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DANEHY THE AMERICAN FLAG IS MINE, TOO

By Tom Danehy

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ON THE MORNING OF THE FOURTH of July, I went in the laundry room and retrieved our American flag. I had rolled it around its stick after I took it down in the late afternoon on Flag Day. I’ve been meaning to mount a permanent flag, high up on our garage with proper lighting at night.

I walked to the front of the house, unfurled the flag and placed it in its holder.

As I was doing so, this guy from down the block drove by and slowed down. I recognized him. He lives by one of the main exits to our subdivision. He had a big Trump sign in his yard a couple years ago and he has the “Lets Go Brandon” — bad punctuation and all — sticker on his truck’s back bumper.

I’m sorry, but I can’t understand the TikTok-level dumbassery of the “Let’s Go Brandon” thing. If you have something to say, just say it.

He slowed almost to a stop, staring at me. Finally, I made a two-handed, palms up motion toward the flag, like an emcee saying, “Here they are…the stars and stripes!” He drove off.

It reminded me of something that happened a few years back. I used to do a Saturday radio show with the late Emil Franzi. We argued about politics for three hours and had a grand old time. One time, I went to the (much-hated) community mailboxes and a woman came up to me and sneered, “You’re that liberal, aren’t you?”

I said, “Naw, I’m just one of them. We’re everywhere!”

The thing is, we liberals are everywhere. And conservatives are everywhere and MAGA people (who are absolutely not conservatives) are everywhere. It shouldn’t be that big a deal.

Maybe I should tell that guy I’m just as much an American as he is. I love this country as much as he does. I respect the flag as much as he does. I certainly respect it more than the knuckleheads who bastardize it (change its colors, mess with its stripes) just to make a cheap political point.

Assuming he votes as often as I do — which is always — it’s almost a sure thing that we cancel each other’s votes.

Big deal. My wife has probably canceled out my vote more than once over the decades. What’s important is that we vote.

Admittedly, there was a time when I was sorely bothered by the thought of someone who didn’t have a clue about issues or policies or history who was canceling out my vote. I mean, did this other person take the time to learn all 27 amendments to the Constitution? Heck, did he/she even know that there are 27 of those things?

But now I know that it’s not important.

All I can do is be the best citizen I can be.

I can hate all over the vile racist that he — for some reason — has chosen to revere, but I’m not going to hate on him. It’s like what I tell the girls on my basketball team about the kids on the other team. They’re our opponents; they’re not our enemy.

Unfortunately, it’s highly likely that he sees me as an enemy. He and I probably listen to the same vulgar right-wing crap on the radio. I do it for perverse entertainment; I want to see just how many lies the morning guy will tell in the time it takes me to get to the gym. The guy hears the same lies and accepts them as truths.

That gives me hope, that can change but it probably won’t happen anytime soon. The Wall Street Journal recently reported that more than two-thirds of all right-wing radio talk-show hosts are pushing the false narrative that the 2020 election was “stolen.” It absolutely wasn’t.

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You might try to claim that it was, but if you do, you’re either a nincompoop or a liar. There are no other options. Either you’re too stupid to understand how things work or you’re smart enough to know better but you’re just lying for fun and profit.

Joe Biden won the election by 7 million votes. Were those all stolen? And even going by the Electoral College (the dumbest system ever!), Biden still beat Trump by the exact same margin that Trump, in 2016, declared to be a landslide.

Of course, the ginned-up outrage focuses on two states — Georgia and Arizona — that used to vote Republican but didn’t this time. The outcomes were somewhat surprising, and the respective margins were close, but there is no evidence of widespread voter fraud. However, this drives me crazy, what with all the math morons.

Even if the Democrats could snap their fingers — or give the finger — and tell the Trumpers that they can magically have the electoral votes from Georgia and Arizona. It would no longer be a landslide, but Biden would still win. So why can’t they just take that ass-whuppin’ and go home?

As I was putting the flag away that night, I figured that the next time I saw that guy, I might wave and say hello. It couldn’t hurt. I can’t hate on that guy. I don’t even know him — yet.

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SURVEY: VOTERS CARE ABOUT SCHOOL FUNDING, NOT POLITICS Katya Mendoza

Tucson Local Media

A SURVEY PRODUCED BY THE Arizona-based advocacy group, Education Forward Arizona (EFA), found Arizona voters prioritize education reform over politics.

The nonprofit, nonpartisan organization promotes statewide educational advancements for all levels of education.

EFS polled a group of 500 Arizona voters who would “likely” turnout to vote in the upcoming midterm elections.

The study group consisted of a balanced variety of people who were asked open-ended questions about what they felt were the biggest issues facing education.

EFA sourced HighGround Public Affairs to facilitate the survey in May, and found that over half of Arizona voters polled are pessimistic about the state’s overall direction with education.

“Despite this overall sense of pessimism, voters want something to be done to support education,” said Rich Nickel, president and CEO of Education Forward Arizona in a statement.

Participants were asked what their primary concerns were regarding the state’s education system: 123 respondents said underpaid teachers; 120 said underfunded schools, and 70 said the lack of qualified teachers.

Only 50 out of 500 respondents had concerns about controversial subject matter such as critical race theory, gender identity and sex education.

“There are a lot of candidates talking about issues that are much lower down the priority list when it comes to what voters would like to hear,” said Paul Bentz, senior vice president of research and strategy at HighGround Public Affairs.

Other key findings include 90% of voters prioritized schools having quality teachers and principals, and 88% strongly supported students’ proficiency in math and reading by the end of third grade.

K-12 funding is too low, according to 66% of voters, and they said they believed so for the last five years.

“It’s not a risky proposition to invest more money in K-12, because the voters overwhelmingly support it,” Bentz said.

Overwhelmingly, 78% of voters said they believe that teachers are underpaid and want to know more about how candidates will address educators’ pay.

The survey, which was completed before state budget discussions, showed more than 54% of voters would rather invest money into the education system instead of offering continued tax cuts to state residents.

Arizona’s public schools are grossly underfunded, the state is ranked 48th in the nation for education spending, according to a recent U.S. Census Bureau report. The 2023 Fiscal Year Executive Budget for Arizona seeks to increase investments over the course of the new fiscal year.

Voters also prefer children to have quality leaders, educators, proficiency in reading and math, and increased opportunities for career and technical education (CTE) for students.

The EFA survey expands upon research from the nonprofit, nonpartisan organization Center for the Future of Arizona’s (CFA) Arizona Voters’ Agenda’s survey of Arizona voters across the political spectrum with a history of electoral participation. The CFA survey asked what voters want from political candidates.

“When the president isn’t at the top of the ticket, voter turnout is lower,” Bentz said.

The consulting firm projects that voter turnout will be at about 60% with an older, more Republican electorate. The minority political party that is not in control overcompensates with participation in elections.

