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Thanks for advocacy (Re: “Hospital fails rape test,” Uncensored, Aug. 4.) Thank you, Pamela White, for your enduring vigilance, support and advocacy for survivors of sexual assault.

Your article on the hospital that incorrectly advised a victim on having to pay for her own rape kit called out a critically important issue for survivors, who are already silenced by the most personal of crimes.

Marti Hopper, Moving to End Sexual Assault/Boulder

Exemptions to rental code I appreciate Jefferson Dodge’s accurate and unbiased article on Boulder’s rental license enforcement efforts.

However, interested landlords and tenants will also benefit from additional statutory information pertaining to exemptions to the Boulder rental license requirement.

These articles come from the Boulder Revised Home Code, Chapter 10-3. (www.colocode.com/boulder2/ chapter10-3.htm) 10-3-2 Rental License Required Before Occupancy and License Exemptions. (b) Buildings, or building areas, described in one or more of the following paragraphs are exempted from the requirement to obtain a rental license from the city manager.

(1) Any dwelling unit occupied by the owner, or members of the owner’s family, and housing no more than two roomers who are unrelated to the owner

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(2) A dwelling unit meeting all of the following conditions:

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he higher the monkey climbs, the more you see of its ugly side.

So here comes Rick Perry of Texas, trying to climb the national political ladder all the way to the presidency. He’s really two candidates in one suit. On the surface, Perry is vying to be the furthest out of the Tea Party Republicans’ farout right-wingers — sort of Michele Bachmann with better hair. He wants to scuttle Social Security and Medicaid.

Also, he says the federal government should not be “regulating the environment, protecting civil rights ... [or even] creating national minimum wage laws.”

At his core, though, Perry governs as an exuberant plutocrat, happily doling out public dollars and favors to the corporate rich who’ve invested in his political career. He also pleases the privileged by slashing government spending on everything from Boulder Weekly

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Yee-haw! Perry for president

by Jim Hightower public schools to health care. Among the 204 wealthy supporters who’ve put between $100,000 and $2 million into his governorship are AT&T, Bank of America, ExxonMobil, the Koch brothers, T. Boone Pickens, Harold Simmons, Time Warner, Valero Energy and Wal-Mart. So pleased are such elites by the return they’ve received on their Perry Portfolio that they will form, as The New York Times put it, “a vast network ... eager to bankroll his

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presidential ambitions.”

If this sounds vaguely familiar, think back only a decade to another corporate-funded Texas buckaroo in the White House, George W. Bush.

Perry is Bush, only not as smart or ethical. And Bush at least professed to be a “compassionate conservative.” None of that sissy liberal stuff for Rick — he actually brags that, “Hey, we stick to it to the middle class and the poor, so the rich can get richer. Yee-haw!”

So, when Perry promises he’ll do for America what he’s done for Texas, pay attention — it’s no idle threat.

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Kurt W.G. Matthies/Longmont

GMO process rigged Editor’s note: The following is an open letter to the Boulder County commissioners.

After attending the cropland policy meeting [on Aug. 10], I am compelled to write. I believe you have actively conspired to disenfranchise Boulder County’s 300,000 citizens through a contrived policy process. You owe every citizen an apology and should make amends by getting the entire community involved in the policy debate. You asked citizens to give you more money, a 33 percent increase last time, to acquire more open space. You neglected to note how you were allowing those lands to be planted with GMOs and sprayed with pesticides, a process that degrades soil, water and environmental health. Not a small oversight.

Your hand-picked cropland team is not representative of the community.

Three GMO farmers making policy which directly governs how they farm is a conflict of interest. Another member is a 2004 GMO policy insider. Dea Sloan openly castigates and belittles the only commercial organic farmer on the panel. It’s insulting to those of us advocating for open discussion about how “our” open space should be used and preserved. Public participation has been shunted, and our overall best interests are not being considered. It’s all for the benefit of a handful of current conventional farmers.

That evening’s panel discussion was a bizarre spectacle, a veritable GMO sideshow of industrial farm propaganda, complete with slides from Monsanto.

What more egregious way to insult and disenfranchise an audience under the guise of an open discussion than by parading home-cooked GMO experts spouting the virtues of GMOs feeding the world? Only Dr. [Michael] McNeil presented a reasonable and balanced outline of the issues and discussed tran6 August 25, 2011

sitioning from chemical to organic practices. His remarks were the most thoughtful. As a reward for his years of education and experience, Keith Bateman curtly posed the question “Are you anti-GMO?” confirming what I already knew. The other two gentlemen were shepherding policy development further down the GMO farming path, while Dr. McNeil was courageous enough to provide a balanced discussion.

He farms both organic and GMO and understands the risk-reward relationship. The CSU professor admitted they [CSU] receive money from Monsanto, and the third fellow showed Monsanto slides and stated repeatedly that GMOs will feed the world. Excuse me, but we’re talking about how open space croplands are to be stewarded, and we ended up watching a GMO beauty pageant! Disenfranchisement wasn’t feeling very good at all.

My desire is to make open space cropland policy a broad public discussion, not the insider deal that has been conducted thus far. Ron Stewart and a handful of farmers are dictating what 300,000 citizens must accept. It’s not right. GMO biotechnology puts all organic and non-chemical farming operations at risk. Pesticides engineered into every GMO plant cell put animal and human health at risk. It’s a fork full of pesticide in every bite. It still shocks me, realizing this stuff has been loosed upon the public and we weren’t warned.

Sort of like GMOs being planted on open space cropland.

An apology is in order for this rigged debate. I’ll expect that you do the right thing and change the process so that all citizens have a say on whether GMOs are to be planted on Boulder’s public lands. They bought it. Take open space budget and invest in practices that build soil and grow crops we can use here that benefit all Boulder County residents. Farming without chemicals

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arlin Real Estate, the company that bought the building at 11th and Pearl that once housed the newspaper that was once known as the Boulder Daily Camera (before it dropped “Boulder” and “Daily” from its name), recently presented its plans for the redevelopment of the site to the Boulder Planning Board and the Landmarks Board — which were underwhelmed.

“Too tall (55 feet), too big (150,000 square feet of commercial and office space, mostly office), too much glass, too much of a traffic generator (it will have underground parking for 300 cars),” the board members and citizens attending the meeting said, in so many words.

“This has to be an iconic building,” Planning Board member Andrew Shoemaker said. “It has to be special.”

The sentiment was echoed by other board members.

Well, they have a point about too tall, too big and too much traffic.

Fifty-five-foot-tall buildings may be allowed in Boulder — a 1971 amendment to the City Charter set 55 feet as a height limit for Boulder buildings — but the 55-foot buildings that have actually been built in downtown Boulder have, for the most part, detracted from the quality of life, not enhanced it.

As for “iconic,” fat chance of that happening.

The most “iconic” structures in Boulder are the rural Italian Renaissance buildings at the University of Colorado and the Table Mesa headquarters of the National Center for Atmospheric Research. Both were created by extraordinary individual architects with truly original vision — Charles Z. Klauder in the case of CU, I.M. Pei in the case of NCAR. Boulder’s least iconic structure — the Crossroads Shopping Center, or the Twenty Ninth Street mall, if you prefer — was designed by a committee. Or, more accurately, a committee of comsee 11TH & PEARL Page 8

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“Tripoli is slipping from the grasp of a tyrant.”

—President Barack Obama in an Aug. 21 statement urging Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to step down as rebels took the upper hand in Tripoli “These games are family events, and the types of images we witnessed last night have no place in our arenas.”

—San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee and Oakland Mayor Jean Quan, commenting in a joint statement about the violent incidents that resulted in two men being shot at the Aug. 20 preseason football game between San Francisco and Oakland “Those who gave the order to murder our citizens, while hiding in Gaza, are no longer among the living.”

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mittees, including the Planning Board, the City Council, the Boulder Urban Renewal Authority, and assorted citizen advisory, environmental, and watch-dog groups, all of which are parts of “The Process.”

The Process — the Boulder planning and decision-making process, that is — was once famously described by former Mayor Bob Greenlee as “just like driving home at night by way of Cleveland.”

The Process is not all bad. It prevents a lot of environmental mischief from happening. But it also all but guarantees that everything will take a lot longer and cost a lot more. And it also pretty much precludes the approval of any iconic buildings. That’s because The Process produces compromise and consensus, which in turn produces outcomes that are noncontroversial, inoffensive and often mediocre.

Thanks to The Process, chances are “iconic” won’t happen at 11th and Pearl.

But that isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

That’s because of an inconvenient truth almost everyone involved with The Process tends to ignore — which is that commercial and industrial buildings in 21st century America typically are not, repeat not, built for the ages.

They are built to last 20 or 30 years, if that. Thus, the original Crossroads shopping center, which was built in the early 1960s, was extensively expanded and rebuilt in the early 1980s, and then was almost entirely rebuilt again in the early 2000s.

None of the Crossroads incarnations remotely approached anything that was iconic — even though the developers tried to portray them that way — but all of them were functional

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and served Boulder’s commercial retail needs quite well in their day.

There is nothing wrong with this.

America, Boulder included, is constantly reinventing itself and constantly rebuilding itself to meet contemporary needs. That being the case, why should “iconic” be considered a higher community value than “iconoclastic?”

I think there’s a lot to be said for putting up a structure at 11th and Pearl that will meet the needs of today’s Boulderites, but is also intended to be easily removed and replaced by one that meets the needs of the next generation when the time comes.

Fortunately, I have a modest proposal for a structure that could do that. It could be quickly built. It could be built for a modest cost. It could be easily removed and replaced. It would not overwhelm the site.

And, as a bonus, it would be iconic.

Put up a tent.

Not a canvas tent like a circus might use, but a tent like the main terminal of Denver International Airport, which is nothing if not iconic.

What sort of business could be put in the tent? How about a state-of-theart 24-hour cyber café where Boulder’s coffee-shop entrepreneurs and scholars could rent a table and an internet connection for their laptops for say five bucks an hour? Put in a couple hundred tables with state-of-the-art communications, a copy center, meeting rooms (also available by the hour), a Starbucks, big screen TVs for news and stocks, a food court, and, well you get the idea.

Think of it as a parking lot for people instead of cars. Parking lot owners make out like bandits.

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Farmers can do it. They did it before. If they’re going to farm public open space, it’s time they embrace and honor the public-private relationship, with the risks and rewards shared and enjoyed equally by everyone. Time to step up and accept the responsibility of your office and duties, folks. The process is broken, and you need to fix it PDQ. Scott Smith/Boulder

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There are a few limited analogies to personhood that facilitate non-megasized corporations’ usefulness to the society that allows them existence. However, like all analogies, their correlation is, indeed, limited, and must be vigilantly regulated against otherwise inevitable abuse — certainly not allowed to enter the arena of human and civil rights.

The Royalty of the British Empire enforced their corporate conspiracies not only with soldiers but also with the Royal Navy, whose main function for hundreds of years was to protect and obey the orders of criminal organizations such as the East India Company, whose tea brewed in Boston harbor was corruptly exempted from the tax that competing colonists had to pay.

The deliberate and conspiratorial omission of the usual “natural” modifying “persons” in the 14th Amendment has led to an incredible process of gradual but thorough corruption of the purposes of the ingenious U.S. Constitution, and not much precious time remains for its correction back to the spirit of the Founders’ intentions.

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sure or hypertension, abnormal blood cholesterol levels, tobacco use, diabetes, being overweight and physical inactivity.

Risk factors beyond our control include age, family history of early heart disease or family history of stroke.

When it comes to Type 2 diabetes, we know that a primary risk factor is obesity, something which can be mitigated by maintaining a healthy weight and being physically fit. In addition, low-calorie sweeteners can help reduce calories and sugar intake and aid in maintaining a healthy weight — positions supported by the American Diabetes Association and the American Dietetic Association. Furthermore, numerous peer-reviewed published studies have shown that diet sodas are proven to be an effective tool for weight loss and weight maintenance.

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The attacks on Israel The terror attacks in Israel last Thursday were unprovoked and targeted civilians, which is terrible. Israel gave them a chance to calm the situation, but they continued to fire rockets at civilians. The people who live in Israel have the right to defend, and they should not have to live in fear of terror attacks.

The United States and other countries should condemn these attacks.

Ties with Hamas (terrorist organization that receives money and weapons from Iran) should be cut by the international community.

In addition, the international community should be against the Palesinian unilateral bid for statehood, which is backed by the United Nations. Instead we should encourage Palestinians to return to unconditional peace talks with Israel.

Crystal Spencer/Westminster

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Saying yes to GMOs So only two out of the nine members of the county’s Cropland Policy Advisory Group are willing to rule out the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) on our publicly funded open space.

Hmm, there seems to be something wrong with this picture. We thought this was Boulder County, which has a reputation for being, like, green and sustainable and stuff.

But as the outlying rural areas like to remind us, Boulder County is more than the city of Boulder. It ain’t all liberal hippies; we’ve got us some rednecks, too.

It’s curious that two other CPAG members, toward the end of the group’s Aug. 17 meeting, started talking about how they might like to see a gradual reduction in the use of GMOs after all.

They stopped short of calling for an outright ban, as organic farmers Ewell Culbertson and Richard Andrews did.

But Emily Prisco and Jeannette Hillery seemed open to the idea of decreasing our use of GMOs on county open space. Doesn’t it follow, then, that after a certain number of years of reductions, the number of acres on which GMOs are planted would approach zero? Why not cut to the chase and just ban the damned things outright as Culbertson sagely suggested?

Rather than beating around the GMO bush, Prisco and Hillery could grow a backbone. But even if the four banded together, they’d still need a fifth vote to prevail.

Remember folks, we’re not talking about a ban on private lands — it’s a free country and to a large extent you can do what you want on your own property. This is about what we want on those thousands of acres of open space that we paid for.

For information on how to contact your representatives on this group, which was appointed by the county commissioners, visit http://bit.ly/cpagmembers.

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No account for you We learned this week that the only bank in the state still openly doing business with medical marijuana dispensaries is discontinuing that practice.

Colorado Springs State Bank (CSSB) sent a letter to its account holders in the MMJ business on Aug. 16 saying that “public confidence is a key element” in both the operation and

regulation of the bank, and that a review by its regulator, legal counsel, law enforcement and taxation agencies has convinced it to no longer serve the MMJ community, effective Sept. 30.

Some dispensary owners who live along the Front Range had become so desperate for banking services that they were driving their cash down to Colorado Springs, and at one point there was even talk about CSSB placing drop boxes in Denver and Boulder.

Again, the powers that be speak with forked tongue. On the one hand, the state wants dispensaries to be totally transparent, documenting their every trip to the bathroom in writing. But they can’t even provide regulators with legitimate financial statements if no bank will touch them.

It’s a public safety issue when you force dispensaries to keep their cash on site or under the mattress. And there is a tremendous untapped market for a bank that is willing to do business with these folks.

What the frack?

During a keynote speech at a conference sponsored by the Colorado Oil and Gas Association, Halliburton CEO Dave Lesar introduced a new chemical cocktail to assuage public concerns that chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing, known as “fracking,” are dangerous.

In fracking, water, sand and chemicals are injected into the rock underground to break up the rock and free trapped pockets of natural gas. People living near fracking operations have complained of well water contamination and other problems related to the chemicals, which remain in the ground and can seep into ground water.

Although the oil and gas industry has long maintained that fracking is safe, they’ve apparently been busy trying to make it safer. Lesar reportedly held up a container of the company’s new fracking fluid and was challenged by a fellow executive to prove how safe it was by taking a drink. When Lesar balked, the unnamed executive followed his own advice and took a swig.

No word on whether this particular cocktail was stirred or shaken.

Gas and oil pundits said the executive’s actions prove that Halliburton has faith in the safety its new product.

But all it really proves is how far some people are willing to go to make a buck.

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Researchers explore mobile ’Net Researchers at CU are helping develop the next generation of the Internet — a more mobile version — and the campus’s Office of Information Technology is using the new technology to provide wireless service on campus buses and in some labs and classrooms.

The university recently used the WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) wireless protocol to extend its wireless network to the campus buses running between the campus and off-campus student residence halls like Williams Village. A tabletwielding student in an off-campus residence hall can now jump on the campus wireless network while waiting at the bus stop, board the bus and ride it to campus, all during one uninterrupted session on the campus wireless network.

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local food shift is gaining significant traction in Boulder County, growing well beyond the euphoric early adopter stage into early majority territory. It is unfolding so rapidly and so unpredictably that it could well be called a revolution.

If it hasn’t already, the issue of local food is about to land on the desks of public officials and political candidates, perhaps even in unexpected ways. One candidate, aware of this shift, contacted Transition Colorado and requested “talking points” on this important issue. What follows here is a very preliminary and incomplete briefing intended to help all officials and candidates quickly bone up on some of the major issues and prepare to deal with the challenges that are coming their way.

Since our current food-related laws and policies were created — and most public officials were elected or appointed — long before the local food shift began to take hold, familiarity with these issues could be crucial not only to candidates’ political future, but also the well-being of the communities they serve.

Roots of the local food shift The essence of this nascent movement is food localization — shifting from the globalized, industrialized food system on which we all are dependent for our food needs to a resilient and self-reliant locally based food supply system, where communities are able to provision their own essential food needs by relying on bio-intensive production methods that restore soil, rekindle connection with the land and rebuild community.

The upcoming EAT LOCAL! Week (Aug. 27 through Sept. 4), organized by Boulder-based Boulder Weekly

Transition Colorado, could be seen as an early cultural expression of the local food shift in Boulder County, combining a community celebration of local food and farming, an experiential connection with the local culture that is emerging around local food, and the recognition of new food and farming enterprises that may presage a new era in the local economy.

What it all portends is that many people in Boulder County are making the local food shift in earnest.

The significant benefits of food localization are well known and worth repeating: Health: Returning to a seasonal, mostly organic local diet will significantly improve the health of our communities, especially our children, and dramatically reduce health care costs.

Environment: Shrinking our “foodshed,” which now stretches around the globe, will not only reduce food-miles, but bio-intensive cultivation methods will also sequester carbon in the soil, making food localization one of the most effective approaches to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Economy: Rebuilding our local food system is one of the most important strategies for strengthening our local economy; food localization can create new jobs and generate hundreds of millions in new economic activity.

It should be said that this local food shift is not the reincarnation of the “back to the land” movement, nor a nostalgic return to an imagined past. While the movement occasionally draws upon ancient and even indigenous knowledge, its roots are much more recent.

Demand for access For many, the local food shift appears to have emerged spontaneously over the past several years

from a demand among our citizens for increased access to fresh, organic, healthy food grown close to where we live, preferably by people we know and trust — maybe even by ourselves. It was what we wanted for our children, for our families, for our own bodies and for our own well-being.

