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(and costing the equivalent of about $680,000). According to a BBC News dispatch, no religious services will be held there; rather, the church will be a destination for weddings and feature other events tailored for glass-slipper-obsessed females.

In February, New York’s highest court finally ■ Prosecutors in Spain finally filed charges this said “enough” to the seemingly endless delays on year against three women for a May 2014 protest �� a multimillion-dollar judgment for negligence that that�� was apparently�� aimed at �� religious intolerance occurred 23 years ago. Linda Nash had sued,�� among �� of homosexuality, and are asking others, the Port Authority of New York and New�� that the charges �� against the women be labeled anti-Catholic “hate” Jersey for injuries she suffered when trapped in an �� crimes. One judge particularly noted the antiunderground parking garage during the World Trade Catholic props—rosary beads, prayer lace, canonical Center terrorist act. (No, not the one in 2001, but �� hoods, and a 6-foot-high plastic vulva constructed to the bombing eight years before that, which killed six resemble the well-known representation of the Virgin and wounded more than 1,000). Nash was 49 �� that Mary. In January, judges called police to court to help day and 72 now, and after winning a $5.4 million jury �� identify the women in videos of the protest. verdict in 2005, endured 10 more years of appeals. �� In its final, unsuccessful motion in the case, the Port UNCLEAR ON THE CONCEPT �� Authority said it had spotted a technicality and that�� ■ Progressives’ Anxiety Disorder: Several students Nash should start over. �� at the Ivy �� League’s Brown University complained THE CONTINUING CRISIS �� (quoted �� in a�� February story in the student �� that ��classroom �� (ostensibly what newspaper) work ■ “Nostalgia,” Gone Too Far: Retired engineer Harry �� a�� Brown charges $50,000 year in tuition for) was Littlewood, 68, watching workers tear down outdated a �� burden, distracting �� increasingly �� them from their public housing in Stockport, England, recently, � more important calling: organizing and protesting �� about rushed over to ask the local Stockport Council against various “injustices” on campus. Students recovering a “souvenir” since the teardowns included �� were underperforming academically his residence growing up. The council agreed, and�� (and suffering anxiety issues) because, said Littlewood was awarded the toilet he had used as a��health �� problems �� and �� the students, Brown still expects boy. “I never thought I’d see it again,” he mused. He ��them to complete course requirements even though they are busy said he would probably turn it into a planter. �� denouncing racist columns in the student newspaper LATEST RELIGIOUS MESSAGES and challenging the weakness of Brown’s “diversity” ■ �� policies (among other targets). ■ Evangelicals Applaud Sexual Predator: The ■ �� Jacksonville (Florida) City Council was addressing BRIGHT IDEAS ■ �� a proposed amendment to its Human Rights ■ According to a former spy for the Soviet Union, Ordinance (one that would specifically protect gays, �� ■�� dictator Josef Stalin so distrusted his Communist lesbians, bisexuals and transgenders) in January China counterpart Mao Zedong during the 1940s when Roy Bay, 56, stood during the comment period ■�� that when�� Mao visited the USSR, Soviet engineers and insisted that those kinds of lifestyle protections arranged to capture his bowel movements so that are what led him on a 20-year history of molesting Stalin’s scientists could examine them chemically to one little boy after another. Gasps in the audience �� form a psychological profile. Spy Igor Atamanenko turned into cheers, however, when he reported that �� found evidence that other world leaders received he had abandoned his bad self after becoming a similar treatment. Among the indicators: High levels “born-again child of God,” and realizing that it was not �� of the amino acid tryptophan signaled the person “acceptable” to assault kids even though he was raised was calm and approachable, and lack of potassium in such an environment himself. (Conveniently, the portended nervousness and insomnia.) crimes are not prosecutable because of the�� statute of limitations. Fact-checkers, including FloridaPolitics. Williams�� Lake, British Columbia, has the most �� ■�� com, are still investigating Bay’s claims.) violent crime per capita for its size (pop. 10,800) of ■

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town in Canada, and in February the city council Local governments in Taiwan’s Southwest Coast �� any �� unanimously passed a dramatic action plan: to inject National Scenic Area in Chiayi province recently put �� tracking” �� devices. The “high�� risk” criminals with “GPS the finishing touches on a 55-foot-high “church” in the ��was �� by privacy form of a shoe made from more than 300 glass�� panels program immediately denounced ■

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USELESSNESS OF THE MIRANDA WARNING ■ The three young men charged so far in the Feb. 17 murder in a South Carolina bowling alley made their first post-crime courtroom appearances memorable ones. According to a WYFF-TV (Greenville, South Carolina) report, Albert Taylor, 22 (and labeled as the shooter by police), seemed indifferent to the charges, but questioned the judge about courtroom cameras, appearing preoccupied. As he was being ushered out, he turned to address the camera and barked, “What’s up, y’all? You can follow me on Twitter, follow me on Instagram, Snapchat.” ■ Alex Smith, 38, asked a sheriff’s deputy in Limestone County, Alabama, at 3 a.m. on Feb. 19 for a “courtesy ride” to a nearby Wal-Mart, and the deputy agreed, but following procedure, said he’d have to search Smith before letting him into the patrol car, and according to the subsequent arrest report, Smith, needing the ride, consented. The deputy then turned up a veritable drug supply store in Smith’s pockets, his backpack and his duffel bags: drugs (meth, marijuana and black tar heroin), two syringes, a drug cooking spoon, two marijuana pipes, a meth smoking pipe, and a supply of baggies of the type frequently used for drugs. Smith was charged with drug possession and trafficking.

PERSPECTIVE ■ Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen (who left the company early, and like Bill Gates, became known for his philanthropy, which has been directed toward conservation projects including coral reef restorations) is the owner of the 300-foot yacht whose anchor in January accidentally crushed 14,000 square feet (about 80 percent) of the Cayman Islands’ precious West Bay coral reef. Harm to the islands’ ecosystem, world-famous for its diversity, will not quickly be repaired, said officials. The MV Tatoosh’s business in the area was not reported, but Allen was not aboard. Cayman Islands is a popular Caribbean vacation and diving spot (and, of course, tax haven). READ THE FULL NEWS OF THE WEIRD DAILY AT WWW.WEIRDUNIVERSE.NET. OR SEND ITEMS TO WEIRDNEWS@EARTHLINK.NET

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DAVID COOK Town Ballroom, 7pm David Cook is an American rock singer/songwriter who became famous after winning American Idol. Cook’s powerful voice and dynamic guitar playing blends man-made and electronic grooves into a proven formula.

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Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 7pm The Masterworks Chorus of SUNY Fredonia and Chancel Choir of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church join the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra to present Bach’s masterpiece.

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KLEAR W/ JORIAN HOLKA 9th Ward @ Babeville, 8:30pm Playing new songs from their new record, Eyes Wide Open, Klear showcases their melodic soul-rock stylings.

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Veteran Buffalo jazz guitarist Greg Millar brings music in the tradition of soul-jazz with an organ/guitar/sax format. The band is sure to heat things up for this date.

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TIM REYNOLDS TR3 Tralf Music Hall 8pm Two-time Grammy nominee Tim Reynolds is known for his masterful command of melody and timing. Reynolds’s guitar stylings explore jazz, blues, rock, reggae, and classical. Reynolds is currently lead guitarist for the Dave Matthews Band. Opening the show is the Tim Britt Band.

SPRINGER Buffalo Iron Works, 9pm Springer is a tribute to modern rock. They bring the hardest, heaviest, loudest rock show around. Their state of the art light and laser show creates a concert experience you won’t soon forget

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QUATUOR EBENE Kleinhans Music Hall, 7:15pm This string quartet from Paris is an ensemble that’s comfortable playing in a concert hall one night, and among the cocktail tables of a jazz club the next. This youthful ensemble has a reputation for its ﬁrst-rate interpretations of the classics. They will perform Haydn, Debussy, and Beethoven on Tuesday night.

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>BY BRIAN CAMPBELL t’s no small coincidence that National Saison Day, which takes place Saturday, March 12, comes a mere eight days before the ofﬁcial start of spring. Whether you like your saisons spicy and peppery, clean and fruity or tart and crisp, this is one beer perfect tailored perfectly for pulling back the shades, drawing the blinds and opening your doors and windows as you shake off the seemingly neverending doldrums of a Buffalo winter (well, except for this past winter).

