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UPFRONT THE WATCHDOG SLEEPS: CLEVELAND.COM DEFIES LOGIC TO DEFEND ARMOND BUDISH CLEVELAND.COM’S UNDULATING editorial posture toward Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish and the ongoing corruption investigation boggles the mind. In a schoolmarmish declaration Sunday, the editorial board professed to be “dismayed” by the way Budish handled a public records request. His office had provided a letter to Cleveland.com concerning health care issues at the beleaguered county jail that did not include two key paragraphs from an original draft sent to county council in June. The deleted paragraphs dramatized the ways in which Budish prioritized revenue above all other considerations at the jail (including quality health care), and just sort of cast him in a dickish light. “It should also be noted,” Budish wrote to council in one of the deleted paragraphs, “that we must operate under a very tight, balanced, budget. So along with your generous offer to provide additional funds for jail healthcare, I look forward to your suggestions as to which programs should be cut to pay for it.” I look forward to your suggestions. Sheesh. Not exactly a slam-dunk deployment of sarcasm, seeing as the letter was delivered shortly before the first of eight deaths at the facility in the second half of 2018. Budish’s spokeswoman said that the version sent to council was not the “final, official formal” draft of the letter, and that paragraphs had been excised in the version sent to Cleveland.com to “adjust the tone.” No kidding. Well, Cleveland. com wouldn’t be suckered by that BS (the obvious explanation being that Budish’s people deleted the paragraphs because they knew it made him look bad). Or, rather, Cleveland.com was willing to be suckered, but just this once! “If this is a blunder,” the editorial cautioned, utterly ignorant of its toothlessness, “and not an intentional effort to keep secrets from the public, so be it. But such a blunder must never be repeated. And we will be watching.” Huzzah! At ease, ye defenders of transparency and democracy! Our trusty sentinels have issued

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an ultimatum that will surely have Budish and his handlers yes-sirring as they quakingly, penitently soil their shorts! Except, not. Why on earth would Budish interpret Cleveland.com’s threat as anything other than performance art — such a blunder must “never be repeated” — when only one week prior, in an even more prominent Sunday editorial, the board called on Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost to shut down the corruption investigation because they didn’t believe Budish was a criminal. “We urge [Yost] to immerse himself in the details of what we believe to be an unreasonable criminal investigation,” it read, “because once Yost fully understands the details of what appears to be an overreach of prosecutorial power, we think he will reach the conclusion a fair-minded analysis demands: Shut

it down.” Say what? The editorial board appeared to be aware of the gravity of their stance, saying they “don’t often take positions on investigations before all the results are in.” But this particular investigation, in their view, was “misdirected,” a “crusade almost.” Cleveland.com editor Chris Quinn, parroting Budish’s lawyers during his regular appearance on WCPN’s “The Sound of Ideas” the Friday prior, had said that there didn’t seem to be much “there there” in the Budish investigation. And in the editorial (on which we presume Quinn was the lead, if not exclusive, author), he explicitly defended Budish’s firing of whistleblower Gary Brack, who’d alerted council to insufficient health care at the jail, and broadly characterized Budish’s actions as “bad decision-making,” not

crimes. It was jaw-dropping to read. So boldly did the editorial defy journalism’s watchdog mandate — and furthermore, undercut the persistent work of reporters Courtney Astolfi and Adam Ferrise, who have been watching, assiduously, reporting on all the gory details that led to the inhumane conditions at the jail — that even elected officials were stunned. “Of course I read it,” county councilman Dale Miller told Scene, when we caught up with him by phone last week. “In 40 years of public service, I’ve never seen anything like it.” The editorial was historically bad and irresponsible for a number of reasons, not least because it contravened a fundamental tenet of journalism, and did so in direct opposition to values that Quinn and his editorial board had been | clevescene.com | March 6 - 12, 2019

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championing as recently as the week before, when they called on Cleveland City Council to hold oversight hearings on a number of important city issues. Transparency is good. More information is better, etc. And presuming Quinn is on Budish’s side and genuinely believes the investigation will ďŹ nd no evidence of criminal wrongdoing, his position should be: Bring it on! Even if he objects, as Budish did, to the publicity of the raids, Quinn should be saying that if Budish has nothing to hide, he should be welcoming the investigation. And yet, this: “What we see as an unreasonable investigation serves to cripple progress in a county working of late to build a robust economic future.â€? What nonsense! The investigation had been ongoing for months, and was viewed by Cleveland.com, incidentally, as totally legitimate and exciting, every subpoena and jail update breathlessly autopsied as they were announced or leaked. But when the investigation turned toward Budish, all of a sudden it started crippling the county’s progress? We’re not that dumb. A criminal investigation will result in criminal charges or it won’t. The fact that Quinn and the edit board suspect it will not result in criminal charges is insufďŹ cient cause to abandon an otherwise valid investigation, which, we shouldn’t forget, has already resulted in the indictment of three county administrators. The reasoning here is absolutely bizarre. We won’t dwell on the tone, other than to say that its oozing self-regard is unlikely to land favorably with Yost. And its standard defense of power is unlikely to land favorably with anyone who cares about truth, for example Gary Brack. Moreover, Quinn and the edit board continue to insinuate that the investigation (that is, the investigation of Budish) is a political attack. A “crusade almost.â€? Yet they have not identiďŹ ed who is leading the almost-crusade, or why. In a marquee report that appeared above the fold in the Sunday Plain Dealer on Feb. 17, reporter Peter Krouse validated Budish’s charge that the raid was a politically motivated stunt. “[Dave] Yost is a Republican and Budish is a Democrat represented by former U.S. Attorney Steve Dettelbach, who ran against Yost

last year,â€? Krouse wrote in the sentence immediately following Budish’s allegations that the raid was political. But these insinuations ran aground in the editorial in question, which revealed that Yost had never spoken to the two Cuyahoga County prosecutors conducting the investigation, “and was unaware of one of the two search warrantsâ€? executed in February — either of Budish or of his communications director. Yost didn’t know about at least one of the raids, so how could he have been orchestrating a political attack? And if Yost wasn’t the one almost crusading, who was? These questions remain unanswered. Lastly, if the Cleveland.com edit board were to assess the situation honestly, it might occur to them that the very same “blunderâ€? they’ve now warned must never be repeated actually supports the idea that a raid was necessary. Quinn has said that Budish was fully cooperating with investigators, and downplayed the county executive’s request for an extension to furnish material sought by a subpoena. But the extension request might have raised red ags for investigators. Who knows? They might have believed that Budish, who we know is extraordinarily sensitive about his public image — “I’ve worked my entire life to build a reputation for integrity and honesty and I will be damned if I will let a political attack destroy that,â€? he told Cleveland.com the night of the raid — might be inclined to delete emails or doctor documents before he provided them to the authorities. If something that resembled criminal activity occurred, we now know it’s not unreasonable to think that Budish might have wanted to “adjust the tone.â€? — Sam Allard

Cleveland Heights Residents Organizing for an Elected Mayor Cleveland Heights is one of only two communities in Cuyahoga County — Bedford is the other — that doesn’t elect its mayor. Instead, voters elect seven at-large city council representatives who pick a mayor from among themselves. The mayor is currently Carol Roe. Like her council colleagues, she serves part-time and isn’t vested with executive authority. She is, for all intents and purposes, the president of city council. Her chief responsibility is overseeing council meetings. The day-to-day management of the inner ring

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is now trying to educate citizens about their plan and will ultimately gather petitions for a ballot initiative in November. House meetings with friends and neighbors, and community forums, have already begun. The elevator pitch goes something like this: “A democratically elected mayor will create a more decisive, dynamic and responsive form of government.” Michael Bennett, a 29-year resident of Cleveland Heights and the secretary of CEM, told Scene that having a democratically elected mayor is important, but so is having a mayor who works full-time. “Many of us feel that what we now need is a visionary leader, and that means a full-time CEO of this major urban area,” he said. “This area has incredible amenities and incredible people. A lack of bold and agile civic leadership has prevented us from moving forward.” Bennett stressed that the group is “candidate neutral,” that their campaign is not about a person, but about an office. “We need someone charged with being the public face of Cleveland Heights for the residents and the region,” he said. The campaign is logistically complicated because it directly

conflicts with the work of Cleveland Heights’ Charter Review Commission, which has been actively tweaking the city’s charter for more than a year in public meetings. That body discussed changing the form of government, but ultimately decided to keep the current form intact. The Charter Review Commission’s new charter will appear on the November ballot, and if CEM wants the “strong mayor” provision included, it will have to submit its own competing charter. Bennett said that the Charter Review Commission is full of “dedicated, hard-working civil servants” and that CEM agrees with the majority of their changes, including updates that removed sexist language. But CEM is committed to the idea of an elected mayor. “We don’t want to accept the status quo,” said Bennett. Carla Rautenberg serves on the Charter Review Commission. That body has submitted its draft and will celebrate the conclusion of its work on March 14. Rautenberg told Scene she was surprised at the reluctance of her commission colleagues to adopt the “strong mayor” proposal. Only she and one other commission member

voted to do so, she said, and the other member resigned, which left her as a lone dissenting voice. She said that the issue was discussed at “very long” meetings over the course of several months, and in her view was the most contentious issue, but she felt the commission “didn’t hear enough from regular people” about the proposal. In a public session of nearly 80 residents, Rautenberg said there was strong support for both an elected mayor and ward representation on council (as opposed to only at-large seats), but that neither were pursued. Current and former members of Cleveland Heights city council testified at length, however, Rautenberg said, and were “strongly in favor of keeping things exactly as they are.” Tony Cuda said that citizen oversight was important to him, and that while council technically has the power to remove the city manager, that’s not sufficient accountability. “You cannot have accountability without voters being involved,” he said. Cuda said he believes city council members do good work — “at $9,000 a year, they’re practically volunteers” — but that Cleveland

