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contents ON THE COVER: Americas Latino

Festival seeks to position Latinos as environmental leaders by David Accomazzo

....................................................................... NEWS: CU’s professor of the year traveled a rocky road by Jefferson Dodge

....................................................................... NEWS: Two articles on Pollock mysteriously disappear by Jefferson Dodge

....................................................................... BOULDERGANIC: Endangered again: Fish and Wildlife proposal prompts debate from wolf activists by Elizabeth Miller

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Publisher, Stewart Sallo Editor, Joel Dyer Advertising Director, Jeff Cole Director of Operations/Controller, Benecia Beyer Circulation Manager, Cal Winn EDITORIAL Managing Editor, Jefferson Dodge Arts & Entertainment Editor, David Accomazzo Associate Editor/Special Editions, Elizabeth Miller Online Editor, Steve Weishampel Interns, Lexi Schwartz, Ali Tadayon, Zak Weinberg Contributing Writers, Peter Alexander, Dave Anderson, Cayte Bosler, Rob Brezsny, Chris Callaway, Paul Danish, James Dziezynski, Clay Fong, Jim Hightower, Dave Kirby, Michael Krumholtz, Jessie Lucier, Blair Madole, Dylan Owens, Brian Palmer, Adam Perry, Stephanie Riesco, Leland Rucker, Dan Savage, Alan Sculley, Camilla Sterne, Ruth Tobias, Tom Winter, Tate Zandstra, Gary Zeidner SALES Retail Sales Manager, Allen Carmichael Inside Sales Manager, Daniel Lessner Digital Portfolio Sales Manager, Kirk Koskey Account Executives, Julian Bourke, Andrea Craven, David Hasson PRODUCTION Production Manager, Dave Kirby Art Director, Susan France Graphic Designer, Mark Goodman Marketing Manager & Heiress, Julia Sallo Marketing Assistant, Maria Scully Office Manager/Advertising Assistant Andrea Neville CIRCULATION TEAM Dave Hastie, Dan Hill, George LaRoe, Jeffrey Lohrius, Elizabeth Ouslie, Rick Slama 13-Year-Old, Mia Rose Sallo November 14, 2013 Volume XXI, Number 15 As Boulder County's only independently owned newspaper, Boulder Weekly is dedicated to illuminating truth, advancing justice and protecting the First Amendment through ethical, no-holdsbarred journalism and thought-provoking opinion writing. Free every Thursday since 1993, the Weekly also offers the county's most comprehensive arts and entertainment coverage. Read the print version, or visit www.boulderweekly.com. Boulder Weekly does not accept unsolicited editorial submissions. If you're interested in writing for the paper, please send queries to: editorial@boulderweekly.com. Any materials sent to Boulder Weekly become the property of the newspaper. 690 South Lashley Lane, Boulder, CO, 80305 p 303.494.5511 f 303.494.2585 editorial@boulderweekly.com www.boulderweekly.com Printed on 100% recycled paper with soy-based ink. Boulder Weekly is published every Thursday. No portion may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher. © 2013 Boulder Weekly, Inc., all rights reserved.

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Column misleads

The topic of public pensions is an important one. Any discussion should be guided by facts. Unfortunately, Dave Anderson’s recent opinion piece [“Limit corporate welfare,” commentary, Oct. 24] fails to meet that standard and misrepresents both the policy work of The Pew Charitable Trusts and the fiscal

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Highroad Rabbits, endangered rhinos and the Dallas Safari Club by Jim Hightower

ave you ever heard of the rabbit hunter’s nightmare? A guy dreams that he and a few of his buddies have fanned out across some brushland to scare up and shoot a few hares. They kill a couple, but then, one of the hunting buddies who’d headed down a slope into a thicket on the right suddenly comes bolting up the slope, all

realities facing state governments. Mr. Anderson’s assertion that state pension shortfalls are the result of the 2008 stock market crash, for example, is not supported by the data. In 2007, state-run pension plans faced a shortfall of more than $360 billion. This total figure is from the state’s own numbers — and it shows that there was a prob-

lem even before the Great Recession hit. To be sure, a few states such as North Carolina and Wisconsin had well-funded pension plans, but other states racked up billions of dollars of pension debt, among them Illinois and

wild-eyed and screaming at the others: “Run, run — the rabbits have guns!” I thought of this recalibration of the hunting equation when I read that an outfit called the “Dallas Safari Club” had come up with a truly novel idea for saving Namibia’s rare Black Rhinoceros, which is teetering on the edge of extinction. Several hundred thousand of these unique animals existed a century ago, but only 1,800 remain in this African nation today. So, thinking waaaay out of the box, the safari club says it will contribute to the Black Rhino conservation cause by auctioning off to one of the club’s lucky members the chance to [WARNING: The following could make your head explode] go to Namibia with a really big gun, and shoot one of the magnificent, endangered creatures dead. Yes, to save the black rhino, kill it. The safari club’s chieftain says that both the Namibian government and our

For more information on Jim Hightower’s work — and to subscribe to his award-winning monthly newsletter, The Hightower Lowdown — visit www.jimhightower.com.

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own Fish & Wildlife agency have OK’ed the kill. He claims that safari enthusiasts will bid as much as a million bucks to be the one to pull the trigger. And, yes, the head of the deceased will be severed, stuffed, mounted and shipped back to the U.S. as a trophy for the shooter’s den. To the club’s credit, every dime from the auction will go to — oh, the irony! — Namibia’s Black Rhino Conservation Fund. Back to the rabbit scenario, wouldn’t the club’s big game safari be fairer if high-powered guns were barred, and the winning bidder had to try executing the rhino with a Swiss Army Knife? Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com This opinion column does not necessarily reflect the views of Boulder Weekly. November 14, 2013 7

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South Carolina. Now state-run pension plans have reported a funding gap of $757 billion due to a combination of skipped payments, higher risk investments and unfunded benefit increases. One of the most important tasks facing states is to pay down their existing pension debt. Some stakeholders will want to solve the problem of pension shortfalls only with tax increases, while others will want to solve it only with changes to benefits or spending cuts. At the end of the day, there is no one-sizefits-all solution. How states choose to address pension challenges is up to their policymakers and citizens to decide. No matter where the funding comes from, however, the bill needs to be paid. The Pew Charitable Trusts works in this field with no hidden agenda. We believe every public employee — past, present, and future — deserves a secure retirement, and that begins with paying for the pension promises already made. Going forward, we need an honest discussion centered around a fair set of solutions that will offer retirement security to public workers while protecting taxpayers and maintaining the ability of states to deliver important public services. Greg Mennis, The Pew Charitable Trusts/via Internet

Thanks for the hard road

Writing to say thanks for “The hard road” article [Buzz, Aug. 15]. All three artists took their tough lives and used them to touch others in a very rich way. Great article that landed in my lap at the right time. Stan Tyler/Austin

Our flood story

Since 1972, the Longmont Humane Society (LHS) has been a mainstay in our community, with a mission of caring, serving and improving the lives of companion animals. During the floods, we found that delivering on this mission was more critical than ever. In response to the destruction that surrounded us, the LHS opened its doors and welcomed the animals who suddenly found themselves without a home. In the days that followed, these displaced pets started trickling in. Although we were located in a mandatory evacuation zone, due to the nature of our business, we were allowed to stay open. The staff ’s dedication was instrumental to the success of our mission as the days stretched on caring for the animals. This allowed families to deal with their immediate concerns of lost housing and displacement. These evacuated pets have been invited to stay as long as needed. We hope this allows families to get themselves settled in a safe place first and then bring their furry family members home. In all, the mission we set out to accomplish was a great success. We took in a total of 217 evacuated, lost, stray and surrendered dogs, cats, kittens, rats and even a goose! And our reach in helping others extended beyond Longmont to other communities such as Lyons, Jamestown and other mountain towns. LHS also lent a helping hand in many other ways. see LETTERS Page 11

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Join Attention Homes to support the homeless youth in our community who will sleep out to raise awareness and support for homeless youth. Each participant pledges to over 60 community and business leaders who will Sleep Out Join raise $1,000 and will spend the night sleeping sleep out to raise awareness and support for homeless outside onparticipant the lawn between Homes’ youth. Each pledges toAttention raise $1,000 and will Thurs, spend the night sleeping outside the lawn between administrative office and FirstonUnited Methodist Nov 14 Attention Homes’ administrative office and First United Church near 15th and Spruce in downtown Boulder. Methodist Church near 15th and Spruce in downtown Presented in partnership withwith FirstFirst United Boulder. Presented in partnership United Methodist MethodistChurch. Church.

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MORE FRACKING LAWSUITS? We thought it would be fun, in light of the Colorado Oil and Gas Association’s lawsuit against Longmont’s fracking ban, to ask whether the industry group also plans to file suit against the other Front Range municipalities that passed a ban or extended moratorium on fracking in the last election, including Boulder and Lafayette. Here is part of the response from COGA’s Doug Flanders: “In the short term our focus is to continue to support community education efforts about the importance and safety of Colorado’s oil and gas industry. There are over 100,000 Coloradans, and their families dependent on the oil and gas industry for their well-being and livelihood. While we ardently hoped that we would not have to consider going to court to allow an activity which supports these families, COGA will be evaluating all our legal options. The State Supreme Court has clearly stated oil and gas cannot be banned within a city, county, or municipality.” In other words, “We ain’t sayin’.” ROCKIN’ CLOSURE It’s a sad day for fans of the Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center (RMPJC) and its “Rockin’ Betty’s Thrift Store.” The store, which opened in October 2012 and was named for RMPJC co-administrator Betty Ball, announced in June that it was in financial trouble and may have to shutter its doors. Indeed, the shop is closing on Nov. 24, but until then, everything is 50 percent off (60 percent off for members). In related news, the RMPJC will hold its 30th annual Peacemaker of the Year award ceremony at 5 p.m. on Nov. 16 at the Unity Church in Boulder. This year the awards are going to Jon Lipsky, who led the FBI raid on Rocky Flats in June 1989, and Wes McKinley, the foreman of the grand jury that examined evidence against the corporation that operated Rocky Flats. In addition, a Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to Nancy Sullo and Tom Moore, for their many years of activism with Left Hand Books, the RMPJC and other organizations. The Award for Peace and Justice through Youth Organizing will be presented to New Era Colorado. Admission is $30, and tickets are available at BrownPaperTickets.com or RMPJC. org. More information is available at 303-444-6981. EVERY VERY LITTLE BIT HELPS In case you hadn’t heard, the Camera, Times-Call and their various corporate sister papers are putting out a pictorial book featuring their flood coverage — and donating a whopping 5 percent to flood victims. We assume this is 5 percent of the sales price, because if it’s a percentage of the after-expense profit we don’t have a calculator with enough decimal points to calculate the per-book donation. So if the donation to flood victims is based on sales price, and if you order the book right now for only $29.95 (it’s regularly $39.95), you too can be the proud owner of this keepsake and go to sleep tonight knowing that you donated $28.46 to a giant corporation and $1.49 to flood victims. But if you really want to help those victims, you might consider waiting until after the sale to buy your book so that an additional 49 cents or so will get to the flood victims — after it’s split between the Community Foundation of Northern Colorado and the Foothills Flood Relief Fund for Boulder and Broomfield Counties. Every very little bit helps. And we love the sensational title of the book. First, media outlets called it a 100year flood, and then a 500-year flood, even though experts we talked to put the Boulder Creek version at, oh, about a 50-year flood. But according to the newspaper chain’s book, it was A Thousand Year Rain! Gosh, we wouldn’t want to leave people with the false impression that we don’t have to worry about another flood like that for 1,000 years, when in reality there is more like a 2 percent chance of it happening every year, at least in Boulder. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com Boulder Weekly

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For those evacuees who were able to keep their pets with them, we provided pet supplies including animal kennels, collars and food. LHS also provided food to other local rescues to assist them in feeding the influx of pets they also took in during the flooding. The Longmont Humane Society is currently conducting the Now and Forever campaign to raise funds to ensure that we are here in the future to provide these safety net services to the Longmont community. We urge the Longmont community to support the Now and Forever campaign with a financial contribution to make sure that we are here Now and Forever. Please visit www.longmonthumane. org to donate. We are honored that we could bring these life-saving services to the animals of our community and beyond. As a vital resource to Longmont and the surrounding communities, we understand that our pets are an integral part of the family and their welfare needs to be addressed in times of tragedy. On behalf of the LHS board, the staff and our volunteers, we are happy to be a support to our community! Shelley McLeod, president, Longmont Humane Society Board of Directors/Longmont

world, like air conditioners and desalination plants — are kidding themselves. Hansen’s past apocalyptic warnings of climate change-induced extinctions may be overwrought, but there is no question that the damage from another Chernobyl or Fukushima would be orders of magnitude less than the damage associated with, say, a three- to sixfoot rise in sea level — and a lot easier

to clean up. That much should be selfevident. Environmentalists have been at a loss to explain why the world has become increasingly apathetic toward their warnings about the dangers of increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, even as the science behind the warnings becomes more compelling. Personally, I’ve been willing to accept the science. But I’ve felt

for years that demands for action against global warming that come without a full-throated defense of nuclear power should not be taken seriously. Hansen and his colleagues seem to have come to similar conclusions, and as a result I’ll take their views on what should be done a lot more seriously than I have up to now. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com

