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UPFRONT YOUNGSTOWN MAN WHO THREATENED TO SHOOT UP JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER ARRESTED
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A 20-YEAR-OLD MAN WAS arrested this weekend in Youngstown after posting an image to his Instagram account of a man firing a gun, and tagging the local Jewish Community Center. James Patrick Reardon was booked into the Mahoning County Jail on Saturday and is being held on a $250,000 bond. Reardon’s social media accounts were found to be rife with images of guns and antiSemitic content. Police in New Middletown, Ohio (about 13 miles south of Youngstown), executed a search warrant at Reardon’s home Friday night, where they found a cache of weapons and ammunition. Reporter Graig Graziosi, in a piece about Reardon for the Youngstown Vindicator, wrote that among Reardon’s guns was an MP-40, a German submachine gun used by Nazis during WWII, which Reardon would have likely encountered playing video games. Graziosi hinted that Reardon probably bought the gun because of his allegiance to Nazi ideology. “Sometime between 2015 and 2017,” Graziosi wrote, “Reardon’s ideology evolved. It began with Trump and local Republicans … and morphed into something darker. By that point, as people who knew Reardon in high school tell me, he’d already earned the nickname ‘Little Hitler.’” Reardon is not the first young white nationalist to have been arrested in the Mahoning Valley recently. Last week, 18-year-old Justin Olsen, of Boardman, was arrested after advocating shooting “every federal agent on sight,” and citing the Oklahoma City bombing as a valid and effective example of political action. Olsen was arrested three days after the mass shooting in Dayton, six months into an investigation by local police. Cleveland.com reported this weekend that at Olsen’s hearing, his mother testified that while Olsen had become increasingly rude to her recently, she never expected him to carry out a violent act. Law enforcement, on the other hand,
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Reardon’s cache, found in his home outside of Youngstown.
believed Olsen was planning a terrorist attack. “To say that [Reardon and Olsen] are just crazy may give people some comfort that they’re simply anomalies,” Graziosi wrote in his Reardon piece, “but they aren’t. They’re products of online radicalization. And there are plenty more out there. The larger danger is the belief that there are just two young people in the Valley who hold views that express radical ideology.”
2016, under which they agreed to maintain 250 bikes in the region. But for much of the past several weeks, there have been fewer than 40 on city streets. Many of the bikes have sustained flat tires and more serious mechanical issues. On some, Photo Sam Allard / Scene
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UH Bikes Ain’t Dead. They’re Just Having Technical Issues For several days late last month and early this month, there were a grand total of zero UH Bikes available for rental in downtown Cleveland. Due to a sudden staffing shortage, the bike share system’s operator, CycleHop, was unable to “balance” the fleet, meaning relocate bikes to dense and popular areas. But the fleet itself has been vastly depleted. CycleHop signed a five-year contract with Cuyahoga County in
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the electrical systems have been down. For almost the entire week of July 29, virtually all of the UH Bikes in circulation (approximately 17) were parked on the banks of the Cuyahoga River, just over the
Columbus Road bridge. Dockless indeed! Area college students reportedly rent the bikes most weekends and leave them down in the Flats, after which UH Bikes staff return them to stations around town by Monday or Tuesday. But in late July, one of CycleHop’s two local staffers left and the other was planning to leave. No one was around to tend to the fleet. “The operations,” Jacob Van Sickle, president of Bike Cleveland, told Scene diplomatically that week, “are a little bit in transition.” On Friday, Aug. 2, CycleHop apologized to local partners, including Cuyahoga County, on a conference call, and assured them that they’d be hiring local replacement staff and bringing in national help in the short term to repair damaged bikes. The county’s sustainability director, Mike Foley, told Scene that CycleHop told them the bikes’ batteries run on a 2G network and are frequently drained. New batteries are reportedly being shipped in. Foley said they were told that 60 bikes were up and running and
UPFRONT that “we should be seeing more and more” re-joining the fleet every day. As of Aug. 13, more than a week after we spoke with Foley, there were still fewer than 50 bikes available for rental on the UH Bikes map. Josh Holzman, national operations manager for HOPR (CycleHop’s open platform), told Scene via email that the number of available UH Bikes fluctuates daily “due to connectivity and power issues.” “The technology was originally provided by Social Bicycles,” he wrote, “who recently decided to discontinue this older product version.” The UH Bikes shortage is coinciding with a permitting process in the City of Cleveland for e-scooter operators. The city announced last week that four vendors — Bird, Lime, Spin and VeoRide — had been selected for a six-month demonstration period. Scooters could be arriving in Cleveland before the end of the month. Foley said he thinks it’s possible that CycleHop may push for new
bikes — in lieu of retrofitting the outdated technical system on the old ones — and that a three-year sponsorship deal with University Hospitals (hence “UH Bikes”) is soon to expire, so it may be an ideal time to upgrade. “We’ll see how this ends up,” he said, “The drastic changes in micro mobility have been pretty interesting to watch. Cities have had to react quickly to figure all this out. Introducing scooters is not gonna be perfect.” Holzman confirmed that UH Bikes would attempt to upgrade the fleet with new bikes “by next spring,” and that there were no plans to reduce fleet size on the heels of scooters’ introduction. “On the contrary, we hope to expand our fleet in Cleveland in the future,” he wrote. “Bicycles can coexist with scooters and are still very attractive to users due to the health benefits of a pedal-powered mode of transportation.” — Allard
Confederate Flags Still on Sale at Lorain County Fair Another summer fair season, another year that the Confederate flag continues to cause controversy at
the Lorain County Fair, which runs Aug. 19 to 25. As we reported last year, the FairMinded Coalition of Lorain County, with funding from the Lorain YWCA, put up three billboards around the area calling for the end of flag sales at the fair. Despite the public outcry, fair administrators still allow the flags to fly. This year, the YWCA has not only paid for four billboards, but has planned a protest for the same night the rock band Foreigner is set to play the fair’s main stage, Aug. 20. “For folks coming from the northern part of the state, which is most of the people coming to the fair, you will be able to see us. You will see our signs. We are not going anywhere,” Jeanine Donaldson, executive director of the Elyria and Lorain YWCA, told FOX 8. The president of the Lorain Fair Board, Ron Pickworth, told the Chronicle-Telegram that his organization sees the selling of Civil War memorabilia as a First Amendment issue. “We still believe in freedom of speech,” he told the ChronicleTelegram. “I’m sorry this issue keeps coming up.” The Confederate flag, as Scene has covered in depth, continues to
have a mystifying pull over many in Northeast Ohio, a state which fought for the Union during the Civil War. The flag protest is being held at Black River Organics Farm in Wellington, not far from the Lorain County Fairgrounds. — Laura Morrison
Cleveland Foundation Responds to Financial Criticism In a guest column published in Cleveland.com last week, retired Shaker Heights school teacher Paul Springstubb argued that the Cleveland Foundation could be doing considerably more to help the region thrive. Citing analysis from CF Insights, which provides research and data for and about community foundations, Springstubb said that while the Cleveland Foundation is among the largest organizations of its kind in the country in terms of total assets, it is near the bottom of the barrel in terms of its payout rate. The Cleveland Foundation awards grants every year totaling roughly five percent of its $2.3 billion total. Of the 250 community foundations CF Insights surveyed in 2018, 19 had assets totaling $1 billion or more. “Only one of those foundations
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had a distribution rate lower than Cleveland,” Springstubb wrote. “Sixteen of the 19 had a higher distribution rate. The average payout rate of the other 18 foundations with $1 billion-plus in assets was 9.9 percent; the median was 11 percent. Cleveland’s distribution rate was five percent. The consequence: Cleveland’s peers in assets grant tens of millions more per year.” Springstubb mentioned the city of Cleveland’s child poverty rate — nearly 49 percent, the highest among big cities in the country — and the scourge of lead poisoning, which legislators and private sector leaders are currently scrambling to address, and said that these dire social circumstances demand an increase in funding from those with the capacity to spend. “Has our community foundation been focused on growing assets,” Springstubb wondered, “at the expense of mission?” According to the Cleveland Foundation, the answer is no. In a written statement, a spokesperson told
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Scene that Springstubb’s column failed to account for an important piece of their financial puzzle. “When you look at the number of community foundations represented in this survey with $1 billion or more in assets, there are indeed 19 in this peer set,” the statement read. “However, what the survey does not clearly articulate are the payout implications when a community foundation has a significant amount of assets in donoradvised funds. Ultimately, this survey is comparing apples to oranges.” The Cleveland Foundation, unlike many of the other foundations surveyed, has a relatively small percentage of its assets in these donoradvised funds: 11 percent. At some of the others, donor-advised funds make up 30 or even 40 percent of total assets. These foundations might be spending more rapidly or at a higher rate, the spokesperson suggested, because the donor directs the spending of those funds. “Unlike endowments, not every donor-advised fund is designed to retain its value in perpetuity; some donors wish to spend down their funds within their lifetimes or in a specific time period. Because of the self-directed nature of donor-advised funds, a community foundation’s payout rate in any given year can fluctuate significantly.” The Cleveland Foundation spokesperson wrote that their payout rate was comparable to the one other foundation surveyed which had a higher percentage of trust assets (nondonor-advised funds). Moreover, the Cleveland Foundation’s spending policy, as determined by its board of directors, has consistently remained at five percent for more than two decades, the spokesperson wrote, “despite market fluctuation through the years, including a severe recession.” Due to its “sound fiscal management,” the Cleveland Foundation has continued to distribute grants with local impact since its inception in 1914. But while the Cleveland Foundation referred to its fiscal management as “sound,” Springstubb characterized it as “deeply conservative.” He called on the Foundation’s CEO, Ronn Richard, and the board of directors to increase its payout rate. He referenced the work of author and philanthropic consultant Bill Somerville, who has argued that a community foundation “might move beyond the annual pay-out provision of five percent in its grantmaking to 10 or even 15 percent and scarcely notice the difference.” — Allard
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ELCOME TO OHIO, WHERE THE AVERAGE student debt is $28,947, according to a new study by LendEDU, an online student loans marketplace. Ohio’s average student loan debt is smack dab in the middle of the state-by-state rankings, with average student debt ranging from $19,742 in Utah to $38,776 in Connecticut. About 58 percent of all students graduating from a fouryear college or university in Ohio and the U.S. received a student loan to finance their education. The rise in college loan debt stems from the ballooning cost of tuition. In Ohio, as in other states, colleges have been forced to increase tuition to cover funding gaps created by cuts in state subsidies. Ohio was one of many states in which public investment in colleges and universities decreased in 2018. A report from Moody’s Investors Service pointed to a number of factors. “Higher education remains the largest discretionary component of many state budgets, and therefore is vulnerable to reductions as states prioritize their spending and continue to tackle post-retirement benefit obligations,” the report said. With student debt on the rise, many young people are putting off buying a home, a reliable car and even getting married and having children.
