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LET’S GET PHYSICAL Skip the treadmill, and take advantage of miles of trails

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UP IN SMOKE

New regulations change the game for local vape shops

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MARCH 23, 2017 VOLUME 19 ISSUE 10 | PUBLISHED BY THE COLUMBIA MISSOURIAN

FEATURES The booming alternative to smoking has grown in popularity across the nation, and 11 vape shops have popped up in town since 2013. But store owners say new FDA guidelines threaten to blow out the industry. PAGE 12 Why is that sun-kissed look of a tan still so irresistible? While some tanners opt for a spray glow, others take the chance in a tanning bed for the perfect spring break skin tone, despite health warnings. PAGE 8 NEWS & INSIGHT Save some cash, and go green by planting new trees in your yard. These five species create shade so you can cut down on the AC and keep some dough in your wallet. PAGE 4 THE SCENE Warm weather is back in Missouri, so ditch the gym in favor of the great outdoors. Columbia offers 57 miles of trails where you can hit the ground running, or walking, with your family or your four-legged friend. PAGE 6

LA LA LAND MEETS COMO The Industry in The Tiger Hotel welcomes a weekly jazz night each Thursday. Two jazz quartets play the classics by Duke Ellington (above) and other greats.

The woman who started this night talks about her inspiration in creating a downtown space for old-school tunes.

WONDER WOMEN Comics aren’t just a boys’ club. Let Vox introduce you to the women who are kicking butt and taking names, including Ms. Marvel, Alana and Harley Quinn.

BUH-BYE STRESS If you feel run down by anxiety, Columbia has some outlets where you can relieve your stress. Try chacha’ing to bump up that serotonin. Or, get your heart pumping by speeding around the go-kart track.

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MUSIC Three music teachers banded together to form Southern rock group The Comancheros.

Celebrate the trio’s upcoming EP with a show at Rose Music Hall. PAGE 7 ARTS & BOOKS Author Deborah Sue Crews uses the experiences of caring for her brother and serving in the military to create two children’s books. PAGE 16 Q&A Brian Maurer transformed his short story into a screenplay for his film In the Wake of Ire. The movie was shot in Glasgow, Missouri, and features local talent. PAGE 17

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CHRISTINE JACKSON EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

I’ve never laid in a tanning bed, I’ve never gotten a spray tan and the time one of my guy friends successfully annoyed me into trying his vape pen, I accidentally broke it. So, suffice it to say this week’s features about tanning (Page 8) and vaping (Page 12) weren’t exactly topics in my wheelhouse.

But I’ve learned some things over the past few weeks. For one, people are going to some serious lengths to keep themselves tan. I barely had room for my wardrobe and books in my freshman dorm room, and there are people out there with spray tan tents in theirs. Who knew?

Then there are vapers, whose healthier-than-cigarettes-but-still-notperfect habit is under attack from lawmakers who would like to impose similar restraints on vaping products to those on tobacco products. I didn’t know that either.

Here’s what I know now. Both vaping and tanning are habits that people get a lot of flack for, but that aren’t necessarily always bad for you. Several vapers we spoke with took up e-cigarettes to help them stop smoking cigarettes, and sunless tanning has come a long way since UV sun beds hit the market in 1978. Safe sprays and lotions now offer a safe option for those who want a little more color. My gut reaction to covering these topics was that they’re both nasty habits. But there’s more to it than that, at least more than I knew.

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RADAR

Vox’s take on the talk of the week

TIGER TEARS AND TRIUMPHS MU sports have us emotional, so we broke down our thoughts on Tiger athletics.

35% Proud of J’den Cox for receiving his third national title and his coach Brian Smith for winning National Wrestling Coaches Association coach of the year at the NCAA wrestling championships last weekend

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men’s baseball’s 20-game winning streak

14% Excited about new MU men’s basketball coach Cuonzo Martin

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if Michael Porter Jr. will play for MU men’s basketball next season

women’s basketball team lost in the second round of the NCAA tournament against Florida State

CHIP AND DIPPIN’ THROUGH COMO In honor of National Chip and Dip Day today, how do CoMo restaurants use the pairing to its fullest potential?

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ADDISON’S CRAB RANGOON DIP This velvety dip is the perfect combo of crab, cream cheese, vegetables and crispy wontons.

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FLAT BRANCH PUB & BREWING’S SPICY SPINACH DIP Order this spinach dip with celery and carrots to fill your veggie cravings.

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Sophia’s fries up pasta chips and tops them with marinara, asiago cheese, veggies and your choice of chicken or sausage to satisfy your hunger.

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NEWS & INSIGHT

Plant green, save green Adding a tree outside can help you save energy inside Saving money and energy can be as easy as buying a tree. If planted in the right spot, a sapling could pay off in years to come.

A large tree can save homeowners up to 56 percent on their average cooling costs during hot summer months, according to the U.S. Forest Service. Hank Stelzer, state forestry extension specialist, and Brett O’Brien, park natural resources supervisor, have selected five different trees that could add value to the property and save homeowners money.

BALD CYPRESS

The bald cypress often reaches more than 50 feet tall, according to the Missouri Department of Conservation. In fall, the needle-like leaves turn from green to purple before they shed. This pyramid-shaped tree becomes rounded with age.

The cypress has a medium growth rate and thrives in moister soils, Stelzer says.

Benefits: It brings a filtered mixture of both sunlight and shade with a visually enticing trunk. Regarded as a good “street tree” thanks to its seedless nature and large size.

Care: This tree can grow in a wide variety of soil types. However, the bald cypress is difficult to move and should be transplanted while young. It has very few insect or disease problems.

Sugar maple

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SUGAR MAPLE

of shade and height without the necessity of cleaning up the lawn.

Care: The seedpods on female trees are poisonous; choose male cultivars to avoid them.

The sugar maple grows into a large shade tree and is known for the red color of its leaves in fall. It typically grows 60 to 80 feet tall, according to the Missouri Department of Conservation.