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at the McNichols Civic Center Building in Denver. A film festival, featuring 17 films, will happen throughout the festival at the ments are very library, McNichols, and various locations on the University of Colorado Boulder white, and it’s time campus. Art exhibits will pop up at the Boulder Public Library, the Boulder to make them Museum of Contemporary Art, the University of Colorado Museum of more brown,” says Irene Vilar, Natural History, Denver International Airport and more. Some of the venues will the founder and director of also host music events. A Family Day, on Sunday, Nov. 17, will offer workshops, the Americas Latino Festival, concerts and art exhibits for all ages. Adrianna Quintero, a senior attorney at a three-day event happening the Natural Resources Defense Council, says that environmental movements need in Boulder, Denver and to realize they have a large amount of untapped allies in the Latino community. Longmont Saturday, Nov. 16, “What we don’t often realize, and this is why the festival is so important, is just through Monday, Nov. 18. how interested and committed the Latino community is on environmental issues, One study shows that 81 percent of whether you’re talking about climate Latinos in the United States believe in change, clean air, or conservation issues,” global warming, compared to 69 percent of says Quintero, who’s speaking at the whites. Other studies predict that by 2050, Boulder Public Library on Saturday, Nov. 30 percent of the United States population 16, at 12 p.m., with the Sierra Club’s Javier will be Latino. The realities of global Sierra and National Center for warming and pollution are hammered Atmospheric Research scientist Paty home to many Latinos since, as Vilar Romero-Lankao. “It’s just an issue that for points out, half of all Latinos in the most Latinos is very close to their heart, United States live in the country’s 25 most even though we don’t traditionally think of polluted cities. Latinos as environmentalists, they really “We’ve been going around the state are.” “Anna Karenina,” by artist Pablo Bernasconi. A selection of Bernasconi’s work will saying, ‘Listen in six years, more than 50 Ray Suarez was a correspondent on be on display during the America’s Latino Festival at the Boulder Public Library’s Canyon Gallery from Nov. 16-18. percent of high school students in PBS NewsHour for 14 years before recently Colorado will be Hispanic,’” Vilar says. accepting a job as host of Inside Story on “And yet, where are we at, in terms of people’s percep- really aren’t targeting Hispanic communities because Al Jazeera America. His recent book, Latino tions of how brown or white this region is? And that of a couple of myths,” Vilar explains. “We have a huge Americans: The 500-Year Legacy That Shaped a Nation, applies to the whole country.” middle class, and we’re moving upwardly very fast. explored the role Latinos have taken in shaping the Still, environmental movements, for whatever But the stereotype of us as consumers is really based history of the United States. He says for many reasons, tend to ignore Latinos, Vilar says. When on that of the underserved community. But that segLatinos, environmental issues strike close to heart. people think green, the next color they might think ment suffers the same as white blue-collared [popula“You have to keep in mind the entire environmenis white. tion], which is poverty. When you’re poor in this tal degradation that is abstract to most is real to It’s for this reason Vilar created the Americas country, you really can’t make healthy choices.” Latinos,” Suarez says. “They tend to live in the real Latino Festival. The festival aims to bring the top The festival takes a multi-faceted approach. estate that abuts factories, solid waste transportation. Latino environmental leaders, as well as artists, writSpeakers will give talks throughout the weekend at … The idea that environmental degradation has a real ers, musicians and filmmakers, under one tent to prothe Boulder Public Library, people like Pulitzerhuman cost is not something they read about in the mote Latinos as leaders in the environmental movewinning novelist Junot Diaz (see story on page 30), newspaper. It’s something they live.” ment. author Laura Esquivel, journalists Sonia Nazario and Of course, the point of the festival is to raise “When you take conservation movements and Ray Suarez, and many more. On Nov. 16-17, many of green campaigns, manufactured by companies, they the same speakers and a few others will give lectures See FESTIVAL Page 14

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change has not become a political sheared off where people had lived, issue,” she says. “It’s a human issue that where the shacks had tumbled down needs to be dealt with regardless of because of this huge hurricane. As who’s in power.” we’re seeing more of this unpredictable Nazario won a Pulitzer for an artiweather activity, we’re seeing more cle she wrote that she eventually turned people escaping regions where that’s a into Enrique’s Journey, the tale of a factor.” Honduran boy Vilar hopes the migrating to the festival will help to United States. She dispel negative stehas written op-eds reotypes about and given talks about Latinos. When peoimmigration, and she ple think Latino, the says an increasing political issues that number of the peocome to mind are ple who seek to ones like immigraenter the United tion and affirmative States from Latin action, she says. She America do so hopes the festival will because of environshine a light on the Lorenzo Duran’s “Inocencia” is on mental issues. She growing Latino popexhibit at the University of Colorado says that rising ocean Museum of Natural History during ulation and serve as a the Americas Latino Festival. levels and natural wakeup call to the disasters are driving a environmental movenew wave of migration around the ment that it has allies among Latino world. Americans. “About 3 percent of people in the “[The festival] positions Latinos in world have migrated, about 214 mila place of hosting a high-end lion people, and increasingly that’s thoughtful summit of thought, and being driven by rising waters,” Nazario validates them in that role,” she says. says. “When I was in Tegucigalpa “It’s time to position Latinos in a more high-end, thoughtful place.” [Honduras], you could see whole secRespond: letters@boulderweekly.com tions of mountainsides that had been Boulder Weekly

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His teaching methods and materials — which are increasingly being used around the country in physics education — involve breaking up the lecture format and getting students into discussion groups and working together on exercises that connect them to how the topic applies to real-life problems. He credits several groups for the growing campus support for research into teaching and learning, including the Discipline-Based Education Research group, the Learning Assistance Program and Center for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Learning. In addition, Pollock is a President’s Teaching Scholar, a multi-campus CU group dedicated to the scholarship of learning. Editor’s note: Dodge originally reported on Pollock’s tenure case while working for the CU faculty/staff newspaper Silver & Gold Record. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com Boulder Weekly

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o one expects wolves to regain territory in more of the 30 return to everywhere in states where the Service is watching the world they once for their presence. roamed — they’ll hardly U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service be able to find comfortDirector Dan Ashe has called the gray able dens in the wilds of Central Park wolf ’s recovery “one of the spectacular in New York City — but how much success of the Endangered Species territory wolves can be expected to Act” and a key example of the Service recover, and whether they’ll need the being a “collection of people who get Endangered Species Act to protect things done.” them along the way, is up for debate “I’ve always liked the analogy of as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife the ESA as biodiversity’s emergency Service’s hearings on proposed rules room,” reads a June 7 blog from Ashe for wolf management come to on the Service’s website to accompany Denver on Nov. 19. the announcement of proposed nationIn some states, gray wolves were wide delisting of gray wolves. “We are removed from the Endangered Species given patient species that need intenList by Congress — an unprecedented sive care. We stabilize them; we get Mexican wolves would be extended additional protections under the proposed rules from them through recovery. Then we hand move — in 2011. the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, but conservationists question whether it will really aid The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service their recovery. them to other providers who will has proposed rules that would remove ensure they get the long-term care the gray wolf from the list of endanthat they need and deserve.” gered and threatened species nationIn a press release from the same wide, while adjusting the habitat size day, Noah Greenwald, endangered for what’s considered viable for wolf species director with Center for recovery, and give the ongoing manBiological Diversity, declared, “This is agement of wolf populations over to like kicking a patient out of the hospistates. The Service will focus instead tal when they’re still attached to life on protecting the Mexican wolf, an support. Wolves cling to a sliver of endangered subspecies the Service has their historic habitat in the lower 48, determined is the only remaining popand now the Obama administration ulation that needs the protection of wants to arbitrarily declare victory and in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan reported a move on. They need to finish the job that Americans the Endangered Species Act. population of 3,686 at the end of 2012, and wolves expect, not walk away the first chance they get. This Gray wolves are considered to have successfully were delisted there in 2012. proposal is a national disgrace. Our wildlife deserve recovered in the western Great Lakes states and the Environmental groups call the move to nationally Northern Rockies after three decades of management delist wolves premature, and claim that stripping pro- better.” The revised plan from the Service for expected to restore the species there. Given anthropogenic tections from wolves, one of a handful of species to wolf recovery scales back their geographic area for changes to the countryside outside those areas, they ever be removed from the Endangered Species List, may struggle to regain homes in other places that will hinder their recovery. They point to states such as gray wolf recovery. Gray wolves can’t ever recover to where they once were, Ashe concedes, because were historically their habitat. Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Wisconsin and now, those areas are covered by livestock ranches In the northern Rocky Mountain states of Minnesota where delisting wolves has been shortly and urban development. But, he says, the agency’s Montana, Idaho, Wyoming and eastern Oregon and followed by wolf hunting seasons that have taken work has created the potential that wolves may one Washington, wolves have already been delisted as more than 1,100 wolves and reduced the population recovered. Their population as of the end of 2012 was by 7 percent as a sign of the treatment wolves estimated at 1,674. The western Great Lakes region would find in other states, should they attempt to See WOLVES Page 22

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SOUTHERN UTAH LAND USE PLAN STRUCK DOWN IN FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT

A Federal District Court in Utah struck down part of the Bureau of Land Management’s Richfield Plan, a land-use plan that would have designated 4,277 miles of trails and routes for off-road vehicle traffic in Southern Utah. The decision requires the Bureau of Land Management to survey historic and cultural resources in the area before designated off-road vehicle trails. The case, led by plaintiffs including the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, Natural Resource Defense Council, Wilderness Society, National Parks Conservation, Sierra Club and other parties, also orders the Bureau of Land Management to review whether the Henry Mountains are an area of critical environmental concern, which would give the region further protection under national law. “This landmark decision is a resounding rejection of the BLM’s mismanagement of Utah’s stunning public lands,” Stephen Bloch, legal director for the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, said in a press release from the organization. “The Richfield RMP wrongly prioritized ORV use over all other

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for the area could lose 1.8 to 6.5 percent annual flow, according to a study published by NOAA’s Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder, NCAR and other groups. The study also projects that by midcentury, Salt Lake City creeks and streams may dry up several weeks earlier in the summer and fall. “Many Western water suppliers are aware that climate change will have impacts, but they don’t have detailed information that can help them plan for the future,” said lead author Tim Bardsley in a press release from CU Boulder. “Because our research team includes hydrologists, climate scientists and water utility experts, we could dig into the issues that mattered most to the operators responsible for making sure clean water flows through taps and sprinklers without interruption.” The study also shows temperatures have increased two degrees in the region over the last century and are likely to rise. The study notes however that future precipitation is difficult to model because Utah sits between the Southwest, which is projected to dry, and Northern states, which are project to receive more precipitation. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com

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day live everywhere they can. “The proposal is basically to right size the habitat that’s for wolves with what is actually viable for wolves, so it’s more or less limited the size of the recovery area,” says Leith Edgar, public affairs specialist for the MountainPrairie Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. But the species is no longer in danger of extinction and so considered to no longer need the protections the Endangered Species Act extends in the

hope of defending species from extinction. States will manage their own populations of wolves — should wolves arrive in Colorado, it’s up to state parks and wildlife officials to make a decision about how to manage that wolf because the Endangered Species Act no longer applies. The nationwide nonprofit National Wolfwatcher Coalition contends otherwise. “One of the key provisions for delisting to take place … says that the

threats that caused the species to become endangered in the first place no longer exist,” says Nancy Warren, Great Lakes regional director for the National Wolfwatcher Coalition. “We contend that those threats still exist.” Wolves were hunted to extirpation in the lower 48 states almost a century ago, and that interest in hunting them to the point of extinction continues, wolf advocates argue. Though thousands of wolves have returned to the continguous U.S., they occupy just 5

percent of their historic habitat. “I know we’ll never have wolves in New York City, for example. Central Park, even though it’s a beautiful park and it’s a large park in New York, it’s never going to hold a population of wolves,” Warren says. “So there are areas where we know we’re never going to have wolves. But there is tremendous suitable habitat in the country, we have Washington, Oregon, See WOLVES Page 25

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Colorado, Utah, the Northeast sections of the country breeding. The 2012 population count of Mexican — all are prime habitat and have adequate prey base wolves showed record high numbers in the Blue to support healthy populations of wolves, but with the Range Wolf Recovery Area — at least 75, in 14 packs. delisting it’s going to turn management over to these But only three of them had pups in that year that surstates and again with these anti-wolf politics, wolves vived until Dec. 31 of that year, down from an average won’t have a chance.” of five of six successful breeding pairs in the midWolf hunting in Wyoming, Montana and Idaho 2000s. will also reduce the wolf populations there to the The genetically limited pool — which has been point that they won’t have the opportunities to disfurther limited by shooting and trapping, including perse to neighboring states with similarly suitable federally called-for relocations and euthanasia when habitat, Warren argues. wolves become a problem among local livestock — “Let’s not worry about New York City, let’s not has led to smaller Mexican wolf litters and lower surworry about New Jersey — we don’t really necessarily vival rates for pups, according to the Center for want or need wolves in those areas,” she says. “But we Biological Diversity. do have some of the prime core Lobos of the Southwest, a areas that should be restored and Mexican wolf protection organizathe feds must allow this to happen tion, says that the rule is part good, ON THE BILL: The public before turning over the authority to and part bad, and may actually hearing on the wolf management proposals from the U.S. the states.” threaten the survival and recovery Fish and Wildlife Service will be To say that wolves will never of Mexican gray wolves. held from 6-8:30 p.m. on Nov. 19 at the Paramount Theatre, return to those states without “The problem is the bad over1621 Glenarm Place, Denver. Endangered Species Act protecrides all of the good, so the good is Additional information is available at www.fws.gov/home/ tions for the species is a jump to pretty much useless because of the wolfrecovery/. The Service is conclusions, Edgar says. bad,” says David Parsons, who was also taking online comments on the proposal through Dec. 17. “I wouldn’t speculate more than the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s to say that these wolves have provMexican wolf recovery coordinator en extraordinarily resilient in their 1990-1999 and primary author of recovery,” Edgar says. “From the time of their reintro- the rule that established the nonessential experimental duction in Yellowstone, they’ve come a long way in a population of Mexican wolves. short amount of time relative to what recovery can He enumerates the problems with the current protake for other species, so I just, I wouldn’t bet against posal: “It’s an old objective, it’s likely to be met even the wolves.” without what they’re doing, it’s not based on the best The proposed rule changes from the Fish and science, it doesn’t support full recovery of the wolf and Wildlife Service are two-fold — first to reassess the then the last thing is that they’re proposing to continrecovery plan for gray wolves, but then to move the ue this designation of nonessential experimental popattention in resources to offering enhanced proteculation,” Parsons says. That nonessential experimental tions to Mexican wolves. population designation allows federal managers more “Basically, a switch in focus to a species more in flexibility in managing the wildlife, but issues the need,” Edgar says. wildlife fewer protections. The Service has proposed maintaining protection “Just on the face of it, it’s pretty hard to argue that and expanding recovery for the Mexican wolf in the if you lost the only wild population of Mexican Southwest, where it remains endangered. The limited wolves, that that would not affect the continued exisresources available to intensive care now needs to go tence of the wolves in the wild,” Parsons says. “It’s just to Mexican wolves, which would be designated an that obvious.” endangered subspecies. Parsons served on a team that combined scientists The Fish and Wildlife Service estimated in 1998 and stakeholders to redefine what recovery should that there were four Mexican wolves left in the Blue look like — some 30 years after the original plan was Range Recovery Area, none of them successfully drafted in 1981. A draft report from the scientists on