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according to the U.S. Department of Education. Outstanding student debt has nearly tripled in the past decade. As of 2016, Ohio ranked first overall with the highest average student loan debt per capita at $5,700, according to Forbes. Pennsylvania ($5,690) and New York ($5,570) rounded out the top three. The national average student loan debt per capita is $4,920. For many graduates, student loans are becoming unmanageable. The average monthly student loan payment is nearly $400, and in Ohio many borrowers have payments that are more than 60 or 90 days past due. By 2023, nearly 40 percent of student borrowers are expected to default on their college loans. Loans generally go into default after roughly a year of nonpayment, wrecking people’s credit scores. According to a Pew Research Center survey, 22 percent of college graduates with student debt said they’re either financially struggling or “just getting by,” compared to 11 percent of graduates who had no college debt. The struggle many graduates face paying back their student debt is why college loans are a hot topic among presidential candidates. Here’s how some of the top Democratic contenders say they’ll tackle the enormous issue. BERNIE SANDERS: As with many of his policies, the Vermont senator is on the most progressive end of the spectrum. According to his 2017 “College for All” Act, he wants to make public colleges and universities free for all students with family incomes below $125,000, and he wants to straight-up forgive all student debt (nearly $1.6 trillion, affecting more than 44 million borrowers in all). Sanders would pay for his plan with a tax on Wall Street speculation. ELIZABETH WARREN: The Massachusetts senator released a plan this spring that would cancel up to $50,000 of debt for borrowers earning less than $100,000 per year, a total of roughly $640 billion. Like some of her challengers, she wants to make two- and four-year public colleges tuition-free. Warren has said she would pay for her plan with an annual “ultra-millionaire” tax on wealth over a $50-million threshold
JULIAN CASTRO: Like Warren, the former HUD Secretary has proposed partial student debt relief. He has said specifically that monthly payments on student loans should be “capped at zero” until the borrower is earning 250 percent of the federal poverty line. Castro also wants to increase aid to low-income students at HBCUs by far more than his opponents. KAMALA HARRIS: While student loan forgiveness and college affordability have not been central planks in the California senator’s platform, she has, in the past, aggressively gone after predatory for-profit colleges. She supported both Sanders’ College for All Act in 2017 and the Debt Free College Act of 2018 and supports allowing borrowers to refinance federal student loans at lower rates. JOE BIDEN: Joe Biden believes that “poor kids are just as bright and just as talented as white kids.” — Steve Neavling, Sam Allard
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HOW TO STAY SANE IN COLLEGE, ACCORDING TO NORTHEAST OHIO STUDENTS Perhaps nothing encapsulates the state of mental health among college students today more than the nets that were installed on gorge bridges across Cornell University’s campus in 2012, following the 2010 suicides of three students who jumped from bridges within a month of each other. Mental health issues among students loom high over the ivory
COLLEGE GUIDE tower, haunting its hallowed halls just as spectrally as institutional racism or patriarchy. This isn’t true just among the Cornells of the world: Research shows that mental illness is on the rise at colleges and universities across the country. According to data from the American College Health Association, in 2009, about 18 percent of American college students reported having been diagnosed or treated by a professional for a mental health condition. By 2018, that number had risen to around 30 percent. Meanwhile, cases of depression and anxiety alone skyrocketed during the 2010s. Over the nine-year period analyzed, the number of students diagnosed or seeking treatment for anxiety increased by nearly 13 percent, while those with depression did so by about 9 percent. The magnitude of these statistics, along with the increase in suicides
says the turbulent atmosphere of the current political climate has contributed to mental health issues among college students. “There’s so much debt, so many pressures,â€? she tells Scene. “The world’s always a scary place, but even scarier in some ways right now. All those things are real and are felt and have their impact on college-age kids.â€? If this all seems a little depressing, know that not all hope is lost. There are plenty of strategies and coping mechanisms that college students — and those who live with them — can use to keep their stress in check. The ďŹ rst is, in some ways, the most obvious. College students tend to get a bad rep for overusing drugs and alcohol, but often this is a way of relieving underlying feelings of anxiety and depression. “A lot of people see it as, ‘college kids are crazy,’ but it’s really just a
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lot of them getting their stress [out],� Bobby Edwards, a senior at Bowling Green University, tells Scene. “They get a chance to eliminate all that, even if it’s for three hours on the weekend, they get to let it all out.� While this may work out in the short term, it’s a well-known fact that using drugs and alcohol to cope with mental distress is a fraught solution. Thus, while it may be easier said than done, college students should pay special attention to their intake levels of drugs and alcohol. It sounds cliched, but this sort of behavior can seriously escalate given the right circumstances. “Personally I’ve heard at big
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universities families with a lot of wealth and good backgrounds where the kid has really hard drugs, prescription pills and stuff like that,” Jordan Simmons, a sophomore at Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C), tells Scene. “So that’s another thing too that can be very scary.” Exercise is an important destressor that people often forget about. Studies show that working out, even for just half an hour, can substantially relieve symptoms of mental illness. The same goes for meditation and mindfulness practices, which can reduce stress that can spiral into more serious mental health issues. Meditation is an especially good option for college students, because it doesn’t require venturing outside your dorm room (or apartment or shared living space). There are also plenty of mindfulness apps available for free that are designed to help you maintain a meditation practice, such as Headspace and Calm. Another thing Scene has heard from a lot of Northeast Ohio college students is the importance of doing what you love: that is, developing a passion, hobby or really anything that momentarily steers your attention away from the stressors of school. “You have to find your thing,” Simmons says. “That’s what will get you out of that. You gotta just switch it up. If something’s not working for you, don’t stay there.” In a similar vein, you should seek out the places where you feel most comfortable, where the people you vibe with are likely to hang out. Try to resist the urge to self-isolate. Of course, there’s always the dynamic duo of therapy and medication. Unfortunately, these are expensive and can prove inaccessible to many college students, especially those who are financially independent from their parents. Thankfully, most colleges in the area have on-campus counseling services that provide students with free therapy sessions, albeit a limited number. Thus, even if they’re not ideal, students should be sure to take advantage of these (free!) resources. Another great alternative to traditional therapy is Better Help, an online counseling platform that provides quality sessions at affordable prices. There’s also plenty of other psychiatric services available around Cleveland, including those at Cleveland Clinic Center for Behavioral Health and University Hospitals, among others. While it may seem obvious, one of the least-thought-of ways to stay mentally healthy is by simply talking about your experiences of
mental distress — with literally anyone. Not only does this help you get used to the idea of mental illness as a concept, but it also reduces the long-standing stigma that still pervades discussions of mental health in the U.S. “I’m very open about my mental health, and people around me tend to be more open about their mental health, because I start the conversation and I’m open about what my experience has been,” Harbury says. Time and again, communicating your struggles, especially to the people who you care most about, proves effective at lifting the burden and making you realize that you’re not in any way alone in battling mental illness. “Everyone’s going to go through something at some point,” Edwards says. “I think there’s a way we should make people feel more comfortable about it and not humiliate people about their depression and stuff like that. Cause it’s like, your mental health is everything.” — Evey Weisblat
*** NOW’S THE TIME TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THOSE HOT STUDENT DISCOUNTS IN CLEVELAND Whether you’re living on ramen or going hog-wild with daddy’s credit card, all students should absolutely take advantage of the college-specific discounts in Cleveland. Grab your student ID, a couple of drinking buddies (unless you’re under 21, of course) and check out these educational yet inspiring experiences. You won’t be a student forever ... hopefully.
Arts: Great Lakes Theater 1501 Euclid Ave., Suite 300 greatlakestheater.org Through December, the theater is presenting The Music Man, Julius Caesar and, as always, A Christmas Carol. Students can get deeply discounted tickets for $13, except for the theater’s bread and butter, A Christmas Carol, which is still $26 a ticket. The Cleveland Orchestra 11001 Euclid Ave. clevelandorchestra.com Join the Cleveland Orchestra’s Student Advantage program and most shows (at Severance Hall, Blossom Music Center or otherwise)
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are just $15 a ticket. That means you can experience one of the best orchestras on the planet for basically the same price as an actually good cheese pizza. Cleveland Play House 1407 Euclid Ave. clevelandplayhouse.com Students under 25 can pick up tickets at Cleveland Play House for as little as $15; Cleveland State University students can grab tickets for as low as $6. However, CSU tickets can only be purchased 90 minutes prior to the evening’s performance. Appearing on the stage through December are Into the Breeches!, Pipeline, Every Brilliant Thing and A Christmas Story.