Benefits: O’Brien says the sugar maple’s bright fall colors and dense shade offer homeowners beautiful foliage as seasons change. Syrup and sugar can be made by boiling down the tree’s sap.

Care: Keep out of intense sunlight and excessive dryness, as the bark can become sun scalded.

KENTUCKY COFFEETREE

YELLOWWOOD

These rounded trees tend to do well in urban environments. Yellowwoods have plumes of fragrant, white flowers in mid-May. The tree may not bloom every year, but its clean leaves and circular shape make it worthwhile.

Benefits: Yellowwoods grow more quickly than several other varieties available at greenhouses and are well-known as a common mid-Missouri species.

Care: The Yellowwood has no serious disease or insect problems.

These trees can grow to be 60 to 80 feet tall, and their fall color is yellow. Stelzer says they are native to this part of the state but relatively uncommon, making this tree a nice conversation starter.

Benefits: Its large size provides a beneficial amount

OAK

There are several types of oaks that are great options for homeowners. O’Brien and Stelzer recommend swamp white and red oaks as ideal choices for mid-Missouri homes.

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Kris Kristofferson 7 p.m. April 4, Missouri Theatre Russian National Ballet: Swan Lake 7 p.m. May 1, Jesse Auditorium

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Benefits: Oaks are large and fast-growing. Like Kentucky coffeetrees, oaks can grow to be between 60 and 80 feet tall. Swamp white is especially hearty in subdivision clay soils; it also has a unique bark structure and is easy to transplant.

Stelzer says all oaks have a high wildlife value and display yellow-brown or burgundy fall colors.

Care: Stelzer warns planters not to prune the tree during the growing season, as doing so could result in a condition called “oak wilt.” Beetles are attracted to the sap that oozes from pruned branches, and when they fly away, they leave fungus behind.

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WHERE TO GO IN COMO TO GET A TREE 1. Forrest Keeling Nursery

All the trees that sold at the listed price are in three-gallon containers. Sugar maples, bald cypresses and Kentucky coffeetrees are all priced at $25.95. An oak tree is priced at $24.95.

Address: 88 Forrest Keeling Lane, Elsberry Contact: 800-356-2401 or 898-5571

Oak

2. Helmi’s Garden

Prices for 5-foot-tall sugar maple, bald cypress and yellowwoods are $69. The Kentucky coffeetree is priced at $250.

Address: 7201 S R A Nursery Road Contact: 886-9419

3. Superior Garden Kentucky coffeetree

Bald cypresses are priced at $249, Kentucky coffeetrees at $229, oaks at $399, sugar maples at $599 and yellowwoods at $250.

These are all larger trees with about 3-inch-diameter trunks.

Address: 2450 Trails W. Ave. Contact: 442-9499

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THE SCENE

Spring into action Ramp up your walk in the park by using CoMo trails with friends, family or Fido

BY ERIKA STARK

Spring is here, and Columbia is primed for a season of outdoor activity. With eight destination trails connecting residents with places throughout Columbia, and other neighborhood parks and trails across the city, Columbia residents can walk, bike, hike and explore nature across more than 57 miles. CoMo trails are so long that they needed an app: COMO Trails. So bring your families, your friends or just your tunes as you shed your winterwear and, before you know it, that winter weight.

Family affair: Grindstone Creek Trail, 1.75 miles Hinkson Creek Trail, 4.25 miles The connection to creeks in the trails system isn’t a coincidence.

Not only do they create something visually interesting, but Janet Godon, GetAbout planner and outreach coordinator with Columbia Parks and Recreation Department, says they also help to create a flat surface. The even ground makes the trails perfect for people of all ages and abilities.

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Griggs adds, “two-and four-legged.”

With leash-free dog areas around town, your beloved pets can roam free at designated parks and trails.

Nature watch: 3M Wetland Trail, 1.25 miles Capen Nature Trail, 0.2 miles Grindstone Nature Trail, 5.2 miles

Kick it up a notch: Jay Dix Station, 30 acres

If you’re simply trying to de-stress, visit one of the seven nature trails.

Depending on the trail, you can view different types of geographical elements such as bluffs, glades, prairies and creeks. Some of the locations have become popular rock climbing spots. The Parks and Recreation Trail Guide lists 3M Wetland Trails as a Missouri hotspot for bird sightings, and documents more than 140 different species.

MU physiologist Steve Ball’s biggest recommendation for a healthy lifestyle simply is to get moving, but for those looking to move beyond an aerobic workout you can work on strength training. Clusters comprised of different kinds of exercise equipment are placed at various trailheads for pre-run workouts or post-run cool downs.

Biker’s bliss: Jay Dix Mountain Bike Skills Course, 0.2 miles Rhett’s Run Mountain Bike Trail in Cosmo Park, 4.1 miles Avid cyclists — head to single-track solitude on Columbia’s mountain bike trail. If you’re not a pro yet but looking to learn, the progressive skills course is a wood plank pump track set up to help with banks, turns and anything else you might need. TriZou’s official coach, Sally Drake, stresses making sure your bike is rocky-terrain ready by getting it checked out at a local bike shop first.

Go the distance: MKT, 8.9 miles (4.7 miles, city portion, 4.2 miles, county portion) Katy Trail State Park, cross-state trail, 240 miles The trail system connects Kansas City to St. Louis. For those new to running, Drake says to have a healthy mix of walking and jogging by starting with one minute on, one minute off, while gradually increasing your time jogging and ramping up the intensity. When it comes to exercise, “some is better than none, more is better than some, and too much is difficult to get when it comes to activity.” Ball says.

EATS FOR #FITGOALS Jennifer Tveitnes, a dietitian for Boone Hospital, shares nutrition guidelines for your health Build muscle: Greek yogurt provides a good balance of protein and carbs.

A glass of chocolate milk, as surprising as it seems, has been shown to help with post-workout recovery.

De-stress: It’s not just physical activity that helps with stress relief. Even being outside has a calming effect. The vitamin D you get from sunlight has been shown to improve mood.