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Strike Works: New Contract for Summit Academy School Teachers After nine days on the picket line, the teachers and intervention specialists at Summit Academy Parma have a newly ratified contract. In a press release Friday, the Ohio Federation of Teachers announced the end of the strike effort. Kelly Granda, an art teacher, was quoted as saying, “Our collective action on the picket line paid off. We were able to win contract language on staffing expectations and ongoing updates on filling open staff positions.” The release also included a quote from Melissa Cropper, president of

the Ohio Federation of Teachers. Cropper noted that the contract doesn’t include everything the teachers requested but, “it sets higher standards for class size and staffing and gives teachers tools, like grievances and a LaborManagement Committee, they can use to keep making improvements.” On Feb. 1, the charter school teacher’s union authorized a strike effort after months of contract negotiations with Summit Academy Management. When a final attempt at the negotiating table did not include any substantial changes, the teachers and intervention specialists went on strike, becoming the fourth charter school in U.S. history to do so. Only a week after the Parma teachers began their strike, employees at the Summit Academy school in Painesville filed a demand for union recognition. Today, the Parma teachers and intervention specialists have a fair contract. —Hannah Lebovits

Local Institutions Lower Barriers to Entry Two local institutions are doing away with financial barriers to

encourage participation as part of anniversary celebrations. The Cleveland Public Library, celebrating its 150th year, will abolish fines beginning in July. Executive director Felton Thomas made the announcement at a City Club “State of the Library” address last week. Thomas said CPL was joining other library systems across the country that have ditched their late fees. The current local fines (ten cents a day for books, one dollar a day for movies and audio-visual materials) are said to discourage participation. Thomas said this decision is consistent with the library’s core values: to provide free and equal access to information to every member of the community. “We are reinventing how we carry out our mission to best serve our community’s evolving needs,” Thomas said. “Our aspiration is to become the best 21st century library for the city of Cleveland.” The Museum of Contemporary Art, in Uptown, is lowering barriers to entry as well. As part of its 50year celebration, MOCA will offer free admission beginning March 16. It joins other local art institutions, including the Cleveland Museum of Art and the Transformer Station in

Ohio City, that charge nothing to walk in the door. MOCA director Jill Snyder acknowledged that free admission is a “passive action” and does not automatically mean people feel like they belong. The museum’s fortress-like architecture can be intimidating to some — likewise contemporary art as a genre — and Snyder said the museum will work to increase and diversify attendance with events and a generous annual global arts prize, all part of the museum’s anniversary initiatives, collectively called “Open House.” The current annual attendance has leveled off at about 35,000, Cleveland.com reported last week, and Snyder said MOCA wants to double that number. — Allard

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HERE ARE TWO PREVAILING opinions, depending on who you talk to, about what might happen in the race to succeed Frank Jackson as mayor. (Yes, 2021 is still a ways down the road, but as we soak in the last years of the zombie Jackson administration, it’s hard not to look ahead, if not simply for reasons of sanity. Of course, this is assuming that Jackson, who is 72 years old, doesn’t unexpectedly decide to run for an unprecedented fifth term to follow his unprecedented fourth term, which now includes working three and a half days a week. Anyway … ) The first: After nearly two decades of Frank, a period during which he faced almost no serious contender or challenger, 2021 could be a refreshing, invigorating contest featuring one or more city councilpeople, rising stars and thoughtful young voices who have more experience than running a T-shirt truck. Ward 15’s Matt Zone is a very likely candidate. City council president Kevin Kelley has long been rumored to be interested, though he’s demurred when asked directly. (Tangentially

related: Kelley’s resume — probusiness, anti-$15 minimum wage, pro-Q deal, anti-ballot initiatives — doesn’t sound like one that would resonate with city voters, but it sure as hell sounds like one that would resonate with county voters if, looking at a crowded field and seeing tough sledding, he fancied a run at the county executive spot instead.) University Circle Inc.’s Chris Ronayne is a name that always seems to pop up, though it’d be a minor shock to see him officially enter the field. There’s first-term Ward 6 councilman Blaine Griffin, a longtime Jackson acolyte who many figure will receive some measure of blessing or support from the outgoing mayor. Another possibility from council, Ward 9’s Kevin Conwell, told Cleveland.com he thought he’d be a good candidate. But as Mark Naymik wrote last week in his early look at the race, “I’ll add Councilman Kevin Conwell because he likes seeing his name in print.” Whoever emerges from that pack and officially plods forward, the first opinion goes, will do so with vim and vigor, providing urgency and energy backed by policies and action

for voters to consider. And then there’s the second opinion, which is most succinctly summed up by Mansfield Frazier, a columnist and community leader who unsuccessfully challenged Ward 7 incumbent TJ Dow and eventual winner Basheer Jones in the 2017 primary. “First, if Frank Jackson wants to stay as mayor, he can,” Frazier said. “And if he doesn’t, he will anoint who he wants to succeed him, it will undoubtedly be a black candidate, and that will be all it takes for who gets elected next.” Well then. Wherever you fall on the fatalism spectrum, there are some interesting facets worth examining as the landscape comes into view, two-anda-half years before any vote will be cast. One of those is race. It’s something not many people want to talk about, obviously, but the question of how the city’s demographics have played into recent elections and how they’ll play in 2021 is an unavoidable one. “People don’t vote on whether police fired 137 shots into a car or not,” said Yvonka Hall, the executive director at Northeast Ohio Black Health Coalition. “They vote on name

recognition, and they vote for people who are like them. Frank Jackson is an older African-American. Most of the voters in Cleveland are older African-Americans. Guess who wins. But that is no different from any other ethnic group. We vote for people who are like us. That is basic politics and always has been.” In Ballots and Bullets: Black Power Politics and Urban Guerrilla Warfare in 1968 Cleveland, local attorney and author James Robenalt addresses what the black community went through to change the power structure in Cleveland, why Cleveland became the first big American city to elect an AfricanAmerican mayor in Carl Stokes, and how little things have changed 50 years later. For instance, that the root causes — racism and poverty — remain largely unaddressed in the Cleveland black population’s view. “If you look at the history of how the political changes developed in Cleveland, you start with this concept: It was a reaction against what people call ‘drive-by politicians,’” said Robenalt, a partner in the Cleveland law firm Thompson Hine LLP. “This is basic politics for all groups; people hate when politicians show up a month before | clevescene.com | March 6 - 12, 2019

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election day, promise a lot, and then never show up again or do what they promised. These voters remember that, and do so for generations. “[The black community] dealt with white drive-by politicians since they came to the city from down South, and they saw all the problems from that, and then realizing that them changing how that all worked was part of the reason Carl Stokes won in 1968,” he said. “They saw political power was the key.” One current council member, who wished to remain anonymous, ties those changes to what’s played out over the years. “One of the things Carl and Lou Stokes brought to the table was their ability to get the older black voters out and to vote for the black candidates they were advised to vote for,” they said. “The point of this is that you can’t just be a business guy like Ken Lanci, who shows up at the eastside old folks’ homes and thinks he’ll get their votes. It won’t happen because there has been a long history of that not working.” “It’s not that Ken Lanci was white as the major reason he lost, but it would be avoiding the obvious to say it didn’t come into play with some voters,” the council member said. A white community leader — who has fairly big business and political credentials — acknowledges that race is a factor with voters, but hard to read which way they will fall. “Kucinich got votes from the east side when he won, but Voinovich beat Dennis when he took those black votes back from him,” they said. “Mike White and Frank Jackson were both able to win initially by getting the westside white voters backing them.” (It should be noted White drew those white voters in a race against George Forbes, who dominated White in black wards.) “I still think you need both black and white backing when you get started in the Cleveland mayor’s race political game,” they said. “In order to win in Cleveland, you have to get just enough votes from the other side of town than where you are from.” What has changed, they said, is that the business community’s ideology and purpose have shifted and evolved when it comes to local politics. “They are not as engaged as they were in the past. It has become more of a strategy of safeguarding their established interests instead of championing new ideas that might

