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COGCC celebrates another failure

On Dec. 5th, I went to the COGCC’s [Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission] last hearing of 2014, topic was enforcement action on violations. The meeting ironically started with Matt Lapore, czar of the COGCC, giving Margaret Ash (person in charge of taking and responding to citizen stakeholders complaints and entering them into the states data

bank) an award. To totally understand the irony let’s back up to BW’s front page story a few issues ago of a CSU study into the COGCC behavior on this subject [“Is the way the state handles oil and gas complaints criminal?” Cover story, Oct. 23]. Judge for yourself. Anyway this award was cosponsored by the American Petroleum Institute and our friends that like to sue cities and counties for moratoriums and bans, COGA [Colorado Oil and Gas

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Highroad A corporate power grab is underway, so where’s the media? by Jim Hightower

f you need a good, doable New Year’s resolution, try this: “I resolve to do my part this year to stop the Trans-Pacific Partnership.” The what? Most people have never heard of the TPP, but everyone who cares about good American jobs, an unpolluted environment, food safety and other fundamentals — especially including our basic right to be a sovereign, self-governing people — should take a

peek at this big nasty of a global trade scam. You’d find that the so-called 12-nation “partnership” actually has little to do with trade and everything to do with enthroning a plutocracy of global corporations over us. Rep. Keith Ellison has warned that TPP is the “largest corporate power grab you never heard of.” One reason we commoners don’t know about it is that the corporate and governmental elites of the 12 nations have been negotiating this momentous deal in strict secrecy, not only keeping us in the dark, but also Congress. Another reason, however, is that the mass media has been shockingly silent, apparently even incurious about what clearly is a huge story with historic consequences. FAIR, the excellent watchdog group that tracks media coverage, found that ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox and NBC have

Association]. The award was received with a round of applause from lawyers [and] lobbyists who represent the oil and gas industry. Absent from this celebration were the citizen stakeholders who’s grievances with their local, friendly, neighborhood frackers have been marginalized and in some cases don’t even get entered into the system. So as one of those oppressed citizens, I see LETTERS Page 9

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offered the American public practically zero news stories about TPP. Even though the looming power grab has now spawned protests around the world, generated a major coalition of some 500 grassroots groups in our country loudly opposing the ripoff deal, and has produced an odd-bedfellow, a rare bipartisan alignment of opponents in Congress, there’s been a TV blackout. Could it possibly be that the global conglomerates that own our so-called “news” networks don’t want us knowing what’s up behind TPP’s closed doors? Surely not. To learn what the corporate powers are up to… and what we can do about it, go to www.StopTheTPP.org. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com This opinion column does not necessarily reflect the views of Boulder Weekly. December 18, 2014 7

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constant surveillance and harrassment by the Stasi (the secret police). Amnesty International publicized their troubles. Zuza has lived in the U.S. since 1986 and moved to Communism and Boulder in 1990. the end of the She volunteers for Cold War. The many non-profits most dramatic like the Rocky event was the fall Mountain Peace of the Berlin Wall. and Justice Center, THOMAS DRAKE The rebellions Intercambio de STUDIED THE STASI of 1989 were part Comunidades and of the civil resisthe Boulder sister AND CONCLUDES THAT tance tradition of city project with THE NSA’S MODEL OF Gandhi and King. Jalapa, Nicaragua. Every once in a She recently “COLLECT IT ALL, KNOW while, vast numbecame the Rocky IT ALL” IS PRECISELY THE bers of ordinary Mountain regional people rise up nonrepresentative to STASI MODEL. violently and cause the United Nations an emotional crisis Association. in society and disIn 1977, Zuza’s rupt humdrum father, Karl Bohley, everyday life. was accused of These social upheavals have occurred printing leaflets in support of his friend with increasing frequency in recent Wolf Biermann, a popular iconoclastic decades in the Philippines, Chile, South folk singer/songwriter who satirized the Africa, Serbia, Tunisia and Egypt. East German government. The Stasi I recently talked with Boulder came to the Bohley home to apprehend schoolteacher Zuza Bohley, who grew up Karl. He promptly asked the kids in East Germany. Her entire family were politically active pacifists and were under see COMMENTARY Page 10

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raise a glass of frack fluid and say, “Hey Margaret, what did you do with my missing form 18s?” Rod Brueske/Erie

Boulder not the model of open government

Is it any wonder that the selection of the Interim Executive Director reeks of impropriety and insider influence [Re: “Learning, the hard way,” Cover story, Dec. 11]? After all, that’s the standard set by Boulder County’s own government. David Rea/Boulder

Danish owes apology for use of term ‘pogrom’

In his December 1 [Re: “GMOs: Boulder County’s November surprise,” Danish Plan, Nov. 27] opinion column, Paul Danish offers an explanation for why he believes efforts to label genetically modified foods have failed at the ballot box and beyond. In his column, Danish inappropriately uses the term “pogrom” to describe the attempts of those seeking to require labeling and the prohibition of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The term “pogrom” describes organized riots and violent attacks specifically designed to kill Jews living in the Russian Empire and other countries during the 19th and first half of the 20th centuries. Tens of thousands of Jews lost their lives in pogroms. Economic, social and political resentment of Jews reinforced antiSemitic attitudes and provided the context for pogroms, just as they would later do in Germany and Europe during the Holocaust. The effort to label and restrict the use of GMOs is in no way comparable to the death and destruction suffered during pogroms. No matter how strong Mr. Danish’s objection may be to those that seek to label and restrict the use of GMOs or their tactics, invoking pogroms to score political points is offensive and has no place in the civil discourse over this issue. Mr. Danish should refrain from making such comparisons and should apologize for having made such an inflammatory and insensitive comparison. Scott L. Levin/Regional director, Anti-Defamation League

and 2015 is likely to be the worst year yet for rising costs for little or no benefit. The lost opportunities (like solar incentives for that same money) are increasing, while the effectiveness of using Xcel as a strawman is decreasing as Xcel has recently doubled its wind sourcing, and is closing, or converting to gas, 15 out of 16 of its coal plants in the next 27 years. Boulder’s planned heavy dependence on buying energy

from Xcel, and ultimately a heavy dependence on fracked gas makes the whole muni scheme a paper rather than real effort to reduce carbon. Boulder will just be a middle man in a smokeand-mirrors project that will have no significant effect on carbon reduction. The failure of Boulder to comply with Colorado Open Records Act requests for cash flow information, and the model that is used for esti-

mating both Xcel’s future rates as well as Boulder’s basis for its rate estimates, along with the secret executive meetings should be a flashing red light for the intelligent Boulder residents and businesses. Boulder claims that the secret data are “work product,” but by definition, any data that are used to make decisions cannot be protected as work product. Once see LETTERS Page 10

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Boulder formally filed to be a municipal energy company, and filed condemnation proceedings, those decision criteria voided the “work product” veil. Over-enthusiasm and a lack of critical review are leading us like sheep in a parade lead by an Emperor who has no clothes. Soon there will be new votes to extend the 1.9 million dollar annual tax. That is when we can end this boondoggle, and make real change. Patrick Murphy/Boulder

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We should all probably thank our lucky stars for social media. And the cameras on cell phones in particular. 10 December 18, 2014

didn’t want capitalism or a rapid German reunification but a democratic and humane socialism. After the regime fell, Barbel led a sit-in at Stasi headquarters to prevent files from being destroyed. She was disgruntled with the ruthless way the West Germans took over everything in the East. East German dissidents were mostly artists, writers, scientists and pastors. They were influenced by Latin America’s Catholic liberation theology movement, the teachings of anti-Nazi theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the tactics of non-violence as reflected in the West German peace movement and the U.S. civil rights movement. However, after the regime’s demise, the dissidents went off in different political directions. Zuza Bohley says that “Ossis” (East Germans) are now treated as “second class citizens” by “Wessis” (West Germans) in the unified Germany. She feels that Ossis are more “down-toearth... more Latin at heart ” and “think of the common good.” Zuza is disturbed that so many Americans are non-political and afraid to challenge authority. She remembers her dad telling her, “The government wants you to be afraid. If you are afraid, they have won.” You may think that doesn’t apply to Americans but there are increasing authoritarian tendencies in this country. For example, former NSA executive Thomas Drake studied the Stasi and concludes that the NSA’s model of “Collect it all, know it all” is precisely the Stasi model. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com

Crimes of injustice by police, strangers and everyday people are so immediately captured and instantaneously shared among everyone in this country and around the world by an always watching mass media. And although it has resulted in meaningful convictions in only a few cases so far, this technology is bound to continue to make a serious difference now and in the future in American jurisprudence. I’m very impressed. Who knew? Wonder if there will be legislation to try and somehow restrict people and their cameras eventually. But then it’s probably too late for that now, which is probably a very good thing. Who knew? Grant D. Cyrus/Boulder Boulder Weekly

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n the day American researchers visited them in the hills of Guatemala, Enrique’s family killed a chicken as a mark of celebration. They hoped that by sharing their story and welcoming the researchers, Enrique might finally get the medical help he needed. It was likely false hope. Enrique’s story in the U.S. began like many immigrant stories: illegal border crossings and a dream of a better life. Today, his story is uncertain. It’s unclear if Enrique is still alive. What is known is how his time in the United States came to an end. He was deported more or less, but not by our government and not after he had exhausted the usual legal remedies of appeal or his right to request asylum. Enrique was sent back to his home country by a corporation by way of a process known as medical repatriation, or medical “deportation.” He was not sent back because he could get better care in Guatemala. He was sent back so the corporation could save money by not continuing to treat his serious condition. As the population of undocumented persons living in the U.S. has grown, so has this dangerous practice of corporate “deportation” by hospitals. It is an unsavory practice hidden in the shadows that has only come to light in recent years. Enrique had lived as an undocumented immigrant in New Jersey until 2008 when he was “deported” by a hospital corporation because he could not pay his medical bills following a stroke that left him braindamaged and half-paralyzed. 12 December 18, 2014

In 2010, American researchers from Seton Hall found Enrique in the small village of Chimaltenango, where he lived mostly confined inside his family’s home. He had been forced from the U.S. with only the prescriptions for the medications he needed, medications his family was too poor to buy. There were no open beds at a Guatemalan rehabilitation hospital, and the nearest medical facility that could meet Enrique’s needs was more than an hour’s drive away across miles of unpaved mountain roads, and his family could not afford the transportation to access those services regularly. On the day researchers visited, Enrique had received none of the treatment required for his recovery. Back in the states, when he was first admitted to the New Jersey hospital following his stroke, hospital staff immediately contacted Enrique’s Guatemalan family asking for permission to send him home. The hospital will pay for his transportation, a nurse told Enrique’s sister. His medical care will continue in Guatemala. Serious rehabilitation is almost nonexistent in Guatemala outside of expensive private facilities, and Enrique’s sister had five children and worked fulltime. So she refused to have Enrique flown home, knowing she could not pay for his treatment and that he would receive inadequate medical care if he left the U.S. The hospital warned her to consider Enrique’s immigration status. How is he going to pay his U.S. medical bills, they asked? Guided by a financial incen-

tive to get rid of a costly uninsured and undocumented patient, the hospital called Enrique’s sister over and over again. But to no avail, she still refused to have Enrique sent home, believing he should stay in New Jersey until he received the rehabilitative care he needed. Finally, the hospital called and said that Enrique was dying. So his sister agreed to have him sent home, believing it would be to bury him. There was one problem, however. Enrique was not dying. He was too sick to leave the hospital and was no doubt hurting the hospital’s profits, a problem the corporation remedied by tricking his sister in order to make the medical expenses go away. This “deportation” based on questionable information and enforced by a corporation rather than a government was bad for Enrique and his family, but good for the hospital’s bottom line. If the first rule is to do no harm, somebody wasn’t, and isn’t, playing by the rules. As is the case with uninsured immigrants nationwide, the hospital was not being reimbursed for Enrique’s medical care beyond his initial emergency needs, so they wanted him gone. U.S. hospitals tell lies like this often enough that it’s appalling, says Kimberly Krone, one of the American researchers who visited Enrique and others like him in the summer of 2010. Influenced by financial concerns, Krone says hospitals use varying degrees of coercion and mistruth to get families to consent to having loved ones shipped home for medical reasons. Due to the lack of governmental oversight and the Boulder Weekly

messiness of both immigration and health care polihave faced real or attempted medical repatriations, cies, hospitals are allowed to ship hundreds of patients including a 19-year-old lawful permanent resident like Enrique out of sight, out of mind every year — and a 2-day-old U.S. citizen born to undocumented often to countries with medical facilities so inadequate parents. they are debilitating, or often even life-threatening. “People assume it’s private hospitals doing this in From 2007 to 2012, nearly 900 cases of coerced or border states,” says Nessel. “But it is really a much unconsented medical repatriations were tracked by the bigger issue than that. We have found both public and Center for Social Justice at Seton Hall University private hospitals that do these. And this doesn’t just School of Law, the only organization that attempts to come up for people who just arrived in this country. track or record medical repatriations nationwide and There was a case of a Polish woman who had been the first to release a report on the issue. here 30 or 40 years who had no connection and no The 2012 report chronicles cases in which hospifamily back in Poland. Sometimes people don’t even tals, oftentimes having paid tens of thousands of dolspeak the language of their country of birth.” lars to private transportation comA case in 2008 at St. Joseph’s panies, oversaw critically injured or Wikicommons Hospital in Phoenix outraged the ill immigrant patients who were Latino community. According to loaded onto air ambulances or The New York Times, the hospital commercial planes and flown back planned to send a comatose, legal to their native countries. In cases immigrant mother of seven U.S.where the patient was unconscious born children back to Honduras. at the time of their forced exit Community leaders were enraged from the U.S. or their consent to and their involvement delayed her removal. During ensuing negotiabe sent back to their home country tions, the patient awoke from her was uninformed or based on quescoma and returned to her Phoenix tionable information, critics of home. such medical repatriations argue What is consistent about that the practice wrongly and illemedical repatriations, explains gally circumvents the federal Nessel, is that they happen “when deportation process. The idea no one is looking” and are incredbeing that if the U.S. government can’t pick up an undocumented ibly tricky to track, meaning the immigrant and simply put them on number of cases are “grossly a plane back to their country of underreported.” origin without following certain “It is very hard to track down legal procedures, then why should actual cases,” she says. “By definia corporation have the power to do tion they tend to happen quickly so? It’s a good question that apparand without government overently isn’t being asked or answered sight.” by the federal government or anyColorado is one of 16 states Small hospitals like this one in San one else. with the highest number of unauCristobal de las Casas, Mexico, are often inadequately prepared to care It’s not a simple problem. thorized immigrant residents, seriously ill or injured patients repaThere is no question that undocu- for according to the Washington Post. triated by U.S. hospital corporations. mented patients needing longMedical repatriation has occurred term treatment create a sticky situout of Denver, but most hospitals ation for U.S. hosptials and there is no consensus on in the state say they don’t practice repatriation. With how such patients should be cared for. While hospino state agency tracking such cases, finding one is like tals are required by federal mandate to admit patients finding a needle in a haystack. in need of emergency care, their obligation and finanThough most hospitals don’t release how many cial reimbursement to care for an uninsured immipatients they repatriate, St. Joseph’s in Phoenix told grant ends when the patient is stabilized. The New York Times in 2008 that they repatriate For patients requiring continued treatment, federal roughly 96 patients a year. discharge planning laws require hospitals to transfer “When you look at the grand scheme of things, or refer them to “appropriate” post-hospital care. Yet enough patients are moved back via repatriation to U.S. nursing homes and rehab centers are under no probably fill a hospital every year,” says Alex mandate to accept uninsured patients, and they typiQuintana, a flight coordinator and repatriation specally refuse. This means that hospitals are increasingly cialist at AeroCare, an air ambulance company that left with immigrants who are physically unable to conducts international medical transfers. leave their acute care setting but who are also unable “I’ve definitely flown enough patients to fill a to pay for their care. This can mean millions of dollars hospital, myself, over the years,” says Quintana, who in unreimbursed medical expenses for the corporahas worked at AeroCare for eight years. tions that own many of the nation’s hospitals. Private repatriation companies are growing by So hospitals look to international facilities or fam- leaps and bounds, says Nessel, who keeps track as new ilies to take back their native citizens. transportation companies pop up all the time. •••• “It’s a real growth industry because hospitals will The type of patient at risk of being forced out of pay substantial amounts of money for this service,” the country by a hospital corporation is not cut-andshe says, explaining that both the lack of funding dry, says Lori Nessel, a law professor at Seton Hall available to hospitals to treat uninsured immigrants University and the supervising author of the 2012 and the lack of accountability for unlawful repatriareport. Patients with varying immigration statuses tions made way for these profit-making companies. Boulder Weekly

