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Highroad Gagging on ag-gag laws by Jim Hightower

actory farms are not farms at all. They are corporate-run concentration camps for pigs, cows, chickens, turkeys and other food animals. Held in corporate confinement, these creatures of nature are denied any contact with their natural world, instead being crammed by the thousands into concrete-and-metal buildings where they are locked in torturous-

just reinstate the puzzle page with crosswords and sudoku I wouldn’t need the Colorado Daily either, and you would be the perfect paper in the world to me. Thank you also for This Modern World, the only “cartoon” I could ever need. Christina Zahn/Ward

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ly tiny cages for the duration of their so-called “life” — which is nasty, brutish and short. All so food giants like Tyson, Smithfield and Borden can grab fatter and quicker profits. It’s so disgusting that America’s consumers would gag at the sight of it. That’s why the profiteers are desperate to keep you from knowing what goes on inside their factories. Nonetheless, word has been getting out as animal-rights advocates, consumer groups, unions and others have exposed some of the disgusting realities of animal confinement to the public, including showing retch-inducing photos and videos. Rather than cleaning up their act, however, the industrial food powers have simply doubled down on disgusting. Their lobbyists have been swarming state legislatures to demand passage of laws that single out anyone who reveals the industry’s ugly secrets, summarily stripping such whistleblowers of

“‘Monsanto Protection Act’ is more sinister than it appears” (DyerTimes, April 18) as another attempt to misrepresent the truth about biotechnology. Section 735 of HR 933 protects farmers like me, not biotech companies like Monsanto, from the effects of lawsuits filed in opposition to biotech crops that had been thoroughly reviewed and approved by the USDA. In fact, the prosee LETTERS Page 10

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their Constitutional right of free speech. The only thing that will gag you worse than viewing the gross animal abuse taking place in these factories is to look at the grossly repressive and aptly named “ag-gag” bills moving through the legislative sausage mills of various states. The bills are ridiculous — but so are some legislatures, where corporate money trumps both common sense and the Constitution. Six states have passed ag-gag laws, and six more are moving toward passage. To see what’s happening in your state, go to www.humanesociety.org Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com This opinion column does not necessarily reflect the views of Boulder Weekly. April 25, 2013 7

DyerTimes State ‘promotes’ natural-gas catastrophe that now threatens Colorado River by Joel Dyer

arachute Creek is now officially contaminated with cancer-causing benzene and heaven knows what else. A carcinogenic stew is now making its way quickly down the creek and presumably into the Colorado River a mere four miles away from the source of the contamination, a natural gas plant run by Williams, the international oil and gas company headquartered in Tulsa, Okla.. I’m outraged by what has happened, and everybody in this state should be as well. It didn’t have to happen. We could have stopped it. We just chose not to. State authorities, along with the company, have been watching this slowmotion catastrophe unfold for months, all the while taking one half-measure after another, supposedly in an effort to stop the benzene from reaching the creek. One can only assume that our state’s gas-friendly regulators have allowed Williams to use a half-assed approach full of half-measures because it was half as expensive as doing the right thing from the get-go. This is, of course, just the latest example of why it is insane to have one government agency, the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC), charged with acting as both the oil and gas industry’s primary promoter as well as its supposed chief regulator. You’d have to be dumb enough to drink fracking fluid to think that such a conflicting arrangement could work with any efficiency when it comes to public safety and protecting the environment. Right, governor? So how did the catastrophe at Parachute Creek occur, and how bad is it? It’s still hard to say exactly, because the story keeps changing, either because the parties involved are telling bald-faced lies or they are the most incompetent group of people to ever walk upright. Even now, after the contamination in the slow-moving groundwater plume under Williams’ gas plant has been allowed to make its way all the way to the creek, the company and the state still aren’t being forthcoming about what exactly is in the water besides benzene. When it comes to hydrocarbon contamination, if there is benzene in groundwater, then there are almost certainly several other equally or even more 8 April 25, 2013

dangerous contaminants along with it. But at this point, it’s unclear if the Williams contamination has even been tested for all of the potential contaminants it contains. I have to say, such secrecy is incredibly irresponsible, considering that Parachute Creek water is supposed to be used as part of the town of Parachute’s drinking-water supply. I guess the COGCC is wearing its promoter hat when it comes to making Williams tell us exactly what it has spilled into our water. Lord knows, we wouldn’t want the company to have to go to any additional expense. And it’s not just the Parachute water supply that’s being affected. Cattle and horse operations downstream are using the water for their animals, and several farmers depend on the creek’s water for irrigation. This is a big deal. I recently spent a few days with a fellow down by Walsenburg who had the misfortune of irrigating his crops with water contaminated by a gas company six years ago. The land he irrigated is still dead and won’t even grow grass. As a result, he is on the verge of losing his fourth-generation farm and dairy. Not mad yet? Let’s take a look at the timetable on this calamity and see if that pushes you over the edge. On March 8 of this year, Williams called the COGCC and reported verbally that it had found some contaminated soil. On March 15, Williams told the COGCC that it had found contaminated groundwater. Oil and gas companies are required to file a written report on a spill with the COGCC within a few days of any incident. The exception is very small spills. On March 18, The Denver Post reported that Williams had dug a trench about 60 feet above Parachute Creek and was pumping out tens of thousands of gallons of contaminated groundwater. The company claimed that the creek was not in danger because its consultants said the creek charged the groundwater, as opposed to the groundwater moving into the creek. The COGCC also said this was the case. Despite the claim that the groundwater was moving away from the creek see DYERTIMES Page 13

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nvestigative reporter David Dayen calls foreclosure fraud “the largest consumer fraud in the history of the United States.” He cites “multitudes of evidence about fake documents, forged documents, illegal foreclosures, foreclosures on military members while they served overseas, foreclosures on homes with no mortgages, breaking and entering into the wrong homes, suicides by foreclosure victims.” There has been “complete lack of accountability for these crimes and abuses.” Mention of the issue has virtually disappeared in the mainstream media. But this month, Elizabeth Warren changed all that. The senator from Massachusetts got national headlines when she denounced the regulators for their cozy relationship with the banks and the consultants hired to evaluate foreclosure sales. She was outraged at the pathetic settlements for victims (in most cases, borrowers will get just a few hundred dollars) and criticized the regulators for withholding documents and information from Congress. She said, “You have made a decision to protect the banks but not to help the families who were illegally foreclosed upon. You know of cases where the banks broke the laws, but you are not going to tell.” Meanwhile, in Colorado, a foreclo-

sure reform bill (HB 1249) in the legislature was killed in a House committee without much fanfare. Twenty-nine individuals from all across the state had testified about banking abuses, predatory lending and fraudulent foreclosures. This was a second defeat for the sponsor, Rep. Beth McCann of Denver. In last year’s legislative session, she sponsored a similar bill, HB 1156, which was killed in the Republican-controlled House Economic and Business Development Committee. Foreclosure reform supporters hoped they would have better luck this session with Democrats in control of the House and the Business, Labor, Economic, and Workforce Development Committee that considered the bill, but they were wrong. The bill, as originally introduced, would have mirrored last session’s bill designed to change legislation passed in 2006 that only required a bank or servicer to present an affidavit that they had the right to foreclose. Homeowners would have been given more leeway in a Rule 120 hearing in challenging the foreclosure. Banks and servicers would have had to produce actual paperwork proving ownership. That seems more than reasonable. But the bill as presented to the comsee ANDERSON Page 10

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erty. In every other instance I can think of, the litigant bringing the claim bears the burden of proving it has standing and is the real party in interest to invoke the court’s subject matter jurisdiction — not so in Rule 120 foreclosures.” When the first foreclosure reform bill was killed, activists rushed to start a petition, Initiative 84, to amend the Colorado Constitution. In Boulder, the Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center coordinated the petition campaign (as it has supported many other social and economic justice campaigns of the CPC). Unfortunately, there was too short a time span to gather signatures and not enough volunteers and money for a big battle in the fall 2012 elections. But Democratic leaders promised foreclosure reform in the next session. Dems won control of everything in Denver in the elections and we got screwed again. Colorado still has the 10th highest rate of foreclosures in the country. Where’s the change? Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com This opinion column does not necessarily reflect the views of Boulder Weekly.