be more beneficial but take some investment. I believe the business community has backed Frank Jackson not because of any new ideas he has, but more because they thought he was safer than people like Zack Reed or Ken Lanci or Jeff Johnson. “The problem with them safeguarding the business establishment is it hurts the poorer eastside neighborhoods because the limited money this city has is spent downtown or Ohio City instead of Glenville,” they said. “But that’s not unusual in politics. People are told who to vote for, and sometimes they do so even if it isn’t in their best interests.” That sentiment has been expressed over and over with regard to Frank Jackson, whose most recent campaign consisted mainly of saying absolutely nothing of substance. “What is bothering the black community more and more is the race component to Cleveland politics,” said Jeff Mixon, the president of Black Lives Matter in Cuyahoga County, who was also behind a recent shortlived effort to recall Jackson. “What has happened is that we can get black people to vote for anybody as long he or she is a black candidate, not whether they are any good or not. That’s how Frank Jackson keeps getting elected. The business community has no problems with him, and the ministers back him up, and the voters on the east side are fine with that way of thinking.” And in recent memory, that has meant that despite flashpoint headlines about the police department, or the disparity in development and investment between the near-west side and the east side, or any number of topics that serve as an indictment of his tenure, Jackson coasts back to City Hall. Take home values. While most suburbs and parts of Cleveland have recovered to presubprime mortgage crisis 2008 levels, huge swaths of the city have not. Hough, Glenville, St. ClairSuperior, Union-Miles, BuckeyeWoodhill, Broadway-Slavic Village, Kinsman, Mount Pleasant and Fairfax neighborhoods are among the worst, recovering by 2017 to only 20 to 30 percent of what they were worth in 2005, according to a study last year by the Western Reserve Land Conservancy. The average eastside home sales price in 2017 was just under $24,000, 31 percent of what those homes were worth when Jackson took office in 2005 ($60,000). “There are two large groups of African-American people on the east

side, and you can win any Cleveland race with them on your side,” said a longtime council member who didn’t want their name used. “The first group gets some form of welfare or poverty program money, and they rent, so the home prices aren’t going to play into things for them. The other group is the older population who mostly own their home outright. While they are not happy about not being able to sell at a higher price, that isn’t enough for them to vote for white candidates if the pastors tell them not to.” “And remember,” the council member continued, “the only way a white candidate is going to win on the east side is if they have a long history of being in the churches and with neighborhood communities, are endorsed by the business community as well, and be prepared to lose a few times in order for people to get to know their names. I don’t see anyone on council now who can do that, and I don’t see the business community taking a chance on pissing off the black population as long as they are getting what they ask for, which they are getting under Jackson.” But Jackson’s almost done, and with no incumbent and shifting demographics in the city, it’ll be interesting how those votes shake

out compared to the past. “I don’t know if the changes in the racial demographics in Cleveland will change voter behavior much,” said the white community leader. “But it is interesting because the political people are starting to pay attention to the racial population in Cleveland now more so than they were even a few years ago.” Here’s how they’ve changed. In 1990, when Mike White was elected mayor in an upset over council president George Forbes, there were about 250,000 AfricanAmericans in Cleveland and 235,000 whites. By 2000, there were about 45,000 more African-Americans than whites in the city. By 2010, that number was 63,000. The last decade has seen a move in the other direction. From 2010 to 2017, there were 16,000 fewer African-Americans in the city and 8,000 more whites. With growth in areas like the near-west side and an expectation that the recent stats showing a trend of AfricanAmericans moving from the city to eastern suburbs like Euclid will continue, the difference between black and white populations in the city could be close to 20,000 by 2020. In elections, it could be a swing

factor. In the 2017 primary, for instance, when Jackson squared off against councilman Zack Reed, former councilman Jeff Johnson and restaurateur Brandon Chrostowski, Chrostowski received just 4.5 percent of the vote in nine eastside wards with black populations of 75 percent or higher. In eight westside, mostly white wards, however, Chrostowski took home 15 percent of the vote, higher than both Reed and Johnson. Chrostowski dismissed the idea of taking too much out of those numbers. “The Cleveland voters are educated and there is no racial bias,” he said. But as to the reason for the low total voter turnout in the election (29 percent), he was a little more circumspect. “Poverty is a bitch that beats you down, and if tomorrow is not getting better, what faith do you have in a system that is failing you?” he said. “If you continue to wake up and every day your life is worse, why would you partake in the voting process?” The Ballot and the Bullet author James Robenalt agreed and added that those turnout numbers, especially on the east side, will be interesting to watch as the incumbent disappears from

the ballot. “The one thing that characterizes the black electorate these days is apathy, and that can be a big factor when possible change is on the horizon,” he said. And whereas Jackson could depend on the black churches and pastors to get out the vote in past years, Yvonka Hall said that the power of the churches in Cleveland may have outlived its usefulness. “Young people are asking the questions, ‘What are you doing for the people now?’ and, ‘What have you done for the people to change the lives in Cleveland?’ They get no answers,” she said. “For those young people, the churches aren’t as viable as they once were, and the apathy and low turnout at elections are a result of that.” Mansfield Frazier, fatalistic as he is about what’s going to happen, has a reminder of how those who are engaged in the process ought to be looking at the field. “In the end, blacks and whites should be asking the same question,” said Frazier. “Shouldn’t it be about competence?” One would hope.

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Chamber Music in the Galleries This monthly concert series at the Cleveland Museum of Art places young musicians from the Cleveland Institute of Music and Case Western Reserve University in the CMA galleries. Now in its seventh season, the series features “mixed programs of chamber music” for “a unique and intimate experience.” The performances often feature instruments from the museum’s keyboard collection. Tonight’s concert begins at 6 and lasts for about an hour. Admission is free. (Jeff Niesel) 11150 East Blvd., 216-421-7350, clevelandart.org. SPOKEN WORD

Cleveland Stories Dinner Party Cleveland Stories Dinner Party is a weekly series that pairs fine food with storytelling. The goal is to “bring to life some of the fun, interesting stories about Cleveland’s past — from sports, to rock ’n’ roll, to Millionaires’ Row,” as it’s put in a

press release. Admission is free, with no cover charge, although a prix fixe dinner, designed to complement the night’s theme, is $20. Tonight, veteran local reporter and writer Michael D. Roberts will discuss the biggest local news stories from the ’60s and ’70s, the subject matter of his new book, Hot Type, Cold Beer and Bad News. Doors open at 5 p.m., dinner is served at 6, and the storytelling starts at 7. (Niesel) 1148 Main Ave., 216-242-1250, musicboxcle.com. THEATER

Hay Fever Hay Fever, from British playwright Noël Coward, focuses on a retired actress, her novelist husband and their family. A relaxing weekend retreat goes south when the family and their guests get tangled up in theatrical games that “bring out the worst in this dysfunctional team of players.” The Cleveland Play House offers its take on the play tonight at 7:30 at the Helen Rosenfeld Lewis Bialosky Lab Theatre. Performances continue through March 10. Tickets cost $15. (Niesel) 1407 Euclid Ave, 216-241-6000, playhousesquare.org.

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Keep Talking Keep Talking is an exciting storytellers program where locals can share their real-life experiences on a theme. The monthly series offers attendees the chance to grab a drink and a dog while listening to some of their Cleveland neighbors tell tall tales. Tonight’s show revolves around the theme, “Humbled.” The hosts are Adam Richard and Zachariah Durr. The program starts at 8 p.m. sharp at the Happy Dog. Admission is $5. Want to be a storyteller at a future session? See details on the website. (Niesel) 5801 Detroit Ave., 216-651-9474, happydogcleveland.com. MUSIC

Rock Hall Nights A monthly late-night event at the Rock Hall that focuses on a different theme each month, tonight’s Rock Hall Nights: Rock Off the Rack is all about the connections between fashion and rock ’n’ roll. Some of the “coolest” clothing and accessories from the Rock Hall’s collection will be on display, and patrons will receive a complimentary drink voucher. The event runs from 6 to

9 p.m. Check the Rock Hall site for ticket prices. (Niesel) 1100 Rock and Roll Blvd., 216-515-8444, rockhall.com. THEATER

School of Rock A popular musical based on the comedic film that starred Jack Black as a rock ’n’ roll-obsessed instructor, School of Rock comes to Connor Palace after a successful run on Broadway. The plot centers on Dewey Finn and his attempts to train his students to play together in a “guitar-shredding, bass-slapping, mind-blowing rock band.” Tonight’s performance takes place at 7:30, and performances continue through March 24. Tickets start at $10. (Niesel) 1615 Euclid Ave., 216-241-6000, playhousesquare.org. THEATER

Witness for the Prosecution In Agatha Christie’s Witness for the Prosecution, Leonard Vole is accused of murdering a widow to inherit her wealth. The play centers on the attempt to untangle the truth. The Great Lakes Theatre offers its take on the suspenseful thriller | clevescene.com | March 6 - 12, 2019

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the old late-night talk show Chelsea Lately. In his book, It Takes Balls: Dating Single Moms and Other Confessions from an Unprepared Dad, he writes about the trials and tribulations of fatherhood. During his comedic routine, expect to hear jokes about how to teach your kids important life lessons. He performs tonight at 7 at Hilarities, where he has shows scheduled through

of streets and paths. The World Before Your Feet chronicles his remarkable journey. The movie screens at 6:45 tonight and at 8:25 on Sunday night at the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque. Tickets cost $10, or $7 for students and Cinematheque members. (Niesel) 11610 Euclid Ave., 216-421-7450, cia.edu.