Nessel worries the industry will continue to grow and the practice will occur more frequently nationwide under the Affordable Care Act because of decreased funding available to hospitals that care for the uninsured. Under health reform, the number of uninsured patients is expected to continue to decrease and so the federal government is reducing this state funding. Undocumented immigrants are expected to make up 25 percent of the uninsured after the Affordable Care Act is fully implemented, according to a report by the Urban Institute and Wake Forest University. Quintana says the emotional aspects of repatriations can be challenging, admitting that he has struggled to conduct repatriations where families were broken apart and unlikely to ever see each other again. But, he says, healthcare in the U.S. is expensive and, “If you want it, you’re going to have to pay for it.” Ultimately, Quintana says patients need to be transferred to facilities that have their appropriate level of care, and if they need long-term care, he says, they don’t need to be in an acute-care hospital setting. “If you came to the country wanting to find the American Dream, I don’t blame you because if I was in one of those countries, I would be doing the same thing,” he says. “But at the end of the day, you have to look at the fact that we expect health care to be available to us in this country and if they don’t get discharged from that facility, whether it be an American needing to be in the ICU or another foreign national, then those services aren’t going to available to you or me or anybody. The hospital is a business and that’s the sad reality of health care in this country.” •••• The varying degrees of coercion involved in medical repatriation and the lack of advocacy for informed consent in hospitals across the country is one of the most tenuous aspects of the practice. The inability to track how hospitals are presenting their options to patients is concerning, says John Sullivan, a Fulbright research scholar and social worker studying medical repatriation in Mexico. “I’ve been asking patients how repatriation was presented to them,” says Sullivan. “Did they go through real informed consent and [did the hospital] lay out all the options that were available, like other funding [options]? From my interviews right now, there is a lot of doubt about that. The families feel pressure that they won’t be able to get any other treatment if they don’t take the hospital’s offer.” Quintana says patients transferred by AeroCare are given the option to refuse medical repatriation. “If a patient can make their own health care decisions mentally, we cannot force their hand because then you’d be looked at as deporting somebody against their rights and we don’t have the authority to do that,” he explains. “If they agree to it, then it’s viewed as a standard hospital transfer, that’s where they want to go.” Quintana says no records leading up to a patient’s transfer, including documents pertaining to their consent, are kept by AeroCare. The transfer itself, he says, is proof of their consent. In 2010 AeroCare transported an undocumented quadriplegic, Quelino Ojeda Jimenez, from Advocate Christ Medical Center in Chicago to Oaxaca, his home state. The Mexican roofer had accrued a roughSee REPATRIATION Page 14

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ly $650,000 medical bill after include more involvement from he fell more than 20 feet from a consulates, which can provide rooftop, according to the some funding for a patient’s Chicago Tribune. transport. In 2011, Ojeda told the Quintana says not all repaTribune he had been transferred triation companies work in the against his will and that he did same model. He says AeroCare not want to return to Mexico facilitates the removal and because he knew he wouldn’t transfer of patients to varying get the rehabilitation he needdegrees — sometimes gathered. Amid criticism, Advocate ing the necessary travel docuHealth Care, the largest hospiments, contacting the patient’s tal network in Illinois, acknowlfamily and putting all the edged it did not obtain consent information into a package to from Ojeda, though a judge give to consulates, which can had declared him capable of help arrange follow-up care in making his own decisions, the receiving country. according to the paper. “We try to work within the Ojeda died of pneumonia standards of the consulates,” he and other complications in says. But he acknowledges that 2012 in Mexico in a small-town not every repatriation company hospital. is as responsible as his, noting Quintana says he believes that at least one prominent that the medical repatriation repatriation company might Companies offering services geared to medical repatriation are part of a rapidly growing industry that, in process has improved in recent some instances, helps hospital corporations “deport” (for lack of a better word) uninsured immigrants pay Latin American hospitals a who can’t pay their medical bills. In many cases, these corporate deportations are occuring outside the years. He says just a few years lump sum of money to just oversight or involvement of the federal government and people’s lives are being put at risk. ago “consulates weren’t very keep a patient there for a cerinvolved and a lot of hospitals tain period of time. were doing this on their own,” and that, mainly as a born with his condition, says Sullivan, because none “And then who knows what happens,” he says. result of the Ojeda case and the negative attention it of his information had been transferred to them. “Then it’s a Mexican problem, not a U.S. problem.” received, all repatriations conducted by AeroCare “It was a complete drop of the ball,” he says. One transportation company, MexCare, advertises from Chicago now go through consulates. It took nearly five months before Lorenzo was in itself as “an alternative choice for the care of the Even in cases where consulates are involved, the medical system in Mexico. unfunded Latin American national.” Their advertised Sullivan says that among the repatriations he has “I have serious concerns about the coordination service is, “Delivering high quality medical treatment studied in Mexico, what gets put on paper often looks between U.S. and Mexican health institutions when to the unfunded Latin American national. Resulting different than reality. carrying out medical repatriations,” Sullivan explained in significant savings to the U.S. hospital.” “I am also looking at how patients access services in an email to Boulder Weekly. “With little or no folMexCare answered telephone calls from Boulder here,” he says. “The consulates are supposed to link low-up by U.S. hospitals and no American governWeekly but deferred anwering questions due to being patients up with Mexican health services, but in some mental agencies stepping in to track or regulate these “in a conference call,” “in a meeting,” and then “on the cases, though the paperwork may get done, later it’s international transfers, many vulnerable patients like way to a meeting,” and declined to return BW’s later not carried out.” Lorenzo are falling between the cracks of two health inquiries. Sullivan shared the story of a patient whose family systems.” Quintana says AeroCare turns down more cases he interviewed in Mexico City. “Lorenzo” was a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a nowadays than ever before because “the hospital is not Mexican national and former law student who went federal agency within the Department of Health and doing things the proper way, or they are inexperito Chicago for two years to earn money to finish his Human Services, is charged with ensuring discharges enced.” education. In 2010, he was brutally assaulted in an are done appropriately, but they lack the authority to “They think we can come in, pick up the patient alley and admitted to Mt. Sinai Hospital. After three investigate the adequacy of international facilities and and stuff them somewhere,” he says, “and that does months of care, Mt. Sinai convinced Lorenzo’s family have no discharge requirements that are specific to not happen with us. I am sure it has happened in the it would be best for him to go back to Mexico, that he hospitals transporting undocumented immigrants past because there are a lot of horror stories people are needed long-term care and there was nothing more back to their country of origin. afraid of.” “If hospitals in the U.S. are going to discharge they cold do. Sullivan says Lorenzo’s medical records Quintana adds that some hospitals care more someone to another [domestic] facility, there are legal weren’t transferred to a Mexican facility and they about their patients than others, and Sullivan agrees. requirements that include follow-up and handing off weren’t translated into Spanish. “Some hospitals don’t do repatriations, which is From Mt. Sinai, Lorenzo was taken — along with of medical records,” Sullivan says. “And that is lacking, kind of encouraging,” he says. “What can we learn totally lacking in all of the Mexican cases I’ve seen.” one wheelchair, some adhesive tape, catheters, pillows from those hospitals?” Sullivan says he worries because every repatriation and medications that would last three months — •••• directly to his parent’s tiny apartment in Mexico City, he hears about — from the degree of uninformed One of the first medical repatriations that got where he lives in a narrow bed in the family living consent, to the level of consular involvement, to the media attention — and still one of the only cases to room and relies solely on the care of his mother and transportation method and company — is different. see legal action — involved Guatemalan native Luis sister. “In every case, the process is a little bit different. Alberto Jiménez. In 2000, Jiménez was working as a landscaper and His mother sells tamales by day and has no mediThat is not the way to handle these cases. I think cal background, but she changes Lorenzo’s feeding larger agencies need to lend support and clarify what living illegally in Stuart, Fla. Driving home from work tube and has figured out how to prevent bedsores. one day, he was struck head-on by a drunk driver with is right and what is wrong here and how to go about When she first took her son for a hospital visit in blood alcohol content four times the legal limit. it. Things now are really ad hoc.” Mexico, it was an ordeal to find someone who could Jiménez sustained a severe head injury, was unconSome repatriations are very privatized, explains read the English records. 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ership” has failed to address the difficulty hospitals face paying for the care of undocumented immigrants. He told The New York Times it was unfortunate none of the health care reform bills, which were being debated in Washington at the time, addressed the issue: “That means there are still cases like Luis Jiménez’s in hospitals across the country and there will continue to be cases like Luis Jiménez’s.” Nessel says the issue is simply too controversial for politicians to tackle,

and that Obamacare never would have passed had it included provisions for covering undocumented immigrants. Miguel Garces, a Guatemalan public health advocate and pathologist, says he has no way of knowing the exact number of patients sent to Guatemala by U.S. hospitals every year but that, “It’s at least one a month. At least.” “If a patient arrives today at the airport, it doesn’t matter what condition they are in, they will be accepted at some hospital here if we have the

resources to care for them,” he says. “In general, we don’t.” What exactly “we don’t” means for those being medically deported is not tracked, but it can be assumed that some immigrants are being deported to their deaths. Garces says he wants to see the medical repatriations stopped, calling it an “inhumane and highly unethical” practice. “Doctors are involved in this that See REPATRIATION Page 16

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internal injuries. He was admitted to Martin Memorial Hospital with a “poor” prognosis, according to a 2008 New York Times story. Martin Memorial saved Jiménez’s life. Though his initial medical care was covered by emergency Medicaid, the medical bills that accumulated over the weeks and then months and then years that Jiménez stayed at Martin Memorial were not. When they determined Jiménez needed long-term rehabilitative care for his brain injury, Martin Memorial attempted to discharge Jiménez to a nursing home. But all the nursing facilities they contacted refused to take Jiménez. Because no rehabilitative center would accept an uninsured patient, Jiménez stayed, predominantly, at the hospital for more than two years and accrued a $1.5 million medical bill. Only $80,000 of his care was ever covered by emergency Medicaid, according to court papers reviewed by The New York Times. Desperate, the hospital chartered an air ambulance and loaded Jiménez up in the early morning hours and sent him back to Guatemala without his guardian’s consent. He was sent to his elderly mother’s house in a tiny village where he had no access to medical care. In Guatemala, he was admitted to a rehabilitation center with an annual budget of $400,000 where he stayed for two weeks before being discharged because the hospital “needed the bed,” according the hospital’s former director, Harold Von Ahn. “The main problem we have here in Guatemala is that we don’t have enough budget to take care of the patients, so we send them home,” Von Ahn tells Boulder Weekly. He says most repatriated patients sent to his hospital probably stayed for 15 to 20 days before being sent home. The question is: Sent home to what? Though he says he does not believe the practice is morally acceptable, Von Ahn says Guatemalan hospitals have no choice but to accept the patients sent to them from the U.S. “We couldn’t say no because it is arranged through the consulates. We just receive them.” The legal battle in the U.S. over Jiménez’s case was the first of its kind. The court found that Martin Memorial’s discharge plan violated federal requirements and that there was not enough evidence that Jiménez would be met with adequate treatment in Guatemala. Martin Memorial’s president and chief executive, Mark Robitaille, said the U.S. “political lead-

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really do not care about the health of their patients,” he told Boulder Weekly in an email. “Perhaps the American Medical Association should be made aware of this situation. But do not be disappointed if they do nothing because most physicians do not care about the health of poor people, especially if they are Latinos in the U.S.” The American Medical Association did not respond to interview requests for this story from Boulder Weekly. The AMA Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs did release a statement in 2009 recommending that hospitals “assist a patient who is unwilling to accept the discharge plan to seek independent ethics consultation or other means of resolving the disagreement; and refrain from signing a discharge order that would result in involuntary discharge of a patient who is not a U.S. citizen to his/her country of origin and advocate for the patient’s opportunity to seek formal review of the proposed involuntary removal from the U.S. by appropriate government authorities.” •••• Quintana says the financial burden placed on hospitals to care for undocumented patients cannot be ignored. “From a financial perspective I can understand that there is pressure put on patients to want to transfer because a hospital has limited number of beds,” he says. “But if they refuse, they refuse. They will probably continue to be asked, ‘What do you want to do? We need to find another facility.’” While the financial side of medical repatriations unsettles her, Nessel says, she understands the plight of hospitals. “On one hand I understand that this is a real cost to hospitals,” says Nessel. “I don’t think that is exaggerated. But at the same time hospitals aren’t supposed to be governed by financial decisions. They are supposed to do no harm, and they are not supposed to risk someone’s life, placing their health in great jeopardy or doing repatriations without informed consent.” Without the proper federal funding and oversight to care for undocumented patients, Nessel says medical repatriations will continue to happen and are likely to happen more frequently. “I think there really is a problem with the federal funding scheme that there isn’t funding available for people who are not lawful permanent residents,” she says. “It’s really Congress that needs to act for any real change.” Her report and many immigrant advocates have called for Congress to immediately convene hearings to investigate the practice of unlawful repatriations and repeal laws that impose limits

on Medicaid reimbursements to hospitals based on immigration status. Nessel says these are often de facto deportations and are unconstitutional, violating immigrants’ rights to due process. Her report says that the U.S. has “failed to provide an adequate process” through which unlawfully repatriated immigrants can seek redress, and that until there are state or federal agencies paying attention, hospitals will have little incentive to ensure real informed consent. Some academics have called for a branch of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to get involved. For now, Nessel says hospitals only contact ICE in hopes that the federal immigration agency will put the person in removal proceedings in cases in which the patient is undocumented. In an effort to get a patient into the custody of Immigration and out of their hands, Nessel says hospitals sometimes call ICE, “But ICE has no interest in getting involved or taking custody of patients in need of costly treatment, so hospitals at times take matters into their own hands.” According to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson, ICE has no jurisdiction over medical repatriation because the immigrants are not actually in deportation proceedings. “This is a total legal gray area,” says Longmont Immigration Attorney Ian McKinley. “Immigration law basically lists the reasons someone can be deported. There are no real penalties if somebody deports an individual and they don’t go through the process. Immigration law doesn’t set up punishment for this type of situation. It just lays out why people are deportable. Yet ICE has exclusive rights to deport people. If they are the only entity that can deport people, that means when hospitals are deporting people it’s illegal and I think it is as simple as that.” Deportation proceedings, from the day an undocumented immigrant is served deportation papers could take two to three years, if not more. Immigrants have the right to prepare a defense against deportation and may qualify for a green card — for example, if they have been in the country for more than 10 years or have children who are U.S. citizens. “So it’s crazy for a hospital to just ship them out of the country,” says McKinley. “What if someone was here for persecution and they have an asylum application? I am sure that the hospitals that do this have no idea if the undocumented person has a defense against deportation or not. They are completely ignorant of what these people’s circum-

stances might be and they don’t care. A lot of times these people will be sent back to their demise. They won’t have the same access to medical care and they may end up dying when they go back to their home country. Some people will say, ‘Well, they never had the right to be here in the first place.’ There’s nothing wrong with saying they don’t have the right to be here in the first place, but I think most people would consider this morally reprehensible.” According to an ICE spokesperson, if consent is not obtained and a patient is still repatriated, the patient or the patient’s family would have to fight that through the legal system — in Luis Alberto Jiménez’s case, the hospital faced kidnapping charges. The problem with that picture, says Boulder Civil Rights Attorney Wilbur Smith is that, “Litigation for a private individual is very expensive, and our legal system tends to be stacked toward the socioeconomically elite. An undocumented immigrant is going to have a very hard time accessing that, especially when they have been sent to an underdeveloped country. Once you send a person to an underdeveloped country, it’s pretty much over for them. That may be why [hospitals] can get away with this — because these people happen to be powerless.” •••• Nessel says more generous federal funding would allow hospitals to better care for uninsured immigrants, though that is unlikely to happen anytime soon. Yet, she isn’t hopeless and says there are model programs that hospitals with a high volume of uninsured immigrants could replicate. “Let’s say, for example, there was a particular area in Tucson, Ariz., where hospitals were spending a lot on repatriations,” says Nessel. “It might be cost effective for a few hospitals to come together and spend the money that would be spent on repatriations on a rehab center or a charity care center.” Once a patient was stabilized and needed rehabilitative treatment, they could be transferred to the less costly and more logical care center. In the meantime, McKinley says, immigrant rights groups should be worried about medical repatriation and should educate the community on immigrant rights against de facto deportations. “This is truly worth protesting and calling to the public’s attention,” he says. The names of some patients in this article were changed upon request to protect their identity. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com Boulder Weekly