Inspired and informed by authors and speakers like Michael Pollan, Barbara Kingsolver, Joel Salatin and Will Allen, and jarred awake by such films as Food Inc. and The World According to Monsanto, many people saw something new appearing in our troubled society, an inspiring cultural shift. Long before anyone was calling it a movement, there was something wholesome about this local food shift. And there was a strong undercurrent of joyfulness, even fun, as we began to rediscover our connection with land and neighbors and food.

Preparing locally for the global food crisis However, from the very beginning the movement was more deeply guided by an underlying but often unspoken realization that it was imperative for our communities to learn how to feed themselves again; that it was necessary to begin to wean our communities from dependence on globalized industrialized food systems; that it was necessary to reclaim our food sovereignty and develop resilience and self-reliance in our food supply at the community level.

The reasons for these necessities are essential to understand.

This perspective will be new to and/or denied by many local residents, but these are the core dynamics: A convergence of global crises — inevitable fossil fuel depletion (aka “peak oil”), compounding effects of climate change, and unstable shrinking global econo-

mies — is likely to disrupt the global food supply in unexpectedly devastating ways.

A thorough analysis of these factors leads to an inescapable conclusion that the growing global food crisis will soon land in our own communities — yes, even in Boulder County.

Therefore, it is now essential (and unavoidable) to shift quickly from a globalized/industrialized food system to one that is far more local, far more human-labor-intensive, and far less dependent on fossil fuels for fertilizers, pesticides, insecticides and herbicides — as well as for processing, storage, cooling, heating and transportation.

Each person will want to do his or her own corroborating homework, of course, but once each of us grasps these dynamics, we will realize that there is little choice but to rapidly localize our food system to the maximum extent possible.

The critical issues are: How long will it take us collectively to recognize this? And how long will it take us to respond at the scale that will be needed?

A tale of two cultures Public officials will discover that some of their constituents are not happy about the prospects for food localization and may consider it a threat to their way of life. On the simpler side, some residents adamantly oppose having small agricultural operations in their neighborhoods, even if it’s rural, complaining of sights, sounds and smells that they consider unpleasant and fear will reduce their property values.

Meanwhile, the most vehement proponents of conventional farming — sounding like the agricultural equivalent of the Tea Party — charge that the move towards local see COVERSTORY Page 16

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and organic food production amounts to nothing less than a form of neocolonialism, complaining, “You’re trying to shove ‘organic’ down our throats.” Export commodity farmers (who receive substantial federal subsidies) claim that for local government to support local organic food production (which is completely unsubsidized) is unfair and are pressuring current county commissioners to curb their apparent enthusiasm for food localization.

There is a profound culture clash taking place here, often driven more by emotion than reason.

This conflict can be witnessed firsthand in the spectacular if slowmoving drama currently unfolding around the controversy over the use of genetically modified crops on county-owned open space land.

It’s worth noting that “conventional” or “traditional” agriculture has only been around since World War II, largely the result of big chemical companies persuading farmers to become dependent on fossil fuel-based fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides. The methods and technologies of the so-called Green Revolution may have temporarily increased crop yields, but they have also unleashed a storm of unintended consequences including soil degradation, massive environmental pollution, reduced biodiversity, an epidemic of food allergies and other food-related diseases, and ever-greater dependence on fossil fuels, fossil water and agrochemicals.

Such industrialized agriculture is destined to go through a radical shift, because it is a profoundly unsustainable system that contributes a significant percentage of our greenhouse gas emissions — as much as 31 percent, if the whole system of processing and transportation is included. It’s heavily dependent on fossil fuels for fuel, artificial fertilizers, chemicals, pesticides, antibiotics and global shipping. Conventional agriculture will inevitably transition to a more biointensive system, one that is largely organic (though not necessarily certified).

Barriers to localization Sadly, there are many barriers to increased food localization, and elected officials may be asked to shape policies and regulations to ease them:

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The lack of a local food infrastructure — for processing, storage, distribution and marketing — is one of the main reasons why less than 2 percent of the total amount of food we consume in Boulder County (a whopping $947 million in 2010) is actually grown here.

There is a significant shortage of qualified young farmers, even to meet the current mandate to have just 10 percent of the county’s open space land devoted to food production for local consumption.

Farmland is extremely expensive in Boulder County, making the cost of entry for new farmers very high. Financing is often very difficult to obtain.

Limited infrastructure, particularly in processing and distribution, means that many local growers and ranchers do not have ready access to potential markets for their products.

Adequate labor is also problematic. Commodity agriculture has largely supplanted human farm labor with heavy machinery. But organic speciality-crop agriculture is highly labor-intensive.

In addition, many farmers consider existing land use codes to be one of the greatest limiting factors to increased food production and farm business diversification. Those seeking approval for season-extending greenhouses and hoop houses (even root cellars), residences on farmland, and agri-tourism often run into a buzzsaw of onerous regulations and bureaucratic paperwork that leaves them in despair.

‘Slow Money’ and the local food shift The recent arrival of the Slow Money approach to food localization — based on Woody Tasch’s extraordinary book, Inquiries into the Nature of Slow Money: Investing as if Food, Farms, and Fertility Mattered — turns out to be one of the key enablers of the local food shift: new forms of local investment “that catalyze the transition from a commerce of extraction and consumption to a commerce of preservation and restoration.” This means, especially, investing in local farming and in the enterprises that are needed to support a healthy food and farming system.

Slow Money is all about “Restorative Economics,” following the core principles of carrying capacity, cultural and biological diversity, sense of place, care of the commons and nonviolence. This

may be one of the most significant economic visions to land on this planet in recent decades.

One of the goals of Slow Money is that over the next 10 years one million Americans will invest 1 percent of their assets in local food systems. As a result, new food-related enterprises are beginning to emerge in Boulder County, fueled by Slow Money investments in the form of microloans and joint ventures. Some of these initiatives will be unveiled at an investors briefing during EAT LOCAL! Week on Sept. 1, and Slow Money founder Woody Tasch will be a keynote speaker that evening.

Attendance at these events could be very important and meaningful to a political candidate’s constituents.

What we need to know about GMOs For some, the burgeoning local food shift is a direct response to the nightmarish takeover and corruption of our food supply by big agribusiness. For a nation founded in the name of freedom and equality, it is painfully ironic that we have unwittingly allowed major corporations to undermine our food sovereignty and food security.

There are complex and controversial issues here. But for now, consider that at the very moment that the local food shift seems like it’s beginning to take hold, global forces of the biotech industry and big industrial agriculture are making bold moves to gain pervasive control over our food supply through genetic engineering. We’re no longer just talking about GMO sugarbeets, feed corn, soybeans and cotton. Monsanto has recently announced the advent of GMO sweet corn, the first consumer product actually developed by Monsanto.

A recent article in Fast Company tells the tale: “Up until now, the company’s GM crops have only been available in processed foods — in other words, in little bits and pieces. But now Monsanto is making a move into the consumer market with GM sweet corn, which will be found in a supermarket produce bin or farmers’ market near you starting this fall.”

Monsanto cucumbers and other table vegetables are reportedly soon on the way. They’ve also announced plans to introduce an Omega3producing GMO soybean that produces “fake fish oil.”

The mantra of big industrial ag and biotech is “We must feed the world,” and it’s repeated endlessly by many a “conventional” farmer.

The irony of this is that it is largely industrial-scale agriculture that has made possible the dramatic rise in human population over the past 150 years or so, to the point that we are now clearly in population overshoot. The more we attempt to “feed the world,” the bigger that human world gets and the more impossible it is to feed. This is a recipe for global disaster, yet this is precisely the direction that big agribusiness is taking us. There is a name for this: madness.

This mindless drive for growth must come to an end, and it will.

But will it mean the end of a way of farming for many conventional farmers? Yes, of course it will. The idea that farmers can grow whatever they want to grow, using whatever methods or technology they choose, and then sell their products anywhere they want or can is an artifact of an era that produced devastating long-term climate change and the greatest planetary extinction of species in 60 million years.

However, it is important to recognize that our conventional farmers are not to blame. They are actually victims of the very system that is driving us all over the cliff.

Here’s the bottom line on GMOs, from widely read French columnist Siv O’Neall: “The greatest threat to the future of food production in the world is the introduction of genetically engineered foods from the biotech industry.

Contrary to their mendacious propagandized promises of solving the problem of world hunger through the so-called second green revolution, the biotech companies are instead in the process of destroying the world’s ecosystems, and thus the natural food chains and life cycles. Their goal is certainly not to solve any problem at all, but instead to fill the corporate coffers with the profits from selling their dangerous products to countries with already high mortality rates from malnutrition and starvation.”

Michael Brownlee is co-founder of nonprofit Transition Colorado and its newly formed Slow Money initiative, Localization Partners LLC. He can be reached via email at michael@ TransitionColorado.org. For more information on EAT LOCAL! Week or Transition Colorado, go to www.

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New local food funder launched To encourage local food systems, Transition Colorado has announced the launch of Localization Partners LLC, a new for-profit company that will help fund local food and farming enterprises.

The new company is starting with $1.5 million in funding to catalyze scalable and replicable local food systems by developing the Boulder County “foodshed” as a model for improving local food economies.

The first investment of Localization Partners is LFS Enterprises LLC, a joint venture with Boulder-based recycOil — a company that repurposes used restaurant and food oils into biofuel — to establish a local food distribution hub, an online transaction platform where restaurant, retail and food-service buyers can connect with local producers. The system will be completed in early 2012, to be ready for next year’s growing season. At the same time, the organization is developing a brick-andmortar side of the distribution system, with a distribution center and a small fleet of refrigerated delivery trucks.

LFS Enterprises will be officially unveiled at an investors briefing on Thursday, Sept. 1, at 5 p.m., at the Millennium Harvest House in Boulder as part of EAT LOCAL! Week.

In a separate joint venture, Localization Partners is collaborating with Vancouver-based Foodtree to provide powerful online tools and processes for catalyzing local food sourcing for communities across North America.

The first of these is the online “10% Local Food Shift Pledge” system being beta-tested in conjunction with the Boulder County Farmers’ Markets.

Consignment sale in Longmont The Just Between Friends Children’s and Maternity Consignment Event is coming to Longmont Aug. 26-30 at the Boulder County Fairgrounds.

The event, which features items up to 90 percent off retail prices, will be held Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Hours on Monday, which is 25 percent day, are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and the hours on Tuesday, which is 50 percent off day, are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Admission is free, and there will be a petting zoo for the kids. The event features deals on baby equipment, clothing, shoes, accessories, movies, Boulder Weekly

games, books, toys, room decor, bikes, outdoor toys and more. For more information, visit http://bit.ly/jbfsale.

Kinetics returns The 32nd annual Kinetics will be held at Longmont’s Union Reservoir on Saturday, Aug. 27.

This year the zany, human-powered amphibious vehicle race features new crafts, a new race course, food, beverages, souvenirs, live bands and other entertainment.

Kinetic vehicles will strut their stuff at the Festival on Main in downtown Longmont from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 26.

The race runs from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday at the reservoir, which is located at 0461 Weld County Road 26.

Cannon fire will herald the start of the land/water competition at 10 a.m.

Car passes for the race are available in advance at the Festival on Main Street and at the Longmont Recreation Centers, or at the reservoir on the day of the event.

Advance passes are $8 per carload, $10 the day of the event. The charge is $2 per person if arriving on foot, bicycle, etc., and $20 per car for VIP parking.

For more information, see kineticists.org.

Hike for Educate!

Educate! will host its third annual “Hike for Africa: Joining Forces Across Continents” on Saturday, Aug. 27, at Green Mountain in Boulder.

Participants in Boulder and Kamapla, Uganda, will trek to the top of a peak, symbolizing the common goal of empowering the next generation of socially responsible leaders.

The money raised will support education programs in Africa and empower Educate!’s 1,400 students in Uganda to transform their communities.

Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., and the hike begins at 9:45 a.m. The hike from Flagstaff Mountain to Green Mountain and back is family-friendly, with a two-mile option or a challenging four-mile option.

The cost is $20, but free for kids 12 and under. Pre-registration is necessary at www.experienceeducate.org/hike-forafrica.

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Arguments on body art program get personal

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espite sharing a common interest — protecting the public while they get body art — some Boulder County body artists and the Boulder County Public Health department are struggling to resolve their differences in ongoing disputes that both sides say have become increasingly personal.

Body artists have complained that their efforts to work with the county to develop an effective program for regulating body art have been ignored; public health staff say that they’re not getting constructive input. Body artists say they want inspections, but want them with an affordable licensing fee; Public Health says their ability to get the paperwork and inspections done with limited payable hours available for their staff is impeded by regular open records requests from body artists. County officials say body artists only behave themselves and keep clean shops because there are regulations and enforcement; body artists cite studies that show it’s education, not regulation, that makes the biggest impact in preventing infections from body art procedures.

If the pace continues, the process could land in district court.

Mike Shugar, owner of Tribal Rites, tested out the process for reviewing BCPH practices earlier this year. A month after his annual inspection with

the public health department, he received a letter that he was being fined $250 for his staff preventing the inspection from being completed — although the paperwork for the inspection had been signed and submitted by the inspector.

The letter threatens revocation of Tribal Rites’ license for continued failure to comply with body art program regulations and refers to multiple instances of interfering with an inspection, but those instances are at separate shops, which each have their own license.

“So you’re going to now fine me for violations across multiple licenses,” Shugar says. “Do I need to have two licenses then?”

Shugar requested a hearing to contest the violation.

“The facility was cited because they had interfered with our staff ’s ability to conduct an inspection, and in our regulations a facility’s license can be revoked for that,” says Lane Drager, consumer protection program coordinator for Boulder County Public Health. “It’s unfortunate. It’s been a very contentious relationship, at least with some of the staff there. It’s certainly not how we want things to move forward in the future.”

The inspections are conducted by a Boulder County Public Health staff see TATTOO Page 21

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porters, hear updates about Educate! students’ work in Uganda, and enjoy live music by Lost Angel Station. There will be coffee, snacks and refreshments, as well as face-painting and coloring for the kids. Dogs are welcome, but they must be leashed at all times.

Pool goes to the dogs The LaMont Does Outdoor Pool is celebrating the “dog days of summer” by allowing patrons to bring their dogs to the pool on Labor Day. It is the last day of the season for the pool, and only dogs (with a current rabies tag) will be allowed in the pool.

The event will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. on Sept. 5. The cost is $5 per dog.

For more information, see www.cityoflafayette.com/recreation.

A doc in the house Eldorado Canyon State Park will host the cowboy poetry and “west-clectic” music of “Doc” Mehl on Friday, Aug. 26, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the park’s visitor center.

Hailing from Westminster, Mehl traces his family roots to central Kansas, where his grandfather raised six children on the family homestead. He has two music CDs and has also published a CD of original poetry titled Cowboy Poetry. His new poetry CD, titled The Great Divide, is scheduled for release in 2011.

Mehl’s poems and musical lyrics have been featured on the website www. cowboypoetry.com. He has been published in the poetry journal Rattle, and he was a first-place silver buckle winner at the National Cowboy Poetry Rodeo in Montrose in 2009.

An $8 daily parks pass or annual parks pass is required for all vehicles entering the park. The event is free, but donations for the performer are appreciated.

For more information, call 303-4943943.

HOP, late transit resume schedule With the start of the fall semester, the HOP bus line has resumed its regular school-year frequency.

On Aug. 22, the HOP started circulating every seven to 10 minutes, Monday through Friday, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

In addition, various nighttime bus options will be available beginning Boulder Weekly

today, Aug. 25. The Late Night Transit services will operate on the HOP’s regular route every 15 minutes, from 10 p.m. to midnight, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.

After midnight on those nights, the Black, Brown, Gold and Silver Lines will continue to provide bus services every 10 minutes, until 3 a.m. (Those services use HOP buses but change their names at midnight to indicate the altered routes that they serve.)

For a map of the primary routes used by the four bus lines, visit GOBoulder.net and use the left-side menu to navigate to “BUS,” then “Routes,” then “Late Night Transit.”

In an effort to provide safe alternative modes of transportation at night, passengers can request to be dropped off at a destination that is not on the designated route.

For real-time HOP bus arrival and departure information, visit NextBus. com. For more information on the HOP, visit GOBoulder.net.

Get kids ready to read The Lafayette Public Library outreach program Lafayette Kids Ready to Read is accepting applications for volunteers to deliver children’s books and present story times at local preschools and daycare homes.

For three hours a month, volunteers can support parents and caregivers as they prepare their preschoolers to be successful readers in kindergarten.

All training is provided. Pick up an application at the library, or contact Susan Nagle at 303-665-5200 or susann@cityoflafayette.com.

A Boulder vet benefit The American Legion Boulder Post 10 Auxiliary is organizing a sale of arts, crafts and secondhand treasure on Sept. 10 to benefit Boulder County veterans.

The sale will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the American Legion at 4760 N. 28th St. in Boulder.

Table fees are $5 for individuals who supply their own tables, $6 for a six-foot Legion table and $8 for an eight-foot Legion table.

Food will be sold at the event. For more information, contact Mary French at mfrench@aspeninformation.com or 303-381-8487.

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member who works just four hours a week, and that short schedule, in addition to the time necessary to have meetings and draft a letter, contributed to the delay in notifying Tribal Rites about their fine, he says.

“We don’t have a concern that it only took four weeks to get that letter out to them,” Drager says.

Nor did he see a problem with the inspector, Melissa Ellis, not mentioning that the inspection was incomplete at the time.

“If things are not going in a positive direction, I think that’s an important time for her not to push,” he says. “It’s a fine line of not wanting to escalate things.”

Tribal Rites is one of a few tattoo shops in Boulder County Ellis is no longer allowed to inspect alone.

“We want to make sure we have two people so there are two sets of eyes to see how things are going,” Drager says.

The public health staffer accompanying Ellis during the inspection testified at the hearing and backed Ellis’ argument that she’d felt unable to do her job.

Shugar almost had to go to the hearing — to sit down with six Public Health Department employees, including the assistant county attorney — alone. He’d arrived for the hearing with enough Tribal Rites staff to fill the waiting room at the public health office, plus Wolf Wolfstar and Tara Gray-Wolfstar of Enchanted Ink, to serve as witnesses, as well as a lawyer Wolfstar recently hired. Boulder County Public Health Director Jeff Zayach took one look at the crowd and said he wouldn’t allow in anyone but the Tribal Rites employees directly involved in the inspection at the Longmont shop. When Shugar declared he wouldn’t go without his staff, Zayach said they would just proceed with the hearing, which Shugar had requested, without him.

Zayach consulted with the county attorney, then permitted everyone but the Enchanted Ink staff to attend the hearing; Shugar had no legal counsel of his own on hand to discuss his rights.

The civil penalty letter echoes what

the inspector noted in the inspection report: “During the inspection, Carlos [Haas] was on the phone listening & talking, interrupting, inhibiting my ability to speak with employees.”

“Mr. Haas was also verbally abusive and disruptive,” reads the letter, which was signed by Drager.

“This is my job,” Ellis said during the hearing. “I have to be able to inspect you guys. Being yelled at, being harassed makes it difficult to do my job.”

