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August 23, 2012 | Vol. 3, No. 21 Convention countdown The sound of violence Activists prep for political parties’ parties By Lisa Neff Staff writer The coming month brings two national events promising pageantry, drama, glamour, humor and folksy homages. These aren’t awards shows – the celebri- ties, for the most part, will be political stars, and the ultimate prizes are party nomina- tions for the presidency. The Republican National Convention takes place Aug. 27-30 in Tampa, Fla. The Democratic National Convention takes place Sept. 4-6 in Charlotte, N.C. Both conventions are crucial to rallying the party bases going into the final two months of a close contest for the White House. With 270 electoral votes needed to win, Obama has 217 solid votes and Romney has 206. Battleground states include Wiscon- sin, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Nevada, New Hampshire, Iowa, Florida and Colorado. In both Tampa and Charlotte, host com-

mittees are busy making sure the venues Laura G ronek by Illustration Photo are ready – outfitted and secured for an estimated 50,000 delegates, politicians, staff, press and activists. But host police depart- ments are also preparing for the thousands more who are planning to rally, parade and protest as part of the Tea Party and Occupy Sikh shooter a product of Wall Street movements, while party com- mittees are firming up credentials, caucus meetings, draft platforms and speakers. shadowy ‘hatecore’ music scene In Tampa Official Republican National Conven- tion plans include a kick-off party at Tropi- By Louis Weisberg supremacist group. Around the ing in Web forums, many of names of hatecore bands tell cana Field in St. Petersburg, the nomination Staff writer time that shooter Wade Michael the world’s white suprema- their story: Aggravated Assault, PARTIES page 16 When Arno Michaels learned Page joined the movement, cists employe a louder out- Angry Aryans, Attack, Definite that the shooter at Oak Creek’s Michaels was actively recruiting let for their views: thunder- Hate, Final Solution, Force Fed Sikh temple was a white in the Milwaukee area. ous, thrashing heavy metal or Hate, Fueled by Hate, Hate Ryan has supremacist, he lay “awake that Eventually Michaels learned hardcore punk music known as Crime, Jew Slaughter and White night wondering if it was some- that Page lived in North Caro- “hatecore,” with violent lyrics Terror. nearly one I recruited,” he said. lina at that time, which was that call for a race war. Hate music has also emerged perfect It was a plausible fear. Michaels the early 1990s. Initially, he was Hatecore bands echo the in the country and folk music is a former white-power skin- relieved, “but then it came out sounds of death metal and hard- genres. But it’s the crashing, anti-gay head who helped found the that he was in (white power) core punk, with amplified, atonal death-metal style that seems record Northern Hammerskins, part of bands,” Michaels said. guitar riffs, blast-beat drum- best suited to the message and page 4 the nation’s predominant white When they aren’t rant- ming and screeching vocals. The HATE page 12 2 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | August 23, 2012 News with a twist WiGWAG By Lisa Neff & Louis Weisberg

More public to keep everyone else from doing so let the public know of Beautifulpeople, which recently underwear giving them business.” Appar- his orientation. launched lesbian and gay dating An Oregon priest ently Perry is drinking his Star- sites, wanted to put up a mar- has apologized and bucks and eating his Cheerios, Pill problem riage equality billboard in Florida, said he was drunk when unaware of right-wing boycotts. An evangelical Christian pas- near the site of the Republi- he was caught on the street tor tried to commit suicide in can National Convention. Turned in his underwear trying to chase Positive a Florida courtroom moments down, the ads went up on mobile down a 12-year-old boy he had development after a jury found him guilty billboards in New York City. just molested. The Archdiocese A public charter school in of felony sex crimes involving a of Portland has said it will pay Delhi, La., has dropped its policy 15-year-old boy. The Rev. James ODD DETOUR for the priest’s criminal defense that allowed administrators to Harris, 64, formerly the pastor Someone recently hacked a even though it was the first in the require tests for female students of Belle Glade’s Second Baptist construction sign in Provo, Utah, nation to declare bankruptcy in suspected of being pregnant and Church, stuffed several pills in his to make it flash the phrase “God 2004, just hours before two civil for the expulsion of students mouth and tried to swallow them Hates Gays,” alternating with the trials on sex abuse allegations who become pregnant. The before West Palm Beach court- phrase, “Follow Detour.” Provo is were to begin. school rescinded the policy at room deputies ordered him to where prominent Mormon college the urging of the American Civil spit them out. Harris was previ- Brigham Young University is located. Perry pooh-poohs Liberties Union. The measure ously arrested in March 2009 for Photo: Facebook PC-ness also had opponents on all sides aggravated assault after attacking Pain in the ass Texas Gov. Rick Perry, talking of the abortion issue. a woman with a baseball bat at Anal tattoos were the all the Like a statue to a politically charged group of the Belle Glade Elks Club. buzz at the 17th annual Florida Wearing designer underwear, conservatives in Iowa recently, Idaho Tattoo Expo, held at a Coral David Beckham is making appear- said, “political correctness has to double outing DIVERSE BEAUTY Springs convention center last ances around New York City – in stop.” He was referring to the An Idaho Democrat has taken BeautifulPeople.com, a dating weekend. A young woman was the form of 10-foot-tall metallic protests against anti-gay Chick- himself out of the race for the website “exclusively for beautiful the subject of a demonstration, statues, that is. The massive sculp- fil-A, saying that when CEO Dan state House. The decision comes people,” is celebrating diversity her butt pertly in the air as a tat- tures have gone up as part of a Cathy defended “the sanctity of after a party colleague acci- and the freedom to marry with too artist inked her. Spectators promotion for the soccer player’s marriage, the left went nuts.” The dentally outed Nate Murphy of an ad campaign featuring two ambled by, gawking and express- new line for H&M. In addition to former presidential candidate Pocatello as a bisexual. Idaho faux same-sex weddings – that of ing opinions. The model told NYC, there are also two statues said when conservatives dislike Sen. Nicole LeFavour of Boise Mitt Romney and Donald Trump passersby that she had two boy- in Los Angeles and one in San a corporate policy, “we simply had told a newspaper that she and that of Michele Bachmann friends’ names already inscribed Francisco. They’ll remain on dis- choose not to give them our was happy that Murphy would and Sarah Palin. President Barack on her anus – one of them pre- play until Aug. 31. business.” Liberals, however, “try be taking up her legacy – and in Obama is the officiant at both. sumably an ex. WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | August 23, 2012 3

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By Lisa Neff paign, which has dodged the ‘Our VP is hotter than your Staff writer issue. VP!’ Bonus.” U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan has one “Ryan’s record of voting On other LGBT issues, pro-gay vote on his record, against fairness, dignity and Ryan has twice voted in favor which was for the Employ- equality is out of touch with of amending the U.S. Con- ment Non-Discrimination the majority of Americans stitution to define marriage Act in 2007. Gay rights oppo- and a fast growing majority of as the union of a man and nents and proponents seem Republicans,” said HRC pres- a woman. In 2003, he sup- to agree that the vote is a ident Chad Griffin. “LGBT ported, the anti-gay Marriage blip on an otherwise unblem- Americans need leadership Protection Act and voted ished right-wing record. that will continue to fight for in 1999 against allowing gay For his ENDA vote in the their rights to protect their couples to adopt in the Dis- 2007 session of Congress, families, marry the person trict of Columbia. He also Ryan earned a 10 out of they love, and enjoy equal voted against the repeal of 100 rating from the Human protections under the law.” “don’t ask, don’t tell,” the Rights Campaign, the nation’s At the other end of policy that banned gays from largest LGBT civil rights the spectrum, Concerned serving openly in the Armed group. Women for America presi- Forces. Ryan also has voted Before then and since, dent Penny Nance expressed against hate crimes reform. however, Ryan has earned only minor annoyance with The congressman also zeros from HRC and his Ryan’s support for ENDA staunchly opposes abortion stable record against LGBT five years ago. She called the rights, which prompted the issues has raised questions vote an anomaly. Catholic Association to state, about how he would vote if “Paul Ryan is a great choice. “We believe Gov. Romney ENDA, which now includes He has one little blip in that has made an excellent choice. protections based on sexual he voted for ENDA … a long As a smart, serious Catholic, orientation and gender iden- time ago, but voted right on Congressman Ryan has been tity, reached the floor now. the marriage amendment and steadfast on issues of funda- Ryan’s staff has referred supports the unborn. Plus, mental principle – defending PHOTO: COURTESY questions about his ENDA I get to pull back out my religious liberty, life and tra- U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., far right, is expected to get the Republican vote to the Romney cam- T-shirt from 2008 that says, ditional marriage.” vice presidential nomination in Tampa, Fla. at the national convention.

Southern parties: Guide to the upcoming conventions Republican When: Aug. 27-30 What: The adoption of the DEMOCRATIC When: Sept. 4-6 What: The adoption of the Where: Tampa, Fla. party platform and the nomination Where: Charlotte, N.C. party platform and the re-nom- Who: There are 2,286 of the party candidate for presi- Who: There are 5,556 voting ination of Barack Obama, who Republican delegates; 2,125 dent. Presumptive nominee Mitt delegates; 15,000 party leaders is scheduled to give his accep- alternates; 15,000 party leaders Romney is expected to give his and credentialed media mem- tance speech on Sept. 6. and credentialed media mem- speech in prime time on Aug. 30. bers. Wisconsin has 111 del- www.demconvention.com bers. Wisconsin has 42 delegates. www.gopconvention2012.com egates, including 11 unpledged. – L.N.

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By Lisa Neff In defense of SPLC, Wayne Besen, of the Staff writer gay rights group Truth Wins Out, said, “If A 28-year-old Virginia man with a 9 mm the FRC wants to stop being labeled a hate gun allegedly shot and wounded a security group, it must stop doing and saying hateful guard outside the Family Research Council things.” offices in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 15. But with the suspect – said to have been a The shooting volunteer at the local gay community center The shooting at the FRC took place mid- – in custody, the focus turned away from the morning on Aug. 15. alleged offender to organizations on the left An FBI affidavit alleges that Floyd Lee Cor- and the right. kins II, 28, of Herndon, Va., entered a building Within hours of the shooting, conserva- on G Street Northwest and encountered a tive groups such as the National Organiza- security guard, identified as Leonardo “Leo” tion for Marriage were placing blame for the Reno Johnson. shooting on liberal organizations such as the Corkins allegedly told Johnson, who was Southern Poverty Law Center, which in 2010 near the front entrance, something like, “I labeled the FRC a “hate group.” don’t like your politics.” SPLC defended that action, saying FRC has The FBI said surveillance video shows long advocated criminalizing homosexuality, Corkins removing a 9 mm Sig Sauer handgun supported “ex-gay” therapy and circulated from his backpack and firing at Johnson, who, lies linking homosexuality with pedophilia. wounded in the left arm, wrestled Corkins On Aug. 15, dozens of leaders from LGBT to the ground. civil rights groups signed a joint statement A second guard called 911, which brought expressing support for the guard, his family paramedics, Metropolitan Police Department and his co-workers. officers and FBI agents to the scene, along The statement also said, “The motivation with the curious and the press. and circumstances behind today’s tragedy Authorities say Corkins’ backpack con- are still unknown, but regardless of what tained 50 rounds of ammunition, as well as emerges as the reason for this shooting, we 15 sandwiches from Chick-fil-A, a restaurant utterly reject and condemn such violence. franchise embroiled in controversy over its We wish for a swift and complete recovery president’s anti-gay statements and dona- for the victim of this terrible incident.” tions. President Barack Obama and presumptive The FBI affidavit signed by special agent Republican presidential nominee Mitt Rom- Garrett Nabors said, “Based on my inves- ney also expressed concern. tigation, I know that a senior executive of Tony Perkins, the head of the FRC, at first Chick-fil-A Inc. recently announced publicly issued a brief statement: “The police are his opposition to same-sex marriage. This investigating this incident. Our first concern announcement received substantial public- is with our colleague who was shot today. ity. I further know that the Family Research Our concern is for him and his family.” Council is a Christian conservative policy But by early Aug. 16, the focus had shifted organization which supports traditional mar- from recovery. riage.” NOM had purchased a new domain name, Authorities allegedly also found a note www.heroofgstreet.com, for a Web cam- in the suspect’s pocket containing contact paign. information for the Traditional Values Coali- Perkins held a press conference and said, tion, another anti-gay organization, whose “Corkins was given a license to shoot president said she believes her group also an unarmed man by organizations like the was targeted. Southern Poverty Law Center that have Corkins was taken into custody and, on been reckless in labeling organizations hate Aug. 16, arraigned on charges of assault with groups because they disagree with them on intent to kill and bringing firearms across public policy.” state lines. Corkins, according to the FBI, Representatives of several other organiza- parked his car in Virginia and took his gun on tions identified as “hate groups” by the SPLC the Metro going into D.C. were threatening to sue the Alabama-based A federal judge ordered the man held group. without bail. The judge also ordered a men- Responding, Mark Potok, a senior fellow tal health examination and assigned a public at the SPLC, said the FRC earned the “hate defender. BAYVIEW BAKERY & CAFE group” designation in 2010 for spreading The FBI affidavit said Corkins lives with false propaganda about the gay community, his parents, who told investigators their son not for its political opposition to same-sex has “strong opinions with respect to those Now open. KK and Lincoln marriage. he believes do not treat homosexuals in a “The FRC routinely pushes out demoniz- fair manner.” ing claims that gay people are child molesters and worse - claims that are provably false,” he said in a statement. “It should stop the FIND US ON TWITTER! demonization and affirm the dignity of all people.” @wigazette 6 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | August 23, 2012 Progressives score big on Aug. 14

