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11 Right-wing pageant 12 Wisconsin's Ferguson? 14 Decorating trends 31 MKE Ballet's 'Giselle' 40 Keeping wonder alive Tea party gathering ranks The police shooting of an Leading designers and Michael Pink restages his A retrospective for Walker second among unarmed black teen in fashionistas have picked successful take on the Milwaukee artist JoAnna GOP hopefuls vying for Madison sparks protests, wine-red "Marsala" as the classic ballet, translating it Poehlmann drops into the Republican nomination. raises questions. color of choice for 2015. to war-torn 1941. artist's fascinating world. 2 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | March 12, 2015

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

Hollywood ing stations so home office he’ll travel to men built the tunnel sim- pastries in the shape of a posted a screencap of the harvest workers can get the job Florida the ply because they wanted weapon. Educators could complaint. Will consumers be more done from the Lazy Boy. next day. a hang out. “They started still punish students for likely to eat asparagus out as goal to make a cool eating Pop-Tarts in class. endorsed by Jessica Alba Oh O’Reilly Bad bluff place and that’s what they or kale if promoted by Bill O’Reilly operates Police in Lincoln, did,” said police Constable TOURISM CAM-PAINS Colin Kaepernick? Partner- under the belief that if he Nebraska, arrested a man Victor Kwong. Promotional ship for a Healthier Amer- shouts something loud for possessing less than an commercials for urban ica, created in conjunction enough, his Fox fanatics will ounce of marijuana alleg- Playing with tourism can be saccharine- with first lady Michelle take his word as truth. That edly found after he was pistols sweet at times, but one Obama’s Let’s Move! doesn’t work with journal- stopped on suspicion of Inspired by the punish- anonymous Milwaukee effort, hopes so. The group ists, who have devoted a drunken driving. The report ment of a kid who brought blogger has swung the recently announced a lot of energy to disproving said police found the pot in a gun fashioned from a pendulum very far in the celebrity campaign to pro- O’Reilly’s claims to be on a plastic sour cream con- Pop-Tart to school, Nevada other direction. Since mote consumption of fruit the spot and in danger dur- tainer labeled “Not Weed.” Assembly Republicans are March 3, a Tumblr page has and vegetables. The idea ing his correspondent days. backing a bill that would been presenting itself as a is to put as much thought Most recently, CNN pub- Tunneling in bar schools from barring parody of Visit Milwaukee's PHOTO: Courtesy and money into marketing lished a taped telephone Toronto students from playing with website, posting mean healthy foods as chips and from 1977 that reveals The discovery of an toy firearms on school and misleading campaign CannaCon candy. O’Reilly was not outside underground bunker in grounds. Nevada Assem- slogans that alternately Tommy Chong of Cheech the Florida home where Toronto set off a social blyman Jim Wheeler is mock the tourism site or and Chong was among Docking décor an associate of Lee Harvey media frenzy. Authorities sponsoring AB121, which critique Milwaukee, such the celebrities to attend a Ikea recently announced Oswald committed suicide. said the tunnel measured would forbid schools as "1st in segregation!" or recent three-day marijuana plans to sell home fur- O’Reilly, in his book Kill- about 2 yards high, 3 yards from punishing students "Valuing your right to drive expo in Seattle. Entrepre- nishings — desks, lamps ing Kennedy, said he was wide and 10 yards long and who play with toy guns or drunk over an effective neurs debuted a number and tables — capable of on a porch when he heard contained plywood walls, pretend to use a firearm. public transportation of new products, includ- wirelessly charging smart- a gunshot from inside the a sump pump, a generator The bill also extends pro- system since 1958." Visit ing a pot-infused barbe- phones, tablets and other home where George de and a lot of discarded bev- tections to students who Milwaukee has already cue sauce, hash oil, smoke electronics. The Swed- Mohrenschildt commit- erage cans. Police set up wear clothing with images filed a complaint with wipes, facial creams, seeds ish company also plans to ted suicide. But on the surveillance to identify the of firearms, use hand ges- Tumblr regarding the use of and munchies. The next offer a kit to convert fur- recording, O’Reilly is told inhabitants and eventu- tures to imitate a gun or its logo on the blog, which expo will be held in Denver niture into wireless dock- of the death and he says ally learned that two young brandish partially-eaten we know because the blog in June. WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | March 12, 2015 3 4 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | March 12, 2015 Riding out winter, gearing up for fights spring, about pumping up the tires on his Trek Bike and cruising on the Capital City State Trail. Wisconsin is one of the best bik- ing states and Madison is one of the 10 best biking cities in the country, said Czerwinski, a cycling enthusiast since his sixth birthday, when he got a BMX bike coveted by every kid in his neighborhood. “In a couple of weeks, with spring, everyone will see why. For cyclists, this is just a superb time of year to be in Wisconsin.” PHOTOS: North Coast Cycling Association March madness exhilarates cyclists. Riders join in a North Coast Cycling Association on a frozen Lake Superior. The NCCA PHOTO: Budget Bicycle Center of Madison/ Warm-weather riders tune up their bikes, hosts a free ride from Bayfield to Madeline Island — the largest of the Apostle Islands — Joel Heiman on the Ice Road on Saturdays in winter, at least for as long as the ice lasts. “I am excited register for tours and update their gear. The Velocipede, circa 1869, is on display in about all the ice biking that is happening in the area,” said NCCA president Joe Groshek. Four-season cyclists change out their rides “Shifting Gears” at the Wisconsin History “Our mission is to get people out riding bikes. All people, all types of bikes and all types or their tires, and also their clothes, as Museum in Madison. of riding.” For more, go to northcoastcycling.org. they shift from winter to spring. Schewe has cycled, literally, through 12 Milwaukee winters. “The first year, my By Lisa Neff That same morning, Paula Schewe friends thought I was crazy and my par- Gearing up for funding fights Staff writer cycled 4 miles into work on her Surley ents thought it was because I didn’t have Conservative Republicans at the state One recent morning while motorists fat-bike, stopping on the way at the Shore- enough money for a car — which was and federal levels this year launched ini- were scrapping ice off their windshields, wood Colectivo for coffee and granola bars kinda true,” she said. “But it’s just a way of tiatives to weaken biking programs. So Bill Hartz hopped on his Schwinn hybrid with some biking buddies. “I get to work on life for me. If you know how to dress, and the National Bike Summit this month was and rode the scenic route to work. “I took a riding high, there’s really nothing like it,” you learn how to ride, and you take care of bringing bike advocates to Capitol Hill to: the long way and went down by the lake said Schewe, who works at a retail shop on your bike, it’s all good.” • Encourage federal lawmakers to co- to watch the sun rise,” said Hartz, who Milwaukee’s Capitol Drive. Bike retailers, mechanics and associa- sponsor the Vision Zero Act to prevent lives in Riverwest and works at Marquette And on that icy morning, Steve Czer- tion members report a recent uptick in traffic fatalities and the Transportation University. winski daydreamed about the arrival of winter bicycling in Wisconsin. The expla- Alternative Program Improvement Act to nations: refinements in cold-weather gear, provide more local control on transporta- attention to infrastructure, the popularity tion priorities and funding decisions. of fat-bikes with jumbo tires that seem to • Counter a campaign to strip bicycle float on snow, rising gasoline prices and funding from the transportation bill. environmental awareness. Congress could vote in May on the anti- Hartz said he’s long cycled in warm cycling initiative, which is backed by right- weather to work, where he’d otherwise wing groups with strong ties to the fossil have to pay $65 a month to park a car. “A fuel industry and billionaires David and few years back, I decided to see how far Charles Koch. into winter I could go,” he said. “It turns “Despite billions in Highway Trust Fund out — all the way through to spring. This is shortfalls, Washington continues to spend my third winter.” federal dollars on projects that have noth- Cycling, he said, is “far cheaper than ing to do with roads like bike paths and a car, less crowded than a bus and gets transit,” read a letter signed by represen- you out in the fresh air for exercise year- tatives of Tea Party Nation, the Heartland round.” Institute, Club for Growth, American Ener- And it's also a way of life, Czerwinski gy Alliance and Americans for Prosperity would add. seeking to eliminate federal transportation Czerwinski doesn’t ride through the money for cycling programs. winter, but he thinks about riding all win- Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who has ter. And he saves what he can from tips to strong political and financial ties to those kickoff the spring season at regional bike in this conservative coalition, is at the expos. “There’s Bike-o-Rama, that’s big,” forefront of the campaign to puncture the he said. “And Wheel and Sprocket, that’s state’s bicycling program. the biggest. Everyone goes.” This year, Earlier this winter, at the start of his Czerwinski is considering trading up his second term as governor and an apparent bike, an opportunity offered by the Wheel run for the White House, Walker offered a & Sprocket Bike Expo Sale at the Wiscon- budget that proposed: sin State Fair Park next month. • Cutting $2 million from the Transpor- Six years ago, the university student and tation Alternatives Program. barista relocated from Kentucky, ranked • Gutting the Stewardship Fund used to No. 48 on the League of American Bicy- buy and preserve conservation and recre- clists’ list of bike-friendly states to Wis- ational land for the public. consin, ranked No. 3. • Repealing the Complete Streets Law He’d like to see Wisconsin reach No. mandating that bicyclists and pedestrians 1. So Czerwinski is taking an interest in be considered whenever a road is built or political goings on at the capitals — in rebuilt. Madison and in Washington, D.C. 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RIDING from prior page State Sen. Chris Larson, in a statement Shifting gears: A cycling exhibit responding to Walker’s proposals, said Did you know? As early as the 1890s, Wiscon- repealing the Complete Streets Law “jeop- sin served as a tourist destination for bicyclists ardizes pedestrian and bicyclist safety, and was home to a national bike racing champion. resulting in fewer safe places for our neigh- The state’s cycling history is documented and bors to bike.” Larson added that cutting celebrated in “Shifting Gears: A Cyclical History TAP “will result in fewer pro-bike projects, of Badger Bicycling” at the Wisconsin Histori- some of which seek to create more safe cal Museum in Madison. The 2,800-square-foot ways for children to get to their schools.” exhibit features apparel and gear, rarities and Larson said, “The governor’s budget oddities, images and interactive displays and 23 lacks a long-term, sustainable vision for bicycles either made in Wisconsin or tied to Wis- our state. In fact, at the same time the consin’s cycling history. governor is seeking to curb the growth The show opened in late February and contin- and popularity of cycling in the state of ues at the capital city museum until Oct. 10. The Wisconsin, he is also borrowing $1.3 bil- exhibit then moves to the History Museum at the lion to pay for large highway projects. Each Castle in Appleton. day, I grow more amazed by how backward For more, go to historicalmuseum.wisconsinhis- Walker’s priorities are for Wisconsin.” tory.org. Dave Cieslewicz, executive director of — Lisa Neff Wisconsin Bike Fed, has described Walk- PHOTO: Wisconsin Historical Society er’s budget as “a direct assault on biking.” Cyclists ride past curious onlookers in Green Bay, circa 1890. Bike Fed is collaborating with many organizations and lawmakers to protect expanded in Wisconsin. Like a majority of cent of Americans ages 3 and older rode a showed that efforts to improve infrastruc- the programs, according to Cieslewicz, bicyclists, Cramer said she’d ride more if bike at least once in the last year and, of ture for cycling can skirt communities of who served two terms as mayor in Madi- she felt safer on the roads, and she’d allow those who ride, 70 percent rode six days color, contributing to a higher fatality rate son. her children to ride more if she felt more or more. for Hispanic and African-American riders. Czerwinski said he plans to get involved secure in their safety. The survey also found that a majority The study also outlined the benefits of in the pro-biking push. worry about being injured on the road and bicycle access and examined transporta- “Maybe there will be a bike-in,” said Biking for all 48 percent of adults in the U.S. don’t have tion costs. The average family with an Georgia Cramer, of Kenosha, who also is “I love riding. And some of my fondest access to an operational bicycle. The statis- income of less than $50,000 spends about interested in crusading for cycling. childhood memories are of riding my bike tics are higher for people of color, accord- 28 percent of its annual income on hous- Cramer, interviewed by WiG via Face- in the summer,” she said. “Government ing to a groundbreaking report, “The New ing and 30 percent on transportation. The book, is a recreational rider — bicycling should do more, not less.” Majority: Pedaling Towards Equity,” from average yearly cost of operating a car is is a family activity on the weekends. But Earlier this month, the nonprofit People the Sierra Club and the League of Ameri- $8,220; the average yearly cost of operat- she wants to see bicycling opportunities For Bikes released a study showing 34 per- can Bicyclists. The research, for example, RIDING next page 6 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | March 12, 2015

RIDING from prior page ing a bike is $308. in Madison and Milwaukee, which since Such statistics and real-life situations 2008 has employed and trained dozens motivate Wisconsin cyclists to promote of teens while refurbishing and returning projects such as Bublr Bikes, the Milwau- more than 10,000 bikes to the community. kee bike rental program, and participate in “I’m for a bike for everyone, because bik- efforts such as Milwaukee’s Vulture Space, ing is just good for your health, mind, for a nonprofit do-it-yourself bike shop that the environment and it’s economical,” said redistributes repaired bikes in the com- Czerwinski, the guy who spent that recent munity; the Milwaukee Bicycle Collective, icy morning daydreaming about riding out which educates and encourages the re-use winter and cycling into spring. and recycling of old bikes; and DreamBikes