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WHEN TRAVEL WRITER Clark Norton was preparing to write his book, “100 Things to Do in Tucson,” some called it an impossible feat.

“Sometimes somebody coming in fairly new to a situation can bring a fresh perspective to it,” Norton said.

“I’ve talked to many Tucson natives who have said I can’t imagine that there are 100 things to do, I think I’ve proved otherwise.”

And he did. He recently released the guidebook’s second edition with Reedy Press.

Norton settled in Tucson with his wife about seven years ago and hasn’t run out of things to do. Just a few short years after moving to the Old Pueblo, he decided to research his first guidebook.

With new restaurants coming in and take-out establishments shuttering, Norton found the need to update the tome.

“That was a little, a little bit of a dicey situation right there,” Norton said.

One of Norton’s favorite events in the book is on page 43 — the magic show “Carnival of Illusion.”

He was worried this magic show wouldn’t find a venue and cease to perform during the pandemic. Luckily, Norton said, Roland Sarlot and Susan Eyed found their place at the Grand Parlour in the Scottish Rite Cathedral, 160 S. Scott Avenue.

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Points, and Feast. Norton also updated the tourist attractions section with the Gem and Mineral Museum inside the newly renovated Pima County Historic Courthouse, 115 N. Church Avenue.

“The Historic Courthouse looks amazing. It’s beautiful,” Norton said.

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findings from two-thirds of the sample group said they would choose candidates based on their plans, not on factors such as political affiliation or ideology.

Voters also identified education among the top three most important issues facing the state and most important issues to discuss.

“Education is instrumental for the future success of our state,” Burke said.

“The 2022 statewide election is consequential to Arizona’s future,” said Amanda Burke, executive vice president of CFA. “The purpose of this research is to not only create awareness but also build a positive agenda that focuses on solutions and counter the narrative of division and polarization.”

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For issues to be included on the Arizona Voter’s Agenda, at least 50% or more of the sample size had to “strongly agree.”

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New documentary shares laughter through tears

By Katya Mendoza Tucson Local Media

THE FORTHCOMING DOCUMENTARY “Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down” traces the former congresswoman’s journey since the January 8, 2011, shooting that resulted in a traumatic brain injury.

Part somber, part humorous, the film, due in theaters July 15, is sometimes shocking.

During a tour of their home, they made a pit stop in their kitchen and reached into the freezer. Among the frozen sliced mangos and empanadas, is a blue plastic Ziploc container marked “Do not discard.

Not trash.”

It was a piece of Giffords’ skull.

“Sera, sera,” Giffords says. “Whatever will be, will be,” her husband, Mark Kelly, adds.

“It was pretty emblematic of their whole attitude toward Gabby’s injury,” said documentarian Julie Cohen.

“There’s really no subject for this couple that is beyond figuring out a way to make light of because if you don’t deal with these challenges with humor, you might just become crunched down by them.”

Giffords, a recent Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, saw her life change in a supermarket parking lot that day when the up-and-coming politician was shot at point-blank range by Jared Lee Loughner.

But “Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down” isn’t a documentary about that day. It’s about her legacy.

Cohen and Betsy West — the team behind the documentary “RBG” — pieced together a nonlinear “feminist love story” about the former congresswoman’s road to recovery.

It dives into her relationship with former astronaut husband-now senator Kelly. The couple, who built successful careers in their own right, have joined forces in “bridge-building” politics and national gun reform.

In the film’s opening, Giffords says, “so many people hurt.” On screen, footage

showed her carefully placing white flowers on the National Mall for a memorial honoring gun violence victims.

In 2013, she co-founded the research and advocacy group Giffords with a mission to end gun violence. It came after the Sandy Hook SUBMITTED PHOTO Elementary School shoot- Gabby Giffords gives a speech in an archival scene from “Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down.” ing.

A YOUNG PERSON WITH “A lot of people died, always connected the Tucson legend. to them,” she says. “Grateful to survive.”

Music provided Giffords an entryway GREAT IDEAS Her goal after recovery was to return Giffords is actively recovering from to language, as aphasia affects differaphasia, a language disorder caused by ent areas of the brain across both hem- to Congress. Giffords was a well-known brain damage. Despite her difficulty with ispheres, said Angie Glynn, Giffords’ centrist with a “kindred spirit” and an auspeaking, the filmmakers focused on Gif- speech pathologist during the film. Lan- thenticity that appealed to those on both fords’ voice in the film. guage affects the left hemisphere of the sides of the aisle.

“When you meet her, you get ‘Gabi“Despite the fact that she has language brain. difficulties and aphasia, she is still an ex“When there’s been damage to the lan- fied,’” said Ron Barber, former congrestraordinary communicator,” Cohen says. guage center, there are still music centers sional staffer.

Originally registered as a Republican, Giffords’ intelligence and cognitive ca- within the brain that are still preserved,” Giffords switched her affiliation to Dempabilities are unaffected by her diagno- Glynn said. sis. She’s quick witted and the words are Giffords’ musical inclinations go fur- ocrat in 2000, before running for office in on the tip of her tongue. ther than trivia. She plays the French the Arizona State House of RepresentaWest and Cohen display Giffords’ in- horn. Music therapy allows her humor tives. After serving a term in 2001, she terpersonal interactions and direction and personality to shine, despite her was elected to Arizona State Senate in of conversations through other means of struggles with perseverations, or repeti- 2002 and again in 2004.

“She had the energy and ambition to communication, such as touch and sing- tions of specific words or responses. ing.

She struggled with repeating the word, go really far in politics,” said former President Barack Obama in the film.

Perhaps one of Giffords’ lesser-known “chicken.”

On January 9, 2011, the day after the skills is her vast knowledge of ’80s pop There is no denying the film’s sentimusic. mentality, thanks, in part, to Kelly’s direc- “Congress on Your Corner” event, she “We had no idea she’d be bursting into torial decision to record Giffords’ journey and Barber were supposed to fly back song so frequently,” West said during a toward recovery. A montage of home vid- to Washington, D.C., to “plan her next move.” She was to meet with a fertilidirectors’ Q&A after a private film show- eos added a special touch to the film. ing at the Loft Cinema.

“I thought at some point whether it was ty specialist the following Monday in To aptly show this side of Giffords, the a year or 10 years later, Gabby was going Bethesda.

The 2011 shooting is one of Tucson’s directors exceeded their music licensing to want to see what she went through,” darkest days. The shooting at her cambudget.

Kelly said during the film.

“We couldn’t resist because the songs Perhaps one of the more intimate paign office’s 21st meet-and-greet killed were so beautiful and appropriate,” West scenes in the film is a captured moment six, including Giffords’ outreach director, said. of frustration, as Giffords’ clings to her Gabe Zimmerman, Federal District Court Chief Judge John Roll and 9-year-old The music selection was indeed fitting. speech therapist.

