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Show #505 Find Nightspots on www.WindyCityQueercast.com 4 Jan. 23, 2013 WINDY CITY TIMES treated like anyone else under the law—for if we are truly created equal, then surely the love we commit to one another must be equal as well.” Witnessing the Choirs, musicians, famous singers and song- writers (James Taylor, Beyonce, Kelly Clarkson) took the stage to relay their support for the 57th Presidential Inauguration—and Obama’s second term. inaugural festivities Approximately 800,000 Americans, immigrants and visitors made the trek towards warmth fol- By Sarah Toce for a second term, a silence filled the crowd. We ters can earn a living equal to their efforts,” lowing the prestigious ceremony. While the cold were riveted—mesmerized—by the free-think- Obama steadily proclaimed. “Our journey is not lessened over time, Obama’s promises to a new The crowd erupted in cheer as pro-LGBT Presi- ing man with the shiny, progressive ideas. complete until our gay brothers and sisters are and united America remained. dent Barack H. Obama addressed the diverse The Secret Service was everywhere, but the crowd of waiting Americans at the United States agents could not quiet the one group of protes- Capitol and adjoining National Mall Jan. 21. tors who felt it necessary to scream “Obama is The majority of those present at the time-en- a baby-killer” throughout the service. The music capsulated building stood in line for more than played louder. Obama delivers seven hours for a chance to see the president Perhaps one of the most telling moments of deliver his second inaugural address. A sea of Obama’s speech began: “We, the people, declare today that the most evident of truths—that all inclusive speech By Lisa Keen ral podium Jan. 21, the Rev. Luis Leon, the Keen News Service pastor of an Episcopal church near the White House that the Obama family attends, urged President Obama, in his second inaugural ad- that “prejudice and rancor” not be allowed to dress, emphasized the nation’s principle of rule our hearts but that, instead, all citizens equality for all and, in doing so, specifically hold each other in “mutual regard” no matter included the struggles of LGBT Americans to what their race or gender or immigrant status, achieve equality. and whether “gay or straight, rich or poor.” “We, the people, declare today that the Press reports prior to the inaugural cere- most evident of truths—that all of us are cre- mony characterized Leon as a “gay-affirming” ated equal—is the star that guides us still; clergyman at Saint John’s Church, which also just as it guided our forebears through Sen- celebrates marriage ceremonies for same-sex eca Falls, and Selma, and Stonewall; just as it couples. Leon replaced Atlanta pastor Louie guided all those men and women, sung and Giglio who was initially invited to deliver the unsung, who left footprints along this great benediction but who withdrew from the cer- Mall, to hear a preacher say that we cannot emony after criticism surfaced about remarks walk alone; to hear a King proclaim that our he made in a sermon in the 1990s. In that individual freedom is inextricably bound to sermon, Giglio called homosexualiy “prob- the freedom of every soul on Earth. ably the greatest addiction” and said that “It is now our generation’s task to carry marriage between same-sex partners is “ab- on what [our nation’s] pioneers began. For solutely undermining the whole order of our our journey is not complete until our wives, society.” our mothers, and daughters can earn a living An openly gay man, Richard Blanco of equal to their efforts. Our journey is not com- Bethel, Maine, presented a poem as part of plete until our gay brothers and sisters are the inaugural ceremony. Drawing from com- treated like anyone else under the law—for mon images of Americans in all walks of life, if we are truly created equal, then surely the Blanco’s poem spoke of the nation’s oneness. love we commit to one another must be equal “One sun rose on us today,” he noted. “… as well,” said Obama. one light waking up rooftops, under each one Our generation’s task, he said, is to “make a story….my face, your face, millions of faces these words, these rights, these values—of in morning’s mirrors.” He spoke of sights com- The scene at the Jan. 21 inauguration festivities. Photo by Stephanie Brusig Life, and Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happi- mon to all, of the rows of colorful fruits and ness—real for every American.” vegetables at markets, as “rainbows begging LGBT groups issued statements praising our praise.” And he spoke of “carrying our 800,000 estimated individuals braved the bone- of us are created equal—is the star that guides Obama for including the gay-rights struggle lives without prejudice” and “giving thanks chilling cold to bear witness to history … and us still; just as it guided our forebears through in his remarks. for a love that loves you back.” be counted. Windy City Times was there, claim- Seneca Falls, and Selma, and Stonewall; just as “By lifting up the lives of LGBT families for Myrlie Evers-Williams, who delivered the in- ing its stake among the masses. it guided all those men and women, sung and the very first time in an inaugural address, vocation at the inaugural ceremony, did not The day started at 3:30 a.m. for this 29-year- unsung, who left footprints along this great President Obama sent a clear message to mention LGBT people specifically, but repeat- old reporter. The train from Columbia Heights Mall, to hear a preacher say that we cannot walk LGBT young people from the Gulf Coast to the edly referred to the importance of diversity to Judiciary Square was a long one as each car alone; to hear a King proclaim that our individu- Rocky Mountains that this country’s leaders in the nation’s people and in the principle filled to the brims. We huddled together with al freedom is inextricably bound to the freedom will fight for them until equality is the law of “everyone is included.” In an interview with excitement, anticipation and, quite frankly, a bit of every soul on Earth.” the land,” said Human Rights Campaign Presi- Urban Christian News a few days before the of hesitance. Would it all go as planned? Would There was silence…and then, as Stonewall dent Chad Griffin. event, she was asked how she felt about the the president be safe since all of the anti-gun- was referenced, a sea of applause and holler- Evan Wolfson, head of the national Free- Giglio controversy: “I’m simply delighted that control talk post-Sandy Hook? Would we get a ing—the good kind—reverberated throughout dom to Marry group, said Obama, by includ- I was not so controversial that I would step good spot in the standing room only orange the barricades. We were noticed … we were no- ing the gay-rights movement alongside the down,” said Evers-Williams, “or be asked to ticketed section? How many of us would get in? ticed. movements for the civil rights of Blacks and step down.” How many of us would be told to go home sans Once again, there was applause: “We, the women, “rightly exalted the struggle for the If there was any mar to the historic inau- the experience of a lifetime for lack of space? All people, still believe that enduring security and freedom to marry as part of America’s moral guration day, it was a tiny display of hostile of these thoughts and more flooded my mind as lasting peace do not require perpetual war. Our commitment to equality, liberty, and the pur- signs along the motorcade route to the U.S. my wife, photographer Stephanie Brusig, and I brave men and women in uniform, tempered by suit of happiness.” Capitol Monday morning. According to a pool stepped into a moment of our lives we would not the flames of battle, are unmatched in skill and In his first inaugural address, Obama em- reporter for White House, a small number of soon forget. courage. Our citizens, seared by the memory of phasized unity, and did not refer to LGBT citi- people held up signs saying, “God hates fags” As we exited the train and ran into the already- those we have lost, know too well the price that zens directly or indirectly. Some last-minute and “God hates Obama.” The messages were bombarded streets at 4:30 a.m., we hopped into is paid for liberty,” said Obama. “The knowledge inclusion of gay people in various venues of typical of a Kansas pastor and his follower line to wait another three hours before our sec- of their sacrifice will keep us forever vigilant the inaugural were generally unpublicized and who have acquired considerable media at- tion opened. Then we stood another three hours. against those who would do us harm. But we unseen. Instead, the high-profile inclusion of tention by displaying hate-filled messages at It was approximately 20 degrees. We weren’t go- are also heirs to those who won the peace and California evangelist Rick Warren had shone gays during various high-profile events. ing anywhere. No one else was either. not just the war, who turned sworn enemies into attention on the support for a voter-passed During the inaugural parade Jan. 21, the As the festivities officially began and mem- the surest of friends, and we must carry those Prop 8 in California just two months earlier, Lesbian and Gay Band Association appeared bers of Obama’s administration filtered down the lessons into this time as well.” banning marriage for same-sex couples. in the third of five divisions of parade contin- steps of the Capitol building, the crowd shone Another moment of note that hit home to our This time, however, there was positive and gents, each division led by a different branch in the new sun. This was what we had all waited strikingly diverse community of people: “It is visible inclusion of LGBT people throughout of the armed services. The Third Division was for and we were ready to receive it. Whatever his now our generation’s task to carry on what those the inaugural ceremony. message might be—we were ready. pioneers began. For our journey is not com- Delivering the benediction on the inaugu- Turn to page 5 As America swore in the returning president plete until our wives, our mothers, and daugh- WINDY CITY TIMES Jan. 23, 2013 5

SPEECH from page 4 Campaign’s “LGBT Out for Equality Inaugural New report examines Ball” boasted a posh address just a few blocks led by the U.S. Navy. After the several Navy from the White House: the Mayflower Hotel. queer Midwest youth bands and marching units, a float about Mar- Cyndi Lauper, Audra McDonald, and Will Sw- tin Luther King Jr., and several other parade enson were among the entertainers. entries, the Lesbian and Gay Band marched On Jan. 22, the National Prayer Service in foster care behind the “Civil Rights Float” and in front of was led by a moderate pastor from Kansas. the “Native American Women Warriors” con- Rev. Adam Hamilton, senior pastor of the BY KATE SOSIN city of food than their straight peers. tingent from Colorado. This was the band’s United Methodist Church of the Resurrection LGB and heterosexual adults reported similar second appearance ever in an inaugural pa- in Leawood, Kansas, delivered the sermon, Lesbian, gay and bisexual youth transitioning employment numbers, but of those employed rade and, because its members are composed which President Obama and many of the na- out of foster care face greater career and nutri- LGB respondents made significantly less money. of 37 groups from around the world, its first tion’s leaders attended at Washington’s Na- tional challenges than their heterosexual peers. LGB participants made $7.82 an hour on aver- rehearsal for this year’s event took place Jan. tional Cathedral. Hamilton co-authored a mo- That is according to a new report put out by age. Heterosexual respondents were paid $9.04 19. The Civil Rights Float is described by the tion last year to urge the United Methodist the Department of Health and Human Services. on average. Presidential Inaugural Committee as featur- denomination to amend its policy statement The report—“Economic Well-Being of Lesbian, Sixty-one percent of LGB adults reported trou- ing “images representing historic struggles that homosexuality “incompatible with Chris- Gay, and Bisexual Youth Transitioning Out of Fos- ble paying their rent or utility bills, compared of many of the civil rights movements in our tian teaching.” The motion failed. ter Care”—looks at data on 591 young people in with 47 percent among straight respondents. country,” including the LGBT movement. ©2013 Keen News Service. All rights re- Wisconsin, Iowa and Illinois who have aged out Both groups reported similar numbers in The night of Jan. 21, the Human Rights served. of foster care. The study shows that while LGB homelessness and education, among other youth face many of the same obstacles as het- things. erosexuals entering adulthood, they face added But overall, the report concludes, the study hurdles. raises questions about LGB people aging out of According to the report, differences in LGB the system. GOProud backs foster care youth have not previously been stud- “This analysis suggests that LGB youth aging marriage equality ied. It is not known what percentage of foster out of foster care may be at significant risk for After not taking a position on the care youth are LGB. not achieving self-sufficiency as they transition issue for years, the gay Republican But those who are may face additional chal- into adulthood,” the report states. organization GOProud is coming out lenges as they head into adulthood. The report looks at data from the “Midwest in support of same-sex marriage The report notes harassment, discrimination Evaluation of the Adult Functions of Former Fos- equality, according to Buzzfeed.com. and violence facing LGB youth. Studies have ter Youth.” The report does not include trans- “We support same-sex marriage, civil also found that queer youth in foster care ex- gender youth, it notes, because the evaluation marriage,” GOProud Executive Direc- perience more housing placement changes than only recently started asking if youth identified tor Jimmy LaSalvia said. Since its their straight peers. as transgender. The University of Chicago, the founding in 2009, GOProud has al- After leaving foster care, LGB youth who were University of Wisconsin and a group of Midwest- ways opposed the federal Defense of interviewed made less money, had more eco- ern agencies put out the evaluation. Marriage Act but it reportedly avoid- nomic struggles and experienced a greater scar- ed the underlying issue of equal marriage.

