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As written Ásgeir gets back to his roots with ‘Bury the Moon’ by Angela K. Evans
ON THE BILL: Ásgeir. 7 p.m. Sunday, March 15. Bluebird Theater, 3317 E. Colfax Ave., Denver. Tickets are $24.
In the spring of 2018, Icelandic singer-songwriter Ásgeir put a vinyl recording in a specifically engineered waterproof bottle and dropped it into Arctic Ocean from a helicopter. The idea was to see how far the bottle could go, understand how far the ocean currents could take it. (And perhaps generate a little publicity as fans could track the bottle’s GPS coordinates online).
Two weeks later the album in a bottle showed up on an uninhabited island off of Iceland’s west coast. Unsatisfied, Ásgeir sent a ship to pick it up and throw it back into the ocean even farther away. But once again, it showed up on Iceland’s shores, this time on the island nation’s east coast. “We had thought it would end up in Europe or somewhere in America but the winds sort of just took it straight back to us,” he says with a laugh. It could be said that these same winds are what guided the young musician back to his roots in the Icelandic countryside to write his third international release — 2020’s Bury the Moon. “I believe that wherever you are in the world, your environment affects your creativity in some way,” he says. “But it’s so hard to pinpoint what it actually is.”
Ásgeir’s music is approachable, yet intricate, written with a certain intentionality to the atmosphere it creates. Set to a mixture of synthesized undertones and acoustic guitar, his falsetto is almost mystical, enveloping the listener in its rich textures. The melodies easily conjure images of the misty cliffs and lush hillsides of Iceland — even if only ever seen in pictures. Undoubtedly his homeland — and the time he spent outside as a child — influences his sound.
Ásgeir’s debut 2012 album (released in English as In the Silence in 2014) became an instant Icelandic sensation as an estimated one-tenth of the country’s population owns a copy.
And while his second release, Afterglow, solidified him as an international artist with its more electronic leanings and elegiac melodies, it also brought the full weight of a world tour to bear. In the midst of it, Ásgeir says, self-doubt crept in and he lost sight of his first love — music. “I just had this great longing to go back to the place where music isn’t about pressure and stress and all those feelings, just about enjoying it,” he says. “I decided I wanted to do something more simple and something that I’m maybe a bit more familiar with — just going back to my roots.”
So he took his acoustic guitar and headed to a summer cabin in the middle of the Icelandic countryside, hoping the escape into solitude would prove that music could be fun again.
He also simplified his process, attempting to write entire songs at once, untethered from the technology of the studio; songs that could stand on their own.
“I just tried to write whole songs with just an acoustic guitar and a melody so that when we started recording in the studio I knew that I didn’t have to put makeup on the songs,” he says. “They were just good as they were written. That made the whole thing less stressful.” In that way, Bury the Moon is evolutionary.
On previous albums, Ásgeir wrote the music, then sent the track to his father, Icelandic poet Einar Georg Einarsson, who had “total artistic freedom to go in any direction he wanted to go,” with the lyrics, Ásgeir says.
But this album was different, as Ásgeir was much more intentional about how he wanted it to feel and what he wanted to say. BOULDER COUNTY’S INDEPENDENT VOICE I GUÐMUNDUR KRISTINN JÓNSSON
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“I had ideas of what I wanted to talk about for some of the songs before he wrote the lyrics,” he says. “So I sat down with him and we listened to the demos together and I played him the songs, and I told him what I was feeling.”
Growing up, Ásgeir says he was close enough to his dad, but much closer to his mom. She’s the one that insisted he go to music school at a young age, and bought him his first guitar at age 7. From a small rural town, Ásgeir also spent as much time as he could outdoors, while his dad spent most of his time in his room, writing.
Despite their differences, Ásgeir was also inspired by his father, starting to write music to his dad’s unpublished poetry around 13 or so.
“I just took pages from here and there in the house, and wrote some songs to it,” he says. “I always liked [my dad’s] poetry, especially how it sounded with some music.”
Around the same age, Ásgeir began developing his own musical tastes, moving away from the classical stylings of music school and the grunge rock he listened to with his friends and toward folk and electronic music, the mixture of which eventually became his signature sound. With Bury the Moon, Ásgeir achieves what he set out to do — create an album focused around the simplicity of the music without losing its depth.
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Kronos Quartet celebrates the spirit of the ’60s At 47, the path-breaking ensemble continues to look ahead by Peter Alexander
ON THE BILL: MUSIC FOR CHANGE: ‘THE ‘60S, The Years that Changed America,’ by Kronos Quartet, with special guest Claire McCahan. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 19 Macky Auditorium, 1595 Pleasant St., Boulder. Tickets: 303-492-8008, cupresents.org
Kronos Quartet, the string quartet known for adventurous programming, from Hendrix to George Crumb and music from around the world, turns 47 this year, and they are looking both ahead and back.
David Harrington, Kronos’ founder and first violinist, says, “I’m trying to use what we’ve done as a launching pad for what we will do.” And their latest program, which they will bring to Macky Auditorium March 19, demonstrates that perspective.
Titled “Music for Change: The ’60s, the Years that Changed America,” the program is overtly looking back. Indeed, it includes one of the earliest pieces Kronos performed, Steve Reich’s “Pendulum Music” from 1968. But the program also includes new commissions from Kronos, all growing out of a tribute to the turbulent decade of the ’60s.
Harrington explains how he planned a program based on that time: “When I’m thinking about the ’60s, I’m thinking about growing up, I’m thinking about the American war in Vietnam, and I’m thinking of things that feel important now as well.” In that context, it is not surprising that “Music for Change” focuses on the music and the people who were leaders for change. In addition to Reich’s piece, the program includes music by Jimi Hendrix, the Everly Brothers, Billie Holiday and Mahalia Jackson, with tributes to Studs Terkel, Pete Seeger and Martin Luther King, Jr.
The program opens with Reich’s “Pendulum Music,” in which four microphones swing above speakers, creating feedback with every swing. “It ends in total feedback, the way Hendrix would often end a piece,” Harrington says. And from that, he says, “We start our version of ‘Star Spangled Banner,’ inspired by Hendrix.”