If the Talking Heads’ “And She Was” “Frustration is a normal part of the Christina Taylor Greene.

Giffords and the other victims were doesn’t encapsulate Giffords’ tenacity, grieving process when you’ve had an inthen John Denver’s “Take Me Home, jury like this,” Glynn said.

Country Roads,” surely pays tribute to GIFFORDS CONTINUES ON PAGE 9

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GIFFORDS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 transported to University Medical Center (now Banner University Medical Center) after the shooting. Eighteen days later, she was transferred to TIRR Memorial Hermann, a Houston rehabilitation hospital in Houston, where she spent the next five months.

Meanwhile, Kelly was training as commander of Final Flight Six of Space Shuttle Endeavour, mere months before launch. He had spent about 14 years prior training as an astronaut.

The filmed cued David Bowie’s “Space Oddity,” as Giffords and Kelly put on their respective helmets ahead of their missions.

Kelly was to dock with the International Space Station and Giffords needed a cranioplasty, a procedure to replace the part of her skull that was removed after a craniectomy, the removal of bone.

ROAD TO RECOVERY

Seven months after the shooting, Giffords returned to the Capitol to vote in favor of raising the debt ceiling. She received a standing ovation.

Kelly retired from the Navy and NASA after his final flight and Gabby stepped down from public service. Both returned to Tucson to focus on her recovery.

“At the heart of Gabby and Mark’s rela-

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Gabby’s acumen about connecting with people and also the humor of his wife deliberately giving her husband advice,” West said.

Kelly is up for re-election in August.

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“Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down” is directed by Julie Cohen, left, and Betsy West.

tionship is a profound friendship, (with) common values, common purpose and a love of humor,” West said.

The two were ambitious and independent individuals who supported each other’s endeavors. After the shooting, their “feminist marriage” worked for them, splitting time between Houston, Florida, Washington, D.C., and Tucson.

Feminist love stories are on brand for West and Cohen’s storytelling. Similar to “RBG,” there are commonalities between

Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Marty Ginsburg and Giffords and Kelly, including the overwhelming support offered by the husbands.

Since the shooting, Kelly has cared for Giffords and eventually threw his hat in the political ring with his wife beside him.

“After he was elected, we have a scene that we love with Gabby giving Mark advice about how to deliver his maiden speech to the Senate that shows both

In 2013, Giffords and Kelly attended Loughner’s sentencing, which resulted in jail without the possibility of parole.

“Jail, jail, jail. Mentally ill,” Giffords said in the film.

It’s been 11 years since the shooting, the film showed neither Giffords’ nor Kelly’s spirits have been broken.

“I love to talk, I’m Gabby, and I’m so quiet now,” Giffords said in the film.

Maybe slightly quieter: when the two aren’t traveling on Kelly’s campaign trail, the two are traveling throughout the United States, pushing for bipartisan gun reform.

The producers hope viewers of the thought-provoking film will admire the couple’s relationship and learn what it takes to live with a traumatic brain injury, Cohen said.

“We hope that people will be a little ‘Gabified’ from experiencing this extraordinary person,” West said.

“Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down” In theaters Friday, July 15

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FANTASTIC FOOD FRENZY Tucson City of Gastronomy certifies new group

By Tom Leyde

Tucson Local Media

A NEW GROUP OF TUCSON-AREA restaurants, artisans, retailers and caterers have been certified by Tucson City of Gastronomy.

The certifications were announced June 27 at a private event at Pueblo Vida Brewing Company on East Broadway in Tucson.

Forty-five restaurants, 21 artisans/retailers, and four caterers were recognized and celebrated as certified by Tucson City of Gastronomy. Looking for great locally produced food and drink? Check out the Tucson City of Gastronomy website. There, you can click on each business to learn more about them.

On December 15, 2015, Tucson became the first UNESCO City of Gastronomy designated in the United States, joining the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN).

UNESCO is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organ-

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Left, Tumerico chef Wendy Garcia; above, Tumerico plato vegan carne seca.

ization. It seeks to build peace though international cooperation in education, sciences and culture.

Tucson City of Gastronomy is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. It began its certification program in 2020.

Businesses that apply for the two-year certification must fit in one or more of these categories: • A locally owned restaurant or food artisan.

• Attest that foods are made from scratch in their kitchens.

• Keep the Southern Arizona food heritage alive.

• Support the local food economy.

• Have communityminded, sustainable, ethical and fair business practices.

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Big breakfast burrito from Anita St. Market.

“Tucson has an amazing food scene,” said Dr. Jonathan Mabry, execu-

tive director of Tucson City of Gastron- foods, creating dishes that taste amazing omy. “The whole goal of the program is and are good for you—mind, body and to recognize these food businesses that soul.” are really leading by example in terms of Seis Kitchen uses only sustainably supporting the local food economy, sup- sourced fresh fish, seafood and local porting our food heritage.”

Arizona-grown beef. It also offers only Using sustainable innovative food cage-free, naturally raised, antibiotic-free practices, taking good care of their em- poultry. ployees and giving back to the community are also considered when making the FOOD FRENZY certifications, Mabry said.

CONTINUES ON PAGE 11 Applicants can be located anywhere in the Southern Arizona foodshed, Mabry said. “We often think of it as Baja Arizona,” he said.

Earning a City of Gastronomy certificate is not based on the popularity of an applicant’s food, but more on the positive direction the businesses have taken in the Tucson-area culinary economic sector, Mabry said.

Barrio Charro, for instance, makes sandwiches made on house-baked Azteca bread made daily from Barrio Grains’ White Sonoran wheat and non-GMO corn flour.

Corralie Satta of Ghini’s said, “My philosophy of Ghini’s is to emphasize freshness and simplicity. We only SUBMITTED PHOTO use whole and locally grown Exo Roast’s Crisol Bar.

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What does a business gain from having a Tucson City of Gastronomy sticker in its window? There are many benefits, Mabry said.

First, they get increased media attention and this attracts more customers.

The businesses are promoted on the Tucson City of Gastronomy website and on social media. The group also produces a large email newsletter and prints rack cards to guide Tucson visitors to the businesses.

The Southern Arizona Visitors Center also promotes the businesses. Additionally, they are featured during Sonora Restaurant Week, the annual Tucson Cocktail Challenge and other culinary events during the year.

A field archaeologist, Mabry said he enjoys being part of Tucson City of Gastronomy.

“I love my job steering this nonprofit that is leveraging this very prestigious international designation to benefit the community and also to be a model within the UNESCO-created cities network,” he said.

Tucson is the only City of Gastronomy that has a business certification process and other cities are looking at it as a model, Mabry said.