Extra Credit: Cleveland Museum of Art and the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland These artsy eastside institutions offer free admission, our favorite price of all.
Learn Something: Cleveland Museum of Natural History 1 Wade Oval Dr., cmnh.org Students can see monkeys and dinosaurs and the stars for just $14 at this museum. Sure, that’s only a $3 discount, but better than nothing. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 1100 Rock and Roll Blvd., rockhall.com College students only have to pay
$24 to get in to see Michael Jackson’s glove, a $2 discount off of general admission. However, all Cleveland residents (with valid ID) can currently get into the museum for free. Northeast Ohio residents, with 440443 area codes, can roll in for just $21. Great Lakes Science Center 601 Erieside Ave. greatscience.com The center’s motto is “Stay curious.” And while the stop only offers a $1 discount to students, we know that kid part of you wants to check out the included NASA Glenn Visitor Center.
Technology: Technology companies are mostly out to bleed the world of money, but when it comes to students, some take pity. Adobe Creative Cloud offers discounts of up to 60 percent to students, and Windows computer users can get Microsoft Office for free. Amazon wants student business so badly they’re offering Amazon Prime for free for the first six months. Basically before purchasing anything technological, check to see if there’s a discount.
Movie Theaters: You probably already knew this from all those hot dates in high school, but movie theaters do offer student discounts. Depending on the location you choose, Regal and AMC theaters cost around $10 for college kids. And the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque’s screenings are only $7 for anyone under 25. — Laura Morrison
QUEER ON CAMPUS: A RESOURCE GUIDE Being queer in college can be a totally different experience than being queer in high school. Young LGBTQ people face considerable risks compared to their heterosexual, cisgender peers. In general, high schoolers who identify as LGB are nearly five times as likely to attempt suicide as straight students, reports the National Alliance on Mental Illness. And while LGBT people are more likely to complete high school and some college than those who are not LGBT, queer folks are less likely to earn a bachelor’s degree or obtain a post-graduate degree, according to a Gallup Daily Tracking survey. Luckily, resources are available to people of all ages, on college campuses and in surrounding communities. Allow this list to be a starting point for you; it isn’t comprehensive.
College Resources Maybe you came from a high school that didn’t offer many resources. Maybe you waited until college to come out. Maybe you are facing conflicts with family, or maybe you just need some extra support during college. Regardless, your school can often help you. Many Ohio colleges ranked high on the Campus Pride Index last year, which is determined based on factors such as policy, academics, housing, safety, health, recruitment, retention and more. Cleveland State University Campus Pride Index: Information unavailable Center: LGBTQ+ Center, located in Berkman Hall Room 211, lgbtq@ csuohio.edu. Student Organizations: Queer Student Alliance (QSA) Friends of Pride Highlights: Fourteen gender neutral restrooms on campus. Support groups such as LGBTQIA Student Support Hour and Trans Student Support are available. Friends of Pride focuses on suicide prevention. Case Western Reserve University Campus Pride Index: 4.5/5 Center: Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Center, located at Tinkham Veale University Center Suite 179, 216-368-5428.
THE FIVE BEST RESTAURANTS FOR THE COLLEGE BUDGET Dining out on a college budget sounds like an oxymoron. After room, board, books and beer, what’s left? Fear not, co-eds, for the Land of the Cleve is flush with economical dining options. When it’s our (admittedly limited) money on the line, we always go with ethnic food. Pupuseria La Bendicion 3685 West 105th St., 216-688-0338 Pupusas, Salvadoran street food consisting of thick corn tortillas stuffed with cheese and other ingredients, are delicious, filling and cheap. For just $4, you can dig into a pair of hot, cheesy and aromatic pupusas, which are fried to order on a slick griddle. They’re paired with curtido, a cabbage and carrot slaw, and salsa roja, a mild tomato sauce. Wonton Gourmet 3211 Payne Ave., 216-875-7000 Noodle soups like ramen, pho and Taiwanese beef noodle soup are meals in a bowl, but they also often exceed $10. Penny pinchers would do well to order the shrimp dumpling soup at Wonton. Priced around $7, this big bowl is brimming with shrimpstuffed wontons, tender egg noodles, bright greens and comforting broth. Zaytoon Lebanese Kitchen 1150 Huron Rd., 216-795-5000, zaytoonlebanesekitchen.com Zaytoon is a fast-casual version of a Middle Eastern restaurant, meaning that for the price of an appetizer at a sit-down spot, you can savor an entire meal. Consider the falafel plate, a wholesome platter flush with fried chickpea patties, brown rice, hummus, salad, pickled turnips, sauce and fresh-baked pita, all for less than a Hamilton. La Plaza Taqueria 13609 Lakewood Heights Blvd., 216-476-8000 We could easily blow the entire nest egg on tacos from La Plaza, but we don’t know when to quit. Normal folks enjoy three pitch-perfect tacos (we recommend the chorizo, barbacoa and lengua) and a trip to the salsa bar for less than 10 bucks — or roughly 195 pesos. Las Villas Deli and Pastries 3216 West 41st St., 216-651-9610 Few sandwiches satisfy as thoroughly as the Cubano, a hot, pressed, multilayer affair that packs more punch than a prizefighter. The version served at this smart new Puerto Rican bakery is exemplary, a crispy Cuban roll filled with roast pork, ham, Swiss cheese, pickles and mustard. The price? Six bucks. — Doug Trattner | clevescene.com | August 21 - 27, 2019
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John Carroll University Campus Pride Index: Information unavailable Center: Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion, located above the university bookstore, 216-397-4185. Highlights: Over 30 gender neutral restrooms. Resources for LGBTQ+ survivors of sexual violence are available through the Violence Prevention and Action Center. At the LGBTQ+ Speakers Panel, students, faculty and staff speak to an audience about various LGBTQ topics and their own journeys. Twelve discussion groups are offered, including Queer Without God, a group for non-believing LGBTQ students.
The department has marched in the Pride in the CLE parade each year since 2016, Michael Scanlan, the executive director of strategic communications, told Scene in an email. University Of Akron Campus Pride Index: Information unavailable Center: LGBT Equality Committee, part of the Women’s and Gender Resource Center, located at Schrank Hall North 58, 330-972-7008. Student Organizations: LGBTUA Pride in STEMM Gay Straight Law Alliance Highlights: Professional resources and opportunities are available for LGBTQ folks. For more information, visit the Women’s and Gender Resource Center’s website or the University of Akron website. Kent State University Campus Pride Index: 4.5/5 Center: LGBTQ+ Center, located in the Kent Student Center Room 024, 330-672-8580. Student Organizations: QUEST Mentorship Program KSU QGrad Pride! Kent Threads Trans*Fusion Fusion Magazine Highlights: Over 20 gender neutral restrooms. LGBTQ Studies minor. LGBTQ Library. QUEST Mentorship Program pairs queer graduates with current students. The LGBTQ+ Center has a brochure of resources tailored to non-students, as 664 community members visited the center during the last academic year, according to the center’s annual report. There are resources listed both on- and off-campus, in case folks can’t make it out to the Akron or Cleveland areas, said Ken Ditlevson, the director of the LGBTQ+ Center. — Alexandra Sobczak
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Disney’s The Lion King Some 90 million people around the world have seen Disney’s longrunning musical The Lion King. The play has won six Tony Awards, and it brings to life the story of a lion and the cub who’ll inherit his father’s kingdom. The musical features the work of Tony Award-winning choreographer Garth Fagan and some terrific songs by Elton John and Tim Rice. Tonight’s performance takes place at 7:30 at the State Theatre. The play runs through Sept. 1, and tickets cost $49 to $199. (Jeff Niesel) 1519 Euclid Ave., 216-241-6000, playhousesquare.org. FUNDRAISER
Laughter CAN Cure Fundraiser Some of Cleveland’s best-known comedians will be on hand for the American Cancer Society Cancer
Action Network (ACS CAN) annual Laughter CAN Cure fundraiser, which takes place at 7 p.m. today at Forest City Brewery. Michael Ivy will serve as the host for the event which supports ACS CAN’s mission to “end suffering and death from cancer.” Local comedians including Mike Polk, Mike Head, Deena Nyer Mendlowitz and David Horning will perform, and there will be a silent auction as well. Pre-sale tickets are available at fightcancer. org/laughtercancure and include one complimentary beverage ticket. (Niesel) 2135 Columbus Rd., 216-228-9116, forestcitybrewery.com. MUSIC
A Mad, Burning Desire An issues-minded musical ensemble, Burning River Baroque launches its season today with A Mad, Burning Desire, a show designed to shed light on “unconventional 17th-century women and issues surrounding mental health.” A Mad, Burning Desire tells the story of the first
English actresses who gained the legal right to act on the public stage in the early 1660s. Co-directors Paula Maust (harpsichord) and Malina Rauschenfels (soprano) will engage in dialogues with the audience about “how the perception of mental health issues in the early modern period directly relates to the stigma surrounding mental health in contemporary times.” Performances take place at 7 tonight at the Yellow Springs Arts Council in Yellow Springs; at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at a house concert in Cleveland Heights; at 7 p.m. on Friday at Art House, Inc.; and at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday at a house concert in Fairlawn. Other performances of A Mad, Burning Desire will take place in October. Find details on the website. (Niesel) burning-river-baroque.org. FOOD
North Union Farmers Market North Union Farmers Market returns to U.S. Bank Plaza today with an urban-desert oasis of fresh
and sustainable local farm foods. Come and stock up on the season’s best fruits and vegetables from 4 to 7 p.m. This NUFM location will be up and running each and every Wednesday through Sept. 4. Find out more on the website below. (Niesel) northunionfarmersmarket.org. COMEDY
Chris Porter The competition in the reality show Last Comic Standing can be fierce. So it’s impressive that comic Chris Porter finished third in Season 4. Porter has gone on to achieve some fame. He can be seen on his own “Comedy Central Presents” special and “Live at Gotham.” According to his official bio, his “raw energy and unique perspective has distinguished him as one of the elite comics in the industry.” Porter has a rather gruff delivery. He uses lots of slang and casually curses. In one bit about holding a door opening for “a pretty lady,” he jokes about how he seldom receives proper credit for being a gentleman. The Hilarities | clevescene.com | August 21 - 27, 2019
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GET OUT performance tonight begins at 7, and shows are scheduled through Saturday. Check the Hilarities website for ticket prices. (Niesel) 2035 East Fourth St., 216-241-7425, pickwickandfrolic.com.
concludes on Sept. 4. As always, admission is free, but the food will cost you. (Niesel) downtowncleveland.com.
