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news & views What to do about the mosque near Ground Zero Build 'Crusader House' across the street by Paul Danish / 8 At what cost? / 15 Three ballot issues have some wondering how much Colorado citizens are willing to give up for a tax break by Oakland L. Childers

buzz On the cover: Strum together / 23 Yonder Mountain String Band and Leftover Salmon play Red Rocks by Dave Kirby Overtones: Astraios make chamber music for season's end / 27 Overtones: Songwriter Tift Merritt returns to Colorado / 28 Arts & Culture: Alice goes goth at this year's Fringe Festival / 31 Panorama: What to do and where to go / 33 Sophisticated Sex: Finding your inner orgasm / 43 Cuisine: Celebrate our food and farming culture / 45 Cuisine review: Rueben's Burger Bistro / 47 Elevation: Exploring the Colorado ridgelines between peaks / 52 Screen: The Switch; Lottery Ticket / 57 Reel 2 Reel: Pick your flick / 59

departments Letters: Danish's verbal spill; Deporting illegals; Open space / 6 The Highroad: The expletives of Wall Street / 6 In Case You Missed It: Marijuana grey area; Your husband is gay / 13 News Briefs: Kinetics is this weekend; More road work / 19 Boulderganic: From beetle-kill pine to pellet stove fuel / 21 Puzzles: Crossword and sudoku / 63 Classifieds: Your community resource / 66 Free Will Astrology: by Rob Brezsny / 69

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Danish’s verbal spill (Re: “Biggest environmental disaster in U.S. history? Hogwash!” Danish Plan, Aug. 12.) I have neither the time nor sufficient word allowance to address all the shortcomings of Paul Danish’s article on the BP oil spill. I do, however, feel obligated to highlight a few particularly irritating deficiencies that strongly indicate the author, not President Obama or the CNN reporter he belittles, is “full of biomass” up to the eyeballs. First we must get our definitions straight. Calling our interstate highways, metropolitan areas and agricultural system disasters is erroneous on several counts. Disasters occur suddenly. Not simply a negative thing, a disaster is a calamitous event that comes on unexpectedly, leaving nothing but devastation in its wake. Call highways and skyscrapers tragedies, call them misfortunes, but do not call them disasters. And while stepping down from your soapbox, Mr. Danish, consider the positive aspects of our highways and cities. Unlike the oil spill, their outcomes are not wholly detrimental to mankind. Next I must defend my hometown, New York City, which Mr. Danish ruthlessly preys upon without a shred of scientific evidence to support his outlandish claims. City areas are easy targets; skyscrapers, traffic, and crowded residential areas do not align with our vision of sustainability. But large metropolises deserve a closer look. Consider the findings of a Brookings Institution-sponsored study

that ranked metropolitan areas by their carbon footprints. According to the results (www.blueprintprosperity.org), the New York metropolitan area had the second lowest per capita carbon emissions in 2000 and the third lowest in 2005. Conjuring up images of Times Square certainly doesn’t bring to mind sustainability, but the city’s public transportation

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all Street is a bizarre place. It masquerades as a sober center of finance, but it operates as a wide-open bazaar of anythinggoes gambling games. Recently, the biggest casino player of them all, Goldman Sachs, made a bizarre effort to strike a sober public pose by imposing a new ethical standard on its bankers/gamblers. Were they instructed to stop rigging the game to profit themselves at the expense of everyone else? No, no, Nanette — Goldman never lets ethics get in the way of raking in more money. Rather, the bank’s sudden outburst of morality was directed at the language used by its bankers. Henceforth, decreed the higher-ups, Goldman employees must refrain from using profanity in their e-mails. Sheesh — like it was expletive-filled e-mails that 6 August 26, 2010

system, community parks, and pedestrianfriendly streets sure do. Lastly, I would like to speak to Mr. Danish’s assertion that our highways, cities and farms are all “ongoing disasters.” Clearly all three are (and will continue to be) in need of routine maintenance. Roads need to be repaved, cities need to grow. Thankfully we can simultaneously

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The expletives of Wall Street by Jim Hightower crashed our economy, not Wall Street banksters gaming the system! Meanwhile, Goldman’s pious moralists have already plotted an end run around new regulatory reforms that Congress passed in July. One of the most important reforms was a ban on what’s called “proprietary trading,” a convoluted form of casino gambling by bankers that led to Wall Street’s meltdown and America’s ongoing economic catastrophe. Goldman has simply had these proprietary traders

make improvements to these systems, precisely because they are not disasters, but rather prefabricated systems around which we build our existences. And so we see wildlife migration corridors being built across bridges over highways, green roofs and improved public transportation see LETTERS Page 9

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change hats, moving them into its “asset management” division, which does not come under the new regulation. So — hocus-pocus! — the reckless gamblers slip through a definitional loophole and keep playing the same old game. This slick perversion of the law will be hugely profitable for the bank, and hugely risky for our economy. But at least we can take comfort in the fact that no profane e-mails were exchanged by Goldman’s ethically impaired bankers as they conspired to put themselves above the law. And they wonder why the phrase “Wall Street Banker” is now an expletive in our country. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com Boulder Weekly

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o the Islamist raisins with legs who want to build a 13-story mosque a stone’s throw from the late World Trade Center in New York City have a constitutional right to do so? Is the Pope Catholic? Of course they do. If you think they don’t, what part of the First Amendment don’t you understand? The free exercise clause? The free speech clause? The assembly clause? They all apply. The fact that the mosque is intended to be a finger in America’s eye and a way of celebrating the successful attack on the World Trade Center by Islamists — the original plan was to name the place “Cordoba House” (after the capital city of the Caliphate that ruled Spain after the Moslems conquered it) — is beside the point. The question of whether they have a right to build their mosque isn’t even interesting. Nor is the question of whether, rights aside, they should build it. Of course they shouldn’t. Cordoba House is not a monument to interfaith understanding and brotherhood (never mind sisterhood), as its perpetrators allege. It is an exercise in sly Islamist triumphalism. If built, Cordoba House would be an obscene intrusion into America’s grief, and an intrusion by apologists for those who caused it, at that. The interesting question is not how

to stop the mosque, but how to get even without violating the Islamists’ rights. I have a modest proposal in that regard. Across the street from the mosque — or any place within plain sight of it — build a 26-story building. Crusader House. Crusader House will have a snowwhite façade facing Cordoba House with a 20-story-tall cross of blood-red LEDs inlaid into it — along with the words “Deus Vult, Baby” (God’s Will, Baby), an updated Crusader slogan. On either side of the entrance would be jumbotrons that would replay videos of the jets flying into the World Trade Center and people jumping from the upper floors to escape the flames. They would also show Islamic snuff videos of beheadings, hangings, stonings and amputations. Prominently featured would be pictures of the latest suicide bombers — before and after pictures, that is. The picture of Aisha — the 18-year-old Afghan woman whose ears and nose were cut off in accordance with Sharia law for the crime of fleeing her husband’s abusive relatives — which appeared on the cover of Time magazine a couple weeks ago will be on permanent display over the door. Whenever troops in Afghanistan or Iraq succeed in dispatching another Taliban or al-Qaida leader, Crusader see MOSQUE Page 9

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House employees will offer celebratory cakes and sweet tea to passersby on the street. Unlike earlier Crusader institutions — this is the 21st century after all — Crusader House will be open to the members of all religions who have lost land or suffered forced conversions at the hands of Islamists over the last 1,400 years. Its ground floor would house chapels where Christians, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, Baha’is’, Zoroastrians and assorted animists could pray for the day when their lands and brethren will be liberated from Islamic oppression (and compensated, in petrodollars, for past wrongs). Naturally, a major part of Crusader House’s work would be to send missionaries from the aggrieved faiths (along with some Blackwater alumni as chaplain’s assistants) to occupied Moslem lands to begin their spiritual liberation. Crusader House would also have a library where scholars could research and revive old grievances against Islam and create fresh ones, the better to sustain the Crusade. An unending supply of fresh grievances is as essential to a Crusade as an unending supply of hellfire missiles, just as an unending supply of fresh grievances and human bombs is essential to a jihad. But how could the U.S. government

ever tolerate such an institution on U.S. soil? There are three answers to that question: Answer 1: Much the same way the governments of Pakistan, Iran, Syria and Sudan (among other places) allow jihad to take place from their soil — with a wink and a nod. The U.S. could add a short statement to the effect that henceforth it feels free to play by the enemy’s rules. Answer 2: What part of the First Amendment don’t you understand? Short of sedition and inciting a riot, the Constitution protects incendiary and hateful speech, no matter how odious, abhorrent and bigoted it might be. It also protects the right of reply. Ditto for religious practices. In other words, Islamist religious triumphalism can be answered in kind. Answer 3: The war on terror is defined by asymmetrical warfare, and the greatest asymmetry is that Islam demands from the world, and for the most part receives, a degree of deference for its religious beliefs and practices that is accorded to no other faith — and which Islam violently denies to all non-Moslems. And judging by the reaction to Cordoba House, the American people have just about had their fill of it. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com

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in cities, and the local foods movement that is burgeoning across the country. Mr. Danish, you criticize others for “casually” labeling the Macondo oil spill the worst environmental disaster in history. You would be wise to take a closer look at your own haphazard allegations. Jennifer Perry/Boulder

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(Re: “Hidden in plain sight,” News, Aug. 12.) Thanks for the somewhat balanced views presented in the special immigration series, although the comic piece “What part of illegal immigration don’t you understand?” seemed to infer that it should be easier to become a citizen. I’ve always felt that this issue is purely one of practicality, i.e., how can any country withstand the economic and social pressures of such disproportionate immigration from any other country? As kooky as it sounds, I believe that deportation of illegal immigrants, especially from Mexico, does not have to be a negative thing. We have many dangerous drug towns along our border with Mexico. Why not flatten them and start over with commercial centers where they could live and work in their own country? If anyone is thinking, “Man, that is really kooky,” then think real hard about what is currently in place. The centerpiece of your articles though, comes in the last sentence of the Colorado lawmakers article, and for once, clearly addresses the root cause of the problem: “I blame Mexico for not dealing with their issues as they should.” With all of the protests here in the U.S., I wonder why there are no protests in Mexico? A fair question with no answer. Michael Ortiz/Lafayette

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No more open space funds (Re: “New open space tax on ballot,” News, Aug. 12.) Despite my fervent reliance on the editorial opinion of your newspaper, I, for one, shall be voting against the new open space ballot item. Don’t get me wrong, I love Boulder’s open space program; the vast expanses of unspoiled public land is one of the great draws about Boulder. And I have been a huge supporter of the economic philosophy of buying land the community wants to preserve, instead of effectively stealing it by simply re-zoning to prevent development. A community with common goals should not ask a few individuals to bear the whole burden. Which is why I’m now opposing any more tax increases for open space: Under Commissioner Will Toor, the County of Boulder has apparently lost its belief in shared burdens and just compensations. Mr. Toor is quoted in your article as saying, “The areas where there is open

space, property values haven’t really taken a hit. It’s a huge economic incentive.” This is exactly why two years ago I purchased such a home. It’s an ugly, drafty little ’50s box, but it’s on a full acre of gorgeous property, adjacent to publicly owned land with a pond where migrating birds like to rest. While the house itself wasn’t a steal, it fit the classic “worst house in the best neighborhood” because practically next door is a massive development of mini-McMansions. So I took a risk and made a big financial commitment. Literally just a few weeks after I bought the house, I learned that the Boulder County commissioners had invented a new rule that gutted the value of my property. This rule ostensibly preserves “neighborhood character,” but its definition of “neighborhood” is contrived to exclude anything that might weaken it. Such as all those McMansions in my backyard. The result is that I can’t build anything big enough to even break even financially. So out of one side of his mouth Mr. Toor talks about the economic value of open space, but out the other he invents rules that destroy that value. It makes me so angry I could kick a prairie dog. My few neighbors in small houses, whose character is supposedly being protected, share this sentiment. The truly disturbing aspect is how few people are even aware of the rule. In almost two years, the only people I have met who know about it are homeowners who discovered it, much to their unpleasant surprise, during site plan review. In the last few years Boulder County has implemented rule after rule making it increasingly difficult or impossible to build. Difficult for wealthy developers who can convincingly threaten legal action, impossible for regular homeowners. (Boulder is afraid of having its rules overturned by a judge so they always cave to the developers rather than risk the courts.) So now I’m saddled with a rotten house on a beautiful piece of land, worth less than I paid for it, because Mr. Toor thinks he can stop time. And now he wants to increase my taxes to buy more land for the county? Is he kidding? I’m sure Mr. Toor is well-intentioned, and apparently he lives his own life nobly and with a low carbon footprint. But his attempts to impose personal values on others is destroying the savings of struggling homeowners. Mr. Toor, if you’re so enamored of the character in my ugly little tract house, why don’t you buy it from me and preserve it yourself? For you, I give special price. David Rea/Boulder, CO see LETTERS Page 11

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Thanks for both sides I want to thank the Weekly for running the interesting story last fall by Frida Ghitis on Palestinian life in the town of Ramallah (“The cold realities of a complicated conflict,” Perspectives, Oct. 15, 2009). It gave a peek into West Bank life for us Weekly readers and demonstrated an increasing understanding on the part of Boulder Weekly staff about the crisis in the Middle East. Thank you also for the time-honored tradition of printing letters, even when they are controversial — like the recent letter about Israel from Mr. Roger Anghis (“Palestians are aggressors,” Letters, Aug. 19). My experience of Palestine and Israel is much different from his. When Israel threw the Jordanians out of the West Bank in 1967, it assumed responsibility for the lives of 500,000 Palestinians living there. Israel could have begun the process of slowly building stability in the region, giving the inhabitants a real future, giving confidence they would have good neighbors and partners for peace and indeed a peaceful existence in the region. Instead, the master planners of Israel opted for the Israeli Zionist approach, which is unending war and constant pressure designed to throw the Palestinians out of their own country. Anghis claims the Palestinians are aggressors any time they try to defend their country or reclaim their lost land. To be fair, he needs to call the Israelis aggressors every time they do something to take more land and make life harder for Palestinians, which the Israeli government does every single day. I’m willing to say that those who write letters bashing Palestine have no real Palestinian friends and have spent no time with Palestinians in the West Bank (or the U.S., for that matter) to gain a truer understanding. By the way, there are pro-Palestinian Zionists in Israel and also non-Zionist Jewish Israelis! These make up the left in Israel — and the right wishes they would go away. Please continue printing your letters and stories about Palestine. I heard a great quote yesterday — “two sides to the story often leads to the truth.” Steve Ruby/Boulder

Open space In response to Mr. Rodriguez’s article on the 14th Amendment (Perspectives, Aug. 19), his reference to children born in the U.S. of immigrant parents is, in my opinion, a lame argument, in that he discounts the legitimacy of parents’ immigration status. In his rhetorical diatribe, he, along with the current administration, fail to address the issue of broken borders. “Anchor babies” in no way, shape or form, have any historical connection with immigrants who previously rose through Boulder Weekly

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Broomfield council wrong I live in Broomfield and am wondering why Broomfield’s K-9 test scores are not the best in the nation? It is certainly not the fault of the students — they are born winners, just ask any parent. And why are our roads so worn out, terribly rutted or uneven? So, given this, what will our Broomfield City Council (BCC) do with an “extra” $120,000 (tax dollars)? Fill in our student’s time with two to three tutors to teach our children in afterschool programs? Or repair or fill in 10-20 miles of bad roads? Nope, these are not “worthy” projects, according to the BCC. Instead, they plan to buy up some land from the Rocky Mountain Wildlife refuge (formerly the nuclear weapons factory) to “give” to a yet unnamed (winkwink) private toll road developer to build a toll road from here to Golden. A toll road, yes, which we will have to pay to use. No, this is not a bad joke; this is, in fact, Broomfield. Long the “lapdogs” of the real estate industry, this is just another in a series of “giveaways” by the BCC to real estate. Chicago-style politics? Not quite, but there are four more months left in this year, give it time. Yes, the BCC has plenty of money to spend on real estate giveaways, while our schools and our roads go to hell. Praise them for their steadfastness — the real estate industry could very well die out, if it were not for these subsidies. Kindly let the BCC know your feelings about saving the real estate industry — they’ll be glad to hear from y’all. Never mind the fact that the refuge site is heavily contaminated with radioactive materials. Building this road will churn hundreds of tons of potentially deadly dust into the air we breathe. Will this produce more human cancers? Time will tell. Truth is, we have no choice. When the BCC lets loose this dust, we will all be in the same “test tube” to find out what happens. So this all seems to prove the observation by Indian Chief Seattle: “Only when all the oceans are empty, the forests all cut down, and all the wild things are dead, will the White man learn he can’t eat money.” Tony Burg/Broomfield

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As Boulder police continue to nab members of a teenage “graffiti crew” Boulder police make more arrests, city eyes responsible for stricter clean-up regulations much of the recent spike in tagging around town, city officials plan to crack down on property owners in an effort to get graffiti cleaned up in a timely manner.

