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FEATURE Vox has everything you need to know about all the elements of True/False Film Fest. Take a quiz, get to know the directors, plan your weekend, and get ready for a wild ride. PAGE 8 NEWS & INSIGHT Three families share their motivations for bringing their kids to recent marches, rallies and protests.

It’s never too early to learn about the spirit of activism. PAGE 4 THE SCENE MidiCi, the newest pizza restaurant in Columbia, offers a Neapolitan-style recipe that will refresh your idea of the dish. Try the Devil’s Pizza for a slice with a kick. PAGE 6 Eating healthy isn’t always convenient, but four local restaurants make it happen. These dishes are low in fat, high in protein and faster than you would expect. PAGE 7 MUSIC One St. Louis rapper is coming to Rose Music Hall in search of tacos and an audience. PAGE 20

TAKING ON TRUE/FALSE ONLINE There's a lot more True/False coverage online. We have live coverage, film reviews, multimedia and all of the other information you need to know to fully immerse yourself into the fest.

BLOGGING TO BUSINESS Several MU students have turned their personal blogs into professional brands. Learn their secrets to developing outstanding writing style, engaging photos and high-end website design.

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Record label Special Passenger Records brought local musicians together to raise money for the American Civil Liberties Union. PAGE 20 ARTS & BOOKS Women’s History Month is upon us, and Vox has five books for anyone whose reading list is lacking a female focus. PAGE 21

CORRECTION: The Feb. 23 issue should have stated that the first song The Motel Brothers wrote together was titled “New Thang.” Additionally, the issue should have stated that they played the song “4 a.m.” in a recent Vox session.

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Here at Vox, we’ve been planning our coverage for weeks. But when I walked to the Ninth Street Starbucks before work on Tuesday, I knew it was finally here: True/False Film Fest. Across the street from the coffee shop was the tall, perception-bending structure I’ve wandered through and taken pictures in for the past few years. I always know it’s coming, but when the art goes up,it feels like True/False really starts.

This is my fifth year attending the fest, and it still blows me away.

Working at Vox has only increased my level of wonder. Inside the pages of this week’s feature (Page 8), you’ll enter the wild, wonderful world of True/False and its many elements. But that’s just the beginning. While the fest is rolling along, Vox’s tireless digital editors, department editors, multimedia reporters and reviewers are hard at work to bring you all the coverage of the fest they can on our website and social media channels.

It’s a lot to do, but at the end of the day, True/False and Vox are in the same business: sharing true stories with Columbia. It’s only right that we give them our attention for a few days. So strap in and get ready for a wild weekend of documentary film, music everywhere, local grub and legendary parties. I’ll see you out there, when I’m not editing in the office of course.

VOX STAFF Editor: Christine Jackson Deputy Editor: Dan Roe Managing Editor: Madison Fleck Creative Director: Madalyne Bird Digital Managing Editor: Abby Holman Art Directors: Mary Hilleren, Elizabeth Sawey Photo Editor: Annaliese Nurnberg Online Editor: Lea Konczal Multimedia Editor: Mitchel Summers News & Insight Editors: Madelyne Maag, Elaina Steingard, Jing Yang The Scene Editors: Lauren Kelliher, Alyssa Salela, Danielle Zoellner Music Editors: John Heniff, Taylor Ysteboe Arts & Books Editors: Claudia Guthrie, Renee Molner, Zachary Van Epps Contributing Writers: Corin Cesaric, Gerard Edic, Emily Hannemann, Max Havey, Lis Joyce, Meghan Lally, Rick Morgan, Rachel Phillips, Jessica Rendall, Karlee Renkoski, Tyler Schneider, Kelsie Schrader, Erika Stark, Samantha Stokes, Catherine Wheeler Editorial Director: Heather Lamb Executive Editor: Jennifer Rowe Digital Director: Sara Shipley Hiles Writing Coach: Berkley Hudson Office Manager: Kim Townlain

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RADAR

Vox’s take on the talk of the week

Written by: Madelyne Maag, Alyssa Salela, Taylor Ysteboe

GOODBYE MEAT, HELLO TEMPEH With the start of Lent, some are passing on that helping of meat and opting for a vegetarian alternative on Fridays. Here are some vegetarian chow suggestions around town.

The Flat Branch Veggie Burger, Flat Branch Pub and Brewery: Where’s the beef?

Not here. This burger is made of tofu, rice, oats, red pepper, pecans and mushrooms.

Crunchy Veggie Roll, Sake Japanese Bistro and Bar: This avocado, sweet potato and asparagus roll will satisfy your sushi craving.

The Notorious BLT, Main Squeeze: Trade in the bacon for some tempeh, and you (probably) won’t miss the meat.

The Murphy Lee, Cafe Berlin: Roll up bell peppers, zucchini and mushrooms in a tortilla, add in some spinach, rice and tofu, and you’ve got yourself a Murphy Lee. Three Mushroom Penne, Sophia’s: Portobello, shiitake and button mushrooms are tossed with a tomato pesto cream sauce to make one heavenly vegetarian dish.

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March Madness, here we come

There is a national day for almost everything and grammar is no exception. Celebrate national grammar day on March 4 by brushing up on you’re grammar knowledge (hopefully you won’t see any of these errors in this issue.)

Did you spot the errors in the sentence above?

1. Use a comma before conjunctions to separate independent clauses.

2. Proper nouns such as National Grammar Day always need to be capitalized.

3. You’re means “you are” not that something is “yours.” Don’t get them confused, people.

4. Periods and commas usually need to go outside the ending parenthesis.

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NEWS & INSIGHT

Keeping kids woke (unless it’s naptime) Columbians integrate activism into their parenting through local marches and rallies

BY MIRANDA MOORE

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arches and protests are nothing new to Columbia, but they are becoming a family affair. Children of all ages who have never before held a rally sign are joining veteran protesters to breathe new life into activist circles.

Following the Women’s March, photographs surfaced of woke kids holding protest signs from their strollers. Merriam-Webster tells us woke describes the “awareness of injustice or racial tension” and the need to take action. A photograph taken during demonstrations on Jan. 30 at Chicago O’Hare International Airport’s arrival area showed a young Jewish boy and Muslim girl making friends while sitting atop their fathers’ shoulders. Even Chelsea Clinton brought her 2-year-old daughter to an anti-muslim discrimination protest in New York on Feb. 19.

In Columbia, many parents have chosen to bring their children along to witness these moments.

Nicole Campione-Barr, professor of psychology at MU, says there’s no child psychological reason not to bring children along, provided parents consider their child’s tolerance to crowds and noise. She says children whose parents model behavior of civic involvement are more likely to be involved in civic activities as adults. And that’s exactly what three Columbia families have in mind.

ABIGAIL ROLBIEKI-ADAMS

Lennon Rolbieki-Adams, 2, attended her fifth march, the St. Louis Women’s March, on Jan. 21.

For Abigail Rolbieki-Adams, her wife, Emily, and their daughter, Lennon, advocacy and activism are central to family life. Two-year-old Lennon has marched more often than some adults and participated in her first march at the age of six months.

Since then, Lennon and her parents have attended Take Back the Night on MU campus in 2016, the St. Louis Pride Parade, a vigil for the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, a peace march, the St. Louis Women’s March and the Muslim solidarity march in Columbia in January. Abigail says Lennon enjoys the marches and even has her own signs to carry.

“We want Lennon to grow up and know to use her voice, so the best way they can learn to do that is for us as her parents to model that,” Abigail says.

These lessons extend beyond marches, and Lennon is slowly becoming well-versed in environmental sustainability, diversity awareness and inclusion practices. “She also knows things like whenever people are trying to hug her and she’s feeling overwhelmed, she says, ‘my body, my choice,’” Abigail says. Her moms take every opportunity to teach Lennon about the complex world she lives in.

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REBECCA SHAW

Before Rebecca Shaw took over as head of CoMo for Progress, she never considered herself an activist.

Following the presidential election, however, a group of people, including Shaw, came together with a shared vision of making a difference in the lives of others. CoMo for Progress was founded on the idea that when people band together, their voices are more likely to be heard. Those voices include children, and Shaw finds joy in showing them what the democratic process looks like on the grassroots level.

Shaw sometimes brings her 3-year-old daughter, Evelyn, with her (she also has a 1-year-old, Harrison, who is too young to join in). Recently, her daughter had the chance to scribble a message on a sticky note and place it on Senator Roy Blunt’s office door in Columbia.

Although Shaw doesn’t know if her daughter fully understands what they’re doing, she hopes that one day she will.

“I just explain that I’m trying to do what I think is right to make the world a better place,” Shaw says.

She added that serving the community through family involvement is one of her top priorities.

SETH COLANER

Seth Colaner’s inspiration for participating in demonstrations came during a family outing. While watching the MU Homecoming parade in 2015, he and his family saw student activist group Concerned Student 1950 stop the procession in front of then-UM System President Tim Wolfe. Colaner says the moment was a turning point for him and his wife, Colleen. He hopes to show the importance of standing up for what they believe in to his two daughters, Esther, 7, and Camille, 3.

“We want them to understand how it is important to stand up for what you think is right, (and) their parents are people who do that,” Colaner says.

After he and his wife took turns participating in marches solo, Colaner took his eldest daughter, Esther, to the solidarity march organized in response to President Donald Trump’s original travel ban. He drew from advice he received through the process of adopting his daughters. “They’ll finish putting the pieces together when they’re older,” Colaner says. “But you have to give them all the pieces when they’re young.”