Ride on: A Cycling calendar

Wheel & Sprocket Bike Expo Sale, the • 30th Great Annual Bicycle Adventure largest bike sale in the nation, cycles into Along the Wisconsin River/GRABAAWR, Wisconsin State Fair Park April 10–12. June 20–27. facebook.com/grabaawr. This is the 31st year for the sale, • 17th annual Bike Northwoods, July 11–17, which will feature thousands of bikes Iron River. facebook.com/bikenorthwoods. and thousands of accessories, as well as seminars with cycling experts, a trade-in, • Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s trade-up program and connections with Scenic Shore 150 Bike Tour, July 18–19, riding groups, tour sponsors, advocacy Mequon to Sturgeon Bay. scenicshore150. organizations and biking buddies. org. Admission is free to the exposition • Tour Da Goose Bike Ride, June 27, center, 640 S. 84th St., Milwaukee. Watertown. tourdagoose.com. For more, go to bikeexposale.com. Other opportunities on the cyclist’s • Wisconsin AIDS Ride, July 30–Aug. 2. calendar… www.actride.org. • Bike-O-Rama Midwest Bicycle Show and • Ride to Read Bike Ride, Aug. 8, Portage. Sale, March 13–15, Alliant Energy Center, kiwanisridetoread.com. 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way, • 37th annual SAGBRAW/Schramm’ Madison, bikeorama.com. Annual Bicycle Ride Across Wisconsin, • North Coast Cycling Association Aug. 1–7. facebook/sagbraw. Lake Superior Ice Road Bike Rides, • 32nd annual Bike MS: Toyota Best Dam Saturdays until the ice melts, Bayfield. Bike Tour, Aug. 1–12, Milwaukee to northcoastcycling.org. Madison. bestdambiketour.org. • Wisconsin Cycling Association Team • Ganther Race the Lake, Aug. 16, Fond du Wisconsin Spring Classic, April 25, Hales Lac. dutrirun.com. Corner. wicycling.org. • 32nd annual Cream City Cycle Club • WCA La Crosse Criterium/Road Race, Century, Aug. 30, Waterford. May 2–3, La Crosse. wicycling.org. www.creamcitycycleclub.com. • WCA Wheel and Sprocket Criterium, • Annual Chocolate Chase, Sept. 5, May 16, Neenah. wicycling.org. Middleton. teamsurvivormadison.org. • American Diabetes Association 100K • 37th annual Door County Century, Sept. Tour de Cure, May 16, Madison. main. 13, Sturgeon Bay. diabetes.org. www.doorcountycentury.com. • WCA Kenosha Velosport Criterium, May There are many other biking activities 17, Silver Lake. wicycling.org. in the state, including tours, races, weekly • DreamBikes Elvis Ride into Miller Park, road rides and benefits. For more, visit May 27, Milwaukee. facebook.com/ Bicycle Federation-Wisconsin at wiscon- dreambikesmilwaukee. sinbikefed.org. • UPAF/United Performing Arts Fund Ride — Lisa Neff for the Arts, Milwaukee, May 31. upafride. org. • 26th Annual Trek 100: A Ride for Hope Freewheeling Benefit for Midwest Athletes Against The League of American Bicyclists Childhood Cancer fund, June 6, Trek awards points for policies and pro- Bicycle headquarters, Waterloo. trek100. grams, infrastructure and funding, org. education and encouragement to rank • Bicycle Club of Lake County Ramble, June “bicycle friendly” states. 14, Kenosha County Fairgrounds, Wilmot. On the 2014 list, Wisconsin ranks www.bikebclc.com. No. 3, after Washington at No. 1 and Minnesota at No. 2. Wisconsin moved • Annual Lupine Junefest, June 13, W.S. up from No. 8 in 2013. Carow Park, Mercer. mercercc.com. Alabama was No. 50. Montana was • Tour of America’s Dairyland at No. 49 and Kentucky at No. 48. competitive road race, June 18–28. — Lisa Neff tourofamericasdairyland.com. WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | March 12, 2015 7 Walker signs ’right-to-work’ into law By Lisa Neff business interests. Staff writer Opponents say the legislation creates So-called "right-to-work" legislation dangerous workplaces, damages unions sped through the Wisconsin Senate and and depresses wages. raced through the Assembly on a fast track “Right to work will lower wages, increase to Republican Gov. Scott Walker. workplace deaths and erode the base of Just four years ago, Walker said he had the middle class by crippling the ability no plans to attack private sector unions as of workers to team up and join together he gutted public employee unions. But the through their unions for a strong voice in governor signed the bill on March 9. the workplace,” said Stephanie Blooming- In video shot in 2011, during the debate dale, secretary-treasurer of the Wisconsin over Act 10, Walker said, “The bill I put AFL-CIO. forward isn’t aimed at state workers and The Assembly Labor Committee on it certainly isn’t a battle with unions. If it March 2 heard hours of testimony, mostly was, we would have eliminated collective from opponents of the measure. bargaining entirely or we would have gone Three days later, at about 2 p.m. on after the private-sector unions. But we March 5, the full Assembly opened debate. did not because they are our partners in Democrats drove the debate, delivering economic development. We need them to speeches through the night and into the help us put 250,000 people to work in the morning, with the deadline for a vote private sector over the next four years.” looming at 9 a.m. on March 6. Now Walker, who is courting the conser- Rep. Chris Taylor, a Democrat from vatives who are influential in GOP presi- Madison, was among the final speakers dential primaries, is an advocate of the during the debate, and she focused on legislation, which makes it a crime — pun- “freedom” and “heroics” and called “right- ishable with a jail sentence of nine months to-work” an “out-of-state idea” promoted — to require private-sector workers who by billionaires. aren’t in a union to pay dues. Democratic Minority Leader Peter Barca PHOTO: AP Photo/Wisconsin State Journal, M.P. King “The governor is not just a flip-flopper, called the legislation “right-wing extrem- Opponents of “right-to-work” legislation hold signs in an upper level of the State ism on steroids.” Capitol in Madison March 2. The Assembly passed the bill on March 6. The Senate But when the roll was called, the vote passed the bill a week earlier. The governor signed it on March 9. 'Right to work will was 62-35 for the bill. No Democrats voted lower wages, increase with the GOP majority. Outside the Capitol, opponents of the workplace deaths and bill staged a demonstration on March 5, one of many held in Madison over a two- erode the base of the week period. Wisconsin State AFL-CIO middle class.' representatives addressed the ralliers, along with AFSCME member Shannon Maier, Young Black and Gifted member he is a master manipulator,” said state Eric Upchurch, Beloit ironworker Anthony Rep. Katrina Shankland, D-Stevens Point. Anastasi and Burger King employee Cor- “There is little doubt that Gov. Walker is neil White. using this issue to curry favor with right- “Our fight is for the state and soul of our wing funding sources and distract from country,” said Bloomingdale. his $2.2 billion budget deficit and a state Opponents also crowded into the Capi- economy that lags behind most of the tol, shouting, “Wrong for Wisconsin.” They nation.” delivered petitions signed by thousands GOP legislative leaders began preparing and circulated a report from the Univer- to introduce right-to-work legislation after sity of Wisconsin-Madison and Univer- sweeping the November 2014 midterm sity of Wisconsin Extension showing lower elections. household incomes in right-to-work states. For months, Walker claimed to be cool “The evidence clearly demonstrates that to the concept. But, as he opened cam- so-called 'right-to-work' laws intensify the paign offices in Iowa and New Hampshire, race to the bottom and further erode the he came out in support of an extraordinary middle class,” said Dane County Executive session to take up the legislation. Joe Parisi. The Senate took up the measure first, Right-to-work laws exist in 24 other holding a hearing at which opposition to states, including Michigan and Indiana "right-to-work" legislation was about 70–1 and have been upheld by several courts but shutting down public comment despite of appeal. hundreds of people who were still waiting With Walker’s signature, Wisconsin’s to speak. measure took effect immediately. The Senate passed SB 44 by a vote of The next day, the Wisconsin state AFL- 17–15 in late February, drawing congrat- CIO and two local labor unions filed a ulations from Americans for Prosperity lawsuit, seeking to block the law. Their Wisconsin director David Fladeboe, who argument is that it is unconstitutional called the legislation “long overdue” and because it requires unions to act on behalf claimed the vote was in the best interest of workers who are no longer required to of working-class families. Proponents say pay union dues and therefore receive an the legislation is about worker freedom unfair benefit. A hearing is set for March and improves Wisconsin’s standing with 19 in Dane County Circuit Court. 8 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | March 12, 2015 Gogebic puts plans for Northwoods mine on hold By Lisa Neff years to determine what has been obvious be learned from this experience, and that Staff writer to local Wisconsin citizens and the Bad Wisconsin won’t soon go down the path The company that sought to open a mas- River Tribe from day one, when a giant open again of weakening environmental laws for sive iron ore mine in northern Wisconsin is pit iron mine was proposed for the pristine the risky and shortsighted plans of a single instead packing up its office. The Gogebic Bad River Watershed: mining in this area is company.” Taconite mining company announced the not feasible,” said Shahla Werner, director In a statement released after Williams closure of its office in Hurley and said fur- of the Sierra Club-John Muir Chapter in announced the office’s closure, Walker ther investment in the venture is unfeasible. Wisconsin. spokeswoman Laurel Patrick called the The decision, announced in a press In 2013, with Walker backing the proj- development unfortunate. “We remain statement by Gogebic president Bill Wil- ect, the GOP-controlled Legislature passed committed to working with companies liams, brings to a halt the effort to trans- a bill easing environmental regulations to interested in creating quality, family-sup- form land in the Penokee Hills in the Iron/ clear the way for the mine. The votes fol- porting jobs in Wisconsin,” the statement Ashland county border into an iron mine. lowed Gogebic’s $700,000 investment in read. The proposal, brought forward in 2011 the Republican Party of Wisconsin during Werner said Gogebic and the state GOP and advanced by Wisconsin Gov. Scott the recall elections. used the mining proposal for “Walker’s per- Walker and Republican legislators, drew But Gogebic still faced obstacles, with sonal political gain to give false promises of strong opposition from environmentalists regulatory reviews, tribal resistance, envi- jobs they had no intentions of delivering to and Native American tribal members in ronmental opposition and local government people in northern Wisconsin.” the region. The development was planned concerns. And now, Werner continued, “We have for the Bad River Watershed, where many At one point, Gogebic hired an armed the responsibility to work together to devel- streams flow to Lake Superior and through paramilitary force to guard the proposed op real, sustainable jobs in tourism, clean the wild rice beds of the Bad River Ojibwe mining area after Native American tribal energy, forestry, family farming, health care, PHOTO: AP/Ashland Daily Press, Seth Carlson Reservation. leaders established an “education center” education and more that won’t sacrifice our People gather for a Wisconsin Department Williams, in the press statement, said nearby. land, water and wildlife for future genera- of Natural Resources hearing in the Hurley Florida-based Gogebic would continue But the strong opposition continued. tions.” High School gym on Gogebic Taconite’s to investigate the possibility of pursuing Last summer, the Wisconsin Federation Environmentalists also are working for proposed iron ore mine in the Penokee the mine but it couldn’t justify the office of Tribes asked the U.S. Environmental Pro- permanent protections in the area and to Range of northern Wisconsin. Dozens of expense: “Our extensive environmental tection Agency to stop the mine under the change the measures adopted to favor the people spoke against the proposal, citing investigation and analysis of the site has Clean Water Act. The same approach effec- Gogebic project. concerns about possible environmental revealed wetland issues that make major tively halted the proposed Pebble Mine in “We will work to repeal the laws written damage to the pristine area. continued investment unfeasible at this Alaska. by Gogebic Taconite based on false sci- time.” Environmental advocates refrained from ence and equally false promises that gutted “It took Gogebic Taconite roughly four declaring victory, but they cheered the lat- environmental protections for this single est development. proposal,” said Dave Blouin, mining com- “From the first rumor of this mining com- mittee chair with the Sierra Club -John Muir pany coming into Wisconsin’s Northwoods Chapter. “Gov. Walker and the Republican five years ago, there was no debating the Legislature…are willing to sacrifice northern significant risk to natural resources the Wisconsin in exchange for campaign dona- mine posed,” stated the Clean Wisconsin tions to further their political ambitions. advocacy group. “The value of the North- The governor and the GOP-led Legislature wood’s wetlands, trout streams, lakes, wild gave Gogebic Taconite everything it wanted rice beds, majestic forests, clean drinking and gave state residents nothing in return.” water and the beauty of Lake Superior The Sierra campaign will focus on repeal- is immeasurable, and it would have been ing Act 1 and Act 81, enacted in 2013. jeopardized by Gogebic Taconite’s plans for an open-pit iron mine. We hope lessons will

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Net neutrality passes FCC Internet activists scored a major provides your Internet connection, even victory this winter when the Federal if it’s to your phone, will now have to Communications Commission agreed to act in the public interest and not do rules that would ban service providers anything that might be considered from creating Internet fast lanes. “unjust or unreasonable.” Regulators “This is a victory for free speech, say reclassifying the Internet as a plain and simple,” said Gabe Rottman telecommunications service under the of the American Civil Liberties Union. 1934 Communications Act will empower “Americans use the Internet not just to the FCC to go after Internet service work and play, but to discuss politics providers if they start blocking or slowing and learn about the world around them. Web traffic. The FCC has a critical role to play in NEXT STOP: Some of the big Internet protecting citizens’ ability to see what providers, or possibly a group of them, they want and say what they want online, likely will sue. And it’s likely they will ask without interference.” the courts to block implementation of the What “net neutrality” means and what new rules. That legal wrangling could go is likely to happen next … on for years. Meanwhile, congressional THE ISSUE: Net neutrality is the Republicans who oppose the regulation idea that Internet service providers will hold a Senate hearing on March 18. won’t block or slow Web traffic, instead HOW THIS AFFECTS YOU: Consumers allowing all data to have equal access to are unlikely to notice anything different its networks. That means you won’t be about their Internet service. What the more inclined to watch a particular show FCC regulations do, however, is usher in on Amazon Prime instead of on Netflix a new era of government oversight where because Amazon struck a deal with your Internet service is deemed a public right. service provider to load its data faster. — from AP reports THE PLAN: The FCC put the Internet in the same regulatory camp as the telephone, regulating it like a public utility. That means whatever company 10 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | March 12, 2015 Supreme Court marriage argument set for April 28 By Lisa Neff Staff writer 'The Alabama Supreme The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear Court is determined to arguments on four marriage equality cases on April 28. be on the wrong side Plaintiffs’ briefs in support of marriage equality were filed on Feb. 27. Next, briefs of history.' from the states defending anti-gay mar- riage bans will be filed on March 27, fol- lowed by plaintiffs’ responses on April 17. The filing schedule puts the high court on track to hear oral argument in the cases 400,000-member ABA adopted a policy — DeBoar v. Snyder from Michigan, Oberge- urging the elimination of legal barriers to fell v. Hodges from Ohio, Tanco v. Haslam same-sex marriage. “ABA members who represent same-sex from Tennessee and Bourke v. Beshear from PHOTO: Dennis J. Neumann for United Tribes Technical College Kentucky — on April 28, with a decision couples know from experience the numer- U.S. Attorney General Holder attends a forum in North Dakota. Holder recently pub- due in late June. ous obstacles same-sex couples face in lished an op-ed in USA Today about the Justice Department’s amicus brief support mar- Already a series of friend-of-the-court ordering their affairs and providing secu- riage equality. “Nothing,” Holder wrote, “justifies excluding same-sex couples from the briefs have been filed, the most recent rity for themselves and their children in institution of marriage.” from the American Bar Association, which the most basic aspects of life: parenting, urges the justices to rule that the Equal dealing with sickness and old age, paying Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment taxes, passing on a legacy to their heirs tion of a same-sex couples’ commitment between the state and federal courts in a requires a state to issue marriage licenses and the myriad other legal and practical through marriage.” Southern state famous for showdowns on to same-sex couples. issues,” the brief states. “Although law- civil rights matters. The ABA’s amicus brief supports the yers can sometimes counsel their clients Alabama showdown The state supreme court, led by right- Michigan and Kentucky cases for marriage on ways to avoid or limit the effects of The day the national bar association wing Chief Justice Roy Moore, ordered equality and is based on the ABA policy (marriage bans), they know from experi- filed the brief, the Alabama Supreme probate judges to stop issuing licenses adopted as early as 1973 that advocates ence that no legal ‘work-around’ can cure Court put a stop to probate judges issuing weeks after a federal judge overturned the for the elimination of discrimination based the discriminatory effects that necessarily marriage licenses to gay couples. It was state’s ban on gay marriage. on sexual orientation. Five years ago, the result when a state denies formal recogni- the latest development in a showdown The state’s highest court said it’s order would stand until the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on the issue. “Even as nationwide marriage equality is on the horizon, the Alabama Supreme Court is determined to be on the wrong side of history,” said Shannon Minter, legal director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights and the attorney for the same-sex couples challenging Alabama’s ban. Same-sex couples can legally marry in 37 states and the District of Columbia.

People’s brief More than 200,000 people signed the People’s Brief, a friend-of-the- court brief circulated by the Human Rights Campaign and filed with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of mar- riage equality. HRC said citizens in 50 states signed the document written by attor- ney Roberta Kaplan, who successfully argued before the Supreme Court against the Defense of Marriage Act. “Each and every signature on this brief … is a piece of evidence that this country is ready for marriage equal- ity,” said HRC president Chad Grif- fin. “Through this historic document, the American people, LGBT and allies alike, are standing shoulder to shoul- der to insist on fairness for all.” Edith Windsor, the plaintiff in the Supreme Court case that cleared the way for federal recognition of same- sex marriages, was the first to sign. — Lisa Neff WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | March 12, 2015 11 Right-wing CPAC reels in presidential hopefuls By Lisa Neff Staff writer April Fool’s arrived a month early, with the staging of the three-day Conservative Political Action Conference, the tea-party- infused gathering best known as CPAC. Organizers of the annual event cast out and hooked about a dozen presidential hopefuls, including Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who placed second in the presiden- tial straw poll after U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky. Walker made headlines early on in the event, after saying in a speech that Wiscon- sinites who demonstrated against his anti- union campaign in 2011 prepared him to confront global terrorism as a commander in chief. “If I can take on 100,000 protest- ers, I can do the same across the world,” Walker told the CPAC crowd of conserva- tive activists gathered in National Harbor, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C. PHOTO: AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster Back in Wisconsin, Walker’s remark pro- At the Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, Adam voked some laughter and some fury. Gabbatt holds images of former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, left; former Alaska “Gov. Walker has shown time and again Gov. Sarah Palin; U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas; Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker; Donald that he will do and say anything to get elect- Trump; New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie; U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.; former Florida ed,” said Scot Ross of One Wisconsin Now. Gov. Jeb Bush; U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky.; and former Texas Gov. Rick Perry. “Apparently that includes labeling teachers, nurses, firefighters or anyone from Wis- consin who disagrees with his agenda as a 11.5 percent, followed by Carson at 11.4 per- filled with jokes, mocking statements and terrorist. His comments are an insult to the cent and Bush at 8.3 percent. memes like: hard-working Wisconsinites who love their Outside, advocates for LGBT equality, • How do I explain to my liberal nephew state and their country and are exercising immigration reform, reproductive freedom #Obamacare is destroying jobs when he their rights as Americans to disagree with and the environment demonstrated. keeps using facts on me? #CPACQ. their government.” Progressives also participated in a CPAC • #CPACQ Have You thanked Ronald Walker addressed the audience the first protest from afar. Conference organizers Reagan, GHWB and Oliver North for all day of the conference, which opened with a had encouraged attendees to ask questions the good crack-cocaine U have to share at coffee reception for Ben Carson, who later of speakers and panelists on Twitter using CPAC? in the week, riding high on his reception, the hashtag #CPACQ, but that campaign • Does the first C in CPAC stand for announced he had formed a committee to was quickly hijacked and the Twitter feed Crazy? #CPACQ. explore a presidential run. The agenda also included speeches by Carly Fiorina, Ted Cruz, Chris Christie, Bobby Jindal and Sarah Palin. Reddest red, bluest blue states And there were panel discussions and Gallup, in its annual State of the States workshops: “Broadening the Conserva- review, identifies the most Republican Most Democratic tive Base,” “Hacking Facebook and Twit- states as Wyoming and Utah and the most ter,” “When Should America Go to War?” Democratic states as Massachusetts and 1. Massachusetts “Asset Forfeiture: Sheriff of Nottingham at Maryland. 2. Maryland your Doorstep,” “Occupy Unmasked,” “Cli- Where does Wisconsin fall? Wisconsin 3. Rhode Island mate: What Tom Steyer Won’t Tell You” and is colored gray on the Gallup map and 4. New York “There’s No I in Teamsters.” identified in the analysis as “competitive.” 5. Vermont One of the mothers of the Christian right The study is based on the political party 6. California movement, Phyllis Schlafly, signed copies of identification and leanings of state residents 7. Hawaii in 2014. Gallup also looked at trends in past her book, Who Killed the American Family? 8. Delaware years. and the NRA hosted a get-together called 9. Illinois The results are based on Gallup Daily the “Good Guys Reception.” 10. Connecticut and New Jersey tie All that was Day 1. interviews throughout 2014 with more Day 2 brought Newt Gingrich, Laura than 177,000 adults. People were asked Most Republican Ingraham, Sean Hannity, Marco Rubio, whether they identified with the Republican Reince Priebus, Jeb Bush and Rick Perry to or Democratic party. If they identified as 1. Wyoming the Potomac Ballroom for speeches; Walker Independents, they were asked whether they 2. Utah to a coffee reception and Donald Trump to leaned to the Democratic or Republican 3. Idaho a meet-and-greet in the CPAC Theater. The party. 4. South Dakota activists — about 3,000 people attended Gallup said, “The rank order of the states 5. Montana — ended their day watching a screening of based on their partisanship has been fairly 6. Alabama Hillary the Movie, the anti-Clinton propa- consistent over time. Since Gallup began 7. Kansas ganda film sponsored by Citizens United. reporting on state party identification seven 8. Tennessee The focus on the final day was the straw years ago, nine states have ranked in the top 9. North Dakota poll sponsored by the right-wing Washing- 10 most Democratic every year.” 10. Nebraska ton Times. Paul received 25.7 percent of the The polling firm reported more variation votes and won his third consecutive victory in the top 10 Republican states. at CPAC. Walker had 21.4 percent. Cruz had — Lisa Neff 12 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | March 12, 2015 Protests follow fatal police shooting of Madison black teen AP and WiG reports Almost 2,000 university, high school ‘(Robinson) was and middle school students walked out of their classes on March 9 to join a demon- unarmed. That’s going stration against the fatal police shooting of unarmed biracial teen Tony Robinson in to make this all the the state capital. more complicated for Students also amassed in the Capitol rotunda, waving signs and chanting, “Black the investigators, for lives matter,” which has become a stan- dard slogan in dozens of protests around the public to accept.’ the country over the past several months — all of them organized to draw attention to a spate of police killings of unarmed black men, including Dontre Hamilton in Milwaukee. Kenny was exonerated of wrongdoing in Photo: AP/Michael P. King Robinson, 19, was shot and killed by that case and even awarded a commenda- Demonstrators walk down Madison's South Ingersoll Street on March 9 to protest the Madison police officer Matt Kenny. Accord- tion for it. shooting of Tony Robinson by a Madison police officer. ing to a police report, Kenny responded The March 6 incident was also Robin- to a call at about 6:30 p.m. on March 6 son’s second run-in with the law. At the complaining about a person “yelling and time of his death, he was on probation for used by law enforcement across the coun- old Tamir Rice, who had been pointing a jumping in front of cars.” A second call to an armed break-in during 2014. ty, in addition to Madison’s system. pellet gun at a playground. And although police said the man was “responsible for a Since his initial press conference, Koval Milwaukee police determined the officer battery,” Madison Police Chief Mike Koval Complicated has reaffirmed his pledge to uncover the who fatally shot Dontre Hamilton acted said during a press conference on March 8. During a March 8 press conference, details of the case. He’s apologized to Rob- in self-defense, he was fired for ignoring The police report said Kenny, who is Koval acknowledged that the fact Robin- inson’s family and prayed with Robinson's department policy and treating Hamilton white, went to an apartment on Willy son was unarmed was “going to make this grandmother. as a criminal by frisking him. Street looking for the suspect and forced (case) all the more complicated for the Robinson’s uncle Turin Carter said his The Young, Gifted and Black Coalition, his way inside after overhearing a distur- investigators, for the public to accept.” family wanted a thorough investigation, which has organized the protests in Madi- bance. There, he encountered Robinson, His concern quickly proved to be true. but added that family members do not son, said “black people are eight times who struck Kenny in the head and knocked Peaceful protests and rallies were ongoing endorse anti-police attitudes. more likely to be arrested than white peo- him to the ground before Kenny fired at in the days following the killing. The city “We understand that law enforcement ple” in Madison. The Milwaukee Journal him, according to the report. of Madison’s website was shut down on is necessary and mandatory and we need Sentinel’s Politifact found the statement Koval said police are investigating to the night of March 9 and its email systems to change our mindset about the police,” holds true for all of Dane County. determine how many shots were fired and were disrupted by what city officials said Carter said in a news conference outside Koval has assured protesters that his to analyze the incident. might have been a cyberattack related to the house where Robinson was shot. department would defend their rights to Robinson’s killing was the second inci- Robinson’s killing. Officials said the attack Robinson, a 2014 graduate of Sun Prairie gather, but he’s implored the community dent in which Kenny used lethal force is similar to those experienced by other High School, was well-liked, according to to exercise “responsibility and restraint.” in his career. Eight years ago, he killed a cities after officer-involved shootings. Olga Ennis, a neighbor and family friend. Koval said he understood the anger and white man who pointed a pellet gun at him. The cyberattack affected in-car laptops “He wouldn’t hurt a fly,” Ennis said. distrust taking hold in the community. He She said many in the community don’t said that “for those who do want to take trust police officers. “We’re afraid of the to the street and protest,” his department cops,” she said. “Who do you call for help would be there to “defend, facilitate, foster now?” those First Amendment rights of assembly Mayor Paul Soglin called the shooting and freedom of speech.” “a tragedy beyond description” in a state- Koval also asked protesters to follow ment. “I hope as the pain eases that some- what he said was the lead of Robinson’s thing constructive will come of this,” he family in asking for “nondestructive” dem- told the Wisconsin State Journal. onstrations. The Dane County NAACP Robinson’s shooting came days after the issued a statement calling for “calm and U.S. Justice Department cleared Darren vigilant monitoring of events as they Wilson, the white former Ferguson, Mis- unfold.” souri, officer who shot and killed 18-year- Late on the afternoon following Robin- old Michael Brown, who was black and son’s shooting, people filled the Fountain unarmed, of federal civil rights charges. of Life Covenant Church for a community A second report found patterns of racial meeting. Family members took the stage profiling, bigotry and profit-driven law and read a statement prepared by Robin- enforcement and court practices in the St. son’s mother Andrea Irwin. Louis suburb. “I can’t even compute what has hap- There have been several high-profile pened,” Irwin’s statement said. “I haven’t deaths of black suspects killed by police even had a chance to see his body.” officers in recent months. In New York City, She was not present, and the statement Photo: Ap/John Hart Eric Garner died after officers put him in a said she was taking time to grieve with her A younger sibling of Tony Robinson places flowers on a memorial to his brother on chokehold and a video showed him repeat- children. Robinson’s grandmother, Sharon March 9. The display is outside the apartment building where the unarmed, 19-year-old edly saying, “I can’t breathe.” A police Irwin, was on the stage as the statement Robinson was shot by a Madison police officer several days earlier. officer in Cleveland fatally shot 12-year- was read, but left immediately after. WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | March 12, 2015 13