Heart health: Avoid trans and saturated fats at all costs, and instead focus on plant-based oils, which you can get from nuts, avocados and fish such as tilapia and salmon.

Weight loss: Bring it back to basics; don’t forget to eat your fruits and veggies.

This can be something as easy as apples and peanut butter or baby carrots with low-fat ranch.

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MUSIC

Anatomy of a Comanchero Columbia band mixes heavy-metal swagger and country-rock twang with an outlaw attitude BY CHLOE WILT PHOTOS BY LUKE BRODARICK All The Comancheros want to do is spread the love spend more time with the band than you do your own family, personalities can clash — luckily, that of music. isn’t a problem for the group.

By day, the band members work at Palen The name “The Comancheros” comes from Music Center selling instruments and teaching the 1976 Clint Eastwood film The Outlaw Josey music lessons for students of all ages. Tanner Jones Wales. In the film, the comancheros are antagonists worked there with R. Michael Cook and Josh of the film set in Civil War-era Hickam before deciding to form The Missouri. “The comancheros pop up, Comancheros.

THE COMANCHEROS there’s guns, smoke and bonanza,” The band’s sound is a blend of AND TRAVIS FEUTZ Jones says. The excitement of the country and metal, which Cook, the W/ ALEX DAVIS outlaws is reminiscent of the band’s drummer, describes as “heavy and Rose Music Hall heavy sound and vibe.

Western.” It is heavily influenced March 30, 7:30 p.m. $5 ; 875-0588 The title of the band’s EP, I by country icons Willie Nelson and Stare at Trains, comes from a hashtag Johnny Cash, but also Motörhead, one of their previous guitar players Black Sabbath and other classic rock would use, as well as from a song on the record. and metal bands.

The EP can be found on Spotify and most other The trio liked the way the group sounded online music services or on an old-fashioned CD. together, but they also clicked personality and The album’s release will be celebrated in true style-wise. outlaw style with a March 30 concert at Rose “We’d be hanging together on the weekends Music Hall. if we weren’t in the band,” Jones says. When you

R. Michael Cook, Tanner Jones and Josh Hickam’s sound is influenced by country legends such as Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson, as well as heavy-metal rockers including Motörhead and Black Sabbath.

WHAT EVERY GOOD OUTLAW NEEDS DRUMSTICKS: As a child, R. Michael Cook would bang his wrists together when he was excited. So, his parents decided to give him a drum set.

GUITAR: Tanner Jones teaches guitar at the Palen Music Center in Columbia. His youngest student is 3 years old.

NASH VEGAS: The downtown Columbia country bar is the go-to spot for The Comancheros. The band is so into the venue that Josh Hickam has the word “VEGAS” taped to the back of his bass guitar.

BEER: People may look past it for Budweiser or Natty Light, but Hamm’s is a favorite of The Comancheros.

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UV GOT WHETHER IT’S BEDS OR SPRAYS,

AN TANNING HAS BECOME A PERVASIVE PART OF OUR CULTURE

OBSESSION by alex edwards

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bronze glow, and her new skin tone snagged or my first high school the attention of media and fans. On the face Homecoming dance, I fell in of beauty and fashion, this wasn’t a vacation love with a pearly white dress. mishap. It was the beginning of a cultural It was around October, and my movement. skin blended in with the fabric.

During the 19th century, women avoided As I twirled around the dressing room, my the sun at all costs to achieve the palest trendy, Southern mom shook her head. I complexion possible. To Victorian women, wasn’t allowed to wear that dress without high-class members of society were supposed getting a tan. to have fair skin. In a time period that Having grown up in Houston, where praised the frailty of women, a lighter tone the seasons are defined as hot, hotter and signified innocence and purity. scorching, the sun and I are old friends. My Fast forward to Chanel’s Cannes normally light complexion became bronzed vacation, and the sunlight no longer cast and freckled during the summer when I a shadow. By the late 20th century, a tan spent every day outdoors. meant you had the leisure and capital to During the winter months, when the travel to tropical locations or spend money weather gets too chilly to lie out, it became on cosmetics. Years later, the Coppertone essential to maintain that beachy glow. I was girl became a familiar face as sun-related exposed to the world of fake tanning as an products tailored campaigns to the trend. adolescent, which isn’t uncommon for girls The “Don’t be a paleface” slogan encouraged with my skin tone. While my friends used customers that tanning was a necessity. tanning beds to achieve a darker shade, I was As the world keeps turning and the sun stuck spray tanning or buying lotions. My keeps shining, the desire to be darker has mom grew up in Galveston, a beach town on yet to lighten up. Although spray tans and the Gulf of Mexico, and didn’t want the UV cosmetic products are now often substituted rays to cause me the frequent dermatologist for tanning beds, the trend maintains its checkups and pre-melanoma spots they had popularity. Science has evolved, but tanning for her. businesses remain successful.

When I moved to go to college in Three years ago, Jennifer Scott created Missouri, where the sun doesn’t shine as bright, she warned of the consequences if she Bronze by Design, a local spray tan business.

Her passion for the industry had grown since ever found out I was secretly using tanning she began tanning in high school. Scott runs beds. I wouldn’t dare. Mothers always know. the business on her own and spray tans each Being tan has been associated with customer by hand with a machine using the beauty for nearly a century, and I always same products used by Dancing with wondered why. People shell out the Stars. With hand spraying, she enough money to make tanning says she is able to better control more than a $2 billion per the color and evenness. Scott year industry, and the only doesn’t market her business explanation is people think and relies completely on it makes them look better. word-of-mouth.

They choose to ignore “I think sunless tanning the statistics linking is becoming more and tanning bed use with skin more popular, and I think cancer. Tanning salons that’s going to continue,” are scattered throughout Scott says. She notices spray Columbia, and a variety of tanning is most popular from other methods are available December through May but has to men and women to get their some clients who tan throughout desired tone. Millennials grew the year. Sometimes she gets an up watching reality TV shows Coco Chanel, 1928 influx around the time of proms such as Jersey Shore suggesting or college formals. Her most popular color is bronzing is the norm. On this show, reality Tahitian, a mahogany color for all skin types.