GOProud head Jimmy LaSalvia. Photo by Rex Wockner

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He said the seizure Cocktail property Meister alleges that Brumbaugh took third should come as no surprise. party property not owned by Cocktail, includ- “Mr. Meister’s personal attacks on my charac- ing employee wages. He also alleges that Brum- ter, however amusing to him, do not alter the seized over rent debts baugh purposely left the bar in a state of disar- fact that Cocktail hasn’t been paying its rent ray. and has not been paying taxes he has been col- Brumbaugh said the money he is owed and the lecting on the state’s behalf,” said Brumbaugh. BY KATE SOSIN ing rental debt since before he purchased the property two summers ago. Boystown bar Cocktail has been shuttered over “If I thought this was going to keep dragging alleged rent debts, the third and possibly final on, I would have done this a year ago,” Brum- LGBT groups to hold Boeing reverses on in a series of closings of the bar in the last two baugh said. protest outside marriage benefits years. The legal maneuver of seizing a business ten- BY KATE SOSIN The news broke after a picture of a “Distress ant’s property is an old common law practice Holy Name Cathedral BY KATE SOSIN for Rent” notice posted on the bar started circu- rarely employed by landlords. And it is risky, ac- Chicago-based aerospace company Boeing lating on Facebook Jan. 18. cording to an article published by Illinois Legal has agreed to extend equal pension benefits LGBT groups will be protesting outside of Holy Building owner Robert Brumbaugh confirmed Aid, because it rarely covers the costs owed and to married gay couples in Washington during Name Cathedral next month, highlighting a that he had posted the notice and said that he sometimes can result in the landlord owing the union negotiations, after the union reported longstanding rivalry between many LGBTs and has seized all property inside the bar except for tenant money. that the company said it would refuse to do Catholic Cardinal Francis George. the liquor. It also means that Cocktail was not evicted. so. Gay Liberation Network (GLN) and LGBT “After more than a year of eviction litigation Rather, the seizure of its property will make In November, the Society of Professional Catholic organization the Rainbow Sash and over $85,000 in unpaid rent, it should come business nearly impossible. Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA), Movement, have announced a Valentine’s Day as no surprise to John Zaharakis and his attor- “Technically speaking, the guy [Zaharakis] alleged that Boeing representatives declined themed demonstration on Sunday, Feb. 10, at ney Jacob Meister, that Cocktail’s landlord would could have a candlelight vigil and sell booze,” to extend the benefits to same-sex couples, 10:30 a.m. The protest will focus on George’s exercise his legal right for compensation under said Brumbaugh. despite the recent passage of marriage equal- stance against equal marriage. the Illinois Distress for Rent statute,” Brum- Brumbaugh said that the property will likely ity in Washington. The announcement comes at a time when baugh said. be auctioned off to pay for part of the back rent Ray Goforth, executive director of SPEEA, LGBTs are pushing for the legalization of The closing comes after Cocktail’s petition owed. said that the company clearly stated it was same-sex marriage in Illinois, while the Cath- for bankruptcy protection was rejected by the The bar, a Boystown fixture since the mid ‘90s, not required to extend the benefits because olic hierarchy is opposing it. Northern District Court of Illinois over a failure has experienced a tumultuous few years. After federal law does not recognize same-sex mar- But the protest has been a Valentine’s tradi- to pay taxes. filing suit against Brumbaugh, its management riage. tion for years, typically targeting the Catho- According to Brumbaugh, Cocktail owes more company and two former employees, Cocktail Boeing would not confirm that report, but lic Church or the Cook County Clerk’s office, than $85,344 in rent. announced the sale of the bar. Shortly after, said it was studying the implications of the which issues marriage licenses (Clerk David Brumbaugh and Cocktail, owned by John Zahakis and Hoffman said that deal had fallen new law. Orr is a longtime LGBT ally). “Geno” Zaharakis and Dustin Hoffman, have through. The Stranger, a Seattle-based newspaper This year’s falls on the Sunday before Valen- been ensnarled in a court battle for more than a Cocktail was involuntarily closed twice before that broke the initial story, reported that tine’s Day and will take place“ as long as Car- year now. in recent months, after the Department of Rev- Boeing had recently changed tunes on the dinal George takes such a vociferous stance Brumbaugh has been trying to evict Cocktail enue revoked the bar’s liquor license for a failure benefits. against our legal equality, he remains a target over unpaid rent, he said. Cocktail, on the other to pay sales taxes. Boeing Spokesperson Doug Alder confirmed for political action,” said Andy Thayer of GLN. hand, is suing Brumbaugh and two former em- After the bar’s first closure, Zaharakis and that the benefits extension is in the new con- Joe Murray, executive director of Rainbow ployees for alleged conspiracy to financially ruin Hoffman told Windy City Times that Brumbaugh tracts. Sash Movement, said George’s stance against the bar and take it over. had gone out of his way to report Cocktail. But Still, SPEEA and Boeing remain locked in equal marriage impacts Catholics and non- Brumbaugh said the bar has been accumulat- a Department of Revenue spokesperson said that a bitter fight over the new contracts, with Catholics alike. the shuttering was due to the bar’s failure to SPEEA threatening to reject the contracts and “Up here in Chicago, he really is meaning- turn over sales taxes alone. strike. In August, With a Stick, Inc., the company less in this debate,” Murray said. “Across the over Cocktail, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy state, he is not.” protection. A court rejected that petition in late Decem- ber, stating that the bar was operating off of owed sales taxes. Jacob Meister, attorney for Cocktail, previ- Windy City Times Lambert, Rufus Wainwright, Scissor Sisters, ously told Windy City Times that renovations to The Perks of Being a Wallflower, ParaNorman, the bar had financially strained Zaharakis and nominated for Cloud Atlas, Keep the Lights On, The New Nor- Hoffman during a slow economy. GLAAD award mal, Smash, Modern Family, True Blood, Glee, Happy Endings, The Amazing Race, Seven- Meister said he believes that Brumbaugh For the second year in a row, Windy City teen, Rolling Stone, Ebony.com, CNN’s Ander- wrongfully seized Cocktail’s property using “Wild Times, Chicago’s weekly LGBT newspaper, has son Cooper 360, MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry, West” tactics. received a nomination from the Gay & Lesbian Caso Cerrado and People en Español. “In 22 years, I have never seen anybody as Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD). Nomi- For TV movie and miniseries, Chely Wright: mean and vindictive as Robert Brumbaugh,” said nated in the same category this year are The Wish Me Away, How to Survive a Plague and Meister. “The amount that is owed is disputed. New York Times and The Boston Globe. Codebreaker are among the nominees. But to the extent that he is owed anything, it’s The nomination was for the Windy City In the category of Outstanding Newspaper the product of his own doing.” Times’ “Generation Halsted” series, an explo- Article, which is for any print media, gay or Meister said that Cocktail’s position is that ration of at-risk LGBTQ youth in the city. The Cocktail. Photo by Tracy Baim straight, the following were the nominations: eight-week series was overseen by Publisher “Black Church Reaches Out to Gay, Transgen- Tracy Baim and written and photographed by der Teens” by Meghan E. Irons, The Boston three primary reporters: Kate Sosin, Erica De- Globe; “Game Changer” by Andy Mannix, City marest and Bill Healy. Art Director Kirk Wil- Pages, Minneapolis, Minn.; “Generation Hal- liamson designed the series. Chicago’s Dedicated and sted” (series), Windy City Times; “Most Local “I am very proud of Kate, Erica and Bill for Comprehensive LGBT Program School Districts Ignore State’s Anti-Gay Bul- their incredible work on this project,” said lying Law” by Phillip Zonkel, Press-Telegram, ALEO Baim. “They spent overnights, weekends and VAT CHICAGO LAKESHORE HOSPITAL Valeo at Chicago Lakeshore Hospital Long Beach, Calif.; “Turned Away, He Turned long hours making sure to record the voices provides comprehensive psychiatric to the Bible” by Douglas Quenqua, The New and addiction-related treatment for of a wide range of youth and adults, service York Times. gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender providers and government officials.” Outstanding Blog nominations are: Auto- and questioning (LGBTQ) individuals. The entire series is available as a free PDF straddle, blac(k)ademic, Chicagoan Rod Mc- The program offers a safe, affirming download through this link: www.windycity- therapeutic environment for members Cullom’s Rod 2.0, The New Civil Rights Move- mediagroup.com/sign_up_to_rcv2.php . of the LGBTQ community. The Valeo ment and Towleroad. Last year, Windy City Times’ 13-month AIDS staff is comprised of well-trained, GLAAD announced 120 nominees in 25 experienced gay and gay-sensitive @ 30 series was also nominated for a GLAAD English-language categories, and 33 Spanish- behavioral health professionals from award, eventually losing to The Boston Globe. language nominees in eight categories. In the a wide variety of disciplines. The 24th annual GLAAD Awards will be English-language categories, cable networks handed out in three ceremonies over the earned 21 nominations, while broadcast net- coming weeks. The nominations are in a wide 4840 N. MARINE DRIVE works garnered 17 nominations. range of categories, including film, music, CHICAGO, IL 60640 For a full list of nominees, visit www.glaad. theater, broadcast and print media. 1-800-888-0560 org/mediaawards/nominees. www.chicagolakeshorehospital.com Other nominees include Frank Ocean, Adam WINDY CITY TIMES Jan. 23, 2013 7 PASSAGES gender people seeking to change their Illinois Bobby Glaze birth certificates. Under old rules, applicants Bobby Glaze, dear friend and tireless volun- had to show proof of genital surgery. Today, teer, passed away suddenly on Jan. 8. He was the mandate is for gender-related surgery of 58. some kind. Advocates have yet to determine Bobby was born Feb. 5, 1954 in North Caro- how the change will be interpreted. lina. He was a bartender in Atlanta and for many But for transgender people who are married, years at Chicago’s Baton Lounge, followed by a Daniel-McCarter warned, identity documents hospitality career with a major catering com- can get even more complicated. pany. More recently, Bobby gave back to the Daniel-McCarter cited cases in which mar- community through volunteering with various riages involving a transgender person have organizations, including SAGE at the Center on been ruled illegal, regardless of the trans per- Halsted and his church, aChurch4Me MCC. son’s legal identity. He is preceded in death by partner Jessie Du- “I certainly advise clients, for folks who do gan of Chicago, and his parents Joe Glaze and estate planning and family law, to have all Francis Louise Pitchford Glaze of Mooresville, the same type of… protection that we can N.C. He is survived by siblings David, Joe Jr., have for gay and lesbian couples for a trans Nicky and Dale, along with many nieces and person, even if it appears that their marriage nephews as well as a multitude of friends who has been legally entered into, in whatever miss him deeply. state they came from,” Daniel-McCarter said. Prince Edwards. Pic from NYPS A memorial service of gratitude and celebra- Lastly, Daniel-McCarter noted that in much tion of Bobby Glaze’s life will be held Sunday, of the United States, it is still legal for trans- PASSAGES Jan. 27, at 1 p.m., at a Church4Me?MCC, 1545 gender people to be discriminated against. W. Morse Ave., Overdier Hall. All are invited to Transgender people are also unlikely to pur- Prince Edwards attend to celebrate and honor Bobby’s life of sue legal remedies because they have trouble BY KATE SOSIN triumph and spirit of giving to others. finding supportive attorneys and often do not For more information on the memorial service, Owen Daniel-McCarter. Photo by Kate Sosin know what legal protections they have. Prince Edwards, a popular young gay dancer who call aChurch4Me MCC at 773-426-4268 or visit was active National Youth Pride Services (NYPS), www.achurch4me.org/events. This link includes died Jan. 16 after an illness. He was 25. a map and more detailed information about the TJLP talks trans legal LGBTs among those “This is really a shock to us, but I can say location for the memorial service. Prince lived his life to the fullest,” said NYPS disparities at Chicago opposing more In the spirit of giving in which Bobby led his CEO Frank Walker in a statement. “I thank him police in schools life and in lieu of flowers, donations will be ac- Bar Association for all the young people he introduced to YPS BY KATE SOSIN BY KATE SOSIN cepted at the memorial service and distributed and how he continued to be involved with the among a multiple non-profit organizations that NYPS family as an alumni.” Attorneys on the Chicago Bar Association’s A few Chicago groups are speaking out against Bobby supported in life. The Chicago native was well known for his LGBT Committee recently mulled over the President Obama’s plan to put more police in dance talents, performing at more than 100 many legal disparities facing transgender schools, and LGBT advocates are among them. events throughout the city, according to NYPS. people. School groups voiced that opposition at Robert “Kirk” Fondern, a board member of The Transformative Justice Law Project a press conference at the Chicago Public NYPS and a friend of Edwards, described Edwards (TJLP) of Illinois, an organization that pro- Schools Headquarters Jan. 21. as “very free-spirited, very open-minded.” vides free criminal legal services to trans- The groups want more school counselors, “He was always in a great spirit, always willing gender people, presented at the committee’s psychologists and other resources in place of to help,” said Fondern. downtown meeting Dec. 16. increased police presence in CPS. According to Fondern, Edwards worked with TJLP attorneys Owen Daniel-McCarter and Among those speaking against the proposal homeless youth on Chicago’s North Side, passing Elizabeth Ricks said that criminal legal sys- was LGBT youth organization Illinois Safe along his dance skills younger performers. tem is particularly challenging for transgen- Schools Alliance. “He was just a good person in general,” Fond- der people because they are not allowed to Katya Mazon, a junior at Walter Payton Col- ern said. self-identify. lege Prep and a member of the Alliance, said Edwards participated in the NYPS dance team, Ricks pointed out the variance in rules the choice is between more social workers or Next Level. governing different identity documents from more policing in schools. His parents were also active in the organiza- driver’s licenses to passports to birth certifi- After the press conference, Mazon said that tion, according to an NYPS statement. cates. policing in schools is an LGBT issue because In addition to working with NYPS, Edwards “It’s very hard to get everything matching,” minority students often bear the brunt of bad was a member of the Luv Family, a chosen gay Ricks noted. “It increases surveillance and policing. family. suspicion of trans people just because all of “Usually, police in schools, when they see Fondern said that Edwards had been ill for these documents don’t match.” students fighting, they take the minority stu- some time. Bobby Glaze. Those documents can determine where a dent or the ‘less social’ one of the group, and person is placed in prisons and jails, Daniel- give that student the harsher punishment,” McCarter added. Mazon said. PASSAGES Memorials in Fred’s name may be made to the The disparities transgender people face in Voices of Youth in Chicago Education and charity of your choice or to the Center on Hal- changing identity documents has been dis- POWER-PAC (Parents Organized to Win, Edu- Frederick MacDonald sted, where he had worked as a volunteer after cussed at length in Illinois over the last few cate and Renew—Policy Action Council) co- A longtime resident of Chicago’s Lakeview his retirement. years. The American Civil Liberties Union re- hosted the press conference with the Alli- community, Frederick MacDonald died peacefully Arrangements were made by Cremation Society cently won a lawsuit on behalf of three trans- ance. in Northwestern Hospital on Jan. 4, after a brief of Illinois (773-281-5058). illness. He was 86. He was born in Northbridge, Mass., to Robert E. MacDonald and Hazel E. Scamman MacDonald. NLGJA president dies yoga for men taught by men Fred was retired from Illinois Masonic Hospital Michael Triplett, the president of the where he had worked in the development office National Lesbian and Gay Journalists As- as well as medical records. He had worked at sociation (NLGJA), has died of oral cancer Interested in yoga but not in Theater in the Round in Washington, D.C, and related to the human papillomavirus at age classes packed with tiny lived in Texas before coming to Chicago. 48, according to a press release. He passed Fred was preceded in death by his parents and away Jan. 17. limber women? We have two a sister (Joanne Cook). He is survived by his Triplett was president for a few months. classes just for you: siblings: Robert E. MacDonald, Jr. of Petaluma, Previously, he has been a member of the Calif.; Carol Cox of Lewiston, Maine; Richard G. leadership team for several years—first as Stiff Guy Yoga (if you are MacDonald of Dorcester, Mass.; and Ruth Fogg of a Washington, D.C., chapter board member Monmouth, Maine. He is also survived by numer- and president, and then as a national board starting from scratch) ous nieces and nephews as well as his friends in member and vice president for print. Saturdays 11:15a—12:30p Chicago. “Michael was truly a joy for all of us to Ganesha Yoga and Fred will be remembered for his lifelong inter- work with, and his loss will be felt among Adventures in Fitness ests in the live theater, ceramics and interna- Yoga for Men (all levels) our organization for years to come,” the 3113 north lincoln avenue tional travel. Burial of his ashes will be in the release read. “Our thoughts and prayers are Wednesdays 6:00p—7:15p family plot in Porter, Maine, later in the spring. with his partner, Jack and his family in Ala- 773.904.7870 His Chicago friends plan a celebration of his life bama. check the full schedule @ ganeshayogachicago.com at a gathering to be held in the next few weeks.