Haas concedes he may have gotten a little out of hand.

“I’m abrasive at times. I’m unfiltered,” he says.

In the past, he has been asked not to attend meetings for body artists held by the Board of Health because of his tendency to dominate the conversation, interrupt, wander from the topic of discussion, and generally be adversarial, according to a letter informing him he is welcome to attend meetings only as long as he conducts himself civilly and professionally.

He’s probably a bit of a pain in the ass, he says. He files a lot of open records requests and talks to anyone he can in the Public Health Department.

“If I thought that my being on the phone would have gotten us anywhere close to a violation, I never would have done it,” Haas says.

He’s requested that questions during an inspection be put in writing so it’s clear what’s being asked. That request is what got the Boulder Tribal Rites the previous violation for impeding an inspection.

“I got fined for not talking to her, then I got fined because I talked and interjected during the inspection to let the artist know, ‘Hey, she’s asking questions that are not in the regulations or aren’t within our purview,’” Haas says.

“So, can’t win either way.”

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workstation for a body artist who was not present.

“Our tattoo artists are private contractors. If they’re not there, I’m not going to go through their shit,” McConnell said at the hearing.

“There has to be some expectation of privacy for a private business,” Shugar argued. “If in fact these regulations assume that there is no privacy, then you have powers far beyond that extended to police officers.”

But the artist had client paperwork in his workstation, and the inspector has to be able to review those records, according to the county body art program regulations.

Shugar paid the fine, but says this feels like it’s just the beginning.

“I’ve started to get a sense that it might be more serious going forward,” he says. “The problem is, they wouldn’t shut us down for something that we did in violation of the regulations. They’d shut us down for something that we did personally against them, and that’s what I’m worried about.”

Getting singled out concerns Haas, who has been a tattoo artist for 18 years.

“I don’t want to get fired from my job, but they’re making it really difficult for me to be able to exercise my rights as just as a citizen, as a person that should be involving themselves in this political process of tattoo regulation,” Haas says.

The public health department has been working to revise the program, Drager says, and he thinks things are going well. They were able to implement a more affordable license structure, dropping fees for shops that do both piercings and tattoos from more than $600 to $353, and he says they’re working to do more outreach, particularly with incoming students.

They have no desire to shut any specific tattoo shop down, he says, although “that’s certainly something that could happen if we really saw a continuation of violations. There certainly are processes to revoke licenses, but that’s not part of our long-range planning.”

After an extended dispute over the number of sinks in Enchanted Ink, and a denied variance requests that detailed the $7,500 cost of installation, a seven to 10-day shutdown, and the necessity of shutting off water to other Pearl Street businesses, Wolfstar has hired a lawyer.

Body art shop owners who would like to see their issues readdressed have only the option of internal review with Boulder County Public Health. The Board of Health, a five-member citizen board that oversees Boulder County Public Health, hears variance requests and addresses concerns for only a limited number of matters.

“I think it’s important to recognize that the statute requires and provides for an appeal of that process, so anyone who’s assessed a penalty can appeal to the district court and get another opinion to see if that process has been fair,” says County Commissioner Ben Pearlman.

The county commissioners are responsible for appointing Board of Health members.

“If they feel that the decision made

by Public Health is in error, then, yes, they should appeal that,” Pearlmans says.

“If it’s more of question about whether what Public Health is doing is complying or should be modified in some other way, that’s a policy question. Then they should talk to Public Health directly.”

Both sides are feeling personally attacked, though neither sees themselves as having started these attacks.

No one likes to be inspected, Pearlman and Drager both said, but the body artists argue otherwise.

“Truly, you’re missing the point here,” Haas says. “I want three or four inspections a year.”

For $353 per year, he says, the program should include more outreach and education, inspections on “piercing pagodas,” places that offer earlobe piercing only, and more efforts to crack down on unlicensed tattoo artists — so-called “scratchers” who practice out of their own homes and aren’t monitored at all.

“People are involved. Oftentimes things can get emotional,” Pearlman says. “Everybody just has to recognize that somebody’s trying to run a business, and somebody’s trying to do their job to ensure public safety.”

The primary concern, all around, has been public health.

“We certainly have a desire to work with facilities in order to make sure we’re protecting the public health. We’d certainly like to see certain relationships improve,” Drager says. “Our goal is protecting the public health, and it’s great when that is a primary mission of the facilities.”

Their work is unnecessary, Shugar argues.

“I don’t need the government to tell me to be in compliance so my customers like me,” he says.

“For the public to know that they’re going into a shop to do something as intrusive as needlework means that those shops have an absolute obligation to ensure public health and safety,” Pearlman says. “That has to be the overriding mission of Public Health, and it really has to be what any good body art shop will do, and there should be a way to work that out.”

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oulder Weekly is all grown up — but still young at heart. The newspaper is celebrating its 18th birthday tonight, Thursday, Aug. 25, with a public bash at the Boulder Theater.

The event, which begins at 7:30 p.m., will feature live classic rock from the band Hindsight, along with special musical guests like Cassie Taylor, daughter of Otis Taylor; pianist/singer Dave Grimsland, BW’s sales/marketing director; and Bella Betts, the young fiddle/ mandolin player who wowed the audience at last year’s BW anniversary party.

One’s 18th birthday is often associated with adulthood and responsibility, and Boulder Weekly Publisher Stewart Sallo says that’s appropriate in the case of BW, because in the past few years “Boulder Weekly really has matured and come into its own in many ways.”

After a publishing career in Santa Cruz, Calif., in the 1980s, Sallo came to Boulder after a devastating earthquake struck the area in October 1989 — and after he discovered that Boulder didn’t have a weekly paper.

In its infancy, Boulder Weekly’s computer firepower consisted of Sallo’s 30-megabyte Macintosh SE-30 and two other computers he bought for the production department.

“Everybody else who worked for Boulder Weekly had to bring their own computers into the office,” he recalls with a laugh. “That was one of the criteria for employment.”

The first issue was published on Aug. 19, 1993, with the help of about 10 staff members. The paper took its first baby steps financially when it turned its first profit in May 1994, thanks to Fey Concerts publishing a special “Summer of Stars” insert.

Sallo says the paper faced its biggest challenge as a toddler, when a wellfinanced weekly competitor, the Boulder Planet, came on the scene in 1996.

“Never has the phrase ‘what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger’ been more true than in the battle we had with the Boulder Planet,” Sallo says. “It was a David versus Goliath kind of matchup.”

There were regular rumors of Boulder Weekly going out of business, he says, and Boulder Planet ad sales representatives would advise clients against advertising in BW because the Planet Boulder Weekly

was on more solid financial ground. But Sallo says people realized that investing in a harder-working organization that was under more pressure to be creative was better than advertising with a financially comfortable entity.

By the time Boulder Planet folded in 2000, Boulder Weekly had grown up, “and developed a confidence that nothing can stop us now,” Sallo says.

He acknowledges that when he first started the paper, he considered it simply a great business opportunity. But Sallo says he discovered that what emerged was “a vehicle for social change” and a more noble journalistic cause: “a means of changing the world, making a difference in the world. Championing the cause of the underdog, comforting the afflicted and afflicting the comfortable.”

He attributes Boulder Weekly’s record-setting revenues in recent years to the decline of the daily newspaper industry, which, despite popular belief, was not due solely to the Internet.

“Actually, mainstream newspapers started failing decades ago when they stopped doing their jobs,” Sallo says.

“When you start reducing expenses to meet diminishing revenue, you wind up diminishing the quality of the product.

The rise of the Internet is only an exclamation point. And over the past few decades, alternative media grew and prospered because we are committed to higher principles of journalism abandoned by the mainstream press.”

Boulder Weekly has won numerous awards, including 16 Society of Professional Journalists awards since 2005. The paper has uncovered stories on topics as varied as the treatment of pregnant prisoners, election campaign shenanigans, AIDS and autism in Boulder County, Rocky Flats, free speech, teenage inmates’ suicide rates and the sustainability movement.

The number of full-time staff members has doubled since 1993, and the paper has embraced digital delivery of its content, including launching a new website in 2009 and an iPhone app this summer. It has also broadened and improved its local content, including the addition of special editions like Boulderganic (with a weekly column of the same name) and, starting today, a CU sports section.

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Boulder and Xcel prepare for months of name-calling Boulder and Xcel can agree on one thing: Neither has the right figures.

“There will be a lot of wrangling over price,” says Michelle Aguayo, a spokesperson for Xcel Energy. “We know what we feel our system is valued at and that there will be a lot of litigation that will go into it because Boulder will have an idea of what they think the system is worth.”

And there are cost models floating around out there.

Boulder, for one, did an analysis of its own, and concluded that the cost of taking over Xcel’s transmission lines would be, essentially, paid for from revenue the city would generate from the utility without any tax hikes.

One price of the takeover floating around is $622 million, which includes Xcel’s figure of $335.7 million in stranded costs (i.e. investments the utility has made and lost revenue), a number that the city doesn’t think is applicable due to the termination of Xcel’s franchise agreement with Boulder.

If Xcel’s stranded costs are included in the final bill, Boulder will likely have to issue bonds.

Another cost model was done by UtiliPoint, an independent research firm, on behalf of the Boulder Smart Energy Coalition, which is, according to its website, a group of citizens who are concerned about the risks and costs associated with municipalization.

The report not only corroborates Xcel’s stranded cost figure, but values SmartGridCity at $44.5 million.

That’s a price tag $44.5 million above what the Boulder report says it’s worth.

UtiliPoint is an independent third party, but the company’s U.S. client list, posted on its website, is exclusively made up of major utilities, and the Boulder Smart Energy Coalition’s concerned citizens will receive financial support from Xcel in order to communicate to voters, according to an Aug. 19 press release from Xcel.

The city doesn’t have as much ammo for the communication fight.

“We’re not actually allowed to promote the measure,” says Koehn. “We can only give basic information or it’s considered campaigning for an issue.”

Because the vote in November could benefit the city, employees can’t be public advocates for the measure.

So the question is, what can voters base their decisions on?

According to Colorado Solar Energy Industry Association’s Executive Director Neal Lurie, voters should simply assess how they feel about Xcel’s services in the past.

His organization, while it hasn’t taken an official stance, represents solar installers in the state and will undoubtedly be affected by a new utility and new renewable energy incentive programs replacing old, established ones.

“If organizations aren’t meeting customers’ needs, then those customers have the right to look at other options,” he says.

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he municipalization initiative added to the ballot

by City Council vote on Aug. 16 puts in the hands of the people what Xcel and the city of Boulder haven’t been able to settle with gloves on or off.

Voters won’t exactly resolve the question of whether Boulder drops Xcel Energy and creates its own utility company — the initiative will simply let Boulder begin negotiations with Xcel and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission about feasibility and costs, a process likely to include litigation.

Voters will decide if the city should move forward, but based on what criteria? The fact is, neither side, City of Boulder or Xcel, can agree on much — not what the Xcel system actually costs or even what the disagreement is about.

Before Xcel’s 20-year franchise agreement with Boulder came to an end in August 2010, the two parties were at the negotiating table.

“We asked the utility to work with us as a partner,” says Jonathan Koehn, regional sustainability coordinator for the City of Boulder. “That was a brand new way for an investor-owned utility and community to work together. We continued to work toward a partnership, but at the end of the day, Xcel did not put forth a proposal last year, so the city council said, ‘Let’s look at other options.’”

Koehn says that in the end, the city wanted more local control over rates, decisions and, yes, renewable programs.

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Can’t-miss events for the upcoming week

Thor shows on CU campus on Friday, Aug. 26.

Thursday, Aug. 25

“Doc” Mehl — An evening of music and cowboy poetry. 7 p.m. Eldorado Canyon State Park, 303-494-3943.

Friday, Aug. 26

Thor — Hammers! Gods!

Longhairs! YARRRGH! 9 p.m.

Program Council, CU Chem 140, www.programcouncil.com.

Saturday, Aug. 27

Shape-Shifter Transformation Workshop — Discover the chameleon within. 10 a.m.

Gateways To Transformation Farm, 9993 N. 65th St., Longmont, 303-859-7385.

Sunday, Aug. 28

PrideFest After Party — Ain’t no party like a PrideFest after-party.

Featuring Girls Walk By, Number Station, Cougar Pants. 6 p.m.

Absinthe House, 1109 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-443-8600.

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Kegs, tents &

Deadheads Michigan Mike tells the story of NedFest

by P.J. Nutting Boulder Weekly

N

ow in its 13th year, NedFest has been virtually shock-proof in the face of economic shifts and dime-a-dozen festival saturation. With a dependable yearly lineup, partnerships with local breweries, tickets capped at 2,000 and a true scene of devotees that returns year after year, NedFest continues to keep the mountain town’s homegrown musical legacy alive.

This year’s festival features another stellar lineup that includes plenty of local talent, including headliner and “Cajun slamgrass” act Leftover Salmon. Original Grateful Dead member Bill Kreutzmann will also perform alongside Dead companion Steve Kimock, The Meters’ vocalist/bassist George Porter, Jr. and The String Cheese Incident keysee NEDFEST Page 28

Local Food to the Rescue — Joel Salatin, Polyface Farm. 7:30 p.m., Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Rd., Boulder, www.

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Tuesday, Aug. 30

Magic Trip — Ken Kesey’s Search for a Kool Place. 8 p.m.

Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-786-7030.

Wednesday, Aug. 31

Warren Miller Wednesdays — Nothing like ski porn to make you hate summer and pine for the snow. 8:30 p.m. The West End Tavern, 926 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-444-3535.

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boardist Kyle Hollingsworth. Bluegrass legend David Grisman also headlines.

For any fans of mountain-stomping mayhem, this year’s festival is poised to be one of the best yet.

And locals count on “Michigan” Mike Torpie to make his perennial endeavor a hit every year. He’s a “festival guy above all else,” he tells Boulder Weekly over a beer, and he lives to ensure Nederland always gets a solid festival. Even without seeing his legendarily massive archive of live shows, there’s just something about his polite, understated demeanor and innocent awe of the human experience that lets you know he’s spent more than a few nights in a tent.

As a Nederland resident for almost 20 years, one of Torpie’s great joys has been watching the evolution of jamgrass, the cross between traditional bluegrass/ folk with the light-hearted and improvisational sensibilities of “jam” music.

Nederland is somewhat of a sanctuary for the music, as many musicians in the scene (who also frequent NedFest) have homes in Nederland, including Yonder Mountain String Band, The Motet, String Cheese Incident and Leftover Salmon.

Folk music has always been important to jam bands, and jamgrass is just the result of a jam mentality leaking into regional music. Jerry Garcia was influential in one way by embracing bluegrass into his music, and Torpie considers Garcia playing in Old and In The Way (with bluegrass legends David Grisman and Peter Rowan) to be a watershed moment in music.

As Torpie points out, the genetics of jamgrass — from hippie rock to bluegrass to jamgrass — have unintentionally been laid out in this year’s lineup. “[Bluegrass] bands like New Grass Revival with Bela Fleck and Sam Bush, Hot Rize from Boulder, those groups led to Leftover Salmon, led to String Cheese to Yonder Mountain String Band and half the bands out here,” Torpie says. “It’s neat and wasn’t planned this way, but this year we have an original member of the Dead on Friday, David Grisman on Saturday and Leftover Salmon on Sunday.”

Jerry dies, a star is born Modern festival culture is rarely examined as a descendent of early jam culture. The post-Woodstock hippie resuscitation surely set some kind of precedent for the communal experience, half-assed camping and oneness with your personal filth that became today’s festival scene. Roving Deadheads were not the first to tour as extensively as their favorite bands, but they certainly ironed out all the details over the years.

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culture well into the ’90s, and did it so effectively that even the passing of Jerry Garcia couldn’t kill the momentum.

Enter Michigan Mike, an emigrant to Nederland who, on this particular Aug. 9 in 1995, was hand-drawing flyers for a kegger. New in town and with an eye for seeing potential in bands, it had been easy enough for him to gather local musicians at his house for small backyard parties. Torpie’s parties were wellattended, but little did he know the path towards the modern NedFest was about to rip wide open.

“That was a wack day,” Torpie says.

It was his 27th birthday when Garcia died of a heart attack.

Still, there was a kegger to be thrown, and flyers to bring down the canyon to Boulder. Torpie arrived in town to find that a mob of grieving Deadheads had flooded the courthouse lawn to hold a candlelight vigil in Garcia’s memory. Torpie passed out flyers to all of them. Inappropriate?

Possibly. But the chance run-in set the first NedFest in motion when hundreds of these lost souls arrived in Torpie’s backyard the next weekend.

“Hippies going East Coast to West Coast on tour were all of a sudden like, ‘What’s our future?’” Torpie says. “We have no plans now. We were going to the next show!”

“People stayed [in Nederland] for days and days,” Torpie says, “selling veggie burritos and shit on the street. It was a scene, cars for miles along the road on the side. That was a pretty epic party, kinda the first NedFest before it ever had a name.”

Nederland Acid Jazz “Festivals weren’t really a huge thing, not like a fest every weekend like there is now — ‘You want to do what? Bands?

Dancing? Music? Outside?’ It was like Footloose,” Torpie laughs. “Now, it’s a welcome thing for the community.”

Nederland was hardly a ghost town when Torpie arrived in Colorado in 1991. After all, Leftover Salmon had found enough footing to outgrow their shows at the Chalet Suisse (now the Black Forest, home of NedFest late nights) and launch from the small mountain town to tour nationally (Torpie videotaped an entire summer tour for the band during this time).

However, Nederland, and even Boulder, were not quite the hippie meccas he had envisioned.

Nederland suffered a culture flux about every decade, beginning in 1976 with the debaucherous, cocaine-fueled legacy of the Pioneer Inn and Caribou Ranch recording studio. After the Caribou Ranch fire in 1985, the party ended, Torpie says, and Nederland was see NEDFEST Page 29

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Friday, Aug. 26 Noon — Gates Open 1 p.m. — Smooth Money Gesture 2 p.m. — ’Tweener: Jaden Carlson Trio with Scott Messersmith and Garrett Sayers 2 p.m. — Fox Street All Stars with Leftover Salmon’s Bill McKay & The Pump 4 p.m. — ’Tweener: John McKay 4 p.m. — Great American Taxi feat. Vince Herman of Leftover Salmon 6 p.m. — ’Tweener: Salmon Eggs with Silas Herman, Colin Huff and Cody Wales 6 p.m. — The Motet 8 p.m. — The Grateful Dead’s Bill Kreutzmann with Steve Kimock, String Cheese Incident’s Kyle Hollingsworth, and George Porter Jr. 10:30 p.m. — Curfew 10:30 p.m. — Late Night at

The Black Forest with Special Guest Saturday, Aug. 27 10 a.m. — Gates Open 11 a.m. — Larry Keel & His Big Friends Noon — ’Tweener: The Shwilbillies 12:30 p.m. — Runaway Truck Ramp (Special Reunion Show) 2 p.m. — ’Tweener: Bret Mosley 2:30 p.m. — Split Lip Rayfield 4 p.m. — ’Tweener: Acoustic Mining Company 4:30 p.m. — Hot Buttered Rum 6 p.m. — ’Tweener: Billy & Jilian Nershi 6:30 p.m. — Cornmeal 8:30 p.m. — David Grisman Sextet 10:30 p.m. — Curfew 10:30 p.m. — Late Night at The Black Forest with Oakhurst

Sunday, Aug. 28 10 a.m. — Gates Open 11 a.m. — Whitewater Ramble Noon — ’Tweener: Magnolia Row 12:30 p.m. — Head For The Hills 2 p.m. — ’Tweener: Billy & Jilian Nershi 2:30 p.m. — String Cheese Incident’s Keith Moseley with Scott Law & Friends 4 p.m. — ’Tweener: Lesley Kernochan 4:30 p.m. — ALO (Animal Liberation Orchestra) 6:30 p.m. — Leftover Salmon with Wally Ingram 9 p.m. — Curfew 9 p.m. — Late Night at The Black Forest with Magic Gravy (Members of ALO and The Motet)

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nothing but “rednecks, cowboys, mountain men, miners, bikers, vets crying in your beer, shooting guns off in the bar.”