that team, presented at the last team meeting in November 2011, called for three populations of wolves in three areas across Arizona, New Mexico and southern Colorado, with a minimum 200 wolves in each area and a total minimum among all three of 750 wolves. Connections should be protected among the three areas to allow the wolves to intermingle and mix genes. “So that’s the picture that’s now out there as to what full recovery should look like,” Parsons says. The proposal from the Fish and Wildlife Service does allow for expanded habitat for Mexican wolves, which currently are trapped and returned to their 7,000 square mile Blue Range Recovery Area any time they leave the area. “That’s a good thing — it allows wolves to disperse and actually make their own choices as to what’s suitable habitat from the way they see the world,” Parsons says. But it doesn’t allow them access to those two areas science suggests would be critical to their recovery. “This rule should be worded in a way that it does not interfere with or preclude or block any future recovery option that would flow from what we now know is the best available science to finding full recovery of Mexican wolves,” Parsons says. The problem is, the plan is based on 31-year-old research and similarly old target populations, he says. “Back 31 years ago, when they wrote the recovery plan, all the Mexican wolves that had lived in the wild had been killed out,” Parsons says. “Their objective at the time was essentially to avert extinction, so they wrote a plan that said, we can’t even begin to think what full recovery would look like, but we need to get started to avoid this subspecies from going extinct.” The plan called for recovery to a population of 100 — and the population now is at 75. “It’s very likely that the population will reach 100 wolves before they even reach the end of this process — and their objective from this process is 100 wolves, and then it’s done,” Parson says. “So it’s just craziness. It doesn’t make any sense. It seems like a tremendous waste of effort.” Revising the rules is an expensive and time-consuming process that once done can take decades to restart. It’s important to do it right this time, he says, and that means using the best science available. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com

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butchering a chicken in his apartment. Then there are the rest of us, who end up somewhere in between. For a long time, I thought these categories were arbitrary, with the main difference being how well a person mastered the local language. But I now know that researchers have developed a more sophisticated understanding of how people deal with life abroad. Every person has an individual response to the opportunities and stresses of living in a new country. In the academic realm, this is called an “acculturation strategy,” and the one you choose depends on many things: your personality, your circumstances, and whether you are an immigrant, a refugee, or a “sojourner,” someone who plans to stay for a limited time. The football player and I were both sojourners, but we found different paths through the maze of Italian culture. His seemed to be what’s called “separation,” or the rejection of the new culture in favor of

the one at home. Meanwhile, I had moved toward “assimilation,” or the rejection of one’s home culture in favor of the new one. Eventually, I would swing back toward something closer to “biculturalism,” in which you learn the new ways of thinking, speaking, and interacting but retain your old ones. It means having two separate identities in my case, an Italian one and an American one. I’m not blaming the football player, or taking credit myself. I was lucky, because I was living with an Italian family, going to an Italian school, and making lots of Italian friends. I was learning to see the world through their eyes. The football player, on the other hand, was living with Americans, playing an American game, and speaking English all the time. It’s hard to get immersed in a new culture when you’re living in a bubble. Immersion is difficult (though perhaps no harder than the separation strategy), but it’s worth the effort. A team led by Carmit Tador, of Tel Aviv University; Adam Galinsky, a researcher at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University; and William Maddux, of the international business school INSEAD, recently concluded a decade of research that sheds some light on this. They had already found that living abroad tends to make people more creative. But their latest work shows that biculturalism (versus the other strategies) also makes people more professionally successful, more entrepreneurial, and more innovative at work. Biculturalism, in other words, is good for business. Why? According to Galinsky, it has to do with “integrative complexity,” something of a holy grail in psysee ADVENTURE Page 28

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chology. It means being able to see things from multiple points of view, make connections between them, and integrate them into something new. That ability to consider and combine perspectives is linked to both creativity and success. In a separate study of the letters of U.S. Civil War generals, which analyzed the writing for density of ideas and perspectives, higher levels of integrative complexity correlated with battlefield success: Robert E. Lee was more complex than most of the generals he beat, but less complex than the general who beat him, Ulysses S. Grant. As it turns out, living abroad, and learning to see how things appear through the lens of a different culture, is one way to develop this kind of thinking. “Basically,” Galinsky told me, “what we showed is that the act of adapting and integrating your experiences with your host culture leads to these long-term transformations in terms of the complexity of thoughts. And that allows people to be more creative, more entrepreneurial, and have better reputations and higher promotion rates.” This research suggests the importance of exchange programs and of exposure to other cultures. It shows the

value of learning languages that give you access to other ways of thinking. It demonstrates the worth of employees who’ve lived abroad. But it also shows that simply living abroad is not enough. Complex thinking “is really about two things,” Galinsky says. “One is trying to look for differences looking to see when things are different from your home culture. And second, looking to see why those differences exist. It’s not just thinking about the host culture, it’s thinking about the host culture in relation to the home culture. It’s that comparison process.” When you reach a point where you’re straddling two ways of thinking, that’s where you begin to see things that others might miss. It is there between two equally real worlds that the doors of possibility open. Maybe that football player was having a bad day. I hope he got to know the real Italy. Maybe it seemed more real to him once he got home. If he learned to see the world through new eyes, there’s no telling what paths have opened up before him. Frank Bures is a contributing editor at World Hum, where his stories have won several awards. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com Boulder Weekly

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rts and media unite communities, says Irene Vilar, the creator and driving force behind the Americas Latino Festival. By harnessing the mainstream appeal and draw of prominent Latino creators, she hopes to brighten the main environmental mission of the festival as well as showcase Latino culture to a broad audience — positioning Latinos not just as spectators to the environmental movement but as leaders. “It can bring the community together. That’s the role of the arts,” she says. “The arts are already in the mainstream, accepted in these communities. We use them to bring them into the heart and the mission of the festival, which is the environmental agenda.” So in addition to prominent journalists and speakers on the environment, the festival is bringing together an impressive selection of creative Latinos — artists, novelists, poets, filmmakers and musicians. Gracing the festival will be names such as Laura Esquivel, the magical surrealist author who penned Like Water for Chocolate; novelist Junot Diaz, MacArthur Fellow and writer of This is How You Lose Her and the Pulitzer-winning The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao; poet/environmental activist Homero Aridjis; and more. There is a film festival featuring 17 films that revolve around Latino and/or environmental subjects. At least 11 directors will be present to talk about their films during the weekend. There is an art component, featuring Pablo Bernasconi (Denver International Airport Gallery and Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder), Artemio Rodriguez (McNichols Civic Center Building, Denver), Jose Guadalupe Posada (McNichols Civic Center Building), Lorenzo Duran (CU-Boulder Musuem of Natural History) and Fidel Sclavo (Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art). Finally, there will be musical performances as well, by Cuban drums virtuoso Dafnis Prieto, Victor Mestas, Sandra Wong, Heatherlyn and others. It’s a lot to take in. But the integration of the arts

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with a lot of environmental degradation, and it’s kind of easy to see how quickly destabilization of the environment can affect you, how quickly contamination of the environment can affect you. We were on the front lines of pollution and the front lines of waste, and we saw very clearly and very forcefully what that does to one’s living standard.” Diaz will be speaking at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16 at the Boulder Public Library and giving a keynote at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 17 at the McNichols Civic Center Building (144 W. Colfax Ave., Denver). The Mexican poet Homero Aridjis has dedicated a large part of his life to environmental activism. He grew up in a part of Mexico where Monarch butterflies would migrate to during the winter, and when their habitat became threatened, he emerged as arguably their biggest advocate. “You have to see the planet as a unique ecosystem, coming in all directions, land, earth, sea, the ocean,” he says. “It’s not a static environment; it’s also a dynamic environment that touches everybody and concerns everybody in this world.” In 1985, Aridjis founded the environmental advocacy organization Grupo 100 (the Group of 100), composed of 100 public intellectuals and artists, including Octavio Paz, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Rufino Tamayo and others. He says the alliance of environmentalism and the arts was a natural one. “Well, I am a writer and a poet, and I have to move in my profession, no? … In Mexico and many Spanish-speaking countries, the writers are public figures,” says Aridjis, who will speak at the McNichols Civic Center Building on Saturday, Nov. 16, at 1:45 p.m., and at the Boulder Public Library on Sunday, Nov. 17, at 2 p.m. “And many people pay attention to what they say. They have credibility. Many people respect writers and artists, etc. That is very important, because of public figures. The Grupo 100 was working with all these people, musicians, and it had a lot of impact in the political world.” Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com

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with the environmental mission of the festival is key, Vilar says. For many of the featured artists, the environmental message rings true. Junot Diaz, the Pulitzer-winning novelist, grew up in an impoverished neighborhood next to what would become a Superfund site. “I know that my sense of having grown up in a Latino community in New Jersey that dealt with an enormous amount of environmental racism certainly changed the viewpoint of me and my neighbors around environmental questions,” Diaz says. “I grew up next to one of the largest active landfills in the United States. “Perhaps from the world I came from, you grow up

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on environmentalism in Mexico:

t’s becoming more and more dangerous. … Every week, you read in the newspapers, that they killed the fisherman, they killed the peasants, they killed the indigenous persons, and you don’t know who. It might be criminals; it might be organized crime, but also the army, or the state governments. And sometimes when they want to stop a project that is dangerous for the environment in the local communities, the easiest way is to kill the person. Sometimes [those murdered] are unknown. If they disappear, nobody cares. ... It’s not always big news. Nobody knows what happens. There’s no investigation. We feel distance with American groups, because sometimes American groups are more concerned with fundraising than direct action with local communities, and that is the difference, you see. It’s becoming very dangerous

for the environmentalists in Mexico to be defending their own ecosystems, their own habitats. It’s becoming really dangerous here in Mexico. And the worst thing is that these people are killed, they disappear, and there is no investigation. People are fearful, you see. … Criminals have been committing atrocious crimes against innocent people. It’s a kind of social penalty. When they kill in organized crime, they do that to keep innocent people, collateral victims they try to impose fear in the society, in order that a citizen doesn’t go to the police. They say if you are a peasant, an indigenous person, woman or man, old or young, if you defend the existence and you oppose business, you can be killed. Something can happen to you or your wife and your children, and that is a way to [deter] activism. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com

The poet Homero Aridjis made saving the monarch butterfly habitat in Mexico part of his life’s work.

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The bright side of Mexico by David Accomazzo

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alking on the phone with longtime record producerturned-filmmaker Duncan Bridgeman, you get the feeling you’re talking to an extremely friendly, hippie version of Hunter S. Thompson. His third film, Hecho en Mexico, which is screening as part of the Americas Latino Festival on Saturday, Nov. 16, at the McNichols Civic Center Building (144 W. Colfax Ave., Denver) and on Sunday, Nov. 17, at the Boulder Public Library at 6:30 p.m. (1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder), is a documentary unlike any other. It joyously explores and celebrates Mexican cul-

ture through song and frantic, colorful editing, and it presents a picture of an embattled country that is the exact opposite of how much of the mainstream media portrays it. “The idea really was to reflect a different side of Mexico than the parts the media likes to latch onto, which is that Mexico is hell,” Bridgeman says. “And there are parts of Mexico that are hell, of course, but most of it isn’t. Most of it is full of beautiful, generous people who make music and talk, just like everyone else on the planet.” Bridgeman is new to the filmmaking world. He spent most of his career as a record producer and

musician, recording pop albums — for people like Paul McCartney — and composing music for soundtracks and commercials. But then he had an awakening, getting in touch with what he has described as his “inner hippie,” and began pointing his work in a different direction. He was recording world music in studios in 1999 when he realized he could start doing his job on a laptop, recording musicians around the world in their homes instead of the studio. Chris Blackwell, Bob Marley’s producer, who was funding Bridgeman’s work at the time, assented, on the condisee BRIDGEMAN Page 34

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tion Bridgeman make a film about his asked him to make a documentary on experiences. Thus, Bridgeman became a Mexico, he jumped at the chance. filmmaker. “I think because of that, I could see 1 Giant Leap, his first film, came from an outsider’s perspective and look out in 2001, and What About Me came at it on the surface and really see the out in 2009. His process is unlike that beauty there, rather than the horror of most filmmakers. He’s less of a everyone seems to focus on,” he says. director of docu“It’s not just mentary films than about being a composer of Mexican,” he adds. ON THE BILL: For a complete them. “Actually, I think it’s schedule of speakers, films, events “I’m really makabout being human, and everything else at the Americas Latino Festival, visit ing music, and havwhich is why it www.americaslatinofestival.org. ing conversations could appeal to a with people,” wider audience.” Bridgeman says. Bridgeman has “What I do is I stories upon stories film the conversafrom visiting tion and the music. Mexico, including So when I’m edittaking peyote with ing, I’ll edit with the Huichol people just audio to get the in the hills of the sounds really beauMexico countrytiful and moving, side (“It would be and then because I rude not to,” he have everything says). What he is filmed, I start putsearching for is ting the pictures on wisdom, and he and it still appears. hopes to share Obviously I have to what he found in change the lanMexico with the guage a little, but I rest of the world. try to stick to the language of music, “My films celebrate the collision everything happens in 16 bars or 32 between ancient and modern. It celebrates the history that Mexico has. The bars, it has that sort of flow to it.” [indigenous] culture is still alive that It’s a documentary written through many countries like America and the language of pop music. A hip-hop England have wiped out,” Bridgeman producer might write a beat that asks a says. “In Mexico it just sort of became rapper to flow for 32 bars; Bridgeman mixed in. … The whole feeling of edits in scholars, poets or whoever into being a Mexican, rather than being a that same space. The result is that right when the speaker finishes or makes a pro- citizen of the modern world, is very strong. And that’s what [the film is] a found point, the music swells and contincelebration of. It’s a celebration of ues. It’s fascinating filmmaking, engaging maybe the wisdom of the past is the and lively, giving a wondrous, idealistic wisdom of the future. If we reconnect view of a culture we don’t often see. from the wisdom of the past, it’s got a Bridgeman isn’t Mexican; he’s lot of lessons for us.” British. But when Mexican producer Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com Bernardo Gomez saw his work and Boulder Weekly

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Nov. 15 - Dec. 1 by William Shakespeare Directed by Joan Kuder Bell

Performed at The Dairy Center for the Arts 2590 Walnut St., Boulder. Tickets: $25 General Admission $21 Students/Seniors Thursdays Name-Your-Price Nights! No Performance on Thursday, Nov. 28th 2 Additional Saturday Matinees on Nov. 24th & Dec. 1st Tickets available at www.thedairy.org or call (303) 444.7328 Dafnis Pietro will bring his of-all-genres-and-none-at-all trio to Denver as part of the Americas Latino Festival on Nov. 16.