Louis Weisberg Jason Burns, executive direc- he played a leadership role in Staff writer tor of Equality Wisconsin. developing the state budget. Although overshadowed Widely considered one of by Mitt Romney’s selection Winning out Wisconsin’s most effective of Paul Ryan as his vice presi- Both out candidates on progressive lawmakers, Pocan dential running mate, the the Aug. 14 ballot easily won won the endorsements of Aug. 14 primary elections in their races. Democrat Mark top party leaders and numer- Wisconsin set the stage for Pocan, the openly gay state ous unions and progressive a critical U.S. Senate race representative who followed groups. He outspent Roys, and helped define the tenor Baldwin in representing the with $512,000 in net expen- of the state’s next legislative state’s 78th Assembly Dis- ditures compared to her session. trict, is now likely to follow $388,000. Pro-equality challeng- her path to the halls of Con- In the campaign’s final ers beat out several socially gress as well. Baldwin decid- weeks, Roys unleashed a slew conservative incumbents in ed not to seek re-election to of misleading attack ads that the Democratic Party, while the House so she could run Democratic leaders strong- anti-gay challengers lost for the Senate. ly condemned. Roys tried resoundingly to pro-equality Pocan took 72 percent of to link Pocan politically to incumbents. On the whole, the vote in a four-way pri- Republican Gov. Scott Walk- Photo: Courtesy Democratic voters showed mary, giving him a victory er and to Koch Industries. Mark Pocan and husband Phil Franks celebrate at Pocan’s victory party. a clearly progressive bent, margin of 50 percent over The strategy appears to choosing the vast majority second-place finisher state have backfired, given Roys’ very beginning, and we are Frank, D-Mass., is retiring. will continue to be repre- of candidates endorsed by Rep. Kelda Roys. Given the low vote total, despite being confident that he will contin- Those exits would leave sented by an out member of Fair Wisconsin, Equality Wis- overwhelmingly Democratic the only woman in the race ue to do so in Washington,” Jared Polis, D-Colo., and the LGBT community. Sev- consin, Planned Parenthood, make-up of the 2nd District, and having won the endorse- Katie Belanger, executive David Cicilline, D-R.I., as the eral other out candidates’ Wisconsin League of Con- which includes Dane County, ment of EMILY’s List. director of Fair Wisconsin, only two out congressional names will appear on con- servation Voters and other he faces only nominal GOP Pocan’s victory was an said in a prepared statement. members – if Cicilline sur- gressional ballots, including progressive groups. opposition in November. important one for LGBT citi- Only four out gays or les- vives what is predicted to be Mark Takano in California, “It was a night when Pocan rose to prominence zens throughout the country. bians currently serve in the a tough re-election battle. Sean Patrick Maloney in New pro-equality candidates did in the Assembly as a mem- “Rep. Pocan has been fight- U.S. House. In addition to By winning his primary York, Richard Tisei in Massa- exceptionally well all across ber of the powerful Joint ing for LGBT equality along Baldwin leaving the House, race, Pocan ensured that at chusetts and Kyrsten Sinema the state of Wisconsin,” said Finance Committee, where with Fair Wisconsin since the longtime U.S. Rep. Barney least one of the four seats in Arizona. WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | August 23, 2012 7

State Rep. JoCasta Zamar- “Republicans and extreme reported. AFC, which is asso- ripa, who came out publicly special interests made an ciated with former Assembly Senate Race Set as bisexual just weeks before effort to eliminate me – Speaker Scott Jensen, a con- The highest profile contest was on the Republican side of the aisle, where former Gov. the election, easily fended off and drastically minimize our victed felon, also backed Plale Tommy Thompson won a contentious and closely fought GOP primary to represent the challenger Laura Manriquez in voice – from the Legisla- in 2010. party in November’s U.S. Senate race. Thompson took 34 percent of the vote in a four- a low-turnout race in Assem- ture, so this victory ensures Despite all the money AFC way contest, besting businessman Eric Hovde, who came in second with 31 percent, as bly District 8. Zamarripa that I can continue stand- spent, none of the right-wing well as former U.S. Rep. Mark Neumann, the Tea Party favorite, and Assembly Speaker Jeff received 596 votes (67 per- ing up to the unprecedented group’s candidates won. Fitzgerald, a close ally of Gov. Scott Walker. cent) in the majority Hispanic attacks on our shared values State Rep. Peggy Kru- Thompson will go on to face U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, the Democratic nominee. If district, while Manriquez got and fighting for Milwaukee’s sick lost her primary to she wins, Baldwin will become the first out senator in the nation and the first woman to 296 votes (33 percent). needs and priorities,” Pasch Dan Riemer in Milwaukee’s represent Wisconsin in the U.S. Senate. Although she ran as a wrote in a message to sup- 7th Assembly District after Thompson, a popular four-term governor, focused his campaign on electability. His Democrat, Manriquez was porters following her victory. proposing that race should moderate record and name recognition made him the candidate Democrats and pro- endorsed by right-wing lead- be removed as a factor in gressives least wanted Baldwin to face. ers and embraced some of PROGRESSIVE awarding higher education But having governed the state as a centrist, Thompson faces a dilemma similar to the conservative agenda. She SWEEP grants. During her tenure in Romney’s in trying to persuasively shift his ideological course. On Aug. 14, two-thirds of tried to make Zamarripa’s Coggs, who was co- the Assembly, Krusick consis- Republican voters chose a candidate who claimed to be farther to the right than Thomp- sexual orientation an issue endorsed by Equality Wis- tently voted against equality, son. Will they turn out in large numbers to support him in November? by distributing a press release consin and Fair Wisconsin opposing the state’s domestic Baldwin enjoys great cred with her base, but she will be cast as the stereotypical accusing the incumbent of along with Milwaukee Coun- partner registry and backing “tax-and-spend liberal” by the GOP. Baldwin’s challenge is to overcome that branding to using her sexual orientation ty Supervisor Nikiya Harris, the 2006 ballot initiative that attract support from swing voters. to attract votes, even though lost her race to the latter. prohibits same-sex couples It’s unlikely that Thompson’s campaign will attempt to make Baldwin’s sexual orienta- Zamarripa’s coming-out was Harris received the endorse- from marrying or forming tion an issue, since it could draw attention to his storied sexual indiscretions. politically risky. ment of both the Wisconsin civil unions. League of Conservation Vot- PASCH PREVAILS ers and Planned Parenthood. Millie Coby, another candi- The race between Coggs, date running as a Democrat who is part of a family polit- while pursuing a conserva- ical dynasty, and Harris, a tive social agenda, lost her relative newcomer, was hard attempt to unseat progres- fought. With more than sive state Rep. Sandy Pasch in 13,000 votes cast, Harris Assembly District 10. Repub- won the four-way race in licans eliminated Pasch’s Senate District 6 with 48 previous district when they percent of the vote. redrew the state’s political In that the Coggs-Har- boundaries following the ris race represented the 2010 Census. The redrawn old guard against the new, District 10 included Shore- it reflected the 2010 state wood, a white, affluent sub- Senate race between former urb that was part of Pasch’s state Sen. Jeff Plale, a conser- old district, and coupled it vative Democrat, and his vic- with Milwaukee’s heavily torious challenger Sen. Chris African-American West Side Larson. neighborhoods. Similarly, progressives High-profile black lead- made strong showings across ers, including state Rep. Beth the board on Aug. 14. Coggs and state Sen. Lena In Assembly District Taylor, threw their support 18, Evan Goyke, a young, behind Coby, a community unknown progressive took youth organizer, in an effort 37 percent of the vote in to avoid losing an African- an eight-way race to win IF IT WERE THIS EASY TO SEE, YOU WOULDN’T NEED A SCREENING. American seat in the Assembly. an open seat. In Assembly Two other African-American District 11, Mandela Barnes women also competed. beat incumbent Jason Fields Coby, who is affiliated with by campaigning on the latter’s a fundamentalist Christian support for school vouch- church, opposes choice and ers and opposition to cap- advocates for a school vouch- ping interest rates for pay- er system. She linked gays day lenders, who can legally with pedophiles on an Equal- charge more than 500 per- ity Wisconsin questionnaire cent in annualized interest to and declined to state her the working poor who need position on marriage equality. such services. Pasch, a leading equality “People are disappointed supporter in Madison, pre- – they want new leaders,” vailed in the race with 61 Barnes told the Milwaukee percent of the vote. Coby Journal Sentinel. garnered only 33 percent. The American Federation Pasch took 96 percent of the for Children, a group that Make an appointment for an expert, fast, affordable breast and cervical vote in Shorewood, where promotes school vouchers, cancer screening at plannedparenthoodsaveslives.com/cancer overall turnout 32 percent. sent out mailers for Fields Pasch celebrated her vic- and other Democratic can- tory at Art Bar in Riverwest, didates, spending more than a gay-owned establishment. $100,000 in Milwaukee, MJS

4501 • Planned Parenthood • Wisconsin Gazette • 6.3" x 7" 8 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | August 23, 2012 BY THE NUMBERS { Editorial } Number of guns owned 300,000,000 by Americans Time is ripe for Number of people killed 30,000 each year by guns in America tackling gun control Proportion of extremist-related The people of Aurora, Colo., had just begun returning to normalcy after the July 20 massacre at a cinema there when Milwaukeeans were hit with the 85% killings in the U.S. over news that a hate attack on a Sikh temple in Oak Creek had left six worship- the past decade committed pers dead. A week later, a man opened fire on police officers and bystanders by white supremacists. near the Texas A&M University campus, killing two and wounding four before he was gunned down by police. Proportion of Tea Party According to the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, the Texas case was the 12th mass shooting in the nation since the beginning of June. FBI 63% members who own firearms. statistics show guns are used in 67 percent of all homicides. The National Rifle Association, which promotes the ownership and use of Proportion of non-whites guns, is possibly the strongest and most effective lobbying group in the nation. who own guns. Few elected officials will stand up to the all-powerful NRA. Even President 23% Barack Obama has caved in to the group on such important policies as regu- Sources: Anti-Defamation League, Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun lating the international small arms trade. Violence, Public Religion Research Institute The NRA contends that guns don’t kill – people do. But according to the circular reasoning behind this bumper-sticker philosophy, everybody should be entitled to a stockpile of H-bombs and chemical war agents. Americans owned about 70 million firearms in 1999, and the number has been steadily climbing. Since the Tea Party began liberalizing access to guns, the number in circulation has grown to an estimated 260 million to 300 mil- { Letters } lion. Tea Party officials also have eliminated most restrictions on where and how firearms can be carried and used. At a time when there’s widespread LGBT groups condemn violence in Oak Creek, Joplin economic hardship and unprecedented polarization in the United States, it A coalition of gay, lesbian, pounded our sense of trag- ties we work with and serve would be miraculous if this set of conditions did not have catastrophic results. bisexual and transgender civil edy and shock. are no strangers to violence. Not all deaths by firearms are the result of crimes. In 2010, for example, rights groups and allies issued a We send our deepest We know our communities 11,015 homicides were committed with guns, but firearms were used in solidarity statement responding sympathies to the families are threatened on a daily 19,308 suicides and caused 600 accidental deaths. In addition, there were to the violence in Oak Creek, affected. basis by the many faces of about 200,000 non-fatal injuries involving firearms. Wis., and Joplin, Mo. Currently, details about hate and intolerance – not The World Health Organization studied and compared firearm deaths in The statement, released Aug. both incidents are emerg- just because of our sexual- 23 countries in 2003. The total U.S. population that year was 290.8 million, 9, reads: ing. Local law enforcement in ity or gender identity, but while the combined population of the other 22 countries was 563.5 million. As organizations serving Oak Creek have been joined because of our race, ethnic- Yet 80 percent of all firearm deaths in the 23 high-income countries in 2003 lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans- by the FBI in an ongoing ity, religion, national origin, occurred in the U.S, where guns rank among the top ten causes of death. gender, and queer (LGBTQ) investigation of the incident ability, and many other facets Recent events have created an opportunity for progressives to counter the communities, we are stunned as a potential act of domes- of our identities. We stand in NRA’s propaganda and make a case for gun-control policies. and saddened by the recent tic terrorism and a potential solidarity against all forms of Democratic leaders in three big states have used the recent shootings to spate of violence against hate crime. violence, as well as the hate push bills to crack down on assault weapons and ammunition sales. But these communities across the The fire in Joplin was and intolerance that all too scattered efforts have not gained traction in Congress or the presidential country. the second of its kind at often propagate it. campaign, and we have yet to see an orchestrated gun-control effort emerge. The shooting at the Sikh the mosque, on the heels As flags fly at half-staff It’s disappointing that progressive leaders are not pushing harder and gurdwara (temple) in Oak of another fire on July 4. around the country, we call louder to address this critical health issue. Not only disappointing, but cow- Creek, Wis., was certainly a Motives in both cases are still for a fuller dialogue among ardly and shameful. blow to all of us on Aug. 5. being determined (the first diverse communities, law To hear about the fire at fire at the Joplin mosque was enforcement, and policymak- the mosque in Joplin, Mo., determined to be arson). ers to better address vio- not even 24 hours later, com- The LGBTQ communi- lence in our communities.