“I never saw that personally,” he laughs. “That’s just what I heard. This is before my time, but when you drove through town you’d roll up your windows. It was a rough place.”

Torpie said the time between 1985 and his arrival was bleak, but it wasn’t a wasteland. Intuition, and not much more, revealed that the small town had a small something special, what Torpie reluctantly calls “an energy.”

“Not to sound too Boulder County hippie, but there was this real energy going on,” Torpie says. “You can’t put it into words other than ‘energy.’ It was just a feeling, like, something’s gonna pop.”

A small bar named Top of the Square had one of the only open mic nights in town, in a space which Torpie illustrates was the size of a walk-in closet. The claustrophobic jams were small but inviting, forgoing a sign-up list for musicians who freely jumped in and out of simple bluegrass jams.

Winter was approaching, and Torpie wanted to move his backyard parties indoors. Top of the Square wasn’t much to work with. But this was also around the time when the Fox Theatre opened in Boulder, and many small venues were failing in its wake.

“Cool places like JJ McCabes shut down, or turned into pool halls,” Torpie says, effectively squashing the microscene that had nurtured homegrown music.

But Torpie saw success where Boulder had given up. Crowds grew at Top of the Square, and walls in the bar were knocked down. Acid jazz and bluegrass nights nearly filled the calendar week.

And Nederland began to embrace it.

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“Next thing you know, people are even coming from Boulder to this dinky little club,” Torpie says. “Other bars thought, ‘Wow, we want a piece of this action too!’” Everyone began to partition space for music — Torpie laughs that even the Mexican/Chinese restaurant added a bluegrass night.

Now, NedFest’s impact has actually been written into the town code, in reluctant legislation that allowed camping in town limits for the first time (with approval and permits, Torpie adds). Less obvious is residents’ physical connection to NedFest, an inheritance that is created as new fans are literally born into the culture.

“What’s cool is that people who used to attend, the partiers back in the old days, now have kids that they bring, and now their kids have been there every year. After 13 years, there are people who have grown up, literally born into, the environment that is NedFest.”

“I’ve gotten so many people laid over the years, people have gotten married,” Torpie says, unable to finish without laughing. “It’s pretty funny. People have kids and get homes up there now.”

Even with its continued success, Torpie keeps NedFest a one-man operation, refusing to delegate the work until the final weeks approach. The bands and the beer have improved over the years, but in many ways NedFest still has the heart of Torpie’s first backyard ragers and the spark that he saw in Nederland’s improvisational jams.

Michigan Mike hasn’t changed much, either.

“I still feel like the dork I felt like in junior high school,” Torpie laughs. “You might get a little grey and your teeth go bad, but you’re always the same person that you always are.”

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hen the Return to Forever reunion tour came to the Paramount Theatre three years ago, one was struck by the dual emotions shown by the band’s devotees. You saw elation that the fusion powerhouse group, formed and piloted by keyboardist Chick Corea in 1972, had managed to stage the original group (Corea, guitarist Al DiMeola, bassist Stanley Clarke and drummer Lenny White) again after more than 30 years, and there was also lingering skepticism as to whether the group could sustain viability in today’s market and overcome the usual artistic ambivalence about returning to the glories of yesteryear.

And sure enough, after a U.S. and European tour, DiMeola dropped out.

He was replaced by his original RTF predecessor, Bill Connors, for a handful of dates, but it nonetheless suggested to the casual observer that the band had probably reached a coda.

But despite the mileage and seemingly impossible odds, RTF is working it three years later, this time in a configuration dubbed Return to Forever IV, with longtime Corea collaborator Frank Gambale on guitar and fusion violin legend Jean Luc Ponty, who first came to stateside prominence in Frank Zappa’s bands of the early 1970s before embarking on a successful solo career of his own.

We caught up with drummer White recently and asked if he was initially disappointed that the “classic” quartet didn’t last a little longer.

“At the beginning,” White says, “I

Lenny White of Return to Forever IV

Returning to Forever The “Rolling Stones of jazz” are back with new lineup

by Dave Kirby was disappointed. To be honest, that situation created itself. It happened that he had a different perspective on what the band was and his position in the band. So, it got to the point where he felt as though he should do something else.

“And to a certain degree, it was a disappointment because of the fact that it could have gone on. I mean, I consider Return to Forever the ‘Rolling Stones’ of jazz, because we are the last

Looking up

Afrer album release, Springdale Quartet wants to blow up

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band standing. Whether there are personnel changes, the core of the group — Stanley, Chick and myself — are still there.”

The addition to the lineup of Ponty and Gambale, for anyone who knows their fusion history, is a stroke of genius.

“It’s so weird,” White says of them both, “because there’s a lot of history between Jean Luc and members of the band. Jean Luc’s first tour, and my first

fter four-and-a-half years, Springdale Quartet is ready to move on to bigger and better things. As bassist Jordan Roos explains, that means everything from the venues they play to the music they make.

The local jazz/funk/blues four-piece has thus far enjoyed a nice run of success. They’ve played alongside Maceo Parker, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, the Benevento/Russo Duo and Tea Leaf Green. They also just finished a run of two shows at Telluride Jazz Celebration, and that comes on the heels of an appearance at the famed 10,000 Lights Festival in Minnesota. Suffice to say, it’s been a good run for Roos, Chase Terzian, Ben Waligoske and Greg Russell.

Yet at this point, the band’s ready to move on.

After years of playing anywhere and everywhere, they’ve thrown that touring philosophy out the win-

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tour, were co-billed together, in 1977.

And Frank played in one of Jean Luc’s bands. And then Jean-Luc recorded My Spanish Heart with Chick, and then he had a band [The Rite of Strings] with Stanley and DiMeola in the ’90s. This is my first time playing with Frank, and I’m having a good time playing with him. He’s a real good musician.”

The post-DiMeola years, in fact, have been productive for the core trio.

Their recently released Forever twoCD set captures Corea, Clarke and White in live acoustic trio settings from late 2009, touching and deft treatment of standards like “On Green Dolphin Street” and Corea originals like “Windows,” along with unexpected acoustic renderings of RTF numbers like “No Mystery” and “Señor Mouse.”

“This is what the three of us started out doing together,” White reminds us.

“This is where the band came from 40 years ago.”

The second disc features a number of re-recorded RTF staples, some improvisational stuff and a couple of numbers featuring Chaka Khan. The CD is released under the Corea/Clarke/ White name — not exactly an RTF release, but a resonance of the band’s acoustic-trio origins, a re-consideration of some of the electric RTF standards and a relaxed retrospective of four decades of collaboration between the three principals.

The bottom line is that if this band is going to exist in 2011, it doesn’t need to be a museum piece. see RTF Page 32

dow. They’re focused on new tunes not found on their brand new album, Noisefactory. In short, they’re ready to take things to the next level.

“We have a lot of special shows and bigger shows coming now, so we’re trying to weed out some of the smaller ones,” Roos says. “Until now, we’ve had the mentality that doing shows every weekend was great for us as a developing band. Now that we’re more settled, we’re picking our gigs wisely, and I think that’s going a long way with the perception.

If you see a band playing every week in a small bar, it starts to build on how people may perceive that band. You want to spread things out and make them special.”

The band has a wide range of favorite experiences to date, given their ability to play several large stages — from the Snowball Music Festival to playsee QUARTET Page 32

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ing Telluride. In addition, the band’s to look forward now that we’ve put gotten to meet The Flaming Lips, who Noisefactory out there,” Roos says. “We’ve got a lot of new material that we’re workRoos says are all nice guys. ing on, and we’re very excited about writ“It’s nice to see people like that as ing some new songs as well. The mentalinormal people,” Roos says. “It can be ty isn’t about hitting the reset button, but surreal when you see people back we do want to take a fresh breath as we behind the curtain.” move forward — learning fun new covers Yet Roos says the band’s favorite along with the new songs. That’s how it persons to play alongside to date have stays fresh for us.” been The New Mastersounds, a funk Springdale Quartet plays this Friday, quartet from Leeds that has been Aug. 26, at Conor O’Neill’s, which has around since ’99. been a kind venue to them over the “Playing with the New years. Thus, this Mastersounds has weekend offers a been an incredible On the Bill The Springdale Quartet prime place to have experience,” Roos plays Conor O’Neill’s on some fun and see says. “We’ve done a Friday, Aug. 26. Show starts them in their element. small run with them, at 10 p.m. Must be 21 to enter. 1922 13th St., “Playing a place and those guys are Boulder, 303-449-1922. like Conor’s has been just the nicest guys. If one of our favorite there’s one thing that directly influences the experience for us, places to play in Boulder,” Roos says.

“There’s something about the room in it’s how these guys are off-stage. You there, and people like to have fun. When play with some guys, and they have big you play a place like that, you have three heads or they might not be the funnest hours or more to play. You stretch things people to be around, and it takes from out, experiment a bit more, and we try the experience. Playing with the New to bring guests up.

Mastersounds is just a great time.”

“There’s such a great musical comEven though Noisefactory is a new munity in Boulder that it’s fun to play release, the band’s already focusing with friends like the guys in Jet Edison,” beyond it, since the album is largely he continues. “We just like to get people material they’ve already been playing for dancing. That’s the No. 1 priority for all years. Instead of serving as a proper of us on stage. When we see people release of songs to promote, it’s more about giving these songs an official home having fun, we’re having fun. It’s a direct relationship between the band on a release, since they’ve been a part of and the crowd.” the band’s live identity for so long.

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But defying the clock is not without its costs. White, for his part, has been battling a shoulder ailment. We’d heard before the 2008 gig that he had undergone rotator cuff surgery, but that understated it.

“Oh, boy, I wish it were just that. I have a condition where my nerves are being pinched in my spine, and I lost all the muscles in my right shoulder and right bicep. So I have no right bicep and deltoid muscle, and it’s very difficult to play without those muscles. But I’ve been able to do it.

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“It’s interesting, because I’ve been telling my father about it since it happened in 2007. And when he saw me play in 2008, everyone had bated breath, like ‘Oh, I hope he can make it through the show’, and everyone was asking, ‘How’s the shoulder, how’s the shoulder?’ So when he saw me play last night [the band had just done a NYC gig the night before our interview], he leaned over to my wife and said, ‘I think he’s puttin’ us on; there’s nothin’ wrong with that shoulder.’”

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“There’s no way I’m ever having a mastery of the language,” the Boulder novelist says, but adds, “Y’know, I have moments.”

He’s not naturally gifted when it comes to grammar — “I didn’t learn grammar until three years ago,” he says, with no shame or embarrassment — and he freely admits that his novels contain dozens of editing errors.

But he makes up for what he lacks in formal mastery with obsessive devotion to the craft.

“Revision is more of a compulsion,” he admits. “I enjoy getting it right. I enjoy improving.”

This year, he has finally given way and stopped revision — for now — on the longest-running project in his life as a novelist. Older than most people in Boulder, the novel Kshatriya has taken him 31 years and countless revisions to complete. (The median age in Boulder is about 29.)

Dresner says he has no illusions that this version of Kshatriya is flawless.

“There’s always a next version,” he says.

Even as he self-publishes Kshatriya, he’s been revising his popular Astral Imperative series and plans to release new editions soon.

“Writers don’t stop writing,” Dresner says with a smile.

Kshatriya follows a group of Americans on crisscrossing paths

by Steve Weishampel through 1970 India as they hunt for God, self and safety. In a style both quick and deliberate, Dresner tackles the social, moral and spiritual ills of his expatriate characters and society at large.

Dresner’s characters — the hardheaded Max, the aimless Diane and the world-wise Shunya — each struggle with tests of their faith in themselves and in the world around them. And the results aren’t always pretty — just as they weren’t when Dresner took a trip through India himself just before writing the book.

Dresner says he wrote the first draft after returning from India, although the original might now be unrecognizable as Kshatriya. It spanned 800 pages, trimmed to 370 in the final version.

And it was firstperson, revealing just how personal the novel is.

“I’d say it’s 75 percent autobiographical,” Dresner says of the final draft.

“Emotionally and spiritually — 95.”

Much like the characters, his journey through India was fueled by a spiritual longing and a desire to see the world.

“I wanted to learn of the world by a process of osmosis,” Dresner says. “I wanted to throw myself to the world.”

Kshatriya, he says, is the story of

himself and others who took that leap and weren’t always satisfied with what they found.

“It’s about people who went to find God and didn’t find him,” he says simply. “I learned a great deal but didn’t find a guru. Just regular people.”

These encounters populate much of Kshatriya, as Max, Shunya and Diane search high and low across India for answers to their spiritual doubts. What could be just a procession of gurus, yogis and towns is carried along nicely by the novel’s fast pace, set by brief chapters and jumps from one protagonist to the next.

To match the pace, Dresner deftly employs cliffhangers at the end of many chapters, jumping off to Max in the Himalayas and leaving Shunya in Delhi to fend for his life. The characters’ paths get a bit tangled at times, but the device reveals how the characters’ various travels fit chronologically and thematically.

The themes of Kshatriya — the quest to know more to know oneself, among others — aren’t particular to that book, not even in Dresner’s portfolio.

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“The same DNA runs through all the stories,” he says. “My novels are one story of human potential.”

“It’s the same story,” he says with a laugh. “And I didn’t connect them, they sort of connected themselves. The results came from an instinct. They weren’t planned out.”

Dresner’s stories might be out of his control, but publishing them isn’t. Just the opposite, he explains — Dresner says he chose self-publishing under his own company name, Virga Press, because it offered him freedoms that larger publishing houses couldn’t.

Despite praise from members of the publishing industry for the first book of the Astral Imperative series, Dresner couldn’t convince anyone to publish his work. Since then, he’s found that wasn’t a bad thing.

“I’ve been very fortunate because I’ve done nothing,” he says. “I’ve made no effort to advertise the books.”

Yet he’s one of the top-selling local authors at the Boulder Book Store, the store confirms.

“I want to put out the best products I can. I also don’t want to get obsessed with publishing and selling the books instead of writing them,” he says. “Given the choice, I’d rather have five completed novels. I’d rather have done the work.”

The next chance readers have to meet the author behind the work is a signing Sept. 22 at the Boulder Book Store.

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9 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683.

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Chris Kroger. 7 p.m. Cuvée, 946 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-0475.

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

Open Mic. 5-7 p.m. Folsom St. Coffee Co. 1795 Folsom St. 303-440-8808.

Papadosio — With Damn Right. 8:30 p.m.

Fox Theatre, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-4438696.

Smack Thompson. 10 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922.

Swing State. 7:30 p.m. Caffè Sole, 637R S. Broadway, Boulder, 303-499-2985.

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Beginning Flamenco Dance. 6:15-7:30 p.m. Kakes Studios, 2115 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-786-7050, www.flamenco-boulder.com.

Contact Improvisation. 6 p.m. Boulder Circus Center, 4747 26th St., Boulder, 303918-6617.

Disco Bowling. 9 p.m. The Connection at University of Colorado Boulder, 1669 Euclid Ave., Boulder, 303-492-6338.

Healing Space With Alan McAllister.

11 a.m. Whole Being Explorations, 1800 30th St., Suite 307, Boulder, 303-545-5562.

Intermediate to Advanced Flamenco Dance. 7:30-9 p.m. Kakes Studios, 2115 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-786-7050, www.flamencoboulder.com.

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Friday, August 26

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1964 The Tribute. 8 p.m. Red Rocks Amphitheatre, 18300 W. Alameda Pkwy., Morrison, 720-865-2494.

Brad Upton Quartet. 7:30 p.m. Caffè Sole, 637R S. Broadway, Boulder, 303-499-2985.

Canyon Creek Band. 7 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683.

Casual Crisis. 9 p.m. Shug’s Low Country Cuisine, 2017 13th St., Boulder, 720-398-9036.

David Wilcox, Danielle At The Sandwich.

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Boulder/Denver Area A Haiku Moment. Canyon Gallery at Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303-441-3100. Through Aug. 28.

Bird Shift — A multimedia exhibit at the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, Henderson Building 218, CU, 303492-6892. Through Dec. 31.

Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art — Gustavo Artigas’s Relay (Endless): A Race for Diversity, Laleh Mehran & Chris Coleman’s W3fi, Seth Wulsin’s Wishing Well, 1750 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-2122.

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In/Visible — Sara Rockinger. The Dairy Center for the Arts. 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826. Through Sept. 30.

Look and Learn, Little Girl — Jess Larson.

The Dairy Center for the Arts. 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826. Through Sept. 30.

Tony James — Monique Crine. The Dairy Center for the Arts. 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826. Through Sept. 30.

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Futaba w/ Horns. 10 p.m. First Street Pub, 35 E. First St., Nederland, 303-258-0782.

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

Lee Johnson. 6:30 p.m. Twisted Pine Tap Room, 3201 Walnut St., #A, Boulder, 303-7869270.

Hazel Miller. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 N. Park Dr., Lafayette, 303-665-2757.

The Indulgers. 7 p.m. St. Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696.

Johnny O. 8:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids & Solids, 1555 S. Hover Rd., Longmont, 303-485-9400.

Latch. 9:30 p.m. Waterloo, 809 S. Main St., Louisville, 303-993-2094.

Loose Cannon Bluegrass. 8 p.m. Swallow Hill, 71 E.Yale Ave., Denver, 303-777-1003.

Noches Tropical — with Bachata lesson. 9 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683.

Ostevetto. 7 p.m. Cuvée, 946 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-0475.

Rezen. 7:30 p.m. Rock N Soul Café, 5290 Arapahoe Ave., Suite 1, Boulder, 303-443-5108.

Rhythm Allstars. 8 p.m. Boulder Outlook Hotel and Suites, 800 28th St., 303-443-3322.