Hendrix’s feedback-infused version of the national anthem he played in 1969 at Woodstock was regarded by some critics as an unpatriotic protest, but he didn’t see it that way. A former paratrooper recruit, Hendrix filtered the anthem through his individual style, as a personal homage to the flag.
“I think of it as the most patriotic version that there is,” Harrington says.
After Kronos’ version of Hendrix will be an arrangement of “House of the Rising Sun,” a folk song collected by folklorist Alan Lomax in Kentucky in 1937. Of the many recordings from the 1950s and ’60s of this popular ballad, Kronos based their arrangement on the version by the Everly Brothers, which Harrington calls “a defining version of that piece.”
After that they will play a piece that has become a defining statement about American racism: Abel Meeropol’s “Strange Fruit,” as recorded by Billie Holiday in 1939. “It’s hard to know what she was experiencing when she sang it,” Harrington says of Holiday’s performances, which generally closed her concerts in near darkness, with only a single light on her.
“Her voice in that song is at the heart of not only our American music, but our defining problem that is so with us,” Harrington says.
Two other musicians of the 1960s (and before) will be recognized by collected arrangements: Mahalia Jackson, in “Glorious Mahalia” by Stacy Garrop, featuring the recorded voices of Jackson and broadcaster Studs Terkel, who helped Jackson break the color barrier in broadcasting; and Peter Seeger, in Kronos Quartet & Claire McCahan Celebrate Pete Seeger @ 100, featuring CU music graduate McCahan performing songs inspired by Seeger.
“We are celebrating Seeger because his influence on American music and culture is felt even stronger now than during his life,” Harrington says.
Closing the program will be Peace Be Till by Zachary James Waters, which incorporates the recorded voice of Clarence B. Jones, Martin Luther King Jr.’s speechwriter. “Jones tells how the ‘I Have a Dream’ speech became the ‘I Have a Dream’ speech,” Harrington says. “It’s pretty amazing to be taken behind the scenes to that moment.”
One piece not on the program that is always in Harrington’s mind as he thinks about the 1960s is George Crumb’s anti-war quartet “Black Angels,” which later became one of Kronos’ most celebrated recordings. “‘Black Angels’ was completed in 1970, but I’m sure it was being formulated in the late ’60s,” Harrington says.
“The very first time I heard that was in 1973. That’s when Hendrix and Schubert and Bartók and all kinds of experimental music were brought together in one piece. It all made sense, and that’s why I started Kronos.”
Today, Harrington and Kronos remain committed to a vision of a world of understanding and mutual respect. “All of us in Kronos are dedicated to creating energy out of the performances we play, and hopefully through music we can feel connected to different cultures, backgrounds and religions.”
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Frozen Dead Guy Days. March 13-15, Downtown Nederland, First Street & Guercio Park, Nederland, 303-506-1048.
IT’S QUINTESSENTIAL LOCAL HISTORY: After dying in his native Norway in the late ’80s, Bredo Morstoel — an enthusiastic cryonics advocate — was packed in dry ice and shipped to the United States. His body eventually made its way to his daughter and grandson in Nederland, Colorado, where it has remained, packed in dry ice in a Tuff shed, since the ’90s. Every year since 2001, the town of Nederland celebrates Bredo Morstoel in what is now the world-renowned spectacle of Frozen Dead Guy Days. It’s macabre fun for the whole family with coffin racing, costumed polar plunging, ice turkey bowling, human foosball, craft beer, food vendors and more than 30 bands playing live music over three days. It’s $25 a day to hear some of the best music on the Front Range, but viewing the events is 100% free. (With concerns about the coronavirus, FDGD’s team assures patrons there will be hand sanitizing stations, clear signage, disinfecting materials and ventilating tents available throughout the festival.) —Caitlin Rockett
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STORYBOOK BALLET: STONE SOUP & THE UGLY DUCKLING. March 13-15, Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-443-0028. Every year, Boulder Ballet School brings a familiar tale to life through the art of dance in Storybook Ballet. This year’s Storybook Ballet presents two stories about sharing, community and acceptance. ‘Stone Soup’ is a European folk tale in which hungry strangers convince the people of a town to each share a small amount of their food in order to make a meal that everyone enjoys. ‘The Ugly Duckling’ tells the story of a little bird who was treated cruelly by everyone around her, until one day she discovers she has matured into a beautiful swan and finds a new family. Featuring live music performed by the Blue Spruce String Quartet. Tickets at thedairy.org. PUBLIC DOMAIN
TAROT READINGS AND ARTISAN MARKET. 6 p.m. Friday, March 13, Magic Fairy Gifts, 634 Main St., Longmont.
On the second Friday of every month, Magic Fairy Gifts in Longmont holds a tarot reading and artisan market event. Tarot readings are done on a donation basis, first come, first served. Readers get busy fast, so come early. Since it’s tough to carry every local artist’s wares in the shop, Magic Fairy Gifts uses this market as a way to give even more artists a chance to showcase their work to the public. Come and meet some new friends, buy a piece of local art and see what the future has in store for you.