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Monsters vs. Belleville Senators Tonight at 7 at the Q, the Monsters kick off a two-game series against the Belleville Senators. The $11 Monsters’ Hockey Hoppy Hour ticket for tonight’s game includes a lowerlevel seat and a beverage. The two teams play again tomorrow night at 7 when it’s a “1-2-3 Friday,” and fans can enjoy $1 Pepsi products, $2 Sugardale hot dogs and $3 select beer specials. Those tickets start at $10. (Niesel) 1 Center Court, 216-420-2000, theqarena.com.

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Open Mic Night/Live Band Karaoke Every Thursday, Stella’s Music hosts a night of music, poetry and comedy. The club’s doors open at 5 p.m., and performances begin at 8 p.m. Artists can sign up at stellasmusic.com/ open-mic to secure a 15-minute time slot. Signups will be available at the club as well. Meanwhile, happy hour takes place from 5 to 7 p.m. Admission is free. (Niesel) 2217 East Ninth St., 216-272-3377, stellasmusic.com. COMEDY

Jordan Rock The younger brother of comedian Chris Rock, Jordan Rock likes to joke about how much he enjoys being part of Generation Y. “I tell jokes and smoke weed; that’s me,” he says in one bit. “That’s all I do. If I make $40 this week, I’m balling.” Rock performs tonight at 7:30 at the Improv, where he has shows scheduled through Sunday. Tickets are $17 to $20. (Niesel) 1148 Main Ave., 216-696-IMPROV, clevelandimprov.com. COMEDY

Josh Wolf A New York Times bestselling author, Josh Wolf does a little bit of everything. The writer, actor and comedian received some serious national exposure, thanks to regular appearances on the roundtable of

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the show, he fools members of the public who don’t know that he is a magician. In one segment, he makes a car disappear before a security guard, and in another, he makes alien crabs transform into kittens in a science lab. He’s posed as a coffee shop barista, a museum curator and a store clerk. Tonight, he brings his theater show, Michael Carbonaro... Live!, to town. It promises to be “jampacked with audience interaction, hilarious video clips and a whirlwind of mind-blowing magic performed live on stage.” The show begins at 8 at Hard Rock Live. Check the venue’s website for ticket prices. (Niesel) 10705 Northfield Rd., Northfield, 330-908-7793, hrrocksinonorthfieldpark.com.

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The World Before Your Feet Matt Green gave up his home and job so he could spend six years walking New York’s 8,000 miles

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Flanagan’s Wake Flanagan’s Wake transports the audience to an Irish wake where villagers tell tales and sing songs for their dearly departed Flanagan. Finding the humor in life and death, the wake acts as a dark backdrop to an otherwise hilarious show in which alcohol fuels the humorous reminiscing. Sort of like a tragic Tony ’n’ Tina’s Wedding, the interactive and improvised show engages the entire audience. Tonight’s show starts at 8 and repeats tomorrow night at 8 at Kennedy’s Theatre. Performances continue weekends through April 27. Tickets are $26. (Patrick Stoops) 1501 Euclid Ave., 216-241-6000, playhousesquare.org.

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Michael Carbonaro Magician and performance bizarrist Michael Carbonaro has performed more than 500 “comically perplexing” feats of magic on his hit TV series The Carbonaro Effect. On

Marquise Directed by Véra Belmont, Marquise stars Sophie Marceau as an impoverished but attractive dancer and actress who rises from obscurity to become the favorite of Molière, Racine King, and King Louis XIV. Jordi Savall did the music for this 1997 French comedy-drama that’s set in the 17th century. Today at 6:45 p.m., the Cleveland Museum of Art shows the revival premiere of the movie. Tickets are $10, or $7 for CMA members. (Niesel) 11150 East Blvd., 216-421-7350, clevelandart.org. MUSIC

The Outside Track Awarded “best group” designation at both the Live Ireland awards and the Tradition in Review awards, Celtic rockers the Outside Track come to town tonight riding a wave of acclaim. Relying on instruments such as fiddle, accordion, harp, guitar, flute and whistle, the band draws from both traditional music

and contemporary rock and pop. Its appearance tonight is part of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park concert series, presented in partnership with the Conservancy for CVNP. Doors open at 7 and the music starts at 8 p.m. at Happy Days Lodge. Consult the website, below, for ticket prices. (Niesel) 500 West Streetsboro Rd., Peninsula, 330-657-2909, Conservancyforcvnp.org. MUSIC

St. Pat’s Celebration Featuring John Whelan and Low Lily Irish accordion champion John Whelan will team up with the rootsrock band Low Lily for a special St. Patrick’s Day celebration at 8 tonight at the G.A.R. Hall in Peninsula. By the age of 14, Whelan had already won numerous accordion championships and released his first album, Pride of Wexford. Named in honor of his father, Pride of Wexford left a lasting impression. Since that debut album, Whelan has recorded six more albums, and has been featured on numerous compilations. Expect to hear jigs and reels alongside lushly arranged songs that feature fiddle, accordion, guitars, mandolin, double bass and vocal harmonies. Low Lily guitarist Flynn Cohen is a Cleveland native. Tickets cost $20 advance, or $25 at the door. (Niesel) 1785 Main St., Peninsula, 330-657-2528, peninsulahistory.org. ART

Walkabout Tremont During this month’s Walkabout Tremont, you can stop by any of the Tremont art galleries to see their current and/or new exhibits, drop in at the plentiful bars, restaurants and specialty shops that participate in the art stroll, and even nab a free ride on Lolly the Trolley. The walk takes place from 5 to 10 tonight. Check out the website for a schedule, maps and a listing of entertainment and food and drink specials. (Niesel) walkabouttremont.com.

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Chocolate Fest Decidedly decadent, the annual Chocolate Fest Cleveland returns to town today from 4 to 8 p.m. at Lago. The $50 ticket includes chocolate samples from places such as Sweet Designs Chocolatier, Malley’s Chocolates and Burning River Baking Co., as well as a chocolate fountain and port tasting table. This

year’s fest will also include wine and beer samplings — all included in the ticket price. It’s a family friendly event; kids 17 and under can attend for just $20. Details and tickets are on the website. (Niesel) 1091 West 10th St., 216-862-8065, chocolatefestcleveland.com. MUSIC

The Great American Songbook Tonight at 8 at Severance Hall, the Cleveland Pops Orchestra promises to revisit songs from the Great American Songbook and play tunes that will “linger in your memory.” Guest vocalists will be on hand as well to help you “relive those wonderful memories and make them new again with Cleveland Pops.” Check the Cleveland Orchestra website for ticket prices. (Niesel) 11001 Euclid Ave., 216-231-1111, clevelandorchestra.com. COMEDY

Jim Jefferies Aussie comic Jim Jefferies starred in the short-lived FX sitcom Legit before he launched The Jim Jeffries Show in 2017, a weekly series on Comedy Central that allows Jefferies to travel the world to report on current events. In one particularly funny episode, he asked the question, “Is America really number one?” (Wanna predict the answer?) Jefferies brings his Night Talker tour to Hard Rock Live tonight at 8. Tickets start at $43.50. (Niesel) 10705 Northfield Rd., Northfield, 330-908-7793, hrrocksinonorthfieldpark.com.

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North Union Indoor Farmers Market Until March 30, the North Union Indoor Farmers Market takes place on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon at Crocker Park. Local farmers, makers and bakers will be on hand to sell seasonal greens and vegetables, fruits, meats, cheeses and bakery items. The market is held at 228 Market St., between the Gap and Cyclebar. Afterward, check out Comet Alley, which sits between Yard House and Hyatt Place Hotel: You’ll find locally owned businesses and shops that’ll appeal to a “shop local” mentality. (Niesel) 189 Crocker Park Blvd., Westlake, crockerpark.com. FILM

The Room Thanks to The Disaster Artist, the James Franco movie about the making of the cult classic The Room, the film’s popularity has soared. The film that features writer, director and star Tommy Wiseau screens at | clevescene.com | March 6 - 12, 2019

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St. Practice Day Bar Crawl As a way of preparing for St. Patrick’s Day, downtown Willoughby bars, including Garage Bar Willoughby, Willoughby Brewing Company, the Morehouse Willoughby, the 1899 Pub, Frank and Tony’s Place, Mullarkey’s Irish Pub, the Wild Goose, Nickleby’s Roundbar, Barrio Tacos, Spirits in Willoughby, and All AXS will participate in a special bar crawl tonight, dubbed St. Practice Day Bar Crawl. Registration begins at 1 p.m. at Garage Bar Willoughby, where you’ll receive two drink tickets to be used on a sponsored drink at any of the participating bars, along with a swag bag full of fun and a chance to enjoy some light appetizers. At 2 p.m., groups will head out with a captain to one of the 10 participating bars. Every 30

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minutes, your captain will gather up the team and you’ll head to the next bar. Tickets cost $20 presale, or $25 at the door. Everything you need to know is on the website. (Niesel) scenestpracticeday.com. DANCE

Vertigo Dance Company The Vertigo Dance Company aims to “bring people closer together and touch them through the language of the body and movement.” One of Israel’s most highly regarded contemporary dance companies, the group comes to the Ohio Theatre for a 7:30 performance. Tickets are $25 to $60. (Niesel) 1501 Euclid Ave., 216-241-6000, playhousesquare.org. DRINK

Winter Warmer Fest More than 50 breweries will be on hand for today’s Winter Warmer Fest, an annual event that serves as a fundraiser for the Ohio Craft Brewers Association. Expect a huge selection of winter seasonal beers, rare releases and other special concoctions from some of the state’s top breweries. Tickets are $45 in advance or $55 at the door. Each ticket includes a souvenir glass and

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20 tickets for 4-ounce samples. VIP tickets are $55 in advance, and they include early admission. The fest runs from 2 to 5 p.m. at Windows on the River; the early admission ticket allows entry at 1 p.m. Designated driver tickets will set you back $15. (Niesel) 2000 Sycamore St., 216-696-4884, beerfesttickets.com.