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hen the 35 Senators and 65 House members in the Colorado General Assembly start work next month, there will be ample coverage of high-profile issues like physician-assisted suicide and full-strength beer at grocery stores. But voters who want to go beyond the hyped issues may make use of the new voter participation tool digitdemos.com. Launched in time for the 2015 session by former state senator Ron Tupa, digitdemos aims to restore citizen voices in government. A free membership lets you choose up to 25 bills to track through the process, providing an abbreviated summary with links to more detailed documents. The twist? Users also get the satisfaction of voting yes or no on each proposed law. “If democracy is to work at all correctly, the public has to know what is being introduced and passed on their behalf,” Tupa says. “We’re hearing about some of these issues, but the legislature will introduce 500, maybe 600 bills. Lawmakers are very busy in the 120day session. They pass as many laws here at the state level as they do in Washington. But even if you follow the news daily, you might only hear about a fraction of them.” For a small fee, digitdemos staff will keep users apprised of developments as they happen, all session long. Those undaunted by information overload can use the tool to keep tabs on as many as 100 bills. Tupa doesn’t just want betterinformed voters to fire or re-hire legislators every other November. He wants legislators to hear from constituents directly on as many issues up for a vote as possible. “I created digitdemos so that the public could weigh in while the legislature is in session,” he says. “If you get onto the site and you choose some bills, you’ll see that you can vote in real time, even before legislators vote on bills. That way it’s as if you’re down at the capitol testifying in person.” Tupa represented Boulder in the legislature for 14 years before leaving office in 2008 due to term limits. He points out that while legislators on both sides of the aisle support his project, Boulder Weekly

party leadership might not like the idea of the public weighing in more frequently during the session. “The truth is, when they get a controversial bill through the legislature in three days, it means that they didn’t want to hear from a whole lot of people,” he says. The site provides contact information so that users can easily reach out directly to legislators. Digitdemos won’t send petitions on their behalf or publish externally the legislator’s scorecard that compares each users’ positions on bills with how their representatives actually voted during the session. Tupa does plan to publish aggregate data about voter-legislator alignment. He can match how hundreds and, he hopes, soon thousands of site members vote, with the decisions made by elected officials on a district-by-district basis. Users must confirm their identity once digitdemos checks registration status with public data available through the Secretary of State’s database. You don’t have to be a registered voter to use the tool, but you do have to prove you’re a real person. One voter, one account. But Tupa insists that user privacy is paramount. “We don’t sell anybody’s personal information, we don’t accept advertising, we don’t take money from any third parties,” he says The business model is subscriptionbased. Tupa says he expects members will be happy with the free version and, after tracking 25 bills, won’t mind paying a few dollars a month for expanded access. The website, legal advisers, video production, Tupa’s time and the addition of staff during the session all cost money. But faced with coverage coming from just a small pool of reporters covering the statehouse and few obvious entry points for direct democracy, most Coloradans tune out of the legislative process. Asked about the financial gamble he is making, Tupa replies, “I have to do it. I’m all in for citizen participation. I’m not throwing in the towel. I’m not waving the white flag. I believe digitdemos will be a powerful tool all Coloradans can use to hold legislators accountable… If they use it.” Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com

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Sun, snow and a privileged location in Tuscany by Tom Winter and red wine, a perfect combination. It’s really no surprise that the Apennines delineate the boundary of Tuscany with its eastern neighbor, Emilia Romagna. Rivers, mountains, oceans, they’re all natural borders and these peaks rise above complex foothills pierced by deep gorges, a challenging and beautiful topography to navigate. Created out the tectonic demise of Gondwanaland millenniums ago, it is an impressive range, full of buttresses, cliffs and crenellated ridges. Abetone sits at the top of a high pass, one of the few weaknesses in the range. A low point in a high place that was a difficult yet navigable crossing. For years it remained a customs outpost, a border town that thrived from the trade and travelers crossing the heights between Tuscany and Emilia Romagna.

With the unification of Italy in 1871, the political border was finished and the town drifted into a slow, sleepy decline. Skiing, and summer tourism such as hiking and climbing, has brought back a certain level of activity. But you’re never going to mistake a weekend in Abetone for a weekend in Vail. Lift lines are nonexistent and it’s easy to score a deal on a last-minute hotel room, outside of the Christmas holidays. Skiers come here from nearby Lucca or travel up the eastern escarpment of the Apennines from Modena and Bologna. There’s a small but growing contingent from the United Kingdom as well, families drawn by budget prices, empty slopes and intimate atmosphere. TUSCANY from Page 26

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Skiing has a rich history in coaches are spearheading a move to Colorado. sessions after chalking up big vertical Abetone. Zeno Colo, one of Italy’s develop a sister city relationship with The run takes us through an open on the uncrowded slopes. greatest ski racers, was born there in Abetone. But while each town’s politibowl, then into steep trees and finally Our last day ends with yet another 1920. It’s also possible to run into cal leadership works through the details surprise. Rolando Galli, the general onto a forest track, where spring melt Celina Seghi in the lobby of the Hotel of that arrangement, there are races to manager of the ski area, leads our group rushes and the snow turns goopy. As Regina. A living legend, she won her be raced. track turns to dirt we suddenly pull up on a short hike to the edge of the first national title in 1937. With a slew That’s why the Aspen speedsters are resort. Below us in the valley, low to a van. With typical Italian hospitaliof top-tier results including fourthhere. The Pinocchio cup attracts more ty, Galli has arranged for a ride and we clouds are swirling in: moisture from place finishes in downhill and comthan 1,000 young athletes from counall pile in, laughing, the slush from our the Mediterranean. bined at the 1948 Winter Olympics tries ranging from Japan and Russia to skis pooling on the floor and our faces “You can see the ocean from here Tom Winter and a bronze medal Tom Winter red from the sun. in slalom at the Fifteen minutes 1950, Seghi finally later we’re back at hung up her skis the lifts. Davenport three years ago. leads the Aspen We meet her kids out for one for espressos during more run, but for our week here, and us, our day is over. when she learns we The sun on the are from Colorado, deck is warm, the her face lights up. wine is — of course Seghi made the — red, the pasta is long trip to Aspen fresh and the from Abetone as mountains? The part of a stacked mountains are Italian team that Tuscan. included Colo and Get your that dominated the Abetone on: 1950 world championships. Spry and energetic at 94 and True to its off with a memory as the beaten path Abetone’s bowl skiing may remind a Colorado skier of home, but the surrounding forests and the après options are reminders that sharp as a tack, she this is a very different ski town. location, Abetone’s regales us with stowebsite is only in ries of Aspen and other adventures. Spain and Argentina. The 10-day event on a clear day,” Galli tells us. Italian. But with the help of Google Seghi is one of many surprises we’ll and some common sense you can figure is a massive undertaking and provides a It seems insane, yet it’s true; such is have that week. After another day of punctuation mark to the end of the proximity of these mountains to the out current promotions and discounts, skiing, we are in the rustic base lodge check out webcams and trail maps and Abetone’s season: a last blast of noise, sea. and hear English — American English find other information: www.abetone.it. activity and action before things wind We ponder the juxtaposition while — and discover University of Colorado Nearby Lucca is an ideal complidown in anticipation of the snowmelt. we take in the view. Behind us sits the alum and renowned ski mountaineer ment to a visit to the area and offers We check out the races off and on ski area, and just beyond that the Chris Davenport at the next table. He’s skiers the chance to experience a well during the week, but the softening Tuscan border, with more snow-covin town to watch members of the Aspen snow and open bowls of Abetone’s preserved walled city full of amazing ered peaks stretching into Emilia Ski Club, including his son Stian, combars and restaurants: www.luccatourist. backside keep us from turning into Romagna. If you let your mind drift, pete in one of the largest junior ski races hardcore spectators. The ski area’s it. the terrain looks almost like Colorado: in the world, the Pinocchio Cup. General information on visiting empty terrain off the back is like Vail, peaks intersected by bowls with couSki racing provides a big link Italy and other parts of Tuscany can be only steeper. We time our days to folloirs dropping off of cliffy ridges. But between Abetone’s past and its present. low the sun, with late starts to let then we look down the backside. Down found at the official Italian tourism The Aspen contingent has traveled here things warm up and then target our website: www.enit.it/en/. there, the birch forests glow whiter for several years and the skiers and Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com favorite decks for lingering après ski than the snow and looks nothing like

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s Boulder, Colo., the future of independent cinema? Alex Cox seems to think so. The British filmmaker and assistant professor to the film studies program at the University of Colorado Boulder doesn’t just know a thing or two about this sort of thing; he’s doing his part. Bill, the Galactic Hero, Cox’s most recent project, held its world premiere on Dec. 12 at Muenzinger Auditorium to two packed houses. But Bill is unique. Bill, the Galactic Hero isn’t just an Alex Cox picture. It’s a film studies program and department of theatre and dance picture, with the art and art history department and aerospace engineering department lending a hand. Not your ordinary independent picture, Bill is an honest-togoodness, homegrown movie from right here in Boulder. However, these sorts of things don’t just happen overnight. In fact, the history of Bill goes all the way back to 1983, when Cox was a 28-year-old University of California, Los Angeles, graduate who had just completed his first feature for Universal Studios, Repo Man. Starring Emilio Estevez and Harry Dean Stanton, as well as a slew of

actors who would become a sort of Cox Stock Company — Sy Richards, Miguel Sandoval, Zander Schloss, etc. — Repo Man went on to a modest amount of success, motivated primarily from its punk-themed soundtrack (headed by Iggy Pop). Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times wrote in his 1984 review, “Repo Man comes out of left field, has no big stars, didn’t cost much, takes chances, dares to be unconventional, is funny, and works. There is a lesson here.” Cox followed up Repo Man with Sid & Nancy (1986), a heroin-fueled romance featuring the sadly true tale of Sex Pistols bassist, Sid Vicious (Gary Oldman), and his shrill girlfriend, Nancy Spungen (Chloe Webb). Sid & Nancy was another success, but the following year saw Walker (1987), a Western set in Nicaragua starring Ed Harris, costing $5.6 million and Cox’s career in Hollywood. Walker was deemed too violent and Cox claims that it got him banned from future studio work, but it didn’t slow him down. He would go on to make movies on his own terms for the next 20 years (from this period Highway Patrolmen from 1991 and Three Businessmen from 1998 are his best), but in 2008 the bottom dropped out and Cox was left looking for a career. “Up until 2008 it was possible to make something of a living from one’s back catalog as a filmmaker,” Cox told Boulder Weekly. The recession put an end to that and with no money coming in from licensing, Cox — who just celebrated his 60th birthday on Dec. 15 — heard the words every artist has heard at least once: “My wife [Tod Davies, herself a writer and producer] said,

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‘You’ve got to get a real job.’” That job turned out to be as a film professor for CU’s film studies program. “This was the Stan Brakhage School,” Cox explains. “So I had this notion a professor could be both simultaneously a teacher and an artist.” Filmmakers working at universities to pay the bills while incubating other projects are nothing out of the ordinary. Brakhage taught at CU from 1981 to 2003 while continuing to work and experiment — quite prolifically — with cinema. For Cox, here was a chance to bring his long lost project to fruition. Bill, the Galactic Hero (reviewed in the Dec. 11 issue) is a project that Cox tried to get done in 1983, but couldn’t. Cox was told the project was “too expensive and too anti-war” and the initial option for Harry Harrison’s 1965 novel lapsed. Harrison and Cox remained good friends with a working relationship, and a few years ago, brilliance struck. “I said to Harry, ‘I’m at CU now, and what if you gave me an academic license to make Bill with students?’” Cox recalls. “[Harry] goes, ‘What’s an academic license?’ ‘I have no idea. I don’t know,’” Cox recounts, laughing. “‘But let’s figure it out.’” An academic license meant that Cox and his students could adapt Bill for a film project without paying for an exclusive option, so if a studio wanted to buy the rights to Harrison’s novel, then both projects could move forward simultaneously. “The deal was, nobody could be paid,” Cox says. “The film was to be made purely as a student project at CU, or some other film school, and that’s when we started the see BILL Page 29

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Kickstarter [campaign].” The campaign to raise $100,000 began in March 2013, and by April 21 of that year, 1,106 contributors had backed the project. Bill was fully funded and ready to go. “The Kickstarter [campaign] succeeded, at which point I had to come back and tell the head of the film studies department that it had come to fruition,” Cox explains. “The administration of the university said that the film couldn’t be commercialized, because if we were going to make money off of it then they would have to bill us for all the classrooms and student time and everything else.” This made Bill a rarity in the filmmaking world —a film made purely for the love of the game. “It’s very interesting because I’ll never make a penny off this film,” Cox says. “Nobody will ever make a penny off this film. It’s entirely an academic exercise. And when it’s done, we’re going to give it away.” Outside of the Boulder premiere, Bill played at the Alamo Drafthouse in Littleton, where 50 percent of the ticket prices were donated to the Humane Society of the South Platte Valley. Going forward, this is Bill’s modus operandi. “Any theater who wants to screen it, can,” Cox says. “We’ll send them a BluRay or DCP [Digital Cinema Package] if they’ll make it a charitable screening.” It’s a novel concept for the future of independent cinema — homegrown products made on shoestring budgets by people with real passion who then let the product generate money for charity. Cox finds the experience “liberating.” “It’s very interesting because on a regular film, once you’re finished, your work isn’t over. You have to promote it, you have to go and strategize it, you have to go to film festivals and promote it and worry about how it did and how it will impact your future,” he says. “But since money isn’t involved, money isn’t the issue, it doesn’t have to make any money — in fact, it mustn’t make any money.” While Bill is only one movie in a sea of cinema, Cox says he believes this could be the beginning of something new. “I think [Bill, the Galactic Hero] is good because it’s revolutionary, it’s anti-capitalist, it flies in the face of all the evil, conventional wisdom that gets imposed on universities and art and life,” Cox says. For Cox, getting Bill in the can is the end of the project and he is now free to move on to the next project, but for Bill, the Galactic Hero, the story has just begun. The tagline “From the writer/director of Repo Man and Sid & Nancy” is certain to catch some eyes, as well as earn some programming slots, but at this stage in the game, Bill, the Galactic Hero is still very much a work in progress. Only time will tell if screenings of Bill can generate substantial charitable donations, or provide a jumping off point for the students who want to work in the entertainment industry, or if Boulder Weekly

there is even a want for this type of moviegoing experience. The future is too vast for one movie to predict such a sea change. “The question is whether to spend $100,000 on Bill, the Galactic Hero or spend $100 million on Gravity or $165 million on Interstellar,” Cox asks. “Are those films proportionately better value for the cinemagoers’ buck than Bill, the Galactic Hero?” That’s where Cox’s head is — not on dollars and cents, but value and entertainment. “The market is so tight-laced and kind of formulaic now, you kind of wish it was still in the days of the New American

Cinema,” Cox continues. “There were those independent producers out there who could take a chance, rather than just relying on Hollywood formula and soft money and state aid — the films that get made with a small amount of money with a passion.” Passion may be key, but community is a necessity if the Front Range is going to support independent filmmakers. Adventurous moviegoers on the Front Range are lucky enough to have dedicated programmers and exhibitors to make this endeavor work — people like Pablo Kjølseth for the International Film Series, Stephanie Rudy and Glenn Webb for The Boedecker

Theatre and Ernie Quiroz for Sie Film Center as well as the two major film festivals, Boulder International Film Festival and the Starz Denver Film Festival. It takes a community and this one is primed. The venues are set and the programmers are here. Now all we need is the talent. “That’s what I hope will come out of CU,” Cox says. “Some people will tend to drift toward the coasts, because they think they’ll find work in Los Angeles or New York, but maybe people, other people, will remain here after they graduate, and stay together and create their own art here.” Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com