Rocky Mountain Grateful Dead Review — Feat. Rob Eaton. 8:30 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-443-8696.

Springdale Quartet. 10 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-4491922.

Tito Malaga. 8 p.m. Swallow Hill, 71 E.Yale Ave.,

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Faithful. The Edge Theatre Company, 9797 W Colfax Ave., Lakewood, 303-2320363. Through Aug. 28.

Feathers on the Breath of God. Nomad Theater, 1410 Quince Ave., Denver, 303-777-1003.

Two Fresh — With Frequent-C vs. The Candyman. 8:30 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-3399.

Wendy Woo. 8 p.m. The Rib House, 1801 13th St., Boulder, 303-442-7427.

events Artist Talk and Opening Reception — With Sara Rockinger, Monique Crine and Jess Larson. 4 p.m. The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826.

Avery Tap Room — For tours and tastings.

11 a.m.-11 p.m. Avery Brewing Co., 5757 Arapahoe Ave., Unit B1, Boulder, www. averybrewing.com.

Beer Garden. 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. The Rib House, 1801 13th St., Boulder, 303-442-7427.

Boulder International Fringe Festival.

Various events. Boulderfringe.com.

Colorado State Fair — Through Sept. 5.

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Comida Mobile Mexi-Feast. 4:30-7 p.m.

Asher Brewing Co., 4699 Nautilus Court,

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Alice LaPlante’s Turn of Mind. 7:30 p.m. Tattered Cover Bookstore, 2526 East Colfax Ave., Denver, 303-322-7727.

Sunday, August 28 Miriam Katz — Cookin’ Up Good Vibrations. ­2 p.m. Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-2074.

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Innisfree Poetry Bookstore, 1203 13th St., Suite A, Boulder, 303-579-1644.

Vanessa Diffenbaugh’s The Language of Flowers. 7:30 p.m. Tattered Cover Bookstore, 2526 East Colfax Ave., Denver, 303-322-7727.

Tuesday, August 30 Tuesday Night Poetry Open Mic. 7 p.m. Innisfree Poetry Bookstore, 1203 13th St., Suite A, Boulder, 303-579-1644.

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Wednesday, August 31

Between the Covers Mini Bookclub Night — Touch by Alexi Zenter. 7 p.m.

Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-2074.

Poetry Reading — With Andrew Schelling & Carolyne Wright. 7 p.m.

William Adler’s The Man Who Never Died: The Life Times and Legacy of Joe Hill, American Labor Icon. 7:30 p.m. Tattered Cover Bookstore, 2526 East Colfax Ave., Denver, 303-322-7727.

Boulder, 303-443-7510. Through Aug. 30.

The Guys. Firehouse Theater Company at the John Hand Theater, 7653 E. First Pl., Denver, 303-562-3232.

Love! Valour! Compassion! Vintage Theatre, 2119 E. 17th Ave., Denver, 303839-1361. Through Aug. 30.

Boulder, 303-530-1381.

Festival on Main 2011. 6 p.m. Main Street between 3rd and Longs Peak avenues, Longmont, 303-651-8484 x2.

Fire Sale — Memorabilia from basement of the firehouse, benefit for art classes. 6 p.m.

Firehouse Art Center, 667 4th Ave., Longmont, 303-651-2787.

Laser — The Wall 9:30 p.m. & Bob Marley 10:45 p.m. Fiske Planetarium, CU campus, 303492-5001.

Teas, Talks and Transformation — With Linda Lawson. 2 p.m. For details, call 720-3013993.

Thor. 9 p.m. Program Council, CU Chem 140, www.programcouncil.com.

Upslope Brewing Co. Tap Room and Tours. 4-8 p.m. Upslope Brewing Co., 1501 Lee Hill Rd., No. 20, Boulder, www.upslopebrewing.com.

Saturday, August 27

music Aaron McCloskey. 4:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Tasty Weasel Tap Room, 1800 Pike Rd., Unit B, Longmont, 303-776-1914.

Barbara Paris & Keith Waters — Fundraiser for Centaurus High School Marching Band. 5 p.m., 107 N. Public Rd., Lafayette, 303-449-3091.

Bluez House — With Paul Soderman. 8 p.m.

Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685.

Boomchicken. 10 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922.

Driftwood Fire. 7:30 p.m. Rock N Soul Café, 5290 Arapahoe Ave., Suite 1, Boulder, 303443-5108.

French Wind Masters — Faculty Tuesdays.

7:30 p.m. Grusin Music Hall, Imig Music Building, 18th and Euclid, 303-492-8008.

Hip-Hop Night. 8 p.m. 2115 13th St., Boulder, 303-440-2880.

Holly DeHoog. 7 p.m. Cuvée, 946 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-0475.

Johnny O. 8 p.m. Boulder Outlook Hotel and Suites, 800 28th St., 303-443-3322.

The Magic Beans, Eminence Ensemble & Technicolor Tone Factory. 8:30 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-3399.

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Mary Flower. 8 p.m. Swallow Hill, 71 E.Yale Ave., Denver, 303-777-1003.

MonoVerde. 10:30 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683.

Loose Nuts. 9:30 p.m. Waterloo, 809 S. Main St., Louisville, 303-993-2094.

Reggae on the Rocks. 12:30 p.m. Red Rocks Amphitheatre, 18300 W. Alameda Pkwy., Morrison, 720-865-2494.

Rocktin Grove. 9 p.m. Shug’s Low Country Cuisine, 2017 13th St., Boulder, 720-398-9036.

She Groovez. 8:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids & Solids, 1555 S. Hover Rd., Longmont, 303-485-9400.

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

The Weepies — With Catie Curtis. 7:30 p.m., Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Rd., Boulder, 303-442-3282.

Zyzzyx. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 N. Park Dr., Lafayette, 303-665-2757.

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Absolute! Fabulous! Gorgeous! — Sixth annual drag show and fundraiser for Boulder County AIDS Project. 7 p.m. The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303444-7328.

Acoustic Brunch. 10 a.m. Rock N Soul Cafe, 5290 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-4435108.

Afternoon Tea. 2 p.m. Jill’s Restaurant at St. Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696.

African Dance. 4 p.m. Community Dance Collective, 2020 21st St., 303-586-1763.

Art, Wine & Jazz — Annual fundraiser. 6 p.m.

Longmont Council for the Arts, Dickens Opera House, 300 Main St., Longmont, 303678-7869.

Beginning Hawaiian Hula Class. 7:15 p.m.

Boulder Ballet Studio, The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-447-9772.

Beginning Hoopdance. 10 a.m. Kakes Studio, 2115 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-918-6617.

Continuing Hawaiian Hula Class. 5:30 p.m.

Boulder Ballet Studio, The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-447-9772.

Free to Breathe — 5K Run and Walk for National Lung Cancer Partnership Research. 8 a.m. Stapleton Central Park, 8775 Martin Luther King Blvd., Denver, www.freetobreathe. org.

Home and Garden Fair. 10 a.m.Twenty Ninth Street mall, 1710 29th St., Boulder, 303-443-0600 x109.

Iaido: Japanese Swordsmanship. 7 a.m.

Boulder Circus Center, 4747 26th St., Boulder, 303-346-3340.

Joe Hill Festival — With John McCutcheon. 8 p.m., Mercury Cafe, 2199 California St., Denver, 303-294-8406.

Nice Show With Cussing — Comedy by Kristina Hall and Jennifer Coken. 8 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-4636683.

Phoenix Dance Student Show. 5 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-4636683.

Shape-Shifter Transformation Workshop. 10 a.m. Gateways To Transformation Farm, 9993 N 65th St., Longmont, 303-859-7385.

Slam Time. 7 p.m. Innisfree Poetry Bookstore, 1203 13th St., Suite A, Boulder, 303-579-1644.

Tango Among Friends — Social drop-in tango class. 1 p.m. Pearl Street Studio, 2126 Pearl St., Boulder. www.TangoAmongFriends.net.

Sunday, August 28

music Ayo Awasiko. 6 p.m. Cuvée, 946 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-0475.

Bluegrass Pick — All levels welcome.

12-3 p.m. Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids and Solids, 1555 S. Hover St., Longmont, 303485-9400.

Bonnie Simms. 7:30 p.m. Lyons Fork, 450 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-5014.

Dangermuffin. 10 p.m. Mountain Sun Pub, 1535 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-546-0886.

Irish Session. 7 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922.

Jazz Jam — With Mark Diamond. 7:30 p.m Boulder Outlook Hotel and Suites, 800 28th St., Boulder, 303-443-3322.

Meagan Tubbs. 6 p.m. Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids and Solids, 1555 S. Hover St., Longmont, 303-485-9400.

Trace Bundy. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 N. Park Dr., Lafayette, 303-665-2757.

Thomas Bryan Eaton. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628.

Mellow Cello Sunday Brunch. 11 a.m.

D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303463-6683.

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Back to School Stress-Free Workshop. 2 p.m. Library Conference Room, Lafayette Public Library, 775 W. Baseline Rd., Lafayette, 303-665-5200.

Bicycle Tours de Farms — organized by Slow Food Boulder County. 8 a.m. Beginning at Lone Hawk Farm, Longmont, www.

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Cabaret for a Cause. 7 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-786-7030.

Derech Chayim — “A Way of Life,” 6 p.m.

Boulder’s Rabbinic Council at Har Hashem Congregation, 3950 Baseline Rd., Boulder, contact Jodi for more details at 503-780-7470.

Meditations and Music: Heart Awakening — Linda Lawson, facilitator; William Marsh, sitarist. 2 p.m. 2595 Spruce St., Ste. B, Boulder, 720-301-3993.

Out Boulder’s Annual Pridefest. 11 a.m.

Boulder Central Park, www.outboulder.org/ content/pridefest-0.

Planetary Healing and World Harmony Meditation — Global teleconference facilitated by Linda Lawson, Miles Moody. 8 a.m. Jewelcoach.org. Call 720-301-3993 for details.

PrideFest After Party — Feat. Girls Walk By, Number Station, Cougar Pants. 6 p.m.

Absinthe House, 1109 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-443-8600.

Shape-Shifter Transformation Workshop. 11 a.m. Gateways To Transformation Farm, 9993 N. 65th St., Longmont, 303-859-7385.

Soccer — CU vs. Wyoming. 1 p.m. Prentup Field, Colorado Ave. & 33rd, Boulder.

Stories By Heart — Starring John Lithgow.

7 p.m. Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline

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Tours de Coops — Self-guided tours. 2-6 p.m. Lyons area, www.TransitionColorado.org.

Monday, August 29

music Brad Goode Jazz Quartet. 7 p.m. Caffè Sole, 637R S. Broadway, Boulder, 303-499-2985.

Electric Blues Jam. 7:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids & Solids, 1555 S. Hover Rd., Longmont, 303-485-9400.

HighRaceVine. 10 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683.

Jay Ryan’s Big Top. 6:30 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683.

Open Mic. 7 p.m. Rock N Soul Café, 5290 Arapahoe Ave., Suite 1, Boulder, 303-443-5108.

Pete Kartsones & Friends. 10 p.m. Southern Sun Pub, 627 S. Broadway, Boulder, 303-5430886.

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Supercollider. 8:30 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628.

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

events Boulder Improv Jam Association — Public dance jam every Tuesday. 7:30-10:30 p.m.The Avalon Ballroom, 6185 Arapahoe Rd., Boulder, 720-934-2028.

Flamenco Dance Technique. 5:50-7 p.m.

Kakes Studios, 2115 Pearl St., Boulder, 303786-7050, www.flamenco-boulder.com.

Folk Dancing. 7-10 p.m. Boulder Civic Plaza, Boulder, 303-499-6363.

The Great GMO Debate — Four “TED Talk” style presentations. 7 p.m., Unity of Boulder, www.TransitionColorado.org.

Magic Trip — Ken Kesey’s Search for a Kool Place. 8 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-786-7030.

Wednesday, August 31

music Bluegrass Pick. 8:30 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922.

Bret Mosley, Betsy Franck. 7:30 p.m. Rock N Soul Café, 5290 Arapahoe Ave., Suite 1, Boulder, 303-443-5108.

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

Nelson Rangell. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 N. Park Dr., Lafayette, 303-665-2757.

Pete Kartsounes Band. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303440-4628.

events Ashtanga Yoga Class — Beginner to advanced classes with Anne-Alex Packard. 7 a.m. Soul Tree Studio, 422 E. Simpson St., Lafayette, 303-665-5244.

Avery Tap Room — For tours and tastings.

11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Avery Brewing Co., 5757 Arapahoe Ave., Unit B1, Boulder, www. averybrewing.com.

Boulder County Alcoholics Anonymous — Happy hour group. 5:30 p.m. 5375 Western Ave., Boulder, www.BoulderCountyAA.org.

Cornhole League. 6 p.m. Asher Brewing Co., 4699 Nautilus Court, Boulder, 303-530-1381.

Local Food to the Rescue — Joel Salatin, Polyface Farm. 7:30 p.m., Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Rd., Boulder, www.

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“So, You’re a Poet” — Open mic poetry.

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

The Ultimate Beer Experience — Bus tour of three Boulder breweries. 5:30 p.m., The West End Tavern, 926 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-444-3535.

Tuesday, August 30

music Blues Jam — Hosted by Gretchen Troop.

7:30 p.m. Boulder Outlook Hotel and Suites, 800 28th St., Boulder, 303-443-3322.

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

Bob Saar & Pat Hazell — Book review and music. 7 p.m. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685.

Bret Mosley. 6 p.m. Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids & Solids, 1555 S. Hover Rd., Longmont, 303-485-9400.

Clusterpluck — Open jam. 9 p.m. George’s Food & Drink, 2028 14th St., Boulder, 303998-9350.

Deadmau5. 5:30 p.m. Red Rocks Amphitheatre, 18300 W. Alameda Pkwy., Morrison, 720-865-2494.

Gasoline Lollipops. 8:30 p.m. Waterloo, 809 S. Main St., Louisville, 303-993-2094.

Open Mic — With Danny Shafer. 8 p.m./7 p.m. sign-up. Conor O’Neills, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922.

Singer-Songwriter Showcase — Feat.

Ned Warner Dylan, Esther Parks, Dave Tamkin. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 N. Park Dr., Lafayette, 303-665-2757.

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Zedd. 8:30 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-3399.

events Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-443-8696.

Building On-Site Seminar Series — tour of the Gehring Home. 5:30 p.m.

Boulder Green Building Guild. Register at bgbg.org for details.

Building the Local Food Economy — presentation by economist and author Michael Shuman, 7 p.m. Millennium Harvest House, 1345 28th St., Boulder, www.

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Compulsive Eaters Anonymous-HOW. 6 p.m. Community United Church of Christ, 2650 Table Mesa Dr., Boulder, 970-556-4740.

Healing Space With Alan McAllister. 4-6 p.m. Whole Being Explorations, 1800 30th St., Boulder, 303-545-5562.

Just Sit. 7 to 9 p.m. Boulder Shambhala Meditation Center, 1345 Spruce St., Boulder, 303-444-0190.

Salsa in Boulder. 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

The Absinthe House, 1109 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-443-8600.

Swing Blues Dance Lesson. 7 p.m.

D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683.

Twisted Pine Brewing and Tap Room.

3-9 p.m. Twisted Pine Tap Room, 3201 Walnut St., #A, Boulder, 303-786-9270.

Vajrayana Buddhist Meditation. 7 p.m.

Mipham Shedra, 2860 Bluff St., Boulder, 303-449-0319.

Warren Miller Wednesdays. 8:30 p.m.

The West End Tavern, 926 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-444-3535.

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Thursday, August 25 Children’s Storytime. 10:15 a.m. Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303-441-3100.

Kids Free Classes at Studio D — 5 p.m.

Pilates & Modern, 5:30 p.m. Ballet & Jazz, 6 p.m. Partnering & Improv. Studio D Academy of Dance, 2691 30th St., Ste. A, Boulder, 303444-1120.

So Rim Kung Fu for Children. 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. A Place to B Studio, 1750 30th St., Boulder, 303-440-8007.

Friday, August 26 Children’s Storytime. 10:15 a.m. Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303-441-3100.

Just Between Friends Children’s and Maternity Consignment Event — Through Tuesday. 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Boulder County Fairgrounds, 9595 Nelson Rd., Longmont, 303-506-1643.

Renaissance Adventures Reading. 11 a.m.

Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-2074.

Saturday, August 27 It’s a Girl Thing — Mother-daughter

bookclub. 2 p.m. Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303-441-3100.

Musical Storytime — With Janet Casson of Rocky Mountain Music for Aardvarks. 1 p.m.

Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-2074.

Young Creative Writers. 1 p.m. Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303-441-3100.

Sunday, August 28 Baby Boogie — Bring kids to dance. 2 p.m.

D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683.

Go Club. 2 p.m. Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303-441-3100.

Nature for Kids & Parents: Lions & Bears, Oh My! — Easy hike on South Fork Shanahan Ridge Trail. 1 p.m. Entrance to Shanahan Ridge at 1903 Lehigh St.

Monday, August 29 Children’s Storytime. 10:15 a.m. Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303-441-3100.

Twinkle Babies. 10:15 a.m. Erie Community Library, 400 Powers St., Erie, 720-685-5200.

Tuesday, August 30 Drop-in Storytime. 4 p.m. Erie Community Library, 400 Powers St., Erie, 720-685-5200.

Folk Dancing for Children. 6:15-7 p.m.

Boulder Civic Plaza, Boulder, 303-499-6363.

Storytime. 10:30 a.m. Gateway Park Fun Center, 4800 28th St., Boulder, 303-442-4386.

Storytime for Children. 10:15 a.m. Boulder Public Library, George Reynolds Branch, 3595 Table Mesa Dr., Boulder, 303-441-3120.

Tactile Tuesdays. 9 a.m. WOW! Children’s Museum, 110 N. Harrison Ave., Lafayette, 303-604-2424.

Wednesday, August 31 Cruisers and Crawlers. 10:15 a.m. Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303-441-3100.

Drop-in Storytime. 11 a.m. Erie Community Library, 400 Powers St., Erie, 720-685-5200.

Toddler Hour. 9 a.m. WOW! Children’s Museum, 110 N. Harrison Ave., Lafayette, 303-604-2424.

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by Dr. Jenni Skyler Dear Dr. Jenni, My daughter is 12 years old, and my gynecologist suggested I give her the HPV vaccine. I know that this is probably the right thing to do, yet I’m not sure if it’s really needed. I don’t want to give her an extraneous vaccine if she doesn’t need it, especially if it might make her sexually active.

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Dear Dr. Jenni, My wife and I are having a baby next month. Her obstetrician has informed her that she cannot have sex for six weeks. I’m very worried what this will do for our intimacy. And I’m very worried that after giving birth, down there will be less pleasurable. I don’t know what to do or how to have this conversation with her.

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olorado head coach Jon Embree released the first depth chart of the 2011 campaign on Aug. 22, and many inexperienced freshmen and first-time starters will walk onto the field a week from Saturday, when the Buffs travel to Honolulu to face Hawai’i in the season opener. Here’s a look at some of the more notable starters announced: Quarterback: No suprises here.