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children conceived “in all situations” — Enyart mentioned in vitro fertilization, “twinning” and cloning — are “protected.” Another difference between this human egg. year’s campaign and 2008 is experiAmendment 62, known unoffience. cially as the Definition of Person “We have two years’ education,” amendment and the Fetal Enyart says. “[We’ve learned] personPersonhood amendment, seeks to hood needs a face.” apply the term “person” to “every That face is the “snowflake chilhuman being from the beginning of dren,” frozen embryos left over from biological development of that in vitro fertilization procedures and human being.” “adopted” out to other couples to Similar to the proposed implant. Amendment 48 in 2008, this year’s Fofi Mendez, campaign director ballot initiative aims to legally recogfor NO on 62, says opposition to the nize fertilized human amendment is “broad-based eggs as people, giving and bipartisan,” and her them the same “inaliengroup will campaign as able right, equality of aggressively as opponents The ballot language, available from the Colorado Secretary of State’s elections webjustice and due process of did in 2008 to defeat the site (www.elections.colorado.gov), reads, law” that the Colorado measure. The NO on 62 “Shall there be an amendment to the constitution grants fully Campaign is working to reColorado constitution applying the term gestated humans. mobilize the more than 90 ‘person,’ as used in those provisions of the Granting a fertilized organizations involved in Colorado constitution relating to inalienable rights, equality of justice, and due process of egg the legal status of 2008’s campaign to defeat law, to every human being from the beginperson would effectively the “personhood” amendning of biological development of that criminalize abortion proment and will focus on eduhuman being?” cedures in all circumcating voters, Mendez says. stances, as well as outlaw “We’re not taking anycertain — but not all — thing for granted,” she says. forms of birth control, and would Some of the most contentious human reproduction.” aspects of the bill, apart from the also affect medical procedures such In a written response to the complete prohibition of abortions, are as in vitro fertilization and embryon- Colorado Legislative Council, howthe effects on birth control, doctor ic stem cell research. ever, co-sponsors of the amendment liability and the laws and legal sysThe proposed amendment is cosay the phrase refers to “the beginsponsored by Leslie Hanks, vice pres- ning of the process of fertilization, or tem. Supporters of the amendment say ident of Denver-based Colorado first contact of the sperm with the it would not ban all forms of birth Right To Life, and Gualberto Garcia oocyte.” control, only those like the “day after” Jones, Colorado director of So just how similar is this year’s pill that terminate an early stage pregPersonhood USA. Colorado Right To amendment to 2008’s Amendment nancy. The traditional birth-control Life spokesman Bob Enyart says the 48, which was defeated by a margin pill would not be outlawed, and IUDs, amendment would “protect the small- of 3 to 1? or inter-uterine devices, would likely est boys and girls” by banning abor“Amendment 62 is Amendment not be affected either, as they work by tions at any stage of pregnancy for 48,” says McAfferty. preventing fertilization, rather than any reason, as well as prohibiting Enyart concurs, saying, preventing implantation of an already embryonic stem cell research. “Practically, they’re very similar.” fertilized egg. Groups such as Planned The primary difference between In vitro fertilization procedures Parenthood, however, say that the wording of this year’s measure would also become more legally comAmendment 62 “goes too far” and and that of the 2008 initiative is the plicated, Mendez says, because docopens the door for government use of the phrase “from beginning of tors and couples could potentially be involvement in personal health decibiological development” in place of charged with murder for disposing of sions. “from the moment of fertilization” in any unused fertilized eggs that are “It would also prohibit abortion 2008. This difference, according to produced. in the case of rape, incest or danger Enyart, makes Amendment 62 more Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com to the mother,” says Monica comprehensive and would ensure that

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Out of a K-hole, into the pharmacy? A pair of Swiss doctors (God bless them both) report what every raver, club kid and regular experimental drug enthusiast has known since at least 1992: Club drugs are good for you, or at least your mental well-being. The report says psychedelics, such as lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), psilocybin, a substance found in shrooms, and ketamine have led to renewed interest in the clinical potential of psychedelics in the treatment of various psychiatric disorders. Studies have apparently shown that psychedelics modulate neural circuits that have been implicated in mood and affective disorders, and can reduce the symptoms of these disorders. The findings, say the scientists, could eventually lead to therapeutic uses for these once-verboten substances. That’s not to say everything about the ’90s was all good. Giant, baggy pants still stand as one of the poorest fashion choices ever created by man. Staying up for four days moving from club to club and party to party, banging everything that moves while rollin’ on X hasn’t ever made anyone smarter, more attractive or more successful, and the music of the time is just a tad less vapid than Justin Bieber’s latest jam. Still, hooray for tripping balls, the Prozac of the future. Marijuana grey areas get murkier by the minute It might not be illegal to have a totally legitimate medical marijuana grow room in your house, but that doesn’t mean the cops can’t find something to bust you on. Just ask Joseph Lightfoot and Amber Wildenstein of Denver, who were recently arrested for raising their three children in the same house as their budding weed operation. The whole thing started with a report of a domestic disturbance at the home. Police arrived to find nothing illegal taking place, checked out the pad and the pot, and left empty-handed. However, days later they came back to serve arrest warrants on Joseph and Amber for felony child abuse and to take the kids. The pair were forced to post a $50,000 bond each to get out of jail. Read this statement from the Denver District Attorney if you’re sure weaponsgrade ambiguity won’t make your head explode: “Colorado Revised Statute 18-6-401 states in part that a person commits child abuse, if, in the presence of a child, or on the premises where a child is found, or where a child resides ... the person knowingly engages in the manufacture or attempted manufacture of a controlled substance.” So parents take heed. It’s perfectly legal for you to have a licensed marijuana growing operation in your house. The rules are the same as with any other legitimate business enterprise. You just have to get rid of your kids first. OK?

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Your husband is gay. Sorry ’bout that. Women, have you ever wondered if your husband is, you know, secretly batting for the other team? You don’t have to live in constant bewilderment any longer, thanks to the good folks over at Christwire.org, a site that offers “conservative values for an unsaved world.” According to their unassailable statistics, a full two million American marriages are currently in danger of dying a horrible death due to irrepressible, burning homosexual desire on the part of the man. “Homosexuality can pop up at any time during a long-term relationship,” says the site. Gay men, the writer continues, will do anything to protect their horrible, filthy secret and so, by way of leveling the field for patently stupid women, the site provides a check list of sorts for determining your husband’s sexual preference. What are the signs that you are losing your man to Satan’s animal? Here are just a few: • Love of pop culture, especially the Golden Girls. No, really. • Sudden heavy drinking. Take note, co-eds. Now may be the time to dodge a bullet. Try to deny your current boyfriend fits the bill here. • He’s extroverted about his bare chest in public. This puts a whole new spin on that steamy volleyball scene from Top Gun, doesn’t it? It was Nicole Kidman’s first sign that things weren’t quite what they seemed. • Does he have a gym membership but no interest in sports? Never mind the fact that most men have dabbled in purchasing a gym membership as an incentive to lose their beer belly, only to eventually give up and return to eating cheese fries by the handful. The list goes on, and leaves little doubt that just about every married man is at least a little gay. And as the good folks at Christwire will tell you, a little of that stuff goes a long way. (And, yeah, we know the site is a joke. Who do you think we are, the Huffington Post?)

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Three ballot issues have some wondering just how much the citizens of Colorado are willing to give up for a tax break BY OAKLAND L. CHILDERS what is likely to be one of the most hotly

contested issues of the 2010 election season, Amendments 60 and 61, along with Proposition 101, have both sides of the issue warning of devastating financial implications for the state if their side loses. Natalie Menten is a campaign volunteer and de-facto spokesperson for all three ballot issues. She said spending is out of control in Colorado and must be reined in. “It’s an ideal time to address the fact that our government has been ignoring our constitution,” Menten said. “Right now the government is racking up billions of dollars in debt. A great amount of blame can be put on excessive government and irresponsible spending. We need to limit government for the sake of our children. Their future depends on having a fiscally responsible government.” Amendment 60 would, among other things, stop local governments from keeping some property taxes, establish expiration dates for future property tax increases, and allow citiBoulder Weekly

zens to vote on property tax issues anywhere they own property. Amendment 61 would prohibit the state from borrowing money and local government from borrowing after 2010 unless voters approve the move. It would also put staunch limits on government borrowing and require tax cuts following repayment of a loan. Proposition 101 would, among other things, reduce state income taxes, eliminate all state and local taxes on telecommunications, and reduce or eliminate taxes and fees on automobile purchases, leases and rentals. But fiscal responsibility is in the eye of the beholder. The Colorado Legislative Council recently released an assessment of the three initiatives, a 12-page memorandum that gives numerous reasons why that body feels the three issues would devastate the well-being of the state of Colorado. Senate President Brandon Shaffer (D-Longmont) said the passage of 60, 61 and 101 would cripple the state’s ability to provide basic services in the realm of transportation, higher education and the health care safety net. “We have to ask the question, ‘What kind of state do we want to live in?’” Shaffer said. He said the Legislative Council’s assessment determined more than 90 percent of the state’s funding would go to providing mandated K-12 education if the three initiatives pass, leaving a small amount to run the rest of the government. “These are potentially devastating to the state,” Shaffer said. “It is dramatic, the impact these three initiatives would have on the state’s budget. We would have no resources.” That assessment, according to Ralph Shnelvar, Boulder County chair of the Libertarian Party, is “bull

twinkies.” “The Colorado state budget is 19 billion,” Shnelvar said. “This will reduce that by one billion maybe. And it will do so slowly. The state government will adjust.” In the long run, Shnelvar said, the state will benefit from the three initiatives, actually growing its coffers. “It will make Colorado a friendlier place to do business, to generate income that the state can then tax,” said Shnelvar. “What we are doing with 60, 61 and 101 is preserving the seed corn so next year there is more corn for everybody to eat.” The Legislative Council Assessment says, “The state government would lose an estimated $2.1 billion annually, while state spending for K-12 education would increase by $1.6 billion per year to offset local funding losses for school districts. This would leave the state’s general operating budget almost entirely committed to paying for the constitutional requirements of K-12 education, with no money left to pay for other government functions. Local government would lose an estimated $3.8 billion per year….” Shaffer said higher education would be particularly hard hit by the measures. “The discretionary portion of our budget is higher ed,” Shaffer said. “Every year we have such a difficult discussion around higher ed funding. We’re already looking at cutting an additional $1 billion out of the budget.” Shnelvar, whose daughter is starting at CU-Boulder this year as a freshman, said higher education in Colorado isn’t nearly efficient enough and deserves to have its funding slashed. His solution: get the government out of the higher ed business altogether.

“Higher ed could be far more efficient,” Shnelvar said. “Privatize it, don’t subsidize it.” Shnelvar said the government subsidizing higher ed distorts the marketplace, causing more people who would normally train for blue-collar jobs to seek cheaper college educations. The economy pays the price, he said. “It’s nice to have history majors, but they don’t add a whole bunch to the economy,” Shnelvar said. The same, he said, could be done with K-12 education. Parents should be given the option of sending their children to public schools or being given half the money it would cost to educate them, roughly $8,000 annually by Shnelvar’s estimation, to go towards a private education. The remaining $4,000 could then be put towards funding infrastructure improvements. “Every dollar that we can take out of the government and put back in the private sector is an investment in our childrens’ future,” Shnelvar said. Menten also disputes the idea that state government would be crippled by the measures, adding that the complaints of detractors are “overblown scare tactics.” “For higher ed, I would say, one, they are going to be looking at more efficiencies,” said Menten. “Looking at what higher ed is spending on things like travel, that doesn’t guarantee a better education.” Menten said taxpayers should wonder why opponents of 60, 61 and 101 are “dumping millions into fighting tax relief and limiting government debt.” Amendment 61, she continues, limits state debt but not local debt. Therefore local entities will be forced to go to voters to approve projects in their area instead of the state paying for them. August 26, 2010 15

mendment 60 changes Section 20, Article X, of the Colorado Constitution, commonly known as TABOR. Effective Jan. 1, 2011, the amendment limits property taxes by: • requiring school districts to reduce their non-debt mill levies by 50 percent between 2011 and 2020 and requiring the state to increase state spending on K-12 education by backfilling the loss in property taxes; • repealing any property tax increase, extension, or abatement rate increase that occurred after 1992 without voter approval. This is subject to legal interpretation, but based on information provided by the proponents at the review and comment hearing for an earlier version of this measure, this could be interpreted to include, but is not necessarily limited to, the mill levy freeze resulting from Senate Bill 07-199; • requiring government authorities and enterprises to pay property taxes and requiring local governments to lower tax rates to offset the additional revenue; • repealing, presumably on Amendment 60’s effective date, the results of local elections allowing governments to retain property tax revenue above their TABOR limit; • allowing property owners to vote in any election involving property tax issues where they own property; • placing limits on future ballot questions by: – requiring ballot questions that raise property taxes to be separate from debt-related questions; – requiring a 10-year sunset on voter-approved property tax rate increases; and – requiring a four-year sunset on

One group fighting the three ballot initiatives is Coloradans for Responsible Reform. Dan Hopkins, the group’s spokesman, echoes Shaffer’s sentiment that 60, 61 and 101 would be devastating to the state. “These are people that don’t just want to cut government, they want to cripple it,” Hopkins said. “They [the initiatives] go so far over the top that there is nothing redeeming in any of them.” Hopkins said the initiatives would cut K-12 funding in half and severely cut the already low funding for higher education. In addition, the state’s crumbling infrastructure would see even less money for needed repairs to roads and bridges, he said. “We have a problem with infrastructure already,” Hopkins said. “Road and bridge funding has already been cut by 25 percent, and it’s only going to get worse.” 16 August 26, 2010

60, 61 and 101, in full voter-approved retention of revenue above a government’s TABOR limit. • legally defining certain actions as tax increases, including voter-approved revenue changes above a government’s TABOR limit and the extension of an expiring tax; • requiring property tax bills to list only property taxes and late charges. The measure does not specify how fees or special assessments currently levied on property tax bills should be assessed and does not address whether the intent is to eliminate such fees and special assessments; • prohibiting enterprises and unelected boards from levying a mandatory fee or tax on property; and • providing for the enforcement of the amendment, including, but not limited to: – requiring the state to enforce the amendment and conduct annual audits of taxing districts; and – stating that the amendment supercedes conflicting laws, opinions and constitutional provisions and shall always be strictly interpreted to favor taxpayers.

Amendment 61 This measure amends Article XI (concerning public debt) and Section 20, Article X (TABOR), of the Colorado Constitution, to limit debt. The amendments to Article XI: • require the ballot title for any ques-

Shnelvar said funding infrastructure would be far simpler if the government reorganized its priorities. “The government could reallocate money from other places,” Shnelvar said. “We spend huge amounts of money by locking up non-violent drug offenders. How about letting them go? How about legalizing pot and taxing it?” Another hot-button issue for Coloradans for Responsible Reform is a portion of Amendment 61 that would prohibit public financing through bonding, a method often used for large building projects. “Much of CU-Boulder, most public schools, DIA — all were financed through bonding,” Hopkins said. “We would be the only state in the union that couldn’t use bonding.” Borrowing money is also how the state has traditionally paid for many infrastructure projects. Menten said 60,

tion seeking voter approval to specify how the moneys to be borrowed are to be used and prohibits any subsequent change in the use of the borrowed moneys. The amendment to Article X, Section 20, imposes specific limits on borrowing beginning in 2011. Specifically: • The state and all of its political subdivisions are prohibited from borrowing money in any form; • no borrowing may continue past its original term, and all current borrowing must be repaid; • whether or not the debt is secured with taxes, a government’s tax rates are required to decrease as the debt is repaid by the amount of the average annual repayment. The measure defines this as “a voter-approved revenue change;” and • local governments could borrow with voter approval only if: – the debt is bonded and repaid within 10 years; and – for non-enterprises, the total principal does not exceed 10 percent taxable value of real property in the government’s jurisdiction.