“Visit Tucson has thousands and thousands of emails annually from people planning to visit who have seen something about UNESCO ... and asking

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Above, the certifications were unveiled June 27 during a private event at Pueblo Vida Brewing Company on East Broadway in Tucson. Right, patrons were treated to a spread of food to celebrate.

where to eat,” Mabry said. “I saw this as an opportunity to create this program that will guide these visitors and locals to which food businesses I should give my business to. The tagline for the whole program is uniquely local, responsible and delicious.”

THE 2022 CERTIFIED BUSINESSES Restaurants • 5 Points Market & Restaurant • Ajo Farmers Market and Café • Anello • Aqui Con El Nene • Aravaipa Farms Orchard & Inn • Barrio Brewing Co. • The Black Top Grill • Blue Willow • Boca Tacos • Charro Steak & Del Rey • Charrovida • The Coronet, Nightjar and Meyer Avenue Café • Cup Café • The Delta • El Antojo Pablano • El Corral • El Guero Canelo • El Merendero

• Exo Roast • Feast • Ghini’s • La Chaiteria • LaCo Tucson • The Little One • Mama Louisa’s • Maynards • Micha’s • The Monica • The Parish • Pinnacle Peak • Proof • PY Steakhouse • Reforma • Rollies Mexican Patio • Saguaro Corners • Seis Kitchen • Taco Fish • Tacos Apson

• Taqueria Pico de Gallo • Ten55 • Tito & Pep • Tucson Tamale Co. • Tumerico • Union Public House • Zio Peppe Artisans and retailers • AZ Baking Company • Anita Street Market • Barrio Bread • Borderlands Brewing Co. • Callaghan Vineyards • Carlotta’s Kitchen • Chilttepica • Desert Prov • Dolce Pastello • Iskashitaa Refugee Network

• Maiz Tucson • Mano Y Metate • Mora Condiments • Oatman Farms • Popped Artisan Popcorn • Sky Island Spice • Ten55 • Tirrito Farms • Travis Peters Fermented Hot Sauce • Tucson Tamale Co. • Whiskey Del Bac Caterers • Feast • Gallery of Food • San Xavier Co-op Farm • Si Charro Catering SUBMITTED PHOTO

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Broad Edge Calligraphy for Beginners.

Calligraphy is one of those things that would be really cool to learn, but I always feel like I wouldn’t know where to start?

How do I get from someone whose handwriting is… uh… utilitarian… to being the go-to friend when people want fancy invitations written out for their event? This two-day class might just be my (and your) ticket to the good life! It goes over basics ranging from how to hold the pen and set up your paper to beginner strokes, letters, word spacing and letter connections.

You’ll leave with plenty of practice under your belt, as well as a path forward.

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 16, and Sunday, July 17, Catalyst Art & Maker Space, Tucson Mall, 4500 N. Oracle Road, Suite 110, saaca.org/about-catalyst.html, registration require, $135.

Joe Bourne and Friends. Award-winning vocalist Joe Bourne is originally from Massachusetts, but these days he’s well known in European circles for his jazz-, blues- and spirituals-influenced popular music. Come let him capture your heart in this performance as part of SAACA’s summer jazz concert series. Tunes like “Stormy Monday Blues,” “Dhat Dher” and “Misty” will strum jazz fans’ heartstrings.

And his showmanship in everything from bossa nova songs to a Nat King Cole tribute just could make a jazz fan out of anyone.

5 p.m. Thursday, July 21, La Encantada Shopping Center, 2905 E. Skyline Drive, saaca.org, bring your own chairs, free.

HUB Sorbet Cider Flight Night. You know what the world needs more of? Sorbet and cider pairings. Not only does it sound delicious, but both are gluten free and vegan, so you can invite your friends without trying to remember which ones of them don’t eat carbs and animal products. Try the prickly pear lemon cider with prickly pear sorbet, the passionfruit rose cider with mango passionfruit sorbet, or the PB and strawberry jelly (nitro) cider with the red berry sorbet. Why did none of us think of this before?

6 to 9 p.m. Friday, July 15, Bawker

Bawker Cider House, 400 N. Fourth Avenue, bawkerbawker.com, $25.

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“Tall Tales: Legends of America.” The tales of Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill and John Henry are coming to Live Theatre Workshop’s Children’s Stage this summer, via a beautiful combination of puppetry, shadow work, folk songs, movement and even original music. We’ve all heard the tales of these folk heroes. However, this original production — written and directed by Richard Gremel and with music written and adapted by him and David Ragland — brings them to life in a whole new way.

Bring the kids to revisit these stories about lending a helping hand, standing up for others and always showing determination.

7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays July 15 through July 31, Live Theatre Workshop, 3322 E. Fort Lowell Road, livetheatreworkshop.org, $10 for kids and $12 for adults.

“Pretty Woman: The Musical.” A college professor of mine once said that, though she considers herself a staunch feminist, she couldn’t deny that she sometimes fantasized about Richard Gere sweeping her off her feet into a life of luxury like in the movie “Pretty Woman.” This beloved love story has been made into a musical and is now coming through town via Broadway in Tucson. Starring Tony Award nominee Adam Pascal and rising star Olivia Valli, the show is directed and choreographed by Tony Award-winning Jerry Mitchell, who brought us “Hairspray,” “Kinky Boots” and “Legally Blonde.”

Various times, Tuesday, July 19, to Sunday, July 24, Centennial Hall, 1020 E. University Boulevard, broadwayintucson.com, tickets start at $25 Sizzling Summer Sounds. It’s the second and final weekend of the Invisible Theatre’s summer cabaret series, featuring worldclass, air-conditioned entertainment. At 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 14, Rob Boone, Christine Vivona and Katherine Byrnes present “I Love Paris! A Bastille Day Celebration!”

They will have everything from Piaf to Porter to feed your fantasies of a Parisian summer. At 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 15, and 2 p.m.

Saturday, July 16, Armen Dirtadian, Betsy Kruse Craig and Daniel “Sly” Slipetsky present “You Gotta Have ‘Hart’ — Gershwin and Porter Too!” This show will be Too Darn Hot. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 14, to Saturday, July 16. Invisible Theatre, 1400 N. First Avenue. invisibletheatre.com. $40 general admission, discounts available.

Summer Safari Nights: Bird is the Word and Reptiles Rule. According to several of the results on the first page of a Google search, birds are technically reptiles.

News to me! Come celebrate the scaly skin and colorful feathers of some of Reid Park Zoo’s smaller residents this weekend at this evening event. Visit the animals, attend keeper chats and play games with Ready, Set, Rec. If you get hungry or thirsty, grab dinner and a cold drink.

Adults can enjoy live music by Star Alliance while the kids ride the Cox Jungle Carousel.

5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, July 16, Reid Park Zoo, 3400 Zoo Court, reidparkzoo. org, $10.50 adults, $8.50 seniors, $6.50 kids 2 to 14, free for zoo members and kids under 2.