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race Bundy did not have the With his brother, Bundy used to typical rock star trajectory to play electric guitar and even some fame. He followed his pasMetallica. But he says it was a little too sion for guitar from a partangry for him, and he instead got time teaching job to being a inspired by ’60s and ’70s folky artists full-time musician. like James Taylor and Simon and Over the past 15 years, Bundy has Garfunkel. He also put away the electoured the world and his videos have tric guitar, and his real passion became reached more than 34 million views on acoustic. He says he likes all the sounds YouTube. He’s returning to Boulder for he can make with it and how he can his sixth annual acousCourtesy of Trace Bundy tic holiday show on Friday, Dec. 19 at the Boulder Theater. It’s one of Bundy’s last shows of the year, and he says it’s a good way to celebrate 2014, a year that included soldout shows in Europe and winning the ESPN SportsCenter Fan Jam contest. “It’s a great show to end the year,” Bundy says. “I play in Boulder only once a year, even Trace Bundy though I live here. So connecting the fretdots. when I do play here, the fans rally around it and come out. It’s a really fun, high-energy show.” play it anywhere without needing an Bundy picked up his first guitar at amp. the age of 10. He found it at a yard sale On stage, Bundy says he likes to be and split the $10 cost with his brother. innovative and pull out surprises with “It was super fun and I had a knack his instrument. He likes to stretch the for it early on,” acoustic guitar Bundy says. “I have a enough to essentially ON THE BILL: Trace Bundy’s pretty bad singing become a one-man Acoustic Holiday Show. 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19, at the Boulder voice, which I band. He uses the Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, thought was a terriguitar as a percus303-786-7030, $18-$25 ble curse of mine. sion instrument and, But it was a blessing with different in disguise because I effects, Bundy can ended up putting all make it sound like a my energy into just playing guitar. I bell, organ or synthesizer. He also think of the guitar as my voice, in a experiments with capos — using multiway.” ple, cutting holes in them and pulling Dreams of being a rock star were far them off during the song. from Bundy’s mind — his focus was Before Bundy was a full-time musijust improving his skills. He was selfcian, he studied civil engineering at the taught and mostly learned from guitar University of Colorado. He then got his magazines. Gradually, he started masmaster’s degree and started teaching tering different techniques, like fingerclasses. His logical side, he says, benestyle and two-handed tapping. It’s these fits his music. techniques and fast finger work that “If you write music purely out of an have earned him the nickname the analytic mindset, it’ll sound robotic and “Guitar Ninja.” ordinary,” he says. “The analytical part Boulder Weekly

of my brain helps me figure out the music theory and learn the rules of music. The right brain helped me learn the artistic side of music. It helped me break the rules and come up with something more interesting and more beautiful to listen to.” While teaching, Bundy would still play shows and fly all over the country on the weekends, but be back Monday morning for classes. His music distribution had humble beginnings. First he made a few CDs for family and friends by burning them on his computer and then going to Kinko’s to print the album cover. He then began selling them for $5 at shows and soon realized he had sold more than 800 that way. Since then, he says he’s tried to maintain that kind of simple sensibility. “I’ve always been big into the independent scene,” Bundy says. “I’ve intentionally tried to keep it very independent. So it’s not like a major label and huge company that does everything for me. It’s been a very grassroots style and about a connection between me and my fans. It’s a cool and organic process, and that’s what I wanted. The passion behind it can really get sucked away if it becomes too corporate.” It was when he was at CU that Bundy’s music took off. He realized he was turning down shows because of teaching, so he decided to completely focus on his music. Now he’s been at it for the past 10 years with no other jobs. “Most musicians will put all their eggs in that one basket and try so hard to make it work, and sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn’t,” he says. “I tell new musicians who ask for my advice to pursue it as a hobby and perfect it as much as you can. And if it’s meant to be, those doors will start opening.” Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com December 18, 2014 31

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of-the-mill Christmas farce into a multi-layered, sometimes nuanced and sporadically hilarious holiday romp. I say “sometimes” and “sporadically” because as enjoyable as The Familiars is today, it still needs a bit of polishing. You can clearly see the great play peeking out from inside what is currently a good one. Much of the dialogue rings true, but certain exchanges miss their marks. The characters are well drawn, but their backstories and motivations could be more fleshed out. This is most true of Kath, whose personal history and profession, though referenced repeatedly, remain blurry throughout the play. The character that presents as the most fully formed is Honora, and Bloom more than does her justice with her portrayal. Often, when an actor is asked to play a character in two fundamentally different ways during the course of a performance, one or the other version feels false, or at least forced. Bloom avoids this common pitfall and delivers in spades as both incarnations of Honora. She anchors the show masterfully. The runner up for my Best Actor award goes to Augustus Truhn, who shows excellent comedic timing but who also excels in the quiet moments of vulnerability afforded to baby brother Dom. With Christmas standards like Burl Ives’ “Holly Jolly Christmas” de rigueur for productions like this, it would be easy to overlook the subtle sound work in The Familiars. Director Angela Astle and Sound Designer Steven Donaldson fill the pre-show and first act with Christmas classics, so when the second act unfolds mostly music-less, it effectively underscores the change in Honora and the tone of the play overall. The detail work by Set Designer Tyler Clark deserves credit as well. Be sure to check out the Burdock family Christmas cards on the door leading into the theatre. The Familiars manages to be both a traditional Christmastime transformation story and a commentary on that very genre, and it’s a play well worth your time on a cold December night. Respond:letters@boulderweekly.com

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nce in a while you meet someone, and cookies baked for friends and relatives must go six to a almost instantly you just want to kick their box. The Christmas meal must be a turducken. The teeth in. Of course, sometimes it goes the dancing Christmas tree that incessantly and unironically other way, too, and you know moments plays “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” must sit on after the first handshake that you’ve made the mantel. And for the annual family photo, her adult a friend for life. children must wear the same hideous Christmas sweatThe Familiars is the first Edge Theatre production ers they’ve sported since they were kids. I’ve seen. I don’t Kath (Paula RDG Photography want to overstate Friedlan), the anything, so let’s tightly wound say that it’s defimiddle child, is nitely at least like at the first to arrive first sight. This and is therefore scrappy little thethe first conscriptatre company was ed into Honora’s founded in 2010 by crusade for the Rick Yaconis and perfect Christmas. his wife, Patty. It Though she shares space with aspires to calm acceptance, Kath’s an art gallery and a mantra-like repepolice annex in an tition of a selfunassuming buildhelp slogan belies ing in Lakewood, her agitation. and judging from Sometime later, The Familiars it has The Familiars is a fresh take on classic family woes that come around Kath’s older sister, a great deal to offer each holiday season. Chris (Patty the Front Range Ionoff ), a flighty, theatre scene. unrepentant lush, breezes in. As Honora notes, Chris is Evincing a commitment to novel, homegrown theatre, the Edge Theatre Company held a new play festinot what one would call “detail-oriented.” Finally, baby val called On The Edge. One of the entrants, Denver brother Dom (Augustus Truhn) arrives, Bluetooth firmnative Ellen K. Graham, was later commissioned to ly affixed to his ear and wife Fedosia (Suzanne Nepi) write a play for the company, and the result is the equally well-attached to his arm. Dom has recently quit Christmas comedy, The Familiars, a world premiere that drinking, which makes his regular, furtive marker and presents the Burdocks, an off-kilter, upper-middle class glue-sniffing episodes that much funnier. family, as the siblings return to their childhood home on Though it may, in fact, be the second most unusual Christmas Eve. thing to have happened at a Burdock family Christmas Honora (Carol Bloom), the mother of the brood, gathering, Honora excuses herself to take a nap, and plays hostess. She’s one of those June-Cleaver-by-waywhen she awakens she is quite literally a changed of-drill-sergeant women who’s all sweetness and light woman. I won’t spoil the exact nature, duration or wrapped around a prickly core of demanding exactitude. effects of this change, but it becomes the focal point of For Honora, tradition is everything. The Christmas The Familiars and turns what could have been a run-

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1/1: JOHN POPPER & SHAWN CAMP WITH JOEY PORTER & DAVE WATTS OF THE MOTET 1/2: JEN HARTSWICK & NATALIE CRESSMAN (OF THE TREY ANASTASIO BAND) 1/3: ANDY HALL & ANDY FALCO (OF THE INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS)

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— a cabaret event. 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 24, Agora at the Riverside, 1724 Broadway St., Boulder, 720-477-4164. Thursday, December 18 SEE FULL EVENT LISTINGS ONLINE. To have an event considered for the calendar, send information to calendar@ boulderweekly.com. Please be sure to include address, date, time and phone number associated with each event. The deadline for consideration is Thursday at noon the week prior to publication. Boulder Weekly does not guarantee the publication of any event.

Open Bluegrass Pick. 8:30 p.m. Under the Sun, 627 S. Broadway, Boulder, 303-927-6921.

Music Bluegrass Jam. 7 p.m. Front Range Brewing Company, 400 W. South Boulder Road, Lafayette, 303-339-0767. Celtic Sessions Hosted by The Gael. 6 p.m. Very Nice Brewing Company, 20 Lakeview Drive, Unit 112, Nederland, 303-258-3770. Ed Breazeale’s Jazz Trio. 6 p.m. Gravity Brewing, 1150 Pine St., Unit B, Louisville, 303-544-0746. James and the Devil. 10 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922. Jami Lunde. 6 p.m. Jamestown Mercantile Cafe, 108 Main St., Jamestown, 303-442-5847. Jim Deeming. 7 p.m. Larry’s Guitar Shop, 508 5th Ave., Longmont, 720340-4169. Johnny O Band. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 North Park Drive, Lafayette, 303-665-2757.

Mystery Sonata

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7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19, Dairy Center for the Performing Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826. Exotic Yugoslavian dances and “virtuoso tango” will be performed to the piano playing of Mina Gajic and electric violin of Zachary Carrettin. Gajic and Carrettin are a virtuosic duo, known for their dynamic performances and unconventional takes on the genre at hand. Carretin has played timeless performances across the world, combining ancient sounds fused with contemporary moments such as solos by Jimi Hendrix. His musical partner Gajic is a distinguished pianist, and together they bring the diverse show that is “Mystery Sonata.” Tickets are $22.

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Open Mic Night. 7 p.m. Spirit Hound Distillers, 4196 Ute Highway, Lyons, 303-823-5696. Sherefe: Arabic. 7 p.m. Caffe Sole, 637R S. Broadway St., Boulder, 303499-2985. Strings Attached. 9 p.m. Bohemian Biergarten, 2017 13th St., Boulder, 720-328-8328. Swing Night with Boulder Swing Collective. 9 p.m. Waterloo, 809 Main St., Louisville, 303-993-2094. Tyler Grant. 5:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids and Solids, 1555 S. Hover Road, Longmont, 303-485-9400. Whiskey Autumn. 6 p.m. Upslope Brewing Copmany (Flatiron Park), 1898 S. Flatiron Court, Suite 110, Boulder, 303-396-1898. see EVENTS Page 36

Solstice

Sonic Courtesy of Tnertle

Tnertle and Sonic Geometry at Lazy Dog. 10 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, Lazy Dog Sports Bar & Grill, 1346 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-4403355. Electro/funk/hip-hop group Tnertle and electronic fusion/glitch-rock/psychedelic duo Sonic Geometry are set for one super “electro-funk-fusionglitch-rock-psychedelic-hip-hop” dance party at Boulder’s Lazy Dog. Both groups are based in Denver and are on the scene to get you moving on the dance floor. There is no cover for this groovy party.

An Irish Celebration of the Winter Solstice

Scott Gregori

Saturday, Dec. 20, 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2034 14th St., Boulder, 303-7867030. Every year, the Rocky Mountain Revels combine professional musicians, artists and dancers with local amateurs to put on a holiday production dedicated to the appreciation of traditional music, dance and theatre. This year’s production tells a story of Irish emigrants from 1907 celebrating the winter solstice with authentic music, costumes and dance. The performance features 16 nationally ranked Irish step-dancers including the 2013 and 2014 North American and National Irish Step-dancing Champion Peyton Davis.

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Acrylic Paintings by Cynthia Marsh. Community Art Program Gallery, NCAR, 1850 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder, 303497-1174. Through Jan. 30.

Affordable Art Show. Firehouse Art Center, 667 Fourth Ave., Longmont, 303651-2787. Through Dec. 28. ART/TEKNE: Part 3 — by Todd Siler. CU Art Museum, 1085 18th St., Boulder, 303-492-8300. Through Dec. 20. Brilliant: Cartier in the 20th Century. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, 720865-5000. Through March 15.

Defaced, an exhibition presenting a selection of works by Romanian figurative painters, is on display at the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art through January 18.

Bubble Garden — Architect Paul Andersen. MCA Denver, 1485 Delgany St., Denver, 303-298-7554.

Cabinets of Curiosity — by Clayton Blair Dougherty, various artists. Longmont Center for The Arts Muse Gallery, 356 Main St., Longmont, 303-678-7869. Through Dec. 23 Defaced — Various artists. Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-2122. Through Jan. 8.

LIONEL YOUNG BAND “Master of Blues Funk”

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Drawings — by Carroll Dunham. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, 720-865-5000. Through Feb. 15.

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Drawn to Action: Posters from the AIGA Design Archives — Various artists. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, 720-865-5000. Through Jan. 18. First Glance/Second Look: Quilts from the Denver Art Museum Collection. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, 720-865-5000. Through March 22. Printed and Painted: The Art of Bark Cloth — Various artists. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, 720-865-5000. Through Aug. 27, 2017.

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Matisse and Friends — by Henri Matisse and friends. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, 720-865-5000.Through Jan. 25. The Art of Fiber: 50 Years of the Boulder Handweaver’s Guild — Various artists. The Dairy Center for The Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826. Through Jan. 18. Myopia — by Mark Mothersbaugh. Museum of Contemporary Art, 1485 Delgany St., Denver, 303-298-7554. Through April 12. Recent Acquisitions. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, 720-8655000. Through Jan. 18, 2015. A Table (Somewhat): Conversations Between Objects — Various artists. CU Art Museum, 1085 18th St., Boulder, 303-4928300. Through Dec. 20. Trespassing — by William Matthews. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, 720-865-5000. Through May 17. zin*dath*in*a, (zin ‘däth i n?) n. — Various artists. CU Art Museum, 1085 18th St., Boulder, 303-492-8300. Through Dec. 19.

Events

1225 Ken Pratt Blvd., Longmont, 303-485-2482.

Amazing Artists. 3:30 p.m. Tinker Art Studio, 1300 Yellow Pine Ave., Suite B, Boulder, 303-503-1902.

Boulder Chamber Orchestra. 7:30 p.m. First United Methodist Church of Boulder, 1421 Spruce St., Boulder, 303-623-7876.

Nature Hike for Seniors. 10 a.m. Rabbit Mountain Open Space, Longmont.

Pick 4 games and choose an autographed puck by:

Photography and Vision: The Influence of Joyce and Ted Strauss — Various artists. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, 720-865-5000. Through Jan. 25.

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Boulder Salsa Social plus Blues & Swing. 6:30 p.m. Boulder Dance Coalition, 6185 Arapahoe Road, Boulder, 303-440-8303.

Packages start at 88 per seat!

Photography for Change group exhibit. Community Art Program Gallery, NCAR, 1850 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder, 303-497-1174. Through Jan. 30.

Tango Intermediate Drop in Class. 6 p.m. Boulder Dance Coalition, 6185 Arapahoe Road, Boulder, 303440-8303.

Friday, December 19 Music The 14ers. 8:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids and Solids, 1555 S. Hover Road, Longmont, 303-4859400. The Aristocats. 7:30 p.m. Cannon Mine Coffee, 210 S. Public Road, Lafayette, 303-665-0625. Bear. 6 p.m. Red Frog Coffee, 15 Ken Pratt Blvd., Suite 200, Longmont, 303-772-7209. Bonnie & Taylor Sims. 6 p.m. Oskar Blues CHUBurger,

Danny Shafer. 6 p.m. Upslope Brewing Company (Lee Hill), 1501 Lee Hill Road, Unit 20, Boulder, 303-4492911. David Williams. 9 p.m. Bohemian Biergarten, 2017 13th St., Boulder, 720-328-8328. Evan Reeves Duo. 5 p.m. Pearl Street Pub, 1108 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-777-6768. Friday Afternoon Club. 3 p.m. Centro Latin Kitchen and Refreshment Palace, 950 Pearl St., Boulder, 303442-7771. The Gasoline Lollipops. 8 p.m. Stage Stop, 60 Main St., Rollinsville, 303-258-0649. Ginga Live. 6:30 p.m. St Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696. Gipsy Moon Holiday Extravaganza. 9 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1128 13th St., Boulder, 303-447-0095. Global Soul Experience. 10 p.m. Pioneer Inn, 15 E. First St., Nederland, 303-258-7733.