PHOTOS COURTESY OF REBECCA SHAW AND SETH COLANER

Rebecca Shaw snaps a selfie with her two children Evelyn, 3, and Harrison, 1.

She says that children are a vital part of a community finding its voice together.

Colleen Colaner holds daughter Camille, 3, on her shoulders at the MU Homecoming parade in 2015. The parade was the start of activism for the family.

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THE SCENE

EAT THIS

Midici means “You tell me.”

Kevin Heiland says this fits well with the restaurant’s concept of choosing pizza toppings and also with the idea of talking about your day among friends.

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MidiCi’s Devil’s Pizza With the wide variety of pizza joints in Columbia, it can be hard to pick a standout slice. MidiCi is burning up the Italian pie-lovers scene with classic Neapolitan-style pizza made with fresh, non-GMO ingredients in the restaurant’s wood-burning ovens.

The pizza is distinct because of its tasty 300-year-old crust recipe. Pizzaiolo, or pizza maker, Connor Theisman uses only four simple ingredients — water, sea salt, yeast and double zero flour, which is a finely ground flour often used in Italian cuisine.

Theisman’s favorite menu item is the Devil’s Pizza because he likes spicy food. After stretching out the dough, the pizza is covered in sauce made of crushed Italian tomatoes. The heat comes from five pieces of calabrese, or spicy Italian salami, and the house-made spicy Italian sausage. And as if that wasn’t enough, Fresno chilis and Calabrian chilis bring it to another level. Sweet basil and fresh mozzarella are added to contrast the heat, and finally, parmigiano reggiano and extra virgin olive oil garnish the top.

“There’s not an overload of cheese,” Theisman says. “There’s a real balance of flavors. You can really taste the sauce, you can really taste the basil, you can taste everything that’s on it.”

The pizzas bake for about 90 seconds at 1,000 degrees in the large wood-burning ovens and then are plated, sliced and served. Manager Kevin Heiland says, however, that Neapolitan pizza is traditionally not sliced but eaten with a fork and knife. When the first MidiCi restaurant opened in Los Angeles, though, people wanted it sliced.

“We’ve actually had a few people ask us not to cut the pizza, which was very cool,” Heiland says.

The thin crust does make it more suited for eating with a fork and knife. The Devil’s Pizza is slightly flimsy under the weight of the MIDICI ingredients, but the Devil’s Pizza, $12.50 flavors are prominent 1007 E. Broadway and balanced.

Sun.–Thurs., 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Fri.–Sat. Columbia food writer 11 a.m. to 12 a.m.

Audra Jenkins says her 443-1900 favorite local pizza joint is Pizza Tree, but after visiting MidiCi a few weeks ago, she says she will be back again soon.

“They emphasize the Italian Neapolitan nature of the crust so it’s a little thinner, a little bit lighter,” she says. “I think people will be happy to have something different.”

For those who aren’t fans of spice, the mix of chilis and spicy meats in the Devil’s Pizza might prove to be too much. And though a glass of water is recommended, the spice is not the only note in the dish. The crust is the star, with the perfect mix of softness and crispiness, and is not overpowered by the other ingredients.

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Fast and fresh A guide to quick, reasonably priced nutritious meals in Columbia BY ROSEMARY BELSON It’s easy to eat healthy in your own kitchen, but let’s be honest, few people have time to eat homemade meals three times per day. The decision to roll up to a fast-food restaurant is often made for two reasons: convenience and speed. Nutrition is sacrificed.

Healthier options are out there, but they seem to take a while and cost too much. Luckily, Columbia is home to restaurants that combine nutrition and speed without breaking the bank.

These dishes will make your watch, wallet and waist happy.

UNDER FIVE MINUTES Crushed Red 2540 Broadway Bluffs Drive The DeLUX Berry Crunch salad, $9 This is a great option for a fast, customizable meal, says Candace LaRocca, director of brand experience at Crushed Red. The salad is created with a bed of kale and mixed greens and features rainbow quinoa, black mission figs, blueberries, feta cheese and house-made granola on top. The meal is topped with lemon agave nectar dressing.

Make it faster: Online ordering has become increasingly popular, so Crushed Red recently reorganized its kitchen to include a separate chopping station designated for online orders.

UNDER 10 MINUTES Nourish Cafe & Market 1201 E. Broadway Marinara Bowl, $10 If you are looking for a salad alternative that doesn’t skimp on the veggies, this is it. Pasta is traded for a blend of zucchini noodles and spaghetti squash. They are combined with sauteed spinach and mushrooms and topped with house-made marinara with cashew ricotta. The marinara bowl is vegan, ILLUSTRATIONS BY MARY HILLEREN

paleo and customizable for other dietary needs, says Kalle Lemone, co-owner of Nourish Cafe & Market.

Make it faster: If 10 minutes is too long, the cafe has a cooler filled with pre-made entrees and nutritious drinks for a grab-and-go meal.

15 TO 20 MINUTES Main Squeeze 28 South Ninth St. The Fire Bowl, $9 This organic dish is low in fat and high in protein. It consists of quinoa, black beans, greens, almond cheeze, roasted pumpkin seeds, chorizo and scallions.

Make it faster: Customers can call in their orders so they are ready for pick up, says Leigh Lockhart, owner of Main Squeeze. The restaurant also offers nutritious smoothies and fresh-pressed juices that can supplement or serve as a meal.

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FIVE TO 20 MINUTES Range Free 110 Orr St. #101 The Sweet Potato Cider Bisque, Cup $4, Bowl $6 This soup is a tangy and sweet customer favorite made from sweet potatoes and hard cider.

Making quality food is a challenging and labor-intensive project, says Anna Meyer, owner of Range Free. This means the restaurant’s ingredients are all prepared in the morning, so the food is customizable for anyone with a dietary restriction, she says.

Make it faster: Though most of its dishes can take around 20 minutes to craft, the restaurant’s soup is a good option for a quick meal. Soups rotate daily at Range Free, and the soup of the day is made in the morning and ready to be served by 11 a.m.

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True/False reaches audiences outside CoMo, but the fest still centers on community

BY JENNA ALLEN

Step inside a world of universal wonder and documentary storytelling at True/False

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True/False Film Fest is a staple of the Columbia calendar, and now, cities across the U.S. — even across the pond — are getting a taste of CoMo’s crown jewel.

There have been True/False-sponsored screenings in Bellingham, Washington; New York City; Chicago and Paris. Co-conspirators David Wilson and Paul Sturtz have created a film fest that revolves around a sense of community, and despite its coast-to-coast presence, there really is no place like home.

“We want to cultivate that sense of going to the movie theater as an event, something special that can’t be replicated at home,” Sturtz says. He and Wilson began the fest in 2003, and Columbia took to it from the start.

Wilson says that Columbians have embraced True/False’s distinctive nature.

The fest’s reputation for stellar films and an unparalleled atmosphere hasn’t gone unnoticed. Ryan Oestreich, general manager at the Music Box Theatre in Chicago, has attended True/False once before and says that though other film festivals don’t usually have musical performances, short films or filmmakers on site, these are expected and anticipated characteristics of True/False.

“It’s one of the most unique festivals in the world,” Oestreich says.

If the music, guests and events are the elements that make the fest special, the volunteers make it work.

Josh Oxenhandler, who serves on the fest’s executive and leadership committees for the Board of Directors, stresses the unquestionable enthusiasm of True/False volunteers. He remembers one fest, when he and other volunteers shoveled snow for hours. “Nobody questioned it,” Oxenhandler says. “I think that says so much about what Columbia is and who we are.”

True/False has also been a conduit for creating an environment where filmmakers can thrive over long periods of time, Sturtz says. He stresses the significance the fest plays in shaping the creative nonfiction film community.

Kristin Feeley, labs director at the documentary film program for Sundance Institute, says film festivals are the lifeblood of documentary creators and build audiences and careers. Feeley attends about a dozen film festivals per year and says she believes True/False is one that provides essential artist-to-artist connections and keeps these creators going.

Wilson says he has witnessed countless partnerships and working relationships grow out of True/False, including that of Kitty Green and Scott Macaulay, two directors who came together to produce Casting JonBenet, a film included in this year’s lineup, after meeting at the festival in 2013.

True/False has become “something like a summer camp” for this film community, Wilson says. It gives directors an opportunity to get together and have less pressure to do business than at other festivals.

Contributing to the nonfiction film community extends the fest’s influence, and in turn, Columbia’s influence. “You have to think of Columbia as one little dot that radiates out like ripples on a pond,” Oxenhandler says.

“The world informs Columbia and True/False, and hopefully, that helps Columbia and True/False inform the world.”

Despite attempts to recreate the spirit of True/False in other locations, Sturtz and Wilson know that without the sense of community Columbia provides, it is a feat that would prove near impossible.

“Our reason for being is Columbia,” Sturtz says.

Wilson says: “So much of True/False is these magical elements that come from volunteers, from local people who take on aspects of the fest and make it their own. The more space we give Columbians to be more creative, the more they amaze me.”

True/False might stop in Washington, New York City, Chicago or even Paris, but we know that home is where the real fun is.