BAROQUE DANCE WORKSHOP (ADULTS AND CHILDREN 12 YEARS AND UP). 12:15 p.m. Arts Hub, 420 Courtney Way, Lafayette, 303-229-1127. Led by Baroque dance specialist Elena Mullins, the director of Case Western Reserve University’s Baroque Dance Ensemble, this class will provide an introduction to Baroque dance for professional and amateur musicians and dancers, ages 12 and up. Stick around after class for a Baroque Ensemble Family concert at 3 p.m. This onehour program of music and dance of the French baroque is specially designed to entertain young children.There will be some music on historical instruments, with child-friendly introductions. The dance portion will present ‘The Characters of the Dance,’ and children will be guided to use their imaginations as to what sort of person is being depicted. Tickets at seicentobaroque.org. KELLOM TOMLINSON (PUBLIC DOMAIN)
THURSDAY, MARCH 12 Music All about Love — with Kathy Santopietro, Teri Harroun and Mark Stenson. 7 p.m. Still Cellars, 1115 Colorado Ave., Longmont, 720-204-6064. Dwight Yoakam. 7 p.m. Mission Ballroom, 4242 Wynkoop St., Denver. The Growlers — Natural Affair Tour 2020. 7 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-447-0095. Harry Tuft & Brad Corrigan (of Dispatch). 7 p.m. Swallow Hill Music, 71 E. Yale Ave., Denver, 303-777-1003. Post Malone — Runaway Tour. 8 p.m. Pepsi Center, 1000 Chopper Circle, Denver. River Voices: The Confluence of Art & Science. 7:15 p.m. Longmont Museum, 400 Quail Road, Longmont, 303-651-8374. Salsa Thursdays. 9:45 p.m. Rosetta Hall, 1109 Walnut St., Boulder. Skean Dubh Celtic Band Concert. 7 p.m. Longmont Public Library, 409 Fourth Ave., Longmont, 303-651-8470. Summer Salt — with Okey Dokey, Breakup Shoes. 7:30 p.m. The Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-447-0095. Events FRIDAY, MARCH 13 Music Big Paddy (Irish Rock & Roll) — with Special Guest: Kieran Murphy. 7 p.m. Dickens Opera House, 300 Main St., Longmont, 720-297-6397. Boulder Comedy Show. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 720-201-3731. The CBDs. 7 p.m. Kathmandu Restaurant, 110 N. Jefferson St., Nederland, 303-499- 1829. Con Brio. 8 p.m. Cervantes Masterpiece, 2637 Welton St., Denver, 303-297-1772. EVENTS from Page 27 WHEN THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION of Colored Women formed in 1896, their founding principle was “Lifting as we Climb.” In the violent days of post-abolition America, these women believed that by elevating their status as community organizers and leaders, black women could elevate everyone in their communities. Minnesotabased artist Candice Davis takes on their slogan for her recent performance art piece at Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art. It’s easy to call yourself an ally, but Davis’ installation asks viewers if they truly lift as they climb. “It’s important to think about intersectionality with any movements you’re interested in championing because if you’re trying to win rights for women, are you making sure that trans women, black women, disabled women are included in that narrative?” Davis said. Davis’ installation — on view through March 22 — is the first of three exhibitions BMoCA is presenting in 2020 to commemorate the centennial of women being guaranteed the right to vote in the United States. —CR Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art (BMoCA), 1750 13th St., Boulder: Candice Davis: ‘Lifting as We Climb,’ through March 22; ‘Night Reels: The Work of Stacey Steers,’ through May 25; Margaretta Gilboy: ‘Flying in the Hands of Time: A Retrospective,’ through May 25. BMoCA at Macky Auditorium, 1595 Pleasant St., University of Colorado Boulder: Paul Gillis: ‘When Kingship Ascends to Heaven,’ through May 1. Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder: ‘Maker Made,’ Canyon Gallery, through March 30; Bill Vielehr: The Artist Behind “The Vielehr,” Arapahoe Ramp, through March 22. Bricolage Gallery, Art Parts Creative Reuse Center, 2860 Bluff St., Boulder: ‘The Ties That Bind: Demry Frankenheimer,’ through April 4 Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder: ‘Foreign Born’: Taiko Chandler (Hand-Rudy), Erin Hyunhee Kang (Polly Addison), Taiko Chandler (MacMillan), Roberta Restaino, Danqi Cai, Eriko Tsogo, Hung Liu, Ana Maria Hernando, Dianna Frid (McMahon), through April 5. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver: ‘Treasures of British Art: The Berger Collection,’ through July; ‘EYES ON: Anthony McCall,’ through May 31; The Light Show, through Nov. 29. Firehouse Art Center, 667 Fourth Ave., Longmont: Opening Reception for ‘Press And Fold’: Contemporary Book Arts featuring work by Alicia Mckim, Frank Hamrick, Susan Lowdermilk, Christine Sloman, & Muyuan He. 6 p.m. Friday, March 13. Exhibit on display through April 5. Longmont Museum, 400 Quail Road, Longmont: ‘Terry Maker: Because the World is Round,’ through May 17; ‘Front Range Rising,’ permanent exhibit. Lyons Redstone Museum, 340 High St., Lyons: ‘40 years/40 artifacts’; ‘All Aboard! Railroads in Lyons’; ‘Lyons Newspapers: A History’; and more, lyonsredstonemuseum.com Museum of Boulder, 2205 Broadway, Boulder: ‘Archive 75: Multilayered Stories Told Through a Boulder Lens,’ through June 15; ‘Our Living Landscape: Exploring Boulder’s Watershed,’ through March 30. Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, 1485 Delgany St., Denver: ‘Francesca Woodman: Portrait of a Reputation,’ through April 5; ‘Teresa Hubbard / Alexander Birchler: Flora,’ through April 5; ‘Stacey Steers: Edge of Alchemy,’ through April 5. NCAR/UCAR Community Art Program, National Center for Atmospheric Research Visitor Center, 1850 Table Mesa Drive: Acrylic paintings by Lisa Lynch; Glass mosaic by Delcia Litt through March 28. University of Colorado Art Museum, 1085 18th St., Boulder: ‘Persuasive Prints,’ through March 21; ‘Body Language: Picturing People,’ through June; Mary Mattingly: ‘Last Library,’ through July 18; University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, University of Colorado Henderson Building,1035 Broadway, Boulder: ‘Ross Sea; The Last Ocean;’ ‘Genomics: Observing Evolution;’ ‘Fossils: Clues to the Past,’ Paleontology Hall, ongoing exhibit; and more. COURTESY OF BMOCA 4/2 DOUGLAS BAMFORTH: ETHNOGENESIS ON THE CENTRAL PLAINS 1250 TO 1400 4/4 ACOUSTIC EIDOLON 4/15 JOHN GIERACH: DUMB LUCK AND THE KINDNESS OF STANGERS 4/17 AN EVENING WITH JEFF BLACK 4/20 STORMS AND SEAS ON TITAN 4/23 JON WATERMAN: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ATLAS OF THE NATIONAL PARKS 4/27 A PANEL WITH THE NEW YORKER HUMORIST CALVIN TRILLIN 4/28 HELEN THORPE: FRUITS OF OUR LABOR MAR 19 | SPEAKER SERIES DAVID MISCH: THE SHAME OF SATIRE MAR 28 | CONCERT SERIES GRIFFIN HOUSE
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BOULDER: Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., 303-441-3011: ‘Juliette of the Spirits,’ 7 p.m. Thursday, March 12. Century Theatre, 1700 29th St., 303-444-0583: ‘1917’ ‘Bloodshot’ ‘The Call of the Wild’’ ‘Emma.’ ‘Greed’ ‘Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey’ ‘Hope Gap’ ‘The Hunt’ ‘Impractical Jokers: The Movie’ ‘The Invisible Man’ ‘I Still Believe’ ‘King Kong,’ Sunday, March 15. ‘Onward’ ‘Parasite’ ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ ‘The Way Back’ ‘Wendy’ film
Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., 303-444-7328: Boulder Jewish Film Festival, March 12-15. Cat Video Fest 2020, 7 p.m. March 14. ‘Citizen K,’ March 17-21. ‘Lucien Freud: A Self Portrait,’ March 16-17. ‘Swallow,’ March 18-21. ‘Zombi Child,’ 8:45 p.m. March 13.