Tony Robinson suffered from anxiety, ADHD Police chief blogs about Shooting The Associated Press has identified Irwin, asking the judge to sentence Rob- his sorrow over shooting evidence that Tony Robinson suffered inson to probation, saying he’s impul- Madison Police Chief Mike Koval from attention deficit disorder and tend- sive. has taken to his blog to express his exposes ed to be an impulsive risk-taker. “He didn’t want to go yet did it any- sorrow over the fatal shooting of an Documents connected to his convic- way,” she wrote. “That is one of his unarmed 19-year-old man. tion for armed robbery show he was issues. Impulsive. The other is being a Tony Robinson, who was biracial, Madison’s diagnosed with ADHD, anxiety and follower.” was shot by an officer Friday night. depression, and was prone to boredom His attorney in the armed robbery, Police say the officer was responding and anger. Michael J. Short, wrote in a memo to the to a call of a man jumping in and out of racial divide According to a criminal complaint, judge seeking a shorter probation term traffic and a reported battery, and that Robinson was among a group of five that Robinson had taken special educa- he was assaulted by Robinson when he By Scott Bauer people who staged a home invasion rob- tion classes. forced his way into Robinson's home. AP writer bery in Madison in April 2014 in hopes “He was an easy choice for the sea- In a post March 10 on his official Madison takes pride in being named one of of finding marijuana and money. soned co-defendants to manipulate into blog, Koval says his principle in police the best places in the U.S. to live, raise a fam- Police captured Robinson as he fled participation,” Short wrote. work has always been that "the police ily and retire. It’s also known as a liberal haven the apartment. He told investigators he His aunt, Loren Carter, wrote a note to are the public and the public are the with a long history of progressive politics. carried a BB-gun pistol with him during the judge asking for mercy in sentencing. police." But the fatal shooting of an unarmed biracial the robbery and stole a TV and an Xbox She wrote that Robinson grew up poor Koval says he hopes Robinson's man by a white police officer in the heart of 360 from the apartment. Judge Josann without his father but was a “kind-heart- family and friends can someday for- one of the city’s most liberal neighborhoods is Reynolds sentenced him to three years’ ed, incredibly intelligent young man with give the shooting. He says his police forcing a renewed discussion about the racial probation in December. hopes and dreams to become successful department anxiously awaits the divide in a community where African Ameri- The robbery case file includes a letter and to move forward in life." results of an outside investigation. cans make up 7 percent of the population but from Robinson’s grandmother, Sharon ­— Todd Richmond account for a disproportionate share of arrests, incarcerations and children in poverty. “Madison relies on its progressive history and past to ignore the current realities,” said Sergio Gonzalez, a 27-year-old graduate stu- dent at the University of Wisconsin. “It’s unfor- tunate it takes the death of a 19-year-old to open up the eyes of Madison.” Tony Robinson was shot and killed by police officer Matt Kenny (see story, prior page). The Associated Press had described Robin- son as black based on police descriptions of him as African American. But at a news confer- ence, family members repeatedly emphasized that he embraced a biracial identity. His mother is white and his father is black. Since the shooting, the police chief and mayor — both white — have struck a conciliato- ry tone with black leaders, who have organized peaceful protests. The police chief apologized without acknowledging any wrongdoing by the officer or the department. An investigation by the state Department of Justice is ongoing. Those who have worked for years on address- ing Madison’s racial disparities hope that the shooting brings new attention to underlying problems in the city. A 2013 report by Wisconsin Children and Families analyzed census data to paint a pic- ture of two Madisons — one where white peo- ple were thriving and blacks were struggling. The report showed that the unemployment rate for blacks in Dane County, which includes Madison, was 25 percent in 2011, compared with 5 percent for whites. That was a larger divide than both the state and national average. Other statistics are even more striking. The percentage of black children living in poverty in Madison was 58 percent over a three-year period ending in 2013, compared with 5 per- cent for white children. Nationally, 38 percent of black children were living in poverty over that time. “This is one of the best places in America, and I love this community,” said Michael John- son, leader of the Boys and Girls Club of Dane County. “But until we solve some of the issues in this city, we can’t call ourselves progressive.” 14 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | March 12, 2015 Makeover with Marsala, color of the year WiG reports Marsala everywhere — except mind, body and soul, exuding in accent pieces, accessories Pantone is coloring 2015 in the bargain basements, where confidence and stability,” said and paint. Marsala’s plush “Marsala,” a robust and earthy you’ll find the color next year. 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Editorial Please recirculate & recycle this publication. Selling names of state parks is obscene Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker created a $2.2 billion defi- to name our parks after the cartel of polluters who are cit by reducing taxes on his wealthy cronies, and now he is among Walker’s most ardent supporters. What could be scrambling to mend the gap as he gears up for a presiden- more cynical than using our most beautiful natural sites P r o g r e s s i v e . A l t e r n a t i v e . tial run. He knows that a spreadsheet awash in red ink is to provide branding opportunities to the corporations and The Wisconsin Gazette is published every other an albatross around the neck of a tea party leader, but so individuals who are hell-bent on destroying our natural week and distributed throughout the Milwaukee is raising taxes. That leaves him with few options. resources purely for greed? area, Madison, Racine, Kenosha, and 40 other It would be fun for progressives to watch their nemesis Of course, Stepp has to do something. Walker’s budget cities statewide. To have WiG delivered to your twisting in the wind if not for the fact that the future of proposes eliminating funding for managing the state parks. address, contact [email protected] or our state and the quality of our lives are at stake. Winning Along with the naming rights scheme, Stepp also plans to call 414-961-3240, ext. 101. a political battle is no compensation for losing the very raise user fees for park visitors and campers, restricting access to the people’s land based on affordability. WiG Publishing, LLC. © 2015 things that make us proud to be Wisconsinites, such as 3956 N. Murray Ave. Shorewood, WI 53211 our pure, abundant natural resources, our strong academic Walker has already politicized the Department of Natu- system and our reputation for good government and work- ral Resources. Stepp, who owns a construction business ers' rights. with her husband, was an outspoken critic of the agency, CEO/Principal One idea that the Walker crew has floated to address which she labeled as "anti-development," before Walker Leonard Sobczak [email protected] its self-generated crisis deserves credit for sheer audac- named her to head it. ity: Issuing bonds to pay for more than $1.3 million in Walker's proposed budget freezes any future purchases publisher/Editor in Chief unneeded highway development after turning down $810 of Wisconsin land and resources for conservation. It also Louis Weisberg million in federal grants to develop a high-speed rail sys- turns the DNR into essentially an advisory board that has [email protected] tem. Other ideas deserve credit for their creativity, includ- no authority to make policy decisions, including decisions Senior Editor ing slashing $300 million from the University of Wisconsin to protect the environment and wildlife. Lisa Neff, [email protected] system in exchange for giving the systems autonomy to Instead, he now has the authority to sell out the state’s raise tuition so high that few state residents could afford resources to polluters and prospective exploiters. In effect, ARTS EDITOR to attend UW-Madison. that leaves Walker and, by extension, his corporate back- Matthew Reddin [email protected] But perhaps the most creative idea put forth so far by ers, in charge of the state's resources. In that sense, his administration is selling to corporations the naming putting the names of Walker’s corporate backers on our Business development rights for our state parks. When we posted this idea, state’s most cherished natural attractions could be the Manager proposed by DNR Secretary Cathy Stepp, on our Facebook most honest thing the man has ever done. Mark Richards page, our readers came up with clever suggestions: Koch But it’s still reprehensible. Only Walker could find a way [email protected] Devil’s Lake State Park scored some likes, as did Viagra to pimp out Mother Nature. We now know what we’ve Business manager/ Land and Ex-Lax Cavern. long suspected: When it comes to his fulfilling his political Production coordinator But the idea of naming rights for state parks really ambitions, there’s nowhere too low for Walker to stoop. Kaity Weisensel isn’t funny. It would be the worst kind of slap in the face [email protected] Graphic Designers Eric Van Egeren, Maureen M. Kane COPY EDITOR Stephen DeLeers WiG’s WEB PICKS SALES information [email protected] or call 414.961.3240 Account executives Jeff Kerr, [email protected] Laurie Verrier, [email protected] Logan McDermott, [email protected] Larry Zamba, [email protected] Circulation MANAGER Jake Case, [email protected] Distribution Andy Augustyn, Shaunna Boswell, Charles Leonard, Thomas Now, Greg Tomasetti, Robert Wright office assistant Anita Gielow CONTRIBUTORS Jamakaya, Bill Lamb, Mike Muckian, Kat Murrell, Jay Rath, Kirstin Roble, Anne Siegel, Gregg Shapiro, Julie Steinbach Some of our favorite recent pictorials from cyberspace WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | March 12, 2015 19 ON THE RECORD Walker dismantles care systems tary of Health Services Kitty respect for their responsive- tributors — displacing the “Today is a red-letter day for Rhoades were blindsided by ness and accountability. regional MCOs that have Internet freedom.” Opinion the proposed changes. Among dozens of das- built trust with consumers. — TOM WHEELER, Federal Rhoades insisted that the tardly deeds, Walker’s More than 3,000 local jobs Communications Commission JAMAKAYA changes — which she could budget eliminates IRIS, a could be lost. Chairman, on the commission’s not enumerate — were all program that allows con- Big insurers will direct While Gov. Scott Walker decision to impose the toughest rules yet on for the best and that the sumers to choose their own care with all their usual struts around the country broadband service to prevent companies like details would be worked out caregivers and support ser- restrictions and arbitrary campaigning for president, Comcast, Verizon and AT&T from creating paid during negotiations with vices within their allotted decisions. Changes in doc- bombshells from his pro- fast lanes and slowing or blocking web traffic. the Centers for Medicare budget. Self-determination tors and caregivers will be posed state budget continue and Medicaid Services. The and independent living have traumatic for elderly and to shred the lives and hopes “He’s looking at this as showing he still can be feds cover 58 percent of the been central goals of the disabled people. The bud- of millions of Wisconsinites. king of the hill, because we don’t have the votes costs of Wisconsin’s Medic- disability rights movement. get also removes legisla- The latest example of to override.” aid program. Just as those values have tive oversight of Medicaid reckless overreach by Walk- — U.S. SEN. JIM INHOFE of Oklahoma on a bill Meanwhile, Rhoades finally made inroads into programs. Public oversight er is his proposal to over- President Barack Obama vetoed that would have abruptly canceled meetings changing the traditional is being handed over to haul the state’s long-term approved of the construction of the Keystone XL of the state’s Long Term top-down, medical model of the state commissioner of care system for people with oil pipeline. Care Advisory Council. The long- term care, Walker is insurance. How convenient. disabilities and the elderly. council is made up of con- kicking them to the curb. Walker is like the prover- It had the usual elements “If I can take on 100,000 protesters, I can do sumers, administrators and A $19 million cut to Per- bial bull in the china shop, of “shock and awe.” It fore- the same across the world.” service providers. Walker is sonal Services translates wiping out valuable assets closes public input, regional — WISCONSIN GOV. SCOTT Walker, explaining not interested in their input. to 1 million fewer hours of Wisconsinites have built control and transparency. It at the Conservative Political Action Conference in He is dictating the terms personal care for our elderly over many years — worker rewards campaign contribu- Washington, D.C., how dealing with non-violent and has the votes in the and disabled neighbors. protections, our university tors and destroys an effec- demonstrators at the state Capitol prepared him GOP-controlled Legislature Leave it to Scott Walk- system, natural resources tive public service that was to deal with global terrorism. to have his way. er: not only do his policies and, now, a long-term care decades in the making. The current long-term threaten the welfare and system considered a model Changes in the long- “I want to like him but Scott Walker is kind of care system took years of self-determination of our for the nation. It will take term care system came as a dumb ass.” development and is based most vulnerable citizens, generations to undo the a complete shock to every- — MARK SALTER, speechwriter on John on active input from the they also destroy jobs. The damage. one involved. People with McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign, posting on individuals whose lives are budget eliminates the eight disabilities, the elderly and Facebook during the CPAC event. most impacted. The pro- long-term care districts their loved ones, caregivers, grams are cost-effective, and requires Managed Care health providers, managed “O’Reilly and his boss, Fox News chief Roger outcomes are good, satis- Organizations to provide For a detailed summary of care organizations, advisory Ailes, are not worried about damage to Bill faction levels are high (an services statewide. This disability-related impacts and bodies, the state’s Divi- O’Reilly’s credibility, or about his viewers desert- astonishing 95–97 percent), opens the door to contracts information on public hear- sion of Long Term Care and ing him. Their loyalty to him isn’t based on a spot- and the regional managed with big national insurers ings on the budget, go to even Walker’s own Secre- less record of factual accuracy; it’s based on the care organizations have won — no doubt, campaign con- www.disabilityrightswi.org. fact that O’Reilly is a medium for their anger and resentments. — PAUL WALDMAN, Plum Line blogger, writing about Fox News personality Bill O’Reilly’s distor- tion of his reporting experience. Coalition fights for cycling, against cuts

