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ENTERTAINMENT
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BY JAN MIRENDA SMITH AND JENNIFER STEVENSON
Lyrical movement, dynamic design and brilliant color, come together
with age old processes in the exhibit, Transcending Time: a Survey of Works
in Glass by Italian Maestro Lino Tagliapietra October 8 through February
14 at Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass in Neenah.
Lino, as he is affectionately known, is among the most admired and
beloved glass artists living today. He has earned the title of the Maestro.
His skills reflect a long Italian tradition in glass, using techniques and
skills that date back six centuries. However, his attitude is forward think-
ing and contemporary, providing anything but an historic reference. It
is this excitement and youthful exploratory outlook that has made the
work of this 81 year old glassblower from Murano, highly sought and
collectable. The artist himself has become a much treasured personality.
It is also his passion about creating art from glass that has placed him in
the enviable position of Maestro.
We used to come to this street to play, and one day, I saw a big fire and
stopped and saw somebody making wonderful pieces, giant pieces, a lot of
activity. I thought, “Unbelievable! This is beautiful.” At the time they were
working with wood so there was a lot of smoke and ash, very exciting. I
promised myself that one day, I would do something like this. – LT
Lino was born on the Island of Murano. Although it was known for
centuries for its glassmaking traditions, Lino was not born into a glass-
making family. After the telling moment described, he went home and
told his mother, “I want to be a glassblower.”
At age 11, much to her disappointment, he quit school and went to
work in the glass factory. He began as an apprentice and did not even
touch the glass for the first two years. Instead he was cleaning and sweep-
ing and observing. However, ten years following this apprenticeship, he
earned the title of Maestro, or master glass blower at the age of 25.
His skills elevated him through some of the most prestigious glass-
houses, among them Vetreria Galliano Ferro, Venini and Co. He held the
position of Artistic and Technical Director of Effetre International until
1989, when he focused more on his own artistic career.
His work exhibits unparalleled mastery, and today he is highly
regarded as a teacher and mentor. During the Studio Glass Movement
of the 1960’s, young, eager American artists were hungry for any bit of
information to help tame this wild new, hot-art material.
In the early years of glass exploration Harvey Littleton, founder of the
Studio Glass Movement, visited Murano to learn from the Italians, but
found the secretive processes highly guarded. Dale Chihuly was among
the many young Americans who, a decade later, went to Murano to learn
glassmaking techniques and Richard Marquis studied there for two years
as a Fulbright Scholar. What they learned, they brought back to the
fledgling schools in the US. Historically, the Italians were reluctant to
widely share their glassmaking skills, yet Lino held the opinion that if
glassmaking was to survive, it needed to be shared by a new enthusiastic
group that would embrace it and move it forward.
Lino was one of the artists of the skilled Italian glassworkers brought
to Pilchuck Glass School in Washington State in 1978, most willing to
share his centuries-old and highly-guarded glass secrets. He was invited to
visit Pilchuck by artists Benjamin Moore and James Carpenter, who were
working with Dale Chihuly. His openness has endeared him to American
glass artists ever since, and he continues to come to lecture, teach and
create.
Lino’s presence in the American studios has fostered a remarkable
exchange of ideas, acceptance and risk. The resulting works by Lino, and
Bergstrom-Mahler
Museum of
Glass
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COVER STORY // MUSEUM OF GLASS
the chances taken by other artists illustrate
colorful and vibrant qualities breathing
new life into an ancient, yet continually
living material. Lino’s eloquent and exotic
sculptural forms defy the use of the mate-
rial and persuasively bring the forms into
a 21st century language for a 21st century
audience.
The exhibition for Bergstrom-Mahler
Museum of Glass will reflect both his
classic mastery and contemporary zeal for
experimentation. It is this vitality that will
attract audiences from outside the area to
discover works of art that reflect not only
the signature styles for which the artist is
known, but current work that enthusiasti-
cally crosses the boundaries he previously
established. The exhibition is uniquely
scaled and organized for Bergstrom-Mahler
Museum of Glass.
Object selections have been made in
collaboration with the artist, his grandson
Jacopo Vecchiato who now guides the com-
pany, Lino Tagliapietra, Incorporated in
Seattle and Lino’s long-standing gallerists,
Jim Schantz and Kim Saul, who are gener-
ously providing an exhibition catalog for
museum distribution.
The exhibition will make use of the
architecture of Bergstrom-Mahler Museum
of Glass, incorporating the artist’s hanging
blown, bird-like forms called Ala, mounted
from the ceiling of the museum entrance.
The installation will create immediate
excitement as will the large vase-like sculp-
tures with curvilinear long necks, called
Dinosaurs. The artist has traveled and
taught worldwide, and viewers will see this
reflected in the titles as well, with inspired
recent series like Osaka, Fuji, Kukubarra,
Borneo and Masai.
Fifty works tell the story of the artist’s
contemporary thinking and exploratory
nature. They are shown in four exhibition
spaces. From the foyer, visitors will view
the extension of works on pedestals and
in the eight wall exhibit cases reflecting
“Classic Lino.” These will speak to the art-
ist’s development and signature shapes that
built his reputation and mastery.
Viewers will appreciate current work
that will include suspended bird-like forms,
wall arrangements, sculptural freestanding
works and graceful forms called Fenice. His
series are named with the same thought-
ful reflection that goes into balancing the
years of technique with spontaneity. Large
blown glass works like Endeavor, are con-
trasted with newly created kiln-formed
panels on steel stands made of murrini. The
technique is reminiscent of that used to
create paperweights, but the scale results in
something similar to an abstract painting.
This work is colorful, bold and contem-
porary. The artist continues to redefine his
career, so that encounters with the work
continue also to be exciting for those who
view it and for young art students aspiring
to join the field and learn from him. The
work becomes timeless and so does the
Master.
Lino Tagliapietra will make a special
appearance at Bergstrom-Mahler Museum
of Glass in Neenah on Sunday, October
11, from 1 to 3 pm for the public open-
ing of his exhibition, Transcending Time: a
Survey of Works in Glass by Italian Maestro
Lino Tagliapietra. All are welcome to join
the artist for a gallery walk at 2 pm and a
catalog signing afterward. Admission is free
for everyone.
The public opening on October 11th is
the culmination of a weekend-long event,
Art in Motion which is a fundraiser for the
museum where diverse passions for famous
sports cars and contemporary glass are
united. The event fuses our human desire
for beauty and balance with a demand for
precision and perfection and what results is
a truly unique and inspiring experience to
benefit education programs at Bergstrom-
Mahler Museum of Glass in Neenah.
The Art in Motion event came about
when museum executive director, Jan
Smith, was helping her parents to downsize
their home. Her Dad had a Jaguar in his
garage that would be a perfect restoration
project for the right person. She created a
poster of the Jag and stopped at Motion
Products of Neenah to leave one there.
Motion Products, Inc. is a world renowned
automotive facility specializing in European
sports car restoration and maintenance.
Smith met co-owner Jim Wallner and
what began as a casual conversation about
the art of the automobile led to a two-hour
tour of the facility and a discussion about
a car tour hosted by Motion Products. Jan
mentioned that she had heard of drives to
benefit the arts and that she’d love to start
one for Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of
Glass. Jim said he would be happy to help
organize one, and Art in Motion got wheels.
The Art in Motion weekend begins on
Friday, October 9th, as European sports car
enthusiasts join with contemporary glass
artists and collectors to celebrate Art in
Motion. While the two audiences initially
may not appear to overlap, the mutual
appreciation for sleek lines and fine finishes
soon becomes apparent. At Liberty Hall
in Kimberly guests will be entertained
with dinner and discussion with Lino
Tagliapietra and Wayne Obry, founder of
Motion Products. The evening includes
a live auction of glass objects donated by
regional artists and a seven-day luxury
tour of Italy which includes a private tour
of Lino Tagliapietra’s studio on the Island
of Murano and three nights at a Ferrari-
themed resort in Maranello.
Saturday features a traditional autumn
drive around the scenic Door County
Peninsula hosted by Motion Products, but
with a glass twist. Drivers will stop at two
working glass studios. In Sturgeon Bay,
they will be treated to a hot glass demon-
stration by husband and wife team, Jeremy
Popelka and Stephanie Trenchard. After a
drive up the peninsula and a turn down the
lakeside, they will stop near Sister Bay at
the K. Allen Gallery, hosted by Keith and
Deanna Clayton, for a look at contempo-
rary glass sculpture by regional artists. Driv-
ers will finish the day at Bergstrom-Mahler
Museum of Glass in Neenah to enjoy a
walk with Lino Tagliapietra through his
stunning exhibition.
Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass
Board Member and Ferrari enthusiast,
David Woods commented, “What an excit-
ing opportunity to experience one of the
greatest glass artists in the world and to see
some amazingly beautiful automobiles. The
theme, ‘Art in Motion’ captures the inter-
play of design and an appreciation of the
beauty of each artistic medium. It would
be a unique opportunity anywhere in the
world, and we are extremely fortunate to
have it here in the Valley.”