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ON THE RECORD Sue Black deserved better and otherwise terminated in your whole life and what Ride was in a 27-year recent years. you strongly believe in? How relationship with Tam “I defy these homosexuals to Regarding her lock-out, a could you not tell him that O’Shaughnessy that she did bring forth a baby from that part of Opinion standard protocol of big, par- he’s a condescending creep not publicize but also did the anatomy which they concentrate JAMAKAYA anoid bureaucracies: Did they when he orders you to “get not hide from family, friends on. When that happens I will change think the long-term, well-paid with the program” with that or colleagues. She may have everything I’m saying; until that hap- However the saga of Sue and much honored Black was Cheshire cat grin of his? felt that coming out pub- pens, I wish those demonstrators would Black ends, the former Mil- going to steal paper clips Sue Black rejected a lucra- licly would harm her work. shut their mouth.” waukee County Parks direc- or sabotage the databases tive offer to head the Chi- She may not have wanted – PAT ROBERTSON telling his TV audience that tor can certainly be gratified of county golf courses or cago parks system a while to become a symbol for any he would support gay Chick-fil-A protesters if they by the outpouring of public toilets? back to stay in Milwaukee. cause beyond her passion, were able to conceive and deliver a baby anally. support after her sudden Abele called a press con- I’m confident she’ll land on which was science. Or she firing by County Executive ference to announce Black’s her feet and end her career may have felt it was just “Every former whore seeks to lecture everyone Chris Abele. firing, only to express frus- in a better position than she’s nobody’s business. Obituaries on morality as she gets older – especially during Known for her strong tration with reporters who had so far. made clear she led a life of tours and gigs abroad.” work ethic, her cooperation asked him the obvious Here’s a few words about diligent study, hard work and – Russian Deputy Prime Minister DMITRY with community groups and question: “Why?” Wearing a another fine public servant, sterling integrity. ROGOZIN showing that he can dish the dirt in his her skillful management of smarmy grin, Abele said sar- also a lesbian, Sally Ride. I got Ride could have used her condemnation of pro-equality statements made by reduced budgets to maintain castically, “I don’t owe you two questions about Ride from considerable celebrity after Madonna at her concerts in Russia. our extensive parks, Black gossip,” which of course only many people. The first was: her journeys to space in was widely respected. Her fueled more gossip. Did you know she was gay? many financially profitable “Maybe someone does not see the link, but after firing was a surprise to every- Personally, I hope that My simple reply to most ways. Instead, she stayed Madonna’s concert maybe some boy becomes gay, one, including county super- Black was insubordinate. was that I didn’t know, but close to NASA, serving on some girl becomes lesbian, fewer children are born visors who approved her When working in any hier- was happy to learn it. I had panels investigating the Chal- as a result and this big country cannot defend its reappointment this spring. archy run by tyrants or nin- always assumed so. I’m kind lenger and Columbia disas- borders – for me it causes moral suffering.” The clumsy handling of compoops, it’s the most hon- of a lesbian chauvinist and ters. She taught physics at – ALEXEI KOLOTKOV, one of a group of right- her firing – locking her out orable reason to be fired. assume that most women University of California-San wing Russian activists suing Madonna for $10 mil- of her office and announc- And, hey, Black’s a lesbian. who are extremely talented Diego and traveled widely lion, claiming the singer caused them moral suffer- ing it at a press conference We tend not to suffer fools and brave and accomplished promoting science education ing by delivering pro-gay messages during concerts – struck a universal chord gladly. How could you not probably are lesbians! to girls. It’s good to know in that country. among Milwaukeeans, many tell Abele he’s on the wrong The second question was: that Ride was a lesbian, but of whom have been pink- path regarding the future of Should the media have outed her heroism and her legacy “My mom was a lesbian. Yeah, she liked women. slipped, “voluntarily” retired the parks if parks have been Ride after she died? is so much bigger than that. My whole childhood was like that.” – Rapper 50 CENT telling celebrity blogger Perez Hilton about growing up with a lesbian mother and how he came to accept her sexual Why I need the center orientation. had children. staff member Kristen Donat, “I didn’t know about those letters until very Milwaukee’s LGBT Center he put together a program recently when they were brought to my attention Opinion has also played an impor- on budgeting and smart holi- because they went through our constituent case Martin palicki tant role in Vila’s evolution. day shopping for Project Q work system.” He began volunteering at the participants. – GOP vice presidential nominee PAUL RYAN Milwaukee financial advi- front desk, hoping to meet Vila also maintains regular explaining to Fox News why he was unaware of five sor Andrew Vila has proven people and get involved in the drop-in hours at the center letters he signed requesting federal stimulus money his ability to embrace oppor- community. He learned about from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thurs- for an energy company in his Wisconsin congres- tunity. The support of the the Center’s Project Q pro- days for people seeking free sional district. Ryan has continually demonized LGBT community has helped gram, which “opened my eyes financial advice. ‘“I often look President Barack Obama’s federal stimulus package. him navigate the process. to the fact that there was a at people’s tax returns, bills Born on the East Coast safe place that kids could go or even help them decide “We’ve got a Muslim president who hates farm- and transplanted to Wiscon- to. I had no idea there was what is a better deal for ing, hates the military, hates the U.S. – and we hate sin, Andy married shortly this whole segment of youth them in terms of a car or him.” after college and fathered in our own community that house loan,” he says. “I help – Country music performer HANK WILLIAMS two sons. But in his late 30s, needed support.” LGBT community members JR., addressing his fans at the Iowa State Fair. Vila realized that he wasn’t Vila’s background in have a second opinion on Photo: DAVID LAUERSDORF heterosexual. accounting attracted him to anything related to money.” Andrew Vila, left, at “It seems to me, from what I understand from “My coming-out process a series of workshops at the In addition, Vila serves on the center’s recent doctors, (becoming pregnant as a result of rape) is happened relatively late in center concerning domestic the center’s finance commit- “weed dating” event. really rare. If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body life, and I was worried how partnership law changes. “I tee, helping guide the organi- has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. But it would affect my family,” Vila was interested both from zation’s future financial suc- the LGBT community and let’s assume that maybe that didn’t work or some- says. Although it wasn’t easy, a professional and personal cess. hopefully to provide support thing. I think there should be some punishment, but Vila now enjoys a supportive point of view. I love financial Vila regularly attends cen- for people who might be the punishment ought to be of the rapist, and not relationship with his ex-wife information and I wanted to ter social events, such as the facing the same challenges I attacking the child.” and children, who occasion- know how same-sex couples monthly TGIF parties and the faced over the past 20 years.” – Missouri’s GOP U.S. Senate nominee TODD ally show up to cheer Andy were being impacted.” recent “weed dating” mixer Andrew C. Vila is an agent AKIN, a Tea Party adherent, responding to an inter- on when he competes in It was around that time that – although he grins mischie- and financial services profes- viewer’s question asking whether triathlons. Andy transitioned to a new vously without comment sional with New York Life Insur- abortion should be legal if a preg- Vila says Rainbow Families career as a financial advisor when asked whether a date ance Company and a certified nancy resulted from rape. is partly responsible for the with New York Life. Shortly grew out of the garden beds. public accountant in Wisconsin. good relationship he enjoys after receiving his certifica- But asked why he needs Martin Palicki is scretary of with his family. Years ago, he tions, Vila started providing the center, Andy is more the board of the directors of the attended RF events at the his own financial workshops responsive. “I need the cen- Milwaukee LGBT Community urging of a friend who also at the center. Working with ter in order to connect with Center. 10 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | August 23, 2012 Milwaukee hosts gay softball tournament

By Lisa Neff “We have a great group of volunteers. And Weigand had played college intramural Weigand says his dad, with whom he goes Staff writer we hope to have 30 to 40 teams,” he says. softball before the recreational league. He to Brewers games, probably will drive up Camaraderie. Competition. Camp. “That would be a typical tournament for us.” also played some Little League baseball. from Chicago for the tournament. “He loves The Dairyland Classic takes place Labor Most of the teams, which typically have Now, as then, playing the game is about his gay softball,” the son says. Day weekend, drawing dozens of teams to 15 to 20 players, come from Wisconsin. But competition and camaraderie. And now, as After the sporting, comes the celebrating. Milwaukee for two days of co-ed softball, some competitors travel from as near as then, playing the game can bring thrills. “That’s something unique for us,” Weber plus pre-tournament and post-tournament Chicago and as distant as Dallas. “There’s still that excitement when you says. “Milwaukee always puts on an end-of- good times. “We do get teams from other parts of make a great play or score that winning run tournament party.” “It’s been a great way to get people togeth- the country – Texas, Florida, Arizona,” Weber or get that big hit,” Weigand says. “It takes you And he promises a good one. er,” says Doug Weber, an IT manager from says. back to that place, that free place.” “Without a doubt, it’s a highlight,” Weber Whitefish Bay serving his first year as tourna- In mid-August, a couple of Milwaukee A self-described “huge sports fan,” Weber says, adding that this year’s celebration, Party ment director. He’s been involved for about teams headed to Minneapolis for the 2012 didn’t play organized sports in high school but at the Ritz, takes place from 4 p.m. to mid- five years with the Saturday Softball Beer NAGAAA Gay Softball World Series. And he took an interest in intramurals in college night on Sept. 2 at the Pritzlaff Building at League, which runs the classic. SSBL, which in early September, a couple of Minneapolis and then the recreational leagues. Plankinton and St. Paul Avenue. Entertainment has provided gay softball in Milwaukee for 34 teams likely will be bound for Milwaukee. Weber has played in two Dairyland Clas- includes a DJ and Chris America’s “Madonna years, is associated with North American Gay “Minneapolis and Chicago, they do a great sics, two world series and “lost track of how Tribute.” Amateur Athletic Alliance and the Milwaukee job supporting our town,” Weber says. “And many other tournaments” he’s played in. “She doesn’t lip sync and has a couple of Gay Sports Network. the teams enjoy coming to Milwaukee, playing The Dairyland Classic competition takes very hot guys as back-up dancers,” Weber Weeks before the event that for many in Milwaukee. …Milwaukee always seems to place at two venues – Wirth Park at Pilgrim boasts. players closes out the summer softball sea- have a really fun tournament. It’s a great time and North Avenue in Brookfield and Wick Brian Reinkober, the SSBL commissioner son, Weber says he hopes to be organized and good camaraderie.” Field at 51st and Vliet in Milwaukee. and a player for La Cage Nemesis, says the enough on tournament weekend to play The camaraderie is a major reason Jeff On Aug. 31, registration begins at the host party helps make the classic a “world-class outfield for the Fluid Force. Weigand has played six seasons of softball hotel, the Doubletree at Sixth and Wisconsin, event.” Planning for the classic begins as early as with the SSBL, as well as the tournaments. with cocktails at the bar. February, when frost – if not snow – cov- “I really enjoy my teammates,” says the On Sept. 1, there’s round-robin play, with On the field ers Milwaukee’s turf. There are preliminary third-baseman and contact hitter for Woody’s C Division teams at Wirth and D Division The Dairyland Classic – billed as meetings, assigning of duties, searches for Silver. teams at Wick. “Big Time in Brew Town – returns to volunteers. The tournament director and the Weigand, a Chicago transplant who stayed On Sept. 2, there’s a full day of play build- Milwaukee Sept. 1-2, with registration SSBL board handle the earliest work. in Milwaukee after graduating from Mar- ing up to the championship games – two or on Aug. 31. Tournament weekend, Sept. 1-2, Weber quette University, says the league helped him three, depending on the number of teams in For details about the gay softball says he’ll rely on about three dozen volun- find a community. the tournament. tournament, go to www.ssblmilwaukee. teers to help with registrations, field activi- “It’s a good group of people,” he says. “A Organizers expect to see more fans in com. ties, party bartending and souvenir sales. fun group of people.” seats on Sunday than Saturday.