“Heil Hitler!” sin, we’re part of a coali- joined is called the Trans- frankly, we don’t see how — FRAZIER GLENN MILLER, a man charged Opinion tion being led by the League portation Investment Coali- either can be successful with capital murder, allegedly made the declara- of Conservation Voters and tion and it’s made up of without the other. tion after fatally shooting three people at Jew- Dave Cieslewicz Gathering Waters, which more business-oriented So, know that we’re work- ish sites in Overland Park, Kansas. Miller also is is a group that represents organizations like road ing hard to push back the known as Frazier Glenn Cross and he founded the The Bike Fed has been land trusts. Land trusts are builders, chambers of governor’s negative pro- Carolina Knights of the Ku Klux Klan in his native hard at work trying to nonprofit organizations commerce, private sector visions on biking, but you North Carolina and later the White Patriot Party. restore what would be lost that help buy and preserve employers and economic should also know that we’re if Wisconsin Gov. Scott land for habitat protection development associa- not fighting alone. “Before Antarctica was much of a wild card. Walker’s budget passes and other public purposes. tions. It also includes labor Now I would say it’s less of a wild card and more unchanged. This is a strong coalition unions, the League of Wis- Dave Cieslewicz served two scary than we thought before.” With your help, we’re and we’re feeling optimistic consin Municipalities, the terms as mayor of Madison, — IAN JOUGHIN, University of Washington ice making progress. So keep up about our chances for suc- Wisconsin Counties Asso- where he set the city on a path scientist, discussing new research showing the the pressure. If you haven’t cess. ciation and the Wisconsin for platinum status as one of “irreversible” and “unstoppable” melting of ice in contacted your state sena- On our issues in the Towns Association. the best biking cities in North West Antarctica. tor and representative yet, transportation budget — As you might imagine America. Before that he start- please do that soon, as we repeal of Complete Streets one group that includes the ed his own nonprofit, 1000 “When Sen. Mikulski decided that she was go through public hearings. and the $2 million cut to the Sierra Club and another that Friends of Wisconsin, which going to wear pants while casting her votes, it We also want to let you Transportation Alternatives includes chambers of com- focuses on land use and trans- was the rule that had to change, not her. She know that we have friends. Program — we’re working merce might not always see portation policy. He has been fought for us before we even got here, walked into The Bike Fed is part of larg- with two groups. One is eye-to-eye and we’re prob- an adjunct professor at the rooms women had not been welcome in before, er coalitions of groups who the Move Wisconsin Alli- ably the only organization University of Wisconsin-Mad- and made sure to keep her foot stuck in the door.” are helping make common ance, a group made up of that is a member of both. ison Department of Urban and — U.S. Sen. Patty Murray of Washington state, cause on these issues. the Wisconsin Urban and But that’s how the Bike Fed Regional Planning, where he after learning of Barbara Mikulski’s, On the fight to restore the Rural Transit Association, views biking. We want to teaches a class called Bikes, D-Maryland, decision not to seek Stewardship Fund, which the Sierra Club, AARP, 1000 build the big tent of cyclists. Pedestrians and Cities. He is re-election. has been key in building Friends of Wisconsin and We see how these two the executive director of Wis- and improving two-dozen various faith groups. groups can work together consin Bike Fed, found at wis- state trails around Wiscon- The other group we’ve toward the same goals and, consinbikefed.org. 20 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | March 12, 2015

NATIONAL Briefs

Justice Department: Extensive National leaders of Sigma Alpha Epsilon racial bias by Ferguson police said that its investigation confirmed mem- A Justice Department report released bers took part in the chant and announced it in early March says blacks in Ferguson, would close the local chapter. The national Missouri, are disproportionately subject to group said it was “embarrassed” by the excessive police force, baseless traffic stops “unacceptable and racist” behavior. and citations for infractions as petty as Other investigations of SAE chapters are “manner of walking along roadway.” ongoing in Illinois and Texas. The full report serves as a roadmap for significant changes by the department, In other national news… which commanded national attention after one of its officers shot and killed an • PERVASIVE DISCRIMINATION: A new unarmed black man, 18-year-old Michael report from the Williams Institute at Brown, last summer. UCLA School of Law found that 21 per- Brown’s killing set off weeks of protests cent of LGBT people who interacted with and initiated a national dialogue about police reported encountering hostile police use of force and their relations with attitudes from officers and 14 percent minority communities. A separate report reported verbal assault by the police. cleared the officer, Darren Wilson, of fed- • POLICING PRIORITY: The President’s eral civil rights charges. A state grand jury Task Force on 21st Century Policing already declined to indict Wilson, who has submitted a report to the White House since resigned. containing 59 recommendations on how Similar federal investigations of troubled PHOTO: AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin to improve ties between law enforce- police departments have led to the appoint- TO RAISING HELL, NOT MONEY: U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski, a tough and dogged ment and local communities. The ACLU ment of independent monitors and man- daughter of working-class Baltimore who rose to become the longest-serving woman in responded, “Most of the recommenda- dated overhauls in the most fundamental the history of Congress, said she had one question as she weighed seeking a sixth term: tions are essential and should be non- of police practices. The Justice Department “Do I spend my time raising money, or do I spend my time raising hell?” The 78-year- negotiable. For us to see meaningful maintains the right to sue a police depart- old Maryland Democrat decided not to seek re-election in 2016. change, local authorities must first imple- ment if officials balk at making changes, ment data collection systems to improve though many investigations resolve the transparency, use of force policies that issue with both sides negotiating a blue- emphasize de-escalation, eradicate all print for change known as a consent decree. forms of biased policing and improve Since the report was released, a munici- community engagement and oversight to pal judge resigned, the city manager provide accountability.” resigned, and the police chief was reported to have tendered his resignation as WiG • COURT-ORDERED INTEGRATION: A went to press. judge in Hartford, Connecticut, approved an agreement mandating the state and Univ. of Oklahoma severs ties city implement new initiatives aimed at with frat over racist video eradicating the racial and ethnic segrega- The president of the University of Oklaho- tion faced by Hartford students. The rul- ma severed the school’s ties with a national ing stems from the landmark Connecticut fraternity and ordered that its on-campus school desegregation case Sheff v. O’Neill. house be shuttered after several members • MCDONALD’S MENU CHANGE: took part in a racist chant caught on video. McDonald’s says over the next two years President David Boren said he was sick- it will start using chicken raised without ened and couldn’t eat or sleep after learning antibiotics important to human medicine about the video. Posted online, the video and milk from cows that are not treated shows several people on a bus participating with the artificial growth hormone rbST. in a chant that included a racial slur, refer- enced lynching and indicated black students • ALABAMA ANTI-ABORTION INITIA- would never be admitted to OU’s chapter of TIVE: The governor of Arkansas has Sigma Alpha Epsilon. signed the first abortion restriction of The Oklahoma football team decided to 2015. The bill restricts medication abor- protest rather than practice following the tions by preventing them via telemedi- video posting. At the team’s indoor practice cine, which allows doctors to provide facility, coach Bob Stoops led the way as care to patients remotely. players, joined by athletic director Joe Cas- • HOG WASTE INVESTIGATION: The tiglione, walked arm-in-arm, wearing black. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is Meanwhile, a top high school recruit with- investigating the North Carolina Depart- drew his commitment to the university after ment of Natural Resources for alleged seeing the video. civil rights violations. The review was Boren attended a pre-dawn rally orga- prompted by environmental complaints nized by students and lambasted the fra- of discrimination against people of color ternity members as “disgraceful” and called in the state’s lax regulation of hog waste their behavior “reprehensible.” He said the disposal. university was looking into a range of pun- — from WiG and AP reports ishment, including expulsion. “This is not who we are,” Boren said at a midday news conference. “I’d be glad if they left. I might even pay the bus fare for them.” WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | March 12, 2015 21 Walker Watch REGIONAL Briefs

could mean trouble for Walker — who is degree-less — in a presidential gen- eral election, but it's less important in the quest for the GOP nomination. PPP found that 81 percent of Democrats want their president to have a degree, but Republicans were evenly divided at 45 percent. Walker who?: An Associated Press-GfK poll conducted at the end of January found that two-thirds of Ameri- cans were unfamiliar with two Republi- cans who have attracted lots of attention for their performance in polls this year — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and anti- gay conservative darling Ben Carson. Shifting gas policy: To score points with Iowa voters, Gov. Scott Walk- er has changed his stance on federal PHOTO: Gage Skidmore ethanol requirements. As a gubernato- rial candidate in 2006, Walker opposed PHOTO: WikiCommons GUNNING FOR WAITING PERIOD: the federal mandate that transporta- HISTORIC DEVELOPMENT: Devil’s Lake State Park is officially an historic place. The Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, in an inter- tion fuels include a minimum amount of U.S. Department of the Interior and the Wisconsin Historical Society approved the park view with the pro-gun National Rifle renewable energy, primarily corn-based for listing on the state and national registers of historic places. Devil’s Lake, developed Association, said he supports Republi- ethanol. Now that he needs political by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression, is the second Wiscon- can lawmakers in their push to eliminate support in Iowa, a state that depends sin park to be listed. The first was Copper Falls, in Ashland County, which was approved Wisconsin’s 48-hour waiting period for heavily on corn grown for ethanol, he has in 2005. handgun purchases. The Legislature is shifted gears and said he is “willing to considering a bill that would eliminate go forward on continuing the renewable the 40-year-old law that requires a wait fuel standard.” Feingold signaling ture’s finance committee. DNR Secretary a run for Senate Cathy Stepp, a Walker appointee, testi- time from when a background check is ON ABORTION: During his guber- Former U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold is send- fied in early March that Walker’s plan to submitted to the Department of Justice natorial re-election campaign, Walker ing signals that he may be considering strip the DNR’s board of its policymaking to when a handgun is acquired. declined to say whether he would sign another run for office, telling his Facebook powers and turn it into an advisory body a ban on abortion after 20 weeks. After OFF THE PATH: In an interview with followers that he plans to travel around would eliminate red tape and insisted attending the Conservative Political Fox News Sunday, Walker said his views Wisconsin extensively to talk about his eliminating 18.4 positions within the Action Conference, Walker changed his have changed on immigration reform. future after leaving his State Department DNR’s Science Services Bureau won’t mind March 3. In a letter released by an Walker said he now believes creating post. change the agency’s commitment to sci- anti-abortion group, the governor said, a path to citizenship for the 11 million While the Democrat didn’t say whether ence. “... further protections for mother and immigrants illegally living in the United he will try to recapture the U.S. Senate child are likely to come to my desk in the • OCCUPY CAPITOL: University of States is amnesty. “I don’t believe in seat he lost in 2010 to Republican Sen. form of a bill to prohibit abortions after Wisconsin students opposed to Scott amnesty. My view has changed. I’m flat Ron Johnson, his Facebook post combined 20 weeks. I will sign that bill when it gets Walker’s university system proposals out saying it. Candidates can say that,” with other recent comments he has made to my desk and support similar legisla- announced the occupation of a legislative Walker said. are fueling speculation that he intends to tion on the federal level. I was raised to budget briefing. The students registered do just that. TO WHAT DEGREE: The latest sur- believe in the sanctity of life and I will opposition to a proposal to make the UW Feingold was seeking a fourth Senate vey from Public Policy Polling shows always fight to protect it. System a public authority, which would that 62 percent of Americans want their term when he lost to Johnson. Demo- give it independence from most state president to hold a college degree. That crats anxious for his return to politics had laws and oversight. They also protested a — Lisa Neff, AP and WiG reports hoped he would run against Republican proposed $300 million cut to UW. Gov. Scott Walker both in the 2012 recall and last year, but Feingold declined. • CONCEAL, CARRY ON CAMPUS: The Discriminating & dodging basic rights for LGBT couples, includ- Feingold’s decision to leave his special Constitution Party of Wisconsin wants the state Legislature to allow people The Human Rights Campaign is already ing visitation rights. As governor, he envoy to the Great Lakes Region of Africa to carry concealed weapons on school tracking likely Republican candidates sought to roll back the state’s domestic post after 18 months at the State Depart- grounds. Currently, Wisconsin law pro- on LGBT issues. What does the HRC partner registry by dismissing the state ment is fueling speculation that he’s inter- hibits concealed weapons on school report say about Gov. Scott Walker’s attorneys hired to defend the nominal ested in running for the Senate again. He campuses. record? “The reality is that he has a program. He repealed a measure that stoked the speculation during his farewell history — both as governor and in prior protected state workers from wage dis- speech, when he thanked his assistant, • COUNTERING CARP: U.S. Sen. Tammy offices — of working to obstruct and crimination based on sex. Mary Irvine, whom he described as his Baldwin, D-Wis., joined a bipartisan even roll back basic rights for LGBT HIV/AIDS: He proposed eliminating an “once, current and I hope future chief of group of lawmakers led by Sen. Deb- Americans.” HIV/AIDS prevention program by say- staff.” bie Stabenow of Michigan to introduce MARRIAGE: Walker has consistently ing the mission was not a “core func- legislation to stop Asian carp and other opposed marriage equality — by sup- tion” of government. He campaigned In other regional news… invasive species from entering the Great Lakes. The Defending Our Great Lakes porting the constitutional amendment on his opposition to the domestic part- • CONSERVATION CRISIS: The Wisconsin to ban same-sex marriage and sup- ner registry. Act would give federal agencies broad Department of Natural Resources’ leader authority to take immediate actions to porting the appeal when the ban was CONVERSION THERAPY: Unclear. is defending proposals in Gov. Scott overturned. stop the spread of Asian carp and other ADOPTION: Unclear. Walker’s budget to shut down the state’s invasive species. DISCRIMINATION: Walker, as Mil- land stewardship program, strip the ANTI-BULLYING: Unclear. waukee County executive, opposed agency’s board of its power and eliminate — from WiG and AP reports — Lisa Neff science positions in front of the Legisla- 22 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | March 12, 2015

COMMUNITY Bulletins

DIVERSE, RESILIENT, DREAM: Diverse Kenosha campus. For more, go to car- & Resilient on March 19 presents the LGBT thage.edu. Leadership Awards, honoring those “who LABOR CONFERENCE: The Wiscon- have demonstrated leadership in improv- sin Labor History Society is planning its ing the health and well-being of lesbian, 34th annual conference on April 11 at the gay, bisexual, and transgender people in Madison Labor Temple, 1602 S. Park St., the state of Wisconsin.” Madison. For details on registration, go to During the celebration, Leonard Sobczak wisconsinlaborhistory.org. will receive the Bayard Rustin Leadership Award in recognition of “his longstand- CLEANUP CAMPAIGN: Milwaukee ing commitment to LGBT wellness, envi- Riverkeeper announced the 2015 Spring ronmental issues, and civic and political River Cleanup on April 18 at locations causes. Sobczak is a quiet yet strong force throughout the Milwaukee watershed. For for change and he leads as an out gay more, go to milwaukeeriverkeeper.org. man.” WRITING IN WISCONSIN: The Univer- A philanthropist who has contributed sity of Wisconsin-Madison Writers’ Insti- money and time to numerous progressive tute takes place March 27–29 at the Madi- groups and political candidates, Sobczak is son Concourse Hotel in Madison. Instruc- the president of Eastmore Real Estate and tors include novelist John Dufresne, poet CEO/principal of the Wisconsin Gazette. Marilyn L. Taylor and agents from Fuse He is currently vice president of the Wis- Literary, Red Sofa Literary and the Jean V. consin League of Conservation Voters and Naggar Literary Agency. For more, go to served on the State of Wisconsin Trans- uwwritersinstitute.wisc.edu. portation Projects Commission. He for- merly was chair of the Milwaukee Fire and NO LABELS: To coincide with the 50th Police Commission. anniversary of the Selma March this Bayard Rustin was a leader in the civil month, the Ad Council launched a new rights movement, a mentor and adviser to series of public service advertisements Martin Luther King Jr. and the chief orga- for the Love Has No Labels campaign. The nizer of the 1963 March on Washington. digital-first campaign is designed to fur- Diverse & Resilient also is honoring ther understanding and acceptance of all Joshua-Paul Miles, Austin Kieler, Chris communities regardless of race, religion, Ahmuty, Melissa Bollow-Tempel, Proud gender, sexual orientation, age and ability. Theater, Kathy Flores and AIDS Resource The new video PSAs encourage audiences Center of Wisconsin. to examine and challenge their own implic- “Reviving the Dream” takes place at Dis- it bias. Partners include the Anti-Defama- covery World at Pier Wisconsin. For more, tion League, Southern Poverty Law Center, go online to www.diverseandresilient.org. National Women’s Law Center, Human Rights Campaign, American Association ROCK AND WIN: The winners of the of People with Disabilities, American-Arab recent 13th annual WMSE Rockabilly Chili Anti-Discrimination Committee, Muslim contest in Milwaukee are Hue Vietnam- Advocates and AARP. For more, go to love- ese for “most unique,” Beans & Barley for hasnolabels.com. “best veggie,” McBob’s for “best heat” and Water Street Brewery for “best meat” and BIDEN ON BOARD: Vice President Joe “best display.” For more, go to wmse.org. Biden addressed the Human Rights Cam- paign’s Spring Equality Convention on CINEMA AND CRISIS: The Milwaukee March 6 in Washington, D.C. Biden spoke VA Medical Center screens the Oscar- with staff and volunteers of the nation’s winning Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1 at largest LGBT civil rights group. For more, 2:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. on March 12 at the go to hrc.org. center auditorium, 5000 W. National Ave. For more, go to veteranscrisisline.net. NEW LEADERS: The national Gay- Straight Alliance Network announced HEALTH AND SCIENCE: Milwaukee the appointments of Ginna Brelsford and Public Library and the Clinical and Trans- Geoffrey Winder as co-executive direc- national Science Institute of Southeast tors. Winder has been involved with GSA Wisconsin hold a series of “Science Cafes” Network since shortly after its founding at the central library, 814 W. Wisconsin in 1998. Brelsford has served as GSA net- Ave., Milwaukee, through the spring. The work’s finance and administrative direc- focus is on health disparities. For more, go tor for almost four years. For more, go to to ctsi.mcw.edu. gsanetwork.org. DIVERSITY SUMMIT: Carthage Col- — Lisa Neff lege continues its third annual Send community announcements to Lisa Diversity Sum- Neff at [email protected]. mit this month, with programs planned for March 17 and March 18 on the WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | March 12, 2015 23 ut on the town March 12 – 26 A curated calendar of upcoming events

‘Lavinia’ March 19 to March 21 ‘Elmer Gantry’ March 13 and March 15 In 1876, the Wisconsin Supreme Court The Florentine won two Grammys for a recording of its last staging of Elmer Gantry, denied Lavinia Goodell admission to the a contemporary opera based on the early 20th-century novel about a small-time state bar for the sole reason that she was a preacher’s fall from grace. So it makes sense that they’re bringing back the produc- woman. But that wasn’t the end of her story. tion this year, with a brand-new cast and a director, Frank Kelly, whose experience The Madison Theater Guild tells the tale of with the opera dates all the way back to workshops in 1992. The critically acclaimed Lavinia in this new play, which will subse- score, influenced by gospel and folk music, remains the same, though, so don’t miss quently travel throughout Wisconsin. At the this rare opportunity to hear it live. At the Marcus Center, 929 N. Water St., Mil- Bartell Theater, 113 E. Mifflin St. Tickets are waukee. Tickets range from $27 to $121 and can be purchased at 800-326-7372 or $20 and can be purchased at 608-661-9696 florentineopera.org. or bartelltheatre.org.

