City Weekly April 23, 2020

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VIRAL VERSES

Our readers’ poetic reflections of pandemic life.

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SOAP BOX someone each day. They say just watch your account ... no info.

Alan Clark via Facebook

Has your small business benefited from the SBA’s PaycheckProtection Program?

No. My Economic Injury Loan Disaster (EILD) application was submitted and received but no news. Have spoken to

I feel like they are teens and ghosting us means “no.” Better luck next time for us, I guess.

ROBERT CRATIN via Facebook Me, neither. I had a friend in California do the $10K version of the EILD. They asked for $10,000—got $1,000.

Haven’t heard anything back about my EILD, either, but then Wyoming just got declared a disas-

@SLCWEEKLY ter area last Saturday.

Wyoming, I can understand (no $1,200, either). We are always treated as a forgotten stepchild.

Salt Lake (known for being highly selfsufficient) has a solid economy when many others are in the hole.

That and the fact that The Salt Lake Tribune and other newspapers and their followers (a lot of restaurant people) constantly bash President Trump puts us both at the bottom of the list.

Apparently to all you liberal Democratic sup-

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porters, your leaders really don’t give a shit about you after all.

Hope you remember that in November.

CRAIG MATTICE via Facebook Event center ... nothing so far. Applied to five.

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at Randy’s)—what an excellent record! I’ve played it 20 times during the quarantine. @HANNAHMCBETH22 via Instagram Sam [Stinson] is so good! @SHOOTFRESHTK via Instagram Many happy hours have been spent looking through records at Randy’s. @FUNKYOATS via Instagram Sound off across our social media channels as well as on cityweekly.net for a chance to be featured in this section.

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How have you spent your time during #stayhomestay safe?

Mikey Saltas My current life can be boiled down to three main aims: watching TV, eating and drinking. The standards for each have slowly degraded over the past month. Two-star rating on Netflix? Let’s give it a go. Are pickles and string cheese considered a meal? You betcha. White Russians making a comeback? The dude abides.

Kelly Boyce Capitol Reef before it closed for all the scenic drives. Had the entire park to ourselves!

Eleni Saltas I’ve only left my house to get flour and sugar and have been baking like a madman. At this point, my family just buys bananas, lets them over-ripen on purpose, so I’m forced to make more banana bread or Greek pastries for them.

Eric Granato I’ve caught up on computer work while the city watches Netflix.

Bryan Bale Aside from a few grocery runs and a couple of trips to the office, I haven’t gone anywhere. Under these conditions, I must admit I’ve lost track of what day it is. I worked from home on Easter morning as if it were a Thursday.

Scott Renshaw It has been a time of sitting. Can’t be on my feet for too long because of a hernia awaiting surgery, so thankfully, my job involves writing, making phone calls and watching movies.

Sofia Cifuentes Thank God my husband and I have our jobs and also we are studying (now online). So with the time left, we’ve been looking for lonely places to walk our dogs; a couple of times, we went for long walks at the Great Salt Lake, but so many others had the same idea that we stopped going.

With warmer days, we’re in our backyard with the firepit and barbecue or on the deck with wine and beer. Waiting for sunny days when we can hang the hammock.

Kathy Mueller Obsessively reading the news and thinking about all of the things I should be doing but am not.

Jerre Wroble Hunting dandelions in my yard. Nothing satisfies like digging up the golden blooms by the root. Their jagged leaves spiral around them like mandalas; it’s oddly hypnotic tracking them. But come nightfall, they propagate and spread like a virus in my yard, and a new hunt begins.

Strangely apropos for the times in which we live.

Paula Saltas Playing Phase 10, Skip-Bo and Monopoly. Eating popcorn. Drinking Schöfferhofer. Nothing has changed really except I’ll eat the whole bag of popcorn now and not share.

Plus, wait for Sundays to watch Outlander. Repeat.

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cial resonance, and you’ll find the Young name. Stepping up during COVID-19 is natural to them. On April 10, they coordinated eight Pantry Parades, collecting more than 5 tons of goods that were used to restock local food pantries.

This coming Friday, on April 24, the YAG will conduct their Pantry Parade in North Logan, Providence and Smithfield.

Please give to a company that always gives back.

Ty Burrell—You know Burrell as the sly, smiling realtor Phil Dunphy from the long-running television program Modern Family (and also from an array of funny commercials such as that for Gain detergent, in which he sits on a forlorn beach, unable to move on after losing a sweetheart who wore a scarf that he rubs against his nose. C’mon!). You may know him from Broadway or minor film and TV roles, but probably not if you’re reading this derelict newspaper.

You might even know Burrell spent a minute as a bartender, which might explain his passion for the club business and his ninth inning, walk-off home run in support of area bartenders and waitresses, the “Tip Your Server” program. Over several years, Burrell (who has family ties to Utah) and other investors bought Park City’s famed Eating Establishment, opened the Beer Bar on Second South in Salt Lake City, and remade the old males-only beer matron Bar-X next to the Beer Bar into a classic cocktail club. Their group will also expand—and preserve—the iconic Cotton Bottom, home of the famous Garlic Burger.

Burrell and his wife Ariel started the “Tip Your Server” crowdsource program with a $100,000 donation of their own money. Those funds will go to Utah’s hospitality workers displaced by COVID-19. Consider this: Salt Lake City has only created a single $1,000,000 fund for all businesses affected by industry shutdowns. When you realize how much one citizen can do, you realize how much we all can do—and you also get the perspective of how little governments really do when it matters most. You can bet they will

pose for pictures, though.

More: Ogden’s Own Distillery has stepped to the plate, converting its alcoholic spirits capacity into the making of hand sanitizer. In just a month, they’ve made thousands of gallons of hand sanitizer and are taking calls for the product as far away as New York City, as one of the singular products methods to stop COVID-19 is in short supply, even at the heart of the crisis. Meanwhile, Odgen’s Own is donating profits during April and May to Utah’s hospitality industry workers. Between them and Burrell, who needs a government?

Also, Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort donated 10,000 pounds of food to their employees. Presto Print on 400 South printed and distributed thousands of plastic face covers for hospital health workers. And, thousands of individuals are making ever more thousands of protective face masks. It was estimated there were only 1% of Americans had access to a mask a week ago, so there’s only 300 million more masks to go. It will happen.

That’s how it’s done. In the 1983 Salt Lake City floods, citizens from all over the valley filled and dropped sandbags to lessen flood damage. After tornados, fires or other disasters, it’s our family, friends and neighbors who help each other.

Now, more than ever, it will be up to all of us and all of them because, simply, no other disaster or need in the past has been so politicized, even to the point that our federal government is playing poker against the states with vital, life-saving materials. It’s made easier when our local governments just roll over and acquiesce so long as regional ambitions are met.

While the effects of the pandemic linger, we will vote. My vote will be for people like those above, not those who do little more than cite stats and feel none of the pain felt by displaced workers and small businesses. Isolate the virus and vote them out. CW Send feedback to john@cityweekly.net

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othing makes me feel better about a politician than when he or she lives up to my minimalist expectations of good and honest behavior. Unfortunately, after four decades of voting for politicians and dogcatchers all, I’ve found it’s mostly the dogcatchers who’ve exceeded my minimalist threshold. That’s partly because I’ve voted mostly Democrat in Utah, so my votes have primarily gone for naught, leaving me only the dogcatchers on whom to hang my hopes. I’ve seldom voted for a winner in a Utah election.

Utah’s mom and pop businesses are drowning in the shallow puddle of political talk and no action. There really is nowhere for a local businessperson to turn. From barbers to manicurists to delivery truck drivers, from waitresses to musicians to artists, from cooks to salespeople to Uber drivers— people are hurting and are learning fast that their government leaders are the last ones they can depend upon in a crisis.

Our local governments have universally combined to wreak havoc and confusion among their business community constituents. And in that vacuum, individuals—as always—are stepping up to fill the void left by local governments that are basically sitting on the sidelines right now. Here are few of them: Young Automotive Group—It’s been said by me privately, written about in this space, and announced publicly at numerous City Weekly events that if not for the generosity and kindness of a very small group of companies and individuals, there might not even be a City Weekly newspaper.

The Young Automotive Group (YAG) is one of them. Led by the calm and confident Spencer Young with his three talented sons—Spencer Jr., Oliver and Winslow—YAG quietly has become Utah’s third-largest automotive dealership.

Look at virtually any cause or program with a special so-

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Ask Me Anything (Not)

Take a wild guess here: What do you suppose the religious affiliation of Utah’s GOP candidates for governor might be? Indeed, every single one is a member of the formidably named Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In fact, according to a candidate questionnaire published in The Salt Lake Tribune, only the two Democratic candidates even waffled a little from it. One said he believes in the separation of church and state, and the other felt he had to explain that his mother is Mormon but his father isn’t. While religion often plays a part in elections, the issue usually comes from opposing parties when they question if a candidate can govern independently. That happened in the John F. Kennedy election, and of course, in the #fakenews that Barack Obama was Muslim. The Trib made an error in judgment asking this question, but then religion is what the GOP is all about. Just ask Sen. Mike Lee who wants to make sure faith-based entities get part of the coronavirus relief package. Too bad small businesses can’t tithe.