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SURVIVAL: TRUE/FALSE EDITION What to pack when heading downtown

KEEPING UP WITH THE CHANGES What to expect when you’re expecting ... another great year at True/False BY TARYN PARKER Get ready to go out of this world with True/False and this year’s theme, Out of the Ether, which features an emphasis on earthy elements and chemical reactions. True/False partnered with Breakout CoMo for an immersive experience called Elemental, an interactive world which begins in a large, vacant white room. It replaces Lost Letters from last year and will give people one hour to work as a team to solve puzzles. Tickets cost $35, and groups can include up to eight people.

Elemental will run nine times per day on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Brand new this year is the True/False Podcast. Fest organizers have been working with KBIA for more than a year to create the program.

Episodes will include True/False programmers talking with filmmakers and critics about films, experiences and social issues. The first full-length episode was released Feb. 23. Tune in for the second episode, which will be released today. After the festival, the episodes will continue to be released every other Thursday.

Be sure to peruse this year’s merchandise, which includes a variety of new T-shirt designs and accessories such as hats, scarves, jewelry and drinkware, most reflecting the Out of the Ether theme. “(What) I am super duper excited about is that we are having custom ties and bowties made,” Merchandise Coordinator Christina Kelley says. The Missouri Theatre merchandise station will open today in conjunction with the Jubilee, and the Jesse Hall merchandise station will open before the first film Friday evening.

Merchandise can also be purchased at the the box office in Sager/Braudis Gallery, 1025 E. Walnut St.

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BY MADISON HUMMEL

We asked a few survival specialists what you might need for a weekend trek through the wilderness, then turned to longtime festgoers to see how they’d adapt that list for a four-day foray into films.

long-time festgoer Anna Guthrie says not to fret. Talk to venue management right away. Guthrie says the T/F staff generally have some leeway and can get you new tickets.

SMALL BILLS — Cash will come in handy and make it quicker to grab items. Don’t forget to tip your buskers!

PORTABLE CHARGER — A full day at T/F might drain your cell phone battery. Maddie Knopke, a T/F intern, suggests bringing a portable charger. There are times when you might need to look up where to order food from the Q.

TICKETS — Well, you’re not going anywhere without these. But if you happen to lose your ticket,

LIGHT SNACKS — T/F Camp Counselor Kristyn Young encourages festgoers to pack light snacks to satisfy a talkative tummy. “I like to bring healthy little snacks like protein bars,” Young says. “Not candy or anything that’ll make your stomach hurt.”

SMALL BAG OR TOTE — Quarters are tight, so it’s best to bring your bag o’ goodies in something that will fit under the legs of a folding chair so it won’t be in the way.

A DRAGON, A BLACK HOLE AND A SCAVENGER HUNT T/F artists deliver the fest Out of the Ether Tucked away under Federated Auto Parts off Business Loop 70 is the True/False labyrinth, a shared artist workspace that looks like an adult fun zone collided with a carpenter’s workshop.

Out front sits a large, intertwining red wooden installation piece called The Dragon that will be on display during the fest. Trinkets of True/False past litter the lawn; metal spray-painted signs, old furniture, tarps splattered with paint and a 6-foot-tall brain greet visitors at the door. The main room inside the 5,000-square-foot warehouse allows True/False artists to collaborate and work on their individual installations. For such a large space, it feels cramped with the materials and frames — fragments of what will ultimately be 32 installations around downtown.

Here, it’s easy to forget that all this is for a film festival. Artist and Materials Director Tracy Greever-Rice, who has been involved in the fest for 12 years, says art installations weren’t always a vital part of the event.

Greever-Rice roams the lab, recalling the fest’s humble beginnings and explains how collaborators have “evolved into thinking about design and art as part of what the festival is exhibiting, too.” Initially, art simply meant decorating the unconventional spaces where films

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were shown and parties were held. Over time, decorations morphed into installations, and a stronger consideration of design and art emerged. Open calls for independent art spaces and artists became the norm. It’s not just about the films anymore.

The T/F lab is a perfect embodiment of the artist experience: separate but together, independent yet collaborative. In a corner of the main workspace is Gabrielle Parish, artist and lifelong townie. She sits on a cooler and works on the largest individual piece of her installation — a wormhole that will ultimately serve as an arch leading guests into a black hole space, the dance floor of the @ction Party Thursday at Tonic on Ninth Street.

Parish started out as a volunteer, but her role and responsibility have shifted to the two-floor, three-room party space at Tonic. The large space demands time and vision, and she relies on the lab for the larger parts of her installations. Like many artists, Parish is hypercritical of her work. She’d prefer to paint in the comfort of her basement in polar bear pajama pants and wool socks with her dog, Frisco, by her side. But for others, such as Sabrina Garcia-Rubio, the shared space operates more like an artist co-op with unlimited opportunities for critical discourse.

TO DO IN THE Q

SNAP IT:

How to pass time waiting in the queue

Skip the small talk, and talk to who’s next to you. Ask questions that really spur people to speak such as, “What’s the strangest thing about where you grew up?” or “If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?.” Don’t forget to say hi to the Q Queens, too.

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Make your own mini-documentary of your True/False experience on Snapchat. Add dog filters, and swap faces with fellow patrons, but don’t forget to add it to your story!

GET TO KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOR:

SAY “OM,” AND BREATHE:

Stiff from sitting and standing too long? Let out that frustration with a quick wall sit, or

PLASTIC BAGGIES — Whether it’s to store snacks or to save your phone from rain, plastic baggies are versatile and easy to bring along and reuse.

COUGH DROPS — No one likes that person disrupting the movie every few minutes. Stash some cough drops in your pocket to silence the tickle in your throat.

RAIN GEAR — Anyone familiar with the Midwest knows the weather can be unpredictable. Don’t watch the next film in damp drawers after getting caught in the rain.

CHAPSTICK — It might get windy, and there’s nothing worse than not having lip balm for your lips.

BREATH MINTS — Sometimes you’ll find yourself crowded in lines or theater seats. Some pick-me-up mints after lunch will do you good.

Gabrielle Parish applies painter’s tape to an art installation for the True/False Film Fest. Her installation, a wormhole leading to a black hole dance floor, is inspired by the sci-fi movie 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Standing over Parish is Duncan Bindbeutel, artist in residence at this year’s festival. Although he currently lives in Chicago, Bindbeutel is Columbia born and raised, and his T/F resume is extensive — his 2015 The Frozen Man installation piece, a life-size wooden figure of a man encased in ice, is the heaviest piece to date at 2,500 pounds. Bindbeutel’s contribution this year is

Camino Saudade, a map and puzzle-based scavenger hunt set downtown.

Working with Gabe Meyer and Bryan Doss of art collective Neon Treehouse enticed Bindbeutel to return to Columbia in 2012. For the past three years, Neon Treehouse, whose core members include Meyer, Doss and Becca Sullinger, has designed the director’s party

release the tension in your legs with a quad lunge. Maybe even take some advice from Dr. Oz and elongate your bones over time with a leaning tower move where you stretch your left pinkie and left ankle as far away as you can.

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LIGHT JACKET — Theaters are infamous for being chilly. Avoid shivers by bringing a light jacket.

in the old Ice House, a space across the street from Walgreens at 320 E. Broadway. This space provided the freedom to tear walls down and build as they pleased.

But this year is different.

Standing in their 2017 location, which is kept private, it’s clear the team can’t really touch the place.

At least, the group has to leave it how they found it, which means they can’t drill or demolish. But Sullinger says it’s made the group more creative: Meyer and Doss have built a building within a building to hang art from — a freestanding structure that will eventually be disassembled — and Sullinger will utilize multiple TV screens to showcase experimental videos she’s created.

Interpretation of theme and space goes well beyond the aesthetic. The group doesn’t work in the T/F lab; rather, they practically live in the space they’re creating.

“When we have access to these spaces around the clock, it becomes this immersive experience, and I think that’s when you have an opportunity to tell a little bit more about a personal story,” Meyer says. Even Neon Treehouse’s interpretation of Out of the Ether extends beyond the physical. “If you boil it down, though, it doesn’t matter what that surface-level perspective (of the theme) is,” Sullinger says. “It’s below that. It’s about transcending; it’s about gaining a new perspective.”

WORKS TO SEE The Dragon: The Globe Gabrielle Parish’s wormhole: Tonic on Ninth Street Camino Saudade: Pick up a map at Sager-Braudis Art Gallery

Memrise – Work toward being bilingual with this new language-learning app that, with an additional fee, even works offline.

Paper.io – In this “tag you’re it” survival game, you’re a block with a long paper trail behind you. The goal is to try to be the biggest and baddest and defeat your enemies by attacking their Achilles’ heel: the end of their paper trail.

BE PRODUCTIVE, B-E PRODUCTIVE:

If you’re a Type-A person who makes lists in your sleep, what better time to mark things off than when you’re in line? You can be old-fashioned and get out a pen and paper or try a new app to accomplish the task. Soon is one list-building app that not only helps you create to-do and grocery lists, even bucket lists, but also lets you share what you’ve done and how much you enjoyed it.