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Rush: Cinema Strangiato 2019 Rush: Cinema Strangiato 2019 takes a closer look at several songs from the Canadian prog rock band’s 40th anniversary tour, including “Closer to the Heart”, “Subdivisions,” “Tom Sawyer” and more. The film also captures unreleased backstage moments and candid footage as well as previously unseen soundcheck performances of the fan-favorite “Jacob’s Ladder,” along with exclusive new interviews with Tom Morello, Billy Corgan, Taylor Hawkins, producer Nick Raskulinecz and violinist Jonathan Dinklage. The film even includes a new interview with singer-bassist Geddy Lee, who talks about his Big Beautiful Book of Bass. It screens tonight at 7 at the Capitol Theatre as part of the Cleveland Cinemas’ Rock Doc series. (Niesel) 1390 West 65th St., 216-651-7295, clevelandcinemas.com.
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Movie: Batman Live in Concert Boingo Oingo’s Danny Elfman scored the 1989 film Batman, and tonight at 8 at Severance Hall, the Cleveland Orchestra under the direction of conductor Ludwig Wicki will play the score live while the movie screens. Though it’s not a great piece of cinema, the film helped usher in a new era of superhero films. The program repeats at 3 p.m. on Sunday at Severance. Consult the orchestra website for ticket prices. (Niesel) 11001 Euclid Ave., 216-231-1111, clevelandorchestra.com. COMEDY
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Uptown Out to Lunch Series At today’s Out to Lunch concert, on Toby’s Plaza in the Uptown District, you can grab lunch from your favorite Uptown eatery and have a seat at the great picnic table while listening to local bands. Today, the local duo Shawn & Shelby performs from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The free concert series continues through Sept. 11. The schedule is on the website. (Niesel) 11440 Uptown Ave., universitycircle.org.
The first pitch is at 7:10 p.m., and the two teams play again tomorrow and Sunday. Tickets start at $15. (Niesel) 2401 Ontario St., 216-420-4487, clevelandindians.com.
Sherri Shepherd A daytime Emmy winner, comedian Sherri Shepherd executive-produced and starred in her own sitcom, SHERRI, on Lifetime and has made appearances in Less than Perfect, Everybody Loves Raymond, Joan of Arcadia, Suddenly Susan and The Jamie Foxx Show. She regularly jokes about getting old and has a bit about how her butt will simply “start switching” and about how she has trouble reading the fine print on a shampoo bottle. She performs tonight at 7:30 and 10 at the Improv, where she has shows scheduled tomorrow too. Tickets cost $25. (Niesel) 1148 Main Ave., 216-696-IMPROV, clevelandimprov.com. MUSIC
That Pärt Feeling: The Universe of Arvo Pärt Paul Hegemony directs That Pärt Feeling: The Universe of Arvo Pärt, a documentary film about the talented but reclusive Estonian musician who happens to be the most-performed living composer. The film includes plenty of well-crafted footage of performances of Pärt’s experimental compositions. Tickets cost $10, or $7 for CMA members. (Niesel) 11150 East Blvd., 216-421-7350, clevelandart.org. COMEDY
reality TV show America’s Got Talent. That victory launched a successful career, and Fator now holds down a residency in Vegas. Combining singing and ventriloquism, Fator gives his puppets distinctive personalities, distinguishing the live show. He performs tonight at 7:30 at MGM Northfield Park Center Stage. Consult
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the Cleveland Indians had to go up against the likes of the Houston Astros, the Los Angeles Angels, the Texas Rangers, the Minnesota Twins, the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, the team gets a break today as the lowly Kansas City Royals come to town for a threegame series at Progressive Field.
Wendy Williams & Friends Presents FOR THE RECORD ... UMM HMMM! Comedy Tour Slated to take place at 8 tonight at Connor Palace, Wendy Williams & Friends Presents FOR THE RECORD ... UMM HMMM! Comedy Tour, which promises to be an evening of “comedy and truth” with the popular talk show host. The lineup will feature comedians Carmen Barton,
Kristin Sivills, Mark Viera and Royale Watkins. VIP tickets allow you to sit in the first 10 rows and meet Williams. Check the Playhouse Square website for more info. (Niesel) 1615 Euclid Ave., 216-241-6000, playhousesquare.org.
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Blues Day Featuring Billy Branch and the SOBs Wille Dixon discovered blues harp player Billy Branch, and the man has gone on to great fame in the wake of Dixon’s discovery. He’s recorded 15 albums under his own name and has also recorded with Dixon, Johnny Winter, Keb’ Mo, Lou Rawls, Koko Taylor, Eddy Clearwater, Honeyboy Edwards, Syl Johnson, Lurrie Bell, Ronnie Baker Brooks, John Primer and Taj Mahal. He performs today at 3 p.m. at the Rock Hall as part of a special Blues Day event. Admission is free. (Niesel) 1100 Rock and Roll Blvd., 216-515-8444, rockhall.com. FOOD
Cleveland Garlic Festival Northeast Ohio is prime garlic-
growing territory, so it makes perfect sense to honor the stinking rose with its very own festival. A fundraiser for the North Union Farmers’ Markets, the Cleveland Garlic Festival features music, wine and beer vendors, food competitions, top chef grill-offs, and countless vendors peddling garlic-scented foods. The festival also rounds up many of the region’s best garlic growers, making the fest the best place for wannabe garlic growers to purchase this year’s planting stock. The event takes place today from noon to 8 p.m. and tomorrow from noon to 6 p.m. at Shaker Square. Admission is $9. (Niesel) clevelandgarlicfestival.org. MUSIC
INSTRUMENTAL At 7 tonight, the Shrine Church of St. Stanislaus will host a classical/ experimental concert featuring New York-based experimental composer Coleman Zurkowski. Dubbed INSTRUMENTAL, the concert is a piece for pipe organ, cello, viola, clarinet, flute, vocalists and electronics. Inspired by Gregorian chant meditation and medieval music, it aims to show how a venue can influence a performance in a “physical and metaphorical” way.
The purpose of this performance is to “provide a safe space for reflection through musical interpretation.” Tickets cost $10. (Niesel) 3649 East 65th St., 216-341-9091, ststanislaus.org. FUNDRAISER
It’s Always Sunny in Treehouse Today, an It’s Always Sunny in Treehouse fundraiser will transform the Treehouse into Paddy’s Pub in an event sure to appeal to fans of the TV show It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. The event takes place from noon to 4 p.m., and proceeds benefit A Special Wish Foundation, Cleveland chapter, a non-profit that grants wishes for children with lifethreatening diseases. Tickets cost $30, and the price includes a T-shirt and signature drink ticket. There will be Rum Ham sandwiches and Philly Cheesesteak menu specials along with signature cocktails like Fight Milk, Rum Punch, the CharDee MacDennis and the Wild Card draft beer. There will also be Flip-a-Delphia and Foosball competitions on the bar’s popular patio, where the winners will be crowned King or Queen of It’s Always Sunny in Treehouse. An additional prize will be awarded to the best-dressed It’s Always Sunny
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South Pacific in Concert Andy Einhorn conducts the Cleveland Orchestra as it gives an in-concert stage presentation of South Pacific featuring members of the Baldwin Wallace Music Theatre Program. The event begins at 8 p.m. at Blossom. Consult the Cleveland Orchestra website for ticket prices. (Niesel) 1145 West Steels Corners Rd., Cuyahoga Falls, 216-231-1111, clevelandorchestra.com.
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One World Day The Cultural Gardens have celebrated One World Day for 73 years, making it one of the area’s oldest continuously running fests in Northeast Ohio. The day features a Parade of Flags, tours of the gardens, a naturalization ceremony for new U.S. citizens, cultural performances, food from many countries and family fun. Last year, people from 37 different cultures marched in the Parade of Flags, many singing or playing music and dressed in folk costumes from their homelands. Expect a similar turnout for this year’s event, which takes place today from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Consult the Cultural Gardens website for more info. (Niesel) clevelandculturalgardens.org/oneworld-day.