Proposition 101 This measure seeks to amend Article 25, Title 39, Colorado Revised Statutes, to limit government revenue. Effective Jan. 1, 2011, the amendment would limit state and local government

61 and 101 would force municipalities to go to voters to ask for the money to take on such work. Everyone from the state level down would have to learn to be more efficient, she said. Whatever the result, Shnelvar said, the state’s top concern should be balancing its books and getting spending under control. “These measures will put the government on a sound fiscal footing,” he said. “It is time for us to save for what we need rather than to borrow from our children. It is much cheaper to buy a car with cash than to pay for a car with a car loan.” All of the changes proposed in the three initiatives would, according to Menten, actually save the state money, save taxpayers money, and make government more efficient. “The tens of millions saved can go to creating a more efficient government,” Menten said. “That’s why you

revenue by: • Reducing the state income tax rate over time from 4.63 percent to 3.5 percent. After initially falling to 4.5 percent in 2011, the rate is required to be reduced by one tenth of a percentage point each year for 10 years, but only during years in which income tax revenue increases by more than 6 percent. As a result, this is likely to occur over a period of time greater than 10 years. • Reducing automobile-related revenue by: – reducing annual specific ownership taxes over a four-year period to $2 per new vehicle and $1 for older vehicles; – exempting the first $10,000 of a vehicle’s price from sales tax over a fouryear period; – eliminating taxes on vehicle rentals or leases; – prohibiting taxes on vehicle sales rebates; – reducing annual registration and title fees to $10 per vehicle; – prohibiting tax, fine, parking, seizure, inspection and new plate fees on vehicles or vehicle uses by state and local governments; and – defining “added charges” as tax increases. • Reducing telecommunicationrelated revenue by: – prohibiting state and local governments from charging any fee or tax on, or aiding any program related to, telephone, pager, cable, television, radio, Internet, computer, satellite or other telecommunication service customer accounts; and – defining “added charges” as tax increases. — Colorado Legislative Council Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com

see bond dealers and bankers throwing hundreds of thousands into opposing us.” Hopkins sees a more grim future for the state. “We are slowly clawing our way out of a recession,” Hopkins said. “If these pass it will drive us into another recession. We estimate that 70,000 jobs, half of them in the private sector, would be lost. “Goodbye recovery, hello recession,” he added. Despite the figures generated by the Colorado Legislative Council, numbers Menten agrees are accurate, she maintains the state cannot continue on its current path, incurring more debt. “When you realize you’ve dug yourself into a hole,” said Menten, “the first thing you do is stop digging.” Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com Boulder Weekly

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Kinetics is this weekend The 31st annual Kinetic Sculpture Race — the first one at Union Reservoir in Longmont — will be held Aug. 27–28. The Kinetic Sculpture Pageantry & Judging will be held on Main Street in downtown Longmont from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 27, as part of the Festival on Main. Advance tickets for Saturday’s race will be sold at the festival and at Longmont recreational facilities for $2 each, not including parking. Advance tickets with outlying parking at Longmont recreational facilities are $8 (tickets with parking the day of the event are $10), and $20 for VIP, close-in parking. Call 720837-1577 for more information on the outlying parking. The race, which will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the reservoir, will feature food, non-alcoholic drinks, vendors, live music and more. Dog days at Lamont Does The “dog days of summer” are still alive and well in Lafayette. Four-legged friends are invited to the LaMont Does Outdoor Pool for a doggie dip from 4 to 6 p.m. on Labor Day, the last day of the season for the pool. The cost is $5, and all dogs must have a current rabies tag. Only dogs will be allowed in the pool. The pool is at 500 S. Boulder Road. More road work Just as the Broadway reconstruction project between Pine and Iris wraps up, the city of Boulder has begun its annual street resurfacing project. This week, work is scheduled in outlying areas with intermittent, daytime lane closures in an effort to minimize traffic impacts around the city at the beginning of the school year. The streets that will be resurfaced in the coming months include Mapleton Avenue between 13th and 15th streets; Alpine Avenue between 9th and 13th streets; Baseline Road from 37th Street to the eastern city limit; 30th Street between Arapahoe and Bixby avenues; Colorado Boulder Weekly

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dents (37 percent) not served by school buses. GObyBus/School Pool, along with Boulder Valley School District’s existing Safe Routes to School program, encourages parents and students to organize carpools, use public transportation, ride a bike or walk to school through the following tools: • A school transportation website to help parents and students plan their trips without using singleoccupant vehicles • New carpooling software from Ride Arrangers, a Denver Regional Council of Governments program that matches parents with others in their neighborhood. • Transportation information centers placed in the seven BVSD middle schools in the city of Boulder • Discounted student bus passes and 10-Ride ticket books available during back-to-school events • Incentives, contests and prizes for participants. For more information, visit http://bvsd.org/transportation.

Middle school traffic targeted A new program has been launched to reduce traffic congestion at local schools by encouraging middle schoolers to carpool or ride an RTD bus instead of being driven to school by a parent. GObyBus/School Pool organizers hope their project, which began Aug. 9, will reduce the number of middle schoolers who arrive at school in a single-occupant vehicle by 30 percent. Morning congestion at Boulder middle schools causes traffic jams, localized air pollution and occasional aggressive driving as parents compete for parking spots. During the colder months of 2009–10, an estimated 45 percent of students at the seven middle schools in Boulder were dropped off daily by a parent, adding an estimated 1,350 additional cars to the streets approaching the schools between 8 and 8:30 each morning (based on data from GObyBus/SchoolPool transportation surveys). Contributing factors include the large number of open-enrolled stu-

Museum launches flight exhibit To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first airplane flight in Colorado, the Boulder History Museum is launching a new exhibit on Aug. 27. Colorado Takes Off! gives visitors a sampling of Colorado’s rich aerospace history, with stories of many of Colorado’s aviation pioneers. A public “Sneak Peek Reception” for the exhibit will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. today for a $10 fee, which includes exhibit admission, appetizers, drinks and live music by David Wood. The multimedia exhibit features artifacts, scale models (many in dioramas), vintage photographs and sound clips. Many of the photographs have never been on display before. The exhibit’s sponsors are Jeppesen, Lockheed Martin and Redstone College. The exhibit runs through Feb. 6, and museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Friday, and noon to 4 p.m. on weekends. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com

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Is that a sprayer head in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me? On Sunday, Aug. 22, Boulder police were dispatched to the 4500 block of 19th Street on a report of a disturbance in which a man said he had become enraged at three men driving past his house yelling obscenities. His anger escalated until he threw a bottle through the rear window of the car, then confronted the trio, saying he “had something for them,” while reaching in his pocket. Believing the man had a gun the three man abandoned their vehicle and quickly left the area. The assailant then took the trio’s vehicle and drove it home. Police later discovered the 43-yearold man was wielding nothing more than a sprayer head. The man was arrested and charged with aggravated robbery and criminal mischief. Hey cop, let’s rock! Boulder police officers on foot patrol Sunday, Aug. 22, in the area of 11th and University witnessed a male suspect throw a large rock through the front windshield of one of their patrol vehicles. The 21-year-old male was charged with criminal mischief, obstructing a peace officer and disorderly conduct. My baby exploded a letter On Wednesday, Aug. 18, Boulder police investigated four mailboxes damaged in the 4200 and 4300 blocks of South Hampton Circle by what appeared to be small pipe-type explosive devices. Several neighbors reported hearing explosions during the night. There are no suspects at this time. Body blow! KO! Boulder police officers responding to a fight on Aug. 21 found a man bleeding from his face after witnesses said he’d been punched in the face and knocked unconscious

by an unknown party. The victim suffered a fractured nasal bone. There are no suspects, according to police. Hiker hurts knee, gets dizzy Personnel from Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks, Rocky Mountain Rescue, Boulder Fire Department, Pridemark Ambulance, and the Boulder County Sheriff ’s Office responded to a call for help in Gregory Canyon on Aug. 22. A 70-year-old man from Florida reportedly became dizzy after twisting his knee. The victim was evacuated and taken to the hospital for examination. Climber falls 200 feet during rockslide near Brainard An exceptionally experienced climber fell 200 feet in a rockslide Saturday near Brainard Lakes in the Indian Peaks Wilderness Area. A long, complicated rescue operation ensued, involving the Indian Peaks Fire Department, the Rocky Mountain Rescue Group, the Boulder County Sheriff ’s Office, Boulder County Emergency Services, the Colorado National Guard and the American Red Cross. All three of the climbers in the party had extensive climbing experience. The victim has a climbing resume which includes being one of approximately 115 people to climb the “Seven Summits,” the highest mountains on the seven continents including Mt. Everest. His condition is unknown at this time. The wages of rages Detectives from the Boulder County Sheriff ’s Office are investigating a road rage incident that left four men with serious injuries after an altercation on Saturday, Aug. 21, at approximately 2 a.m. near the intersection of Hwy. 93 and Hwy. 128. Two of the victims suffered skull and facial fractures, while the other two received facial lacerations, scrapes and bruises. All four were transported to Avista Hospital for treatment of their injuries. Three were treated and released and one was transported to Saint Anthony’s Central for further care. His condition is not known at this time. Respond: letters@boulderweekly. com Boulder Weekly

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t was sorrow that compelled Rosalie Bianco to act. “I was in Grand County a couple of years ago,” she recalls. “It was breaking my heart to see all the trees dying from pine beetle infestation, and then watching all the dead trees logged and burnt, releasing all that C02 [carbon dioxide] in the air.” Bianco, a Boulder real estate agent on sabbatical, shared her concerns with friend Jeanne Scholl, then a conservation manager for Boulder County Parks and Open Space. “We agreed there had to be some way to use that timber. I had this crazy idea that maybe it could be turned into pellets for stoves. Neither one of us knew anything about pellet stoves, but we figured if you were going to burn that wood and release that C02, at least it wouldn’t be wasted.” The dead trees, Bianco learned, were free for the taking, although the pickup at forest collection sites in Colorado and delivery by logging trucks to a mill wouldn’t be cheap. She traveled to 10 mills around the country, sought out the top three pellet-machine manufacturers, and discussed the challenges with engineers. In the end, a more energy-efficient machine was invented to replace the usual furnace-processing of trees. According to the Pellet Fuels Institute, pellets are a cheaper, more carbon-neutral heating source than gas, oil, electricity or coal. In bulk, they’re more spaceefficient than a wood pile, and leave only a small amount of compostable ash. It took almost $3 million to launch New Earth Pellets — funded by personal savings and the investment of friends and kin who shared Bianco’s passion for the environment. The tiny town of Silver Plume welcomed the new commercial Boulder Weekly

mill’s 25 full-time jobs. New Earth Pellets recently opened a retail store and distribution center in Lakewood, where pellets and a variety of pellet stoves are sold, from fireplace conversion kits to free-standing units. New Earth Pellets provides fuel, stoves, installation, instruction and the option of regular pellet delivery. Bianco says the company will also sell pellet-fueled furnaces and boilers starting in September. It may seem ludicrous in August to be thinking about pellet stoves to augment or replace your current home heating system, but given that there may be a federal energy tax credit (up to $1,500) expiring at the end of the year, it’s not too soon to be thinking of such a purchase. Also, the store is currently offering zero down with 100 percent financing on the purchase of a new stove, plus up to three tons of free pellets. Bianco says she can use her EPA-approved stove even on “noburn” days, and that her own Boulder home costs 275 percent more to heat with electricity than with her New Earth pellets, and 45 percent more to heat with propane. You can figure out your own probable energy savings with an online calculator provided by the Pellet Fuels Institute, www.pelletheat.org. More information is available at www.newearthpellets.com. New Earth Pellets is located at 950 Simms St., Lakewood, and can be reached by calling 970-GO-GREEN.

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Thursday, Aug. 26

The Wood Cut Print Exhibit — You said wood. So what. Stop giggling. 15th Street Studio, 1708 15th St., Boulder, 303-447-2841. Through Sept. 25.

Friday, Aug. 27

Portal — A cinematic rock concert. 8 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-786-7030.

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NedFest — Music and arts festival. Get your high-altitude party on. Jeff Guercio Memorial Baseball Park, Boulder Canyon Drive and East Street, Nederland, www.nedfest.com.

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Colorado Sport International Airshow — These guys know how to get high. Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport, Broomfield, 720-945-9167.

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Discipline in the Four Seasons — Meditation instruction, talk and refreshments. 7-9 p.m. Boulder Shambhala Meditation Center, 1345 Spruce St., Boulder, 303-4440190.

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a thing of rare beauty, even if the rest of the guys called it “the Stump.” But slung across Mark Vann’s shoulder, the wooden-bodied banjo infused an elastic metallurgy to Leftover Salmon’s unique alchemy of rock, bluegrass and Cajun. “I was the lead guitar player,” explains Drew Emmitt, “and he always told me that he didn’t want to sound like me at all. He wanted his rock sound to be different. So he never used any sustain or distortion or anything like that. That was my thing. So he just kind of kept it clean. And loud.” And eight years since Mark passed from melanoma, the instrument has passed into the hands of Yonder Mountain String Band’s banjoist, Dave Johnston. The comparisons are irresistible, of course — two bands associated with Boulder, inspired by Telluride, fusing classic and original song-craft atop highly charged string-band sensibilities,

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There’s a certain dichotomy you sense in talking to Aijala about the band’s success. Part of it is complete confidence that he and the others don’t have to tangle with bluegrass traditionalists or craft their shows around preset expectations (covers from the Allman Brothers to Michael Jackson, the Dead to Talking Heads), and the other part is honest appreciation at what the band has managed to accomplish in 10 years. “I had made a lot of short-term goals of what I wanted to accomplish, the first being able to actually pay my bills,” Aijala laughed. “But I had so much faith in these guys (bassist Ben Kaufmann, banjoist Johnston and mandolinist Jeff Austin), these guys are so unique in their own way and so good in their own way. [Getting together] just felt like such a good thing to do, and while I had so much confidence that we would do well, I had no idea that it would come to this. And we’re nowhere close to being done.” And as for the guys from Leftover Salmon, Aijala has plenty of props to hand out. “They paved a road of sorts on the Colorado music scene for a band like us to come along,” he says. “And not only did they do that before we formed, but I can’t say enough about the support

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bluegrass and country and folk juiced by the slam of rock dynamics and tempered by the small-stage intimacies of front porch Appalachia, and daring the purists not to dance. While Salmon as a franchise enjoys a comfortable semi-retirement, Yonder is in full throttle in the early innings of their second decade with the original quartet still intact, headlining festivals (including their own North West String Summit) and selling out venues across the nation, still staging material from their earliest days together and their luminous first two albums (e.g. “Loved You Enough” and “Forty Miles From Denver” both popping up in set lists within the last month), and occupying

that enviable place where they can compartmentalize the live shows and the studio recordings, where neither has to validate the other. Their last three studio releases all went to No. 1 on the Billboard bluegrass charts. The band’s fifth studio recording, released last year as The Show, found the quartet reunited with producer Tom Rothrock (Beck, Foo Fighters) and Elvis Costello’s drummer Pete Thomas sitting in on about half the tracks, a continuation of the genre-dissolving sessions that resulted in their eponymously titled CD of 2006, broadening their exposure to a world outside their festival base, teasing at mainstream recognition with drums and production values absent from their Mountain Tracks series of live show recordings. “We’ve always wanted to create music based on what we wanted to do, and not based necessarily on what everyone else wants us to play,” says Yonder guitarist Adam Aijala. “Our live show is our live show, and that’s evolved well over time. … [But] in the studio, there is no crowd there, and it’s our chance to be creative in a different way, a more thoughtful creativity simply because you have more time. I mean, we’re good on the spur-of-the-moment stuff as well, I think that’s maybe why we’ve had so much success.”