TV stars portray their regular “Gym. Tan. “I think it just makes people feel Laundry.” routine. It hasn’t always been comfortable and confident,” she says. “For GTL all the time, though. some of my clients, they want to hide a The trend’s beginnings date back to the couple imperfections. Whether it’s cellulite 20th century. In 1923, Coco Chanel was or varicose veins — it just makes them feel lounging on her yacht to Cannes, France.

The sun exposure left the fashion icon with a slimmer.”

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DURING THE RARE WINTER MONTHS IT WAS TOO CHILLY TO LIE OUT, IT BECAME ESSENTIAL TO MAINTAIN THAT BEACHY GLOW. I WAS EXPOSED TO THE WORLD OF FAKE TANNING AS AN ADOLESCENT, WHICH ISN’T UNCOMMON FOR GIRLS WITH MY SKIN TONE. Alex Edwards

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from the tanning salon to the spotlight These tan celebs match some of our favorite orange and yellow shades from the Pantone catalog PANTONE 15-1054 TCX Cadmium Yellow

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Cadmium Yellow Make sure your fake tan is the right shade.

Although Cooper looks good here, he showed up to the 2010 Valentine’s Day premiere with a tanned face and pale neck.

Sunflower This Kardashian loves a good tan. Her spray tan artist even admitted last year to spraying on abs for one of Kim’s selfies.

Dark Cheddar Xtina has had numerous tan and hair hues over the years. Remember Etta James’ funeral in 2012, when sweat caused her spray tan to streak and run down her leg?

She’s not wrong. When I spray tanned before a formal event, any imperfections I had noticed were suddenly smoothed away. When I tanned before spring break, I felt ready to take on the beach in a skimpy bikini, a confidence I normally don’t feel during the winter months.

Morgan Gohn owns the Tanbulance, a mobile business that brings custom spray tans to people’s homes. Most of her clients tan for special events such as sorority recruitment, formals or spring break, but those who can afford it call Gohn for weekly appointments.

Customers desire the personalization that comes with hand spraying rather than entering a booth or bed.

It gets personal fast — most people strip down to their skivvies or even full nudity to be sprayed by a stranger.

To outsiders, it sounds ridiculous, but to regulars, it’s the norm.

Indoor tanning is classified by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as “using a tanning bed, booth or sunlamp to get tan” and the CDC found that approximately 7.8 million women and 1.9 million men nationwide indoor tan. The organization warns on its website that baking in the light causes an increased risk of melanoma in exchange for their bronze glow.

“We know for sure that melanoma is the most common cancer in women around ages 24 to 30,” says Susan Zurowski, an associate professor and vice

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YOU THINK IT WON’T HAPPEN TO YOU, AND THEN IT DOES. IT ONLY TAKES ONE TIME. TAYLOR FORSTER, TALKING ABOUT MELANOMA

chair in the MU Department of Dermatology. “That’s frightening because that’s the age group that’s actually using tanning beds.”

Zurowski cites skin cancer as one of her specialized interests. She provides skin cancer screenings throughout the community and strives to get the word

out ­— especially to high school and college students.

“I think the Midwest has one of the highest per capita tanning beds in the United States,” she says. She’s right.

In 2010, the CDC conducted a national survey to determine the use of indoor tanning devices by non-Hispanic white adults in a span of 12 months.

The Midwest had the highest indoor tanning rate, with about 44 percent of women ages 18 to 21 tanning.

Missouri is a prime example. A Google search reveals 13 tanning salons in Columbia alone.

Kristen Fernandez, who also works in the MU Department of Dermatology as an assistant professor, says indoor tanning is responsible for about 400,000 skin cancers annually. Indoor tanning by women younger than 35 can increase the risk of developing melanoma by 59 percent, according to the American Academy of Dermatology.

Despite the statistics, in 2010 the indoor tanning industry brought in $2.6 billion in revenue — nearly half from college-aged students. The same year, the sun-protection cosmetics industry sales were only $500 million. When asked why Zurowski thinks people still use tanning beds, she noted addiction. “Why do people smoke?” she says. “Why do people use drugs? They know it’s bad for them, but they’re addicted.”

For Taylor Forster, a senior at MU, it only took a few times in the tanning bed to suffer from the

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Everything you’ve been wondering about tanning but were too afraid to ask

How expensive is tanning?

For bed tans, a package can range from $30 to $70. Spray tanning can be slightly cheaper at $25 to $50. Bronzing lotions vary greatly by brand. No matter what option you choose, the effects aren’t permanent. To maintain a tan you’ll need to continue using your chosen method regularly.

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Sun Orange Trump has not admitted to tanning, but it is hard to imagine his orange tone doesn’t come from a massive amount of spray tan.

Trump’s administration is even working to get rid of the 10 percent tax on tanning.

Autumn Blaze Snooki became known for tanning during her time on the show Jersey Shore. She even has her own brand of tanning lotion.

consequences. As a junior in high school, she decided to use tanning beds once per week the month before prom. As her mom tied on her prom dress the night of the big event, she noticed some curious spots on Forster’s back. “I went to the dermatologist, and they took off three spots on my back for a biopsy,” Forster says. “They turned out to be pre-cancerous cells for melanoma.”

Forster says she suffered from the halo effect, in which white halos around her moles that start to devour the center. Her doctors said the UV rays in the tanning beds aggravated the halos and hastened the side effects. If her mother hadn’t noticed the spots, it could’ve been worse. She’s 22 now, hasn’t entered a tanning bed since and uses SPF 50 when outside.

Although she still thinks a tan makes you look better, she plans to stick to spray tanning. Forster’s case is too common, but the craze isn’t stopping.

“My younger sister is tanning for prom right now, and she told me, ‘That’s like a one-in-a-million thing,’ but it’s really not,” Forster says. “You think it won’t happen to you, and then it does. It only takes one time.”