Poisoned Pen

You don’t need to take a step back from activism during the pandemic. This is a time to hone your message during Climate Organizing During the Pandemic and learn how to talk not only to the common deniers, but also to your representatives in Congress.

In another session, Depolarizing Within: A Better Way to Prepare for Climate Discussions, you’ll hear about how our polarized society persists on how we “stereotype, dismiss or ridicule our fellow citizens who differ from us in their perspectives on climate change. How we talk among ourselves about them fuels fires that threaten the progress of climate solutions,” organizers say. Celebrate Earth Day in a different way at these free events sponsored by the Citizen Climate Lobby (register online at https:// bit.ly/3abtenK ). Saturday, April 25, 2 p.m. CCLUSA.org

TALKING ABOUT ANXIETY

The Utah AIDS Foundation recognizes that all this social distancing creates unusual anxiety and feelings of isolation. Couch Talk is offering weekly online chats to answer questions about how COVID-19 might affect HIV and more.

It’s also a great place to reconnect with the community while the pandemic rages. Monday, April 27, 2 p.m., Zoom meeting: https://bit.ly/2VgoDwr or call: 1-301-715-8592, meeting ID: 556 008 819, https://bit. ly/2KcFj1j

FUN FACTS ABOUT CONSERVATION

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No, it isn’t just about the infamous sage grouse or the Columbia Spotted Frog. Conservation is about stewardship of our lands.

“Our mission is to preserve and protect open space in order to maintain Utah’s natural heritage and quality of life for present and future generations,” writes Utah Open Lands. In weekly episodes of Conservation Conversations, Utah Open Lands stewardship director Ben Marolf talks “about the fun facts of conservation, from the Columbia Spotted Frog to the flammulated owl, to elk migration, the sage grouse strut and more.” View the weekly video at https://bit.ly/3acFzYM

Thumbs up to the commenter on The Salt Lake Tribune site who drew our attention to Eric Moutsos, the organizer of Utah protests to re-open everything. Moutsos has since gained national notoriety, appearing in USA Today, the nightly newscasts, NPR, The New York Times and more. But no Utah outlet saw fit to bring up his background. NPR even called him “a former police officer who now works in solar energy in Utah.” His claim to fame came from anti-gay and anti-LDS rantings on social media, detaining gay men for kissing in public and, of course, being a religious-rights activist.

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Ethan Chandler got a letter to editor printed in both daily newspapers.

And to look at the letters, you’d think he and his cohorts have the “facts,” and we should dismiss all the hype over COVID-19. So, here’s a question for newspaper editors: Would you allow letters from gun-rights advocates saying that the numbers are clear—only 36,000 people are killed by gun violence each year, so Americans have a right to shoot anyone they please? There may be a debate going on about how serious COVID-19 is, but the scientific facts are clear. These alternative facts, which the Washington Post discovered come from a “trio of far-right, pro-gun provocateurs,” sparked outrage and protests in Utah and across the nation. This me-me-me generation of free-thinkers demand an opening of the economy because they don’t care if they get the virus.

Esquire put it eloquently: “This is less AstroTurf than it is a spreading poisonous kudzu fed by the toxic sludge that has flowed under the conservative movement for decades.” Protesters apparently don’t care if you get it, because they’ve been hearing the wildly inaccurate mantra that it’s just as deadly as the flu. Newspapers usually state that they have the right to vet their letters to the editor for dangerous inaccuracies. None of the constitutional amendments come without some restriction. But first, the papers will have to acknowledge that science is right—and Ethan Chandler is wrong.

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A radical paradigm shift during a time of uncertainty is nothing new to magician Paul Draper. After all, the Utah native made the decision to pursue a career as a full-time entertainer during the last big economic slowdown. “I was a parttime magician, part-time singer, part-time teacher until 2008,” Draper recalls.

“That’s when I decided.

So I’m not afraid of drastic change.”

It’s understandable that many arts organizations are worried about their own viability at this time. While Salt Lake Acting Company is by no means downplaying those concerns, it has also reached out to show its concern for how others in the community are doing.

occasion—Draper crafted a 30-minute performance where “it’s modular and immersive and interactive, and outcomes change based on their choices in real time.” He has even been able to customize themes based on kids’ specific areas of interest, whether it’s Harry Potter or soccer.

Performances are $250 or pay-what-youcan, but Draper has also set up a Patreon (patreon.com/pauldraper) to allow for “scholarships” so free shows are possible. “I was an only child raised by a single mom,” Draper says. “I wanted to make sure I could make [shows] accessible.” Visit pauldraper.com to bring a little magic into someone’s stay-athome day. (Scott Renshaw)

Pioneer Theatre Company: The Show Goes On… line While arts organizations are physically separated from audiences by the pandemic, the artists in that community are showing how connected they are to the people and places that have supported them.

Karen Azenberg, artistic director for Pioneer Theatre Company, saw that connection when she had to send an email to cast members of the planned production of Something Rotten to let them know that it had been cancelled.

“None of them were surprised,” Azenberg says. “But their response was incredibly generous; it had more to do with, ‘If there’s anything we can do for the theater, please let us know. And I was going to cry. What I had said to these people was, ‘You’re fired,’ and what they said is, ‘What can we do for you?’”

That generosity has taken the form of The Show Goes On…line, a series of daily short videos at pioneertheatre.org created by members of the extended Pioneer Theatre Company “family” of production alumni.

You might find Sweeney Todd cast

“We want to make sure our audiences are doing alright,” SLAC executive artistic director Cynthia Fleming says. “We’ve offered to assist in whatever way we can—whether it be picking up groceries, prescriptions, or even providing toilet paper.”

As an offshoot of that desire to reach out to the community, SLAC launched a project titled We Got This. In keeping with the company’s passion for storytelling, they’ve asked people to share their own stories of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. The company has already received several submissions, sharing accounts that range from the feelings of being a person with “high-risk” health conditions living alone, to using their financial resources for generosity, to what it’s like to visit a

grocery store at this time.

Fleming says that there is no specific plan in place for what SLAC might do with these stories going forward, including the possibility of combining them into a full production along the lines of some of the company’s anthology projects from the 2000s like The Water Project. “While the number of submissions has been modest,” Fleming says, “and to be honest, that’s what we expected at this stage, as we’re not completely aware of the final scope of what exactly it is we’re going through, there have already been some incredible stories shared, any one of which could be the basis for dramatization.” (SR)

Make Salt Lake The feeling of helplessness that can accompany a crisis finds its best antidote in helping others. That’s exactly what Utah’s DIY community is doing—in a way that has already yielded tremendous results.

members Blake Stadnik and Anne Tolpegin (pictured) performing the show’s “Not While I’m Around,” or Something Rotten cast member Daniel Plimpton at his piano showing off an improvised pandemic-themed tune created by his mom.

While at press time Azenberg still planned on posting clips from actual PTC productions like Sweeney Todd, she believes this kind of content is just as valuable at showcasing the people behind the shows. “I thought what we decided to do should be as personal to us as we could be,” Azenberg says. “Make it about this big community that we have created at Pioneer.” (SR)

Make Salt Lake—a “makers” organization active since 2013—has spent much of the last month addressing the much-talked-about shortage of masks, face shields and PPE in the battle against COVID-19. The creators apply homemade techniques like 3D printing and sewing to generate (so far) more than 2,000 pieces of PPE, with a goal of 20,000 units.

“At the heart of every DIYer or maker is a problem-solver,” Make Salt Lake board president Melissa Allen says. “We tend to be people who want to take on our own problems—and the problems we see in the world— and try to fix them.”

Collaborating with other organizations locally, the 40-50 Make Salt Lake volunteers are also taking advantage of a global DIY community, both to come up with creative plans for making their equipment,

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As was the case for almost all entertainers, a drastic change was required for Draper, who has performed at venues as big as Disneyland.

Perhaps more significantly, Draper was used to a show that depended greatly on live audience interaction. “Every object I use is touched and taken home,” Draper says of his live shows. “So that’s completely out the window.”

Draper re-imagined his act as an online show—not just in terms of what he would do, but the audience he had in mind. He realized that plenty of children would be spending birthdays at home, without the ability to have a party. And to provide something special on those days—or for any

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and organizing how and where to distribute it. “The face shield design we’re using was open-sourced by a 3D printing company in the Czech Republic,” Allen says. “We’re able to tap into this brain trust to see who’s finding what materials work well.”

The organization welcomes other volunteers, as well as donations of cash and raw materials to makesaltlake.org—particularly cloth for masks, and thin plastic sheeting for face shields. Allen says that while most commercially-available PPE is understandably going to hospitals, Make Salt Lake aims to fill in the gaps by providing equipment to other vulnerable potential “hot spots” like homeless shelters and assisted living facilities. (SR)

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1. Brent Godfrey

The local painter’s work ranges from figurative works (“Pluck,” 2015, is pictured) to abstracts; visit brentgodfrey. com. Represented by “A” Gallery (agalleryonline.com)

BY SCOTT RENSHAW scottr@cityweekly.net @scottrenshaw

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hile most Utah arts venues are closed to promote social distancing, visual artists themselves offer their work for sale online, either through their own websites or through the galleries that represent them.