The public is welcome to attend
Art in Motion. Contact the museum at
920.751.4658 or go to bmmglass.com to
register.
Concerto di Primavera,
2011, Blown Glass
Public Opening and Catalog
Signing with Lino Tagliapietra
Sunday, October 11, 1-3pm,
Gallery Walk with Lino at 2pm
Exhibit Discussions: Millefiori
and Murrini with executive
director, Jan Smith
Wed, November 18th
from 5-6:00 pm
Wed, February 3rd
from 5-6:00 pm
EXHIBIT WALKS
Second Wednesday’s at Noon

On the corner of Broad St. and
Appleton St., The Old Grog is one of
Menasha’s oldest buildings serving the city
as a hotel, grocery store, restaurant, and in
the forties became the Broadway Bar. The
beams that still grace the ceiling of the
tavern survived six fires from the Menasha
Wooden Ware Corporation. To say that the
Old Grog is a Menasha institution seems a
little hackneyed.
Walking into the Grog the first thing
that you’ll perceive is how welcoming the
bar and bartenders are. The large, fully
stocked, oak bar and warm greeting is an
easy enticement to belly up and have a cold
one. The new owner Dave John purchased
the bar three months ago with the goal of
providing customers good food at a fair
price, if you’re a local who follows the Jays,
or from a neighboring community the
Grog provides the feeling of being your
neighborhood bar, a place where you can
meet new and old friends. “It’s been great
to see old friends from Menasha visit our
tavern. It’s nice to reminisce about grow-
ing up here, and it’s been nice to meet new
friends, some of whom have been coming
to the Grog for year,” admitted John.
Each month the proceeds of the bar
go back into making this old landmark a
little nicer. “We have poured a lot blood,
sweat and even tears back into this place,
and we have more plans for future ways to
make this place even more welcoming to
our customers. In time, we’ll get it to the
way we want it. Until then, we’ll just keep
working on it,” stated John.
Locals remember when the Kilishecks
owned the Grog. It was known for great
food, exceptional spirits and a friendly
place to enjoy a night out. The Johns are
working hard to bring that reputation
back. The Grog was always known for
their ½ pound steak sandwich that exceeds
the Semmel by double, and the fish fry that
is lightly breaded and seasoned to perfec-
tion. In addition to these staples the Grog
features an exceptional spaghetti dinner
and meaty chicken wings. The Broasted
Chicken has become the local’s favorite.
According to John, “You have to try the
Chicken”.
According to John, Monday is the busi-
est night at the Grog. General Manager
Tara Spilski, who had worked at the Grog
when the Kilishecks owned it explains,
“On Mondays the Grog offers 25¢ tappers
until 9pm. and it is also the night that the
spaghetti dinner and wings are on special,
that combination is hard to beat”, accord-
ing to Spilski. “It’s a very fun night for
everyone.”
The location of the Grog is a block
away from the Fox River with easy access to
the dock on Appleton St. for boaters. So if
by land or by sea it is a very fun adventure
for the traveler looking for a nice friendly
hometown tavern with exceptional fare.
The Old Grog
FOOD & DRINK // OLD GROG
Appleton, WI – The Appleton Boychoir
will perform “With a Little Help from my
Friends…The Beatles Concert” on Sun.,
Oct. 25, at 4 pm at Lawrence Memorial
Chapel.
The Appleton Boychoir will open their
2015-2016 Season with a tribute to the
legendary Beatles. The season is focused
on Celebrating the American Spirit. While
the British may have lost the Colonies to
the cause of liberty, America certainly lost
millions of hearts to the Beatles in 1964.
The British invaded America with full
musical force. John, Paul, George and
Ringo arrived in New York and with them
Beatlemania.
The Appleton Boychoir salutes the Bea-
tles with a tribute concert featuring some
of the band’s most famous hits, including
“When I’m Sixty-Four,” “Ticket to Ride,”
Yellow Submarine,” “Here Comes the Sun,”
and “Octopus Garden,” and many more.
Reserved seating $10, $15, $20.
Tickets for all Appleton Boychoir per-
formances can be ordered: by CALLING
the Appleton Boychoir office at 920-955-
ABCI (2224) using Visa or MasterCard
as payment; ONLINE at www.appleton-
boychoir.com; or IN PERSON forty-five
minutes prior to each performance with
cash or check payment only.
Founded in 1979 by Austin Bon-
cher, James Heiks, and Frank Rippl, the
Appleton Boychoir has given musical train-
ing to thousands of area boys. Past high-
lights have included the annual Festival of
Nine Lessons and Carols here in Appleton,
as well as National and International con-
cert tours that have taken the boys to places
such as Croatia, China, South Africa,
Japan, the Soviet Union and Europe.
The mission of the Appleton Boychoir is
“enriching lives through singing.” To learn
more about the Appleton Boychoir and
other upcoming performances, please visit
www.appletonboychoir.com.
For more information, please contact
Hilary Armstrong at ( 920) 955-ABCI
(2224) or email info@appletonboychoir.
com
The British Invade Fox Cities!
Appleton Boychoir Fall Concert a Dedication to the Beatles
ENTERTAINMENT // BRITISH INVADE

165 North Park Avenue
Neenah, WI 54956-2294
Telephone: 920.751.4658
bmmglass.com
Free General Admission for Everyone, Always
This exhibition is supported in part by a grant from theWisconsin Arts Board with funds from the state of
Wisconsin andThe National Endowment for the Arts. A very special thank you goes to LinoTagliapietra, Inc.,
Schantz Galleries and Bonnie Marx for assistance in organizing the exhibition.
Transcending Time
a Survey of Works in Glass by Italian Maestro
Lino Tagliapietra
October 8, 2015 • February 14, 2016
Free Admission–Hours: TU–SA, 10am to 4:30pm, SU 1–4:30pm
A A C GArt Alliance for Contemporary Glass
Fenice, 2011
Photo by Russell Johnson
165 N. Park Avenue
Neenah
bmmglass.com

GREEN CHOICES // GROW LOCAL
Before Grow Local farmed, it was
merely an idea, a response to the predomi-
nant, yet ailing food system. Food touches
nearly every aspect of human life, and so
the owners Steve Catlin, Calvin Andersen
and Alex Fehrenbach set out to bring the
freshest, most nutritious food possible to
their local community, Neenah, Wiscon-
sin. In 2011, their philosophy became real-
ity in the form of a small-scale sustainable
farm.
The three broke ground by construct-
ing a hoophouse, a metal ribbed structure
with two layers of plastic used to extend
growing seasons, and a 7,500 gallon aqua-
ponics system.
Aquaponics is an agricultural system
that utilizes a symbiotic relationship
between fish and plants. Fish, in Grow
Local’s system (over 2000 bluegill and
perch) create waste that is high in ammo-
nia and nutrients, which is then converted
to nitrates by nitrifying bacteria and can
then be absorbed by plants as an organic
fertilizer. This effectively cleans the water
that then recirculates back to the fish
tanks. Aquaponics conserves water
with 95% greater efficiency than
conventional agriculture and
also eliminates the need for
inorganic, harmful fertil-
izers, making it one of
the most sustainable
agricultural models.
Aquaponics was
the initial focus of
their production, but
after a first season
fraught with learning
experiences it was clear
Grow Local would need
to expand their product
offerings. Their focus
shifted to creating a commer-
cially viable growing system that
mimicked the sustainable properties
of natural ecosystems, otherwise known
as permaculture.
Permaculture has many manifestations,
but in Grow Local’s case it meant design-
ing their outdoor gardens and grow beds
to retain water, to require fewer nutrients,
provide diverse products, weather season-
ality and provide year in and year out.
They accomplished these goals in various
ways including planting perennials and
companion plants, mulching and digging
swales. One elegant example is the raised
bed that is layered with cardboard, mush-
room substrate and spawn, woodchips,
and finally soil and crops. This raised bed
blocks weeds, retains water, provides pro-
duce and mushrooms, and can be covered
for over-winter production.
The principles of permaculture perme-
ate many of the business decisions made by
Grow Local and have helped inform their
current product offerings.
Currently the food they offer includes,
greens, such as various lettuces and braising
greens like kale and Swiss chard, gourmet
oyster mushrooms, herbs, both perennial
and annual, and microgreens. Microgreens
are the first shoots of plants, densely seeded
and sold still living. They feature intense
flavor and bountiful nutrients, and are
often used by
c h e f s
and individuals to add extra
flavor or in the place of other
greens. Grow Local also
sources produce from foragers
and other farms that utilize equally repu-
table techniques.
Grow Local now has gourmet edible
mushrooms on the mind, because of
their year-round viability and desirability
among chefs and individuals alike.
Production begins by mixing and
sterilizing substrate (mushroom food),
which is largely made up of waste products
including hardwood woodchips, sawdust
and used coffee grounds from area cafes.