Rock & Resilience Rock & Resilience, a special community event, takes place from noon to 4 p.m. today at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Inductee Ricky Byrd, formerly of Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, will be on hand to perform and talk about “the power music has to help people cope with challenges, heal from trauma, and connect with those around them.” The schedule of live performances is as follows: Guitars for Vets performs at noon; Angie Haze Project plays at 1 p.m.; David Smeltz and the Smeltztones take the stage at 2 p.m.; and a songwriters circle featuring Byrd, Kathy Valentine (musician, songwriter and member of the GoGo’s), Liberty DeVitto (formerly a part of Billy Joel’s recording and touring band) and Genya Raven (of Goldie and the Gingerbreads, and current SiriusXM DJ) brings the event to a close at 3 p.m. The group’s performance features an intimate conversation and songs that address both addiction and the recovery process. Following the songwriters circle, fans can meet Byrd, Valentine, DeVitto,
and Raven. The event is free, but a separate admission ticket must be purchased to tour the Rock Hall exhibits. Museum admission is free for members and Cleveland residents. Food and drinks are available for purchase from Rock Hall food trucks and the All Access Cafe. (Niesel) 1100 Rock and Roll Blvd., 216-515-8444, rockhall.com. FILM
Pete Seeger: The Power of Song Joan Baez, Johnny Cash and Arlo Guthrie, star in Pete Seeger: The Power of Song, a documentary film about the late Seeger, a folk singer, songwriter and activist who was once blacklisted and banned from TV for 17 years. The United Labor Agency and the North Shore Federation of Labor have sponsored this screening that takes place at 1:30 p.m. at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Tickets cost $10, or $7 for CMA members and card-carrying union members. (Niesel) 11150 East Blvd., 216-421-7350, clevelandart.org.
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Lunchtime Trivia This is the final week this summer for Lunchtime Trivia, held from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. on U.S. Bank Plaza. Last Call Trivia hosts this live show which allows teams to compete for prizes by answering trivia questions. Last Call games also incorporate a distinctive point wagering system, giving teams the ability to choose their own strategy which ensures every team has an equal chance to compete. Teams can range from one to eight players and prizes are awarded to the top teams at the event’s conclusion. (Niesel) East 14th St. and Euclid Ave., 216-771-4444, playhousesquare.org. MUSIC
Shit Show Karaoke Local rapper/promoter Dirty Jones and Scene’s own Manny Wallace host Shit Show Karaoke, a weekly event at the B-Side Liquor Lounge wherein patrons choose from “an unlimited selection of jams from hip-hop to hard rock,” and are encouraged to “be as bad as you want.” Fueled by drink and shot specials, it all goes down tonight at 10 p.m. (Niesel) 2785 Euclid Heights Blvd., Cleveland Heights, 216-932-1966, bsideliquorlounge.com.
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Dancing Under the Stars This is the final week for Dancing Under the Stars at U.S. Bank Plaza. Beginning at 6, staffers from Viva Dance will dish the salsa lessons; then it’s on to the dance party, with live music provided by Sammy de Leon y Su Orquestra. The dancing begins at 6:30 and continues until 9 p.m. Admission is free. (Niesel) East 14th St. and Euclid Ave., 216-771-4444, playhousesquare.org. DRINK
Tiki Tuesday While the warm weather still lasts, head over to Music Box Supper Club for Tiki Tuesday. All tiki drinks are just $6 and some of the food specials are $6 too. There’s even a playlist of classic Caribbean music from the ’40s and ’50s. The party takes place from 4 to 8 p.m. (Niesel) 1148 Main Ave., 216-242-1250, musicboxcle.com. FOOD
Truck Stop Tuesday Crocker Park in Westlake is home to Truck Stop Tuesday, a weekly food truck gathering that takes place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., thru Sept. 24, on Main Street. Needless to say, admission is free, but the food will cost you. You can find a lineup of upcoming food trucks on the website. (Niesel) 189 Crocker Park Blvd., Westlake, crockerpark.com. FILM
Walking on Water Walking on Water captures celebrated installation artist Christo as he constructs a pedestrian walkway (covered with yellow fabric) on top of Lake Iseo in northern Italy. The piece was first conceived decades ago by the artist and his longtime partner Jeanne-Claude, and the film shows just how complex its construction was. “It’s a very, very demanding project — it’s like a huge garden, and you have to keep everything in good order,” he tells his team at one point in the movie. It screens today at 1:45 p.m. at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Tickets cost $10, or $7 for CMA members. (Niesel) 11150 East Blvd., 216-421-7350, clevelandart.org.
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ART WITCH CRAFTS William Mortensen’s beautiful Witches portraits at Buckland Witchcraft Museum By Dott von Schneider Photo courtesy of the Stephen Romano Gallery
IF YOU ARE AT ALL A FAN OF vintage Hollywood, photography, technique, history or just really want to see some fantastic portraiture, you will find it all in William Mortensen’s Witches, now on view at the Buckland Museum of Witchcraft and Magick (2155 Broadview Rd.), in the Old Brooklyn neighborhood. As we entered, we expected the work to be spread out, but it was on one wall and installed salon-style. In doing so, the museum did a wonderful service to the late artist and his art. You may not have heard of Mortensen. There was a campaign by other photographers to wipe his name from history books. Ansel Adams referred to him as “the Anti-Christ,” presumably for his unorthodox technique. Before Photoshop and Instagram filters, there was William Mortensen, master of photo manipulation. Using abrasion, metal chrome, color pigmenting, prismatic and all-color processing, Mortensen created a body of work from the grotesque to the sublime. Reportedly, the infamous filmmaker Cecil B. DeMille gave Mortensen his first job as the still photographer for his film King of Kings. He then went on to become a giant in Hollywood, shooting for the magazine Vanity Fair and creating portraits of some of the greatest names at that time (the 1920s to ’40s). Schooled as a painter at the Art Students League in New York City, Mortensen was influenced by the Old Masters, which is quite evident in Witches. What we cannot escape in these portraits, aside from their hypnotic gaze, is the raw power and emotion that Mortensen has exorcised from his subjects. In the highly potent portrait “Madame LaFarge,” for example, he captures the shape-shifting widow as she shrieks out into the void. Her hair cascades in front of her shoulder to her bosom; her hands clutch tight to a short wall. It’s a wild scene. “Ho Ho Off to Sabbath” looks like an engraving more than a photograph. This keen nude portrait of a witch riding her broomstick is elegant and gushes with motion as the beautiful figure hovers above the sharp spires
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“Untitled (Courtney with Headdress)” is on view at the Buckland Museum.
of buildings beneath. Two great examples of Mortensen’s genius with photo manipulation are “The Old Hag with Mask” and “The Old Hag with
images to be the truth. Mortensen is clearly at one with his technique in “The Tantric Priest” and “Jezebel,” which so incredibly resemble paintings it’s difficult to
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retrain the eye to recognize these works as photographs. We examined these pieces for a very long time and could not figure out how he created
them. Finding inimitable beauty in the grotesque is a key motivation in the artist’s work, of course. “The Old Hag with Skull” and “The Old Hag with Skull and Scrying Bowl” also held our attention as we studied the face of the old hag. Her mouth slightly ajar, she looks as if she is reanimated from the dead in these incredible portraits. Finally, we have “Untitled (Courtney with Headdress)” with her widow’s peak balancing the peak of the headdress. Her face is the epitome of symmetry. Her eyes stare right through us, peering into our soul. She looks like she is about to deliver an incantation to end all incantations, but doesn’t need to. The strength of this portrait is fabulous. In the documentary, Monsters and Madonnas: The World of William Mortensen, narrator Vincent Price refers to photography as a land of extremes and bondage to a particular time and place. Witches takes us to those extremes. According to one of his models, the actress Jeanne Craine, Mortensen worked 14 hours per day. While that may seem like a long day to most, in order for the artist to pull exactly what he wanted, those long days were a necessity. Witches is a gathering of photographic portraits that are not large. They appear to be the standard 8-by-11-inch size and yet they feel huge. This can be attributed to those long hours Mortensen labored over each piece, as if he was conjuring each image’s spirit from within. This is one of the top exhibitions we’ve seen this year and we love that it is so intimately delivered. No wonder Ansel Adams felt threatened. William Mortensen took the intimate and made it larger than life, and his techniques have influenced photographers and artists to this day. Witches is on view now through Nov. 3, in collaboration with the Stephen Romano Gallery (2155 Broadview Rd.)