International Film Series, University of Colorado Boulder, Muenzinger Audi- torium, 1905 Colorado Ave., 303-492- 8662: ‘Laura,’ 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 18.
DENVER: The Bug Theater, 3654 Navajo St., 303-477-5977: ‘Journey to the Edge of Conscious- ness,’ 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 17.
Sie Film Center, 2510 E. Colfax Ave., 303-595-3456: ‘35 Shots of Rum,’ 7 p.m. Monday, March 16. ‘The Lady From Shanghai,’ 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 17. ‘Parasite’ ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ ‘Repulsion,’ March 13-14. ‘Saint Frances’ ‘Swallow’
LONGMONT: Regal Village at the Peaks 12, 1230 S. Hover Road, 844-462-7342: ‘1917’ ‘Bloodshot’ ‘Brahms: The Boy II’ ‘The Call of the Wild’ ‘Emma.’ ‘Greed’ ‘Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey’ ‘I Still Believe’ ‘The Invisible Man’ ‘Onward’ ‘The Way Back’
LOUISVILLE: Regal Cinebarre Boulder, 1164 W. Dil- lon Road, 844-462-7342: ‘1917’ ‘The Call of the Wild’ ‘Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey’ ‘The Hunt’ ‘Impractical Jokers: The Movie’ ‘Jojo Rabbit’ ‘Onward’ ‘Parasite’ ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ ‘The Way Back’
NEDERLAND: Backdoor Theater, 243 W. Fourth St., 303-258-0188: ‘Downhill’
WESTMINSTER: Alamo Drafthouse Westminster, 8905 Westminster Boulevard, 303-731-3330: ‘The Brady Bunch’ brunch screening, 1 p.m. Saturday, March 14. ‘The Departed’ St. Patrick’s Day beer dinner, 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 17. ‘Miami Vice,’ 7;30 p.m. Wednesday, March 18. ‘Tommy Boy,’ 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 13. ‘Whisky Galor,’ 7 p.m. Sunday, March 14.
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Lawrence. 9 p.m. The Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-447-0095. Chris Ramey. 5 p.m. BOCO Cider, 1501 Lee Hill Drive, Unit 14, Boulder, 720-938-7285. Mark Diamond and Nelson Rangell Quartet. 7 p.m. Caffè Sole, 637 S. Broadway, Boulder, 303-499-2985. The Moonlit Wild. 9 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 720-201-3731. Motown and More: From the Tempta- tions to Lizzo. 7:30 p.m. Ellie Caulkins Opera House, 1101 13th St., Denver, 720-865-4220. Through March 14. The Music of Queen. 7:30 p.m. Boettch- er Concert Hall, 1000 14th St., Denver, 720-865-4220. Through March 14. Rogue 2. 6 p.m. Bootstrap Brewing Com- pany, 142 Pratt St., Longmont, 303-652-4186. Sahara Music Night No. 4: Eye-yoob and the Band. 8:30 p.m. Ali Baba Grill, 3033 28th St., Boulder, 303-440-1393. Skyline High School Fine Arts Festival. 5:30 p.m. Skyline High School, 600 E. Moun- tain View Ave., Longmont, 720-494-3741. The Soundpost Sessions: Antonio Lopez. 6:30 p.m. The Well, 470 Main St., Longmont. staff pick Clay Rose Trio. 8 p.m. Saturday, March 14, Oskar Blues Tap Room, 921 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-776-1914. GASOLINE LOLLIPOPS
That Eighties Band. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 Northpark Drive, Lafayette, 303-665-2757. The Vipers. 8 p.m. Bluff Street Bar & Bil- liards, 2690 28th St., Boulder, 303-931-5856. Events Iliza: The Forever Tour. 7:30 p.m. Comedy Works, 1226 15th St., Denver, 303-595-3637. The Improv Show. 7:30 p.m. Wesley Foundation, 1290 Folsom St., Boulder, 303-588-0550. New York City Dance Alliance. Colo- rado Convention Center, 700 14th St., Denver, 303-228-8000. Through March 15. Peak to Peak Charter School 20th Anniversary Gala. 5:30 p.m. Omni Hotel Broomfield, Lafayette. Storybook Ballet: Stone Soup & The Ugly Duckling. 7 p.m. Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-443-0028.