Saison, French for ‘season’ and its alternative title, Farmhouse Ale, refers to the tiny farmhouses that dotted the landscape of southern Belgium, where the style originated (the beer was also served to those who worked at said farms). This beer style is typically crisp, complex, fruity, spicy, sometimes tart and/or sour and light-bodied, clocking in around 4.5% – 8.5% ABV normally. Suffice to say, this is a beer to toast the warmer weather that will hopefully be flooding our region sooner rather than later. When it comes to food, rustic beers call for rustic foods, and French cuisine is a great choice for the style. Think roasted chicken, bouillabaisse and fish, or pair with lighter salads and a variety of cheeses, including fresh Asiago, Colby, Fontina, Gorgonzola and Parmesan. You also can’t go wrong pairing a saison with Asian or Middle-Eastern dishes. Here are ten examples of Saison/Farmhouse Ales that you can get your hands on locally, either from the brewery itself or one of our area’s many bottle shops. Hamburg Brewing Small Town (5.2% ABV): Banana, Belgian yeast, clove and bubblegum all play a role in Hamburg Brewing’s Small Town Belgian-Style 4

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Saison Ale, one of the cleaner and crisper saisons you’ll find here locally. And at 5.2%, it perfect for your next session. Resurgence Brewing Blood Orange Saison (6.3%): As you would expect, Resurgence’s Blood Orange Saison is dominated by juicy oranges, though the beer also features lemon and tropical notes. It’s subtly tart and quite easy drinking. Hit your local beer vendor and bring home a six-pack as Resurgence recently launched the popular style in cans. Gordon Biersch Saison (6.6%): A traditional saison brewed to style with notes of pear, dry banana, cloves and bright, citrusy hops. It’s also a bit bitter but still refreshing nevertheless. Pairs well with a soft German pretzel and spicy mustard. Ommegang Hennepin Farmhouse Saison (7.7%): As one of the foremost respected representations of the style in the world, Ommegang’s Hennepin is a full bodied beer, chock-full of coriander, orange peel, clove and banana. While you shouldn’t let its ABV scare you off, Ommegang also brews Glimmerglass Spring Saison, which clocks in at a more approachable 5.40%. Tank 7 Farmhouse Ale (8.5%): Not available in our area until just recently, Boulevard’s flagship Tank 7 Farmhouse Ale is one of the hoppier saison offerings. Lemon-forward citrus and floral hops up front and straw, grass and grapefruit following. If you’re a fan of the style, this is one you should seek out. Allagash Saison (6.1%): A recommended beer for novices of the style, Allagash’s Saison Ale is nothing if not pleasant. Black pepper, lemon zest, lemongrass and tangerines all find room on the tongue. Not overpowering in anyway but not lacking in anyway either. Enjoy this while spring cleaning.

Firestone Walker Opal (7.5%): Slightly tart and refreshing, Firestone Walker’s Opal Dry Hopped Saison pours a golden hue with notes of orange zest, tropical and stone fruit before finishing quite like a dry white wine. A nice balance of earthy, funky, hoppy and dry. Brasserie Dupont Saison Dupont (Vieille Provision) (6.5%): The classic flagbearer of all saison/ farmhouse ales, Brasserie Dupont’s Saison Dupont was named “the Best Beer in the World” by Men’s Journal in 2005. It is a fan-favorite and must-drink for those who have not partaken. This classic example offers dry white grapes, hay, subtle funk and light pepper. If you haven’t yet, try this one immediately. Dogfish Head/Stone Brewing/Victory Brewing - Saison Du Buff (6.8%): This collaboration from Stone, Dogfish Head and Victory (the 2016 version was brewed at Stone for the first time since 2012 after being brewing in Dogfish Head in 2014 and Victory in 2015) features locally harvested sage, lemon thyme, rosemary, parsley, leading to a pleasant dry and bitter herbal taste. Niagara Oast House Saison Farmhouse Ale (6.5%): One of the more underrated saisons that is readily available in the Buffalo-Niagara region (right up the road in Niagara-on-the-lake). Overtones of citrus, green apple and herbal spice. Biscuit malts, lemon and grass with some noticeable barnyard qualities. This saison is yeasty, though surprisingly light on the palette. Purchase these beers and many more at all area Consumers Beverage’s locations (see www. consumersbeverages.com), Premier Gourmet (www. premiergourmet.com), Aurora Brew Works (www. facebook.com/aurorabrewworks) or at the brewery.

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NHL TRADE DEADLINE DAY OFTEN BODES POORLY FOR SABRES Splashy moves have failed to bolster team

2009-10: If you think Moore was bad, fast forward one year and remember the name Rafi Torres. Torres was supposed to be that pure goal scorer the team craved so badly. But he never scored even one goal in the final 6 weeks of the season. He mostly watched from the pressbox as the Sabres were sent packing by the Boston Bruins in the first round of the playoffs. 2010-11: This was the year that everything was going to be different on deadline day. The Sabres got Brad Boyes, once a 43 goal scorer, in exchange for a 2nd round pick. Boyes made an immediate impact, scoring early and often and helping propel the Sabres to the 7th seed and a playoff spot. By the following season, Boyes’ play went way downhill, and he was traded away to the New York Islanders the following season.

No major trades this year for Sabres and GM Tim Murray... and, judging from the past, maybe that’s a good thing. > BY ANDREW KUYLIK AND PETER FARRELL hat ﬁnal day in the season to make player trades, which is always set for sometime late February or early March, quite often results in a media carnival atmosphere and hard core fans tuning in to watch the frenzy. Which teams will be looking to add that valuable piece for s deep playoff run? Who is looking to unload fat contracts? And which teams are in rebuild mode and ﬁnally coming to grips with that?

For the Buffalo Sabres, more often than not the team has not gotten better, and in fact, has regressed as a result of their trade deadline moves over the past few years. This season, general manager Tim Murray was rather quiet, only pulling one deal - sending a package of minor league prospects to Ottawa in exchange for a similar package of minor leaguers. Travel back in time now and let’s review a season by season marquee moves done by the Buffalo Sabres, and how they turned out, starting right after the 2004-05 lost season due to lockout. 2005-06: With the Sabres coming out of the lockout surprisingly strong, many expected then General Manager Darcy Regier to make some bold moves to help make a deep Cup run. He made but one trade – dispatching third goaltender Mika Noronen to Vancouver for a 2nd round draft choice. Buffalo lost in game 7 of the conference ﬁnals to Carolina, in a game where the

team played with only two regular defensemen. 2006-07: Maybe lesson was learned, because this deadline day had Regier busy. He got Dainius Zubrus and a minor league defenseman in exchange for Jiri Novotny and a ﬁrst round draft pick. He then sent Martin Biron to Philadelphia for a 2nd round pick, picked up Ty Conklin as a replacement goalie, and yet another minor league defenseman. Zubrus had a good run with the team, then left via free agency. The Presidents Trophy winning Sabres got knocked out by Ottawa in the conference ﬁnals. 2007-08: The blockbuster here was trading away all star defenseman Brian Campbell, receiving a 1st round draft pick and forward Steve Bernier. Bernier was traded away at the end of the season, following the team missing the playoffs. 2008-09: This time, the Sabres went for Dominic Moore, spending a 2nd round draft pick to land Moore from Toronto. Moore was expected to be the piece the Sabres needed to put the team into the playoffs. It didn’t work. Moore was a total bust, and left the team after the end of the season. He has since bounced around the league with several teams. Additionally, the Sabres obtained goaltender Mikael Tellqvist from Phoenix for a 4th rounder. By summer he’d be gone from the league for good.

2011-12: Longtime Sabre Paul Gaustad was traded to Nashville for a ﬁrst round pick. But the big news was shipping bad boy and former ﬁrst rounder Zack Kassian and defenseman Marc Andre Gragnani for Cody Hodgson and Alexander Sulzer. After two solid seasons for Hodgson, his play diminished greatly and the team waived him following the 2014-15 season. The Sabres missed the playoffs. 2012-13: it was a pretty quiet cycle for Buffalo, as they traded two defenseman, prospect T.J. Brennan to Florida, and Jordan Leopold to St. Louis, both in exchange for future draft picks. Once again, the team did bot qualify for the playoffs. 2013-14: One needed a scorecard that season, as the trades came fast and furious with the team beginning its rebuild. First off goalie Ryan Miller and forward Steve Ott went to Vancouver for goalie Jaroslav Halak, forward Chris Stewart, a minor leaguer and two draft picks. A trade with Los Angeles brought collegiate prospect Hudson Fasching and Nicholas Deslauriers to the Sabres. Then Matt Moulson and Cody McCormick were traded to Minnesota for Torey Mitchell and two draft choices. In a real head scratcher, Halak was immediately traded to Washington in exchange for another goaltender, Michael Neuvirth. 2014-15: With the rebuild in full mode and the team actually trying to fail and land 30th place, the Sabres traded Torey Mitchell and defenseman Brian Flynn to Montreal, Chris Stewart to Minnesota, and swapped goalie Neuvirth to the Islanders for Chad Johnson. For the fourth straight season, the Sabres did not qualify for the playoffs.

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COVER STORY | MUSIC

BUFFALO’S BIG COMEBACK Struggling Artists Don’t See It

the little that he earned went to his student loans, over $800 a month, which he paid faithfully. The situation made creating art difﬁcult. He struggled continuously to scrape money together for art supplies––to make art for people who couldn’t pay him because he loved the music they made. The job market and his student loans made an apartment completely out of reach and left him depending on the generosity of friends. He was in effect homeless. “My homelessness was not the version where you’re sleeping on the sidewalk or under a bridge,” said Steve, “but it is still homelessness. It’s still not having any stability, not knowing if you’ll have a place to sleep tomorrow or next week or next month. You literally don’t have the money to pay for a place to live and so you’re living in a constant state of fear.” How can this be? Steve Ardo doesn’t fall into any category of people who traditionally can’t ﬁnd jobs or are discriminated against. He isn’t disabled; he isn’t uneducated; he doesn’t have a criminal record; he’s not black, or Muslim, or obese, or unable to speak English, etc., etc. Steve is a young white male with a lot of talent and a college degree in a city that is supposedly booming and on the rise.

