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The open letter to President Biden, written by hand and released on the Fourth of July, tore at the heart. This is the unfortunate plight of Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner, wrongfully detained for 143 days and counting in a godforsaken gulag 6,000 miles from home. “As I sit here in a Russian prison,” Griner wrote, “alone with my thoughts and without the protection of my wife, family, friends, Olympic jersey, or any accomplishments, I’m terri ed I might be here forever.” She went on to beseech Biden: “I realize you are dealing with so much, but please don’t forget about me and the other American Detainees. Please do all you can to bring us home.”Wehave been told by the White House press secretary Biden has read the letter. We also have been told his administration will “use every tool we possibly can” to bring Griner home. I hope so, because Russian news reports have said Griner, arrested on Feb. 17, faces up to 10 years in prison for allegedly having 0.702 grams of hash oil in two vape cartridges in her luggage. She pleaded guilty to drug charges on July 7. Biden and the U.S. State Department should use every tool in America’s toolbox to secure Griner’s release — exactly as he should on behalf of the more than 60 Americans currently held hostage in foreignLikecountries.PaulWhelan, a former Marine wrongfully detained in Russia since 2018. Like “the Citgo 6,” petroleum executives wrongfully held in Venezuela since 2017. And like Alina Lopez-Miyares, wrongfully locked up in a Cuban prison since January 2017. In a more just world, we would care about all these Americans with the same vigor and at the same loud volume. The truth? As a culture, we have a limited attention span, a nite amount of compassion we spend in dollops — a sprinkling for the homeless here, a few spoonfuls for the struggling poor there and a drip or two for Brittney Griner. Is that right? I don’t think so. I wish we had an endless reserve of compassion, enough to go around in the right proportions. Even so, I disagree wholeheartedly with Mercury head coach Vanessa Nygaard, who took dead aim at America in comments supporting Griner last month. “If it was LeBron, he’d be home, right?” Nygaard declared. “It’s a statement about the value of women. It’s a statement about the value of a Black person. It’s a statement about the value of a gay person. All of those. We know Actually,it.”it’s a statement about how little we pay attention to wrongful detainees and their su ering. Virtually no one save the families of the imprisoned has made a peep about wrongfully imprisoned Americans anywhere, about Whelan, the Citgo 6 or Lopez-Miyares. This silence has nothing to do with race, gender or who someone loves. It has everything to do with our culture’s capacity to empathize.

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Nygaard is dead wrong about for whom we care and why. We reserve the greatest compassion for the most famous among us — it is a perverted truth about the American way. I hope Brittney Griner comes home soon. And I hope we bring every other wrongfully detained American home with her.

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BY MARISA PEER Dear Marisa: Just over 12 months ago my husband told me he didn’t love me anymore and ended our 20-year marriage. His decision was very much out of the blue, and I felt I had no control over the situation as he moved out of our family home very quickly without any attempt to try to x things or reconcile. We are going through a divorce. While it left me devastated at the time, I have taken time to heal and rediscover who I am as a person beyond the wife and mother role I knew for so long. Now, I am at a point where I would like to get out and potentially meet someone. My children have left home, I run my own business and work the hours I choose, so I feel like I am in a good place to dedicate time to a new partner. However, the reality is that I am 54 years old, haven’t dated in over 20 years, and the prospect of getting back on the horse terri es me! I am considering online dating, as it seems to be how you meet people these days, but it all seems a bit frivolous, whereas I would really like something meaningful and a long-term relationship rather than a ing. Even writing a bio for a pro le scares me. I have no idea what to say or how to “sell” myself. Is this a nonstarter?

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Dating sites are just one option. Taking up a hobby can also be a great way to meet like-minded people in a fun, relaxed way. We all have things we have wanted to learn — be it a new language, French cuisine or photography — so now is the time to try it while building a social circle and maybe even nding love in the process. One of my friends met her now-husband while volunteering at an animal shelter, another while walking her neighbor’s dog, and a third in a running club. When you are involved in doing what you love, you become a compelling person to date. You can also meet people through your existing friend set, so work on expanding that. Most of all, go out and enjoy yourself. Don’t hang everything on a relationship. Live your life, be active and get out a lot, and often love nds you where or when you least expect it! Even in the aisle of your grocery store. Believe you are absolutely worthy of love, and that will radiate from you. If you feel there is still some unresolved emotional trauma from the past, a rapid transformational therapy (RTT) session could help, particularly if you have previously found yourself repeating negative behavior patterns.

Please help, Marisa! Ms. Independent, Mesa Dear Ms. Independent: If you feel you are ready to start dating again, a good starting point is to consider what you’re looking for in a partner.Focus on what is important to you, energizes you and brings you joy. What are your values and beliefs — and is it important that a partner shares these? This will help you get a clear idea of what you want (and don’t want!) next time around. When it comes to dating sites, you’ll nd several dedicated to over-50s dating, so consider registering with one of these if you are looking for someone of a similar age who also has relationship aspirations.Remember, 50 is the new 40! It’s much more common for people to date in their 50s now, as there is less of a stigma attached to people separating later in life. It’s actually a great time to start a new relationship because, at this age, many people have had families, their children have own the nest, they have a plethora of life experience and know what they want. You also have the freedom and possibly the nancial stability you may have lacked earlier in your life. I got married at 50, and for me it was the perfect time.As for your dating bio, my best advice would be to keep it simple — just be yourself. Give a brief outline of your interests, key values and beliefs. Explain what lights you up and what you are looking for. Give your pro le a little avor of your personality. Don’t think of it as “selling” yourself; think about it as a way of drawing someone who matches your energy to you. Your photo is important, so make it natural and smile. Enjoy the process — don’t make it all about the end goal of a relationship. Instead, relish getting dressed up and meeting new people. Don’t put pressure on yourself — or your potential partner — to be “the one” the rst time you meet. Go with the ow!

