vol. 6 no. 3
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D R I Fwi thT I N ’ T he Union Grove P ic k ers
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Friday, February 21st: St. Practice Day Help McNally’s Kick-Off St. Patrick’s Day Month! Jazzed 4-8pm Pipe Band 8pm Great Guinness Toast 9pm
Breakfast - Served until 11am McNally’s Morning Shepherd Pie Corned Beef Quiche Stout and Cheddar Rarebit with Fried Eggs Bangers and Mashed
Saturday, March 15th and 17th
Friday, February 21st - Thursday, February 27th $1 Off Irish Taps Corned Beef and Cabbage Friday, February 28th - Thursday, March 6th Too Drunk To Fish Saturday, March 1st Corned Beef Quiche served with roasted baby reds Irish Breeze $5 Thursday, March 6th Ceili Band 7-9pm
Lunch/Dinner - Served until 10pm Irish Nachos Classic Rueben Ms. Rachel Herb Encrusted Walleye Sandwich Bangers and Mashed Corned Beef and Cabbage Festive O’Dwyer Sliders
Friday, March 7th - Thursday March 13th Shamrockers Friday, March 7th Hegg Bros Saturday, March 8th Lamb Stew or Shepherds Pie Dublin Tea $6 Wednesday, March 12th Ladies Night Lamb Stew or Shepherds Pie Thursday, March 13th Get Lucky With Jameson 7-9pm Big Ginger Night $5 Lamb Stew or Shepherds Pie Friday, March 14th Shamrockers 8-12am Get Lucky With Jameson 6-8pm Corned Beef and Cabbage
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• Open at 8am-2am • Ceili Band 9-11am • Dakota Districts Pipes and Drum 1pm and 7pm • Green Beer and Heated Patio and Service • McNally’s Bus Tour March 15 at 1pm to 5pm McNally’s Irish Pub Sponsors 8th Annual Jameson Bus Tour St. Patrick’s Day Parade March 15th $10 ticket includes: • Free Jameson Ginger • St. Patrick’s Day gift bag with Jameson goodies • T-Shirt • Chartered Bus Ride to the St. Patrick’s Day Parade Down Town Sioux Falls and back to McNally’s (Bus leaves for parade at 1:00pm; parade starts at 2:00pm; bus returns at 5:00pm)
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LITTLE PARENT ON THE PRAIRIE
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YOGA FOR ALL STAGES OF LIFE
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ArtAbility
CONTRIBUTORS FACTOIDS
ENTERTAINMENT 10
EVENTS RECAP
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EVENTS CALENDAR
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PROFILES IN SOUND
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EVENTS CHECKLIST
Voice
Driftin’ with The Union Grove Pickers Brand New Brews Rachel Hurley-Harlan & Michelle Wilson
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BEYOND BORDERS
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WAY TOO INDIE
CREATE
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AT HOME
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CREATIVE WRITING
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A TASTE OF SARCASM:
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DELISH DELIGHTS
BackYard Grill
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FASHION
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ASK THE JOHNS
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DIY
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CONTRIBUTORS
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Kelsey Bewick – writer Kelsey is a recent South Dakota transplant; originally from Madison, Wis. When she can’t catch a Badger sporting event on TV, she’s busy exploring her new home via hiking trails and ski runs.
Allen Jones – online cartoonist When Allen was in second grade while living in Miller, S.D., he told his father one night that he believed he was supposed to be a cartoonist. After attaining his BFA in theatre from the University of South Dakota, he decided to once again strive for the goal of becoming a professional cartoonist. He loves hanging out with his wife and two dogs, fishing and escaping into middle-earth, Westeros, and a galaxy far, far away.
Austin Kaus – online Writer Austin is finishing up graduate school at the University of South Dakota. He plans to spend part of his final spring break in Nebraska because he is the king of all things party. When he is not studying, he blogs at meandmyearholes. tumblr.com and runs songsfromacouch.com. Liz Long – Graphic Design & Photography Liz is 21 and is a student at South Dakota State University studying graphic design. She goes to University Center so she can stay in Sioux Falls with her fiance and continue growing her design experience and photography with her obsession of Sons of Anarchy at hand. Aaron Vidal – intern Aaron is a senior journalism major at Augustana College. He is also a musician and pop-culture aficionado, and he takes his quest to find the best burger in Sioux Falls very seriously.
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EVENTS RECAP
EMERGING ARTISTS Jan. 24 kicked off the Rapid City Art Council’s 2014 Winter Music Series at the Dahl Arts Center. Audiences were entertained by some of the area’s most exciting emerging artists (which occurs every Friday), backed by a full band of experienced performers and mentors. For more info, visit www.thedahl.org or call (605) 394-4101.
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BIG GIGANTIC The popular electronica band known for putting on high-energy performances made a stop on their “The Night is Young” tour at The District in Sioux Falls on Feb. 12. Main Focus and DJ Kor also took the stage. For upcoming shows, visit www. thedistrictsf.com or call (605) 271-5600. IMAGES BY DAN THORSON PHOTOGRAPHY
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EVENTS CALENDAR
Sioux Falls Area
Rapid City Area
ENTERTAINMENT
to East River. East plus West equals South Dakota Art!
March 2 | 9 | 16 Nostalgia Night Film Series
March 10 Failure to Plan is Planning to Fail
Elks Theatre. 6:30 p.m. An annual event presented by The Friends of the Devereaux Library of South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in co-operation with the historic Elks Theatre. Each year 10 outstanding classic films are shown on consecutive Sunday evenings beginning in January. Season tickets $40, $5 door based on seat availability. Films in order of dates: The Story of G.I. Joe, Ghostbusters and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. For more info, visit friends.sdsmt.edu/tickets.htm.
March 3 Why a Doula is Worth the Moola
Educated Mommy, 207 W 37th St. 6:30 p.m. For more info, visit www. educatedmommy.org or call Alicia at (605) 553-8364.
March 4 Understanding the Criminal Mind
Rapid City Public Library. An evening with Gregory Vecchi, PhD, retired FBI agent. His presentation will address understanding the criminal mind in terms of anti-social behavior. Examples will include outlaw motorcycle gangs and serial killers. Gregory Vecchi, PhD, retired from the FBI in 2014 after 29 years of combined service in the military and as a federal agent. Dr. Vecchi was formerly the head of the FBI Behavioral Science Unit and an FBI crisis negotiator. He is the founder of Negotiation Concepts, LLC. Free. RSVP at andrea@rcplfoundation. org.
March 5 Wire Me Awake 2014
University of South Dakota Campus. 9 a.m. Third Wire Me Awake returns, but with a few exciting changes! Join them on the campus of the University of South Dakota for an amazing day. Three great speakers, a student competition and a an afternoon focused on getting stuff done. For more info, visit wiremeawake.com.
March 7 Downtown First Fridays
Downtown Sioux Falls. 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. First Friday is a special day of shopping, art and entertainment the First Friday of every month downtown! Many stores stay open late until about 8 p.m. For more info, visit www.dtsf.com or call (605) 338-4009.
Movie Night at the Museum
Old Courthouse Museum. 6-8:45 p.m. The Siouxland Heritage Museums and Downtown Sioux Falls have teamed up to bring you free family movies on the First Fridays in February and March. Bring a blanket or pillow and settle in on the floor of the courtroom. Doors open at 6, and the movie begins at 6:45 p.m. Some chair seating is available, refreshments will be sold. Film: Monsters University.
Artist Reception for Bonny Fleming
Meso. 6-9 p.m. Kim Bartling, the owner and manager of Meso, fell in love with Bonny’s work on Facebook and enticed her to bring her show
Educated Mommy, 207 W 37th St. 6:30 p.m. Writing a birth plan. For more info, visit www.educatedmommy.org or call Alicia at (605) 5538364.
March 17 Rub a Dub, Dub a Baby in Your Own Tub
Educated Mommy, 207 W 37th St. 6:30 p.m. Home birth. For more info, visit www.educatedmommy.org or call Alicia at (605) 553-8364.
March 24 Day of Play
Museum of Visual Materials. 10-11 a.m. This program is designed for children 5 years old and younger who stay at home to have a place to interact with others, learn new materials in a new setting. Activities will be different monthly and will include play dough, creative coloring, shaving cream art and much more. For more info, visit www.sfmvm. com
Bumps, Rumps and Dumps
Educated Mommy, 207 W 37th St. 6:30 p.m. Postpartum care and tips. For more info, visit www.educatedmommy.org or call Alicia at (605) 553-8364.
March 31 Cry It Out, or Cuddle?
Educated Mommy, 207 W 37th St. 6:30 p.m. Attachment parenting. For more info, visit www.educatedmommy.org or call Alicia at (605) 5538364.
GET INVOLVED March 8 Fire and Ice Gala
Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn. 5:30 p.m. The 7th Circuit CASA Program Fire and Ice Gala fundraiser will feature entertainment by Michael Shaw, various auctions, dinner and the ‘Wall of Wine.’ Cost is $75 per person. Call Michelle at (605) 394-2203 for tickets and more information.