> BY ELIZABETH SIEMATKOWSKI e’ve all seen the headline stories about our fabulous renaissance: “Buffalo Fights Back” the New York Times; “Buffalo’s Comeback” Urban Land Magazine; “Millennials Love Buffalo” Syracuse.com; “Buffalo Tech Reboots the City” USA Today.

These are in addition to the cheery posts from local sites about the good life in Buffalo, and the heavy Instagram trafﬁc of colorful appetizers and cocktails at trendy restaurants, and the feel-good hype from the local news media about billions spent in development projects, and talk of Solar City, 43North, Larkinville, Canalside, etc. If you didn’t know, CNN featured Buffalo as one of 16 travel hotspots to visit in 2016. And Buffalo adulation recently hit a high point with a visit by television star Katie Couric ﬁlming a special segment here titled “Buffalo’s Big Comeback.” While this is super exciting for Buffalo it is a hard truth that not everyone has cause to be celebrating. Have you met the artist Steve Ardo? He’s not feeling the Big Comeback, and that’s true of a lot of individuals, particularly in the arts community. 6

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Ardo, who is from a small town outside of Batavia, has been on the WNY art scene for the better part of a decade. He graduated from the University at Buffalo in 2012 with a degree in graphic design– coupled to heavy student loans, no job and no home once he left UB’s dorms. “I spent the entire summer after graduation couch surfing at friends’ houses,” said Steve. Some of Steve’s most well known works are the beloved characters he has created like the lovable “Rad-o-saurus Rex,” a green, pizza-eating dinosaur wearing shades and a baseball cap. And there’s the bearded, mandolin playing Hobes Scruffington McBeardsley who graces the cover of this issue of Artvoice. Ardo also has a mural on display at UB’s Center for the Arts. But Steve is probably best known for designing flyers, handbills, posters, and tee-shirts for the DoIt-Yourself (DIY) music and art community, mostly punk rock and ska bands playing at Mohawk, Nietzsche’s and various “punk houses” in Buffalo (underground punk venues scattered throughout the city) such as the “Flower House.”

“My friend had a band,” said Steve, “and he’s like ‘Hey you went to school for graphic design why don’t you do a flyer?’ A month later he’s like “Hey, I booked another show. Do you want to do a flyer for that too?’ He got me more contacts and I did more flyers and went to a lot of shows. So now I have all these people that really appreciate what I do, and I’m going to the shows and people know me. It’s a feeling I never had before, a feeling of belonging to a community of people who actually care about each other and support each other.

“I’m not homeless because I didn’t try to ﬁnd a job,” said Steve, “ I applied for a job at every single ad agency that had an opening. I applied for assistant jobs, clerical jobs, answer the phone front desk jobs. I was like I’m a designer but I’ll take a secretarial job or whatever you have. Still nothing. Not even any call back. I applied at Block Club because I know everyone at Block Club. I applied at Abbey Mecca a couple times. Crowley Webb, all the agencies.

“But because it’s a DIY music scene no one has money, which was okay in the sense it gave me a chance to build up something to say I have all this experience. One cool thing that came out if it is that Flower House let me live there a couple times.” Steve’s summer of couch surfing became a winter of couch surfing–and then continued. Sadly, because he was never able to find a full-time job in our busy rejuvenating city, Steve’s couch surfing turned into a way of life that lasted four years. Although he did get work, a seasonal part-time job at Joann Fabrics once and some work at Great Arrow Graphics,

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COVER STORY | MUSIC “Last year I did an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign with the idea that if I can’t find a full time job with my design degree and experience then I’ll try and start my own small business. I wasn’t saying ‘Hey, I want you to pay off my student loan.’ I don’t want you to pay off my student loan I just wanted to create my own opportunity to work. It was a modest $15,000 goal to cover supplies, screen printing materials, tee-shirts, buying a domain name for a website, and replace my broken 2007 laptop. I couldn’t get enough people interested. After months I raised less than $500, which I used to get some tee shirts. “It’s a little disappointing when I look at how hard I worked to get through school, the loans I took and the amount of time and effort I put in to building a portfolio and I still can’t get a job in my field. Which is normal, I get that. “At the moment I’m applying anywhere because I’ve kind of given up on trying to find a graphic design job. I applied to the Lexington Coop; I applied to Cafe Aroma to be a barista, cashier, waiter, stock boy, whatever. I applied at Ashker’s and the owners seemed to love me but they didn’t hire me. I tried to get a job at Evergreen. I know everyone there. And I know everyone at Pride Center and I applied for a couple of jobs there too––and it’s frustrating because I have these glowing recommendations from people who have actually worked at the Pride organization. I’d just like to find a job where I can at least barely survive.”

theatre, music, dance, Broadway shows, welldesigned parks and streetscapes? Would I want to live there with my family or should I take that job in Baltimore or San Francisco instead? When it comes to cultural assets Buffalo measures up very well–Olmsted parks, great galleries, a philharmonic orchestra, an extraordinary theatre community, and strong music, art and dance communities, too. Richard Florida in his book Cities and the Creative Class notes that there is a signiﬁcant correlation between economic success in cities and the number of individuals in the ‘creative class’ (arts, music, education and other socio-cultural occupations). He has found that the higher number of individuals in the ‘creative class’ in a given city, the better the economic climate and success of the city. Unfortunately, many of these

most of the people in Buffalo. The Buffalo Bills have no impact on where people live, what jobs they have, how much money they make, health insurance, where their kids go to school and every other measurement of what’s important in our lives. So we celebrate the Bills or a new ofﬁce building for Delaware North and we overlook the fact that we still have this unemployment rate and failing schools, we still have people homeless.” With all the attention on huge multi-million dollar projects Ardo, like a lot of artists, probably feels like he wasn’t invited to the renaissance party. But Steve’s involvement with the punk rock community coupled with the arts community in Buffalo, speciﬁcally the WNY Book Arts Center, WNYBAC, where Steve volunteered for three years, have played pivotal roles in his life, helping him form a strong sense of self-regard. Ardo shared that until last year he felt “ashamed” for being homeless.

Steve created Hobes in 2013, a year when lost his best friend, a man he loved deeply and was in and out of an ongoing romantic relationship with for over eight years. His friend is characterized by a fox in some of Ardo’s works. Learning of Fox’s death sent Ardo into a debilitating depression. “I felt so rejected by the world because everything had gone so wrong for so long.”

Steve Ardo has managed to ﬁnd joy in the face of all his challenges. He has shown an uncanny knack for dealing with a lack of resources. He simply replaces resources with resourcefulness. I asked Steve for three ways he would identify himself.

When talking with Steve about which comes ﬁrst, the artist or the struggle. Steve explains that for him, while his struggle has made him who he is, “I could do a hell of a lot more without it. I don’t need the struggle to create. It’s hard to pour your heart into being creative when you’re constantly worried about the world falling apart around you.”

It’s easy to feel the excitement felt around Buffalo right now. This “renaissance” of the city, the creativity ﬂourishing, the innovation and all the construction is wonderful. Architects, engineers, carpenters, masons, steelworkers are all getting jobs. Doctors and researchers are ﬂooding the medical corridor. Developers are building apartments and condos in the city. Many factors are responsible for this resurgence and one of them, a big one, is quality of life. People as questions before deciding to put down roots somewhere and quality of life is among those questions. Does the city offer art,

Steve continues making his endearing character creations, which are an extension of himself and a metaphor for his life circumstance and struggle, as well as hope for a better day. Take his all time favorite character “Hobes”, our cover image; it’s the ﬁrst character Ardo created. “He is the one who kind of started all of this,” Ardo says of Hobes, “he is perpetually happy, choosing to smile through all he has dealt with,” something Steve sees as a strength, something to aspire to.

Steve told me of someone he met through volunteering at the WNY Book Arts Center, Chris. “He told me, ‘don’t live under a fucking raincloud, ﬁnd rainbows.’” Out of the darkness of that year Steve created some serious light and has since become a force in the DIY arts and underground punk rock communities in WNY. Steve said he decided that year that he was going to keep going, that it was worth ﬁghting through the paralyzing depression and anxiety. He wanted to do it for Fox, to “become a living legacy for the part of him that no one knew about.” And he wanted to do it for himself, “if the world was going to reject me then I was going to reject the world rejecting me.”

As a culture we seem to accept and even glamorize the age-old archetype of the “struggling artist.” There are even several businesses named Starving Artist Cafe scattered around the country––they’re not a chain, it’s just an agreed upon concept in our culture that a starving artist is a cool vibe to go with a cafe. In Ardo’s opinion the starving artist “shouldn’t be glamorized whatsoever.”

After years of unrelenting worry of where he would lay his head at night, for the ﬁrst time in his life Steve, now 28, moved into his own apartment this past December. This only happened because his mother’s situation changed and she was able to help with his student loan payments. Steve said that having a roof over his head that he can count on every night still feels altogether foreign.