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HAPPY CAMPERS

Camp True/False immerses high school students into the perception-changing power of documentary films

BY BROOKS HOLTON

SO YOU THINK YOU KNOW COLUMBIA? Take the quiz below to test your Columbia knowledge and learn some new tidbits about the home of the True/False Film Fest

BY MADISON HUMMEL 1. WHICH AWARD-WINNING ACTOR GRADUATED FROM MU? A. Matt Damon B. Jon Hamm C. Ben Affleck D. Brad Pitt 2. WHAT IS THE AVERAGE AGE OF A COLUMBIA RESIDENT? A. 31 B. 37 C. 27 D. 40 3. WHICH BUILDING WAS DUBBED THE FIRST SKYSCRAPER BETWEEN KANSAS CITY AND ST. LOUIS WHEN IT WAS BUILT IN 1928?

A. The Tiger Hotel B. Paquin Tower C. Jesse Hall D. Memorial Union 4. WHERE DOES DEVIL’S ICEBOX CAVE IN ROCK BRIDGE MEMORIAL STATE PARK GET ITS NAME? A. The amount of ice that accumulates over the winter season B. The looming spirits that occupy the cave’s crevices C. The stagnant 56 degrees the cave maintains all year long D. Its dark, foggy ambiance 5. WHAT YEAR WAS COLUMBIA INCORPORATED? A. 1803 B. 1826 C. 1819 D. 1835 6. WHAT WAS THE FIRST FILM SHOWN AT THE RAGTAG CINEMA TENTH STREET LOCATION IN 2000?

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Eryn Harris, Dejanae Thomas, Rory Dinkins, Juliana Custer and Parker Ross discuss their group presentation during a Camp True/False meeting at Ragtag Cinema. The camp aims to help students through educational oppurtunities outside the classroom.

On Dec. 5, a group of 30 local high school students assembled at Ragtag Cinema for the first meeting of Camp True/False 2017. The students, selected through an application process, include aspiring documentary filmmakers, creative writers, musicians, artists, animators and editors. Rock Bridge High School junior Cameron Fuller, a staff writer for The Rock student newspaper and a videographer for BearingNews.org, the school’s news website, saw familiar faces when fellow Bruins walked into the movie theater. Hickman High School senior Kelli Daugherty was a volunteer on True/False’s art team in 2016 and a theater buff whose vegetarianism sparked an interest in documentaries such as Living on One Dollar.

By the camp’s third meeting on Jan. 31, students were sharing stories of lost loved ones, traumatic accidents and a tension-breaking anecdote of winning a John Deere riding lawnmower at a minor league baseball game. “The way that we have accessed storytelling has changed the way I know people,” Daugherty says. “As more and more people shared, you could see the events in their lives that have led them to be who they are.”

Over the past five years, Camp True/False has evolved from a technique-driven filmmaking workshop to a program focused on exposing students to the power of empathy-building storytelling. Campers met at Ragtag five times prior to their planned 16-hour schedules (8 a.m. to midnight) during the festival, where they’ll experience a crash course in documentary film that will encourage them to think critically about the presence and application of media and storytelling in everyday life.

The camp curriculum allows students to experience storytelling’s ability to shape perceptions and build

bridges of understanding. “The biggest part of True/ False is trying to open other people’s minds to something that they weren’t going to see,” Fuller says. As one of the few students in the program whose primary interest is documentary filmmaking, Fuller says he appreciates the camp’s focus on “how to tell stories that people want to listen to and that will actually mean something to them.”

“The biggest part of True/False is trying to open other people’s minds to something that they weren’t going to see.”

­­— Cameron Fuller

At 54 campers strong, Camp True/False 2017 is the biggest to date, with 24 additional students from Bunceton High School in Bunceton, Ritenour High School in St. Louis and even as far as Carrboro High School in Carrboro, North Carolina, participating in the camp curriculum remotely before traveling to Columbia for the festival experience.

For camp founder Polina Malikin, True/False’s education efforts are as much a part of the fabric of the fest as the films. “There’s a lot of opportunities for students to learn in their schools, but I think what happens at the festival is that we offer students a chance to grow and be treated as adults or in a more adult way, in a more free-form, nonlinear kind of way, that’s really exciting for them,” Malikin says. “Community building, storytelling, fun and celebration can be the foundation for really intense growth and learning.”

PHOTOS BY MONIQUE WOO

AT THE CORE OF THE CORE

Get to know the co-conspirators and programmers behind the screens of True/False

BY CORIN CESARIC

Sturtz amiably posed with sour candy ropes, even though he was appalled that people would eat such things. Meanwhile, Wilson dug into the popcorn.

ABBY SUN, PROGRAMMER

DAVID WILSON, CO-CONSPIRATOR

PAUL STURTZ, CO-CONSPIRATOR

CHRIS BOECKMANN, PROGRAMMER

EDUCATION: Graduated from Harvard University in 2013 FAVORITE MOVIE SNACK: Red wine MOST OVERUSED WORD: Heart and heart descriptions, such as heartbreaking or big-hearted A TRUE/FALSE FAVORITE: The Grace Lee Project FILM PREFERENCES: She enjoys watching underdog films. ”I like stories where the ending isn’t necessarily obvious in the beginning.

I like to be surprised,” Sun says.

BACKGROUND: Sun grew up in Columbia and attended Hickman High School. At Harvard, she majored in visual and environmental studies. She also co-founded Sex Week at Harvard, which aims to empower the Harvard community to explore issues related to love and sexuality. This is Sun’s first year working as a programmer for True/False. She says she believes her local roots influenced her decision to become a filmmaker.

“Growing up here with True/False, I think really helped prime me to want to be a filmmaker myself,” she says.

FIRST JOB: Playing piano at House of Chow when she was 15

EDUCATION: Graduated from Hampshire College in Massachusetts in 1996 FAVORITE MOVIE SNACK: Sno-Caps MOST OVERUSED WORD: Elegant SOME TRUE/FALSE FAVORITES: Touching the Void, Man on Wire, Interrupters, Family Instinct and Look of Silence.

FILM PREFERENCES: Unlike his fellow co-conspirator, Wilson doesn’t mind hearing a familiar story as long as there is something fresh introduced. “Paul, much more than me, appreciates a messiness and lack of familiarity in the narratives that he takes in,” Wilson says.

BACKGROUND: “I got excited about filmmaking at a very young age,” Wilson says. He started making films as a teenager while he was a student at Rock Bridge High School.

During his teenage years, he was inspired by the Coen brothers, Spike Lee and John Waters. Lee made an appearance at True/False in 2016.

“I got to know Spike a little bit, and he still inspires me,” Wilson says.

FIRST JOB: Inventory at a plumbing supply warehouse when he was 15

EDUCATION: Graduated from the University of Oregon in 1989 FAVORITE MOVIE SNACK: Dark chocolate.

MOST OVERUSED WORD: Expeditiously. “Chris says I use expeditiously a lot.”

A TRUE/FALSE FAVORITE: Man on Wire. This doc chronicles Philippe Petit’s 1974 tightrope walk between the Twin Towers.

FILM PREFERENCES: Sturtz enjoys films “that keep you on the edge of your seat,” he says. “Like wondering where the ideas are going to take you.” Sturtz says the best films “tend to not fit in a box with other films.”

He says the perception of art is fascinating. “I find it really stimulating to hear the way that people perceive art, by its very nature it’s extremely subjective,” Sturtz says.

BACKGROUND: Sturtz grew up in New York state and moved to Columbia in 1995. He was a city editor at the Columbia Missourian from 1999 to 2001.

FIRST JOB: Newspaper carrier when he was 12

EDUCATION: Graduated from MU in 2012 FAVORITE MOVIE SNACK: Sour Patch Kids MOST OVERUSED WORD: Mesmerizing A TRUE/FALSE FAVORITE: Disorder.

“It’s kind of like being taken to hell for 65 minutes, but in a way you can’t turn your head away from it,” he says.

FILM PREFERENCES: He likes when a film makes him feel like he is in “the hands of a very new and exciting voice.”

He isn’t a fan of music in documentaries and thinks that music tends to manipulate a film’s emotions.

BACKGROUND: Boeckmann saw his first Ragtag Cinema film in eighth grade and started volunteering for True/False in 2005.

True/False accepted a short film he made when he was a junior in high school called America. Looking back, Boeckmann says he thinks the film should have been rejected. “I would have fought against it if I were in my position right now.”

FIRST JOB: Dairy Queen. “I was fired after two months,” Boeckmann says.

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STRIKE UP THE BANDS

C. United Home Loans D. Coca-Cola

*Continued from page 12 7. WHICH AMERICAN COMIC STRIP HAS A STATUE IN HONOR OF ITS CREATOR OUTSIDE OF THE MU REYNOLDS ALUMNI CENTER? A. Doonesbury B. Garfield C. Beetle Bailey D. Flash Gordon

10. WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE UNOFFICIAL STUDENT GROUP THAT SUPPORTS MU BASKETBALL, WHICH IS KNOWN FOR ITS PRANKS, CRASS CHANTS AND ANTICS? A. The Antlers B. The Misfits C. The Hammerheads D. The Scorpions 11. WHAT PERCENT OF COLUMBIA RESIDENTS ARE FOREIGN BORN?

8. WHAT IS THE AVERAGE COMMUTE TIME TO WORK FOR COLUMBIA RESIDENTS? A. 17 minutes B. 24 minutes C. 9 minutes D. 13 minutes

A. 3.9 B. 5.6 C. 7.8 D. 6.6 12. WHAT RECORD DID MIZZOU SET IN 2010 ON ESPN’S COLLEGE GAMEDAY?

A. Farmer’s Insurance B. FedEx

A. Loudest stadium B. Most stadium hot dogs sold C. Largest crowd D. Longest game ANSWERS: 1. B 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. B 6.