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BronzeOptical_ad_Gazette_aug11.indd 1 8/9/11 9:40 AM WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | August 23, 2012 11 12 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | August 23, 2012 Undergroud concerts fuel recruitment, bonding and ideological reinforcement HATE from page 1 a very serious responsibil- music, having performed with homa City bomber Timothy continues to dominate this ity for helping to create the several bands. Monitors of McVeigh, among others. tiny but socially significant environment that created hate groups had been track- Coded messages perme- music scene. him.” ing Wade since his 2000 ate hatecore. For instance, As frontman for one of Michaels now works debut on the hatecore scene. Resistance often sold hate- these bands, Centurion, with former gang members Definite Hate, one of the rock albums for $14.88 – Michaels was a major play- and white supremacists to bands in which Page per- “14” representing the 14 er in that music scene. The produce Life After Hate, a formed, was signed with words in a popular skinhead group’s underground con- monthly online magazine Resistance Records, the mantra, and “8” referring to certs were one of its great- that promotes tolerance Cadillac label of the hatecore the eighth letter of the alpha- est recruitment and fundrais- and compassion. He’s also industry. DF’s anthem is the bet – “H.” ing tools, he said, as well as developed Kindness Not song “Heart to My Nation,” “Doubling it up stood a powerful mechanism for Weakness, a character devel- which begins, “Our heritage for ‘Heil Hitler,’” said Todd Photo: myspace group bonding and ideologi- opment movement that dis- is fading/Our people have Blodgett, a former Reagan Wade Page performing with the hatecore band cal reinforcement. courages bullying and vio- turned back,” then builds White House aide who once Definite Hate. Centurion’s CD “14 lence. over the course of six and had an ownership stake in Words” sold more than But no matter how much a half minutes to the climax: Resistance Records but later of garage bands, distributed are affiliated with the group, 20,000 copies, screeching his mind and heart have “Our heritage is growing/ informed on white suprema- by specialized small labels which organizes hate music the movement’s call for the changed, Michaels continues Our people fighting back/Sieg cist groups for the FBI. that often consist of a single concerts, including Ham- destruction of racial/ethnic to be haunted by the damage heil! Sieg heil! Sieg heil!” Resistance Records’ sales person and a post-office merfest, the genre’s largest minorities and LGBT people he did as a teen and young During its heyday in 2001, slid precipitously after Pierce box. The bands come and annual event. Page performed across the globe. Although man – not just to others when GQ profiled Definite made a speech dissing mem- go, and performers hop at Hammerfest in Georgia that number is small in the but also to his own soul. Hate, Resistance Records bers of other racist groups from one to another. At in 2010. context of mainstream rock, The headlines about Page re- grossed $1 million annually, as “freaks and weaklings,” any given moment, there Centurion was Northern opened an old wound. making it the cash cow for according to the Southern are between 100 and 150 GATEWAY DRUG Hammerskin’s primary fund- “I used to be Wade Page,” the then-dominant neo-Nazi Poverty Law Center. Pierce bands in the United States, The Internet has ushered raising tool and, for a while, Michaels said. group National Alliance. That died in 2002 of cancer and according to the Anti-Defa- in a new era of opportunity it dominated the shadowy group was founded by Wil- kidney failure. mation League. for hatecore music. People fringes of the racist skinhead ‘DEFINITE HATE’ liam Pierce, who became a No comparable record Hammerskins, the closest stumble across the music in music world. Before he shot him- hero of the movement for label has emerged to domi- thing today to the National the course of cruising the “The odds are very good self, ending his murderous his 1978 novel “The Turner nate the scene the way that Alliance, dominates much Web and can download it that (Page) was a fan of Cen- rampage, Page was deeply Diaries,” a sort of bible for RR did. Today’s hatecore of the white power music from many bands’ sites for turion,” Michaels said. “I feel involved with white-power racists that inspired Okla- groups are the equivalent scene. Many hatecore bands free. Those who are willing WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | August 23, 2012 13 to pay for it need look no lence, it paradoxically offers farther than iTunes or Ama- its adherents the warm zon.com. acceptance and sense of pur- Hatecore can strike a pose lacking in their lives. In chord with the kind of disaf- that sense it’s very much like fected, angry youth that Page urban street gangs. and Michaels once were. Michaels said it was the For Michaels, the pioneering camaraderie and romantic British hatecore band Skrew- appeal of being part of a driver was like a gateway drug. mythic quest – to save the “The music has proven to white race – that won him be the single most effective over to the white power recruiting tool for bringing movement. He saw his rac- young people into the move- ist skinhead comrades as an ment,” said Mark Potok, senior all-embracing new family of fellow at the Southern Poverty rebellious misfits like him- Law Center. “You hear from self, bound together by a many people who come out of common cause and a shared PHOTO: Screenshot the white supremacist move- contempt for authority and Marching hammers in Pink Floyd’s “The ment that the music is very the status quo. Wall.” The hammers symbol was co-opted important. Essentially what While the Internet has by white supremacist groups. people say is that at (a young) empowered neo-Nazis and age you listen to a given track white supremacists to spread hundreds and hundreds of their message more effec- Low notes times and the music seeps tively, Michaels believes the 1960s: Johnny Rebel aka Clifford Joseph Trahane into your brain.” Web has “also empowered sings with a Cajun sound about the KKK and becomes Prior to the Internet, get- those of us who are counter- known in music history as the “forefather of white ting the music out to the Photo: lifeafterhate.org ing hate and violence.” power music.” public was an overwhelming Arno Michaels today. “Life After Hate has con- 1976: Ian Stuart Donaldson forms Skrewdriver, con- challenge. tributors from all continents sidered the first racist skinhead band, in Great Britain. “Just going around trying that kid walks out of his par- intended bonding experience short of Australia and Antarc- 1978: The white supremacist National Front forms to find kids and give them ents’ house and into his first into a brawl. tica,” he said. “We got more the Punk Front in Britain, launching the Nazi punk period. hate music CDs in the hopes skinhead concert. There he soldiers for LAH during the Late 1980s: The first Hammerskins group, the Con- that they’ll like it and get meets that world.” BLOODSHED week after the Sikh shooting federate Hammerskins, forms in Dallas. involved in the movement Staging a hatecore concert COMMON than during the prior two 1993: Resistance Records is founded. that way – that’s a very time- presents a unique set of chal- Michaels said bloodshed and a half years of our orga- 1995: William Pierce’s handbook “The Turner Dia- and cost-inefficient tactic,” lenges. Very few, if any, legit- is common at the con- nization combined. ries” informs Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh. said Michael Pitcavage, direc- imate venues permit such certs, which he described Michaels urged all people 1999: William Pierce, leader of the neo-Nazi Nation- tor of investigative research events on their premises, so as “testosterone-fueled” to fight hate “by committing al Alliance, purchases Resistance Records, lead purveyor for the Anti-Defamation organizers must resort to events where knife fights themselves to treating the of “white power” music. League. “But if you have a subterfuge or find out-of- over women and brawls to life around you with as much October 2000: Hammerfest 2000 is held in Geor- medium like the Internet, you the-way places, such as dank resolve power conflicts are kindness and compassion as gia and described as a “Woodstock of hate rock.” can simply put the music out basements, warehouses or part of the allure. The con- possible. That practice is the 2004: Panzerfaust Records, a white power music there where people encoun- rural fields, in which to - per certs are also known for most beautiful thing about label, launches a campaign to distribute free white- ter it in their everyday lives. form. their violent mosh pits. Also being a human being, and it power music CDs to middle and high school students. It’s the difference between “It was pretty much any- features of heavy metal and is something that can change Aug. 5, 2012: Wade Michael Page, a 40-year-old a direct marketing campaign where we could get into,” hardcore punk concerts, the course of life. It changed ex-soldier with ties to the white-power music scene, and a billboard campaign.” Michaels said. “We got into mosh pits are areas close the course of my life, and it kills six before taking his own life at a Sikh temple in “Kids introduce them- a VFW hall by pretending to the stage where solo can change the course of the Oak Creek, Wis. selves to this world on their it was somebody’s birthday dancers push and slam into next Wade Page.” own,” Potok said. “Mom and party. We built a stage on a one another in a frenzy of dad are in the kitchen making 10-acre field just north of undirected aggression.“The dinner, and they’re off in their Wisconsin Dells and had a pit during our shows would room on their computer. It’s concert there where there often get so violent that the Celebrate Nathan and Jason’s illegal marriage! kind of like looking at porn. were a couple of hundred audience would start tearing Some small percentage gets people.” each other apart,” Michaels Join us for the reception to benefit more and more interested.” Initiates have to clear a said. “We were proud of the Milwaukee number of hurdles just to fact that a lot of our audience Washington D.C. Showtime find a concert. They might would leave in ambulances. EQUALITY Exposure to the music is receive directions to a park- That’s how crazed we would not a strong enough experi- ing lot where group mem- get the audience worked WISCONSIN ence to seal a life-changing bers are waiting in a car to up. We would be like, ‘Yeah, Equality Wisconsin requests the honor of your presence as we deal like joining a racist skin- check them out before taking that’s what Centurion does.’” show our support and outrage that Nathan and Jason had to head group. The leap from them to the concert site. For the kind of members special thanks to listening to the music on the There are reasons for sought by supremacists – travel 791 miles to get married. Internet to being assimilated the secrecy. Although hate men who are prepared to into the movement is a big speech is protected in the fight a race war – the vio- September 29th Sponsorship Levels one, and hatecore concerts United States, unlike some lence is part of the move- $500 best man/maid of honor help some over the divide. European countries, govern- ment’s allure. Even the fre- at The Home of Ray Vahey $250 groomsman/bridesmaid “On the face of it, you ment agents try to keep tabs quent battles with anti-racist $125 ringbearer/flowergirl uneau pt think someone listening to a on extremist group activity. skinheads have a romantic 924 J St a 824 $50 suggested donation song and then wanting to go Anti-racist skinheads, who “West Side Story” appeal, Milwaukee, 53202 out and kill Jews – that’s just equal their white-power Michaels said. all donations accepted ridiculous,” Potok said. “The counterparts in ferocity, can But while the white power 3pm - 6pm in advance or at the door moment of truth is when infiltrate an event and turn an movement is built on vio- To RSVP please call Baraq Stein at the Equality Wisconsin o ce at (414) 431-1306 or email him at [email protected] 14 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | August 23, 2012