The government and national organizations have passed measures to curb consumption. In July 2010, a federal law started imposing a 10 percent tax on all indoor tanning customers. In 2014, Missouri passed a bill requiring written consent for minors under the age

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Am I less likely to get skin damage at the beach if I tan in a booth to get a base tan?

Nope. Unless there is SPF in your lotion, no method of tanning provides any protection from the sun. The only thing a base tan may do is keep you from laying out too long in the actual sun, which can also cause skin damage, because you are already tan. In fact, using a tanning bed before age 35 can actually increase your risk for melanoma by 59 percent.

of 17, making it one of 42 states to regulate tanning of minors.

But the fad hasn’t faded yet. While some worry about the dangerous effects of bed tanning, spray tanning use appears to be increasing. The industry is now growing into something far beyond brick and mortar stores and retail products.

MU students can now book a spray session at the MU Student Recreation Complex or purchase self-tanner from ZouLife. Others take matters into their own hands.

At the end of her first semester of freshman year, Meagan Applebaum’s MU dorm room consisted of two beds, two desks, two dressers and a 6-foot tall tent. As the temperatures dropped, scantily clad college women shuffled in and out of the room, each one staying only 10 minutes.

With each visitor, Applebaum sat armed inside the tent with her personal mobile spray-tanning machine.

She invested in her own machine after noticing the high volume of women her age paying for fake tans.

“I charge $15 for a normal spray tan, $20 for a rapid tan and an extra $5 for toning and slimming drops you can add to it,” she says. “Anyone will pay for a tan.”

How do spray tans work?

A mist is sprayed over the body by a person or machine. With both methods, customers move their bodies in various positions to make sure it’s spread evenly. This mist, which is composed of a chemical called dihydroxyacetone, creates a temporary tint on the skin’s surface. Tanners can choose from a variety of colors in order to obtain their ideal shade.

Which method lasts longest?

A one-time spray tan will last up to two weeks with maintenance. One lotion use may last the same, but the effects won’t be as noticeable as a spray tan. For tanning booths, your tan will probably last as long a your tan from a day in the sun would last.

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the big vape theory The e-cigarette industry has boomed over the past three years in Columbia, but new FDA regulations threaten to vaporize that trend

BY KARLEE RENKOSKI PHOTOS BY DAVIS WINBORNE

Bing! You open the

door, and it’s like you’ve arrived on the set of Cheers. At the two oval counters surrounded by bar stools, a few young and middle-aged people sit and chat as if they’ve been friends for years. One man is such a frequent visitor that he’s napping on the black couch on the left side of the store. It’s noon on a Wednesday, and Juice Box Vapor Lounge is already hopping.

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Nikita Thompson blows a vapor cloud through a ring at Juice Box Vapor Lounge. Eleven e-cigarette retailers have opened in Columbia since August 2010.

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An aroma fills the air. Is it waffles?

Strawberries? Maybe cotton candy?

Whichever it is, the scent is familiar, like the man at the counter sending you playful banter within your first few seconds of being inside. Behind him, lining the shelves, sit 18-milliliter clear bottles filled with colored liquids — red, blue, orange and red again — that bring back memories of a candy shop.

The soft rock in the background is comforting, and so are the constant inhale-exhale sounds from people hanging out and working in the store.

It’s like Gandalf has left Middle Earth and is sitting in the center of the room. Big clouds appear and disappear behind the e-cigarettes. You wonder if it won’t be long before your local vape shop disappears, too.

Some journals and business reports are calling it “the war against vaping.” Others say it’s a slow-motion ban on e-cigarettes. Before this year, e-cigarettes were unregulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which meant there weren’t specific guidelines for labeling products and product content in lab work. Now, the industry that has experienced so much growth in so little time could be vaporized. A two-year rollout of new FDA regulations for manufacturers and retailers began Aug. 8, 2016, when the tobacco product act was extended to e-cigarettes. Recent medical research from the Journal of the American

Medical Association found that habitual e-cigarette users heartrates are more subject to the brain’s “fight or flight” stress response than non-users. The CDC has explained that in adolescents, an exposure to nicotine might have adverse effects on still-developing minds. The Surgeon General has called e-cigarette use in youth and young adults a major public health concern.

But these mom-and-pop vape stores such as Juice Box Vapor Lounge have reason to hope. H.R.2058 is a bill introduced in April 2015 that

hasn’t gotten out of the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Health. It revises the date that products need to be established from Feb. 15, 2007 to Aug. 8, 2016. The current regulation says vape shops and manufacturers that weren’t open before 2007 will have to pay the premarket review sums for each tobacco product.

Vape stores in Columbia are putting up a fight to get the bill passed by educating others through social media. Juice Box Vapor Lounge also creates awareness through word of

E-liquid flavors are available in a number of nicotine allottments from 0 mg/ml all the way up to 24 mg/ml and in sizes from 7 ml up to 60 ml.

The people behind the clouds Local vapers share why they decided to try e-cigarettes Trevis Wadlow, 49 Trevis Wadlow started vaping when he and his wife decided to cut down on tobacco use.

Trevis started vaping with 24 mg of nicotine. Two years later, he’s down to 3 mg of nicotine.

Started vaping: 2014 Favorite flavor: Meringue Previous tobacco user: Yes Why vape? “It doesn’t make you stink. It doesn’t make you cough.

I don’t get winded like I did. And to blow out that much smoke looks cool.”

Adam Bungart, 38 Adam Bungart started making his own line of e-liquid in his apartment in 2012. His company, Heady Drips, works with a retailer in Kansas City and currently has seven lines of e-liquid.

Started vaping: 2012 Favorite flavor: “There are too many to choose from.”

Previous tobacco user: Yes Why vape? “For one, just being able to smell again and being able to taste food again. One of the best things is whenever I kiss a woman, they don’t taste an ashtray now.”

Jessica Burgess, 26 Jessica Burgess is the manager for the Aqueous Vapors store on Business Loop 70. She enjoys both the hobby and the trick aspects of vaping.