Senior co-captain Tyler Hansen is the starting quarterback heading into the season for the second straight year. It will be interesting to see how Hansen does without having any quarterback controversy for the first time in his four years at CU. His neck should feel better now that he won’t have to look over his shoulder at Cody Hawkins anymore.

Tailback: File this one away under “not surprised,” as well. Senior Rodney “Speedy” Stewart will be the lead running back for the fourth consecutive season

and should be a candidate for many postseason honors despite having been rather inexplicably snubbed by Big 12 coaches, who left him off every one of their allconference teams last year. Stewart should have a shot at breaking the all-time rushing yards record, held by his current position coach and offensive coordinator, Eric Bieniemy. Stewart needs only 1,197 yards to break the record, which is a reachable figure given that he amassed 1,318 rushing yards last season.

Wide Receiver: Sophomore Paul Richardson has the “z” receiver position locked up thanks to a stellar freshman campaign. It was the “x” receiver position that saw controversy and competition throughout fall camp. Freshman Tyler McCulloch was perhaps the surprise story of camp. McCulloch wears the number 87 because he reminds Embree of former Denver Broncos’ great Ed McCaffrey. Returning starter Toney Clemons battled the drops for most of fall camp and will have to secure the

Off and running

Women’s soccer team faces stiff competition in Pac-12

by Matt Sparkman Boulder Weekly

n Friday, Aug. 26, Volleyball vs. UNLV, Greeley, 11 a.m.

The Buffs work out on CU’s practice fields.

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football to secure a starting position.

Center: CU loses returning starter Mike Iltis, who decided to pursue other opportunities at the beginning of the summer. Keenan Stevens, who rose to the occasion when Iltis went down in the season finale against Nebraska last year, graduated this past May. Vying to fill this gap are Daniel Munyer and sophomore Gus Handler. Munyer had a terrific spring and entered fall camp atop the depth chart at center, but a strong performance in fall camp on the part of Handler leaves this position up for grabs.

Right Tackle: Fifth-year senior Ryan Miller should be a strong candidate for All-American honors, as well as for the Outland trophy, awarded to the nation’s top offensive lineman. Miller also has a bright future in the NFL, as he is projected to be an early round pick. Miller is one of four captains in his final year at Colorado.

Cornerback: Cornerbacks Jimmy

n Friday, Aug. 26 Volleyball vs. UC Davis, Greeley, 4 p.m. n Sunday, Aug. 28, Soccer vs. Wyoming, Boulder, 1 p.m. n Sunday, Aug. 28, Volleyball vs. Northern Colorado Boulder, 4 p.m. n Saturday, Sept. 3, Football vs. Hawaii, Honolulu 8:15 p.m.

For more information, see www.cubuffs.com.

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ill Hempen’s University of Colorado women’s soccer team had a lot of chances to be an NCAA tournament team last year. The only problem was that they didn’t capitalize on their opportunities.

The Buffs only scored 11 goals in their 12 games against Big 12 opponents, the main reason why they finished eighth in the conference, despite two wins against Top 10 opponents UCLA and Texas A&M. “It wasn’t like we didn’t have opportunities to score,” says Hempen about his team’s inability to deposit the ball in the back of the net. “We did —

and we didn’t.”

If CU’s first two games are any indication, the Buffs should have more success in the scoring department. The Buffs won the inaugural Colorado Cup, an in-state tournament created by Hempen, on the wings of a 5-0 blowout against Colorado College and a 3-0 result against Northern Colorado.

The eight-goal total was exactly one third of the team’s entire goal total from last season (24).

Hempen looks to bring his team back to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2008, but see SOCCER Page 46

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Colorado’s Annie Stuller (right) passes to Hayley Hughes, who has an open net to shoot on.

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they will have to compete at a much higher level against stiffer competition.

Seven of the Pac-12’s 10 teams made the NCAA tournament last season, while only four of the Big 12’s 11 received an invitation. Many players on the U.S. women’s national team that competed in the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup and captured the attention of the nation are products of Pac-12 programs. Hope Solo (Washington), Lauren Cheney (UCLA), Amy LePeilbet (Arizona State), Rachel Buehler (Stanford) and Alex Morgan (California) all hail from the conference of champions. CU has been picked to finish 10th in the Pac-12, in front of Utah and Arizona.

CU enters the Pac-12 with their leading goal scorer from 2010 (and calming force in the midfield), Kate Russell, returning. Also back from last year is the always-speedy Hayley Hughes, who provided a needed spark both on the back line and at the top of the pitch as a forward, where she has scored two goals in the early season.

Sophomore goalkeeper Annie Brunner also returns for CU. Brunner’s stellar performance in her first collegiate season garnered her all-Big 12 freshman team accolades. Other notable returners are midfielders Kassidy Fitzpatrick, Shaye Marshall (the younger sister of former CU star and current Boston Breakers defender Nikki Marshall), Amy Barczuk,

Caroline Danneberg, forward/defender Alex Dohm and defender Amy Steiner.

Prominent freshman contributors include midfielder Darcy Jerman, from Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado Springs; forward Carly Bolyard, a Monarch grad; forward Claire Madden; and defender Bianca Jones, a Smoky Hill alum. All have registered either a goal or an assist in the campaign. Jerman is tied for first on the team in points, along with Hughes, with four.

CU’s defense will likely be their strength once again this year, with no goals allowed in their first two regular season games and their one exhibition game against Air Force. Last season, the Buffs allowed 1.18 goals per game, good enough for fifth in the Big 12. They will have to replace departing centerback Kelly Ross, who played every minute of every game she was physically able to play. Candidates to fill her undeniably sizable shoes are sophomore Lizzy Herzl, who is six feet tall, Barczuk, who would provide a veteran presence, and the always-physical Dohm.

The Buffs take the pitch next against Wyoming on Sunday, Aug. 28, at 1 p.m.

All home games are located at Prentup Field on East Campus.

The last time the two teams met was in 2010, when CU triumphed 2-0 in the regular season opener.

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Smith and Jalil Brown were both selected in the early rounds of the NFL draft, creating a critical vacancy on the team. Defensive Coordinator and Defensive Backs Coach Greg Brown said that the position was wide open coming in to camp, but things have changed. Freshman Greg Henderson capped an impressive camp by earning a starting position at right cornerback.

Fifth-year senior and former walk-on Travis Sandersfeld looks to convert his positive energy and hustle to success at the left corner position, where he will start.

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Hawkins era. The position is being handed to walk-on freshman and native Irishman Darragh O’Neill. A former allstate basketball and soccer player at Boulder’s Fairview High School, O’Neill decided to attempt walking on for Tad Boyle’s men’s basketball team. In the spring, O’Neill walked on to the football team, having never played the sport before. His performance during spring ball wasn’t stellar, but it was enough to land him an invitation to fall camp, where he impressed coaches with his growth. O’Neill’s father, Colm, owns Conor O’Neill’s, the popular pub off Pearl Street.

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Late summer is the perfect time to hit Boulder Creek

It’s

by Tom Winter

much to do. You can seek out the closest movie theater for the afternoon show and hide in the darkness like a vampire. You can book a

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But we’re not talking about dipping your toes into the clear, cold waters as you discuss philosophy or the new menu at one of the hip eateries that’s sprinkled around town. No, we’re talking about getting wet. We’re talking adrenaline and rapids and hanging out with the fishes. We’re talking tubing, baby!

Historians may argue the point, but tubing has been around Boulder for probably as long as there have been tubes. Which means that the automobile, for all the gridlock, pollution and other headaches that the invention has bequeathed us, also was the fundamen-

tal building block for a do-it-yourself recreation that has not only stood the test of time, but has to be the best way to beat the heat that Boulder has ever seen.

Tubing is a mid-to-late summer sport. Forget the spring runoff, when the water is cold and the heat of the day never exceeds 80. Leave the hectic months of spring to the kayakers in their dry suits. For tubing, a more relaxed approach is the order of the day.

You want some action, but not too much, as you might spill that tallboy you’re cradling as you zip through the

rapids.

You also want heat. Because — let’s face it — for all its beauty Boulder Creek is cold, even in August. That water comes straight out of the mountains from the depths of the deep, dark reservoir at the edge of Nederland.

That lake is so cold that even the Loch Ness monster would freeze. And it doesn’t get any warmer on its trip out of the mountains, that’s for sure. That’s why the current heat wave is a blessing for tubing. When it’s almost 100 out, the water feels nice, even if you can’t feel your toes.

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Contrary to what many might think, tubing is an art form. You have to have motivation, style and, well, motivation. Organization is key. Tubes must be sourced, beers (the cheaper the better) obtained, and a plan sketched out. The route is easy. You’ll drop yourself into Boulder Creek just to the west of Eben G. Fine Park, where the first spillway tumbles below Canyon Boulevard. From there, it’s all downhill, so to speak.

Logistics matter. You’ll want to either terminate your trip around Central Park, where it’s still an easy walk back west to where you’ve parked your car. For multiple laps, though, a shuttle vehicle can come in handy.

Then there are supplies. A leash attached to your tube can also be attached to a second tube with a cooler. (Please note at this juncture, we’d like to emphasize that Boulder Weekly does not advocate drinking alcohol in public, drinking alcohol while participating in water sports or underage drinking of alcohol). The cooler can also carry supplies. After all, tubing is hard work, and one wouldn’t want to get hungry or thirsty.

Finally there’s the tube itself. With the low water of late summer, tubers have options. You can use that kiddy toy without regret, or keep it traditional style, with a classic rubber tire inner tube. Or perhaps find something different. Both Target and Wal-Mart sell cheap swimming pool inflatables, some of which may last the entire journey down the creek, and many of which won’t.

Because of this, you’ll want a back up or two. And it doesn’t hurt to carry a bicycle patch kit if you’re rocking the “traditional” style tube. And no matter what you’re floating on, keep a pump in the car, so you can load up on air if needed. Low water is perfect for tubing, but low water also means more rocks, and rocks can sometimes be sharp.

For this reason, footwear is also a consideration. Flip flops are out. They’ll fall off your feet and float away. Tennis shoes get waterlogged and heavy. Nope, you’ll want some of those fancy sandals that the kayakers and river rafters use.

Cotton is also a no-no. Rock some surf shorts and a quick dry top or bikini.

And always keep some extra clothing and a few large towels in your vehicle.

You’ll want to swap into something dry when your day is done.

In the end, though, tubing is a people’s sport. It’s inexpensive, easy to do and doesn’t require much fitness or training. Because of this, it’s easy to develop your own style and technique. Because when it comes to tubing, it’s not how you look or how fast you floated down the creek, it’s how much fun you have. And fun is always good.

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lenty gory, but graced by a jovial sense of humor and an enjoyably guts-centric use of 3-D, director Craig Gillespie’s remake of the 1985 vampire film Fright Night may not tickle the fancies of those who have a close personal friendship with the older version. I have no such relationship. I brought no carry-on baggage to what Gillespie and screenwriter Marti Noxon deliver their way, with a cast of surprising quality.

In relation to the original, some things about the new Fright Night change and some stay the same, though as we know the more things change the more they stay the same. (Also: A rolling stone gathers no moss.) Roddy McDowall played the horror-movie TV host in ’85, the one enlisted to rid teenager William Ragsdale of his next-door-neighbor vampire (Chris Sarandon, who pops up here for a cameo). The remake stars Anton Yelchin as the kid who doesn’t like the looks of the new fellow on the block. Jerry, the manlike creature in question, is played

by Colin Farrell, relishing every little insinuating pause and rascally, bloodthirsty come-on. In the McDowall slot, Dr. Who alum David Tennant plays a casino showroom magician — think David Copperfield with a different sort of smarm — who has the tools required to take on Jerry and those he has won over to the vampire way of thinking. And drinking.

L

Many days in the life

ike Same Time, Next Year with less guilt or When Harry Met Sally ... with a somewhat different ending, One Day pops in and out of the lives of characters played by Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess across two decades, spanning university graduation to older, wiser 40-dom. A huge hit in England and elsewhere, David Nicholls’ clever best-seller comes to the movies in an adaptation Nicholls himself wrote. Lone Scherfig, lately of An Education, directed. Strong pedigree for this sort of thing.

Yet the tone has shifted from page to screen. The pathos, which the book wore lightly, now comes at you in “Cry, damn it!” fashion.

Many, I suspect, will comply. The film is far from cheap or slovenly, and it’s attractive. But when a movie inflates the importance of a love story that is predominantly comic in tone, even with a fair share of grief and loss built into the plot, that love story takes on more than it can handle.

In arrogant but sweet Dexter (played by Sturgess), Boulder Weekly

I’m not sure how much vampire mythology popculture consumers can take in one generation, but the answer already has been proven to be between “a lot” and “one hell of a lot.” The distinction of Fright Night is entirely tonal. It’s both funny and funny-scary, and has ways of catching you off-guard, as in the way one of Jerry’s victims, believing herself safe, runs afoul of the oldest kill-the-vampire trick in the book.

Screenwriter Noxon plays by the rules while commenting on everything from Bela Lugosi to Dark Shadows, among other vampire touchstones.

Christopher Mintz-Plasse plays Ed, the ostracized friend of Yelchin’s Charley. At one point Charley

insults him with a Twilight reference. A beat or two later, in the middle of something else, Mintz-Plasse gives just the right topspin to his rejoinder: “I am seriously so angry that you think I read Twilight!”

There’s a first-rate extended sequence with Jerry in pursuit of Charley and his mom, played by Toni Collette, set on a dark highway outside Las Vegas.

Digital effects-heavy, the scene nonetheless moves fluidly and well, in long takes of complicated action.

This scene took some planning. And that’s why I remember it.

Fright Night has its limitations. The New Mexico shooting locations only go so far in making you believe these suburban characters (including Imogen Poots, sly and engaging as Charley’s fastadapting girlfriend) are supposed to be living on the outskirts of a blandly sinister Las Vegas. Also, the climax wobbles; it lacks compression and propulsion. The film may struggle to seduce teen audiences unaccustomed to getting some jokes with their gore.

Whatever. Who can predict? Unfolding in dearly beloved Night Stalker territory, this remake may be wholly unoriginal, but it’s also almost wholly enjoyable.

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by Michael Phillips novelist and screenwriter Nicholls has created the sort of male protagonist female readers and viewers want to protect from harm, and then take to bed. We meet the whip-smart wisecrack-dispenser Emma (Hathaway, hobbled by her own studious middle-class English dialect) when she’s celebrating Glasgow university graduation with Dexter, a boy-man of virtually unlimited funds and preening self-regard. In the book Nicholls describes Dexter as having “the knack of looking perpetually posed for a photograph.”

Their initial encounter takes place on July 15, St. Swithin’s Day, in 1988. They go their separate ways but never for long, always wondering if they’re meant to be more than pals, with those benefits every other movie this summer is pushing.

Emma putters through her life for a while, moving in with an aggravating stand-up comic played, aggra-

vatingly, by Rafe Spall (son of Timothy). Why does she do this? So that there will be no question regarding whom Emma should be with. As she slouches toward a career as a teacher and then a writer, soulmate Dexter finds fame and agitating fortune (plus drugs, plus drink) as a TV personality, all the while earning the disdain of his parents. His mother, played by the reliably excellent Patricia Clarkson, suffers a health crisis. The film’s credo is summed up by the phrase: “Whatever happens tomorrow, we’ve had today.”

Emma and Dexter’s adventures on the road together, and at home, apart, pepper the screen like a series of attractive postcards. Hathaway works hard and she’s an astute actress, but her wide-eyed demeanor and onthe-nose delivery suggest she has a hard time throwing away a line of dialogue, even when it’s designed to be tossed off rather than hammered neatly in place.

Sturgess captures the louche narcissism of Dexter well enough, though he lacks wit and an animating spark.

Forward it goes, through the years. What proved tasty in book form comes across a little more like work in the movie.

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Zombieland director Ruben Fleischer returns with this comedy about a pizza-delivery guy (Jesse Eisenberg) who is kidnapped by dim-witted criminals (Danny McBride and Aziz Ansari) and forced to help them rob a bank.Rated R. At Flatiron, Century, Colony, and Twin Peaks. — Rene Rodriguez

Anthropomorphic automobiles head overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix in this sequel to the 2006 animated film Cars. Rated G. At Flatiron. — Los Angeles Times/MCT Cave of Forgotten Dreams Cafe of Forgotten Dreams, a breathtaking new documentary from the incomparable Werner Herzog, follows an exclusive expedition into the nearly inaccessible Chauvet Cave in France, home to the most ancient visual art known to have been created by man. At Boedecker. — Boedecker Theater

9500 Liberty Prince William County,Va., becomes ground zero in America’s explosive battle over immigration policy when elected officials adopt a law requiring police officers to question anyone they have “probable cause” to suspect is an undocumented immigrant. At Boedecker. — Boedecker Theater

Colombiana A woman who witnessed the murder of her parents as a child has grown up to be an assassin and hunts the mobster responsible for their deaths. With Zoe Saldana, Jordi Molla and Lennie James. Written by Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen. Directed by Olivier Megaton. Rated PG-13. At Flatiron. — Los Angeles Times/MCT

Another Earth On the eve of the discovery of a duplicate Earth, tragedy strikes, and the lives of two strangers become irrevocably intertwined.

Rated PG-13. At Chez Artiste. — Landmark Theatres Attack the Block , Attack the Block follows a gang of tough inner-city kids who try to defend their turf against an invasion of savage alien creatures, turning a South London apartment complex into an extraterrestrial war zone. At Denver FilmCenter/Colfax. — Denver Film Society.

My Idiot Brother

A beguiling Paul Rudd works his way back into the lives of his three sisters after a jail stint shuts down his not-so-medical marijuana operation.

Conan the Barbarian Beats, Rhymes and Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest is a documentary film directed by Michael Rapaport about one of the most influential and groundbreaking musical groups in hip-hop history. At Denver FilmCenter/Colfax.