After sterilization, mushroom spawn or
mycelium, similar to the roots or vegetative
growth of the mushroom body, is added
to the substrate bags. This sterilized sub-
strate is an easy source of food for the
mushroom mycelium to fully con-
sume, which generally takes 14-28
days. The blocks of inoculated substrate are
then moved to a fruiting chamber, which
has lower temperatures and higher humid-
ity. Within 10 days little mushrooms begin
to form and two days later a final product
is ready for harvest. Currently Grow Local
sells three types of oyster mushrooms, but
has also grown several other varieties and
plans to grow more varieties in the future.
Grow Local’s mission since its concep-
tion has been to make good food more
available to the communities it served. In
the beginning, Grow Local’s customer base
was largely some of the best restaurants in
town, but their focus has now shifted to
include households and individuals. Grow
Local worked to build an attractive prod-
uct offering for individuals and families
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that works similarly to a conventional CSA
model. However, Grow Local heard some
of the critiques of the CSA model and
attempted to address them with the Grow
Local Subscription.
The subscription is designed to have
consistent offerings while allowing the cus-
tomer to pick exactly what they’ll receive
weekly. Currently they offer mushrooms,
greens and/or microgreens weekly, but plan
to add other products in the near future.
Subscriptions can be purchased at any time
and for any duration, because of their abil-
ity to grow year round. They are delivered
to multiple convenient locations through-
out the Fox Valley for
easy pick up.
Product packages
like the subscrip-
tion are designed to
increase the avail-
ability of Grow Local
products among dif-
ferent types of cus-
tomers. They expect
to partner with some
of the most for-
ward-
thinking companies
in the area to bring
healthy, fresh pro-
duce year-round to
their employees, thus
making the company and its
employees a healthier and
more desirable workplace.
Grow Local has always
envisioned being a company
with a far-reaching and last-
ing impact. With food in a
growing number of restau-
rants throughout Northeast
Wisconsin and a growing list of subscrip-
tion members, they plan to continue
growing. The three owners have intentions
to open a large indoor production facility
that will increase production of their major
products, mushrooms, microgreens and
greens, by ten
times!
Support Grow Local’s efforts by visit-
ing the Neenah and Appleton Farmer’s
Markets this weekend, connecting with the
company on Facebook, and Instagram, and
by signing up for a subscription on their
website www.growlocal.us.
GREEN CHOICES // GROW LOCAL
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FINE ARTS // CORI BARTZ
BY SHERRI THOMAS
Cori Bartz lives a life filled with imagi-
nation. By day, she works in a school library
surrounded by children’s illustrations and
creative storytelling. In the evening or
the weekend, she is in the studio sharing
space with the fragments of imagination,
memory and make-believe that come
together in her paintings.
Bartz grew up sur-
rounded by the Mup-
pets, stuffed toys, Satur-
day morning cartoons,
80’s hair, clothing, and
music. She remembers
the start of MTV, elec-
tronics with dials, and
email and the internet
were as far away as a
replicator on Star Trek.
In college she found a
love in art, where she
could put the past and
present together. This
became the venue where
childhood fantasy could
flourish and where
monsters, bugs, dragons
and rabbits that talk (or
smoke) could exist.
Bartz divides her
artwork into two catego-
ries. The first is thematic
and depicted in a pop or
cartoonish style. For this
work, she researches the
theme by reading, finding photographic
examples, and looking up background
information to get a better feel or idea of
what to include in the painting.
An example is the Houdini themed
show that was held in Appleton during
Mile of Music. Bartz searched photo-
graphic images of Houdini, read stories,
and found a story about a magician’s card
trick that stumped Houdini on how it was
done. Houdini never did figure it out.
Bartz portrayed this story by creating a
painting showing Houdini emerging from
a playing card, holding a deck of cards and
a rabbit.
Bartz’s second category of paintings is
buildings and big-eyed girls. These paint-
ings involve a personal concept or theme
and the pieces are connected with differing
imagery.
“These typically involve searching for
reference photos to fit my ideas,” Cori
said “I often have photos lying around
my studio since I’m visual and usually
need a reference picture to work from
even if the final piece deviates
from reality.”
Bartz’s big-eyed girls combine
human and animal characteris-
tics. Many have animal horns and
furry ears sprouting from their
heads and are frequently shown
clutching a well-loved stuffed
rabbit or teddy bear. Counter-
balancing the “sweetness” of the
image is a metal plate worn like
a Band-Aid on the girl’s face, a
pirate’s eye patch, or a cigarette with a long
ash hanging out of the girl’s mouth.
Bartz’s building paintings originate
from a love of old barn wood and metal
buildings that have aged or are falling
apart.
“My building paintings reference age,”
Cori said “memory, and different aspects of
life.”
Her paintings of buildings recently
include painted images of paper cranes
hanging from strings around the buildings.
“I don’t always have a reason why I com-
bine certain elements, but think of these
natural and man-made elements relating to
how we all live and work together.”
This year, the Trout Museum of Art
purchased one of Bartz’s building paintings
to include in their permanent collection
for educational purposes.
In Bartz’s studio,
her easel holds
paintings of two
“monsters.” These
furry monsters sport
fangs and hold a
Popsicle or ice cream
cone. They’re being
painted for an online
artist collective of
surreal work Bartz
was invited to join.
October’s theme is
“Monsters/Demons”
and Bartz’s monsters
are a friendly take on
a scary theme.
Bartz’s creative
process begins with
notes, photos, colors,
and layout in mind
before painting.
Themed images and
big-eyed girls are sketched out in full size
and then transferred onto the canvas or
wood surface. She likes to let the wood
grain show through the thin layer of oil
paint to create a textured background, and
then uses oil paint in multiple layers to
build depth and dimension.
Her building paintings are drawn
directly on the canvas, and thin color back-
ground is laid down before painting. In
some of her works, she adds mixed media
elements to the canvas such as paper and
cold wax to give it a layered appearance.
Bartz’s work can be seen at coribartz.
com, Etsy site “CrittersNCanvas,” online
surreal art collective Strangedreamsart.
com, Hang Up Gallery of Fine Art in
Neenah, Art Garage in Green Bay, and
Richeson School and Gallery in Kimberly.
Cori Bartz and Greg Bracken will be
sharing the featured artist venue at the
Hang Up Gallery for December and Janu-
ary.
The “Differing Imagery” of Cori Bartz

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FOOD & DRINK // BREWMASTER
BY STEVE LONSWAY
When it is beer article writing time,
we choose our beer source differently each
month. This month we went to the nearby
beer store and purchased a beer that could
have easily been grabbed from any of our
brew team’s refrigerator.
This month we are focusing on All Day
IPA from Founders Brewing Company of
Grand Rapids Michigan.
We poured our 12 ounce “samples”
into imperial pint glasses. An immediate
rush of fine bubbles rushed to the surface
as it was poured leaving a perfect head of
dense foam. The liquid itself is a beautiful
pale golden color with just a hint of amber
tones. Tiny bubbles hung on tight to the
sides, but continued to release from the
bottom surface of the glass.
The nose of this brew is reminiscent of
a fresh flower garden with tons of emphasis
on citrusy fruits. Orange and grapefruit
are the most common descriptors our
team used with pine being mentioned as
well. All the fine citrus notes and fresh hop
tones works so nicely with a very pleasing
yeast scent and the all-important bready
malt characteristic. This is what hop heads
crave (we know because we are all guilty as
charged)!
The flavor of the All Day IPA is packed
with a gentle yet obvious hop character
that works so well with the fruitiness the
yeast attributes. With a mere 4.7% alco-
hol by volume, it is crucial that any one
component of this beer doesn’t overwhelm
the other senses. The way the malt, hops
and yeast all coexist is the reason this beer
is found in the personal stock of many
brewers, at least on our team.
Great yeast flavor, malt backbone is
evident but certainly not aggressive, and
the hop bill (measuring 42 International
Bitterness Units) is maximized to perfec-
tion to create a great IPA flavor profile
without the common side effects of IPA’s
i.e. extreme dryness, bitter, over hopped.
The finish is soft, and lingers in flavor.
When it’s all said and done, it is a very
refreshing libation that keeps on giving.
On to the makers; Founders Brew-
ing Company started back in 1996 and
was renamed just a year later to Canal
Street Brewing. At the time, their label
proudly boasted breweries of old that once
resided on Canal Street in Grand Rapids,
Michigan. Just above the black and white
picture of the Canal Street breweries was
the word “Founders.” This eventually
caught on, and is now used as the brewing
company’s brand name.
Founders has gone on to win several
national beer awards from prestigious
events like the World Beer Cup and the
Great American Beer Festival. Their brew-
ery and a few of their beers rate near the
top on popular beer sites such as Ratebeer
and BeerAdvocate.
The brewery’s tap room deserves a
visit if in the Grand Rapids area. What
awaits you inside is a large bar room and
an impressively long bar. Seperating you
from the outside, is a series of glass panel
doors that fortunately were open on the
day we visited just a month ago. On the
other side of the opened doors was a very
inviting outdoor patio area that made you
feel as though you’re in your best friends
back yard. Back inside, a large stage sepa-
rates you from the brewery windows that
overlook a beautiful collection of stainless
steel tanks where the magic happens!