Photo: Courtesy ‘MKECarries’ March 13 to March 28 Stop Kiss March 13 to March 28 This devised work by Cooperative Perfor- First kisses are always memorable, mance Milwaukee depicts the lives of five Mil- but the one at the heart of Stop Kiss is waukeeans: an African-American dockworker tragically so. The play, being staged by on the Northside, a Riverwest painter, a nurse Milwaukee LGBT theater company The- from rural Wisconsin, a Mexican immigrant atrical Tendencies, is centered around reconnecting to his culture through food and a a first kiss between Sara and Callie homeless woman on the city streets. All five of that prompts an angry bystander to their stories will play out simultaneously over viciously attack them, leaving Sara in the course of an hour, and audience members a coma. The play jumps back and forth can choose whether to follow one all the way between the lead-up to that incident through or pick and choose. There’s no way to and its aftermath, making it more a get the whole story each cycle, but the stories story about these women’s connection will loop three times and patrons are encour- than one person’s attempt to sever it. At aged to stick around and see more. At 143 N. Soulstice Theatre, 3770 S. Pennsylvania Broadway. Tickets are $15, $5 for additional Ave., St. Francis. Tickets are $20 and hours, or $20 for “item tickets,” which last all can be purchased at theatricaltenden- night and include audience participation. Visit cies.com. cooperformke.com for more details.

Photo: Rick Brodzeller Photo: Joan Marcus Newberry Consort 5 p.m. March 14 The Newberry Consort, artists-in-residence at Chicago’s Newberry Library, more than double their ranks for an exciting concert of 13th-century cantigas at Early Music Now. The songs, all dedicated to the Virgin Mary, were commissioned by Alfonso X, a king of Castile, after he prayed to her for relief from a life-threatening ailment and subsequently recovered. The Consort will perform more than a dozen of the 400-plus songs, incorporat- ing projected images from the original manuscripts. At the UWM Zelazo Center, 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee. Tickets are $28 or $44 for preferred seating, and $10/$15 for students. Call 414-225-3113 or visit earlymusicnow.org to order.

‘Beauty and the Beast’ March 17 to March 22 Beauty and the Beast isn’t a tale quite as old as time, but the classic fairy tale has been a lucrative member of Disney’s repertoire for more than 20 years. The stage version of the 1991 Disney film is as magical as the original, with a half-dozen new songs and lavish visual effects but the same enchanting story. The national tour travels through Milwaukee for one week, so when that last rose petal falls for the last time on March 22, it’ll all be over for the foreseeable future. At the Marcus Center, 929 N. Water St. Tickets range from $30 to $103 Photo: Courtesy and can be ordered at 414-273-7206 or marcuscenter.org. 24 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | March 12, 2015 ut on the town

Equinox 7:30 p.m. March 20 ‘Flautistico’ 8 p.m. March 20 ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Present Music celebrates the return of Flutist Stephanie Jutt, the artistic direc- March 20 to March 29 spring with this multimedia concert event. tor of Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society, Live art will be created by UMW faculty art- will step away from chamber music for In Margaret Atwood’s dystopian femi- ist Brooke Theile with visual artists Shannon this one-night-only celebration of Latin nist novel The Handmaid’s Tale, a young Molter and Dean Valadez, the Hearing Voic- American and Spanish culture. Flautistico woman called Offred has been stripped es vocal ensemble will return, and PM will will feature music from Argentina, Venezu- of her identity and forced to serve as the perform a brand-new commission: Lumi- ela, Mexico and Spain, along with spoken birth mother for a military commander nescence, by rising composer Molly Joyce. word, tango performances and an origi- and his sterile wife. The novel is told At Turner Hall Ballroom, 1040 N. Fourth St., nal multimedia art installation by Caro- exclusively from her point of view, and Milwaukee. Tickets are $35, $25 or $15, with lyn Kallenborn. At the Overture Center, Joe Stollenwerk’s stage adaptation fol- half-off for students, and can be purchased at 201 State St., Madison. Tickets are $25 lows Atwood’s lead by presenting the presentmusic.com. and can be purchased at 608-258-4141 or story as a one-woman-show, performed overturecenter.org. by local actress Kelly Doherty with The World’s Stage Theatre Company. At the Underground Collaborative in Grand Avenue Mall, 161 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee. Tickets are $15 in advance, $12 for students/seniors and $18 at the door. Visit handmaidmke.bpt.me to order. Photo: Courtesy

‘Avenue A’ Through March 29 ‘Ten Dollar House’ After a season of plague and cosplay, March 20 to April 15 The Quasimondo Physical Theatre is going Today, Mineral Point is a thriving artist’s slightly more traditional with Avenue A, an community and home to many restored urban-set drama about an ex-con trying to buildings from the past. But it wouldn’t form his own version of family in the big have been possible without gay couple Bob city. The problem: a blast from the past, Neal and Edgar Hellum. Ten Dollar House in the form of an old prison friend making tells the story of how Bob, a London interior one last visit. It’s a premise that suggests decorator who returns to his hometown in travel in dark directions, but The Quasi- 1934, and Edgar, the local man he hires to mondo promises this story will be as much help him restore a single rock cottage, met a “mordantly funny” tale as a gritty rebirth and dedicated their lives to reshaping their epic. At Studio G in Grand Avenue Mall, town. At Broom Street Theater, 1119 Wil- 161 W. Wisconsin Ave. Tickets are $15, liamson St., Madison. Tickets are $11 and $12 for students, and can be purchased at can be reserved at bstonline.org. thequasimondo.com.

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‘Bob’s Burgers’ Live 8 p.m. March 21 Bob’s Burgers wouldn’t be what it is without the comedians behind its characters, but the show’s cartoon style makes them hard to picture while you’re watching. Bob’s Burgers Live changes that, bringing the voices behind the whole Belcher family, including H. John Benjamin, Kristen Schaal and Eugene Mirman, to the Riverside Theater stage. It’s an event that’ll feature individual stand-up performances, audience Q&As and an in-character table read of a script. At 116 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee. Tickets range from $30 to $50 and can be ordered at pabsttheater.org or 414-286-3663. WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | March 12, 2015 25 ut on the town A curated calendar of upcoming events March 12 – 26

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Cameron Carpenter 8 p.m. March 21 To find an organist who is also a showman is a rare thing. Cam- eron Carpenter qualifies. The electronic organist frequently reshapes both the classical organ repertoire and jazz and pop stan- dards to suit his whims, resulting in an eclectic new take on classi- Photo: Kevin Hansen/Wikimedia Commons cal music. At the Overture Center, 201 State St., Madison. Tickets Mary Nohl Day ‘Low Down Dirty Blues’ March range from $30 to $40 and can 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. March 21 22 to May 24 be purchased at 608-258-4141 or overturecenter.org. The Milwaukee Public Museum cel- The performance times for this Stackner ebrates the life and art of Wisconsin Cabaret show are the same as usual, but Low artist Mary Nohl, who turned her Fox Down Dirty Blues feels more like an after-hours Point home into a fantastical wonderland experience than anything else. Four multi- of art and sculpture for most of her life talented performers will team up for this pas- until passing away in 2001. Nohl histo- sionate celebration of the blues, with songs by ‘Stupid Fu##ing Bird’ 7 p.m. March 23 rian Debra Brehmer and married author/ Muddy Waters, Ma Rainey, Sophie Tucker and illustrator team Tina and Carson Kugler more up for grabs. It’s the Milwaukee Rep’s American Players Theatre wraps up its “Winter Words” play reading series with Aaron will give a series of presentations about latest show in the vein of Ain’t Misbehavin’ and Posner’s sort-of adaptation of Chekhov’s The Seagull. The premise of Stupid Fu##ing Bird is the Kugler’s new picture-book biogra- Blues in the Night, so if those got your toes tap- much the same as the original, but Posner takes Chekhov’s mopey, dramatic Russians into phy In Mary’s Garden and Nohl’s work, pin’ in prior years, Low Down Dirty Blues may be the present day, ripping out Chekhov’s subtext and making it all metatext, as much a com- now being conserved and cared for by right up your alley. At 108 E. Wells St. Tickets ment on his source material as the state of theater and the 21st century as a whole. Plus, Sheboygan's John Michael Kohler Arts start at $40 and can be ordered at 414-224- it’s hilarious. At APT’s Touchstone Theatre, 5950 Golf Course Road, Spring Green. Tickets Center. Visit mpm.edu for more details. 9490 or milwaukeerep.com. are $15 and can be ordered at americanplayers.org.

Elsewhere in WiGOut:

‘Giselle’: Set in the 1940s, the Milwaukee Ballet’s remount of this romantic tale will blend classical and

contemporary dance. March 26-29. ch el Male ho r n &

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‘Another Tale of Eddie’: Alchemist

Theatre kicks off a brand-new narra- : R a P hoto tive trilogy with this story of a New York City grifter who falls for one of his marks. Through March 28. See page 32.

‘Five Presidents’: This world pre- ‘The Mikado’: Milwaukee Opera miere commissioned by the Milwaukee Theatre puts a new twist on the clas- Rep from West Wing writer Rick Cleve- sic Gilbert & Sullivan comedy, per- land offers a peek into the psyches of forming it with musical accompani- five singular individuals who’ve held ment from a stageful of percussion the highest office in the land. Through instruments and a lonely trombone. April 5. See page 34. March 19-29. See page 36. ‘The Snow Dragon’: A young, physi- ‘Masterworks IV’: The latest cally abused foster boy’s rage opens up installment of the Wisconsin Cham- a portal to another dimension, where ber Orchestra’s Masterworks series he must vanquish an oppressive dic- invites Israeli cellist Amit Peled to tator to find the key to his real-world play a program including Schumann’s problems, in this world premiere opera Cello Concerto in A minor and Pablo at the Skylight. Through March 29. See Casals’ "Song of the Birds." March 20. page 35. See page 38.

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Irish whiskey: Perfect for a ‘spirited’ St. Paddy’s Day

Photo: Wikimedia Commons By Michael Muckian tilled from a yeast-fermented mash of Old Bushmills Distillery, on the northern coast of Northern Ireland, is considered the old- Contributing writer cereal grains so that the resulting whiskey est commercial distillery in the world. At the end of the 19th century, Irish retains a nose and flavor of the materials whiskey was one of the most popular whis- used. The whiskey must be aged at least keys in America, but its fortunes tumbled, three years in wooden casks with a capac- along with those of other alcohol products, ity not exceeding 185 U.S. gallons. And, of with the advent of Prohibition in 1920. course, it must be distilled in either the Today Irish whiskeys are on the rebound, Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland but they still may be one of the spirit (part of the United Kingdom). world’s best-kept secrets. Irish whiskey on the market today In the United States, bourbon producers weighs in at either 80 proof (40 percent abound, with more micro-distilleries open- alcohol) or 92 proof (46 percent alcohol). ing every day. Scotland boasts more than Most brands are aged in former bourbon, 100 distilleries and a reputation for fiery, brandy or sherry kegs, which add nuances heavily peated single malts with flavors of their previous occupants to the whis- that sometimes stagger the imagination. key. Many are triple-distilled for added Ireland, on the other hand, has just 10 smoothness; most scotches are distilled distilleries either in production or under only once. construction. But what the country may The Irish didn’t discover the process of lack in quantity it more than makes up for distillation, but history credits them with in quality, and St. Patrick’s Day marks the establishing one of the first stills and pro- perfect occasion to begin an Irish whiskey ducing what most consider the first com- journey. mercial whiskey. According to the Irish Whiskey Act of Old Bushmills Distillery, located in Coun- 1980, for whiskey to be labeled “Irish,” ty Antrim on Northern Ireland’s northern the alcohol-by-volume level at distillation must be less than 94.8 percent and dis- WHISKEY next page 28 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | March 12, 2015

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coast, was licensed to distill whiskey in was produced. At 92 proof, there is more 1608 by King James I of England, making to the 1608 than there is to Tullamore it the world’s oldest commercial distillery. Dew, but the whiskey displays similar skill In 1784, then-owner Hugh Anderson regis- in the making. tered the name and now-familiar pot-still Tyrconnell Single Malt Irish Whiskey trademark. offers a distinct departure. Named after a Today, the Irish Isle’s northernmost dis- famous racehorse that beat 100-to-1 odds tillery produces six different varieties of to win the National Produce Stakes in Old Bushmills, topping out with a 21-year- 1876, the whiskey is distilled by the Cooley old single malt that's been aged in bour- Distillery (now owned by Beam Suntory), bon and sherry barrels. The amber elixir in County Louth. Although a single malt, pours with a caramelized toffee and dark the whiskey has not been peated and lacks chocolate nose, while raisin and fruit notes the distinctive scotch-like nature. There is slip slyly across the tongue for an almost an essence of iodine and candied violets licorice finish. Sublime. in the nose. One can also sense citrus on The whiskey is rare and, when found, the palate and a transparent structure that often priced in the $200-plus per bottle gives Tyrconnell its unique character. range. New Irish whiskey fans will find a The Redbreast 12 Year Old Single Pot better — and less expensive — point of Still, produced by the New Midleton Dis- entry with a traditional bottle of Bushmills. tillery in County Cork, is a favorite among Bushmills whiskey is a blend of triple- whiskey aficionados. A product of the distilled single malt and lighter Irish grain same distilling complex that produces the whiskey. Expect a spicy aroma with vanilla more familiar Jameson Irish Whiskey, Red- overtones, a palate warmer with a touch breast is aged in former bourbon or olo- of honeyed sweetness that finishes with a roso sherry casks, each of which imparts a bit of spice. slightly different character to the distillate. Thirsty for more? Here are four more With iodine on the nose and the flavor of interesting alternatives to fire up your St. peat on the palate, Redbreast also has Paddy’s Day revelries: citrus and spice notes playing against a Tullamore Dew 12 Year Old Special backdrop of smooth refinement, with a Reserve, owned by scotch-maker William complex flavor that lingers a bit before Grant & Sons, is one of the better more vanishing. common brands, with a smooth refine- ment brought on by the oak aging process, giving the whiskey vanilla and caramel How to Toast notes. An elegant distillate, the whiskey’s Your Irish Friends name sounds like a reference to moisture If you really want to impress your on the grass. However, the “dew” actually Irish friends — or at least your Irish stands for the initials of early owner Dan- bartender — on St. Pat's Day, hoist iel E. Williams. your glass and say "Sláinte!" A com- The Old Bushmills 1608 is a rare find mon shortening of the longer Irish these days. It was produced in 2008 to Gaelic toast "sláinte mhaith," the word celebrate the distillery’s 400th anniver- "sláinte" ­— pronounced "SLAHN–cha" sary. The whiskey approaches the palate — essentially means "to your good smoothly and finishes with floral, almost health." fruited notes — largely due to the skill with That toast and $5 might just get you which the distillers managed the natural another shot of Jameson. esters in the fermented wort from which it WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | March 12, 2015 29 Lamb, Guinness and soda bread offer a fresh take Guinness Lamb Stew with Walnut Irish Soda Bread Dumplings Ingredients on Irish stew 2 pounds lamb stew meat, cut into 12-ounce bottle Guinness beer 1 ½-inch pieces 3 cups low-sodium beef stock By Alison Ladman Kosher salt and ground black pepper ½ cup chopped toasted walnuts Associated Press 1 pound mixed mushrooms, sliced Chicken and dumplings is a wonderfully 1 ½ cups white whole-wheat flour 1 large yellow onion, diced simple, deliciously comforting dish — a ¾ cup all-purpose flour thick, meaty stew bubbling away beneath 2 medium carrots, peeled and diced ¾ teaspoon baking soda a patchwork of moist, pillowy dumplings. 2 celery stalks, diced 1 ½ cups buttermilk So we decided to channel that comfort 1 small potato, peeled and diced for a dish suited for St. Patrick’s Day. 1 egg 1 teaspoon ground cumin Taking inspiration from classic Irish ingre- 3 tablespoons butter, melted dients and dishes, we came up with this 1 tablespoon finely minced fresh rosemary over-the-top savory lamb stew with a rich Directions broth made from beef stock, Guinness minutes. Return the lamb to the pot. In a medium bowl, stir together the Season the lamb with salt and pep- walnuts, both flours, salt and baking beer and fresh rosemary. per. Heat a large Dutch oven or heavy Add the Guinness and broth. Cover And dolloped over the top? Soda-bread- and cook for 45 to 60 minutes, or until soda. In another bowl, whisk together bottomed pot over medium-high. Add the buttermilk, egg and melted butter. style dumplings that are at once hearty the lamb and sear until well browned. the lamb is tender and the vegeta- and tender. bles are cooked through. Using tongs, Gently mix the buttermilk mixture into Use a slotted spoon to transfer the the flour mixture. Using a spoon or a Like most stews, this one only improves lamb to a plate. Add the mushrooms transfer the chunks of lamb to the bowl with age. For a do-ahead option, prepare with the mushrooms. cookie/ice cream scoop, dollop the and cook until well browned and ten- dough on top of the stew. Cover and the stew as directed, but chill it after the der, 8 to 10 minutes. Use a slotted Working in batches if necessary, puréeing and recombining steps. When ladle the vegetables and broth into a cook for about 10 minutes, or until the spoon to transfer mushrooms to a dumplings are cooked through. ready to serve, return the stew to a sim- bowl. blender and blend until smooth. Return mer, then proceed with the dumpling por- Add the onion, carrots, celery, pota- the mixture to the pot, along with the tion of the recipe. to, cumin and rosemary to the pot. lamb and mushrooms. Return to a low Start to finish: 1 ½ hours | Servings: 6 Cook until beginning to brown, 6 to 8 simmer. 30 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | March 12, 2015 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | March 12, 2015 31