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The latter cost includes leased a new set of bylaws that stripped member Chicago’s LGBT library will hold its first open exclusive early access at 5 p.m. to voting rights. Many were outraged over the re- meeting after more than a year of controversy, enjoy hors d’oeuvres, complimentary write, and some alleged it violated state law. the organization has announced. Absolut cocktails, a photo-op on the Asked if the board would revise the unpopular Gerber/Hart Library and Archives President 103rd Floor SkyDeck Ledge and a VIP bylaws Tucker said, “Absolutely, like 110 per- Brad Tucker has confirmed a public meeting Equality Illinois holds trans gift package of items. (Only 60 VIP cent.” Wed., Feb. 13, 7-9 p.m. at the Berger Park Field- tickets are available.) Tucker said the revisions would be “top to bot- house, 6205 N. Sheridan Rd. social Call 773-248-5200, ext. 303, or tom,” but added that revision is unlikely to re- Equality Illinois held its 2013 winter season transgen- It will be the first open forum held by Gerber/ visit www.ChicagoHouse.org. Hart since news broke last year that it was mov- store member voting rights in full. Members, for der community social Jan. 19 at the Mayne Stage The- ing. The move prompted accusations that the example, would not elect the board of directors. ater. Highlights included cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, com- library had shut out community participation. “The model that I’m looking at, and this is plimentary appetizers and raffle prizes. Photo by Katie The library relocated to an unfinished building just me and not the board, is there will be a Sikora; more online at www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com in Rogers Park last April. It has yet to reopen, as board position that is elected as a members’ construction delays have repeatedly forced the rep.,” he said. library to bump back the anticipated date. The board is considering offering free mem- Gerber/Hart held its required annual meeting berships, said Tucker. In past years, members in December, but that meeting was open only paid an annual fee to check out books. Tucker SRO Chateau Hotel sold to paid members, and Windy City Times was not said the library wants to be more accessible by allowed to stay. Approximately 10 attended the removing that cost. Members who have already BY KATE SOSIN about problems at the building but that ef- meeting. paid will be offered refunds or the chance to fort failed to fix many of the building’s prob- Tucker said the open meeting is one of several donate the fee back to the library. A contentious Lakeview single-room occu- lems. new plans for the library. Tucker hopes that library itself will be acces- pancy (SRO) hotel has been sold after city in- Gore’s attorney Victor Ciardelli did not im- sible to the general public soon. spectors cited a laundry list of building code mediately respond to a request to comment. “The middle of March is probably realistic,” he violations last year. But in a letter released by Cappleman’s of- said. “It’s really ridiculously close.” Chateau Hotel, 3820-3838 N. Broadway, fice, Ciardelli accuses Cappleman of unfairly Thursday, Jan. 24 In December, Tucker said he hoped to re-open has been purchased by a group of investors harassing Gore with multiple city inspections. 7:30 p.m. mid-February. Earlier estimates aimed for an Oc- and is being held in a land trust, according to Ciardelli said that problems in the area tober 2012 reopening. an announcement from 46th Ward Ald. James around the Chateau stem from Gill Park, a Eslanda But, Tucker said, the date is nearing. Board Cappleman. public play lot located next to the hotel, and by Barbara Ramsby members are discussing programming, including The announcement does not state who the not from hotel itself. He said that the build- a variety of book clubs and a gay history club. investors are or what the sale means for the ing is well run. The library is also expected to issue a call for future or the Chateau. “The Chateau Hotel has always been con- Sunday, Jan. 27 additional board members. That effort will be According to Cappleman, that information sidered as an example of a well run and be- 4:30 p.m. headed up by a task force, Tucker said. Poten- will be released at a Jan. 29 court hearing. He ing tenant friendly (sic),” the letter states. Olivia party tial board members will be interviewed and ap- said he does not know the fate of the hotel “It is unfortunate for the Chateau Hotel, who proved by current board members. but added that new owners reached out to has been in business for sixty years, has (sic) Finally, Tucker stated that the library met its him. seen a change of neighboring owners of prop- fall fundraising goal of approximately $10,000. Cappleman has been supportive of SROs erty in the city who feel that anyone who is a One place where the library may have been and affordable housing. But he has expressed tenant in a SRO is beneath the dignity of the frustrations with former Chateau owner Jack present residents in the area surrounding the 5233 N. Clark less successful was in volunteer recruitment. Tucker recently failed to show for a speaking en- Gore, who, he alleges, was unresponsive to Chateau Hotel. (773) 769-9299 gagement before the Chicago Prime Timers club. concerns about resident safety. “At this point we feel that the Chateau He had previously stated that Gerber/Hart might “This sends a clear message to other build- Hotel is being singled out by you, Alderman recruit new volunteers from the club. His unex- ing owners in the 46th Ward that we require Cappleman, to carry out the numerous threats plained absence prompted a handful of Prime a safe environment for their residents and the that you made during your campaign to be- Timers members to write Windy City Times. surrounding community,” said Cappleman in come the alderman that (sic) you would close Tucker initially said he was not aware the the statement. “Everyone deserves a safe and down the Chateau Hotel.” engagement was confirmed, but later found an secure home.” Cappleman cites a lack of screens on the [email protected] email confirmation. He was responsible for the Chateau Hotel has long been a source of windows, electrical problems at the building womenandchildrenfirst.com unannounced absence, he said. controversy for Lakeview residents. and other violations. He said that residents Parking Available “I’m really kind of mortified that I missed it,” Many have hailed SROs like the Chateau as have also been known to throw beer bottles Wheelchair Accessible he said. one of a dwindling number of affordable op- at kids playing in Gill Park. tions in the neighborhood. SRO residents can Residents have complained for years about rent on a nightly, week-to-week or monthly. building. SROs tend to be cheaper than most studio and But for any tensions between some Chateau one-bedroom apartments, and they come fur- residents and other community members, nished. For people who don’t have money for Cappleman and others have said the goal was security deposits or have criminal histories, not to shutter to hotel. Ehrlich Dental they are sometimes the only option available. “I am very supportive of SROs, and there “A great dentalGeneral & experience... Cosmetic Dentistry“ But SRO housing has also earned a negative are some examples of SROs that are run re- reputation over the years, as many SROs have ally well,” Cappleman previously told Windy “ I have“I have never never felt felt more more at at ease ease in in a a doctor’s dentist’s office.”ofﬁ ce...” been neglected by owners and fallen into dis- City Times. “Everyone deserves to feel safe no Over 150 patients have reviewed our work and awarded us a 99.4% positive patient rating! repair. matter what their economic background may Read reviews for yourself at www.demandforce.com/dentist/ehrlichdental Such is the case for Hotel Chateau, some be.” • Licensed Sedation Dentistry area residents say. Cappleman, a former social worker, said he • Check Out Our Reviews Online A recent building inspection revealed a will also be pushing for city policy that man- Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago slew of violations that landed in the build- dates better social services for those experi- ing in court and stirred rumors that it could encing drug and alcohol addiction or mental 3118Call N. 773-935-0300 Sheffield Ave. www.ehrlichdental.com be facing closure. Gore reportedly missed two illness, many of whom are housed in SROs. Chicago, IL court dates related to the building because And, he said, the neighborhood will no lon- he could not be served. ger tolerate housing people in conditions like (773)Joshua 935-0300 H. Ehrlich, DMD PC, General & Cosmetic Dentistry Cappleman ran his campaign on a promise those reportedly at the Chateau. 3118 N. Shefﬁ eld Ave. Suite 1N, Lakeview, Chicago, Illinois 60657 www.EhrlichDental.com of easing problems at the Chateau, and he “Never again will we see this type of em- EDUCATION BA: University of Chicago, DMD: Tufts University, GPR: Rush University said it was one of the first things he tackled barrassment and disgrace in the 46th Ward,” in office. he said.” Serving Lakeview & Beyond! Joshua H. Ehrlich, DMD According to Cappleman, he met with Gore WINDY CITY TIMES Jan. 23, 2013 9 While a student at Northwestern University, Maura Ross attended a barbecue on campus for a group called, Col- lege Feminists. She remained involved with the club for GAYin the the rest of her career on the Evanston campus and, by the time she graduated, Ross was really interested in LIFE non-profit work. However, she was an art-history major who dreamed of Maura Ross working at a major museum, perhaps the Art Institute of Text AND photos by Ross Forman Chicago. “While in college, I was trying to get internships at museums,” Ross said. Instead, she landed at the Center on Halsted in Lakev- iew for a fellowship in 2011. She went full-time at the Center this year. “I’m really happy here; everyone is amazing to work with—and the people who you work with really make a difference,” Ross said. “Being younger and trying to appeal to that 25- to 35-year-old age bracket here at the Center is really important and vital for our programming since it’s outside of the [age ] range of the youth programming and way below the [age] range of the senior programming. “The best part of my job is, I’m given so much freedom to decide what we should do here.” Ross focused in school on 18th- and 19th-century Age paintings, and she dreamed of a museum job that in- 23 volved preservation and curating. “But there are other Neighborhood things that I’m passionate about, too, and I think peo- Uptown ple see that here at the Center,” she said. “I’m really Job title passionate about civil rights, so this is a real interesting Community and Cultural Program [job] for that. Manager, Center on Halsted “I now get to do some of what I originally thought I would do when I went to school.” Hobbies Ross said she eventually wants to go to graduate Soccer, reading fantasies novels, and school, “but I’m learning a lot and having a great time playing the guitar here,” she said. Body art Has five tattoos, including a triskele on her left wrist, plus a nose- and rook-piercing Little-known fact Has lived in Italy, Holland and Ireland—and Ireland was her favorite MAKING Come mark the 50th birthday of Windy City Times Publisher Tracy Baim

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Clark St., Chicago, IL 60640 (These contributions are not tax deductible) 10 Jan. 23, 2013 WINDY CITY TIMES VIEWPOINTS WINDY CITY TIMES VOL. 28, No. 16, Jan. 23, 2013 daughter, Rev. Bernice King, thinks otherwise. white establishment, concentrated too much on The combined forces of Windy City Times, REV. Standing at her father’s grave site in 2004 with eliminating segregation and winning the right founded Sept. 1985, and Outlines newspaper, thousands of protesters denouncing marriage to vote in the South, and ignored the economic founded May 1987. IRENE equality, Bernice and her aunt Alveda King par- problems of Blacks in the northern urban ghet- PUBLISHER & EXECUTIVE EDITOR ticipated in a march against same-sex marriage tos. MONROE Tracy Baim in Atlanta. On speculating about her father’s King’s interpretation of Black Power as “a ni- viewpoint on marriage equality, Bernice said, “I hilistic philosophy born out of the conviction ASSISTANT PUBLISHER Terri Klinsky know in my sanctified soul that he did not take that the Negro can’t win” lost him these urban MANAGING EDITOR Andrew Davis a bullet for same-sex marriage.” Black males as followers when race riots broke BUSINESS MANAGER Ripley Caine DIRECTOR OF NEW MEDIA Jean Albright In January 2005, Newsweek asked Alveda out across the country in 128 cities during the ART DIRECTOR Kirk Williamson MLK Day King—the niece of Martin Luther King who has period of 1963 to 1968. Disaffected observers SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGERS: Terri Klinsky, Amy aligned herself with the religious right, lend- identified the causes for the riots as high un- Matheny, Kirk Williamson, Chris Cheuvront ing her family name and voice against LGBTQ employment, poor schools, inferior living con- PROMOTIONAL SUPPORT Cynthia Holmes reflection on NATIONAL SALES Rivendell Media, 212-242-6863 rights—if Martin Luther King would be a cham- ditions, the disproportionate drafting of Black SENIOR WRITERS Kate Sosin, Bob Roehr, Rex pion on gay rights. “No, he would champion the men for the Vietnam War, and the assassination Wockner, Marie J. Kuda, David Byrne, Tony Per- LGBTQ justice word of God,” she said. “If he would have cham- of civil rights activists, none of which they saw egrin, Lisa Keen, Yasmin Nair, Erica Demarest pioned gay rights today, he would have done it addressed by King’s the political ideology of THEATER EDITOR Scott C. Morgan CINEMA WRITER Richard Knight, Jr. This Monday, we marked 27 years of observing while he was here. There was ample opportunity nonviolent direct action. Martin Luther King Day. Some states began hon- BOOKS WRITER Yasmin Nair for him to champion gay rights during his life- Given MLK’s waning popularity, I am beginning SPORTS WRITER Ross Forman oring King Jan. 20, 1986. time, and he did not do so.” to ponder now if MLK would have really raised ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT WRITERS King would have been 84. He was gunned And that might be true. On the national stage, his voice on our behalf. Mary Shen Barnidge, Steve Warren, Lawrence Fer- ber, Mel Ferrand, Jerry Nunn, Jonathan Abarbanel down on the balcony of the Lorraine Hotel in he talked vociferously about social justice and Chatting on this subject with my friend Rich- Memphis, Tenn., by an assassin on April 4, 1968. COLUMNISTS/WRITERS: Yvonne Zipter, Jorjet civil rights for all people, yet his personal life ard, an LGBTQ ally, online wrote: Harper, Meghan Streit, Charlsie Dewey, Carrie If he were alive today, he’d see how much has did not reflect that ethos concerning women and “I agree that you have to wonder whether King Maxwell, Billy Masters, Tyler Gillespie, Sarah Toce, changed in our nation. gays. would support LGBTQ rights today, even if he Dana Rudolph, Sally Parsons, Melissa Wasserman, Jamie Anne Royce, Matthew C. Clark, Joe Franco Since King’s death, every struggling civil- Sadly, Bayard Rustin, the gay man who was felt he couldn’t in the ‘60s. You’d like to think he rights group has affixed itself to his passionate SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHERS Mel Ferrand, Hal Baim, chief organizer and strategist for the 1963 would given his courageous stands otherwise.” Emmanuel Garcia, Tim Carroll, Ed Negron, Susan cause for justice. March on Washington that further catapulted I now not only believe that King would not Mattes The LGBTQ communities, in particular, have Martin Luther King onto the world stage, was have supported LGBTQ rights, but his voice and CIRCULATION been reviled for not only naming our struggle as not the beneficiary of King’s dream. importance on social issues would have contin- CIRCULATION DIRECTOR Jean Albright DISTRIBUTION: Ashina, Allan, Dan, John, Renee, a civil-rights issue, but also for naming MLK as In the civil-rights movement, Rustin was al- ued to wane considerably. Coretta keeps King’s one of the civil-rights icons that would speak on Sue and Victor ways the man behind the scene—and a large words, theology and legacy alive by rightly at- WEB HOSTING: LoveYourWebsite.com (lead pro- our behalf. part of that had to due with the fact that he was taching them to present-day