March 13 8th Annual St. Baldrick’s Event
Pizza Ranch, 41st St. 5-9 p.m. The St. Baldrick’s Foundation is a volunteer-driven charity committed to funding the most promising research to find cures for childhood cancers and give survivors long, healthy lives.
March 15 Sioux Falls St. Patty’s Day 5k Free Rebel Run
Spencer Park. 10 a.m. No cost, no registration and no chip timers. Bring along your family, friends and dogs and walk/run at your own pace.
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Goodwill donations accepted for Sioux Falls Area Humane Society. For more info, e-mail freerebelrun@hotmail.com and follow them @freerebelrun.
EVENTS EVENTS CALENDAR CALENDAR
Black Hills Putt N Pub
March 7 | 14 | 21 | 28 Emerging Artists Fridays
SPORTS
March 8 Later Babes
Downtown Rapid City. Noon. Putt your way through Downtown Rapid City and support people with disabilities with 9-hole mini golf course hosted by your favorite local pubs. Cost is $100 per team of four of $25 per player. Space is limited to the first 30 teams. Contact Tara Wilcox at (605) 718-6207 or twilcox@bhws.com to reserve your spot!
March 4 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 22 Rapid City Rush
Rushmore Plaza Civic Center. 7:05 p.m. For more info, visit www. rapidcityrush.com
March 6 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 22 Sioux Falls Skyforce
Pentagon Sanford. 7 p.m. For more info, visit www.nba.com/dleague/ siouxfalls
March 14 | 15 | 23 | 28 Sioux Falls Stampede
Sioux Falls Arena. 7:05 p.m. (6:05 p.m. on March 23) For more info, visit www.sfstampede.com
March 16 | 30 Sioux Falls Storm
Dahl Arts Center. 5-7 p.m. Celebrating local and regional performing artists on the rise, and providing a nurturing place for them to be seen, heard and to grow. Free admission. First Friday: open mic, second: local/regional talent, third: local/regional talent, fourth: mentoring.
Icon Lounge. 9 p.m. Includes DJs all night. $5, 21+.
March 11 ERRA
Sports Rock. 7 p.m. Metalcore band whose recent album Augment debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. With guests Veil of Maya and Reflections.
California Guitar Trio + Montreal Guitar Trio
Rushmore Plaza Civic Center. 7:30 p.m. For more info, call 800-GOTMINE.
March 15 Everyone is Irish Party
The District. 8 p.m. Free show with Goodroad. 21+. For more info, visit www.thedistrictsf.com or call (605) 357-7377.
Bob Wayne
Sioux Falls Arena. 4:05 p.m. For more info, visit www.siouxfallsstorm.com
The Nickel Spot. 8 p.m. Hosted by The Nickel Spot and Lucky Devil Tattoo. Big Red Rawkit and Exit 357 open. Free, 21+.
MUSIC
March 21 Rebah - Farewell Tour
Due to space, here are only some of the biggest shows of the month.
The District. 8 p.m. Free show. All ages.
March 1 The Force of Destiny
March 22 TWERK! A Monthly Hip Hop Party
Black Market Arts II
March 29 Burlap Wolf King
Performing Arts Center of Rapid City. 7:30 p.m. The Black Hills Symphony will perform Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4, and Verdi’s Overture to “La forza del destino”. These symphonic masterworks are united by a common theme … confronting one’s own fate. The District. 8 p.m. Performances by Nikko McFadden, Phantom Balance, Dino Babic, D G T, Stones, Prophet, Saint, Mickey Oneil, Royal, Jason Spars, Silent Obliteration. Hosted by FreeWryte. Live art from Carly Zebell, Koda Blue and Dan Richards. Admission $7 advance, $10 day of show. For more info, visit www.thedistrictsf.com
March 2 The Kickback
Bigs Sports Ba. 7 p.m. With special guests Burlap Wolf King and Th’ Rattletrap. $6, 18+. For more ifno, visit www.thecollectiveeffortsunion.com
March 7 Paradise Fears
Encore (46984 Sunset Blvd). 7 p.m. With special guests Sunderland. All ages. $25. For more ifno, visit www.thecollectiveeffortsunion.com
Bigs Sports Bar. 9 p.m. Free entry for all March birthdays before 11 p.m. Dance party, not a concert. Music by DJ Kor and guest DJs. Hosted by Vanja & Special guest MCs. $5, 18+.
Latitude 44. 7 p.m. With special guests Joshua Kloyda and Nick Engbers (of Amos Slade). $8 advance (no tickets available at door night of show, limited room). For more info, visit www.thecollectiveeffortsunion.com
Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Washington Pavilion. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Hear Shakespeare’s comedy of fantasy and fairies in a whole new way! The South Dakota Symphony Orchestra and the Augustana College Department of Theatre team up to perform Mendelssohn’s incidental music and excerpts from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. For more info, visit www. sdsymphony.org or call (605) 367-6000.
Check out our complete calendar at 605magazine.com and e-mail events to contact@605magazine.com by the 15th of the month prior to issue release date.
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BEYOND BORDERS with mark lloyd
Borders went bankrupt? So what. That doesn’t stop former employee Mark Lloyd from finding out what’s the next hottest read.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR IN MARCH
The Good Luck of Right Now by Matthew Quick
The Incrementalists by Steven Brust and Skyler White
Bartholomew Neil’s mother has just died, and he finds a “Free Tibet” letter from Richard Gere among her belongings. Convinced that Richard Gere is the key to him rebuilding his broken life, he starts to write him letters. Doesn’t this happen to everyone? I know Richard is sick of my letters by now.
Behind the Kitchen Door by Saru Jayaraman
Everyone is starting to really like the idea of restaurants being organic and healthy and sustainable. But nobody really pays attention to the fact that working in restaurants still sucks. These people still have to deal with low wages, hard work and horrible working conditions. If you’ve ever worked in a restaurant, you know what Saru is talking about.
The Incrementalists are a secret society of 200 people scattered across the globe. Their mission is simple. They want to make the world a better place. But they don’t do it with any grand gestures. They don’t want to become politicians or business tycoons. They don’t want to take over the world and try to reshape it into something better. They don’t work that way. They just try to make it a little better by influencing people to do the right thing. They call it “meddlework.” They meddle with someone to get them to do something. They learn all about them. They learn how to bend their will to make them do one little thing that will help the world. Maybe they meddle with a CEO of a
huge software company to make their software better for everyone. Maybe they meddle with a politician to help get important legislature pushed through that will benefit society and not just that politician’s reelection campaign. And they have been doing this forever. When I say forever, I mean since the beginning of humans. They have found a way to pass on memories from one generation to the next. When one of them dies, they choose someone new to receive that person’s memories and carry on the work. If you are chosen, however, you take the risk of that dead person’s personality dominating your own. If this happens, for all intents and purposes, you cease to exist. Sometimes the new person is stronger and stays the same, but does get all the memories. Phil has been doing this for about 2,000 years. He has the oldest stable personality. His memories are passed down from one person to the next, and for the past 400 years, he has loved and worked with Celeste. Now Celeste has killed herself, and Renee has been chosen to take Celeste’s place. But after Renee has gone through the initiation and received Celeste’s memories, it becomes clear that Celeste had other ideas. She was trying to meddle with the system. And that’s not good for the Incrementalists.
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WAY TOO INDIE
Her
bio: Dustin Jansick is the owner of WayTooIndie. com, which is dedicated on providing you with the most accurate and honest movie reviews and ratings. The site is focused around, but certainly not limited to, independent films. Dustin, along with other fellow contributors, not only write reviews on indie, foreign and art house films, but also post trailers, news articles and Top-10 lists. Check them out on Facebook and @WayTooIndie on Twitter.
“THE AGE-OLD QUEST OF LOVE GETS A FANTASTIC NEW TWIST THAT IS WELL CRAFTED AND ENGAGING TO WATCH.” In the near future of Her, LA has a few new buildings in its skyline and is as smoggy as ever; the haze only adding to its dreaminess. The metro extends all the way to the beach (something all Angelinos have been craving for years), and the fashion trends favor nerd appeal with high-waisted pants for men and minimal makeup on women. People walk around, hardly acknowledging one another, muttering into the small wireless earpieces they wear to stay constantly connected to their smart devices. We’ve already become a society that doesn’t bat an eyelash at people staring at small square screens in their hands around the clock, so this next possible step depicted in director Spike Jonze’s vision of the future does seem entirely likely. It’s when Jonze presents another technical possibility that a unique and—dare I say plausible—love story emerges. Theodore Twombly (Joaquin Phoenix) writes love letters for a living; a romantic profession that fits his introverted and lonely personality. Having recently split with his wife (Rooney Mara), he mopes from work to home, shrugging off invitations from co-workers (Chris Pratt)
and long-time friends (Amy Adams and Matt Letscher). Intrigued by new software, he buys himself a new operating system. After answering only a couple quick set-up questions (including a very open ended, “How is your relationship with your mother?”), and choosing a female voice for his new OS, Theodore’s new computer is up and running. She decides to call herself Samantha, and with Scarlett Johansson’s sultry voice giving her life, it’s easy to see why Theodore instantly finds himself being pulled into deeper and deeper conversations with her. Samantha has the ability to learn and adapt, and through her newborn digital eyes Theodore begins to see the beauty in his ordinary life, not to mention a companion who always has his best interests at heart. Samantha’s unbridled curiosity and rapacious interest in Theodore are the sort of ingredients that would win any man’s heart. Given he’s also a romantic attuned to the power of words, it isn’t long until he is very much in love with this bodiless digital cloud of a dream girl. Her is well crafted and engaging to view with many thoughtful details that include familiar LA locations.