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AMC Flatiron Crossing, 61 W. Flatiron Cir., Broomfield, 303-790-4262 30 Minutes or Less Thu: 1:30, 3:40, 5:50, 8:10, 10:30 Fri-Wed: 11:30, 1:40, 4, 6:20, 8:30, 10:55 Captain America:The First Avenger Thu: 6:55, 9:50 Fri-Wed: 10:30, 1:30, 4:20, 7:10, 10:10 Cars 2 Thu: 1:25, 5:55 Colombiana Fri-Wed: 11:50, 2:30, 5:15, 8, 10:50 Conan the Barbarian Thu: 2:20, 5:05, 7:45, 10:25 FriWed: 8:19, 10:55 Cowboys & Aliens Thu: 1:50, 4:40, 7:25, 10:15 Fri-Wed: 11:10, 1:10, 3:40, 6:05, 8:35, 11 Crazy, Stupid, Love Thu: 2, 7:40 Don’t be Afraid of the Dark Fri-Wed: 10:40, 1:10, 3:40, 6;05, 8:35, 11 Final Destination 5 Thu: 10:50, 1, 3:15, 5:30, 8, 10:20 Fright Night Thu: 2:50, 5:20, 7:50, 10:20 Fri-Wed: 11:20, 2, 4:40, 7:20, 10 Glee:The 3D Concert Movie Thu: 2:10, 4:45, 7, 9:15 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 Thu: 1:20, 4:15, 7:10, 10:05 Fri-Wed: 10:20, 1:20, 4:35 The Help Thu: 1, 4:10, 7:20, 10:30 Fri-Wed: 9:45, 1, 4:15, 7:30, 10:40 Horrible Bosses Thu: 5:10, 10:25 Fri-Wed: 7:40, 10:05 One Day Thu: 1:55, 4:30, 7:05, 9:40 Fri-Wed: 11, 1:50, 4:30, 7:10, 9:50 Our Idiot Brother Fri-Wed: 9:50, 12, 2:25, 4:45, 7, 9:20 Rise of the Planet of the Apes Thu: 2:30, 4:55, 7:30, 10 Fri-Wed: 11:40, 2:20, 5:10, 7:45, 10:20 The Smurfs Thu: 1:40, 4:20, 6:45, 9:20 Fri-Wed: 10, 12:30, 3, 5:30, 8, 10:30 Spy Kids: All the Time in the World Thu: 3:25, 7:55 Fri-Wed: 9:45, 12:10, 2:30, 4:50, 7:15, 9:30 Century Boulder, 1700 29th St., Boulder, 303-4421815 30 Minutes or Less Thu: 12:35, 2:55, 5:40, 7:50, 10:10 Fri-Wed: 10:30, 12:45, 3:05, 5:30, 7:50, 10:10 Captain America:The First Avenger Thu-Wed: 12:50, 3:40, 6:40, 9:30 Conan the Barbarian Thu: 2:10, 4:50, 7:40, 10:20 FriWed: 11:20, 2:10, 4:50, 7:40, 10:20 Cowboys & Aliens Thu-Wed: 1:20, 4:10, 6:55, 9:45 Crazy, Stupid, Love Thu-Wed: 1:50, 4:35, 7:20, 10:05

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Captain America: The First Avenger Steve Rogers is a scrawny guy who is transformed into a World War II super-soldier in Captain America: The First Avenger, the latest comic book adaptation to invade theaters. Rated PG-13.

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Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Wed: 7 The Fly II Fri-Sat: 7 Sat: 9:30 Flypaper Fri-Sun: 2, 4:45, 7:15 Mon & Wed: 2, 4:45, 9:30 Tues: 2, 4:45, 7:15, 9:30 The Interrupters Thu: 7 Fri: 1:45, 4:20 Sat-Sun: 11, 1:45, 4;20, 7 Mon-Wed: 1:45, 4;20, 7, 9:40 The Myth of the American Sleepover Thu: 2, 5, 7:15 Page One: Inside the New York Times Thu: 4:30 Nanny McPhee Sat: 11 Spork Thu: 2:15, 7:30 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Thu-Sun: 9:30 The Wizard Fri: 10 UA Twin Peaks, 1250 S. Hover Rd., Longmont, 303651-2434 30 Minutes or Less Thu-Wed: 1:50, 4:50, 7:50, 10 Conan the Barbarian Thu-Wed: 1, 4, 7, 9:45 Cowboys & Aliens Thu-Wed: 1:05, 4:05, 7:05, 9:50 Final Destination 5 Thu-Wed: 1:40, 4:40, 7:40, 10:10 Fright Night Thu-Wed: 1:35, 4:35, 7:35, 10 Glee:The 3D Concert Movie Thu-Wed: 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 9:50 One Day Thu-Wed: 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 9:55 Rise of the Planet of the Apes Thu-Wed: 1:20, 4:30, 7:20, 10:05 The Smurfs Thu-Wed: 12:50, 3:50, 6:50, 9:40 Spy Kids: All the Time in the World Thu-Wed: 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 9:45 Boedecker Theater, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303440-7826 9500 Liberty Thu-Fri: 6:30 Sat: 4:30 Cave of Forgotten Dreams Wed: 4:30 I Am Thu & Sat: 8:30 La Boheme:The Movie Sun: 1, 4 Nine Nation Animation Thu: 6:30 Nora’s Will Sun: 7 The Tree Wed: 6:30 As times are subject to change, we request that you verify all movie listings beforehand. Daily updated information can be viewed on our website, www.boulderweekly.com.

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Flatiron, Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks.

— Roger Moore/MCT Cowboys & Aliens Jon Favreau directs this Western about an amnesiac (Daniel Craig) in 1873 who stumbles into an Arizona town ruled by a ruthless rancher (Harrison Ford) who doesn’t take kindly to strangers. Rated PG-13. At Flatiron, Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks. — Rene Rodriguez Crazy, Stupid, Love Think Eat Pray Love for guys. This comedy centers on a happily married Cal (Steve Carell), whose world unravels when he finds out his high-schoolsweetheart wife (Julianne Moore) is cheating on him and wants a divorce. Suddenly Cal must learn to navigate the treacherous waters of the dating pool. Rated PG-13. At Flatiron, Century and Colony Square. — Rene Rodriguez

ally altering the course of time and space and testing their faith in each other and themselves. At Esquire. — Landmark Theatres Glee: The 3D Concert Movie Haters, head for the door. But Gleeks? Get your Glee on. Glee: The 3D Concert Movie may be as spontaneous as a Pringles commercial, with cast members of the hit TV series re-creating — on stage — their biggest musical moments. Rated PG. At Flatiron, Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks. — Roger Moore/MCT The Guard Two policemen must join forces to take on an international drug-smuggling gang — one, an unorthodox Irish policeman and the other, a straitlaced FBI agent. At Mayan and Century. — Landmark Theatres Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2

The Devil’s Double Summoned from the front line to Saddam Hussein’s palace, Iraqi army lieutenant Latif Yahia (Dominic Cooper, An Education) is thrust into the highest echelons of the “royal family” when he’s ordered to become the fiday — or body double — to Saddam’s son, Uday Hussein (also Dominic Cooper). At Mayan. — Landmark Theatre

The Help

Though criticized for being reductive in its portrayal of race relations, The Help continues to top the box office.

Don’t be Afraid of the Dark The new version of Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark is entirely too literal, but it still manages to be a literally hair-raising piece of modern-style oldschool Gothic horror. The involvement of writerproducer Guillermo (Pan’s Labyrinth) Del Toro meant that no effort was going to be spared to “show” us everything — every little beastie who whispers entreaties and threats, every little gnome who goes bump in the night. Rated R. At Flatiron.

— Roger Moore/MCT Final Destination 5 You would think by now, the makers of this wildly successful franchise would try something a little different. But why mess with a good thing? Once again, a bunch of teens who were supposed to have died but didn’t start getting visits from the Grim Reaper, resulting in spectacularly elaborate deaths. That’s entertainment!

Rated R. At Flatiron, Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks. — Rene Rodriguez Fright Night In this remake of the 1985 film, a popular student trying to enjoy his senior year in high school discovers that his new neighbor is a vampire and must find a way to vanquish him.

Rated R. At Flatiron, Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks. — Los Angeles Times/MCT The Future In her follow-up to Me and You and Everyone We Know, internationally acclaimed artist, author and filmmaker Miranda July returns with her moving and fearless drama The Future. When 30-something couple Sophie (writer/director Miranda July) and Jason (Hamish Linklater) decide to adopt a stray cat, their perspective on life changes radically, liter-

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Dornhelm has not only managed to stay true to Puccini’s story, but has also succeeded in adding another exciting and dynamic dimension to the opera …” – Opera Now Magazine At Boedecker.

— Boedecker Theater

Susan Sarandon and Barry Bostwick as his hapless guests Brad and Janet. It’s harmless musical fun — a delightful spoof of Hollywood horror movies and Old Dark House melodramas. At Esquire. — Landmark Theatres

Midnight in Paris

Sarah’s Key

A lark, a souffle, a delightful shaggy-dog story with Owen Wilson as its shaggy hero. What’s he doing in a Woody Allen movie about a B-list screenwriter who time-travels from the present to the Jazz Age? Disarming the audience with his wistful joie de vivre, that’s what. Rated PG-13. At Century and Mayan. — Carrie Rickey

Sarah, a 10-year-old girl, is taken with her parents by the French police as they go door-to-door arresting Jewish families. To protect her younger brother, Sarah locks him in a bedroom cupboard — their secret hiding place — and promises to come back for him when they are released. At Chez Artiste. — Landmark Theatres

The Myth of the American Sleepover

The Smurfs

In the tradition of free-wheeling tributes to adolescence, the film follows four young people (a cast of brilliant newcomers in their feature film debuts) on the last night of summer — their final night of freedom before the new school year starts. At Denver FilmCenter/Colfax. — Denver Film Society

A Smurfs movie was probably inevitable. But doesn’t this feel as if it’s arriving a decade late?

Neil Patrick Harris, Jayma Mays, Sofia Vergara and Hank Azaria share the screen with the computeranimated little blue people, who are chased from their village by the evil Gargamel and wind up in our world. Rated PG. At Flatiron, Century and Twin Peaks. — Rene Rodriguez

In the new film, Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) is still hunting Horcruxes, which contain amounts of Voldemort’s (played

by Ralph Fiennes) soul. The so-called Elder Wand, stolen from the crypt of Harry’s mentor Dumbledore (Michael Gambon), must be put into the right hands. Rated PG-13. At Flatiron, Century and Colony Square. — Michael Phillips

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This movie follows a man and woman’s relationship over 20 years, revisiting them each year on the exact day that they first entered each other’s lives.

Rated PG-13. At Flatiron, Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks. — Los Angeles Times/MCT

Director Tobe Hooper’s horror classic is a gruesome reminder that a movie need not be complicated to scare the daylights out of viewers. At Denver FilmCenter/Colfax­. — Denver Film Society

Our Idiot Brother

The Tree

Our Idiot Brother has a menage a trois, nudity, pot use and profanity. But the unfailing sweetness of Paul Rudd’s lead performance makes what could have been another raunchy and rude R-rated farce a bracing change of pace in a summer of aggressive comedies about aggressive people. Rated R. At Flatiron. — Roger Moore/MCT

The exquisite Charlotte Gainsbourg (I’m Not There) stars in French filmmaker Julie Bertuccelli’s mystical drama of loss and rebirth in the Australian countryside. Not since Picnic at Hanging Rock and Walkabout has the harshly gorgeous outback landscape been such a lyrical yet foreboding metaphor for grief and coming of age. At Boedecker. — Boedecker Theater

Viola Davis, Emma Stone and Octavia Spencer star in this adaptation of Kathryn Stockett’s novel as women in 1960s Mississippi who form an unlikely bond that shatters societal mores of the era.

Rated PG-13. At Flatiron, Century and Colony Square. — Rene Rodriguez Horrible Bosses We’ve all had them. We’ve all had to suffer their indignities — or else just quit our jobs. But three friends come up with an alternative to dealing with their monstrous bosses with the help of an ex-con. Rated R. At Flatiron. — Rene Rodriguez I Am I Am is an utterly engaging and entertaining nonfiction film that poses two practical and provocative questions: what’s wrong with our world, and what can we do to make it better? Featuring Desmond Tutu, Howard Zinn, Noam Chomsky, and Coleman Barks. At Boedecker. — Boedecker Theater The Interrupters In Chicago’s CeaseFire organization, reformed gang members protect their community from harm through a unique, dangerous and controversial method — by insinuating themselves personally into conflicts. At Denver FilmCenter/Colfax. — Landmark Theatres La Boheme: The Movie Puccini’s classic, starring Anna Netrebko and Rolando Villazón, is “breathtakingly dramatic and emotional … full to the brim with some of the best vocal talents of today … Director Robert

The World According to Shorts presents a selection of recent award-winning animated short films from the world’s most renowned festivals. At Boedecker. — Boedecker Theater Nora’s Will A Jewish family in Mexico is turned upside down when a long-held family secret is uncovered in this comedy-drama from director Mariana Chenillo.

Nora is in poor health, and with Passover coming up, she decides she wants to end her life so her family can come together for the funeral and the high holiday at the same time. At Boedecker. — Boedecker Theater

Page One: Inside The New York Times With the Internet surpassing print as our main news source and newspapers all over the country going bankrupt, Page One chronicles the transformation of the media industry. At Denver FilmCenter/Colfax­. — Landmark Theatres Pretty in Pink Molly Ringwald dresses up to the ’80s max as the poor high school “zoid” who falls for rich rebel Andrew McCarthy, while the wonderfully manic Jon Cryer pines for her on the sidelines. At Esquire. — Landmark Theatres Rise of the Planet of the Apes Genetic experiments on primates lead to them developing intelligence and eventually battling humans for supremacy. Rated PG-13. At Flatiron, Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks. — Los Angeles Times/MCT The Rocky Horror Picture Show The longest-running midnight movie of all time stars Tim Curry as the kinky yet endearing “transsexual from Transylvania” Dr. Frank N. Furter,

Spork Junior high isn’t easy for anyone — especially if you’re a frizzy-haired, pink-cheeked hermaphrodite like Spork. Neither a spoon nor a fork, but rocking elements of both utensils, Spork could use some magic to make life sparkle. At Denver FilmCenter/ Colfax. — Denver Film Society Spy Kids: All the Time in the World A retired secret agent who has her hands full with a new baby and twin step-kids is called back into action to battle a supervillain and gets help from her family. Rated PG. At Flatiron, Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks. — Los Angeles Times/MCT

The Tree of Life The Tree of Life is the impressionistic story of a Midwestern family in the 1950s.The film follows the life journey of the family’s eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years. At Esquire. — Landmark Theatres The Whistleblower Kathy (Academy Award winner Rachel Weisz) is an American police officer who takes a job working as a peacekeeper in post-war Bosnia. Her expectations of helping to rebuild a devastated country are dashed when she uncovers a dangerous reality of corruption, cover-up and intrigue. At Chez Artiste. — Landmark Theatres The Wizard Corey Woods (Fred Savage) breaks his emotionally troubled brother, Jimmy (Luke Edwards), out of an institution, and they head for California. On the way, Corey realizes that Jimmy’s a world-class video gamer, and a girl (Jenny Lewis) they meet on the road leads them to a gaming competition. At Denver FilmCenter/Colfax­. — Denver Film Society

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ining services at the University of Colorado Boulder is attempting to increase the percentage of local food served in on-campus dining halls. However, the rules and regulations involved in the process are hindering localization efforts.

According to Lauren Heising, coordinator for sustainable dining at CU, around 15 percent of the products served in campus dining halls or retail locations are local. This percentage includes milk from Robinson Dairy, burritos from EVOL, bakery items from Breadworks, produce from local farms and Boulder Ice Cream. By 2012, dining services hopes to have 20 percent of its total products be local.

Fresh off the heels of “Best in Show” and “Best New Facility” awards from Food Management magazine, dining services is feeling the pressure to up their game.

“The recognition we have gotten in the past year has, I think, motivated us more than ever,” says Amy Beckstrom, director of dining services. “When you have that much awareness, you recognize the responsibility of managing your food well.”

Dining services is hoping to use this motivation to go beyond its admirable efforts toward sustainability in its Center for Community (C4C) dining hall, like the creation of allergen-free zones and the use of natural, organic and kosher-certified products.

“We’ve been redefining the way we do dining,” says Kerry Paterson, the executive chef at the C4C. “Now we’re trying to increase organic and natural wherever we can, and continue to do local.”

The local efforts are, as Paterson puts it, very difficult. Paterson estimates that the C4C alone serves more than 6,500 meals and uses about a ton of vegetables and 600 pounds of sliced meats and cheeses per day.

“A lot of local producers can’t handle our volume,”

says Beckstrom. “To plug in a local meat company for 50 pounds, how do we do that? We need 50,000 pounds.”

One solution for the supply and demand issue has been to serve local products, like granola bars, chips and ice cream, in the retail stores throughout campus.

However, dining services is facing more than quantity problems in their efforts to use local food.

With the food purchasing requirements used by CU dining services, vendors must meet several criteria, including insurance, food safety, quality and quantity.

“The rules and regulations are there for a reason,” says Heising. “We need to use legitimate companies with all the correct licenses, because food safety is a real concern.”

Local farms often struggle to meet these rules and regulations, or are reluctant to work with a large facility like CU. For instance, despite recent approval to use four local farms for produce, only one has successfully worked for dining services.

According to Heising, the farmers currently working with dining services are looking to have several angles to their business by continuing to work in smaller-scale venues, like the farmers’ markets, but supplementing it by maintaining dining services as a

more constant wholesale customer.

Surprisingly, cost has not been an issue with the go-local efforts. According to Beckstrom, if a local or organic product is more expensive than the alternative, but will add significant value, dining services incorporates the product within their budget and seeks to cut costs elsewhere.

The biggest hurdle faced with the incorporation of local products is, according to Beckstrom, plugging them in to the existing distribution chain.

“We have a primary vendor who supplies about 80 percent of our food,” says Beckstrom.

“The local vendors can beautifully supplement our dining program, but the logistics of working with the larger distributor gets complicated for the smaller companies.”

Despite the many logistical problems surrounding the use of local products, dining services is continuing to make the effort with an “every problem has a solution” attitude.

According to Heising, the team will continue to seek partnerships with local farmers, but will likely expand beyond Boulder County and into Northern Colorado, where there are larger producers.

“The smaller farms are often either scared to work with us or concerned about regulations or are not able to deliver on a scheduled basis or may not have the product that we need,” says Heising.

By seeking the larger farms within Colorado, dining services hopes to achieve the demand for local products while avoiding some of the logistical problems previously met.

CU dining services is keeping the use of local products high on their list of priorities, along with increasing the prevalence of organic, natural and sustainable foods.

After all, as Beckstrom says, “We’re Boulder’s dining services, for goodness sake.”

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hen I was in high bright tomato flavor and a smattering of school, I participated in fragrant oregano. The mozzarella was a summertime drama properly melted, enhancing the warm and workshop that met in a comforting qualities of this sub. studio above a San My $6.99 medium New Yorker feaFrancisco deli. We met in the afternoons, tured both pastrami and corned beef from and one day I had gone to class without New York’s Stage Deli. (As an aside, both eating anything. Partway through the sesthe Stage Deli and longtime archrival sion, I became ravenously hungry while Carnegie Deli are reaching well beyond our teacher was peppering us with questheir New York environs. For example, tions about staging our production.