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I Jekyll and Hyde. Dr. Henry Jekyll acciden- tally creates a potion that changes him into a murder- ous alter ego, Edward Hyde. Candlelight Dinner Playhouse, 4747 Marketplace Drive, Johnstown. Through March 29. Local Lab 2020 — presented by Local Theater Company. Boulder’s premier three-day festival of new American plays, parties, and workshops. Dairy Arts Center, Grace Gamm Theater, 2590 Wal- nut St., Boulder. March 13-15. Marvin’s Room. After not speak- ing for two decades, two sisters are suddenly reunited when one is diagnosed with leukemia and needs a bone marrow transplant to survive. Vintage Theatre Com- pany, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora. Through April 5. The Merchant of Mumbai. Gambling everything on love and friendship, three compatriots embark on a crazy journey. The BITSY Stage, 1137 S. Huron St., Denver. Through March 29. A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Love conquers all in this imaginative telling of Shakespeare’s popular romantic comedy. Arvada Center for the Performing Arts, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Through May 16. The Marriage of Figaro. Mozart’s infamous Italian caper about the differences between the working and ruling classes. Macky Auditorium, 1595 Pleasant St., Boulder. Through March 15. Murder on the Orient Express. A train full of strangers, a mysterious murder, and a sleuth piecing it all together. Arvada Center, 6901 Wad- sworth Blvd., Arvada. Through May 17. Ragtime The Musical. This sweeping musical portrait of early-20th-century America tells the story of three families in the pursuit of the American Dream. BDT Stage, 5501 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder. Through May 30. The Runner Stumbles — presented by Coal Creek Theater of Louisville. A young nun has died under mysterious circumstances in a remote parish in northern Michigan, and her superior, Father Rivard, has been charged with her murder. Louisville Center for the Arts, 801 Grant Ave., Louisville. Through March 14. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. After Adam gets married, his six jealous brothers kidnap six local girls, leading a group of indignant villagers to track them down. Jesters Dinner Theatre, 224 Main St., Longmont. Through April 19. Spring Awakening: A musical by Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik. A rock musical set in late 19th-century Germany that tells the story of teenagers dis- covering the inner and outer tumult of teenage sexuality. University Theatre, Boulder, 303-492-8181. Through March 15, cupresents. org. When We Were Young and Unafraid — Fire- house Theater Company. Inside an underground women’s shelter in the early 1970s, three women question their destiny. John Hand Theater, 7653 E. First Place, Denver. Through March 14. HOSTED BY LOCAL THEATER COMPANY Local Lab 2020 is three days of new American plays. Enjoy four con- cert-style readings, mix and mingle with festival-goers at parties, meet the artists behind some of the country’s most compelling new theater, and share your feedback through a series of innovative post-show gatherings. This year, Local Theater Company welcomes three internationally celebrated playwrights: Jessica Huang, Josh Koenigsberg and Sandra Delgado. Their plays have been produced or developed at some of the most renowned theaters in the United States including Manhattan Theater Club, Steppenwolf, Atlantic Theater Company and The Old Globe. The members of LocalWRITES, a playwriting program offered to emergingbilingual and English-speaking students at Casey Middle School in Boulder, will also be debuting a play of their own creation. Tickets and a full schedule available at localthe- aterco.org/locallab2020. R.LUM.R. 9 p.m. Larimer Lounge, 2721 Larimer St., Denver, 303-291-1007. Take Down the Door — with Dahlby & Nadine. 8 p.m. Rogers Hall, 400 High St., Lyons. Events Art in America: Homer and Remington in Context. 10 a.m. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave Parkway, Denver, 720-865-5000. Boulder County 4-H Carnival. 11 a.m. Boulder County Fairgrounds, 9595 Nelson Road, Longmont, 303-678-6238. Cat Video Fest 2020. 7 p.m. Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826. theater Tarot Readings and Artisan Market. 6 p.m. Magic Fairy Gifts, 634 Main St., Longmont. SATURDAY, MARCH 14 Music 7th Annual St. Patrick’s Day SingAlong. 6 p.m. 300 Suns Brewing, 335 First Ave., Unit C, Longmont, 720-442-8292. Americans We: A Panorama of American Music by the Boulder Concert Band. 7 p.m. First Congregational Church, 1128 Pine St., Boulder, 303-478-3044. Blake Shelton: Friends and Heroes 2020. 8 p.m. Pepsi Center, 1000 Chopper Circle, Denver. Boulder Chorale: A World in Harmony. 4 p.m. First United Methodist Church, 1421 Spruce St., Boulder, 303-554-7692. Bumkin. 6 p.m. Bootstrap Brewing Compa- ny, 142 Pratt St., Longmont, 303-652-4186. Calixto Oviedo & The Afro-Cuban Jazz Quintet. 7 p.m. Caffè Sole, 637 S. Broad- way, Boulder, 303-499-2985. Celtic Obsession. 7:30 p.m. Newman Center for the Performing Arts, 2344 E. Iliff Ave., Denver, 303-871-7720. A Chance At Normal. 11:30 a.m. Twisted Pine Brewing, 3201 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-518-6420. Clay Rose Trio. 8 p.m. Oskar Blues Tap Room, 921 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-776-1914. Colin Hay of Men At Work. 8 p.m. Para- mount Denver, 1621 Glenarm Place, Denver, 303-623-0106. Family Concert (adults with children ages 6-12). 3 p.m. Arts Hub, 420 Courtney Way, Lafayette, 303-229-1127. Free Range Marmot. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 720-201-3731. Funkiphino. 8 p.m. Wild Game, 2251 Ken Pratt Blvd., Unit A, Longmont. High Road Home. 5:30 p.m. The Tasty Weasel, 1800 Pike Road, Longmont, 303-776-1914. Janine’s Swinging Country Folk Concert & Fundraiser. 7 p.m. Muse Performance Space, 200 E. South Boulder Road, Lafay- ette, 303-554-9215. Lespecial. 8:30 p.m. The Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 720-645-2467. Live eTown Radio Show Taping with Steve Poltz & Robyn Hitchcock. 7 p.m. eTown, 1535 Spruce St., Boulder, 303-443-8696. Los Bohemios. 8 p.m. The Louisville Un- derground, 640 Main St., Louisville, 303-997-9548. Los Lobos. 7 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-786-7030. Manic Focus — with SuperVision, MIDIcinal, LWKY, Flats Stanlie. 9 p.m. Cervantes Masterpiece, 2637 Welton St., Denver, 303-297-1772. Nick of Time – A Tribute to Bonnie Raitt. 8 p.m. Dickens Opera House, 300 Main St., Longmont, 720-297-6397. EVENTS from Page 30
ComedySportz Denver. 7:30 p.m. The Riverside, 1724 Broadway, Boulder. Double Feature: We Are Stars/Laser Ga- lactic Odyssey. Noon. Fiske Planetarium, 2414 Regent Drive, Boulder, 303-492-5002. Irish Dancers. 5 p.m. 300 Suns Brewing, 335 First Ave., Unit C, Longmont, 720-442-8292. McTeggart Irish Dancers. 4:30 p.m. WOW! Children’s Museum, 110 N. Harrison Ave., Lafayette, 303-604-2424. Saturday Morning Groove. 10:30 a.m. Free Motion Dance Studio, 2126 Pearl St., Boulder, 720-379-8299. Standup Comedy Showcase. 8 p.m. Endo Brewing Company, 2755 Dagny Way, Suite 101, Lafayette, 720-442-8052.