With a food menu consisting primarily
of appetizers, soups, salads and sandwiches
made with locally baked bread, we are
confident you will find a beer, or two, that
pairs well with each dish. It certainly helps
that they offer 12 to 14 different brews at
a time including a hand pulled selection
just to entice. A large company store meets
you upon exit and too, deserves a visit.
Cutting edge merchandise for a class act
brewery!
FINAL WORD: Exceptional session
pale ale, and a great brewery worthy of a
beercation!
Founders All Day IPA
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BY KIMBERLY FISHER
Portugal is a wine region full of oppor-
tunity with a wide variety of landscapes
and growing conditions perfect for viti-
culture. Such diversity allows Portuguese
winegrowers to produce a broad range of
wines. Water and sunshine are the life-
blood of the vine. There is ample rainfall
along the coastal regions, while the interior
of Portugal offers a much drier, hotter
climate.
In the 1960’s and 70’s, inexpensive,
semi-sweet, slightly effervescent roses such
as Lancers and Mateus became popular.
From the 1980’s onward, we find many
producers making still wines. In 1986,
entry into the European Union spurred
research and financial investing towards
building many new state of the art winer-
ies.
The Minho coastal region is home to
the famous white wine known as Vinho
Verde. Vinho Verde is made from the
grapes of Alvarinho (also called Albarino in
Spain), Loureiro, the most planted white
grape variety and Trajaduar. Vinho Verde
thus is not a grape, but rather a name that
means green wine. It can be white, red or
rose. Some notable producers are Twin
Vines, Aveleda and Octave.
Mountains can play a significant role
in viticulture by protecting vineyards from
excessive rainfall and stressful wines. Vine-
yards planted on high elevations, experi-
ence cooler growing conditions, keeping
acidity in check and allowing the grapes
to maintain a balance between sugars and
tannins.
In the Douro region, the Portuguese
have experienced great success with forti-
fied wine. Portugal offers over 300 grape
varieties in the country and they are avail-
able as a pure expression of a single grape
or as a blend.
Some of the best Porto (Port) wines
are made in the traditional manner. Porto
can be made from one harvest or a blend
of years. It is the aging period that deter-
mines the wines style and how it may be
labeled. The two main types are the ruby
or vintage style, which is bottled young,
and the wood or tawny style, which is aged
longer in a cask prior to bottling. Tawny
ports are aged at least six years in the cask
before release.
Primary red varietals included in the
making of Port include:
Touriga Nacional: An early ripening
variety that typically produces lower yields.
Aromas include mulberry, black cherry,
violets, rose petal, strawberry, cardamom,
bergamot and gamy scents reminiscent of
smoked meat.
Tinta Roriz: Also known as Tempra-
nillo in Spain, this grape produces wine
with lots of sugar, body, astringency and
potential for longevity. The nose is often
floral, herbal and spicy while on the palate
are berry and licorice flavors.
Tinta Barroca: This is a thinned
skinned grape growing best in cooler sites
along the Douro where it is a component
of blended dry wines and sweet Porto’s.
It produces wine with softer tannins and
lower acidity and adds good, deep rich
color and a floral fruity nose.
Tinta Cao: This grape takes a long time
to develop and lends longevity and com-
plexity to blended wines. It produces wine
with floral and fruit flavors with a hint of
spiciness.
Touriga Franca: The last of the top
five grapes in the Douro this is the most
aromatic with scents of herbs. The grape
contributes good sugar, acid and fruit
qualities.
Some key producers from the Douro
are Cockburns and Dows. Dows BomFim
is a wonderful expression of still wine com-
prised of the top five red varietals. Whether
you are interested in refreshing whites, still
or fortified wines from Portugal, now is the
time to tap into the undiscovered area that
offers so much adventure.
Kimberly Fisher is Director of Fine Wine
Sales for Badger Liquor & Spirits
From the Wine Cave
FOOD & DRINK // FROM THE WINE CAVE
FOOD & DRINK // TRICIA’S TABLE
INGREDIENTS:
1 1/4 cup Whole Wheat Flour
1 large Egg
2 tablespoons Butter
2 teaspoons Baking Powder
1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon
1 cup Milk
3/4 of one 15oz. can of Pumpkin Pie Mix
1. In a large bowl, combine all ingredi-
ents and mix.
2. Spray skillet with non-stick vegetable
oil, heat over medium heat
3. Spoon two tablespoons of batter onto
skillet to form each pancake.
4. Cook 2 minutes, or until they begin
to bubble, then flip and cook 2 more
minutes.
Pumpkin!!
INGREDIENTS:
2 Large Eggs
1/4 Olive Oil
1 cup canned Pumpkin Pie Mix
1/4 cup Milk
3/4 cup Sugar
1/2 teaspoon Salt
2 teaspoons Baking Soda
1 teaspoon Allspice
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
1 3/4 cups all-purpose Flour
1/2 cup Chocolate Chips (optional, but
why not?!)
1. Preheat over to 350 F
2. Lightly spray muffin pan with veg-
etable oil, or use cupcake liners
3. Combine eggs, oil, pumpkin mix,
milk and sugar in medium bowl and
blend with mixer.
4. Add salt, baking soda, allspice, cinna-
mon, flour and chocolate chips and
mix by hand until all dry ingredients
are moistened.
5. Spoon into muffin pan, filling each
cup 3/4 full.
6. Bake 20-25 minutes.
7. Cool on a wire rack.
October is the month of fall harvest and I want to share Cousin Earl’s Great Pumpkin
Pancake recipe, and Grandma’s Pumpkin Muffin recipe with you!
Another favorite this time of year is Grandma’s Pumpkin Muffins!

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artFULLY in the
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Colorful woven print fit-and-flare shift dress by Everly. Lightweight
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ENTERTAINMENT // DOBIE MAXWELL
BY DOBIE MAXWELL
If March comes in like a lion and goes
out like a lamb, October is the opposite.
For those of us living anywhere north of
the Mason-Dixon line this is the month
when the first tangible evidence appears
that Old Man Winter is indeed on the way
back to extinguish our summer fun yet
again.
Daylight shrinks and darkness
increases. Leaves fall off trees and green
grass fades to brown. It seemed like an
endless baseball season in April, but now
it comes down to the last few games and
the last two teams. That tradition has been
a big part of the American experience for
generations.
And then there’s Halloween. That was
also an American tradition long before
I ever showed up, but now like America
itself it has gotten completely out of hand.
When I was a kid, every kid in every
neighborhood would put on some cheesy
cheapo half-baked usually discount store
bought “costume,” and then hope to load
up on as much free candy as possible in the
allotted time slot.
That time slot was only a couple of
hours on a single day, and that was it.
The day or night may have been different
depending on what city or suburb one
happened to live in, but other than that
it was a self-contained activity that came
and went without incident every year.
Everybody heard about the apples with the
razor blades in them, but nobody I know
had ever actually gotten one.
Even if I had, there was nothing to
worry about because I wouldn’t have eaten
it anyway. What kid in the history of
Halloween ever went trick or treating for
produce? Ick. Poo. Yuck-o. If there wasn’t
enough raw sugar to rot out each and every
one of our molars we would not consider
it.
Halloween was surely not for health
nuts in my neighborhood. The only nuts
anybody had any time for at all were in our
Snickers bar. Apples were absolutely out
of the question and the only thing close
to a vegetable that was part of the deal
was candy corn – and we didn’t even like
that. This was the one day a year when the
inmates were running the asylum and it
was intoxicating.
After an entire annoying childhood of
being mercilessly reminded to “eat your
vegetables,” and dealing with cruel and
unusual punishments like “no dessert for
you,” nobody was about to put a stop to
a one-day organized orgy of epic edible
proportions – condoned by all our parents
no less. There would be plenty of time for
liver and salads later. Apples would fall into
that category too.
Four out of five dentists may have rec-
ommended Trident for their patients, but
this was the day that fifth guy got to let his
hair down and work his magic. No Trident
today, thank you. I will be too busy trying
to see how many Smarties I can eat while I
have two Tootsie Pops in my mouth.
We got our candy, and that was it for
another year. Mission accomplished. It
didn’t matter that 99.999% of the “cos-
tumes” had ripped, fallen off or were com-
pletely hidden within the first five minutes
of trick or treating by a winter coat because
it was 35 degrees. Dracula was a much
more likely candidate to get frostbite than
to bite anyone’s neck. No harm, no foul. It
was no big deal.
And then, without notice, out of
nowhere...somewhere between whenever
my last year of trick or treating was and
the advent of adulthood, the whole game
changed. Halloween somehow became a
national holiday for adults, and gigantic
megastores opened everywhere that sold
only costumes.
Not only that, every Goodwill and
Salvation Army started hawking complete
costume sections, and it hasn’t stopped. It
happens earlier and earlier every year, and
pretty soon every holiday will overlap. The
Easter Bunny will be dressing up as the
Tooth Fairy,
and Santa’s
sleigh will be
lit by a jack-
o - l a n t e r n
s h o u l d
Ru d o l p h’s
c r i m s o n
schnozz ever
need a year
off, or he
asks for a
raise.