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words Thursday, Dec. 18 As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of the Princess Bride — by Cary Elves. 7 p.m. Tattered Cover Book Store, 2526 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, 303-322-7727. Friday, Dec. 19 Coffee Cupping. 1 p.m. Innisfree Poetry Bookstore & Cafe, 1203 13th St., Suite A, Boulder, 303-495-3303. Travis Cebula and Sarah Suzor. 7 p.m. Innisfree Poetry Bookstore & Cafe, 1203 13th St., Suite A, Boulder, 303-495-3303. Saturday, Dec. 20 Castle Juliet — by Brandon Bernston. 12 p.m. Barnes & Noble, 2999 Pearl St., Boulder, 303444-0349 Tuesday, Dec. 23 Innisfree Weekly Open Poetry Reading. 7 p.m. Innisfree Poetry Bookstore & Cafe, 1203 13th St., Suite A, Boulder, 303-495-3303. William Shakespeare — Active Minds Lecture. 5 p.m. Tattered Cover Book Store, 2526 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, 303-322-7727.

The Indulgers. 10 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922. Jami Lunde & Eben Grace. 9:30 p.m. LOCAL eat + drink, 432 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-2472. Janine Gastineau. 7 p.m. Caffe Sole, 637R S. Broadway St., Boulder, 303-499-2985. Jeff Brinkman. 6 p.m. Spirit Hound Distillers, 4196 Ute Highway, Lyons, 303-823-5696. Last Men On Earth. 8 p.m. Dickens Opera House, 300 Main St., Longmont, 720-297-6397. Laurie D Jazz. 7 p.m. Volta Mediterranean Restaurant, 2480 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303-938-8800. Long Road Home Bluegrass Band. 8 p.m. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685. McKay Brothers. 7:30 p.m. Oskar Blues CyclHOPS, 600 S. Airport Road, Longmont, 303-776-BIKE. Mystery Sonata. 7 p.m. The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826.

Brandon Bernston will be reading from his fantasy novel Castle Juliet at Barnes & Noble in Boulder on Saturday, Dec. 20.

786-8727. Lyons Weekly Film Festival. 7:30 p.m. Lyons Cinema and Photography Art Center, 442 High St., Suite 2, Lyons, 303-910-2236. Masterpiece Makers: All About Animals. 1 p.m. Tinker Art Studio, 1300 Yellow Pine Ave., Suite B, Boulder, 303-503-1902. Tango Ground School Class. 6:45 p.m. Boulder Dance Coalition, 6185 Arapahoe Road, Boulder, 303440-8303. Web Design/Wordpress Development Lab. 1 p.m. Boulder Digital Arts, 1600 Range St., Suite 100, Boulder, 303-800-4647.

Saturday, December 20 Music Arthur Lee Land. 8 p.m. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685.

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

B.L.A.M! [Beer Local Art + Music]. 4 p.m. Sanitas Brewing Company, 3550 Frontier Ave., Boulder, 303442-4130.

The Pine Dwellers. 9 p.m. Gold Hill Inn, 401 Main St., Gold Hill, 303-443-6461.

Bear. 6 p.m. Club Ned, 154 W. Second St., Nederland, 303-258-7981.

Purple Squirrel. 8 p.m. Agora at the Riverside, 1724 Broadway St., Boulder, 720-477-4164.

The Bell Hours. 9 p.m. Waterloo, 809 Main St., Louisville, 303-993-2094.

Sawmill Joe. 9 p.m. Waterloo, 809 Main St., Louisville, 303-993-2094.

Bonnie & Taylor. 4:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Tasty Weasel Tap Room, 1800 Pike Road, Unit B, Longmont, 303776-1914.

The Secret of Christmas. 7 p.m. First United Methodist Church, 350 11th Ave., Longmont, 720-675-8247. The Strangebyrds. 4:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Tasty Weasel Tap Room, 1800 Pike Road, Unit B, Longmont, 303776-1914.

Dana Strokes Band. 8 p.m. Stage Stop, 60 Main St., Rollinsville, 303-258-0649. Dechen Hawk. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628.

Swing St. Vrain. 6 p.m. Sun Rose Cafe, 379 Main St., Longmont, 303-651-3533.

Fall Equinox Ecstatic Dance. 10 a.m. Free Motion Dance Studio, 2126 Pearl St., Boulder, 415-290-9242.

Trace Bundy. 8 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-786-7030.

Felonius Smith Trio. 7 p.m. Liquid Mechanics Brewing Co., 297 N. Highway 287, Suite 100, Lafayette, 303908-6036.

Tupelo Honey. 6 p.m. Jamestown Mercantile Cafe, 108 Main St., Jamestown, 303-442-5847.

Events Freaky Fridays - for Teens! Harry Potter Yule Ball! 4 p.m. Boulder Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-441-3100. Littlest Angel. 7:30 p.m. The Harlequin Center for the Performing Arts, 990 S. Public Road, Lafayette, 303-

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Handel’s Messiah. 7 p.m. First United Methodist Church, 1421 Spruce St., Boulder, 303-442-3770. Jeff Brinkman. 6:30 p.m. 300 Suns Brewing, 335 First Ave., Longmont, 720-442-8292. Laurie D. 6 p.m. Thai Shi House, 3033 28th St., Boulder, 303-444-3133. see EVENTS Page 38

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Lionel Young Band. 8 p.m. The Speakeasy, 301 Main St., Longmont, 720-684-4728. New Family Dog. 10 p.m. Pioneer Inn, 15 E. First St., Nederland, 303-258-7733. Santa and Friends. 8 p.m. Jamestown Mercantile Cafe, 108 Main St., Jamestown, 303-442-5847. Sara Groves In Concert. 5 p.m. LifeBridge Christian Church Fellowship Center, 10345 Ute Highway (Highway 66), Longmont, 720-443-1605. The Secret of Christmas. 7 p.m. First United Methodist Church, 350 11th Ave., Longmont, 720-675-8247. Shuffletones Reunion. 8:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids and Solids, 1555 S. Hover Road,

Longmont, 303-485-9400.

Prospect Road, Longmont, 303-774-8001.

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

DJ Mr. Getdowne. 8 p.m. Shine Restaurant & Gathering Place, 2027 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-0120.

The Strangebyrds. 7:30 p.m. Oskar Blues CyclHOPS, 600 S. Airport Road, Longmont, 303-776-BIKE.

Free Fly Tying Classes. 10 a.m. Rocky Mountain Anglers, 1904 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-447-2400.

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

Holiday Tea. 12 p.m. Hotel Boulderado, 2115 13th St., Boulder, 303-442-4344.

Tnertle with Sonic Geometry. 10 p.m. The Lazy Dog Sports Bar & Grill, 1346 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-4403355.

Lyons Weekly Film Festival. 7:30 p.m. Lyons Cinema and Photography Art Center, 442 High St., Suite 2, Lyons, 303-910-2236.

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Marcus Lucas Game Show. 10 p.m. Bohemian Biergarten, 2017 13th St., Boulder, 720-328-8328.

December Lights. 4 p.m. Sunflower Farm, 11150

Saturday Swing with Live Music. 7 p.m. Boulder Dance Coalition, 6185 Arapahoe Road, Boulder, 303440-8303. StarHouse Winter Solstice. 7:30 p.m. StarHouse, 3476 Sunshine Canyon Drive, Boulder, 303-245-8452. Third Saturday Swing Dance. 7 p.m. Avalon Ballroom Boulder, 185 Arapahoe Road, CO 80303, Boulder, 303-440-8303.

Sunday, December 21 Music Acoustic Jam. 3 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922. Chuck Pyle. 7:30 p.m. Gold Hill Inn, 401 Main St., Gold Hill, 303-443-6461. Colcannon Holiday Show. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 North Park Drive, Lafayette, 303-665-2757. Country Dog. 5 p.m. Gold Hill Inn, 401 Main St., Gold Hill, 303-443-6461. Felonius Smith Trio. 6 p.m. Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids and Solids, 1555 S. Hover Road, Longmont, 303-485-9400. Giddyup Kitty. 6 p.m. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685. Gypsy Jazz Duo Brunch. 11 a.m. Agora at the Riverside, 1724 Broadway St., Boulder, 720-477-4164. Hot Soup. 9 p.m. Mountain Sun Pub, 1535 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-546-0886. Jack Hadley. 3 p.m. Oskar Blues Tasty Weasel Tap Room, 1800 Pike Road, Unit B, Longmont, 303-7761914. Ramaya. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628. Sara Groves in Concert. 11 a.m. LifeBridge Christian Church Fellowship Center, 10345 Ute Highway (Highway 66), Longmont, 720-443-1605. Soul2Solstice with Global Soul Experience, Mokomba Ensemble and Spirit Voices. 6 p.m. Shine Restaurant & Gathering Place, 2027 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-0120. Sunday Bluegrass Pick. 12 p.m. Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids and Solids, 1555 S. Hover Road, Longmont, 303-485-9400. Sunday Music in the Yard. 5 p.m. The Post Brewing Company, 105 West Emma St., Lafayette, 303-5932066. Zak Shaffer. 5 p.m. Left Hand Brewing Company, 1265 Boston Ave., Longmont, 303-772-0258.

Events Comedy Night. 7 p.m. Bohemian Biergarten, 2017 13th St., Boulder, 720-328-8328. Family Winter Solstice. 4 p.m. StarHouse, 3476 Sunshine Canyon Drive, Boulder, 303-245-8452. Holiday Tea. 12 p.m. Hotel Boulderado, 2115 13th St., Boulder, 303-442-4344. Ladies Fly Tying Classes. 11 a.m. Rocky Mountain Anglers, 1904 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-447-2400. Last Chance Gift Fest. 10 a.m. Boulder County Fairgrounds Exhibit Building, 9595 Nelson Road, Longmont. Winter Solstice Celebration. 5 p.m. Unity of Boulder Spiritual Center, 2855 Folsom St., Boulder, 303-4421411.

Monday, December 22 Music Bluegrass Jam. 7:30 p.m. Twelve Degree Brewing, 820 Main St., Louisville, 720-638-1623. Electric Blues Jam. 7 p.m. Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids and Solids, 1555 S. Hover Road, Longmont, 303-485-9400. Gogo Lab’s Annual Xmas Show. 9 p.m. Southern Sun Pub & Brewery, 627 South Broadway, Boulder, 303-543-0886. Josh & Danny. 9 p.m. Pearl Street Pub, 1108 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-777-6768.

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Open Jovan. 6 p.m. Jamestown Mercantile Cafe, 108 Main St., Jamestown, 303-442-5847.

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Open Mic. 7 p.m. Odd 13 Brewing, 301 E. Simpson St., Lafayette, 303-997-4164.

A Christmas Carol. Denver Performing Arts Complex, 1345 Champa St., Denver, 720-8654239. Through Dec. 28.

Open Stage. 5 p.m. Oskar Blues Tasty Weasel Tap Room, 1800 Pike Road, Unit B, Longmont, 303-7761914.

Fiddler on the Roof. Boulder’s Dinner Theatre, 5501 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-449-6000. Through Feb. 28.

Songs of Soul. 7 p.m. Christian Science Church, 2243 13th St., Boulder, 303-442-0335.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Denver Center for the Performing Arts, 1345 Champa St., Denver, 800-641-1222. Through Dec. 24.

Events Holiday Tea. 12 p.m. Hotel Boulderado, 2115 13th St., Boulder, 303-442-4344.

Moulin Scrooge. The Bug Theatre, 3654 Navajo

St., Denver, 303-447-5977. Through Dec. 20.

Courtesy of Longmont Theatre Company

Miracle on 34th Street. The Spark Theatre, 985 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, 720-346-7396. Through Dec. 21.

The Santaland Diaries. Denver Center for the Performing Arts, 1345 Champa St., Denver, 800641-1222. Through Dec. 24. Scrooge, Bah Humbug! Jester’s Dinner Theatre, 224 Main St., Longmont, 303-682-9980. Through Dec. 28. A Toonful Christmas. Longmont Theatre Company. 513 Main St., Longmont, 303-772-5200. Through Dec. 20.

The Longmont Theatre Company is putting on A Toonful Christmas through Dec. 20.

Monday Storytime. 10:15 a.m. Boulder Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-441-3100. Open Mic. 7 p.m. Upslope Brewing Company (Lee Hill), 1501 Lee Hill Road, Unit 20, Boulder, 303-449-2911.

Tuesday, December 23 Music Bluegrass Pick. 8 p.m. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685. Christmas Eve Services. 6:30 p.m. Unity of Boulder Spiritual Center, 2855 Folsom St., Boulder, 303-4421411. Daryl Gott Quartet. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628. Festivus. 7 p.m. Dickens Opera House, 300 Main St., Longmont, 720-297-6397. Funk Jam with Technicolor Tone Factory. 7 p.m. The Lazy Dog Sports Bar & Grill, 1346 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-3355. Gasoline Lollipops. 9 p.m. Waterloo, 809 Main St., Louisville, 303-993-2094. Gregory Alan Isakov with Reed Foehl. 8 p.m. Gold Hill Inn, 401 Main St., Gold Hill, 303-443-6461. Open Mic. 6:30 p.m. Front Range Brewing Company, 400 W. South Boulder Road, Lafayette, 303-339-0767. Open Mic at the Pioneer Inn. 10 p.m. Pioneer Inn, 15 E. First St., Nederland, 303-258-7733. Open Mic Night. 5:30 p.m. Twisted Pine Brewing Company, 3201 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-786-9270. Open Mic Night. 8 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922. The Prairie Scholars. 6 p.m. The Dickens Tavern, 300 Main St., Longmont, 303-834-9384. Robert Johnson Jazz Duo. 8 p.m. Agora at the Riverside, 1724 Broadway St., Boulder, 720-477-4164.

Events Balance It Out Science Program. All Day. WOW! Children’s Museum, 110 N. Harrison Ave., Lafayette, 303-604-2424. Holiday Tea. 12 p.m. Hotel Boulderado, 2115 13th St., Boulder, 303-442-4344. Open Mic. 8 p.m. Attic Bar & Bistro, 949 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-415-1300. Smokes and Jokes. 8:30 p.m. Johnny’s Cigar Bar, 1801 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-0884.

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‘Mike Nichols: Remembered’ rekindles work of a revolutionary by Michael J. Casey

ike Nichols was a rare one. He began in comedy, moved to the stage and then made his way to Hollywood, where he forever changed the face of cinema. Sandwiched between the French New Wave and the New American Cinema, Nichols helped bring movies back into the adult realm. His movies were not pornography of the loins, but of the mind. Nichols died earlier this year, on Nov. 19, 13 days after his 83rd birthday. Moviegoers reflected on the work the man made in his roughly 40-year career — not to mention his award-winning work on the stage and comedy routines with Elaine May. But the screen is where America met Nichols and it will be on the silver screens of the Sie Film Center where they can relive the classics. From Dec. 18 to Dec. 21, the Sie Film Center will program five of Nichols’ most important works: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), The Graduate (1967), Catch-22 (1970), The Birdcage (1996) and Closer (2004). Covering four decades, five genres and starring no fewer than a dozen sensational performances, “Mike Nichols: Remembered” showcases the talent and range of the dynamo director. The retrospective opens with The Graduate, easily the most well-known of Nichols’ work, and for good reason. The Graduate was Nichols’ second film, and he was in such high demand that he got to call the shots, including casting Dustin Hoffman (Benjamin Braddock), Anne Bancroft (Mrs. Robinson) and Katherine Ross (Elaine), decisions the studio was not fond of. Lucky for us, Nichols knew better. My personal favorite is also an adaptation from one of my favorite Joseph Heller novels, Catch-22, playing Dec. 19.