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THE GAY MERIT BADGE In yet another example of activism and good old-fashioned people power playing a role in changing the world, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) has issued a proposal for lifting the national ban on admitting gay youth into the organization. It’s about damn time. The move came after more than 1.6 million people signed a change.org petition urging an end to the national anti-gay policy. Of course, the BSA wouldn’t want to do anything too hasty or extreme. Its proposal would continue to deny gay parents and other adults the opportunity to participate. Can’t go overboard when it comes to recognizing basic civil rights. Better just extend that privilege to the kids first. Oh, and not too fast, either. If the proposal is approved at the BSA’s May meeting in Dallas, it wouldn’t go into effect until Jan. 1. Hey, this is progress, right? Baby steps. The first of several merit badges to be earned. It’s just too bad the BSA has to be dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com Boulder Weekly

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since the first detainees were brought to Guantanamo Bay. But the future of the prison, and the fate of the men inside it, is far from certain. With 59 detainees at Gitmo currently on hunger strike, by the military’s count, here’s a primer on what’s going on at the island prison. What started the hunger strike? It began after guards allegedly mishandled detainees’ Korans in a cell search in early February — but it’s certainly become about more than the holy books. The military says detainees have previously hidden “improvised weapons, unauthorized food and medicine” in the spines of the Korans, and that the February searches were standard, conducted by Muslim translators. (Koran searches had set off hunger strikes before, in 2005.) Attorneys for hunger strikers say the detainees have offered to relinquish their Korans rather than have them searched. The military initially would not accept that option, but now says, “if they choose not to have one, they choose not to have one.” In any case, just about everyone — from the International Committee of the Red Cross to the general in charge of U.S. Southern Command — agrees the strike comes out of growing frustration and hopelessness among detainees. As we detail below, there are few indications that Gitmo will be shuttered or detainees transferred in the near future. The last detainee to leave Gitmo, last fall, was dead. Gen. John Kelly of U.S. Southern Command said last month that detainees had watched Obama’s State of the Union address, and heard no mention of Guantanamo. “That has caused them to become frustrated, and they want to ... turn the heat up, get it back in the media,” Kelly said. In an account published in The New York Times last Boulder Weekly

weekend, a Yemeni hunger striker named Samir Moqbel said he hoped “that because of the pain we are suffering, the eyes of the world will once again look to Guantánamo before it is too late.” (Moqbel had recounted his story by phone to his lawyers.) Another detainee, a Saudi Arabian named Shaker Aamer, also recently wrote an op-ed. Calling himself “a bit of a professional hunger striker,” Aamer said “this one is a whole lot different.” Lawyers say the strike is far more widespread than the military’s count. According to the military, two detainees have attempt-

Have there been clashes between guards and the prisoners? Yes, most recently last weekend. In an early-morning raid on Saturday, soldiers in riot gear moved about 60 of the detainees from their communal living camp into individual cells. Guards fired four “less-than-lethal” rounds; they say some prisoners wielded makeshift weapons, constructed from broken broomsticks and plastic water bottles filled with rocks. Military commanders told The Miami Herald that the once “compliant” detainees had been ignoring orders for months, “covering cameras, poking guards with sticks through fences, spraying U.S. forces with urine and refusing to lock themselves inside their cells for nightly sweeps.” In January, there was an altercation on the facility’s new soccer field, which ended with guards shooting “one non-lethal round” at a group of detainees. In a statement earlier this week, the military said the detainees were being placed on lockdown to allow for “round-the-clock monitoring.” In recent years, the communal living arrangement had been redone to “feel more like a dorm.” Now, The Miami Herald reports, those men are confined to their cells, without TV, legal documents, and the other things they were previously allowed. In turn, detainees’ lawyers have said that prison guards became stricter in recent months, and that mail and personal items have been confiscated in cell searches. An attorney with the Center for Constitutional Rights, Omar Farah, told ProPublica that he and other lawyers feared that the move to individual cells would cut off information about the strike. “The primary way we’ve been getting information is through prisoners’ accounts of one other.” See GITMO Page 16

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Are the strikers being mistreated? At least one detainee has alleged that the hunger strikers are being punished, by being forced to drink potentially unsafe tap water and cold temperatures in their cells. The military disputes that, saying the tap water is safe and bottled water is available. On Monday, a federal judge ruled he did not have jurisdiction to weigh in on the prisoner’s treatment. What about force-feeding? Fifteen detainees are being force-fed nutritional supplements through tubes inserted into their noses. The military says strikers “present” themselves for the procedure, though it also says passing out counts as consent. Others have been tied down for feedings. Moqbel, in his account in The New York Times, said he was once tied to a bed for 26 hours last month. Now, he wrote, “Two times a day they tie me to a chair in my cell. My arms, legs and head are strapped down. I never know when they will come.” The Red Cross and other groups oppose force-feeding; they say prisoners have a right to choose whether they eat. The U.S. military position is that it would be inhumane to let prisoners starve. A spokesman told The Miami Herald that allowing a detainee to harm himself “is anathema to our values as Americans.”

be sent back to Yemen, but are being held because of an unstable security situation there. Twenty-four people have “possible prosecution pending.” Forty-six are being held in indefinite detention under the 2001 authorization for military force: They’ve been deemed too dangerous to release, but are not facing prosecution. Seven are facing trial by military commissions. That includes Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others accused of plotting the 9/11 attacks. Three were convicted in military commissions and are serving out their sentences or fulfilling plea bargains. (Four others were also convicted but transferred to their home countries.) The U.S. won’t release the names of those it considers hunger strikers, and it’s not always clear which category detainees fall into. Some of those who have spoken through their lawyers are on the cleared-for-transfer list (Moqbel, of The New York Times op-ed, is not, though he claims he is among the group of Yemenis who may be transferred.) Carol Rosenberg of The Miami Herald says she has been told that the 9/11 defendants and the rest of the 16 “high-value” detainees, who were brought to Gitmo from the CIA’s black-site prisons, are not participating in the hunger strike. They are held in a separate, secret section of the camp. (See the Herald’s “prison-camp primer” for descriptions of where the detainees are held.)

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How many prisoners are left at Gitmo? 166. Since 2002, a total of 779 people have been held there. No one has been brought to Gitmo under President Obama. The last people to leave were two Uighur Muslims from China, who were resettled in El Salvador last spring. Adnan Latif, a Yemeni, died in an apparent suicide in September. He was the ninth detainee to die. Does the U.S. consider the detainees still there all dangerous terrorists? No. In fact, about half the detainees have been approved for release. Here’s the government’s categorization of people held at Gitmo, as of last November: Fifty-six have been cleared for transfer to their own or a third country. Last fall, the State Department made 55 of those names public. Thirty Yemenis have been cleared to

Why haven’t the people cleared for transfer been released? Over the past few years Congress effectively prohibited bringing detainees to the U.S. and made it difficult to send them to other countries, by requiring an assurance that the individual would never pose a threat to the U.S. in the future. Difficult, but not impossible — there are waivers in the legislation that allow the president to get around the restrictions in certain cases. Human rights groups are pushing the administration to use those waivers, but Obama has yet to do so. Four detainees have been sent abroad since the law on overseas transfers went into effect, but in each case, it was to fulfill a courtordered release or a military commission plea agreement, which Congress allowed. Boulder Weekly

news (The Supreme Court has ruled the men at Gitmo have the right to challenge their detention in federal court.) As for the Yemenis still at Gitmo, Obama announced a moratorium on transfers to Yemen after the attempted Christmas Day bombing of 2009. There are also fears about recidivism — a report this year from the director of national intelligence estimates that 16 percent of released detainees have “reengaged” in militant activities. (Most of them were released under President George W. Bush.) Other countries have also called for the release of their citizens. The president of Yemen, which has worked closely with the U.S. on drones and counterterrorism, recently referred to Gitmo as “clear-cut tyranny.” Britain has also reportedly lobbied for the release of Aamer, who has British residency. The U.N. commissioner for human rights has said that “indefinite incarceration” at Gitmo “is in clear breach of international law.” Why hasn’t Obama closed Gitmo? The White House says he “remains committed” to closing Gitmo, but those plans have stalled in the face of congressional opposition. One of Obama’s first acts in office was an executive order to shut down the prison within a year. He didn’t rule out continued military detention or trial in military commissions, but temporarily suspended the commissions and required a review of the status of the Gitmo detainees. In a speech a few months later, Obama said that “the existence of Guantanamo likely created more terrorists around the world than it ever detained,” and had “set back the moral authority that is America’s strongest currency in the world.” Since then, lawmakers have passed restrictions and the administration has dropped many of its visible efforts to shut down Gitmo. This January, the State Department shut down the office responsible for detainee resettlement. Even if transfer restrictions were loosened, it’s not clear what would happen to the prisoners who are being held indefinitely. A new periodic review process for the detainees was created in 2011, though it still hasn’t actually begun. Military commissions started up again, with some changes — though still plenty of controversy, including questions about government censorship and surveillance. What can outside observers see at Gitmo? Not much beyond what the military wants them to see. The competing claims about water quality, numbers of strikers, and the Koran searches underscore the limited, often oneBoulder Weekly