NATIONAL Briefs

Chuck Wolfe of the Victory Fund said, primary on Aug. 14. Lawyer ordered to pay “David’s election sends a message to Tallahas- The organization’s advisory board offered $4.5M to gay student see that LGBT Floridians will be heard. Finally, a $50,000 matching challenge to the PAC’s A jury has awarded a gay University of we will have an authentic LGBT voice in the supporters to raise $100,000. Michigan student body president $4.5 mil- state capitol who will be unafraid to speak up lion in his lawsuit against a former Michigan and speak out for fairness.” Anti-gay campaign AIMS assistant attorney general who posted about Another openly gay candidate, Joe Saun- to oust Iowa judge him in an anti-gay blog. ders, won his primary on Aug. 14 and advanc- Anti-gay zealots have launched a campaign Chris Armstrong accused Andrew Shirvell es to the general election to represent to defeat Iowa Supreme Court Justice David of defamation and causing him emotional dis- Florida House District 49 near Orlando in Wiggins, who was part of the court’s unani- tress on an anti-gay blog, in Facebook posts Orange County. Saunders won on primary mous 2009 decision to allow gay marriage in and during visits to the Ann Arbor campus. day with a 30-point margin of victory. the state. Then-Attorney General Mike Cox fired A third openly gay candidate, Ian Whitney, The Family Leader, a right-wing group led Shirvell in 2010 after he criticized Armstrong. is running in the November election to rep- by former Republican gubernatorial can- Shirvell says he was acting within his First resent Key West in the Legislature. He did didate Bob Vander Plaats, is directing the Amendment rights and that his statements not have a primary opponent. campaign with support from the National were either true or protected because of Organization for Marriage and backing from Armstrong’s role as a public figure. Lesbian PAC raising former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum. Armstrong had offered to drop the lawsuit money for Baldwin On Nov. 6, Wiggins faces a retention vote if Shirvell apologized. LPAC, a lesbian super PAC, dedicated its and needs simply more yes votes than no Photo: Courtesy resources to raising money for Wisconsin votes to keep his position. David Richardson, standing, is Flori- Democrat Tammy Baldwin’s run for the U.S. In 2010, Chief Justice Marsha Ternus and da’s first openly gay legislator. Senate. Baldwin is the first candidate to get Associate Justices David Baker and Michael an endorsement from the PAC, which was Streit lost their bids for retention after being Florida elects first announced earlier this summer. targeted in a costly anti-gay campaign for openly gay legislator LPAC, on its website and with social media their support of the decision that made Iowa David Richardson is the first openly gay tools, said Baldwin, who will address the the only state in the Midwest where same- candidate elected to the Florida House of Democratic National Convention in Septem- sex marriage is legal. Representatives. ber, “needs our help immediately” for her Richardson won the Democratic primary “important and historic campaign.” michigan Protesters for District 113 in Miami Beach on Aug. If elected, Baldwin would be the first threaten death, rape 14, edging out three opponents. With no openly gay member of the U.S. Senate. Bible-preaching protesters at a Gay Day opposition in the general election, he’ll be Her opponent in the November election is celebration in Grand Rapids, Mich., are said Tallahassee-bound this winter. Republican Tommy Thompson, who won his to have made threats of death and rape, yet Photo: Internet they face no consequences. The event in A screenshot taken from the site Cherry Park on Aug. 4 was organized by The “Chris Armstrong Watch” run by East Hills Council to celebrate the neighbor- ex-Michigan assistant attorney gen- hood’s diversity. eral Andrew Shirvell. Armstrong is Alcohol or Other Members of the Tolerance, Equality and on the right. Awareness Movement say they called Grand Rapids police to complain that anti-gay pro- ACLU challenges Addictions? testers at the event made death threats and Michigan law banning also threatened to rape a woman at the partnership coverage celebration. The ACLU wants a federal judge to strike The police made no arrests, and the local down a Michigan law that bans many public newspaper reported that the police depart- entities from providing health insurance to We Can Help ment said Gay Day organizers failed to file a the domestic partners of their employees. formal complaint. In a brief filed on Aug. 7, the ACLU also 12-Step Group Meetings But gay rights advocates dispute that claim. asked the judge to block the ban until a deci- sion is issued. • Alcoholics Anonymous Amway focus of The law bars domestic partners from gay rights boycott receiving health care coverage, while allowing • Al-Anon Equal rights activists are calling for a boy- government employers to offer these ben- cott of Amway following reports that Doug efits to all other family members, including • Narcotics Anonymous DeVos, co-owner of the company, has given parents, siblings, uncles and cousins. $500,000 to the anti-gay National Organiza- • Sexual Compulsives Anonymous tion for Marriage. Indianapolis adds Fred Karger, the openly gay activist who benefits for workers The Galano Club is a 12-step recovery club that provides ran for the Republican presidential nomina- The Indianapolis City-County Council has meeting space for 12-step groups and a place to socialize tion this year, says the community ought to approved a proposal to provide health care boycott the Michigan-based Amway. The boy- and enjoy the fellowship of others in recovery. While our benefits to the domestic partners of city cott includes Alticor and its sister companies workers. membership is made up of primarily gay and lesbian Quixtar Incorporated and AccessGroup LLC. The proposal would offer insurance cov- people, everyone is welcome. Amway responded with the statement, “As erage to both same-sex and heterosexual THE private citizens, the DeVos family supports unmarried couples. 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By Marilynn Marchoneap At the same time, violent crime has been AP writer falling and the murder rate is less than half Is a gun like a virus, tobacco or alcohol? Yes, what it was two decades ago. And Gallup say public health experts, who in the wake of polls have shown support for stricter gun recent mass shootings are calling for a fresh laws has been falling since 1990. Last year 55 look at gun violence as a social disease. percent of Americans said gun laws should What is needed, they say, is a public health remain the same or become more lenient. approach to the problem, like the highway Dr. David Satcher tried to make gun vio- safety measures, product changes and driving lence a public health issue when he became laws that slashed deaths from car crashes CDC director in 1993. Four years later, laws decades ago, even as the number of vehicles that allow the carrying of concealed weapons on the road rose. drew attention when two women were shot One example: Guardrails are now curved to at an Indianapolis restaurant after a patron’s the ground instead of having sharp metal ends gun fell out of his pocket and accidentally that stick out and pose a hazard in a crash. fired. Ironically, the victims were health edu- “People used to spear themselves and cators in town for an American Public Health we blamed the drivers for that,” said Dr. Association convention. Garen Wintemute, an emergency medicine That same year, Hargarten won a grant professor who directs the Violence Preven- to establish the nation’s first Firearm Injury tion Research Program at the University of Center at the Medical College of Wisconsin. California-Davis. “Unlike almost all other consumer prod- It wasn’t enough back then to curb deaths ucts, there is no national product safety over- just by trying to make people better drivers, sight of firearms,” he wrote in the Wisconsin and it isn’t enough now to tackle gun violence Medical Journal. by focusing solely on the people doing the That’s just one aspect of a public health shooting, he and other doctors say. approach. Other elements: They want a science-based, pragmatic Host factors: what makes someone more approach based on the reality that we live in likely to shoot, or someone more likely to a society saturated with guns and need better be a victim. One recent study found firearm ways of preventing harm from them. owners were more likely than those with no The need for a new approach crystallized firearms at home to binge drink or to drink for one of the nation’s leading gun violence and drive, and other research has tied alcohol experts, Dr. Stephen Hargarten. He found and gun violence. That suggests that people himself treating victims of the Sikh temple with driving under the influence convictions shootings at the emergency department he should be barred from buying a gun, Winte- heads in Milwaukee. mute said. It happened two weeks after the shoot- Product features: which firearms are most ing that killed 12 people and injured 58 at dangerous and why. Manufacturers could be a movie theater in Colorado, and two days pressured to fix design defects that let guns before a man pleaded guilty to killing six go off accidentally and to add technology that people and wounding 13, including then-U.S. allows only the owner of the gun to fire it. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, last year. 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A Web announcement said, the convention hall as well The week before the con- “With the ending of the – parties, fundraisers, caucus vention, LCR representatives RNC, we set our sights on meetings, platform talks and were in Tampa to weigh in the Democrats. After all, protests. on drafting a party platform. both parties are f---ing over Several LGBT groups are Because delegates aren’t the country by pandering to finalizing plans, including likely to adopt a platform corporate interests instead GOProud, which earlier in that calls for marriage equal- of the people they claim to the summer endorsed nom- ity, Cooper wanted to focus represent. So follow us as we inee-in-waiting Mitt Romney, on removing or modifying march in the streets against and Log Cabin Republicans, language. An LCR point, he the Democrats and prepare which, if it makes an endorse- said, would be, “If you can’t our caravan to Charlotte, ment for the White House, say anything nice, don’t say home of the DNC.” will do so after the conven- anything at all.” “One of the central goals tion. As of press time, however, of organizing around both R. Clarke Cooper, the exec- it seemed the draft platform conventions is to bring light utive director of the 30-year- would call for an anti-gay to the lack of representa- old LCR, said because the constitutional amendment on tion this system offers and nominee officially is decided marriage and a defense of demand alternatives to build at the convention, ancillary DOMA. our democratic voice,” said groups traditionally wait to LGBT advocates also will Occupy activist/organizer Photo: AP/LM Otero Then-nominee Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., right, his wife Michelle, second make endorsements. be involved with actions out- Matthew Hickson. right, vice presidential nominee Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., and wife, Jill, pose LCR’s schedule for the side the GOP convention, as after Obama’s speech during the final session of the Democratic National convention week includes: part of the Occupy the RNC In Charlotte Convention at Invesco Field in Denver on Aug. 28, 2008. • An Aug. 26 reception campaign. Gay activist Amelia Rivera hosted by Florida chapters. “Despite the oppressive of Charlotte will be among • A celebration of out rules intended to keep us the protesters at the DNC. Antonio Mayor Julián Castro equality and (re-nominating) 1-6. The largest events will Republicans in partnership away, we are going to be “For me, it is all about social and U.S. Senate candidates an incumbent president who be a march on Sept. 2 and a with the Gay & Lesbian Vic- there and we are going to be justice. So, great if the party Elizabeth Warren and Tammy supports our freedom to student-led liberation festival tory Fund on Aug. 27. heard on poverty, minimum is good on gay issues, but it’s Baldwin. Former President marry,” he said. “While not on Sept. 1. • A brunch celebrating the wage, war, peace, the envi- not great that it doles out Bill Clinton will deliver the the panacea of equality, it is “Our coalition is expecting newly formed Conservatives ronment and human rights,” support for civil rights and nominating speech on Sept. 5 certainly a milestone in the thousands of people to turn for the Freedom to Marry said Sarasota activist Paul human rights like ‘here’s your and Vice President Joe Biden LGBT movement.” out over Labor Day weekend on Aug. 29. Whitacre. treat, gays’ and ‘here’s your and Barack Obama will make Stonewall has plans for (in Charlotte) and through- • A tribute to congressio- A handbill for Occupy the treat, Latinos.’ There is right their acceptance speeches several events during the out the week,” Hickson said. nal allies on Aug. 30. RNC circulating in the area and there is wrong. Period.” on Sept. 6 at the Bank of convention, including wel- Preparations ahead of the Cooper, who worked for announced, “We will Con- Gay rights activist Teresa America stadium. coming the LGBT delegates actions involve finding shelter former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, front Mr 1% and the horrible Mitcham of Charlotte said Jerame Davis of the – the number is expected to for demonstrators and stag- attended the 2000 conven- cauldron of hate at the RNC she will attend both Occupy National Stonewall Demo- exceed 400 and set a record. ing areas for protests. tion that nominated George with Non violent Direct actions and a couple of public crats said a milestone will “Total LGBT participation “We are currently in the W. Bush. The acceptance Action and community build- events at the convention. be reached on Sept. 6, with – with groups like Stonewall, process of finding camp- speech, he said, “was every- ing!” “I’m a Democrat and the two incumbent nominees HRC, and the Victory Fund in grounds, hotels, churches and thing any political junkie Protest events include a happy to have the conven- for the highest offices in the addition to DNC staff, LGBT private venues that would be would expect.” He remem- march and “roving radical tion here,” she said. “I think nation being on the record media, and others – is likely willing to house folks dur- bered that convention as a dance party” on Aug. 27 and it will be inspirational. And a for marriage equality. to exceed 500,” Davis said. ing the DNC,” Hickson said. display of party pride, state a series of street protests good way for us to be heard.” “The big news will be the The Coalition to March “Outside of sleeping arrange- pride and a hub of “hyped-up and “decentralized direct- The official convention historic nature of a major on Wall Street South is also ments, we will be facilitating retail politics.” action demonstrations “last- lineup includes speeches by national political party (affirm- organizing the Occupy cam- a convergence space where Now, for 2012, Cooper is ing all night, all day” from first lady Michelle Obama, San ing) its support for marriage paign in Charlotte for Sept. folks will be able to meet up and have meetings, make signs, share meals, et cetera.” “There are many rea- sons that folks will come to the March on Wall Street ARRESTED? 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Theater Dixon Photos: C arissa Travis A. Knight and Nate MICHAEL MUCKIAN Burger in “Troilus and Cres- sida,” above, and Tracy STwo plays currently running in Exposing Michelle Arnold in “Shake- Sring Green invite questions about speare’s Will,” left. Shakespeare, the man and the play- wright. the Bard in Brown apparently also saw the ‘Shakespeare’s Will’ challenges facing his ornately cos- Was William Shakespeare bisex- tumed characters, choosing to spice ual? History has provided clues but up the mix and season the impend- not a definitive answer. However, new ways ing sorrow. In her only speaking the possibility is a central conceit scene, Helen writhes in sensuous behind “Shakespeare’s Will,” which dance before Paris, stripping a near- opened Aug. 17 as part of American by male servant to the waist and Players Theatre’s “second season. drawing the men into an impromptu The one-woman show features threesome. Achilles and Patroclus APT veteran Tracy Michelle Arnold are a little more out than APT as Anne Hathaway, Shakespeare’s audiences are used to seeing. There wife, who was pregnant with the is a considerable amount of beef- first of the pair’s three children ferent type in the capital. Several ‘Troilus & cressida’ Troilus (Nate Burger) and Cres- cake, and the whole thing ends with when they married in 1582. In 2005, Shakespeare sonnets appear to be It’s not unusual for even the most sida (Laura Rook) are a young Tro- a great sword-clashing, bloodletting Canadian playwright Vern Thiessen directed at a man, which further gifted artist to occasionally miss the jan couple brought together by finale, resulting in a mortal blow to used the very few facts available fuels play’s dramatic premise. mark. In Shakespeare’s case, literary Cressida’s scheming uncle Panda- the Trojans and their ultimate retreat. about Hathaway to create a 90-min- But the truth of the situation critics refer to his misses as the rus (Jim DeVita, in a scene-stealing There is comedy amid the chaos, ute monologue that commences on matters little given Arnold’s bravura “problem plays.” One of the most performance). Presumably, they are primarily from DeVita’s Pandarus, the day of Shakespeare’s funeral and performance as a woman left largely unfamiliar and problematical, “Troi- meant to mirror the more famous who capers around in a slightly sim- retraces in circular and fragmentary alone to deal with her all-too- lus and Cressida,” opened Aug. 18. relationship between Paris (Michael ian stance, chattering in phrases and fashion the pair’s tumultuous life. familiar familial obligations. Director The problem plays, which include Perez), a Trojan, and Helen (Ally using a voice distinct from the rest Much of that life was spent apart, Brenda DeVita draws the full range “All’s Well That Ends Well,” “Mea- Carey), a Greek, which is what all of the cast’s stentorian couplets. with Hathaway remaining in Strat- of emotions from Arnold, who uses sure for Measure” and, for some, “A the fighting is about. In T & C’s case, Unfortunately, it’s not enough to ford to raise their children and nothing more than a bare stage Winter’s Tale,” contain unresolved boy gets girl, boy loses girl – she’s balance the play’s tragic aspects or Shakespeare pursuing his literary stocked with a chair, a nightstand issues facing the protagonist – or traded to the Greeks for a pris- lack of resolution. and dramatic aspirations in London. and, presumably, the playwright’s a problem in classifying the play. oner of war – and that’s about it One wonders if Shakespeare, One of the few historical facts second-best bed to create a com- Both of these problems affect APT’s for them. who wrote “Troilus and Cressida” known about Hathaway – that pelling scenario. production. When it comes to the But conflict continues as the on the heels of “Hamlet,” may have Shakespeare’s will bequeathed to The actress sings and soars, cring- comedy-or-tragedy question, “Troi- opposing forces scheme. The Tro- simply run out of steam. his wife his “second-best bed” – es and cries her way through a role lus and Cressida” is neither fish jans debate whether to return becomes Thiessan’s foundation to that embraces the most universal nor fowl, which at 200 minutes long Helen, “the face that launched a On stage postulate an open-marriage agree- of emotions, giving them voice and makes it a sizeable dramatic serving thousand ships,” to the Greeks and “Shakespeare’s Will” runs ment between the couple that context both foreign and familiar. to swallow. be done with her. The Greeks strug- through Oct. 21 and “Troilus drives conjecture about the play- Without Shakespeare, Hathaway But much of the production’s gle because their greatest warrior and Cressida” runs through Oct. wright’s sexual orientation and presumably would have been of little charm, if that’s the right word, is Achilles (Eric Parks) refuses to fight, 5 at American Players Theatre, Hathaway’s own transgressions. interest either historically or dra- that director William Brown has choosing instead to dally in his tent 5950 Golf Course Road in Spring Hathaway revels in her own sex- matically. But the universality of her pulled out all the stops in tell- with his lover Patroclus (Samuel Green. Call 608-588-2361 or go ual promiscuity while pining for personal struggle characterized by ing Shakespeare’s tale of the Trojan Ashdown). to americanplayers.org. her lost love, who might have been Arnold’s performance touches us all. War, stretching the bounds of APT’s Each side realizes that it’s no way having dalliances of a slightly dif- family-friendly stage in the process. to run a war. 24 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | August 23, 2012 The Rep’s ‘Assassins’ aims to make a statement