Production designer, and long-time Spike Jonze collaborator, K. K. Barrett has thought up a future that seems like it could be one trend away from being the current LA; and set decorator Gene Serdena styles Theodore’s futuristic home in a way that would have the Jetson’s drooling. Whether Jonze really intends for there to be any sort of moral message isn’t exactly obvious. Relationships grow, both together and apart. People, and technology, can and do change. What magic keeps any couple together? It’s really the same old love story we’ve heard a million times, but it never gets old when it’s told right. Society may or may not be headed toward this future possibility, but it can be counted as certain that people will always be looking for love in whatever form it can and may eventually take. And it’s that age-old quest, reflected in both Theodore and Samantha, that makes Her a fantastic film.
8.6 out of 10
Ananda Dillon Read full review: http://way2in.de/gu
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ALSO WATCHING: LABOR DAY
5.5 out of 10
Dustin Jansick Read full review: http://way2in.de/hm
The director that made Thank You For Smoking, Juno and Up in the Air switches gears with his new film, Labor Day, which slows down its pace and trades charismatic and quirky characters for flawed and heartfelt ones, while keeping solid performances from the cast. However, the biggest change from Jason Reitman’s previous films is the paintby-number approach, which results in a contrived melodrama that lacks any real impact. The outcome is something that has Lifetime movie written all over it; a conventional romance story that features a woman (and family) in distraught, ultimately concluded with an emotionally charged ending that aims to please, but fails to satisfy. DIFFERENT DRUM
8.0 out of 10
Bernard Boo Read full review: http://way2in.de/hj
In Kevin Chenault’s Different Drum, we follow two young ex-lovers as they take a road trip from South Dakota to Indiana, exploring and sampling the local flavor of nine Midwest cities (including Sioux Falls!), all while learning to leave the past behind and accept each other in a new way. It’s a cute, humble, intimate portrait of small-town America whose main characters are so relatable we want to give them a big hug. It’s refreshing to see a young director show such restraint so early in his career, telling a story that doesn’t have to be loud to be engaging. GENERATION WAR
6.0 out of 10
Jonathan Andrews Read full review: http://way2in.de/h3
As a four-hour German epic depicting the lives of five friends before, during and after World War II, Generation War must be appreciated as an ambitious enterprise. Compared by critics to Band of Brothers, the film covers a tremendous amount of ground, discussing both military and civilian life during the war from German perspective. In length and breadth, Generation War may be considered a modern German epic— yet it remains disappointingly shallow in terms of depth.
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PROFILES IN SOUND
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MARCH MUSIC PREVIEW by: Aaron Vidal
The Soul of John Black When: March 7 @ 8 p.m. Where: Orpheum Theater, Sioux Falls How much: $33, $42 Details: This blues duo not only manages to blend John Bigham’s smooth, gravitas-soaked vocals with his searing fuzzy guitar, but they seamlessly toss in rock, jazz and hip-hop into their eclectic sound. Recently, they’ve garnered considerable attention with an Independent Music Award for the best blues song of 2012 with “My Brother.” Celebrated as a live act that exhibits equal parts restraint and bravado, The Soul of John Black is presented as part of the Sioux Falls Jazz and Blues 2013-2014 Concert Series. For more info, visit sfjb. org or call (605) 335-6101. South Dakota Symphony with Dennis DeYoung: The Music of Styx
of all time. For more info, visit www. washingtonpavilion.org or call (605) 367-6000. Jake Owen (w/ Thomas Rhett, The Cadillac Three)
When: March 8 @ 7:30 p.m. Where: Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls How much: $35-$75
When: March 20 @ 7 p.m. Where: Swiftel Center, Brookings How Much: $42
Details: The South Dakota Symphony invites you to come sail away with Dennis DeYoung, former frontman and founding member of Styx. During his time in the renowned rock group, DeYoung– also a formidable keyboardist–guided their sound as they deftly evolved from angular prog-rockers to melodious, ground-shaking arena champions and techno-influenced concept album buffs. He was also responsible for writing some of the band’s biggest hits, including “Lady,” “Mr. Roboto” and “The Grand Illusion.” Paired with the majestic resonance of the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra, these tunes and more are sure to be performed with all the sweeping grandeur you’d expect from the man who wrote some of the most memorably bombastic power-ballads
Details: Hailing from Vero Beach, Fla., Owen first picked up the guitar after a college wakeboarding accident and never looked back. After releasing his debut album in 2006, he has steadily become one of country music’s most steadily growing stars, scoring his first number one hit on the country charts with 2011’s banjo-and-backing-chorusheavy summer sing-along “Barefoot Blue Jean Night.” Touring in support of his fourth studio album, Days of Gold, Owen has gained a solid standing in the country community thanks to his earthy baritone drawl, his rustic, homegrown lyrics and a catalogue of tunes that range from breezy Americana to deep-cutting country-rock. For more info, visit www.swiftelcenter.com or call (605) 692-7539.
Martin Sexton When: March 26 @ 7 p.m. Where: The District, Sioux Falls How much: $20 Details: Sexton has blended many genres of American music: soul, gospel, country, rock, blues and R&B. Known for scatting and improvisations, he has collaborated with artists like John Mayer and Peter Frampton. “His outstanding taste in songwriting as well as a soul marinated voice that can easily be compared to the likes of a young Steve Winwood or Van Morrison,” said Rolling Stone. Check out his latest release, Live at the Fillmore. For more info, visit www.thedistrictsf.com or call (605) 271-5600. Bryan Adams (pictured) When: March 26 @ 8 p.m. Where: Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls How much: $62, $84 Details: Best known for seminal hits such as “(Everything I Do) I Do It for You” and “Summer of ‘69,” the Canadian singer-songwriter has touched
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generations of fans with his romantic pathos and everyman relatability. With 10 studio albums and a career spanning over three decades, Adams continues to assert his relevance with the “Bare Bones” acoustic tour–which translated into a successful live album in 2010. Stripping the instrumentation down to his dependable six-string, Adams is sure to offer the audience an intimate evening. No frills–just a man and his music. For more info, visit www.washingtonpavilion.org or call (605) 367-6000. 10 RANDOM FACTS WITH... THE TINDER BOX Chad Konrad, Dominic Osterloh and Jon Wallner are as talented as they are adorable. The trio that makes up The Tinder Box in Sioux Falls has the perfect mix of folk, blues and bluegrass with a side of humble pie. Catch songs from their new album The Attic Sessions: Volume I at the Goss Opera House at 8 p.m. in Watertown March 7, or at the Dahl Arts Center March 21 at 7:30 p.m. in Rapid City. For more info, visit www.reverbnation. com/thetinderbox. 1. Original band name was The Moving. 2. Despite what has been said on stage and
radio interviews: Chad and Dominic are not biological brothers. 3. Dominic started banjo two months before the recording of our first album, These Winds. 4. We record all our new material in our attic. 5. Jon and Chad have been singing together in bands for seven years. 6. Our tour miles track across S.D., N.D., Minn., Nebr., Ill., Wis., Wyo., Colo., Mo. and Kan.--playing over 200+ shows in a single card (we’ve grown close together). 7. We crank Live’s “Dolphins Cry” every time we pull in Sioux Falls from tours. 8. We were the first band in the state to compete in the national College Battle representing S.D. and South Dakota State University. 9. While renovating a house, Chad found a storybook of Hans Christian Andersen, one of the tales being The Tinder Box. That is where the band name was originated. 10. The Tinder Box’s house currently is home to 50+ different instruments (we lost count at 52). For more info on tickets, visit gossoperahouse.com and call (605) 878-4677 or visit www.thedahl.org and call (605) 394-4101.
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CREATIVE WRITING
About the author: Amy Bowar is a laboratory scientist by day and an aspiring writer by night. She is the mother of three amazing daughters. Among the many things she wants them to learn in life, she wants them to know that pushing through their fears to discover what is on the other side of is always worth the effort.