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Drummer Dafnis Pietro is a man of many genres by David Accomazzo

afnis Pietro was born in Santa Clara, Cuba, in 1974, and he didn’t take long to become immersed in the rich Afrocuban musical tradition of his homeland. He entered a conservatory to study drums at age 10, and when he was 14 he went to Havana — 174 miles away — to enroll in the National School of Music. In 1999, he moved to New York City and dove headfirst into the city’s music scene, establishing himself as a top-flight percussionist as well as a composer and educator. Pietro drums in a Pollock-esque splatter of rhythms and beats, delicately weaving the fiery polyrhythms of his native Cuba with the melting pot of jazz, funk and the avant garde he encountered in New York City. His virtuosic talents earned him a MacArthur Fellowship in 2011, and he will perform as part of the Americas Latino Festival at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16, in the McNichols Civic Center Building (144 W. Colfax Ave., Denver). “I always think that I’m working with where I come from, from that ancestry background,” Prieto says. “That gives me a great confidence of who I am as a person, and also as a musician. I’ve been influenced by a lot of cultures, most importantly American culture, but also all those other cultures, musically speaking. It’s not like I’ve taken something just to put something [else] back. It’s more than [just] replacing; it’s just adding to the same pot.” His current group, the Dafnis Prieto Proverb Trio, perfectly represents the way the drummer synthesizes the influences around him. In the trio, he joins Boulder Weekly

forces with keyboardist Jason Linder and emcee/singer Kokayi Issa. The music they make is mostly improvisational. Linder sometimes dances around his instrument producing atmospheric, jazz-influenced ambiance, and at times he hammers basslines with his left hand, giving the trio a center from which to spin outward into joyous, spiraling improvisations. Kokayi layers spoken word, rap and the occasional sung vocal on top of it all. The resulting music is almost impossible to classify. And, according to Pietro, that’s all fine with him. “Well at this moment, for me right now, I just don’t play genres. I don’t defend a specific genre. All of them are filtered through my personal sound,” the drummer says. “That’s the most sincere way I can play music, even though I give all my respect to any kind of genre, I still, I define myself with all of it, and at the same time, I have opened the possibility to myself to get my own personal criteria about it, musically speaking. And that’s, for me, one of the most important things. Genres were created by human beings, they weren’t created out of the blue. These musicians have their own personal way of doing things even within the genre. I just don’t feel like I represent one or the other. I represent all of them, even though I come from a very exclusive and very boss culture of Cuban music. “I cannot try to play how people played 30 years ago. I wouldn’t be consequent to the way I live. So for me, everything is more connected in a way. The world is getting smaller by a long entirety.” Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com

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ave you ever abundant humor and seen the quirkiness. She is movie Color blunt and crass and of Night? hilarious in the proStarring cess, and he has Bruce Willis prior to his recently taken up Pulp Fiction-fueled sewing. The final career renaissance and dyad, that in many co-starring an almost ways serves as the always-naked Jane butt of the other March (as well as decidfour’s jokes, is made edly more clothed ’90s up of overtly reliperennials Lesley Ann gious Charlie Warren, Scott Bakula, Caldwell (Erik Brad Dourif, Lance Sandvold) and his Henriksen and Ruben often-befuddled Blades), Color of Night is, wife, Pam (Emily depending on who you Paton Davies). ask, either a campy cineAt first, all matic gem or an unmitiseems both peachy gated celluloid disaster. and keen for these Mirage features three upper-middle-class couples who have some That it is a blatant Basic Rancho upper-middle-class secrets beneath their veneer of good-natured repartee and glasses of wine. Instinct knockoff and mensches. Their includes one of the most straight, white teeth outlandish plot twists uncomfortable knowledge and spin it gleam and smile you’re likely to come across this side of into the kind of play that keeps you below expensive haircuts and above The Sixth Sense, however, cannot be laughing out the door then makes you expensive clothes as they sip $30 botdebated. think … hard … for the rest of the tles of wine seated on custom furniThe twist in Color of Night is all night. ture cloistered safely behind the walls about mistaken identity. The identity Set in the titular — and arguably of a gated community. If it weren’t for in question is not mistaken simply due way too on-the-nose — suburban their easy humanity (a triumph more to a clever disguise. It is made possible enclave, Rancho Mirage finds a group of for the all-star cast than for the playonly with the aid of the willful, albeit friends gathering to enjoy one of their wright), you could begin to hate these subconscious, collusion of those being regular dinner parties full of goodyuppies before the first cork is pulled. deceived. Say what you will about the natured repartee and copious amounts And with every new secret that is movie as a whole, but of wine. It is obvious that revealed, some softly, some louder this element of it the three couples in the than bombs, the humanity comes touches on a universal group have known one more sharply into focus — both theirs ON THE BILL: Rancho truth of human behavanother for many years. and ours. Mirage is presented by the Curious Theatre ior and psychology. The surprise comes You see, it’s all a mirage. (Get it? Company (1080 Acoma People present only when one secret after It was in the title all along!) All the St., Denver), through Dec. parts of themselves to another spills out. The stability, all the good-natured noncha7. Tickets are $18-$44. For tickets or information, visit the world, and the unexpected pleasure fol- lance and all the carefree camaraderie www.curioustheatre.org world includes those lows when the play han- are a quickly cracking veneer. Rather or call 303- 623-0524. nearest and dearest to dles these revelations in than turn into some sort of OA (that’s us. a recognizably realistic “old adult”) version of The Hunger way rather than giving Games with the three couples tearing Denver native and in to melodrama or cutesy parableeach other apart for mortgage security prolific playwright Steven Dietz tackles comedy. and the last glass of merlot, Rancho this phenomenon with abundant The hosts of the evening are Diane Mirage permits its characters to be livhumor in his latest world premiere, and Nick Dahner (C. Kelly Leo and ing, breathing, deeply flawed people. Rancho Mirage. I’d be interested to Bill Hahn). They are the most convenNo one is screwing anyone else’s hear the stories from Dietz’s own life tionally attractive of the group, and spouse, and no one has stolen large that germinated into this play. I bet they’re doozies. After all, it takes a that fact combined with the opulence amounts of money, so all sins may be strong person to not only recognize of their swanky spread make them the forgiven, and the play can meander that we keep secrets — often Mt. de facto alpha dogs. The runner-up cou- along in varying degrees of focus and Everest-sized secrets — from our ple, Trevor Neese and Louise Parkerwithout any real sense of finality. Just wives, husbands, parents, children and Neese (David Russell and Karen like real life. best friends, but also to take that Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com Slack), fill their second-place roles with Boulder Weekly

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arts & culture Things looking up for Colorado Shakespeare Festival Donations dove, but ticket sales were up as CSF turns profit by Lexi Schwartz

he Colorado Shakespeare Festival has had a financially difficult decade, at one point relying on the University of Colorado Boulder for nearly $1 million in assistance. With Shakespeare Santa Cruz (a California festival focused on the Bard) and the North Carolina Shakespeare Festival both closing down this year, the Colorado tradition looked to be in a dark place. However, for the first time since 2000, the festival turned a profit in the 2013 season, generating 17 percent more revenue than in 2012. With ticket sales that outpaced the previous year by 10 percent (reaching their highest level since 2009), the next hurdle is bringing donor support back into the equation. “We didn’t have quite as much donor support as in the past,” says College of Arts & Sciences Dean Steven Leigh. “We spooked a lot of donors. … It’s understandable with the uncertainty why we didn’t have quite the donor impact we had before.” Looking forward, he says, “donors are still very interested, and the fact that we might have turned a corner will help with that.” Leigh says he expects those who may have been hesitant to support the festival, given the amount of publicity around its finances, will be more encouraged by this year’s profit, quality and planning. The thing on Interim Director Timothy Orr’s mind is making the 2013 season’s results sustainable, and driving community support for the 55-year-old tradition. Part of his strategy is to pay down some of the festival’s previous costs, and thus a portion of the 2013 revenue will pay off the entirety of loans that covered two recent renovations to the Mary Rippon Theatre. Orr’s goal is then to “free up a lot of money in the budget for years to come. … The surplus can then go into production, putting it on stage for all of us to enjoy.” Orr attributed the increased box office sales this year to long-range planning as well. Tickets for the season went on sale nearly five months earlier than they had in the past, and the season opened earlier

The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged) was one of the plays that helped the Colorado Shakespeare Festival turn a profit this year.

and ran longer. “This gives people more opportunities to see the plays, and allows for word-of-mouth,” Orr says. The festival recently announced its 2014 season: The Tempest will open on June 7, Paul Rudnick’s I Hate Hamlet on June 13, Henry IV: Part I on June 18, The Merry Wives of Windsor on June 28, and Henry IV: Part II on July 27. To increase donor support and ticket sales once more, Leigh says the financial focus must stay on the festival and its audience. “It wouldn’t be productive to say, ‘Here’s a bill, now go pay it.’ It’s not productive to just have a transfer of cash from the festival to the university,” Leigh says about the notion of asking the festival to “pay back” the university’s subsidies right away. “It would

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be really more productive for us to think about using the surpluses we have for mutual benefit.” This past season the festival attempted to increase student involvement, in an effort to generate more mutual benefits from the university event. “Students up until this year just haven’t been engaged,” Leigh says. To fix this, two courses were offered in the summer term that brought academics together with the festival, in the English and theatre and dance departments. “Once a week we would send in actors, designers, directors, to talk about what it means to put these [works] up on stage,” Orr says. “Us going back in to augment the classes that are being taught, that’s pretty new, that’s pretty cool.” Students also had the opportunity to attend rehearsals and performances and meet with a speech and language coach on staff. Leigh envisions those augmented classes spreading through more departments, to reach even more students and faculty. He says the history, humanities and biology departments could be the next fields to spread into. “Our goal would be to have a Shakespeare studies center that could coordinate that curriculum and enhance the experience of our students,” Leigh says. “Shakespeare has a lot to say about biology, particularly about growth and development. I’d like to see a course on biology … how ideas of nature and nurture have changed through time to the contemporary period.” By increasing student and faculty involvement, he hopes donors will see a refreshed value in supporting the festival. “We need to think about making this sustainable,” Leigh says of the festival’s success. He seems encouraged by the numbers and the positive impacts of the team’s changes in marketing, planning and creativity this year. Looking ahead, he simply says, “The future is bright.” Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com

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Johnny O Band. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 North Park Drive, Lafayette, 303-665-2757.

Bongo Love. 10 p.m. The Lazy Dog Sports Bar & Grill, 1346 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-3355. Clutch — With American Sharks. 7 p.m. Ogden Theater, 935 E Colfax Ave., Denver, 303-832-1874.

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David Booker Solo. 5:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids and Solids, 1555 S. Hover Road, Longmont, 303-485-9400.

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Fruitvale Station tells the true story of Oscar Grant, the 22-year-old Oakland resident killed by Bay Area Rapid Transit officers in the early hours of Jan. 1, 2009. The film begins with the morning of Dec. 31, 2008, as Oscar decides to make a change in his relationships. The audience is led through his interactions with friends, family and strangers on his final day, leading up to an episode on the train that would inspire calls for justice across the country.

Mojoville. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Outlook Hotel, 800 28th St., Boulder, 303-443-3322. Open Mic. 7 p.m. Dickens Opera House, 300 Main St., Longmont, 720-297-6397.

Dexter Payne. 7 p.m. Caffè Sole, 637R S. Broadway, Boulder, 303-499-2985.

Rogue Sound. 10 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St.,

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Misner and Smith. 7:30 p.m Swallow Hill Music Café, 71 E. Yale Avenue, Denver, 303-777-1003.

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dance Wednesday, November 20: MOMIX: Botanica, Macky Auditorium, 285 University Ave., Boulder, 7:30 p.m. MOMIX, the internationally renowned contemporary dance troupe directed by Moses Pendleton, is taking its tour to Macky Auditorium this week. With a performance designed around the changing seasons, the dancers move through a whirlwind to a score featuring the likes of baroque composers and natural birdsongs. Playing with illusion, dancers glow in darkness, becoming flowers and centaurs, and at one point, take the stage with a dinosaur skeleton. In Botanica, audiences are shown their natural world through a new, fantastical lens.