Cool Summer Nights at the Desert Museum: Mad About Monsoons. Did you see that study out of the UA recently that said the smell of desert rain can be good for your health? No wonder we love monsoons so much here in the Old Pueblo.

Come learn about monsoons, desert skies, fluorescent minerals and Sonoran wildlife at this event in the cool of the evening.

You can also visit the stingray touch exhibit, the Packrat Playhouse and several art galleries. And don’t forget to order the night’s specialty cocktail, a Desert Storm!

6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, July 16, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, 2021 N. Kinney Road, desertmuseum.org, $24.95 GA, $22.95 seniors, $21.95 military and AZ/Sonora residents, $13.95 youth aged 3 to 12, free for kids and members, other discounts available.

The Bans of Bash. Feeling helpless and sad? Here’s one fun thing you can do to help: Attend this fundraiser for Planned Parenthood of Arizona at Tucson Hop Shop. Admission is free, but donations to support reproductive freedom are encouraged. The event features speakers from Planned Parenthood AZ, goods from local artists, live screenprinting by Tanline Printing, tattoo flash sales by Haunted Hands, food trucks, live music by DJ Shelby Athouguia and plenty more! Let’s get out there!

5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, July 16, Tucson Hop Shop, 3230 N. Dodge Boulevard, free admission, tucsonhopshop.com.

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MAKE FUN OF MO? SHE’LL BEAT YOU TO IT.

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By Linda Ray

Tucson Local Media

WE WANTED TO HONOR Mo Urban for her 100th show. Alas, she blew right past it. She’ll host her 104th at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 16, at BlackRock Brewers, 1664 S. Research Loop, 200. It’s free.

In truth, July 16 at BlackRock is merely the 104th show she has promoted on Facebook. Even she doesn’t know how many she’s created and performed in.

She’s been making people laugh her whole life.

“I used to do imitations of Steve Martin,” Urban said, describing a childhood remarkably steeped in comedy. She added that her family used comedy to cope with a lot of trauma that affected her young life.

“I have a goofy family! My brother’s hilarious. My sister’s really fun. My mom (now age 76), her wit is so quick! I wish I were that quick.”

“We grew up watching ‘Saturday Night Live’ on TV, and my brother and I would listen to vinyls of Richard Pryor and watch VHS tapes of Howie Mandel and Eddie Murphy,” Urban said.

“I liked the feeling in my belly when I laughed, and I liked making other people laugh.” She said that even as a kid she liked to try to make people laugh when they were unhappy. “It was a personal challenge. I could lighten the mood if things were tense at home, or I could make a joke about myself so nobody could make fun of me. I liked beating them to the punch.”

As a social worker, her ability to lighten the mood might be her most useful skill next to listening. In comedy it signals that she ought to find a stage.

“I heard it from my mom and a lot of different people, ‘You should do comedy,’” she said. “So, I went to an open mic.

This guy there was stressed because he’d forgotten his material. He went up and just said, ‘I always wanted to do this, but I don’t know what I’m doing’. That was my

inspiration. I was like, if that guy could get up there, I could do it.”

Very soon, Urban felt intimidated by what she felt was male dominance over Tucson’s comedy scene.

“I was very bright eyed and bushytailed,” she says. “I just wanted everybody to like me. But then I thought ‘This is not OK.’ There are hardly any women, and the comedy is very problematic. I heard someone say one time, ‘Don’t tell a rape joke around Mo.’ And I was, like, ‘Don’t tell a rape joke anywhere, ever.’ I got a lot of kickback for being vocal and saying, ‘I’m not OK with this comedy.’” She said that even some women pushed back.

As soon as things began to feel safe after the COVID-19 shutdown, Urban began collaborating on an open mic that would welcome women and others whose lives and cultures might not otherwise be represented in the Tucson comedy scene.

The result was Lady Ha Ha, co-created and produced with fellow comedian Priscilla Fernandes. “It’s an open mic,” Urban says, “for the rest of us.” The Lady Ha Ha mic at 7 p.m. Wednesdays at The Rock.

Urban also teaches standup comedy at Tucson Improv Movement, where TIM Executive Director Justin Lukasewicz, one day gave her a tip: BlackRock Brewers wanted to consider doing comedy shows. Naturally she jumped on the chance to host the easternmost comedy showcase series in town. BlackRock Comedy, approximately monthly, is a fun show, always packed.

The BlackRock Comedy Show on July 16 features some of Tucson’s most popular comedians, including Amber Frame, Roxy Merari, Rory Monserat, Steena Salido, Eli WT and the rarely seen but hilarious Charles Ludwig.

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Spark event space

The Dead Improvisers Society is 10-ish friends made in the Unscrewed Theater’s

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Monday drop-in improv jams.

Some have taken TIM classes as well, and a couple of them are also on TIM teams. They meet weekly at rehearsals in a children’s theater. They invite new people for group play dates and occasionally ask new people to join.

This amorphous bundle of laughing talent occasionally has played 10-minute improv sets at multi-format mics hosted

by Unscrewed and TIM. They kept looking for a way to stretch out. In the end, it was as if Mo Urban were whispering her motto in their ear, “If you don’t see it, make it happen.”

Saturday, July 16, at 7 p.m., they are making an hour-long show happen at Spark Project Collective, 4433 E. Broadway.

It’s free.

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Mo Urban will host her 104th show at BlackRock Brewers at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 16.

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‘PARKING LOT PAYDAY’ Zach Selwyn is cashing in on his music knowledge

By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski Tucson Local Media

AS AN ENTERTAINER, TUCSON native Zach Selwyn never knows where his next job is going to be.

He was pleasantly surprised when, for that “next job,” it is hosting AXS TV’s “Parking Lot Payday.”

The series four-episode season sees the longtime musician and his crew riding into concert parking lots and giving attendees the chance to cash-in on their knowledge of their favorite bands.

Airing 5 p.m. Tuesdays, the inaugural season features 30-minute episodes spotlighting heavy metal godfathers Metallica (July 12), rock legends The Rolling Stones (July 19), chart-topping favorites Imagine Dragons (July 26), and pop music’s Coldplay in Santa Clara (August 1).

“The producers of the show knew of my band and thought I would be a good host for this,” he said. “I’m very honored to have this show and to be a part of it.

“I think they’re trying to do some sort of ‘Heavy Metal Parking Lot’ meets ‘Billy on the Street’ with ‘Cash Cab.’” Selwyn said he was amazed by the concerts he was able to see with “Parking Lot Payday.”

“Chris Martin can rock a fricking stadium,” he says. “They give you these LED bracelets and it’s like everyone is singing along on some warpath toward freedom.”

He said he thought Metallica and Imagine Dragons were impressive, too, as was Allegiant Stadium, where he saw James Hetfield and Co. “After the Imagine Dragons’ show, I thought I better do more pushups,” he says, referring to the band’s penchant for playing shirtless.