Started vaping: 2014 Favorite flavor: “Betty,” a tropical fruit flavor by Pin-Up Vapor Previous tobacco user: Yes Why vape? “I like the hobby aspect of it. It offers you more options to be more customizable and do it how you prefer.”

Until recently, the United States Food and Drug Administration had not extended tobacco regulations to e-cigarettes. But new regulations and guidelines may stunt the growth of this booming industry.

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A common activity among e-cigarette users involves inhaling on the device for a few seconds and then exhaling a large cloud of e-cigarette vapor in the air. Vapers range in age from adolescents and early 20s all the way up to those vaping in their 70s and 80s.

mouth. Aqueous Vapor hands out small cards that have information about the regulations on one side and on the other read, “I’m a vaper, and I want H.R.2058 to pass!”

Vape store managers say there are two types of vapers: those trying to quit smoking and the hobbyists. Of the nine vape store managers and owners interviewed, eight of them were smokers who were tired of feeling bad and tried vaping e-cigarettes. Now they vape to enjoy the various flavors and only use 3 mg of nicotine or none at all. Hobbyists can pay up to $200 for equipment and e-liquid, but the cost to vape can also be as low as $25. The act of inhaling water vapor that tastes like coffee, peanut butter or Skittles through an e-cigarette appeals to a wide demographic. Shop owners and managers say their regulars include customers in their 50s and older.

Smaller shops and manufacturers will be affected most by new regulations.

Juice Box Vapor Lounge has the

potential to lose 50 percent of its profits.

Manager Justin Arnold reminds people that regulations don’t just affect vape shops, but also real people. “(Our boss) is not only responsible for his family, but he pays my wages and he pays (their) wages,” Arnold says and gestures to the other employees. “I’ve got two kids, the owners have four, and he’s got a girlfriend with a kid. You’re talking 10 to 20 lives affected by this one shop.” This means that hundreds of thousands of lives across the U. S. will potentially be economically impacted by the current and upcoming guidelines.

It’s hard when your comfortable living is in limbo. Some vape stores will call it quits, but most will do their best to ride things out until the end – and stand together. “I’d prefer to work together with the vaping community,” says Branden Muller, former manager at Vapor Maven. “The fact is that we’re small, and we’re all small. But collectively, we’re large.”

Vaping by the numbers

A look into the local and national e-cigarette industry

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Aqueous Vapor was the first vape store to open in Columbia in June 2013.

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Years it took for e-cigarettes to gain significant popularity as an industry since hitting the U.S. in 2007.

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Number of e-cigarettes that can be smoked on the MU campus after the university created a smoke-free policy in 2013.

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Number of vape shops in Columbia. That number has doubled in the past two years.

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America’s rank in the world for spending money on e-cigarette products. The industry accumulated $2.5 billion in profits in 2014.

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Years ago the FDA created the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act to regulate tobacco products, in which e-cigarettes were not included.

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The minimum age to buy e-cigarettes in Columbia after it became the first city in Missouri to make Tobacco 21 a law in December 2014.

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ARTS & BOOKS

Life, illustrated Author and illustrator Deborah Sue Crews channels past hardships to craft relatable children’s books Creativity during storytime was the start of a writing career for Deborah Sue Crews. As a single mother with a tight budget, she couldn’t afford any new books, so she made up her own. Crews would act out nursery rhymes for her son and his friends, which would later lead to published works.

Crews is the author and illustrator of two children’s books, Broken Slippers and Telly’s Tail. For Crews, life experience is vital to creating captivating stories.

Her first book, Broken Slippers, was inspired by Crews’ brother, David, who died 10 years ago at age 39. David had physical disabilities, and people treated him differently because of them. Crews took care of her brother during his last four years. “He was like an angel on earth to me,” Crews says. “He was like that to other people. Everybody loved him.”

In Broken Slippers, the main character, Jenny, deals with her own health problems and is treated differently by the other characters, but she stays positive. “I just wanted to put a good story out there that would teach girls to believe in themselves and believe in their dreams and to follow them no matter what,” Crews says.

Before Crews began her career as a writer and illustrator, she spent 10 years in the U.S. Navy working as a helicopter technician. She was stationed in various states before becoming a plane captain. After her time in the Navy, she joined the Army National Guard and was stationed mainly in Jefferson City and Springfield, Missouri.

Crews says her time in the Navy and Army National Guard helped her form story ideas. “When I went to the Navy and did some traveling, I met different people, characters,” she says.

Crews’ personal battles didn’t stop there. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in December 2007. She says the disease dissolved any hesitation she had about writing a book. “You kind of let life happen and let things take over and procrastinate a little sometimes, and I just said, ‘Nope, I am done with that. I am done procrastinating. I am going to do it now,’” Crews says.

She met independent book publisher Yolanda Ciolli four years ago at the Columbia Public Library, where Ciolli speaks to potential authors about the publishing process. Ciolli and Crews met twice before she was ready to publish Broken Slippers in 2013.

Her experiences as a breast cancer survivor, veteran and mother have helped Crews as an author and illustrator. “She has met life head-on, and she just really has a lot of different experiences that she can bring to the table from travel to illness to military experience,” Ciolli says.

Crews has now motivated her son to pursue art. “Her pursuit of her own craft has inspired me to go in the same direction,” her son, Robbie Shepherd, says. “She helped facilitate my growth and to become an artist myself. She has always been supportive of whatever direction I want to go.”

Crews hopes that her next books, Lost Slippers, Silly Treasures Nursery Rhymes, The Groundhog Rabbit, and The Flint Skippers will be published this year. “She’s just got an imagination that won’t quit,” Ciolli says.

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Crews based Telly’s Tail on a nursery rhyme she created for her son when he was young. She drew her own illustrations for the children’s book.

YOU KIND OF LET LIFE HAPPEN AND LET THINGS TAKE OVER AND PROCRASTINATE A LITTLE SOMETIMES, AND I JUST SAID, “NOPE, I AM DONE WITH THAT. I AM DONE PROCRASTINATING. I AM GOING TO DO IT NOW.”