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Figure/Object. Time/Place.: Fall 2013 MFA Exhibition. CU Art Museum, 1085 18th St., Boulder, 303-492-8300. Through Nov. 21.

PAPER/PRODUCT: Portfolios from the Polly and Mark Addison Collection. CU Art Museum, 1085 18th St., Boulder, 303-492-8300. Through June 21.

Heart Lines: Expressions of Native North American Art. CU Art Museum, 1085 18th St., Boulder, 303-492-8300. Through Dec. 21.

Pattern: Follow the Rules. Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, 1485 Delgany St., Denver, 303-298-7554. Through Feb. 9.

Julie Puma: The Immortal Jellyfish. Andrew J. Macky Gallery, Macky Auditorium, 285 University Ave., Boulder, 303-492-8423. Through Jan. 12.

The Photography of Mike Berenson. NCAR Visitor Center Gallery I, 1850 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder, 303-497-1000. Through Nov. 29.

Landscape M — Artist Heimrad Bäcker (1925-2003). Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, 1485 Delgany St., Denver, 303-2987554. Through Jan. 5.

Seen in Passing — Artist Chuck Forsman. Denver Art Museum, 100 W 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, 720-865-5000. Nov. 17 through May 24.

EVENTS from Page 41 Boulder, 303-449-1922. Ron LeGault Trio. 6:30 p.m. St Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696. The Royal — With Nova Albion and The Foreign Resort. 8:30 p.m. The Hi-Dive, 7 S. Broadway, Denver, 303-733-0230. Sacrebleu. 8:30 p.m. Bohemian Biergarten, 2017 13th St., Boulder, 720-328-8328. Signe Rustad — With Kate Brady & Pleasant Creek. Club 156, 1669 Euclid Ave., Room 115, Boulder, 303492-7704. Spare Parts. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628. Stuart-Ivanov Duo. 7:30 p.m. Imig Music Building, CU campus, 1020 18th St., Boulder, 303-492-4247. Sydney Wright, Jessie Torrisi & the Please, Please Me, and Dechen Hawk’s Soul Trio. 8 p.m. Shine, 2027 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-0120.

events Boulder Salsa Social. 8:30 p.m. The Avalon, 6185 Arapahoe Road, Boulder, 303-668-7355. Business Research 101. 7 p.m. Boulder Public Library Main Branch, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-441-3100.

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First Annual Chief Niwot Forum: Let All That Is Indian Within You Die: The History of Native American Boarding Schools. 7 p.m. Native American Rights Fund, 1506 Broadway, Boulder, 303-449-3464. Girl Rising. Film screening. 2 p.m. Wolf Law 206, 2450 Kittredge Loop Road, Boulder, 303-492-8047. Guest Lecture: Liz Shropshire, Founder of the Shropshire Music Foundation. 6 p.m. Imig Music Building, CU campus, 1020 18th St., Boulder, 303-4924247. Warren Miller’s Ticket to Ride. 7 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-786-7030.

Friday, November 15 music Andy T & Nick Nixon. 8 p.m. Boulder Outlook Hotel, 800 28th St., Boulder, 303-443-3322. Atomic Pablo. 10 p.m. Pioneer Inn, 15 E. First St., Nederland, 303-258-7733. Best of Open Stage. 7 p.m. Swallow Hill Tuft Theatre, 71 E. Yale Avenue, Denver, 303-777-1003. The Black Crowes. 8 p.m. Ogden Theater, 935 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, 303-832-1874. Blues from Hotfoot. 6 p.m. Front Range Brewing Company, 400 W. South Boulder Road, #1650, Lafayette, 303-339-0767.

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events The Clever Artifice — One-act chamber opera. 7:30 p.m. ATLAS Black Box theater, 1125 18th St., Boulder, 303-717-6619. Country Touch. 9:30 p.m. The Waterloo, 809 Main St., Louisville, 303-993-2094. Crooked Streets, Nick Campbell, Luke Sweeney and Anthony Tuptak & The Midnight Friends. 9 p.m. Shine, 2027 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-0120. Dechen Hawk, Colin Robinson and Danit. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-4404628. Excision — With Deltron 3030 with the 3030 Orchestra, Funtcase vs. Cookie Monsta, Brillz, ill. GATES, Robotic Pirate Monkey, Shank Aaron, Coult-45, Subliminal, Electronic Tuesdays Winner and Caustik. 7 p.m. 1stBank Center, 11450 Broomfield Lane, Broomfield, 303-410-0700. FACE Fundraising Concert. 7 p.m. Fairview High School, 1515 Greenbriar Blvd., 720-561-3100. Girls on Top. 8 p.m. Dickens Opera House, 300 Main St., Longmont, 720-297-6397. The Indulgers. 10 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922. Jababa Funky Band. 8 p.m. Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids and Solids, 1555 S. Hover Road, Longmont, 303-485-9400. Janine Gastineau and her Rhythm. 7 p.m. Caffè Sole, 637R S. Broadway, Boulder, 303-499-2985. The Long Run. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 North Park Drive, Lafayette, 303-665-2757. The Melismatics. 10 p.m. Bohemian Biergarten, 2017 13th St., Boulder, 720-328-8328. The Royal — With Machine Gun Blues, Red Cloud, Horace Van Vaughan and Magic Cyclops. 7 p.m. The Hi-Dive, 7 S. Broadway, Denver, 303-733-0230. Reckoning. 9 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave.,

Arvada, 303-463-6683. Rory Block. 8 p.m. Swallow Hill Daniels Hall, 71 E. Yale Avenue, Denver, 303-777-1003. Selasee and the FaFa Family. 7 p.m. St Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696. SOJA — With Common Kings. 8:30 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-3399. Steez. 10 p.m. The Lazy Dog Sports Bar & Grill, 1346 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-3355. Taarka with David & Enion Tiller. 8:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-8236685. Wires Crossed. 7 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683.

events Boulder Bookies Book Discussion Group. 1 p.m. Boulder Public Library Meadows Branch, 4800 Baseline Road, Boulder, 303-441-4390. Boulder Community Contra Dance. 8 p.m. The Avalon, 6185 Arapahoe Road, Boulder, 303-668-7355. Fruitvale Station. Film screening. 9 p.m. CHEM 140, 2000 Colorado Ave., Boulder, 303-492-7704. Hannah Kahn Dance Company: The Get-Go and Other Dances. Through Nov. 17. 7:30 p.m. The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-4407826. Kenyan Slum: A Slice of Heaven. 6 p.m. Firehouse Art Center, 667 Fourth Ave., 303-651-2787. Muscle Shoals Film Screening. 6 p.m. eTown Hall, 1535 Spruce St., Boulder, 303-443-8696. BOULDER | 303-444-0479 2034 Arapahoe Ave., 80302 www.listenup.com

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Jackie and Me. Space Theatre, Denver Performing Arts Complex, 14th and Curtis streets, Denver, 303-8934100. Nov. 15 through Dec. 22. The Most Deserving. Ricketson Theatre, Denver Performing Arts Complex, 14th and Curtis streets, Denver, 303-893-4100. Through Nov. 17. One Act. Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826. Fridays through May 2, 2014.

Nov. 24. Spamalot. Boulder’s Dinner Theatre, 5501 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-449-6000. Nov. 16 through March 1. The Tempest. Presented by The Upstart Crow Theatre Company. Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-4407826. Nov. 15 through Dec. 1.

Rancho Mirage. Curious Theatre, 1080 Acoma St., Denver. 303-623-0524 Through Dec. 7.

These Shining Lives. Presented by CU Presents, University Theatre, 261 UCB, University Theatre Building, Boulder, 303-492-8008. Through Nov. 21.

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Goliath: Life and Loathing in Greater Israel. 7 p.m. Boulder Friends Meetinghouse, 1825 Upland Ave., Boulder, 303-786-8921. Saturday, November 16 7 Ox 7: The Road to Escondido — Author Pete Ritzer. 10 a.m. Barnes & Noble, 2999 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-444-0349.

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Homero Aridjis. 7 p.m. Innisfree Poetry Bookstore and Cafe, 1203 13th St., Boulder, 303-579-1644. Tuesday, November 19 Weekly Open Poetry Reading. 7 p.m. Innisfree Poetry Bookstore and Cafe, 1203 13th St., Boulder, 303-579-1644. Living Poets Society Poetry Bookclub Meeting — Seeing Things. 7 p.m. Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-4472074. Wednesday, November 20 From Our Shelves Fiction Bookclub Meeting — This Is How You Lose Her. 7 p.m. Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-2074. Storytime With Judy Volc. 10 a.m. Barnes & Noble, 2999 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-444-0349.

EVENTS from Page 43 Warren Miller’s Ticket to Ride. 5:30 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-786-7030.

Jeremy Dion & The Buck Fifty. 9 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628.

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Jim Herlihy. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628.

music Bad Brad and the Fat Cats Blues Band. 8 p.m. Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids and Solids, 1555 S. Hover Road, Longmont, 303-485-9400. Big Paddy. 9 p.m. Miner’s Tavern, 524 Briggs St., Erie, 303-828-9997. The Black Crowes. 8 p.m. Ogden Theater, 935 E Colfax Ave., Denver, 303-832-1874. The Clever Artifice — One-act chamber opera. 7:30 p.m. ATLAS Black Box theater, 1125 18th St., Boulder, 303-717-6619. Danny Shafer’s 21st Century. 8:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685. David Potter. 5 p.m. Front Range Brewing Company, 400 W. South Boulder Road, #1650, Lafayette, 303339-0767. David Williams and the Gypsy Jazz Singers. 8 p.m. Bohemian Biergarten, 2017 13th St., Boulder, 720-328-8328. Delta Sonics. 8 p.m. Dickens Opera House, 300 Main St., Longmont, 720-297-6397. DJ Ish. 10 p.m. The Attic Bar and Bistro, 949 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-415-1300. Folk Ragout — With Adam Agee and Jon Sousa. 8 p.m. Swallow Hill Tuft Theatre, 71 E. Yale Avenue, Denver, 303-777-1003.

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Johnny O Band. 9 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683. Lisa Bell Trio. 7 p.m. Caffè Sole, 637R S. Broadway, Boulder, 303-499-2985. Maura O’Connell. 8 p.m. Swallow Hill Daniels Hall, 71 E. Yale Avenue, Denver, 303-777-1003. Private Gripweed. 10 p.m. The Lazy Dog Sports Bar & Grill, 1346 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-3355. Rachel and the Ruckus. 7:30 p.m. Bittersweet Cafe & Confections, 836 Main St., Louisville, 303-3175522. Robinson Quintet. 6:30 p.m. St Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696. Ronnie Shellist and Jeremy Vasquez. 4:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Tasty Weasel, 1800 Pike Road, Unit B, Longmont, 303-776-1914, ext. 313. Sean Chambers. 8 p.m. Boulder Outlook Hotel, 800 28th St., Boulder, 303-443-3322. Selena Gomez — With EMBLEM3 & Christina Grimmie. 6 p.m. 1stBank Center, 11450 Broomfield Lane, Broomfield, 303-410-0700. SOJA — With Na’an Stop. 8:30 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-3399. Spare Parts. 10 p.m. Pioneer Inn, 15 E. First St., Nederland, 303-258-7733.

Homeslice Band. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 North Park Drive, Lafayette, 303-665-2757.

Todd Adelman. 9 p.m. The Waterloo, 809 Main St., Louisville, 303-993-2094.

ISSOVEE. 9 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922.

Willis Alan Ramsey. 8 p.m. The Historic Left Hand Grange Hall, 195 Second Ave., 303-444-4640.

Jake Leg Shakers. 7 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683.

Zebroids — With The Photo Atlas, Empty Palace, Warhawk and Git Some. 7 p.m. The Hi-Dive, 7 S. Broadway, Denver, 303-733-0230.

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events events Adobe Photoshop for Photographers Hands-On Intensive. 9 a.m. Boulder Digital Arts, 1600 Range St., Boulder, 303-875-0276. Holiday Adopt-a-Thon & Open House. 10 a.m. High Drive Dog Company, 101 Pratt St., Unit D, Longmont, 303-747-4419. Mood Enhancing Herbs with Rachel Farinelli. 2:30 p.m. Center for Integrative Botanical Studies. Registration required, www.integrativebotanical.com, 877-202-9329. Saturday Swing. 6 p.m. The Avalon, 6185 Arapahoe Road, Boulder, 303-668-7355. Snoods and Caruncles: Wild Turkeys of Boulder County. 10 a.m. Sandstone Ranch Visitor Center; south of Highway 119, one mile east of Weld County Road 1, 303-678-6214.

Jababa. 10 p.m. Southern Sun, 627 S Broadway St., Boulder, 303-543-0886.

Public Library Main Branch, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-441-3100.

Tuesday, November 19

Latin Jazz and Brazilian Bateria Ensembles with Franck Tortiller. 7:30 p.m. Imig Music Building, CU campus, 1020 18th St., Boulder, 303-492-4247.

Cosmology and Modern Physics. 7 p.m. Boulder Public Library Meadows Branch, 4800 Baseline Road, Boulder, 303-441-4390.

Bluegrass Pick. 8 p.m. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685.

Open Mic Night. 6:30 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683.

Movie Night — Snatch. 6:30 p.m. Bohemian Biergarten, 2017 13th St., Boulder, 720-328-8328.

Open Stage — With Danny Shafer. 6 p.m. Oskar Blues Tasty Weasel, 1800 Pike Road, Unit B, Longmont, 303-776-1914, ext. 313.

Music Colloquium: Michael Buchler. 1 p.m. Imig Music Building, CU campus, 1020 18th St., Boulder, 303-492-4247.

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The North Face: Into The Mind — A Film By Sherpas Cinema. 7 p.m. The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826.