contemporary so- grammer: Martie Marro) But would King have spoken on our behalf? gay. Because of their own homophobia, many cial justice issues. As we celebrated MLK Day 2013, we no longer African-American ministers involved in the Civil King’s words resonate resoundingly to our Copyright 2013 Lambda Publications Inc./Windy City Media have to hold King up to a God-like standard. All Right movement would have nothing to do with cause, and we can take King’s words to march Group; All rights reserved. Reprint by permission only. Back issues (if available) for $5 per issue (postage included). the hagiographies written about King immedi- Rustin, and they intentionally rumored through- along side us—but I’m not certain we could take ately following his assassination in the previous Return postage must accompany all manuscripts, drawings, out the movement that King was gay because of the man. and photographs submitted if they are to be returned, and century have come under scrutiny as we come to his close friendship with Rustin. no responsibility may be assumed for unsolicited materials. understand all of King—his greatness as well as All rights to letters, art and photographs sent to Windy In a spring 1987 interview with Rustin in City Times will be treated as unconditionally assigned his flaws and human foibles. “Open Hands,” a resource for ministries affirm- for publication purposes and as such, subject to editing As I comb through numerous books and essays Letters: and comment. The opinions expressed by the columnists, ing the diversity of human sexuality, he recalled Wed case cartoonists, letter writers, and commentators are their own learning more about King’s philandering, sexist that difficult period quite vividly. Rustin stated, and do not necessarily reflect the position ofWindy City attitude about women at home and in the move- Times. Publication of the name, photograph, or likeness of “Martin Luther King, with whom I worked very Dear Editor, a person or organization in articles or advertising in Windy ment, and his relationship with Bayard Rustin, I closely, became very distressed when a number City Times is not to be construed as any indication of the am wondering, “Would King be a public advocate sexual orientation of such person or organization. While of the ministers working for him wanted him to The LGBT community of Illinois is on the we encourage readers to support the advertisers who make for LGBTQ rights?” dismiss me from his staff because of my homo- this newspaper possible, Windy City Times cannot accept verge of gaining the right to marry for James Cone—father of Black Liberation Theol- sexuality. Martin set up a committee to discover responsibility for advertising claims. same-sex couples. Many in our community (773) 871-7610 FAX (773) 871-7609 ogy and author of a book and several articles what he should do. They said that, despite the and allies worked tirelessly to get us to this e-mail: [email protected] or on King—states that we must understand fact that I had contributed tremendously to the point. Without the fine political leadership [email protected] King within the historical context of the Black organization. … They thought I should separate we have representing us in Springfield, we Church. And in so doing, I find it ironic that the myself from Dr. King. This was the time when www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com would not be at this point. public King we witnessed on a national stage [Rev. Adam Clayton] Powell threatened to ex- podcast: WindyCityQueercast.com talked vociferously about social justice and civil pose my so-called homosexual relationship with This has been a bruising journey for rights for all people yet his personal life did not many of us; for me, it was losing my lover WINDY CITY MEDIA GROUP, Dr. King.” 5315 N. Clark St. #192, Chicago, Illinois 60640 reflect the same ethos concerning women and When Rustin pushes him on the issue to speak to cancer before we could get this legisla- U.S.A gays. Would the public King have spoken out on up on his behalf, King did not. In John D’Emilo’s tion passed. 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Out of approximately 100 man rights is opening up unhealthy areas in lected later. people, he attempted to change his horse print and online media partners who American life and permitting a new and whole- When Rustin was asked about MLK’s views on midstream to religious freedom. participated in the survey, Windy some healing to take place. Eventually the civil gays in a March 1987 interview with Redvers’ Now he is considering the possibility of City was the best performing regional rights movement will have contributed infinitely Jean Marie, he stated, “It is difficult for me to denying Holy Communion to those Catholic media in the U.S. Only survey partners more to the nation than the eradication of racial know what Dr. King felt about gayness.... “ politicians who support marriage equality, with a nationwide footprint were justice.” MLK’s popularity was waning before his assas- including Gov. Pat Quinn, through the Il- able to generate a greater number of This statement clearly includes LGBTQ justice sination. For example, many observers argued responses.” —David Marshall, Research but would King have spoken on this subject at linois Catholic Conference. that the plight of Black America was not improv- Extending marriage to LGBT people tests Director, Community Marketing, Inc. that time and even now? ing with King’s the political ideology of inte- King’s late wife said yes. society to seek new ways to live out our gration. The rising Black Power movement thus differences within a state of equality, and In 1998, Coretta Scott King addressed the LGBT challenged his movement of nonviolent direct group Lambda Legal in Chicago. In her speech, an evolution of secular marriage law is al- action. ways possible. It is time for Illinois to pass she said queer rights and civil rights were the Followers of King felt he gave more attention same. “I appeal to everyone who believes in marriage equality. to loving the enemy than doing something about Martin Luther King’s dream to make room at the the suffering of Black people. Young urban Black Sincerely, table of brother and sisterhood for lesbian and males in particularly felt alienated from the civil Joe Murray, Executive Director gay people,” she said. rights leadership of King because his nonviolent Rainbow Sash Movement However, King’s youngest and only living ideology relied too heavily on the largesse of the WINDY CITY TIMES Jan. 23, 2013 11 GOINGS-ON WINDY CITY TIMES’ ENTERTAINMENT SECTION

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SCOTTISH PLAY SCOTT to work with Buddies in Bad Times Theatre to form the first international queer youth theater exchange and to create a dramatic piece that explores larger LGBTQ issues in North America. Gay media martyr Chicago Shakespeare Theater was one of three recipients of “IN the LAB” grants of up to BY SCOTT C. MORGAN like the spreading of rumors and how quickly in- $10,000. The regional Tony Award-winning the- formation can passed on to a huge amount of ater is to team up again with the artist collec- Playwright Christopher Shinn and director Evan people in a very short amount of time. It’s a big tive known as “one step at a time like this” from Cabnet both went to New York University about puzzle piece of this story.” Melbourne, Australia. The two groups are col- the same time in the late 1990s. Yet the two Despite the emphasis on technology, Cabnet is laborating on a site-based, mobile technology- never worked together until Cabnet worked as not relying on multimedia imagery or TV screens enhanced production of Shakespeare’s Measure an assistant director on Shinn’s Pulitzer-finalist to stage Teddy Ferrara. Instead, he’s planning on for Measure. off-Broadway drama Dying City in 2007. keeping things decidedly low-tech, even though Six years later, Cabnet is directing Shinn’s the play’s characters will be practically glued to Hit the Wall hits New York world-premiere play Teddy Ferrara at the Good- their mobile devices. When I saw Ike Holter’s Hit the Wall last year, man Theatre. It’s a drama focusing on a college Actor Liam Benzvi is making his Goodman The- I felt his Stonewall Riots-inspired drama would senior named Gabe who is head of the Queer atre debut in the role of Gabe, and he’s relishing be perfect for New York’s Barrow Street The- Student Group on campus. Things are going well the chance to play out his character’s complex- atre since it’s literally just steps away from the for Gabe until a campus tragedy involving the ity in relation to the tragic events that unfold in Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village. So it’s great play’s title character pulls him into a media the drama. news to hear that Hit the Wall will be playing frenzy where truth doesn’t always win out. “This particular student group that Gabe runs the Barrow Street Theatre with previews begin- “I was teaching undergraduates just as I was is more of a social thing than really a political ning on Tuesday, Feb. 19 with tickets on sale beginning to work on Teddy Ferrara and really thing, which kind of presents a little rift when through Sunday, July 7. observing them and measuring my own experi- this tragedy does happen,” Benzvi said. “What Hit the Wall is based upon the historic roots ences against that,” Shinn said in a statement. the play addresses is how (the title character) and mythologies that have developed around “It’s an entirely different social world today as is turned into a martyr for gay causes and gay the Stonewall Riots, which is generally cited for mediated through media and technology, and rights and Gabe starts questioning whether or kicking off the modern LGBTQ rights movement. it’s rare to see college students represented not that is really the right thing to do—to as- The play will transfer with its original director, truthfully. I’ll know I have achieved this if col- sociate homosexuality with something that is Eric Hoff, plus two cast members from the Chica- lege-aged students respond to this play.” inferior and victimized versus just seeing him as Teddy Ferrara director Evan Cabnet. Photo by go production that was originally staged by The On one hand, Cabnet says Teddy Ferrara is par- a person who happened to be gay.” Liz Lauren Inconvenience as part of Steppenwolf Theatre’s tially inspired by the spate of high-profile LGBT Teddy Ferrara plays from Saturday, Feb. 2, Garage Repertory series. suicides in the United States in recent years due through Sunday, March 3, at the Goodman The- The Barrow Street Theatre already has a strong to bullying and other factors. But Cabnet also atre Owen Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn St. Previews Grants to go around history with Chicago theater artists. It hosted says he and Shinn can draw upon their separate run through Feb. 10, with an official opening About Face Theatre and Chicago Shakespeare director David Cromer’s wildly acclaimed pro- memories and shocked reactions of being at NYU night on Monday, Feb. 11. Performances vary Theater were both recently announced as re- duction of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town that was when a number of students took their lives by during the regular run, but are largely 7:30 p.m. cipients of Global Connections grants by Theatre originally produced in Chicago by The Hypo- leaping off of high-rise balconies in the Bobst Wednesday and Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays and Communications Group (TCG), a national organi- crites, plus Cromer directed the theater’s recent- Library on campus. Saturdays with 2 p.m. matinees Saturdays and zation for theater. These grants are meant to enly closed hit Tribes. “A lot of what Chris is exploring in the play is Sundays. Tickets are slated at $14-$45 with spe- courage new and existing international cultural For more information on the New York run of basically how a lot of things have changed,” said cial $10 student tickets available. Call 312-443- theater exchanges. Hit the Wall, visit www. barrowstreettheatre. director Evan Cabnet. “The way in which young 3800 or visit www.goodmantheatre.org for more About Face Theatre was one of six recipients com. people communicate technologically speaking information. of “ON the ROAD” travel grants of up to $5,000. can heighten or exacerbate things like bullying, About Face Youth Theatre will head to Toronto 12 Jan. 23, 2013 WINDY CITY TIMES SPOTLIGHT

Former Chicago playwright Rebecca Gilman continued to solidify her esteemed reputation with her tense 2001 drama Boy Gets Girl, which shows what happens when a seemingly harmless blind date turns into a harrowing stalker situation for the character of Theresa Bedell. Boy Gets Girl continues through Saturday, March 2, at the Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark St. Performances are at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 3:30 p.m. Sundays. A special “Out at Raven” event for the LGBTQ community is 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25, with a pre-show wine and appetizer reception and a post-show discussion with director Cody Estle and members of the cast. Tickets are $36; Beautiful Thing. Photo courtesy of David Zak $31 seniors and $15 for students at select performances. Call 773-338-2177 or visit www.raventheatre.com. Photo of Kris- THEATER REVIEW that grows between Jamie and Ste, while cari- tin Collins and John Stokvis in Boy Gets Girl by Dean LaPrairie caturing the hets as clueless bumpkins. Director Beautiful Thing John Nasca is not interested in cheap laughs, Playwright: Jonathan Harvey however, and has drilled his cast in the nuances At: Pride Films and Plays at the of subtextual authenticity. These are reflected in ing her child’s chances for success, even of- Athenaeum, 2936 N. Southport Ave. the almost-minuscule hesitations that allow us THEATER REVIEW fering to find the latter employment—as a Tickets: 773-935-6875; to watch the characters making decisions before Wine in the domestic servant. www.pridefilmsandplays.com; $23-$25 proceeding—or not—according to their convic- Wine in the Wilderness locates us in the Runs through: Feb. 17 tions. Even Leah’s meltdown during a bad acid Wilderness mid-1960s, where Afrocentric artist Bill trip—usually an invitation to actorly excess— Jameson is searching for a model to complete BY MARY SHEN BARNIDGE adheres accurately to the mechanics of the ex- and Florence his triptych—a female embodying the slat- perience under scrutiny. Playwright: Alice Childress ternly dregs of his tribe. His likewise cosmo- The Thamesmead municipal housing projects, on The results for this Pride Films and Plays 20th- At: ETA Creative Arts Foundation, politan chums, Cynthia and Sonny-Man, in- London’s easternmost fringe, in 1993 are a bleak anniversary production are a refreshingly bal- 7558 S. South Chicago Ave. troduce him to a waif displaced by the recent collection of cinder-block high-rises lacking anced narrative with boundaries reaching far be- Tickets: 773-752-3955; riots who seems precisely the type of loser he green space, commercial facilities (e.g., grocery yond those of generic “coming-out” romances. www.etacreativearts.org; $30 seeks, but Miss Tommy Marie Fields turns out stores) and public transportation. Its residents Charlie Wein and Robert Hilliard sidestep cloying Runs through: March 3 to be far more than she appears. are those typically found in such isolated pock- mannerisms in their portrayals of Ste and Jamie, It would have been easy for this production ets of poverty, unemployment and substance as do Michelle McKenzie-Voigt, Kiah McKirnan BY MARY SHEN BARNIDGE to engage in hindsight mockery, endowing abuse making for a thriving criminal culture. and Patrick Rybarczyk, conferring an inherent our white matron with a cornpone accent, or Who would imagine that out of this squalor dignity on personalities too often reduced to The average playgoer, asked to list success- caricaturing the urban hipsters and their now- could emerge neighbors bonding in quasi-kin- comic relief. Dialect instructor Jeremiah Davis ful African-American playwrights (pre-August outdated ideas. Director Mignon McPherson dred to forge an escape to a better life? may provide a glossary to the regional vernacu- Wilson), will likely name Lorraine Hansberry Stewart rejects these stereotypes, however, Playwright Jonathan Harvey, for one. His lar in the playbill, but where accord, tolerance and then surrender the challenge. Alice Chil- instead adhering to the respective zeitgeists eighth-story