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PEANUT BUTTER BLISS Down syndrome story is feel-good movie of the year By Sam Allard THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON, starring Shia LaBeouf, Dakota Johnson and newcomer Zack Gottsagen, is a heartwarming summer flick that instantly becomes, and should remain with some ease, the feel-good film of the year. Centering on the friendship between a man with Down syndrome (Gottsagen) and a hard-up fisherman on the run (LaBeouf), the film borrows from Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn to tell a story that’s both modern and ageold. While it may not do for mental disability what Huck Finn did for race, the story is nevertheless a triumph. Falcon’s success starts and ends with its cast, the beating heart of which is Gottsagen. He plays Zak, a young man who’s been abandoned by his family and finds himself in a nursing home on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Zak dreams of becoming a professional wrestler, and nightly watches grainy videos of a small-time regional celebrity known as the Saltwater Redneck (Thomas Haden Church), with whom he aspires to train. Zak shares his dreams with a crusty roommate, Carl (Bruce Dern), and pleads for freedom from his nurse, Eleanor (Johnson), a woman to whom the locals refer derisively as a “college girl.” That’s better than what Zak is called: the dehumanizing
R-word. Nearby, Tyler (LaBeouf) is beefing with local fishermen, including one portrayed by his majesty John Hawkes (Winter’s Bone), a necessary staple of rural and swampland cinema. Tyler is racked by guilt and pain from the sudden death of his older brother (Jon Bernthal), and angry at the hopelessness and directionless-ness of his life. When he sets thousands of dollars worth of gear on fire in a vengeful rage, he’s got to make a dash to Florida, where he plans to start over. On the way he meets Zak, who’s on the run from the nursing home — and hiding, in his underpants, on Tyler’s boat — and the two join forces. It’s not long before Eleanor is on their tail, and Tyler convinces her to continue their quest with them. This merry, unlikely band promptly and continuously teach each other lessons about life and friendship on their way to see the Saltwater Redneck, who assumes the rough dimensions of the Wizard of Oz. The story is, of course, emotionally amplified when you learn that it’s not only adapted from Huck Finn, but also Gottsagen’s life story. Gottsagen, 35, dreamed not of becoming a pro wrestler but a pro actor, and with his mother’s tireless advocacy, enrolled in
a performing arts school in Florida. Filmmakers Tyler Nilson and Mike Schwartz saw Gottsagen in the 2014 film Becoming Bulletproof, about actors with disabilities, and were so impressed with him and his work that they built Falcon around him. One doesn’t intend to patronize, but his performance in the film is a testament to its message about the extraordinary abilities of people with disabilities. “Down syndrome won’t stop me,” Gottsagen told People magazine this month. “I knew I could do it. It was hard sometimes, but I knew if I worked hard, I would do a good job, and I did. I’m really proud of myself.” But the message of Peanut Butter Falcon is not empty “anyone can do anything” pap. The film often forcefully reminds us that while people with disabilities can’t do everything, they are human beings who can do a lot of things, including make choices. In one scene on the raft — just like in Huck Finn, Tyler, Zak and Eleanor find themselves floating down a river to evade their pursuers — Tyler tells Eleanor not to baby Zak, not to coddle him. Eleanor’s words and actions come from a desire to protect, but they sometimes make Zak feel like a child. “There are some things you’re
never gonna do,” Tyler tells Zak in another fireside scene. “You’re never gonna be an NBA basketball player, you’re never gonna swim in the Olympics. You’d sink right to the bottom. But that’s because you’re all muscle. You’re strong.” Scenes like this one could become overly preachy and sentimental if deployed without care. But this film isn’t merely trying to be a “heartwarming tale about people with disabilities.” It also happens to be a rollicking adventure flick about a couple of outlaws. And there’s nothing more fun than a couple of goodnatured outlaws. A rich bouquet of supporting characters (including Dern, Hawkes, Bernthal, the rapper Yelawolf and former pro wrestler Mick Foley), a pitch-perfect folksy soundtrack and the beaches and swamps of the Outer Banks lend to Peanut Butter Falcon — named in honor of Zak’s wrestling alter-ego — a folktale vibe. And like the best folktales, Nilson and Schwarts’ film is one to learn from and one to savor. The film opens Friday in wide release.
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EAT EVERYTHING’S IRIE At Omar McKay’s Jamaican Kitchen, taste and originality pave way for expansion By Doug Trattner Photo by Emanuel Wallace
I DON’T RECALL WHO FIRST tipped me off to Omar McKay’s soul-satisfying Jamaican food, but I am forever indebted because the odds of stumbling upon it were zero to none. Situated in the food court of a moribund shopping mall, flanked by the likes of Auntie Anne’s Pretzels and Charleys Philly Steaks, Irie Patties owned the distinction of having the worst location in the nation. But after a few bites of that electric jerk chicken, life-altering braised oxtails and comforting steamed cabbage, the depressing setting faded into the horizon. Despite the challenges that existed all around him, McKay knew he was onto something. He clung to life thanks to word-of-mouth referrals and a robust catering business while he planned his escape from Richmond Town Square. Hope and salvation arrived in the form of a lease on a small brick-and-mortar shop on East 185th Street. McKay painted the sunny corner spot in the traditional colors of red, yellow and green, loaded up the coolers with grapefruit-flavored Ting soda, turned up the reggae and changed the name to Irie Jamaican Kitchen (621 East 185th St., 216-350-6112). But the changes did not stop there. McKay recognized that to many local diners, Jamaican food remained as exotic a cuisine as Ethiopian. So, in addition to creating a colorful, approachable environment, he repackaged his authentic Caribbean fare into the now-familiar fast-casual wrapper of bowls, wraps and take-out boxes. “I didn’t see anybody doing it at the time,” explains the prescient McKay. To McKay, the food simply is home cooking, the types of meals that he helped his mother prepare back home in Trelawny Parish, just outside Montego Bay, Jamaica. After resettling in Northeast Ohio and graduating from high school, McKay burnished his cooking skills with a culinary arts degree from Tri-C. After moving from restaurant kitchen to restaurant kitchen, concocting the occasional islandstyle dinner special, the chef struck out on his own.
The food at Irie Jamaican Kitchen achieves an ideal balance between authentic and unique. McKay’s fiery jerk chicken recipe is composed, just like Mom’s, of onion, garlic, cinnamon, allspice, Scotch bonnets and heaps of thyme. But the meat is served off the bone, a concession to local diners. That jerk chicken, along with staples like curry chicken, curry shrimp and oxtails, can be enjoyed traditionally alongside the customary warm cabbage, rice and peas, and plantains or “Jahpotle” style as a wrap or bowl. “Some people might be uncomfortable trying Jamaican food for the first time, but if you put it in a wrap or bowl, everybody gets it,” says the chef. Marketing and PR, the third leg of this successful stool, has been capably handled from the jump by wife and partner Debra Drobnic, who manages all of the restaurant’s social media feeds like a pro. In a couple weeks, McKay will open his second Irie, bringing Jamaican food to Cleveland’s west side. Like the original, this one
will be located in a small space that once was home to a Royal Castle hamburger shop (4162 Pearl Rd.). If it operates at all like the shop on East 185th, the petite 700-squarefoot spot will feed upwards of 200 customers per day. That efficiency, not to mention the quality of the food and the passion of the man preparing it, caught the attention of Brian Seitz, president of acquisitions at Hillcrest Foodservice, a Cleveland-based distributor. While his company does not invest in restaurants, it does support them in countless ways, whether by providing fair pricing, suggesting point-of-sale systems, helping to calculate food costs or promoting them through Eat Local Ohio, a social media account that highlights local independent eateries. “Entrepreneurs like Omar are the ultimate type of neighborhood catalyst,” he explains. “The more you eat at a local place, the more likely that ecosystem is going to thrive.” According to Seitz, the sky is the limit for Irie Jamaican Kitchen, a concept and brand he envisions
taking the local and regional market by storm. “He’s really a trendsetter,” Seitz adds. “I think this concept will catch on wherever you put it. To watch these places grow from one unit to two units to five units — it’s amazing, and that supports their family and employs people in the community. It’s really the American dream.” Omar is taking those words of support to heart. In addition to the upcoming Shop No. 2, plans already are in motion for a third location, likely on the east side of town, with sights set on even bigger things down the road. For a guy from Trelawny who launched his business at a dying suburban mall food court, things are looking pretty irie. “I got a good thing going, that’s why I want to jump on expansion,” says McKay. “One day I want Irie Jamaican Kitchen to be a household name — and I think it can be.”
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FOR THE PAST SEVEN YEARS, Ian Herrington has been working at On the Rise bakery in Cleveland Heights, where he has risen to the position of head baker and production manager. Come summer of 2020, he will roll all of that experience into a bake shop of his own. “I’ve been working toward this goal for probably about a year now,” Herrington explains. “I’ve lived in the city for seven years now and I’ve wanted to bring a bakery to the west side for a long time. Adam [Gidlow, owner] at On the Rise has been very supportive.” Leavened, as the bakery will be called, will take up residence on the ground floor of the Tappan, a fourstory, 95-unit mixed-use property currently being built at Scranton Road and Auburn Avenue. The project is the latest from the team at Sustainable Communities Associates, the group also responsible for the Fairmont Creamery, Mueller Lofts and Wagner Awning Building, which sits directly across the street. When it opens next year, Leavened will offer a full line of artisan products like naturally leavened loaves, croissants, Danishes, brioche buns and many others. Those items will be available for purchase at the retail shop, but also at bulk to wholesale accounts. “I’m getting an oven that is big enough for me to grow into, so I can pick up wholesale business as the bakery picks up,” he says. The bake shop will also function as a small dine-in cafe serving coffee and espresso drinks. Herrington says that he is considering adding some lunch items like grab-and-go sandwiches.
Ohio City Galley Names Replacement Concept for Departing Rice Shop Last month we learned that two tenants would be departing Ohio City Galley a little sooner than planned. Now we know what will be replacing at least one of them. The Rice Shop, an Asian-fusion rice bowl concept, recently vacated the contemporary food hall and bar after chef-owner Anthony Zappola, who also operates Lox, Stock and Brisket (13892 Cedar Rd., 216-4718175) in University Heights, stated that the demands of running two different spots on opposite sides of town had become too burdensome. Now we’ve learned that Forest City Steaks will assume his space. The menu offers a mix of salads, flat breads and signature cheese steaks, built with shaved ribeye, provolone and a “wiz spread” on a genuine Amoroso bun. Other versions feature house-made pastrami, Swiss and kraut, and a vegan option consisting of “sausage,” caramelized onions, and faux cheese on a pretzel roll. Poca, the regional Mexican eatery from chef Michael Nowak, will continue serving until early September, at which point it will be replaced with a new concept. The other two operators, Tinman and Sauce the City, will remain until the end of the year as planned, at which point they will be swapped out with new eateries.