A 7. C 8. A 9. D 10. A 11. C 12. C

9. WHAT COMPANY OCCUPIED THE RAGTAG LOCATION ON TENTH STREET BEFORE IT WAS PURCHASED IN 2008?

TAKE ACTION — WHAT YOU NEED TO READ

No matter the personal preference, there’s a musical style at True/False for everyone

BY BRIANA SAUNDERS

For the beats of hip-hop and rap …

This year, True/False adds rap to its lineup of artists. “(Rap) is such an American genre at this point, and I feel that what True/False music does is represent a bunch of different American folk styles,” Music Director Donna Kozloskie says. Chicago-native Open Mike Open Mike Eagle Eagle draws inspiration from literature, activism and comedy for his raw and honest lyrics, Kozloskie says. Eagle’s influences such as writer Kurt Vonnegut, author of Slaughterhouse-Five, make him a unique artist that’ll appeal to festgoers.

Another modern Renaissance man who will be playing on the same bill as Open Mike Eagle is 18&Counting. He’s an artist, writer, rapper and DJ, which makes his music a beautiful, unique mix, Kozloskie says. His back-up band, TheOnlyEnsemble, includes string instruments and a didgeridoo, an Australian wind instrument to create one sound.

Open Mike Eagle and 18&Counting with TheOnlyEnsemble will perform at Cafe Berlin at 9 p.m. Friday.

Feeling inspired after a particular True/False film? Dive deeper into the subject with a few books BY TARYN PARKER True/False films can leave you wanting to know even more about the topics they cover. Vox has paired some of this year’s films with books to keep discussions started at the fest going.

I Am Not Your Negro documents the life of James Baldwin, an essayist who fought for social justice during the Civil Rights movement. Baldwin also wrote several books including The Fire Next Time (1963), a nonfiction book about his early life and the racial injustice he faced.

If you enjoyed Donkeyote, a film following a man and his animal companions on a journey to walk the Trail of Tears, read Trail of Tears: The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation (1988) by John Ehle. This book focuses on the Cherokee Nation and the tragedy the tribe faced in historical detail.

The Force is about the Oakland, California, Police Department and the struggles faced in gaining the trust of its community. The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness (2010) by Michelle Alexander is an in-depth explanation of the U.S. prison system points out discrepancies in the policing of black Americans. Another example is Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption (2014) by Bryan Stevenson, who founded a legal practice that defends the most helpless defendants in the legal system. His book is about the lives of those he defended in his pursuit of justice.

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of the community in Ferguson and racial tension in today’s world. In Angela Davis’ book Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement (2016) she writes about state violence and oppression throughout history and the world. Baltimore Ravens tight end Benjamin Watson wrote a book, Under Our Skin: Getting Real about Race. Getting Free from the Fears and Frustrations that Divide Us (2015) after posting a Facebook message in response to the riots in Ferguson. Watson looks at different sides of the racial debate to help him understand multiple viewpoints.

Secret Screening Krypton focuses on the working class. In the book Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do (1974), author Studs Terkel interviews over 100 working-class citizens to illustrate people’s feelings about their work.

Another related book is Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America (2001) by Barbara Ehrenreich, an author who worked low-wage jobs to reveal life in the working class.

Abacus: Small Enough to Jail follows the Sung family who, during the 2008 mortgage crisis, had charges brought against their family-owned bank in New York’s Chinatown. If you want to learn more about the 2008 mortgage crisis, The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine (2010) by Michael Lewis uncovers the real story of the mortgage crisis and unraveling where it all began.

For a taste of classical music …

Vox Nova brings friendship and teamwork to its chamber choral sound. The group comes together from various professional backgrounds with a passion for music, Artistic Director Christine Nichols says. Members of the group Vox Nova include career musicians, music educators, a police officer and an IT specialist. Vox Nova enters the True/False stage hoping to give the audience something they’ve never heard before.

“Our hope would just be to expose choral music in a new way to people and hopefully rock some of the preconceptions that anyone might have, whether they’re good or bad,” Nichols says.

Vox Nova will perform at Landmark Bank Courtyard at 4 p.m.

Saturday.

If you want to dance and shake it …

DJ MNDR

True/False brings back DJ MNDR for a dance party at The Blue Note. “She can really make a room excited, get people dancing and communicate with the music,” Kozloskie says.

Dance the night away in The Showtime Theater at The Blue Note at 11 p.m. Friday.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF DONNA KOZLOSKIE

DOC MATRIX

Artsy, uplifting, heavy or mainstream? Vox talked to David Wilson for our definitive guide to this year’s fest.

BY CORIN CESARIC

UPLIFTING BRIMSTONE & GLORY This film exudes acrobatic and action-filled cinematography as the small town of Tultepec, Mexico, manufactures fireworks for an annual festival.

MIMI Claire Simon follows her friend Mimi Chiola through her hometown of Nice, France, to capture her everyday life and piece together the randomness of her childhood.

ARTSY

MISS KIET’S CHILDREN This observational film looks through the perspective of a child and follows three children at a Dutch elementary school.

VENUS Vulnerable, brave and complex describe these 100 women as they share their sexual experiences.

GULÎSTAN, LAND OF ROSES Women voluntarily join the Kurdistan Workers’ Party and risk their lives to protect their communities.

DID YOU WONDER WHO FIRED THE GUN? Director Travis Wilkerson uncovers grim truths of his family tree.

LOVETRUE Alma Har’el attempts to encapsulate the joys and pains of love by following the tangled relationships of three unrelated young people.

STRONG ISLAND Director Yance Ford focuses on racism, family dynamics and the murder of his brother in Long Island in the ‘80s.

THE GROWN-UPS Four adults with Down syndrome have been in school for nearly 40 years. They fall in love and yearn for independence, but there are societal barriers.

WHOSE STREETS? Set in Ferguson in the aftermath of Michael Brown’s death, this doc focuses on a broken community working through grief and rage.

LINDY LOU, JUROR NUMBER 2 Lindy Lou was among the 12 jurors who sentenced Bobby Wilcher to death. She was also the only one at his 2006 execution. Ten years later, she revisits the verdict.

THE ROAD MOVIE Created entirely by dash-cam videos pulled from the internet, this surprising narrative provides insight into Russian life.

STRANGER IN PARADISE A charismatic European takes on the refugee crisis in a struggle between isolationism and humanitarian aid.

QUEST This 10-year journey follows a North Philadelphia family as they come of age and run a recording studio out of their home’s basement.

STILL TOMORROW Yu Xiuhua becomes a voice of feminism after one of her poems is shared on social media more than a million times.

LONG STRANGE TRIP This 240-minute film captures the Grateful Dead counterculture over the span of several decades.

RAILWAY SLEEPERS Eight years of footage of the Thai railway system was consolidated into a two-day and two-night journey across Thailand.

RAT FILM An eerie narrator shows the love/hate relationship humans have with rats.

THE GRADUATION Claire Simon candidly captures the admission process of students to prestigious film school, La Fémis.

COMMUNION This film follows a 14-year-old as she looks after her brother, Nikodem, who is on the autism spectrum, while he prepares for his First Communion.

STEP Blessin, Tayla and Cori are working toward becoming the first in their families to attend college while also trying to win the Bowie State Step Competition.

THE FORCE The Force follows Police Chief Sean Whent from the Oakland Police Department as he tries to handle institutional reform.

CASTING JONBENET JonBenet Ramsey’s unsolved murder has captivated Americans for the past two decades. This doc looks into human nature and how people deal with tragedy.

MAINSTREAM

THE CHALLENGE This film explores the art of falconry, a method of hunting that dates back 40 centuries in Arab culture.

DONKEYOTE This film follows a 73-year-old’s unwavering spirit in his quest to walk the Trail of Tears with a donkey named Gorrión and his dog, Zafrana, as companions.

DINA Dina has fallen in love again.

Cameras capture Dina and her soon-to-be second husband’s quirks and idiosyncrasies as she prepares for her wedding day, but her past is haunting her.

I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO Director Raoul Peck unravels James Baldwin’s legacy by examining the writer’s work on race, class and social injustice.

THE WAR SHOW A Syrian radio DJ and her friends relate their experiences of protesting in the aftermath of the 2011 Arab Spring.

For reviews of all T/F films see voxmagazine.com; for show information see truefalse.org.

HEAVY PHOTOS COURTESY OF TRUE/FALSE FILM FEST

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FILM AND FOODIES

Find the right place to chow down so you can fuel up for your next film ON A LOW BUDGET

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Harold’s Doughnuts Documentaries can be heavy. After a long day of watching emotional films, treat yourself to something sweet.

It works. It’s basically science.

Where: 114 S. Ninth St. Suite 102 What to get: Old–fashioned bar How much: $1

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KILLING SOME TIME The Wine Cellar and Bistro An award-winning wine list and seasonal menu are just two of the reasons to stop in. The farm-to-table restaurant grows its own vegetables on an organic farm.

Where: 505 Cherry St. What to get: Spaghetti Squash Noodles with Local Mushrooms How much: $30 ($15 lunch only)

Lucky’s Market Lucky’s focuses on healthful options and offers made-toorder pizza, sandwiches and more. Stock up on snacks for later, such as granola bars or fresh fruit.