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niversity of Colorado leaders say that a recently announced push for more collaboration with industry does not mean the corporatization of the university or pose a threat to academic freedom, the publication of research findings or the faculty’s control over the curriculum. Last week CU-Boulder Chancellor Phil DiStefano announced the formation of a new 11-member Strategic Advisory Council consisting mostly of current and former business executives and venture capitalists who have been asked to, among other things, “identify support for new research collaborations and revise our fiscal and organizational model to maximize effectiveness and efficiency.” He also said in an April 18 press release that the new council is expected to “strengthen the public-private partnerships that helped establish CU-Boulder and that have sustained it for nearly 140 years.” The university has been under increasing financial pressure for a dozen years, as the percentage of its budget funded by the state has dwindled into single digits and costs have been borne more and more by unpopular tuition hikes. So receiving more research funding from the private sector looks especially appealing, but some say it can have its tradeoffs. In the past, efforts to increase industry involvement with universities has sometimes created tensions between faculty and administrators. While CU sorely needs the cash from private corporations, red flags go up for faculty when industry, in exchange for its investment, wants to exert influence on the faculty-controlled curriculum or prevent undesirable research findings from being published. “What worries me is that, so often when you do these things, like with genetically engineered foods, part of the deal is when you do research and collaborate with a corporation, you’re not free to publish,” says mathematics professor Marty Walter, a member of the Boulder Faculty Assembly. “You sign an agreement that gives the corporation that’s sponsoring the research final right of refusal to not let it be published. If the results don’t come out the way Exxon or Monsanto would like them to come out, then it doesn’t get published. … I would

never do that, I just value my independence too much.” Walter adds that even without such formal agreements, faculty can feel pressured by industry, if that’s where their research funding is coming from. “Even if you don’t sign something like that, it can be made very clear that if you want more funding, you better try to cooperate,” he says. “And that sort of thing you can’t really track. It’s just unfortunate that the state of Colorado doesn’t value independent research enough to fund it.” The problem with squelched findings, Walter explains, is that the results don’t get added to the body of public knowledge in the field, and it inhibits free exchange in the marketplace of ideas.

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applications. “The key is to support the students and having a free exchange of ideas and getting publications out,” Sture says. “There may be a delay in putting the student’s thesis on the shelf. That’s the only part we can engage in, and it’s only a couple of months’ delay.” He adds that the members of the new council are “well-informed, temperate people who keep sort of a large view,” and that there will be “no meddling with any curricular matters.” Sture acknowledges that “some faculty have had uncertainties about this, and I’ve told them clearly, ‘On my name, Stein Sture, I’m telling you this because I know these facts, because I’m sitting at the apex of it.’ … One can make arrangements with more industry involvement without compromising anything. Other universities have shown, both public and private, that this is possible.” Boulder Faculty Assembly Chair Jerry Peterson, a physics professor who has served in Sture’s role on an interim basis, says he hasn’t heard faculty concerns about the preservation of academic freedom in the face of increased industry funding. “I would have heard things, and I haven’t,” he told BW. “We can’t be bought that easily.” When asked about the concerns regarding academic freedom, DiStefano points out that CU has policy and committee restricted, proprietary and classified research, and the university only enters into agreements that comply with the policy’s commitment to open dissemination of new knowledge. He says CU rarely signs proprietary agreements — and only with that committee’s approval. “While this point can still be a point of contention in contract negotiations, most companies are familiar with this fundamental academic principle and they know that we as a partner are not going to compromise academic freedom or integrity,” DiStefano wrote. “CU-Boulder will continue to maintain these safeguards for research and the curriculum as a condition of any research partnership or agreement we enter into. … Both the university and industry share an interest in the wellestablished practice of protecting early results before a publication or patent application. Other than that, researchers must be free to publish.” Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com

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“I think the university will say that [academic freedom] is what they are dedicated to, but you wave a few million dollars in front of them, I think that probably might change their mind,” he says. “Who’s going to keep track of this? There’s no journalism on campus, no one going around asking people and investigating if you’re doing this kind of research.” But Vice Chancellor for Research Stein Sture insists that the university never approves contracts with industry that give a corporation the right to prohibit publication of the results. “If it comes to that, then we politely say we are not interested,” he says. “We would never sign that, that’s contrary to our purpose.” According to Sture, the only possible exceptions include separate research that faculty perform for a company as side work, and when a corporation requests a delay in the publication of thesis or dissertation written by a graduate student — when the research was funded by the company and involves proprietary information — to allow time for filing patent

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The Second Kitchen Food Buying Coop, which was created two years ago by three University of Colorado students, has outgrown its current location at 1076 Grant Place and announced plans to try to move courtesy of Sara Brody to a bigger space. The co-op is trying to raise enough money by the end of the summer to move into the former COLORADO SENATE Delilah’s Pretty Good Grocery location at APPROVES RENEWABLE 9th Street and College ENERGY BILL Avenue. On April 15, the The co-op, which Colorado Senate aphas 95 members and 10 proved a bill that would people on a waiting list, raise the state’s renewhas sustained its operaable energy requiretions through member ment to 25 percent dues and volunteers. for rural electric coopTo make the move to eratives. The bill, SB 252, a bigger location and now awaits approval increase membership, from the House of RepThe Second Kitchen co-founder Sara the co-op will need to resentatives. Brody with locally produced eggs. raise $50,000 by August. Electric coopera“[The Second tives are private, notKitchen] will be a place where people feel for-profit businesses governed by their conconnected to the community around food, sumers, known as “consumer-members,” and at the same time, it will provide the

according to the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) website. Under this structure, electric co-ops provide economic benefits to their local communities rather than distant stockholders. If passed by the House, SB 252 would require rural cooperatives with more than 100,000 meters to obtain 25 percent of their electricity from renewable energy sources by 2020. To help compensate for extra costs, the bill would also allow co-ops to tack on an extra 2 percent to customer bills, rather than the 1 percent that gets added now. Colorado’s existing legislation requires investor-owned utilities such as Xcel Energy to get 30 percent of their power from renewable resources by 2020. “We congratulate the Colorado Senate for taking a big step forward in expanding solar and wind energy in Colorado with SB 252,” Executive Director of Conservation Colorado Pete Maysmith said in a statement. “Renewable energy has already added thousands of jobs, brought in new investments, and put Colorado on the map as the leader of clean wind and solar energy nationwide. ... We look forward to SB 252 moving forward so Colorado can remain a leader in clean technology.” — Abby Faires

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the project, funded by the W.K Kellogg Foundation and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, concluded that community food enterprises are becoming increasingly competitive and will continue to be competitive if their managers harness advantages such as the ones listed above and share best practices among themselves. Another study published in 2011 by the Union of Concerned Scientists found that investments in local and regional enterprises led to increases in labor and capital income in households. It also concluded that the economic

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Slow Money’s value system is right on target. … I’m not saying fast money is necessarily a bad thing — many have prospered using that model — but there is a longer-term, more sustainable value that Slow Money represents that is important to economic growth in Boulder.” In addition to the entrepreneur showcase and the official launch of Soil Trust, National Gathering participants will have the opportunity to hear from and engage with successful food entrepreneurs and “thought leaders” in agriculture, investing and philanthropy.

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“This will give people a live sampling of exactly the kinds of enterprises that the Soil Trust through Slow Money will invest in,” Tasch says. “It should be really exciting for people.” Conference topics include issues such as healthy foodsheds, food justice, food finance, GMOs and seed diversity. Plus, locals can participate in Colorado regional organizing sessions. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com The Slow Money National Gathering takes place in Boulder April 29-30. Additional information can be found at www.slowmoney.org.

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Jay Rawlings set off for a relay race that has him running the equivalent distance of a marathon a day for seven days despite severe back pain that crippled his training regimen.

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Jay Rawlings walked himself into shape to complete seven marathons in seven days in an MS fundraiser by Stephen Kasica

Monday, April 22, ultrarunner and Boulderite Jay Rawlings took his first steps in a 180-mile, sevenday endurance relay that will see him running the equivalent of a marathon a day for a week. Less than a month before standing at the starting line, he was not able to run a mile without walking. Three months ago, Rawlings applied to run one leg of an endurance relay across the country. He was accepted and joined the team of 15 long-distance runners selected to run 22 segments of a nearly 3,000-mile route that started in Los Angeles on April 15, to finish in New York City on Sept. 6. His plan was to spread his 180-mile trek over eight days, thereby running about a marathon each day. To do this, he was going to train like he was preparing for an ultra-marathon — he had previously completed one marathon and two ultramarathons. He wanted to build up to running 120 miles a week. But he came down with debilitating back pain just weeks after signing up for the relay. “I basically woke up one morning and my whole upper back was just frozen,” Rawlings says. He continued pushing himself, running 20 miles Boulder Weekly

that morning and 13 miles the next day, but zero on the third — he could not run a mile without being forced to walk a portion of it. He could not even turn his head, and it remained slightly canted forward, but his back was much worse. He describes it as turning into an intense ache or burning sensation from his spine into his left shoulder, traveling along his arm and even tingling down into his hand. His chiropractor and personal trainer speculated that it might be a herniated or bulging disk. After a week of pain that prevented all exercise, Rawlings says, he decided that he was not going to bow out of the relay, and if he could not run, he would do anything else he could to get in shape for the relay. “I realized that I was not going to heal,” Rawlings says. “If this were a race I was doing purely for myself, I would have withdrawn.” see RUNNER Page 25