corner-apartment residents are a and compassion dwell, language is no barrier. dress—a Southern-born high school dropout sorry lot when we first meet them, to be sure. who found her home in Harlem’s American of the eras under scrutiny. Bill may pontifi- Single mother Sandra Gangel dallies with a suc- Negro Theatre—wrote plays significant for cate about “the trouble with our women,” or cession of fancy men, neglecting her teenage their commentary on both racial and gender Cynthia support then-fashionable social theo- son, Jamie, who is bullied at school for his anti- CRITICS’ PICKS issues, but that are only now emerging from ries exhorting “matriarchal” Black women to athletic proclivities. His comrades include the the shadow of her glamorous contemporary. be more subservient (lest they emasculate sexually precocious dropout Leah Russell, and Following Artistic Home’s 2011 production of their menfolk), but Tommy’s sharp-tongued the withdrawn Stephen “Ste” Pierce, himself the the Obie-winning Trouble In Mind (the first rebuke is not meant to humiliate, but to en- target for beatings by his alcoholic father and The Letters, Writers’ Theatre, through to be awarded a female writer), ETA presents lighten. Maybe you can’t fix stupid, but you gang-banging brothers. Ah, but Mrs. Gangel per- March 3. An archivist faces down her brut- a double bill of one-act Childress plays, Flor- can fix ignorance. ceives a future for herself and her offspring in ish Soviet supervisor in John W. Lowell’s ence and Wine In The Wilderness. That includes ours, too. Theatergoers (like her job as a barmaid. When fortune finally smiles tense cat-and-mouse drama that only gains Florence opens on Mrs. Whitney, waiting me) who came up through academe during upon them, she prepares to assume the role of from the extreme intimacy in director Kim- in the colored section of a railroad depot— the years Childress depicts are justifiably ap- responsible parent, not only to her own child, berly Senior’s gripping production. SCM this is 1949—for the train taking her to New palled at the lack of recognition allotted this but to what has become a surrogate family. The Motherf**ker with the Hat, Step- York City for the purpose of persuading her intelligent, insightful, articulate voice for so For us Yanks, steeped in our Downton Abbey penwolf Theatre, through March 3. Not daughter to abandon hopes of a career as an many decades. The trek to ETA’s Arts Center fantasies, nothing could be easier than to ridi- since American Buffalo have foul-mouthed actress. Mrs. Carter, speaking from the other in Grand Crossing is a small price to pay in cule these working-class proles (as the U.S. pre- street passions inspired as much hilarity side of the room’s literal racial divide, concurs service of alleviating this error. miere production in 1998 was inclined to do). and pathos as in Stephen Adly Guirgis’ wry heartily with the mother’s pessimism regard- Equally tempting—and biased—would have look at recovering addicts in love and re- been to sentimentalize the same-sex affection hab. MSB Pygmalion, Bohemian Theatre Ensemble and Stage Left Theatre at Theater Wit, Malkovich in through Feb. 10. Fans of the musical My Fair Lady have no excuse to miss George Bernard ‘Infernal’ Feb. 1-2 Shaw’s original play that inspired the Lerner Wine Actor and Steppenwolf Theatre Company and Loewe musical. Two esteemed off-Loop in the founding member John Malkovich stars in theater companies collaborate on a solid Wilderness. The Infernal Comedy: Confessions of a Se- and intimate 100th-anniversary production. Photo from rial Killer for two performances at Sympho- SCM the ETA ny Center on Friday, Feb. 1, and Saturday, When the Rain Stops Falling, Circle The- Creative Feb. 2, at 8 p.m. atre at The Greenhouse, through Feb. 24. Arts The Infernal Comedy tells the true story Are sins of the father visited upon the son? Foundation of Austrian serial murderer and writer Jack This elegiac, poetic Australian play by An- Unterweger (Malkovich) through chapters dre Bovell examines three generations of of spoken dialogue, each concluded with two families across the Outback. A remount arias by Gluck, Vivaldi, Beethoven and oth- of Circle’s spring 2012 hit. JA ers. Tickets are $35–$125; see www.cso.org. —By Abarbanel, Barnidge (The subject matter may be inappropriate and Morgan for children under 15.) WINDY CITY TIMES Jan. 23, 2013 13

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THEATER REVIEW in Lincolnshire in eastern England, which is conveniently located next to the airbase for Flare Path visiting wives. Rattigan drew from his own Playwright: Terence Rattigan experience serving in the RAF for the drama, At: Griffin Theatre Company at even including a Polish pilot called Count Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave. Skriczevinsky (Gabe Franken), who has mar- Tickets: 773-975-8150 or ried a cockney barmaid named Doris (Vanessa www.griffintheatre.com; $32 Greenway). Runs through: Feb. 24 A sense of dread pervades the play, despite the forced “Keep Calm and Carry On” British BY SCOTT C. MORGAN reserve that many of the characters do their best to maintain. Yet on many touching occa- The late gay British playwright Sir Terence sions, the ever-present fear of death and loss Rattigan (The Winslow Boy, The Deep Blue cracks through to shake the characters’ souls. Sea) and his “well-made plays” were fre- Yet there is also plenty of humor, too, be it quently written off as old fashioned and too from the acerbic landlady Mrs. Oakes (a mas- conventional. But after several of Rattigan’s terful Mary Poole), the overeager barkeep Per- lesser-known plays were revived in 2011 in cy (Daniel Desmarais), or the husband-wife honor of his centenary, many British crit- sparring between Sgt. Dusty Miller (Dylan ics re-evaluated their opinions and heralded Stuckey) and Maudie (Lauren Pizzi). the works’ solid construction and emotional Director Robin Witt does a fine job mar- pulse. shalling the strong cast together, though I One Rattigan play that got a chance to would have liked a touch more emotion in key shine anew was his hit 1942 World War II scenes like when Doris needs to get a letter drama Flare Path, focusing on Royal Air Force from her presumed-dead husband translated bomber squad airmen and their wives. A for her. starry 2011 revival of Flare Path at London’s The production values are all top-notch, American Wee-Pie. Photo by Joe Mazza/Brave Lux Theatre Royal, Haymarket was showered with particularly Joe Schermoly’s handsome lobby praise, and Chicago’s Griffin Theatre Company set, Izumi Inaba’s period costumes and Chris- altered its 2012-13 season to include this tian Gero’s sound design that features thun- THEATER REVIEW Wee-Pie has a very strong Act I and not-as- Rattigan rarity. derous airplane effects overhead. strong an Act II, leading to the thought that it On one level, Flare Path is pure propaganda, So even if Flare Path is a traditionally con- American Wee-Pie might be better without an intermission. stressing the importance of a nation pulling ventional drama that shows its age at times, Playwright: Lisa Dillman Dillman draws her characters very swiftly and together to fight a common foe and to put it’s still a work that sweeps you up into the At: Rivendell Theatre Ensemble, boldly. For example, the first five minutes of personal matters aside. This is played out characters’ life-and-death decisions and feel- 5779 N. Ridge Ave. the play—between the buoyant and colorful in the low-stakes love triangle between the ings of duty for their country. Rattigan clear- Tickets: 773-334-7728; Linz and the drab and depressed Tim/Zed (Kurt actress Patricia Warren (Darci Nalepa); her ly knew what he was doing with Flare Path, www.RivendellTheatre.org; $30 Brocker)—sharply delineate these two charac- husband, Lt. Teddy Graham (Joey deBetten- and his personal military experience shines Runs through: Feb. 16 ters and also amusingly lay out all the exposi- court); and her former lover, a British-born through. tion you need. But Tim/Zed really is completely Hollywood star Peter Kyle (Paul Dunckel). colorless compared to every other character in The play is set in 1940 at the Falcon Hotel BY JONATHAN ABARBANEL the piece. He’s a not-unlikeable lump, but he never changes. Even by play’s end, when he’s American Wee-Pie concerns a 40-ish brother made several life-altering decisions and inspired and sister, somewhat estranged, who return to his sister (Jane Baxter Miller) to do the same, Paul Dunckel small-town Gardensend (take the name as you he’s as pale as at the start, and the void of his and Darci wish) for their mother’s funeral. Both confront social life is unchanged. Nalepa in the fact that they are at social and professional Now, to suggest that Dillman should introduce Flare Path. dead-ends with unfulfilling and mediocre jobs. a romantic partner for Zed might be too drastic; Photo by The hero is brother Tim (nicknamed Zed), who it is, after all, her play and not mine. But it Michael becomes apprentice to gourmet cupcake maker seems quite do-able that she could strengthen Brosilow Pableu and his wife, Linz, a former high school the rekindled bond between brother and sister classmate of Zed’s. and the mutual pay-offs thereof, and add a brief This world premiere, by estimable Chicago- follow-up scene to the play’s abrupt ending that based playwright Lisa Dillman, receives an en- would carry it just a wee bit further into the gaging production courtesy of sure-handed di- future. Also, the local postman (Keith Kupferer) rector Megan Carney, Regina Garcia’s whimsical reveals comments the mother made about her set and Joshua Horvath’s creative soundscape kids. It’s a good device that might be extended which reinforces the play’s magical realism (a with great benefits. If Dillman did that, and ghost and mystical coincidences). Four of the edited the slow spots in Act II, it just might five cast members are Rivendell veterans who be the equivalent of perfecting the recipe for a contribute greatly to the show’s qualified suc- chocolate-pear-daikon radish cupcake which is cess—for instance, Mark Ulrich’s irresistible ex- so important to the story. aggeration as the French cupcake genius—and A new comedy by a Chicago author, a fine cast, newcomer Jennifer Pompa (Linz) is fully up to an off-beat look at life and happiness: These the veterans’ game. However, as often happens make up the essence of off-Loop Theater and are with a world premiere, both the strengths and worthy of attention. weaknesses of the play are revealed. American

Bailiwick fundraiser ‘Golden Girls’ spoof Feb. 8 at Uncommon running Jan. 25-26 Bailiwick Chicago Theater Collective mem- Miami Nice: A Golden Girls Musical—a spoof bers are presenting a line-up of Chicago art- of the ‘80s TV show about four older women ists for “Hope for Joe,” a benefit evening of who live together—will run Jan. 25-26 at Go- musical performances on Friday, Feb., 8, 7-9 rilla Tango Theatre, 1919 N. Milwaukee Ave. p.m., at Uncommon Ground, 1401 W. Devon In “Miami Nice,” the other women discover Ave. that Rose’s sweet-but-not-too-bright exte- Among the many slated performers are Dan- rior actually a cover for a cocaine distribu- ny Bernardo, Katherine Condit, Kevin Bishop tion mastermind, plunging the ladies “into and Lili-Anne Brown. a blood-soaked world of drugs, guns, and Tickets cost $20 and are available at www. cheesecake,” according to a press release. bailiwickchicago.com or at the door. Proceeds Tickets are $20; to purchase tickets, visit will benefit the Joe Garassino Foundation, a www.gorillatango.com or call 773-598-4549. Ms. Fit launches fund that will be distributed to cancer re- Ms. Fit editors celebrate the launch www.msfitmag.com, at Women & Children First Bookstore search and The American Cancer Society, and Jan. 19. Pictured, from left: Marian Sherrell Haas, Kathie Bergquist, Jessica Young and Marcia will help offset Joe Garassino’s medical costs. Brenner. Photo by Tracy Baim WINDY CITY TIMES Jan. 23, 2013 15 NUNN ON ONE: TELEVISION tried to copy him, anyway. BW: Well, I don’t think the television has WCT: What was it like to have Ed Asner on changed nearly as much as the audience has the show? changed. When I started out, television was just BW: Oh, it was such fun. Ed and I stay very starting out, and everything was that miracle on close. I don’t think we’ve ever said a nice word the box in the corner of the room where people Betty White: to each other, but we adore each other. You were actually moving around, and over the years, know that kind of a friendship. He always yells as television got to be such a major part of our at me and I yell at him lovingly. He did the show lives, the audience has heard every joke. They and when you work that closely together, you know every storyline. They know where you’re On her rocker just somehow you fall into a pattern, and it’s as going almost before the first line is out. That’s a though you saw each other yesterday, even if a hard audience to surprise and a hard audience to White’s Off Their Rockers, which she hosts and little time has gone by. entertain, and it gets more difficult all the time. produces. WCT: What is the secret for longevity in a That’s why the real movers and shakers in the There is no stopping our only living Golden career? television business are the writers. They have a Girl as she turns 91 years old this year. BW: Honesty. You can fool everybody else bigger challenge every day. Windy City Times: Hi, Betty. Many of our maybe that you know, but you can’t fool that WCT: Is there anything left that you want to readers at Windy City Times may not know camera. That camera will know when you’re fak- do? you are actually from Oak Park, Ill. ing it every time. BW: Robert Redford. [Both laugh.] No, no, Betty White: Yes, I was born across the street WCT: Why do you keep going with this ca- no—it’s been 65 years and I think in that time from Chicago. The Oak Park Hospital was on one reer? I’ve been the luckiest person on two feet, so I side of the street and Chicago was on the other. BW: Why quit something that you enjoy so think I’ve done about as much as I can do. I’d WCT: Is this where the spicy humor comes much? Who would ever expect at 91 to still get just like to keep on doing the same thing. from? invited to do shows. I mean, that’s unheard of, WCT: Speaking of the love life, women are BW: I was an only child. My mother and dad so if they don’t want me to do it, don’t ask me, sometimes called cougars in the forties. Are were great and good buddies. My dad was a because if they ask me I’ll take it. you a cougar? salesman, and he would bring jokes home. He’d By Jerry Nunn WCT: How are you celebrating your birthday BW: Well, my problem is all my life I never was say, “Now, sweetheart, you can take that one to this year? interested in younger men. He always had to be school, but I wouldn’t take that one to school.” Legendary Betty White has been entertaining BW: Well, I think NBC is taking care of that. a little older than I, and my problem now at 90 I always see more than one meaning to a word, the world with a career spanning more than Last year they did a Betty White’s 90th-birthday is I can’t find anybody older than I. so the double entendre kind of came naturally. seven decades. party on television. We got nominated for an WCT: You have so many gay fans from the But a double entendre is one thing, and then Seven has been a luck number for her, as she Emmy for it, and this year they’re doing Betty Golden Girls and several told me they wanted dirty humor is something else. I don’t like dirty White’s second annual 90th birthday, so they’re to campaign for more pool boys on Off Their doing anotherchicago one on camera, which shouldgay be men’sRockers. chorus fun. BW: Well, I wouldn’t mind that, either. Let’s WCT: Did you have a favorite moment from start a movement and get that to happen next the first special? year. I think there’s nothing better than that. BW: Being surprised with a number of My only problem is I have the nicest pool boy at friends—celebrity friends that showed up. Each home, but he doesn’t look like those other pool one was such a lovely surprise. If I start naming boys on the show. He sure can clean a pool, them I’ll leave somebody out and I don’t want though. to do that, but it was just delightful. Each per- WCT: Hilarious! Thank you for being a son that was there or said a few words that just friend, Betty, and for your time today. knocked me out. BW: Thank you so much. WCT: How do you think television has Betty White’s Off Their Rockers streaks by changed over the years? every Tuesday on NBC.