Where: 111 S. Providence Road What to get: Grab a friend, and share a Lucky’s Combo Pizza (16’’) with Sicilian tomato sauce, shredded mozzarella, house-made Italian sausage, thick sliced pepperoni, bell peppers, onions, mushrooms and Kalamata olives.

How much: $11.99

LIFT YOU UP

LOVE MEAT Barred Owl Butcher & Table Besides familiar steaks and chops, you’ll find some unusual dishes on the constantly changing menu, thanks to Barred Owl’s whole-animal approach, which means it makes the most of every cut.

Where: 47 E. Broadway What to get: Butcher Board with pastrami, bierschinken, pepperoni, capicola, smoked pork rillette and head cheese How much: $18

Nourish Café and Market With a focus on clean eating, Nourish uses organic ingredients and abstains from gluten, soy, corn and refined sugar.

Where: 1201 E. Broadway What to get: Broadway Bowl with kale, roasted sweet potatoes and broccoli crowns, lemon garlic hummus and quinoa balls How much: $10

FIVE-MINUTE BREAK

AWAY FROM THE ACTION Flyover Flyover is a short drive from downtown but far enough away to escape the hullabaloo of the fest. One of Columbia’s newest restaurants, Flyover specializes in Midwestern fare made to share.

Where: 212 E. Green Meadows Suite 9 What to get: The tapas-style dishes are best shared among friends. Order several dishes such as stuffed peppers, soft pretzels and meatballs How much: $10–15 per plate

Seoul Taco Located in the heart of downtown and a short walk from all venues, Seoul Taco is a great place to swing by between films. And whatever you do, don’t forget the secret Seoul sauces.

Where: 1020 E. Broadway What to get: Burrito with kimchi fried rice, lettuce, cheese, carrots, green onion, sour cream and Seoul sauces How much: $8

LOVE VEGETABLES

WILLING TO SPLURGE Sycamore With ingredients sourced from local organic farmers, Sycamore is a great place for any foodie.

Where: 800 E. Broadway What to get: Filet mignon served with crimini mushrooms, parsnip puree with a parsley and walnut salad served alongside sherry vinaigrette How much: $26

Booches If you’re a money saver on a mission, grab some cash, and head to Booches. Remember, you can’t get fries at Booches, but that just means you can treat yourself to another burger (or two).

Where: 110 S. Ninth St. What to get: Two cheeseburgers (if you want to make it a meal) served with a bag of Backer’s potato chips How much: $3.75 per burger

IN THE DISTRICT

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DROWN YOUR SORROWS Top 10 Wines When a sweet treat can’t lift your mood, there are always cocktails. Top 10 has an impressive selection of over 3,000 wines. If you’re not a fan of vino, that’s OK, there are several types of bourbon, vodka and other options to boost your spirits.

Where: 111 S. Ninth St. What to get: Any of its drinks, honestly How much: Happiness has no price tag.

Q&A The longest-serving Q queen, Carolyn Magnuson, takes on True/False for the 11th year BY KAYLA MCDOWELL The Q queens of True/False Film Fest have an important duty. As the extravagant line leaders of the fest, they transform the annoying necessity of waiting in the Q to an exciting True/False experience. The queens, dressed in brightly colored costumes, hand out Q cards and make sure the Q system works smoothly. They call themselves flamboyant information stations, and they know all the ins and outs of the fest.

Robin Morrison, the Queen of Queens, says the Q queens came from the need to have people manage the lines. And those line managers might as well dress up.

Carolyn Magnuson is 77 years old and has been a Q queen for 11 years. When on duty, she wears a bright red Snow White-esque cape and matching crown, both decorated with the True/False logo.

“She’s been here longer than anyone,” Morrison says. “She’s awesome; she’s very outgoing and friendly.

She’s a real ambassador for the True/False brand.”

Magnuson sat down with Vox to discuss the behind-the-scenes life of a True/False Q queen.

How would you describe yourself?

As someone who is optimistic. My goal is to be around people and help their lives be better. In my everyday life, what I want to do is look on the bright side and work to bring joy and help other people.

That’s who I am as a person, and how that carries over to being a queen is that I might not always go around whisking my cape around, which I do when PHOTO BY NADAV SOROKER

I’m being a queen, and I might be a little bit louder as queen, but I still have that basic reason why I want to be a queen — to help people enjoy Columbia.

Describe your first year like as a queen.

It was a bit confusing because all of the procedures had not really been laid out as clearly as they are now. But at the same time, it didn’t take long to get into the routine and to know what the rules are and be able to kind of predict what I needed to do to be an effective queen. It’s a challenge. It’s fun. I love doing it, but it’s also hard.

What is the hardest part of your job?

The hardest part for me is when someone doesn’t have a Q number or when they do have a Q number and they’ve gotten out of line. If somebody isn’t there at that time the number is called and they come up, then they have to go to the back of the line. That was not clarified the first couple of years, so it was problematic because people would say to me, “At another venue they didn’t do this.” And I would say: “Oh, tell me what venue that was because we’ve got to straighten this out. That’s not right at all, but you still need to go to the back of the line.”

I’m working a line, I make it a point to try to find out who’s from where and who has come the farthest to draw my line together — so the interaction with people and the interaction with people from different countries.

Does your costume change each year?

My cape is always the same, but I wear different things underneath, and I wear a different crown. I’m particular about what I wear. I try to vary it. I have striped socks. I also wear red high-top sequin tennis shoes, and I have some red sequin ballet shoes. I have a bustier kind of thing that I wear, too. I go to Goodwill to see what things would be great queen things. It’s just fun to have something that is not ordinary.

What kind of impact has the fest had on you personally?

It is really confirming what I believe about the greatness of people and our human race. I just believe very strongly how we are all good people. The people who come to True/False confirm that for me.

What’s the best part of your job?

If you could sum up your whole True/False queen experience in a word, what would it be?

Being able to meet so many people because, when

Fabulous.

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TRUE/FALSE SEES GREEN T/F vows to make 2017 a zero-waste year THE MISSION Like all large festivals, True/False Fest generates a large amount of waste. Fliers, newspapers, food containers, paper cups; attendees and vendors create lots of trash. Columbia is home to 91 acres of landfill. At any time, that’s 6 million tons of garbage. One chicken bone, a paper napkin or a filter full of coffee grounds might not seem substantial, but when multiplied by 50,000 and added to the energy consumption and carbon footprint of the crowd, the annual event could generate an environmental disaster for mid-Missouri.

PEOPLE WATCH

BY EMMA BEYER However, since its conception in 2003, True/False has strived to be low-impact and environmentally friendly. In 2017, the mission has evolved to zero waste — ­­ completely eco-friendly.

HOW IT’S DONE Last year, pillars of red, orange and yellow stacks of rope greeted moviegoers outside Ragtag Cinema. “The Knacks” were towers of more than 20,000 feet of rope created

by Jessica Dekker, Tracy Greever-Rice and their team of

Meet the directors and producers of the most talked about True/False films

BY BROOKS HOLTON AND EMMA BEYER

Maite Alberdi Director, The Grown-Ups

Mette Carla Albrechtsen Co-Director, Venus

Sabaah Folayan, Damon Davis Directors, Whose Streets?

Yance Ford Director, Strong Island

Kitty Green Director, Casting JonBenet

It’s difficult becoming an adult.

This is especially true in Maite Alberdi’s fourth film, The Grown-Ups, a documentary that tells the story of four adults who have Down Syndrome and long to have a life as normal as possible. They attend a school for adults with Down Syndrome where they work at a bakery, often questioning why it’s difficult for them to have what most have: marriage, a career, a family. Alberdi brings an unpatronizing look at Down Syndrome. This Chilean film is both emotional and visually unique as Alberdi cranks up the film’s colors, which gives The Grown-Ups a childlike, candy-colored look. – EB

Venus started as a film school project between friends Mette Carla Albrechtsen and Lea Glob. The Danish filmmakers struggled throughout puberty to understand their gender and sexuality, which eventually inspired Venus.

“In school we were taught how to avoid disease and pregnancy,” Albrechtsen says.

“No one talks about the more philosophical or pleasurable aspects of having an erotic life.” Through interviews with Copenhagen women, the film explores the subjects’ desires and fantasies as they reflect on their experiences with sex, shame, lust and pleasure, according to IMDB. – EB

Whose Streets? features arguably the biggest local connection of the entire 2017 slate. It tells the story of seven people in the midst of protests following the August 2014 shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson. Festival co-conspirator David Wilson says the project is a great example of documentaries’ purpose: interpreting and processing current events to “allow us to step back and see the bigger picture.” For Folayan, a former medical school student who went to Ferguson to cover the riots as a journalist, Whose Streets? is her co-directorial debut. – BH

Yance Ford’s film is a haunting story of injustice and crime.

This cinematic memoir illuminates the tragedy that forever paralyzed the filmmaker’s family. In 1992, Ford’s brother, William, was murdered by a 19-year-old white mechanic. Strong Island, which made its debut at Sundance in January, chronicles the family through the pursuit of justice, as they grieve for the loved one who died, unarmed. Ford pulls the audience into the film’s story with emotional force through a journey for answers, justice and acceptance. – EB

Kitty Green’s documentaries definitely push boundaries.