Aesthetics of Editing. 6 p.m. Boulder Digital Arts, 1600 Range St., Boulder, 303-875-0276. Boulder Folders: Learn Origami. 10:15 a.m. Boulder

Scandinavian Weekly Dance. 7:30 p.m. Pearl Street Studio, 2126 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-442-7689.

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Chuck Fryberger Films: Exposure Vol. 1. 7 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-7867030. Greg Harris Vibe Quintet. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628. The Groovetramps. 6 p.m. Dickens Opera House, 300 Main St., Longmont, 720-297-6397. Jayme Stone, Banjo. 12 p.m. Boulder Public Library see EVENTS Page 46

Warren Miller’s Ticket to Ride. 2, 5:30 and 8 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-7867030.

Sunday, November 17 music Acoustic Jam. 4 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922. Bad Luck City — With Red Orange Yellow, The Royal and Joe Sampson. 7 p.m. The Hi-Dive, 7 S. Broadway, Denver, 303-733-0230. Bluegrass Pick. 12 p.m. Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids and Solids, 1555 S. Hover Road, Longmont, 303-485-9400. Dakota Blonde. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 North Park Drive, Lafayette, 303-665-2757. Delilah DeWylde and the Lost Boys. 9 p.m. Bohemian Biergarten, 2017 13th St., Boulder, 720-328-8328. Felonius Smith. 6 p.m. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685. Giddyup Kitty Female Bluegrass Band. 6 p.m. Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids and Solids, 1555 S. Hover Road, Longmont, 303-485-9400. Jazz Jam with Big Swing Trio. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Outlook Hotel, 800 28th St., Boulder, 303-443-3322. Logo Ligi West African Drumming & Dance Ensemble. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628. Open Mic. 7 p.m. Dickens Opera House, 300 Main St., Longmont, 720-297-6397. SOJA — With Policulture & Natural Vibrations. 8:30 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-4433399. Traditional Irish Music Open Session. 7 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922. Trans-Siberian Orchestra. 3 and 7:30 p.m. Pepsi Center, 1000 Chopper Circle, Denver, 303-405-1100.

events Boulder Fixit Clinic. 10 a.m. Solid State Depot, 1965 33rd St., Unit B, Boulder, www.boulderfixitclinic.org.

Flamenco Denver: Maria Vasquez. 2:30 p.m. The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303440-7826. Hawaiian Hula Class. 4:30 p.m. The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826. Warren Miller’s Ticket to Ride. 1 and 4:30 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-7867030.

Monday, November 18 music Double Bass Quartet. 7 p.m. The Academy, 970 Aurora Ave., Boulder, 303-493-8008. Electric Blues Jam. 7 p.m. Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids & Solids, 1555 S. Hover Road, Longmont, 303-485-9400.

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Comedy Night. 7 p.m. Bohemian Biergarten, 2017 13th St., Boulder, 720-328-8328.

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Jacob Hemphill and Bobby Lee, of reggae band SOJA, have known each other since the first grade. In their latest music video for the call-to-action jam “When We Were Younger,” they share SOJA’s beginnings with a clip from one of the boys’ middle school talent shows. Now on tour across the United States and through South America, six other band members have joined Hemphill and Lee, and the group has released a fourth studio album, Strength to Survive. Inspired by Bob Marley’s Survival and Hemphill’s own childhood in Liberia, this album and its tour are meant to inspire hope, love and change. With smooth reggae rhythms, deep bass lines and lyrics that tell an honest story, fans looking for an easy tune to get into that carries a greater message can look forward to SOJA at the Boulder Theater for three nights, Nov. 15-17. —Lexi Schwartz

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Friday, November 15 through Sunday, November 17: SOJA, Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 8:30 p.m.

Main Branch, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-4413100. Mathias and the Crooked Streets. 9 p.m. The Waterloo, 809 Main St., Louisville, 303-993-2094. Open Mic. 7:30 p.m. The Attic Bar and Bistro, 949 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-415-1300. Open Mic with Maus. 10 p.m. Pioneer Inn, 15 E. First St., Nederland, 303-258-7733. Open Mic Night. 8 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922. Stan Killian. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 North Park Drive, Lafayette, 303-665-2757. Terra Gatos. 6:30 p.m. St Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696. Those Darlins — With Diane Coffee and Thee Dang Dangs. 7:30 p.m. The Hi-Dive, 7 S. Broadway, Denver, 303-733-0230.

events Boulder World Affairs Discussion Group. 10 a.m. Boulder Public Library Meadows Branch, 4800 Baseline Road, Boulder, 303-441-4390. Evening of Sharing. 6 p.m. Coal Creek Elementary School, 801 W. Tamarisk St., Louisville, 303-912-2784. NaNoWriMo Write In. 3 p.m. Boulder Public Library Main Branch, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-4413100.

Hope Lights the Night. 7 p.m. Community United Church of Christ, 2650 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder, 303-247-0306. The Lovely Bad Things — With The Outfit and Postal Holiday. 8:30 p.m. The Hi-Dive, 7 S. Broadway, Denver, 303-733-0230. The Main Squeeze — With Jimkata. 8:30 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-3399. Martian Acres. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628. Michael Bublé. 8 p.m. Pepsi Center, 1000 Chopper Circle, Denver, 303-405-1100. Open Bluegrass Pick. 9 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922. Strange Byrds. 6 p.m. Dickens Opera House, 300 Main St., Longmont, 720-297-6397. Tribute to Neil Young. 7 p.m. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685.

events Creative Life Series: Sun Ra. 7 p.m. Colorado Chautauqua. 900 Baseline Road, Boulder, 303-442-3282. Great Books Discussion Group. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Public Library Meadows Branch, 4800 Baseline Road, Boulder, 303-441-4390. Holiday Tasting Fair. 4 p.m. Lucky’s Market, 3960 Broadway, Boulder, 303-444-0215.

Wordpress: Essential Plugins. 6 p.m. Boulder Digital Arts, 1600 Range St., Boulder, 303-875-0276.

MOMIX: “Botanica.” 7:30 p.m. Macky Auditorium, 1595 Pleasant St., Boulder, 303-492-8008.

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Secrets of Superior Composition in Photography. 6 p.m. Boulder Digital Arts, 1600 Range St., Boulder, 303-875-0276.

Ash Ganley. 6:30 p.m. St Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696.

Socrates Café. 2 p.m. Boulder Public Library Meadows Branch, 4800 Baseline Road, Boulder, 303-441-4390.

Blues Jam. 10 p.m. Pioneer Inn, 15 E. First St., Nederland, 303-258-7733.

Stocking Your Medicine Cabinet Part III with Lori Roop. 5:30 p.m. Center for Integrative Botanical Studies. Registration required, www.integrativebotanical.com, 877-202-9329.

Blues Jam Hosted by Todd Johnson. 8 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683. Boulder Blues Quartet. 8 p.m. Caffè Sole, 637R S. Broadway, Boulder, 303-499-2985.

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The Starz Denver Film Festival, Nov. 14-17

Jihad, but also by his brothers. One day, the woman decides to tell him the truth about her feelings about their relationship. She says things she could never have said before, even though they have been married for the past 10 years. Therefore, this paralyzed man unconsciously becomes syngue sabour, a magic stone that, according to Persian mythology, when placed in front of a person, shields her from unhappiness, suffering, pains and miseries. At Boedecker. — Boedecker Theater

FREE BIRDS

Unfortunately, this is not a shooting gallery.

There are more than 75 different films with more than 100 different showtimes during the last four days of the festival. For full listings go to denverfilm.org.

About Time A father explains to his son that all men in the family can time-travel. So the son goes back in time to find a girlfriend, which turns out to be harder than he thought. Rated R. At Century and Colony Square.

transpires. Rated PG-13. At Twin Peaks, Colony Square and Century.

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Deep into a solo voyage in the Indian Ocean, an unnamed man wakes to find his 39-foot yacht taking on water. Rated PG-13. At Century, Colony Square and Chez Artiste. — Landmark Theatres

Eva (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) is a divorced, single parent masseuse who meets Albert (James Gandolfini), a nice guy in the same boat. Love and laughs follow. Rated PG13. At Mayan, Colony Square and Century. — Landmark Theatres

Blood Brother Blood Brother is the story of a group of children infected with HIV and Rocky Braat, a disenchanted young American that met them while drifting through India. They were left on the doorstep of a slum orphanage by their families; he had bounced between parents and jobs his whole life. He wanted to adopt them all, but in reality, he couldn’t cure even one of them. He had to stay. Today, he lives in a concrete hut a few hundred yards from the orphanage. Every day they teach him what some of us will never really learn: Love is the only thing that makes life worth living. At Boedecker. — Boedecker Theater

Captain Phillips This film, starring Tom Hanks as Captain Phillips, is director Paul Greengrass’ interpretation of the real-life hijacking of the cargo ship Maersk Alabama in 2009 by Somali pirates. Rated PG-13. At Twin Peaks, Colony Square and Century.

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 If you and the kids liked the first version, then you’ll no doubt like the second. Rated PG. At Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks.

Dallas Buyers Club Matthew McConaughey stars in Dallas Buyers Club as real-life Texas cowboy Ron Woodroof, whose free-wheeling life was overturned in 1985 when he was diagnosed as HIV-positive and given 30 days to live. These were the early days of the AIDS epidemic, and the U.S. was divided over how to combat the virus. Ron, now shunned and ostracized by many of his old friends, and bereft of government-approved effective medicines, decided to take matters in his own hands, tracking down alternative treatments from all over the world by means both legal and illegal. Rated R. At Esquire and Century. — Landmark Theatres

Ender’s Game When aliens attack Earth, International Fleet Commander Mazer Rackham (Ben Kingsley) and Col. Hyrum Graff (Harrison Ford) turn to a young boy, Ender Wiggin (Asa Butterfield), to help them save the planet. Much action

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Escape Plan Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger team up to break out of an escape-proof prison. Rated PG-13. At Twin Peaks.

Five Dances Collaborating with internationally renowned choreographer Jonah Bokaer, writer-director Alan Brown has taken five gifted New York dancers and fashioned a story about Chip (Ryan Steele in his first film role), an extraordinarily talented 18-year-old recently arrived from Kansas who joins a small downtown modern dance company. In his first weeks of rehearsal, Chip is initiated into the rites of passage of a New York dancer’s life, where discipline and endless hard work, camaraderie and competitiveness, the fear of not being good enough, and the joy of getting it just right inform every minute of every day. Shooting in and around a Soho dance studio, Brown and his longtime cinematographer Derek McKane capture the exhilaration and emotional turmoil of a small dance company and all of Chip’s poignant firsts — the forging of friendships, being chosen for the important solo, his first ever love affair — with the intimacy and immediacy of a documentary. The result, Five Dances, is Brown’s most dynamic film. At Boedecker. — Boedecker Theater

Free Birds So how do two “odd couple” turkeys overcome their many differences to get turkey off of the Thanksgiving menu forever? In this animated flick, time travel is at least part of the equation. Rated PG. At Twin Peaks, Colony Square and Century.

Gravity Sandra Bullock and George Clooney star in this visually stunning film that strands two astronauts in space when a routine spacewalk goes wrong. Also in 3-D. Rated PG-13. At Century, Twin Peaks and Colony Square.

Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa Johnny Knoxville as 86-year-old Irving Zisman goes road-tripping with Billy, his 8-year-old grandson. Rated R. At Twin Peaks, Colony Square and Century.

Last Vegas An aging group of friends heads to Vegas to throw a party for the last of their single crew. An all-star cast of aging Hollywood folk like Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman and Michael Douglas make for the laughs. Rated PG-13. At Twin Peaks, Colony Square and Century.

LE CORSAIRE: The Bolshoi Ballet With a dashing pirate, a kidnapped maiden and a dramatic shipwreck, Le Corsaire is a ballet that “bursts with dazzling ingredients” (The Washington Post). In this new staging from Moscow’s Bolshoi Ballet, famed choreographers Alexei Ratmansky and Yuri Burlaka refresh Petipa’s original choreography, inspired by Lord Byron’s poem, to make this classic a must-see for every balletomane. The stunning production stars prima ballerina Svetlana Lunkina, Ruslan Skvortsov, Andrei Merkuriev and Nina Kaptsova, with Anastasia Stashkevitch and Vyacheslav Lopatin featured in the thrilling pas d’esclave. At Boedecker. — Boedecker Theater

Mother of George Adenike (Danai Gurira, The Walking Dead) emigrates from Nigeria to Brooklyn to marry restaurateur Ayodele (Isaach De Bankolé, charismatic veteran of Claire Denis and Jim Jarmusch films). Following the joyous celebration of their wedding in a gorgeously colorful Yoruba ceremony and their tender wedding night, complications arise. Adenike’s demanding mother-in-law names their not-yet-conceived first son George and expects Adenike to do her duty to the family. Pressure mounts as months pass and the couple fails to conceive a child. The problem defies cultural expectations and devastates the family, leading Adenike to make a shocking decision that could either save or destroy her marriage. At Chez Artiste. — Landmark Theatres

Muscle Shoals Located alongside the Tennessee River, Muscle Shoals, Ala., is the unlikely breeding ground for some of America’s most creative and defiant music. At its heart is Rick Hall, who founded FAME Studios. Overcoming crushing poverty and staggering tragedies, Hall brought black and white together in Alabama’s cauldron of racial hostility to create music for the generations. At Chez Artiste. — Landmark Theatres

The Patience Stone Somewhere, in Afghanistan or elsewhere, in a country torn apart by a war, a young woman in her 30s watches over her older husband in a decrepit room. He is reduced to the state of a vegetable because of a bullet in the neck. Not only is he abandoned by his companions of the

Rush Academy Award-winning director Ron Howard creates a visual masterpiece that recreates the well-documented 1970s rivalry between race-car drivers James Hunt and Niki Lauda. Rated R. At Colony Square.