RTT gets to the root cause of the beliefs and behaviors that may be holding you back and gives you the understanding you need to move forward more constructively. Lots of love, Marisa x Send your questions to media@marisapeer.com, and keep up with me online at marisapeer.com, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

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In a world where little has seemed normal, Tucson arts organizations are preparing their fall seasons with a good, solid mix of music, comedy, drama, new works and familiar tales. While some organizations are still working on the upcoming season and have not yet made announcements, others are ready to share all that they are working on.

Preview FALL ARTS Lewis Black. (Submitted) Preview...continues on page 7 The Passing Zone, October 1 False Negative: An Evening with John Waters, October 15 Aida Cuevas and Mariachi Aztlan, October 16 Graham Nash: An Intimate Evening of Songs and Stories, October 18 The Fab Four: The Ultimate Tribute, October 21 Ronstadt Family in Concert , October 23 The Rialto Theatre 318 E. Congress Street 520-740-1000, rialtotheatre.com Don Carlos of Black Uhuru, September 2 AJJ, September 3 Deconstructing the Beatles — “The White Album,” September 8 Dwight Yoakum, September 9 Circles Around the Sun, September 13 John Mark McMillan, September 14 Life with the Afterlife: A Supernatural Evening with Amy Bruni, September 15 Marc Maron: This May Be the Last Time, September 16 Fontaines D.C., September 20 Rodrigo y Gabriela, September 21 Brubeck Brothers Quartet , September 23 Harry Rollins: Good to See You, September 28 Nurse Blake, the PTO Comedy Tour, September 29 Apocalyptica: Cell-O Tour, September 30 Manchester Orchestra, October 2 Kevin Morby, October 3 Too Many Zooz , October 4 Dirty Honey and Dorothy, October 5 The Midnight , October 6 DEHD, October 7 Dayglow: People in Motion Tour, October 10 The Afghan Whigs, October 11 Bonobo: Fragments Live, October 12 The War on Drugs, October 13 Damien Escobar, October 15 Teddy Swims, October 18 Vir Das’ Wanted World Tour, October 21 La Dispute, October 21 Deerhoof, October 24 Black Jacket Symphony, October 26

“The Lion King,” September 14 to September 25 “Six The Musical,” October 11 to October 16 “Cats,” October 20 to October 23 Gaslight Theatre 7010 E. Broadway Boulevard thegaslighttheatre.com520-886-9428

THEATERArizonaRose Theatre 4500 N. Oracle Road, Suite 329 arizonarosetheatre.com520-888-0509

“The Lion King,” September 24 to October 15 Broadway in Tucson Centennial Hall, 1020 E. University Boulevard, broadwayintucson.com520-903-2929

University of Arizona, School of Theatre, Film & Television 1025 N. Olive Road, Suite 239 520-621-7008, theatre.arizona.edu “Legally Blonde,” October 2 to October 16 “Polaroid Stories,” October 23 to November 6

“BostonMainstage:Marriage,” October 13 to November 19 Children’s Theatre: “Dia De Los Muertos the Musical,” October 29 to November 13 Scoundrel & Scamp 738 N. Fifth Avenue, Suite 131 scoundrelandscamp.org520-448-3300 “Faustus: That Damned Woman,” October 13 to October 30

“The Broadway Experience: New Beginnings,” August 27 and August 28; and September 10 and September 11 Arizona Theatre Company 343 S. Scott 520-884-8210,Avenueatc.org

Tucson awaiting a plethora of productions

BY BRIDGETTE REDMAN

MUSICTrueConcord Voices and Orchestra P.O. Box 520-401-2651,64912 trueconcord.org “Timothy Takach: Helios,” September 30 to October 2 Fox Tucson Theatre 17 W. Congress Street 520-624-1515, foxtucson.com “Fortune Feimster: Hey, Y’all,” September 11 Je erson Starship: Mother of the Sun Tour, September 17 Bill Blagg Magic in Motion STEAM Show, September 22 Get the Led out: A Celebration of the Mighty Zep, September 25 “Weird Al” Yankovic , September 27 Elvin Bishop and Charlie Musselwhite Duo, September 28 Lewis Black: O the Rails, September 30

“The Wizard of the Rings,” September 1 to November 6 Rogue Theatre 300 E. University Boulevard, Suite 150 520-551-2053, theroguetheatre.org “Sweat,” September 8 to September 25 Invisible Theatre 1400 N. First 520-884-0672,Avenue,invisibletheatre.com

“Lifespan of a Fact,” September 7 to September 18 Live Theatre Workshop 3322 E. Fort Lowell Road livetheatreworkshop.org520-327-4242

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‘Hallelujah’ was special to Cohen until the end BY BRIDGETTE M. REDMAN

The Cohen estate opened their archives to the filmmakers and shared more than 400 of Cohen’s journals, along

“Leonard always wanted his songs and his poems to be universal and not be pigeonholed and looked at as too literal,” Goldfine says. “So that made perfect sense. She came in laughing and relayed that information to us. We were like, ‘Yep, we’re on the same page.’” At one point in the film, they ask people who they first heard sing “Hallelujah” and the answer that most frequently comes back is Jeff Buckley. Goldfine and Geller can relate. “I’m guilty as charged,” says Goldfine, saying she heard Buckley’s version at a party and stopped what she was doing to listen. She thought, like many others, Buckley had written it. Later, they saw Cohen in concert. “It wasn’t until that moment that I really got the song. Getting to see Leonard in his mid-70s deliver that song that he had worked on so closely and so hard and had shifted through the years — it

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8 | AUGUST 2022 www.LovinLife.com with photographs, performance footage and rare audio recordings andOnlyinterviews.oncedid they hear from Cohen, albeit indirectly. Dominique Isserman, a French photographer with whom he lived for much of the time he wrote “Hallelujah,” was staying with him in Los Angeles. As she was leaving for an interview with the directors, he told her not to answer any questions about whether it was her kitchen chair referenced in the song.