Here are some talented local artists whose work you can continue to support, and galleries offering online ways to share beauty with us all.

The Park City-based gallery is available for in-person or video appointments, and notes that it will be offering new work by its represented artists (Will Armstrong’s “Queen in the Record Store” is pictured) on its website (jgogallery.com).

All sales through May benefit Park City Food Pantry.

3. Hyunmee Lee

The South Korea native and retired member of the Utah Valley University faculty works in gestural abstracts informed by Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism (“Unfolding” is pictured). Visit hyunmeelee.com, or phillips-gallery.com

The multiple City Weekly Best of Utah Award-winning photographer works commercially and offering art prints, including “The Little Prince” (pictured) via her website, catpalmer.com

5. Ryan Akerly

The Salt Lake City-based landscape artist (“Weathered” is pictured) has applied his life-long love of skiing and the mountains to his art. Akerly is represented through Park City’s Julie Nester Gallery (julienestergallery.com)

6. Modern West Fine Art

While the gallery is closed to the public, selections from the group exhibition Interpreted Landscapes are available at modernwestfineart.com, with works by Liberty Blake (“Foundations” is pictured), Shalee Cooper, Peter Dawson, Al Denyer, Mark England and more. CW

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Chefs To-Go: Keepin’ it Copper

Ryan Lowder of Copper Onion offers a tasty dish for breakfast, lunch or dinner.

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hef Ryan Lowder and his teams at Copper Onion, Copper Common and Copper Kitchen have been pillars of Salt Lake’s restaurant scene for the past 10 years. When Copper Onion first opened, it was among the first local restaurants to really embrace the contemporary food vibe that was growing across the country. In many ways, Lowder and his team laid the groundwork for other local restaurants to carve out their own niches and make Utah’s restaurant culture what it is today—or the one it was a month ago, anyway.

At the end of March, Lowder’s three restaurants announced that they would be temporarily closing until further notice as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic that has gutted local businesses like Lowder’s. Though you can still buy gift cards—which you should totally do, by visiting t hecopperon ion .com—it ’s hard to live in a reality where you can’t get Copper Onion’s wagyu beef stroganoff when-

ever you want.

After I reached out to Chef Lowder for one of his favorite recipes, he was quick to respond with something that sounded deceptively simple and delicious—which is a trademark of Lowder’s restaurants. He told me via email that it was something he picked up while living in Spain, and that it “makes sense no matter what time of day it is.” It’s a dish that capital-

izes on the satisfying unctuousness of sautéed mushrooms, crispy fried potatoes and eggs over easy with a punch of herbaceous flavor from salsa verde.

Reading over the recipe, it felt like a good fit for my skill level. I’ve cooked all of these things before, though admittedly not in this combination. I also thought that this was a recipe that captured the menu and techniques that make Copper Onion special, predicated on an appreciation for simple ingredients prepared with love and tenderness.

One of the things that was fun about using this recipe is that it leans into personal preference. Lowder’s instruction to prepare the potatoes any way you want lets cooks stay within their comfort zones, or get a little crazy. If we’re talking potatoes served with eggs, I prefer home fries to hash browns, so that’s the direction I went. I was going to use the olive oil as directed, but I had good bit of butter left over from the previous day’s baking, so I decided to melt that down instead—frugality burns calories, after all. I used three smaller red potatoes, since that’s what I had on hand, but I’d bet one or two russet taters would get the job done just as well.

While the potatoes were cooking, I busied myself with the salsa verde, which was the most revelatory part of this dish. Considering how easy this was to make, it had no right to taste as good as it did. This miracle drizzle can immediately class up a steak, a burrito or even a turkey sandwich, and I know

I’ll be revisiting this unassuming salsa very often. Like the Dude’s rug in The Big Lebowski, the salsa verde really ties the meal together.

After the potatoes were done and the salsa was mixed, it was a quick matter to sauté the mushrooms in the leftover butter and fry up a few eggs. I like to add garlic salt to my ‘shrooms when they’re cooking, but a little Tajín seasoning in this context is a nice complement to the salsa verde. Fried potatoes and eggs are a no-brainer combo, but I had never even considered whipping up some buttery sautéed mushrooms and inviting them over for breakfast—which is a shame.

Once everything was plated together and I hit the fried eggs with some salsa verde, I was flat-out shocked by how good everything tasted. Not that I expected it to be bad; I just didn’t expect this simple combo of food to give me such a wallop. It’s a dish that cascades different flavors and textures on top of one another in exactly the right order.

The crispy potatoes pair well with the silky egg yolk and luxurious mushrooms, and that salsa verde adds just the right amount of flavor variance to spice everything up.

All in all, this is indeed a recipe that would be appropriate—and delicious— for any meal of the day. It’s made with ingredients that aren’t too hard to come by, built on techniques that aren’t terribly difficult. It’s a great example of a sum that is much greater than its parts. CW

FRIED EGGS WITH MUSHROOMS, POTATOES AND SALSA VERDE

2-3 medium potatoes 1 cup mushrooms (oyster, wild or button) 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 2 eggs

Prepare the potatoes to preference—fries, hash browns, home fries all work well for this. Heat the olive oil in a frying pan over medium heat and fry the potatoes until they’re nice and crispy.

While the potatoes are cooking, sauté the mushrooms.

Remove the potatoes and mushrooms when they are done, then fry the eggs to your preference. Plate the potatoes, mushrooms and eggs, and top with salsa verde.

SALSA VERDE

½ cup chopped parsley ½ teaspoon minced raw garlic 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 teaspoon lemon juice pinch of chili powder salt to taste

Add all ingredients to a bowl and stir well until combined.

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For those who want to help local restaurants and look good on social media, Bank of Utah has issued a Chow Down Challenge to raise money for restaurants across the state. Those interested in participating just need to order takeout or delivery from one or more of the qualifying restaurants on Bank of Utah’s website (bankofutah.com), then post a picture of the ensuing feast on social media using the hashtag #BoUChowDown and tagging both Bank of Utah (@ bankofutah) and the restaurant name. Once that’s done, Bank of Utah will donate $20 to that restaurant. If your Instagram feed is full of food pics, this is a great way to keep your followers happy and support local flavor.

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Creminelli Fine Meats (creminelli.com) is hosting a gift card giveaway to help support their colleagues in our local restaurant scene. They’ve purchased $20k worth of gift cards from their favorite restaurants from Salt Lake, New Orleans and New York City, and are hosting an effort to give these gift cards away to anyone in need of securing a future dinner at one of their favorite places.

Gift cards are distributed in $100 increments, and all it takes to enter is filling out an online form at creminellicontest.com. In Salt Lake, the contest could nab you a gift card to Freshie’s, Pizza Nono, Feldman’s Deli, Spice Kitchen, Caputo’s Market, Carmine’s, Bento Truck, SLC Eatery, Honest Eatery and Les Madeleines.

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the nose, with some citrus peel as well. The flavors pack a punch of strawberry, banana and guava. There’s also some fresh pineapple juice cocktail in there; I don’t know if there’s actual pineapple, or if it’s just the base beer’s tartness mingling with the fruit cocktail. Whatever it is, it works—really sweet and sour, with minimal bitterness.

This was an enjoyable beer for a summer evening, really delivering what it promised in terms of a flavor profile with all the notes of strawberry, banana, and tropical flavors.

The mouthfeel is lively and vibrant, with a lighter medium body that coats well and finishes with a dry, tart bite.

Quarantine Desirability Rating: This is an all-purpose, easy, morning-to-earlyafternoon “homeschool teacher’s lounge” beer. The 5.7 percent alcohol has enough to take the edge off, yet won’t distract you from your kiddo’s Frère Jacques recital on the recorder. This will, of course, boost or lower this beer’s cloistering factor, depending on your love for your children and your level of contempt for the recorder. It also supports a range of quarantine activities including: chasing little stoner gnomes and playing air guitar with a stoned prairie Jesus.

Look for these beers in their respective breweries’ shops. And please shoot me a message in the comments section, to let us know what beers are helping to get you through your quarantine madness. As always, cheers! CW

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’m pretty sure this is the 74th day of April, 2020. I can tell, because I’ve memorized the names of all the 900 billion children on my street. If, like me, you’re in need of good quarantine beer, or are just trying to drown out the screams of the neighborhood’s homeschooled kids, have I got some adult treats for you.

2 Row Quarantine Buddy: The beer pours a hazy, medium golden honey color with moderate bright orange and medium golden-yellow highlights. I’m digging this nose on this one. There’s a moderate-tostrong blast of juicy tropical mango, papaya, orange and grapefruit. The hops are slightly over the top, but not enough to bury

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the caramel, honey and toasted malts from the ample amounts of barley used. Upfront there are shy amounts of biscuit flavors, caramel and honey. Some toasted malts are lingering around as well. Then, just like a tropical fruit tsunami, you get hit with this hop cocktail that pushes wave after wave of juicy mango, papaya, orange and tangerine into the village of your heart. You’ll note a little grapefruit, too, but it’s mostly rind.