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TickeTs $45 (includes ViP seating and has won that many Emmys. Her television ap- jokes, but I do enjoy a double entendre. sPecial Valentine’s day treat)/ $35 (general admission) pearances are too many to mention but among WCT: Is the house used in Off Their Rockers order online at cGmc.orG them are The Mary Tyler Moore Show all the way your actual home? Pre-show dinner/drinks avaiLabLe; contact the drake hoteL up to Hot in Cleveland; the latter show has al- BW: No, it isn’t. I wouldn’t use my house. I 312.787.2200 140 east waLton street chicaGo, iL lowed her to win two consecutive Screen Actors like a little more privacy than that, but it’s fun. Guild Awards. Also, she was the oldest person to It feels like home I am there so much making the guest-host Saturday Night Live, and has been a show. staple on game shows like Password and Match WCT: “Gangnam Style” singer PSY dropped Game. in to the house on Rockers. What did you White’s voiceover work, writing, love for ani- think of him? mals and multiple movie roles have garnered BW: Oh, he was very nice and so funny. I don’t her a legion of adoring fans over the years. Her think he wanted to teach us the dance, but I latest endeavor is the practical-joke show Betty 16 Jan. 23, 2013 WINDY CITY TIMES years later cast Foster in Taxi Driver. mances of its two stars—and for the fact that The year 1976 was a banner one for the it’s the last time Foster has had onscreen love then-13-year-old Foster. Not only did she break scenes with a leading man. (As noted, it’s also KNIGHT through as the juvenile streetwalker in the con- the movie where she met Cydney Bernhard, the troversial Taxi Driver (for which she was Oscar- woman who co-parents her two sons with her.) AT nominated), she also took the lead in the ob- In 1994, Foster received another Oscar nomi- THE scure creepy classic The Little Girl Who Lives nation for her work in Nell, the story of a wom- Down the Lane; matched comic wits with ditzy an raised away from the rest of humanity who is MOVIES Barbara Harris in the Disney comedy Freaky Fri- discovered to have developed her own language day; and headlined (along with newcomer Scott after the death of her mother. That same year Baio) in Bugsy Malone, Alan Parker’s charmingly Foster co-starred with Mel Gibson (whom she bizarre 1930s-era musical completely populated would direct in 2011’s divisive indie The Beaver) by children lip-syncing Paul Williams songs. in the comic western Maverick. By Foster won the hearts of teenage girls (of all Foster wasn’t seen onscreen again until 1997’s Richard persuasions) when she co-starred along with sci-fi psychological special effects dramaCon - Knight, Jr. former Runaways lead singer Cherie Curie in tact (co-starring Matthew McConaughey). In 1980’s Foxes, a coming-of-age drama set dur- 2002’s Panic Room and 2005’s Flightplan she ing the disco era bout four high school friends played mothers under duress—fighting to pro- struggling with life’s Big Problems—boyfriends, tect her child from outside intruders in the for- Thoughts on drugs, drinking, partying, etc. Foster, naturally, mer and fighting to discover the whereabouts plays the level-headed one of the quartet. of her missing daughter on a jumbo liner in the Jodie Foster; In 1984—following her stint at Yale and the latter. Both were popular hits as was 2007’s The media frenzy that ensued after she became the Brave One, with Foster as a vigilante trolling stalking object of John Hinckley, who attempted the streets of Manhattan, avenging the death of film note to assassinate President Reagan in 1981 in or- her murdered fiancée. der to “impress” the young actress—Foster ap- This August Foster will be seen in a big budget On Jan. 13, actor-director-producer Jodie Foster Jodie Foster in Carnage. peared in , an off- sci-fi blockbuster,E lysium, Neill Blomkamp’s accepted the Cecil B. DeMille award for career The Hotel New Hampshire beat film adaptation of the John Irving novel oft-delayed follow-up to District Nine in which achievement at the annual Golden Globes cer- about the trials and tribulations of a colorful she co-stars with Matt Damon. After that—time emony. or mention one of her movies by name. family who presides over a rundown hotel. Fos- will tell. The Globes—handed out from a star-crazed, It’s tremendous news for Our People and the ter is memorable as tough Frannie, who survives easily-pandered-to group with shaky media cre- world at large that Foster, one of our long- a rape attempt, has a passionate affair with a Film note: dentials—has always been the camp, ne’er do- adored movie stars and winner of two Best woman (Nastassja Kinski) who dresses in a bear Before gay porn solidified into, well, gay porn, well kin of the much more prestigious Academy Actress Oscars, is out. The impact of this on suit, becomes a movie star and ends up sleeping there was a brief period in which elements of Awards, which is its inspiration. As such, bizarre her future career—whether it be as a director with one of her brothers (played by Rob Lowe). underground cinema commingled with the bud- and often drunken behavior from stars who usu- (which she movingly referenced in her closing), Foster truly became a marquee name with ding genre. During this period—in the late ally behave with a bit more decorum has come actor or producer—will certainly be interest- 1988’s The Accused, in which she played a ‘60s and early ‘70s—gay filmmaker Fred Hal- to be expected during the televised ceremony. ing to watch. But for a brief moment I want good-time party gal who survives a gang rape sted flourished. The merits ofL A Plays Itself, For a show with such a checkered history—Jack to point out some of the highlights of Foster’s committed in a public bar. Foster’s gritty, no- his 1972 feature debut, have long been argued Nicholson mooned the audience one year, Su- illustrious career. In the rush to judgment, pro holds-barred performance was matched by the (William S. Burroughs hailed it) but there’s no zanne Somers “sang” a medley from her Vegas and con, about her Golden Globes speech, the cool, level-headed Kelly McGillis (who later came arguing that the 55-minute movie features both act another, etc.—it was no surprise that Fos- movies themselves and the unique person who out) as her lawyer. The performance won Foster artistic shots of Los Angeles and hardcore gay ter’s rambling acceptance speech, clocking in at made them have gotten lost in the shuffle. So, a the first of her two Best Actress Oscars. sex (as well as scenes of S&M). Halsted’s movie just under seven minutes, went off the weirds- brief, hopefully instructive overview: Foster had another banner year in 1991. With (in which he stars) has rarely been seen in its ville grid. Foster had been making commercials and had her portrayal of FBI agent-in-training Clarice uncut version and now Patrick Friel’s White Light Or did it? appeared on TV and in films since the age of Starling, Foster matched wits with Anthony Cinema is bringing the movie to Chicago for Reading a transcript of Foster’s remarks puts 3 but it wasn’t until director Martin Scorsese’s Hopkins as the convicted serial killer Hannibal two screenings—on Saturday, Jan. 26, at The things in a more cohesive context and seems 1974 that Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore Lecter, who helps her catch another serial killer Nightingale Cinema (1084 N. Milwaukee Ave.) at to reveal a woman struggling with a lot more she first really made her mark. Ellen Burstyn in Jonathan Demme’s truly creepy Silence of 8 p.m. and on Sunday, Jan. 27, at Chicago Film- than coming out and privacy issues. Just 50, gives an Oscar-winning performance as Alice Hy- the Lambs. The movie won multiple Oscars—in- makers (5243 N. Clark St.) at 7 p.m. The film Foster started by declaring that fact in a jokey att, the widowed mother of a precocious tween cluding a second Best Actress award for Foster. has been given a high-definition transfer from but derisive manner, and kidded about leaving who dreams of becoming a singer and ends up That same year she made her directorial debut Halsted’s original 16-mm version. www.white- her walker at home because it didn’t go with her as a waitress in a diner in Tucson. Foster play with the charming, bittersweet Little Man Tate, lightcinema.com cleavage (which she wasn’t baring but, uh, nev- Audrey, the sexually ambiguous, rather mature which is about a budding genius and his not-so- Check out my archived reviews at www. er mind). There were other veiled remarks that best friend of Alice’s son, Tommy, who gets him bright but loving single mom (played by Foster). windycitymediagroup.com or www.knightat- seemed to imply that Foster is convinced that drunk on wine and whose repeated use of the Foster co-starred with Richard Gere in a ro- themovies.com. Readers can leave feedback at her “advanced” age there’s nothing left to do word “weird” presages the canny actress in the mantic western mystery, Sommersby, in 1993. at the latter website. but retire from acting, although she immediately making. Scorsese obviously agreed—and two The film is memorable for the passionate perfor- retracted that idea as a misinterpretation when she hit the press room following her speech. Likewise, Foster decried the struggle to maintain a private, “normal” life in a culture that no longer seems to know the meaning of the word. The conundrum, of course, is that Foster’s somewhat defensive remarks—which seemed to include a plea to leave her the hell alone—were Artemis Singers. made at the most public of occasions in front of Photo by Tracy Baim millions. To further confuse the private-versus- public aspects of the celebrity existence, Fos- ter then seemed to confirm the rumors of her long-whispered lesbian sexuality but never quite made it over the finish line by actually saying “Yep, I’m gay,” or words to that effect. Again, a transcript of her speech clarifies that Foster did indeed come out. Foster herself seemed exasperated that being open about her sexuality would trump interest in her work (a fair complaint) although she again confused her audience and missed an opportunity to do just that herself by not spend- Artemis Singers marks 30 years ing much time talking about her movies—the Chicago’s lesbian-feminist chorus, Artemis Singers, marked its 30th anniversary in a special sold-out concert at the Ethical Humanist Society in reason she was there in the first place. Aside Skokie Jan. 19. from singling out her ex-partner (whom she met Chorus members selected songs and poems that had special meaning for their lives, and the result was a concert with many women’s music classics, on the set of her 1993 movie Sommersby); her along with other wonderful music. mother (who acted as her agent when she began Holly Near’s “Something About the Women” appropriately started the program, which also featured Cris Williamson’s “Lullabye”; “Coming Into My as a child); shout-outs to the crews on her films; Years” by Betsy Rose and Cathy Winter; “I Will Be Gentle with Myself” by Karen Drucker; “Testimony” by Ferron; “Wonderland,” a poem by Loraine and nods to Robert Downey, Jr. and Mel Gibson Edwalds; and “Gamba Adisa,” with music by Joan Szymko, from an Audre Lorde poem. for guidance and support (hmm), Foster didn’t More photos are online at www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com. thank any of her other work colleagues by name WINDY CITY TIMES Jan. 23, 2013 17 say 2020 or 2025—I’m not sure that’s the case. tarily dropped off in the past because they feel the I don’t know if people are not going to want to like it’s too hard to sell tickets. Each charity is drive, but they want more help. I don’t know if expected to sell about 325 tickets to the show we’ll see masses of driverless cars, but we might. to be part of the pool—when someone says, “I It might happen 50 years down the road, but it want my money to go to all of the charities.” If DRIVEdo you haveDRIVE it? definitely would work for someone who’s blind or you don’t that for, like, two years in a row, you’re [disabled]. kinda [told], “You’re really not doing your job. monthly auto sEctIon WCT: How does the Detroit show differ from You need to give someone else a chance.” DRIVE Chicago’s, generally speaking? WCT: And this event is expected to raise Ettleson: Detroit’s show is in what’s known as about $2 million this year? Mike Ettleson helps preview Cobo Hall; it’s a very marginal space to display Ettleson: Yes; we’re expecting approximately cars while McCormick [Place] is such a wonderful 10,000 people at $225 a ticket. By moving it [venue] to do so. With Cobo Hall, you have to go from a traditional Thursday night to Friday (with the Chicago Auto Show upstairs, downstairs, between buildings, and it’s the show opening on Saturday), we’re thinking not nearly as large. But a lot of press do go to it’ll be easier for people to spend a weekend by ANDREW DAVIS Detroit, and there are some strange and weirdo downtown. cars there that we won’t even see here; Chicago WCT: My last question is a hypothetical. The 105th edition of the Chicago Auto Show will is much more of a consumer-driven show. Detroit With all of the very interesting vehicles at take place Feb. 8-18 at McCormick Place. is for manufacturers, suppliers; I don’t think the the show, which would you like to own if you The “First Look for Charity” black-tie event general public goes there that much. could have any of them? will happen Feb. 8. The following day, the show WCT: The Chicago Auto Show is doing more Ettleson: Oh, that’s a good question. I don’t will be open for general audiences—and will with social [networks]. Could you talk about know all that’s going to be there, of course. I’m mark the first time since 1998 that the show will that a little bit? really into antiques and I’m an old-fashioned car open to the public on a Saturday. Ettleson: Well, I can tell you that if you have buff. One of my favorite cars over the years is a Auto show chair Mike Ettleson (principal of an iPhone or iPad, there is an app. You can fol- ‘65 Corvair, which was an introduction by Chev- Ettleson Cadillac-Buick-GMC in Hodgkins, Ill., low things on Facebook and Twitter, and if we’re rolet into a small car but it was really unique and Ettleson Hyundai in Countryside) talked having a discussion about something, you can because it was a rear-engine car. It was my with Windy City Times about trends, sales and follow it more closely. mother’s first new car. I used to have one but I the show. WCT: Let’s talk about First Look for Char- never found time to drive it so I got rid of it. Windy City Times: I wanted to talk a little ity. Who’s going to be performing this year? The Volo Auto Museum brings some stuff but about sales. Would you agree that numbers What’s it going to be about? one car I’d like to have is the new Chevrolet have turned around for the better? Ettleson: First Look for Charity is the Chicago Corvette Stingray. That’s been getting a lot of Mike Ettleson: I would agree with that as far Automobile Trade Association’s preview night, press. I’m going to have to see what’s at the as numbers go. We saw total sales last year of and you have to wear a tuxedo. For $250 a show; every year, there’s a surprise. about 14.5 million units in the United States, ticket, you get to be one of the first to see the See www.ChicagoAutoShow.com for more and we’re predicting 15.5 million this year. We’ve Chicago Auto Show. We provide drinks and ap- information. definitely seen an upturn, although my brand petizers for [attendees]; we do it through funds (Cadillac-Buick-GMC) has seen a little increase in and through volunteer restaurants, such as Let- sales. [However,] my Hyundai store was hurt by tuce Entertain You. the tsunami in 2011, and now they’ve bounced Mike Ettleson. Photo from Jennifer Morand In addition, there are 18 different charities; back. I do think that sales are on the upswing. you can select one or all of them. All but $25 There’s definitely more activity, even in Janu- of your $250 donation goes to the charities. The ary—because of the mild weather. ter engine, and turbocharged is the only way it association keeps $25 to provide for the enter- WCT: OK—let’s talk about the show. When comes. So it gets pretty good mileage and it’s tainment. This year, at the end of the show, a you and I spoke last year about trending ve- powerful. group called American English (which is a Bea- hicles, we talked about gas-electric hybrids The other thing I think we’re going to see is tles cover band) will perform. There will also be and technology. Are we going to see more of more technology that is going to help the driver the New York cast, I believe, of Million Dollar the same this year? avoid accidents because there’s so much more Quartet performing for an hour at the beginning Ettleson: Yeah, I think we will, although the to do: People are looking at their iPhones or of the show. electric-gas combination has pretty much stayed iPods, and there are more accidents. So there In addition to all that, there will be drawings the same; I don’t think there’s a whole lot of are things are help with collision avoidance and for two vehicles. One is a 2013 Hyundai Santa new technology there. But what I think you’ll there are some vehicles with blind-zone alerts. Fe, which was graciously donated by Hyundai see is new technology with internal-combustion WCT: I want to get your thoughts on how far Motor America and Chicagoland Hyundai dealers. engines; it’s gotten better, smaller and more you think we are from cars that automatically There will also be a 2013 Buick Encore, donated efficient. There’s also an increased use in tur- drive people from place to place. by the Buick division of General Motors and the bochargers; they make smaller engines more ef- Ettleson: Well, there are a couple schools of Chicagoland and northwest Indiana Buick-GMC ficient and more powerful when they need to be. thought on that. I think that there is, right now, dealers. There’s also a small luxury utility [vehicle] a driverless car by Google. But are we really go- WCT: When it comes to the charities, how called the Buick Encore; it has a 1.6- or 1.8-li- ing to get there [for everyone]? Some people are they chosen? Ettleson: The trade association is made up of 15 independent dealer-directors. Once a charity is added on, it’s [there] for nine years. When the nine-year stint is over, the next board member in line is allowed to pick a charity of his or her choosing. Also, all charities don’t always stay Jeep blocks at the 2012 Chicago Auto Show. on; there have been charities that have volun- Photo by Andrew Davis Beautiful Thing JonathanBy Harvey Directed By John Nasca January 17 - February 17 At The Athenaeum Theatre, Chicago A driving range at the 2012 Chicago Auto Show. Photo by Andrew Davis AthenaeumTheatre.org 18 Jan. 23, 2013 WINDY CITY TIMES theDISH WEEKLY DINING GUIDE IN Although Brazilian steakhouses are popular, I jumbo asparagus to shitake mushrooms to, well, Balsan; can see how they’re not for everyone. For a set prosciutto. (This place is pretty much a carni- Fogo de Chao price, you can eat all the food you want—which vore’s dream, after all.) By ANDREW DAVIS can lead to either overindulgence or the feeling By the way, this place also does a very good of being robbed if you tend to eat small por- job with drinks. The Brazilian caipirinha is a As far as hotels go, Waldorf Astoria has a repu- tions. On the flip side, some can argue it’s actu- house favorite, and it’s understandable why tation that’s second to none. While this is good ally a bargain—especially compared to a place that’s the case; the lemon-blueberry-acai ver- news for those who stay news, it understandably that may charge you double or even triple for a sion I had was particularly refreshing. puts pressure on those who are responsible for quarter the food. However, this place is about the meats. This maintaining that reputation—which includes Places such as Fogo de Chao (661 N. LaSalle particular Fogo (there are almost 20 locations in St.; www.fogodechao.com) may inspire debates the United States alone) offers 15 cuts of meat, everyone from the front desk to the staff at the Charcuterie (above) and the Amish half for some time to come but for those who love it, including picahna, bacon-wrapped chicken, pork men’s atelier to the restaurant. chicken at Balsan. Photos by Ed Negron Balsan (11 E. Walton St.; http://waldorfas- it’s paradise. For $32.50 for lunch ($49.50 for ribs, lamb and pork sausage. The highlight for toriachicagohotel.com/explore-hotel/dining/ dinner), men (mostly) come to your table with my friend and me was the very last cut—the filet balsan-restaurant) has a lot to live up to—espe- a variety of meats until you tell the extremely mignon; it practically fell apart when my fork cially given that RIA, which was considered the attentive servers to stop—which you do by flip- touched it, and was extremely tender. more upscale eatery, closed last year. ping the card on your table from green to red, I was done after a few cuts, and my friend was A recent visit to Balsan confirmed what I just like a traffic light. more than sated after a few more. However, a thought: It’s slightly more casual than RIA, but On the night we went, the place was hopping, woman next to me pretty much had a farm on is nonetheless impressive. The interior is the es- accommodating couples and groups of up to 20 her plate, and was more than happy. Fogo has a sence of “sleek chic,” complete with a private people. Everyone seemed happy, with some (like lot to offer (literally)—and some are more than dining room next door for up to 30 people. The myself) venturing to the extensive salad bar. To willing to meet the challenge of sampling every- service is extremely professional and our server, be fair, this bar is stocked with everything from thing. Kelly, was more than happy to offer tips or to customize our orders. The menu is varied—which may put off some, but actually delights patrons such as myself. Offerings range from a grilled burger with pro- chicken breast roulade with confit thigh, foie volone, tomato jam, pickled onions and horse- gras and maitake mushroom. Sous chef Mathew radish aioli to bucatini Bolognese to seared sea Wiltzius did a brilliant job with the dish, which scallops. he said is one of the restaurant’s most popu- The fruits de mer portion of the menu may en- lar. The flavors played off each other perfectly. I tice some, and the offerings are plentiful. They have to admit the dish was deceptive in terms of range from oysters (as low as $3 each) to lobster size; although it didn’t look like half a chicken, to the grand seafood platter, which consists of a I was pretty convinced it was by the time I was Images from Fogo de Chao, including the whole lobster, king crab, nine prawns, 10 clams, through eating it. lemon blueberry acai caipirinha (below). 12 mussels and 18 oysters. (If that doesn’t do We also ordered the wood-oven-fired tarte Photos by Andrew Davis the trick, nothing will.) flambe with bacon, creme fraiche and Uplands My friend and I decided to try the charcuterie cheese. (It also comes with onion but my friend and cheese, selecting items such as the Lincoln asked for that not to be included.) That dish was log (which contains goat cheese) and the duck amazing as well. terrine, which also contains fennel seed, corian- Of course, one shouldn’t leave without order- der and golden raisin. The board Kelly brought ing dessert (at least, to go). While the place out had several sublime items on it, including offers items such as Honeycrisp apple fritter and the aforementioned terrine and log, as well as dark chocolate terrine, we both opted for the an extremely tasty prosciutto. There was even Paris-Brest, a concoction that looks like a bagel honey present, complete with comb. My dining sandwich—but is, instead, filled with hazelnut companion also ordered a bowl of olives mari- cream and tastes like a dream. nated in orange and rosemary; he couldn’t get Wiltzius described the cuisine as “casual el- enough of them. egance.” That pretty much describes my experi- By the way, among the other charcuterie, ence at Balsan. I will be returning soon. cheese and small-plate items Balsan offers are Note: Balsan is one of the many restaurants guinea hen terrine, house-smoked duck ham, participating in Chicago Restaurant Week (Feb. green lentil soup and potted eggplant. 1-10), with a two-course lunch for $22 and a As for the large plates, I ordered the Amish three-course dinner for $44.