“Allegiant Stadium, though, is everything it should be in Las Vegas. It’s just an incredible experience. I used to think that stadium concerts were never really my thing. The Greek Theater and Hollywood Bowl are more my thing. After seeing these bands in stadiums, that’s a whole different ability to control that

audience.”

In “Parking Lot Payday,” fans can answer up to 10 multiple-choice questions specifically pertaining to the band performing that night.

The first question is worth $5, and that amount doubles with each question that follows — resulting in a possible grand total of $2,560 for contestants who manage to correctly answer all 10 questions.

To aid them in their quest, fans will have the option to ask for a hint, text a friend, or search for the answer on their phone for 30 seconds if they get stuck.

A contestant can choose to walk away at any point with the money they have won, whether it is merely $5, $80 or the entire pot. Once a fan answers a question incorrectly, they are out of the game and lose all of their earned money.

“The first $5 question is always pretty easy like, ‘What’s the name of the lead singer of The Rolling Stones,’” he recalls.

“If you don’t know it’s Mick Jagger, you shouldn’t be playing this game. Midlevel questions are like, ‘Which album features a birthday cake on the cover with a spindle of a vinyl record player?’ Then people have to start thinking. If someone says, ‘Let It Bleed,’ you move on to the next level.”

Selwyn’s diverse credits include leading roles on series like “Around the Horn” (ESPN), “Attack of the Show” and “America’s Secret Slang.”

His formative years were spent near Cloud Road, and he attended University High School.

“Growing up, I was into hip-hop and ’50s music,” Selwyn says.

“I was raised on that, then I got into the California country vibe of things. I’ve always been a fan of all kinds of music.”

Selwyn lives in Hollywood, while his parents remain in Tucson. He returns a couple times a year.

“I’m a big fan of the Old Pueblo,” he

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Zach Selwyn kicked off “Parking Lot Payday” on July 12 outside of a Metallica concert.

says with a laugh. “When I come home, I have to hit all the spots—first things first, Eegee’s. Sabino Canyon, have to go there, and then sometimes I like to sit in the pool and do nothing. It’s just nice to be in the desert.”

For now, he’s focusing on new music and “Parking Lot Payday.”

“I, admittedly, didn’t know a lot about Imagine Dragons,” he says. “I’m amazed

that people know the fifth song on the third album. My Imagine Dragons knowledge is limited to ‘Believer.’”

“Parking Lot Payday” 5 p.m. Tuesdays through August 1 AXS TV

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Cocktail Hours reel into the Jackrabbit Lounge…

SATURDAY, JULY 16

By Xavier Omar Otero tucsonweekly@tucsonlocalmedia.com

MARK YOUR CALENDARS… THURSDAY, JULY 14 After the success of 2021’s “Frontier Rock,” country singer Jeremy McComb is back on the road in anticipation of a forthcoming album.

He makes a stop at The Maverick…

With a show full of chart-topping hits by artists who dominated the airwaves during the 1960s and ’70s, “The Happy Together Tour” features The Turtles, Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, The Association, The Buckinghams, The Vogues and The Cowsills. They take to the stage at The Linda Ronstadt Music Hall (Tucson Music Hall)…

Phoenix electro-funk outfit Menu Dive headline Opti Club at Club Congress… Reggae rocker Gabo Fayuca performs acoustically with a colorful array of musical friends at Chicago Bar… The venerable Bryan Dean Trio perform blues and rock at Monterey Court… Pianist Nick Stanley tickles the keys for Cocktail Hour at The Century Room…

Late Night features Los Angeles pianist/trombonist Denali Kauffman leading his trio through sultry jazz sets at The Century Room… Guitarist Eugene Boronow spreads bossa nova’s heart-warming sound at Tap & Bottle - Downtown… Do you like your disco al dente? Touchy curate the italo-disco playlist at Spaghetti Club…

FRIDAY, JULY 15 “Waitin’ to Inhale,” influential Houston rapper Devin The Dude fills the “Doobie Ashtray.” Local rapper Marley B opens the show at 191 Toole… Who the heck is this guy?

“International Man of Misery,” odd-

Still traveling on the road to “Shambala,” founding member Danny Hutton brings a message of unity as captured in chart toppers “Black and White,” “The Family of Man” and “Joy to the World,” from the early 1970s when Three Dog Night dominated the airwaves. As testament to its continuing popularity, it performs at Fox Tucson Theatre… Two of the most promising acts to emerge from the fertile Tucson music scene — R&B/indie popper Seanloui and experimental hip-hop artist Lando Chill — converge for a star-studded night at Club Congress… Spinning the hottest jams, turntablists Bex & Halsero curate the “hot fun in the summertime” jams at Hotel Congress Plaza… Featuring original members of Suicidal Tendencies, Test Human promulgate the punk rock tradition at Encore… Connie Brannock’s Little House of Funk brings funk, blues and soul classics to life at Monterey Court… Trumpeter and vocalist Morani Sanders leads his quartet into the Late Night at The Century Room… Jonathan Eldridge II plays solo piano during the Cocktail Hour

ball synth-pop producer Jerry Paper returns with 2022’s “Free Time,” his latest studio album, at Club Congress. With support from Kulululu and Pearl and The Oysters… Since 2013, celebrating the cultural remezcla germane to the borderlands. El Tambó resident DJ Humblelianess keeps things lit at Hotel Congress Plaza… As its name implies, Santa Pachita passes that small, sacred hip flask — filled with thirst-quenching cumbia and Latin rock — around for all to partake at Monterey Court…

Fun Time Friday finds Hump House dropping the jams at Club Congress… The Pete Swan Quartet perform selections from Sonny Rollins & Jim Hall’s classic albums, “What’s New?” and “The Bridge,” at The Century Room… Covering a wide spectrum, Late Night Lounge finds DJ ambent digging deep into a crate full of modern and classic jazz vinyl at The Century Room…

Cool Breeze — featuring noted percussionist Homero Cerón — perform popular jazz and Latin for Friday Night Live at Main Gate Square…

The coolest party band around, Shooda Shook It promise to thoroughly exercise your dancing muscles at Habitation Realty…

Performing a blend of tiki and exotica mixed with a couple brimming jiggers of jazz lounge, Naïm Amor & the LOCALLY OWNED

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at The Century Room… KXCI 91.3 FM DJ Shelby Athouguia soundtracks The Bans Off Bash — a fundraiser benefitting Planned Parenthood Advocates of Arizona — at Tucson Hop Shop… Spanning a wide range of styles, bilingual songwriting duo Febbo Fuentes performs originals and select covers at Tap & Bottle - North… Parisian guitarist Naïm Amor performs eclectic jazz renditions at MotoSonora Brewing Co… Turntablists Posi & Walters the Don spin dance hits at Club Congress… The Boys of Summer present a musical tribute to The Eagles.