The hops contribute a light amount of bitterness which fades away quickly, leaving lingering tropical citrus, along with dank resinous hop flavors. Slightly crisp with a mouth-coating creamy/fluffy mid-body, and a light amount of dryness in the finish.

It’s a touch lighter than medium-bodied, with moderate amounts of carbonation.

Quarantine Desirability Rating: This latest Hazy from 2 Row’s IPA birthing machine boasts an invigorating 6.8 percent alcohol, boosting the cloistering factor of this bad boy into Bespin (Cloud City) territory. Strap yourself in and allow your new Quarantine Buddy to help you get all Mad Max on that Thunderdome you call home.

Shades-Aftershock: The third edition to Shades’ Kveik Earthquake Series of beers offers us a pleasant trip into the land of breakfast smoothies. The beer pours a lightly-clouded apricot hue, with some blood orange peel highlights. There’s a fizzy, off-white head that has zero retention, nor will you find any lacing. Very pronounced hints of strawberry and banana appear on

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You’ve been on the road for hours taking in Utah’s stunning Route 12 and all that dazzling scenery is making you mighty peckish. But where to stop among tiny hamlets dispersed along miles and miles of empty desert?

Escalante is your stop, and Circle D will sustain you for the long road ahead. Their burgers are juicy and fresh— the cow on your plate was raised just around the corner at the Flying V Bar Ranch. With 1/3-pound patties, you’ll be set until home, but if you decide on barbecue instead of burgers, you won’t be disappointed. Vegetarian road trippers, fear not. A black bean-burger is available, and there are a number of meat-free pastas and salads. 475 W. Main, Escalante, 435-826-4125, escalantecircledeatery.com

The Park Café

The early bird gets the worm. At The Park Café, they get a table. Prior to COVID-19, youd find people in line on 1300 South daily just to get a seat at the homestyle breakfast and lunch joint. Generally you’d be able to grab a table inside or on the porch, and treat yourself to what just might be the tastiest breakfast potatoes in the history of spuds. Luckily, Park Café is taking take-out orders. There’s not a bad choice on the menu, but you can’t go wrong with the Odelay omelet (sausage, pep-

pers, onions, mushrooms and cheddar cheese) or the fluffy and delectable banana pancakes. 604 E. 1300 South, 801-487-1670, theparkcafeslc.com

The Olive Bistro

This Mediterranean restaurant specializes in paninis and offers a dozen varieties, from the salmon, basil and provolone and the Black Forest ham and Swiss to avocado and sharp cheddar. Not hungry for a sandwich? Try a fresh salad, such as the Tuscan or Mediterranean, or snack on antipasti and tapas options like bruschetta, crostinis and cheese and olives.

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Caputo’s

In need of sliced meats, cheese, a vast selection of fine chocolates and more? Look no further than Caputo’s Market & Deli. The family-owned deli has been a Salt Lake staple for more than 20 years and for good reason: The business features a high-quality selection of local and international foods. And to top it off, you can help yourself to one of their delicious sandwiches showcasing tasty Italian deli meats. 314 W. 300 South, 801531-8669; 1516 S. 1500 East, 801-486-6615, caputos.com

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BY MITCH SONNTAG (SOUTH JORDAN) Keys, wallet, phone.

I go to the grocery store.

I get milk, eggs, cereal, frozen food for dinner.

Keys, wallet, phone.

I go to the grocery store.

I wait in a line that wraps around the building.

I get milk, frozen meat, cereal.

Someone bumps into me from behind.

My throat hurts.

Just a cold. Just a cold.

I wash my mask for next time.

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Keys, wallet, phone, mask, gloves.

I go to the grocery store.

I buy ingredients.

I make comfort food to celebrate.

Life almost feels normal.

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Keys, wallet, phone, mask, gloves.

I go to the grocery store.

I wait in a line that wraps around the building.

I wait my turn to be allowed in.

I get milk, rice, flour, toilet paper.

There is no pasta.

I feel victorious.

Keys, wallet, phone.

I go to the grocery store.

I get milk.

The rice is gone. The flour is gone. The pasta is gone.

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pril is National Poetry Month and has been for more than 20 years—but that’s one of the few things that is typical about this particular April. While the world wrestles with the practical realities of the COVID-19 pandemic, artists have been wrestling with how to process this new world emotionally through music, painting … and yes, poetry.

City Weekly asked readers to submit poetry inspired by their lives during the pandemic. In these verses, they’ve explored loss and discovery, isolation and connection, the urgency of this moment right now and how we might reflect on it years from today. We’re grateful to them for allowing us to share their reflections with you, to remind us what all art can do: make us feel less alone in our shared human experience.

there isn’t very much going on. the city is empty but full of windows and the occasional dog or walker skirt each other. the calmness and silence imagines a blossoming chaos elsewhere. the air is clear except for where someone burned a steak and opened their patio door to soothe the smoke detector. someone is dying, someone is in love, someone is bored: humans carry on all their regular patterns indoors. children stammer the apartment ceilings someone breaks a glass unstoppers a bottle mops kisses their husband can’t sleep. someone rails at the TV. it rails back. someone turns it off paces calls their mother wishes they could visit their mother’s grave or just learns to wait

BY CADENCE SUMMERS (WEST VALLEY CITY) How terrifying it is, to live through something surely destined for the pages a history textbook.

COVID etiquette Coughs, sneezes, spread diseases Cover your mouth please

I imagine the paragraphs simple, concise, effective how they will—without feeling— enumerate the damages, and coldly convey the causes, effects.

3-21-20 Today I am Aphrodite, my soul made of lover’s curves and my arms waiting for you.

Come to my bed, darling— we will soar to ecstasy while the forsaken world weeps.

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BY CHRISTINE NIELSON (HEBER CITY)

Love in the Time of Coronavirus Germs can rest now.

All our energy goes to flattening the curve.

It is still a mystery where the energy has gone.

Quarantine

BY ALI SHIMKUS (SALT LAKE CITY)

If only we had virus vision goggles and could tiptoe around the corona of a virus.

Perhaps then our houses wouldn’t be shuttered like a Spanish city during siesta.

The Earth is telling us to breathe.

The Earth is telling us to rest.

And though it shrugs its shoulders repeatedly, it will soon join us in our efforts.

I miss edifices on old corners On buildings downtown.

Urban planning at its best, and worst, The lions placed out front With their globes for good fortune.

Neon lights cascading on the cars as they pass, Signs pointing in directions I could go if I wanted.

Cherubs and devils mixing in tattoo shop windows With pinup girls and sparrows, Bouncers blocking the bellies of bars, The unspoken promise of an interesting time, Pizza places ready to receive revelers All hours of the night.

Marquees advertising bands I like, But never made the effort to see, A stone’s throw from church bells singing: A cathedral with gargoyles, To remind me of my demons.

How exciting it is, what I get to live through even if I only remember how it felt to survive it with you.

Expectation

BY JANE HILLSON AIELLO (CENTENNIAL, COLO.)

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Mounting an effort to grocery shop is Herculean, laying in provisions of masks and Clorox wipes just to get there.

Just to survive.

Some day we will embrace again.

But for now, loved ones, give yourselves permission to slow, to pause, to rest.

BY AMY RICH (HOLLADAY)

Toilet paper found During my Easter egg hunt Thanks Easter bunny!

Now. I broke my Promise. I cannot Be their person No longer dependable Available to no one COURTESY PHOTO

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One week before the time Would be my time To come, settle in I promised To be there

To tend to my grandson While his baby brother Enters the world A world away From where we are

Smiles inside our masks Waving across streets or screens Spreading only love

Social distancing Is how we love our neighbor And flatten the curve

I promised Not because I had to Because I wanted to be Their person Dependable, available

Ahead of the arrival Awaiting the promise Of new life Blossoming, like spring I promised

Haikus

Wash your hands again I don’t care if you just did Do it again, please

Longer works on the subject may briefly remember some of the fear the stress the uncertainty but surely they will fail to tell it.

There will likely be no mention at all of how essential we were to each other, the way your hair smelled; how your warm skin felt against my lips, hips, and hands; or the dreams we had— happy and strange in the face of history made laying warm in each other’s arms.