Yossarian (Alan Arkin) is a sane man in an insane war trying to prove that he is insane and unfit for combat. But, if a sane man pretends to be insane to save his own hide, then he is by definition, sane and fit for battle. Nichols captures the humor and the horrific truth found in Heller’s novel and manages to coax Arkin’s best performance out of him along the way. Nichols had style, but it is how he worked with actors to give their all that is most impressive and on Dec. 20, The Birdcage — an an out-and-out comedy — Robin Williams lets loose, calls his shot and swings for the fences. The retrospective concludes Dec. 21 with Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and Closer. Virginia Woolf was Nichols’ debut and what a debut it was. Not only did he shoot it with a highly stylized eye, he stood toe-to-toe with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton at the height of their popularity and pulled out some of their most emotional performances. Not bad for a 35-year-old first-timer. Closer was Nichols’ penultimate project. In a way, it was a return to the start. Using sex and sexuality to explore the roles people take to function in society, Closer returns to the subject matter found in The Graduate and that silent question proposed in the final scene on the bus: Can anyone truly be happy? Not many people can claim to have changed the course of history, but when it comes to movies, Nichols is at the top of the list. His passing earlier this year is a grim reminder of how far we are removed from that revolutionary period. Thankfully, the work is still here and still being shown for the next batch of rabble-rousers. Watch and learn, and heed that one important piece of advice: Plastics. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com Boulder Weekly

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‘The Tale of Princess Kaguya’ brushes greatness by Ryan Syrek

ctual human beings made The Tale of Princess Kaguya, and you can tell. A water-colored rebuke of the robots who computer-generate most modern animation, every luscious scene is hand-crafted and flippin’ gorgeous. Sadly, the story is painted with obvious and familiar strokes, riffing on cliched fairy tale themes about independence and empowerment that fail the visual artistry. The result is a pleasing, if bloated and simplistic, experience destined to be overpraised because of its lauded creative team. Writer/director Isao Takahata adapts a Japanese folktale called “The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter.” While unsurprisingly out cutting bamboo, the Bamboo Cutter discovers a surprise inside of one stalk: a tiny fairy creature that turns into a baby. Just go with it. The Bamboo Cutter and his wife are childless, so they figure, “Hey, free baby!” They name her Princess because of course they do. When the Bamboo Cutter discovers a vast amount of wealth, he pays to have his adopted bamboo-daughter made into royalty. Renamed Princess Kaguya, the newly minted royal member balks when confronted with a set of suitors. Luckily, she’s kinda clever; when they praise her beauty by comparing her to mythical objects, she agrees to marry the one who can actually produce the mythical object to which they referred. Turns out, it’s not easy to get the jewel a dragon wears around his neck. From there, the film shifts into an allegedly philosophical rumination on joy and independence that is really more in line with the moral at the end of a non-special episode of Full House. If it hasn’t been reiterated enough, Boulder Weekly

let’s do so again: Kaguya is spectacular to look at. Scenes where Princess Kaguya runs, trailing colorful and detailed clothes behind her, are so kinetic and gorgeous, it almost doesn’t matter where she’s running to. Almost… The problem is Princess Kaguya herself is kind of a dud. Aside from her clever move with the men pursuing her, the only other definitive characteristic she displays is a love of plants and bugs, which is understandable having been birthed inside a bamboo stalk. The praise heaped upon the film is understandable, but only if mainstream American fare is used as the barometer. Other than the unique artistic approach, this inarguably counts as one of Studio Ghibli’s lesser works, failing to embody the imaginative legacy of Hayao Miyazaki. When the film does spill into the purely fantastic, it soars… quite literally. But much of the running time is spent on characters reacting with wideeyed “huh” expressions to explicitly nonshocking content. Look, traditional folklore tales weren’t exactly known for nuance and depth of intellect. They were quick, concise morality suggestions easily consumed but only briefly considered. In that sense, The Tale of Princess Kaguya does its ancestor proud, as it is pleasant but slight, beautiful but fleeting. That it outpaces puerile American tripe doesn’t mean it should be hailed as more than it is. It’s full of happy little watercolor clouds and trees but little lasting significance. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com —This review first appeared in The Reader of Omaha, Neb.

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t may just be the holiday season, or that the name of the shop implies it, but the sandwiches at Naked Lunch had me thinking about par-

led vegetables and the whole thing was kind of uncomfortable. Ginger lingered, but she didn’t really know what she was doing there to begin with. Pulled pork is another option instead of the portobellos on the banh mi, and it might have balanced the sandwich better by adding resistance for a better bite, and fat for a more harmonious taste. The reuben, pastrami and banh mi are three of four sandwiches on the menu, which will rotate according to seasonal and local availability of ingredients. Naked Lunch also offers soups, salads and baked goods. Otherwise, the food arrived quickly, the order-taker was friendly, the store was clean and bright, and we even got a free dog-shaped cookie. In fact, Naked Lunch’s vegan and glutenfree cookie and pastry options look marvelous — the vegan gingersnap was light and moist. The sandwiches at Naked Lunch varied from fair to great, but what you can at least say about this new establishment is that, despite hiding in the Peloton complex on Arapahoe and 33rd, they’re not afraid to be bold. And being bold does a good party make. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com

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ties. The reuben was a lesson in how to mingle, the pastrami on rye showed how to be the life of the party and the portobello banh mi demonstrated how to know when it’s time to go home. The reuben was pleasant; nothing overbearing in it, nothing too quiet. The bread was undertoasted and it was short on rye, but it held up remarkably well given a healthy amount of cole slaw (which replaced the traditional sauerkraut) and Thousand Island dressing. The corned beef was tender and salty sweet. Though the meat is piled high in most reubens to help balance the stronger elements of sauerkraut, rye and dressing, here it was stacked a bit less than high because the slaw, rye and cheese had limited influence. It was a pleasant bite. “It was nice to meet you, but you’re no pastrami.” And how could you be? The pastrami on rye was exciting and bold, like a guest who hops on the piano or, my goodness, does magic and somehow everyone loves it. From outside in: the rye was toasted better (which indicates nothing more than a case of inconsis-

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Naked Lunch packs bold flavors into classic sandwiches by Matt Cortina tent toasting; Naked Lunch opened in October so they get the benefit of the doubt); the mustard was spiced and hot, hitting the palate first and last; pickled red cabbage was crunchy and tangy; and the pastrami was smoky, rich, juicy and walloping. All were apportioned right, which was important because, given the volume of these ingredients, the whole sandwich would’ve been

compromised if any one thing were askew. And that’s sort of what happened with the banh mi. The bread was a crusty ciabatta — no doubt the best part of the sandwich. But the portobello mushrooms were deep and rooty and did not mingle with the bright cilantro and spicy tomato mayonnaise. And they downright picked a fight with the pick-

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Sometimes it’s nice to just go out to eat on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day instead of staying home and laboring over the stove, missing out on all the carols and gifting and mistletoe. Or, if you don’t celebrate Christmas, you might just want to take advantage of smaller crowds at Boulder’s best restaurants. Whatever your motivation, we’ve assembled a short list of some of the dining options available to anyone who wants to turn off the Yule log channel and get out of the house this year. Several prix fixe menus will be offered throughout Boulder on Christmas Eve. At Mateo, you can indulge in a three-course menu ($55) that starts with pickled beet and turnip salad, before a second course of panroasted Cornish hen served with confit broccoli and tomato marmalade with bacon lardons. The meal ends with spiced bread pudding and cinnamon gelato. OAK at Fourteenth will also host a Christmas Eve prix fixe meal ($75). Start with a roasted chestnut and chicken soup or woodfired Brussels sprouts. Then choose between a duck breast, sea scallops with curry or braised beef shortribs. Dessert options include

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CHESTNUTS ROASTING ON AN OPEN FIRE

swiss chocolate cake roll or egg nog panna cotta. On Christmas Day, Jill’s at the St Julien offers both a brunch and a dinner menu. A brunch buffet will include myriad options: shrimp bisque, crab legs, prime rib, salmon, turkey breast, salads, pastas, charcuterie, a breakfast bar, and endless mimosas, Bloody Mary’s or sparkling wine. Jill’s Christmas dinner is five courses including soup, appetizers and entrée choice of beef filet, turkey breast or potato croquette, and dessert. Brunch seatings are at 10 a.m. and 12 p.m., dinner seatings are at 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Both are $59.95 for adults, $21.95 for children. Other Christmas Eve and Day options include Arugula, Colterra, The Greenbriar Inn,

When I was a kid growing up in Connecticut, I remember walking to the bus stop in late fall and picking up these spiky orbs that had fallen from any number of trees along the street. Picking through its urchin shell revealed a deep mahogany nugget and I pondered, wide-eyed and young, how beautiful and complex nature can be. Then I’d pick another up and chuck it at my brother’s head. Anyway, you’re bound to see more chestnuts (and other winter nuts) show up in your neighborhood grocery store this month. If you want to do more with them than I did as a kid, here’s how: Pick up an assortment of fresh chestnuts from the store, choosing nuts that are unwrinkled, glossy and dark brown. Cut a slit in the shell, about three-quarters around the circumference of the nut. Roast them at 350 degrees for 35 minutes in a rimmed baking pan. After baking, and while the chestnuts are still hot, remove and discard the shells and skin. Then you can eat them as is, or cover them in melted butter, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. You can also shave them as a garnish on dessert, or slice them and add them into salads or soups. — Matt Cortina Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com

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hat would the holidays be without gingerbread? As William Shakespeare wrote in Love’s Labours Lost, “And I had but one penny in the world. Thou should’st have it to buy ginger-

bread.” Zingiber officinale initially came to us from the Far East — southern China and Malaysia. There, the root is used chiefly in savory dishes. It spread westward across Asia to Egypt and entered Europe through Greece. Both Egyptians and Greeks baked a type of gingerbread for ceremonial purposes. During the 11th century, crusaders brought the spice to Europe. European cooks began experimenting with ginger, and soon discovered that it had a preservative effect when added to baked goods. After this, recipes for cookies, cakes and breads became common. There were many variations, from a crisp flat cookie like a gingersnap to soft, delicately spiced cakes which could be dark or light, sweet or spicy. Soon, ginger treats of various kinds became popular throughout Europe. Dark, spicy Czech pernik or Polish heart-shaped pierniczki, Scandinavian pepparkakor and Dutch speculaas, German lebkuchen and French pain d’epices are all cookies or cakes made with ginger. In England, gingerbread was sold at country fairs and quickly became a fairground delicacy. Autumn fairs often featured cookies in animal shapes, while at spring fairs, flower-shaped cookies were common. These were always colorfully decorated or stamped with a mold and dusted with white sugar. Catholic monks baked ginger cakes portraying saints and other religious motifs. Queen Elizabeth I

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used gingerbread cookies to impress visiting dignitaries by presenting them with a cookie baked in their own likeness. Ornately carved “cookie boards” were used to press the pattern onto stiff, rolled dough. In Germany and France, gingerbread baking became recognized as a profession. The lebkuchen guild employed master bakers and artisans who crafted intricate works of art from gingerbread. With the exception of holidays like Christmas or Easter, only professional gingerbread bakers were allowed to bake the spicy treat. Nuremberg, Germany, became known as the “Gingerbread Capital of the World.” When the Brothers Grimm published the story of Hansel and Gretel, orphan children who came on a house made of bread and sugar in the woods, gingerbread houses grew in popularity. British traditions of gingerbread men and German traditions of gingerbread houses crossed the ocean with European immigrants. Regional variations soon developed. In New England, gingerbreads were made with maple syrup, while sorghum molasses was a common sweetener in southern states. Gingerbread quickly became an American holiday tradition. Today, there are numerous recipes with variations in flavor, form and presentation. Modern baking aids and decorative items enable the creative cook to make spectacular houses or people from gingerbread. But ginger adds more than just flavor. For millennia, the root was used in Ayurvedic and Tibetan med-

icine to reduce nausea, soothe an upset stomach, combat colds and flu, help joint problems like arthritis, and improve circulation. Modern research has upheld these ancient claims. Scientists have identified more than 40 separate antioxidants in ginger. In laboratory studies, some of these compounds have been found to block certain stages of cancer development. Others have anti-inflammatory properties. Modern medicine has shown ginger to be a vasodilator, widening blood vessels and increasing the metabolism. Gingerols are compounds in ginger that fight inflammation, alleviating arthritis pain, muscle aches and may aid the fight with some cancers. Ginger can be bought three ways. “Fresh” ginger is ginger root. Chopped or sliced thin, it can add zing to stir-fries, salads and soups. It’s a great seasoning for fish or chicken. Buy it in the produce aisle; peak season is midwinter. To use fresh ginger, remove the dark peel and slice a section of the light-colored root. Wrap unused gingerroot in plastic and store in the refrigerator. You can brew a tea by steeping finely chopped gingerroot in boiled water 2 - 3 minutes. Powdered ginger, found in the spice section, is ground gingerroot. The essential oils responsible for the flavor are volatile, so the flavor is easily see GINGER Page 48

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diminished. It is commonly used in baking. For candied ginger, chunks of gingerroot are cooked in syrup, then rolled in a sugar coating. Chewy, hot and sweet, it is a great candy treat. It can provide bursts of flavor when added to baked goods or cooked dishes. Powdered, fresh or candied, enjoy ginger this holiday season. Here are some recipes to get you started.

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Ingredients: 4 1/2 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon ginger 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice 1/8 teaspoon pepper 2 eggs 1/4 cup sugar 1 cup honey 1 Tablespoon butter, melted Almonds and chocolate (8 ounces chocolate chips), optional Directions: Sift or mix flour with baking soda and spices. Grind almonds in food processor and stir into flour. Set aside. Preheat oven to 350 F. In large bowl, beat eggs until frothy. Beat in sugar until thick, then honey and butter. Add the flour and mix well. Turn out on floured board, sprinkle with a little more flour. Roll out dough to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut cookies in whatever shapes you like. Butter cookie sheets. Place cookies on cookie sheets and bake in 350 oven 10 - 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Alternately, use your hands to shape dough in balls. Place on greased cookie sheet and flatten out. Place an almond in the center, and bake for 10 minutes until golden brown. Cool on rack. These are good as is, or you can melt chocolate (in a microwave or double boiler) and brush onto cooled cookies. You can also decorate them with a thin glaze made of confectioners’ sugar, water, and almond or vanilla extract. Store in air-tight tin, preferably for at least a week. Yield: six to eight dozen cookies, depending on shapes and sizes. Yvona Fast is author of the awardwinning cookbook Garden Gourmet: Fresh & Fabulous Meals from your Garden, CSA or Farmers’ Market. This article first appeared in Adirondack Daily Enterprise. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com Boulder Weekly

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Tatanka American Agave stampedes into new realm for tequila drinkers by Cody Gabbard

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gave, the plant most widely known for its use in the making of tequila, is staking its claim in Boulder with the release of Tatanka, an American agave spirit being made locally by Roundhouse Spirits. Tatanka is an American alternative to Mexican tequila, Agave salmiana, or Giant Agave, used to make which uses the fermented sap Tatanka American Agave of the agave plant. Agave — a large succulent not to be conThe fermentation process can be fused as a type of cactus — is similar in much more difficult than your typical appearance to aloe with its long, flat spirit, explains Palmer. Salmiana’s sugars leaves covered in spines. Blue weber mostly consist of fructose, which is quite agave, or Agave tequilana, is responsible a bit more fickle than maltose, the sugars for the production of tequila. However, in barley used to make whiskey, which Tatanka is made with Agave salmiana, or contain natural enzymes beneficial to the Giant Agave. Ted Palmer, president and fermentation process. distiller at Roundhouse, explains that they “We started off using different chose to use salmiana over blue weber due kinds of yeast from local breweries and to its higher quality. Palmer says that they’d eat for a little bit, then go dorwhen he originally worked with agave mant,” says Palmer. Palmer then dug several years ago, blue weber was incrediinto his chemistry and biology backbly fresh. ground, having attained a degree from “It had stuff floating in it, that’s how the brewing-focused Siebel Institute of raw it was,” he says, referring to the Technology. plant’s sap. As agave has become more “I looked at the yeast vintners use commercially available, the quality has because there’s a lot of fructose in grapes suffered. and wineries often have a problem where “It all goes to these two big factories the fermentation stops halfway through,” in Mexico where they take all of that raw he explains. “They pitch another type of agave and push it through a carbon filter yeast that like fructose, so I got some of and it removes all of the color, aroma and this type of yeast and have been using it ever since. It’s a pain in the ass.” flavor,” Palmer says. “It’s now just really After fermentation, the agave registers expensive corn syrup.” in it at 3.5 to 4 percent alcohol by volRoundhouse searched for fresher ume, much lower than the 10 percent alternatives. Palmer was hoping for, so Tatanka is disThe name “tequila” is also regionally tilled three times before being bottled. specific to the Mexican state of Jalisco. “We can’t call it tequila, so why The aroma is indicative of tequila, should we bother trying to get blue weber with a warm alcohol nose. However, the agave?” says Palmer. flavor is a bit sweeter, with earthy notes After tasting multiple samples and and a touch of honey. conducting experiments on other plants, “It makes a fantastic margarita,” says Roundhouse settled on Agave salmiana. Palmer, explaining that at the tasting A handful of other craft distillers are room they serve it both with lime and producing and bottling agave-based spir“coin style” with orange liqueur. its. However, Roundhouse has an excluTatanka American Agave is currently sive agreement with a producer in Mexico available as an unaged blanco, but future for their Agave salmiana. Prior to receivproductions will be aged in oak barrels ing salmiana, “they cut off the leaves and and Roundhouse will release both a put them through a roller and squeeze reposado, aged two months to a year, and out the guts, which we get as a syrup,” añejo, aged a year to two years. Palmer says. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com Boulder Weekly