While their biopic focuses on the song, it also reveals how the song came to be, something only possible by taking a deep look at its creator — the poet, the composer, the singer, the artist.

“We knew from the beginning that the song encapsulated so much of Leonard’s concerns and preoccupations that we would look at the mind of Leonard Cohen and the spirit of Leonard Cohen, through that one song,” Geller says. “We knew that we were going to talk to other singer-songwriters who covered the song to figure out what it is about the song that they connect to.

The film starts with Cohen transitioning from writer and poet to singer-songwriter in the 1960s when he was in his 30s. Using archival recordings interspersed with newer interviews, the film heavily features Cohen’s words and images of him. When Geller and Goldfine started working on the film in 2014, Cohen approved the project, though he did not participate in it.

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“It really came more toward Leonard’s seeking and spiritual journey and looking at the influences that gave him the ability to write a song like that.”

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It was an off-handed question at a dinner“Someoneparty. asked if we’d ever considered making a documentary about a song,” says Dayna Goldfine, the codirector and creator of “Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song,” the film opening in Phoenix on August 5. As that idea percolated, she and her husband and codirector Dan Geller saw Cohen perform his seminal piece live. The image of him down on his knees squeezing every bit of soul from “Hallelujah” at the Paramount Theater in Oakland, California, was burned into their consciousness.Thatmadeit clear that, yes, they would make the documentary and it would be about “Hallelujah” and its creator, Cohen.

“Don’t ask for anything, just ask for his tacit blessing, which was required for us to go to Sony Music Publishing and get a license to use the song.” They received his blessing, but he died in 2016, long before the film was finished.

“He wanted everything at arm’s length,” Geller said. “When we approached Leonard, with the advice of Alan Light (the author of the book ‘The Holy or the Broken: Leonard Cohen, Jeff Buckley, and the Unlikely Ascent of “Hallelujah”’) about how to approach Leonard — don’t ask for an interview; he’s not giving any more.

Leonard Cohen poses with a cat. (Graeme Mitchell/Sony Pictures Classics/Courtesy)

MONDAY, AUGUST 8

Southwest Wings Birding and Nature Festival, various times, through August 6, Southwest Wings Birding and Nature Festival, 2047 S. Highway 92, Sierra Vista, visit website for ticket information, 263-4507, swings.org Rodney Carrington, 7 p.m., The Linda Ronstadt Music Hall (Tucson Music Hall), 260 S. Church Avenue, tickets start at $37.50, ticketmaster.com.

MONDAY, AUGUST 1

First Aid/CPR Training, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., PCOA Katie Dusenberry Healthy Aging Center, 600 S. Country Club Road, $75, eventbrite.com, pcoa.org

SUNDAY, AUGUST 21

TUESDAY, AUGUST 2 “Ghostblasters,” various times through August 28, Gaslight Theatre, 7010 E. Broadway, see website for ticket information, 886-9428, thegaslighttheatre.com

Southeast Arizona Birding Festival, various times, through August 14, DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Tucson-Reid Park, 445 S. Alvernon Way, see website for tickets, 629-0510, festival@tucsonaudubon.org

SUNDAY, AUGUST 14

THURSDAY, AUGUST 18 Rebelution, 7:30 p.m. Casino Del Sol’s AVA Amphitheater, 5655 W. Valencia Road, Tucson, tickets start at $45, 1-855-765-7829, casinodelsol.com

THURSDAY, AUGUST 4

SATURDAY, AUGUST 27 The Sound of Music Sing-Along, 7:30 p.m., Fox Tucson Theatre, 17 W. Congress Street, tickets start at $10, 547-3040, foxtucson.com

Bring Back that Lovin’ Feeling: Righteous Brothers Tribute, 6 p.m., the Gaslight Theatre, 7010 E. Broadway Boulevard, see website for ticket information, 886-9428, thegaslighttheatre.com Meet Me at Maynards Walk/Run, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Hotel Congress, 311 E. Congress, free, downtowntucson.org

TUESDAY, AUGUST 9

FRIDAY, AUGUST 19

Caregiving Essentials: First Steps Training, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., PCOA Katie Dusenberry Health Aging Center, 600 S. Country Club Road, free, 790-7573, ext. 1750, ddeleon@ pcoa.org

Southeast Arizona Birding Festival, various times, through August 14, DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Tucson-Reid Park, 445 S. Alvernon Way, see website for tickets, 629-0510, festival@tucsonaudubon.org

Visit the Pima Air & Space Museum! It’s National Aviation Day!

MONDAY, AUGUST 29 Meet Me at Maynards Walk/Run, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Hotel Congress, 311 E. Congress, free, downtowntucson.org

THURSDAY, AUGUST 11

Mezcal Sundays: Agave Distillates, 7 p.m., The Century Room Jazz Club at Hotel Congress, 311 E. Congress Street, $35, eventbrite.com MONDAY, AUGUST 22 Nick Gallardo: From Valens to Valli, 6 p.m., the Gaslight Theatre, 7010 E. Broadway Boulevard, see website for ticket information, 886-9428, thegaslighttheatre.com

FRIDAY, AUGUST 26

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Southeast Arizona Birding Festival, various times, through August 14, DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Tucson-Reid Park, 445 S. Alvernon Way, see website for tickets, 629-0510, festival@tucsonaudubon.org

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17 Very random, but it’s Meaning of “Is” Day!