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Loving Vincent Directed by Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welshman, with voices by Chris O’Dowd and Saoirse Ronin, Loving Vincent uses thousands of pictures hand-painted in the style of Vincent van Gogh to tell the story of the talented Dutch painter. The animated feature dramatizes the events that led to his death in France in 1890. The movie screens tonight at 6:30 at the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque. Tickets are $10, or $7 for students and Cinematheque members. (Niesel) 11610 Euclid Ave., 216-421-7450, cia.edu.

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Something to Wrestle with Bruce Prichard Today at 2 p.m. at the Music Box Supper Club, you can hear the stories behind some of wrestling’s biggest moments as Bruce Prichard presents his popular podcast Something to Wrestle. Prichard and co-host Conrad Thompson will discuss WWF’s expansion in the ’80s, Houston Wrestling, the challenging early ’90s, the GWF, the Monday Night War, the 2000s in WWE and other hot topics. Tickets cost $35 and a meet-and-greet ticket can be had for an additional $40. It’s a chance to jump in Brother Love’s DeLorean and go back in time as Bruce and Conrad pull back the curtain and reveal some of wrestling’s most outrageous, controversial and fascinating moments. (Niesel) 1148 Main Ave., 216-242-1250, musicboxcle.com. FILM

Swimming with Men Directed by Oliver Parker, Swimming with Men focuses on a middle-aged British guy (Rob Brydon) in the midst of a mid-life crisis. The man finds “renewed purpose” when he joins an amateur, all-male synchronized swimming

team that’s not just a swim club but a “protest” against old age. The film makes its Cleveland premiere today at 1:30 p.m. at the Cleveland Museum of Art. It screens at the museum again at 1:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Tickets are $10, or $7 for CMA members and students. (Niesel) 11150 East Blvd., 216-421-7350, clevelandart.org.

place Phoenix Suns and the Memphis Grizzlies, notching wins against both teams. Tonight, they take on the Toronto Raptors, one of the Eastern Conference’s best teams. The game begins at 7 at the Q; consult the Q website for ticket prices. (Niesel) 1 Center Court, 216-420-2000, theqarena.com.

from throughout the region to the club to talk about science topics. Doors open at 5:30 and the talk begins at 7. Admission is free but bring some money for the bar and the restaurant. Check the Music Box website for additional information. (Niesel) 1148 Main Ave., 216-242-1250, musicboxcle.com.

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WWE Fastlane An annual event that last came to Cleveland three years ago, WWE Fastlane features bouts by many of the wrestling world’s biggest stars. Tonight at Quicken Loans Arena, Kofi Kingston will take on Daniel Bryan for the WWE Championship. A slew of other bouts are on the docket as well. The wrestling begins at 6:30 p.m., and tickets start at $25. (Niesel) 1 Center Court, 216-420-2000, theqarena.com.

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Shit Show Karaoke Local rapper/promoter Dirty Jones and Scene’s own Manny Wallace host Shit Show Karaoke, a weekly event at the B-Side Liquor Lounge wherein patrons choose from “an unlimited selection of jams from hip-hop to hard rock,” and are encouraged to “be as bad as you want.” Fueled by drink and shot specials, it all goes down tonight at 10 p.m. (Niesel) 2785 Euclid Hts. Blvd., Cleveland Heights, 216-932-1966, bsideliquorlounge.com.

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Tuesday. DJ Kris Koch offers 20-minute slots to people who want to bring their own vinyl and spin their favorite songs or deep tracks. Turntables are provided; you can play three to five songs during your time slot; and a mic is available to talk about the selections. (Niesel) 12112 Madison Ave., Lakewood, 216-600-5338, facebook.com/ TheWinchesterMusicTavern. MUSIC

Vinyl Night Jukebox owner Alex Budin has described his 1,350-square-foot musicfocused bar in the Hingetown ’hood as “a place where people can expect to hear and learn about music of multiple genres, all of which is concentrated in a constantly evolving jukebox.” The club hosts a vinyl night every Tuesday that serves as a listening party for new releases, partnering with Loop in Tremont, so patrons can hear a new album on vinyl. You can bring your own vinyl and spin it too. It all starts at 5 p.m. (Niesel) 1404 West 29th St., 216-206-7699, jukeboxcle.com.

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STAGE JAILHOUSE ROCK Blank Canvas’ Kiss of the Spider Woman weaves whimsical melancholy by Roman Macharoni Photo by Andy Dudik

AUTHORIAL INTENT CAN BE a tricky subject. In some cases, a reinterpretation or creative decision can change the context of a performance or spark controversy. In others, it can broaden a particular work’s commentary and rejuvenate a production that has more than made the rounds on and off Broadway, with a Tony award and even an Oscarwinning film adaptation to show for it. In Blank Canvas Theatre’s production of the musical Kiss of the Spider Woman, bold decisions pay off. Director Patrick Ciamacco has chosen to fully explore Luis Molina — the homosexual protagonist — as a transgender character, choosing not to hem and haw with the overt implications of the character and embracing it fully. The decision gives the play an updated social consciousness and, to quote the incomparable Sade, Ciamacco and company have given Spider Woman a “kiss of life.” Ciamacco suggests in his introduction that the character supplies a worthwhile avenue to showcase transgender representation in one of his productions. After witnessing the show, the decision deserves praise. But the praise certainly doesn’t stop there. Based upon the Manuel Puig novel and reinvented for the stage by Terrance McNally — with music and lyrics by John Kander and Fred Ebb — Kiss of the Spider Woman begins in an inhumane Latin-American prison. Molina (Scott Esposito) sits alone in his cell for sexual crimes against a minor until he is placed with Valentin (Michael Snider), a Marxist political activist and particularly closed-off individual. The two get along about as well as a hopeless romantic with an affinity for classic cinema and a no-nonsense realist with an opposing political ideology could. With each one clinging to the few things in life he has left, Molina freely expounds to his cell mate, in the form of song, on the cinematic adventures of his idol and muse, the silver screen seductress Aurora (Rachel Maria Ines). These range from exaggerated stories of romance to Aurora’s portrayal of the sensuous Spider Woman, capable of killing a man with a single kiss.

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Valentin’s prior criminal activities come to the attention of the Warden (Blank Canvas veteran John J. Polk), who makes it a mission to have Valentin expose anyone in his extremist operation. The Warden then enacts a strategy to have Molina get him the information that he needs. Initially cooperative, Molina eventually finds himself feeling affection for Valentin, preventing him from ratting out his cell mate. Molina’s loyalty leads Valentin to let

Each musical number dazzles with the glitz and glam of early Hollywood cinema, juxtaposed against the grim surroundings of a prison cell. Every inch of space within the theater is utilized with some imaginative direction, lighting and set design by Ciamacco. The accompanying band — conducted by Bradley Wyner — plays an array of delightful tunes ranging from peppy show-tune melodies to plodding orchestral swells. Esposito and Snider have incredible

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down his guard and reluctantly bond with his cell mate, sharing secrets such as the name of his girlfriend, Marta (the lovely Grace Horvath). Their bond goes uncontested until Molina finds himself at an ethical impasse when the Warden holds an early release and communication with Molina’s ailing mother (Maggie Stahl) in the balance, barring his cooperation.