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adventure plane, United Flight 232, crashlanded outside of Sioux City, Iowa. 296 passengers had boarded the plane and 184 passengers were pulled from the wreckage alive, the 11-year-old Rawlings one of them. Most of those seated around him did not make it, but he only suffered third-degree burns on his right calf and right arm. Those who have seen him running through the foothills in Boulder might have spotted the scar covering most of his right calf. While living in Chicago during the summer of 1999, he heard a panicked knock at his apartment door. A pipe was leaking gas, and everyone had to evacuate immediately. He and his future wife, Heather Bowler, fled the building. A minute later, they heard an explosion and she felt a prick of shrapnel hit her leg. Rawlings carried her farther away to safety as the building burned to the ground, along with all their belongings. In 2006, a head-on collision sent him to the hospital for week with a broken collarbone and a punctured lung. In total, he counts no fewer than five scrapes with death. His friend, Tony DeLio, calls Rawlings “Nine Lives Jay.” “My own mother, upon hearing these stories, wasn’t thrilled that I was around someone who indirectly invited these kinds of happenings,” DeLio wrote via email. “But we talked it out and realized Jay always survived these occurrences and, quite frankly, could be a living good luck charm.” Rawlings wrote his own how-towalk-your-way-to-completing-sevenmarathons-in-seven-days training plan, and for the last two months, he has focused on time spent on his feet, a common ultramarathon training philosophy. He hiked up the steepest slopes in the foothills, followed the meandering pedestrian paths in Boulder for hours, and pedaled a recumbent bike on his easy days, which he says does not agitate his back. At the pinnacle of his training, in a two-week period he hiked Bear Peak seven times, Green Mountain twice, and did both in one day. His longest hike clocked in at 17 hours. In March, he began working at Vision Link and walks to and from work daily, a 5.25-mile commute each way. “No one ever said how you cover the miles, as long as it’s on foot: running, walking, crawling — whatever I have to do,” Rawlings says. A week before he arrived in Boulder Weekly

Barstow, Calif., where his portion of the relay began, Rawlings said he had regained much of his range of motion, and the pain has receded to just his upper back. He has even been able to jog for a couple miles. Rawlings joined the relay relatively late in the selection process. He was not assigned any of the three segments in Colorado. Instead, he heads north from Barstow, through the arid

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“When I take those initial steps, I don’t think the fear will cease to exist. I think my determination to do it and my excitement at starting will just be so much stronger that the fear won’t have any power,” he said. “I can’t go to Barstow with any doubt in my mind that I’m going to be in Las Vegas a week later, and that’s the way I’m going to do it.” Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com

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est Water Outlaws had a plan heading into this year’s South By Southwest. Before arriving in Austin, the band played a slew of tour dates with the aim of honing its chops prior to the big stage at SXSW. The four band members slogged through shows of varying quality, sometimes just playing for the bartender, sometimes drawing a crowd. The band can sell out the Fox Theatre in Boulder, but it still is putting in the legwork, laying the foundation for similar success outside of its hometown. By the time Austin came around, the band was running like a

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“When you’ve been need for reassurance as well touring that long, you get as motivation. kind of telepathic with one Although WWO tours another,” says singer/guitarquite frequently, the band ist Blake Rooker. “You get still isn’t paying the bills. to the point where you All four members (Buck, know what someone’s Ellwood, Rooker and going to play before they drummer Andrew Oakley) play it. Even if you’re have part-time gigs when improvising, you see where not on the road. The band they’re going and take cues wants to aim for 150 gigs a to where they’re going. It year — the members say was really important to us once they hit that number, to be at South By with that they might be able to eke a kind of thing going. … We living out of their music. were exhausted, but we had But until then, they are in a a lot of fun.” position of just trying to So did it pay off? The break even on tours and not band played shows for sevbreak into their personal eral days while in Austin, bank accounts to pay for but the highlight was the gas. Colorado SpokesBUZZ The band plays the Fox showcase at the 512 Bar on Theatre on Saturday, April 6th. Playing to a packed 27. The guys have rooftop, the band was firing had a lot of practice ON THE BILL: West Water on all cylinders, clearly since their last show, Outlaws play the Fox Theatre on enjoying themselves and they are workSaturday, April 27. Doors at 8 p.m. Casual Sinners and Slanted immensely. The crowd ing on releasing Jack open. Tickets are $12 in densely wedged in to see their first fullWill Buck advance, $14 at the door. 1135 the band, and, in a SXSW length album. (The 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-3399. rarity, few people seemed to band released an EP, leave during the show. Real Killer, in June.) “That was one of the The band has a David Accomazzo best shows on the tour, I handful of new songs from have to say,” Buck says, the album that no one in Blake Rooker grinning. “Just being up on Boulder has heard, Rooker that rooftop at SXSW was says. The band honed the enough, and then the songs on the road, and it is crowd was just so good.” ready for the hometown The sounds of other audience, the band says. bands playing were drifting Though WWO has a up to the 512 rooftop long way to go, the band between songs during the certainly has come far since set, and even though the its humble beginnings playbands’ amps faced away ing shows in the basements from the street, West and tiny bars of Boulder. Water’s powerful sound When the band first startsurely graced the ears of ed, the goal was to play the Fox Theatre. Now, WWO passersby. But the energy of shows with enthusiastic crowds on a has sold out the Fox and came close to the show must have been palpable, months-long tour speckled with duds. selling out the Boulder Theater, and its because, to the amazement of the band, The band is firmly in the “paying dues” hometown shows represent more of a a small crowd of people was gathering stage. After a hectic, exciting SXSW, party atmosphere than a pay-your-dues on the street. The band had an audithe band continued on to Lubbock, one. ence both inside and out. Texas, a city of 234,000 people located “I’m excited to show the new stuff “The crowd was pretty awesome. about 400 miles northwest of Austin. and see how people react,” Rooker says. That made us feel really good. To look The band was supposed to get paid a “We’ve tested it a lot elsewhere, but down and see 20, 30 people just standcase of beer, but no one at the bar had Boulder is the real test. If our home ing around …” begins bassist Vince gotten one by the time the guys pulled market is into it, that’s all that matters. Ellwood. up in their van. So the bar gave them a “It still feels like an honor to be “… it made all the empty houses on tab of 30 drinks instead. able to play the Fox Theatre on a tour worth it,” finishes Buck. “I think the Black Keys played out Saturday.” And that’s where West Water of a van for 10 years,” Buck says, Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com Outlaws are as a band, savoring the sounding like he was speaking out of a Boulder Weekly

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f anyone can appreciate an unexpected collaboration, it’s singer-songwriter Lisa Bell. Her most recent album, The Italian Project, began when the Boulder native reconnected with a high school friend she hadn’t seen in more than 25 years. The friends reunited through Facebook and it sparked an idea that would affect the next four years of Bell’s music career. “I realized she had a band in A photo still from the short film “Good Dog” Italy and it resulted in a back and forth series of concerts and tours, and I actually went to Italy in 2011,” Bell says. “We Skyped and wrote songs, and it turned in to this beautiful project.” Bell hopes she’ll see her fair share of new creative partnerships flourish at her annual art show, mmmmmBoulder, at The Dairy Center for the Arts. act, Jane Whittlesey will paint onstage. But to make This will be the event’s third year bringing together sure mmmmmBoulder is a cohesive experience, the Boulder County musicians, performing artists, filmnight has a thematic thread to tie everything togethmakers, foodies and modern artists. Bell says that by er: “Be uplifted by the best of Boulder’s arts.” mutually exposing each other to new things, she The founder of Janis Kelly & the Global Soul hopes the community will stoke the flames of Experience and Earthdance, singer Janis Kelly says Boulder’s art scene. this is the perfect venue for her songs “I really wanted to create an outthat promote peace and cultural ON THE BILL: mmmlet where all of the artists could understanding. mmBoulder takes place on Saturday, April 27, at The present their work all in one place “I really am a soul singer, but I Dairy Center for The Arts. The and people could cross-pollinate like to call it higher vibe soul, because lobby opens at 5:30 p.m. and [interests] with one another,” Bell the music definitely has a message the show begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 and can be explains. “So people who are film with it,” Kelly says. “So all the music purchased at the door or at buffs can experience new music for will be funky, soulful, danceable, but www.thedairy.org/frontgate. the first time and people who are art also uplifting.” lovers can discover all of the other The evening’s six shorts, each things offered.” under 15 minutes in length, will also mmmmmBoulder’s main event is a seated live keep the night’s tone lighthearted. “Good Dog,” for show that switches between short films and music, one, tells the delightful story of a dog who can see with live art and performance art elements tossed in the future. Director Don Sniffin says he had a great the mix. To accompany one of Bell’s songs, for exam- time training his own dog for the shoot. ple, Frequent Flyers Productions, Inc. will stage an “I would use a doggy treat, and she would run to aerial dance performance and, during another musical a certain spot and lay down and get a treat,” Sniffin