Jim Jefferies, 8 p.m. Casino Del Sol’s AVA Amphitheater, 5655 W. Valencia Road, Tucson, tickets start at $15, 1-855-765-7829, casinodelsol.com

THURSDAY, AUGUST 25

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Mariachi Miracle, noon, 7:30 p.m., Fox Tucson Theatre, 17 W. Congress Street, tickets start at $5, foxtucson.com

Brad Paisley, 8 p.m. Saturday, August 13, Casino Del Sol’s AVA Amphitheater, 5655 W. Valencia Road, Tucson, tickets start at $45, 1-855-765-7829, casinodelsol.com

FRIDAY, AUGUST 12

Southeast Arizona Birding Festival, various times, DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Tucson-Reid Park, 445 S. Alvernon Way, see website for tickets, 629-0510, festival@ tucsonaudubon.org

TUESDAY, AUGUST 23

The Dirt Hair Metal Tribute, 7 p.m., Whiskey Roads Tucson, 2290 W. Ina Road, visit website for ticket information, whiskeyroadstucson. com

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24 Visibility Matters Training (Dementia Edition), 9:30 a.m. to noon, PCOA Katie Dusenberry Healthy Aging Center, 600 S. Country Club Road, free, pcoa.org

Tucson Art Walk , 4 to 7 p.m., Wilde Meyer Gallery, 2890 E. Skyline Drive, Suite 170, free, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., 615-5222, wildemeyer.com

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10

Southwest Wings Birding and Nature Festival, various times, Southwest Wings Birding and Nature Festival, 2047 S. Highway 92, Sierra Vista, visit website for ticket information, 263-4507, swings.org

Ladysmith Black Mambazo, 8 p.m., Rialto Theatre, 318 E. Congress Street, tickets start at $32, 740-1000, rialtotheatre.com

FRIDAY, AUGUST 5

Wine Thursdays: Northern Arizona Wines, 7 p.m., The Century Room Jazz Club at Hotel Congress, 311 E. Congress Street, $30, eventbrite.com

Second Saturdays at the Fox: Music and Movies: “The Sound of My Voice,” with musical artist Liz and Pete, 7 p.m., 7:30 p.m., Fox Tucson Theatre, 17 W. Congress Street, tickets start at $10, foxtucson.com

MONDAY, AUGUST 15

SUNDAY, AUGUST 7

Meet Me at Maynards Walk/Run, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Hotel Congress, 311 E. Congress, free, downtowntucson.org

SUNDAY, AUGUST 28 Andy Grammer, 7 p.m., 7:30 p.m., Fox Tucson Theatre, 17 W. Congress Street, tickets start at $47.50, foxtucson.com Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, 8 p.m., Rialto Theatre, 318 E. Congress Street, tickets start at $40, 740-1000, rialtotheatre.com

TUESDAY, AUGUST 30

Celebrate the 200th anniversary of the “Frankenstein” story with National Frankenstein Day!

Southeast Arizona Birding Festival, various times, through August 14, DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Tucson-Reid Park, 445 S. Alvernon Way, see website for tickets, 629-0510, festival@tucsonaudubon.org

Michael Franti & Spearhead w/The New Respects, 8 p.m., Rialto Theatre, 318 E. Congress Street, tickets start at $48, 7401000, rialtotheatre.com

Mezcal Sundays: Single Varietals (Plant); Tobala, Tepezxate, Mexicano, 7 p.m., The Century Room Jazz Club at Hotel Congress, 311 E. Congress Street, $35, eventbrite.com

SATURDAY, AUGUST 20

The Music of the Traveling Wilburys and Solo Hits, 6 p.m., the Gaslight Theatre, 7010 E. Broadway Boulevard, see website for ticket information, 886-9428, thegaslighttheatre. com Meet Me at Maynards Walk/Run, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Hotel Congress, 311 E. Congress, free, downtowntucson.org

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3

TUESDAY, AUGUST 16

Just One Look: A Tribute to Linda Ronstadt , 6 p.m., the Gaslight Theatre, 7010 E. Broadway Boulevard, see website for ticket information, 886-9428, thegaslighttheatre. com Meet Me at Maynards Walk/Run, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Hotel Congress, 311 E. Congress, free, downtowntucson.org

The Drive Tucson Third Anniversary Presents: Jeff Allen 2.0 Tour, 7:30 p.m., Fox Tucson Theatre, 17 W. Congress Street, tickets start at $44, foxtucson.com

SATURDAY, AUGUST 13

La India Yuridia, 8:30 p.m., Fox Tucson Theatre, 17 W. Congress Street, tickets start at $69, foxtucson.com

Wine Thursdays: Willcox Wines, 7 p.m., The Century Room Jazz Club at Hotel Congress, 311 E. Congress Street, $30, eventbrite.com

Dementia Friends Information Session, 10 to 11 a.m., repeats August 23, PCOA Katie Dusenberry Healthy Aging Center, 600 S. Country Club Road, free, pcoa.org

Ice T w/Too Short, Bone Thugs-NHarmony and others, 8 p.m. Casino Del Sol’s AVA Amphitheater, 5655 W. Valencia Road, Tucson, tickets start at $35, 1-855-765-7829, casinodelsol.com

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31 It’s a little hot, but celebrate Eat Outside Day!

First Aid/CPR Training, 10 a.m. to noon, PCOA Katie Dusenberry Healthy Aging Center, 600 S. Country Club Road, $75, eventbrite.com, pcoa.org

During the pandemic, Carpenter says the band realized they missed playing in front of crowds and it harked back to their early“Wedays.went out when we were young guys in our late teens,” he says. “We start ed playing music in bars and stuff in front of people, and that’s what we’ve always done.”The band started planning in January to play about 70 shows in 2022, and while they’ve had several scattered throughout the first half, the major part of the year starts now.

The album also includes a rendition of “She Belongs to Me” the Hanna men sing from the “Bringing It All Back Home” al bum from 1965. Along with classics like “Mr. Bojangles,”

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Carpenter says the band started work ing on the album in March 2020 and fin ished a majority of it within about five days.The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band planned to perform two shows and then return to the studio to finish it. Then “it” happened.