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the guys gave to us when we started. Putting in a good word at festivals, like ‘Hey you should hire these guys; they’re really good,’ and for all the opening spots.” “They’ve done a huge thing as a string band,” Leftover’s Emmitt says. “They definitely remind me of how we were in a lot of ways, except for the rock ’n’ roll thing, keeping it all acoustic, which is quite a feat I think.” Leftover Salmon is the band that no one could keep down. When Mark lost his battle with cancer in 2002, Salmon struggled toward a decision to keep going. “I was definitely one of the proponents of stopping,” Emmitt says. “I had been talking about it for a while. After Mark passed, y’know, we kept the band going, and Noam [Pikelny] had done well on the banjo, but it really felt like it was time for a break. We needed to stop touring, we needed to reassess where we were, we needed to do our own thing for a while. And it was timely when we stopped and went our separate ways for a while, and it was really the best thing we could have done.” Leftover’s Vince Herman went on to immerse himself in Great American Taxi, which remains his main gig today. Emmitt teamed up with String Cheese Incident’s Bill Nershi for a bluegrass ’n’

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blues collaboration that also continues to this day, and heads his own bluegrass band as well. But it was at Telluride in June 2007 where Yonder’s Austin introduced a “Drew Emmitt and Vince Herman and

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Friends” gig with the line, “No matter what the program says, we all know what’s going on here.” Salmon then booked a handful of shows during 2007 and 2008, and then did a run of shows in 2009 to celebrate

their 20-year anniversary, a milestone also marked by a lengthy retrospective of live shows between 1991 and 2009 assembled by their manager, John Joy. “The idea started when I was planning a multi-piece feature to run on jambase.com,” explains Joy. “I wanted to give the fans something and I also wanted to get the attention of jambase. com music fans that may not be that familiar with Salmon and its history. This is where I got the idea to give out tracks with marquee guests that had played with the band over the years. This was also a good way to get these live tracks out that would probably never get approved to be a release for sale.” With their anniversary behind them and their respective careers solidly in place, Salmon is now surfing a serial reunion, a comfortable place for the principals to return to when the planets align just right and their respective schedules find common openings. A little like grabbing a quick coffee downtown with the ex-wife … who’s just a friend now. “It feels real good,” Emmitt says. “I think it’s still a special thing for a lot of people when we get together, but it’s not like a big, big deal. It just seems like a relaxed, kind of fun thing now.” Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com

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olorado’s summer music festivals have folded up their tents. School is starting, but the weather tells us that fall hasn’t arrived yet. And thanks to Boulder’s Dairy Center for the Arts and the chamber music consortium Astraios, audiences can have one last musical taste of summer. Astraios will present “The Sounds of Summer,” a program inspired by nature, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 26, at the Dairy Center (tickets: call 303-444-7328; online until 5:30 p.m. at thedairy.frontgatetickets.com). They will repeat the same program at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Abbey of St. Walburga in the tiny Colorado town of Virginia Dale, where the performance will follow a morning nature walk on the grounds of the abbey (see details at www.astraiosmusic.org/events.html). The program features music for woodwind quintet: Astraios’ own arrangements of “The Birds” by Respighi and Mahler’s “St. Anthony Preaching to the Fishes,” along with the original versions of Samuel Barber’s “Summer Music,” “Incantation” by Australian composer Ross Edwards, and pastoral movements by Emanuel Chabrier, Darius Milhaud and Stravinsky. The performers will be flutist Ruth Ann Ritchie, the founder and director of Astraios, oboist Natasha Merchant, clarinetist Marianne Shifrin, bassoonist Michael Jones and horn player Jonathan Kuhns. With Astraios you have to list the players, because they are more of a musical network than an ensemble. Ritchie says she has about 10 musicians to call upon, depending on the occasion and the program. The members knew each other as undergraduate music students at Indiana University. Performing together in ensembles large and small, they forged close and mutually supportive relationships that helped them all get through the rigors of classical music training. In fact, tonight’s concert is an unofficial 10th

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reunion for the members of the woodwind quintet, who first played together at Indiana. But there is more to Astraios than old college friendships. The players share a philosophy centered around the interaction between performers and audience. Each program is tailored to its occasion and potential audience — for example, past programs have highlighted music and religion, and music and healing. Once a theme is identified, Ritchie and her collaborators find pieces that fit the theme, then bring together the musicians for that program. In concert, they discuss the theme, explain each piece before performing it, and sometimes demonstrate how the music is put together. After concerts, they stay and talk with the audience, answering any and all questions. The roots of this approach go back much further than the players’ undergraduate years — and those roots were planted in Colorado. When Ritchie was a young girl, her aunt entered St. Walburga, then located in Boulder and since relocated to Virginia Dale. From the time she was about nine years old, Ritchie would come to Colorado to visit her aunt, and she would often play her flute for the sisters in the abbey.

“I noticed that they were a very active audience,” Ritchie says. “They would ask questions, want to touch my flute and to know how I played it. And it occurred to me that there must be a lot of people in audiences who wanted to have that same interaction.” That experience was very much in Ritchie’s mind when she created Astraios. Just back in the United States after graduate studies in Australia, she had settled in Dallas, where she has a teaching studio. She started reconnecting with her friends from Indiana, who by then were scattered around the country, and found that they were all having the same experience: they enjoyed teaching, but missed the performing opportunities they had shared in the past. So Ritchie created a network among her friends that could put together different chamber music combinations for different occasions. This is where the experience with the sisters of St. Walburga came into play. Remembering their many questions, Ritchie says, “I wanted to create a performance experience that would answer those questions, one where the audience would feel that they could come up and talk to the musician and share their reaction, even if they hated one of the pieces.” As for the program at the Dairy, Ritchie says music and nature is a theme “people had been hinting they would like to hear.” And of course, there will be an informal reception after the concert, when the audience can talk with the performers. “I want people to come [to our performances] and experience something that they have never experienced before, to be open to an interesting time,” Ritchie says. “Even if you haven’t heard any chamber music before, you will have a fun and captivating time hearing the sounds of the birds or the fish jumping in the water.” In other words: the sounds of summer, one more time. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com

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Songwriter Tift Merritt returns to Colorado by Jefferson Dodge

ift Merritt is haunted by ghosts. But not in a bad way. Parts of her new album See You on the Moon were inspired, for lack of a better word, by the death of grandmothers. To make things even more interesting, the deaths occurred around a couple of her musicians’ weddings, in spring 2009. Merritt married her longtime boyfriend and drummer, Zeke Hutchins, and bassist Jay Brown had just gotten engaged. All three lost their grandmothers within a period of three weeks. “They are so meeting up at a card game,” Merritt says of the old ladies, laughing. “There’s some sort of bridge circle.” Merritt says the intensity of the emotions related to marriage and death contributed to the stark honesty on the album. “Life and death happen all at once,” she tells Boulder Weekly. “The good happens while the bad happens. People tend to tune out one or the other. … We weren’t trying to be precious and hoity-toity with this record.” At least a couple of the songs on See You on the Moon have the fingerprints of ghosts on them, Merritt adds. The title track was written for a late neighbor and friend who had a three-legged dog, and “Feel of the World” is a song from her deceased grandfather to her grandmother. “I feel his presence at the piano sometimes in the middle of the night,” Merritt says of her grandfather. “I feel that there are some good ghosts that are sometimes interested in what I’m doing.” But the album, and Merritt’s folk/country/rock sound, is far from macabre. Maybe haunting at times, but again, in a good way. Those who didn’t catch her at the Folks Festival in Lyons a couple of weeks ago will have another chance when she opens for David Gray and Ray

LaMontagne at Red Rocks on Monday, Aug. 30. It will be Merritt’s first visit to Red Rocks, and she is looking forward to it. “On this tour, I’m getting to play some of the most beautiful venues in the country, and it’s something I couldn’t do as a headliner,” she says. “I’m such huge fans of both [Gray and LaMontagne]. I’m excited to play these shows, but I’m more excited to sit on the sidelines and watch these shows.” While she has never been to Red Rocks, she has ties to Colorado. In addition to appearing at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival and the Aspen jazz festival in the past, her brother George lives in Denver and works for Mayor John Hickenlooper. “I just think you guys have such an amazing community for music,” she says. The Houston native had lived most of her life in North Carolina before moving to New York City a few years ago, “while we could still live in an apartment and think it’s fun,” Merritt says. She explains that the big city provides a lot of song material, but she still needs her solitude, espe-

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cially when writing. “I am so happy being a hermit,” Merritt explains. “I love people too, but I can spend a month by myself and not even blink an eye.” She laments that spending time alone is usually “the first thing that gets sacrificed” in people’s lives. See You on the Moon features the Anne Murray cover “Danny’s Song,” which Merritt says landed on the album rather unexpectedly after a band session in which someone made fun of Murray, and another came to her defense. The line, “And even though we ain’t got money / I’m so in love with you, honey” seemed especially meaningful during that marriage-filled spring of 2009, she says. Merritt says she would love to do more covers. “What a great way to have an excuse to go to a record store and listen to records all day,” she laughs. The Wall Street Journal recently wrote that Merritt is working in the tradition of James Taylor, Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen, but she demurs when compared to great songwriters and musicians. “Get back to me in 20 years,” Merritt says. “Those are really accomplished people. I’ve got my work cut out for me.” She’s already played with the likes of Elvis Costello and Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell, but when asked who is on her wish-list of collaborators, she doesn’t hesitate to answer. “I’d really love to spend the afternoon with Tom Waits,” Merritt says. “We don’t have to record anything, just hang out.” Then she mentions another ghost. “I was also very sad when Ray Charles died,” Merritt says. “He’s a giant. I would have loved being in the same room with him.” Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com

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Through the charnel glass Alice goes Goth at this year’s Fringe Festival by Gary Zeidner

he dog days of summer have clamped their jaws around our quiet, little, white-bread, mountain-adjacent town, and that means it’s time once again for the Boulder International Fringe Festival, a celebration of art showcasing productions and performances that might not otherwise see the light of day. As with most such festivals, Boulder’s Fringe Fest, gives producers, directors and actors long on creativity and drive – but most often short on resources – the opportunity to see their ideas come to life on actual stages in front of paying audiences. Alice Crypt typifies a Fringe Festival production. Operating on nearly non-existent budgets, led by single-minded producers/directors/writers, peopled by amateur Alice (C. May Nickel), for instance, arrives in this or, at best, semi-professional casts and crews, Fringe version of Wonderland looking like a Goth hottie and Festival productions are often far riskier and equally brandishing a knife, and she follows a black cat rather less polished than their bourgeois cousins found at the than a white rabbit into the unknown. full-time theatre houses. A Fringe production, thereby, In other ways, most obviously the makeup and greatly increases its odds of strained, one-note portrayal of being either a dazzling surprise the Queen of Wasps (who, or an abject failure. Or, as in the apparently, usurped the Queen of On the Bill Alice Crypt plays through case of Alice Crypt, it can tread Hearts from the original), Alice Saturday, Aug. 28 at the Dairy the middle ground and offer Crypt betrays the heavy influence Center for the Arts. Tickets are moments of inspired creativity of the most recent Tim Burton $10-$12. For tickets or information, visit www.boulderfringe.com. side by side with cringe-worthy version of the tale. Similarly, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder. missteps. given the current bloodsucker If I had to describe Alice mania sweeping the nation I Crypt in one pitch meeting-type phrase, it would be suppose it was inevitable that Alice Crypt would feature Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by way of Corpse a vampire (presumably subbing for the Mad Hatter). Bride. Andryn Arithson, the producer/director/writer, Still, must it have been so? The vampire has an joins the likes of Tim Burton, Clyde Geronimi (the English accent. Of course. He speaks in a series of sexy Disney version) and Alan Moore in reimagining double entendres. Of course. He has a pelvis-gyrating, Lewis Carroll’s mind-bending little-girl-lost story. In rock opera-style musical number. Of course. (Damn some ways, Arithson’s version blazes its own trail. you, Twilight! True Blood, you get a pass.)

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Where Alice Crypt most surpasses expectations is in its details. The makeup and costuming of the Cheshire Cat are quite good and, in conjunction with a strong performance by Ariel Haan, help define that character more completely than many others on stage. The design of the fish in one story-within-a-story scene is remarkable in its effectiveness and simplicity. The various creatures that stilt walker Annabel Reader brings to life are, to a one, oddly interesting. The Jabberwocky, too, is a pleasantly unexpected combination of prosthetics and lumbering gait that is intended to terrify but, I am sure unintentionally, brings immediately to mind a demented Snuffaluffagus after a week at Mardi Gras. While I enjoyed much of Alice Crypt — particularly Nickel’s credible, modern Alice — one key aspect of this adaptation kept me from engaging with it to the extent I might have liked. To explain, I must drop a spoiler, so stop reading now if you want to go in completely fresh. In the “traditional” Alice, the reader or viewer is left to ponder whether Wonderland is real or merely a dream and whether Alice will find her way home or be trapped there forever. In Alice Crypt, dear little Alice is actually dearly departed little Alice, and from scene one (or for the less observant among you, scene three or so) there is no ambiguity about the fact that she is deader than the least lively doornail. Alice’s death precludes any return to the “real world,” and leaves Alice Crypt, along with this critic, in a state of limbo. With the end foretold at the very beginning and no way out for poor Alice, the rooting interest is non-existent, and the play misses its chance to engage the audience’s empathy. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com

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music Astraios:The Sounds of Summer. 7:30 p.m. The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826. Bluffet — A Jimmy Buffet tribute. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 N. Park Dr., Lafayette, 303-665-2757. Bob Margolin. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Outlook Hotel and Suites, 800 28th St., Boulder, 303-4433322. Boom Chick,The Black. 8:30 p.m. Astroland, 4415 N. Broadway, Boulder, www.myspace.com/ astrolandd. Eric Deutsch Quartet. 8:30 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder. 303-440-4628. Hit & Run Bluegrass,The Grant Farm. 8 p.m. Gold Hill Inn, 401 Main St., Boulder, 303443-6461. Jet Edison. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922. J Flash. 9 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-3399. Johnny O and Mark Diamond. 7 p.m. The Blending Cellar, 946 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-4470475. Josh Blackburn. 9:45 p.m. Baker St. Pub & Grill, 1729 28th St., Boulder, 720-974-9490. Live Jazz with George Nelson. 6:30 p.m. Carelli’s Italian Restaurant, 645 30th St., Boulder, 303-938-9300. Live Karaoke. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 N. Park Dr., Lafayette, 303-665-2757. Open Bluegrass Pick. 7 p.m. The Rock Inn, 1675 Hwy. 66, Estes Park, 970-586-4116. Rhythm on the Rails Concert Series — With Lionel Young Band. 6:45 p.m. Whistlestop Station, First Avenue and Murray Street, Niwot, www.niwot.com/events/. Rita Batiste & The Rhythm Assassins. 9 p.m. Boulder Draft House, 2027 13th St., Boulder, 303-440-5858. Romano Paoletti Open Stage. 8-10 p.m. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons,

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303-823-6685. Ronnie Shellist, Bob Pellagrino. 5:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids & Solids, 1555 S. Hover Rd., Longmont, 303-485-9400.

events Aging Issues from the Elders’ Perspective: Struggles and Resources. 11:30 a.m. Congregation Har HaShem, 3950 Baseline Rd., Boulder, 303-443-1933. Argentine Tango. 7 p.m. Pearl Street Studio, 2126 Pearl St., Boulder, www.tangocolorado.org. Beginning Flamenco Dance. 6:15-7:30 p.m. Kakes Studios, 2115 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-7867050, www.flamenco-boulder.com. Gindi Cafe Gay Night. Every Thursday night. Gindi Cafe, 3601 Araphoe Ave., Boulder, 720242-8961.

Healing Meditation with Alan McAllister. 7-8:30 p.m., Whole Being Explorations, 1800 30th St., Ste. 307, Boulder, 303-545-5562. Intermediate to Advanced Flamenco Dance. 7:15-8:30 p.m. Kakes Studios, 2115 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-786-7050, www. flamenco-boulder.com. Memory Loss: What’s Normal, What’s Not? 7 p.m. First Presbyterian Church of Boulder 1820 15th St., Boulder, 303-402-6434. RSVP required. The Wood Cut Print Exhibit. 15th Street Studio, 1708 15th St., Boulder, 303-447-2841. Through Sept. 25.

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Big Universe. 7 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683. Bob Margolin. 8 p.m. Boulder Outlook Hotel and Suites, 800 28th St., Boulder, 303-443-3322. Bob Purcell Country Band. 9 p.m. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-8236685. Brad Goode Jazz Trio. 7 p.m. The Blending Cellar, 946 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-0475. Driftwood Fire — With The Patti Fiasco. 7:30 p.m. Rock N Soul Cafe, 5290 Arapahoe Ave., Ste. I, Boulder, 303-443-5108. Friday Afternoon Club Concert Series — With Groove Machine. Benefits Longmont Council for the Arts, Project YES! 5:30 p.m. 1345 28th St., Boulder, 303-443-3850. Full Belly. 9 p.m. Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids & Solids, 1555 S. Hover Rd., Longmont, 303-485-9400. Get Down Science. 10 p.m. Boulder Draft House, 2027 13th St., Boulder, 303-440-5858. Jeremy Dion. 5 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683. Jim Lauderdale. 9 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-3399. JV3. 9:45 p.m. Baker St. Pub & Grill, 1729 28th St., Boulder, 720-974-9490. Leaving Countries, Dum Spiro Spero. 8:30 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder. 303-440-4628. Portal. 8 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-786-7030. Richie Furay. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 N. Park Dr., Lafayette, 303-665-2757. Rogue Sound. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922. Yonder Mountain String Band, Leftover Salmon. 6 p.m. Red Rocks Amphitheatre, 18300 W. Alameda Pkwy., Morrison, 720-865-2494.