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SAVAGE by Dan Savage

We just did a live taping of the Savage Lovecast at Seattle’s Neptune Theatre. Audience members submitted more questions — anonymously, on index cards — than we could possibly answer during the Q&A segment of the show. So I’m answering some of the questions we didn’t get to in this week’s column. Here we go: My partner wants me to pee on him. I’m not so into it. Now what? Should I do the “one and done” thing or put it on the big “no way” list? One and done — and with any luck, after seeing what a big nothing peeing on someone actually is, you’ll have a change of heart and peeing on your partner will wind up on your “once in a while, if you’re good, and only after I’ve had few beers so it’s basically just hot water” list. My dick gets dry and kinda bumpy. Lately, there have been more bumps. Why? You might want to ask someone who reads braille to run their fingers over your cock — you know, just to rule out the possibility that Helen Keller is trying to communicate with you from the great beyond. You might also want to see a doctor — it could be HPV (sexually transmitted) or molluscum contagiosum (sometimes sexually transmitted), both of which require treatment, or it could simply be “pearly penile papules,” which are harmless and do not require treatment. Would you let a grateful, mostly straightish guy give you a handjob for all the good work you’ve done in the world? And would you let a straightish woman watch?  Yes and no. Is it immoral to fuck an ex-professor who’s married and has three kids if his wife hasn’t fucked him since March? Yes (if he’s lying) and no (if he’s not). What is the proper etiquette at most fetish/ sex clubs? Can you go and simply observe and not participate? Some fetish/sex clubs allow people to observe on the theory that today’s nervous newbie observer is tomorrow’s confident active player. Other fetish/sex clubs welcome only active players because they don’t want to be overrun by voyeurs, gawkers, or tourists. Most clubs have contact info on their websites, so your best course of action Boulder Weekly

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is to e-mail the place you want to attend and ask them. In the past, I’ve had boyfriends who were horrible gift-givers (Christmas, anniversary, birthday). Is the thought and time a guy puts into gift-giving an indicator of a good mate? I’m a lousy gift-giver but a decent mate — at least that’s what my husband tells me — so I may not be the best person to answer this question. But you’ve had multiple boyfriends who were lousy gift-givers — so this may be a question you can answer for yourself. Set aside the gift-giving issues/ lapses/horrors and ask yourself if your boyfriends are decent mates otherwise. I have not come from a blowjob since I was a 17-yearold boy. Do I give up on my quest to orgasm in someone’s mouth or do I continue to subject poor women to failure? Mix blowjobs and handjobs together — jerk your cock to the point-of-inevitability place — and you’ll not fail. My gay husband of five years knew what he was getting when he got into our relationship: a total bottom. Now he wants to find a top to play with, but he also knew that I was not “open to open.” That was the price of admission. Can you tell him to stop annoying me? The price of admission cuts both ways. The price of admission he had to pay to be with you: no other partners for him, no getting topped again, ever. But if he’s not willing to keep paying that price, then you may have to decide whether you’re willing to pay his price: He gets to play with another top — always safely, once in a great while, maybe with you — or he walks. ....... Thanks to everyone who came to the live taping of the Savage Lovecast — including Adult Baby Jesus and the Human Menorah — and a very special thanks to the iTunes editorial team for naming the Savage Lovecast one of the iTunes Best of 2014, along with Serial, WTF, The Moth and TED Radio Hour. Such amazing company! The complete list of top podcasts is here: iTunes.com/bestpodcasts2014. You can find the Lovecast at savagelovecast.com. Send questions to mail@savagelove.net and follow him @fakedansavage on Twitter. December 18, 2014 57

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LIBRA

MARCH 21-APRIL 19:

SEPT. 23-OCT. 22:

Go to RealAstrology.com to check out “Too much happiness When I started writing can make you unhaphoroscopes many years Rob Brezsny’s EXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO py,” reported journalist ago, I was a good astroloHOROSCOPES and DAILY TEXT MESSAGE Marta Zaraska in the ger but an unexceptional HOROSCOPES. The audio horoscopes Washington Post. Citing writer. Eventually, the are also available by phone at 1-877research by psychologists, practice of composing 873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700. she concluded that being 12 packets of pithy prose super-extra cheerful can every week allowed me make you selfish, gullible to improve my authorial and more prone to stereoskills. The stuff I comtyped thinking. On the other hand, she said, maintaining posed in the early years wasn’t bad, but I wouldn’t want merely moderate levels of happiness is pretty damn good to present it as my work any more. So should I feel guilty for your mental and physical health. So here’s the takethat I got paid and appreciated for those old efforts even away, Aries: The astrological omens suggest you’re due for though I was less than perfect? Did I get away with somea surge of joy and pleasure. Just be careful it doesn’t spill thing I shouldn’t have gotten away with? I don’t think so. over into rash, delirious excess. Here’s your watchword: I was doing the best I could at the time. And even my well-grounded delight. unpolished astrological musings were helpful to many people. Now, Libra, I invite you to apply these meditations to you own unfolding destiny. TAURUS

APRIL 20-MAY 20:

In the 19th century, the Grimm brothers gathered over 200 old fairy tales from a variety of sources and published them in an unprecedented collection. Many of their stories are still popular, including “Cinderella,” “Snow White,” “Hansel and Gretel” and “Rapunzel.” Around the same time they did their work, a storyteller named Franz Xaver von Schönwerth assembled his own compendium of fantastic myths, fables and folklore. Unlike the Grimm brothers’ book, his work faded into obscurity. But it was rediscovered in 2011, and 500 lost fairy tales are now finding their way into newly published books. I foresee a comparable phenomenon happening for you in 2015, Taurus. Forgotten stories will return. Raw material from the depths will resurface. Interesting news from the past will come flowing into the present.

GEMINI

MAY 21-JUNE 20:

Your first task is to ascertain the half-truth, the whole halftruth, and nothing but the whole half-truth. Only then will you be able to find the other half of the truth. I realize it may be frustrating to use this approach. You’d probably prefer to avoid wrangling with the deceptions and misdirections. But I think it’s the only way to jostle loose the hidden or missing information. For best results, be a cunning and unsentimental detective who’s eager to solve the mystery. Don’t focus on finding fault or assigning blame.

CANCER

JUNE 21-JULY 22:

One of the ingredients that makes yoga mats so soft and springy is the chemical azodicarbonamide. The same stuff is added to the soles of shoes. There’s a third place where it’s used, too: in the burger buns sold by McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s and other fast food joints. I’m not suggesting that you order a big supply of azodicarbonamide and ingest it. But I do hope you will consider the metaphorical equivalent: doing whatever’s necessary to make yourself bouncy and fluffy and pliable and supple and resilient.

LEO

JULY 23-AUG. 22:

“There are two kinds of light,” said author James Thurber, “the glow that illuminates, and the glare that obscures.” Lately you have been an abundant source of that first kind of light, Leo. The fire in your heart and the gleam in your eyes have not only brightened the mood wherever you’ve gone. They have also clarified confusing situations, warmed chilly attitudes and healed dispirited allies. Thank you! In the coming weeks, I’d love to see you continue on your hot streak. To help ensure that you do, keep your ego under control. Don’t let it pretend that it owns the light you’re emitting. With a little introspection, you will continue to generate illumination, not glare.

VIRGO

AUG. 23-SEPT. 22:

Studies suggest that 57 percent of all people with access to the Internet have engaged in the practice known as ego-surfing. This modern art form consists of searching Google for mentions of one’s own name. This is a suspiciously low figure unless we factor in the data uncovered by my own research — which is that a disproportionately small amount of Virgos go ego-surfing: only 21 percent. If you are one of the 79 percent of your tribe who does not indulge, I invite you to remedy the situation. It’s an excellent time to risk exploring the potential benefits of increased self-interest and self-regard.

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SCORPIO

OCT. 23-NOV. 21:

You may already know what I’m about to tell you. It’s a core principle at the root of your Scorpio heritage. But I want to focus your attention on it. In the coming months, you’ll be wise to keep it at the forefront of your conscious awareness. Here it is, courtesy of philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche: “You have it in your power to invest everything you have lived through — your experiments, false starts, errors, delusions, passions, your love and your hope — into your goal, with nothing left over.”

SAGITTARIUS NOV. 22-DEC. 21:

“A savage desire for strong emotions and sensations burns inside me: a rage against this soft-tinted, shallow, standardized and sterilized life.” So says Harry Haller, the protagonist of Herman Hesse’s novel Steppenwolf. His declaration could serve as an interesting point of reference for you in the coming months, Sagittarius — not as a mood for everyday use, but as a poetic inspiration that you periodically call on to invigorate your lust for life. My invitation has a caveat, however. I advise you not to adopt the rest of Harry Haller’s rant, in which he says that he also has “a mad craving to smash something up, a department store, or a cathedral, or myself.”

CAPRICORN

DEC. 22-JAN. 19:

I have lived near an open space preserve for five years. Up until the last two months, it has been a peaceful, quiet place. But then the coyotes moved in. Just after dusk every evening, a pack of them start yipping and yowling in the distance. At first I found the racket to be eerie and unsettling. It activated some primal unease in me. And yet the coyotes have never actually been a problem. They don’t roam into my neighborhood and try to bite people or prey on pets. So now I’ve come to relish the situation: The wild things are close and exciting, but not dangerous. I’m guessing this has a metaphorical resemblance to what your life will be like in the next six months, Capricorn.

AQUARIUS

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Stanstead, Quebec and Derby Line, Vermont are really a single town that straddles the border between the U.S. and Canada. Many of the people who live there have dual citizenship, but they’re still supposed to carry their passports with them at all times. I suspect you may experience a metaphorical version of this split in the coming months, Aquarius. You will be in a situation that has a split down the middle or a seemingly unnatural division. Whether it turns out to be a problem or an opportunity will depend on your adaptability and flexibility.

PISCES

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When a dead tree topples over in the woods, its withered branches may get entangled with the branches of a living tree that’s standing nearby. As years go by, the living tree must grow the best it can with the decaying wood trapped in its midst. Has something like that ever happened to you? Are you still carrying the rot that other people have burdened you with? If so, the coming months will be an excellent time to get disentangled. A tree isn’t capable of freeing itself from the dead weight of the past, but you are — especially in the first half of 2015.

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t’s impossible to understand the labyrinthine rhyme or reason behind any part of the Goliath spending bill passed by Congress to keep the government running another year. A bill that includes a rider that, for instance, would give Wall Street the same opportunities to be reckless with investments on the government dime like it did back in the early 2000s again sounds like lunacy to me. The riders dealing with cannabis are as strange and bizarre as the Wall Street giveaway, and they send conflicting messages. On the one hand, we have the attempt by Delaware Rep. Andy Harris and Kentucky Rep. Hal Rogers to nullify the District of Columbia’s recent approval of cannabis legalization. A law was passed in November, with almost 70 percent of voters approving, that allows District adults to grow, possess and share small amounts of cannabis. I wrote a couple of weeks ago about Harris (calling him a representative is misleading — in this case, he “represents” only himself ) who, with a couple other prohibitionist congressbuds, decided to put the kibosh on D.C. decriminalization, apparently just because they could. Rep. Harris is under the mistaken impression that arresting people for cannabis possession helps keep it away from children. He even nullified an earlier D.C. law that would have lowered marijuana possession from an arrest to a summons. In a strange postscript, it appears that the way Harris wrote the rider might actually allow the law passed in November to go through. Jacob Sullum outlines the murky legal arguments at Reason magazine. But basically, Harris’ wording says that “none of the funds contained in this Act may be used to enact any law, rule or regulation to legalize or otherwise reduce penalties associated with the possession, use or distribution of any Schedule 1 substance.” But the law has already been “enacted,” so it might not stop what has already happened. Even if that were the result, the next step would be to set up rules and regulations for retail outlets and

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sales in the District, and the Rogers/Harris rider wording would likely not allow the District to proceed any further with legalization beyond what was passed in November. At this point, both sides are hunkering down. D.C. officials say that, since the voters have spoken, they have no choice but to move ahead. Harris’ legal team says the wording prohibits that. Perhaps the vague wording happened because Harris and Rogers are trying to sneak this through before the next Congress is seated. District officials, under the D.C. Home Rule Act, will present the law to Congress for a mandated 30-legislative-day review period in January. Even if Congress acts to stop the law, it would require the president’s signature, and Obama has indicated he doesn’t like congressional meddling into D.C. local politics. Who’s right? We shall see. The Harris rider could affect the 646,000 people who live in the District. Another one will definitely affect a whole lot more Americans. This one stops the Justice Department from spending money to interfere with cannabis businesses that operate legally under state guidelines or patients who use those businesses or cannabis products. It would also stop federal interference in hemp production in any state that legalizes it. That’s a pretty big deal. It means that even though the federal government still considers cannabis a Schedule 1 drug with no medical use, it cannot use federal funds to interfere with any state that has a medical cannabis program, any legitimate business operating legally under state law or any person using cannabis under medical guidelines. (It would not keep the DEA

from arresting people who aren’t medical patients.) President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder have both shown increasing support for state control over medical and/or retail cannabis, but the Justice Department still raids medical businesses, and federal attorneys have hassled, harassed and arrested medical business owners that were legal under state laws. When this passed the House last May, chances of it also getting past the Senate without serious modifications weren’t promising. The bipartisan amendment was co-sponsored by Democrats Sam Farr, Jared Polis, Barbara Lee, Steve Cohen and Earl Blumenauer and Republicans Dana Rohrabacher, Don Young, Tom McClintock, Paul Broun and Steve Stockman, and it passed last year 210-189, with 49 Republicans joining Democrats in voting yes. I think this gives us a better indication of where Congress is heading when it comes to cannabis in the future. The bipartisan nature of the legislation indicates that more Republicans are coming around to the idea that responsible cannabis and hemp legalization should be left up to the states, more than half of which have already made that choice. All Congress needs to do is change cannabis’ dubious Schedule 1 classification, and that process could proceed. You can hear Leland discuss his most recent column and Colorado cannabis issues each Thursday morning on KGNU. http://news.kgnu.org/category/features/weedbetween-the-lines/ Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com

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he holidays have a tendency to sneak up, leaving us scrambling to find those last minute gifts. Whether it’s the hustle and bustle of our daily lives or the surprise announcement that Uncle Sage and Aunt Indigo just returned from a two-year walkabout in Australia that keeps us from being completely prepared for holiday gift giving, we’ve all been there. But never fear, dear reader, because we have indeed been there — and no one feels good about giving hurried, meaningless trinkets. Because we know you care about the people in your life, we’ve put together a guide of thoughtful gifts for anyone — from the outdoor enthusiast to the gastronomic aficionado to the impossible-to-buy-anything-for second cousin. So take a deep breath, maybe have another swig of eggnog, and enjoy the season.