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artists, like Steve, who are at the front lines of this ‘creative class,’ are not seeing the economic success they are so instrumentally helping the city achieve. “Everyday I hear about Buffalo’s renaissance,” said Steve, “It’s frustrating, because people and the media focus on Canalside or the Harbor Center or Larkinville or 43 North, and major multi-million dollar developments like Solar City, Delaware North and the medical corridor. “Those entities are bringing in jobs and people, I’m not denying that whatsoever and that stuff is important. But people and media look at corporate entities as idols of salvation and some of that is questionable. Take for example the Pegulas. Somehow people think that buying the Buffalo Bills saved the city. But the reality is the Buffalo Bills are not really impacting the day-to-day life of

One of Steve’s life aspirations is to work with LGBT homeless youth and young adults or with organizations that do education and outreach for individuals with HIV. Organizations he admires are Gay & Lesbian Youth Services (www.glyswny.org) which operates a safe space for youth and provides family resources, and Evergreen Health Servies, (www.evergreenhs.org) an organization focused on adult care through STI/HEP C/HIV testing and treatment, assistance in ﬁnding housing, care for trans* individuals, a food pantry, support groups for drug and alcohol addictions, primary care services, and mental health counseling. Steve is involved with the Just Buffalo Writing Center recently designing a poster for the bimonthly spotlight on youth. He participated in the ﬁrst annual Sugar City Zine fair last November and the Small Book Arts Fair, and has attended the annual Jack-of-All-Trades at Larkinville and

“I would identify myself as a punk first and foremost – a fighter who hasn’t given up. Second, I’m a compassionate artist. And third, I’m a proud gay man - that’s something that took awhile for me to realize and to find pride in myself because I never had an opportunity to do that when I was younger. After speaking with Steve, here are some ideas to think about. Pay artists for their work- even if, especially if they are friends. Give people a chance even if they do not have bells and whistles ringing from their resumes. Meet them face-to-face, take a look at their work and see what they are made of. Keep appreciating, loving and showing up to art events. Buffalo culture is the cornerstone of our city. Support it and the people who make it. Remember that the creative people with artistic sensibilities make the quality of your life in Buffalo more enjoyable. Whether they are playing music, making art, acting on a stage, creating culinary delights at your favorite restaurant or any number of creative things, we should appreciate them. And if you see Steve Ardo on the street give him a hug because he is an absolute hero. artvoice.com | march 10 - 16, 2016

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usually make it a rule to stay as far away from comic-based novels as possible; they’re one of the few types of books I never touch. To me, they’ve never given comic books justice, as they tend to butcher the characters. So I admit I was hesitant when I agreed to read one of these “atrocities” featuring my favorite comic book heroine. Who, in the book, is a teenager. In high school. “This,” I thought, “is going to be a nightmare.” Luckily, Lisa Yee proved me wrong. As the daughter of Queen Hippolyta of Paradise Island, Wonder Woman is the most sought-out hero for every “super academy” on Earth, and then some. Hippolyta has her reasons for wanting her daughter to stay on the island. But Wonder Woman craves her independence, and she soon enters a world of sarcasm, gossip, and boys (thank Zeus, that last one is just a subplot). The book, at its core, is the “typical” high school experience, if you can call it that. But when Amanda Waller is your principal and you have a “save the day” alarm, you probably wouldn’t. Wondy’s the new girl, unable to understand things like being Internet famous or why someone would hate her over an accidental injury during gym class. The whole world’s watching, and she doesn’t like it. Plus, there are a lot of “forgotten” DC characters like Liberty Belle, Crazy Quilt, and the Ratcatcher. Little gems like that make you fangirl at random moments. Overall, I actually liked this book, though for the ﬁrst few chapters I had doubts due to its fast pace. Little did I know that I was being set up for something...wonderful.

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wo fan-favorite D.C. characters, Harley Quinn and Power Girl, team up in what has to be the most underrated adventures ever written. I mean, how can you go without reading about what really happened “in the panel gutter between panels three and four of page twenty of Harley Quinn #12?” Yes, this book reveals the secret adventure that Harley and PeeGee had between two panels. And yes, this book is just as ridiculous as that description sounds. But, oddly enough for a book that could only be considered “good” if you drowned it in kitten videos, the formula actually works. Admittedly, Power Girl suffers from amnesia, and Harley Quinn has convinced her that she’s PeeGee’s sidekick, but other than that, the adventure of the dysfunctional duo works – in a psychologically disturbed kind of way. Many parts of the book are laugh-out-loud funny, such as Harley’s creative encounter with Killy McHappy Bot 2.0, or the violent clash between PeeGee and the almost-evil machinations of Dark Vartox. (On a side note, if you’ve ever seen a guy wearing a “porn-stache” and wanted to literally rip it off his face? Read this book.) Art-wise, the team does a fantastic job, although some might find issue with a lot of the more cheesecake-like shots. There are a lot of fan-service-type shots, but you’ll be surprised to find that, for a large part of the book, it’s not the women wearing the more scanty outfits. Overall, this book isn’t for everyone. But hardcore fans will love it because the plot is as lovably insane as Harley herself. Fans of Power Girl, on the other hand, will likely want to incinerate it with a blast of heat vision.

> BY JACK FORAN ome words and ideas that come to mind in confronting Jack Drummer’s industrial sheet rubber artworks at the Burchﬁeld Penney: minimalist, abstract, taciturn, tactile, Zen meditational, Rothko apparitional.

The descriptive labels for the works specify stretched and stitched and often dyed and sometimes painted. Another signiﬁcant descriptive of the black rubber panel works would be abraded. In a two-segment work, in one half of which-greenish in hue--the abrasion pattern suggests imbricated foliage, as a kind of wallpaper background behind or beneath the surface coloring. (But what is surface, what is background? Ambivalence as to surface and depth is part of the mystery of Drummer’s artwork. Part of the allure.) In the other segment, the other half of the work--basically pink in hue, fading to greenish in some border areas--the same pattern more or less, but harder to see, harder to read as foliage 10

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or anything identiﬁable else. More industrial artifact than nature evocative. Another work in two segments reads as some ancient deteriorated to the point of illegible manuscript--writing as sign but not message-in one segment, something akin but still further deteriorated--illegible even as writing-in the other. Many of the works are in segments--up to twenty-one in one instance--usually with minimal differences from segment to segment. Differences in tonality. Differences as to dye or paint application, or abrasion treatment. (However all of this is done. How do you dye black rubber?) But brush effects versus Jackson Pollock-reminiscent splotches and spatter. A few of the works suggest imagery. Landscape, cityscape. Grid industrial patterns suggest fencing, partitioning, territorial boundaries, turf. But barely suggest. Further suggesting, that wasn’t the artist’s idea at all. Not what he was getting at. If he was getting at any idea at

all, more than just the work itself. The strange beauty of stretched and treated industrial black rubber. The only overt imagery is in two works that are line-pattern-perforated then stitched like a baseball, but with black or white rubber ribbon instead of baseball red thread. Both have a Japoniste quality. Zen quality. One is black on black in a pattern that looks random at ﬁrst glance but after half a minute or so resolves into a lotus ﬂower. In the other, the stitching ribbon is sometimes black, sometimes white, in regular irregular patterns that resolve into cherry tree branches and blossoms.

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There is one speciﬁcally sculptural work amid the wall-hangings. Black, squat, square, a little like a tabletop, about four or ﬁve foot long on each side, and just a foot or so high. Composed of pipe, tar, dirt, screen, metal, according to the descriptive label. But tar for the most part--or tar and dirt amalgam-with the other listed materials half buried in the amalgam. (And possibly more such materials completely buried in it.) It’s a little reminiscent of an iconic sculptural work by Robert Rauschenberg of a taxidermied goat in a garbage dump eating tin cans and whatever else might be tasty. Part of the point of the Rauschenberg work is the modern artist as goat. Making art out of everything. It was Jack Drummer’s principle as much as Rauschenberg’s. Art from whatever’s available, whatever’s lying around. Pipes, dirt, tar, industrial scrap, black rubber. The work on show is heavy on the rubber. A few works in the entrance to the exhibit--in addition to the sole sculpture--better illustrate the omnivore principle. But the point of the exhibit is more than that you make art from everything. The point is that you make it sublime. The Jack Drummer exhibit continues through June 12.

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A POETRY READING FEATURING LAUREN SHUFRAN internalized rhythms, Lauren Shufran takes her reader on a journey through a boot-camp of sorts in order to explore the context of our military and the position it has put us in. It illuminates the notion and impact of submission, domination, and hazing within training and missions in which heroes and villains are sodomized and lionized, penetrated and perpetuated. Enjoy this passage, from her book synapses on Goodreads: From “Afterwards They Photographed my Veteran Face, f/4 at 500”:

> BY HEATHER COOK n Friday (3/11), Rust Belt Books (415 Grant Street) will host Lauren Shufran to present a thought-provoking and apt reading, at 8pm. There will be a conversation to follow on: the animal-human, poetics of the body, translation, queering homophobia, and historicizing islamophobia. Lauren Shufran helps us grapple with these topics through meter in poetry that explores analogies of terrorism and homosexuality. Lauren Shufran’s ﬁrst book, Inter Arma, published in 2103 by Fence Books, won the Motherwell Prize. The title “Inter Arma” is loosely translated as “in times of war the law falls silent.”