Two years ago, Green debuted Ukraine is Not a Brothel to True/False. This year, she brings Casting JonBenet, an avant-garde documentary that explores the fascination of the 1996 death of 6-year-old beauty pageant contestant JonBenet Ramsey. The filmmakers spent 15 months visiting the Ramsey’s Colorado hometown to gather responses from community members about the unsolved murder. Green’s film is more than just another story about JonBenet. It’s about a society that’s lived in the shadow of the sensational child-murder case. – EB

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artists. The sculptures weren’t just art; they were a statement of how to reuse material to create something new.

Scraps of paper, pieces of plastic and remnants of food get a new life through True/False. Recycling and composting are the cornerstone of the fest’s green mission. The Installations and Materials Management Team are experts in repurposing supplies and materials, according to the True/False website. By integrating found and recycled supplies and art pieces from previous years into inspiring new displays, local artists remake, repurpose, and offer unique items for sale. “We want to make it easy for artists to use recycled materials,” says Patricia Hayles, Director of Sustainability for

True/False. By connecting with individuals, businesses and organizations that have unwanted or surplus materials to donate, True/False facilitates its green mission.

True/False also partners with the Center for Urban Agriculture to coordinate compost efforts for vendors. Volunteers will collect compost from seven downtown restaurants: Broadway Brewery, Cafe Berlin, Tellers Gallery & Bar, Glenn’s Cafe, Uprise Bakery, the Volunteer HQ and Music Lounge, as well as at special events at the Missouri Theatre in the evenings. Volunteers will also place additional recycling bins at every venue and throughout downtown Columbia.

RESULTS In 2016, the fest collected 1,300 pounds of compost.

Its goal this year is 2,000 pounds. All compost goes to the Center for Urban Agriculture farm, less than a mile from downtown Columbia. For a year, the food scraps will sit under heavy blankets until the material breaks down to form compost. The compost is turned into potting mix for the farm and spread throughout public gardens.

The farm donated 75 percent of all food grown last year to low-income families and food pantries.

This year, the farm plans to donate 100 percent of all food grown, a first-time goal.

Steve James Director, Abacus: Small Enough to Jail

Pete Nicks Director, The Force

Hébert Peck Producer, I Am Not Your Negro

Chico Pereira Director, Donkeyote

Dan Sickles, Antonio Santini Directors, Dina

Considered one of the best nonfiction directors by Stacey Woelfel, director of MU’s documentary program, James is best known for his seminal 1994 documentary Hoop Dreams and 2011’s The Interrupters, which played at True/False that year. Wilson says James’ latest effort, Abacus: Small Enough to Jail, showcases the filmmaker’s ability to break a story down to its essentials and find the powerfully human moments amidst a larger narrative. It focuses on a family-owned bank in New York’s Chinatown that faces the backlash of the 2008 financial crisis. – BH

Nicks conquered Sundance 2017 by winning Best Director for The Force, a film that documents the Oakland, California Police Department’s efforts to reconnect with its community. The Waiting Room, his 2012 film, had its debut before audiences at True/False after being rejected by some 20 other festivals. He admitted to being worried about this year’s selection process. “We were more nervous about whether or not we were going to get into True/False than whether we were going to get into Sundance on some level,” Nicks says. – BH

I Am Not Your Negro, from Haitian director Raoul Peck, draws inspiration from writer and social activist James Baldwin’s unfinished manuscript Remember This House. Through rare glimpses of the Civil Rights era and its tumultuous aftermath, I Am Not Your Negro transports audiences inside Baldwin’s mind. The result is a radical examination of race in America from the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s to present-day #BlackLivesMatter. Hébert Peck, producer and brother of Raoul Peck, brings one of the most talked about and critically acclaimed films to True/False. – EB

The allusion to Miguel de Cervantes’ 17th-century novel looms over Pereira’s account of 73-year-old Manolo Molera Aparicio’s quest to journey across the Trail of Tears with his dog and his donkey. For Pereira, his second feature-length work has an especially personal connection ­— Aparicio is his uncle and godfather who captivated the director long before he stepped behind the camera.

“They were ordinary moments that he would turn into fantasy for us,” Pereira told the Scottish Documentary Institute on Jan. 12. – BH

Sickles and Santini struck gold with their second film together, winning the 2017 U.S. Documentary Grand Jury Prize at Sundance for Dina. The project offers a rich, personal look into the life of Dina Buno, a woman with what her mother describes as a “smorgasbord” of mental health issues as she works through a budding romance with her boyfriend, Scott, who has Asperger Syndrome.

“It’s clear in every frame how much the filmmakers care about Dina,” Wilson says. “I think that’s hopefully true in all of the True/False films, but it’s not true in every documentary.”– BH

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Music with a message This Columbia record label creates compilations to raise money for non-profits Over the past few months, Amanda Rainey has watched how people have responded with outrage and confusion to President Donald Trump’s divisive ideas, including his plan to build a border wall. Rainey thought expressing these feelings through music could act as a coping mechanism.

She hadn’t made a compilation for more than two years, but she decided this was the right time.

Rainey consulted her two younger sisters, Delia and Hannah Rainey, who perform as the folk-rock duo Dubb Nubb.

After mentioning the idea of gathering local music in response to the election, Delia responded, “Yes, you have to do this.

It will be awesome.”

Amanda wrote a Facebook post in November calling for local artists to write protest songs. The outpouring of responses from willing musicians astounded her.

Twenty-three songs from local artists make up Amanda’s compilation, KEEP ON FIGHTING, which was released on Jan. 20 via her label, Special Passenger Records.

The album is composed of several protest songs, including “Donald Trump is a Nazi” and “We Can Do Better Than This.”

It also contains tracks that yield hope

and positivity, such as Nicholas Naioti’s slow-paced, melodic ballad “Progress” and Violet Vonder Haar’s “Flashlight.”

“If we can work together and shine our lights in this darkness, it will make it a little bit easier,” Vonder Haar says.

Fans of the music and the cause can buy individual songs for $1 each or the entire album for $10 on Bandcamp.

Amanda’s goal for the album is to generate $1,000, which will be donated to the American Civil Liberties Union. She has already donated $550 as of Feb. 28.

This is Amanda’s 11th album on the label since she released her first project, The Special Passenger Project, in April 2009.

Her compilations cover a wide range of themes: one was written in response to the cicada infestation in 2011; another included songs dedicated to pizza to commemorate Pizza Tree’s six-month anniversary.

Taking care of her 7-month-old daughter and running Pizza Tree have consumed most of her time lately, but Amanda hopes to make more compilations.

She plans to send an email to the artists that contributed to KEEP ON FIGHTING to gauge an interest level for another

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Hannah and Delia Rainey of Dubb Nubb wrote “Fly Back in Time” for the album.

album about women and healthcare designed to help Planned Parenthood.

She’s open to more ideas, though.

“It’s a community effort,” Amanda says.

“There are a lot of causes right now.”

One band that knows Amanda particularly well has already confirmed its interest.

“I would be super down to help her if she did another compilation,” Delia says. “They are nothing but positive encouragement for everyone.”

After going a couple years without making compilations, Amanda has rediscovered one of her passions — finding enthusiastic artists who love making music

Violet Vonder Haar, 28, contributed her song, “Flashlight,” for the compilation.

about the issues that permeate our society.

“You sit in the house and read the news, and everything seems so heavy and scary,” Amanda says. “To listen to your friends sing a song about how everything is going to be all right, it really helps.”

Farout: a man with rhymes on a quest for tacos The rapper will lay his bold, heavy beats on tour while looking for crunchy, savory food Eric Farlow, aka Farout, a 29-year-old rapper from St. Louis, is going on tour for his music and for the tacos.

His hip-hop passion began 14 years ago after seeing Eminem’s 8 Mile, a movie about underground rap battles in Detroit. Farout now leans more toward alternative rap and poetry that is culturally impactful. His Soundcloud album Philosorapper has songs FAROUT TACO TOUR with a social message (“Guns”), With Eyenine songs about heartbreak Rose Music Hall, (“Broke Love”) and a song 1013 Park Ave. about tacos (“Tacos”), inspired March 2, 9:30 p.m., $5 by a Snapchat story about rosemusichall.com, a taco-fueled night. So, if 874-1944 you know of any taco spots Farout should visit, give him a recommendation via Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat or Facebook @FaroutRhymes.

Farout hit the road for his fourth tour at the end of February and is playing Rose Music Hall on March 2. Vox spoke to Farout before his upcoming tour to find out what fuels him.

As a St. Louis native, do you think the city has influenced your music?

Yes, I think it influenced my music through communities that I grew up in, the way that I saw different parts of the city. I have a black brother that was adopted by my

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mother who grew up with us, and just seeing how St. Louis treats different people, it’s a melting pot, for sure.

Musically, it left a little bit of an influence, but it’s really hard to say what St. Louis sounds like.

You have some heavy songs such as “Guns” and “It’s Been On,” but you also do sillier stuff like“Tacos.” Is there a balance you try to strike?

It’s a lot easier to write when you’re pissed off about something or tired of hearing about something, like school shootings and stuff like that. You’ve got to strike a balance because your viewpoint might not always be correct. So I try to put a question mark into these songs. None of us are really experts about anything.

So you’re saying the silly songs are harder to write?

I just feel like the more poignant, that downward spiral type of song, I guess it’s because it’s more truthful. I’m the sort of person that feels that more often. It’s easier to write that because you have the image before you paint it.