The tour started on May 20 and has them traveling through 27 cities, includ ing Gilbert on August 27 and Tucson on August 28. He says the band plays about four songs from the new album, such as “For ever Young,” that Jeff, Jaime and Carpen ter each sing lead on different verses.

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As the pandemic started to subside and people tested negative, Carpenter says band members who lived in Nashville would sneak back into the studio to finish their parts. He says drummer Jimmie Fadden had to work remotely from Florida until he could return to the studio.

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band plans to play about 70 shows in 2022, having them travel through 27 cities including Gilbert on August 27 and Tucson on August 28. (credit)

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Bob Carpenter shares the band’s pandemic life BY JOSH ORTEGA It was supposed to take 10 days, but it turned into a year and a half. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band returns to Ar izona with shows in Gilbert on August 27 and Tucson on August 28. Bob Carpenter says the band’s newest album highlights their favorites from Bob Dylan’s vast cata log “done the Dirt Band way” and includes contributions from three new band mem bers. Carpenter has held various roles in the band and attributes their success to their willingness to keep a fluid sound. “Fifty-six years, everybody I guess got bored, so they start changing around, but we do whatever we have to do to make music,” he Carpentersays.officially joined the band in 1980 and currently plays the accordion. He’s changed instruments over the years, including electric bass, acoustic and elec tric guitar, and key board.“They really never had a dedicated key board player in the band ever,” he says. “So, this was sort of like a new wrinkle for them.”Their newest al bum, “Dirt Does Dylan,” contains 10 tracks that had them reinterpret some of their favorites from Bob Dylan. It included contri butions from three new band mem bers: fiddle specialist Ross Holmes; band founder Jeff Hanna’s son Jaime; and sing er-songwriter and bass player Jim Photo glo, who wrote one of the band’s biggest hits, “Fishin’ in the Dark.”

“We went out and did two of the shows, and then everybody rushed home be cause of the pandemic,” he says. They didn’t return to the studio until August 2021, when they recorded the last track, “Forever Young.”

Carpenter remained in California and had to wait until he could jump on a plane back to the studio to finish his work. On top of that, the band also toured from September to November to make up for some of the shows postponed by the pandemic, and he says they didn’t finish the album until right before Christmas 2021.

“We took part of the ballad version and part of the up-tempo version that not many people know about … we com bined them and rearranged it.”

11AUGUST 2022 |www.LovinLife.com Each numbered row contains two clues and two answers. The two answers differ from each other by only one letter, which has already been inserted. For example, if you exchange the A from MASTER for an I, you get MISTER. Do not change the order of the letters. EVEN EXCHANGE by Donna Pettman SCRAMBLERS Unscramble the letters within each rectangle to form four ordinary words. Then rearrange the boxed letters to form the mystery word, which will complete the gag! DIFFICULTY THIS WEEK H H H H Moderate HH Challenging HHH HOO BOY! SUDOKU TIME Place a number in the empty boxes in such a way that each row across, each column down and each small 9-box square contains all of the numbers from one to nine. ACROSS 1 Hotel amenity 4 Beach bucket 8 “-- it going?” 12 Sandwich meat 13 Roughly 14 “Garfield” dog 15 Class that includes newts and frogs 17 Style 18 Corn serving 19 Took the helm 21 Clara of the Red Cross 24 Guffaw syllable 25 Lawyers’ org. 26 Label 28 Potato, for one 32 Toy block name 34 “Uh-huh” 36 The Big Easy acronym 37 Put in office 39 Sea, to Henri 41 Kimono closer 42 Nanny’s charge 44 Beach robe 46 Boris’ cartoon partner 50 Twitch 51 Hgt. 52 Highway turnoff 56 Aachen article 57 Snitch 58 -- -jongg 59 June honorees 60 Sheltered 61 Group of seals DOWN 1 Na Na lead-in 2 Nonstick spray 3 Electrical strength 4 Christie sleuth 5 Wall St. wheeler-dealer 6 Egyptian deity 7 Reluctant 8 Four-bagger 9 Air freshener target 10 Broad 11 Feeder filler 16 Fez, e.g. 20 “Dig in!” 21 Hay bundle 22 First victim 23 Opposing vote 27 Wrigley product 29 Training site 30 Exile isle 31 Picnic spoiler 33 Scale ranges 35 Chest muscle 38 Lean- -- (sheds) 40 Baby’s toy 43 Letter before iota 45 Fragrant tree 46 Must have 47 Inter -48 See to 49 Skater’s leap 53 -- -de-France 54 Chinese chairman 55 Prof’s degree DIFFICULTY THIS WEEK H H H Moderate HH Challenging HHH HOO BOY! GO FIGURE! by Linda Thistle The idea of Go Figure is to arrive at the figures given at the bottom and right-hand columns of the diagram by following the arithmetic signs in the order they are given (that is, from left to right and top to bottom). Use only the numbers below the diagram to complete its blank squares and use each of the nine numbers only once. King Crossword Puzzles ANSWERS ON PAGE 19

“Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, A Song” In sonyclassics.com/fitheaterslm/hallelujah/

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Geller describes it as a privilege to look through the journals and see the evolution of “Hallelujah” — the many verses he wrote and the minute adjustments he was constantly making.

“It’s about mortality. It’s about a life well lived,” Geller says.

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“Long Hard Road” and “Fishin’ in the Dark,” they also play hits from all three CircleCarpenterrecords. says the band’s success through the years derives from a confluence of a lot of different things including their popularity, health and projects that stimulate them enough to go on tour. “It’s been a one-in-a-million shot because I don’t know how many other bands have been touring and recording for 56 years, but I can’t think of any.”