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that I was sometimes standing on the stage or beside the stage. We had no intent of making anything that sounded great.” Fishel ran out of tape and had to buy more from a photo store. He even might have recorded over some noteworthy performances. “The tragic part is that I can’t find the recordings of Sleepy John Estes, the country blues artist,” says Fishel. “I’m not sure if I recorded over them. Luckily, when my tape ran out on the last evening on Son House, a guy who just retired as a professor at Brown University had a tape of that performance, and we licensed that. And for the Otis Rush set, the tape malfunctioned. The recording on the collection comes from the benefit for the 1970 festival that Otis ARLIER THIS MONTH, THIRD MAN played. It was a challenge. Bob Frank [of the local Records released a deluxe edition of live swing band Blue Lunch] also had some photos.” tunes from the Ann Arbor Blues Festival Fishel’s tapes, long thought to be lost, have that took place in 1969. The two-volume been restored to capture the electric energy of the reissue marks the festival’s 50th anniversary. landmark concert. Fishel produced the album with While the Ann Arbor Blues Festival doesn’t carry the help of his son Parker, who was the impetus the same cache as Woodstock, it’s still culturally behind the release, and the project was coordinated relevant and the release provides an in-depth by Third Man co-founders Ben Blackwell and documentation of it. Ben Swank. Both volumes include never-beforeAs the story goes, a small group of bluesseen photographs, artist biographies, an exclusive obsessed University of Michigan students presented reminiscence from Jim Fishel, and extensive liner the festival that was held from August 1 to August notes by Parker Fishel, Sophie Abramowitz and 3, 1969, at Fuller Flatlands at the University of David Beal. Michigan-Ann Arbor. “When [Parker Fishel] went off to Columbia One of the student promoters, Clevelander John University, he was working at WKCR and started Fishel, enlisted his teenage brother Jim Fishel to going through my boxes in my basement,” says help record the festival, and those tapes are the Fishel. “He found these tapes. I knew about them, basis of the reissue, an enormous undertaking that but I hadn’t thought twice about them. They were includes expanded liner notes filled with photos and these tiny 3-inch reels from this lousy Norelco text. recorder. He said, ‘Can I take this back to the station “My brother was the entertainment chairman and listen to it?’ I said, ‘Yeah.’ That was the start of and co-promoter of the festival,” says Jim Fishel, this project. My son would send us dubs and said we who adds that he originally became a blues fan after shouldn’t ruin them by equalizing everything.” meeting B.B. King through local singer-guitarist Parker Fishel originally planned to play the Robert Lockwood Jr. “He promoted it, and I drove up recordings as a part of a special one-day-only event from Cleveland not expecting it to be great. I went at WKCR. There was a management change and with six classmates [including James Emery, who’d they never aired. Seven years ago, they took the go on to become a noted jazz guitarist] from Shaker tapes to White Stripes singer-guitarist Jack White Heights High. The whole theme of the festival was to see if he’d want to reissue them on his Third Man that the black blues artists were the innovators.” Records. Using a small Norelco tape recorder from set to “We went to Nashville [to see White], and five set, Fishel and his friends took a field recording-like minutes into the conversation, he said he loved it,” approach and simply let the quarter-inch tape roll. says Fishel. “I told him the back story about how I “The two things I grabbed at the last minute had been a teenager in Cleveland and went to the before I left for the festival were my recorder and my festival because my brother, who had graduated Kodak camera,” says Fishel. “I just wanted to have from Shaker Heights High in 1966, was a promoter.” some mementos. There were lots of artists whose The release features 24 previously unheard songs sets I wanted to listen to again. The hard part was from acts such as Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters, B.B. that we were running around that entire festival, King, James Cotton, Son House, Magic Sam, T-Bone and you could tell from the quality of the recordings Walker, Junior Wells, Big Mama Thornton, Clifton
Chenier, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Pinetop Perkins, J. B. Hutto & His Hawks, Roosevelt Sykes, Luther Allison, Otis Rush, Big Joe Williams and Charlie Musselwhite. “I like how Roosevelt Sykes leads it off,” says Fishel when asked about his favorite tracks on the album. “I had never really listened carefully to him and he was singing his double entendre songs. He had people in rapt attention. Then, when B.B. King arrived, he got supercharged for his set when he saw the other artists. He said it was like a homecoming. He followed Sykes around. He played a ferocious set. Some of the people like Luther Allison were so raw. He was not the most technically proficient, but he had natural showmanship. James Cotton, who I had seen twice at [the defunct Cleveland club] La Cave was such a showman that he jumped off the stage. It was just a rockin’ thing.” Fishel says that when Son House began to sing, “people stopped dead in their tracks.” “Perhaps the greatest performance of them all — and it’s the only thing that has come out previously — is Magic Sam’s performance,” says Fishel. “We felt beholden to [label owner] Bob Kester and gave him the Magic Sam performances for Delmark Records, which still has robust sales. The set was completely over-the-top. The sad thing is that [Magic Sam] died shortly after the concert.” The collection will also be available in a special edition featuring two single-color (one blue, one red) printed jackets with complementary colored vinyl, a 58-page book with transparent vellum inserts, a short recollection from John Fishel, diecut reproductions of his original festival booking notes, a full-size reproduction of Jim Fishel’s festival program on newsprint paper that includes nearly every artists’ signature, a reproduction of the original festival tickets on various colored papers and a reprint of the original festival poster on silver metallic paper. The package will also include 13 reproductions of original news articles and ads on newsprint paper housed in a hand-stamped envelope. It all comes in a telescoping box printed on the same silver metallic paper as the poster reproduction with poster art on the cover. “The festival was a touchstone,” says Fishel. “[Singer-guitarist] Bonnie Raitt talks about how this was like Woodstock for the blues. Woodstock was ridiculous on lots of levels, and I wish that I was there, but this festival was the first festival dedicated to black performers — other than Charlie Musslewhite, whose band was three quarters black. The whole idea was to expose a wider demographic to the real musicians that others were just copying. B.B. King once said to me that many white guitarists have the feeling for the blues, but you have to have lived it to play it.”
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Akron’s Lowsiders have evolved into a self-proclaimed ‘psychedelic weird rock band’ By Jeff Niesel
IN THE PRESS RELEASE THEY sent out about their forthcoming debut album, Can’t Stop the World from Spinning, the Lowsiders, a psychedelic garage-rock act out of Akron, describe their music in a manner befitting their Northeast Ohio roots. They say their music is “wrought from the concrete and rust of post farmland parking lots and shopping strips, the rattle of coal and salt filled box cars, and the ghosts of rubber and steel.” It’s a unique — but appropriate — description of the band’s music. The band — guitarist Nathan Edmunds, bassist Matthew Warner and drummer David Taggart — first formed when Edmunds and Warner began looking to expand from a duo. “Matt Warner and I started playing together a couple of years ago,” says Edmunds. The band performs with Time Cat and See Creatures at 8 p.m. on Saturday at the Rialto Theatre in Akron. “I wanted to record a record, so I was looking for musicians through any means possible. I met Matt [Warner] online. We had played for a short period of time and had started working on songs. It turned into me trying to put out a record of songs and that turned into a full-fledged band.” Initially, the guys recorded a
four-song demo at Edmunds’ old farmhouse. “It has high ceilings and wood flooring and a lot of character, and I thought it would be cool to record there,” he says. “We mixed in studio but recorded at the house. We released four songs, and we did a generic release on Bandcamp. The [zine] The Devil Strip down here reviewed it, and we re-recorded those four songs for the full-length.”
this psychedelic weird rock band with a mainstream sound from the standpoint that it’s verse and chorus melody kind of stuff, but we get weird on our pedal boards. We like Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin and that kind of stuff.” Nate Bucher mixed and mastered the album at the Akron Recording Company. Edmunds, Ben Patrick and Nate Bucher all contributed to the engineering.
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For Can’t Stop the World from Spinning, the band also went through a lineup change, and it took a more esoteric approach to the songs. “Initially, when I was going to put this record out, I had said I wanted to do an apocalyptic folk album,” says Edmunds. “I was listening to more traditional woodwind instruments and folk and bluegrass and old rock ’n’ roll. Matt [Warner] listens to all the great classic rock and progressive rock and indie underground. He’s really a music lover. We evolved into
The album’s title comes from a lyric in the album’s last song. Disc opener, “End Times, Pt. 2,” sets the tone for the LP, which lives up to the billing as “apocalyptic folk.” The song’s pummeling drums, woozy vocals and gentle guitar riff give it a hypnotic, cinematic feel. “I was knee-deep into The Walking Dead when I wrote it,” says Edmunds when asked about the tune. “I came up with that guitar riff, and I thought it would be the perfect vibe for The Walking Dead. I’ve had a penchant for end-of-the-world stuff and literature. The songwriting
took a long time for me because I always write these guitar parts that I can’t play. I was zoning out and practicing the same riff over and over.” The songs have a psychedelic edge but remain accessible thanks to their melodic undertones. “Someone once dubbed us ‘psychedelic blues,’ and at the time, I was still clinging to the folk label, but I’ve accepted that,” says Edmunds. “I’m not a great guitar player. I started out on rhythm guitar. I know the pentatonic blues scale, and that’s about it.” The upcoming Rialto Theatre concert represents a release party for Can’t Stop the World from Spinning. “The Rialto is a really cool venue,” says Edmunds. “The bands playing with us that night are really great. See Creatures are a true psychedelic band. Nate Butcher is their main songwriter, and he mixed and mastered our songs. Time Cat is an Akron staple. They’re a professional band and really solid. There will be a postparty too, and we’re really excited for it.”