MilwaukeeWiGOUT! Ballet's 'Giselle' makes grand jeté into 1941 By Michael Muckian “In preparation I’ve been working with be five street musicians performing Contributing writer Jewish groups to find out what life was like as part of the cast, bringing a little In 1841, composer Adolphe Adam wrote in a ghetto,” Pink says. “It was very dark, but lightness to the lives of those living in the music for Giselle, the consummate bal- there also were moments of beauty.” the ghetto. let of mid-19th-century Romanticism. The Pink tapped Jody Hirsh, director of edu- Giselle could serve story of heartbreak, loss and forgiveness is cation at Milwaukee’s Jewish Community as a good point of timeless. A young peasant girl falls in love Center, to get the period aspect of his entry for ballet new- with a nobleman who encourages her affec- production correct. He also turned to actor bies because of the tions but is betrothed to another. When she James Zager to be the show’s dramatic way its treatment discovers this, she dies of heart failure, only coach and help his dancers with character enables audience to be resurrected by the Wilis, supernatural development. members to ben- beings that dance men to death for betray- “I wanted to make sure the performers efit from a distinct ing women. But in the end, Giselle forgives were as competent as actors as they were narrative, Pink says. the nobleman, forcing him to live with his as dancers,” Pink says. “I think because sins. Members of the occupying force will be it’s telling a story The theme was all in a day’s work for uniformed but without the familiar Nazi that people can composers and choreographers of the day. insignia out of deference and respect to relate to the history But Milwaukee Ballet's Michael Pink has those who suffered under German occupa- of, this would provide something unique in mind. tion, according to Pink. But they will carry easy access for those In his version of Giselle, set to be rifles, so there will be no doubt about their unfamiliar with ballet,” remounted more than 10 years after its intentions. Pink says. “This one North American premiere in 2004, Pink “Nothing too graphic will happen, so offers enough reality that gives the ballet an update. Instead of set- there is no need for audience members to people will understand it, ting the scene in 1841, he jumps ahead to have any concerns,” Pink says. “But it will and the juxtaposition of 1941 — when nothing in Europe was as it create a powerful image to which those neoclassical to contempo- had ever been before. audience members will relate.” rary dance is very visually The new time period forces a shift in The other dramatic shift — the inclusion engaging.” details. Giselle’s village becomes a ghetto of Pink’s modern dance moves for the Wilis and its inhabitants prisoners, while the vis- — makes an equally bold statement. Even iting nobles are transformed into an occu- though the ballet still has a his- pying military force whose nationality is not torical context, the contemporary explicitly named but isn’t tough to figure aspect is meant to remind audi- out. A mixed-gender corps of Wilis, who are ence members that ethnic cleans- already-murdered victims of that army, rise ing continues in different corners of from the grave to avenge not only Giselle’s the world and it's something no one death but also their own. can afford to ignore. The Wilis also represent Pink’s most sig- Pink says the full company is put nificant change to the choreography. Pink to work in this production, with says he has armed them with an array Luz San Miguel dancing the role of modern dance movements to counter of Giselle and David Hovhannisyan the classical ballet steps of the principals dancing the role of Albrecht, her and bring some contemporary fire to the lover. Patrick Howell performs the 170-year-old work. part of Hilarion, a rival for Giselle’s “We began thinking about this when I love, and Valerie Harmon will play was still at the Northern Ballet (in Leeds, Giselle’s mother. There also will U.K.),” Pink says. “This treatment makes the whole production more contemporary and relevant for our time, just as it had rele- ON STAGE vance to its original 19th-century audience." The Milwaukee Ballet’s pro- Pink is a stickler for making his produc- duction of Giselle runs March tions more than eye candy, and on this bal- 26-29 at the Marcus Center let he worked with several collaborators to for the Performing Arts, 929 N. add gritty authenticity to the performance. Water St., Milwaukee. Perfor- With a score rearranged by Gavin Suther- mances are at 7:30 p.m. eve- land to give the performance more of “a nings and 1:30 p.m. Sunday. For Kurt Weill feel,” Pink set about trying to give tickets and more information, the mood and atmosphere the right timbre dial 414-273-7206 or visit mil- Photos: Rachel Malehorn & Timothy o'Donnell (above); Rick Brodzeller (Below) for both the period and proceedings. waukeeballet.org. Above: Luz San Miguel will reprise her role as Giselle in the Milwaukee Ballet's new production. Below: Dancers perform in the Milwaukee Ballet's 2004 production of Giselle, also set in 1941. 32 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | March 12, 2015 Alchemist goes punk with NY Stories Trilogy By Matthew Reddin Tale of Eddie, and the Warhol-centric The Staff writer King of Pop. But in the process of craft- The Alchemist Theatre has always had ing the third and final play, The Scene You a sort of devil-may-care attitude, with Need, he found himself consulting with co-owner Aaron Kopec writing or com- frequent Alchemist performer and Wis- missioning whatever strikes his fancy — consin Hybrid Theatre producer Charles whether horror story, classic Shakespeare Sommers, who ended up writing the play. or zany comedy. While the plays are designed to be In 2015, he’s going full rock and roll, seen one after the other, each stands 1970s style. alone, complete with a fictional author Throughout the first half of the year, the (Adian Zix for Kopec, and Neil Monk for Alchemist is staging an ambitious trio of Sommers), unique lounge renovation and plays: the New York Stories Trilogy, three distinctive tone. punk-rock-tinged tales that exist in the Another Tale of Eddie, the introduction same theatrical universe. Each depicts a to the Alchemist’s universe, is a hyper- different splinter of ‘60s and ‘70s NYC, realistic, gritty opener. Its title character including the Andy Warhol scene, discos Eddie (David Sapiro) is a down-on-his- and grimy bars. Many of the characters luck artist who came to New York City as recur. a musician chasing a woman and is now Kopec says the idea is an offshoot of a an aspiring writer who’s hit rock-bottom. series of unsuccessful attempts to write He’s gotten tangled up with Izzy (April a single play about Warhol. “Each time Paul), alongside whom he’s become a very I’d get to about the halfway point and bad purse-snatcher and grifter. realize there’s just no way to do it in one That’s how he meets Rose (Shannon show,” he says. “The scene gets too big, Nettesheim), an easy mark whom Eddie too quick.” ultimately falls for after he and Izzy steal But sitting in a Vegas lounge just over a an item more valuable than they could year ago with co-owner Erica Case, Kopec have imagined. As they try to get it back, decided to let the scene get too big and Kopec says, the trio form an unexpected devote an entire season to it. bond, complicated by Izzy’s unrequited Photo: Aaron Kopec Originally, Kopec says, he planned to affections for Eddie and each individual’s Izzy (April Paul, left), Eddie (David Sapiro) and Rose (Shannon Nettesheim) are recurring write all three shows himself. He did end poor choices throughout the play. characters in the New York Stories Trilogy, beginning with Another Tale of Eddie. up creating the opening show, Another EDDIE next page WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | March 12, 2015 33 EDDIE from prior page “Each of the characters, including “final” Halloween show. Kopec is deliber- Rose, have these moments where they ate in saying he’s not tired or sick of doing can make the right decision and not com- shows like that, but it’s equally clear his pletely destroy the other people, but they ambitions are expanding. constantly make the wrong decision,” “I think people have enjoyed the Hal- Kopec says. “Yet at the end, even though loween shows, and I don’t want to take they’ve all made the wrong decisions the that away from them,” Kopec says. “But entire time and should be killing each there’s other things that I want to do. … other, there’s still a love and a really neat One thing I want to avoid is getting into relationship.” any kind of rut or pattern, or being ‘that Kopec’s worldbuilding for the trilogy guy who does that thing.’” starts with Eddie. Chris Knapp, a writer There’s even the possibility that Kopec with Wisconsin Hybrid Theatre, has writ- might take the Alchemist’s productions ten a novella about Eddie (an earlier tale out of the Alchemist next year. One idea of Eddie, if you will) available at the bar, he’s considering is having a season of along with a demo of songs “by” Eddie. extremely intimate shows that aren’t Of course, per usual, that bar won’t tech- announced as much as hinted at — a nically be the Alchemist’s bar. It’ll be a “scavenger hunt,” of sorts. For example, recreation of the iconic punk rock lounge he says, they might write a short show CBGB, complete with graffiti-tagged that consists of two people having a con- walls, a live band and junkies trying to versation in a restaurant, where you have sell fake Rolexes. to go to the restaurant and ask to be It won’t stay that way long. For The seated near the actors to see the show. King of Pop, a poetic story about Warhol The idea hasn’t gotten past the con- and Bob Dylan (also written by Kopec but ceptual stage yet — for one thing, Kopec credited to the character Eddie), Kopec says, “I’m not yet convinced that’s not will deck out the lounge like Warhol’s the worst idea in the world” — but it’s NYC studio The Factory. And for The certainly a very punk rock segue from a Scene You Need, a black-box style series punk rock season. of interconnected vignettes that carry on Eddie, Izzy and Rose’s stories while adding new characters, Kopec will try something he hasn’t ever done before: ON STAGE redesign the lounge in the middle of the The Alchemist Theatre’s pre- performance, introducing it to audiences miere of Another Tale of Eddie will as Studio 54 at the top of the show run through March 28 at 2569 S. and completely transforming it back into Kinnickinnic Ave., Milwaukee. Perfor- CBGB by intermission. mances are at 7:30 p.m., and tickets “It’s going to be a little crazy,” Kopec are $25 and include an item from says, but it’s another way to shake up the bar. Future plays in the New York what’s expected of the Alchemist. Stories trilogy include The King of That's a topic that’s on his mind in Pop (April 30 to May 16) and The more ways than one this year. The New Scene You Need (June 18 to July York Stories Trilogy marks a deliberate 11). See all three shows to save $15 break from the horror-themed shows that and get a set of bonus items. Visit have been trademarks of the Alchemist’s thealchemisttheatre.com to order line-up for several years. The group's tickets or get more information. upcoming production of The Rocky Horror Show Live in the fall is being billed as the 34 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | March 12, 2015 The Rep goes behind closed White House doors

By Matthew Reddin Staff writer It’s rare when every living U.S. president gets together in a room. In the nation’s his- tory, it’s only happened a handful of times, when either political obligation or tragedy summons the country’s current and former commanders in chief to the same physical location. It’s the sort of thing that gets you won- dering: What passes for small talk in a room full of presidents? That’s the question that led Rick Cleve- land to write Five Presidents, the world premiere opening this month at the Mil- waukee Rep. The play takes place on the day of Richard Nixon’s funeral, April 27, Photo: Courtesy Milwaukee Rep 1994, when the five remaining living presi- Playwright Rick Cleveland is best dents — Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald known for his TV writing, on such Photo: Tim Fuller Reagan, George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton shows as The West Wing and The five presidents alive at the time of Richard Nixon’s funeral — Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush and — assembled to pay respects. House of Cards. Clinton, swap stories and grievances in Rick Cleveland’s world premiere play. Cleveland’s been a playwright for years, but he’s best known for his TV work on such shows as Six Feet Under, House of moment lodged in his mind and grew richer that’s stayed constant is a dedication to Southern Democrat who doesn’t fit in with Cards and The West Wing — the latter of as time passed and more details about the presenting these five men as authenti- any of the other presidents except Carter which marks the origin point for Five Presi- presidents' lives were revealed. “In 1994, cally as possible. The Washington pols he — whom he’s recently snubbed by send- dents. While working on the show’s first when you see that photograph and Clin- befriended during his TV career served as ing Nixon on diplomatic missions instead. season, he came across Shadow, the then- ton’s on the cover,” Cleveland says, “we benchmarks for accuracy: Would he be Carter is still upset about the Iranian hos- recently released book by Bob Woodward don’t know anything about Monica Lewin- embarrassed to invite former press secre- tage crisis, which cost him his election and about those same five presidents, and he sky. … You can barely believe (George W. tary Dee Dee Myers to see the play, or U.S. was wrapped up 20 minutes after Reagan’s was struck by its cover photo depicting Bush) will be elected governor of Texas, Sen. Chuck Schumer? inauguration. Bush is still stunned by his them at Nixon’s funeral. let alone president. … You have no idea “I want to write a play that if they see electoral loss too, only a little more than a The idea of writing a play about that that an African-American is going to get it, they’ll go, ‘That’s credible. I can believe year earlier. elected president in (14) more years.” that would be discussed, or happen.’” It’s a mix of conflicts that Cleveland says But the play might still be gestating if That’s why most of the play’s dialogue coalesced into an acclaimed run with the Cleveland hadn’t bumped into Mark Cle- comes from actual conversations between Arizona Theatre Company, co-producing ments. Clements had directed a play of the presidents on stage, albeit not from the world premiere with the Rep. Watching Cleveland’s when he was the artistic direc- that exact date. “They have said it to the play develop there, Cleveland says he tor of Derby Playhouse in the U.K. When somebody else, or they may have said it has a few tweaks to make for the Milwau- the two sat down for lunch in the winter another day,” Cleveland says, “but they kee run. He also has a sense of why the of 2012, Clements asked if Cleveland had said it.” play’s been so successful — and it isn’t, he any ideas for a play. The Rep commis- The play’s behind-closed-doors nature says, about the quality of the play at all. sioned him to write Five Presidents shortly also allows Cleveland to show sides of the “It’s a nonpartisan portrayal of five men afterward. presidents that they don’t expose to the who have only been portrayed in a partisan Cleveland says the play has evolved general public and to bring up grievances way. … I think what the audience is finding steadily over the years, but one thing new and old. Clinton, for example, is a so applause-worthy is that this is not the politics that they’re going home to and watching on Fox News or MSNBC or CNN. This is a more empathetic portrayal.”

ON STAGE The Milwaukee Rep’s world premiere of Five Presidents runs through April 5 at 108 E. Wells St. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. weekdays, 8 p.m. Fridays, 4 and 8 p.m. Saturdays and 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays. Tickets start at $20 and can be ordered at 414-224-9490 or milwaukeerep.com.

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By Kirstin Roble Contributing writer Skylight Music Theatre will take a bold step this month, staging its first world pre- miere opera since artistic director Viswa Subbaraman took over the company in 2013. The Snow Dragon, by Thai-American composer Somtow Sucharitkul, is a fantasy epic about a boy who can travel between his world and a realm of eternal cold — and also a real-world drama illuminating the sensitive issue of domestic abuse. Subbaraman says the collaboration has been a long time coming for the Skylight. He and Sucharitkul had previously worked together on The Silent Prince, an opera produced by Subbaraman’s former com- pany Opera Vista in Houston. The two had initially been in negotiations to produce a sequel, The Dragon Prince, in Milwaukee. “I loved the story of The Silent Prince and thought (The Dragon Prince) would be a great show to bring to our stage,” Sub- baraman says. “However, when the actual writing began, it was clear that the show wasn’t going to fit. It required three times the cast and orchestra — we needed to go in another direction.” But the collaboration didn’t die there. Shortly after, Sucharitkul emailed Subbara- man to propose a different idea: that the Photo: Tim Fuller Skylight produce an opera using one of his The Snow Dragon may be a fantasy epic with magic, dragons and evil warlords, but it also includes a naturalistic portrayal of real-world short stories instead. issues, with its lead character Billy Binder a victim of domestic violence and his ally Dora Marx a jaded social worker. The one they picked was “The Fallen Country,” a 1982 story that Sucharitkul “Dora’s music uses twelve-tone serial music, and that’s it — no recordings or pre- would later publish as a novel of the same music (which isn’t based on a tonal center, vious performances to use for guidance. ON STAGE name. The short work follows Billy Binder as major and minor keys are). It depicts a Everything is a first.” The Skylight Music Theatre’s world (Luke Brotherhood), a young foster child very deep analytical mindset," Subbara- If all goes well, the Skylight won’t be the premiere of The Snow Dragon will run who visits social worker Dora Marx (Col- man says. "On the other end of the spec- only company staging The Snow Dragon through March 29. Performances are leen Brooks). As Dora gets to know Billy, trum, Billy’s music is very jagged, with lots this year. Subbaraman says plans are in at 7:30 p.m. evenings and 2 p.m. for she learns about a strange world he says of leaps, but still tonal. This shows his place to send the production to Bangkok, Sunday matinees, and tickets range he inhabits, filled with snow dragons, prin- inner turmoil. Thailand, to perform for the King in July. from $23 to $64. Call 414-291-7800 or cesses and a powerful Ringmaster ruling "As the opera goes on, their music starts Logistics for that trip are still being final- visit skylightmusictheatre.org for more over everything. The world feeds on Billy’s to overlap, showing that Dora is beginning ized, though, so Wisconsin audiences are information. anger, giving him short bursts of strength to inhabit Billy’s world as he becomes part probably better off attending the Skylight’s while he is there. Due to the domestic of hers.” world premiere run. abuse he faces regularly in his own world, The Skylight’s design team will be large- Billy has more than enough anger to sup- ly responsible for depicting the world of ply. the Fallen Country, and one of the ele- “The Fallen Country’s” focus on Billy’s ments Subbaraman says is most exciting is real-world issues was part of why Sub- how they’ll be portraying the Snow Dragon baraman was drawn to the story, seeing it herself. To better demonstrate what Billy as an opportunity for the Skylight to shed is seeing and trying to convey to Dora, the light on a difficult topic in an interesting role will be physically performed by Cas- way. “(This story) deals with the most fan- sandra Black, as well as by a large puppet tastical ideas while still being grounded in on stage designed by scenic designer Wil- reality,” Subbaraman says. He says his cast liam Boles and created by props director and crew have been working with employ- Lisa Schlenker. ees at Children’s Hospital of Milwaukee To say Subbaraman and his team, to learn how to more realistically and including stage director Matthew Ozawa, sensitively portray their characters. They are excited is an understatement — but plan to invite several of those people back it’s nerve-wracking too. For the artists to the Skylight for pre-show discussions involved, The Snow Dragon is an opportu- during the run. nity to be the very first person to perform Subbaraman says Sucharitkul reflects in this work, for better or worse, and audi- the story’s tough subject material by ences will be signing on for something threading harmonic dissonances through never heard before. the otherwise-tonal beauty of the score. It’s a challenge Subbaraman says is very He’s also given both Dora and Billy “sound different than the work usually done at the worlds” that accompany their appearances Skylight. “There’s no firm or set ways for on stage. anything,” he says. “You have the pages of 36 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | March 12, 2015 MOT’s Mikado marches to the beat of its own drum