– DEBORAH SUE CREWS

PHOTO AND ILLUSTRATION COURTESY OF DEBORAH SUE CREWS

Local director BRIAN MAURER brings mid-Missouri to the big screen in his latest production, In the Wake of Ire

W

hile filming a movie that features a truck from the 1970s, it’s important to keep an eye on your coolant levels. Brian Maurer learned that the hard way when his truck caught fire driving back from filming In the Wake of Ire, a drama about a daughter who, after suffering amnesia, forgets her estranged father and later falls for him.

Maurer is the writer and director of the movie, which was filmed in Glasgow, about 40 miles northwest of Columbia. Throughout production, he emphasized keeping it local and using actors from Missouri, as well as local talent behind the scenes. Assistant Director Michael Coleman, a communications professor at MU, says he believes utilizing local work, especially in a creative field such as film, is important for building a prosperous community.

“I always hear these sort of comments like, ‘Ah I’d love to stay here, but there’s just nothing available,’” Coleman says. “Well, in my opinion, if people were to stick around, then it would be easier to foster an environment that would create those jobs.”

A recent test screening held on March 18 was a valuable step in the production process, and Maurer is grateful for the positive and emotional responses and also for the criticisms. Vox sat down with Maurer to get his perspective on the filmmaking process.

When did you first get the idea for the film?

I used to run a fiction magazine, and I actually wrote the short story about seven years ago. I changed

it into a screenplay and went through six or seven drafts and decided I was too close to the material, and I had to give it some time. So I put it in an envelope in my file cabinet with the date on it and left it alone for three years. I came back and read it, and it was the worst. So I started rewriting it with a writing partner. I think we finaled out at 13 total drafts.

were there every single day. They were extremely supportive.

We want to go back and showcase the film and say, “Look, we didn’t come and just leave and destroy things. We came in, we filmed, we took care of the place, and now we want you to see what we did because we love the city and we love the look.”

Do you have a lot of local actors in this movie?

Local to Missouri, yes. When you work with the Screen Actors Guild it prevents you from hiring everybody out of California (and helps to balance recruitment around the country). So when you hire your lead actor or actors from California you have to hire a certain amount of local people to ensure that local talent is getting work. It prevents you from throwing all your money into Los Angeles and never giving people where you are work, which is good.

Our two lead actresses are both from Los Angeles, (along with) two of our supporting actors and the rest are from Missouri.

What benefit do you think hiring and filming local has for the local film scene?

Hiring local people shows the state has talent­– it shows the state can produce good film. Missouri is one of the better states, in my opinion, to film in. We have all these different locations filmmakers could use. We have highlands, we have lowlands, we have kinda-sorta mountains, we have river banks, we have lakes, we have prairies, we have big cities, we have small towns, we have highways, interstates and back roads. You can be filming in Kansas City, and an hour later, you’re filming in the middle of nowhere.

How did the community in Glasgow react to the filming?

This is a town of 1,000. They were tremendously excited for us to be there, and we were very excited to work with them. We didn’t take over the town, but it was obvious we were present. The main strip, the one street in the city, is about three blocks long. We had the building next to city hall, so all of our cars

Do you have any advice for aspiring filmmakers?

If it doesn’t challenge you, make you feel uncomfortable or make you grow as an artist, you’re not doing what you need to be doing. For young filmmakers who are really trying to get in and do something unique and catch someone’s eye, your art should be uncomfortable to you. ­—BY JESSICA RENDALL PHOTO COURTESY OF BRIAN MAURER 03.23.17

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THE TO-DO LIST

this week in Columbia

ARTS & CULTURE

or her own stunts. Learn the ins and outs of slapping, shoving and striking on stage without any actual contact. You’ll perfect your skills with actor and trained combat director Adam Brietzke. Get ready to take the stage every Saturday through April 15.

Saturday, 10 a.m. to noon, Talking Horse Productions, $80 for four-week session, 268-1381

Malaysia Cultural Event

Step into Malaysian culture at this event hosted by the MU Asian Affairs Center.

Experience aspects from this culture by tasting a traditional dessert and learning a dance. Today, 4–­­5 p.m., Memorial Union, Free, 397-8838

Nature Photography Hike

Maplewood Barn Annual Open House

Ever wanted a behind-the-scenes look at your favorite Columbia stage productions?

Maplewood Barn Theatre is making those aspirations come true with its annual open house. You get a backstage pass to meet and chat with the company’s directors and community board. RSVP to ensure your spot. Tonight, 6:30–8:30 p.m., Maplewood Barn Theatre, Free, 227-2276

House Party Spring Fundraiser for Resident Arts

Enjoy a drink, apps, KCOU 88.1 FM, a small art exhibition and a theatrical performance all included with your ticket. Proceeds benefit Resident Arts, a nonprofit dedicated to helping local artists. Friday, 7–11 p.m., Resident Arts, $10 in advance; $15 at the door, 303-7195

Stage Combat: Four Weeks, Basic Training

Are you an aspiring photographer? Learn how to use your camera to capture nature on the Alpine Shop’s guided slow-paced hike. Register online. Sunday, 5–6:30 p.m., Grindstone Nature Area, Free, 817-2955

CIVIC Mastermind Exchange for Women Business Owners Feel empowered after engaging with a group of women sharing their ideas and stories. Attendees can choose between two sessions, and the space provided will be confidential and supportive for all.

Today, 8–9 a.m. and 12–1 p.m., Missouri Women’s Business Center, Suite 210, Free, 777-5235

Tiger Garden’s Cool Season Plant Sale

Understand the true meaning of spring by picking up some of Tiger Garden’s newly

Be the type of performer who can do his

grown plants. The sale will include all of your favorite seasonal vegetables, leafy greens and hanging flowers to make your space ready for the change in temperature.

Today–Friday, 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Tiger Garden, Free, 884-1191

National Puppy Day

Celebrate pooches across the nation by playing with (wo)man’s best friend. Who knows, you may end up adopting one.