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says. “Now she’ll just run to that spot, lay down and wait for her treat. I’m like, ‘Goofball, I didn’t say action!’” For another film, “Pueblo,” filmmakers Eve Richer and Ben Raznick cast a mannequin head (“Erika”) as a main character. Shot entirely in Spain during Richer and Raznick’s teaching stint abroad, their film exists in a world where everyone views Erika as real. Raznick says that at a certain point, the character took on a life of its own in their small town. “I think people at first thought it was a weird, crazy idea, but it was pretty immediate that they started falling in love with this mannequin head,” Raznick says. “It was this kind of phenomenon.” The monologues, performed by The Catamounts, are a new addition in the lobby this year, along with rock balancing by the internationally recognized Mike Grab in front of the building. Before the show and during intermission, locally owned natural product companies will dole out samples and Comida and Heirloom food trucks will have food for purchase outside. The lobby of The Dairy Center for the Arts will also house various modern art selections, ranging from metal jewelry by Linda Parks to revamped broken guitars by Kahlie Sue Pinello. Pinello says that, as an artist who only began refining her craft fulltime three years ago, she is grateful for the supportive community of artists and patrons that mmmmmBoulder fosters. “There’s a lot of people that are more educated than I am, more skilled than I am, but to have a community back you up and push you so that they expect from you and are excited for you, that is what makes you,” Pinello says. “I find that this mmmmmBoulder really embraces that and all the different arts.” Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com

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enning ambiguous lyrics seems to have become a trend among many of today’s respected artists. So that’s why when an artist like Danny Shafer builds a successful career — even if it’s locally — on wellwritten simplicity, it feels like a refreshing change of pace. Shafer’s newest solo release, Wherever You Are, captures all of the heartfelt musings that the veteran singer-songwriter’s fans have come to anticipate. Lyrics like Productions, whom Shafer met during “Now there’s a working man, he’s out a gig, had him choose his 30 favorite on the street, and I hope he starts that songs that they would then whittle into car / There’s women I’ve loved with all a 12-song album. Shafer says he owes a my heart and I don’t lot to Tarantino, who know where they are” carefully nurtured each ON THE BILL: Danny Shafer plays the Wildflower twinge with Neil track. Pavilion at Planet Bluegrass Young-inspired senti“He had more to do on Friday, April 26. Lindsay mentality, and others with some of the songs Lou & The Flatbellys open. Doors at 7 p.m. Tickets are feel like the kind of than I did,” he says of $12. 500 W. Main St., Lyons, poetic ruminations that Tarantino. “I felt 100 303-823-0848. would blossom and fade percent comfortable during a bus ride with him helping me through open pastureout on this project. The land. And Shafer’s goals when writing a label really allowed us to go in and take song are as straightforward as his lyrics as much time as we wanted on this would suggest; he says his favorite tunes record, which is unusual in these times. are the ones his audience can easily I felt really fortunate.” relate to. Shafer, who has a background in “I like songs that people definitely genres like Americana, country and know what they’re about,” Shafer says. bluegrass, is known as a musician with “And [songs about] everyday life; there’s an unwavering work ethic. Over the so much beauty in moments, in certain years he’s been involved in a myriad of moments in people’s day, and it’s all bands, including Three Fisted Lullaby, blowing past us, really. I think artists Red Glory Ramblers, All Night Honky really focus on those moments and Tonk All-Stars, The Unknown hopefully make them into incredible Americans and The Danny Shafer songs. And hopefully a good song holds Band. Currently, in addition to his solo its weight over time. That will be a work, he fronts Danny Shafer and the good test for this album too.” 21st Century, a honky-tonk rock projShafer’s referencing the fact that his ect that features local musicians Chris latest effort — his first new record in Ramey, Dechen Hawk, Jubal and Todd three years and fourth solo effort — is May. Though Shafer has probably jugsomewhat of a “best of ” compilation gled more musical groups than he chosen from a stockpile of around 400 could easily recall, he says pushing songs he’s written during the past two himself to try new things is essential to decades. Bob Tarantino of Tolstar his work.

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“You gotta keep it changing to a certain extent, like any job or anything that you do, otherwise it loses its appeal to the audiences and to the performer,” Shafer says. “Throughout the years, there comes a time when I have to create something because hopefully I’m growing as a musician.” Shafer arrived in Colorado in the early ’90s from Chicago and, after living in Boulder and in the mountains for some time, settled in Lyons. He plays around 200 shows a year and frequents local venues like Boulder Theater, the Fox Theatre and Swallow Hill Music Association. Though he’s had ties playing music elsewhere in the Midwest, Shafer calls Colorado home. “I’m definitely a Colorado musician now,” he says. “Colorado has been really, really good to me, as a musician and as a performer, and there’s so much opportunity to work hard to grow with music fans in this area. It’s been a perfect place to be.” Shafer will celebrate the release of Wherever You Are with a show on Friday, April 26, at Planet Bluegrass Ranch. The evening will feature a performance by roots band Lindsay Lou & The Flatbellys, and members of the 21st Century band will join Shafer onstage for part of his show. And, with the aid of songs that break down barriers of understanding between Shafer and his fans, he says he’ll be happy with the show if he can coax a personal connection out of the crowd. “I hope that the audience and me, I hope we’re able to get to know each other to a certain extent,” Shafer says. “It’s just me and the microphone, so I want them to talk back to me and me to talk back to them. I want the audience to get up close to the songs.” Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com

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Beethoven’s legacy runs through Takács Quartet program by Peter Alexander

eethoven runs through it. “This one” — the Mozart “Hunt” Even though there’s not Quartet, Dusinberre says — “is pretty a single piece by Beethoven good. There’s quite a lot of it, and that’s on the next program of CU’s good.” Takács Quartet (at 4 p.m. He finds more specific traces of on Sunday, April 28 and at 7:30 p.m. Beethoven in the other two works on on Monday, April 29 Keith Saunders in Grusin Music Hall), the quartet’s first violinist sees him everywhere he looks. “I’m rather obsessed with Beethoven,” Edward Dusinberre admits, “so I tend to judge everything by Beethoven.” Actually, on the program there are three great and eternally popular pieces from the chamber repertoire, all by composers who can be linked in one way or another to Beethoven: Mozart’s String Quartet in E-flat, K. 458 the program. (“Hunt”), Béla Bartók’s Sixth Quartet, “You’ll laugh at me,” he says. “The and Mendelssohn’s Octet for Strings. first movement [of the Bartók quartet] For Mendelssohn, violinists Lina I would say is extremely influenced by Bahn and Charles Wetherbee, violist Beethoven, the second movement of his Thomas Chawner and cellist Judith Op. 131 Quartet. The theme [has] the Glyde will join the quartet. same character.” It’s not just And in the Dusinberre who finds Mendelssohn Octet, ON THE BILL: Takács Beethoven everywhere “You can feel Quartet and guests play Sunday, April 28, and he looks. He so domiBeethoven in the last Monday, April 29, at Grusin nated the musical world movement, which is Music Hall. Tickets that many later comsurely influenced by the available at www. cupresents.org/events/ posers felt intimidated. last movement of his takács-quartet-3. And today, we unavoidString Quartet Op. 59 ably judge composers No. 3, a kind of perpetbefore Beethoven by ual motion, one part how much they look coming in, then another forward to his accomplishments. You with the same very fast passage and just can hardly perform symphonies or building.” string quartets without bringing up But Dusinberre quickly adds that Beethoven. there is far more to all three pieces than Dusinberre admits that Beethoven the traces of Beethoven. influences his judgment of earlier “The Mozart is new for me,” he works, including the Mozart “Hunt” says. “I find there’s a real depth emoQuartet. Beethoven wrote particularly tionally, which I’m enjoying very much. long and intense development sections, There’s a very refined surface, but and Dusinberre says, “I always look at underneath there’s a real emotional the development section to see what’s complexity.” going on. The longer the development Bartók’s Sixth Quartet was written section, the more interesting the moveat a critical moment in the composer’s ment, in my experience.” life. The last piece he wrote before leav-

ing Hungary for the United States in 1939, it is thought to be pervaded by the composer’s premonition of the coming war and his grief for his mother, who died soon after it was finished. One unique feature is the quartet’s structure. The first movement starts with a slow introduction, marked “mesto” (sad) and played only by the viola. The introduction returns before the next two movements, each time with an additional voice added, and in the last movement that idea expands to be the subject of the entire movement. “In the meantime each of the [first] three movements is a little character study,” Dusinberre explains. “The first is fresh and spring-like. It couldn’t be more different than the despair of the opening solo. The second movement is a rigid, nightmarish march — as if he was in some bizarre way predicting the forced marching of prisoners in the concentration camps,” and the third is “funny but twisted at the same time.” The finale, built from the “mesto” material, is “like a chorus commenting on the action.” Mendelssohn wrote his octet when he was only 16. One of his most sparkling and delightful pieces, it ranks as one of his first great masterpieces. “I still am kind of shaking my head how he could write a piece like that when he was so young,” Dusinberre says. “It’s a great party romp to play that piece; it’s like a joyful riot.” “The octet is a bit of a danger for performers, because it is such great fun to play,” he says. “There’s just an awful lot going on, and it’s easy to just sound like a big sort of mush. You’ve got to make some clear decisions about texture, modify the dynamics a bit and tweak it a little bit to profile things.” Then he adds, “If you’ve never heard a chamber piece, that’s probably a good place to start. I mean, it’s just got everything in it.” Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com Boulder Weekly

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Thursday, April 25 BLT (Buddy, Lynne Willber, Tom Williams). 8 p.m. Jamestown Mercantile Cafe, 108 Main St., Jamestown, 303442-5847. Bonobo — With El Ten Eleven. 9 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-3399. Brazil Night. 7:30 p.m. Caffè Sole, 637R S. Broadway, Boulder, 303-4992985. David Booker. 5:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids & Solids, 1555 S. Hover Road, Longmont, 303-4859400. The Disco Biscuits. 9 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303786-7030.