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chemistry together, in both dialogue and song. Esposito’s boisterous delivery paired with Snider’s remarkable range and simpering falsetto are sublime in numbers like “Dear One” and “Anything For Him,” while their banter in “Dressing Them Up/I Draw the Line” has an Odd Couple-esque charm. Esposito and Stahl also share more than a few tearjerking moments, such as in Stahl’s

fabulous execution of “You Could Never Shame Me.” The character of Aurora — famously portrayed in the past by Chita Rivera and Vanessa Williams — is a perfect fit for Ines, whose vocals ring beautifully throughout the space as she dons the many personalities of the cinematic starlet. (There are some impressive aerial silk maneuvers, to boot, during the production’s titular musical number, choreographed by Sara Syed and Studio Cleveland.) The ensemble/prisoner troupe provides top-notch vocal harmony as well as serving as flamboyant backup dancers for Aurora. One issue with this production is that, structurally, the run time of the play is a bit lopsided, as the first act nearly doubles the length of the second act. The pace of the script is rather exhaustive. Nevertheless, fans of classic cinema and musicals alike will enjoy this refreshed rendition of Kiss of the Spider Woman.

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ART OPENING UP In Liquid Sex Series, Nico Pico Train lets the bodies do the talking By Dott von Schneider Photo by Nico Pico Train

PEOPLE JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS the minute they hear the words “erotic art.” And, inevitably, any discussion of it turns into a debate about whether the work is pornography or fine art. This is especially true with photography. For many Americans, the struggle with the genre is cultural and existential. We don’t want to talk about sexuality. It still remains a societal taboo. It’s easier to pontificate on the idea of shame instead of opening the dialogue. In the age of social media, we strain everything, curiously self-censoring our posts and filtering our photos in order to curate the quotidian voyeurism into our lives. In the age of filters, however, Nico Pico Train’s Liquid Sex Series, opening March 9 at Art on Madison, forces us to grapple with the realness of sexuality, as well as its humorous side. This is not cheap boudoir photography. With a dozen artworks in the exhibition, Pico Train manages to balance her take on erotic art in a yin-yang way. Acquiring models happened organically for the photographer. “The series came about in February 2018. I always loved erotic literature and it just naturally progressed to that,” Pico Train says. “I was meeting a lot more people and I asked them if they would model and they were like, ‘Yeah I’ll model for you.’ Then I was getting all these volunteers, which was great since I didn’t have any money to pay them and I couldn’t post any of it, and that’s how the show came about.” The work is anticipatory, leaving the imagination open to the eventual congress between beings. Or objects, as in one artwork that depicts the male scrotum complete with string and tag hovering over a dainty teacup with two sugar lumps mirroring the shape of the gentleman’s form. In another piece, a mouth hovers above a woman’s tunnel of love and a third artwork shows a pair of stacked female bodies, one wearing underwear and one nude, spread eagle before the lens. “At first I just wanted to do mildly suggestive photos,” states Pico Train.

Photographer Nico Pico Train forces us to grapple with the realness of sexuality in her new exhibit.

“I didn’t want to get all raunchy, but then the bodies just opened up and I was like, okay, this is awesome and freeing. It’s not my personal preferences. I am just documenting their sexuality. I love it. It’s a feast for the eyes. It really is.” The exhibited photos are but an

Typically when we receive information about an exhibition that deals with eroticism, it’s usually a one-night event. With all the pearl clutching these days, it’s refreshing to see a gallery take a risk with the subject matter. Pico Train explains: “I checked out a show at Art on

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amuse bouche leading up to her photobook — also called the Liquid Sex Series — which Pico Train anticipates will be published in time for the show. The Liquid Sex Series book will have more than the 12 photos on view at the gallery, including, we are told, posters of a “festive lava lamp picture” in the same spirit.

Madison while I was looking for a gallery space and I just asked. I thought they would refuse because of how explicit the work is, and honestly, the closer we got to the opening date, I thought they would cancel. But they never cancelled. And I said, okay, this is awesome.” Pico Train is mostly self taught. Her first camera, a Minolta x370,

was a gift from her mother when she turned 17, and that was it. Interestingly, the photographer once said in an interview at the Cleveland Institute of Art that her artwork was a product of a bad art program in high school. The artist did not let that stop her. “I thought if I wanted be an artist, well, I’ll just be an artist, you know? You just do it, you know?” And doing it she is. The subject of eroticism is not an easy one to tackle, and rarely do we experience a female photographer taking agency with the theme. One can tell that the models are at ease in this series. Pico Train is indeed documenting sexuality in a way that is not exploitative. She has even dedicated the book to her models, stating that she hopes to provide a percentage of the sales to them. “If it weren’t for them, well, I wouldn’t have been able to achieve the book nor the show.”

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WEDDINGS ARE JOYOUS occasions that often turn into family reunions, especially if family members live in different parts of the country or in different countries altogether. They can also be stressful events as tensions often rise to the surface, and secrets get revealed. Iranian writer-director Asghar Farhadi (A Separation, The Salesman) seeks to exploit those tensions in his new Spanish language drama Todos lo saben (Everybody Knows). While it doesn’t break any new ground and it often comes across as a stereotypical “girl gone missing” flick, the film benefits from terrific performances courtesy of Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz. The movie opens at the Cedar Lee Theatre on Friday. At the film’s start, Laura (Cruz), a Spanish woman living in Buenos Aires, returns with her two children to her hometown outside Madrid for the first time in several years. She’s there for her younger sister Ana’s (Inma Cuesta) wedding and gleefully calls her husband Alejandro (Ricardo Darin) when she arrives to tell him she’s safe, hoisting her cell phone out the car’s sunroof to show him the Spanish countryside. Alejandro has stayed behind because, as Laura tells everyone, he couldn’t get the time away from work. Laura’s family understands. They revere Alejandro, a wealthy businessman who contributed to the restoration of the town’s small church. They don’t feel the same way about Paco (Bardem), Laura’s old flame who now owns a vineyard. They still resent the fact that Laura sold him the parcel of land for a song when she was in dire straits. After a beautiful wedding ceremony, Laura and her relatives are partying in a courtyard when

Laura realizes her daughter Irene (Carla Campra), who hit the sack early after she started to feel lightheaded, has gone missing. Irene, a real wild child who climbs the church tower to ring the bell during the wedding, can be reckless, so when Laura receives a text message demanding a ransom if she ever wants to see Irene again, Laura initially thinks it might be a joke. It quickly becomes apparent, however, that it’s not a joke. Irene has been abducted, and the kidnappers threaten to kill her if Laura goes to the police. She enlists the help of a retired detective instead, and after asking Laura a series of questions about her relationship with Paco and her

husband’s supposed wealth, the guy concludes it’s an inside job. With that knowledge, Laura becomes suspicious of everyone around her. Paco and his wife Bea (Bárbara Lennie) also meet with the detective, and they too begin to suspect Laura’s family of having kidnapped the girl to take revenge on Paco for “stealing” their land all those years ago. The truth, of course, is more complicated than all of that, and things are spiraling out of control when Alejandro comes to town to help Laura in the search for their daughter. Paco becomes particularly obsessed with the situation and even watches videos of other kidnapping victims, something

that Irene’s kidnappers trigger by leaving newspaper clippings on the bed where Irene slept before she disappeared. He offers to sell his estate so that he can come up with the cash the kidnappers have demanded. While the film’s twists and turns don’t all feel like they’re natural, the movie sustains a good amount of suspense for its 132-minute running time. The scenes in which Laura and Paco revisit their past and continue to try to reconcile their differences help distinguish this drama from others with a similar storyline.

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SPOTLIGHT: CATVIDEOFEST IT OFTEN FEELS LIKE THE internet was invented simply to supply gobs of adorable cat videos to the masses. Hours and hours of footage of cats jumping at the sight of cucumbers or sitting sprawled out like a human have brought endless

joy to a world where so much has gone wrong. At 4 p.m. on Sunday, CatVideoFest comes to the Cedar Lee Theater, bringing the biggest (furry) Internet sensations to the big screen. CatVideoFest, which roams

around the country helping to raise money for cats in need while partnering up with local charities, features a 70-minute compilation of the latest and greatest familyfriendly cat videos. A portion of the proceeds for the Cleveland iteration

goes to the House of Mews Rescue cat shelter (a no-kill shelter). Tickets are $12.50. — Laura Morrison

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WITH A NAME LIKE FLOUR, IT was clear from the start that Paul Minnillo’s contemporary Italian restaurant in Moreland Hills would give pasta the respect it deserved. Since this popular eastside bistro opened its doors eight years ago, diners have come to discover and expect the plush joys of freshly made pasta in dishes such as tagliatelle Bolognese and rigatoni with lamb sugo. In the early days, the kitchen crew cranked the noodles by hand using a small pasta maker. As time went on, the restaurant upgraded to a small tabletop extruder that greatly increased speed and consistency. Given the logistical realities of a cramped, hectic restaurant kitchen, Dennis Derganc, “the pasta guy,” would work overnight to produce all the noodles. Soon, the idea to elevate the endeavor into a cottage business took root, and the high-quality pasta began making its way out of the dining room and to wholesale restaurant accounts. Predictably, it wasn’t long before they hit the wall. “We were at capacity at the restaurant,” explains chef-partner Matt Mytro. “We could not grow any bigger or take on new customers.” Recently, Mytro and co-owners Lisa and Paul Minnillo relocated Flour Pasta Company from the restaurant to a 2,300-square-foot production facility in Bedford Heights. Apart from the buildout, the largest investment came in the form of a high-end commercial pasta machine. If the name La Monferrina brings to mind sleek Italian roadsters, you’re not that far off in terms of price. The water-cooled, computercontrolled contraption ups production rates from 50 pounds of fresh pasta per hour to 300. A mixture of semolina flour, whole eggs, water and natural annatto coloring is kneaded and extruded through a variety of dies to create familiar and not-so-familiar pasta shapes like spaghetti, bucatini, rigatoni and cavatelli. Those bronze dies, each costing upwards of

for a couple extra minutes, it’s still going to be fine.” The immediate goal is to increase the number of outlets where Flour Pasta is sold. Down the line, Mytro says they intend to add jarred pasta sauces to the lineup and maybe install a drying room so that they can offer shelf-stable dried noodles as well. For Mytro, who doesn’t like to sit still, this project helps to allay an overwhelming urge to expand the team’s culinary portfolio. “This was a kind of a compromise with Paul,” Mytro confesses. “Going back six years ago, I’ve wanted to do another restaurant. For chefs, the goal is always to do another restaurant. But we could never find the right space or deal. Then this idea came up, which is more manageable at a time when it’s hard Photo courtesy Flour