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Boulder/Denver Area BioLounge — Rotating exhibit of art and science. CU Museum, 1035 Broadway, Boulder, 303-492-6892. Energy Effects: Art and Artifacts From the Landscape of Glorious Excess — Various artists. MCA Denver, 1485 Delgany St., Denver, 303-298-7554. Through Sept. 13. Exposure: Photos from the Vault — Various artists. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave., Denver, 720865-5000. Through Oct. 31. Face to Face. Various artists. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave., Denver, 720-865-5000. Through Aug. 29. Humor & Pathos — Artwork by Gary Sweeney.

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Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-2122. Through Sept. 5. Leanin’ Tree Museum of Western Art — Various artists. 6055 Longbow Dr., Boulder, 303-530-1442. Live at the Fillmore East: A Photographic Memoir. Arvada Center for the Arts, 901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, 720-898-7200. Through Aug. 29. Mi Frontera Es Su Frontera — Artwork by Tony Ortega. Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-2122. Through Sept. 5. NCAR Community Art Program Gallery I — Tapestry by Elaine Nixon. NCAR Mesa Laboratory, 1850 Table Mesa Dr., Boulder, 303-497-2408. Through Aug. 31.

NCAR Community Art Program Gallery II — Paintings by Roger Mordhorst. NCAR Mesa Laboratory, 1850 Table Mesa Dr., Boulder, 303-497-2408. Through Sept. 25. Shape and Spirit: The Lutz Bamboo Collection. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave., Denver, 720865-5000. Through Sept. 19. Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave., Denver, 720-865-5000. Through Jan. 9. A Visual Alphabet: Herbert Bayer’s Anthology Paintings. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave., Denver, 720-865-5000. Through Dec. 31.

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words Thursday, August 26 Green Living Project Premiere: Global Sustainability — Central America to Maine. 5:30 p.m. Tattered Cover Bookstore, 1628 16th St., Denver, 303-436-1070.

Michelle Hoover’s The Quickening. 7:30 p.m. Tattered Cover Bookstore, 2526 E.

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Saturday, August 28 Making Memorable Characters Writing Workshop. 2 p.m. Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-

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music Bamsha Jazz Quartet. 7 p.m. The Blending Cellar, 946 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-0475. Bill Hearne Honky Tonk Band. 9 p.m. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-8236685. The Budos Band. 9 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-3399. Caleb Klauder Band. 9 p.m. Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids & Solids, 1555 S. Hover Rd., Longmont, 303-485-9400. Duke Street Kings. 6 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683. Highwater & The Zimmermans. 10 p.m. Boulder Draft House, 2027 13th St., Boulder, 303-440-5858. John and Rebecca from Hit & Run. 4:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Tasty Weasel Tap Room, 1800 Pike Rd., Unit B, Longmont, 303-776-1914. Lionel Young Band. 8 p.m. Boulder Outlook Hotel and Suites, 800 28th St., Boulder, 303-4433322. Perpetual Motion, Signel Z. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder. 303-4404628. Reggae On The Rocks — With Steel Pulse, Rebelution and others. 12:30 p.m. Red Rocks Amphitheatre, 18300 W. Alameda Pkwy., Morrison, 720-865-2494. The Riot. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922. Weed Diamond, Birthdays,Vacation Dad. 8:30 p.m. Astroland, 4415 N. Broadway, Boulder, www.myspace.com/astrolandd.

events 2nd Annual Michael Jackson Dance Party — Benefits the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado. 7-11 p.m. Hotel Boulderado, 2115

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Monday, August 30 “So You’re a Poet” — Open mic poetry. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628.

Tuesday, August 31 Brent Weeks’ The Black Prism. 7:30 p.m. Tattered Cover Bookstore, 2526 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, 303-322-7727.

Wednesday, September 1 Conversations in English – For non-native English speakers. 10 a.m. Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303441-3100.

13th St., Boulder, 303-442-4344. Art, Wine & Jazz — Fundraiser for Longmont Council for the Arts. 6-9 p.m. Fox Hill Country Club, 1400 E. Hwy. 119, Longmont, 303-678-7869. BCAP: Absolute! Fabulous! Gorgeous! 7 p.m. The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826. Beginning/Intermediate Hoopdance. 10 a.m. O Dance Studio, 1501 Lee Hill Rd., #4, Boulder, 303-415-1877. Boulder Farmers’ Market. 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. 13th Street between Arapahoe Avenue and Canyon Boulevard, Boulder, 303-910-2236. Cabaret for a Cause — With Colcannon. Presented by HealthLinks Foundation. 6 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-7867030. Colorado Sport International Airshow. Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport, Broomfield, 720-945-9167. Through Aug. 29. Educate!’s 2nd Annual Hike for Uganda. 8:30 a.m. to 1:20 p.m. Green Mountain, at the top of Flagstaff Road, www.experienceeducate. org/hike-for-uganda. Flash Hands-On Intensive. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Boulder Digital Arts, 1600 Range St., Boulder, 303-875-0276. Magazine Writing Intensive. Chautauqua Park Grand Assembly Building, 900 Baseline Rd., Boulder, creativeconferences.ning.com. Through Aug. 29. NedFest — Music and arts festival. Jeff Guercio Memorial Baseball Park, Boulder Canyon Drive and East Street, Nederland, www.nedfest.com.

Sunday, August 29

music Bill Hearne Honky Tonk Band. 6 p.m. Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids & Solids, 1555 S. Hover Rd., Longmont, 303-485-9400. Bluegrass Pick — All levels welcome. 12-3 p.m. Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids and Solids, 1555 S. Hover St., Longmont, 303-485-9400. Blues Jam. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Outlook Hotel

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and Suites, 800 28th St., Boulder, 303-443-3322. Frozen Movement. 10 p.m. Mountain Sun Pub, 1535 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-546-0886. Irish Session. Conor O’Neills, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922. Kristin Myers, Lauren Brombert, Andy Ard. 8:15 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder. 303-440-4628. Luv Brothers. 6 p.m. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685.

Mello Cello Sunday Brunch. 11 a.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683. Open Mic — Hosted by Hotfoot. 2:30 p.m. Avery Brewing Co., 5763 Arapahoe Ave., Unit E, Boulder, 303-440-4324. Thomas Sandrock. 1 p.m. Rock N Soul Cafe, 5290 Arapahoe Ave., Ste. I, Boulder, 303-4435108. Trace Bundy. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 N. Park Dr., Lafayette, 303-665-2757. TSQ Jazz Trio. 7 p.m. The Blending Cellar, 946

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Avery Tap Room — For tours and tastings. 12-8 p.m. Avery Brewing Co., 5757 Arapahoe Ave., Unit B1, Boulder, www.averybrewing.com. Beginning Hawaiian Hula Class. 5:30-6:15 p.m. Boulder Ballet Studio, The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-447-9772. Colorado Sport International Airshow. Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport,

Broomfield, 720-945-9167. Continuing Hawaiian Hula Class. 6:30 p.m. Boulder Ballet Studio, The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-447-9772. Free Open House. 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Boulder Shambhala Meditation Center, 1345 Spruce St., Boulder, 303-444-0190. Planetary Healing and Harmony Teleclass — Teachings and meditation. 8 a.m. For more information, call 720-301-3993. Sunday Afternoon Tea — Live traditional Japanese music with tea and traditional tea snacks. 2:30-3:30 p.m. Ku Cha House of Tea, 2015 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-3612. Yoga Rocks the Park. 2 p.m. Central Park, Canyon Boulevard and Broadway, Boulder, 970390-4318.

Monday, August 30

music David Gray & Ray LaMontagne — With Tift Merritt. 7 p.m. Red Rocks Amphitheatre, 18300 W. Alameda Pkwy., Morrison, 720-865-2494. Electric Blues Jam. 8 p.m. Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids & Solids, 1555 S. Hover Rd., Longmont, 303-485-9400. Eric Deutsch Band. 10 p.m. Southern Sun Pub, 627 S. Broadway, Boulder, 303-543-0886. Jay Ryan’s Big Top — Open stage. 7 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave.,Arvada, 303-463-6683. Jazz Jam with Brad Goode. 7 p.m. The Blending Cellar, 946 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-4470475. L’Angelus. 6 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 N. Park Dr., Lafayette, 303-665-2757. Robert Earl Keen. 8 p.m. Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Rd., Boulder, 303-4423282.

events Boulder County Alcoholics Anonymous — Happy hour group. 5:30 p.m. 5375 Western Ave., Boulder, www.BoulderCountyAA.org. Getting Started with Adobe Lightroom. 6-9 p.m. Boulder Digital Arts, 1600 Range St., Boulder, 303-875-0276. Discipline in the Four Seasons — Meditation instruction, talk and refreshments. 7-9 p.m. Boulder Shambhala Meditation Center, 1345 Spruce St., Boulder, 303-444-0190. “So,You’re a Poet” — Open mic poetry. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat Coffeehouse, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628.

Tuesday, August 31

music Andrew Rosborough. 7:30 p.m. Rock N Soul Cafe, 5290 Arapahoe Ave., Ste. I, Boulder, 303443-5108. Bluegrass Pick and Open Stage. 8 p.m. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685. Bob’s Big Band. 7 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683. Clusterpluck — 9 p.m. Open jam. George’s Food & Drink, 2028 14th St., Boulder, 303-9989350. Face. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 N. Park Dr., Lafayette, 303-665-2757. Sheryl Crow — With Colbie Caillat. 7:30 p.m.

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Cafe, 600 Airport Rd., Longmont, 303-776-7667. Hometown Show, Steve Meckfessel. 8:30 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder. 303-440-4628. John Mayer — With Owl City. 7:30 p.m. Red Rocks Amphitheatre, 18300 W. Alameda Pkwy., Morrison, 720-865-2494. Kamikaze Karaoke Gong Show. 9 p.m. Juanita’s Mexican Food, 1043 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-449-5273. Reggae Wednesday — With Rogue Sound. 10 p.m. Boulder Draft House, 2027 13th St., Boulder, 303-440-5858. Thomas the Franchise. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 N. Park Dr., Lafayette, 303-665-2757.

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theater Absolute! Fabulous! Gorgeous! Drag show and benefit for Boulder County AIDS Project. The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826. Aug. 28. Beauty & The Beast — Presented by PHAMALY. Arvada Center for the Arts, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, 720-898-7200. Aug. 26 & 27. Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Jester’s Dinner Theatre, 224 Main St., Longmont, 303-682-

9980. Through Oct. 24. Mulan. Jester’s Dinner Theatre, 224 Main St., Longmont, 303-682-9980. Through Sept. 4. Peter Pan. Boulder’s Dinner Theatre, 5501 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303449-6000. Through Sept. 4. Senior Moments. The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-652-4932. Through Aug. 28.

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Kids’ Calendar Thursday, August 26 Drop-in Storytime. 10:15 a.m. Erie Community Library, 400 Powers St., Erie, 720685-5200. So Rim Kung Fu for Children. 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. A Place to B Studio, 1750 30th St.,

Friday, August 27 Children’s Storytime. 10:15 a.m. Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303-441-3100. Pajamarama Storytime. 7 p.m. Barnes & Noble. Crossroads Commons, 2915 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-442-1665.

Saturday, August 28 Children’s Storytime. 10:15 a.m. Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303-441-3100. Just Write — Creative writing for middle and high school students. 2:30 p.m. Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303-4413100.

Sunday, August 29 Baby Boogie — Bring kids to dance. 2 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303463-6683. Children’s Storytime. 10:15 a.m. Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303-441-3100. Go Club — Learn to play the game known as Go. 2 p.m. Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303-441-3100.

Monday, August 30 Children’s Storytime. 10:15 p.m. Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303-441-3100. Rise & Shine Storytime. 9:30 a.m. Barnes & Noble, Crossroads Commons, 2999 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-444-0349.

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oulder talks a lot about finding one’s inner child. But what about finding one’s inner orgasm? Last week we painted orgasm as a journey of pleasure to which we must surrender ourselves. Surrendering entails trusting ourselves and our partners. Building trust means we have to be willing to be vulnerable — to physically, sexually and emotionally undress. This is the secret to unlocking that deeper layer of true intimacy, and oftentimes, that inner orgasm. But even just trusting ourselves, getting naked in the mirror, or getting naked with those underground layers of uncomfortable emotions, can be difficult. To surrender to our highest pleasure potential, we have to let go of what we look like, what we sound like, what we smell like. And we have to let go of goals, or the idea of “achieving an orgasm.” Surrendering to our inner orgasm means we must search for that deeper erogenous experience — whether genital or non-genital, with ejaculate or without. Eastern cultures set different sexual standards. Taoist traditions, for example, teach women to ejaculate and men not to. Ejaculation and orgasm are separate events — for men and women. Many pre-adolescent boys experience orgasm before they can ejaculate. Even as adults, some men can still have an orgasm without ejaculation — or learn to — and some men can prolong ejaculation after orgasm. Others learn to be multi-orgasmic, especially with the help of Taoist author Mantak Chia. In his book The Multi-Orgasmic Man, Chia proposes that ejaculation depletes energy and, therefore, building inner energy requires learning to orgasm without ejaculation. Local Tantra educator Dawn Beck says most men call ejaculation “coming” when really it’s “going.” According to Tantra, the ejaculatory inevitability, or point of no return, is the single moment when a man feels most connected to his partner. Directly after, however, he often turns off and the connection fizzles. Beck’s partner, Gerard Gatz, adds, “If a man can learn to be in control of his ejaculation, it will help keep him connected to his partner and help him experience a full-body orgasm.” Beck and Gatz help prolong ejaculation by utilizing breath, sound and specific techniques. Rather than shooting out Boulder Weekly

ejaculate through the urethra, squeezing the PC muscle can help redirect energy and pleasure back into the whole body, and even help keep an erection. Regarding women, some experience wetness all through arousal and into orgasm, while others may feel like a fountain of youth. Not many females actually have the ability to spurt like Old Faithful, nor does science know much about female ejaculate. No, it does not come from the bladder. No, it’s not urine. Yes, it comes from the Skene’s glands. Yes, women have had this dazzling talent since Adam stroked Eve. If you are one of those gushing geysers of succulent satisfaction, then go ahead and celebrate your extraordinary gift. And if you are not, don’t worry, as many women are able to access their inner orgasm without fluid emission, and without even having genital contact. Sex researchers Beverly Whipple and Barry Komisaruk, co-authors of The Science of Orgasm, studied women who could have a mind-gasm using mental imagery. When these women thought about different body parts, those same corresponding parts were activated in the brain’s sensory cortex as if actually stimulated. Rather than jacking off, some women consider this “thinking off.” Studies document very few men being able to similarly think their genital systems into a mind-gasm. However, a huge number of both men and women with spinal cord injuries have expressed the ability to experience orgasm through various erogenous zones. Sex educator Mitch Tepper, a wheelchair user with a spinal cord injury, emphasizes how the able-bodied population could learn lessons from those in chairs about experiencing an orgasm in the ear, neck or nipples. Tepper advocates for a Tantra slant to sexual intimacy, as it does not equate sex with intercourse nor mandates orgasm as the ultimate goal. The idea is to access your highest pleasure potential. And all of us, men and women, with or without a disability, with or without fluid emission, with or without genital contact, can find our inner orgasm when we surrender to the symphony of sensations called sex. Jenni Skyler, Ph.D., is a sex therapist and board-certified sexologist. She runs The Intimacy Institute in Boulder, www.theintimacyinstitute.org Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com