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“We’d heard the stories about 150 verses,” Geller says. “The surprise to me was that he would take a line and keep working the line over and over with page after page of minor variations. It might go on and then no further work on that line. Then two or three notebooks later, he’s back at it, revising it again. To see many of those drafts of certain couplets that we’ve come to know so well that were fantastic in slightly altered versions — but to see him so specifically refining and toying with and making exactly the line that we came to know, that was a revelation. It’s clearly a poet’s mind at Whilework.” they recognize many have stopped going to the theater since the pandemic, they encourage patrons to experience this movie in the cinema.

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band WHEN: 7 p.m. Saturday, August 27 WHERE: Higley Center for the Performing Arts, 4132 E. Pecos Road, Gilbert COST: Tickets start at $39.50 INFO: higleycenter.org WHEN: 8 p.m. Sunday, August 28 WHERE: Rialto Theatre, 318 E. Congress Street, Tucson COST: Tickets start at $40 INFO: rialtotheatre.com

“There’s this communal experience. Because this film particularly is emotional and you’re watching a man go from age 30 right to his end. … It’s (a way) to consider our own mortality and our own joy of living at that same time. That’s pretty darn good.”

12 | AUGUST 2022 www.LovinLife.com was just heart-stopping.” When Cohen recorded the song on the album “Various Positions,” the top executive at Columbia, who had already paid for the record, refused to release it. The song Cohen would become synonymous with floundered until others began to singNotit. that Cohen doubted what he had created. In an interview at the time he said, “The work is done. It’s really good. It’s impeccable. It’s all for the books. I feel I have a huge posthumous career ahead of me. My estate will swell. My name will flourish.”While the filmmakers have a section on Buckley and the other people who covered his song — including interviews with the directors of “Shrek” — most of the film focuses on Cohen and the emotional and spiritual journey he took that not only made the song’s creation possible, but its evolution, changing lyrics and how it was a part of him until he died. They also revealed his personality as shared by those who knew him and his materials and journals. Goldfine says his sense of humor was a lovely surprise. “The way that Columbia Records advertised his albums and the way that early critics talked about his first several albums, he was described as the philosopher of doom and gloom, the guy who makes music to slit your wrists by,” Goldfine“Heresays.we are looking intently at archival interview after archival interview and remembering his amazing sense of humor that was on full display during those concerts that we were lucky enough to go to. We truly got to present Leonard Cohen to the world through our film as a man who is much more than the doom and gloom guy and who actually possessed one of the most incredibly witty senses of humor.”

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Within a short period of time, Cabrera became the official pastry chef for the resort, making the resort’s bread rolls, cookies, pies and cakes — just about any thing yeast or dessert related. He worked as the pastry chef for three years before that same chef recommended him for an apprenticeship.Eagertolearn more, Cabrera accepted and spent three years studying at Pima Community College and got his certifica tion as a cook. He did competitions at the local and state level, winning a variety of medals and awards, including junior chef of the year. During that time, he also con tinued working at Rio Rico Resort and was able to move up the ladder.

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“It’s an honor, for sure. It fills my heart quite a bit, because I started as a junior and to see all this accomplished, it’s the culmination of all the things that I did, not just as a chef but in the community and helping raise money for scholarships, raise money for local benefits, and so many things,” Cabrera says.

Cabrera currently works as the execu tive chef at The Grill, a restaurant at the Robson Resort Communities’ Quail Creek resort community. His drive to give back to the community carries over to his job there, where he has created a close rela tionship with the members. He says the menu there is not really his menu; he listens to the members about what they want and gets creative with it. More than that, Cabrera says it is a great place to work and the staff there has always been supportive of his work.

“To be recognized on the national level, not just the local chapters, with this group of members, of people who are master chefs, it’s an honor. It’s really unbelievable to be part of this selected group.”According to the American Academy of Chefs, the American Culinary Federa tion represents the highest standards of professionalism in the organization, soci ety and industry. The academy’s primary mission is to promote the education of all culinarians by mentoring culinarians, awarding scholarships to students seek ing a future in the culinary industry and by providing grants to professional work ing chefs looking to further their career.

Cabrera was officially inducted into the federation in a formal ceremony at the American Culinary Federation’s national convention in Las Vegas July 26.

“That’s a very nice feeling, but this, on the other side, is so different. I always just thought I need to give back to the com munity, without really thinking about it or anything. I guess there were people who helped me, and I always remem bered that and I wanted to be able to help other people.”

Cabrera came to Arizona from Mexico when he was 20. He says when he was in college, he wanted a break and a friend helped get him a gig as a dishwasher at Rio Rico Resort to make some extra mon ey. But once he started, Cabrera says he liked it so much he never went back — and it worked out pretty well for him.

“I was a dishwasher for two years, and a chef came to me and asked if I wanted to learn more,” Cabrera says. “So, he showed me some recipes and I was really quick at learning them. He gave me more, and the more I learned the more he gave me.”

“Giving back, I realized that my heart got warm, and it was a nice feeling. It’s different from when you prepare a very nice dish and the customer asks you to come to the table and says, ‘This is the best meal ever,’” Cabrera explains.

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In order for Cabrera to even be con sidered for the federation, he had to be nominated and meet a list of require ments including obtaining certain certi fications, winning awards, being active in the community and having at least 15 years of experience in the culinary profes sion.It’s a rare award. Only eight people are being awarded this year. The reward is even sweeter for Cabrera, who had hum ble beginnings and never really anticipat ed becoming a chef.

“They’re very proud of me, and they tell me all the time,” he says about the Quail Creek community. “I have to say that I’m very lucky to be working in this commu nity because right from the beginning they’ve been very welcoming. They sup port me a lot.”