has grown in importance,” adapted from an original says Clements, who also is work by Charles Gilbert Jr., The musical directing the production. “It’s uses both fact and conjecture Theater deeply rooted themes force to good effect in what Cle- revue, which the audience to look into the ments describes as a com- MICHAEL MUCKIAN features mirror of our society, one plex work. Good theater makes a which nurtures and maybe “It’s a very rich, very history’s most compelling statement, while even encourages the kind of nuanced and very apt satire,” great theater carries with it disenfranchised people we Clements says. “There are infamous U.S. truths that stand the test encounter in the show.” definitely elements of com- of time. That’s the measur- The disenfranchised char- edy in it, but there is so much presidential ing rod that Mark Clements, acters are many, and some are more to it than that. It’s hard artistic director for Milwau- better known than others. to label it as purely a dark assassins, is kee Repertory Theater, uses From Lincoln’s assassin John comedy.” ‘a very apt frequently. Wilkes Booth to Kennedy’s Central to the show, which Stephen Sondheim’s killer Lee Harvey Oswald, won five Tony Awards during satire.’ “Assassins” – a musical revue from Charles Guitreau, who its 2004 revival, are the guns featuring history’s most shot James Garfield, to Leon used by the assassins. Jim infamous U.S. presidential Czolgosz, who murdered Guy, prop master for the Mil- assassins – received mixed William McKinley, the stage waukee Rep, did a thorough reviews when it first opened is occupied by social miscre- search for the types and vin- in 1990. But its characters’ ants who believe their right tages of the actual weapons search for sudden celebrity to happiness includes license used in the crimes. Acquiring and the show’s celebration to kill a U.S. president. In fact, the weapons turned out to of the country’s growing gun “Everybody’s Got the Right” be easier than first thought. culture has more relevance is one of the show’s signature “The Rep’s prop depart- today than ever before, Cle- numbers. ment actually had several of ments says. The Rep opens its The narrative structure is the harder-to-locate guns in business for some time to 2012-13 season Sept. 4 with a series of vignettes built stock from previous produc- locate or supply guns that the controversial work. around the slim history that’s tions,” Guy says. “For the duplicate or very closely “In the 22 years since it available about the charac- others I have been work- resemble the ones noted in Photo: Dan Bishop was written, I believe that the ters. The book by Sondheim ing through trusted vendors the script.” Mark Clements. statement the piece makes collaborator John Weidman, with whom I have been doing The most difficult guns to replicate, he said, were the “The scene hasn’t been in Milwaukee’s Oak Creek ones with which most of the completely blocked yet, but suburb and in Aurora, Colo. audience is already familiar serious discussion is already “No matter what your – the single-shot derringer underway to make sure that viewpoint on the right to Presenting Sponsor with which Booth killed Lin- the scene is absolutely safe have guns may be, the laws coln and the bolt-action rifle for the audience and cast and currently in place are not used by Oswald to shoot generates the response that working,” Clements says. Kennedy. the director is after,” he says. “Now is the perfect time to The Quadracci Power- Regardless of how Clem- have a discussion about guns SEPT 14–16 house’s excellent acoustics ent’s version of the play ends, in our society, and I will be DISCOVER WISCONSIN FINE ARTISTS allows Guy to load the weap- its themes ring true for the happy if ‘Assassins’ can be a ons with less than full pow- times, particularly following catalyst for that conversa- FRI 1−7 • SAT 10−6 • SUN 11−4 der behind the blanks, which this summer’s mass shootings tion.” reduces the weapons’ recoil. Still, gun safety remains para- Shop for unique artwork mount in a production like in a variety of media all under the canopy of spacious tents! “Assassins,” he says. The Rep’s Season at a Glance “Safety instruction is abso- lutely necessary every time a Quadracci Powerhouse gun is used on stage because “Assassins” Sept. 4–Oct. 7 no two live performances “The Diary of Anne Frank” Oct. 23–Dec. 2 are the same and nothing can “Sense and Sensibility” Dec. 11–Jan. 13 be taken for granted,” says “Clybourne Park” Jan. 29–Feb. 24 Guy, who teaches courses in “A Raisin in the Sun” March 12–April 14 Contributing Sponsors firearms safety for the stage nationwide. “Before an actor Stackner Cabaret touches a gun, the gun and “Gutenberg! The Musical!” Aug. 24–Oct. 14 Emerging Artist Gallery ammunition undergo a series “Blues in the Night” Oct. 19–Dec. 23 “Mind Over Milwaukee” Dec. 28–Feb. 24 Regional Art Gallery Showcase of tests in the shop and on the set to make sure that “Ring of Fire” March 1–May 5 Artist Demonstrations and Children’s Art Activities they are safe for the cast, Silent Auction of Artists’ Works crew and audience.” Stiemke Studio Premiere of the Pfister Finalists Art Exhibit As to the controversial “The Mountaintop” Sept. 26–Nov. 4 New! Art by Design: The Automobile final scene in which the “How the World Began” Jan. 16–Feb. 24 “Rep Lab” March 1-4 New! Art by Design: Beer, Wine, and Cheese tasting assassins line up and fire their weapons into the audience, $5 advance/$7 door (12 and younger FREE) Nestled in Brookfield’s beautiful Mitchell Park Guy is not tipping the direc- Pabst Theater (262) 781-9520 • HiddenRiverArtFestival.com tor’s hand. “A Christmas Carol” Nov. 29–Dec. 24 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | August 23, 2012 25 Reel Advice GREGG SHAPIRO ‘Sparkle’ fails to glitter As unnecessary remakes go, “Sparkle” ranks relatively high on the list. Moving the action from 1950s Harlem to 1960s Detroit (an homage to “Dreamgirls” or a rip-off?), “Sparkle” tells the rags-to-drugs-to- (poten- tial) riches story of a sister trio and their fanatical and controlling mother. Sparkle (Jordin Sparks, whose limited act- ing chops make Beyonce look like Viola Davis) is the songwriting kid sister of Sister aka Tammy (Carmen Ejogo) and Dee (Tika Sumpter). The singing sisters live at home with their Bible-wielding single mother Emma (the late Whitney Houston) and sneak out of the house to perform in nightclubs. Sister, who has returned home after a failed mar- riage and Dee, who plans to leave home to attend medical school, are supportive of Photo: Courtesy Sparkle’s goals and talents. When ambitious talent manager Stix (Derek Luke) offers to a matter of time before disaster and death lend a hand in the management and booking make an appearance. of the trio and get them an important gig, Ultimately this is a story about the power they agree. of music and the way it can be a source But Emma isn’t the only thing standing of comfort and so much more. The musi- in the way of Sister and Her Sisters’ (really, cal performance scenes, including Houston’s that’s the name they go by) path to stardom. nearly ecstatic rendition of “His Eye Is on Sister shuns the romantic advances of Stix’s the Sparrow,” are the best part of the movie. well-intentioned cousin Levi (Omari Hard- The remake wisely includes a handful of wick), because he’s broke. Instead she hooks the Curtis Mayfield compositions from the up with sleazy comic Satin (Mike Epps – how original, including “Something He Can Feel.” is it that this man continues to get work?), Unfortunately, the newer material can’t hold who not only showers her in jewels and a candle to those songs. furs, but also insults Emma to her face. Satin Director Salim Akil, who makes Tyler Perry eventually introduces Sister to cocaine and seem like Robert Altman, overuses slo-mo physical abuse. and makes a variety of questionable decisions As Sister’s life spirals out of control, throughout the film. But he does deserve Sparkle is being courted by Stix. She and Dee credit for getting a relatively controlled per- try their best to save Sister and not become formance out of Houston. When all is said – completely alienated from Emma. But it’s only or sung – “Sparkle” doesn’t even glitter. ‘Bourne’ lacks chemistry

Aaron Cross (Jeremy Renner) doesn’t Aaron arrives in time to save her. And so realize it, but he has some big shoes to fill. A begins their journey, which takes them all the soldier recruited by the CIA to be a pharma way to Manila so that Marta can attempt to guinea pig, Aaron survives his solo time in “viral out” Aaron. the frozen wild and beats the best record Helmed by Tony Gilroy (“Michael Clay- for doing so by two days, fueled by a pair of ton”), who also wrote the screenplays for colorful “chems.” But shortly after getting the the three previous films in the Bourne series, good news he finds himself under attack, nar- “The Bourne Legacy” is slightly weighed rowly escaping a missile delivered by drone. down by too much globe-hopping interwoven However, Aaron’s not the only one. Three with flashbacks and extended chase scenes. other “outcomes” like him have already met The chemistry between Renner and Weisz their early deaths. also is lacking, considering the way things end Aaron’s legacy, like that of Jason Bourne’s, (nope, not giving anything away). is being considered disposable by the U.S. Alternating between exhilaration and government, as well as its pharma industry exhaustion, the best part of “The Bourne evil twin. In a Sterisyn-Morlanta lab, scientist Legacy” is the promise of sequels where the Marta Shearing (Rachel Weisz), who has details can be fine-tuned or genetically modi- crossed paths with Cross on more than one fied, whatever the case may be. occasion, finds herself under attack. Fellow scientist Dr. Foite (Zeljko Ivanek) shoots up Visit WiG: the lab, killing six, with Shearing as the lone survivor. The event brings her unwanted wisconsingazette.com attention from evil government agents, but Updated all day. 26 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | August 23, 2012 Jason Gorman creates culinary gems for Milwaukee