Science on Screen: Dog Psychology and Best in Show The apparently eager subjects of our projections, dogs have been supposed to have everything from no feelings to the most noble of feelings. Lindsay Wood, director of animal training and behavior at the Boulder Valley Humane Society, will explore what we know and don’t know about dogs, followed by the quirky ensemble mockumentary Best in Show. At Boedecker. — Boedecker Theater

Thor: The Dark World Thor battles to save Earth from really bad evil things ... again. It is a sequel after all. Rated PG-13. At Twin Peaks, Colony Square and Century.

The Trials of Muhammad Ali This film covers Ali’s toughest bout: his battle to overturn a five-year prison sentence for refusing U.S. military service in Vietnam. Prior to becoming the most recognizable face on earth, Cassius Clay became Muhammad Ali and found himself in the crosshairs of conflicts concerning race, religion and wartime dissent. The film zeroes in on the most controversial years of Ali’s life, when an emerging sports superhero chooses faith and conscience over fame and fortune. At Boedecker. — Boedecker Theater

Twelve Years a Slave

In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty (personified by a slave owner, portrayed by Michael Fassbender), as well as unexpected kindnesses, Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the 12th year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon’s chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist (Brad Pitt) will forever alter his life. Rated R. At Century, Colony Square and Mayan. — Landmark Theatres

Wadjda Wadjda, a 10-year-old girl living in a suburb of Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, is fun-loving, entrepreneurial and always pushing the boundaries of what she can get away with. Rated PG. At Chez Artiste — Landmark Theatres

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here is a second Thor movie. Let that sink in for a second. The comic book series is so niche and crazy that there’s actually a supporting character named Throg, who is a frog version of Thor. And that comic book has now spawned two big-budget movies … and they’re both pretty darn good. So, if you were looking to assess how latched we are to the teat of Marvel Studios entertainment, remember Throg. Sadly, Thor: The Dark World is 100 percent Throg-free. This isn’t to say it isn’t filled with gleefully absurd oddities, including “dark elves,” magic spells and a climax that is whacko bonkers. Picking up shortly after the events of The Avengers, Thor (Chris Hemsworth) has transported his adopted brother and general prick Loki (Tom Hiddleston) to space jail. The Norse Fabio then immediately sets out quashing problems on a whole bunch of planets using his magic hammer. But little does he know, an ancient evil is returning. Back on Earth, Jane Foster (Natalie Portman) and her significantly less-irritating-this-time-out friend Darcy (Kat Dennings) stumble upon a dark energy that infects Jane. When Heimdall (Idris Elba) notices this, he tells Thor, and -Goldilocks immediately retrieves his semi-girlfriend from Earth, bringing her to Asgard to meet his mom, Frigga (Renee Russo), and dad, Odin (Anthony Hopkins). Meanwhile, the evil elf Malekith (Christopher Eccleston) is busy trying to pull that bad juju from Jane so he can use it to destroy everything. Because that’s what comic book supervillains do. They don’t have sophisticated and nuanced motivaBoulder Weekly

tion: They want to destroy everything that ever existed … because … evil? Director Alan Taylor (Game of Thrones) ditches the wacky Dutch angles from the first Thor in favor of standard, epic-flavored fare. And it works, as the action is actually decipherable, even when people are falling in and out of invisible teleportation wormholes, which can be tricky. The fact that five different writers worked on the flick is an indication that the story feels a little stitched together. The tone abruptly changes from whimsical and light to dour and Shakespearean and then to slapstick comedy in which you see Stellan Skarsgård in his tightie whities. But in a way, this mess works to the film’s advantage, as it doesn’t follow any preordained superhero movie formula. Comparing it to the first film, Thor: The Dark World offers two major improvements. The first is that the Jane/ Thor relationship isn’t contrived hokum. The second is that the film actually gives its female characters things to do besides squeal and get kidnapped. Hell, it passes the Bechdel test, which may be a Marvel movie first. Whether it’s Sif ( Jaimie Alexander) kicking warrior booty, Jane and Darcy barking orders to Thor and his posse or Frigga fighting like a friggin’ badass, there’s no “gentle gender” treatment here. Overall, the script may be sloppy and the tone may fluctuate but darn if Thor: The Dark World ain’t the fantasy/sci-fi, slapstick, action-packed, bizarre romp you never knew you kinda wanted. This review first appeared in The Reader of Omaha, Neb. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com

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hen we say we want to “spice it up,” whether that’s our career, our marriage or our food, it means that we want to make it better, more interesting, more exciting. Spice is a big draw of Indian food, a cuisine in which spices are used in a manner that can only be described as astounding. The food culture in India may be the one that has mastered the marriage of food and spice more than any other. With a mind-boggling range used in traditional Indian cooking, and the utiliTraditional stuffing is among the fall and winter dishes in which spices play a large role. zation of rarely seen types like asafetida, charoli and nigella, it feels like an adventure to eat, because it is. Excellent food — whether we’re talking from regions as wide-ranging as India, Ecuador or the United States — is accomplished with the confident, deft use of spices. mashed potatoes, roasted vegetables and While spices are an important eleFade to Black Volume 3, first released pies of all kinds. A sprinkling of sage ment of great cooking throughout the in 2011 and re-released this year. Like year, there’s something about this time many other pumpkin ales, Left Hand’s — fresh or dried — on mashed potaof year when our attention turns more 4 Foodies Pumpkin Beer used no less toes and this star side elevates. Create a fully to them. From mulling spices sim- than six spices — Cassia cinnamon, dry rub of sage and rosemary or mix it mering on the stove on a snowy cloves, nutmeg, galangal root, Jamaican with high quality olive oil for a mariSaturday to a line-up for preparing the allspice and cubeb berries — to achieve nade, and the turkey will shine. Thanksgiving feast, they make a world its complex flavor. There is no question Literally, with olive oil. of sensory difference. spices make our food and craft beers When asked about spices in general, Many local craft brewers also use a better, more interesting and more excit- Dan Hayward, owner of Boulder’s variety of spices in their seasonals and ing. Savory Spice Shop, says he’s always special releases. Left Hand Brewing Savory and sweet spices like sage, interested in their history — and how they’ve been shaped by history. Head Brewer Ro Guenzel, for example, rosemary, cinnamon, clove, star anise “The history surrounding the spice used serrano, chipotle and ancho pepand nutmeg come out in their full glory trade is quite fascinating and complex, pers in the brewery’s pepper porter, in classic holiday dishes like turkey,

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especially when considering how certain spices have been adopted into various cultures,” he says. “For example, allspice berries were discovered in Jamaica by Christopher Columbus, brought to Europe and then traded with Arab spice merchants. You will find this spice used in many Middle Eastern dishes.” Spices have been used for everything from medicine to magic. They enjoy a long and storied history, once considered to be some of the most valuable items available for trade — a fact spice traders both scrupulously and unscrupulously took full advantage of. Spices we take for granted now — like cinnamon and black pepper — were luxury items available to only the wealthiest. Cinnamon originating from Sri Lanka and black pepper from India are considered the first to appear on the spice scene in 2000 B.C. — literally ancient history. They held significant value at that time — value as great as gold or silk. Spices like clove and nutmeg, both from Indonesia, followed. Latecomers include spices such as allspice and vanilla. And by late, we’re talking the late 1400s and early 1500s. Just this year, archaeologists discovered the use of spices in Europe from as far back as 6,100 years ago after finding residue, in silica, of the garlic mustard plant on pottery fragments in Germany and Denmark. The wealth of entire cities like see SPICES Page 54

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Longmont’s jack-of-all-trades specialty store, Cheese Importers, has announced it will beef up its café/bistro area with extended hours, a new happy hour and wine and beer service. The store, which won the Kitchen Supply Store category in our 2013 Best of Boulder East County publication, goes well beyond cheese on its bistro menu, offering salads, soups, sandwiches and grilled sandwiches as well as coffee. It’ll now serve craft beer and wine in the bistro, which will stay open until 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. The happy hour will be 4-6 p.m. every day except Sunday, the store announced on its Facebook page, and it will be serving dinner 4-8 p.m. The bistro will also have a “full bar soon,” the Facebook page says, suggesting it will begin serving hard liquor.

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Itching for that tryptophan fix? Lucky’s Market invites the public to chow down for free at its Holiday Tasting Fair 4-7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20. On the table will be gravy, stuffing, side dishes, Organic Valley Eggnog, Lucky’s Bakehouse Pies and, of course, turkey. If you like what you taste, you can pre-order a turkey, ham, pork-roast or other meat dishes from Lucky’s meat department. You can pre-order small (8-10 lbs.) or large (20-30 lbs.) turkeys and pick them up any time within a week of Thanksgiving. Lucky’s usually orders around 600 turkeys and always sells out.

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International culinary website The Daily Meal has included Boulder in its list of “America’s Best Small Towns for Food 2013.” According to The Daily Meal, small towns across the country focus on “freshness and high-quality ingredients,” making them ideal destinations for traveling food lovers. The website praises The Kitchen for healthy local and seasonal dishes, Shine Restaurant Cheese Importers in Longmont and Gathering Place for its attention to dietary restrictions and availability of allergy-free food, and Frasca Food and Wine robe the first bottle. There will be games for for its authentic Italian dining experience. chances of winning other Boulder Beer prizes. Boulder was also given the honor in Daily Limit 12 bottles per person. Meal’s 2012 list; it’s not clear if the list is organized as a ranking, but if so, Daily Meal ranks CALIFORNIA WINE AND COLORADO FOOD Boulder 10th out of 11 best small towns for Colorado Master Sommelier Doug Krenik food. Some other cities that made it on this will join the staff of Arugula Ristorante Nov. 26 year’s list are San Mateo, Calif., Richmond, for a wine and food pairing featuring wines Va., Galesburg, Ill., and Charlottesville, Va. from California’s Napa Valley, including three “blue chip” cabernet sauvignons. On the five-course menu at Arugula, an THE DUDE ABIDES Italian restaurant in its regular menu offerings, Boulder Beer Company is celebrating the will be such unusual delicacies as foie gras first-ever release of The Dude’s Bane BarrelAged Barleywine at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, and duck confit, caperberries, kabocha squash (sometimes called Japanese pumpat The Pub at Boulder Beer. kin) and elk carpaccio. Bad news for vegeAccording to Boulder Beer’s Facebook tarians: Each of the first four courses contains page, the limited-release Dude’s Bane is an meat. Good news for local food lovers: All English-style barleywine with fruity undertones five courses include local ingredients, from that has been aged for one year in first-use spices and herbs like sage and thyme to the bourbon barrels, infusing the flavors of bourduck confit, beef tenderloin and Bookcliff bon, vanilla and oak. The Dude’s bane is Vineyards, the Boulder vineyard. The wines Boulder Beer’s only bottled barrel-aged beer include three cabernet sauvignons, a sauviand its most rare packaged offering, with gnon blanc and Sven’s Swedish Glögg, a only eight barrels in existence. mulled wine that is made with the Bookcliff Collectors are encouraged to show up cabernet sauvignon. early for their chance to snag a lower-numThe dinner is $45; the wine pairings are an bered bottle. Bottle number one will be additional $35. The full menu is available at going to a lucky bath-robed winner — in http://arugularistorante.com/events, and reshonor of The Big Lebowski, Boulder Beer will be awarding an attendee wearing a bathervations can be made at 303-443-5100.

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Among neat, thoughtful sandwiches, brisket stands out by Ruth Tobias

ince 2006, chef-owner Brian Benham’s Pearl Street fixture has been catering to Boulderites in the figurative as well as the literal sense of the verb. From the antique pantry at the entrance of Dish Gourmet to the colorful blackboard menu mounted above the deli counter, the wee corner nook has the rustic farm-stand look this town wears so well — and the Ruth Tobias sandwiches in which it specializes are likewise crammed with the stuff of good, clean living. We’re talking thoughtfully sourced, house-roasted meats; local produce and breads; and plenty of vegetarian and gluten-free options — you get the wholesome picture. And yet of the items I tried, my favorite by far was a fat, sloppy, unquestionably guilty pleasure. To be sure, that may say more about my fat, sloppy, unquestionably guilty tastes than about the execution of said items. But it’s my story and I’m sticking to it. Don’t get me wrong; despite a few quibbles, there’s plenty to like across the board. As the name suggests, the everpopular Gobbler is a mouthful — the

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ciabatta roll piled high with chunks of hormone-free turkey breast, then layered with sliced Muenster, bacon, avocado, tomato, and lettuce, and finally smeared with pesto mayo. It’s a true comfort — the kind you crave when you’re moping around with a head cold, seeking solid sustenance. Then there’s the Aubergine, combining warm, marinated eggplant slices, roasted tomatoes

and mixed greens atop focaccia topped with artichoke spread and housemade mozzarella. All those veggies radiate market-day goodness, though I couldn’t help but wonder if smoked rather than fresh cheese might have lent the overall mild flavor profile some oomph. Still,

only the Whittier really failed to meet my expectations, which were high based on the menu description: speck, pâté, Brie, red onions and mixed greens with honey mustard and apple chutney on a baguette. It sounded like the sort of thing you’d pick up from some centuryold marketplace on the French-Italian border for a picnic in the countryside. Unfortunately, the speck — that is, lightly smoked South Tyrolese ham — was too tough to bite through easily, a problem exacerbated by the crusty bread (which would otherwise be a bonus). Having visited speck’s birthplace, Alto Adige, and experienced how silken it can be, I found this a chewy disappointment. In addition, the liver spread appeared to be an afterthought; I actually had to open the sandwich up and peel away the greens to find what amounted to little more than a tablespoon. But the concoction I had the lowest hopes for, the barbecue brisket, was an unqualified delight. My initial skepticism derived from the fact that Dish isn’t, after all, a barbecue joint, and I doubted it could replicate the character a long tradition of low, slow smoking