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Celebrate our food and farming culture by Heather May Koski

oulder County farmers’ markets are usually held only once or twice a week. But they are about to be celebrated for eight days in a row as part of EAT LOCAL! Week. Developed to explore, discover and celebrate the abundance of local food and farming in Boulder County, Transition Colorado is hosting the series of events. A nonprofit organization, Transition Colorado supports and trains communities to establish resilience and self-reliance to strengthen themselves against the challenges of climate change and peak oil. According to Michael Brownlee, a Transition Colorado “catalyst,” one of the best ways to prepare communities for relocalization is to become more resilient to energy and food shocks by meeting essential needs locally through community farming and farmers’ markets. “Our focus is to prepare communities for global crisis, economic instability or decline through food, energy and economical transitions,” Brownlee says. Brownlee adopted his title of “catalyst” to help remind him what his job is for Transition Colorado and Boulder County. He and his small staff precipitate and initiate the change they want to see for sustainable, thriving communities. From Aug. 28 through Sept. 4, EAT LOCAL! Week will feature activities around Boulder County to highlight local family farms and farmers’ markets, as well as the organizations, grocers and restaurants that support them. EAT LOCAL! Week will kick off at 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 28 at Blues & Greens Restaurant in the Boulder

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Outlook Hotel with local food and music from Louisville’s Lionel Young. Admission is free, like many of the other EAT LOCAL! Week events. Featuring keynote presentations by sustainable food authors, an ice cream social, a film festival, a local food cook-off, a local food conference and local farm tours, the week offers a bounty of diverse activities for all ages and interests. Brownlee says he expects the ice cream social and the local food shed conference to attract many participants. “We find a lot of people are interested in the Tour de Coops to see local farms in person,” he says. “The Eat Local Film Festival will probably draw a lot of people, too.” County resident Erin Waggener adds, “Touring a farm sounds really cool, and it’s a neat idea for everybody in Boulder to shop and eat locally with a series

of events like EAT LOCAL! Week.” As a vegetarian, Waggener says she shops a lot at the farmers’ markets and patronizes local restaurants instead of chain restaurants. “Boulder is really friendly for vegetarians and alternative diets,” she says. “There is definitely more of a draw for locally grown food and restaurants in Boulder County than in other areas of the United States.” The week-long series was officially approved in late July when the Boulder Board of County Commissioners proclaimed Aug. 28 through Sept. 4 EAT LOCAL! Week in Boulder County. The city councils of Boulder, Louisville and Nederland adopted similar resolutions. “We heard about other communities that put together eat local weeks, and it made sense to do it here in Boulder County,” Brownlee says. “It seemed best to bring all local food and farming events together under one umbrella, especially during harvest season.” Brownlee says the realization of the challenges and opportunities in our local farming system is Transition Colorado’s biggest inspiration for hosting EAT LOCAL! Week. “We are helping to [encourage] the demand of local food production,” he says. “We need more land and farmers, working on both sides. EAT LOCAL! Week is a way of bringing attention to the issues in a celebratory and educational way.” Engaging local government is a prominent goal. “The county commissioners are already engaged, see EAT LOCAL Page 48

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Belgium, bikes and burgers by Clay Fong

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lending the disparate elements fared better once we overcame our appreof cycling, Belgian gastronomy hension and added a dash of salt for baland burgers, Rueben’s Burger ance. Then, we were better able to appreciBistro is a recent, if not riskate the peas’ fresh taste and mouthfeel. taking, addition to the downWe ordered two burgers, both cooked town Boulder dining scene. This space’s medium. However, one was closer to interior harkens back to its two-wheeled medium well, the other, medium rare. heritage, with a depiction of vintage Perhaps the chef felt compelled to have European cyclists and a signed jersey from the $12 Vuelta patty, stuffed with mozzaTeam Garmin-Transitions. The menu highrella and pancetta, spend more time on lights burgers, which are available with a the grill to better melt the cheese. choice of proteins, including natural beef, Unfortunately, the resulting dryness buffalo, house-made veggie, chicken breast detracted from our enjoyment of this and turkey. sandwich. Part of the issue was that the Each burger is named for something beef was of high quality, and relatively cycling-related, including bike components, lean. In this instance, a lack of fat meant famous riders, races and routes. Given going past medium was a surefire preRueben’s Belgian bent, it’s only natural that scription for eliminating moistness. a burger be named for Eddy Merckx, arguOn the plus side, the $11 Spoke burgably the greatest cyclist ever. er’s medium rare state was darn near perelgian Eddy Merckx won all three of the great European Other features include entrée salads, fect, making for a much more juicy and stage races: the Vuelta a España, the Giro d’Italia (five chicken wings, mussels and mac and palatable patty. This neoclassic concoction times) and, of course, the Tour de France (five times). He cheese with additions like green chiles of bleu cheese, bacon and onion straws also had a cameo in the ’80s cycling epic American Flyers, and pancetta. A $5 kid’s menu features a nailed it, and the soft pretzel bun had an in a scene that appeared to be filmed near Superior. One of choice of entrée as well as beverage, vegeappealing golden shade and pleasing chew. Merckx’s opponents noted that this champion’s drive for tables and dessert. There’s also an impresWe also enjoyed fresh-from-the-fryer onion success was so great that he didn’t leave behind any sive array of draft Belgian beers, and if rings that combined exemplary sweetness crumbs for other riders. Hence, Merckx’s infamous nickTin Tin or Poirot visited Boulder, they’d with delicate batter. name, “The Cannibal,” which may or may not be the best come here to knock back a few. In this At first blush, the melding of cycling, a moniker for someone that you plan to name a burger after. spirit, dinner companion Kuvy enjoyed Northern European nation and burgers two thoroughly potent brews, a $7 saison doesn’t seem like it would necessarily work. and $6 chimay. fries were crisp with appealing bits of skin, and However, Rueben’s mostly gets it right, and Starters consisted of two happy-hour specials, happily these also accompanied one of the mainit’s certainly not afraid to take chances with its a $5 moules frites and a $3 spring pea soup. course burgers. menu, whether it’s the pretzel bun or the ambitious While Kuvy prefers a creamier, assertive broth The spring pea soup was odd in that it was more selection of Belgian brews. If the Spoke is any indiwith mussels, I didn’t find the cooking liquid stiff puree than fluid. My initial reaction was it cation, it should also be able to consistently provide steeped with garlic, onion and wine lacking as a resembled something you’d get in the hospital to a yellow jersey-worthy burger. medium for tender shellfish. The accompanying facilitate recovery — nourishing but bland. The dish Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com

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Bus to beer The West End Tavern has been hosting beer dinners for years, but for the first time the restaurant will bring its food to a brewery instead of a brewery’s beer to the restaurant. The tavern’s mobile smoker, Bessie, hits the road to Golden City Brewery for a beer dinner under the stars on Sept. 5 at 6 p.m. Enjoy a five-course menu by Chef Chris Blackwood while sipping on Golden City Breweries’ selection of beers, listening to head brewer Jeff Griffith and enjoying the beautiful backyard beer garden. Dishes include a shellfish boil, dueling barbecue, bourbon coffee-brined beef and peach bread pudding, all paired with the Legendary Red Ale, Evolution IPA, Lookout Stout and more. For more information or to reserve your seat, call 303-444-3535. Ready, set, cook! ZisBoomBah is hosting an Iron Chef-style cook-off between Boulder chefs Hosea Rosenberg of Jax, winner of Top Chef, and Chris Blackwood of the West End Tavern, who recently appeared on Man vs. Food. A panel of children will judge the event, and there will be prizes, giveaways and raffles, as well as guest speakers on nutrition and health. The event is part of the Boulder Creek Hometown Fair, and takes place Sept. 4 at 2 p.m at

Canyon Boulevard and Broadway. For more information on the cook-off, call 805-341-3404. For information on the fair, call 303-449-3137. Wine and dine Arugula Bar e Ristorante will host its next wine dinner at 6 p.m. on Sept. 22. It will feature wines from Infinite Monkey Theorem Urban Winery in Denver, on Sept. 22 at 6 p.m. The five courses will be paired with red and white wines, with a dessert wine for the finale. For information or to make a reservation, call 303-443-5100. Pie on the Hill New York style or Chicago deep dish? Now you can have either — or both. Cleveland Pizza Company opened its doors at 1310 College Ave. on Aug. 18, and co-owner Derek Jones says the restaurant is all about giving customers a choice. In addition to three styles of crust, Cleveland Pizza also has three kinds of red sauces — all prepared meat-free — and a variety of toppings. Other offerings include calzones and salads, and wings and fried appetizers are coming soon. Jones says the restaurant’s hours are tentative, but that they could be open as late as 3 a.m. on the weekends, and midnight the rest of the week. For more information, call 303284-9900.

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but we wanted more involvement and realization for Boulder County residents that their elected officers are involved in these issues,” Brownlee says. Transition Colorado invited local restaurants to participate in the EAT LOCAL! Week by serving some variation of a local menu. “There are several restaurants that we want to emphasize that feature locally grown produce, and many more that have made a commitment to moving in the local direction,” Brownlee says. “There’s a tremendous growth of the local movement in Boulder County.” Brownlee says Transition Colorado will distribute 30,000 copies of Boulder County’s Eat Local Resource Guide and Directory to generate interest and 48 August 26, 2010

awareness of EAT LOCAL! Week events. The directory will feature intellectual articles and the 10 percent Local Food Shift Challenge, a pledge to shift 10 percent of one’s 2010 food purchases to food grown as locally and sustainably as possible. “We get the most feedback about our movement and EAT LOCAL! Week when we go down to the Boulder Farmers’ Market and talk to people there,” Brownlee says. “There is a growing enthusiasm for local food and farmers, and I really hope Transition Colorado continues to host a whole week of local food and farming events in the future.” For more information about EAT LOCAL! Week, visit www.transitioncolorado.org. Respond letters@boulderweekly.com Boulder Weekly

Dessert Diva Chocolate Oatmeal Trail Mix Cookies by Danette Randall

oes the thought of a go out and buy my own lunch box healthy cookie conjure to fill up. Do they still have Charlie’s up images of dry, Angels pails? I will let you know. tasteless and small Now, follow the directions, put culinary concoctions? some love into it and invite me over Come on, I know you buy when it’s done. that “healthy” little green box of cookies and eat every last one Chocolate Oatmeal Trail because you think you can. I’m not Mix Cookies being Judgy Judgerson, I just always say eat a regular cookie — but I just 1 1/2 cup flour eat one, not 10. OK, maybe two, not 1/4 tsp. salt 10. 1/2 tsp. baking soda I’m whipping 2 tsp. cinnamon up a tasty little (plus more for I’m not treat this week, dusting) and one that fits 1/2 cup unsalted being Judgy into the better-forbutter (softened) you category. Yay. 1 ripe mashed Judgerson, I Chocolate banana Oatmeal Trail Mix 1/2 cup brown just always Cookies. sugar I made a trail 1/2 cup honey say eat a mix cookie a while 2 eggs back and got posi1 1/2 tsp. vanilla regular tive reviews, so I 3 cups oatmeal cookie thought I would 1 cup sliced give it a little twist, almonds and maybe make it 1/2 cup chocolate something that would appeal to the chips (add more if desired or replace kiddos. This would be a great treat to with dried fruit) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In pack in the lunch box, or to offer the small bowl, combine flour, salt, bakneighborhood kids when they’re over ing soda and cinnamon. Set aside. for milk and cookies. Who doesn’t In large bowl, mash banana and want to be that mom? Or I guess the butter until well combined. Add in question is, do moms still do that? If brown sugar and honey. Mix in eggs you do entertain tiny guests with this and vanilla and stir until well incorrecipe, put a little Bailey’s in your own milk — that goes well with the porated. Combine flour with wet mixture. cookies, too. Just saying. Add in oatmeal. Fold in almond and I am cutting down on the butter chocolate chips. by using mashed bananas, and packDrop by tablespoons onto lightly ing it full of almonds, oatmeal and a greased baking sheet. Press dough few semi-sweet chocolate chunks. down gently. Bake for 9-10 minutes. Cutting down on sugar by using Take out of oven and let sit on baking honey is a great natural alternative, and one that I think makes the cook- sheet for a few minutes. Place cookies on cooling rack or parchment paper. ies nice and chewy, with a little Dust with cinnamon. Enjoy! gleam to them. Shiny cookies, isn’t You can watch the Dessert Diva that fancy? I really like cookies that are beefy. every Monday at 8:35 a.m. on Channel 2. To contact Danette at the station, Biting into something is so satisfyvisit 2thedeuce.com, and click on ing, and these cookies fit the bill. So, let’s recap. Tasty, good ingre- Daybreak on the Deuce. To chat and/or send comments and suggestions, write to dients, great with milk and Baileys, jdromega@aol.com. shiny and beefy. A cookie to be Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com reckoned with, indeed. I might just

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Jet’s Espressoria 2116 Pearl St., Boulder 303-247-0124

et’s Espressoria is an inviting Pearl Street spot that serves up full-bodied, fair-trade organic coffee with subtly spicy tones. In addition to the java, the other star attraction is the baked goods crafted on site, including scones, muffins and other pastries, notably the exemplary chocolate chip cookies. These are enticingly plump treats, dripping with buttery flavor and tantalizingly melted chocolate chips, served warm straight off the cookie sheet.

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Conor O’Neill’s 1922 13th St. Boulder, 303-449-1922

he menu here is a blend of traditional pub grub and breakfasts as well as more contemporary sandwiches and small plates. Entrées top out at $11.99 and include such UK stalwarts as fish and chips, corned beef and cabbage, and pot pies. Sandwiches include standard-issue clubs and Reubens, while the Euro small plates offer sophisticated tastes of seared tuna, roasted piquillo peppers and an exquisite Thai shrimp skewer.

Basil Flats 1067 S. Hover Rd. Longmont 303-776-1777

ongmont’s fast-casual Basil Flats features a tasty and affordable Mediterranean-inspired menu. It includes flatbread pizza, sandwiches, tapas such as hummus, and beer and wine to drink. It’s one of these places where there are choices for both vegetarians and carnivores, and the tapas menu encourages sharing. Highlights include the arugala salad pizza, textbook perfect fries and grilled flatbread meatball grinders.

Newport 6700 W. 120th Ave. Broomfield, 303-635-1688

ormerly Heaven Star, Broomfield’s Newport still serves up some of the finest Chinese around at exceptional prices. Where else can you get a whole lobster cooked with ginger and scallions atop a platter of succulent yee mein noodles for $15.95? You can also request the classic Chinese-American tomato beef chow mein, as well as roast duck and several kinds of fried rice. This still serve dim sum, and their tea brunch is likely the best in Colorado.

Half Fast Subs 1215 13th St. Boulder, 303-449-0404

organic and local ingredients, simply presented. This space also offers gluten-free and vegan options at no additional cost. Menu items include salads and appetizers and, of course, pizza, available whole and by the slice. Top choices include a refreshing salad of baby arugula topped with real crab and drizzled with a unique dressing of olive oil and lemon. The pizzas here feature such top-shelf ingredients as a truly sensual mozzarella, locally sourced Hazel Dell mushrooms and silky prosciutto.

Agave Mexico Bistro and Tequila House 2845 28th St. Boulder, 303-444-2922

Sachi Sushi 7980 Niwot Rd., Niwot 303-652-0238

achi Sushi is an honest-to-goodness sushi bar nestled within the Niwot Market. This isn’t a place for prepackaged, preservative-laden hand rolls prepared elsewhere. Here, raw fish is sliced on demand, and the hot items are cooked to order. The reasonably priced menu features sushi, traditional donburi rice bowls, curries and some fish and meat entrees. Menu highlights include the grilled mackerel dinner, an elegantly simple choice, and the chirashi, a filling assortment of sashimi topping a bowl of sushi rice.

Boulder Organic Pizzeria 1175 Walnut St., Boulder 303-999-3833

oulder Organic Pizzeria is a new, downtown establishment devoted to featuring

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oulder’s Agave Mexico Bistro and Tequila House takes Mexican fare to a more elevated plane by offering memorable ambience, a gourmet experience and prices to match. But the food does match up to the prices, and includes a first-rate chicken mole as well as a sophisticated shrimp tamale that balances the taste of corn with delicate seafood. End with a coconut flan, and you’ve got an elevated “south of the border” experience.

Hush www.hushdenver.com

ush is an intriguing concept, a private supper club with no fixed address. The aim is to spotlight up-and-coming chefs in a non-restaurant setting. Hush’s first foray into the Boulder area was held at Colorado’s Best Beef farm, with a meal prepared by Tim Payne of Longmont’s Terroir. The menu fea-

tured smoked tomato gazpacho and portbraised short ribs over a potato cake stuffed with smoked brisket. Hush plans to stage more Boulder events, and one can get on the invite list by registering at www.hushdenver. com.