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“Now you have these opportunities to get into grocery stores, where everything is local and chef-driven,” says Mytro. “Years ago you couldn’t do that; nobody wanted fresh pasta.” Unlike dried pasta, Flour Pasta needs to be kept refrigerated, which makes it more of a specialty product. It also costs more than a budget box of dried noodles, but the payoff comes in the form of its bouncy, elegant structure, nutty flavor, and coarse sauce-philic exterior. Fresh pasta also saves you time in the kitchen, cooking in two to four minutes as opposed to 10 to 12. “Fresh pasta is also much more forgiving,” Mytro points out. “If you under-cook dried pasta, it sucks. If you over-cook dried pasta, it sucks. If you leave fresh pasta in the water

to find staff at the restaurant.” Mytro rattles off a dozen or so restaurants that have opened up in Chagrin Falls, Beachwood and Orange Village over the past year alone, each taking a nibble at Flour’s bottom line. “I feel like the pasta can be a longer-lasting opportunity for when I get older,” Mytro says half-jokingly.

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HOT CHICKEN TAKEOVER started out modestly five years ago as a weekend-only pop-up on the near-east side of Columbus. The purveyor of Nashville-style fried chicken consistently drew long lines and habitually sold out. As winter approached, the tasty startup sought out a more hospitable home and found it in the underutilized second floor space of the North Market in Columbus. In 2015, they converted that extended-stay pop-up into a permanent engagement. Folks who make the short trek upstairs at that bustling public market discover crispy fried wings, thighs, breasts and legs, offered with no heat, mild, hot and “holy.” Meals, including sandwiches, come with mac and cheese, coleslaw, bread and pickles. For dessert, there’s banana pudding. Since launching, the company added outposts in Clintonville and at Easton Town Center north of town. Next up for the quickly growing brand is Greater Cleveland, specifically Crocker Park. “When it came to selecting our first site outside Columbus, Cleveland was the obvious choice for all of us,” says founder Joe DeLoss. “We’re incredibly grateful for the opportunity to be a part of the community and to deliver our mission: creating extraordinary experiences for extraordinary people.” That “mission” also includes providing meaningful jobs, benefits and support services to people who might not find them elsewhere, including those with disabilities, criminal records, homelessness and other barriers to employment.

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Jill Vedaa and Larder Nab Spots on James Beard Awards Semifinalists List Last week, the 2019 James Beard Awards Restaurant and Chef Semifinalists were announced. Jill Vedaa, chef-owner of Salt in Lakewood, made the cut, as did Larder in Hingetown. Vedaa made last year’s semi list as well, only to be edged out come the big event. “Honestly, I’m blown away,” Vedaa said of making the cut for Best Chefs: Great Lakes Region. “The first year was, ‘Wow, this is amazing.’ But this year is validating. It truly brought tears to my eyes. I’m so proud of what Jess (Parkison) and I have built and that people are getting it. To have put all the work in over the years and to be acknowledged on this level takes my breath away. So very honored and love representing this city!” Larder Delicatessen earned a spot in the Best New Restaurant category. “I’m completely shocked,” Larder’s co-owner Jeremy Umansky said soon after learning the news. On Wednesday, March 27, this lengthy list of semifinalists will be whittled down to a much more competitive list of finalists. Those finalists will learn their fate at the big James Beard Awards Gala in Chicago on Monday, May 6.

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instrumentation — fans be damned. But while that record, and its followup, last year’s Delta, may not have sparked any serious singles, rest assured the English four-piece is still big. Those albums debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard charts, and come Saturday, the band is storming Quicken Loans Arena as part of its current world tour. Perhaps not all fans have stuck with them since going electric, but not everyone stuck with Bob Dylan either. Mumford brought the neo-folk movement to the forefront in the late aughts. Now, like the rest of pop, Mumford and Sons wants to move on from all the “ooohs” and “ahhs” and claps and stomps that dominated that musical time. But, for better or worse, that doesn’t mean the band is going anywhere.

FOLKED FROM THE START There’s no reason that folk music needed to make a comeback on the pop charts, other than that all things are cyclical. Somehow in 2009, with the release of their debut album, Sigh No More, Mumford and Sons took watered-down folk music mainstream. They were hardly the first of that era — with acts like the Avett Brothers and Fleet Foxes laying the groundwork — but the brisk-paced acoustic guitar (and yes, banjo) of the Mums’ “Little Lion Man” was undeniable. The tune moved a lot of people, and it especially spoke to the 20-somethings coming straight out of college into the recession-hit job market. “Weep little lion man/You’re not as brave as you were at the start/Rate yourself and rake yourself/Take all the courage you have left,” the song begins. | clevescene.com | March 6 - 12, 2019

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OR SOME TIME NOW, Mumford and Sons has tried to convince us they don’t need a banjo to make music. They left the instrument that helped catapult their brand of folkpop to arena-filled stardom by the wayside back in 2015 with the release of the rock heavy Wilder Mind. “I don’t really believe in possession or ownership of a particular sound,” frontman Marcus Mumford recently told Uproxx. “What’s so interesting about bands like Radiohead or Arcade Fire is that you always know it’s them, and it doesn’t just sound like one thing. I think our band has struggled at times with people thinking that we’re one thing, but we’re really trying to be not that.” Clearly, the band wants to be taken seriously. And to do that, they ditched their hipster hats and mostly acoustic

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The unsure lyrics paired with its fizzing energy landed the song at No. 39 on the Billboard charts along with a slew of emotional followers. When the band played the tune on Late Night with David Letterman, it was clear the comedian didn’t know what to make of the group. “Pretty good, huh?” Letterman asked his audience. He then joked, “They’re going to take the money they make for being on this show tonight and hire a drummer for future gigs, so this is a real breakthrough for them.” By then, record executives figured that what made Mumford seemingly special needed to be bottled and mass-produced. Other acts offering similar sounds, like the Lumineers and the Head and the Heart, suddenly had an outlet, and tons of unsigned acts took up the banjo hoping to make it big. Hit makers whipped up the syrupy sweet acoustic-guitar driven “Home” for Phillip Phillips after

(during the folk revival of the 1960s) had to change for their own preservation. “This gets to the deep question about whether the band owes the fans something,” Goldmark says. “A performer is entitled to do whatever the heck they want, but I’m under no obligation to listen to it. People believe there’s a musical social contract where a band has to play the hits. But if a band is still producing new stuff, how can we begrudge them the space to play those songs?” FOLK FORWARD If Mumford and Sons’ recent record is any indication of what is to come, they’re still interested in filling basketball arenas with anthemic songs and even using some of those old folk instruments — but only on their terms. Each track on Delta is highly produced and stylized; it’s like they’re reaching for every instrument possible.

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his American Idol win in 2012, and that song is still the show’s bestselling tune. Swedish DJ Avicii also cashed in, producing one of the biggest barn-burning tunes of the decade with “Wake Me Up.” But after Mumford’s sophomore effort Babel won the Grammy for Album of the Year in 2013, it wasn’t just the public that was growing banjo weary, Mumford’s own banjo player Winston Marshall told Vulture in 2014: “I think ‘killed’ is an understatement. We murdered [the banjo]. We let it, yeah — fuck the banjo. I fucking hate the banjo.” The band announced a long break, which many surmised was a permanent split. As Daniel Goldmark, a professor of music at Case Western Reserve University and director of the Center for Popular Music Studies, says, the way the band took indie music mainstream was a golden moment but was most likely unsustainable. Goldmark says no matter what the listeners want, Mumford and Sons and Dylan

“I hope [Delta] can connect with people,” Mumford told Esquire in a recent interview. “It doesn’t need to be liked by everyone — if it was, then taste would no longer exist. But people knowing that these songs are written honestly is important to me, that it wasn’t some sort of fabrication.” Folk music, meanwhile, which has survived nearly a century, will be just fine whether or not Mumford and Sons ever pick up a banjo again. Only time will tell if Mumford and Sons is a band that is part of a movement or one that can defy genres. “Are they going to be pinned to a time and place?” Goldmark wonders. “When we think of the music of a ’70s or ’80s or a certain political climate, are they going to be compartmentalized like that, rather than be known for who they are? It’s hard to say.”