BY DONI FABER (SALT LAKE CITY)

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Catastrophe

BY SHAUNNA BINGHAM (SALT LAKE CITY)

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Pandemic Manners (A Haiku)

Promise breached My heart is broken A baby will be born Due dates. I cannot do Dates - I promised

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BY BLITHE ANDERSON (SALT LAKE CITY)

BY CANDACE J. THOMAS (SALT LAKE CITY)

My right eardrum ruptured when I was assaulted by a man 8 years my senior But it makes for good volume control at night Deaf ear facing the ceiling, the low hum of the furnace disappears

There is no more Normal Normal is broken We closed our doors to it and now it has disappeared

I am confined to a small windowless room during a pandemic My twinkle lights shine bright And the morning light never wakes me

The sky turned purple to our eyes The ground is gelatin beneath our feet Emotions swing like yo-yos Stomachs flip upside-down Like specters in our own skin Wearing clothes that no longer fit

An earthquake shook my asbestos-laden home, Stealing all sense of safety But my furniture makes every place I land feel like home

Without Normal everything is Weird Weird is upsetting and unnatural Weird brings paranoia and anger Weird judges our actions and watching our movements

It is Easter and there is no family get-together But mom is making fancy potatoes She gave me an Easter basket of candy and socks

Mom goes to work at the hospital after two weeks quarantine I may not get to hug her for many months But she is my hero I said I’d never move back home Yet here I am again for the sixth time But I no longer feel shame

But there is no Normal We are unprepared for the world without Normal Until Weird is normal and we no longer ask why the sky changed COURTESY PHOTO

I feel gratitude, immense For the silver Lining my life

Not noticing how it is not the sky but our own eyes And Normal is ready to embrace us

Quarantine

Back Away

BY BRYAN YOUNG (SALT LAKE CITY)

BY NORMAN JENSON (SANDY)

Daffodils

Sunlight pirouettes across mountain, valley, city and stretches over buildings to rival Babel’s tower

BY ERIN R. BRITT (SALT LAKE CITY)

Inside, winter rules fists pounding tables in icy demands for attention, creeping carefully into every isolated heart.

Summer waits in sad repose.

Fall is just a dream.

Daffodils bloom across the street I see them from my window Bathed in sunlight, unconcerned I wonder if they know Death so small that none can see it Death that locks me behind Glass and starves me of human touch Or, knowing, do they thrill at basking undisturbed Stems uncut Admiring my captivity

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Beyond the glass spring dances.

And fall?

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Ready for us to touch ...and hug ...and kiss ...and eat ...and drink ...and love ...and share ...and do all the things our bodies find as Normal

I don’t have an Easter dress to wear this year But I’ve put on a colorful shirt and let my hair down I have never felt more festive

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Normal

Silver Linings

Death waits six feet away on the lips of a man with no mask.

Death waits six feet away on the breath of a woman with no symptoms.

Death waits six feet away on young and old alike, on their smiles on their unmasked faces.

Some get a pass, no symptoms, mild symptoms,

but they’re six plus six plus . . . years younger I raise my wrinkled hand, palm out, and say, back away back away.

I am like others a person sometimes afraid back away six feet away keep me alive

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OUR COMMUNITY PART 3

ince early March, we’ve watched the coronavirus (COVID-19) spread uncontrollably around the earth while the U.S. became its new global epicenter. We’ve seen our friends’ businesses close for an undetermined amount of time, and we witnessed government “leaders” at every level trip up in their handling of the crisis, from organization to communication (nothing new for most of them). Like you, we can’t wait to put all this COVID-19 business behind us. Who doesn’t need a hug!

Human health is our No. 1 priority. We obsess over the numbers, so thank you to those who follow the #staysafestayhome directive—it appears to be working everywhere except for the Darwin Award candidates around the state who can’t seem to put their personal priorities above those of the full society. STFH! That said, separating human health from financial health in daily conversation is nearly impossible: No health, no finances.

As we talk about what this world will look like when the pandemic inevitably passes, we cannot forget the folks who were forced to sacrifice financially to preserve our physical health. That’s why, in this issue and issues to follow, City Weekly will highlight members of the local business community who paid the freight for coronavirus spread.

It’s important to understand that the experiences of our neighbors are uniquely different when working from home is simply not an option. Please get to know the individuals on these pages, and as always―SUPPORT LOCAL!

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—Pete Saltas, Publisher

Autumn Kunz Owner, Hive Keeper Beehive Buds CBD What’s been your biggest challenge?

Our business is based on face-to-face connection through community events and personal services. Figuring out how to shift our offerings while complying with social distancing has been interesting—to say the least.

Will your business model change?

Once our regular services and offerings resume, we will have already put different protocols and standards in place to address safety and health in a more comprehensive way so that our clients feel more comfortable.

What is your bestselling item?

Everyone loves our care packages that include an oral CBD tincture, Queen Bee Healing Salve and your choice of a CBD bath bomb, roll on or spray on. But even more than

that, it’s our employees! Our employees and the way they go out of their way to care for and help our clients is what sets us aside from other CBD companies. When clients can get a personal consultation, massage or therapeutic yoga session with their CBD purchase along with community resources and a variety of other offerings—it makes taking care of yourself convenient and appealing.

What are you looking forward to when social distancing ends?

Being “with” our beautiful community once again—that in-person synergy that comes from gathering and sharing presence with each other.

Are you offering any specials?

We offer free shipping or doorstep delivery for all of our products. To encourage our community to keep sharing and connecting during this time, follow our social media for our buy-one-get-one-free deals as well as weekly giveaways. We’re supporting other local businesses and products with giveaways to restaurants and retailers.

How are you personally passing the time?

I’ve been walking a lot. I’ve planted a garden and done other home projects that I never have time for.

What are you working on now?

On the business side, re-launching our app to offer products from local businesses we love and support in lieu of services like massages and retreats. On the personal side, I’m working on being more, doing less.

What’s a takeaway from this?

Be flexible and you will find resilience.

What day is it?

Today!

Your parting shot?

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Isaac Atencio Co-owner The Salt Lake Barber Co.

Isaac Atencio

What’s been your biggest challenge?

Are you offering any specials?

What are you working on now?

I am filing my personal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance application. It

Your parting shot?

I’d like to first thank our local leadership for doing what they can to this point, with their hands tied by the Governor’s Office.

Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall, Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson Salt Lake County Councilwoman Shireen Ghorbani and Utah Sen. Derek Kitchen have been great advocates during this time.

Now is a time for compassion. Talk with your friends and family, acquaintances and strangers (while social distancing, of course) and learn from their experiences. Get to know and understand how this pandemic has affected everyone’s situation differently. You will likely be surprised just how hard this has hit someone else and the varying degrees of people’s circumstances.

And then let that knowledge fuel the necessity to take action and insure that we aren’t let down by our elected officials like this ever again. Vote.

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Throwing a party, a cookout on the patio “… getting drunk with people.”

Are you offering any specials?

We are still operating and are very busy.

We do have this limited offering, but this is the time to allow yourself to be cooking out of your comfort zone.

How are you passing the time?

I work more now this time of year than I ever have with this company.

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I am a very politically active person. The biggest takeaway for me is that we, as citizens of the “wealthiest and greatest” country in the world have been incredibly let down by our government and leadership. This extends to our governor.

This crisis is an eye-opener for anyone who has yet to see that our government should be working more for the average citizen, not to keep money in politician’s pockets or making corporations and the wealthy more powerful.

What are you looking forward to when social distancing ends?

What are you working on now?

Bought a fixer-upper in November 2019, so any chance I get. I work on those projects.

What’s a takeaway from this?

Put your head down and keep working … good things come to those who do.

Your parting shot?

We can’t thank the love we’ve received from Utah [government] during this. True support has been pouring through our doors via orders.

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Gregg Chamberlain Owner Kaiser’s Texas Bar-B-Q

Gregg Chamberlain

What’s been your biggest challenge?

At first, it was how much food to prepare.

Will your business model change?

How are you passing the time?

What is your bestselling item?

What are you working on now?

What are you looking forward to when social distancing ends?

What’s a takeaway from this?

We will be serving guests in the building.

Barbecue rib tips at $5.99 pound.

Working at full speed.

Are you offering any specials?

Prices may change pnce the meat chain returns to production.

Eat, sleep, return to work.

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Your parting shot?

Prayers for those who need them.

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I’ve been doing a ton of handyman work at the house before moving soon. I have also been spending time learning about many aspects of business that I have been outsourcing in order to streamline our business. I have been doing my best to stay as occupied and sane as possible.

What’s a takeaway from this?

Right now, it’s our Butchers Basic Bag we’re direct delivering. Normally, it’s everything in our Butcher’s Bag.

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How are you passing the time?

is a pain. Also working with my business partner, Eric Stone, on changes we can make to improve our business model overall.

What is your bestselling item?

We aren’t currently running specials, however, our individual barbers are accepting prepayments for future services. We have more info on how to make prepayments to the service provider of your choice on the front page of our website SaltLakeBarberCo.com.

It certainly has us entertaining the idea of having more of an online-store presence

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Everyone who works at The Salt Lake Barber Co. is anxious to get back to work, not only to have an income once again but to see the community that we have cultivated. That’s really what gets us all going each day. The shop is more than a place to get a haircut, it is a community and a safe space for people of all walks of life. We are excited to get back to that.

Will your business model change?

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What are you looking forward to when social distancing ends?

We’ve had to quickly become a delivery service overnight. Keeping up with the hundreds of deliveries a week has made us learn how to manage “shipping,” so to speak.

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Our overall business model will stay the same. However, we’ll be taking as many precautions as we can. Using masks and other PPE as necessary, disinfecting tools and work areas, taking social distancing measures very seriously, etc.