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The aperture where pussyfooting loses depth Of field like summary exposures. DoubtFul of my fealty I’d procured a honey who Was made of honey-indicators: form In cock and crockery. I souse his dish with glaze To make it lachrymose and vitreous, Get myriad shaft fractures in his forearms and His saucers, and high incidences of Throw-Downer’s Sprain from over-wedging. I put the Clay up on the wheel; I make a hole there. Recently, in this time of increased terrorism and military, there has been much discourse around the disregard of citzens’ rights, and so it is a very interesting time to reflect upon what matters. Come out for an interesting, metrical reading and discussion on said topics. Lauren Shufran received an MA in English and MFA in poetry from San Francisco State University and is currently a PhD candidate at the University of California at Santa Cruz, where she studies Renaissance lyric and religious enthusiasm in seventeenth-century England. This is her first full-length book.

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“SHOW ME THE MONET!” The Albright-Knox Monet Exhibit Showcases the work of Famous Artists an Others > BY JORDAN CANAHAI arch 20th brings the closing of the AlbrightKnox exhibit Monet and the Impressionist Revolution, 1860–1910. The exhibition, which has been delighting audiences, highlights the transformative work of the renowned French painter Claude Monet. A key figure in art’s historical dialogue Monet broke away from the confines of traditional acedemic painting. As one of the founders of the Impressionist movement and arguably the movements most influential and prolific artist, Monet (1840-1926) consistently practiced its philosophy of expressing one’s perceptions before nature (the term “impressionism” in art is derived from the title of his painting Impression, Sunrise from 1874.) Laying the groundwork for the Abstract Expressionists that followed, Monet took painting to the edge of abstraction, but never diverged into completely nonrepresentational imagery. Monet painted outdoors en plein air (in the open air), perfecting his use of color to reveal the aura of natural light. He worked alongside other artists who were also breaking with tradition, such as PierreAuguste Renoir, Édouard Manet, Camille Pissarro, and Alfred Sisley. Using visible brushstrokes and developing open compositions, the Impressionists were the pioneers of “action painting” well before the mid-twentieth century era of Abstract Expressionism.

(1890) to name a few. According to the results of open auctions, original Monet paintings are valued at anywhere from $15 milion to $80 million.

Monet’s work reﬂected the uncertainty and chaos of the natural world. He placed a greater emphasis on the interplay between light and color, experimenting with bold natural hues and a more casual and loose handling of paint. In this exhibition, the evolution of Monet’s genius is presented alongside a similar trajectory of works from the AlbrightKnox’s Collection of modern art. Spanning ﬁve decades—from the height of Realism in Western art in the 1860s toward the landfall of abstract painting in the early part of the 1900s—Monet’s works are considered alongside those of other rebels and iconoclasts of the movement.

As mentioned, the show only runs until March 20th, and in light of the museum’s recent announcement of plans for expansion, both those who have a casual appreciation of art as well as dedicated aficionados will not want to miss the opportunity to see the exhibit in its final week. Even Bruce Springsteen, after his recent performance at the First Niagara Center, made it a point to visit the gallery and ponder the work of Monet and other Impressionists. Admission is timed and ticket information for the exhibit as well as features and other event news can be found online at the museum’s official website albrightknox.org.

These important loans allow for an introspective space within the exhibition dedicated excusively to the course of Monet’s practice circa the mid-1860s to 1910. Collectively, they are framed by the work of artists such as Eugène Boudin, Gustave Caillebotte, Paul Cézanne, Gustave Courbet, Charles François Daubigny, Edgar Degas, Berthe Morisot, Pissarro, Renoir, and Sisley, as well as post-Impressionist masters André Derain, Raoul Dufy, Paul Gauguin, Henri Matisse, Georges Seurat, Vincent van Gogh, and Édouard Vuillard. To coincide with the exhibit, the Albright-Knox is publishing The Impressionist Revolution and the Advent of Abstract Art. Available in spring 2016, the book takes an in-depth look the transformative moments and formal innovations in Western art during the latter half of the nineteenth century, which layed the groundwork for the advent of abstract painting around the early 1900s. Highlighting ﬁfty works of Impressionist, post-Impressionist, and early abstract art from the Albright-Knox’s world-renowned Collection, it will be the ﬁrst publication dedicated to this particular segment of the museum’s holdings and is currently available for pre-order.

The inspiration behind Monet and the Impressionist Revolution came about during the last winter of 2015, when the Albright- Knox decided, as part of an unanticipated reciprocal loan agreement, to mount a small presentation dedicated to highlighting Monet within a larger body of related works from the museum’s Collection. While the Albright-Knox is host to a great number of late-nineteenth-century masterworks, it owns only one painting by Monet— Towpath at Argenteuil, Winter—a famous river scene

painted on the banks of the Seine in Argenteuil, France, around 1875. Eventually, the loan of seven additional paintings by Monet and one by Manet (an artist who is not signiﬁcantly represented in the museum’s Collection) from six American museums came to fruition, and serve as the exhibition’s basis. Art history buffs are likely to be familiar with some of the works, including On the Bank of the Seine, Bennecourt (1868), The Ice Floes (1880), On the Cliff of Pourville, Clear Weather (1882), and Stacks of Wheat

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FLAHERTY, FLYNN TO MIX POLITICS, ST. PATRICK’S CELEBRATION AT FAMED IRISH CENTER LUNCHEON > BY TONY FARINA ust in case you are a newcomer to these parts, we’d like to remind you that St. Patrick’s Day next Thursday (March17) is more than a celebration of Irish and Irish American culture, it is the starting point of the political season and that’s particularly true this year with DA candidates Mike Flaherty and Johnny Flynn who will celebrate their Irish heritage and headline the annual civic luncheon on Friday (March 18) at the Irish Center on Abbott Rd. where politics is the main course.

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“I will be at the hall with some friends and colleagues,” said Flaherty, the acting district attorney who will be facing Tonawanda attorney Flynn in the Democratic primary for district attorney. Flynn is the endorsed Democratic candidate and he will join Flaherty and all the elected officials and political insiders at the luncheon working a room that after lunch soon becomes a very tight fit, and there’s rarely an opening at the bar. But rest assured that Flaherty and Flynn and their folks will find a way to work through the crowd to tout their chances in perhaps one of the top local races this year, not withstanding the expected challenge from Republicans to Democratic State Sen. Marc Panepinto in the all-important 60th District that could decide control of the Senate. Chris Jacobs and Kevin Stocker may meet in a GOP primary to see who takes on Panepinto, who will likely face a primary challenge of his own but as�� the endorsed candidate with �� lots of financial �� support he has little to fear from a newcomer.

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�� Asked about his campaign, the acting DA says �� he has been too busy doing government work ��to�� politics �� stage, �� focus on at this early but he did �� of�� note �� that his package recommendations last month to strengthen the county code �� of ethics has�� gotten some reaction,�� ﬁrst�� from Flynn who �� criticized his proposals being too �� little and too �� as�� and from Executive Mark Poloncarz ��late, �� County �� who jumped on the�� ethics �� bandwagon �� on ��Tuesday his own �� plan that�� calls � for strengthening the �� with �� powers of the Board of Ethics. �� pleased �� of ethics “I’m I kindled the discussion �� reform in�� Erie �� County,” said�� Flaherty on Tuesday �� out his after hearing about�� Poloncarz rolling �� recommendations to toughen the code. It would appear that politicians have found “ethics” reform ■ �� ■ �� ■ ��

is a popular message but like Albany, talk is cheap, and we’ll see if the legislature is ready to take on ethics reform, something Albany’s lawmakers have found a difficult challenge despite the culture of corruption that has ruled for so long. Flynn, like Flaherty, is proud of his Irish heritage and calls St. Patrick’s Day “a very special day. I’m 100 percent Irish, and I’m proud of our ancestors who came over here to build a new life and give us the opportunity that we now have.” As for the campaign, Flynn says he has been getting around to town committees and zone leaders and visiting churches on the East Side, saying he has been very well received as he carries his message of taking politics out of the DA’s office and not shying away from tough cases. Flynn has scheduled a kick-off fundraiser for attorneys for Wednesday, April 6, at Templeton Landing. Mark Sacha, a former assistant district attorney under Frank Sedita III and a strong critic of Sedita and his first assistant, Flaherty, is also a Democratic candidate for DA although he’s not seen as someone who could defeat Flaherty or Flynn in a primary, and is generally regarded as a spoiler at best. Republicans have made no endorsement yet in the race for DA, and the only name that has emerged so far in the GOP camp is little-known civil attorney Mark Arcara who has not officially announced he is a candidate. Republican County Chairman Nick Langworthy and Conservative Chairman Ralph Lorigo have so far remained tightlipped about the DA’s race although Langworthy has said he is looking for a candidate who can run on the GOP line and win, not ruling out anybody so far. The GOP search committee is headed by former Attorney General Dennis Vacco. But next week, starting with the Irish breakfast and mass on Thursday at the Irish Center and culminating with the St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Sunday on Delaware Ave. starting at 2 p. m., the air will be filled with Irish culture and music and lots of politics with Sunday’s parade a showcase for elected officials. For Mike Flaherty and John Flynn, it is a special holiday for both and they will celebrate with their friends and family and use the occasion to officially launch their campaigns to win a fouryear term as Erie County’s top prosecutor, a powerful position that boasts a staff of more than 100, mostly lawyers. The stakes are high, and the campaign will be spirited.