The Mediterranean Restaurant 1002 Walnut St., Boulder 303-444-5335

he Mediterranean Restaurant is the proverbial old reliable of Boulder eateries. Its voluminous assortment of Southern European pastas, sandwiches, tapas, salads and main plates means that anyone’s dietary restrictions or plain old pickiness can be ably accommodated. Highlights include tapas items like bacon-wrapped dates, grilled selections such as a highly flavorful hanger steak and classic desserts such as crème brulee.

Sun Deli, Pizza & Liquor 2299 Pearl St., Boulder 303-938-1128, 303-938-1078

hile the Sun Deli still retains its selection of hot and cold sandwiches, pizzas, cheese steaks and other items that delight the carnivore, it’s also making great strides in broadening its menu for the meatless diner. This eatery draws upon a substantial palette of meatless ingredients to create vegan and gluten-free pizzas, as well as strombolis stuffed with herbivorous sausage

easonably priced and tasty, Boulder’s Half Fast Subs’ sandwiches are a cut or two above chain-store offerings. There’s an abundance of meatless selections (tempeh cheese steak anyone?) as well as unique items like a shrimp po’ boy sandwich. Deli staples such as Italian-style subs and classic BLTs are also offered, as are beverages such as hurricanes and Long Island iced teas.

La Choza 3365 Diagonal Hwy., Boulder 720-296-5107

f you can get past the gas station parking lot setting and the lack of seating, you can enjoy some of Boulder’s finest authentic Mexican food at La Choza. A small stand adjoining the Sinclair gas station on the Diagonal Highway, it serves up inexpensive and tasty classics for breakfast and lunch — it closes at 3 p.m. Specialties include a perfect quartet of carne asada steak tacos, a variety of breakfast burritos and generously portioned tostadas.

Pinocchio’s 210 Ken Pratt Blvd. #26, Longmont 303-827-8945

ormerly housed on Main Street, Longmont’s Pinocchio’s offers comforting Italian in an elegant setting that belies the reasonable prices. Start with a pepperoni roll, a calzone-like concoction of cured meat and melted cheese. Follow it up with a classic pasta dish such as the homemade lasagna, and call it a day with the homemade Kentucky bourbon pie. For weekend breakfast, try one of the unique eggs Benedicts, including the signature version made with shrimp. Repond: letters@boulderweekly.com Boulder Weekly

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o modify the quote made famous by Chicago Cubs great Ernie Banks, it’s a great day for a summit hike, let’s grab two! Linking together peaks on Colorado’s mountains is a great way to double — or triple or quadruple — your fun in the high country. Whether combining the lofty summits of 14ers or traversing humble hometown hills in Boulder, bagging bonus peaks gives added value to your wilderness excursions. Of course, tacking on extra miles can be a physically demanding challenge, especially at altitude. The good news is many nearby classic traverses have modest elevation drops between peaks, meaning you’ll have already done the

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bulk of your vertical work by the time you’ve topped out on your first mountain. Weather is also a major concern, so if you’re going to go big, wake up early and be on the trail at dawn (or ideally, pre-dawn). Make a point to research your route to determine the difficulty of the terrain. Sometimes what looks good on a map can be beastly in person. Don’t be afraid to think big, but definitely take the time to get your mind and body in the right place to push for longer days.

How and where to start A good base level of fitness is required — that’s certainly not a secret. Beyond that, it’s good to have some hiking experience under your boots so you can gauge your See PEAKS Page 54

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individual water and nutritional needs. intermediate to strong hikers. Mount Perhaps the best secret weapon when Shavano and Tabeguache Peak out of combining peaks is in your mind; men- the Buena Vista/Poncha Springs area tally preparing for the ups and downs are similar to Grays and Torreys, with of saddles, ridges and false summits both peaks topping 14,000 feet and helps keep your body focused. Starting roughly a mile apart. Mount Belford/ with modest traverses helps prevent Mount Oxford, also near Buena Vista, both mental and physical fatigue when are two more 14ers that are non-techyou decide to tackle more dramatic nical but involve more mileage than topography. Climbing mountains is as the previous routes. Strong hikers can much in your head as it is in your lungs add in Mount Missouri to the two and legs. peaks for an epic 14er trio. Mount Boulder’s mountain parks just so Sherman is another 14er that has happen to be the perfect training great link-ups with two high 13,000ground for hikers of all levels. Get your foot peaks: Gemini Peak to the north legs into shape by hitting up Mount and Sheridan to the south. The nonSanitas or the less crowded Anemone technical traverse of 13ers Ypsilon Trail. Green Mountain/ Mountain, Bear Mount Chiquita YOU CAN DO IT: Peak and South and 12er Mount For more information, check out www.summitpost.org Boulder Peak not Chapin is a and www.14ers.com for route only offer longer, breathtakingly descriptions and driving directions. Boulder open parks info scenic route in steeper hikes, they can be found at www.boulderRocky Mountain can also be linked colorado.gov or by calling 303-441-3440. National Park. together for a great Finally, Peak multi-peak day in One/Tenmile Peak, high 12ers outyour own backyard. This trio can be side of Frisco, are connected by a done as a long 12-mile loop or as an moderate ridgewalk with a few fun approximately seven-mile point-toclass 3 scrambles along a solid spine point starting at Gregory Canyon and ending at the Shadow Canyon of rock. Trailhead in Eldorado Springs. When you feel ready to go for bigger projects, For the more experienced here’s a sampler of some of the best big For advanced climbers and hikers ridgewalks within three driving hours who have honed their off-trail skills of Boulder. and are comfortable with more challenging terrain, even more adventure Classic nearby ridgewalks, traverses awaits. These class 3 routes do not One of the most famous and well- require ropes, but are recommended for traveled duos is the combo of Grays experienced and strong scramblers who and Torreys, a pair of 14ers whose are good at route finding. Check out summits are a mere .75 miles apart. French Mountain/Frasco Benchmark/ The solid and well-maintained stanCasco Peak — all high Sawatch Range dard trail, easy access from I-70 and 13ers — just west of the state’s highest non-technical route make this a classummits of Mount Elbert and Mount sic Colorado hike. If it’s three 14ers Massive. Mount Oklahoma/Deer you want, you are in luck. Mount Mountain/Mount Champion are in the Democrat/Mount Lincoln/Mount same neighborhood and make for an Bross make up a three-peak route that epic day, with stunning views for hours has the advantage of starting at above on end. 12,000 feet from the Kite Lake If you want a variation on the Trailhead near Alma — perfect for aforementioned Grays and Torreys

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aking us back to our indigenous roots, Luna Sandals by Barefoot Ted’s Adventure Company offer runners a unique opportunity to run as our bodies were built to do — barefoot. While allowing us to use our legs and feet “as designed,” they eliminate the challenge of figuring out how to exercise on ragged and rocky terrain. Inspired by the Tarahumara Indians of Northern Mexico, this “barely there” footwear has many reported benefits, such as strengthening feet and legs, alleviating injuries, and even turning flat feet into feet with arches. Chris McDougall, who popularized this form of running with his book Born to Run, credits such minimalist sandals with solving foot and heel problems he had for years. Luna Sandals offer many possibilities to help find your perfect fit. Send in an outline of your feet, and you can have a pair custom-made. Just choose your preferred sole material, either rubber, rawhide or recycled tire, and then pick whether you want water-resistant leather laces or ones made of braided hemp. For the more adventurous spirit, you can create your own huarache sandals with a kit from Barefoot Ted that comes with the materials needed and detailed instructions. If you want to start from scratch with products of your own, check out the videos at www.lunasandals.com that detail the process of putting the “shoes” together, as well as different ways you can tie them, such as the most recent “slip-on” method. So, get your natural stride on and visit www.lunasandals.com. Prices run between $49.95 and $69.95. —MCT

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et in Manhattan, The Switch is all over the place. But around the halfway point it starts getting interesting and the people who put it together are at least working in a realm of reasonable intelligence and wit and respect for the audience. I wish it were great, but “pretty good” puts it ahead of plenty of recent romantic comedies. Puh-LEN-ty. When words such as “subversive” and “offbeat” and “unconventional” pepper a commercial American rom-com’s production notes, you know the studio (in this case, Miramax) is already in a sweat regarding how to sell it. The movie comes from the 1996 Jeffrey Eugenides short story “Baster,” originally published in The New Yorker. Eugenides’ story takes care of roughly the first halfhour; adapter Allan Loeb fills in the rest. He softens the harder edges of the original (including any mention of abortion), for better or worse. Jennifer Aniston gets top billing, but the character played by Jason Bateman sets the tone. The setup: Single and ready for a kid, TV producer Kassie (Aniston) decides on artificial insemination. Her longtime friend and long-ago lover, Wally (Bateman), a mope by temperament whose opening voice-over spiel lays out his grim views on romantic love, does not get the nod. Instead, the sperm donor is Roland, a hardy, rock-climbing Michigan lug (Patrick Wilson).

The title refers to a switcheroo Bateman’s character pulls at the “insemination party,” substituting (drunkenly, and then passing out) his own donation to the cause for Roland’s. Seven years later, Kassie’s son’s quirks appear to have more in common with Wally than the presumptive birth father. Wally has a secret. The movie is about how long he can keep it. The Switch enters the marketplace at a time when audiences may be tiring of sperm, what with everything from The Back-Up Plan to The Kids Are All Right. Bateman’s comic wiles are considerable, his ironic inflections deadly — and his ability to turn off

a good portion of any audience, undeniable. He is not an actor who cares much about being liked. Aniston sometimes feels sidelined in her own movie (she is, after all, a woman playing a woman; what else is new?). I suppose there’s a sameness to her work on screen, yet I don’t know of a steadily working actress in Hollywood who gets a more consistently bad rap — based solely on the quality of most of her scripts, such as the misery-inducing Bounty Hunter — than this one. What she needs is luck, and a better agent. There are three reasons this movie’s limitations and compromises can be forgiven. One and two: the directors, Josh Gordon and Will Speck, the duo behind my second-favorite Will Ferrell comedy (Blades of Glory). Their touch isn’t startling or dynamic, but they know how hard to push a joke and, four times out of five, where to put the camera. And No. 3? Jeff Goldblum. As Wally’s stockbroker partner, the actor is stuck firmly in sounding-board-for-themale-lead territory. Yet you find yourself smiling each time he pops back into the plot. My kind of scenestealer: You don’t realize the scene he just stole is gone until two scenes later. —MCT, Tribune Media Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com

A winning ticket by Michael Phillips

t’s hard out there for a kid from the projects who scores a $370 million lottery payoff, but must wait for the claim office to reopen (infernal federal holiday!). Suddenly he is pursued by “a premature crack-baby felon” straight out of prison and willing — eager, in fact — to kill for the ticket. Not to mention the notorious local Jezebel interested in the young man’s company. This is the premise of Lottery Ticket, an ensemble comedy from a pair of firsttime feature filmmaking collaborators, screenwriter Abdul Williams and director Erik White. You know what? This movie’s good. It’s fast, deftly paced and funny, and only some misjudged violence in the last lap keeps it from being better than good. One foot in fantasyland, the other in the real world, the picture isn’t out for anything except laughs, plus a little astute sociology. Virtually everyone on screen knows where to find those laughs, how to deliver them and how hard to push them — i.e., not hard Boulder Weekly

enough to tire us out before the leading character learns of his scary stroke of luck. The film was shot in Atlanta but the locale is Any Project, USA. Director White (who has done scads of videos) navigates, fluidly, the ins and outs and denizens of this sprawling development. Protagonist Kevin, played by Bow Wow, lives with his grandmother (Loretta Devine). His best friend, Benny (Brandon T. Jackson) doesn’t understand why Kevin takes the time to help out the mysterious recluse (Ice Cube, who also executive-produced) who lives in the basement. “Dude has slave dust on him,” he mutters. In the opening scenes, lottery fever has hit the entire neighborhood, and Kevin, a Foot Locker employee who dreams of attending design school, expresses disdain for any racket “designed to keep poor people poor.” Upon learning he has won millions, he becomes a conflicted soul up for grabs. He must survive the next three days to cash in; as a bridge

“loan” he takes a satchel of bills from the local mobster (Keith David) and goes on a tear with his cronies. On the fly, we hear throwaway lines such as Benny’s pickup attempt: “I need a girl I can take to church and the strip clubs.” It’s not polite, it’s not high-minded and it sticks to various formulas, but Lottery Ticket plays into the strengths of its prodigiously talented cast. And then it sort of dies near the end. The increasing focus on sociopath Lorenzo (Gbenga Akinnagbe) is sour and frightening in a non-comic way, and I really do wish the filmmakers could rethink the grimly prolonged shot of Akinnagbe squeezing David’s nethers. Also I would rethink the sound effect cue in this bit; some are just plain wrong. I was perfectly happy keeping time with everybody else in Lottery Ticket, notably the two leads (whose friendship is tested by the sudden arrival of millions) and Kevin’s childhood pal, played by Naturi Naughton, as sincere and easygoing as Mike Epps is hilarious in his cameo as a selfinterested Baptist minister, with one eye on his flock and the other on a future financed by the reluctant, newly wealthy “Moses of the projects.” Epps’ few minutes of screen time score. And then the movie dashes onward. —MCT, Tribune Media Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com

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Set in ancient Egypt under Roman rule, Agora follows the brilliant and beautiful astronomer Hypatia (Rachel Weisz), who leads a group of disciples fighting to save the wisdom of the Ancient World, as violent religious upheaval spills into the streets of Alexandria. Among these disciples are two men competing for her heart: the witty, privileged Orestes (Oscar Isaac) and Davus (Max Minghella), Hypatia’s young slave, who is torn between his secret love for her and the freedom he knows can be his if he chooses to join the unstoppable surge of the Christians. At Chez Artiste. — Landmark Theatres

Still single seven years after the breakup of his marriage, John (John C. Reilly) has all but given up on romance. But at the urging of his ex-wife and best friend Jamie, John grudgingly agrees to join her and her fiancé Tim at a party. To his surprise, he actually manages to meet someone: the gorgeous and spirited Molly (Marisa Tomei). The relationship takes off quickly, but Molly is oddly reluctant to take the relationship beyond John’s house. Perplexed, he follows her home and discovers the other man in Molly’s life: her son, Cyrus (Jonah Hill). At Mayan. — Landmark Theatres

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Alabama dentist George Hardy’s brief flirtation with acting comes back to haunt him — playfully — in this documentary about Troll 2, the horrifyingly inept horror movie that popular movie website Rotten Tomatoes rates at zero. Not a sequel to Troll, the bad-enough 1986 Sonny Bono vehicle, it isn’t even actually about trolls but rather goblins — goblins in the town of Nilbog (get it?) who transform people into vegetables and then eat them. Made by an Italian crew with a loose grasp of English, it has spawned numerous fan clubs, effectively becoming The Rocky Horror Picture Show of a new generation. At Starz. — Denver Film Society

The world’s most nefarious villain (voiced by Steve Carell) is planning the greatest crime in history — stealing the moon — when three orphaned little girls awaken his paternal instincts. Julie Andrews, Will Arnett and Russell Brand round out the voice cast of this 3-D computer-animated comedy. Rated PG. At Twin Peaks, Flatiron, Century and Colony Square. — Rene Rodriguez