T h i s
disturbs me
to the core
as a regular
haunter of
thrift stores
wherever I go hoping to score an original
copy of The Declaration of Independence
for a quarter and sell it on “Pawn Stars,” for
three million bucks because Chum Lee has
access to the check book. This is cramping
my style.
I’m supposed to be the one doing the
haunting. How am I supposed to be able
to come across a highly valued resalable
bauble or trinket when the first five aisles
of every thrift store I find from the 4th
of July through October are nothing but
witch’s hats and devil’s pitch forks? What
gives?
When did Halloween erupt into such
an enormous event where seemingly func-
tional adults put painstaking effort and
energy into a costume they’ll wear for a
few hours, just one time, and never again?
It kind of reminds me of a bridal gown
actually, but that’s another rant for another
time.
It just seems like such a waste to me
for so many people to go so off the deep
end with costume creation on Halloween
in recent history. How much do they
hate who they are in real life that they’ve
decided to go all out to create a new image
so different that hopefully their friends and
family are not even able to identify them?
And even if they happen to succeed, it’s all
over around midnight.
When I was a kid, I only remember a
handful of adults dressing up. I can’t say
for sure what the exact total was, but it was
under ten. Now that I think about it, it
was probably under five. The only adults
I can ever recall getting into costume for
trick or treat lived in the scary house down
at the corner of the dead end street in the
neighborhood where nobody went any
other time of the year.
For all anybody knew they could have
dressed like tarantulas and werewolves
every other day of the year too. Those were
the kind of people that when the baseball
went into their yard we just left it there.
Nobody had the guts to risk our lives over
a stray baseball. We’d rather use an apple.
I know I sound like my grandpa, but
times they are a changin’ and I’m not sure
I like it. Gramps led a respectable and pro-
ductive life, but never once did I see him
dress up for Halloween – and I saw him
a lot as a child. I was raised by my grand-
parents, and as often is the case, the Hal-
loween costumes of children have a high
amount of influence from their parental
figures. Mine sure did.
It wasn’t fun having to go trick or
treating in back to back years as Ben
Turpin and Rutherford B. Hayes in the
70’s when all my friends got to be cool
people like The Six Million Dollar Man or
Charlie’s Angels. But at least it was all over
in a couple of hours every year. Now it’s
totally out of control, and candy isn’t even
involved. I’m on the wrong planet and I
want to go home.
Dobie Maxwell is a stand up comedian and
writer from Milwaukee. To see him on stage
at his next hell-gig and read more of his
musings, visit dobiemaxwell.com
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OUTDOORS // ROB ZIMMER
BY ROB ZIMMER
Part one of a two part series
Whether you’re interested in growing
your own backyard chickens for eggs,
meat, or both, there is no better time than
now to get started.
Kylea Dowland of Forest Junction
began this year after learning more about
the topic at NWTC where she is currently
enrolled studying sustainable agriculture
and horticulture.
“When I grow up, I want to be a farmer.
I eventually want to buy farmland and start
a little homestead,” Kylea said. “I’m study-
ing sustainable agriculture and horticulture
at NWTC, and this past semester I took an
organic poultry class. Chickens are prob-
ably the easiest livestock animal to start
with on a farm. You just have to take a leap
and get them; you learn as you go.”
Benefits of backyard chickens.
There are many great benefits to raising
chickens at home in the backyard. Grow-
ing chickens and having them around the
yard and garden goes far beyond just the
obvious benefit of fresh eggs and poultry.
Maintaining a flock of the birds helps
homeowners to be more sustainable and
“go green” in many other ways as well.
Chickens are excellent pest control,
consuming large numbers of slugs, beetles,
grubs and other harmful insect pests.
Chicken manure, or droppings, is one
of the best sources of natural fertilizer for
growing your own food and other garden
plants.
Chickens act as your own living com-
post pile, turning your kitchen scraps and
waste into a valuable garden amendment.
Many families find that the responsi-
bilities of raising chickens are an excellent
way to help teach children and youngsters
the ins and outs of taking care of not only
animals, but themselves as well.
In our society, many families and
children have gradually lost sight of our
connection to our food sources. Raising
chickens in the backyard is a great way
to help reconnect our youngsters back to
the roots of food production
and where healthy foods come
from.
Dowland’s dream is to
take her passion for backyard
chickens to a whole new level,
raising her flock sustainably,
organically and naturally.
“I’m interested in raising
laying hens,” Dowland said.
“My dream is to have a poul-
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on pasture, and incorporate
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trees, and perennials to create a sustainable
and permanent landscape for the chickens
to forage through.”
Getting started
There are many great sources to help
you get started raising backyard chickens
at home.
The first is to check legal requirements
or regulations in your specific community.
If unsure, contact your local city hall, town
hall or village hall to determine if any limits
exist on raising chickens.
Decide whether your birds will be free
range throughout your property, or kept in
a coop or pen.
“Advice for people to get started? Just
get the birds,” Dowland said.
Do some general research, but don’t
spend too much time pouring over articles
and websites. The best way to learn is to
simply obtain the birds and begin your
adventure. Once they are at home, the
chickens basically take care of themselves,
as long as you provide their basic needs of
food, water and shelter.
“You can’t know everything and under-
stand everything until you experience it for
yourself at home,” Dowland said. “Chick-
ens are really easy to take care of. You don’t
have to babysit them.”
There are many sources of birds online
and locally. Online swap and sale websites
such as Craigslist offer a great choice, as do
local retailers such as Tractor Supply Com-
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“We started out with three roosters
from a friend,” Dowland said. “This was
my trial run to see if I could keep them
alive. This was my first experience with
farm animals. I let them live in the barn
and free range through the yard. They slept
on top of a wood pile at night, knowing
exactly when to return to the barn at 6 pm.
And they went out again in the morning to
eat bugs, all on their own.
The flock soon began to grow.
“My uncle gave me one hen to add to
my three roosters. Eventually we found out
she was laying eggs, then sitting on them.
We decided to let her incubate and hatch.
She hatched six babies and taught them
how to search for bugs in the garden.”
As Dowland quickly discovered, preda-
tor control was an issue, especially with free
ranging birds, even within urban limits.
“My biggest problem was with preda-
tors,” she said. “Having a secure coop at
night will solve some of your problems,
such as owls or raccoons. It’s helpful to
have shrubs or brush and shaded areas for
the birds to take cover in. You also have
to think about how you will protect your
birds from stray dogs or cats.”
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More on starting from scratch, predator
control, maintenance and winter protection
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What Becomes a Power Pop Legend Most?
BY BLAINE SCHULTZ
As a description, “Power Pop” ranges
from a ‘thumbnail illustration,’ to ‘useless.’
Most listeners can name bands that fall
into said genre, but damned if anyone can
really define it. A genre that began with
the Beatles, it was coined as a term over a
decade after the British Invasion held sway.
Yet some artists who got lumped into the
melting pot were made up of much more
than lazy rock critic jargon.
Tommy Keene, Marshall Crenshaw, the
Cowsills, the dBs and the Bangles all made
wonderful pop music, but to straightjacket
them with the power pop albatross would
be selling them short.
Tommy Keene released his first solo
album in 1982, flirted with major labels
and even retirement, but is still at it. At
times, Keene’s best work picks up Big Star’s
torch before Alex Chilton made a wide
left turn. An early Keene EP included a
killer version of Alex Chilton’s “Hey! Little
Child,” as if to say, “If you don’t want it,
I’ll take it!”
A few years ago he played an off-night
gig at Milwaukee’s Mad Planet to less than
20 fans. But you would not have known
that from the energy Keene projected from
the cramped stage. It was all systems firing
and a real treat to those in attendance.
Under his own name and collabora-
tions with Robert Pollard of Guided by
Voices (Keene also toured as guitarist for
Paul Westerberg), Keene has recorded well
over a dozen albums. Laugh in the Dark
continues with his melodic hit-and-run
style of songwriting coupled with slashing
and brawny guitars. Then again, “All Gone
Away” suggests introspective album cuts
that can only come from time experiment-
ing in the studio.
But Keene relies on his stock in trade:
crunching, melodic rock and roll. “Dear
Heloise,” and “Last of the Twilight Girls,”
are radio hits in an alternative universe.
Detroit-native Marshall Crenshaw
absorbed that city’s myriad influences,
from the MC5 to soul, to jazz, before
making his name portraying John Lennon
in Beatlemania (and later Buddy Holly in
film). His 1982 debut album snapped,
crackled and was brimming with great
songs that still hold up to this day – last
year’s Milwaukee gig at Shank Hall with
the Bottle Rockets as his backing band
featured a healthy dose of those songs.
Crenshaw adapted to the changing
tides of the record industry by taking
matters into his own hands. He offered his
fans a subscription of vinyl EP’s. #392:
The EP Collection assembles some of the
highlights. Often working with co-writers,
Crenshaw’s best songs here grow on the
listener and just seem to go deeper.