Carnegie Deli meat is now found at wareMeanwhile, the pervasive aromas of hot house clubs.) pastrami and corned beef wafted into our Back to the matter at hand, the default space, imbuing me with the spirit of cured bread option for this sandwich was a simmeats. Consequently, I tapped into a deep ple but not at all troublesome roll. well of creativity. The teacher was impressed However, from a flavor and authenticity by my suggestions — little did she realize perspective, I would have preferred the this was simply the promise of the sandwich grilled marble rye that comes standard on talking. Eventually, I got my deli repast. At some of the other sandwiches. the time, it was one of the best sandwiches There was plenty of meat, although it I’ve ever had, although I suspect if I ever didn’t reach the J.K. Rowling-novel thickwent back, I’d be disappointed. ness of my childhood ideal. But my youthDuring a recent lunch visit to Deli ful repast would currently cost two to three Zone on Valmont with friend Denise, the or many, the Reuben sandwich — a creation of rye, times as much as the Boulder version. The aromas evoked that afternoon. Positioning corned beef or pastrami, sauerkraut and Swiss cheese with meat was perfectly seasoned, allowing the itself as a Brooklyn-inspired sandwich dressing — stands as the quintessential New York deli creflavors of the underlying beef to shine shop, there is a definite East Coast ambiation. Yet the Reuben, like many famous dishes, has competthrough without being overwhelmed by the ence here. New York sports memorabilia, ing origin stories, one of which gives its place of birth as curing process. Cole slaw and Swiss cheese mural-sized images of Manhattan, and Omaha, Neb. The New York theory holds that this sandwich balanced out the meat. subway signage make it unambiguous that was originated at Reuben’s Delicatessen, owned by Arnold Denise, keen observer that she is, noted this is a Big Apple experience, despite this Reuben, in the early 20th century. The Omaha theory, which that this unpretentious spot acquits itself local chain’s Boulder origins. echoes the Earl of Sandwich’s sandwich origin, contends that well with the solo diner. A TV on the wall There are dozens of menu options, Reuben Kulakofsky devised the sandwich as sustenance for provides a diversion, as does the Empire his regular poker game at the Blackstone Hotel.

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One of the key ingredients is my new favorite wine, and you all know, I love my wine. It brings out the best in this dessert, and after a glass or two, in me as well (ba dum chaa). It is a 2008 Pinot Noir from LaVelle Vineyards in Elmira, Ore. This wine is so special that the winemaker (Matthew LaVelle) dubbed it Matthew’s Reserve.

Now, the cake. Oh, the cake! It is a moist dark chocolate ring of love. I used the Pinot in the batter, and, my, how it richens the flavor. Their Pinot Noir is a fruit-forward wine with nuances of cherry, vanilla and violets, which complements the dark chocolate magnificently. Think of the health benefits of this tasty treat. Red wine, dark chocolate and blueberries, holy good-foryour-heart heaven!

The chutney really takes this pairing over the top. The base is, of course, the blueberries. Made with the Pinot, nutmeg and allspice, it has a warm, takeme-home-country-road kind of feel. And, of course, I top it off with homemade whipped cream.

Now, follow the directions, put some love into it, and invite me over when it’s done.

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Chutney 3 cups blueberries 1/4 cup water 1/4 cup brown sugar

1/2 tsp. nutmeg 1 tsp. allspice zest from one orange 1/4 cup Pinot Noir In medium sauce pan, combine blueberries, water, brown sugar, nutmeg and allspice. Mash blueberries up with ingredients on medium to mediumhigh heat. Add zest and Pinot. Bring to a low boil. Turn down heat slightly. Let simmer 15 minutes until chutney starts to thicken. Let cool down, and store in refrigerator.

Cake 2-1/4 cups flour 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 tsp. baking soda 1/4 tsp. salt 2 tsp. instant espresso powder 1 cup unsalted butter (softened) 1-3/4 cups brown sugar 2 eggs 1 tsp. vanilla 1/2 cup Pinot Noir 8 ounces dark chocolate (chocolate chips, chunks or bar) Preheat oven to 350. Wrap foil around the bottom and up sides of 9-inch springform pan. Grease pan.

In medium bowl, sift flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.

Heat one cup of water until just hot.

Add 2 tsp. espresso powder. Stir, set aside. In large bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar until smooth. Add in eggs and vanilla, mix well. Place dark chocolate on top of batter. Pour prepared espresso over chocolate. Slowly stir until chocolate melts a little in batter. Stir in Pinot Noir. Slowly add flour mixture to wet mixture. Mix until well combined. There will still be some chunks of chocolate in batter.

Pour into prepared pan. Bake for 45-50 minutes, until toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean. Let cool.

When ready to serve, unlatch springform pan, remove ring. Slice cake and put on individual plates. Top cake with a dollop of blueberry chutney. Enjoy!

Note: Serve this with whipped cream and a dust of powdered sugar.

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TIDBITES Food happenings around town All You CAn EAt SuShi tuESdAYS 5:00 - 10:00 pm • $29.95 per person

Wednesday: 99¢ SAlmon And Shrimp All day, All night Earth Balance launches new products Niwot’s Earth Balance, a line of all-natural buttery spreads, shortenings, nut butters and soymilk, has introduced Organic Coconut Spread and MindfulMayo Dressing and Sandwich Spread nationwide.

The Organic Coconut Spread will be available exclusively at Whole Foods Market.

The coconut spread is made from a similar formula to the Earth Balance buttery spread, with organic extra virgin coconut oil replacing soybean oil. The vegan spread works as a butter replacement for baking and cooking.

The MindfulMayo Dressing and Sandwich Spread is a refrigerated condiment is cholesterol-free, eggfree and dairy-free. The MindfulMayo Dressing and Sandwich Spread is available in Original, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, and Organic.

Both are verified by the NonGMO Project.

Salt Bistro hosts music and beer pairing Learn how to pair music and booze on Monday, Aug. 29, at Salt in Boulder.

From 8 to 10 p.m., Salt will be pairing limited-edition beers from New Belgium with live music by the Prairie Scholars, a Texas soul duo.

The band will talk about the stories behind each song, and Salt employees will explain the pairing decisions between the music and the beer. Fine cheeses, cured meats and flatbreads will be served. The event is $55 per person. Limited seating available.

For more information, call 303444-7258.

Haystack Mountain wins awards Longmont’s Haystack Mountain Goat Dairy won three awards for its cheeses from the American Cheese

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Society (ACS) at its annual competition in August in Montreal.

Haystack Mountain competed with 1,676 cheeses and cultured dairy products from North and South America in this year’s ACS competition. It received a first-place award for its Green Chile Jack and third-place awards for its Camembert and popular Queso de Mano.

Haystack Mountain’s Queso de Mano has won four awards in the highly competitive ACS contest in the past, and its Camembert won Gold and Bronze awards at the international World Cheese Contest in 2009 and 2010, respectively.

Haystack Mountain cheeses are handcrafted at the company’s creamery. They are sold at restaurants, grocery stores and independent cheese shops throughout the United States.

More information can be found at www.haystackgoatcheese.com.

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A Taste of Boulder In addition to offering some of the state’s best food, the annual A Taste of Colorado in downtown Denver over the Labor Day weekend will feature some of Boulder County’s best.

Among those attending the event, held Sept. 2–5 in Civic Center Park, will be Hosea Rosenberg, Bravo TV’s “Top Chef ” Season Five winner, who will cook smoked rainbow trout salad with cucumber, horseradish and endive at 3:30 p.m. Friday on the Culinary Showcase stage.

Rosenberg is guest chef at Jax Fish House in Boulder and has cooked for Wolfgang Puck, Kevin Taylor and Sean Yontz.

The event will also feature several Boulder-area musicians, including Boa & the Constrictors, Skean Dubh, Giddyup Kitty, the Gora Gora Orkestar, Planina and The Champions.

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he dollar-to-flavor ratio at Pickled Lemon on The Hill is impressive, as this fast-casual locale offers up flavor-packed Middle Eastern plates priced at well under $10. Classic favorites like beef and lamb kabobs are given new life with such toppings as spicy-sweet Moroccan carrots, incongruous but flavorful Korean kimchi and the namesake pickled lemon. The herbed falafel is another noteworthy item, as these fried chickpea delights possess a remarkably delicate coating and light interior.

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The dinner menu reads like a greatest hits album of British Isles specialties, including bangers and mash, fish and chips and shepherd’s pie. The Lancashire Hotpot is a compelling preparation of lamb braised in Guinness over mashed potatoes, and desserts such as the fruit-infused trifle and Guinness chocolate cake provide an ideal Commonwealth ending. Definitely worth the drive to Broomfield.

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oulder’s new Cuba Cuba Sandwicheria spotlights $7 Caribbean-inspired sandwiches, as well as $6.50 rice bowls topped with a choice of vegetables, beef, pork or fish. For $5.75, you can have a fresh Caesar or watercress salad, or a kids plate consisting of either a scaled-down bowl with juice or grilled ham and cheese. Each item represents good value for the money, particularly the meatless Boulder Cuban, featuring grilled veggies and goat cheese, and the delicious and addictive Mahi sandwich garnished with spicy garlic habanero aioli.

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un by the same folks who operate the neighboring Arugula Ristorante, the recently opened Tangerine is bound to become a top North Boulder venue for breakfast and lunch. Compared to the brunch bill of fare, Tangerine’s lunch menu is relatively modest, featuring entrée salads such as an albacore nicoise, and classic sandwiches including Reubens and BLTs. The brunch menu is where the action is, as it includes delectably moist lemon ricotta pancakes topped with blueberries, and outstanding chicken and waffles.

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he Niwot Market dishes up a Friday night supper that’s as much a community happening as it is an enjoyably casual dining experience. Menus vary from week to week, so it’s best to call ahead to find out what’s cooking.

On some evenings the entrée might be fried chicken or steak, on another night, clam pasta.

One recent evening, it was a wonderfully executed barbecue dinner featuring both brisket and ribs, sided with extraordinary collard greens as well as macaroni and cheese.

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Centro Latin Kitchen and Refreshment Palace. Centro serves up ceviche, tacos, tortas and platters featuring such specialties as chicken enchiladas with an optional fried egg, a suave avocado salsa dip and the Fresno chile lemonade.

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nder the supervision of Executive Chef Fabio Flagiello, Boulder’s Bácaro Venetian Taverna serves winning Italian small plates and entrées to a West Pearl Street crowd. Especially noteworthy is their monthly bike ride and lunch, which affords an opportunity to try several menu options. These include first-rate fried calamari sided with both tangy marinara and luxurious aioli, fresh-flavored bruschetta and wonderfully al dente pasta and risotto.

etor is long gone, the new incarnation provides a similar menu and ambience. The Thai lunch specials are a fine value, providing entrées with a choice of protein in the $7 to $8 price range. Excellent choices include the shrimp Pad Thai and a fine chicken red curry, distinguished by perfectly cooked corn, zucchini and eggplant that retain pleasing texture and fresh, individual flavors.

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pecializing in bison-based selections, Ted’s Montana Grill is a culinary endeavor spearheaded by billionaire Ted Turner. The menu straddles the line between straightforward bar food and traditional steakhouse, with such unique offerings as bison nachos and a plethora of burgers and steaks. While not inexpensive, the bison burgers, such as the Blue Creek with blue cheese and bacon, are generously sized and are both lean and flavorful.

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ruly good Italian-American cooking is surprisingly hard to find locally. That’s a shame, because many crave the simple comforts of garlic bread, an unfussy salad, pasta and an Italian sweet.

Fortunately, Lafayette’s Zamparelli’s Italian Bistro rises to the occasion with first-rate interpretations of red sauce standbys. Simple spaghetti and meatballs are a top choice here, as is the chicken marsala. Start with cheesy garlic

637 Front St., Louisville 303-666-5743

he menu at Louisville’s Lucky Pie Pizza and Taphouse consists of a variety of starters, sandwiches, salads and brick oven pizza. Sophisticated starters include winter squash purée and tapenade, and although you’ll find archetypical Italian grinder sandwiches here, there are also roasted veggie selections with smoked mozzarella. The roasted beet salad, which comes with goat cheese and candied pecans, is first rate, as is the wonderful Hazel Dell Wild Mushroom pizza, topped with fresh arugula and a whisper of truffle oil.

Zamparelli’s Italian Bistro 2770 Arapahoe Rd., Lafayette 303-664-1275

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self-proclaimed Tuscan-style neighborhood restaurant, North Boulder’s Radda Trattoria dishes out substantial fare that retains rustic roots, while keeping a sophisticated flair in preparation and ingredient choice. The piccolo fritto appetizer is a triumphant blend of fried zucchini, onion, rock shrimp and citrus, with an appealing preparation style equaling that of the best tempura.

The brick-pressed chicken here is a standout, as is the pancetta-laden carbonara.

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March 21-April 19:

I predict that in the coming weeks, you will be able to extract an unexpected perk or benefit from one of your less glamorous responsibilities. I also predict that you will decide not to ram headfirst into an obstacle and try to batter it until it crumbles. Instead, you’ll dream up a roundabout approach that will turn out to be more effective at eliminating the obstacle. Finally, I predict that these departures from habit will show you precious secrets about how to escape more of your own negative conditioning in the future.

TAURUS

April 20-May 20:

“Dear Astrologer: My life is stagnant and slow. It suffers bone-deep from a lack of changes, good or bad or in between. Why has my karma been deprived of all motion?

Why must I go on frozen in such eerie peace and quiet? I seek your help. Can you cast a spell for me so that I will be happily disrupted and agitated? Will you predict my sorry state of stillness to be ended soon? Arvind Agnimuka, Taurus from Darjeeling.” Dear Arvind: Funny you should ask. According to my analysis, members of the Taurus tribe are about to be roused out of their plodding rhythm by a bolt of cosmic mojo. Get ready to rumble — and I mean that in the best sense of the word.

GEMINI

May 21-June 20:

I found this unusual classified ad in a small California newspaper. “Wanted: Someone to travel backwards in time with me. This is not a joke. You must be unafraid to see the person you used to be, and you’ve got to keep a wide-open mind about the past — I mean more wide-open than you have ever been able to. I have made this trip twice before, and I don’t expect any danger, but there may be a bit of a mess.

Please bring your own ‘cleaning implements,’ if you know what I mean.” As crazy as it sounds, Gemini, I’m thinking you’d be the right person for this gig. The astrological omens suggest you’ll be doing something similar to it anyway.

CANCER June 21-July 22:

Of your five senses, which is the most underdeveloped? If you’re a typical Westerner, it’s your sense of smell. You just don’t use it with the same level of acuity and interest you have when you’re seeing, hearing, tasting and touching. You may speak excitedly about an image you saw or song you heard or food you ate or massage you experienced — what they were like, how they made you feel — but you rarely do that with odors. You easily tolerate an ugly building or loud traffic noise or mediocre food or itchy fabric, and yet you feel a deep aversion to an unappealing smell. Having said that, I want you to know it’s an excellent time to upgrade your olfactory involvement with the world. You’d benefit greatly from the emotional enrichment that would come from cultivating a more conscious relationship with aromas.

LEO

July 23-Aug. 22:

“Enlightenment is simply this,” said the Zen master. “When I walk, I walk. When I eat, I eat. When I sleep, I sleep.” If that’s true, Leo, you now have an excellent chance to achieve at least temporary enlightenment. The universe is virtually conspiring to maneuver you into situations where you can be utterly united with whatever you are doing in the present moment. You’ll be less tempted than usual to let your mind wander away from the experience at hand, but will instead relish the opportunity to commit yourself completely to the scene that’s right in front of you.

VIRGO

Aug. 23-Sept. 22:

In August 2009, 120 scientists and their helpers staged a BioBlitz in Yellowstone National Park. Their goal was to find as many new species as they could in one day. To their surprise and delight, they located more than 1,200, including beetles, worms, lichens, and fungi that had never before been identified. An equally fertile phase of discovery could very well be imminent for you, Virgo. All you have to do is make that your intention, then become super extra doublewildly receptive.

LIBRA

Sept. 23-Oct. 22:

“Two dangers threaten the universe: order and disorder,” said poet Paul Valery. I think that’s especially true for you right now, although the “danger” in question is psychological in nature, not physical, and it’s a relatively manageable hazard that you shouldn’t stay up all night worrying about.

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Still, the looming challenge to your poise is something that requires you to activate your deeper intelligence. You really do need to figure out how to weave a middle way between the extremes of seeking too much order and allowing too much disorder. What would Goldilocks do?

SCORPIO Oct. 23-Nov. 21:

Readers of Reddit.com were asked to describe their lives in just six words. It would be a good time for you to try this exercise. You’ve reached a juncture in your unfolding destiny when you could benefit from a review that pithily sums up where you’ve been up until now, and where you’ve got to go next. To inspire your work, here are some of the most interesting from Reddit: 1. Early opportunities wasted, now attempting redemption. 2. Searching tirelessly for that one thing. 3. Living my dream requires modifying dream. 4. Must not turn into my mom. 5. Insane ambition meets debilitating self-doubt. 6. Do you want to have sex?

7. Slowly getting the hang of it. 8. These pretzels are making me thirsty.

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SAGITTARIUS Nov. 22-Dec. 21:

Go where the drama is, Sagittarius, but not where the melodrama is. Place yourself in the path of the most interesting power, but don’t get distracted by displays of power that are dehumanizing or narcissistic. You are in a phase of your astrological cycle when you have a mandate to intensify your excitement with life and increase your ability to be deeply engaged with what attracts you. I urge you to be as brave as you once were when you conquered a big fear and to be as curious as you were when you discovered a big secret about who you are. For extra credit, be highly demonstrative in your expression of what you care about.

CAPRICORN Dec. 22-Jan. 19:

In his older years, after steadfastly cultivating his vices with the care of a connoisseur, the agnostic actor W. C. Fields was caught reading the Bible by an old friend. Questioned at this departure from his usual behavior, Fields said he was “looking for loopholes.” I suspect a comparable shift may be in the offing for you, Capricorn. In your case, you may be drawn to a source you’ve perpetually ignored or dismissed, or suddenly interested in a subject you’ve long considered to be irrelevant. I say, good for you. It’s an excellent time to practice opening your mind in any number of ways.

AQUARIUS Jan. 20-Feb. 18:

I watched a Youtube video that showed eight people competing in a weird marathon. They ran two miles, ate 12 doughnuts, then ran another two miles. I hope you don’t try anything remotely similar to that, Aquarius. If you’re in the mood for outlandish feats and exotic adventures (which I suspect you might be), I suggest you try something more life-enhancing, like making love for an hour, eating an organic gourmet feast, then making love for another hour.

It’s a good time for you to be wild, maybe even extreme, about getting the healing you need.

PISCES

Feb. 19-March 20:

In the out-of-print book In Portugal, A.F.G. Bell defines the Portuguese word saudade as follows: “a vague and constant desire for something that does not and probably cannot exist, for something other than the present, a turning towards the past or towards the future; not an active discontent or poignant sadness, but an indolent dreaming wistfulness.” In my astrological opinion, Pisces, it is imperative that you banish as much saudade from your system as you can. If you want, you can bring it back again later, but for now, you need to clarify and refine your desires for things that are actually possible. And that requires you to purge the delusional ones.

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