By Michael Muckian Contributing writer The existentialist Jean-Paul Sartre once said that to do Chef Jason Gorman’s “Lobsterwurst” is to be (and of course he 12 slices, serves 6-8 people would.) Chances are that ice bath to stop cooking. were he alive today, the Ingredients 2. Clean lobster, removing all meat French philosopher-author 1-1 1/4 lb. live lobster from tail, claws, and knuckles. Medium would have appreciated Chef 8 oz. scallops dice the meat. Jason Gorman’s approach to 8 oz. rock shrimp 3. In a food processor, puree the scal- cooking, as well as his culi- 1/3 oz. butter lops and rock shrimp. nary talents. 1/2 oz. roasted garlic paste 4. Sauté onions and garlic paste in “It is more important to 2 1/2 oz. onions, minced butter until translucent. Cool. me that I cook, rather than 1/4 oz. tarragon, chopped 5. Mix all components together along where I cook,” says Gorman, Kosher salt, lemon juice, peppercorns, with tarragon, salt and pepper. 42, who currently cooks and bay leaf, black pepper and cayenne peppr 6. Form mixture into a sausage-like consults at La Merenda Bar to taste roll, then cover tightly with plastic wrap, & International Tapas, located Preparation tying the ends of the lobsterwurst at 125 E. National Ave. in 1. Cook lobster in boiling water, tightly. Milwaukee’s Walker’s Point seasoned with salt, lemon juice, pepper- 7. Poach in 170 degree water for neighborhood. “I am happiest corns, bay leaf and cayenne pepper for about 8 minutes. Cool lobsterwurst in when I am creating food.” about 5 minutes. Immediately shock in refrigerator until ready to serve. Gorman, a native of Chi- cago’s River Forest suburb, has been a culinary force to be reckoned with since emerging onto the Milwau- bingo hall, Gorman and his “All food has the potential you enjoy what you are eat- a year before he moved to joined. The options run from kee dining scene nearly a staff created culinary marvels to be exceptional or medio- ing, (the food) should be ful- his current berth at La Mer- locally sourced Wisconsin decade ago as chef at the that Milwaukee soon discov- cre, and I look for contrasts filling the promise of its initial enda, an Italian word meaning meats and cheeses to Costa original Dream Dance in the ered. He quickly developed a in flavors, textures and tem- visual excitement. If it looks “early snack,” which refers to Rican ceviche, from Lebanese Potawatomi Bingo Casino. following, sharing his love of peratures,” says Gorman, pretty but doesn’t taste good, the custom of early evening falafel to sambal goring udang, Behind a nearly anonymous food and talent for creating who cooked professionally then I feel that I’ve been lied socializing and gathering for a sautéed shrimp dish with wooden door on the casino’s it through culinary classes in Atlanta and Dallas before to.” food and drink. Indonesian roots. Seasonal upper floor across from the around the state. landing in Milwaukee. “When The casino’s popularity “The restaurant has been items also are incorporated grew right along with that open five years and most into the menu to capitalize of its restaurant. The enter- people aren’t aware of its on locally sourced ingredi- prise nearly doubled in size commitment to sustainable ents. in 2008, and Dream Dance food,” Gorman says. “Owner The international flare Ingredients for Life. moved to the ground floor, Peter Sandroni works closely combined with local roots gaining its own entrance with more than 45 differ- is the perfect combination from the street. But the res- ent farmers to source local for Gorman, who didn’t con- taurant’s nature also changed, ingredients. It’s an exciting sciously set out to be a chef. and its emphasis moved away point for me in my career.” It’s a career that he says from more creative dishes Gorman, an amateur gui- found him. becoming Dream Dance tarist and comic book art- “There wasn’t an ‘aha’ Steak. Despite the restau- ist, says the relationship with moment per se, but I can rant’s migration to what is Sandroni is almost musical. speak to what cooking is all largely high-level supper club “When Peter and I are about for me,” Gorman says. fare, Gorman remained for creating menus or specials, “It’s the moment when you several years in an effort to it’s not unlike jamming,” he see the look on a person’s add more than an interesting says. “We have fun, we work face who maybe wasn’t happy patina to proceedings. But with the freshest ingredients when the meal started, and the relationship didn’t last. and we bounce ideas back you know you played a role In early 2011, Gorman and forth. Having a loyal audi- in making his (or her) life made a much-publicized ence packing the house each better. Being part of creating jump to the Iron Horse night doesn’t hurt, either.” a good memory is what gives Hotel to take the role of La Merenda, which spe- me purpose.” executive chef for Smyth and cializes in small plates, cov- That’s something even Fully Stocked Produce the hotel’s other restaurants. ered an international culinary Jean-Paul Sartre could appre- Wine & Beer Fresh Seafood The relationship lasted about range even before Gorman ciate. Natural & Organics We Deliver! Madison’s Downtown Grocer Since 1983 Visit WiG at Open 24 Hours Mon. thru Fri. • 7 a.m. to midnight Sat. & Sun. Locally Operated. Locally Involved. wisconsingazette.com 111 N. Broom St. • Madison • (608) 255-2616 updated all day. Corner of Mifflin and Broom Streets ORDER ONLINE: www.capcentremarket.com WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | August 23, 2012 27 Animation Nation of the Beatles’ voices is featured in the film, whose tripped-out script was co-written by Replay Erich (“Love Story”) Segal. GREGG SHAPIRO The cartoon does, however, weave more than a dozen Beatles songs into its soundtrack. ‘Wizards’ Created at a time when the Vietnam War was Ralph Bakshi, of “Fritz the Cat” fame, in full swing, “Yellow Submarine” pits the vio- combined anti-technology and anti-religion lent Blue Meanies against the peaceful, music- messages with images of Nazis and a second loving citizens of Pepperland. The “all you death for Hitler in his 1977 futuristic fantasia need is love” message, while a bit idealistic, “Wizards.” Now on Blu-ray in a 35th anni- is as moving today as it was nearly 45 years versary edition, “Wizards” is set far into a ago. DVD special features include the “Mod bleak future, in a world that has been blown Odyssey” featurette, interviews with crew apart by terrorists. Against the backdrop of and vocal talent and much more. a planet occupied by evil, hideous mutants and good fairies, elves and dwarves, Bakshi brings something new to the good-versus-evil formula. Twin brothers Avatar (voiced by Bob Holt) and Blackwolf (voiced by Steve Gravers), rep- resent good and evil, respectively. Three thou- sand years after Avatar defeated Blackwolf in a duel following the death of their mother Delia, the brothers have kept their distance from each other. But Blackwolf has his heart set on domination and destruction using the power of science and technology. He sends his minions to destroy the magic practiced by Avatar and his followers. Blackwolf’s massive army, fueled by Nazi film footage shown on a vintage projector, and Avatar’s troops finally do meet on a bloody and corpse-strewn battlefield. Can you guess who triumphs? “Wizards” looks like a Saturday morning cartoon on a bad acid trip, an indication of how far animation has come since the late 1970s. However, the themes in “Wizards,” including the excesses of technology, political extremism and the horrors of war still ring Photo: COURTESY true today. DVD special features include the collectible packaging, Bakshi’s commentary, a ‘The Secret World of Arrietty’ Easily the most accessible of the animated Studio Ghibli productions, the 2010 U.S. ver- sion of “The Secret World of Arrietty,” avail- able from Disney in a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack, is a delight. A retelling of Mary Norton’s “The Borrowers,” the cartoon feature jux- taposes the coming of age stories of sickly “human bean” Shawn (voiced by David Hen- rie) and rebellious and ambitious borrower Arrietty (Bridgit Mendler). Both adolescents are under the watchful eyes of their elders – Aunt Jessica (Gracie Poletti) and meddling housekeeper Hara (Carol Burnett) take care of Shawn, while Arrietty’s parents are Homily (Amy Poehler) and Pod (Will Arnett). The relationship between the borrowers, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, The Troupe of Mademoiselle Eglantine, 1896 (detail). Grand Rapids Art Museum, Purchase, Peter M. Wege. who “take only what they need,” and the Photo: COURTESY human beans, who are destructive, is tested “vivacious” when an unexpected relationship develops – THIRDCOAST DIGEST featurette and more. between Arrietty and Shawn. ‘Yellow Submarine’ The animation is spectacular, combining The 1968 animated feature “Yellow Sub- the painting-like backgrounds with classic marine,” now available on DVD, puts to rest Japanese animation in the foreground. Sweet any doubt that the Beatles were dabbling with and touching – full of messages about life, psychedelic drugs. Based on the Beatles’ song death and survival – “The Secret World of of the same name, the movie is set in Pep- Arrietty” should be shared by one and all. perland, a colorful cartoon land designed by Bonus material includes original Japanese The exhibition is supported by the Milwaukee Art Museum’s Friends Heinz Edelmann in Peter Max fashion. None storyboards, music videos and more. of Art, PNC Bank, and Bud and Sue Selig in honor of Jeffrey H. Loria. 28 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | August 23, 2012 Wisconsinite Kelly Hogan mixes it up on brilliant new album Interview GREGG SHAPIRO,

In the 11 years between the release The album includes of “Because It Feel Good” and respectful nods to your her brilliant new album “I Like to Chicago cronies, including Keep Myself in Pain,” Kelly Hogan Andrew Bird, Jon Langford, explored all the musical crayons in Catherine Irwin and The her box. Handsome Family. Following her 2001 release, the Oh, man, I want to get one of Evansville resident toured for a those Mayberry police cars, with couple of years, sang with Neko the giant speakers on top and go Case and joined John Wesley Hard- slowly down the street, “Ladies and ing and Nora O’Connor to record gentlemen, check these people out! Elizabethan madrigals on “Songs They kick ass!” I love waving the Photo: Courtesy of Misfortune,” a Love Hall Tryst flag for people. Kelly Hogan performs at The East Side Club of Madison, 3735 Monona Drive, album. Three years ago, Hogan’s Madison, on Aug. 30. jazz band The Wooden Leg began I heard some Lulu in your what was supposed to be a one- voice on “Pass On By.” month residency at The Hideout KH: Good! I think Lulu is very in Chicago. soulful. Awesome! I apologized to mertime hit singles you a pan, beat it really loud next to our Staples and Bettye LaVette, “I’ve been busy, Gregg! I never Stephin Merritt. I said, “I Olivia hear pouring out of car win- heads, while singing “Reveille.” Actu- among others? stopped singing,” Hogan exclaimed Newton-Johned your song, I hope dows or radios at the beach. ally, I wove the melody of “Reveille” I had to buy some adult diapers, when I caught up with her a few you don’t mind” (laughs). What would it mean to you into my background vocals as a little man. Are you kidding? They were months ago to chat about her to have a hit like that? “up yours” to my dad, a little hom- my favorite label in the world, and about her latest release. There’s a disturbed I love those songs, too. I don’t age. I’m not ashamed to sound like a they asked me to make a record for domesticity on songs such just sit around listening to Lee box of Honeycomb cereal, because them. I thought I was being punked. Gregg Shapiro: It seems as “We Can’t Have Nice Hazelwood, drinking brandy out of I’ll eat that stuff all day long. I was going to call my record “I’m like most of the songs on “I Things” and “Whenever a snifter. I like The Archies and Oliv- Not Worthy.” Like to Keep Myself in Pain” You’re Out of My Sight.” ia Newton-John and all that. John So good and so good for were written for you. Do you think domestic tran- Wesley Harding sent me “Sleeper you. But of course you are. Kelly Hogan: Certain songs might quility is an oxymoron? Awake” a long time ago, and he For “Haunted,” my only mixing I just like how they invest in you. not have been written for me spe- I don’t think it’s ever tranquil. sent me some other songs when I note for that song was, “Let’s make It’s not like it’s my Anti- record, it’s cifically, but they were given to me. Where would all these sad songs asked him for this record. But I kept it smell like beer.” (Songwriter) Jon my first Anti- record. They’re even Like in the case of The Magnetic come from? I think that’s a myth, going back to it, and I thought it Langford is very robust. He’s like giving me that benefit of the doubt. Fields’ (“Plain White Roses”), that sir! I mean I have happy times, we might finally be time to do “Sleeper a pirate. I love him so much. We It makes me excited. I want to do was an old song of theirs. Stephin all have happy times, but I don’t Awake.” I’m a horrible insomniac, wanted to make it like a bar sing- them proud. (Merritt), was going to write me think that exists. Go chase that and that song kind of gives me a along. When Jon heard it, he said, one, but he was busy doing an windmill, dude, I’ve got other stuff heart attack to sing. Our idea was “You’ve turned it into a Bay City opera, so Claudia (Gonson) said, to do. When I sing those songs, I to take the song and flip it upside Rollers song.” I was like, “What?” “There’s this song, I think it’s a great see pictures on the floor, broken down. It was fun to play it with a I guess it was the clapping and all. Join WiG song and it never really got its due,” glass, and people smiling through it. Motown thing. I was thinking more But I love how it turned out. It’s on so she sent me a version from a I think that’s reality. of Kirsty MacColl. I love that stuff. raucous. Merge (Records) compilation from I love to throw open my windows, a long time ago. Now they do it in Songs such as “Sleeper clean the house and sing that stuff. How does it feel to be their live show and it’s on a recent Awake” and “Haunted” I have an army dad and he used to a part of the Anti- stable, record. They’re like, “Hey, that song have a commercial ring. flip on the light, throw off the cov- along with Neko Case, is good!” They sound like the sum- ers and, with a wooden spoon and Wilco, Kate Bush, Mavis WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | August 23, 2012 29 Ron Palillo, of ‘Welcome Back, Kotter,’ dies at 63