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edition does the chortling for us and then scolds us for laughing. Or, in my case, not. Rated PG-13. At Flatiron, Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks. — Michael Phillips Eat, Pray, Love Ryan Murphy, creator of TV’s Glee and Nip/Tuck, directs this adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert’s memoir about a woman (Julia Roberts) who realizes she is unfulfilled, divorces her husband and goes on a trip around the world. Rated PG-13. At Flatiron, Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks. — Rene Rodriguez Eclipse Eclipse finds Bella inching closer to her decision to marry Edward and become a vampire, thus breaking the werewolf heart of Jacob. The wolves and the vamps must unite to take on an army of vampiric “newborns.” Rated PG-13. At Flatiron. — Michael Phillips The Expendables The Expendables, Sylvester Stallone’s all-star mercenary movie, is a deliriously retro ride into Reaganera blockbusters. The brawn and testosterone (among other bulk-inducing substances) drip off the screen as Sly, Dolph Lundgren, Jet Li, Jason Statham, Terry Crews and Randy Couture go out rootin’, tootin’ and shootin’ black and brown people in various Godforsaken parts of the world. Rated R. At Flatiron, Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks. — Roger Moore Farewell Engaging, emotional and riveting, Farewell is an intricate and highly intelligent thriller pulled from the pages of history — about an ordinary man thrust into the biggest theft of Soviet information of the Cold War. At Chez Artiste. — Landmark Theatres Get Low For years, townsfolk have been terrified of the backwoods recluse known as Felix Bush (Robert Duvall). One day, Felix rides to town with a shotgun and a wad of cash, saying he wants to buy a funeral — a “living funeral,” in which anyone who ever had heard a story about him will come to tell it, while he takes it all in. Rated PG-13. At Esquire, Flatiron and Century. — Landmark Theatres The Girl Who Played With Fire Lisbeth Salander is a wanted woman. A researcher and a Millennium journalist about to expose the truth about the sex trade in Sweden are brutally murdered, and Salander’s prints are on the weapon. Her history of unpredictable and vengeful behavior makes her an official danger to society — but no one can find her anywhere. At Mayan. — Landmark Theatres Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel takes a revealing look at the outspoken, flamboyant founder of the Playboy empire. When Hugh Hefner launched Playboy magazine in 1953, he became a champion of the sexual revolution and, immediately, the forces of Church and State initiated a war against him that raged over the decades. Hefner is revealed both as a hedonistic playboy, and, more importantly, the man who’s been a groundbreaking advocate and catalyst for civil rights, the First Amendment and human rights. At Mayan. — Landmark Theatres I Am Love I Am Love tells the story of the wealthy Recchi family, whose lives are undergoing sweeping changes. Eduardo Sr., the family patriarch, has decided to name a successor to the reigns of his massive industrial company, surprising everyone by splitting 60 August 26, 2010

power between his son Tancredi and grandson Edo. But Edo dreams of opening a restaurant with his friend Antonio, a handsome and talented chef. At the heart of the family is Tancredi’s wife Emma. An adoring and attentive mother, her existence is shocked to the core when she falls quickly and deeply in love with Antonio and embarks on a passionate love affair that will change her family forever. At Starz. — Landmark Theatres

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Christopher Nolan’s knock-you-out-of-your-seat Inception is the blockbuster we’ve all been thirsting for, a sleek brain twister that makes the other 2010 mainstream releases look puny, drab and emptyheaded in comparison. Blithely summarized, Inception’s plot would seem confusing and impenetrable. Confusing? No doubt, and that’s what makes the film so enjoyable, as we try to tease and puzzle out what is really going on. Impenetrable? Hardly. Simply put, mainstream moviemaking just doesn’t get any better than Inception. Rated PG-13. At Flatirons, Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks. — Randy Myers

In this heart-warming and hilarious crowd-pleaser, Göran is a doctor who’s married to his partner, Sven, and Swedish authorities have cleared them for adoption. When Göran and Sven receive a letter with an offer from social services to take care of “Patrik, age 1.5,” a Swedish child who needs a new family, they happily accept the offer and prepare the nursery for the baby’s arrival. On the day that little Patrik is expected to arrive, a lanky teenager rings their doorbell. He says his name is Patrik and that he has come to live with them. They realize, horrorstruck, that their little baby Patrik is actually a juvenile delinquent; there has been a clerical error and a decimal point was misplaced. “Patrik, age 1.5” is actually “Patrik, age 15.” And to add insult to injury, he is also homophobic! At Chez Artiste. — Landmark Theatres

The Kids Are All Right Doctor Nic (Annette Bening) and her longtime partner, Jules (Julianne Moore), have two teenagers from the same sperm donor. When the kids make contact with the donor behind the moms’ backs, Mark Ruffalo’s easygoing restaurateur Paul shows up to stir this family’s pot a bit. Bening and Moore have never been looser on screen, and Ruffalo is the perfect foil. Rated R. At Esquire, Colony Square and Century. — Michael Phillips

The Other Guys Two mismatched New York City detectives find themselves stepping into the limelight of the top cops they idolize. With Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg. Rated PG-13. At Twin Peaks. — Los Angeles Times/McClatchy Tribune Media Services

Piranha Spring break on sleepy Lake Victoria is terrorized by scores of prehistoric man-eating fish. Rated R. At Flatiron, Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks. — Los Angeles Times/McClatchy-Tribune Information Services

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A conniving priest’s faith is tested when he faces the devil in one last exorcism of a young girl. Rated PG-13. At Flatiron, Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks. — Los Angeles Times/McClatchy -Tribune Information Services

If a film of such unfashionable gentleness fares indifferently or worse at the box office, it’ll only encourage the studios in the direction of the coarse, the obvious and the Shrek. But if Ramona and Beezus does find an audience, its success can be framed as brand loyalty to author Beverly Cleary’s children’s books. Rated PG. At Flatiron. — Michael Phillips

Life During Wartime In writer/director Todd Solondz’s part sequel/part variation on his acclaimed film Happiness, three sisters and the people they love struggle to find their places in an unpredictable and volatile world where the past haunts the present and imperils the future. The question of forgiveness and its limits threads throughout a series of intersecting love stories, offering clarity and, perhaps, alternatives to the comforts of forgetting. At Mayan. — Landmark Theatres Lottery Ticket See full review on Page 57. At Flatiron, Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks. My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done? My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done is based on a harrowing true story. The cop of the tale, Hank, is called to a bungalow in a respectable San Diego neighborhood where a man named Brad has barricaded himself in his house and taken two hostages. Across the street, Brad’s mother lies dead, found sprawled in a pool of blood, the victim of a sword wound. At Starz. — Denver Film Society Nanny McPhee Returns This sequel is pushier and more frantic than the charming original. A fine fat hit in the U.K., this film transports us back to WWII-era rural England where the farm belonging to the beleaguered Green family is on the brink. The three Green children are forced to play host to their snooty London cousins, all watched over by the supernatural presence of Nanny McPhee (Emma Thompson). Shenanigans ensue. Too much of the contrasting comedy in the movie is shrill, laden with routine computer-generated effects and pounded into dust by the score. At Flatiron, Century and Twin Peaks.

Restrepo Restrepo is a feature-length documentary that chronicles the deployment of a platoon of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan’s Korengal Valley. The movie focuses on a remote 15-man outpost, “Restrepo,” named after a platoon medic who was killed in action. This is an entirely experiential film: the cameras never leave the valley; there are no interviews with generals or diplomats. The only goal is to make viewers feel as if they have just been through a 94-minute deployment. At Chez Artiste. — Landmark Theatres Salt Salt isn’t trying to reinvent anyone’s wheel. It’s quick and, like the condiment whose name it shares, Director Phillip Noyce’s run-like-hell thriller starring Angelina Jolie satisfies a basic human taste — something to go with the popcorn. Jolie plays a supertough superspook confronted one day with a Russian defector who accuses her of being a sleeper agent in the employ of Russians dreaming of oldschool world domination. Thus begin the running and the chasing. Rated PG-13. At Century and Twin Peaks. — Michael Phillips Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Based on Bryan Lee O’Malley’s series of graphic novels, Scott Pilgrim is about a Toronto dweeb (Michael Cera — who else?) smitten by one Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), a girl with punky Day-Glo hair and an attitude of studied indifference. There’s a catch. Ramona informs Scott that she has had a colorful romantic past and that to win her hand he must battle and defeat her “seven evil exes.” Rated PG-13. At Flatiron, Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks. — Robert W. Butler.

Spaceballs This Star Wars parody will send you into hyperspace with fits of laughter as fearless — and clueless — space heroes Lone Starr (Bill Pullman) and his half man/half dog sidekick Barf (John Candy) wage interstellar warfare to free Princess Vespa (Daphne Zuniga) from the evil clutches of Dark Helmet (Rick Moranis). Directed by Mel Brooks, creator of Blazing Saddles and The Producers. May the farce be with you! At Chez Artiste. — Landmark Theatres Spoken Word The hero of Victor Nunez’s drama about family, art and self-determination is one Cruz Montoya, a bright light of the West Coast poetry circuit who returns to his rural New Mexico when he learns that his father is dying. But once he gets home, he falls in with bad company left over from the old days, and he yields to the temptations of late-night revelry and easy drug money. Blurred and distracted, Cruz very nearly loses his poetic voice — and his artistic identity. At Starz. — Denver Film Society Step Up 3D A tight-knit group of street dancers team up with an NYU freshman and find themselves pitted against the world’s best hip-hop dancers in a highstakes showdown. Rated PG-13. At Flatiron, Colony Square, Century and Twin Peaks. — Los Angeles Times/McClatchy Tribune Media Services The Switch See full review on Page 57. At Flatiron, Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks. Takers A group of bank robbers’ perfectly executed crimes are interrupted by a hell-bent hardened detective. Rated PG-13. At Flatiron, Century and Twin Peaks. — Los Angeles Times/McClatchy-Tribune Information Services Toy Story 3 If Toy Story 3 had sprung, Slinky Dog-like, from any creative think tank besides Pixar, it might be considered a classic. As is, it’s a good sequel. Young Andy is heading off to college, and the long-neglected toys are headed for the attic. After mistakenly getting thrown to the curb as trash, the gang has to bust out of the day care center in which they find themselves. Make no mistake: This Disney/Pixar release represents a franchise taken seriously by its custodians. Rated G. At Century. — Michael Phillips Troll 2

The shelves of hell’s own video store are surely lined with copy after VHS copy of Troll 2, a 1991 horror movie that raises one profoundly compelling question: “What the #*@% is going on here!?” For a new generation of moviegoers determined to find answers, this one-time flop has attained cult status. Not only completely unrelated to the earlier creature feature Troll but also devoid of the titular fellas altogether, Troll 2 begins as the Waits family heads to the quaint little town of Nilbog for a vacation. Unbeknownst to them (despite warnings via ghostly visitation from jolly old Grandpa Seth), Nilbog is populated with crazed vegetarian goblins disguised as humans, whose diabolical plan is to eat the newcomers after making them eat magic food that will transform them into plants. It’s a plot so crazy it just might just work – but it doesn’t. At Starz. — Denver Film Society Vampires Suck A spoof of vampire-themed movies, where teenager Becca finds herself torn between two boys. Rated PG-13. At Flatiron, Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks. — Los Angeles Times/McClatchyTribune Information Services Boulder Weekly

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March 21-April 19:

Why should you work harder than everyone else? Why is it up to you to pick up the slack when others are suffering from outbreaks of laziness and incompetence? And why should you be the fearless leader who is focused on fixing the glitches and smoothing over the rough patches when no one else seems to care whether things fall apart? I’ll tell you why, Aries: because it’s the Karmic Correction phase of your long-term cycle — a time when you can atone for past mistakes, pay off old debts, and make up for less-thanconscientious moves you got away with once upon a time.

TAURUS

April 20-May 20:

“What is the source of our first suffering?” wrote philosopher Gaston Bachelard. “It lies in the fact that we hesitated to speak. It was born in the moment when we accumulated silent things within us.” Luckily for you, Taurus, the cosmic rhythms are aligned in such a way as to free you from at least some of that old suffering in the coming weeks. I expect that you will have more power than usual to say what you’ve never been able to say and express a part of you that has been buried too long.

GEMINI

May 21-June 20:

More than 2,000 people have climbed to the top of Mt. Everest, and 12 men have walked on the moon. But only two humans have ever ventured to the lowest spot on our planet. In 1960, Jacques Piccard and Donald Walsh rode in a bathyscaphe all the way down to the Mariana Trench, which is almost seven miles beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean. Your assignment in the coming weeks, Gemini, is to move in their direction, metaphorically speaking. In my astrological opinion, ascending and soaring shouldn’t be on your agenda. It’s time to dive into the mysterious depths.

CANCER June 21-July 22:

I propose that we do to Mercury what astronomers did to Pluto in 2006: Demote it. After all, it’s smaller than both Saturn’s moon Titan and Jupiter’s moon Ganymede. Who wants to bestow the majestic title of “planet” on such a piddling peewee? In fact, let’s make the change now, just in time for Mercury’s retrograde phase, which began recently. That way we won’t have to get all riled up about the supposedly disruptive effects this aspect portends. How could a barren runt like Mercury stir up any kind of meaningful ruckus? I hereby declare you free and clear of the whole Mercury retrograde superstition. Please proceed on the assumption that the period between now and Sept. 12 will be an excellent time to deepen and refine your communication with anyone you care about.

LEO

July 23-Aug. 22:

A Chinese company reached out to me by e-mail today. “Dear Sir,” the message began, “As the leading professional conveyor belt manufacturers in Shanghai, we present to you our very best sincere regards, desiring to find out if there is a chance for us to be your top-rate conveyor belt supplier.” I wrote back, thanking them for their friendly inquiry. I said that personally I didn’t have any need of conveyor belts right now, but I told them I would check with my Leo readers to see if they might. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you see, you’re entering a time when it makes sense to expand and refine your approach to work. It’ll be a good time, for example, to get more efficient and step up production. So how about it? Do you need any conveyor belts?

VIRGO

Aug. 23-Sept. 22:

Our sun doesn’t really have a name. The word “sun” is a generic term that can refer to any of trillions of stars. So I’d like to propose that you come up with a name for it. It could be a nickname or a title, like “Big Singer” or “Aurora Rex” or “Joy Shouter” or “Renaldo.” I hope this exercise will get you in the mood to find names for a whole host of other under-identified things in your life, like the mysterious feelings that are swirling around inside you right now, and your longings for experiences that don’t exist yet, and your dreams about the elusive blessings you want so bad.

LIBRA

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The odometer will turn over soon, metaphorically speaking. The big supply of the stuff you stocked up on a while back is about to run out. The lessons you began studying a year ago have been completed, at least for now, and you’re not yet ready for the next round of teachings. These are just some of the indicators that suggest you should set aside time for

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SCORPIO Oct. 23-Nov. 21:

Most discussions on TV news shows involve so-called experts shouting simplistic opinions at each other. They may provide some meager entertainment value, but are rarely enlightening. In contrast to these paltry spectacles were the salons at Paris’s Cafe Guerbois in 1869. A group of hardworking artists and writers gathered there to inspire each other. The painter Claude Monet wrote that their discussions “sharpened one’s wits, encouraged frank and impartial inquiry, and provided enthusiasm that kept us going for weeks. … One always came away feeling more involved, more determined, and thinking more clearly and distinctly.” That’s the kind of dynamic interaction you should seek out in abundance, Scorpio.

SAGITTARIUS Nov. 22-Dec. 21:

In the movies I’ve seen that depict battle scenes from hundreds of years ago, every army has numerous soldiers whose job it is to carry festive flags and pennants. If this is an accurate depiction of history, what does it mean? That powerful symbols were crucial to inspiring the troops’ heroic efforts? That touches of color and beauty lifted their morale? That they were more inclined to do their best if inspired to imagine they were participating in an epic story? Whether or not my theories apply to what actually happened back then, they apply to you now. As you go forth to fight for what you believe in, bring your equivalent of an evocative emblem.

CAPRICORN Dec. 22-Jan. 19:

Using a radio telescope, astronomers at Germany’s Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy have been scanning the center of the galaxy. They’re looking for evidence of amino acids that could be the building blocks of life. So far their hunt has been inconclusive. In my opinion, though, they’ve stumbled upon an even more appealing discovery: The huge dust cloud at the heart of the Milky Way, they say, tastes like raspberries and smells like rum. That’s the kind of switcheroo I predict for you in the upcoming weeks, Capricorn. You may not locate the smoking gun you’re hoping to find, but in the process of searching I bet you’ll hook up with something even better.

AQUARIUS Jan. 20-Feb. 18:

Each one of us is a blend of life and death. In the most literal sense, our bodies always contain old cells that are dying and new cells that are emerging as replacements. From a more metaphorical perspective, our familiar ways of seeing and thinking and feeling are constantly atrophying, even as fresh modes emerge. Both losing and winning are woven into every day; sinking down and rising up; shrinking and expanding. In any given phase of our lives, one or the other polarity is usually more pronounced. But for you in the foreseeable future, Aquarius, they will be evenly balanced. Welcome to the Season of Rot and Regeneration.

PISCES

Feb. 19-March 20:

Allure magazine sought out Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez, the women who wrote the book Perfumes: The A to Z Guide. “What are the sexiest-smelling perfumes of all time?” they asked. Turin and Sanchez said Chinatown was at the top of their list. Their explanation: “If wearing Opium is like walking around with a bullhorn shouting, ‘Come and get it!’, Chinatown is like discreetly whispering the same thing.” The Chinatown approach is what I recommend for you in the coming weeks, Pisces.

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