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STORYTELLING Activist/Author Mixner Brings Unique Story to Chicago David Mixner. Photo by Nigel Barker VOL 31, NO. 6 NOV. 4, 2015 www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com STORYTELLING Activist/author Mixner brings unique story to Chicago BY CARRIE MAXWELL Mixner noted that he grew up in a place where storytelling wasn’t just a tradition, but also the main form of entertain- Storytelling has always been a big part of civil-rights activist ment on a Sunday. He explained that after Mass (his family and author David Mixner’s life, and he’s bringing his unique was Catholic) they would all gather around and share stories. story to Chicago’s Greenhouse Theater Center Friday, Nov. 13. “I developed the art of storytelling sitting on the front The production, “Oh Hell No!,” will feature Mixner’s first- porch back home in the days when we didn’t have a radio or person accounts of important moments in his life as an LGBT television,” said Mixner. “Storytelling comes naturally to me and HIV/AIDS activist, as well as musical interludes by artists but I’m not an actor. I’m a classic, old fashioned, southern Chris Bolan and Emily Swallow, who are donating their time storyteller. I remember walking two miles across the fields to do this performance. The music will seamlessly follow poi- when I was eight to a surviving member of the Civil War’s gnant parts of Mixner’s stories. house. He happened to be a Confederate soldier and would TIE ONE ON “I’m on the stage the entire time and Chris and Emily come tell me stories about the Battle of Antietam. That was in 1954 Dapper & Urban exemplifies corporate diversity. out and do musical performances in between me telling my and since the soldier went into the Civil War when he was 14 stories,” Mixner told Windy City Times. “We have a lot of au- in 1863 he was 104 when he told me those stories. I would Photo courtesy of Jenny Urban 8 diovisual elements, including slides from the movement. I tell also listen to my Aunt Ollie talk about when President William the stories and you get to see them behind me.” Turn to page 17 JON PHILLIPS DIES HALL OF FAME HALLOWEEN PARADE World War II veteran inspired LGBT institution undergoes changes. A rainy rendition of Halsted’s Chicago musical. Photo of Mary Morten, co-chair of the LGBT Hall of Fame, by Tracy Baim holiday tradition. 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HEALTH SERVICES ©2015 Brooktree Health Services, LLC Health Services, Brooktree ©2015 Call 1-224-347-4000 for a FREE confidential assessment • brooktreehealth.com/chicagoland WINDY CITY TIMES Nov. 4, 2015 3 WINDY CITY TIMES INDEX MBASSY STUDIOS CHICAGOLAND’S ONLY FULL HAIR RESTORATION NEWS Columns 4 DOWNLOAD E CENTER SERVING CHICAGO FOR OVER 40 YEARS Hall of Fame undergoes changes 6 THIS ISSUE Corporate diversity: KPMG 7 Corporate diversity: CEO, bowties 8 AND BROWSE THE ARCHIVES at SPECIALIZING IN: Youth-homelessness workshop 9 WWW.WINDYCITYTIMES.COM Jon Phillips dies; Kamin obit 10 Steinem/Gay event 10 David Mixner. Viewpoints: Boyd, Forman 12 Photo by Nigel Barker NEOGRAFT HAIR TRANSPLANTS ENTERTAINMENT/EVENTS Scottish Play Scott: HIV play 13 Theater reviews 14 VOL 31, NO. 6 NOV. 4, 2015 Michelle Visage interview 16 www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com David Mixner on his new production 17 Wedding listings 18 STORYTELLING Activist/author Mixner brings SCALP NIGHTSPOTS 19 unique story to Chicago BY CARRIE MAXWELL Mixner noted that he grew up in a place where storytelling wasn’t just a tradition, but also the main form of entertain- Storytelling has always been a big part of civil-rights activist ment on a Sunday. He explained that after Mass (his family MICROPIGMENTATION and author David Mixner’s life, and he’s bringing his unique was Catholic) they would all gather around and share stories. story to Chicago’s Greenhouse Theater Center Friday, Nov. 13. “I developed the art of storytelling sitting on the front The production, “Oh Hell No!,” will feature Mixner’s first- porch back home in the days when we didn’t have a radio or person accounts of important moments in his life as an LGBT television,” said Mixner. “Storytelling comes naturally to me and HIV/AIDS activist, as well as musical interludes by artists but I’m not an actor. I’m a classic, old fashioned, southern Chris Bolan and Emily Swallow, who are donating their time storyteller. I remember walking two miles across the fields to do this performance. The music will seamlessly follow poi- when I was eight to a surviving member of the Civil War’s OUTLINES gnant parts of Mixner’s stories. house. He happened to be a Confederate soldier and would TIE ONE ON “I’m on the stage the entire time and Chris and Emily come tell me stories about the Battle of Antietam. That was in 1954 Dapper & Urban exemplifies corporate diversity. out and do musical performances in between me telling my and since the soldier went into the Civil War when he was 14 Calendar Q 21 stories,” Mixner told Windy City Times. “We have a lot of au- in 1863 he was 104 when he told me those stories. I would Photo courtesy of Jenny Urban 8 diovisual elements, including slides from the movement. I tell also listen to my Aunt Ollie talk about when President William Classifieds 22 the stories and you get to see them behind me.” Turn to page 17 $250 OFF PER PROCEDURE JON PHILLIPS DIES HALL OF FAME HALLOWEEN PARADE World War II veteran inspired LGBT institution undergoes changes. A rainy rendition of Halsted’s Chicago musical. Photo of Mary Morten, co-chair of the LGBT Hall of Fame, by Tracy Baim holiday tradition. 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