A slow driving lament like “Red Wine,”
offers up details like a finely tuned short
story. Likewise, “I Don’t See You
Laughing Now,” offers up a series
of observations on a power broker’s
tumble to the bottom.
Unafraid to make music for
grown-ups, Crenshaw thrives on
challenging himself and trusting
his listeners to follow. Case in
point is his cover of
Burt Bacharach and
Hal David’s “Close
to You”, where
Crenshaw illumi-
nates the slow, thick
arrangement of a
song often brushed
off as mawkish.
This collection
finds Crenshaw
navigating the vaga-
ries of the modern
music business,
determined to keep on evolving. You can’t
ask for any more from an artist.
The Continental Drifters may go
down as the great lost American band.
Originally formed as an ad hoc band play-
ing in a Los Angles club called Raji’s for
door money, the original lineup centered
around Dream Syndicate bassist Mark
Walton, Ray Gancheau, Gary Eaton
and Carlo Nuccio (from whose long ago
band New Orleans group the name was
revived. Not exactly household names but
musicians who could write and play well
enough to build a word of mouth weekly
following. Eventually heavyweights like
Jackson Browne wanted to sit in.
The first disc of Drifted: In the Begin-
ning and Beyond collects the band’s LA
daze. Fresh from
qui t t i n g R EM,
former dB Peter
Holsapple originally
joined to play key-
boards only. But the
key element was the
addition of Susan
Cowsill and Bangle
Vicki Peterson. It is
Peterson’s “Who We
Are, Where We Live”
that kicks off the col-
lection. Nothing less
than a tour
de force,
Pe t e r s o n
conjures a
lyric and
sonic wake.
To see a
later version of the band play this live was
as powerful as an experience gets.
The band recorded a 7” single, and in
2003 a German label released their debut
LP. The next chapter found the band relo-
cating to New Orleans. Following the Los
Angeles riots sparked by the police beating
of Rodney King, Nuccio returned to New
Orleans, followed by Ganchea. The rest of
the band, save Eaton, also eventually made
the trip to NOLA.
The second disc collects eighteen
covers, and if this was all The Drifters
ever released, it would be a treasure.
Radio broadcasts, tribute albums and live
performances reveal a sympathetic group
of musicians paying reverence, balanced
with a devil may
care attitude. On
the live cut of
the Beach Boy’s
“Farmer’s Daugh-
ter,” Peterson asks
Cowsill, “Are you
ready?” and her
reply is, “No. But I’ll do it anyway.”
This was a band that willfully chose
to ignore genres. They covered soul (“You
Don’t Miss Your Water”), bubble gum
(“Tighter and Tighter”) and invited me to
sing Neil Young’s “Cinnamon Girl” with
them when my band opened for them at a
Milwaukee gig.
The final eight cuts on the collection
are Fairport Convention-related tunes.
Deep, heartfelt, and steeped in British
Folk -- these Sandy Denny and Richard
Thompson-penned tunes offer but a single
indication of where this band might have
drifted.
The Continental Drifters – In the
Beginning and Beyond (Omnivore
Recordings)
Marshall Crenshaw – #392: The EP
Collection (Red River)
Tommy Keene – Laugh in the Dark
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BY JANE SPIETZ
Grammy winning singer-songwriter-
activist Melissa Etheridge is a multifaceted
artist who is as passionate about the causes
she believes in as she is about her music.
She has been a champion for social justice,
gay rights, medical marijuana and the fight
against cancer.
Etheridge’s music is powerful, engaging
rock ‘n’roll with captivating lyrics that cover
the raw emotions associated with love and
heartbreak. She won an Academy Award in
2007 for Best Original Song for “I Need to
Wake Up” from the film An Inconvenient
Truth. Her 12th collection of original
material, This is M.E., is a collaboration
with numerous talented artists. Etheridge
surprised her wife, Linda Wallem, at their
2014 wedding by performing “Who Are
you Waiting For,” a beautiful cut from the
album.
I recently spoke with Etheridge who
was in Nova Scotia on the solo leg of her
current tour.
Jane Spietz: How much are your lyrics a
reflection of your own life?
Melissa Etheridge: Very much so. I’ve
always believed that the singer-songwriter
was one who took their experience in life,
their views, or their lens and then crafted
and presented them in an art form. I cer-
tainly have artistic license. Often I would
say I’m drinking whiskey when the reality
was I was drinking apple juice. When you
write what you know, it’s the most power-
ful.
JS: You were one of the first artists to
come out as gay. How and when did you
realize what your
sexual orienta-
tion was?
ME: Ver y
early on. I grew
up in the ‘60s
and ‘70s so it
wasn’t talked
about, and if it
ever was, it was
sneered at and
was a very scary
thing. When
I first heard of
homosexuality, it was an awful thing. Once
I got into junior high, I realized that my
friends were having crushes on boys. I just
wanted to be with my friends and maybe
there was something different with me.
When I got to high school, I realized that
my physiology and my whole emotional
world was about women, and I realized,
uh-oh, I’m one of those ‘things.’ It’s an
awful feeling for an adolescent to have to
go through that time anyway, but then to
realize you’re somehow wrong – it’s very
difficult. But I was able to go through it.
JS: What was your reaction when the
Supreme Court ruled that gay marriage is
now legal in all 50 states?
ME: I have always deeply believed in
my country. I believe in what our forefa-
thers built – the Land of the Free. I believe
in what freedom is and the right to be who
you are. I just believed that my country
was the place where this could be worked
through and happen. When I saw it go to
the Supreme Court, I was very confident
they would rule in our favor. Our highest
court said we, the majority of us, believe
this is a right, and this is a human right.
If you got a problem with it, it’s your
problem. You can’t take the right away
from another person because you have a
problem with it.
JS: You have stated that you were grate-
ful for your diagnosis of breast cancer.
ME: I was on a journey of success
and living life very fully, with a very high
stress job and not really taking care of my
body. When this cancer knocked me out, it
shown a huge light on what health is, and
how much I have a responsibility to my
own health. The key to it all is inflamma-
tion, and about lowering the inflammation
in my body. I realized it’s about diet and
about what I eat. Now my whole focus is
eating foods that are close to the ground.
Whole vegetables, fruits and grains that
are as close from farm to table as I can
get. And exercise, like yoga and walking.
Keeping stress levels low. Stress is a killer.
Next week I’ll be eleven years cancer-free!
They have been very healthy years. I’m very
grateful for my cancer diagnosis. It turned
my life around.
JS: You covered Janis Joplin’s hit “Piece
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of my Heart” at the 2005 Grammy Awards
sporting a bald head from chemotherapy.
How did it feel to represent such a powerful
woman singing an incredibly moving song
while you were going thru an extremely
challenging time in your life?
ME: When the opportunity came my
way, it was a very personal moment for
me. I didn’t realize the social impact that
it would have. In that moment, I wanted
to stand up and say, ‘I’m beating this, and
it is not going to get me down. I’m going
to show you that a woman can be tough!’
Janis was singing and representing women
in a time back in a time where it was very
different. This was a perfect chance and
opportunity for me. It was one of my
favorite things I’ve ever done.
JS: You are an advocate of cannabis use
and an entrepreneur with your own line of
cannabis products.
ME: When I went through my cancer
treatment, I was in California, a medicinal
state, so I was able to get medicinal can-
nabis. This plant can do what five medica-
tions can do without the harmful side
effects. It’s so not about getting high at all.
It’s a medicine to relieve nausea, depres-
sion, pain, to stimulate appetite. It kept
me out of the hospital. I felt I needed to
become an advocate for this. I met a lot of
people in the business and ended up seeing
that it’s a business in desperate need of help
and organization because they’ve been out-
laws for so long. I started to become more
involved with it as a business. I believe it’s
the next big business because people are
seeing all of the benefits from it. The main
thing is the social stigma that we have to
get over and the ridiculous laws that are
placed on a harmless plant. The cannabis
infused wine I’m making is a wonderful
meeting place for people to relax with a
glass of wine at the end of the day.
JS: Melissa, we look forward to your
performances in Appleton and Milwaukee,
Wisconsin in October.
ME: You’re going to hear the songs you
know and love, some deep album tracks,
and a couple of new tracks. I hope that
everyone who comes to my show leaves
feeling a little bit better.

SPORTS // PACKERS @ PLAY
BY RICK BERG
They don’t call it Dream Drive for
nothing – that block-long corridor across
the Lambeau Field parking lot from the
Packers locker room to Oneida Street,
where the players ride kids’ bikes on their
way to and from practice during train-
ing camp each summer. It is the stuff of
dreams, especially for undrafted players
like Don Barclay. Don’s dream began to
take shape on May 7, 2012, when the
Green Bay Packers signed him to a con-
tract as an undrafted free agent out of West
Virginia University.