THEATER | ON THE BOARDS presented by ed by The Niagara Regional Theater Guild, directed by M. Joseph Fratello, starring Alaina Kulikowski, Gary Gaffney, Melanie Merrill, Chris Best, Dawn Marcolini Newton. Through Mar 20. Fri & Sat at 7:30, Sun at 3. Ellicott Creek Playhouse, 530 Ellicott Creek Rd, Tonawanda (260-2319). www.niagaratheatre.com

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OPENING BEAUTIFUL, THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL, touring production of the Broadway musical presented by Shea’s and Albert Nocciolino. Mar 15-20, Tue-Thu at 7:30, Fri at 8, Sat at 2 & 8, Sun at 2 & 7. Shea’s Performing Arts Center, 646 Main St. (1-800745-3000). www.sheas.org DEATH OF A SALESMAN, drama by Arthur Miller presented by Western Door Playhouse. Mar 11-20, Fri & Sat at 7:30, Sun at 2:30. Woodbox Theatre, Niagara Arts and Cultural Center, 1201 Pine Ave., Niagara Falls (297-5910). FULLY COMMITTED, comedy by Becky Mode presented by The Irish Classical Theatre Company, directed by Fortunato Pezzimenti, starring Brian Mysliwy. Mar 11-Apr 3, Thu & Fri at 7:30, Sat at 3 & 7:30, Sun at 2. Andrews Theatre, 625 Main St. (853-ICTC). www.irishclassicaltheatre.com THE HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES, play by John Guare presented by American Repertory Theater of WNY, directed by Drew McCabe, starring Diane DiBernardo Blenk, Robert Ernie Insana, Scot A Kaitanowski, Maura Nolan, Mara Morris, Rick Lattimer, Virginia Brannon, Erica Lorenzetti, Lisa Semper. Mar 10-Apr 2, Thu-Sat at 8. 330 Amherst St. (697-0837) www. artofwny.org THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE, adapted from the novel by C.S. Lewis, presented by Theatre of Youth, directed by Chris Kelly, starring Adam Yellen, Jordan Levin, Renee Landrigan, Jessica Wegrzyn. Mar 11 at 7. Mar 12-Apr 3, Sat at 10 a.m. & 2, Sun at 2 (no 10 a.m. show on Mar 12). Allendale Theatre, 203 Allen St. (884-4400). www.theatreofyouth.org SAFE, world premiere of the play by Donna Hoke, directed by Kyle LoConti, starring Christopher Evans, Michele Benzin, Matthew Gilbert, Lisa Ludwig, Jesse Tiebor. Mar 11-Apr 3, Thu-Sat at 7:30, Sun at 2 (no performance Mar 27). Road Less Traveled Theater, 500 Pearl St. (629-3069). www.roadlesstraveledproductions.org

ONGOING BAREFOOT IN THE PARK, comedy by Neil Simon presented by Aurora Players, directed by Patricia Hoeﬂer, starring Suzie Hibbard, Joel Murphy, Jessica K. Rasp, Michael Breen, Chris Cummins. Through Mar 20, Fri & Sat at 8, Sun at 2:30. Roycroft Pavilion in Hamlin Park, East Aurora (687-6727). www.auroraplayers.org THE CITY OF CONVERSATION, play by Anthony Giardina directed by Robert Waterhouse, starring Kristen Tripp Kelley, Adriano Gatto, Aleks Malejs, Debbie Pappas Sham, Steve Jakiel, Loraine O’Donnell, Aaron Moss, David Lundy, Joel Fesmire, Tyler Eisenmann. Through Mar 20, Thu & Fri at 7:30, Sat at 3:30 & 7:30, Sun at 2.Kavinoky Theatre, 320 Porter Ave. (8297668). www.kavinokytheatre.com WHEN WE ARE MARRIED, comedy by J.B. Priestley present-

CHILDREN OF EDEN, musical by Stephen Schwartz presented by Rocking Horse Productions, directed by Leigha Eichhorn, starring Clarisse Birkby, Danielle Burning, Jackson DiGiacomo, Emily DiMartino, Tom Doyle, Ryan Kaminski, Marc Krzystek, Derrik Reynolds, Valerie Stevens. Through Mar 13, Fri & Sat at 7:30, Sun at 2:30. Lancaster Opera House, 21 Central Ave., Lancaster (683-1776). www.lancopera.com EL HAJJ MALIK, play by N.R. Davidson presented by Ujima, directed by Lorna C. Hill, starring Brian Brown, Perris Fortson, Preach Freedom, Tuhran Gethers, Tanika Holmes, Daisy Medina, Shanntina Moore, Zoe Viola Scruggs. Held over Mar 11 at 8. Alleyway’s Main Street Cabaret, 672 Main St. (281-0092). www. ujimacoinc.org THE HAPPIEST SONG PLAYS LAST, play by Quiara Alegría Hudes presented by Raíces Theatre Company, directed by Victoria Pérez, starring Anthony Alcocer, Marta Araceli, Monish Bhattacharyya, Rolando M. Gómez, Dewel Pérez, Ana Vafai. Through Mar 13, Fri & Sat at 8, Sun at 6. The Manny Fried Playhouse 255 Great Arrow Ave. third Floor (238-1522). www. raicestheatrecompany.com LOAD MORE GUYS, world premiere of the play with music written and directed by Todd Warﬁeld, presented by Buffalo United Artists, starring Michael Seitz, Tyler Brown, Joey Bucheker, Sean Marciniak, Aaron Mrowka, Sean Murphy, David Spychalski, Bebe Bvlgari. Through Mar 12, Fri & Sat at 8. Alleyway Theatre, One Curtain Up Alley (886-9239). www.buffalobua.org NOISES OFF, comedy by Michael Frayn presented by Casting Hall Productions, directed by Jennifer Toohey. Through Mar 12, Thu & Fri at 8, Sat at 2 & 8. Warren Enters Theatre, Upton Hall at Buffalo State College (878-3005). THE SHIPMENT, play by Young Jean Lee presented by Torn Space, directed by Dan Shanahan, starring Dudney Joseph, Danica Riddick, Peter Johnson, Greg Howze, Roosevelt Tidwell. Through Mar 13, Thu-Sun at 7:30. Adam Mickiewicz Library and Dramatic Circle, 612 Fillmore Ave. (812-1733). www.tornspacetheater.com

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SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS OUT OF BOUNDS, cyber-bullying project created and performed by Working Group Theatre. Mar 15 at 7. 710 Main Theatre 710 Main St. www.sheas.org/710main.

UPCOMING BUFFALO QUICKIES, 25th annual celebration of new one-act plays, directed by Joyce Stilson, starring Stephanie Bax, Tyler Brown, Timothy Patrick Finnegan, Edith Grossman, Bethany Sparacio, Michael Starzynski. Mar 24-Apr 8, Thu-Sat at 7:30. Alleyway Theatre, One Curtain Up Alley (852-2600). www.alleyway.com OF MICE AND MEN, drama by John Steinbeck, directed by Kelli Bocock-Natale, starring John Fredo, Greg Natale, Jack Agugliaro, John F. Kennedy, Candice Kogut, Jamie O’Neill, Jonathan Foreman, John Profeta, Justin Fiordaliso. Mar 25-Apr 16, Thu-Sat at 8. The New Phoenix Theatre, 95 Johnson Park. (853-1334). www.newphoenixtheatre.org WIESENTHAL, play written by and starring Tom Dugan. Mar 1720, Thu at 7:30, Fri at 8, Sat at 2 & 8, Sun at 2 & 7. 710 Main Theatre, 710 Main St. (1-800-745-3000). www.sheas.org/710main.

Monish Bhattacharyya who plays Ali; Anthony Alcocer who plays Elliot; and Marta Araceli who plays Yaz in the emotionally powerful play.