We have even considered taking temperatures before starting services since we have to be up close and personal with clients.

Philip Grubisa

What’s been your biggest challenge?

In regard to the closure of “nonessential” businesses, the hair industry is one that has been largely forgotten or underrepresented. Many people forget that most of us are independent contractors and are self-employed.

We aren’t typically eligible for unemployment insurance and benefits that standard employees can apply for.

Even with the CARES Act in place, applying for these benefits has been very cumbersome, to say the least.

Will your business model change?

Philip Grubisa Owner/partner Beltex Meats

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hile all aspects of public social life have been pretty much shut down indefinitely, most folks are either relying on unemployment checks from the loss of a job or working from home. This is not necessarily the case, however, for those who have chosen to pursue art—and in particular, music—full time. The hustle is real for these individuals, who make their livings from events and parties, production and music lessons. It’s a scrappy way to earn that requires a constant creative approach to money-making and sensing opportunity, even as the loss of avenues for playing live music leaves musicians—including many locals—struggling.

Local musician Norbert Bueno frames it best: “To be able to make an income in this industry, you need to do more than just play an instrument. I play bass currently (or I did before this pandemic) behind a few different artists, including Joshy Soul, Alex Boye, Mimi Knowles, and The Cool.” Bueno, however, also adds music production to his résumé, for artists like Warner Chappell. “A big portion of my income comes from all these different types of streams,” he says.

Bueno also put in time with popular “corporate party band” New Soul Brigade, where he met fellow local musician Adam Fuller, who has been left in a similar lurch with the drying up of gigs.

Fuller splits his time between making music as keyboard player with the popular and successful indie pop group Ivouries—who as recently as 2018 were on a grand tour over to China—and doing a handful of music-related odd jobs. Like Bueno, he would play gigs like weddings and corporate events, but also works in production and engineering and teaches music on the side.

With the economically destructive wave accompanying the pandemic, Fuller lost a gig at the Qualtrics X4 Summit originally scheduled for mid-March, an Ivouries slot at Boise’s Treefort Festival (a fate shared by several other SLC artists and bands) and “a wedding or two.” Fuller says grimly, “I’ve probably lost a couple thousand dollars in gig revenue.” The one saving grace, it seems, is that Ivouries didn’t have any tours planned besides that Treefort appearance, and have instead been recording an EP, which needs only mastering and a release date before it can hit the virtual streets.

Besides finishing up that EP, Fuller is struggling with the urge to reach for creativity during this lulling time, while the energy to act proves elusive. “Like many other creatives right now, I’ve simultaneously been feeling pressure to make art and a complete lack of motivation, which has been frustrating. I’m trying to be gentle with myself and not force things too much,” he says. He has still been spending time trying to diversify his income, through Skype sessions with old music pupils and through hopefully-successful stabs at landing new commercial gigs.

For his part, Bueno has also been forced to think creatively, with live gigs and production gigs alike drying up. Among his projects

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Norbert Bueno is providing a space for out-of-work musicians like himself: a new non-profit called Social Antidote, a live-stream concert series with a focus on high-level production and spotlighting local artists impacted by the crisis.

“The idea came from necessity,” Bueno says. “We lost our gigs, which is our livelihood. We needed something.” He says the idea was already “floating around” between himself and a studio friend named Myke Johnson before the pandemic even hit. With the help of the production company Fat Fish Media, and friends Isaac Gonzalez and Bri Ray, they were able to get the idea off the ground, with initial performances by Ray, Gizmo, Joshy Soul and The Cool, Beuno’s side project STAKX, Cherry Thomas and Alex Boye. The live streams are meticulously put together, with high standards of sanitation, social distancing and sanitary stations available for everyone present. Each set is free to viewers, but donations are encouraged, and can be made online at the performances’ online home, socialantidote.live.

Both Bueno and Fuller express their belief that the investment in streaming culture now—and however long we end up depending on it for live entertainment and human connection throughout this ordeal—could end up being a lasting part of music culture. “I think the whole entertainment industry will change,” Bueno says.

“It will take some time before people feel comfortable going out to large gatherings. New ideas and forms of entertainment will rise.

You can see it already, with streams and different types of interactions like Zoom. Live streaming will be an even bigger market.”

It’s both a scary and an exciting pill to swallow—and as Fuller points out, could mark an important shift for an arts culture deeply “undervalued and underpaid.” It’s possible that artists might continue to struggle as they always have, even after and despite the cultural boat-rocking of COVID-19. But, as Fuller says, “On the other hand, maybe people will realize the real value of entertainers and be more willing to pay musicians for their time and talent.”

Here’s hoping for the latter. CW

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One avenue of discovery we often take for granted is the public library. SLC has a great one, and though physical branches are closed now to the public, there are still resources online for tons of free entertainment for all of us stuck at home—like The Hearing Utah Music program, known as HUM. The program is relatively new, launched in 2015, but has amassed a large collection of local artists both vintage and current. It is, after all, an archive, and a valuable one, providing an evolving snapshot of all the musical sounds of SLC. HUM calls twice a year for artist submissions, accepting anything made in the last five years, which both keeps the collection current and provides artists with frequent opportunities to submit new work.

Submissions are listened to, approved and curated by a rotating panel of judges made up of locals involved in the music scene in some way or another; this year, yours truly was lucky enough to join the panel. The newest round of additions, which will drop soon, features a few more artists than usual, as the library decided generously to buy albums from a few more artists in response to the financial hit they have suffered due to Covid-19.

Free downloads of all this music are available to any library card holder. Check out the archive—plus a sick collection of show posters, and a resource page for ways to support artists during this crisis—at hum.slcpl.org.

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For those who miss the zany nights to be had at the back of the Twilite Lounge, fear not. A few virtual “bars” are popping up

Meli Goose on Facebook and Twitch, where attendees can “hang out” in chats while watching the same thing. This is perfect for those who used to do just that at the Twilite Lounge— sit around and watch the same performance from the comfort of those dark booths.

All that’s missing is that attendees of the new Virtual Doom Lounge on Facebook won’t be drinking the same $3 beers. While the Doom Lounge nights—every Sunday and Wednesday—have always been home to experimental musical fare, the virtual version has played host mostly, so far, to the Interdimensional Clown Collective.

The troupe of truly avant artists—who sing/chant/holler their discordant songs while dressed in the most outlandish things one can think of—have also released a COVID-19-inspired album up on thegreakthonking.bandcamp.com. Once at the Twilite Lounge, their performance involved making each audience-member hold and trail a long rainbow string around the bar while they performed.

While fun quirks like that are unlikely to occur online, past live performances—now saved as videos on Facebook—still include signature moments like when one of the clowns, Meli Goose, rapidly cranked an FM radio to create a surprisingly intriguing tapestry of spotty sound. A multi-use fan page at its heart, though, it has also featured performances from local musicians like Jeremy Mathews and Jake Larsen, plus links to rest30records.com, where one can find recordings from actual Doom Lounge nights past.

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Anyone who’s lived in Salt Lake City for any amount of time knows that KRCL is one key showcase for all things that make our city great. Not only do they provide the soundtrack to our local commutes, but they report on and give voice to people and issues all around the valley.

With an investment in listeners staying safe at home, KRCL has also made the decision to keep their own DJs and other employees safe at home, too. Tuning in to the station at 90.9 will still turn up good tunes, though, with the usual DJs for both the daytime and evening shows still curating mixes for KRCL audiences to enjoy, both over the airwaves and online. They’re also taking the time to keep track of virtual shows by local musicians, with easy-to-access links to those events on their website krcl.org.

Artists are encouraged to send info on live-streaming shows to KRCL, with links to where to purchase their music online.

The Radioactive show is keeping tabs on COVID-19 during their usual 6 p.m. hour, and is encouraging folks to call in for quarantine check-ins, with coping advice or anything else related to our new way of life. There’s nothing like the rabble of radio in the background to help you feel like you’re not alone, so tune into KRCL on your home stereo or online, and get in touch with their famous community connection.

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The transition from real life to life on Zoom (the video conference application that is pretty much keeping the world running right now) has been challenging for some, especially students and teachers. But leave it to Salt Lake City music scene pillar Spy Hop to make a space where Zoom classes can be fun, and restore some normalcy and entertainment to the everyday.

For more than 20 years Spy Hop has helped develop and support the talents and musical interests of SLC youth, and apparently no global pandemic is going to get in the way of them continuing to do just that. At spyhop.org, you can find their new Rewired Online Workshops, which include three-day block classes not only in musicrelated things, but in film and design as well.

The best part? It’s all free, and just requires any participant (between the ages of 10-19, no certain skill level required) to sit down, watch the videos and, of course, practice.

They’re also still hosting their famous concerts, though naturally those are online now, too. Anyone can log onto their Twitch server and sit in on their Music Monday live stream, which kicked off earlier this month with a young local named Hannah Williams. Don’t have a Twitch? Just wait until they upload each performance on their Facebook (facebook.com/spyhop) and YouTube (youtube.com/ channel/UCDg_DJ4EV36y4K5Z0EL4Wxw) pages.