Photo: Milwaukee Opera Theatre The Milwaukee Opera Theatre’s Mikado will take audiences to a “percussion paradise,” where orchestration and environment alike are defined by drums and more. By Julie Steinbach their rearrangement of the score lends Contributing writer itself to a less formal presentation. “We In its history as a company, Milwaukee didn’t sit down the way you would with a Opera Theatre has gained a reputation reorchestration of a typical classical piece, for high-energy, imaginative productions. but it’s more like — here’s a pile of instru- Their latest undertaking may be one of the ments, everyone pick one!“ most traditional in the opera canon — Gil- Such a progressive, unique approach bert and Sullivan’s The Mikado — but when will certainly present a challenge for the MOT stages the classic, it comes with a ensemble, but Ponasik says it will give the twist: a complete reinterpretation of the opportunity to grow in ways that wouldn’t score and story that sets it in a “percussion be possible with a straight, unaltered per- playground” where rhythm rules. formance of The Mikado. Artistic director Jill Anna Ponasik says “One of our goals at MOT is to trans- she and music director Ruben Piirainen, form the landscape of lyric theatre,” she with the help of Skylight Music Theatre says. “If we’re going to let opera change percussionist extraordinaire Michael and grow, we have to keep trying to do it in “Ding” Lorenz, have put together a version different ways.” of the comic opera that makes percussion Ponasik and her cast say their reinter- instruments the true stars of the show. pretation is still evolving as opening night The entire score has been reorchestrated approaches, and some pieces are still mid- to be performed by an array of percussion transformation. “The songs will adjust to instruments including drums, cymbals and the means of the instruments we have. The bells (along with a single trombone), and music will stay as written, and some songs their instruments will stand in for a tra- will adjust more than others. ditional set to create the show’s environ- “I do think that what we make will be ment. surprising and new and will be unlike any “Everything comes back to: ‘Is there a Mikado that has ever existed before this,” musical solution?’” Ponasik says. “Even the Ponasik says. “It will be uniquely Milwau- props may be percussion instruments. We kee Opera Theatre.” keep trying to answer every question with As they say, nothing could possibly be percussion.” more satisfactory. The Mikado in its original form tells the tale of the inhabitants of a bureaucratic vil- lage in Japan called Titipu, prevented from ON STAGE pursuing their true loves by arcane legali- Milwaukee Opera Theatre will ties, including a ban on flirting. Ponasik perform The Mikado March 19-29 at says MOT’s 10-person cast will forgo the Next Act Theatre, 255 S. Water St. Asian setting as well as a separate orches- Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. tra, and each performer will be responsible with some 2 p.m. matinees. Tick- in turn for utilizing the many percussion ets are $28 or $22, with $15 pre- instruments — despite no one in the cast view and industry night seats. Visit actually being percussion-savvy. milwaukeeoperatheatre.org for more “We’re trying to approach it with child- details. like enthusiasm,” Ponasik says, adding that WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | March 12, 2015 37 Ringling to remove elephants from circus by 2018 y e s Court PHOTO: By Tamara Lush shows visit 115 cities throughout the year, show this year. More motorsports, daredev- acts and doesn’t use wild animals. AP writer and company president Kenneth Feld said ils and feats of human physical capabilities And while Ringling is phasing out the Animal rights activists were stunned it’s expensive to fight legislation in each will likely be showcased as well. elephants, other, smaller circuses in the when the parent company of Ringling Bros. jurisdiction. It’s also difficult to plan tours In 2008, Feld acquired a variety of motor U.S. — and in countries such as Russia, and Barnum & Bailey Circus announced it amid constantly changing regulations, he sports properties, including monster truck France and Thailand — still use elephants. would eliminate elephants from its circus said. shows, motocross and the International Feld owns the largest herd of Asian ele- performances by 2018. “All of the resources used to fight these Hot Rod Association, which promotes drag phants in North America. It costs about “Monumental and long overdue,” was things can be put toward the elephants,” races and other events. In 2010, it cre- $65,000 yearly to care for each elephant. how the Animal Welfare Institute put it. Feld said during an interview at the conser- ated a theatrical motorcycle stunt show Feld said initially the conservation center “Startling and tremendously exciting,” vation center. “We’re not reacting to our called Nuclear Cowboyz. Roughly 30 mil- will be open only to researchers, scientists The Humane Society of the United States critics; we’re creating the greatest resource lion people attend one of Feld’s 5,000 live and others studying the Asian elephant. said in a statement. for the preservation of the Asian elephant.” entertainment shows every year. He said he hopes it eventually expands And the International Fund for Animal Feld executives said the decision to end Ringling’s popular Canada-based com- “to something the public will be able to Welfare called it “a giant step in the right the circus’ century-old tradition of showcas- petitor, Cirque du Soleil, features human see.” direction.” ing elephants was difficult and debated at But activists soon focused on the timing, length. Elephants have often been featured questioning why it will take three years to on Ringling’s posters over the decades. phase out the elephants from the traveling Feld owns 43 elephants, 29 of which circus shows. live at the company’s 200-acre Center for “Many of the elephants are painfully Elephant Conservation in central Florida. arthritic, and many have tuberculosis, so Thirteen animals will continue to tour with their retirement day needs to come now,” the circus before retiring to the center by wrote Ingrid E. Newkirk, president of People 2018. One elephant is on a breeding loan to for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, in a the Fort Worth Zoo. statement. “If the decision is serious, then Carol Bradley, the author of the book the circus needs to do it NOW.” Last Chain on Billie: How One Extraordinary Executives at Feld Entertainment, Ring- Elephant Escaped the Big Top, which is about ling’s parent company, say it will take three a non-Ringling circus elephant, said she years to build proper facilities for them on believes the Feld family “realized it was a the 200-acre plot of land in central Florida losing PR battle.” that’s already being used as an elephant “This is an enormous, earth-moving deci- conservation center. They have repeatedly sion,” she said. “When I heard the news, denied that the elephants are mistreated in my jaw hit the floor. I never thought they’d any way in the circuses. change their minds about this.” “Each elephant requires a certain amount In 2014, Feld Entertainment won $25.2 of space and a certain amount of barn million in settlements from a number area,” said Stephen Payne, Feld’s spokes- of animal-rights groups, including the man, adding that permits, drainage issues Humane Society of the United States, end- and other logistics must be worked out. ing a 14-year legal battle over allegations The company intends for the elephants to that Ringling circus employees mistreated live out their years on the property, and elephants. since one elephant is 69, they must plan for The initial lawsuit was filed in 2000 by a the long haul to care for the crop of gentle former Ringling barn helper who was later giants. found to have been paid at least $190,000 The decision to phase out elephants by the animal-rights groups that helped comes at a time when cities across the bring the lawsuit. The judge called him United States are cracking down on exotic “essentially a paid plaintiff” who lacked animal displays. credibility and standing to sue. The judge Even before the announcement this rejected the abuse claims following a 2009 month that the elephants will be phased trial. out, company officials had said they were The circus will continue to use tigers, pulling out of certain cities because of dogs and goats, and a Mongolian troupe of newly enacted bans. The company’s three camel stunt riders joined its Circus Xtreme 38 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | March 12, 2015 WCO concert features historic Casals cello By Michael Muckian instrument.” The cello’s piano and cello, and given Contributing writer creator, Matteo Goffrill- ON STAGE it some cool orchestral When the Wisconsin Chamber Orches- er, was a Venetian luthier The Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, con- arrangements,” Peled says. tra takes the stage March 20 at Madison’s well-known for the qual- ducted by Andrew Sewell and featuring cellist “This comes from a tradition Overture Center, the attraction won't just ity of his instruments. Amit Peled, will perform March 20 at the when classical concerts were be the guest musicians, it'll be the guest Casals first acquired Capitol Theater in the Overture Center for the meant to entertain, with one instrument. the instrument in 1913 Arts, 221 State St., Madison. For tickets, call central musical ‘entrée,’ if you Guest cellist Amit Peled will join mae- and played it for the next 608-258-4141 or visit wcoconcerts.org. will, surrounded by a lot of stro Andrew Sewell and his musicians for 60 years. Peled received little ‘desserts.’” the concert, along with the prized Gof- the cello in 2012. The evening opens with the friller cello, an 18th-century instrument “What’s special about and Schumann’s Cello Concerto Suite for String Orchestra by Frank Bridge, considered one of the rarest and greatest this instrument is the in A minor. The pieces offer con- an English composer whose work Sewell of its breed. way it replicates the trasting performance opportuni- describes as “sublime, challenging and He’ll take the instrument through its human voice,” Peled said. ties for Peled as well as a happy exhilarating.” Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 paces with works by Mozart, Schumann “A Stradivarius or a Guarneri (another reunion for the maestro, Sewell says. in G minor closes the evening. and other composers, including Pablo rare, high-quality violin) will have this “Peled is an awesome cellist with a “This is Mozart at his best — a classical Casals, the renowned Spanish Catalan cel- golden tone more like an Italian tenor. This big sound, and he is a superb musician,” gem,” Sewell says. “One cannot fault the list who is best associated with the instru- cello is like an old man reciting poetry. It’s Sewell says. “We have performed both beauty of the first and last movements.” ment. In fact, the Casals work they’ll per- earthy, it’s sandy, but it’s very beautiful.” the Haydn C major concerto and the Boc- Peled and the 1733 Goffriller cello will form is “Song for the Birds,” a traditional The appeal of the cello is as much cherini concerto together with the Wis- be the highlight of the concert, but Peled Catalan tune he re-arranged for cello and about its history as its sound, Peled says. consin Chamber Orchestra, and so the says he thinks Casals would have seen the often played on Goffriller's instrument Casals made some of the first recordings chance to perform a romantic work like the evening as a true celebration of beautiful before his death in 1973. of Johann Sebastian Bach's works on this Schumann seemed absolutely spot on.” music from several composers. Peled says Peled, a professor of music at the Pea- instrument, and its tonal quality allows a Popper's “Tarantella” and Casals’ “Song Casals would have appreciated the variety body Institute at Johns Hopkins University musician to play it very softly without sac- of the Birds,” which open the concert’s in the program. in Baltimore, has the cello on loan from rificing any performance quality, he adds. second half, provide beautiful contrasts to “We all need Shakespeare, but some- Casals’ widow Marta Casals Istomin and “It’s as if someone were talking to you, Schuman’s romanticism, Sewell adds. times we just need a stupid movie and is in the midst of a recital tour called an and it gets straight to your guts, rather The pieces break up the program in what pizza,” he added. “The secret to a classical “Homage to Pablo Casals.” than your heart,” Peled said. “You can feel Peled calls a more historical approach, program is balance, and sometimes we Sewells says the Goffriller cello, crafted it in your body.” one that stresses variety with the intent just need to relax.” in 1733, should be considered comparable Peled’s portion of WCO’s March 20 pro- to entertain. to the well-known Stradivarius violin. “It’s gram also will include “Tarantella,” com- “We’ve kept the Schumann and added an equally valuable and very special Italian posed by Bohemian cellist David Popper, the Popper, which is normally played on WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | March 12, 2015 39 Chazen to show prized Shakespeare folio By Jay Rath Contributing writer One of the most prized books in the world — the very first collection of Wil- liam Shakespeare’s plays — is coming to Wisconsin. UW–Madison's Chazen Museum of Art has announced that First Folio! The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare, a national traveling exhibition, will visit Madison in 2016. The tour marks the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, and the exhibit at the Chazen will be the only showing in the state. The First Folio includes 36 of Shake- speare’s dramatic works. Only about 800 copies are believed to have been printed in 1623. And only 233 are known to exist today. The book is so valuable that a single Photo: Folger Shakespeare Library copy was auctioned in New York in 2001 The First Folio, which includes 36 of for an amount that, adjusted for inflation, Shakespeare’s plays, was printed in 1623. would now equal $8.13 million. "The First Folio" is not the book's name but an indication of its printing method — each page of a folio is folded over once were previously published, often without before binding. The book’s actual title is the playwright’s approval, the First Folio Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histo- is considered to have collected the best, ries, & Tragedies (sic). most reliable examples of the original When displayed in Madison, the First handwritten texts. The material was gath- Folio will be opened to one of the most ered by two of Shakespeare’s colleagues quoted monologues in the world, the “To seven years after the playwright’s death. be or not to be” soliloquy from Hamlet. Without the effort, later generations might “Shakespeare influences so many not have known 18 of Shakespeare’s plays, aspects of our culture. We’ll present the including Macbeth, Julius Caesar, Twelfth First Folio in a broader context, with a Night, The Tempest and As You Like It. selection of objects from the Chazen’s Among the university’s related hold- permanent collection,” says museum ings is a rare later edition of collected director Russell Panczenko. Shakespeare plays, known as the Second American Players Theatre, the classical Folio and published in 1632. This collection theater troupe in Spring Green, plans to incorporates many subsequent changes to partner with the Chazen in offering con- the texts. textual appreciation. One notable feature in the First Folio: “At APT, we often talk about doing It contains what may be one of only two Shakespeare’s plays beneath the same accurate depictions of William Shake- stars that Shakespeare and his players speare. The other is a bust in Holy Trin- first performed them,” says Carrie Van ity Church at Stratford-upon-Avon, where Hallgren, the company’s managing direc- Shakespeare was buried. tor. “By the same token, to be able to see The Madison exhibit is part of a tour the actual words that Shakespeare wrote that will bring the First Folio to all 50 on a page here with us 400 years later states and Puerto Rico with the support of and thousands of miles away will reinforce the Folger Shakespeare Library in Wash- the common truths he so eloquently wrote ington, D.C., in partnership with the Cin- about. To visit this tangible piece of Shake- cinnati Museum Center and the American speare’s world will be a great opportunity Library Association. for both our company and our audience.” Exhibition dates will be announced in While some of Shakespeare’s plays April.

FIND US ON TWITTER! @wigazette 40 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | March 12, 2015 Fifty years of fascination: JoAnna Poehlmann at RedLine By Kat Murrell Weyden’s lady. Contributing writer Poehlmann brings her viewers into How do you keep wonder alive over the an enthusiastic game of acute observa- course of decades? tion and artistic reference points. Tiny, If you ask Milwaukee artist JoAnna three-dimensional tables and chairs Poehlmann, the answer is about sensing are set for favored figures. "Teatime joy and the nuances of nature. Her career for Christo" is appropriately wrapped has spanned more than 50 years, and even in plastic, a nod to Christo and his at this point, her buoyant spirit finds nary a partner and wife Jeanne-Claude’s dull moment. work, such as "Wrapped Reichstag." “I always have this wonderful quote from "Breakfast with Beuys (Homage to Leonard Bernstein in the back of my mind," Joseph Beuys)" would make the felt- Poehlmann says. "When he was at the end loving artist feel right at home, as the of his career he said, ‘I am at the peak of my furniture is covered in the stuff. decline.’ I just love that because I relate to In the entirety of this extensive that. I know it’s coming to the end but I’m retrospective, no work lacks a name. just going to get everything packed into the Poehlmann says she “never lets any- time I have left and it’s just so much fun.” thing out of my house unless it has The warmth of Poehlmann’s personal- a title.” Her affection for language ity is reflected in the RedLine Milwaukee also informs the making of books. An exhibition JoAnna Poehlmann: Now and accordion-fold format is often favored Photo: Courtesy Kat Murrell Then, curated by Milwaukee artist Jeff as it allows for easier display. While JoAnna Poehlmann, above, is receiving a Redmon. Densely packed drawings, prints the idea of a book might suggest retrospective of her work at RedLine Mil- and assemblages represent Poehlmann’s something flat, in Poehlmann’s hands waukee, including "Pins and Needles," versatile pursuits. While the medium var- a book develops sculptural additions. (left) a punny homage to Rogier van der ies, past and present seem always on her "A Sofa Sized Painting (After Manet)" Weyden. mind through the immediacy of the natural is one example; the back of the book is world and inspirations of artists spanning a shallow box with a miniature couch. the ages. It certainly gives new meaning to “sofa- Poehlmann’s skill in drawing objects with sized.” ART GAZE — MILWAUKEE extreme precision is a feat in itself, but her To visit JoAnna Poehlmann: Now and Then wry humor keeps a feeling of play in the is to drop into the artist’s world for a little NEW EXHIBITIONS ‘The Women Behind the Paint: foreground. This is a woman who enjoys while. There is a timelessness to her work Colleen Kassner and Friends’ ‘Private Spaces Public Authority’ a good pun, visually and verbally. "Crab that exists outside of art trends, despite Grand Avenue Club Cakes" is an artistic one-liner, pairing a stretching across decades. Poehlmann is Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum 210 E. Michigan Ave. luscious array of frosted desserts next to a intensely true to her own interests. To cap- 2220 N. Terrace Ave. This retrospective exhibition picture of a crab, modeled after the German ture what she sees and cast it with charm- For those who admire the details of old of paintings by Colleen Kassner Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer. ing wit, is what defines her career. architecture, this exhibition will be a trove of emphasizes portraiture as a docu- More rebus-like is "Pins and Needles." “I’m never bored,” she says. “It’s so excit- delights. The City of Milwaukee Public Hous- ment of the joys and struggles of It pairs an image of Rogier van der Wey- ing, there’s so much to draw; I’ll never get a ing Authority has provided materials from its life. Kassner credits art with assist- den’s "Lady Wearing a Gauze Headdress" chance to do all that I want to. When you’re collection of pieces from the former Elizabeth ing her in dealing with mental ill- (ca. 1435) with an exquisite rendering of a on a roll, you can hardly wait to get up in the Plankinton mansion. The stately home was ness, opening a path of catharsis, hedgehog. You get “needles” from the latter morning to complete something or get an built in the 1880s, a time when the Aesthetic stability and meditation on strength — thanks to annotations like “he can swim idea started. It’s just a joyous lifestyle. I’m movement was in full swing and the phrase of spirit. Also on view are works when the need arises,” and “poets have so grateful.” “art for art’s sake” was a serious notion that by members of the Grand Avenue called the hedgehog ‘small Saint Sebas- JoAnna Poehlmann: Now and Then has inspired domestic settings. Examples of glass, Club, an advocacy group for those tian,’” the Christian saint pierced by arrows. been extended through May 30 at RedLine ceramics, and woodwork provide notes for addressing issues of mental illness And the pins? Look closely and spot the Milwaukee, 1422 N. 4th St. musing on the intersection of art and architec- in their lives. Through May 1. delicate gold pin in the headdress of van der tural utility. Through June 7. — Kat Murrell WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | March 12, 2015 41 MOWA captures a state’s love for the polka By Barry Adams Carl von Marr, who was born in Milwau- Wisconsin State Journal kee in 1858 but was trained in Munich, Photographs of accordions, tubas and Germany. Pabst Blue Ribbon signs may not be the For much of the museum’s history, it was norm for an $11.2 million art museum that located in a 20,000-square-foot space in features nationally recognized sculptors, what had been the corporate headquar- painters and other media artists. ters for West Bend Insurance. In 2007, the They fit right in at the Museum of Wis- museum changed its name to the Museum consin Art, located along the Milwaukee of Wisconsin Art and announced plans River and just east of West Bend’s quaint to build a new facility. Fundraising began downtown. in 2008 as the economy began to tank Since late January, the museum’s sec- but in 2012, ground was broken on prop- ond-floor Hyde Gallery has been home to erty that had been home to an outlet mall. Polka Heartland: Photographs by Dick Blau. The museum opened in April 2013 and In 2013 and 2014, Blau, a professor of last year had 35,000 visitors compared film at UW-Milwaukee, traversed Wiscon- to 2,900 the last full year in the previous sin with Rick March, an author, musician museum building. and musicologist from Madison. Blau and “It’s had phenomenal growth,” says Lau- March, whose book, Polka Heartland, is rie Winters, MOWA CEO and executive scheduled to be released in October, set director. “It’s a platform for Wisconsin out to capture the styles of the state’s artists.” diverse polka scene. When I visited last week, I not only took More importantly for Blau was docu- in the work of von Marr but of painter John menting the feeling and emotion of the Steuart Curry, who in 1936 was appointed official state dance. as the first artist in residence at the Agri- “It’s really about the way people make a cultural College at UW-Madison. Curry kind of social happiness with one another,” traveled the state where he promoted art Blau said by phone from his home in down- and painted rural scenes from the era. town Milwaukee. “It produces a feeling of There also was work from the Cedarburg warmth, euphoria and happiness.” Artists Guild and in the atrium, sculptures