Today, 2–4 p.m., Campus Lodge, Free, 443-2950

IRE Conversations: Investigative Journalism in the Trump Era Discuss all things investigative journalism as they relate to the Trump Administration with speakers from The New York Times, The Washington Post and more. Today, 4–6 p.m., Reynolds Journalism Institute, Free, 882-2042

Women’s Health and Cancer Screening Discussion

Take precautions to protect yourself by attending a discussion about women’s health hosted by MU Health Care.

Participants will hear from three medical speakers about various topics in the women’s health and cancer community.

RSVP to Marybeth@oldhawthorne.com.

Tonight, 5:30 p.m., The Club at Old Hawthorne, Free, 882-4141

Columbia’s Natural Health Expo

If you’re into eating organic or you’re looking for new ways to approach medicine, this is the perfect event for you. Swing by the Holiday Inn Executive Center for this event hosted by Keystone Chiropractic and Sensory Development Center. Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Holiday Inn Executive Center, Columbia Mall, Free, 443-2950

Missouri NOW Meeting

Calling all activists! This local branch of the National Organization of Women will host this meeting to prep for the upcoming Missouri Women’s Network Lobby Day at the state Capitol in early April. Sunday, 1:30–4:30 p.m., Daniel Boone Regional Library, Free, 445-7144

FOOD & DRINK Freezer Cooking 101

So, you’re not a culinary expert, but that doesn’t mean you can’t make delicious meals right in your kitchen. Join the Back 2 Basics freezer cooking seminar and get all the best tips and tricks for turning your meal prep today into a satisfied appetite tomorrow. You’ll get to try samples and take some recipes home. Sounds like a plan even the most unexperienced of chefs can get behind. Tonight, 5:45 p.m., Back 2 Basics Cooking, Free, 268-2248

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Free Every Thursday

March Beer School

Become the resident brew expert for your friends by attending International Tap House’s March Beer School. Your first assignment? Try three different brews with specialized food pairings. Oskar Blues Brewery is sponsoring the event, and you can enter to win prizes such as string lights and wireless speakers. Tonight, 6 p.m., International Tap House, $5, 449-4560

Morning Coffee and Bagels Saturday

Put an extra pep in your step with coffee and bagels at B&B Bagel Company. In addition to your favorite breakfast treats, parents can take a breather from their hectic days by networking with other Columbia moms and dads at the event sponsored by It Takes a Village. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., B&B Bagel Company, Free, 442-5857

MUSIC Both the Studio Jazz Band and the Concert Jazz Band of the MU School of Music will perform at this soulful event. Tonight, 7 p.m., Missouri Theatre, $5, 882-2604

Get your fix of the classic sound of both the

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whose music is just as interesting as their names. The combination of dreamy ghost pop, noisy lo-fi pop, and indie rock-pop should have the audience on its feet. Saturday, 8 p.m., Cafe Berlin, $5, 441-0400

Missouri Bass Fest

Missouri Funk Fest

The Missouri Bass Fest is back again for a night of beats so amazing, you’ll never want to leave. This year’s DJs include: MedusA, HODJ, Kangaroo Jak, Matej B. and DOOMBOXDUBSTEP. Tonight, 9:30 p.m., Rose Music Hall, $6, 874-1944

Missouri Folk Fest

Large folk festivals can sometimes be hard to come by, and you would be doing yourself a disservice by missing out on the Missouri Folk Fest at The Blue Note. The Creek Rocks, Molly Healey and many more will perform. Friday, 7:30 p.m., The Blue Note, $6, 874-1944

Whole Lotta Love: A Salute to Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin established themselves in the music world long before 2017. Its impressive but familiar sound can bring the rockstar out of everyone, including homegrown Missouri musicians like Mercury Trio and The Nobz in this evening saluting the classic rock band.

Friday, 9 p.m., Rose Music Hall, $6, 874-1944

Jazz Big Bands

Ryan Koesterer and Natalia Bolshakova

flute and piano brought to you by the MU’s School of Music. Ryan Koesterer will play the flute, and Natalia Bolshakova will be on the piano. Tonight, 8:30 p.m., Whitmore Recital Hall, Free, 882-2604

Ramona & The Phantoms w/ Noun Verb Adjective & Tree House

Funk seems to be one of the fastest growing music genres in Missouri. What better way to learn what makes funk so popular than to experience it firsthand? Four bands will show you the way: Hazard to Ya Booty, Mangosteen, Oversight Committee and The Lost Souls.

Saturday, 8:30 p.m., The Blue Note, $6, 874-1944

Missouri Country Fest

Missouri wouldn’t be Missouri without a little country music playing here and there. If you’re looking for a good dose, Rose Music Hall has just what you need. Grab your boots, grab your partner and catch four live acts: Murphy’s Ford, Tanner Lee Band, Alec Davis and Shotgun Creek Band. Saturday, 8:30 p.m., Rose Music Hall, $5, 874-1944

SCREEN Life (R)

Jake Gyllenhaal and Ryan Reynolds star in this sci-fi thriller about a space crew threatened by an aggressive alien specimen.

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My Life as a Zucchini (PG-13)

This Oscar nominee is a Swiss and French stop motion film that follows a 9-year-old boy who is placed in a foster home with other orphans after the mysterious disappearance of his mother.

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Power Rangers (PG-13)

The mighty morphin Power Rangers are back in action in this reboot of the popular kids’ franchise. Bryan Cranston stars as the Rangers’ mentor with Elizabeth Banks as the villain Rita Repulsa.

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Beauty and the Beast (PG) F, R The Belko Experiment (R) R The Founder (PG-13) RT Get Out (R) F, R Hidden Figures (PG) R I Am Not Your Negro (PG-13) RT Kong: Skull Island (PG-13) F, R The Last Word (R) RT The Lego Batman Movie (PG) F, R Logan (R) F, R The Sense of an Ending (PG-13) RT The Shack (PG-13) F, R Silence (R), RT Table 19 (PG-13) R Toni Erdmann (R) RT

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