AIRPORT GOOD-BYE Want to know a secret? I hate saying good-bye. And I don’t mean in that cute I-can’t-say-good-byeso-let’s-just-say-see-ya-later sort of way. I mean I hate goodbyes. I suppose it’s because they represent every fear I have about getting close to someone, stripped down to those two little words. Two tiny syllables that rip me open. Expose me. I’ve spent most of my life doing anything to avoid those feelings. Unfortunately, I’ve said more than my fair share of good-byes. And you know what? No matter what anyone says, they don’t get easier. So the fact that I’m at this moment sitting in the middle of an airport, getting ready to say good-bye to you, has me in a near catatonic state. I had no idea when I met you that our journey would lead us here. How could I have known that? Would it have changed things if I did? You know me well enough
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to know it would have. We did our best to stay focused on the present moment, pushing aside thoughts of an impossible future. We’ve avoided thinking or talking about this very moment. This dreaded airport good-bye. Our entire relationship boils down to this one awful cliché. My brain is racing. Just this once, I want to find the right words. I want to be brave. I don’t want to run from the important things I need to say to you. The things I need to feel. But there is a part of me that knows I’m not strong enough. You place your hand gently on my thigh distracting me momentarily from my thoughts. I reach across and lace my fingers into yours. You try to comfort me with a gentle squeeze. My head drops to rest on your shoulder. Passer-bys probably assume we are headed off to some relaxing vacation together, maybe even our honeymoon. Except that they would be missing one important clue. I
can’t look you in the eyes. It’s too intimate. I have no words. I need a little more time to just be with you. Suddenly you release my hand and stand up. My hearts sinks for a moment. Are you leaving me already? “I’m going to go double-check my flight time,” you mumble. We both know it’s an excuse. We need space. Some time to catch our breath as if we’ve just finished running a race. I watch you approach the giant digital board. You shove your hands down hard in your front pockets. You’ll never admit it, but you’re hesitant too. How are we supposed to do this? We have no other option. I won’t go with you. You can’t stay. The voice over the intercom breaks my train of thought and rudely announces your flight number. This is it. You turn and your eyes sweep across the dirty tile floor and gently rise to meet mine. I feel the undeniable pull towards those dark somber eyes.
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We look at each other across the airport and despite the distance we’re connected. I stand up and my heart starts to race. Unwelcome butterflies fluttering through my stomach. We’re like magnets drawn together. And still I resist the pull. You move toward me with big aggressive strides. You reach me in a moment and grab my face. My heart stops. Gently, your thumb drags across my cheekbone. I close my eyes. I want to remember everything about this moment. Your hands drop to my shoulders. Slowly glide down my arms. We hook fingers and linger there, not moving. We’re trying desperately to extend our time for just a few extra seconds. Half seconds even. It’s time for those two little words and all the others I want to say. But they are caught in my throat. I can’t release them. Instead I feel the sting of tears in my eyes. “Wait right here.” You give my hands a tight squeeze. “I’ll be right back. I’m going to see if there’s a later flight.” You stare intently into my eyes. You hands move up to protectively grab the sides of my face once again. “Right here, ok? Don’t move.” I nod my agreement. You hold my gaze for an extra couple seconds until you’re convinced I will comply. Only then do you reluctantly turn and head toward the ticket counter. I’m left standing alone, drowning in fear. I slide my hand into my coat pocket and feel the stiff envelope hidden inside. Instantly, my decision is made. I walk over to where your bag is resting on the ground. I place the letter on top of it and let my finger glide across your name written carefully on top. I turn and make my escape. I force myself to look straight ahead. I wish I could abandon this plan and return to you. But it’s too late now. I know exactly what’s happening. I make my way around the corner, and I know you have returned to the now empty chairs, where minutes ago, we were still a couple. You drop into the cold, plastic seat and reach for the letter. You know without opening it. This is my good-bye. The only one I am capable of giving you.
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AT HOME with John + Paige Meyer
“We’re definitely Queen City Bakery junkies for sure,” said John. “We get up on Saturdays and walk there.”
JOHN + PAIGE MEYER “I think it’s more about the location more than the individual thing,” said John Meyer, CEO/founder of Lemonly and chief creative officer/”bro-founder” of 9 Clouds. What he was referring to was downtown Sioux Falls as a whole, not just their intimate loft that looks across at the State Theatre. The theatre is very meaningful to the newlyweds, as that is a project John has helped with fundraising for further development, but--more importantly--that is where he proposed to Paige (also known as KSFY weeknight news anchor Paige Pearson). Paige recalled, “John had said, ‘Let’s check out the progress!’” “It was on the roof, which was a little awkward on a December day,” laughed John. Unknowingly to Paige, a photographer was in the loft documenting the entire ordeal. It’s moments like this that make downtown their true home. “We work down here, we met here, we got married at Icon [Lounge + Event Hall]--I think the whole area is where we live,” she described.
The pair met when Paige interviewed John, and the two hit it off. “I interviewed him on my birthday, April 18, 2012, about social media,” she recalled with a smile. “Got some good B-roll, I guess,” joked John. “Afterwards we kept talking.” He continued, “It took us awhile to realize until we had drinks a few months later that we were neighbors.” In fact, they shared a wall--a wall with history. “It’s certainly the coolest thing,” said John of the wall with the painted sign still intact. “This would be what you have originally seen driving down Phillips Avenue as if it were a billboard. So whatever our building was, was either one story or maybe wasn’t even here.” After their engagement, Paige moved down the stairs and up into John’s loft. Considering their loft is one large room with the kitchen and living room, plus a small bedroom with a closet and
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The pair lives in the old KSOO AM building. “I’m a big Slyvia Henkin fan, so the fact that she and her husband started a radio station many moons ago and then to look across at the State Theater, which she and her family have given a lot of money to, is pretty cool,” said Paige. bathroom, combining “households” would be a task. “We paired down. John had a pretty bare bones bachelor pad, so most of the furniture was mine that I brought over,” said Paige. “He’s really into being a minimalist as far as items, so anything we had duplicates of we just pitched. Whoever had a nicer item got to stay, and the other one went to Goodwill.” The couple knew they wanted to live downtown because Paige had always lived “in the heart” of the cities she’s been in previously and John wanted to live in an urban setting. Since moving from Minneapolis years ago, the area has already changed remarkably, according to John. “I thought it was pretty cool in 2009, but now the restaurants, the bars and things like the State Theatre (eventually)--it seems like where the energy is,” he said. The fact that everything is right outside their door is also a big draw. “Whether you go to Engage Paperie and get some cards or go to Mama’s Ladas and have a great lunch, I don’t know... it’s just so fun to see different ages out on the streets like a mom and her baby or an older couple retired down here,” said Paige. They admit if they didn’t have to, they would never leave the area. “Outside of getting groceries, I’ll admit I’m a downtown snob. I don’t usually leave a six-block radius,” said John. “That’s the major void is a good grocery store,” added Paige. John interrupted, “And ice cream.
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She loves ice cream.” “Oh, yeah! I really want an ice cream shop downtown,” laughed Paige. When talking about their “cozy urban” loft, the couple said it’s all the space they currently need. With such differentiating schedules (during the week John works in the day and Paige works until around 11 p.m.), they enjoy the time they have to spend together. “If we had an extra room I think we wouldn’t really use it,” said John. When they’re ready to start a family (“no announcements right now,” clarified John), they will eventually venture out and look at communities with older homes. “We like older things so we can make it our own--things that have stories,” said John. Paige added, “I think both of us are storytellers in our respective businesses, and so that’s important to us.” The vibrant days of downtown will definitely be something they’ll miss when that day comes, as they look forward to having friends and family over for parades like St. Patrick’s Day (this year’s lands on March 15 in Sioux Falls). “On St. Patrick’s Day we’ll open the window and the air is coming in and you can hear all the people,” said John. The only problem occurs during the Parade of Lights when the fire bursts go by and fog up their windows. “One of our friend’s dad had a hair dryer and was using it to de-fog,” chuckled Paige. Events like these and walking around their “home” every day is what reminds them why they love living here. John said, “I think Sioux Falls is in such an exciting time, because it’s on the up-and-up.” For more info on the couple’s businesses, visit www.ksfy.com, www.9clouds. com and lemonly.com.
“She was my third through fifth grade art teacher at Hillcrest [Elementary School] in Brookings,” said John of artist Karen Kinder. This piece was given to them as a wedding gift from his parents (pictured bottom right).
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BACKYARD GRILL “It’s no sin to get sauce on your chin.” - Bishop Tutu Let’s begin with the fact that I never crave barbecue anything. If you said, “Let’s go get ribs,” I would probably pout. I hate getting messy, and I hate feeling like I have to work to eat my meals. That being said, I could not rave more about BackYard Grill, a Brookings business that (thankfully) opened a Sioux Falls location in the same building as Happy Jack’s Casino (not to be confused with *Simple Jack). Keep an eye out on Western Avenue, because we almost passed it. When you go through the front door, the aroma automatically makes your mouth water, which makes you want to throw a tantrum that there is a line to order at the cash register. Patience, as the wait is surprisingly fast and is almost necessary to give you enough time to look over the menu on the wall. I didn’t eat breakfast, knowing I wasn’t going to play around for lunch. A feast was most certainly had. My lunch date couldn’t pass up the half rack of ribs with mac ‘n’ cheese and coleslaw for
the sides (my mouth dropped when they said they thought they were out of mac ‘n’ cheese--mildly embarrassing). Wanting to go with the safest option myself, I ordered the pulled pork sandwich with macaroni salad (because we didn’t have enough mac) and potato salad. It didn’t stop there. There were fresh-cut fries on the menu, and I can’t pass up on fries. These were salted to perfection and had a crunch to them. Nom! When I bit into my pulled pork, I found myself humming and making noises as I chewed. It melted in my mouth and was even better when I added the original BackYard BBQ sauce (“hot” BBQ is also available). This is especially great for the picky eater, like myself, who can control the sloppiness level. The ribs were very tender and fell off the bone. Not overpowering, it was nice to use the level of flavor/spice with the table sauces. My date’s only complaint was that they didn’t have Heinz Ketchup (poor him).