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FILM | MOVIELIST AMHERST THEATRE (DIPSON) 3500 Main St (834–7655) amherst.dipsontheatres.com •Son of Saul (R) •Spotlight (R) • The Revenant (R) • Room (R)

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ANGOLA SCREENING ROOM/ TJ’S THEATRE 97 N. Main St. Angola (712-7244) angolamoviezone.com •No screenings this week AURORA THEATRE 673 Main St, E. Aurora (652–1660) theauroratheatre.com •Zootopia (PG) EASTERN HILLS CINEMA (DIPSON) 4545 Transit Rd, Williamsville (632–1080) easternhills.dipsontheatres.com •Spotlight (R) •The Lady in the Van (PG-13) •Brooklyn (PG-13) FLIX STADIUM 10 (DIPSON) 4901 Transit Rd, Depew (668–1888) flix10.dipsontheatres.com •10 Cloverfield Lane (PG-13) • The Brothers Grimsby (R) • London has Fallen (R) • Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (R) • Zootopia 3D (PG) • Zootopia (PG) • Gods of Egypt (PG-13) • Risen (PG-13) • Deadpool (R) FOUR SEASONS CINEMAS 2429 Military Rd, Niagara Falls (297–1951) fourseasonscinema.com •How to be Single (R) • Kung Fu Panda 3 (PG) • Dirty Grandpa (R) • The Boy (PG-13) • Room (R) • Daddy’s Home (PG-13) • The Revenant (R) • HALLWALLS 341 Delaware Ave, Buffalo (854-1694) hallwalls.org •WNY Peace Center presents (T)ERROR Documentary Tue 7:00 pm HAMBURG PALACE THEATER 31 Buffalo St., Hamburg (649–2295) hamburgpalace.com •Zootopia (PG) LOCKPORT PALACE THEATER 2 East Ave., Lockport (438-1130) lockportpalacetheatre.org •Kung Fu Panda (PG) MAPLE RIDGE (AMC) 4276 Maple Rd, Amherst 18

MONSTER HUNT (2015)- Chinese fantasy action-adventure comedy and the highest crossing ﬁlm in the country’s history about a group of unlikely heroes who must protect the child of a Monster Queen from ETC. forces of evil. Directed by Ramen Hui. AS GOOD AS IT GETS (1997)- James L. Brooks comedy-drama about the Reviewed in this issue. North Park Sat. unlikely friendship that forms between and Sun. 1130a a single mother (Helen Hunt), a misanthropic author (Jack Nichsolson), REBELS WITH A CAUSE (2012)and a gay artist (Greg Kinnear). Riviera Documentary about the struggle of Theater Thu. 7 activists who band together to protect DONNIE DARKO (2000)- Mind-bending sci-fi psychological thriller and cult coastlines, farmlands, and open spaces classic about a troubled teenager (Jake from urban development. Shown Gyllenhaal) plagued by bizarre visions of a large bunny rabbit. Directed by in conjunction with the WNY Land Richard Kelly. The Screening Room Fri. Conservancy and including postand Sat. 7:30 ﬁlm discussion with reps from the THE GOOD AMERICAN (2015)Documentary about former NSA organization, the Audobon society, and technical director and renownked Knox Farm State Park. Roycroft Film codebreaker-turned-whistleblower Bill Binney and his attempts to expose Society, Parkdale School Auditorium, corruption and greed following 141 Girard Ave. East Aurora Sun. 4 the NSA’s decision to abandon a surveillance tool that may have been TARZAN (1999)- Disney animated family able to prevent 9/11. Directed by adventure about the famous man who Friedrich Moser. Featured in last week’s cover story. Free Screening presented was raised by gorillas and his struggles by the Cultivate Cinema Circle at to live as a human among the jungle. Burning Books, 420 Connecticut St. Riviera Theater Sun. 2 Wed. 8

Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden (T)ERROR (2015)Documentary exploring FBI entrapment during a counterterrorism sting operation. Presented by WNY Peace Center. Hallwalls Tue. 7

A Good American

OPENING 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE- Sci-fi thriller and producer J.J. Abrams spiritual successor to Cloverfield starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead as a woman who discovers a horrifying truth about the outside world while living in an underground shelter with two others (John Goodman and John Gallager Jr.) Directed by Dan Tractenberg. Flix, Maple Ridge, Regal Elmwood, Regal Niagara, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden. THE BROTHER’S GRIMSBY- Actioncomedy co-written by and starring Sasha Baron Cohen as a dimwitted soccer hooligan whose search for his long-lost brother who happens to be

(888-262-4386) amctheatres.com •10 Cloverfield Lane (PG-13) • The Brothers Grimsby (R) • The Perfect Match (R) • London Has Fallen (R) • Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (R) • Zootopia (PG) • Deadpool (R) • How to be Single (R) • Kung Fu Panda 3 (PG) • The Revenant (R) MCKINLEY MALL CINEMA (DIPSON) McKinley Mall, Blasdell (824–3479) mckinley.dipsontheatres.com •Hail Caesar (PG-13) • The Finest Hours 3D (PG-13) • The Finest Hours (PG-13) • Dirty Grandpa (R) • 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (R) • Norm of the North (PG) • Ride Along 2 (PG-13) • Concussion (PG-13) • Joy (PG13) • Alvin and the Chipmunks : The Road Chip (PG) • Sisters (R) • Creed (PG-13) • The Good Dinosaur 3D (PG) • The Good Dinosaur (PG) • The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 (PG-13) NEW ANGOLA THEATER

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a deadly British spy (Mark Strong) leads to the two teaming up to stop a dangerous international plot. Directed by Louis Leterrier. Flix, Maple Ridge, Regal Elmwood, Regal Niagara, Regal Quaker, Regal Transit, Regal Walden. THE PERFECT MATCH- Romanticcomedy about a charming AfricanAmerican playboy (Terrence Jenkins) who unexpectedly meets and falls for the woman of his dreams (Cassie Ventura). Maple Ridge, Regal Elmwood, Regal Walden, Regal Transit THE YOUNG MESSIAH- Christianthemed biblical drama about the childhood of Jesus based on the Anne Rice novel Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt. Regal Elmwood, Regal Niagara,

72 North Main St., Angola (549-4866) newangolatheater.com •Zootopia (PG) NORTH PARK THEATRE 1428 Hertel Ave. (836-7411) northparktheatre.org •The Lady in the Van (PG-13) REGAL ELMWOOD CENTER 16 2001 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo (871–0722) •10 Cloverfield Lane (PG-13) • The Brothers Grimsby (R) • The Perfect Match (R) • The Young Messiah (PG-13) • London Has Fallen (R) • Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (R) • Zootopia 3D (PG) • Zootopia (PG) • Eddie the Eagle (PG-13) • Gods of Egypt 3D (PG-13) • Gods of Egypt (PG-13) • Triple 9 (R) • Race (PG-13) • Risen (PG-13) • The Witch (R) • Deadpool (R) • Kung Fu Panda 3 (PG) • The Revenant (R) REGAL NIAGARA FALLS

STADIUM 12 720 Builders Way, Niagara Falls (236–0146) •10 Cloverfield Lane (PG-13) • The Brothers Grimsby (R) • The Young Messiah (PG-13) • London Has Fallen (R) • Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (R) • Zootopia 3D (PG) • Zootopia (PG) • Eddie the Eagle (PG-13) • Gods of Egypt 3D (PG-13) • Gods of Egyps ( PG-13) • Risen (PG-13) • Deadpool (R) • Spotlight (R) REGAL QUAKER CROSSING 18 3450 Amelia Dr., Orchard Park (827–1109) •10 Cloverfield Land (PG-13) • The Brothers Grimsby (R) • The Young Messiah (PG-13) • London Has Fallen (R) • Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (R) • Zootopia 3D (PG) • Zootopia (PG) • The Other Side of the Door (R) • Eddie the Eagle (PG-13) • Gods of Egypt 3D (PG-13) • Gods of Egypt (PG-13) • Triple 9 (R) • Risen (PG-13) • Deadpool (R) • How to be Single (R) • Kung Fu Panda 3 (PG) • The Revenant (R) • Star Wars: The Force Awakens (PG-13) • Spotlight

(R) REGAL TRANSIT CENTER 18 Transit and Wehrle, Lancaster (633–0859) •10 Cloverfield Lane (PG-13) • The Brothers Grimsby (R) • The Perfect Match (R) • The Young Messiah (PG-13) • London Has Fallen (R) • Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (R) • Zootopia 3D (PG) • Zootopia (PG) • The Other side of the Door (R) • Eddie the Eagle (PG-13) • Gods of Egypt (PG-13) • Triple 9 (R) • The Witch (R) • Deadpool (R) • How to be Single (R) • Kung Fu Panda 3 (PG) • The Revenant (R) • Star Wars: The Force Awakens (PG-13) • Spotlight (R) IMAX: •10 Cloverfield Lane (PG-13) REGAL WALDEN GALLERIA STADIUM 16 One Walden Galleria Drive, Cheektowaga (681-9414) •10 Cloverfield Lane (PG-13) • The Brothers Grimsby (R) • The Perfect Match (R) • The Young Messiah (PG-13) • London Has Fallen (R)

• Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (R) • Zootopia 3D (PG) • Zootopia (PG) • The Other side of the Door (R) • Eddie the Eagle (PG-13) • Gods of Egypt (PG-13) • Triple 9 (R) • The Witch (R) • Deadpool (R) • How to be Single (R) • Kung Fu Panda 3 (PG) RIVIERA THEATRE 67 Webster St, N. Tonawanda (692-2413) rivieratheatre.org •Thu Mar 10: As Good As It Gets • Mar 13: Family Film Series: Tarzan THE SCREENING ROOM 3131 Sheridan Dr., Amherst (837-0376) screeningroom.net •Donnie Darko (2002): Fri, 7:30pm SQUEAKY WHEEL 617 Main Street (884-7172) squeaky.org • no screenings this week TRANSIT DRIVE-IN 6655 Transit Rd (625-8535) transitdrivein.com •Closed for the season

FILM | REVIEW

ZOOTOPIA

> BY JORDAN CANAHAI he initial trailers for Disney animations cute and clever Zootopia, which as of this writing has toppled Frozen to have the studio’s highest grossing opening weekend ever, displayed no lack of subtlety to make sure children in the audience understood the ﬁlm’s premise: Animals exist just like humans in the world of Zootopia; they walk, talk, wear cloths, and have everyday interactions with species they might otherwise eat in the real world. The ﬁlm’s title city is a bustling animated metropolis where evolved animals have set aside their differences to coexist peacefully in civilization. Distinctions between predator and prey are no more, all creatures live in harmony, and gone are the dark days when furry friends had to concern themselves with their respective standing on the food chain.