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will include Pogues classics, a tribute set of Clash songs and some other “choice” covers. (Jeff Niesel) 8 p.m. Music Box Supper Club. Cypress Hill & Hollywood Undead/ Demrick/Xzibit: Two weed-obsessed acts from Southern California, Cypress Hill and Hollywood Undead have teamed up for what they’ve called the West Coast High tour, a co-headlining run that comes to the Masonic Auditorium tonight. Last year, Cypress Hill released its ninth studio album, Elephants on Acid, and Hollywood Undead issued PSALMS at the end of last year. Elephants on Acid is Cypress Hill’s first album in nearly a decade, and it’s the first record DJ Muggs produced since 2004’s Til Death Do Us Part. Expect to get a good second-hand high at this gig. (Niesel) 7:30 p.m., $35-440. Masonic Auditorium. Distracted Release Show/Shallow Heads/Tallulah Patience/Speedo Agreed: 7 p.m., $10. Mahall’s 20 Lanes. The Expendables/Ballyhoo!/Kash’d Out: The Expendables have rolled through town several times in recent years, always offering up a fun evening of soulful reggae, punk, and balls-to-the-wall shredfests. It’s that amalgamation that has kept the band exciting for more than a decade. To the uninitiated, 2004’s Gettin’ Filthy is a worthy intro to the music. Cue up “Let Her Go” and/or “Sacrifice” for a taste of the touchstone. Guitarist and singer Geoff Weers puts enough transformative emotion into the lyrics to nearly bring you to the

Pacific shoreline. The band’s Santa Cruz roots play out nicely in the music, and that’s true on the band’s latest full-length, 2015’s Sand in the Sky, as well. You can see the Expendables picking up a few new electronic tricks, but the California vibes are still there in full. (Eric Sandy) 9 p.m., $20. Grog Shop. Fits of Hail/Strange Messenger/ High Season: 9 p.m., $5. Happy Dog. Flying Home Series: Lucas Kadish: 7:30 p.m., $20. Bop Stop. Andy Frasco & the U.N./Wild Adriatic: 8:30 p.m., $13 ADV, $15 DOS. Beachland Tavern. Alan Greene Blues Band (in the Supper Club): 8 p.m., $8. Music Box Supper Club. Mumford & Sons: 7:30 p.m., $41.50$101.50. Quicken Loans Arena. The Prince Project: 8 p.m., $20. The Kent Stage. Maura Rogers and the Bellows/AJ and the Woods/Ray Flanagan: 8 p.m., $10 ADV, $12 DOS. Beachland Ballroom. The Sound of Animals Fighting/ Planes Mistaken for Stars/Lorelei K: 8 p.m., $34.50 ADV, $39 DOS. House of Blues. The Tie Downs Release Party/The Borstal Boys/Balloon Knot: 8 p.m., $5 ADV, $7 DOS. CODA. Chuchito Valdes: 8:30 p.m., $30. Nighttown. Jackie Warren: 10:30 p.m., free. Nighttown.

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BAND OF THE WEEK Photo courtesy of the Tie Downs

THE TIE DOWNS By Jeff Niesel MEET THE BAND: Brian Hager (vocals,

guitar), Dennis Downey (guitar), Matt Angelone (bass), Albert Rager (drums, vocals) GOING IN A DIFFERENT MUSICAL DIRECTION:

Two years ago, Hager started to feel like he wasn’t being “artistic enough” with the Chromes, a local hard-rock act he fronted. He wanted to go in a different musical direction, so he started recording demos that were “more personal” and reached out to Downey. They didn’t have a drummer at the time and put a series of musicians through tryouts. By early 2018, they settled on the lineup they have now. “I had to get the songs out because that’s like therapy for me,” says Hager. Downey liked what he heard. “I was interested in joining the band because Brian wanted to move in a deeper direction, which is what I wanted to do too,” he says. A VARIETY OF INFLUENCES: The band takes influences from a variety of sources. “I love David Bowie and T. Rex, and I like Butch Walker, who’s a producer who’s also a great guitar player and singer,” says Hager. “I really like ’90s alternative rock and some progressive rock like Yes and Rush, and there’s a hint of that that comes across in our music.” Downey says “everything” has influenced him and says he likes everything from death metal to classic rock.

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RIFFS APLENTY: For its debut, Tied Down, the band drew from songs that Hager sketched out on his phone. “I keep a journal of words in my iPhone, and I constantly

jot things down,” he says. “If I have time, I’ll start working on an acoustic guitar. I send those tracks out to the band, and we work it out from there.” Downey writes some of the music too. “I’m not much of a words guy; I’m riff-oriented,” he says. “I like old school rock ’n’ roll and heavy metal is all riffs. I will write riffs all day long and then piece them together.” WHY YOU SHOULD HEAR THEM: The band’s

latest album, Tied Down, features six songs that show off the band’s songwriting chops. Album opener “Equanimity” features an infectious melody, and “Jump On” starts with a driving guitar solo before the wailing vocals kick in. “The songs are really personal and about my anxiety,” says Hager, who says he likes the word “equanimity” because it has special meaning in Buddhism. “I love the word. It’s something you strive for in the Buddhist religion.” The band has started to write songs for its next album and will play a few songs that aren’t recorded yet at the upcoming release show that takes place at CODA. WHERE YOU CAN HEAR THEM :

thetiedowns.com. WHERE YOU CAN SEE THEM: The Tie

Downs perform with the Borstal Boys and Balloon Knot at 9 p.m. on Saturday, March 9, at CODA.

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SAVAGE LOVE LOADED QUESTION By Dan Savage Let’s say my kink is edging and I edge myself for a few days leading up to a date. Is it my responsibility to tell my potential partner? There are a few variables here that are important to note. This is a first/Tinder date, and it’s just a coffee date, BUT she and I have talked about our expectations and there will likely be a physical aspect in whatever potential relationship may ensue. I understand that it’s never cool to involve someone in your kink without their consent, but what are the rules here? On one hand, if I don’t divulge this information, I could see how my production of an unexpectedly large amount of ejaculate could be upsetting, depending on the circumstances/ activity. But on the other hand, at least some amount of come is expected, right? If I randomly had massive loads every single time through no effort of my own, would I be responsible for letting a partner know? Perhaps it would be the polite thing to do. I guess I’d feel comfortable saying, “Hey, by the way, I produce very large loads,” if sex was imminent. But when you add the kink factor into the mix, I think something like that should be talked about before sex is “imminent.” So what responsibility do I have to divulge this information? And if I do have a responsibility to divulge this, when would be the appropriate time to bring it up? I feel like it could be sexy to be so open about a taboo, given that we’ve already discussed the desire for a physical aspect to the relationship. But at what point between sex being “not off-limits” and “my parts are going to be interacting with your parts as soon as our clothes are off” is the right moment to disclose my kink? — What Ought One Do? Let’s say … you blow that load. I can’t imagine your new friend will be shocked. Blowing loads, after all, is what men do* with their penises**, WOOD, and most people who are attracted to men are aware of this fact. And anyone who’s slept with two or more men is aware that some men blow bigger loads than others. Volume varies. Volumes vary between men, and the volume of an individual man’s loads can vary naturally or as the direct result of an intentional intervention, like edging.

Backing up for a second: Edging entails bringing yourself or being brought to the edge of coming over and over again. It’s about getting yourself or someone else as close as you can to the “point of orgasmic inevitability” without going over. Draw out the buildup to a single orgasm for hours or days — by edging yourself or being edged by someone else — and the resulting load will be larger than normal for the edged individual. But even so, an edged dude’s load can still be smaller than the load of a guy who just naturally produces more ejaculate. And in answer to your question, WOOD, no, I don’t think there’s a pressing need to disclose your kink to your date. If it gets sexual, she’s going to expect you to produce ejaculate at some point. And even if the load you wind up blowing is enormous, you’re not going to drown her or wash out her IUD. Frankly, WOOD, your letter reads like you got baked out of your mind and sat up half the night trying to come up with an excuse to tell this woman about your not-that-kinky kink and “I should tell her as a courtesy” was the best you could do. If you want to tell her, go ahead and tell her. But since there’s no need to tell her that you sometimes like to stroke for a bit without climaxing, there’s a strong chance she’ll react negatively to your “courtesy” disclosure. Even if she’s made it clear there could be “a physical aspect in whatever potential relationship may ensue” — even if that’s not just dickful thinking on your part — she’s going to be scrutinizing you for signs that you aren’t someone she wants to get naked with. She’ll be looking for red flags at your first face-to-face meeting, and if you come across like a creep with piss-poor judgment — and a needless conversation about how much ejaculate you produce and why you produce so much ejaculate will definitely come across as creepy — then she may decide not to ensue with you.

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