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You've put a lot of thought into your wedding... As it turns out, we liked each other’s sides more, so we kept reaching over the other’s plate. Mac ‘n’ cheese was good. Dipping it in the BBQ sauce? Even good...er. Coleslaw, muah! Potato salad was potato salad. One of the biggest surprises was when my lunch date took a bite of the macaroni salad and he declared, “I would stop by and buy this for a side when it’s grilling weather!” To top it off, we shared a scoop of SDSU ice cream (Cookies ‘n’ Cream flavor). So thrilled with the meal, I was told at one point to “please stop singing.” I’m already excited to go back and try the wings and other goodness.
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(ATMOSPHERE) I liked the vibe. The wooden walls and stainless steel signage gave it just enough hint of barbecue restaurant without getting tacky (there are napkins at every table, which turned out to be very useful). Modern lighting added a nice touch. I also thought it was cute that you can walk up to the counter with your ice cream cup when you’re ready to pick out what flavor you want. (SERVICE) The guy (co-owner Eric Elenkiwich) was beyond nice and helpful. There appeared to be a new employee working, and he jumped in to help take our orders when there was a mini struggle. When he wasn’t at the counter, he was refilling supplies, cleaning the restaurant (which was noticeably spotless), and serving ice cream. As I mentioned, I was starving when I arrived, and our meal was ready to go by the time I filled my soda. His service actually was one of my favorite parts of the experience. (TASTE) Not going to lie, I really liked everything. I’m already trying to prepare my stomach for their wings, Texas chili, beef brisket and barbecue spaghetti. I legit was dancing as I took bites.
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DELISH DELIGHTS ALL DAY CAFE & GOODNIGHT BAR
You can have the All Day Cafe 24/7 when you make these recipes at home. Executive chef Jayson Renolds gave us the scoop for their unique green chili, along with some of their morninginspired drinks that can be consumed any time of day. For more info, visit www.alldaycafe.net or call (605) 274-7711.
GOOD MORNING PUNCH BOWL 6 Oz Vodka 6 Oz Strawberry puree 1/2 to fill Orange juice 1/2 to fill Prosecco Add half ice and 4 orange slices to 32 oz pitcher. Add ingredients in order of their listing, stir. Serve in rocks glasses (6-8 oz.) Garnish with orange and cherry.
BACON & EGGS 1 1/2 Oz Jack Daniels 3/4 Oz Maple syrup 1/3 Oz Lemon juice Dash of Bitters 1 Egg white Add all ingredients to dry mixing glass. Shake to emulsify egg. Add ice, shake hard. Strain into glass. Serve in a chilled martini glass. Garnish with 1/2 a piece of crispy bacon.
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GREEN PORK CHILI 2 Cups White Spanish onion/or yellow 10 Corn tortillas 5 Inch 2 Lb Ground pork 2 Tbl Cumin spice Salt to taste 1 Tbl Black pepper spice 2 Tbl Fresh garlic 3 Cups Roasted chopped green chili’s 1/4 cup Vegetable oil 3 Tbl Mexican oregano dried 2 Tbl Fresh cilantro 1 Tsp Cayenne pepper spice 1 Lb Pork butt 5 Cups Water You will need a heavy 6 to 8 qt pot. Heat oil over medium heat, add your pork, both kinds until browned about 8 to 10 minutes. Remove pork, add onions and garlic sauté until onions are cooked, clear. Add all other ingredients, except tortillas. Simmer low heat cook for about 2 hours. Add tortillas for a thickener. Salt to taste. Garnish with fresh cilantro and cheese.
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“As individuals with a disability, we have a lot of talent and gifts to contribute to society. Everyone has a story or a way of expressing themselves… And it’s important to remove barriers and open doors to other possibilities.”
THE DETAILS: WHERE: Museum of Visual Materials Sioux Falls, S.D. WHEN: Throughout March HOW MUCH: Free
ARTABILITY For last year’s ArtAbility exhibit, Kendra Gottsleben created a piece that might well have served as the entire project’s mission statement.
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Entitled “My Two Different Lives,” the painted canvas was split into two halves: one half displaying drawings of hospitals, medical utensils and doctors’ masks, while the other half was adorned with images of friends, drawing utensils and candy. “My impression of [the piece] was just showing that we all have different sides to everything in our life,” said Gottsleben. “Some people might see me as an individual with a disability and might not see the fun things that I get to do, or the entertaining things I get to do; that I do live life pretty normally.” This spring marks the fourth annual ArtAbility exhibit, a two-month-long gallery dedicated to displaying works of art created by local people with a disability. Beginning on March 3, and running until April 30, community members will be able to visit the gallery at the Museum of Visual Arts in Sioux Falls. Midway through, on April 4, the exhibit will culminate with a reception, where admirers can meet and speak with the artists. Gottsleben offered hopes that the project will raise awareness among the community about the skill sets that people with a disability possess. “It’s empowering,” she said. “As individuals with
a disability, we have a lot of talent and gifts to contribute to society. Everyone has a story or a way of expressing themselves… And it’s important to remove barriers and open doors to other possibilities.” Gottsleben, who lives with mucopolysaccharidosis–a metabolic disorder defined by a lack of cellcleaning enzymes–first participated in ArtAbilitily last year, as both an artistic contributor and a member of the Mayor’s Disability Awareness Committee. As the lead on the committee this year, she was undecided on whether she was going to submit art herself. However, over 30 other artists have already submitted pieces so far. During last year’s exhibit, around 50 people attended the reception alone – despite the hurdle of inclement weather – and Gottsleben was confident that this year’s turn out will be even more substantial. “Within the disability community we typically say, ‘See our ability, rather than our disability,’” she said. “People should come and see the talented individuals we have in the community. They are amazing individuals that have a disability, and they will inspire you in what they can do.”
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CHECKLIST March
Pull out your pen and check these items off your list this month!
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FIRST FRIDAY: INTERACTIVE ARTS March 7 @ 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Downtown Sioux Falls Price: Varies More info: www.dtsf.com Interact with art during First Friday of March with these participating businesses: Market on Phillips, ELOFSON, Ipso Gallery at Fresh Produce, Old Skoolz and Sioux Falls Design Center. Enjoy a makeup demonstration, local designers, painting, and more. BONUS! Check out Pecha Kucha No. 9 where 5-10 thinkers and innovators present ideas using 20 slides show for 20 seconds each. Socialize 6:30 p.m., presentations 7 p.m. Free.
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SCOOBY DOO! LIVE: MUSICAL MYSTERIES March 13 @ 7 p.m. Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls Price: $31.50-$46.50 More Info: www.washingtonpavilion.org | (605) 367-6000 This family musical has a fun, familiar storyline in which Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. Gang has been called upon to help solve an epic mystery. A trouble-making ghost is haunting a local theatre and Shaggy, Fred, Daphne, Velma and Scooby-Doo are on their way in the Mystery Machine to crack the case. BONUS! See the villain get de-masked, duh! Those meddling kids!
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ST. PATRICK’S DAY WEEKEND March 14-15 | Friday @ 5 p.m., Saturday @ noon Deadwood More info: www.deadwood.org Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in the “Old West” with pub crawls, the parades, music and food. Deadwood’s annual Pub Crawl, held on Saturday, March 15, is the largest of its kind in the region, with well over 1,200 participants annually. Don’t miss it! BONUS! Join the 3rd Annual Leprechaun Olympics on Saturday at Oyster Bay (register from 5-7 p.m.).
35TH ANNUAL ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE March 15 @ 2 p.m. Downtown Sioux Falls Price: Free More info: www.siouxfallschamber.com | (605) 3361620 Be part of (or watch) the St. Patrick’s Day parade. Forms will be available at 5th Street and Main Avenue beginning at 12:30 p.m. and vehicles will be lined up on a first come, first serve basis. No cost to participate (though it is required to purchase a $3 button to wear, with proceeds benefiting the Special Olympics). BONUS! The traditional painting of the shamrock will take place at 9th Street and Phillips Avenue at 11:45 a.m. to officially kick off the day’s events.
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“It changes the whole thing,” said Rieck of bringing in guest artists like Tom Weisbecker with harmonica in their song “Crow Jane.” “Bringing people in was really cool and brought new energy to songs--it gives it a whole other dimension.”