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6pm, Center on Halsted, 3656 N Halsted St., http://fullvoice.org CMSA Women’s Social Party Date auction with The Force and the Chicago Women’s Rugby Team, benefiting both teams. Ev- eryone welcome. CMSA members free, non-members $5. The Force 2013 calendar Brought to you by the combined efforts of will be for sale and rugby players will have items for sale. Amy Kelly will MC, with WINDY CITY singers Mindy Bartlett and Daphne Willis MUNRO DOCTRINE and comedian Judy Fabjance performing TIMES “Are you there, Judy. It’s me. Cancer.” Amy Kelly & The Bill Ande Band perform. 7pm- Wed., Jan. 23 10pm, Joe’s Bar, 940 W. Weed St. Wed., Jan. 23 A New Kind of Bathroom: The At-Home Angelique Munro will be Spa Experience The bathroom is where 40th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade Celebra- HOLDING COURT you begin and end your day, shouldn’t the featured guest in the tion Planned Parenthood Illinois Action it enhance your peace of mind as well? Fireside Chat series at will celebrate the landmark Supreme Wed., Jan. 30 Register online for this free seminar. Center on Halsted, 3656 Court decision that legalized abortion. Supreme Court Justice Sonia 10:30am-12:30pm, 630-455-5600, Nor- 5:30pm VIP reception, hors d’ouevres, N. Halsted St. Sotomayor will speak at the mandy Remodeling 440 E Ogden Ave., open bar. 6:30pm event and program, hors Hinsdale, www.normandyremodeling.com/ d’ouevres, cash bar. 6:30pm-9:30pm, 217- Harold Washington Library, Photo by Carrie Maxwell seminars.aspx 522-6776, Carnivale Restaurant, 702 W 400 S. State St. Fulton Market, http://gopride.com/z7uv; will perform Academic Festival Overture Tickets: www.ppiaction.org Sunday, Jan. 27 Photo by Elena Seibert Urban Village: Wicker Park Service LGBT- by Brahms, Three-Cornered Hat Suite No. Angelique Munro Fireside Chat Hosted by welcoming worship services at Urban Vil- 2 by de Falla, Symphony No. 8 in G major, Leatherman Douglas O’Keeffe. Angelique lage Church are eclectic and experiential, B. 163, op. 88 by Dvorák. Tickets are not Munro, featured in Chicago House’s newly practical and intelligent, relevant and, required; seating is on a first-come, first- released TransLife Center video, will dis- hopefully, inspiring. 10:30am-11:45am, served basis. 7:30pm-9pm, 3123412352, cuss her history, community involvement Chopin Theatre, 1543 W. Division St., Benito Juarez Community Academy Per- and Transgender-related issues before a players of all levels. $7/night; $30/ ristheater.org www.urbanvillagechurch.org/wicker-park/ forming Arts Center, 1450-1510 W. Cermak live audience. Q&A follows. 7:30pm, Cen- month; 6pm, Center on Halsted, 3656 N Sunset Boulevard preview Based on Billy Urban Village Church: Andersonville ser- Rd., www.roosevelt.edu/ccpa ter on Halsted, 3656 N Halsted, Chicago, Halsted St., www.centeronhalsted.org Wilder’s 1950 film about silent movie star vice Andersonville is a neighborhood full Queer Comedy at Zanies Season 3 opens http://www.centeronhalsted.org Chicago House’s Absolut Wrapture Chi- Norma Desmond longing for a return to of passion, art, diversity, and eclectic en- with headliner Liza Treyger hosted by Angela Koenig, author of Rebellion in cago House is changing their tune with a her glamorous heyday on the big screen, ergy, all which makes Urban Village Church Adam Guerino, featuring Carey Callahan, Ulster The Chicago author will read from fresh new fusion of art, entertainment and having been discarded by Tinseltown with thrilled to be involved in the community! Ali Clayton and Archer Coe. $10 in ad- and sign copies of her historical fiction stunning Windy City views. Advance $99, the advent of “talkies.” Scored with Lloyd 10:30am-11:45am, Bethany Retirement vance or $15 or at the door. 21 or over. book, centered on a Boston lesbian who VIP $150. 6pm-11pm, 773-248-5200x303, Webber melodies. Opening Friday, Feb. 1, Center, 1602 W. Ainslie St. (at Ashland), Two item minimum. 8:30pm, Zanies Com- gets caught up in the IRA (Irish Republi- Willis Tower, 99th Floor SkyDeck 233 S. at 8:30 pm, and running through March www.newchicagochurch.com edy Club, 1548 N Wells, Chicago, Tickets: can Army) of the 1980s. 7:30pm, Women Wacker Dr., www.chicagohouse.org/event_ 24. 8pm, 630-530-0111, Drury Lane The- Making 50 Come mark the 50th birthday of http://www.zanies.com & Children First Books, 5233 N. Clark St., absolut_wrapture.html atre, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace, Windy City Times Publisher Tracy Baim. A www.womenandchildrenfirst.com Jackie Evancho: Songs from the Silver www.drurylaneoakbrook.com Screen Twelve year-old singing prodigy benefit for the Windy City Times Investi- Wed., Jan. 30 Sidecar Bar Comedy Night It’s time for Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor from America’s Got Talent performs some Friday, Jan. 25 gative Reporting Fund. Contributions ac- Sidecar Bar Comedy Night’s first show of Discussion of her memoir My Beloved of the greatest songs ever featured in Miami Nice: A Golden Girls Musical Miami, cepted at the door, any number that has a 2013. Comedians include Timmy Brochu, World about her transition from early life films. $40–$150; 7:30pm, 312-294-3000, 1986. Divorced and over 60, a substitute 5 and an 0 in it (50 cents, $5.00, $25.00, Mark Byrne, Marla Depew, Mike Johnson, growing up in a Bronx housing project to Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan Ave., teacher is spending another lonely Friday $50.00 ... you get the idea). Music, hors Lynda Lanford, Monique Madrid and Emily the country’s highest federal bench. Free. www.cso.org night playing Scrabble with her mother d’oeuvres and cash bar. Movie, book and Drews Westfall; Erin Weber hosts. Sidecar 6pm, 312-747-4050, Harold Washington Sparkling Night of Classical Music Featur- and friends, but is suddenly plunged into music prizes. 4pm-8pm, 3160, 3160 N. Bar, 6920 N. Glenwood Ave. 9pm-11pm, Library Center, 400 S State St., www.chi- ing Diamo Chamber musical performances a world of drugs, guns, and cheesecake. Clark St. www.sidecarbarchicago.com cagopubliclibrary.org and a rare opportunity to walk away with 7:30pm-8:30pm, 773-598-4549, Gorilla AIDS Legal Council of Chicago’s “The Ger- Mx. Queer (U)SA Pageant Subject to a shimmering diamond. 7:30pm-9:30pm, Tango Theatre, 1919 N. Milwaukee Avenue, shwins in Love” Chicago musician Justin Thursday, Jan. 24 Change presents the Mx. Queer (U)SA Pag- 312-334-7777, Harris Theater for Music Chicago, www.gorillatango.com Hayford hosts “The Gershwins in Love,” an Open Gym Volleyball Mondays and Thurs- eant, benefiting the Illinois Safe Schools and Dance, 205 E Randolph St., www.har- Geeks Out - Windy City Mixer Build evening of classic Gershwin for the fourth days. Co-ed, open court volleyball for Alliance Queers, community, no shame ristheaterchicago.org; Tickets: www.har- the gay geek community in Chicago. annual benefit for AIDS Legal Council of jams and a zine; 9pm-11pm, The Burling- Drink specials and raffle prizes galore. Chicago at Davenport’s Piano Bar in Wick- ton, 3425 W. Fullerton, http://www.face- 7pm-10pm, Spin Nightclub, 800 W. 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Sha- through stand-up, sketch, improv, videos, St., www.youtu.be/prcruevcd7q ron Bridgeforth and Dr. Omi Osun Joni L. performance art, live readings of personal Jones will use conversation and live per- narrative work, and other creative meth- Monday, Jan. 28 formance to explore how the complex mu- ods. $10. 10pm, Playground Theatre, 3341 Harry Belafonte The actor, singer, and hu- sical movement expressed social and sex- N Lincoln Ave., www.brasschucklescom- manitarian will deliver the keynote ad- ual taboos and called for greater freedoms edy.com dress commemorating Martin Luther King in the 1920s and 1930s. Katherine Davis Jai Ho: Bollywood Bling All queer, all bolly- Jr. 6pm, Northwestern University’s Pick- and her trio sing the Blues at the cocktail wood, all night! Trikone-Chicago presents Staiger Concert Hall, 50 Arts Circle Dr., party. 5:30pm, Chicago History Museum, bi-monthly fundraiser with a fabulousy Evanston 1601 N Clark St., www.chicagohistory.org flashy theme. Dance in your gliziest cou- CCPA Faculty Recital: Matthew Chellis, ture DJ Mixin’ J spins. Performances at voice Roosevelt University’s Chicago Col- midnight. $5; 10pm, Big Chicks, 5024 N lege of Performing Arts presents a Faculty Saturday, Feb. 2 LittleQFilmFest: Call Me Kuchu Documentary, Sheridan Rd., http://goo.gl/ltijd Recital: Matthew Chellis, voice and Dana 87 min. In an office on the outskirts of Mr. Chicago Leather 2013 weekend Wel- Brown, piano. Tickets are not required; Kampala, veteran activist David Kato la- come party at 10 pm, followed by a roast seating is on a first- come, first-served ba- bors to repeal Uganda’s homophobic laws of MCL12 Angel Velez at midnight. 10pm, sis. 7:30pm-9pm, 3123412352, Ganz Hall and liberate his fellow lesbian, gay, bi- Touche, 6412 N Clark St, www.touchechi- at Roosevelt University, 430 S. Michigan sexual and transgender men and women, cago.com Ave. http://roosevelt.edu/ccpa RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 5 Premiere or “kuchus.” $9 online; $14 at the door; Saturday, Jan. 26 Party Shantay, you stay 9-10 pm for the 11am-1pm, Center on Halsted, 3656 N Halsted St., www.littlequeerfilmfest.org; Youth Speak OUT! Saturdays. Open mic for first episode of season 5, followed by Tickets: http://callmekuchu.brownpaper- young people to express themselves and Untucked, hosted by DiDa Ritz and The tickets.com to hear from legendary artists in the mak- Princess, and Dragzilla amateur drag con- ing. Free. 4pm, Center on Halsted, 3656 N test at 11. $4.50 Absolut cocktails and $4 Halsted St., www.centeronhalsted.org Miller Lite & Coors Light. 9pm, Spin, 800 HARRY SITUATION “Feminist Plays about Nothing” Free W. Belmont Ave, www.spin-nightclub.com staged reading of comedic short plays Monday, Jan. 28 credited to queer feminist playwright Luc- Tuesday, Jan. 29 ca Suviand and talk-back. Doors to con- CCPA Symphony Orchestra Led by guest ference room 6:45pm. [email protected]; conductor Markand Thakar, the Orchestra Singer/actor/activist Harry Belafonte will deliver an address commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. at Northwestern University. Get WindyCityMediaGroup.com Photo from Judy Moore : online ChicagoPride.com WINDY CITY TIMES Jan. 23, 2013 21 BILLY MASTERS “In truth, no one wants to see my pale little ual battery. The crux of the case is that Roxanne Sidetrack chicken legs sprawled out on some shag car- Gorzela (the plaintiff) claims that she consented pet.”—Anderson Cooper shoots down reports to have sex with Mark only if he wore a condom, that he was asked to pose nude for Playgirl. The but he repeatedly had sex without a condom— only thing that surprises me about this quote is against her wishes. When she went to his house the thought that Anderson has a shag carpet. (I to express her concern about getting a possible Thursday Nights always pictured it to be more of a snow-white STD from their unprotected trysts, she found him Berber—to match the drapes, naturally.) in bed with another woman! She filed a police In last week’s column, I only squeezed in a report after he allegedly grabbed her and pushed Comedy Video that’s brief bit about the Golden Globes. So this week, her to the ground. And I bet when he did so, he I want to address a few other little tidbits about was still not wearing a condom! sure to make the awards that one winner called “not worth Zac Efron is in the middle of a sex scandal of a damn.” While Jodie Foster’s speech got the his own. It all started in NYC where he’s shoot- you... most attention, someone came out that night ing a new movie called Are We Officially Dat- who actually is still working. The dashing Vic- ing—and if you have to ask, you’re not. A scene tor Garber has long been out to his friends, but was being shot at Fantasy World, a sex shop in he’s never made any public declarations about the Village. A shadowing paparazzo snapped Zac it, and he says nobody’s ever asked. I can kinda admiring various dildos. When Efron realized understand that. I’ve been out with Victor so- what happened, he allegedly yelled “Cut” and cially and never once asked him for a quote on made a mad dash to beg the pap to delete the the subject (probably because I want to con- photos, claiming it would ruin his image. I think tinue to see him socially). My colleague Greg he crossed that line when Nicole Kidman peed on him! I am taking full responsibility for the success of Lucky Guy on Broadway before it even opens. Why? Because right after I told you that Nora Ephron’s play would star both Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari, the box office went through the roof. While the show is still opening April 1, its limited run has now been extended to June 16. This is a perfect segue to our “Ask Billy” question from Larry in Chicago: “I heard that Peter Scolari showed his penis on an episode of ‘Girls’. Do you have the scoop on that? I’ve had a crush on him since Bosom Buddies.” I have the scoop and the penis ... ’cause that’s 3349 N. Halsted what I do. Scolari plays the dad of the aforemen- /SiidettrackBar SidetrackChicago.com //SiidettrackBar tioned Lena Dunham, who has come home to celebrate her parents’ anniversary. While she’s out having sex with a boy she knew in school (and annoying him by sticking her finger in his Queer Fest America ass to get him aroused—apparently she’s only benefit for BYC Feb. 15 had sex with gay men), her parents are getting Queer Fest America is presenting a benefit for amorous in the shower. Scolari slips, falls on the Broadway Youth Center Friday, Feb. 15, at 9 p.m. bathroom floor and is knocked out. And when at The Mutiny Chicago, 2428 N. Western Ave. Dunham gets home, she sees her naked father Among the scheduled performers are interna- lying on the bathroom floor. And that, kiddies, tional queer hip-hop artist/rapper Ripparachie, is what we in showbiz call a comedy! For more Kara O’Connor, Cold Country, Salty Peters, Kez laughs, check out the penis on BillyMasters. Ban and others. com. Attendees must be 21. See “Queer Fest Amer- Because I’m in a jocular mood, I’m gonna slip ica Benefits Broadway Youth Center (Education Zac Efron (above) had a little scandal to deal in another penis. You may remember Thierre Di Dept.)” on Facebook. with, according to Billy Masters. Castro, the hot guy in the commercial for the dating site Zoosk. He also wielded a leaf blower while shirtless for Old Navy, but he’s so much Hernandez had no such trepidation. He read on more than that. The sexy Brazilian has also mod- Rapper Wikipedia (which we know is NEVER wrong) that eled for Calvin Klein and competed in the Mister Ripparachie Victor lives with longtime boyfriend Rainer An- World and Model Universe pageants. I bring up will dreesen, so