HOLIDAY SET FROM ROBIN CHOCOLATES ($14.50) You don’t have to travel to France to experience exquisite European-style chocolate — just head on over to Robin Chocolates in Longmont where French-trained chocolatier Robin Autorino is turning out holiday-themed flavors like pumpkin caramel, gingerbread molasses, candy cane, cranberry vodka lime, spiked eggnog and mulled wine for the holiday season. A six-

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piece holiday set — pieces are festively adorned with prints of holly, autumnally colored leaves and poinsettias, or dipped in glossy candy coatings of rich burgundy or candy apple red — runs $14.50. But if holiday flavors aren’t quite what you’re looking for, Robin Chocolates offers dozens of flavors of chocolate, truffles and other confections that will make any loved one’s mouth water.

“SCOURGE OF THE DUDE” BARLEY WINE FROM BOULDER BEER ($17.99) A sequel to last year’s “The Dude’s Bane,” “Scourge of the Dude” is the second release in Boulder Beer’s barrel-aged Dude Series. This barley wine ale uses a blend of caramel malts, toasted rye and a hint of smoked malt, and is then aged for eight months in bourbon barrels. Although strong bourbon and oak characters from the barrel dominate up front, the Scourge opens up with subtle raison-like notes and a dry, tannic finish. These 22-ounce bombers are handdipped in green wax for extra cellaring protection (and maybe just a little festive flourish.) It’s awesome, but that’s just, like, our opinion, man (but we think the righteous dudes on your shopping list will love it too).

FAMILY SCRAPBOOK Do something that will make your mom cry — in a good way. Skip the agonizing department store search for that one gift that will solidify your place as her favorite child and do something heartfelt — start a family scrapbook. Head over to The Scrapbook Shack in Louisville for everything you’ll need to get started, from the book to the stickers to the mat boards for photos. You could even schedule a private scrapbooking class at the Shack for you and a family member (or a few family members) to work on the scrapbook together (email julie@thescrapbookshack.com for more info). And you don’t have to finish the scrapbook this year — consider finishing a few pages each year as a gift. It could be the beginning of a new family tradition. So gather those family pictures, old wedding invitations and pressed flowers from prom and get creative.

GROWING GARDENS CSA SHARE ($425) South of Hawthorn and east of 15th Street, you’ll find Growing Gardens, Boulder’s only remaining land zoned exclusively for agricultural See LAST-MINUTE Page 6

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use. At Growing Gardens, the daily mission is a simple one: building community through sustainable urban farming. Every summer, the Growing Gardens team works directly with local youth, ages 12 to 19, in a program called Cultiva. Participants grow and sell organic fruits and vegetables through CSA membership shares. By doing this, they gain entrepreneurial experience, while learning to care for the environment, their community and themselves. For $475, subscribers get 20 weeks of fresh, flavorful produce. For additional information and to sign a loved one up for a gift that gives through 2015, visit www.growinggardens.org/cultiva-csa.

RED ROSE LOTIONS AND POTIONS MASSAGE AND BODY CARE (VARIOUS) Red Rose Lotions and Potions sits, tucked away, on a quiet corner in Old North Boulder. Red Rose was created by Sandy McMannis, longtime holistic practitioner, to promote wellness in body, mind and spirit through botanical remedies. Red Rose products are made from 100 percent all natural ingredients. The 2014 line includes an assortment of serums, salves, salts, sprays and yes, you guessed it, lotions. Pricing ranges from $5 to $42, and custom gift bags are available as well. Be sure to ask McMannis about massage bookings — McMannis offers an eclectic mix of deep tissue massage, Jin Shin Jyutsu and energy healing work.

BOCO AT RUNNING SHOES ($129) Headquartered in the heart of downtown Boulder, Newton Running designs shoes for those who need to be outdoors. This holiday season, give your beloved trail runner a rugged, fun and comfy present. The BOCO AT, Newton’s all-terrain trainer, has a 6 December 18, 2014

durable upper that will keep feet dry in any weather condition. Its 3 mm drop is sure to make a run feel more like a walk in the clouds. BOCO AT is available in both men’s and women’s styles for $129.

WESTON STAINLESS STEEL JUICER ($125) Make sure that health-nut on your list gets their daily dose in 2015. Weston’s stainless steel manual juicer is now available at Peppercorn on the Pearl Street Mall. This thing juices way more than wheatgrass. Your loved one can combine fruits and vegetables to create a personalized juice blend — they can even adjust pulp levels to taste. This juicer features an ergonomic crank making it easy to use, it disassembles quickly for effortless cleaning and the compact design is ideal for any juicer on the go.

MEMBERSHIP TO A CLIMBING GYM (VARIOUS) Climbing season doesn’t have to end just because winter is here, and Boulder’s got options aplenty for the mountaineer on your holiday shopping list. The Spot offers 15,000 square feet of beginner-to-advanced climbing surface, with Katrin Bell monthly passes ranging from $30 to $70. Boulder Rock Club offers top-roping, lead climbing, bouldering, group fitness classes as well as youth and adult courses. A monthmembership runs $75 for adults, $65 for students and military members, or $35 for youths aged 12 and under. Movement Climbing + Fitness also offers climbing for newbies and pros alike, as well as fitness equipment and yoga classes. A monthly membership at Movement costs $70 for students and $80 dollars for adults. See LAST-MINUTE Page 8

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Mountain girls and yoga girls and really all girls like a little bit of pretty, and for a dose of pretty that can go with you to the mountains and to yoga class, check Bronwen Jewelry. Bronwen’s signature ribbon wrap bracelets pair beautiful, bold colors with a few silver accents for a vaguely exotic feel with hints of the islandnation travels that have inspired her work. Her jewelry is also made for active women, ready to be worn through sun and sweat, durable for outdoor adventures and waterfriendly. Bronwen Lodato is committed to crafting sustainable designs — she’s signed on with One Percent for the Planet, the Too Precious to Wear Campaign against use of coral in jewelry and Earthworks’ No Dirty Gold campaign. It’s simple beauty that does a great amount of good.

So your gift recipient climbs. And lives in Boulder. And those big hunks of rock to the west occasionally call out (somewhere between the snowy months and the raptor closures): Come climb me. Inevitably, there will be a moment in which the only available place to set protection to prevent cheesegratering your body down the rock means placing your gear sideways, or a meandering route may take you up and around and back cross ways — you’re going to want gear ready to catch your fall whatever the direction. And while there are lots of options for this, the light-weight, flexible-stemmed Black Diamond Camalot X4s are a solid choice for setting pro and breathing easier. Keep your loved ones safe. Buy them cams.

FUJIFILM INSTANT CAMERA INSTAX MINI 50S ($129) Video may have killed the radio star, but nothing has taken down the fun of shooting film — but we’re an impatient generation now. Need to meet the demands of a trigger-happy shooter who wants instant gratification? The Fujifilm Instant Camera Instax Mini 50s prints credit card-sized photos instantly. The compact 11-by-10 cm model weighs just under 300 grams and is equipped with a flash and a shutter speed range ready to meet the needs of shutterfly folks wherever they roam.

TRI-METAL NECKLACE ($26) Support a good cause with The Restoration Initiative’s multi-string necklace of metal beads, one of the many stylish women’s accessories handcrafted in India through The Restoration Initiative’s social enterprise work. TRI promotes skillbuilding jobs for women in India and funds safe-homes for at-risk children there. Plus, your socially conscious gift recipient can feel good about enabling women to support themselves and their families with these selections.

BIG AGNES Q-CORE INSULATED SLEEPING PAD ($119-$199) Nothing adds on to “I love you…” better than “…and I want you to get a

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good night’s sleep, even if you insist on doing it on the ground.” Big Agnes offers thick, insulated pads designed to increase both comfort and temperature while they’re sleeping outdoors. Backpacker types are pleased with the stats here: They weigh in at between 25 and 36 ounces, depending on size, and are rated to keep you warm to 15 degrees. Pads puff up to 3.5 inches and store in a stuff sack the size of a bomber of beer — which, although also an enjoyable part of your outdoors adventures and capable of assisting in matters of warmth and comfort, are not actually recommended for those uses.

BECOMING ODYSSA: ADVENTURES ON THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL ($15.95) Got a fan of Wild in the family? Check out some of the titles from Jennifer Pharr Davis, a repeat Appalachian Trail thru-hiker and hold-

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SPYDER RIVI GT ($199) Someone you know likes to look good on and off the slopes — and stay warm at both. Spyder’s new Rivi Jacket pairs insulation with an asymmetrical design, oversized collar and faux metal zipper for a look that’s stylish and comfortable in cold weather.

BROOKS TIGHT ($43.95$74.95) The weather may be frightful, but a run in the cold morning air can still be delightful. Maybe not in those everso-short running shorts. Runners looking to log some miles whatever the weather can turn to compression tights, which promote blood flow to keep you warm. Brooks has options for compression tights for both men and women. The Vapor Dry Tight for men ($43.95) uses fast-drying, warm fabric with a fit designed to ease motion. The women’s Brooks Infiniti Tight ($74.95) adds on the bells and whistles, including chaferesistant inseams and a back-zip, moisture-proof media pocket.

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Kevin Fedarko’s book The Emerald Mile, which recounts the story of the speed record down the Grand Canyon in a wooden dory, has rapidly become a favorite among river runners and found an indispensible place in the raft guides’ library. The story of their descent, made in boats just like the ones John Wesley Powell used for his first descent of the Grand Canyon and riding on the crest of the enormous El Niño snowpack that fell that year, is told alongside that of the engineers who struggled to keep the Glen Canyon Dam from failing in the face of that flood of water. A gripping tale for raft guides, raft riders and armchair travelers of all kinds.

Give the gift of a great sandwich, or at least a great sandwich maker. This press is the ultimate panini creator. Why? According to Breville, because “it has one flat surface for even cooking and one ribbed surface so you get the grill marks you really want. This means you can also cook other things on the flat surface and hover the top grill above for melting. You can make great openfaced sandwiches and much more.” We suggest giving this gift to someone who lives in your home. That way you get to eat the paninis. It’s $69.99 and you can buy it locally at Peppercorn on the Pearl Street Mall.

MINI CHANDELIER CAMPIZ WIND CHIMES ($19) Just look at these wind chimes. You can’t do it without smiling. Whimisical, colorful, funky, contemporary — who wouldn’t want to get them as a gift? And at only $19, they won’t break the bank. Not only will this gift brighten the world of the recipient, it also helps the folks who made these fair-trade chimes, which are handmade from

1967 UNDERWOOD FIVE TYPEWRITER ($100) Check out this 1967 Underwood Five in great working condition. It’s the perfect gift for that hipster poet or Gore Vidal wannabe in your life. In case you never used one, it’s like texting only when you hand your message to your friend, they have a keepsake. You can find this classic at Curating the Cool in Lafayette. They have other vintage typewriters as well as a million other unusual gifts to boot. This ribbon-winding beauty is an even $100 See LAST-MINUTE Page 12

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ONE-YEAR MEMBERSHIP IN KU CHA TEA CLUB ($380) We admit it; you have to really love somebody to drop this kind of coin on them for a holiday gift, but what an awesome gift. We’re talking about a $380 full-year membership in the Ku Cha Tea Club. The “combined” club is our recommendation because you get 24 different teas — 2 ounces of two teas each month — and the teas are selected according to the season. You get a free stainless steel infuser and a bamboo tea scoop to go along with some of the finest teas anywhere. Ku Cha is located on the Pearl Street Mall. The tea is mailed on the first day of each month.

PEDEGO ELECTRIC COMMUTER BIKE ($2,495) Pedego got creative and they came up with this beauty, their city commuter classic electric bicycle for $2,495. We suggest that this is the perfect gift for the planet this year. It sounds like a lot of money, but think of it this way; it is approximately 11 month’s worth of gasoline for your car. After that, you get around town for free for years to come. And besides, the next time some pro-oil nimrod tries to say your enlightened antifracking opinion doesn’t count because you drove to the meeting in a car… you can tell him where to stick your electric bike. You can buy this great gift at Small Planet e-Bikes on Main Street in Longmont. 12 December 18, 2014

SKY CHAIR ($125) Admit it, you have always wanted one of these contraptions for yourself. So don’t you think that everyone you know feels the same way? Let 2014 be the year you make somebody’s dream come true, but not yours because that is not what these holidays are about. Since 1974, when these sky chairs won first prize at a furniture design competition in Tokyo, they’ve been making people smile. You can pick yours out for $125 at Art Mart Gifts in Boulder.

CHEESE SAMPLER ($25 AND UP) If you haven’t spent a few hours in Cheese Importers amazing shop in Longmont, then you still have no idea what heaven actually looks like. They have the best selection of fine cheeses anywhere on the Front Range along with a lot of really great gifts including baskets filled with cheese and other goodies. You can get a sample box of Willow River’s finest natural cheeses starting at just $25. The box includes Willow River Gouda, Wisconsin Sharp Cheddar and mini cheeses along with Bremner’s Crackers and Toblerone chocolate bar rounds. There are dozens of other baskets that only get bigger, better and of course cost a bit more.

MOSCOW MULE SOLID COPPER MUGS ($45) These mugs are great for serving any cocktail. But don’t let that fool you, they work just fine for beer as well. Don’t be surprised if after a few drinks you find yourself yelling, “One if by land, two if by sea!” Or was it the

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other way around? Whatever. These cool solid copper handcrafted mugs make a really nice, unusual gift. You can find a pair for about $45. In Boulder County you can get them at Old Friends gift shop in Louisville. Oh, and they never break while toasting.

ANTIQUE MAP ($10 and up) Maps are more than just an outdated way to get from Point A to Point B. They are pieces of art that connect you not only to a different place, but to a different time. That’s why an antique map is the perfect gift for anyone who proudly waves the flag of the place from which they came. Whether that’s a preCivil War map of the Carolinas for your Tar Heel husband, or a map of Queens, New York, from the early 20th century when your Nonno first set up a bakery after immigrating to the U.S., a map means so much more to some than it seems. Art Source International on Pearl Street has thousands of rare maps, photos and art that you can sift through to find the perfect piece.

CURED GIFT BOX ($75) If you have a foodie on your shopping list, then you need to get to Cured. They have gift boxes of meats, cheeses, spreads and jams starting at $75. The Coloradan gift box ($75) features local fare like cheeses, pickles, preserves and chocolate. The American All-Stars gift box ($100) includes three cheeses, two salamis, chocolate and preserves from across the

country. And if you want to splurge, the Cured’s Staff Favorites box ($200) includes four spectacular cheeses, three salamis, mustard, chocolate, jelly, caramels and olive oil, all selected by the experts at Cured.

BEER CADDY ($59.95) If there are two things that Boulder likes, it’s beer and cycling. That’s why the six-pack beer caddy from the folks at Fyxation seems like it was made for us. Though we don’t condone drinking and biking, we do condone you safely transporting your craft ales and lagers from the brewery to your home and this sturdy leather carrying case is both functional and cool-looking. The caddy attaches to the top tube of your bike and if you’re just riding casually, shouldn’t get in the way of your legs as you peddle. Each caddy is handmade out of sturdy and beautiful brown leather so you know you’re getting quality. Caddies start at $59.95 online.

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$399 CAMERA GOGGLE ($499) The HD2 Camera Goggle from Zeal Optics in Boulder is really a sight to behold. The goggle will take HD video from your point of view as you traverse down the mountain, and it won’t bog you down or get in your way. You’ll hardly know it’s there! Plus, video and images are sent wirelessly to your phone so you have instant access to the footage. It’s also a decent goggle — and for $499, you’d hope it was — with anti-fog technology, high density lenses, UV protection and helmet comSee LAST-MINUTE Page 14

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FUZZY TEXTING GLOVES ($18) Made with faux fur — though you can’t really tell the difference — these rugged yet chic gloves allow you to stay warm while you text and call and browse the web on your phone. It’s old meets new: gloves modeled after the pioneer style of using hide and fur to stay warm that enable you to indulge in the fruits of 21st century living. They come in white, black, brown and magenta and for only $18, you can buy one for everyone in the family! One size fits most and you can find them at Louisville’s Gifts at Cooper’s Corner.

RIVER RAFTING ($100) Give someone the gift of adventure with one of many river raft tours in the spring. River rafting can be as gentle as a ducklet in a pond or as aggressive as a hippo in the Nile so you can choose the adventure based on what kind of experience you and your gift receiver would like. There are a number of touring agencies in Colorado, but one that offers a variety of rafting experiences is Timberline Tours, with tours starting around $100 per person. Or, check out Acquired Tastes Rafting in Boulder for half-, one- and two-day rafting excursions. So plan ahead with a spring or summer rafting gift that your friend or loved one will fast start looking forward to.

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