SUNDAY, MARCH 15 Music Aerial Avengers — An Epic Circus Tale of Hope. 2 p.m. Cleo Parker Robinson Dance, 119 Park Avenue West., Denver, 303-295-1759. Airs & Graces: Song & Dance in the French Baroque. 3 p.m. Stewart Auditorium, City of Longmont Museum, 400 Quail Road, Longmont. Ásgeir with Khushi. 8 p.m. The Bluebird Theater, 3317 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, 646-560-0065. Beartoe, DolphinHawk & Purple Lightning Bolts, Meat and Potatoes. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 720-201-3731.
staff pick Frequent Flyers Aerial Dance, 3022 E. Sterling Circle, Suite 150, Boulder, 303-245-8272. Movement Mondays. 7 p.m. Free Motion Dance Studio, 2126 Pearl St., Boulder, 720-379-8299. Pete Davidson & Friends. 7 and 9:30 p.m. Comedy Works, 1226 15th St., Denver, 303-595-3637. WFIRST: Humanity’s Next Great Leap. 7 p.m. Chautauqua Community House, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder, 303-440-7666.
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Skyline High School Fine Arts Festival. 5:30 p.m. Friday, March 13, Skyline High School, 600 East Mountain View Ave., Longmont, 720-494-3741. Support future artists through Skyline’s Fine Arts Festival. Price: $3, kids 8 and under free.
Beatles vs Stones — A Musical Showdown. 7 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-786-7030. Boulder Chorale: A World in Harmony. 4 p.m. First United Methodist Church, 1421 Spruce St., Boulder, 303-554-7692.
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Liberation and Light — a WWII 75th Remembrance. 3 p.m. LifeBridge Christian Church, Longmont, 10345 Ute Highway, Longmont. Nature + Music. 8 a.m. Butterfly Pavilion, 6252 West 104th Ave., Boulder. Shawn Cunnane. 3 p.m. The Tasty Weasel, 1800 Pike Road, Longmont, 303-776-1914. Trip Face’s B-Day Bash. 8 p.m. Dickens Opera House, 300 Main St., Longmont, 720-297-6397. Events Aerial Art - Mobile in the Calder Style Class. 4 p.m. Two Hands Paperie, 803 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-444-0124. Ali Macofsky. 7 p.m. Comedy Works, 1226 15th St., Denver, 303-595-3637. Through March 18, comedyworks.com. Double Feature: We Are Stars / Perseus & Andromeda. Noon. Fiske Planetarium, 2414 Regent Drive, Boulder, 303-492-5002. World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade. 12 p.m. OddFellows, 16th Street between Pearl and Spruce, Boulder. Food and cupcakes while supplies last, limit one per customer. Must be 21+ to participate. Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a tasting 1-6pm, free food & cupcakes with a chance to walk away with a piece of emerald jewelry.
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THURSDAY, MARCH 12 Fundraiser for 350 Colorado — with Pam Houston. 5:30 p.m. Unity of Boulder Church, 2855 Folsom St., Boulder. Martha Freeman — Born Curious. 6:30 p.m. Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder. FRIDAY, MARCH 13 MFA Showcase: Rachel Cruea. 5 p.m. Innisfree Poetry Bookstore & Cafe, 1301 Pennsylvania Ave., Boulder. SATURDAY, MARCH 14 Boulder Writing Dates. 9 a.m. Innisfree Poetry Bookstore & Cafe, 1301 Pennsylvania Ave., Boulder. Celebration of the winners of the Autumn 2019 Owl Canyon Press Hackathon. 2 p.m. Inkberry Books, Cottonwood Shopping Center, Suite B-3, 7960 Niwot Road, Niwot. Authors will receive their awards and read from their work. Refreshments will be served. MONDAY, MARCH 16 World Literature Series: William Faulkner (1897-1992). 7 p.m. Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder. Presented by Annjeanette Wiese, instructor and director of undergraduate studies, humanities program TUESDAY, MARCH 17 Open Poetry Reading. 7 p.m. Innisfree Poetry Bookstore & Cafe, 1301 Pennsylvania Ave., Boulder. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18 TaraShea Nesbit — Beheld. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder. IN ‘BEHELD,’ TARASHEA NESBIT reframes the story of the pilgrims through the voices of two women, a story of strangers arriving in the fledg- ling colony of Plymouth, Massachusetts, and a crime that shakes the divided com- munity to its core. It’s also an intimate portrait of love, moth- erhood and friendship that asks: Whose stories get told over time, who gets believed and who gets punished? Nesbit will speak about and sign her new book at Boulder Book Store on Wednesday, March 18 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets to attend are $5 and are good for $5 off the author’s featured book or a purchase the day of the event. 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An Ode to the Sounds of Blackness By Lester Eugene Mayers (excerpt from ‘100 Poems for 100’)
When Ray Charles asked, “Come live with me and won’t you be my love?” Gladys said she’s leaving to be with him On a midnight train to Georgia Aretha politely demanded, “Will you call me the moment you get there?” And Toni Braxton responded with, “Maybe…” John Legend said he’ll think about it And Aretha circled back around with “You better think.”