“There were lots of late nights for sure,” said Josh Rieck, mandolin, guitar and vocalist for The Union Grove Pickers in Sioux Falls. UGP have been bursting with material since their 2010 inception, but procrastination was their Achilles’ heel for putting together a second studio album. “The album had been in the works for a while,” explained Rieck. “We had the material, it just became a matter of when and where.” The fire wasn’t lit under them until artist Fiddler Nelson invited them to play at the Orpheum Theater March 22. “We thought, wouldn’t that be a great CD-release show?” said Travis Jamison, who plays bass and fiddle. A deadline was officially set, and the insane scramble to put together an album had begun. To raise the funds they needed to produce the CD, UGP took to Kickstart-
er in hopes of getting $2,500 pledged. Ranging from $5-$1,000+ donations, backers received stickers and “positive vibrations,” a copy of the album and a “tip of the hat,” a show poster, a limited edition t-shirt and much more. One lucky backer received a private performance from the band. “We’re going to Aberdeen to do a show for that,” laughed Rieck. “One of my good friends donated. He got married a couple years ago and never had a reception, so we’re going to basically do their wedding reception a couple years after the fact.” UGP decided early on that if they doubled their funds raised, they would also produce a vinyl version. As the saying goes, be careful what you wish for... “It became clear about halfway through that [doubling our goal] was probably going to happen,” said Rieck. “Then it was like, oh crap, now we have to think about that, and the problem
“Recently we got to play the Americana Festival in Rapid City,” said Jewell. “We sold it out and had a very responsive crowd. It felt really rewarding--we oftentimes play bars where the music is an afterthought, so it was really nice to have an audience that watched intently and really showed us that they appreciated that we were there.”
with pressing vinyl is it takes six to eight weeks.” “So two months [out] instead of two weeks,” said Jamison of their timeline for sending in the finished product. With 69 backers, $5,665 was pledged to the project. The deadline was now a really hard deadline to ensure the album versions would make the show, but challenges only proved to be more motivation. UGP recorded in their make-shift studio in Rieck’s living room. “It’s just commitment to what we’re trying to do,” said Jamison. “Just go hard for a couple weeks—10 days of intensity where Josh is taking a nap in the middle of the floor—but we’ll push through.” “I think we drank all of Josh and Ashley’s [Rieck] tea to stay awake, and all of his whiskey to stay smiling,” recalled Tim Jewell, guitarist, mandolinist and vocalist. “Some nights we would fall a bit off track by doing hilarious
stuff like putting Auto-Tune on our vocals and just sit back and laugh till our stomachs hurt.” Jamison chuckled recounting one of his favorite recording moments: “My favorite was when we started recording. I was sitting in an apartment recording bass lines and had to turn off the air conditioner because it was too loud, so it would get really hot in the room, and as we finished we had to turn off the heat, so it got really cold,” he said. The group started with 26 songs written down, and they started prioritizing as they went. “This is more cohesive as an album, I think. It shows growth from the first album to this,” said Rieck. The first album, Skies of Summer/ Fields of Fall, was primarily live songs. “Basically it was a one-and-done,” said Jamison. “We took a song three times, and one of those was the take we would use. It was nice to have the luxury this time to build the song in such a way
“[Sioux River] Folk Festival at Newton Hills is always a time when all five of us get to be in our element – music, camping, South Dakota beauty and great company,” said Megan DeBoer, vocalist for UGP.
AND FRIENDS... The term “too many cooks in the kitchen” doesn’t apply here. All contribute to writing and creating UGP songs. Contributing was how the group was started when Tim Jewell brought friends together to play music. “I had been listening to lots of Leonard Cohen and watched footage from his performance at the Isle of Wight. His band there was just so great, I loved the way they communicated and the way they seemed to be friends first, band second,” he said. Entitled Tim Jewell and Friends, around 10-15 people slimmed down to the current number. After playing a couple of times, group members started bringing songs to practice and Jewell felt odd keeping the name. Inspired by Union Grove park, the Pickers came from the fact that they knew they were going in a string band direction.
“The first that comes to mind was one of the first times we practiced at the farm, enjoying some wine, learning Tim’s songs and just feeling the excitement of a new project,” said Castle. “ I was kind of nervous the first time I came over to play. I snuck into a back corner and sat on what turned out to be a broken drum stool… soon the band would learn my clumsiness is just par for the course.”
“Going into it, we were concerned about even setting such an aggressive goal. I mean, come on, we’re an Americana band with no electric instruments, playing songs which are either new originals or older than the Great Depression, in a scene where rock and hip hop are the dominant forces,” said Jamison of Kickstarter.
we couldn’t recording the first album— adding layers.” Entitled Great Plains Driftin’, the “more orchestrated album” has new tracks, along with songs they have been playing for years with more elements added. One example of this is “Auntie’s Song.” “One day Josh said he wanted to put a banjo part down, Tim played the ukulele and Dan Nissen added some accordion on it,” recalled Jamison. “We took this song that was a bare-boned, straight forward thing and built it up.” Watching everything take shape rejuvenated the group during the long hours. “We enjoyed what we’re doing and were really happy with how the album was coming together, especially when Travis and Tim and I started to do the rhythm tracking for stuff in August/ September,” said Rieck. “The tracks were
just so spare for so long, it was like, Okay, it’s a bass and guitar. You hear it that way for so long that those last couple weeks when we add the fun stuff, it gets really exciting.” A unanimous favorite of the group is the track “Gambler’s Grave,” written by Jamison. The song is an old west story about a South Dakota swindler who gets busted running a scam in the Black Hills, and, as the title suggests, meets his demise due to his “arrogant and deviant ways.” Many intense weeks and endless, delirious nights later (along with mastering by Mike Dresch of Cathouse Studios), Great Plains Driftin’ was sent off for production. Jewell, as for the rest of the band, is beyond pleased of what they have accomplished. “My parents always taught me to dream big and to chase those dreams.
To me, this whole project has kind of summed that up for me,” he said. “We wanted to do something we could be proud of, we wanted to go big, we wanted to show people what we were capable of doing.” When it’s all said and (literally) done, the group is just grateful to be together. “My favorite times are usually when we have the chance to just spend time outside with our instruments and each other and laugh and play whatever feels right,” said vocalist Erin Castle. “These guys are my best friends, and I’m thankful they let me sing with them.” Continued Jewell, “I would not be the musician I am today if it were not for the other four people in this group, nor would I be the human being I am without the continued support and
love from the others.” Catch the UGP album release show March 22 at 7 p.m. at the Orpheum Theater with Fiddler Nelson, sponsored by Friends of Traditional Music and the South Dakota Arts Council. Admission is $12, and tickets are available at the Sioux Falls Arena Box Office or ticketmaster.com. CDs will be for sale for $10 and vinyl albums will be available for purchase for $15. Great Plains Driftin’ will be available at Ernie November, Last Stop CD Shop, iTunes, CD Baby, by mail order from the band and (“hopefully”) at record stores across the Midwest. For the latest updates and to listen to newly released tracks up until the concert, visit their Facebook or go to www.reverbnation.com/theuniongrovepickers.
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THE SCOOP BY KELSEY BEWICK
Through recipe design and development, the time and effort put into each batch of our handcrafted recipes results in unique and true-to-style craft beer.
BRAND NEW BREWS South Dakota is brewing up a fresh crop of breweries, each serving something a little different.
GANDY DANCER BREW WORKS Where: Sioux Falls Hours: Wed. – Sat. 5 p.m. – close While Monks House of Ale Repute has been a Sioux Falls staple since 2007, Gandy Dancer Brew Works is just a year-old addition. Gandy Dancer is a nano brewery, creating craft brews one barrel—or 31 gallons—at a time. Nestled in the city’s rail yards, the brewery fits in perfectly. After all, a “gandy dancer” is a railroad worker responsible for pounding spikes and laying track. And as the area’s only craft brewery and pub, Gandy Dancer is not only laying their own track, they already have big plans for the future. Keep an eye out for experimental brews that include barreling and aging beers in whisky and wine barrels. What makes Gandy Dancer beer so tasty? “The advantage of a small system like ours is it gives us flexibility for experimentation. It also allows us to have better control over the brew process, and to replicate those
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beers that we choose to brew again and again,” said Jerry Hauck, owner of Gandy Dancer Brew Works. How is Gandy Dancer different? “From the onset, Gandy Dancer has been a cooperative brewery, that is, we invite home brewers to come brew their recipes with us on our one-barrel system,” said Hauck.
HAY CAMP BREWING COMPANY Where: Rapid City Hours: Sat. 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. Situated in an old creamery building just outside of downtown Rapid City, Hay Camp Brewery is the first, true production-only brewery in the city. Specializing in smallbatch, handcrafted ales, the guys behind Hay Camp got their start as homebrewers. Now they’ve fine-tuned the brewing process to produce the highest quality craft beer. The “boutique nano brewery,” which opened its doors in February, is starting small with only three beers and limited hours, but in the coming months Hay Camp will pour
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beer from five taps and extend their hours. In the meantime, stop in on a Saturday, pull up a stool, and chat with the actual guys brewing your beer—it doesn’t get much more local than that! What makes Hay Camp beer so tasty? “Through recipe design and development, the time and effort put into each batch of our handcrafted recipes results in unique and true-to-style craft beer. Our smaller brewing system allows us to rotate and offer many different styles on a regular basis,” said Sam Coil, marketing and sales manager at Hay Camp Brewing Company. How is Hay Camp different? “The location allows for easy access from downtown Rapid City, and the intimate atmosphere grants patrons the opportunity to chat with the owners personally and learn anything about our story and our goals,” said Coil.