With support from Timeframe performing the music of Crosby, Stills & Nash at House of Bards… DJ Roch & Friends spin sultry “baby-making music” at Jackrabbit Lounge… DJ Herm curates the ‘80s edition of Spinning Wheels: An outdoor roller disco and dance party at MSA Annex…

SUNDAY, JULY 17 Strains of swampy, jazz inflected blues rock shall waft through the night air for the Congress Cookout. Southbound Pilot perform at Hotel Congress Plaza…

Incorporating Americana, rock, blues and Irish influenced tunes, The McCal-

lion Band adds excitement to a lazy Sunday evening at Monterey Court… Adam Townsend Duo perform indie rock and soul al fresco at St. Philip’s Plaza… Sly Slipetsky plays solo piano during Cocktail Hour at The Century Room… After attending the prestigious Manhattan School of Music, upon returning to Tucson, multi-instrumentalist John Black has been a driving force as big band director at the Tucson Jazz Institute. The John Black Quartet hosts a Jazz Jam session at The Century Room…

MONDAY, JULY 18 Formed in 1980, veteran English anarcho-punks Subhumans and Los Angeles KBD-style punk rockers Generacion Suicida join forces at Club Congress…

TUESDAY, JULY 19 The Canadian electronic/pop duo Purity Ring The idea for the band initially began to coalesce while producer Corin Roddick and vocalist Megan James were on tour with Gobble Gobble, experimenting with beat-making and electronics in their downtime. Canadian electronic/ pop duo Purity Ring present “Womb,” the band’s third studio album, at Rial-

to Theater… Seemingly plagued by the manifestations of “Karma,” Nashville indie poppers Arlie “Break The Curse” at Club Congress. With support from Angel Saint Queen… Tucson veterans The Tucsonics perform Western swing and Django jazz at Monterey Court…

WEDNESDAY, JULY 20 Tucson’s finest experimental artists Group Symmetry, Zack Hansen, R.A. Sanchez, Zak Giguere, Caldon Glover and Glacier.Wav unite for Desert Drone: An evening of noise, ambient sounds and synths at Club Congress… Performing a blend of original Americana, bluesy folk and country covers, Eric Schaffer & The Other Troublemakers wreak havoc at Monterey Court… From Palestine, Texas, Blacktop Mojo’s fiery blend of hard-driving Southern Rock will set the stage en fuego at Encore… Admixing traditional bluegrass and folk with honky-tonk, The Pine Hill Haints describe their Southern roots music as “Alabama ghost music.” They perform at Tap & Bottle Downtown… Continuing a month-long Wednesday night residency, esteemed pianist Elliot Jones hosts Singalong Piano Bar — a mélange of standards, musi-

cal theater and opera pieces at The Century Room…

Until next week, XOXO…

In Memoriam: Van Christian (July 4, 1960 – July 5, 2022)

A noted figure on the Tucson music scene, Van Christian died Tuesday, July 5.

A gifted songwriter, musician and dynamic performer Christian lent his formidable skills to numerous bands and recording projects over the course of his life.

Notably, Christian was a member of The Pedestrians, The Serfers, Green on Red, Naked Prey and The Sundowners.

Long-time friend Howe Gelb reflects, “Van epitomized the Tucson sound. His honesty and humor. His pulverizing drumming. In the beginning, his punk lack of guitar playing skills well turned him into a reckless relatable songsmith.

His sound was his own. I never believed in that term desert noir, except for Van. Van was that gumshoe.”

His talent, humility and joie de vivre will always be remembered.

Truly a Tucson legend, Van Christian was 62 years old.

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KNOW YOUR CBDS: JAVIER VARGAS High quality CBD can relieve pain without a high

By Nicole Feltman CBD WELLNESS CHIEF OPERATING Officer Javier Vargas is an expert in the field of CBD. In this Q&A, he answers a few questions about the effectiveness of CBD, the difference between full spectrum and isolate, and how to seek the right brands.

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There are many health and wellness benefits from this amazing plant. CBD Wellness, CBD specifically, is a powerhouse when it comes to health and wellness, aiding a wide array of ailments and conditions such as pain, inflammation,

sleep aid, nausea, energy, stress, anxiety, reducing high blood pressure and cholesterol. CBD works by interacting with a vast collection of different cells and receptors throughout our bodies that make up the endocannabinoid system, and CBD helps balance your endocannabinoid system which, in turn, helps with ailments. More than anything, CBD mimics the effect of serotonin.

How does CBD mimic serotonin?

Serotonin is a powerful chemical that stabilizes mood. CBD Wellness oil products act as an effective substitute for ser-

otonin and can help people who have serotonin deficiency. All of those things put together make CBD Wellness a powerful painkiller, anti-anxiety medication, and natural sleep aid. Since CBD does not affect the brain the way THC does, it does not get you high.

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Some people use it only a few times a day, while others use it every few hours. There are no negative side effects for taking too much, so experimenting with what dose regimen works best is key. As well as sticking to the dosing regimen. For topical pains we are recommended our salves and liniments. They target specific areas, for example, if someone has neuropathy or arthritis in hands, feet, or knees, targeting the site with our topicals will yield extremely fast results. Whereas our tinctures require a little more time to build up and begin work in your system.

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Some red flags we have found after hearing from hundreds of people are to stay away from multilevel CBD brands, franchised CBD stores, internet or social media-based CBD brands, and white label CBD brands. Although it is tough deciphering through all these low-quality marketing brands, try to see if they have their own farm, extraction and manufacturing lab and state issued licenses for hemp or marijuana.

CBD Wellness has been in the industry for 12 years, we offer a wide selection of products to best suit the needs of every patient. Whether it is a small topical to put in your bag or for on-the-go relief or a tincture to help with a night’s sleep, we got you covered.

Each year we win numerous awards voted by patients due to the effectiveness of our products. This year alone, we won top brand and top products on the following websites: Arizona Top Dispensary & Brands, Best Tucson Dispensary & Brands, Best Phoenix Dispensary & Brands.

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ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) With a fanciful flourish, Aries poet Seamus Heaney wrote, “I ate the day / Deliberately, that its tang / Might quicken me all into verb, pure verb.” I’d love for you to be a pure verb for a while, Aries. Doing so would put you in robust rapport with astrological rhythms. As a pure verb, you’ll never be static. Flowing and transformation will be your specialties. A steady stream of fresh inspiration and new meanings will come your way. You already have an abundance of raw potential for living like a verb—more than all the other signs of the zodiac. And in the coming weeks, your aptitude for that fluidic state will be even stronger than usual.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) According to Arthurian myth, the Holy Grail is a cup that confers magical powers. Among them are eternal youth, miraculous healing, the restoration of hope, the resurrection of the dead, and an unending supply of healthy and delicious food and drink.