Like all Packers rookies, he took part in
the team’s decades-long tradition of riding
kids’ bikes to practice during training
camp. Like all Packers undrafted rookies,
he knew the numbers were stacked against
him, competing not only against veterans
who had already earned their stripes, but
also against drafted rookies, who at least
had the advantage that the team had a
vested interest in their success.
Here’s the thing though: Don Barclay’s
story is a lot like a lot of other Packer
hopefuls who start off with a dream to
play professional football despite being
undrafted out of college. Two differences
from most other players:
1. Don made it, earning a spot on
the Packers’ 53-man roster after his
rookie training camp in 2012.
2. Every day in training camp since his
rookie year four years ago, he’s ridden
the bicycle of Kaden Appleton – a
young man who has come to think
of Don as his big brother, and whose
family has come to think of Don and
his wife, Brea, and son, Cooper, as
part of their extended family.
That unique relationship started during
Don’s rookie year, when Kaden began to
understand that Don and his teammates
got all their training camp meals at St.
Norbert College, where players are housed
during training camp. The food there is
good, of course, but it’s hardly home cook-
ing. Kaden felt bad for Don, so he asked
his mom, Lori Appleton, if he could invite
Don home for dinner. Lori, who can best
be described as a “training camp mom,”
quickly agreed. Todd and Lori Appleton’s
three daughters and Kaden’s older sisters
– Sydney, Aubrey and Kennedy
– had already established a family
tradition of riding with players to
practice during training camp.
But the relationship with Don
and his family has evolved into
something special. Since then,
Don and Kaden have gone hunt-
ing together and Don attends
Kaden’s hockey and football
games. The Appleton’s and their
daughters babysit Cooper during
training camp and during games
so Brea can watch Don play.
And the Appleton’s, as a family,
traveled more than 700 miles to
Morgantown, West Virginia, for Don and
Brea’s wedding in March 2014.
“Don is like a son to us,” says Lori,
whose daughters are only a few years
younger than Don and his wife.
All you need to know about the
depth of the relation-
ship between Don
and Kaden is to listen
to Kaden talk about
his most memorable
moment with Don.
That occurred in the
summer of 2014,
when Don tore his
anterior cruciate
ligament (ACL) in
the first few days
of training camp.
Don, originally a
backup offensive
lineman in his
2012 rookie year,
had filled in with
critical success
throughout the
2013 season when
starter Bryan Bulaga had torn his ACL
during the 2013 training camp. Now Don
was going to miss all of 2014. Kaden was,
if anything, more devastated than Don. It’s
still one of Kaden’s most emotional memo-
ries. His “big brother” was going to miss a
critical year in his NFL dream.
They made up for it. They went shoot-
ing and hunting together. Don attended
Kaden’s games. And when the 2015 season
d a w n e d ,
Don was back in action at training camp.
When Bryan Bulaga went down again with
injury in the 2015 season opener, Don was
back at right tackle for the Packers.
It’s not by chance that the Barclay’s and
Appleton’s have become so close.
“Their family is just like ours,” says
Lori, who says her family has also formed
a strong bond with Don’s parents, Don Sr.
and Dana. “They just have a very strong
sense of family values.”
Don agrees.
“I grew up in a family that was always
doing things together, especially outdoors.
Those are the memories I’ve always had
of growing up. I think that’s why we all
(the Appleton’s and Barclay’s) feel so good
together. We feel comfortable together. We
appreciate the same things.”
That’s also why Don considers himself
lucky to have signed on with the Packers,
in a community much like the one where
he grew up in Cranberry Township, Penn-
sylvania, with hunting, fishing and tailgat-
ing so much a part of the local culture.
The Appleton’s and the Packers “have
always been there for us,” Don says.
A field of dreams? That’s not just Lam-
beau Field for Don Barclay. It’s the whole
experience that began that day in 2012 when
he chose Green Bay as his future home.
Rick Berg is a crusty old business writer and
editor based in Green Bay. His wife, Sherry,
who actually knows how to talk about
“feelings,” participated in the interview and
contributed greatly to this story.
Don Barclay is Living the Dream
And so is Kaden Appleton — the young man whose bike Donhas ridden at Packers training camp for four years
Don Barclay, his wife, Brea, and son, Cooper, often attend Kaden Appleton’s football and hockey
games. (Photo by Lori Appleton)
Sydney and Aubrey Appleton
and their sister Kennedy (not
pictured) often babysit Don’s
son, Cooper. (Photo by Lori
Appleton)

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Dungeon Travelers 2: The Royal Library
& the Monster Seal
In a time long ago mankind was
plagued by hoards of evil monsters which
brought death and destruction to every-
thing in their path. The monsters marched
under the banner of the evil Demon God
and carried out her vile will for genera-
tions. The forces of mankind waged a fruit-
less battle against the Demon God’s evil
legions for countless generations, but they
were unable to gain any ground and fought
a defensive battle.
The monsters had many devastating
powers, but they had a special ability which
was too much for mankind to overcome.
Despite the strength and skill of mankind’s
best warriors the monsters could not be
killed; although they could be defeated, the
monsters would eventually re-spawn and
continue the fight.
Over time, mankind developed specific
classes of warriors to battle the monsters;
fearsome knights, powerful magicians,
crafty thieves, and mysterious maids would
all battle against the endless forces of the
Demon God. Each new class was able to
bring new powers in the fight against the
monsters, but none were able to turn the
tide of the war. That is until the royal
alchemist developed a new power, and
taught it to a special class of warriors. The
new warriors were called Libras, and they
had the power to seal monsters into special
books and permanently remove them from
the battle.
With the new class of warrior, mankind
was able to slowly turn the tide against the
Demon God and her monsters until the
day she too was eventually sealed away, and
peace was brought to the world.
Mankind enjoyed many years of peace
and prosperity, but all good things must
come to an end. An evil wind is blowing
and with it new monster are appearing and
wreaking havoc. In addition to the normal
monsters which were a petty annoyance,
new mutations are appearing and posing
a great risk to everyone. It is now up to a
young group of adventurers to stem this
vile uprising before it leads to a level of evil
mankind has not seen ages.
Dungeon Travelers 2 is an interest-
ing role-playing game from Atlus which
places the player in command of a group
of adventures tasked with investigating
mysterious monster outbreaks. The adven-
turers will travel to different locations via
a world map to unravel the cause of each
monster outbreak and put an end to the
ferocious monsters.
At its core, the game focuses on turn
based combat and dungeon exploration,
but from an outward glance the game can
be subject to some severe scrutiny and
criticism. Some of the criticism is valid,
but if one focuses too much on the quick
negative glances it will prevent one from
playing a surprisingly fun game.
The basic format of Dungeon Travelers
2 bears a resemblance to several titles of
Atlus’s Etrian Odyssey series, but the capa-
bilities of the PlayStation Vita allow for a
graphically superior experience.
The player will form a party of unique
adventurers discovered throughout the
course of the game. Each adventurer has
a specific class and abilities, but they can
eventually switch classes to suit the needs
of the player. The player will take their
adventurers to various themed dungeons
which are explored from a first person per-
spective, and are full of random monster
encounters. Each battle is a turn based first
person experience in which the player and
enemies trade back and forth blows until
one side is defeated. All defeated monsters
are collected by a passive Libra character
and can be turned into ‘sealbooks’ which
can give characters special stat boosts and
passive abilities.
The criticism against Dungeon Travel-
ers 2 comes up when looking at the game’s
subject matter and presentation. Dungeon
Travelers 2 is considered a fan service
game and focuses its marketing primarily
towards a single audience; in this case it is a
male audience. Fan service games often use
sexuality and innuendo as a plot device and
art style. In the case of Dungeon Travelers
2, all the playable characters and monsters
are women, sexual tension is prevalent
between the main characters, and the
player is often “rewarded” with suggestive
images.
Fan service games have become more
prevalent in the United States over the
past handful of years, and as a result it is
even more important that cautious parents
brush up on the type of games their kids
may want to purchase. The flashy outward
appearance of many fan service games is
sometime meant to cover up the shortcom-
ings of the games, yet many are well built
games with a decent storyline.
DungeonTravelers 2: The Royal Library
& the Monster Seal, despite the fan service
nature of the game; offers a solid game play
experience. Although, the mechanics may
be a bit repetitive, the variety of enemies
and dungeon design manage to maintain
interest in the game. If one can look past
the painfully obvious marketing ploys of
the game they will be rewarded with a fun
game which will consume much of one’s
day.
To learn more about the potentially
questionable content of any game, please
visit the official website of the Entertain-
ment Software Rating Board at www.esrb.
org before making any purchase.
Remember, like all games if you play
them just to have fun there will never be
a bad game.
theplayerspage@yahoo.com

ENTERTAINMENT // KURT SHIPE
BY GEORGE HALAS
One of the most interesting recent
developments in the music scene in
Oshkosh has been the formation and rap-
idly growing success of The Water City Jazz
Orchestra.