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Holly Y Los Esposos Malos. 5 p.m. 100% Mexicano Restaurant, 2850 Iris Ave., Boulder, 303-440-4141. Kort McCumber Duo. 6:30 p.m. St Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696. Left Foot Green. 10 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303449-1922. Liz Berube — With Whiskey Autumn. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628.

Cabaret — Presented by Ignite Theatre. Aurora Fox Arts Center, 9900 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora, 720-6269796. Through May 5. Cinderella La Cenerentola — Presented by Nomad Theatre, 1410 Quince Ave., Boulder, 303443-7510. Through April 28. The Color Purple — Aurora Fox Arts Center, 9900 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora, 303-739-1970. Through May 12.

disLabeled — Presented by Phamaly Theatre Company at the Dairy Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826. Through April 28. Fringe Festival — Presented by CU-OnStage. University Theatre, CU campus, Boulder, 303-492-8181. April 26 through April 28. Glengarry Glen Ross. Mary Miller Theater, 300 E. Simpson St., Lafayette, 720-209-2154. Through May 18. God of Carnage. Curious Theatre, 1080 Acoma St., Denver, 303623-0524. Through June 8.

Mosey West. 10 p.m. Pioneer Inn, 15 E. First St., Nederland, 303-258-7733. Open Mic. 7 p.m. The Dickens Tavern, 300 Main St., Longmont, 303-834-9384. Open Mic. 9 p.m. Waterloo, 809 S. Main St., Louisville,

Geopolitics Series. 1 p.m. Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-441-3100. Parks and Open Space Advisory Committee. 6:30 p.m. Boulder County Courthouse Commissioners’ Hearing Room, 1325 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-6786268.

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Dark Wood. Dangerous Theatre Company. 2620 W. 2nd Ave., Unit 1, Denver, 720-233-4703. Through April 26.

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

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303-993-2094. Policulture. 10:30 p.m. The Walrus Saloon, 1173 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-443-9902 The Retrosonics. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 N. Park Drive, Lafayette, 303-665-2757. She Said String Band. 9 p.m. Cervantes’ Other Side, 2637 Welton St, Denver, 303-297-1772.

Guys and Dolls — Candlelight Dinner Playhouse, 4747 Market Place Drive, Johnstown, 970-744-3747. Through June 16. A Knight to Remember. Buntport Theatre, 717 Lipan St., Denver, 720-946-1388. Through May 11. Little Women. Imig Music Building, 1020 18th St., Boulder, 303492-8008. Through April 28. Mary Poppins — Denver Center Theatre Company. Denver Performing Arts Complex, 14th and Curtis streets, Denver, 303893-4100. May 1 through May 5. Sense & Sensibility the Musical — Presented by Denver Center Theatre Company. Denver Performing Arts Complex, 14th and Curtis streets, Denver, 303-468-2030. Through May 26.

music The Beloved Invaders. 10 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303449-1922. Blue Canyon Boys. 7 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683. Bonnie & The Clydes. 8 p.m. Swallow Hill Tuft Theatre, 71 E. Yale Ave., Denver, 303-777-1003. Blues Ambassador. 10 p.m. Pioneer Inn, 15 E. First St., Nederland, 303-2587733.

The Shadow Box. The Edge Theatre, 1560 Teller St., Lakewood, 303-232-0363. Through May 19.

Broken Spoke. 9:30 p.m. Waterloo, 809 S. Main St., Louisville, 303-9932094.

Tigers Be Still — Presented by Firehouse Theatre Company. John Hand Theatre, 7653 E. 1st. Place, Denver, 303-562-3232. Through May 11.

Chris Malley & Bob Schlesinger Project. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628.

The Vagina Monologues. Nomad Theatre, 1401 Quince Ave., Boulder, 303-443-7510. Through April 27.

The Disco Biscuits. 9 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303786-7030.

Twiddle — CU Program Council & Engineering Council Present. 6:30 p.m. Farrand Field, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, 303-492-7704. Uhuru Child Benefit Concert for Kenya. 8 p.m. Shine, 2027 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-0120.

Eef & The Blues Express. 8 p.m. Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids & Solids, 1555 S. Hover Road, Longmont, 303-485-9400. Hazel Miller Band. 8 p.m. Dickens Opera House, 300 Main St., Longmont, 303-834-9384.

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CAFÉ PHIL at The Dairy. 7:30 p.m. The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826.

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42nd Annual Jefferson Foundation High School Art Exhibit. Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, 720-898-7255. Through May 12. American Visionaries — Works by Dorothea Lange and Maynard Dixon. Longmont Musuem & Cultural Center, 400 Quail Road, Longmont, 303-651-8374. Through May 26.

The Art of Teachers and Students. The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826. April 26 through May 3. BEER! Boulder’s History on Tap. Boulder History Museum, 1206 Euclid Ave., Boulder, 303-449-3464. Through Oct. 27. Black Maps — Solo show by David Maisel. CU Art Museum, 1085 18th St., Boulder, 303-492-8300. Through May 11. Dance Rehearsal: Karen Kilimnik’s World of Ballet and Theatre — Solo show by Karen Kilimnik. Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, 1485 Delgany St., Denver, 303-298-7554. Through June 23. The Denver Salon: Then and Now — Fine art photography. Byers-Evans House Gallery, 1310 Bannock St., Denver, 303-620-9433. Through May 31. Edgar Degas: The Private Impressionist — Works on paper by the artist and his circle. Foothills Art Center, 809 15th St., Golden, 303-279-3922. Through June 30. EcoCreations4 — Art from recycled objects. Muse Gallery, 356 Main St., Longmont, 303-678-7869. Through April 27.

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Hazel Barnes and the Existential Challenge in the 21st Century. Norlin Library second floor, CU campus, Boulder, ucblibraries.colorado.edu. Through June 2014. Heidi Jung: Black and White — A Jeffco Alumni Exhibition. Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, 720-898-7255. Through May 5. Herbert Bayer 1900 to 1928: The Bauhaus and Pre-Bauhaus Years. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Pkwy., Denver, 720-865-5000. Through July 14. Linda Gleitz: Capistrano IV — an installation. Longmont Musuem & Cultural Center, 400 Quail Road, Longmont, 303-651-8374. Through May 8. A Moment in Time: Here. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Pkwy., Denver, 720-865-5000. Through July 21. Museum of Broken Relationships. Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-2122. Through May 26. Primal Seen — Selections from the CU photography collection. CU Art Museum, 1085 18th St., Boulder, 303-492-8300. Through June 22. Stories, Memories + Histories. Center for Fine Art Photography, 400 N. College Ave., Fort Collins, 970224-1010. Through April 27. This is Not a Test: The Atomic Art of Doug Waterfield. Rocky Flats Cold War Museum, 5612 Yukon St., Arvada, 720-287-1717. Through May 31. Western Road Movie — Landscape paintings by Patrick Kikut. Andrew J. Macky Gallery, Macky Auditorium, 1595 Pleasant St., Boulder, 303-4924247. Through May 19.

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Georgia O’Keeffe in New Mexico: Architecture, Katsinam, and the Land. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Pkwy., Denver, 720-865-5000. Through April 28.

Moreland & Arbuckle. 8 p.m. Boulder Outlook Hotel and Suites, 800 28th St., Boulder, 303-443-3322. Rocktin Grove Presents: A Night in the Grove — With Green River Vibe & Mission South. 9 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-3399. Safety Scissors with Kitty Crimes & Yo Sauce, DJ Brandon Brandon. 10 p.m. Shine, 2027 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-0120. Sambadende. 7 p.m. St Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696. Soul X. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 N. Park Drive, Lafayette, 303-665-2757. Young Songwriters Competition. 8 p.m. Swallow Hill Daniels Hall, 71 E. Yale Ave., Denver, 303-777-1003.

events Alchemy of the Heart. 7:30 p.m. Star House, 3476 Sunshine Canyon Drive, Boulder, www.thestarhouse.com. Annual Seniors’ Fish-off. 6:30 a.m. Wally Toevs Pond, Walden Ponds Wildlife Habitat, Boulder, 303-678-6219. City of Boulder Resources to Start and Grow Your Business. 12 p.m. Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-441-3100.