Wisconsin has its own Polka Hall of of canoes by Truman Lowe, a Ho-Chunk Photo: Dick Blau Fame with such notables as “Tuba Dan” from Black River Falls. Dick Blau’s photographs capture modern polka lovers across Wisconsin. Jerabek, Vern Meisner, Don Peachey and Blau’s polka photos are in contrast to Louie Bashell. Polka festivals can be found the rest of the museum’s artwork but just around the state in Ellsworth, Wisconsin as vital. Dells and Pulaski. The tiny village of Wil- Blau’s and March’s travels took them lard, east of Eau Claire, celebrated its 40th to Turner Hall in Monroe, Martin’s Tap annual event last year while the Wisconsin in New Berlin and Amerahn’s Ballroom in State Polka Festival at Olympia Resort in Kewaskum. There were stops at Pulaski Oconomowoc is set for May. Polka Days, the Laak Ballroom in John- In June, there’s the Roger Bright Polka sonville and to the now-defunct Las Vegas Festival in New Glarus, Polish Fest in Mil- Latin Club in Oregon, south of Madison. waukee and in Madison, the Essen Haus, a That’s where the band, the Mazizo All- year-round pit stop for polka bands from starz, came decked out in sharkskin suits around the country. and used electronics and a brass section Blau’s exhibit features 27 photos, some but had no accordion. A mirrored ball, more than 3 feet high and nearly 6 feet fog machine, laser lights and well-dressed long, but there is no musical accompani- dancers added to the ambiance of the club, ment. Instead, visitors take in the images located in a former indoor athletic facility. in relative quiet, much like they would with Blau’s photos captured it all, even though other exhibits in the 32,000-square-foot his shots were taken while seated at a museum. table because he didn’t want to intrude. That’s not to say polka music is absent “It was quite an exotic experience,” Blau from the colorful exhibit. says. “It’s different stylistically and rep- When the photo gallery debuted, more resents something most people haven’t than 650 people filled the museum, many seen. I think people in Wisconsin aren’t of them dancing to The Squeezettes, a really aware of how large and vital the Milwaukee band named polka artist of the Latino population has become.” year in 2012 and 2013 by the Wisconsin When Blau created his first book on Area Music Industry and featured in Blau’s polka, Polka Happiness, he shot in Buffalo, photos. On March 14, the Brewhaus Polka New York, and it primarily consisted of Kings performed at the museum for what Polish polka bands. It also was 1992 and he was dubbed “Polka Saturday.” was limited to a film camera with flash to “It’s going to be a flat-out polka dance,” make small black-and-white images. Graeme Reid, the museum’s director of Polka Heartland is shot in color, using collections and exhibitions, told the Wis- natural light and with a digital camera that consin State Journal. “It is very much a part allowed for much larger images. of Wisconsin’s intrinsic culture.” “It actually changes the relation of the The Museum of Wisconsin Art was viewers to the images because it allows founded in 1961 when it was known as the them entrance into them, and that’s not West Bend Gallery of Fine Art. The muse- possible when you have smaller pictures,” um was established by the Pick family to Blau says. “It makes them want to dance.” collect and exhibit the work of a relative, 42 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | March 12, 2015 ‘Blurred Lines' verdict could have chilling effect on music industry By Anthony McCartney artists," said Glen Rothstein, an intellec- the verdict. AP entertainment writer tual property attorney. "Although Gaye was the Prince of Soul, A verdict saying Pharrell Williams and He said the decision sets a precedent he didn't own a copyright to the genre, and Robin Thicke copied Marvin Gaye's music because "paying homage to musical influ- Thicke and Williams' homage to the feel of to create their hit song "Blurred Lines" ences was an acceptable, and indeed com- Marvin Gaye is not infringing," Iser said. could ripple across the music industry, monplace way of conducting business and King, the pair's lawyer, said record labels potentially changing how artists work and even showing respect for one's musical are going to become more reluctant to opening the door to new copyright claims. idols, (but) after today, doubt has been release music that's similar to other works An eight-person jury determined Tues- cast on where the line will be drawn for — an assertion disputed by Richard Busch, day that Williams and Thicke copied ele- copyright infringement purposes." the lead attorney for the Gaye family. Photo: Courtesy ments of Gaye's 1977 hit "Got to Give It Music copyright trials are rare, but alle- "While Mr. Williams' lawyer suggested Pharrell Williams, who wrote most of Up" and ordered the pair to pay nearly gations that a song copies another artist's in his closing argument that the world "Blurred Lines" and must pay $7.4 million $7.4 million to the late R&B legend's three work are common. Singers Sam Smith and would come to an end, and music would to the estate of Marvin Gaye. children. Tom Petty recently reached an agreement cease to exist if they were found liable, I The music industry may feel new con- that conferred songwriting credit to Petty still see the sun shining," Busch said. "The straints in the coming years as artists — on Smith's song, "Stay With Me," which music industry will go on." and lawyers — sort through the verdict and resembled Petty's hit "I Won't Back Down." So, too, will Williams' career, said Joe "Blurred Lines" was a global hit and his its implications. In the "Blurred Lines" case, the Gaye Levy, editor-at-large at Billboard. follow-up effort failed to connect with Howard King, lead attorney for Thicke family will seek an injunction against the "For Pharrell, the story moves on," he audiences, Levy said. Despite the song's and Williams, said in closing arguments song, giving them leverage to negotiate for said. "It will move on quickly." popularity, feminists have criticized it, say- that a verdict for the Gaye family would royalties and other concessions such as Williams is a seven-time Grammy Award ing it promotes rape culture. have a chilling effect on musicians trying songwriting credits. winner, and the songs he's performed or While the verdict will likely make musi- to evoke an era or create an homage to the Nona Gaye, the late singer's daughter, produced have sold more than 100 million cians and record labels more cautious, it sound of earlier artists. Williams contend- wept as the verdict was read and later told copies worldwide. His hit "Happy" has won't stop artists from using others' works ed during the trial that he was only trying reporters: "Right now, I feel free. Free from helped make him a household name, as as inspiration, Levy said. to mimic the "feel" of Gaye's late 1970s ... Pharrell Williams' and Robin Thicke's has his work as a judge on NBC's music Despite the decision, he predicted that music but insisted he did not use elements chains and what they tried to keep on us competition show, The Voice. "Blurred Lines" will continue to make plen- of his idol's work. and the lies that were told." "It's much to Pharrell's advantage that ty of money for Williams, Thicke and, in all "Today's successful verdict, with the Larry Iser, an intellectual property law- he is at a high point in his career," Levy likelihood, the Gaye family. odds more than stacked against the Mar- yer who has represented numerous musi- said. "People aren't going to stop playing it," vin Gaye estate, could redefine what copy- cians such as Jackson Browne and David Thicke's career may have more issues Levy said. "It's not just going to disappear." right infringement means for recording Byrne in music copyright cases, criticized as a result of Tuesday's verdict because WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | March 12, 2015 43 The Sets List Music reviews Riverwest Public Kelly Clarkson :: ‘Piece By Piece’ House Birthday One of Kelly Clarkson’s greatest strengths is her rest- lessness. With her career at a pop pinnacle in 2007, she Party dove headfirst into dark self-analysis 7 p.m. March 17 at the on My December, with mixed results. Riverwest Public House, Now, in the wake of regaining her Milwaukee. No cover. pop crown with Stronger, Clarkson riverwestpublichouse. is again exploring new territory on wordpress.com. Piece By Piece. “Someone” sounds like Milwaukee’s only col- past hits — until it’s drenched in big lectively owned pub synths. “Invincible,” co-written by Sia, opened its doors on St. features the rising star’s background Patrick’s Day 2011, and vocals. “Run Run Run” opens as a every March 17 since simple piano ballad with John Legend and then becomes they’re thrown a giant something slightly sinister by the end. Just when the new Alabama Shakes TV on the Radio bash to stick it to all 8:30 p.m. March 24 at the Pabst sounds may seem a bit overwhelming, Clarkson returns to 8 p.m. March 15 at the Riverside Theater, the naysayers who said familiar territory on “Nostalgic” and lead single “Heart- Milwaukee. $35. pabsttheater.org. Theater, Milwaukee. $32.50. they’d never last. This pabsttheater.org. beat Song.” Through it all, one of the best voices in pop 7:30 p.m. March 17 at the Overture year’s event features the Even after a near-15 year career, rings through clear and sharp. Center, Madison. $40. overturecenter.org. music of the Squeezettes, TV on the Radio hasn’t been able A thunderbolt dressed in blue jeans. one of the city’s great- Brandi Carlile :: ‘The Firewatcher’s to spin its critical acclaim into est polka bands, followed That’s what a New York Times critic breakout sales. Which is a shame, Daughter’ called Alabama Shakes after the band's up by a killer dance party After charting in the Top 10 with Bear Creek, singer- because the Brooklyn four-piece is Public House style. You breakout debut at the CMJ Music Mara- one of the most diverse, eclectic songwriter Brandi Carlile left the Columbia label for artist- thon in 2011, opening up for a bunch of even get free brats just focused ATO. Her new album sounds rock ’n’ roll acts touring today, for showing up. Way to bands who haven’t had a tenth of their blending jazz, soul, hip-hop and as intimate as a living room concert. meteoric success since. The gig was a keep on being you, Public Carlile recorded songs in single takes, electro-pop sounds into a chaoti- House. game-changer for the blues rock act, cally groovy whole. Then again, so there’s rough edges, but they fronted by lead singer and guitarist Brit- word of mouth has it the live act can’t ruin the emotional appeal of tany Howard, and after two Grammy is even better than the records, so songs such as “The Things I Regret.” noms in 2013 (they lost a tighter-than- maybe everyone who’s picking up This album remains firmly rooted in usual race for best new artist to fun.) albums instead of concert tickets Americana, but that leaves plenty of they band is starting 2015 with a big are the ones missing out. room to stretch out. The Firewatcher’s tour and a bigger album, Sound & Color, Daughter goes from Melissa Ether- on the horizon. idge rock (“Wherever Is Your Heart”) to old-timey life- and-death meditations (“Wilder (We’re Chained)”). Group of the Altos 9 p.m. March 14 at Company Brewing, of Montreal :: ‘Aureate Gloom’ Milwaukee. No cover. groupofthealtos.com. of Montreal leader Kevin Barnes says Aureate Gloom Group of the Altos tried to pretend to be an everyday indie came from turmoil in his personal life, and this disjointed band when it shortened the name down to just “Altos” a few years collection of songs sounds that way. back. But when you’re a postrock instrumental act with anywhere Stylistic shifts are nothing new for from 12 to 17 members at a time, there’s no benefit to pretending fans of the band, but at its best, to be an everyday indie band when you’re an extraordinary one. of Montreal albums find emotional They band is back to the full name now, but better still, it has a coherence. Here the only uniting fac- new LP: R U Person or Not, which gets the band singing for the first tor is an appreciation of early 1970s time and loving it on each of the eight tracks. The album officially glam and punk. There are memo- dropped Feb. 23, but Group of the Altos will celebrate its release rable tracks, like the angular bounce with Dead Rider at Company Brewing. of “Bassem Sabry,” named for the Egyptian journalist and civil rights campaigner who tragically fell to his death in April 2014. “Monolithic Egress” takes the listener on an engrossing, Brit Floyd sprawling journey through abrupt tempo changes and 8 p.m. March 18 at La Crosse Center, La moods. But those peaks help to point out that the rest of Sharon Isbin & Crosse. $30 to $50. lacrossecenter.com. the album is instantly forgettable. Isabel Leonard 8 p.m. March 22 at Overture Center, 8 p.m. March 21 at Wisconsin Union Madison. $44. overturecenter.org. The Bang Bang :: ‘The Bang Bang’ Theater’s Shannon Hall, Madison. $10 to 8 p.m. March 26 & 27 at the Riverside Milwaukee-based blues rock band The Bang Bang $50. uniontheater.wisc.edu. Theater, Milwaukee. $35. pabsttheater. played its first live gig almost a year ago and has been What’s better than one talented art- org. gearing up for this self-titled debut ist celebrating the music of Spain? Brit Floyd is one of the biggest Pink ever since. The music is bluesy but How about two? Guitarist Sharon Isbin Floyd tribute acts and certainly in there is plenty of straightforward rock (above) and operatic vocalist Isabel contention for the most entertaining. energy to pull in a wider base. From Leonard have united to perform a This year, to celebrate the 50th anni- opening track “Sweet Melody,” lead program of magnificent works from versary of the band’s 1965 founding, Brit Floyd is going all out, vocalist Katie Rash balances a throaty the Spanish classical guitar tradition. with a brand new light show, bigger stage production and the growl with a pure tone that sounds Separately, they’re dazzling perform- same caliber of performance applied to Floyd albums including equally at home on the quieter, slowly ers who’ve strummed and sang for the The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here and The Wall. surging “The Way.” With the national biggest performance venues in their Shine on, you crazy diamonds. success of Alabama Shakes, blues- field, so just imagine what they can do rock is in vogue again, and The Bang Bang is a great local together. indulgence. — Bill Lamb 44 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | March 12, 2015 G i with Dr. Sterling Asterix CW LASSIFIEDS Astro Logic Proportionally warmer temperatures, predicted assistance. 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‘Manchurian on a nearby golf course, where Candidate’ opera he was given initial help by premieres in doctors who happened to be Minnesota playing a round. The Manchurian Candidate has been a hit novel once and a Stage adaptation of hit movie twice, but it’s never hit King’s ‘Misery’ to star the stage of an opera house — until Bruce Willis now. The Cold War thriller has been Years after the terrible flop of Car- reshaped into a contemporary opera by rie, Stephen King’s work will once again Pulitzer-winning composer Kevin Puts (for arrive on Broadway. Misery, starring Bruce his first opera, no less) and librettist Mark Willis as the author kidnapped by a crazed Campbell, and will be making its world fan (Elizabeth Marvel), will start a New premiere at the Minnesota Opera. The York run in the fall. The story will again highly anticipated opera has not had any be adapted by William Goldman, who subsequent productions announced, but translated King’s novel into the Academy producers were in attendance at the pre- Award-winning Rob Reiner film starring miere, so this Candidate may be running Kathy Bates and James Caan. Dates and a in districts across the nation soon enough. theater will be announced later. Photo: Rodney Buree Milwaukee's 2015 Jazz in the Park lineup includes new Door County act Wifee and the Harrison Ford survives crash Craig Ferguson delays Huzz Band, and will run Thursdays at Cathedral Square Park from June 4 to Sept. 3. landing of WWII-era plane Riverside show to film TV Harrison Ford, the star of the Indiana pilot Jones and Star Wars franchises, may It’s good news and bad news for local engage in risky business on screen, but Craig Ferguson fans: The comedian and Riverside on May 30. Previously purchased and Celtic music with rock and classical his personal life got a bit more dangerous former Late Late Show host has pushed tickets will be honored for that date. sounds; new Door County act Wifee and when a World War II-era plane he was back his show scheduled for the River- the Huzz Band; jazz blues quintet Davina piloting crashed on a golf course shortly side Theater on March 22 in order to try Jazz in the Park season and The Vagabonds; and Chicago-based after taking off from Santa Monica tomake a return to TV. Ferguson is cur- announced José Valdes & The Mambo All-Stars. Jazz Municipal Airport. Ford suffered non-life- rently starring in the ABC pilot The King of Milwaukee’s annual jazz festival series, in the Park runs Thursdays at 6 p.m. from threatening injuries in the crash and is 7B as a recluse who ventures outside for Jazz in the Park, has unveiled its 2015 June 4 to Sept. 3 at Cathedral Square Park expected to recover. Reportedly, the plane the first time in 20 years, and the filming season, its 24th in the city. Major local and is a free event. A full lineup can be lost engine power in mid-air and Ford was schedule conflicts with the Milwaukee and national headliners include Incendio, found at easttown.com. required to make an emergency landing show. Ferguson will now appear at the an LA-based group that blends flamenco — from WiG and AP reports WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | March 12, 2015 47 48 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | March 12, 2015