The black sound started a war between the East and West While leading thousands from the South to freedom. The black sound is the culture/the revolution/the solution, and the bigotry. If we say “No more,” the soul of America will cease to exist.
The Negro spirituals didn’t stop with the blues, and the blues didn’t stop with Hip Hop. Only those in touch will recognize the pattern… The same cry, the same wants, the same needs, Just written-spelled-out-and-delivered differently.
Biggie said, “It was all a dream” And Meek added a “nightmare,” too. After Teddy said it was time to wake up Soul II Soul regulated us Back To Life Back To Reality.
The Black Sound is a parody of our perfect destiny. That’s why everyone was so confused when When Mary sanged she was going down And Erykah gave her “three dollars and six dimes…”
It was such a contradiction when One black woman said, “I can’t stand the rain” And another sanged, “Go on and let the rain pour” But LaShun Pace cried, “There’s a leak in this old building and my soul has got to move” Luther Vandross giggled with, “Good, ’cause a house is not a home”
Everyone, still confused, turned to The Education and The Miss replied “Lauryn is only human” So they turned to Nas, and he offered One Love Enticing CeeLo to holler, “Fuck you.”
When Marvin asked, “What’s going on?” Alicia had to tell the truth with Karma
In the name of the Black Sound Miley Cyrus twerks Justin Timberlake rifts And Christina Aguilera holds all her syllables.
While Beyoncé rings The Alarm of Formation, Sam Cooke Suggests, it seems like A Change Is Gonna Come and Sweet Etta James, relieved, exhales With, “At Last…” The black sound is the only sound that will save America Shhh… Listen closely.
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ARIES MARCH 21-APRIL 19: Giacomo Puccini’s famous opera Tosca premiered in 1900. It featured a heroine named Tosca. In 1914, Puccini’s favorite Tosca, a soprano singer named Maria Jeritza, was performing in a production at New York’s Metropolitan Opera. As she got ready to sing an aria entitled “I Live for Art,” she stumbled and fell. Rather than struggle awkwardly to rise, she pretended that this was all quite natural — called for in the script. She sang the entire piece while lying on the floor. Puccini loved it! Ever since then, most of the singers who have played the role of Tosca have sung “I Live for Art” while prone. I suggest you regard this as an inspirational teaching. What lucky accidents could you make into permanent additions or enhancements?
TAURUS APRIL 20-MAY 20: Taurus poet Gary Snyder said, “Threefourths of philosophy and literature is the talk of people trying to convince themselves that they really like the cage they were tricked into entering.” Personally, I think that many of us, not just philosophers and writers, do the same thing. Are you one of us? Your first assignment during the next four weeks will be to explore whether you do indeed tend to convince yourself that you like the cage you were tricked into entering. Your second assignment: If you find that you are in a cage, do everything you can to stop liking it. Third assignment: Use all your ingenuity, call on all the favors you’re owed, and conjure up the necessary magic so that you can flee the cage.
GEMINI MAY 21-JUNE 20: “Your body is not a temple,” declared author and celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain. “It’s an amusement park. Enjoy the ride.” I half-agree with him. I’m deeply devoted to regarding the body as an amusement park. It should be a source of endless fun and enjoyment. We have the right — indeed, I’d say a duty — to wield our bodies in ways that immerse us in the mysteries and miracles of pleasure. But here’s where I disagree with Bourdain: I believe the body is also a temple that deserves our reverence and respect and protective tenderness. Your assignment in the coming weeks, Gemini, is to raise your commitment to treating your body as both an amusement park and a holy temple.
CANCER JUNE 21-JULY 22: Early in his career, Cancerian painter Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (1796-1875) sold only a few paintings. But eventually his luck improved. Once he was financially successful, he became very generous. He wielded his influence to get jobs for other artists, and mentored many artists, as well. Sometimes he added a few dabs of paint to the finished works of younger, struggling painters, then signed the canvases with his own name so that the works could more easily be sold. The coming weeks will be a favorable time to adopt your own version of Corot’s approach toward those around you who could benefit from your help and support. (P.S. It’s in your selfish interest to do so, although the reasons why may not be clear for a while.)
LEO JULY 23-AUG. 22: Composer Brian Eno has testified that African music underlies and influences much of his work. He exults in the freedom and unpredictability it encourages. Why? Here’s one reason: In African songs, there are often multiple rhythms. And they’re not locked together; they float freely in relationship to each other. Eno says this is different from Western music, whose salient quality is that all the rhythmic elements are contained “in little boxes” — locked into a tyrannically mechanical clockwork pattern. According to my reading of the astrological omens, dear Leo, the coming weeks will be an excellent time for you to experiment with Eno’s insight. How? Escape mechanical clockwork patterns and activate the “multiple, free-floating rhythm” metaphor in everything you do.
VIRGO AUG. 23-SEPT. 22: Are you interested in enhancing your mastery of togetherness? Are you open to my suggestion that you should seek out practical education about the arts of intimacy? Would you be willing to meditate on how you might bring additional creativity and flair into your close alliances? If you answered yes to those questions, the next six weeks will provide you with ample opportunities to dive in to all that fun work. “Collaboration” and “cooperation” will be words of power for you. “Synergy and symbiosis” should be your tender battle cry.
LIBRA SEPT. 23-OCT. 22: As you come to the climax of your Season of Good Gaffes and Lucky Bloopers, I’ll remind you of folk singer Pete Seeger’s definition of a “productive mistake.” He said it had these five qualities: “1. made in the service of mission and vision; 2. acknowledged as a mistake; 3. learned from; 4. considered valuable; 5. shared for the benefit of all.” Let’s hope, Libra, that your recent twists and turns fit at least some of these descriptions!
SCORPIO OCT. 23-NOV. 21: Would you consider making one more push, Scorpio? Can I coax you to continue your halfconfusing, half-rewarding quest? Are you willing to wander even further out into the frontier and take yet another smart risk and try one additional experiment? I hope so. You may not yet be fully convinced of the value of these forays outside of your comfort zone, but I suspect you will ultimately be glad that you have chosen what’s interesting over what’s convenient. P.S. In the coming weeks, you could permanently expand your reservoir of courage.