Grand Opening of Boulder’s First CommunityOwned Solar Garden — With Rep. Claire Levy and representatives from the clean energy industry. 4 p.m. Boulder Cowdery Meadows Community Solar Array, 1600 S. 66th St., Boulder, www.easycleanenergy.com. Real Scenes — Film screening. 3 p.m. Shine, 2027 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-0120.

Saturday, April 27 music Atomga. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922. Bluezhouse. 8 p.m. Boulder Outlook Hotel and Suites, 800 28th St., Boulder, 303-443-3322. Bonnie & the Clydes. 8 p.m. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685. Carbone Family Trio. 9:30 p.m. Waterloo, 809 S. Main St., Louisville, 303-993-2094. David and Enion Tiller. 8 p.m. Oskar Blues Tasty Weasel Tap Room, 1800 Pike Road, Unit B, Longmont, 303-776-1914. Full Belly. 8 p.m. Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids & Solids, 1555 S. Hover Road, Longmont, 303-4859400. Grubstake. 8 p.m. Swallow Hill Daniels Hall. 71 E. Yale Ave., Denver, 303-777-1003. Jeremy Mohney Quartet. 8 p.m. Jamestown Mercantile Cafe, 108 Main St., Jamestown, 303-442-5847..

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Prairie Scholars. 6 p.m. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685. Rainbow Girls. 9 p.m. Laughing Goat Coffeehouse, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder. Revelation Union — With The Living Wills. 7 p.m. Dickens Opera House, 300 Main St., Longmont, 303834-9384. Takács Quartet. 4 p.m. Grusin Music Hall, Imig Music Building, 1020 18th St., Boulder, 303-492-8008.

events Boulder Israeli Dance. 7 p.m. 2126 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-9388. Cirque Ziva — An acrobatics show by Danny Chang of the Golden Dragon Acrobats. 3 p.m. Macky Auditorium, 1595 Pleasant St., Boulder, 303-492-8423. Salsa Dancing. 8 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683. Spring Heritage Day at the Walker Ranch Homestead — Peek into pioneer living in springtime. 10 a.m. 7701 Flagstaff Road, Boulder, 303-776-8848.

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

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Adobe Illustrator Hands-on Intensive. 9 a.m. Boulder Digital Arts, 1600 Range St., Boulder, 303875-0276.

Andrew Wynne. 6 p.m. The Dickens Tavern, 300 Main St., Longmont, 303-834-9384.

Be Frack Sure — With Dr. Anthony Ingraffea and Dr. Geoffrey Thyne. 9 a.m. Best Western, 1900 Ken Pratt Blvd., Longmont. Boulder International Folk Dancers Armenian Workshop. 7:30 p.m. The Avalon, 6185 Arapahoe Rd., Boulder, 303 692 8213. mmmmmBoulder! 7 p.m. The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826. Party for Prevention — presented by the Colorado Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. 6 p.m. John Fielder Gallery, 833 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, 303-888-9846. Tree Squirrels of Boulder County. 10 a.m. Heil Valley Ranch Open Space, Boulder, 303-678-6214. WOW — Women of Wisdom. 2:30 p.m. Boulder Public Library Meadows Branch, 4800 Baseline Road, Boulder, 303-441-4390.

Colorado Composers Big Band. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 N. Park Drive, Lafayette, 303-665-2757. Electric Blues Jam. 7:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids & Solids, 1555 S. Hover Road, Longmont, 303-485-9400. Takács Quartet. 7:30 p.m. Grusin Music Hall, Imig Music Building, 1020 18th St., Boulder, 303-492-8008.

events Betting the Farm. 8 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-786-7030. “So, You’re a Poet,” presents an open poetry reading. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628. Women of the West Monday. 11:30 a.m. Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303441-3100.

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Dakota Ridge Area Jazz Festival. 6 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683.

Acoustic Jam — Followed by traditional Irish session. 3 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922.

Jazz Night — With Goodrattle. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628.

The Big Pick Bluegrass & Folk Jam. 8 p.m. Pioneer Inn, 15 E. First St., Nederland, 303-258-7733.

Mathias and the Crooked Streets. 8:30 p.m. Waterloo, 809 S. Main St., Louisville, 303-993-2094.

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

Open Mic — Hosted by Maus. 8 p.m. Pioneer Inn, 15 E. First St., Nederland, 303-258-7733.

Bluegrass Pick. 7:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids & Solids, 1555 S. Hover Road, Longmont, 303-485-9400.

Open Stage. 8 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922.

Blues Jam — With Heavy Cats. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Outlook Hotel and Suites, 800 28th St., Boulder, 303443-3322. The Boulder Blues Trio. 7:30 p.m. Caffè Sole, 637R S. Broadway, Boulder, 303-499-2985. Gasoline Lollipops Video Shoot. 8 a.m. Dickens Opera House, 300 Main St., Longmont, 303-834-9384. Giddyup Kitty. 6 p.m. Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids & Solids, 1555 S. Hover Road, Longmont, 303-485-9400. Harmonious Junk. 10 p.m. Vine Street Pub, 1700 Vine St., Denver, 303-388-2337. Jim Herlihy — With Rainbow Girls. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628.

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Basics of Blogging. 6 p.m. Boulder Digital Arts, 1600 Range St., Boulder, 303-875-0276. BOLD Youth Creative Writing Group. 4 p.m. Pride House, 2132 14th St., Boulder, 720-248-8183 Boulder World Affairs Discussion Group. 10 a.m. Boulder Public Library Meadows Branch, 4800 Baseline Rd., Boulder, 303-441-4390. Source App. Launch Party. 6 p.m. Shine, 2027 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-0120.

Wednesday, May 1 music 1st Wednesday Music Club. 7:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685.

The Legendary Hitchhikers — Tom Petty Tribute Band. 3 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-4636683.

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Thursday, April 25 A History of the Present Illness: Stories — by Louise Aronson. 7:30 p.m. Tattered Cover Book Store, 2526 E. Colfax Ave, Denver, 303-436-1070. Richard Schwass. 7 p.m. Innisfree Poetry Bookstore & Cafe, 1203 13th St., Boulder, 303-579-1644 Friday April 26 Man Without Breath — by Philip Kerr. 7:30 p.m. Tattered Cover Book Store, 2526 E. Colfax Ave, Denver, 303-436-1070.

S. Waite, Ruby Seastone, Ana Maria Hernando and Kenneth. 4 p.m. Innisfree Poetry Bookstore & Cafe, 1203 13th St., Boulder, 303-579-1644 Saturday April 27 Mud Luscious Press & J.A. Tyler. 7 p.m. Innisfree Poetry Bookstore & Cafe, 1203 13th St., Boulder, 303-579-1644 Sunday April 28 Viva los Boers!: From South Africa to the U.S. Mexican Borderlands, 1902-1917 — A Tesoro Cultural Lecture. 11 a.m.. Tattered Cover Book Store, 1628 16th St., Denver, 303-436-1070.

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Along the Way — by Linda Millemann. A poetry month reading. 7:30 p.m. Tattered Cover Book Store, 2526 E. Colfax Ave, Denver, 303-436-1070. Patterson — A Book Discussion. 7 p.m. Innisfree Poetry Bookstore & Cafe, 1203 13th St., Boulder, 303-579-1644 So, You’re a Poet? — an open reading. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat Coffee House, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628. Tuesday, April 30 The Narrow Way: A Memoir Of Coming Out, Getting Clean and Finding Buddha — by Chris Lemig. 7:30 p.m. Tattered Cover Book Store, 1628 16th St., Denver, 303-4361070. Weekly Open Reading. 7 p.m. Innisfree Poetry Bookstore & Cafe, 1203 13th St., Suite A, Boulder, 303-579-1644. You Are a Badass — by Jen Sincero. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-2074. Wednesday, May 1 My Foreign Cities — by Elizabeth Scarboro. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-2074.

Reynolds Reading Pals. 4:30 p.m. Boulder Public Library George Reynolds Branch, 3595 Table Mesa Dr., Boulder, 303-441-3120.

Billy Hoke’s Xtravaganza #8 — With the House Band. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Outlook Hotel and Suites, 800 28th St., Boulder, 303-443-3322.

Sunday, April 28

Kristin Myers — With Monocle. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628.

Monday, April 29

Open Bluegrass Pick. 8:30 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922. Pete Karsounes Soulo Loop. 6 p.m. The Dickens Tavern, 300 Main St., Longmont, 303-834-9384. Vocal Journeys Spring Concert. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 N. Park Drive, Lafayette, 303-665-2757. Words Of Flight. 6:30 p.m. St Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696.