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imparts. Boy, was I wrong. Finely shredded though it was, the beef didn’t lack for proper texture, being tender but not soft. The sauce it was doused in mingled with mayo from the sprightly coleslaw to tangy, creamy effect. White cheddar and caramelized onions added salt and earthy sweetness by turns. Though substantial, the ciabatta roll could barely hold it all; of course, the drippy mess each bite produced was just part of the fun. Also part of the fun: the ever-changing lineup of sides in the display case, which you can choose instead of chips for an extra $1.25. On any given day, there might be pineapple coleslaw, pasta salad with artichokes, sesame snap peas and sherried potato salad with bacon; take-out items, meanwhile, could include quiche, burritos and stuffed chicken breasts as well as breakfast pastries. Speaking of breakfast, an array of egg-based sandwiches awaits the prelunch crowd, while entrée salads and soups provide further alternatives. Clearly, Dish has earned its place on Pearl Street with its equal focus on Boulder’s gourmet, green and on-the-go lifestyles. But it has earned a place in my heart for its down-home brisket — and I’ll be honing in on the menu’s funkier finds from now on. Smoked whitefish and cream cheese on pumpernickel, here I come! Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com

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Venice can be traced back to the spice trade, due to its location on routes between Europe and Asia. When entertaining, the wealthy would pile spices high on huge entry tables and sideboards as a show of wealth. The humble nutmeg sparked a war that helped England win Long Island. Even today, spices hold attraction and intrigue culturally — witness the New York Southeast Asian restaurant named Spice Market. The conical piles of spices found at markets from Istanbul to Marrakech are tourist attractions in and of themselves. So many gorgeous colors. So many enchanting smells. So many possibilities. On the practical side, Hayward says it’s important for spices to stay as fresh as possible. “Spices have a shelf life,” he says. “Ground spices are at their peak from six to nine months. Whole seeds and spices can last for years. Also, spices should be kept cool, dry, dark and sealed.” When asked what three spices peo-

ple should have in their kitchen, if they could only have three, Hayward says, “A good multi-purposed salt like Himalayan Pink Sea Salt (high in minerals), a high-quality peppercorn like Tellicherry peppercorns from India (well-rounded flavor, mellow) and a good herb blend like our Herbes de Provence.” Just think of all the time and trouble explorers like Vasco da Gama, Columbus and Hernán Cortés had to go to in order to get their hands on spices. How lucky we are now, to just drive, walk or bike downtown, and have our pick of spices from all over the world. Both Savory Spice Shop, an outpost of the Denver-based company, and Penzey’s, with headquarters in Wisconsin, have shops filled to overflowing, just waiting for our own explorations. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com Christine Vazquez is a food, copy and all kinds of other writing writer, most known for her work on her Hungry blog, www.hungryinboulder.wordpress.com.

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Not bad? It’s kind of awesome. I picked out Cannonball Creek not just because it’s close to Boulder County — take 93 across Rocky Flats and watch for it on your left — but because it had a very strong showing at the Great American Beer Festival, raking in two silvers in two very popular categories, American stout (Cannonball Creek’s Battlecat) and American pale ale (the Featherweight). It’s an impressive haul for a brewery that only opened in January. Sadly, the Battlecat wasn’t around, but the Featherweight — which took silver among 124 entries at GABF — is on tap. It’s an excellent pale, hoppy, light, balanced, with a slightly hoppy aftertaste. There’s little wonder it took silver at the festival, as it’s a great example of the style. On a busy Thursday night, I’m encouraged to see a large number of women in Cannonball Creek’s windowfilled taproom. The crowd’s probably about 60 percent men, a much more even ratio than we observed months ago in a January column. I just wish I’d come by Cannonball Creek in the summer; its entire west wall and most of the north and south walls are covered in windows, which in November afford me only a view of nothing at all. Also on tap at Cannonball Creek were a hoppy West Coast red, a regular porter, an IPA, an ESB and a Belgian golden ale. Given the brewery’s recently earned pedigree at GABF, they’re all worth trying. Even if it’s in that dentist’s office kind of way. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com Boulder Weekly

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Dear Dan: Why am I such a slut? —Girl, Corrupted Dear GC: Are you a slut? Or are you a woman who loves sex, has a high libido, and has consensual sex with a lot of willing and grateful partners? Those are all traits for which culture wouldn’t conspire to leave you feeling conflicted or compelled to slap a pejorative label on yourself — if you were a dude, gay or straight. Don’t buy into the sexist double standards, GC. So long as your sex life isn’t negatively impacting your relationship(s), your health, your friendships, your family life, your classwork, or your career, GC, you aren’t doing anything wrong. Don’t let shitty, sexist people make you feel like you have to slap a shitty, sexist label on yourself for the crime of enjoying sex while female. Have fun out there, GC, be thoughtful, be safe, be considerate of the feelings of others and of your own. And remember: What works for you now — slutting around in the sexpositive/reclaiming-the-shit-out-ofthat-word sense, i.e., a lot of healthy and rewarding sex, a lot of happy sex partners — may not work for you always. Don’t look back on this part of your life with shame or regret if or when you elect to downsize your sex life, i.e., less sex, fewer sex partners/a lot of sex, one sex partner. Do what’s right for you, eliminate the risks that can be eliminated, mitigate the risks that can’t be eliminated, and don’t worry about what other people think. Dear Dan: I’ve been reading your column for years, and I feel like I should know your answer by now, but I’m stumped. I’m a man. Recently I discovered Omegle, the online chat site that allows you to “talk to strangers,” and I’ve had some fun posing as a lesbian. I would talk to women my own age (mid-20s) about life, love and, of course, sex. Many times, like 99 percent of the time, these chats included role-play or sexy chat. We would both be masturbating on our respective ends, and from what I can tell, I am pretty good at writing this stuff. I want to be clear that this was just chatting. I

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wouldn’t trade pics, since I’m missing the goods the women I’m chatting with are interested in, and it’s certainly not fair for me to accept pics without being able to provide them. I don’t keep in touch with my chat partners after our chat is over, and I am pretty sure everyone is satisfied. Here is my question: Am I an asshole for doing this? I made a post on Reddit to some real lesbians, and they clearly feel like I am an asshole. One woman told me I need help. So, believe it or not, I stopped. I do not like being an asshole. But I can’t help but wonder: Was this really that bad? It’s the Internet, for goodness sake, and for all I know I am chatting with other straight dudes who are pretending to be lesbians. Isn’t some lying to be expected? And if I’m not trying to pursue these women in real life, where’s the harm? —Don’t You Know Everything, Savage? Dear DYKES: Loathe as I am to contradict the Lesbians of Reddit — which sounds like the title of a ’50s lesbian pulp-fiction novel — I don’t think you’re an asshole, DYKES. If you created fake personal ads, if you actively misled lesbians who contacted you, if you sent women pics that weren’t yours in an effort to trick them into believing that you were an actual lesbian, if you strung lesbians along via e-mail for weeks or months — if you were doing any of that shit — then you would be an asshole. But spinning out a few masturbatory fantasies on a site designed to facilitate one-on-one conversations between people who are never going to meet? That’s not asshole behavior. You found a way to enjoy your wannabe-lesbian fantasies without doing harm to any actual flesh-and-vulva lesbians. And yes, DYKES, most of the “lesbians” you chatted with on Omegle were other straight dudes. This week on the Savage Lovecast, Dan speaks with Daniel Bergner about foot fetish shame at savagelovecast.com. Send questions for Dan to mail@ savagelove.net, and follow him on Twitter @fakedansavage. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com BoulderWeekly

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In my astrological opinion, almost nothing can keep you from getting the love you need in the coming days. Here’s the only potential problem: You might have a mistaken or incomplete understanding about the love you need, and that could interfere with you recognizing and welcoming the real thing. So here’s my prescription: Keep an open mind about the true nature of the love that you actually need most, and stay alert for the perhaps unexpected ways it might make itself available.

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“People fall so in love with their pain, they can’t leave it behind,” asserts novelist Chuck Palahniuk. Your assignment, Gemini, is to work your ass off to fall out of love with your pain. As if you were talking to a child, explain to your subconscious mind that the suffering it has gotten so accustomed to has outlived its usefulness. Tell your deep self that you no longer want the ancient ache to be a cornerstone of your identity. To aid the banishment, I recommend that you conduct a ritual of severing. Tie one side of a ribbon to a symbol of your pain and tie the other side around your waist. Then cut the ribbon in half and bury the symbol in the dirt.

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OCT. 23-NOV. 21:

Sweetness is good. Sweetness is desirable. To be healthy, you need to give and receive sweetness on a regular basis. But you can’t flourish on sweetness alone. In fact, too much of it may be oppressive or numbing. I’m speaking both literally and metaphorically: To be balanced you need all of the other tastes, including saltiness, sourness, bitterness and savoriness. From what I understand, you are headed into a phase when you’ll thrive on more bitterness and savoriness than usual. To get an idea of what I mean, meditate on what the emotional equivalents might be for bitter tastes like coffee, beer and olives, and for savory tastes like mushrooms, cheese, spinach and green tea.

SAGITTARIUS NOV. 22-DEC. 21:

When you procrastinate, you avoid doing an important task. Instead, you goof off, doing something fun or simply puttering around wasting time. But what if there were a higher form of procrastination? What if you could avoid an important task by doing other tasks that were somewhat less important but still quite valuable? Here’s what that might look like for you right now: You could postpone your search for the key to everything by throwing yourself into a project that will give you the key to one small part of everything.

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“You can look at a picture for a week and never think of it again,” said painter Joan Miró. “You can also look at a picture for a second and think of it all your life,” he added. The coming days are likely to bring you none of the former kind of experiences and several of the latter, Cancerian. It’s a numinous time in your long-term cycle: a phase when you’re likely to encounter beauty that enchants you and mysteries that titillate your sense of wonder for a long time. In other words, the eternal is coming to visit you in very concrete ways. How do you like your epiphanies? Hot and wild? Cool and soaring? Comical and lyrical? Hot and soaring and comical and wild and cool and lyrical?

In his utopian novel Looking Backward, American author Edward Bellamy wrote a passage that I suspect applies to you right now: “It is under what may be called unnatural, in the sense of extraordinary, circumstances that people behave most naturally, for the reason that such circumstances banish artificiality.” Think of the relief and release that await you, Capricorn: an end to pretending, a dissolution of deception, the fall of fakery. As you weave your way through extraordinary circumstances, you will be moved to act with brave authenticity. Take full advantage.

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JULY 23-AUG. 22:

There’s a new genre of erotic literature: dinosaur porn. E-books like In the Velociraptor’s Nest and Ravished by the Triceratops tell tall tales about encounters between people and prehistoric reptiles. I don’t recommend you read this stuff, though. While I do believe that now is a good time to add new twists to your sexual repertoire and explore the frontiers of pleasure, I think you should remain rooted in the real world, even in your fantasy life. It’s also important to be safe as you experiment. You really don’t want to explore the frontiers of pleasure with cold-blooded beasts. Either travel alone or else round up a warm-blooded compassion specialist who has a few skills in the arts of intimacy.

VIRGO

AUG. 23-SEPT. 22:

The saxifrage is a small plant with white flowers. It grows best in subarctic regions and cooler parts of the Northern Hemisphere. The word “saxifrage” is derived from the Latin word saxifraga, whose literal meaning is “stone-breaker.” Indeed, the plant does often appear in the clefts of stones and boulders. In his poem “A Sort of a Song,” William Carlos Williams celebrates its strength: “Saxifrage is my flower that splits the rocks.” I nominate this darling little dynamo to be your metaphorical power object of the week, Virgo. May it inspire you to crack through blocks and barri-

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t’s an off-off election year, but cannabis initiauncharted territory. All we know is that voters have tives continued to find broad voter support on spoken, and we will find out soon enough whether Nov. 5, as large majorities passed every cannabis convenience at a higher price will lure consumers into measure put forth across the nation. stores and out of the illegal marketplace. I’m no fan of polls (well, unless Nate Silver is On another level, the Colorado votes are signifiinvolved), but recent ones show growing support at or cant for future legalization efforts around the country. above 60 percent of the electorate for medical mariThere are a lot of guesstimates out there about the juana research and use, decriminalization or legalizasize of the cannabis market. But if the revenue suption. Results on various cannabis ports the intended goal of putinitiatives this month suggest ting $40 million each year that number is about right or toward school construction (not even perhaps a little low. that much is expected in 2014, Here in Colorado, 65 percent according to state estimates) and of voters approved a 15 percent covers the costs of regulation, it excise tax and 10 percent sales will send a message to voters tax to support Amendment 64. elsewhere that legalization can More than 66 percent of and will work. Boulder citizens generously Elsewhere, more than twoimposed an additional city excise thirds of voters in Portland, the tax of 5 percent that can rise to largest city in Maine, approved a 10 percent, as well as a 3.5 permeasure that would eliminate cent city sales tax in 2014 that local penalties for possession of can rise to 10 percent with up to two-and-a-half ounces of council approval. cannabis by anyone over 21. In Littleton, voters were Cannabis hasn’t been much asked whether they wanted to of a priority in Portland, a city of add a 3 percent sales tax to retail 66,000, or in Maine, for that In cities and states all across the nation, cannabis sales, and 64 percent matter. Between June 2011 and voters sent a very loud message to their elected representatives: Make pot legal. said yes. More than 68 percent June 2012 Portland police arrestof Denver voters OKed a 3.5 ed 68 people for cannabis violapercent sales tax on retail sales. tions. Under state law, possession Each of these ballot issues exceeded the percentage of less than two and a half ounces is a civil violation vote for Amendment 64 last year, which suggests that punishable by a fine that cannot exceed $1,000. more people than ever want to see cannabis legal, and And though the state Senate has opposed sending they’re willing to pay (or make consumers pay) a prea legalization amendment to voters, and Patrick mium to make it happen. Kennedy’s anti-marijuana organization, Project SAM, Dissenters argue that high taxes are unfair and will is organizing the fight against it, supporters in Maine dissuade people from coming out of the black market see this as a positive step that could lead to a stateand into retail stores. But there is no precedent here; wide legalization effort next year. this is one of those areas where we’re entering Voters in three Michigan cities passed measures

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