How do tacos fit into the tour?

I want to eat a taco in every city. I’m asking people in every city where to go for that taco. So if Columbia wants to let me know on any kind of social media where I should go for the Columbia taco, wherever I get the most votes for, I’m going for. I already know I’m

Farout has released eight records. His most recent album, Philosorapper, came out in April.

going to be sick of tacos by the end of the tour, but I’ve got to be judicial about this.

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ARTS & BOOKS

Following a fierce and feminist journey There’s nothing like a good story with a strong female lead In the scope of women’s history, this past year was pretty remarkable.

We nominated Hillary Clinton as the first woman to be a presidential candidate for a major political party. Simone Biles became the first U.S. gymnast to win four gold medals. The U.S. Department of the Treasury decided to place Harriet Tubman on the $20 The Glass Universe

by Dava Sobel For anyone who enjoyed Hidden Figures, Collins recommends this story as $30, a reminder Published Dec. 16 of the untold contributions women have made to science. Starting in the 1940s, the Harvard College Observatory employed the wives, sisters and daughters of the astronomers who were mapping out the universe. The school later began recruiting women. These women made powerful discoveries that impacted the world forever.

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bill. More women of color were elected to the Senate than ever before. And then, in cities all across the country in January, millions of women marched in one of the largest nationwide protests in U.S. history.

To keep the feminist momentum going, Betsy Collins, the collections manager at the Daniel Boone Regional Library, and Kelsey Hammond, co-owner of

Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri A collection of nine short stories, this book relates the lives of several fictional $14.95, Published 1999 characters and their struggles with love and marriage. It also touches on some identity issues of the main characters, who are Indian or Indian-American and searching for their place in the U.S. Hammond says she loves Lahiri’s way with language in telling women’s stories.

The Signature of All Things

by Elizabeth Gilbert This novel tells the story of Alma Whittaker, a botanist born $17, during the Published May 2012 Enlightenment.

Her love of science draws her into the theory of evolution, but her love of a man named Ambrose Pike introduces her to the spiritual and the divine.

Hammond recommends this book not only for its strong female lead, but also for its well-written prose.

Yellow Dog Bookshop, give a few recommendations for those seeking to read empowering stories of women who went against the status quo. “There are so many great women authors out there,” Hammond says. “And if you’re not reading women authors, you are missing out on some of the most interesting storytelling.”

Balcony on the Moon: Coming of Age in Palestine

by Ibtisam Barakat MU alum Ibtisam Barakat tells $17.99, the story Published Oct. 16 of both her childhood and adolescence in Palestine. Despite pressure to follow traditional gender roles, Barakat chases her dream of being a writer. The book serves as a sequel to her other memoir, Tasting the Sky. If you want to read something with a local connection, Collins says this is a great choice.

Wonder Women by Sam Maags Through her efforts to get more women interested in science, technology, $16.99, engineering and Published Oct. 16 mathematics, Maags compiled short biographies of women who have influenced STEM fields.

Some are well-known — such as Marie Curie — but others are unfamiliar. This book gives credit where credit is due to some women who were never recognized for their work.

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this week in Columbia

ARTS & CULTURE YOLO

Todd Chandler and Jeff Stark will bring a drive-in cinema to Columbia by transforming late model junk cars into a public movie theater. Fun fact: the screens (a.k.a. the car windows) will feature 100 car-crash scenes from Hollywood films in this epic vintage exhibit. Tonight–Sat., All day, Between Locust and Elm streets, Free, 442-8783

Transmedia Arcade

Revive your inner pinball wizard at the Transmedia Arcade, where an old-school black-lit arcade will display documentaries via an interactive medium. Designed by Katie Jenkins, this virtual reality experience illustrates what True/False is all about: reality versus illusion. Tonight–Sat, All day, Columbia Art League, Free, 442-8783

Camera Obscure

Located on the lawn near Picturehouse, artist in residence Duncan Bindbeutel’s Camera Obscure, a massive pinhole camera, will transform reality into a world of wonder. Bindbeutel’s art on Instagram installation is a must-see; the hours will be listed on-site throughout the festival weekend. Tonight–Sun., All day, The Picturehouse, Free, 442-8783

The Unfound Tapestries

You know what they say...one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Catch Tracy Greever-Rice’s UNFOUND TAPESTRIES, a piece constructed out of discarded fabric and clothing hanging in the loggy of the Globe. Tonight–Sat., All day, The Globe, Free, 442-8783

Picturehouse Portrait Project

Think MU Micro-Doc meets “Humans of New York.” Nathan Truesdell, Sam Spencer, Steve Rice, Nick Michael, Chelsea Myers and Stacey Woelfel will showcase their multimedia sociology project during True/False. Stop by the Picturehouse to hear the fascinating stories of a diverse group of mid-Missourians. Today–Sun., All day, The Picturehouse, Free, 442-8783

Mizzou Crafternoon: Hanging Photo Wall

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FOOD & DRINK

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Ladies Night Out

Some of the best art, food and music is all around mid-Mo. — and this event proves it.

Enjoy a day of shopping from over 15 local vendors along with all of the trademark food and music Columbia has to offer. Saturday, 12–7 p.m., Logboat Brewing Company, Free, 397-6786

Gather your girlfriends, and get ready to indulge. Restoration Chiropractic is hosting an evening of wine, appetizers and shopping. You can also win tons of raffle prizes from vendors such as Paint the Town, SmallCakes Cupcakery and Sumits Hot Yoga. Friday, 5–7:30 p.m., Restoration Chiropractic, Free, 476-1000

Christian Fellowship School Spring Gala

A Catered Affair

As CFS celebrates 35 years, celebrate and enjoy a night out to raise money for the school. Dinner, a silent and live auction, a cash raffle and dancing round out the night.

Saturday, 5:30–11 p.m., Stephens College Kimball Ballroom, $50

Adulting is Hard: Life After Mizzou

Get your Martha Stewart on after a stressful week by visiting the MU Craft Studio to create a DIY hanging picture frame. It will be sure to transform any bland wall into a Pinterest-worthy piece of art. Participants must be 18 and older. Friday, 1–5 p.m., MU Craft Studio, Free for MU students, $2 for staff, faculty and community, 882-2889

The existential cliff known as “adulthood” is fast approaching for many MU seniors, so the Gaines/Oldham Black Culture Center has convened a panel to give anxious students the best advice for life after college. Topics will cover securing jobs and internships, attending graduate school and managing the stress of adult responsibilities. Tuesday, 6–7:30 p.m., Gaines/Oldham Black Culture Center, Free, 882-2664

Have an event of your own coming up that you need food for? This first-ever tasting mixer

by A Catered Affair is the perfect time to try five of the company’s entrees and sides while discussing your upcoming plans. Saturday, 2–5 p.m., Jubilee Planning Studio, Free, 298-3721

MUSIC Ray Wild and Dumpster Kitty

Whether you’re into Ray Wild’s vintage rock sound or Dumpster Kitty’s swamp disco tunes, these Columbia-based bands plan to make the best of Friday night. Friday, 9:30 p.m., Rose Music Hall, $5, 874-1944

Brasstacular Concert

Mizzou’s Music Department and the Small Chamber Ensemble are showing love to the both the brass players and brass lovers of

National Symphony of Ukraine 7 p.m. March 12, Jesse Auditorium

RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles 7 p.m. March 14, Jesse Auditorium

Third Coast Percussion 7 p.m. Feb. 17, Missouri Theatre Kannapolis: A Moving Portrait 7 p.m. Feb. 11, Missouri Theatre

Shaolin Warriors

7 p.m. March 15, Missouri Theatre

Show-Me Opera: Our Town March 10-11, Missouri Theatre

Annie 7 p.m. April 6, Jesse Auditorium

Russian String Orchestra 7 p.m. Feb. 18, Missouri Theatre

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7 p.m. March 21, Jesse Auditorium

Columbia. Sunday, 3–4:30 p.m., Whitmore Recital Hall, Free, 882-2604

Sunday Irie Sunday

Before I Fall (PG-13)

Looking for an island getaway in the middle of Missouri? Four ska and reggae bands are making their way to Rose Music Hall.

The performers include Black Gardner & the Farmers, Moon Bandits, Boomtown United and Mathias & the Pirates. Sunday, 6:30 p.m., Rose Music Hall, $5, 875-0588

Feb. 12 turns out to be the last day in this girl’s life. She was stuck reliving her last day over one inexplicable week. She decided to untangle her life’s mystery and figure out everything she is in danger of losing.

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Deadfoot with Hail Cassius Neptune

Although Deadfoot’s sound is a little more secretive, the group Hail Cassius Neptune has achieved a memorable style influenced by artists Erykah Badu, Hiatus Kaiyote, D’Angelo and more. Wednesday, 8 p.m., Cafe Berlin, Free, 441-0400

Contra Dance

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So you think you can dance? Whether you are a proficient pirouetter or mediocre move-buster, mid-Missouri Traditional Dancers will host a musical evening of community dancing for all types under the direction of dance instructors Heidi Stallman and Jim Thaxter. Friday, 7 p.m., Ballroom Academy of Columbia, $8 for public, $5 for age 16-25, free for children 15 and under, 825-4698

On the Mexican border, Logan, aka Wolverine, cares for an ailing Professor X in hiding. When Logan attempts to hide from the world, his legacy ends when a young mutant arrives.

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