Later, Cabrera got hired as a sous chef at a resort in Sedona and lived there for two years before moving back to Tucson to work at a DoubleTree Hotel as lead di rector and executive sous chef. Cabrera worked there for five years before tran sitioning to his current position at the Quail Creek country club. During his time at the DoubleTree, Cabrera went back to the chef association to continue his own learning, teach others and help the com munity.“Iwas very involved. We did a lot of fundraisers, got a lot of new members, did a lot of local events, did food presen tations for students. I was the secretary, treasury, vice president and president during all those five years until I got my current position,” he says. Then, Cabrera went back to Pima Com munity College to teach and has been doing that off and on for years. He says while he is busy, he always tries to make time for it because he enjoys giving back to the new generations. Giving back is something Cabrera made a priority with out really thinking about it. He credits his mentors for encouraging him to get in volved when he started out and remem bers how others helped him.

BY ALLISON BROWN Robson Resort Communities’ Quail Creek luxury resort community’s Chef Adolfo “Aris” Cabrera was inducted into the American Academy of Chefs, a pres tigious honor society of the American Cu linary Federation with only a handful of chosen chefs in the country.

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(Left) Quail Creek Chef Adolfo “Aris” Cabrera was inducted into the American Academy of Chefs, a prestigious honor society of the American Culinary Federation. (Above) The Grill, a restaurant at the Robson Resort Communities’ Quail Creek resort community, where Adolfo “Aris” Cabrera currently works as the executive chef. (Evolve Marketing/submitted)

As the executive chef and CEO of the Dahl Restaurant Group, Dahl has earned international recognition for her cuisine stemming from five restaurant concepts: Mariposa, Cucina Rustica, Pisa Lisa, Butterfly Burger and Dahl & Di Luca Ristorante HerItaliano.cooking styles are diverse, including traditional Italian cuisine, rustic Mediterranean fare, South American-inspired dishes, creative burgers and wood-fired pizza.Dahl lives by her mantra, “When you cook with love, you feed the soul.”

Acclaimed chef Lisa Dahl is ever the optimist — even when it came to opening her second Pisa Lisa in the Village of Oak Creek in July. “I didn’t like the idea of opening the slowest month of the year, but, in a way, it’s a godsend,” Dahl says.

“The busiest month is around the corner — September, October. This is giving us the opportunity to ease into it. What I’m thrilled about is it’s not really slow. That’s blowing my mind.”

“We have two ovens, and they’re bigger than our original, so wait times are less,” she says.

“I wanted to be stronger operationally in Sedona first,” she says. “I always planned it with the hopes before the pandemic that Pisa Lisa and Butterfly Burger were the types of restaurants that would do well in any market. I want to first go into San Diego and Phoenix, where we’re so well known by travelers.” Still, she’s a celebrity in Sedona. Dahl recently struggled to leave a coffeehouse because three locals jumped up to share their love of her food. “I had my earbuds in. I had to take them out,” she says with a laugh. “They were beaming. They had been in at the early stages of Pisa Lisa. They loved it and were telling me how proud they were to have something they could call their own out here on that side of town.”

She’s hoping to spread those feelings to the Valley — when she finds the right space and offer.

“I feel like a pioneer,” she says. “This is too pretty out here to not be thriving. This is the gateway to Sedona.”

Acclaimed chef Lisa Dahl shares signature personalized touches evident throughout the restaurant Pisa Lisa. This includes a dessert menu rich with choices. (Scott Yates/Submitted)

Popular food selections are named after her family members like the Da Dorothy pizza after Dahl’s mother and made with Mother sauce, provolone-mozzarella, fennel sausage, picante peppers, Parm-Reggiano; and the Justino pizza dedicated to her late son and made with Ricotta, provolone-mozzarella, San Danielle prosciutto gold, organic arugula and white-truﬄe oil. The new location will also feature Tuscan tomato bisque soup along with gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan options.

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Dahl, who moved to Sedona 26 years ago from the Bay Area, immediately saw a need for restaurants in red rock country. She lives in Oak Creek, in a townhouse on the heels of Cucina Rustica. Along with being a two-time James Beard House-featured chef, Dahl was recognized with the top honor of 2019 Food Pioneer award by the Arizona Restaurant Association’s Foodist Awards.

Pisa Lisa opened in the Village of Oak Creek in July. (Scott Yates/Submitted)

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Lisa Dahl opens her second Pisa Lisa Pisa Lisa 6657 AZ-179, Suite D1, dahlrestaurantgroup.comSedona

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To meet customer demand, there are two Mugnaini pizza ovens, both embellished with mosaics, as the expansive space has allowed Dahl to broaden the dine-in menu inspired by Pisa Lisa’s first location.

“All the people (in and around Oak Creek) have been waiting a long, long time — three years — to go through COVID. The timing got us between a rock and a hard spot. Labor and construction hit us square between the eyes and delayed us. We were committed to the project, though. At long last, it’s darling.”

Pisa Lisa Oak Creek introduced new dishes like the antipasto selection Lisa’s Plate, an antipasti sampler with fresh bocconcini mozzarella, tomatoes, finnochio slaw, magic giantwarmcookietochoicesmenutichokes.andcaselveltranomushrooms,olivesfire-roastedar-Thedessertisrichwithlikeaffoga-andnewcomermonster,aandmoltenchocolatechip cookie sundae with strawberry-stracciatella plant-based gelato (vegan and gluten free).

Serving wood-fired pizzas, organic salads and artisan gelato, Dahl’s Pisa Lisa debuted in 2013 and quickly became a destination. The new Oak Creek store is her sixth restaurant in red rock country. Named after an affectionate term given by Dahl’s late father, Pisa Lisa shares signature personalized touches evident throughout the restaurant.

