Elizabeth counter, told Lipian that he’d probably get a full ing on The Good Place—a ripped Chidi! I admit I—complete with the Virgin Queen’s heavily scholarship for the rest of his studies. Lipian also that the sight of his body really distracted me. powdered white face. For all those reasons—and says Daniels sent him a video of the famed singer Apparently Chidi isn’t just a dorky nerd into heavy believe me, I am no fan—I think NBC was just masturbating and referencing “our bourbon-and- reading—he’s also into heavy lifting! Whatever looking for an excuse to dump her. Ambien night.” he’s doing, keep it up. Once you see the pics on I’ve previously expressed my admiration for Max As if that wasn’t bad enough, a third singer who BillyMasters.com, I predict you’ll do the same. Ehrich, an actor who previously appeared on Un- studied with Daniels at UM claims that he, too, When brains also have brawn, it’s time for me der the Dome and The Young and the Restless, was solicited for sex. The 19-year-old claims that to end yet another column. Before I show you my and is rumored to have played an active role in he received the solicitation on Grindr, which I sheepskin, let me remind you to check outBil- the private life of Chris Colfer—speculation, of really don’t think counts. I mean, when you’re on lyMasters.com—the site with nothing to hide. If course, but circumstantial evidence points in that a hookup app, you’ve gotta expect solicitations. you have a question, send it along to Billy@Bil- direction. Young Max recently posted the follow- Austin Wolf made headlines for his mile-high lyMasters.com and I promise to get back to you ing on : “I am currently being stalked. I encounter with a Delta flight attendant. (The before Megyn gets a job on the Hallmark Channel! am putting this out there so that this person (ppl video can be found on BillyMasters.com.) Wolf Until next time, remember: One man’s filth is an- involved) are aware that the police are now in- continues to make the rounds of people in the other man’s bible. 36 Oct. 31, 2018 WINDY CITY TIMES rickety table with an unintentionally spinning Aperitivo at The Florentine top—although that would be cool in allowing In Italy, the time known as “aperitivo” is people to share dishes.) taken quite seriously in Italy. It’s more than a If you’re carb-phobic, you might be in trouble, traditional happy hour, as it’s more like a cocktail the DISH as etta has a tempting selection of breads and hour with upscale food. Weekly Dining Guide in pastries—including the multilayered kouign- And local Italian restaurant The Florentine amann, which has been called one of the fattiest (151 W. Adams St.; https://the-florentine.net/) WINDY CITY TIMES of European breads. There are also items like is reflecting that time of the day/evening with focaccia (with ricotta and strawberry preserves), its own aperitivo. SAVOR various croissants, buttermilk biscuits and The Florentine’s aperitivo takes place weekdays cinnamon pecan-glazed banana bread. at 4-7 p.m., with some great offerings, in the Brunch at etta; The plates cover the savory and sweet—but gustatory and financial senses. Divided into The Florentine’s they’re all nice comfort foods. The scrumptious “sips” and “bites,” drinks include the Campari tarte flambe featured uplands cheese, bacon, spritz, the Lillet Blonde (lillet, elderflower, aperitivo onion, creme fraiche and egg; the buttermilk grapefruit juice, lemon bitters, soda water ) and BY ANDREW DAVIS biscuits and sausage gravy are savory, and the the Suze Bellini (suze, peach puree, prosecco, optional chicken accompaniment was wonderful; tarragon garnish), among others. Culinary treats Let’s get one thing out of the way: the new and the huge pancakes come with honey butter, include burratina (with baby burrata), mini crab Bucktown spot etta (1840 W. North Ave.; https:// bliss maple syrup and strawberry jam. The cakes, nduja, meatball sliders and crostini—with ettarestaurant.com/), from the creators of Gold Sando is an intriguing dish that’s topped with no item being more than $5. Coast restaurant Maple & Ash, is not named after mortadella, Italian sausage, pepperoni, avocado, In addition, people can receive a complimentary singer Etta James or any other famous Etta who mozzarella, arugula, tomato, onion, giardiniera pizza for their group with the purchase of any might come to mind. and fried egg. There’s also an intoxicating mix alcoholic beverages. If that’s not a reason for Rather, as a server informed me during a recent of cocktails (pun intended), although I opted for trying out this place, I don’t know what is. brunch there, the name means “keeper of the tangerine juice during this outing. Note: Restaurant profiles/events are based Biscuits and gravy with chicken at etta. hearth”—a nod to the wood-fired menu items Regarding brunch, it is a must at this place. on invitations arranged from restaurants and/ Photo by Andrew Davis there. In a city where brunch is taken quite seriously, or firms. And there’s quite a selection at etta, which has (like Alice Merton’s “No Roots”) and some tasty that’s saying (or writing) a lot. friendly staff, open spaces, some groovin’ music offerings. (However, there was one negative: the

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