Ronald Paolillo was born April 2, 1949, in Cheshire, Television Conn., eventually dropping MATT SEDENSKY, AP WRITER the first “o” from his - sur name. His father died of lung Ron Palillo, the out gay able wise guys known as the cancer when he was 10 and actor best known as the Sweathogs. Horshack was he developed a stutter. His nerdy high school student the nasally teen who yelped, mother thought getting him Arnold Horshack on the “Oooh, ooh,” and shot his involved in a local theater 1970s sitcom “Welcome hand skyward whenever Kot- might help. He fell in love Back, Kotter,” died Aug. 14 in ter posed a question. with the stage and overcame Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., at The show was a rat- his speech impediment. the age of 63. ings success and pop cul- He attended the Universi- Palillo suffered an appar- tural phenomenon, injecting ty of Connecticut and earned ent heart attack at his home smart-aleck phrases such as parts in Shakespearean pro- about 4 a.m., said Karen Poin- “Up your nose with a rubber ductions before his big break. dexter, a close friend of the hose” into the mainstream When he auditioned for actor. He was pronounced and propelling Travolta to “Kotter,” he thought he’d be dead at Palm Beach Gardens stardom. But the series only passed over for others who Medical Center. lasted as long as a high school had more of a tough-guy Palillo is survived by his education and its end, for New York look. He told inter- Photo: fabuloushollywoodmemories.com partner of 41 years, Joseph Palillo, brought difficulty. viewers that his dying father’s Ron Palillo, left, at the TV Land Awards in 2008 and, right, during his Gramm. He said he felt exiled voice inspired his character’s “Welcome Back, Kotter” days. The actor was inextrica- throughout the 1980s, unable trademark wheezing laugh. bly linked with the charac- to find parts, sinking into And he said Horshack tapped thing in teenagers.” he focused on stage directing school in West Palm Beach. ter he played from 1975 to depression, and rarely ven- into feelings any teen could Palillo went on to get a host and writing. He was due to return for 1979 on “Kotter,” the ABC turing from his apartment. relate to. of bit parts in shows from His last act in life mirrored the school year the morning sitcom that introduced John When offers did come, he “I think he was the smart- “The Love Boat” to “Cagney his most famous one, in a he died. Travolta to the world. The felt typecast as Horshack. est kid in school,” he told the and Lacey” to “The A-Team,” real-life classroom instead of Poindexter said that while story line centered on the “While I loved him, I really Miami Herald in 2009. “He and played himself for a time one at the fictional James her friend might, at times, title character, who returns loved him, I didn’t want to was giving up his aptitude in on the series “Ellen.” But Buchanan High School. Palil- have resented the shadow to his Brooklyn alma mater do him forever,” he told the order to be liked. Then and “Kotter” remained his most lo taught acting at G-Star Horshack cast, he remained to teach a group of love- Birmingham News in 1994. now, that is a very common well-known acting part, and School of the Arts, a high fond of the character. 30 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | August 23, 2012

Photo: BuckinghamNicks.net Lindsey Buckingham performs on Aug. 28 in Green Bay at the Meyer The- atre and on Aug. 29 in Washburn at Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua. Buckingham still compelling

Lindsey Buckingham, the and Buckingham made a former partner (both roman- strong comeback with “Seeds tic and creative) of Stevie Music We Sow.” Nicks, did something signifi- GREGG SHAPIRO Unlike Nicks’ album, Buck- cant for the British blues ingham’s self-released “Seeds band Fleetwood Mac when We Sow” is a no-frills proj- he and Nicks joined the tal “Go Insane” (the title ect, performed, recorded and group in the mid-1970s. He tune becoming a modest mixed by Buckingham. You made them popular. By bring- hit), Buckingham established can still hear the Bucking- ing his unique pop flair to a pattern of releasing solo ham of his Fleetwood Mac- Fleetwood Mac, he provided albums every few years, with era’s “Tusk,” as well as the the group with the critical the longest gap occurring Buckingham who explored and, more importantly, com- between 1992’s “Out of the his experimental side over mercial success that had Cradle” and 2006’s “Under the course of his various solo eluded it in the States. the Skin.” It was during this releases. In 1981, Buckingham, like period that Fleetwood Mac “Seeds We Sow” is every Nicks, released his first solo regrouped, featuring both bit as compelling as “In Your disc. “Law and Order,” with Buckingham and Nicks, Dreams.” Highlights include its sexy George Hurrell cover and released the live “The the elaborately rhythmic “In pic, echoed some of what Dance” disc and the studio Our Own Time,” “Gone Too Buckingham had been doing album “Say You Will.” Far,” “Stars Are Crazy”(on with the Mac (see the hit sin- History repeated itself 30 which Buckingham shows off gle “Trouble”). It also allowed years after Buckingham and his trademark fretwork) and him to stretch. Nicks released their first solo the fittingly dreamy “Rock Going solo again in 1984 efforts. Nicks returned to Away Blind.” with the more experimen- form with “In Your Dreams” Band to Romney: Stop using our song An attorney for Silversun Romney campaign.” sage he intends.” Pickups has asked Repub- The lyrics of “Panic A Romney spokesperson lican presidential candidate Switch” seem like a warning said the campaign’s use of Mitt Romney’s campaign to about “red views” that “keep the song was inadvertent, but immediately stop the use of ripping the divide.” But singer it was covered under the the rock group’s song “Panic Brian Aubert said that’s not campaign’s blanket licensing Switch.” the song’s message. agreement and was not illegal. The Los Angeles-based “We’re nice, approachable Nevertheless, spokeswom- band’s attorney sent a cease- people. We won’t bite. Unless an Andrea Saul said there are and-desist letter to the you’re Mitt Romney!” Aubert no plans to play the song again. campaign of the presump- told reporters. “We were This isn’t the fist time that tive Republican presidential very close to just letting this musicians have asked Rom- nominee. A news release go because the irony was ney to drop their songs from said neither the band nor too good. While he is inad- his play list. Earlier this year, its representatives were con- vertently playing a song that rapper K’naan complained tacted for permission and describes his whole cam- after the campaign used his added that the group “has no paign, we doubt that ‘Panic song “Wavin’ Flag” intention of endorsing the Switch’ really sends the mes- – AP and WiG reports WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | August 23, 2012 31 beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Rotary Amphitheater at Discovery Aug. 23, Thursday World, 500 N. Harbor Drive. Agatha Christie’s “Murder on the Nile” runs through Sept. 2 Milwaukee Chamber Theatre continues its lauded production at Peninsula Players Theatre, 4351 Peninsula Players Road in Fish of “A Thousand Clowns” by Herb Gardner, through Aug. 26, at Creek. Call 920-868-3287. Broadway Theatre Center, 158 N. Broadway. Call 414-291-7800. Wisconsin Public Radio’s artist in residence, the Kat Trio WiGOUT (Vladislav Gorbich, Victoria Gorbich, and Julie Page), performs at 7 p.m. at the SummerStage Theater in Lapham Peak State Park, a mile south of I-94 on Highway C, south of downtown Delafield. ON THE Aug. 30, Thursday Milwaukee City Hall, 200 E. Wells, hosts the Summer of Peace All City Parade Exhibit. The public can view the floats, masks Jazz in the Park presents The Erotic Adventures of the Static and costumes featured in the Summer of Peace All City Parade Chicken at 6 p.m. in Cathedral Square Park, 825 N. Jefferson. for free during regular City Hall hours through today. Go to www. TOWN The new Live @ Peck Pavilion series presents Paul Cebar at milwaukeepublictheatre.org for more info or call 414-347-1685. Edited and compiled by Gregg Shapiro 7:30 p.m. at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, at the corner Jazz in the Park presents The Right Now at 6 p.m. in Cathedral of Water and State. Call 414-273-2787. Square Park, 825 N. Jefferson. Ayre in the Square presents The Delta Routine, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Third Ward’s Catalano Square, Broadway & Aug. 27, Monday Menomonee Streets. Visit musicinthesquare.org. Alterra Cafe at the Lake, 1701 N. Lincoln Memorial Drive, “Michelle Grabner: The Inova Survey” features a selection presents Florentine (Opera) at the Lake at 7 p.m. of paintings, prints, sculpture and video spanning the career of American Folklore Theatre in Door County presents the world UWM alumna, Chicago-based artist, writer, teacher and curator premiere of “Victory Farm,” set in World War II Door County, at Michelle Grabner, through Sept. 23 at Inova/Kenilworth, 2155 N. The Amphitheatre in Peninsula State Park in Fish Creek. Prospect.

Aug. 24, Friday “Cheeseheads, The Musical” continues through Oct. 14 at The Amphitheatre in Peninsula State Park in Fish Creek. Boswell Book Company, 2559 N. Downer, welcomes Wisconsin Erotic Adventures of the Static Chicken author Michael Perry, author of “Visiting Tom: A Man, a Highway, and the Road to Roughneck Grace,” at 7 p.m. Call 414-332-1181. Walker’s Point Center for the Arts, 839 S. Fifth, presents installations by Cathy Breslaw and Charles Matson Lume Sept. 1, Saturday through Aug. 25. Call 414.672.2787 or visit www.wpca-milwaukee. org. Present Music presents “Change,” featuring MYSO’s steel drum “Belgians in Heaven,” set in Southern Door County’s Belgian- band Calypso, in Vogel Hall at Marcus Center for the Performing American farming district, continues at The Amphitheatre in Arts, at the corner of Water and State. Call 414-273-2787. Peninsula State Park in Fish Creek. Greymatter, 207 E. Buffalo, Ste. 222, presents Ador{n}ed, featuring new work by Chicago native Tyanna J. Buie, through Sept. 1. Call 414-687-2598 or visit greymattergallery.com. Sept. 2, Sunday “Gutenberg! The Musical!” runs through Oct. 14 in the Stackner Cabaret at Milwaukee Repertory Theater, 108 E. Wells. Aug. 25, Saturday Call 414-224-9490. The Riverside, 116 W. Wisconsin, presents Gotye at 7 p.m. Call 414-286-3663. Franc D’Ambrosio Waukesha County Airport in Waukesha is the place to catch the Wings Over Waukesha Air Show, featuring top aerobatics acts, Sept. 4, Tuesday today and tomorrow. For more, visit wingsoverwaukesha.com. “Assassins,” The ABBA musical “Mamma Mia!” runs through Aug. 26 at Fox Directed by Mark Clements, with music and lyrics Cities Performing Arts Center, 400 W. College Ave. in Appleton. Call Aug. 28, Tuesday by Stephen Sondheim and book by John Weidman, runs through 920-730-3760. Oct. 7 in the Quadracci Powerhouse at Milwaukee Repertory The new Live @ Peck Pavilion series presents Franc Theater, 108 E. Wells. Call 414-224-9490. D’Ambrosio’s Broadway at 7:30 p.m. at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, at the corner of Water and State. Call 414-273- 2787. Three-time Grammy winner, Mickey Hart performs songs from Sept. 5, Wednesday the new album “Mysterium Tremendum,” Grateful Dead songs and more with his band at 7:30 p.m. at the Majestic, 115 King in Eric Simonson’s “Lombardi,” based on the book “When Pride Madison. Call 608-251-2582. Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi” by David Maraniss, runs through Oct. 14 at Peninsula Players Theatre, 4351 Peninsula Players Road in Fish Creek. Call 920-868-3287. Aug. 29, Wednesday Boswell Book Company, 2559 N. Downer, welcomes Giulio Sept. 6, Thursday Tononi, a professor of psychiatry and a neuroscientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and author of “Phi: A Voyage from Jazz in the Park presents Random Walk at 6 p.m. in Cathedral Wings Over Waukesha the Brain to the Soul” at 7 p.m. Call 414-332-1181. Square Park, 825 N. Jefferson. LIVE @ the Lakefront presents D’Calleson playing salsa, 32 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | August 23, 2012

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