The lemon lover’s cheesecake made with homemade limoncello is among the favorite flavors, which change seasonally. Beverage offerings include natural sodas, local mead, 16 taps for craft beers, and wines. Grab-n-go items are aplenty, including paninis, prepped pizzas, morning treats and locally sourced roasted coffee.The new 3,500-square-foot restaurant has an expansive dining area with 110 seats (64 indoors, 46 patio seating) as well as two communal artisan-style butcher board tables. The elevated bar (seating 14) surrounded by an eclectic collection of music memorabilia from the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s are sourced from a Capitol Records executive by Dahl’s brother, Jay Levinson. The centerpiece is an 8-foot vintage chandelier fitted with handblown glass and LED lights made by sculptor Dale Evers.

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Cornell University Professor Robert Baker is the creator of the famous Cornell barbecue chicken sauce, the recipe that is often referred to as “State Fair Chicken.” The simple and tasty sauce can be used as a fabulous two-hour marinade or for basting chicken on the grill. And the barbecue sauce that goes with the chicken is just as unique, with a mayonnaise base instead of tomato sauce. The Cornell barbecue chicken isn’t the only iconic recipe to come from Baker. He is also the inventor of more than 40 other recipes, including chicken and turkey hot dogs and the world-famous chicken nugget. (McDonald’s generally gets the credit for inventing the chicken nuggets, but Baker published his chicken nugget recipe in the 1950s, while McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets recipe was patented in Another1979.)creation that probably helped land Baker in the Poultry Hall of Fame (yes, there is one!) was his revolutionary method of binding breading to chicken, which is used in hundreds of food applications today. In the book, “The Lexicon of Real American Food,” it says Robert Baker’s goal in life was to get people to eat more chicken. Mission accomplished.

It’s one of the most famous chicken recipes in America. So, one delicious way to celebrate summer barbecuing is by popping a cold one in honor of the man who has helped to make barbecued chicken America’s favorite picnic food.

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Wash and pat dry chicken thighs. Place in a large bowl. Prepare the basting mixture by placing the egg and vegetable oil in a medium bowl and whisk vigorously to combine. Add the vinegar, salt, poultry seasoning and pepper, whisking to combine. Set aside. Heat a grill plate to medium high heat. Brush with olive Arrangeoil.the thighs on the grill. Immediately start basting the chicken with the basting mixture. Baste often, about once every 3 to 5 minutes, stirring the basting mixture as you use it. Continue grilling until the chicken turns a rich golden brown and the meat is cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes per side and internal temperature is 165 degrees. Serve with barbecue sauce. Serves four. For the Cornell chicken barbecue sauce: In a bowl, combine the mayo, vinegar, poultry seasoning, pepper and salt. Whisk to combine. Brush lightly over chicken thighs and serve remainder in a small bowl on the side. Serves eight.

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• Check curb heights before stepping down.

• Ensure every room in your home has a light switch near the entrance.

• Practice balancing. Hold on to something such as a countertop and stand on one leg at a time for a minute. Gradually increase the time. Try balancing with your eyes closed. Stand on your toes, then rock back to balance on your heels. Hold each position for a count of 10.

Studies have shown getting fewer than six hours of sleep per night is associated with weight gain. Not enough or poor-quality sleep slows down your metabolism, which prompts your body to store unused energy as fat. It can also increase the production of insulin and cortisol, which makes the body storeHavingfat. a hard time catching zzzs? Learn more at https://bit.ly/TMCSleeping. you can do to lose weight

• Be especially careful around pets.

• When entering rooms, look for di erences in oor levels.

• Never carry any package that will obstruct your view of the next step.

Among older adults, falls are the leading cause of injury deaths and the most common cause of nonfatal injuries and hospital admissions for trauma. Of all fall-related fractures, hip breaks cause the greatest number of deaths and lead to the most severe health problems and reduced quality of life. As we age, the power of our senses, re exes and coordination diminishes.

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• Get up slowly from lying and sitting to avoid feeling light-headed.

• When it rains or snows, consider using a cane.

• Alcohol impacts your re exes and balance. Elaboration is unnecessary.

Focusing on lifestyle and behavioral changes rather than ‘dieting’ is the best way to see long-lasting results. We also now have viable medication options available.”

• Close cabinet doors and drawers so you won’t run into them.

“Our standard American diet consists of a lot of convenience and fast foods that are full of re ned sugars and carbohydrates,” Musal says.

• Always hold the handrails on stairways.

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• Whole-grain bread, pasta and rice instead of white.

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• Use a shoulder bag, fanny pack or backpack to leave hands free.

I’m worried about falling. What should I do about this?

• Drink herbal tea or fruit-infused water instead of soda.

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• Let the soap suds go down the drain before you move around in the shower. If you are prone to falling, use a shower chair and a handheld shower attachment.

Here are some food swaps to try:

Musal leads a nonsurgical weight-loss program at the TMCOne Skyline o ce. If you are struggling to lose weight, ask your primary care provider for a referral. She shares the following advice for people who want to lose weight without pills or serious dieting. Track your food intake To lose weight, you need to burn more calories than you consume, which is dicult if you don’t really know what you are eating and drinking.

Well, rst of all, you can’t go around worrying about falling or you won’t be relaxed; that can lead to a fall. So, you should concentrate on employing techniques to avoid falls and then don’t let the fear take over you mind.But a respect for the dangers of falling is justi ed by the statistics.

• Use bright bulbs in your home.

• Wear rubber-soled, low-heeled shoes.

• Eat nuts, seeds and fruit instead of a candy bar.

Maladies and the medicines we take for them can contribute to balance problems. Then there’s osteoporosis — a disease that makes bones more likely to snap.There are many steps you can take to prevent a fall and the possibility of breaking a bone. I’m dedicating the remainder of this column to the best tips I collected from a variety of experts:

Carbohydrates are an important part of a healthy diet, but the type of carb is key.

• Make your smoothies with almond milk or water instead of fruit juice. Get good sleep

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