Did the Grail ever exist as a material object? Some believe so. After 34 years of research, historian David Adkins thinks he’s close to finding it. He says it’s buried beneath an old house in Burton-on-Trent, a town in central England. I propose we make this tantalizing prospect your metaphor of power during the coming weeks.

Why? I suspect there’s a chance you will discover a treasure or precious source of vitality. It may be partially hidden in plain sight or barely disguised in a mundane setting.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) I’m pleased to authorize you to be extra vast and extensive in the coming weeks. Like Gemini poet Walt Whitman, you should never apologize and always be proud of the fact that you contain multitudes. Your multivalent, wide-ranging outlook will be an asset, not a liability. We should all thank you for being a grand compendium of different selves. Your versatility and elasticity will enhance the well-being of all of us whose lives you touch.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) Your memory is substantial. Your sensitivity is monumental. Your urge to nurture is deep.

Your complexity is epic. Your feelings are bottomless. Your imagination is prodigious. Because of all these aptitudes and capacities, you are too much for some people. Not everyone can handle your intricate and sometimes puzzling beauty.

But there are enough folks out there who do appreciate and thrive on your gifts. In the coming weeks and months, make it your quest to focus your urge to merge on them.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) I love these lines

by Leo poet Conrad Aiken: “Remember (when time comes) how chaos died to shape the shining leaf.” I hope this lyrical thought will help you understand the transformation you’re going through.

The time has come for some of your chaos to expire—and in doing so, generate your personal equivalent of shining leaves. Can you imagine what the process would look and feel like? How might it unfold? Your homework is to ponder these wonders.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) A British woman named Andie Holman calls herself the Scar Queen. She says, “Tight scar tissue creates pain, impacts mobility, affects your posture, and usually looks bad.” Her specialty is to diminish the limiting effects of scars, restoring flexibility and decreasing aches. Of course, she works with actual physical wounds, not the psychological kind. I wish I could refer you to healers who would help you with the latter, Virgo. Do you know any?

If not, seek one out. The good news is that you now have more personal power than usual to recover from your old traumas and diminish your scars. I urge you to make such work a priority in the coming weeks.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) Ancient Roman philosopher Seneca wrote, “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” But a Spanish proverb suggests a different element may be necessary: “Good luck comes by elbowing.”

(Elbowing refers to the gesture you use as you push your way through a crowd, nudging people away from the path you want to take.) A Danish proverb says

that preparation and elbowing aren’t enough: “Luck will carry someone across the brook if they are not too lazy to leap.”

Modern author Wendy Walker has the last word: “Fortune adores audacity.” I hope I’ve inspired you to be alert to the possibility that extra luck is now available to you. And I hope I’ve convinced you to be audacious, energetic, well-prepared, and willing to engage in elbowing. Take maximum advantage of this opportunity.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) Many Scorpios imagine sex to be a magnificent devotion, a quintessential mode of worship, an unparalleled celebration of sacred earthiness. I endorse and admire this perspective. If our culture had more of it, the art and entertainment industries would offer far less of the demeaning, superficial versions of sexuality that are so rampant. Here’s another thing I love about Scorpios: So many of you grasp the value of sublimating lust into other fun and constructive accomplishments. You’re skilled at channeling your high-powered libido into practical actions that may have no apparent erotic element. The coming weeks will be an excellent time for you to do a lot of that.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) A Sagittarius reader named Jenny-Sue asked, “What are actions I could take to make my life more magical?” I’m glad she asked. The coming weeks will be a favorable time to raise your delight and enchantment levels, to bask in the blessed glories of alluring mysteries and uncanny synchronicities. Here are a few tips: 1.

Learn the moon’s phases and keep track of them. 2. Acquire a new sacred treasure and keep it under your pillow or in your bed. 3. Before sleep, ask your deep mind to provide you with dreams that help

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) Being able to receive love doesn’t come easy for some Capricorns. You may also not be adept at making yourself fully available for gifts and blessings. But you can learn these things. You can practice. With enough mindful attention, you might eventually become skilled at the art of getting a lot of what you need and knowing what to do with it. And I believe the coming weeks will be a marvelous time to increase your mastery.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) “If I don’t practice one day, I know it; two days, the critics know it; three days, the public knows it.” This quote is variously attributed to violinist Jascha Heifetz, trumpeter Louis Armstrong, and violinist Isaac Stern. It’s a fundamental principle for everyone who wants to get skilled at any task, not just for musicians. To become a master of what you love to do, you must work on it with extreme regularity. This is always true, of course. But according to my astrological analysis, it will be even more intensely true and desirable for you during the coming months. Life is inviting you to raise your expertise to a higher level. I hope you’ll respond!

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) In May 2021, Jessica and Ben Laws got married on their dairy farm. The ceremony unfolded smoothly, but an unforeseen event interrupted the reception party. A friend who had been monitoring their herd came to tell the happy couple that their pregnant cow had gone into labor and was experiencing difficulties. Jessica ran to the barn and plunged into active assistance, still clad in her lovely floor-length bridal gown and silver tiara. The dress got muddy and trashed, but the birth was successful. The new bride had no regrets.

I propose making her your role model for now. Put practicality over idealism. Opt for raw and gritty necessities instead of neat formalities. Serve what’s soulful, even if it’s messy.

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Milligrams are a measurement of weight, and in the cannabis plant there are hundreds of compounds as well as fatty acids and oils.

The compound CBD is what costs the money, many brands either through ignorance or trying to profit more, create their products in a “CBD oil” that contains less than 10% of the actual compound CBD. This means, if you bought a 1000 mg product, it has 1000 mg of cannabis oil but only 100 mg off that is actually CBD. Its estimated that 90% of the products out there are like this, which is a part of the reason why so many say, ‘I’ve tried CBD and it didn’t work’. It’s not that CBD didn’t work, it’s just that the product you bought didn’t contain any or not enough.

There is a lot that goes into properly formulating an herbal product. Each and every aspect of the process can easily change the end product. This includes proper growing of plants, extraction, and purification of the compounds, formulating the compounds (time, heat, pressure all affecting how and what the compounds do) and the final formula ensuring the compounds are bio-available to ensure delivery. Our product mgs stated in on our labels is the actual amount of CBD in

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When it comes to using infused food/drink products, the effects typically take longer to go in effect due to your body needing to break down the food/drink it’s in. A lot of these infused products usually contain a lot of sugar as well which is a huge cause of inflammation/pain while CBD aids with reducing inflammation, just seems counterproductive to us. While oils such as tinctures and topicals likes salves/balms contain no sugar (at least CBD Wellness products don’t) and are able to be infused with a full spectrum CBD oil formulation that contain all the cannabinoids and terpenes which is why our products are so effective and continually work for our patients even after years of usage.

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