SpyHop really hasn’t skipped a beat in this chaotic time, which is great for our city’s youth. After all, they’re probably feeling more stir-crazy than anyone.

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One SLC venue providing a window into the big music world is The Depot. Partnered with nation-wide booking giant Live Nation, the venue has the kind of resources to be the spot for up-and-coming touring artists to stop in for a show. But now that the road is cancelled, many artists and venues are transitioning to live-stream shows, which is exactly what The Depot is doing now.

They’re also doing the good deed of pivoting entirely to supporting local talent on their streaming showcases, called Concerts from the Crib. Kicking off on April 4 with Pixie

and the Partygrass Boys and Mitokandrea, the virtual event has continued every other day for the past few weeks, and has included other local favorites like Michelle Moonshine, Talia Keys, Tiffany Roe, Bo York and Idan Jene.

The Depot uses their Instagram page for the live streaming, with events mostly scheduled for evenings. Next up on the lineup are a set by dance-party staples Flash & Flare (Thursday, April 23 at 8 p.m.) and the funky, soulful electronic stylings of Marqueza (Saturday, April 25 at 7 p.m., pictured).

Follow the depot online at @thedepotslc and log on at those times—and follow for upcoming yet-to-be-scheduled events—to catch a glimpse of some much-missed local music.

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Pim & Pom: The Big Adventure: Early grade-schoolers might be charmed by this simply-animated, simply-told tale, though it’s not radically different from what they might find on kiddie cable networks. Adapting children’s books by Dutch writer Mies Bouhuys, director Gioia Smid follows housecats Pim (Georgina Verbaan) and Pom (Cari Leslie) as they try to find their way back to their owner (also Georgina Verbaan) after an attempted catnapping by the owner’s two mischievous nieces. What follows is a little bit Toy Story, a little bit The Aristocats and a little bit of energy added by several songs. Not much about it is truly memorable, however; the two cats’ personalities are often barely distinguishable from one another. Everything is gentle, easy-going and not particularly concerned with grand lessons beyond “be a good friend.” Calling it a Big Adventure proves to be a bit of a stretch.

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Dragon Girls: The title of Inigo Westmeier’s 2012 documentary is at least slightly misleading; while the primary subjects are indeed all girls, it’s not entirely clear that they needed to be. The focus is on Shaolin Tagou School for Kung Fu in China, where more than 35,000 full-time students and faculty gather for the study of the martial arts. But as much as the film shows the details of what students do, it’s really about why they’re there—specifically, economic factors that force rural parents to work in the cities, separated from their children at a young age, requiring them to send those children somewhere. That experience isn’t unique to female students, though it is probably at least a little more interesting watching young girls compare scars like they’re re-creating a scene from Jaws. There’s a more pow-

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erful juxtaposition between what goes on at the school and the philosophy taught at the nearby Shaolin Temple, the historical home of kung fu: Where martial arts should be a spiritual practice, the school’s students are mostly learning cultural norms under threat of harsh discipline, so that a 9-year-old student is already convinced “tears are an example of weakness.”

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The Detectives (Detektiverne): A lively action adventure for older teens (it’s loaded with F-bombs), Esben Tønnesen’s 2013 Swedish film follows three middleschoolers—Matilde (Matilde Wedell-Wedellsborg), Tobias (Frederik Winther Rasmussen) and Gustav (Marcuz Jess Petersen)—as they form a detective agency dedicated to helping the helpless. The charming hook is that it’s really only activist-minded Matilde who has any grand worldchanging notions; Tobias and Gustav both have crushes on her, and see this as excuse to hang out with her, even if their investigation puts them in the crosshairs of an actual gangster. Much of the fun comes from the efforts of the two boys—particularly portly Gustav, who flails at showing off his white-belt taekwondo skills—to impress Matilde, and Tønnesen conveys the low-key romantic triangle with welcome subtlety. The actual action beats are fine, even if the film plays the crime subplot a bit too straight for a movie that’s best when capturing the earnestness of kids who overhear a plot to torch a Pakistani-owned restaurant, leading Matilde to exclaim of the murderous criminal, “He’s racist!” CW

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) In the future, when the coronavirus crisis has a diminished power to disrupt our lives, I would love for you to have more of the money you need to finance interesting new experiences that help you learn and thrive. Now is a good time to brainstorm about how you might arrange for that to happen. For best results, begin your meditations with vivid fantasies in which you envision yourself doing those interesting new experiences that will help you learn and thrive

weeks will be a favorable time to brainstorm about how you could do more of what you love to do once the crisis has abated.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Helen Traubel (1899–1972) was best-known for her opera career, although she also sang in concerts, nightclubs and musical theater. But in her autobiography, she confessed, “Opera bored me.” She reminds me of Georgia O’Keeffe, famous painter of flowers. “I hate flowers,” O’Keeffe said. “I paint them because they’re cheaper than models, and they don’t move.” Now, of course, most of us have to do things that we don’t enjoy; that seems to be a routine part of being human. And since the coronavirus arrived in our midst, you may have been saddled with even more of this burden. But I’m happy to inform you that the coming

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) I foresee the likelihood that you’ll be having brilliant and evocative conversations with yourself in the coming weeks. Your heart and your head may become almost blissful as they discuss how best to create a dynamic new kind of harmony. Your left side and right side will declare a truce, no longer wrestling each other for supremacy, and they may even join forces to conjure up unprecedented collaborations. The little voices in your head that speak for the past will find common ground with the little voices in your head that speak for the future—and as a result you may be inspired to formulate a fresh master plan that appeals both.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) What’s the current state of the relationship between your ego and your soul? Is there an uneasy truce between the ambitious part of you that craves success and recognition and the lyrical part of you that yearns for rich experiences and deep meaning?

Or do those two aspects of you get along pretty well—maybe even love and respect each other? Now is a favorable time to TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Renowned Taurus composer Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) com- honor your ego and soul equally, Libra—to delight in the activipleted his first symphony when he was 43 years old—even though ties of both, to give them plenty of room to play and improvise, he’d started work on it at age 22. Why did it take him so long? One and to encourage them to collaborate in ways that will further factor was his reverence for Ludwig van Beethoven, the composer your well-rounded happiness and health. who had such a huge impact on the development of classical music.

In light of Beethoven’s mastery, Brahms felt unworthy. How could SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) any composer add new musical ideas that Beethoven hadn’t already Scorpio author Voltaire (1694–1778) was a crusader for freedom created? But after more than two decades, Brahms finally managed of thought and civil liberties, and a key player in the Enlightenment. to overcome his inhibition. He eventually produced four symphonies He was very prolific. In addition to producing 2,000 books and and scores of other pieces, leaving a major mark on musical history. pamphlets, his carried on such voluminous written corresponFor you, Taurus, I see the coming months as a phase comparable to dences with so many interesting people that his collected letters the time when Brahms finally built the strength necessary to emerge fill 98 volumes. Would you consider getting inspired by Voltaire’s approach to cross-pollination? According to my calculations, the from the shadow that had inhibited him. next phase of the coronavirus crisis will be a favorable time for you to intensify your communication via the written word.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) A Gemini friend sent me and three of her other allies a poignant email. “This note is a tender apology to those of you whom I’ve SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) hurt in the process of hurting myself,” she began. “I want you I like musician David Byrne’s views on what constitutes meanto know that I have been working hard and with great success ingful work. It’s not just the tasks you do to earn money. “Sex to eliminate my unconscious tendency to hurt myself. And I am is a job,” he says. “Growing up is a job. School is a job. Going confident this means I will also treat you very well in the future.” to parties is a job. Religion is a job. Being creative is a job.” In I received her message with joy and appreciation. Her action was other words, all the activities he names, to be done well, require brave and wise. I invite you to consider making a comparable a commitment to excellence and an attention to detail. They are worthy of your diligent efforts, strenuous exertion and creative adjustment in the weeks ahead. struggle. I encourage you to meditate on these thoughts during the coming weeks. Identify what jobs you want to get better at CANCER (June 21-July 22) The Ojibwe are indigenous people of North America. Professor of and are willing to work hard on and would like to enjoy even more Ojibwe studies Anton Treuer writes that in their traditional culture, than you already do. there have been men who act and dress like women and women who act and dress like men. The former are called ikwekaazo and the lat- CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) ter ikwekaazowag. Both have been “always honored” and “consid- At its best and brightest, Capricornian love isn’t frivolous or ered to be strong spiritually.” Many other Native American groups flighty. It’s not shallow or sloppy or slapdash. When Capricornian have had similar arrangements. Transcending traditional gender love is at its highest potency, it’s rigorous, thoughtful and fullbehavior is not unique to modern Western civilization. With that as bodied. It benefits anyone who’s involved with it. I bring this inspiration, and in accordance with astrological omens, I invite you up because I expect the coming weeks to be a Golden Age of to explore any inclinations you might have to be your own unique Capricornian Love—a time when you will have the inspiration gender. The time is ripe for experimenting with and deepening your and intelligence necessary to lift your own experience of love to a higher octave. relationship with the constructs of “masculine” and “feminine.”