SAGITTARIUS NOV. 22-DEC. 21: A traditional astrologer might say that you Sagittarians typically spend less time at home than any other sign of the zodiac. Some of you folks even rebel against the idea that having a stable home is a healthgiving essential. You may feel that you can’t be totally free unless you always have your next jaunt or journey planned, or unless you always have a home-away-fromhome to escape to. I understand and appreciate these quirks about your tribe, but am also committed to coaxing you to boost your homebody quotient. Now would be a perfect time to do that. You’re more open than usual to the joy and power of cultivating a nurturing home.
CAPRICORN DEC. 22-JAN. 19: The more crooked the path, the faster you’ll get to where you’re going. Every apparent detour will in fact be at least a semi-valuable shortcut. Any obstacle that seems to block your way will inspire you to get smarter and more resourceful, thereby activating lucky breaks that bring unexpected grace. So don’t waste even a minute cursing outbreaks of inconvenience, my dear, because those outbreaks will ultimately save you time and make life easier. (P.S.: During the coming weeks, conventional wisdom will be even more irrelevant than it usually is.)
AQUARIUS JAN. 20-FEB. 18: When I was a young adult, I was unskilled and indigent. Many restaurants exploited my feeble prowess at washing pots and pans and dishes, but the meager wage they paid me barely kept me fed and housed. You will perhaps understand why, now that I’m grown up, I am averse to cleaning pots and pans and dishes, including my own. That’s why I pay a helper to do that job. Is there an equivalent theme in your own life? An onerous task or grueling responsibility that oppressed you or still oppresses you? Now is a good time to find a way to declare your independence from it.
PISCES FEB. 19-MARCH 20: I suspect your fantasy life will be especially potent in the coming weeks. Your imagination will have an enhanced power to generate visions that could eventually manifest as actual events and situations. On the one hand, that could be dicey, because you can’t afford to over-indulge in fearful speculations and worried agitation. On the other hand, that could be dramatically empowering, because your good new ideas and budding dreams may start generating practical possibilities rather quickly.
WARNERS BROS.
‘The Departed’ beer dinner by Michael J. Casey
The timing couldn’t be better. The Alamo Drafthouse’s series, Hot Takes & Remakes, is a bizarre and beautiful collection of 30ish movies — some revered, some despised, all worth a second look. And if you haven’t given Martin Scorsese’s 2006 Boston cops and criminals epic The Departed, a second look, then what better day than St. Pat’s?
Steeped in Catholic guilt and shifting loyalties, The Departed is a remake of the modern Chinese classic, Andrew Lau’s Infernal Affairs. Set among the crime-infested hallways of the Boston Police Department, and the police-populated dens of Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson), The Departed is both a tour de force of performance and cinematic style. Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon and Vera Farmiga shine, but Mark Wahlberg and Jack Nicholson steal the show — relishing every last eraaa, araaa and Bah-ston ladened syllable. Scorsese re-teams with cinematographer extraordinaire Michael Ballhaus and long-time editor Thelma Schoonmaker to fashion an apotheosis of sorts for the gangster genre. How fitting that he made it at Warner Bros., the studio that gave birth to snappy dressed, wise-cracking gangsters. Both the Alamo Drafthouse Westminster and Littleton will be serving dinner during the St. Patrick’s Day screening: cannolis, ham sandwiches, corned beef and cabbage alongside a couple of frosty beverages.
What to watch for: In the 1932 film, Scarface, director Howard Hawks populated the frame with Xs and crosses anytime a gangster gets his. It made such an impression on a young Scorsese, he cribbed the technique 70- plus years later and it helped earn him an Academy Award. His first, and long overdue.
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YOU’LL BE TEMPTED TO STICK WITH BREAKFAST, at least brunch, if you stop by one of Tangerine’s three locations in Boulder County for the first time. Served all day, the corned beef hash, the Monte Cristo, the chicken and waffles... well, they’re irresistible. But head over with an eye toward lunch and dive into the menu of salads and sandwiches for a change — we opted for the ahi tuna sandwich on a recent visit. Medium rare-grilled ahi tuna is set between toasted, tangy sourdough bread and topped with balsamic mayo, caramelized onions, kalamata olives lettuce and tomato. Everything’s fresh, and the dark-horse stars are the olives, which bring satisfying brine, moisture and punch to each bite.
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n Oyster Month, Amended March is Oyster Month at Jax Fish House and Oyster Bar, so you can stop by all month long for deals on the half shell. Buy five half-dozen Emersum oysters and youll get a free half-dozen on the house (plus for every Emersum oyster sold, 10 cents are donated to First Descents, a group that provides outdoor experiences to young adults fighting cancer.) Stop by for buffalo-fried oyster sandos and $5 oyster shooters. Do not, however, make plans to attend the April 2 High West Oyster Fest, which has been postponed due to coronavirus. COURTESY BIG RED F
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n Openings That One Restaurant is open and serving Mediterranean, Pakistani and Indian food at 1121 Broadway on the Hill, former site of Terra Thai and, long ago, Chris’ Kettle. Try shawarma, biryani, gyros, tikka masala and more, with plenty of vegan, vegetarian gluten-free options. thatonerestaurant.com. ... James Beard Awards 2020 semifinalist chef Carrie Baird has opened Rose’s Classic Americana, a food stall in Boulder’s Rosetta Hall. Menu items include the huevos rancheros that famously took down Bobby Flay in a Food Network cooking competition.
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n St. Paddy’s Day at Roadhouse Depot From green tea shots to green eggs and ham to traditional Irish fare to pots-of-gold desserts, the Roadhouse Boulder Depot has some fun St. Paddy’s Day food offerings from March 14-17. There’ll be shepherd’s pie, braised Brussels with bacon and apple cider mustard vinaigrette and the “pot de gold crème” — Guinness chocolate mousse topped with Baileys whipped cream, served in a sugar glass with a gold leaf. 2366 Junction Place, Boulder, roadhouseboulderdepot.com. THE DENVER DISH