MINER BREWING COMPANY Where: Hill City Hours: Sun. – Thurs. 11 a.m. – 6 p.m., Fri. – Sat. 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. When South Dakotans think of Hill City, they typically envision wineries—that is until Miner Brewing Company came to town in November. Owned by the same family behind Prairie Berry Winery, which conveniently sits next door, Miner Brewing Company brings small-batch, handcrafted brews to the Hills. The beers at Miner are made with regional ingredients and reflect traditional, European styles. Whether you choose to sip a pint or a sample a flight, you’ll recognize the fun and unusual flavors you’ve come to expect with Prairie Berry wines. Like the Holiday Hangover, brewed with leftover Christmas cookies, or the Spiced Scottish Ale, with orange peel, ginger and maple sugar. Throw in a patio boasting beautiful views of the Black Hills, and you’ve got the perfect chill-out-and-drink-aunique-beer brewery in which you could easily spend a couple hours or an entire evening.
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What makes Miner beer so tasty? “One of the values I grew up with as a kid in north-central South Dakota was to make use of absolutely everything. Don’t let anything go to waste. Whether fermenting wheat from my cousin Leo’s farm or the leftover sugar cookies from Christmas, we take pride in infusing our craft beer with our South Dakota ingredients and values,” said Sandi Vojta, brewmaster and co-owner at Miner Brewing Company. How is Miner different? “Having an award-winning winemaker and fifth generation South Dakotan female as our Brewmaster puts us in a pretty distinct position in the predominantly male industry of craft brewing,” said Matt Keck, co-owner of Miner Brewing Company.
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THE REAL DEAL
Name: Rachel Hurley-Harlan | Michelle Wilson Age: 29 | 32 Hometown: Sioux Falls, S.D. Specialty: Dresses & Rompers | Comfortable Clothing
“We are hoping with the fashion show, more designers will emerge to show their creativity. We’re both very different designers, so it makes things interesting and displays two different styles of designers.”
RACHEL HURLEY-HARLAN | MICHELLE WILSON Fashion is alive and well in Sioux Falls, thanks to designers like Rachel Hurley-Harlan and Michelle Wilson. The two are having their third fashion show together at Icon Lounge on March 29 at 7 p.m. They will be joined by Jessica Elofson, who owns vintage boutique ELOFSON downtown (a store created originally from items out of her fashion-obsessed closet). The non-profit Sioux Empire Rock-a-Bettys will also be there, selling pin-up calendars and their infamous headscarves (buy one, one gets donated to a cancer patient). Darling Vintage (Rachel) creates her products from her own fabrics, including vintage in some pieces. Michelle&Olive (coined after Michelle and her daughter) uses 100 percent recycled materials. Both women plan to tell a story through fashion, and we caught up with the designers to see what viewers can anticipate at the event. How would you describe your style? R: My biggest inspiration is ‘60s kind of mod style, but my focus is on vintage fashion. I would say dresses are my specialty. M: My design is very feminine with clean lines... I’m a mother, a student and a designer, so I keep that in
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mind while I’m designing clothing; pieces that are easy to wear, yet sophisticated, beautiful, carefree and colorful. I do a lot of kimonos, which are easy to wear with anything and fit a wide range of sizes How did you meet and start putting on fashion shows? R: I actually had modeled for two of Michelle’s shows for her Raw Revolution show, so that’s how I was like, wow, fashion is happening in Sioux Falls. The Raw Revolution didn’t really go anywhere after that, so I really wanted to pursue with Michelle. M: We are hoping with the fashion show, more designers will emerge to show their creativity. We’re both very different designers, so it makes things interesting and displays two different styles of designers. What can people expect at the runway show? M: Darling Vintage and Michelle&Olive have different styles and designs, so hopefully we’ll have something
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for everyone. It’s a spring show, so there will be plenty of dresses and cropped linen pants on the runway; I know I’m ready for spring! R: This show is going to be my spring collection, and I have dresses, rompers, a pair of pants, shorts, and I’ve made a coat for this one. There’s a lot of ice-blues and whites, so I feel like winter really helped inspire this one for me with the sparkly grays and blues. It’s melted and it’s gone, and there are pops of pinks and purples. It was a cold one this year [laughed]. How long did you have to prepare since the last show? R: We had around three months to make a solid collection. Why do you think the vintage trend has really stuck? R: I think different eras of vintage come and go, like right now the ‘90s are really big for vintage. Vintage is a classic look, like the ‘50s. The full skirts are just such a classic look. And even with new fashion, you’re repeating old fashion. Like the Chanel coat is never going to go out of style. My favorite is always the ‘60s. I love the mod Twiggy/ Edie Sedgwick kind of era. That’s the kind I would like to stay in style. Wait, like what type of ‘90s fashion are we talkin’? R: I had recently been shopping in Minneapolis and saw a lot of flannels and Blossom-style floral print dresses, and I also saw overalls with a tutu on the bottom [laughed]. Like Jessica, I know that’s what she’s really looking for right now in [ELOFSON]. Everything on the runway will be available for purchase, along with other items. Both designers take custom orders. Check out their etsy shops at DarlingVintage605.etsy.com and michelleandolive.etsy.com. Visit ELOFSON at www.shopelofson.com and the Sioux Empire Rock-a-Bettys at www.siouxempirerockabettys.org.
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LITTLE PARENT ON THE PRAIRIE by Tracy Kirby
Instead, I just went on Facebook and saw all my California friends posting pictures of sunsets and beaches, and I imagined myself ripping their camera out of their warm, tan little hands …
bio: Tracy Kirby’s roots and heart are in the Hawaiian Islands, but destiny has led her to the prairie. She is a wandering traveler, a wife to a dashing Sioux Falls native, a mother to a 2-year-old daughter and 145-pound bear puppy, a freelance writer, and a lover of souls.
FROM THE “INSIDE” Hi, it’s me. I’m sending a secret message from the inside. And when I say inside, of course I mean the inside of … Prison. Yes, I’m in prison. I’ve been here since about October, and I’m not sure how long my sentence will be. Some say April, but I think that estimate is blindly optimistic. If my last sentence is any indication, my release back into society could be as prolonged as late May. That is, if I’m lucky. At this point, my chance at freedom feels like the Broncos 2014 Superbowl performance: Dismal at best. So, where am I imprisoned and who
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put me here? Well, if you can believe it, I am a prisoner in my very own home. And I was wrongly put here by none other than the hellacious, ruthless Winter. That’s right, I am in Winter Prison. You may be saying, “Okay, Tracy, likening prison and winter is a bit extreme.” And to that I respectfully answer: No. I will tell you what is extreme; negative 40 degree windchill! Days on end with no sun. Every tree looking like a naked, looted creature with gaping battle wounds from last winter. Wind practically ripping the paint off your car. Children afflicted with winter ill-
nesses for weeks and months. And the cold that literally freezes your feet to the tundra! Now, those things? Those things are extreme. Speaking of extreme, are the weather reports not extremely depressing/hilarious lately? I have never in my life heard of a one-syllable temperature being described as a “warm-up”. And, yes, thank you Mr. Weatherman for adding “bitter” to your description of the cold—as if any of us needed a reminder. And my true favorite is when we are given a Winter Weather “Advisory,” when in fact Mr. Weatherman should
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really just be shouting with wildly alarming gestures; “Gird your loins! If you go outside, you will surely die!” I was so cold the other day, I found myself thinking about putting my face under a lamp shade just to see if the exposure to a light and heat source would perhaps, but for a moment, bring the pigment cells—that ran for the hills at the first mention of negative temps—back to the surface of my skin. But that idea, I realize now, was a low point. Instead, I just went on Facebook and saw all my California friends posting pictures of sunsets and beaches, and I imagined myself ripping their camera out of their warm, tan little hands… Then I stopped and realized; yes, this was another low point. Prison is getting to me. However, I am not the only one. I’ve spoken to other parents, and the story is the same; we are all being held captive. But not just because of the cold, but due to truly the worst part about winter: The illnesses that attack our children. Within just our little circle of playmates, the stomach flu, RSV, pneumonia, flu, strep, bronchitis and the common cold have touched one or more of our homes. Leaving all of us ramshackled, haunted by Disney songs in our sleep, and quarantined to our homes. Needless to say, I think I speak for all citizens and parents of the region when I say we are ready to post bail and hightail it on out of here. But, in the midst of my “winter is death” mantra, a dear friend gently reminded me that when there is no sunshine outside, we just have to make our own sunshine inside—and I don’t think she meant sticking my head under a lamp shade. So, during what I hope will be the final weeks of our imprisonment, I’m going to try to soak up the extra time and sick cuddles with my little one and enjoy the close quarters while it lasts. Because when spring comes, you better believe I’m going to be the crazy mother with no tan at the park running around like Mel Gibson in Braveheart shouting, “Freeeedom!” From Prison, Tracy
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ASK THE JOHNS
Yes, all three of these guys are named John. Yes, it was a popular name in the ‘80s. The identity of these three amigos have been altered to protect the innocent. Have a question for the Johns? Shoot an e-mail their way at TheJohns@605magazine.com.