The group was formed earlier this year
by trumpeter Kurt Shipe and drummer
Mike Malone. In addition to playing
together in high school, Shipe and Malone
attended the University of Wisconsin - Eau
Claire where together they performed in the
GRAMMY-nominated Jazz Ensemble I.
After both relocated back to Oshkosh,
the two made plans to form a youthful
addition to the big band music scene in the
Fox Valley.
“We played together in high school and
college, so it just made sense that we would
put a band together,” Malone said.
The two have complemen-
tary skills that create a unique
synergy. Malone is one of the
best drummers in the area –
“Mike keeps great time,” Janet Planet has
said on many occasions – and provides a
very solid foundation and leads an excel-
lent rhythm section.
Shipe brings multiple talents to the
effort.
“As a musician, Kurt is an amazing and
versatile player,” Malone said. “He is an
outstanding soloist and lead player and yet
he is also humble enough to know when to
stay in the background. His selflessness is a
great asset to the band. As a personality, he
is very natural and really good at commu-
nicating with the audience and keeps a fun
vibe going which is another great strength
for the band.”
“Kurt has a love of big band jazz,” said
drummer Michael Underwood, who has
guested with the WCJO and is also Shipe’s
cousin. “He brings that same enthusiasm
to The Water City Jazz Orchestra.”
Shipe and Malone assembled an
ensemble featuring some of the most tal-
ented jazz musicians in the area – many of
whom are accomplished in other genres as
well - to form the nucleus of the band. The
resulting quality and professionalism of the
players and the playing enables them to
attract stellar special guests. The band cur-
rently has a regular gig the last Monday of
each month at Manila Resto in Oshkosh.
“When the orchestra was looking for a
place to perform, Marlo Cuaresma Ambas,
owner of Manila Resto, jumped at the idea
of a big band play in the Resto,” Shipe said.
“His generosity and patience have paid off
for both the WCJO and Manila. Working
together has created an atmosphere that
provides a packed house, great food, and
great music.”
Shipe has also performed and recorded
with Nachito Herrera and the Cuban All-
Stars, the Stan Kenton 100th Birthday
CD, Alan Baylock, and the Geoff Keezer
Big Band CD as well as Bob Mintzer and
the YellowJackets. His private trumpet
instructors include Dr. Randall Sorensen,
Dr. Marty Robinson, and Mr. Robert Baca.
While these accomplishments are
enough to merit attention, there is much
more to the Shipe story.
“When I was seventeen years old, I
chose to join the Army to help with the
cost of college, not knowing what potential
the service had for my career,” he said. “I
knew there was an Army band and I had
always been very much involved with
music as a young adult. As my path for
life was undetermined, the Army had
always been there as a backup. When I
turned twenty, the position of director for
the Army jazz ensemble opened up and I
jumped at the opportunity. After running
a few rehearsals, I was given the position
of musical director. Over the years the
reputation for the big band had grown and
we started headlining jazz festivals, teach-
ing school clinics and performing in the
public eye. I recruited players that I wanted
to play in the band so it could grow into an
exciting ensemble.”
Shipe continues as the Director of the
Wisconsin Army National Guard Patriot
Jazz Orchestra.
Among other accomplishments, the
band headlined the Woody Herman Jazz
Festival alongside Alan Vizutti in 2013.
His service to his country and his state
extends even further. Shipe is a member
U.S. Army National Guard Honor Guard.
“The primary mission is to provide
military funeral honors to our fallen
comrades, veterans, retirees and current
soldiers,” Shipe explained. “In order to
complete this mission, the Honor Guard
trains for, rehearses, and executes funeral
details in accordance with applicable law
and regulation. Our soldiers and airmen
strive to exceed standards set forth by these
regulations and provide the best possible
service to honor the deceased, and provide
a lasting experience for the family in their
time of grief.”
While his service has been recognized,
his mere presence is his most important
contribution.
“He handled the honors at our grand-
father’s funeral,” Underwood said. “He was
a rock – didn’t crack. He presented the flag
to the family and it was obviously very
special. It provided an extra measure of
closure, and the funeral was very meaning-
ful as a result.”
As a SCENE reader, your mission is to
get out to Manila Resto, have some good
food and hear a great band. While you’re
there, thank Shipe for his service.
KURT SHIPE Serves & Swings

BY GEORGE HALAS
The Boxkar website includes a quote from John Cooper, FOH Engineer who has
worked with Bruce Springsteen and Sheryl Crowe: “Boxkar is what rock’n’roll should be –
straight ahead and hard-driving. I have to be careful listening going down the road or I’m
going 90 miles an hour!”
This reviewer agrees.
Apparently, that opinion is shared by the Wisconsin Area Music Industry (WAMI)
Awards. Boxkar has won WAMI’s for New Band of The Year, Rock Band of The Year and
Band of The Year; nominated six times, Chris Szebeni won Vocalist of The Year honors
and “Coming Out Swinging,” the band’s third album was named Album of The Year.
“Five’ is the fifth self-produced/self-financed album from Boxkar, the Appleton-based
outfit that has been producing local original music for the last 14 years. Szebeni continues
to lead the band that includes long-time compatriots Matt Hammen playing bass and
guitarist Tom Thiel. While drummer Matt Gieseke still joins the band for bigger gigs,
Szebeni plays drums on the new album.
NUMBER
FIVE IS

This is the band’s second effort with
producer Tony Anders, whom Szebeni
refers to as a “hidden gem.”
“He has a great knack for all kinds of
music and a great knack for pop rock,” he
said. “He has got a great sense of hooks and
modern-style production. He likes to push
the envelope and create new sounds.”
“He knows national quality sound,’
Szebeni added. “He gets it.”
There are sonic hooks and flourishes
throughout the album, but the albums
wins because of the songs.
“This is where I come in as a song-
writer,” Szebeni said. “I was born and raised
on pop music and hooks. I don’t write to
become famous, I write because this is how
I am.”
The album marks the debut of Thiel as
a co-writer.
“We knew that we did not want to
be the old Boxkar, but we also knew
that would happen naturally,” Szebeni
explained. “We knew that putting Tommy
T and me together - it would be different.
Tommy has a feel for alternative sounds
that add a lot of nuance, some darkness.
Tony is also a big part of the sound.”
If hard-rocking bass, kick drums and
power chords are not your thing, you may
want to skip the opening cut, “Ever After,”
which opens the album with a sonic assault
driven by Hammen and Szebeni that
will get you dancing, driving 90 miles an
hour…or both. The Chicago House beat
provides a foot-stomping foundation for
Thiel’s ambient guitar that fits tightly to
the point where the band sounds as though
it is, at times, just one instrument.
The second cut has Szebeni, “on my
own for the first time” dealing with the
complexities of new love and new meaning
in “Hangover Heartbreak.”
Upon first listening, “I’m Over You”
confirms that the band was right in making
it the first single off the record. You’ll
notice later that you’re still singing the
hook. An easy, melodic intro leads to an
increasing tempo and a rock groove pow-
ered by Hammen and Szebeni that fits the
lyric, inducing one to listen to the words
and wonder if it’s true…Thiel’s guitar solo
is one of the highlights of the album. It will
be difficult not dancing to this tune and it
seems a natural for radio play.
Rock and pop traditions are served by
“Live For Today,” a time-honored theme
that gets an updated treatment from
Anders. The instruments, the vocals, the
lyrics and the tempo achieve a simple but
effective synchron-
icity that would
fit perfectly to a
“Sounds of The 60’s”
playlist but retains
the unique Boxkar
sound and feel.
Thiel’s acoustic
guitar sets a nice
frame for the ballad,
“Come Down,”
where “she waits for
you” while Szebeni
wonders “if he could
have had it all” but
resolves that “I will
come around.”
The first few
notes of “On and
On” alert the listener
that the rock power
has been turned
back on, but the
song has its turns, nuances and harmonies
that add layers to the sound and meaning
to the lyric.
“She’s a mess, a beautiful mess,” sets
the tone for the thoughtful and tender
“Beautiful Mess.” The tune features
more stellar guitar work from Thiel and
some ear-grabbing interplay between his
guitar and Szebeni’s vocalese. It’s back to
an increasing tempo and solid rhythm
work on “If U Wanted Me To,” another
hook-laden rocker where it appears that
the drums, bass and guitar are all making
power a priority.
Szebeni’s reflective reminiscences of
misguided loves are the focus of “Times”
where “even in the good times I still see
some new times,” and he’d “rather have a
hard time with you than a good time with
him because I know there will be better
times for us.”
The album concludes with “Moment,”
that sets restrained, thoughtful vocals on
Thiel’s acoustic guitar which he later aug-
ments with poignant yet understated elec-
tric stylings and ends with with Szebeni’s a
cappella, “This is our moment.”
“This is by far our most honest album
yet,” Szebeni said. “This is who we are.
You’re going to hear songs that are radio-
friendly, but were not written to be popu-
lar.”
“We’re three guys who have been friends
forever, and who have played in this band
forever,” he continued. “We are very tight
when we play together. We’re not done.
There is more to come.”
ENTERTAINMENT // BOXKAR CD REVIEW

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