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The Accidentals/The Ohio Weather Band: We last saw the Accidentals on their tour with Keller Williams in early 2016. And we were happy to catch them as they found themselves in the midst of a years-long odyssey on the road. The show was great and, honestly,
they’ve pretty much been touring ever since — with no plans to slow down. The trio returns to Cleveland this week to showcase their chops and show off the material from their latest studio album, aptly titled Odyssey. It’s worth noting, if only because it’s such an interesting and obvious fact about the band, that musicians Sav Buist, Katie Larson and Michael Dause are only in their 20s. And they’ve been relentlessly touring for several years at this point. (Eric Sandy) 8 p.m., $15 ADV, $17 DOS. Beachland Ballroom. The Adicts: 8 p.m., $25 ADV, $30 DOS. House of Blues. Avejing Group: 7 p.m., $12. Bop Stop. Cock E.S.P./Zitsquatch: 9 p.m., $10. Now That’s Class. Ted Ganger: 8 p.m., $15. Nighttown. Hieroglyphics - Third Eye Vision Anniversary Tour/Muamin Collective/DJ Nuera: 9 p.m., $23 ADV, $25 DOS. Grog Shop. Kellie Loder/Diana Chittester: 8:30 p.m., $10 ADV, $12 DOS. Beachland Tavern.
Riders in the Sky: 8 p.m., $25-$35. The Kent Stage. The Smithereens with Marshall Crenshaw: Way back in the late ’80s and early ’90s, the Smithereens broke big out of their native New Jersey. Songs such as “Only a Memory,” “Blood and Roses” and “A Girl Like You” effectively channel ’60s pop; their catchy choruses and sharp hooks helped the songs crossover from college to commercial radio. The band’s track record in the ’00s has been spotty at best. At one point, before he passed away in 2017, singer-guitarist Pat DiNizio held down a gig on the Vegas Strip where he performed Confessions of a Rock Star, a show that featured songs and stories from throughout his life. The band rolls into the Music Box tonight with singer-songwriter Marshall Crenshaw taking DiNizio’s place. Reviews of the show have been generally positive and note how Crenshaw & Co. used the show to pay tribute to the late DiNizio. (Jeff Niesel) 8 p.m. Music Box Supper Club.
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say, and they’re spot-on. The Modern Electric has consistently kept crowds in Cleveland (and elsewhere) dazzled with their brand of “cinematic pop.” It’s all of a piece with these guys, and one often feels like a wonder-struck Ed Norton in a long-forgotten Wes Anderson flick when listening to their stuff. We check in with the band every now and then, and they lately released their album, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, as a set of instrumental tunes. It’s an even more honed sense of cinematic enjoyment. (Eric Sandy) 8:30 p.m., $10. Grog Shop.
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writes songs that, as he puts it, rest “where folk, blues and country music intersect.” He originally played guitar in numerous bands throughout high school but started his solo career about 10 years ago after gravitating to the music of Elliott Smith, Tom Waits, Townes van Zandt and Bob Dylan. “I just really like the lyrical content of Dylan,” he says. “And I don’t know how I got turned onto Elliott Smith, but I’ve dug deep into his stuff. His music is Beatles-esque at times and is arranged really well and adds an instrumental element that I’ve tried to emulate a little bit.” A LO-FI DEBUT: Martin released his debut album, Somewhere You’d Rather Be, in 2014. “I recorded it at a couple of different houses and was really into the lo-fi element,” he says. “I was into live performance takes, and that first record was really raw. As long as I was happy with the songs, that was fine with me.”
songs. “He did the engineering and mixing, and we shared production duties,” says Martin. “He helped me move the songs in different directions and we had a really collaborative working relationship.” WHY YOU SHOULD HEAR HIM: The gentle
folk ballad “Born in a Grave,” the first single from From Here to All of Time’s Entire, finds Martin practically whispering his way through an acoustic song that features a bit of light piano and harmonica. “It’s influenced by really old folk songs,” he says. “I like how the verses don’t fit the narrative but give you an overall picture. You can hear that in a lot of Dylan, especially on his recent stuff, from Time Out of Mind through Tempest. He has employed that same lyrical style. One line doesn’t follow another, but you get this overall vibe. I wrote it right after the first record came out. It came out all at once. As somber as it is, I intend it to be a more hopeful thing. It’s about keeping going because life can be shitty sometimes.” WHERE YOU CAN HEAR HIM:
codyjmartinmusic.com. THE FOLLOWUP ALBUM: He started writing
the songs for his new album, From Here to All of Time’s Entire, when he was on a self-booked tour. “When I got back from that tour, I threw the songs together until I had a bunch to go into the studio with,” he says. He went to a Hocking Hills cabin to record some of the tunes. Locally based producer John Finley, who also worked on Martin’s first album, helped him fine-tune the
WHERE YOU CAN SEE HIM: Cody J. Martin performs with Ray Flanagan & the Authorities and the Ohio Weather Band at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 24, at the Auricle in Canton.
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I’m a male in my late 50s. I went to a urologist for my erection problem, which was helped with ED medication. But orgasms are very hard to achieve, and the ED medication does not seem to make orgasms any easier to have. My girlfriend appreciates the erections, but I would also like to climax. This is very frustrating. Any advice? — Pills Inhibiting Lusty Loads
require a whole line in my profile to run through all the terms! As the person who famously crowdsourced “pegging,” I was hoping you could work your magic and get everyone to agree on a nonbinary term that works for all sexual identities. — Having One Reliable Name What’s wrong with “unicorn”? Unicorns — the mythical beasts — can be female, male, or, I suppose, genderless or genderfluid. They can be anything we want them to be, HORN, since we made them up. And while the term first came into use to describe bi women who weren’t just open to having sex with an established, opposite-sex couple, but open to committing to a couple and forming a poly triad, there’s
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Is there a regional difference between people who use the word “come” versus people who use “jizz”? I personally only use the word “come” and rarely hear anyone use “jizz.” Do people not use “jizz” or do they just not use it where I live? — Seeking Pretty Unnecessary Niche Knowledge I’ve seen maps that track regionalisms like “soda” versus “pop,” SPUNK, but I’ve never seen one tracking “come” versus “jizz.” Seems like something a sex-positive linguist might want to jump on.
tits and dicks both sag with age, which is why push-up bras and push-up pills were invented. no reason men and/or nonbinary folks who are interested in the same — hooking up with and forming relationships with established couples — couldn’t identify as unicorns, too. But are you a unicorn? People began to call those bi women “unicorns” because they were hard to find and everyone, it seemed, was looking for one. People interested in simply playing with couples aren’t anywhere near as hard to find.
Tits and dicks both sag with age, which is why push-up bras and push-up pills were invented. And while ED meds do make it easier for a guy to get an erection, they can also make it more difficult for a guy to climax. Upside: You last longer. Downside: You may sometimes have sex without climaxing. Or you can shift your perspective and try to see this downside as a secret upside: Sometimes you get to enjoy sex without climaxing — and next time, when you do climax, you’ll blow a bigger load.
I’ve recently begun to experiment with a few kinky friends. One of them is a voyeur who is super into bukkake. I’d be open to a group bukkake scene, but how do I avoid contracting an STI? — Anonymous Assistant
I am a bisexual man who’s active in the sex-positive community, and I love playing with couples. I was updating my Feeld profile to reflect this desire, but I realized there’s no consistent term for a male unicorn. So I listed “Male/Stag/Stallion/ Minotaur/Pegasus,” various terms I’ve seen people use. WTF, it shouldn’t
“On me, not in me” was a safesex message crafted in the earliest, darkest, most terrifying days of the AIDS Crisis — and a bukkake scene, which involves multiple men ejaculating on one person, is all about “on me,” which makes it relatively safe. So long as you’re careful not to get anyone’s come
I’m a 46-year-old man and I recently met a 31-year-old woman. We have not had PIV sex yet, but we have enjoyed several nights of cuddling, spooning, etc. as the relationship progresses. She has made it very clear she wants our first time to be a fairy-tale evening, so we have yet to take things past mild foreplay. Plot twist: After two nights of us sleeping together, I realized she’s a sexsomniac. She had no idea until I told her, and she barely believes me. But if I put my arm around her to cuddle when she’s asleep, she immediately sexually responds to the skin-to-skin contact. On two occasions she’s performed oral on me. I’m not complaining, as this is quite possibly every guy’s dream. My question is around consent when dealing with situations like this. — She’s My Dream Girl Unless your new girlfriend gave you permission to initiate skin-toskin contact in the middle of the night — unless she not only didn’t have a problem with the first blowjob you accidentally triggered but
explicitly gave you the go-ahead to trigger more — you have already and repeatedly violated her consent. If she doesn’t want to do more than cuddle or spoon when she’s awake, you shouldn’t be manipulating her into blowing you when she’s asleep. Most people who are partnered with sexsomniacs prefer not to have sex with their partners when they’re unconscious, but some do — with their sexsomniac partner’s prior consent. It’s a gray area, because an unconscious person can’t offer meaningful, enthusiastic, ongoing consent. But unless there are details you’ve omitted — details like your partner saying, “I blew you in my sleep? Really! Neat! I’m happy to keep doing that!” — stop initiating skin-to-skin contact when she’s asleep or stop pretending you care about consent. (You should care about consent and you should stop.)
I’ve been seeing a guy. We’re not really “boyfriend and girlfriend” and we’re not exclusive. Last night, him and my best friend and I were all hanging out in his bedroom. After a while, I went to sleep on the couch in the living room and left them in the bedroom. When I woke up, they were having sex. I had told them both it was okay for them to have sex with each other, but I didn’t expect them to do it when I was just in the other room. — Unwelcome Personal Surprise Enraging Totally You’re not exclusive, UPSET, and you gave this guy and your best friend permission to fuck, and … they fucked. But you got something out of it, too: You learned an important lesson. Namely, no one can read your mind. If you give someone permission to do something with someone else sometime, and both those someones are sitting on a bed, you need to bring up any and all additional conditions before falling asleep on the couch in the next room.
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