he asked Garber about it. “I don’t re- these credits because I firmly believe that some perform ally talk about it but everybody knows,” Garber men should be judged solely on their physical at the BYC said. “He’s going to be out here with me for the beauty. But I knew that a thong would not be benefit, SAG Awards.” See? No big deal. able to contain his massive talents for long. En- Opera soprano Patricia Racette. Photo by Feb. 15. Why did Lena Dunham thank Chad Lowe when ter Showtime’s Shameless—which has already Devon Cass Press photo Girls won Best TV Comedy/Musical Series? Back- given us the pendulous penis of Zach McGowan. stage she explained: “Because Hilary Swank Last year, Thierre showed up and showed off his forgot! And because I’m an a--hole!” But that ass. Thank God someone had the good sense to Opera’s Racette has Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus wasn’t the full story. Back in August, Lowe get him out of his clothing—at least for his final tweeted that he was a big fan of the show. Lena scene. The results were as explosive, as you can cabaret CD has ‘Deep Love’ Feb. 7 responded, “FYI I will probably mention you if see on BillyMasters.com. Opera soprano Patricia Racette has released Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus will present “Deep I ever receive any awards at all in my lifetime When I’m slipping in two penises, it’s definite- her first crossover CD, Diva On Detour, on GPR Love”—a night of the best of Broadway, the (and I too am a fan).” Except she didn’t keep her ly time to end yet another column. Now I ask Records. American songbook and cabaret—Thursday, Feb. end of the bargain. Earlier in the night, she won you, who else could bring you penises in both a The CD—which is available for sale nation- 7, at 8 p.m. at The Drake’s Palm Court, 140 E. Best Actress in a TV Comedy/Musical Series and comedy and a drama? I’m like the Golden Globes wide, download from iTunes and the Android Walton St. neglected to mention Lowe. He tweeted, “Con- of columnists. That’s the kinda in-depth cover- market and at www.GPRRecords.com—marks Ra- The performance will feature 18 members of grats to @lenadunham on your Golden Globe age you’ll find every week on www.BillyMasters. cette’s first venture into the world of cabaret. the chorus under the musical direction of Jeff- win. But, seriously? You forgot to thank me?! com—the site that is also multilingual. If you’d She sings such classics as “I Got Rhythm” and nominated musical director James Morehead. After all we’ve been through? I’m shocked.” like some personal contact with my foreign “The Man That Got Away.” Signature drinks feature Halsted Vodka, who support LGBT causes by giving back 15 percent When Lena began her second speech by thank- tongue, send a note to [email protected] Racette has appeared in the most acclaimed of its profits to organizations such as Chicago ing Chad, he tweeted, “Dearest @lenadunham and I promise to get back to you before Hilary opera houses of the world, including the Metro- Gay Men’s Chorus. YOU COMPLETE ME.” Swank reveals to Lena that she, too, is a big fan. politan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Royal Opera House, La Scala, Paris Tickets to the event are $35-$45; see www. In a story that fascinates me, a former girl- So, until next time, remember, one man’s filth is Opera and the Bayerische Staatsoper. cgmc.org. friend of Glee’s Mark Salling is suing him for sex- another man’s bible. 22 Jan. 23, 2013 WINDY CITY TIMES Ride for AIDS Chicago seeks record numbers By Ross Forman The 2012 event, held in July, generated $638,000 with 275 riders and 72 crew. Ride For AIDS Chicago (RFAC) celebrates its 10th “We are excited to continue expanding both anniversary in 2013—with lofty goals for par- our fundraising and training programs,” Cordova ticipating riders, crew members and fundraising. said. “We will be adding new content for fun- Richard Cordova, director of athletic events at draising, going digital with YouTube videos on the Test Positive Aware Network (TPAN), which how to fundraise, and adding fundraising incen- produces the annual 200-mile bicycle ride, said tives. Our training program is expanding with organizers are hoping to raise $751,000, with the addition of longer indoor training sessions, 316 riders and 102 crew members. a training ride leader training program, and we have a certified U.S. Cycling coach on our executive committee helping to coordinate our training program.” To date, the RFAC has raised about $1.5 million to support HIV services in Chicago. “We’ve raised over half of that amount in the past three years,” Cordova said. “I think this event is just starting to hit its stride. We’ll see this event hit $1 million [raised] in one year very soon.” Cordova, 34, who lives in Andersonville, has been aligned with the Ride for six years. He also has run marathons in the past for local charities. For the second year in a row, James Sumers Last year’s Ride for AIDS. Photo from Ride for AIDS Chicago was the top RFAC fund-raiser. He raised more than $25,000, and another $25,000 for the annual AIDS LifeCycle ride from San Francisco to into full gear in January. thanks for all of their efforts.” Los Angeles. “This year, we are excited to add a fundraising The kickoff party for the 2013 Ride is sched- “The biggest surprise was the sense of com- incentive program,” Cordova said. “Most of our uled for Sunday, Jan. 27, 4-7 p.m. at Diversey munity that really developed in 2012,” Cordova participants do RFAC for the cause and the chal- River Bowl, 2211 W. Diversey Ave. said. “It started in 2011, but really cemented lenge. They certainly don’t expect incentives, For more information on the Ride For AIDS itself [in 2012]. We became one large extended, but we think it will be a nice way to show our Chicago, go to www.rideforaids.org. quirky, crazy, and loving family. Just like a true family—sometimes you love ‘em, sometimes you hate ‘em, but in the end, you couldn’t bear to Richard Cordova at the 2012 Ride for AIDS. live without them.” Photo by Ross Forman Registration for the 2013 RFAC started last September, and the group’s marketing push kicks

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More and more LGBT couples, even those in a civil union, are using revocable living trusts as a way to efficiently pass on their assets to their partners and to ensure that their partners will handle their personal affairs if they ever become incapacitated. A revocable living trust is a legal arrangement where a person executes a written trust document naming themselves as the trustee of their own trust and, while alive, they transfer their property to their trust so that Chicago Force members at last year’s CMSA women’s social. Photo by Kat Fitzgerald/Mystic the trust holds legal title to all their assets. Images Photography The document creating the trust allows the person making the trust (maker) to at any time dissolve the trust, change the trust, or take assets from the trust; always retaining complete control of their property. The trust document can provide for the appointment of a successor trustee (surviving LGBT lover/spouse) who would only act upon the death or disability of the maker of the trust. CMSA women’s Sports shorts A living trust offers the following advantages: social party In an interview with Fox Sports, profes- * Keeping control. While the maker is alive he or she has the right to the income generated by the trust sional football player Brendon Ayanbadejo and sole use of the trust property, such as the house and bank accounts. Upon his or her death the assets of the Jan. 26 at Joe’s Bar said there are definitely gay men in the NFL, trust could then be distributed. The third annual CMSA women’s social party according to Queerty.com. However, the mar- * Providing for Disability. Should the maker of the trust become physically or mentally incompetent the will take place Saturday, Jan. 26, 7-10 p.m., riage-equality advocate added that the per- living trust can serve as the framework for the management of the maker’s assets and property. at Joe’s Bar, 940 W. Weed St. centage is probably lower than in the general * Reducing delay and cost. The living trust can act like a will and dispose of the maker’s property upon Among the slated performers are singer population: “Eventually, I think there will be death. The property of the trust is not subject to probate proceedings, thus avoiding court supervision. Mindy Bartlett, comedian Judy Fabjance, someone [who comes out]. But the number * Preserving Privacy. Trusts can also serve individuals who don’t want an inheritance to be made public. singer Daphne Willis, and Amy Kelly & The bill It avoids problems of friends and family from going into the Probate Clerk’s office to look at the file on their [of gay players] is so minute. If they say the Ande Band. There will also be a date auction estate and see who got what. regular population is 7 to 9 percent [gay], with members of the Chicago Force women’s * Avoiding ancillary probate. Someone who owned a vacation house in Lakeside, Michigan, and a in the NFL it might be 3 percent. I could be condominium in Chicago could have probate in both those states unless they used a living trust. When a football team and the Chicago Women’s Rug- completely wrong, but I’ve played for so long living trust is combined with a durable power of attorney, a non-disabled LGBT partner can transfer all of the by Football Club. and so many others have.” disabled person’s property to that person’s living trust to avoid probate at death. CMSA members are admitted for free (and In the area of soccer, Elton John—a big get free pizza and two drink tickets); non- fan of the game—reportedly called the Celt- CMSA individuals pay $5. All of the door ics, a Scottish team, after it beat Barcelona, charges will go to benefit The Chicago Force • Bankruptcy • Wills, Trusts & Probate widely regarded as the best in the world, ac- and Fabjance. cording to Fox Sports. John, 65, was once • Real Estate Closings • Civil Unions See www.chicagomsa.org/cmsa_new. chairman of the Watford team in the 1970s 19 S. LaSalle, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60603 and ‘80s. Another fan, Rod Stewart, was spot- ted crying after this historic victory. 312-263-8800 [email protected] We are a debt relief agency. We help people file for bankruptcy relief under the bankruptcy code. WINDY CITY TIMES Jan. 23, 2013 23 serious problem, according to Strub. “Years ago, might have been coerced or rushed into mak- when a gay man tested positive, he didn’t im- ing a decision about prosecution that he is now Uncle Poodle and the mediately look for someone to blame,” Strub questioning, I hope he’ll get in touch,” Strub said in an email to Windy City Times. “The LGBT said. “It would be amazing and powerful if he community has ‘moved on’ from HIV and AIDS were to become an advocate to educate people criminalization of HIV to other issues. There is no sense of community about why HIV criminalization is hurting public by David-Elijah Nahmod responsibility and very little sense of community health, an injustice and a grave danger to all support. There is also the need to defend oneself who value the freedom of consenting adults to On Jan. 15, The Wrap and other entertainment against the accusations that come with testing engage in sexual behaviors with each other as media outlets reported that Lee Thompson— positive: ‘What, were you doing crystal or some- they choose.” better known as “Uncle Poodle” on the TLC real- thing? How stupid could you be?’” Strub urges people to support Sero Project, ity series Here Comes Honey Boo Boo—had test- Strub admitted he doesn’t know the complete a non-profit with the goal of destigmatizing ed positive for HIV. Thompson claims to have story regarding Thompson’s relationship with people with HIV. “HIV Is Not a Crime,” a video pressed charges against his former boyfriend for his ex, or what moved him to press charges. Strub produced, can be viewed at the site www. giving him the virus. The ex, who has not been WCT contacted TLC requesting an interview with seroproject.com along with other videos and ad- named, is allegedly serving a five-year prison Thompson. The network has not responded. ditional information on this issue. sentence. “If Thompson comes to the conclusion that he In an interview with Atlanta’s Fenuxe Maga- zine, the openly gay Thompson said he hoped to Jan. 29 on Warner Bros., according to a press use his newfound star power to teach kids about One More Lesbian release. Also, fresh off performances on both safe sex. He has also stated, in a video, that he The Late Show With David Letterman and hopes to produce his own reality series. merges with tello Conan, Tegan and Sara will be performing on “I would have been cool with his HIV status One More Lesbian (OML), the largest on- ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! Jan. 31. if he had been honest,” Thompson was quoted line distributor of LGBT film/TV content, an- People can pre-order Heartthrob at http:// as having said in the Fenuxe interview. “I don’t nounced a successful merger with Chicago- teganandsara.warnerbrosrecords.com. have an issue with the disease. I would have based tello Films, a provider of original online known how to protect myself.” lesbian video content, according to a press Reactions to Thompson’s announcement have release. While tello Films will retain its brand Gershwin show been mixed, with some applauding his openness and identity, its entire catalog will now mi- and honesty. Others questioned if the story was grate and solely exist under the OML marquee. to benefit AIDS even true, due to the quick turnaround (a few Viewers will be able to enjoy the content of months) from accusation to conviction. the site’s new premium section for the mini- Legal Council On Jan. 27 at 7 p.m., Chicago musician Jus- Sean Strub, founder of Poz Magazine, took a mal fee of $3.99 a month. In addition, OML decidedly different view. In a Poz blog titled will now co-produce new tello Films projects. tin Hayford will host “The Gershwins in Love,” “Uncle Poodle Presses Charges, Partner Sen- an evening of classic Gershwin love songs, at tenced to Five Years,” Strub responded directly Davenport’s, 1383 N. Milwaukee Ave. to the Thompson quote: “No, Lee, you already Tegan and Sara’s All proceeds raised from “The Gershwins in knew how to protect yourself. You chose not to Love” shows go directly to AIDS Legal Council new CD out Jan. 29 of Chicago. Attendees simply pay whatever and now you’re making it someone else’s fault.” Uncle Poodle from Here Comes Honey Boo Lesbian sister duo Tegan and Sara will re- they like at the end of the show. Criminalizing people with HIV has become a Boo. Image from Spirit Day Facebook page lease their latest studio album, Heartthrob,

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