The movie’s hero is the plucky Judy Hopps (voiced by a very well cast Ginnifer Goodwin) whose ambitions to become a police officer despite the fact there’s never been a bunny cop frequently cause family and friends to invoke history, as stereotypes suggest her species aren’t cut out for such work. The story, setting, and characters of Zootopia are all established in a way to support the theme of overcoming prejudice and old ways of thinking. It’s a positive message, if one the film lays on heavily enough so it will be obvious to even the youngest audience members. Zootopia quickly adopts the formula of a buddy cop movie when the rookie detective encounters sarcastic street hustler Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman), a wily fox who tests her own prejudices and preconceived notions as the mismatched pair must team up to solve the film’s central mystery concerning a recent string of disappearances (think Who Framed Roger Rabbit-lite in terms of plot and you’re on the

right track.) Zootopia boasts a vibrant art style and the film’s setting has been effectively brought to life by the animation team in a manner which fittingly recalls a sprawling Disney amusement park, complete with various districts that are host to different animals based on climate and geography. I also liked how as the plot of Zootopia progresses and Judy and Nick’s detective work takes them deeper into the city’s urban spaces the brightly colored visuals give way to more classic Hollywood noirinspired imagery. Sadly, the overall story of the film is ultimately less interesting than the central themes of race and tensions between different ethnic groups. I also found that, for as frequently clever as Zootopia was, adults might find it lacking in big laughs, as well as memorable set pieces (though I did enjoy a foot chase sequence in which Judy chases a rodent from one district to a smaller-scaled neighborhood.) As far as the best American animation in recent years goes, Zootopia is a step down from Pixar’s finest efforts such as Inside/Out, Disney’s previous smash Wreck-It Ralph, or The Lego Movie, instead being on the level of more standard fare such as Brave and Big Hero 6. Still, kids are sure to love Zootopia, it features solid voice acting from the leads and is packed with Disney in-jokes that pop-savvy viewers will definitely appreciate. While there’s little here adults haven’t seen in superior kid-friendly animated films, the team of writers (some of whose previous credits include The Simpsons and Futurama) should be applauded for transcending the simple “believe in yourself” moral of most children films and attempting to make young audiences think about some real world issues. artvoice.com | march 10 - 16, 2016

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Expect ferocious fun, particularly with the recent addition of the freestyle beard and the Dali mustache categories. Altogether there are nine categories: 3 for mustache; 3 for full beard; 3 for partial beard. Girls from Ultra Hoops/Melscamp show up in ‘whiskerina’ outﬁts. Since it’s St. Patrick’s Day there will also be Irish dancers and pipes and drums.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): “He in his madness prays for storms, and dreams that storms will bring him peace,” wrote Leo Tolstoy in his novella The Death of Ivan Ilych. The weird thing is, Aries, that this seemingly crazy strategy might actually work for you in the coming days. The storms you pray for, the tempests you activate through the power of your longing, could work marvels. They might clear away the emotional congestion, zap the angst, and usher you into a period of dynamic peace. So I say: Dare to be gusty and blustery and turbulent. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Quoting poet W. H. Auden, author Maura Kelly says there are two kinds of poets: argument-makers and beauty-makers. I think that’s an interesting way to categorize all humans, not just poets. Which are you? Even if you usually tend to be more of an argument-maker, I urge you to be an intense beauty-maker in the next few weeks. And if you’re already a pretty good beauty-maker, I challenge you to become, at least temporarily, a great beauty-maker. One more thing: As much as possible, until April 1, choose beauty-makers as your companions. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): To have any hope of becoming an expert in your chosen field, you’ve got to labor for at least 10,000 hours to develop the necessary skills -- the equivalent of 30 hours a week for six and a half years. But according to author William Deresiewicz, many young graphic designers no longer abide by that rule. They regard it as more essential to cultivate a network of connections than to perfect their artistic mastery. Getting 10,000 contacts is their priority, not working 10,000 hours. But I advise you not to use that approach in the coming months, Gemini. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you will be better served by improving what you do rather than by increasing how many people you know. CANCER (June 21-July 22): “I sit before flowers, hoping they will train me in the art of opening up,” says poet Shane Koyczan. “I stand on mountain tops believing that avalanches will teach me to let go.” I recommend his strategy to you in the coming weeks, Cancerian. Put yourself in the presence of natural forces that will inspire you to do what you need to do. Seek the companionship of people and animals whose wisdom and style you want to absorb. Be sufficiently humble to learn from the whole wide world through the art of imitation. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The marathon is a long-distance footrace with an official length of over 26 miles. Adults who are physically fit and well-trained can finish the course in five hours. But I want to call your attention to a much longer running event: the SelfTranscendence 3100-Mile Race. It begins every June in Queens, a borough of New York, and lasts until August. Those who participate do 3,100 miles’ worth of laps around a single city block, or about 100 laps per day. I think that this is an apt metaphor for the work you now have ahead of you. You must cover a lot of ground as you accomplish a big project, but without traveling far and wide. Your task is to be dogged and persistent as you do a little at a time, never risking exhaustion, always pacing yourself. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In old Vietnamese folklore, croaking frogs were a negative symbol. They were thought to resemble dull teachers who go on and on with their boring and pointless lectures. But in many other cultures, frogs have been symbols of regeneration and resurrection due to the dramatic transformations they make from egg to tadpole to full-grown adult. In ancient India, choruses of croaks were a sign of winter’s end, when spring rains arrived to fertilize the earth and bestow a promise of the growth to come. I suspect that the frog will be one of your emblems in the coming weeks, Virgo -- for all of the above reasons. Your task is to overcome the boring stories and messages so as to accomplish your lively transformations. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “Your anger is a gift.” So proclaims musician and activist Zack de la Rocha,

singer in the band Rage Against the Machine. That statement is true for him on at least two levels. His fury about the systemic corruption that infects American politics has roused him to create many successful songs and enabled him to earn a very good living. I don’t think anger is always a gift for all of us, however. Too often, especially when it’s motivated by petty issues, it’s a self-indulgent waste of energy that can literally make us sick. Having said that, I do suspect that your anger in the coming week will be more like de la Rocha’s: productive, clarifying, healthy. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Even now, all possible feelings do not yet exist,” says novelist Nicole Krauss. In the coming weeks, I suspect you will provide vivid evidence of her declaration, Scorpio. You may generate an unprecedented number of novel emotions -- complex flutters and flows and gyrations that have never before been experienced by anyone in the history of civilization. I think it’s important that you acknowledge and celebrate them as being unique -- that you refrain from comparing them to feelings you’ve had in the past or feelings that other people have had. To harvest their full blessing, treat them as marvelous mysteries. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “Look at yourself then,” advised author Ray Bradbury. “Consider everything you have fed yourself over the years. Was it a banquet or a starvation diet?” He wasn’t talking about literal food. He was referring to the experiences you provide yourself with, to the people you bring into your life, to the sights and sounds and ideas you allow to pour into your precious imagination. Now would be an excellent time to take inventory of this essential question, Sagittarius. And if you find there is anything lacking in what you feed yourself, make changes! CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): According to a report in the journal Science, most of us devote half of our waking time to thinking about something besides the activity we’re actually engaged in. We seem to love to ruminate about what used to be and what might have been and what could possibly be. Would you consider reducing that amount in the next 15 days, Capricorn? If you can manage to cut it down even a little, I bet you will accomplish small feats of magic that stabilize and invigorate your future. Not only that: You will feel stronger and smarter. You’ll have more energy. You’ll have an excellent chance to form an enduring habit of staying more focused on the here and now. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): One of the legal financial scams that shattered the world economy in 2008 was a product called a Collateralized Debt Obligation Squared. It was sold widely, even though noted economist Ha-Joon Chang says that potential buyers had to read a billion pages of documents if they hoped to understand it. In the coming weeks, I think it’s crucial that you Aquarians avoid getting involved with stuff like that -- with anything or anyone requiring such vast amounts of homework. If it’s too complex to evaluate accurately, stay uncommitted, at least for now. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “I wish I knew what I desire,” wrote Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish, born under the sign of Pisces. “I wish I knew! I wish I knew!” If he were still alive today, I would have very good news for him, as I do for all of you Pisceans reading this horoscope. The coming weeks will be one of the best times ever -- EVER! -- for figuring out what exactly it is you desire. Not just what your ego yearns for. Not just what your body longs for. I’m talking about the whole shebang. You now have the power to home in on and identify what your ego, your body, your heart, and your soul want more than anything else in this life. Homework: What’s the single thing you could do right now that would change your life for the better? Freewillastrology.com. In addition to this column, Rob Brezsny offers EXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO HOROSCOPES and DAILY TEXT MESSAGE HOROSCOPES. To buy access, go to RealAstrology. com. The audio horoscopes are also available by phone at 1-877-873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700

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