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2. Manhattan area north of TriBeCa 3. “Hahahahahaha!”

4. “Who ____ kidding?”

5. Tiki bar drink 6. Equivalent of 32,000 ounces 7. “And there you have it!”

8. Google results 9. December 31, e.g.

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23. Reggae relative 24. Prohibitionists 25. Remove from power 26. Mobile home?

27. “Law & Order” actor Jeremy 28. Cable co. acquired by AT&T 29. Word before surgeon or tradition 30. Rod’s partner 31. Golden State school inits.

32. Philanthropist Wallace 35. “Just joshing!”

36. Rustic lodgings 37. Show tiredness 40. Olive discards 41. Recycling ____ 43. “Just a little longer” 44. Weapon used when saying “En garde!”

45. Mailed 48. Sound ____ (and homophone of 53-Down)

49. Grammy winner India.____ 50. Good buy 51. Michael of “Arrested Development” 52. For fear that 53. Memory unit (and homophone of 48-Down) 54. Taunt from the bleachers 56. Compass dir.

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38. Charlotte of “The Facts of Life” 39. It creates an adjustable loop 41. Producer of boxing rings 42. Popular Asian honeymoon destination 46. Norms: Abbr.

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mergency preparedness friends of mine used to joke that the two worst disasters that could happen in Utah at one time would be a major earthquake and a huge snowstorm. So far, we haven’t had that final spring “dumper” from Mother Nature, but we did have a big quake in Magna on March 18 and a virus plague that has shut down most of the state.

COVID-19 will be here for a while and hopefully then will go away until the next rare pandemic. Earthquakes, though, remain a perennial threat because we live in a state full of faults (pun intended!) and fault zones.

Utah State geologists remind us of Utah’s three active faults: the Wasatch, Hurricane and Needles. The western side of our Wasatch Mountains has a fault that runs about 240 miles, from southern Idaho through northern Utah and ending in central Utah near Fayette. Annually, Utah registers about 700 earthquakes, but we only feel less than 2% of them—maybe 13 or so over 3.0 in magnitude. The March 18 shaker threw me out of bed with the cat on top of me, and according to the U of U Seismic Stations, we’ve had more than 1,400 aftershocks since then. The original 5.7 quake, luckily, caused no deaths or serious injuries, but there was much reported damage to older properties.

The walls of the Rio Grande Depot—home to the Winter Farmers Market—lost a lot of interior plaster, and it’s now closed to the public.

The Fisher Mansion and Carriage House at 1206 W. 200 South got hammered as did about 150 historic buildings from Magna to Sugar House.

Brick facades collapsed, and roofing structures that weren’t tied to home walls went askew.

A 2016 Salt Lake City grant program fortuitously had already helped more than 300 homeowners with the costs of seismic structural improvements, including roof-to-wall connections and chimney-bracing reinforcements. And now, there’s a huge waiting list of folks wanting financial help to secure their older homes (for details, visit fixthebricks@slcgov.com).

The Great Utah Shakeout (shakeout.org/ Utah) took place on April 16. Right on cue, Salt Lake experienced a 4.2 aftershock on that very day. A visit to the Shakeout website provides tips on how to prepare for not only earthquakes but many major disasters. There’s a Beat the Quake game, links to Red Cross Mobile Apps, information from FEMA as well as FAQs, flyers, drill manuals and videos.

A friend of mine called the day after the March 18 earthquake and shared how panicked she was during the first tremor and aftershocks.

I asked her if she had a “go bag” for emergencies, and she responded that she had never heard of such a thing. An emergency bag is something you can grab and run with that might contain copies of your personal papers, cash, flashlight with extra batteries, an old-school transistor radio (in case of no power), first-aid kit, etc. You can find a video on the Shakeout website showing how to prepare a Grab and Go bag. Do keep the animal crates assessible!

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How the World Has Changed n Amy Simonson and Dan Stuglik proceeded with their planned wedding on April 4 in Pokagon, Michigan, but the coronavirus pandemic forced them to get creative. While the original guest list of 150 people had to be pared down repeatedly as restrictions were placed on public gatherings, Stuglik was determined that his bride not walk down the aisle between empty pews in the Old Rugged Cross Church. He hit upon the idea of filling the church with cardboard cutouts of family and friends and stopped by Menasha Packaging Co. to ask for help. Employees Ted Harris and Luke Arendash jumped at the chance. “(Stuglik) was just looking for a general person shape, but I was able to make it a little bit more realistic audience for them,” Harris told The Herald Palladium. The company supplied more than 100 cutouts of varying sizes, shapes and hairstyles. The newlyweds moved their reception to October and canceled their honeymoon in Newport, Rhode Island, but Stuglik said they “both have peace now, because it’s stripped down to what it should be, which is us and God, getting married.”

Crowd Control n According to his attorney, Rumson, New Jersey, resident John Maldjian, 54, intended for his “Stay at Home” Pink Floyd cover concert to be viewed only on Facebook Live by his friends on April 4. However, at the last minute, Maldjian decided to play his guitar on his front porch, which drew a crowd. What started with a few neighbors eventually grew to about 30 people in his front yard when police showed up to enforce social distancing orders, NJ Online reported. One of the “partiers” allegedly became abusive, according to police, but attorney Mitchell J. Ansell said his client had “absolutely no malicious intentions ... and never wanted this to escalate.” Maldjian was charged for violating emergency orders. n A 21-year-old woman and her 61-year-old father, of Key West, Florida, told Monroe County Sheriff’s officers they were on a boat off Wisteria Island April 4 where they spotted a group of about 20 college-age people drinking on the beach, the New York Daily News reported. The woman said they approached the group and asked them to obey social distancing orders and keep the noise down, but the people became violent and struck both victims in the head with a baseball bat. Authorities said both sustained head injuries in the attack; the attackers jumped into three boats docked nearby and took off, and no one has been arrested.

Using the Weapons at Hand n Michigan State Police responding to a call in Gibson Township, Michigan, on April 6 seized a muzzleloader pistol from a man involved in a dispute over a camping trailer, authorities said.

Trooper David Kaiser said officers discovered a 58-year-old man and a female relative had arrived at the property to pick up the trailer, but the 55-year-old man who lived there questioned its ownership. The resident fired the muzzleloader, hitting no one, said Kaiser, then allegedly used the gun to strike the older man, which prompted the woman to grab a shovel and hit the resident on the head. MLive reported police arrested the resident for felonious assault; further charges are pending. n Shadae Miranda, 30, was charged with felony domestic battery in Fort Pierce, Florida, on April 4, after allegedly attacking a man with a “15.6-ounce metal can of Spaghettios ... in a plastic bag,” according to an arrest affidavit. The Smoking Gun reported the victim told police he and Miranda were sharing a room at the Travel Inn motel where, after he arrived “home from the hospital,” the two began to argue. The victim told police he stepped outside to let things cool down, but Miranda followed him, wielding the Spaghettios. She was arrested, but it was unclear whether the Spaghettios were booked into evidence.

People Are Good Royal Mail postman Jon Matson still has to make his rounds in the English village of Boldon during the coronavirus lockdown, and he’s doing what he can to “lift the spirits” of the residents he sees along the way. Matson, 39, has been sporting different costumes, including a Greek soldier, a cheerleader and Little Bo Peep—all with the Royal Mail’s blessing, as long as he wears his uniform shoes. “Everyone is uncertain at the moment, and you are the only person outside of the family that they see, so why not give them something to smile about,” Matson told the Sunderland Echo on March 28. He’s coy, though, about what sorts of costumes are on tap in the days to come. Zoe Grant, who lives on Matson’s route, gushed: “I’m proud that Jon is my postman, and I can’t wait to see his next costume.”

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n Recent sunny weather in the Czech spa town of Lazne Bohdanec, where sunbathing naked is allowed, brought out more than 100 eager sunbathers—nude and not—but police were soon on hand to warn they still needed to wear face masks, as ordered by the Czech government, reported the Daily Mail.

“Citizens can be without clothes in places designated for this purpose, but they must have their mouths covered and must observe the numbers in which they can go out into nature,” police spokeswoman Marketa Janovska told local media. “We understand that many people do not have a garden and want to ventilate in the countryside,” she added. About half of the 150 people were not wearing masks, but no fines were issued.

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n Our four-legged friends are taking advantage of the COVID-19 lockdown in multiple cities, United Press International reported: On March 31, 122 Kashmiri goats took over the Welsh town of Llandudno, eating gardens and sleeping in the yards; on April 6, residents of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, reported a large herd of deer casually wandering through neighborhoods; in Gir, Gujarat, India, citizens were warned on April 5 to stay inside not only because of the pandemic but because a large lion was nosing around the city; at a Fast Stop store in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, a bear took the low-traffic opportunity to dumpster dive on April 3; and in the Central Region of Singapore, witnesses captured video of a horse galloping through the empty streets of Bukit Timah on April 6. She had escaped from the Paisano Polo Academy, where the owner said she’d only been loose for about 20 minutes.

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