1.)
2.)
3.)
I was looking at my boyfriend’s phone and saw he has Snapchat. Isn’t that pretty much made for scandalous photos?
My friend is terrible with her phone. I’ll be in the middle of a sentence and she’ll just starting flipping through Facebook or a news story as I’m talking. Is it too much to ask to have a “no phone” rule if she can’t handle it?
Whenever I socialize, it’s over brunch/ lunch/dinner/drinks--you name it. It’s totally flushing my paycheck, but I love seeing my friends! What are some cheaper ways to hang out?!
-Busted?
-Broke
-HELLO?!
JR: Don’t jump to conclusions. The only
JR: My parents took my cell phone
JR: Come on over to my house for an
people on my Snapchat contact list are my mom and dad. We try to keep it PG, but of course it gets a little scandalous from time to time.
away for the very same reason. Well that and the $1,000 worth of charges I racked up calling dating services. I was all like, ‘Mom, I’m pretty sure Sletvana and I are in love, and you can’t put a price on love.’
evening of video games. If you don’t have a car either, Dad is always willing to swing by and pick you up. Mom will order us a pizza, and if we’re lucky she’ll even pay. The entire night of fun shouldn’t cost you a thing!
JW: It is too much to ask. If you’re
JW: Orgies are free! The intensive
not entertaining enough to hold their attention, I suggest you learn to juggle or do bartending flair tricks while you speak. Survival of the least boring.
counseling sessions afterwards aren’t, so factor that in.
JW: No. Plenty of bros send each other fully clothed #fullyclothedbroselfie
snapchats.
JT: I think what you should question is your trust with him. If you have thoughts that he could be sending ‘scandalous’ photos, maybe he isn’t for you. Trust is everything. Until he proves he is untrustworthy, I wouldn’t worry.
JT: I don’t think a rule is necessary, but a conversation should be had if it bothers you. Simply tell your friend you feel disrespected when they constantly look at their phone. They should understand. Maybe even make it funny and have a ‘technology’ tax where they have to give you $1 every time they look.
Illustration by Chuck Bennis DISCLAIMER: Ask the Johns is a sarcastic piece. Their advice is not meant to be taken literally… except maybe John T’s.
JT: Rent a movie or watch TV shows together. It’s always fun to get out and get active outdoors. Catch up while you go for a walk or play disc golf. The cheaper possibilities are endless!
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605 FACTOIDS
Do you know the facts? Each month we bring you interesting tidbits about our community and more.
3 Sioux Falls ranks as the 3rd safest driving city in America. Allstate
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Sioux Falls was listed as the 4th fasting growing economy in the nation. 24/7 Wall St
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South Dakota had the fastest-rising crime rate in a 5-year period in the nation with a 20 percent crime rate increase from 2007-2012. The Pew States Charitable Trusts Public Safety Performance Project
4,351 Last year, 4,351 mountain lion hunting licenses were sold in the Black Hills. South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks
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HEALTH TREND BY KELSEY BEWICK
“You only get to spend this time with your little baby once, so make the most of it and find that bond and find that connection and teach them yoga.”
YOGA FOR ALL STAGES OF LIFE Mamas and babies can both reap the benefits that come with learning how to move and breathe. Image by Amie Hansen Photography.
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Thanks to Santosha Hot Yoga’s Prenatal Yoga and Yoga for Two classes, the meditative practice has a place in all parts of the lifecycle. “We take pregnancy from the beginning to the end and help [women] be more comfortable in their body,” said Jennifer Long, owner of Sioux Fall’s Santosha Hot Yoga. For expectant mamas, Prenatal Yoga offers a laid back class that can range from gentle relaxation to a bit more work. The class keeps women toned, breathing, moving and ultimately makes both their bodies and their babies happy. “The more attention [women] can give themselves, especially during pregnancy, transitions a long way,” said Kendra Brouwer, registered yoga teacher. Class begins with focused breathing, which carries throughout the hour. Then moves through both seated and standing poses as well as moves that get into the hips and engage strong core muscles. But the class always comes back to focused breathing, “or back to that mind body connection and then, especially in Prenatal, emphasizing that connection the mama has with baby, because they’re the only one that gets to have that connection,” said Brouwer. Prenatal Yoga offers ample “me-time” for women and boasts great benefits, like reduced blood pressure, decreased anxiety and stress levels. And for baby, the same betterments apply before he or she even enters the world. Once baby is born, yoga continues with Santosha’s Yoga for Two class. “Yoga for Two is the opportunity to interact with baby once you get to carry them in your arms into the room, rather than in your belly,” said Brouwer. The class is formatted a bit differently, because Brouwer is now charged with the task of entertaining both Mama and Baby. Every class begins with centering, grounding and finding connection with breathe. Then focus transitions to baby—if they want to have a part in it, Brouwer remarked. Mamas are guided through a baby massage to get them interested and help them relax. “Some babies love it, some babies hate it, some babies grow to love it,” admits Brouwer. “Every baby responds a little bit differently.” And the acknowledgement that every baby responds differently is what makes this anything-goes-class so special. “There’s no rules, and everybody understands and there’s not many places that you can go where everyone has a little baby with them,” said Long. “I think that’s cool to have that community and be supportive.” Class progresses through various poses that involve baby. From tree pose, where baby is held at the hip, to warrior where baby straddles mama’s leg—the abilities for mama to incorporate baby in her yoga poses are endless. In the long run, Brouwer hopes to help share yoga with babies from before birth and beyond. She also aims to create a lasting connection with Mama and Baby. “You only get to spend this time with your little baby once, so make the most of it and find that bond and find that connection and teach them yoga,” said Brouwer. For more info, visit santoshahotyoga.com or call (605) 2759642.
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HEALTH PROFILE BY AARON VIDAL
“Each year, [the ACA] has been adding things, changing your coverage and making it more affordable for people to get care.”
INSURE YOUR SAVING$ The latest in a series of incremental changes will soon be affecting the health care plans available to all members of the community. Jackie Jockheck with Avera Health Plans explained the differences in coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that will be affecting the marketplace this year. First implemented in 2010, the objective of the ACA was to provide reasonably priced health care for those who might not be able to afford necessary benefits otherwise. For example, by imposing a limit on out-of-pocket maximums, $6,500 is the maximum
anyone will end up paying before the insurance starts covering all costs. “In the past, a lot of functions weren’t available to some people,” said Jockheck, “…Each year, [the ACA] has been adding things, changing your coverage and making it more affordable for people to get care.” Some of the most prominent developments in available
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functions this year involved maternity. Pre and post-natal care for women with unplanned pregnancies are automatically covered, whereas before, coverage for maternity was often only available when applied for before the pregnancy. Mental health and substance abuse counseling were also frequently not covered under many health insurance plans before this year, and are now set to be covered for a minimum of 20 days. Jockheck explained that young people in particular stand a lot to gain from the recent changes. One of the first changes enacted under the ACA enabled young people to stay on their parents’ health care plans until the age of 26. This year, a mobile app called “Young Invincibles” was launched to educate young people about the changes in their available health care. With the enrollment cut-off date of March 31 fast approaching, Jockheck urged those without health insurance to sign up. Starting this year – and increasing with subsequent–a fee of $95 or 1 percent of their income will be applied to people who have yet to register for health care coverage. However, several circumstances and life events–such as marriage, the birth of a child, job loss –will allow for registration outside of the enrollment period. “If you have a health plan from last year, and you haven’t enrolled for this year yet, you should consider going to healthcare.gov, just to check it out,” said Jockheck, “You might find that your plan might have huge maximums, and it doesn’t cover all the great services that we have – services that you can use this year. So if you go and get your well visit or your annual check-up, that’s 100 percent covered.” For more information, all Avera facilities across the state will be hosting open house events on March 6 from 4 – 7 p.m., and March 8 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., where visitors will be encouraged to ask any questions they may have.
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Here are some tactics to try when it comes to dealing with “what’s been done.”
POST ST. PATRICK’S DAY CURES Water: Drink a glass before bed.
bio: Kerry uses her love for typography and ranged design talent to compile both 605 Magazine and Dainty Obsessions. Her subtle quirks include her color coordinated closet and her somewhat unhealthy Pinterest obsession.
Coconut Water: As you recharge and recover in the morning, choose electrolyte water and/or coconut water. Apple Cider Vinegar: 1 tbsp and down the hatch–straight or diluted in water. Will you like it? Maybe not. Will it help? Yes. Breakfast: Scramble up some eggs, they support detoxification. Ginger Tea: Upset stomach? Brew some ginger tea. Ginger is powerful against nausea. Lime Juice: Lime and lemon juice help balance Ph. First thing in the morning add the juice of 1 lime or lemon to some warm water. Stir in some raw honey and sip. Gobstoppers: Candy always makes you feel better. Spicy: Try adding Cayenne Pepper to eggs, on toast or bacon, etc. Sweating: Go to a sauna, sit in a steam room, a hot tub or go for a run. Keep plenty of fluids with you and flush that system!
Please drink responsibly.
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