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The Oyster Princess — Library Cinema Program Screening. 6:30 p.m. Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-441-3100.

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Walkabout. 3 p.m. Innisfree Poetry Bookstore & Cafe, 1203 13th St., Boulder, 303-579-1644

Go Club for Kids & Teens. 2 p.m. Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-441-3100. Monday Reading Buddies. 4:30 p.m. Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-441-3100. Monday Storytime. 10:15 a.m. Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-441-3100.

Tuesday, April 30 I Spy Beaks and Feet! — Program for preschool children and their families to watch for local birds and find out where they live, eat and have babies. 10 a.m. Pella Crossing Open Space, Hygiene, 303-678-6214. Reynolds Reading Pals. 4:30 p.m. Boulder Public Library George Reynolds Branch, 3595 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder, 303-441-3120. Toddler Hour. 9 a.m. WOW! Children’s Museum, 110 N. Harrison Ave., Lafayette, 303-604-2424.

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Tuesday Reading Buddies. 4:30 p.m. Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-441-3100.

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Thursday Storytime. 10:15 a.m. Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-441-3100.

Cruisers & Crawlers. 10:15 a.m. Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-441-3100.

Friday, April 26

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

Friday Storytime. 10:15 a.m. Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-441-3100.

Saturday, April 27

Watercolor Wednesday. 10 a.m. WOW! Children’s Museum, 110 N. Harrison Ave., Lafayette, 303-6042424.

Saturday Storytime. 10:15 a.m. Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-441-3100.

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Members of the acclaimed photo agency showcase their their award-winning short documentary films. Features the films Photojournalisms, Blanco, On the Line, Mirror, Massacre at Utoya, Syrian Spring, Siberian Supermodels, Obama’s War, Went the Games Well. Part of Double Exposure series at SIE FilmCenter. — Denver Film Society

LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE

From the mind of metal musician Rob Zombie. A DJ in Salem gets a wooden box, and after listening to some tunes she figures out that the lords of evil are making a return to this town with a troubled past. Evil, blood and death abound. Rated R. At Century.

Jackie Robinson challenged prejudices when Branch Rickey signed him to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Rated PG-13. At Twin Peaks, Colony Square and Century. ADMISSION Starring Tina Fey and Paul Rudd. Need more? Fey plays an admissions officer at Princeton. Rudd talks her into taking on that role at his school. They get happy and funny together. Rated PG. At Century and Colony Square. ALL ABOUT EVE Winner of six Oscars, including Best Picture of 1950, this quintessential depiction of ruthless ambition in the entertainment industry stars Bette Davis in what Roger Ebert considered her best role ever. Part of the Classic series at Boedecker. — Boedecker Theater THE BIG WEDDING This wedding comedy will surely provide plenty of family antics and an excuse to see Robert De Niro, Diane Keaton, Robin Williams and Susan Sarandon in a movie together. Rated R. At Twin Peaks, Century and Colony Square. BLANCANIEVES Once upon a time there was a little girl who had never known her mother. She learned the art of her father, a famous bullfighter, but was hated by her evil stepmother. One day she ran away with a troupe of dwarves and became a legend. But you’ve never heard the tale quite like this! At Chez Artiste. –– Landmark Theatres THE COMPANY YOU KEEP

See full review page 45. Rated R. At Esquire and Century.

In Tokyo, a young prostitute develops an unexpected connection with a widower over a period of two days. At Boedecker. — Boedecker Theater LORDS OF SALEM

MUD

It’s a bird. It’s a plane. No wait ... it’s three guys who ran their boat into an island because they weren’t looking where they were going.

When two boys discover a mysterious stranger hiding out on an island in the Mississippi River, their lives and those of everyone in their small town are changed forever. Rated PG 13. At Century. EVIL DEAD The Book of the Dead possesses and mutilates five friends trapped in a cabin in this bloody remake of the classic cult horror film. At Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks. FIELD OF DREAMS “If you build it, he will come.” With these words, Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner) is inspired by a voice he can’t ignore to pursue a dream he can hardly believe, building a baseball diamond on his land. At Esquire. –– Landmark Theatres GI JOE: RETALIATION 3D With COBRA on the brink of world domination, it’s up to the GIs to do some stunts, blow stuff up and save the day. Rated PG-13. At Twin Peaks, Century and Colony Square. GIMME THE LOOT Malcolm and Sofia, two determined teens from the Bronx, are the ultimate graffitiwriters. When a rival gang buffs their latest masterpiece, they must hatch a plan to get revenge. At SIE FilmCenter. — Denver Film Society

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There are no vampires or werewolves in the newest teen-romance series from the author of Twilight. This time, there are aliens. Rated PG-13. At Twin Peaks and Colony Square. THE ICEMAN Inspired by actual events, The Iceman follows notorious contract killer Richard Kuklinski from his early days in the mob until his arrest for the murder of more than 100 men. Part of GATHR Previews at Boedecker. — Boedecker Theater

With her bewitching, emotionally charged songs — from “Rhiannon” to “Landslide,” “Dreams” to “Gypsy” — singer-songwriter Stevie Nicks cemented her status as one of the most distinctive female voices in rock history as a member of Fleetwood Mac and through her own solo career. At Boedecker. — Boedecker Theater

Tom Cruise and Morgan Freeman star in this visually amazing film. As for plot, Cruise battles to save the entire planet Earth, of course, in some far-off future time. Rated PG. At Twin Peaks, Century and Colony Square.

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The White House is captured by terrorists and the president is kidnapped. So the Secret Service has no choice but to use a former agent who left the service in disgrace to get them inside. Rated R. At Century, Twin Peaks and Colony Square.

A caveman family road-trips to a colorful world in this Flintstones-meets-Avatar animated kids movie. Rated PG. At Colony Square, Twin Peaks and Century.

These are the stories from around the world of nine girls who face arranged marriages, child slavery and other heartbreaking injustices. Despite these obstacles, the brave girls offer hope and inspiration. At Boedecker. — Boedecker Theater

Denver Film Society is hosting this collection of French-language films April 25–28. The following films will be showing: All That You Possess, Augustine, Bad Seeds, Calvaire, Gimme the Loot, Irreversible, Operation Libertad, Rendez-vous a Kiruna, Tango Libre,Therese, Three Worlds, Zarafa. At SIE Film Center.

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An unthinkable predicament emerges when a chauffeur gets ambushed while driving both his boss’s 12-year-old girl and his own

What could make the velociraptor kitchen scene even more heart-stopping? 3-D, apparently! Rated PG-13. At Century,

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In director Pablo Larraín’s political drama NO, Chilean military dictator Augusto Pinochet is forced by international pressure to call a plebiscite on his presidency in 1988. At Boedecker. — Landmark Theatres OBLIVION

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Jason Bateman and Hope Davis team up in this tale about the destructive power of the Internet and what happens when the digital world goes crazy. Rated R. At Century.

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OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL 3D We know all about Dorothy and have heard the Wicked Witch’s take. Now it’s the Wizard of Oz’s turn. Rated PG. At Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks.

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All the president’s meh  ‘The Company You Keep’ is too sleepy for greatness by Ryan Syrek

lthough he may still be a panty dropper to the baby boomer set, Robert Redford looks like he needs a good nap. The bags under his eyes are scene-stealing, uncredited supporting actors in The Company You Keep, a ’70s-style thriller about investigative journalism that is neither thrilling nor investigatory. It can’t even sustain the indignation it clearly wants to unleash on the modern slack-tivist journalism unwilling or unable to change the world because it would require more than a tweet or two. Redford directs and stars as Jim Grant, a former member of The Weather Underground, an aggressive e activist group that raged against the Vietnam War with explosive consequences. He’s been running from the law for decades, charged with the accidental murder of a security guard. When Sharon Solarz (Susan Sarandon) turns herself in, it puts small-time journo Ben Shepard (Shia LaBeouf ) on the case. This leads him to ask for help from an old girlfriend (Anna Kendrick), who has access to the main FBI agent on the case (Terrence Howard). Defying his editor (Stanley Tucci), Ben soon identifies Jim’s brother (Chris Cooper), who is caring for his niece now that her daddy is on the lam. Jim’s former associates, Mimi Lurie ( Julie Christie), Jed Lewis (Richard Jenkins), Mac Macleod (Sam Elliott) and Donal Fitzgerald (Nick Nolte), all get sucked back into their former lives, some quite angrily. But none are grumpier than Henry Osborne (Brendan Gleeson), whose daughter (Brit Marling) may unintentionally be the key to figuring out what the hell actually happened. Boulder Weekly

This cast is so staggering, it wouldn’t have been out of place to see Meryl Streep show up as the maid silently cleaning Redford’s hotel room. In the ultimate act of directorial hubris, Redford keeps the action focus squarely around his boring, loosely jowled former provocateur-turned-single-dad. Centering the film around the least interesting character is not a highly recommended decision. Whether Lem Dobbs’ script is to blame or not, something is wrong when an audience finds itself actively desiring more LaBeouf. Marling and Sarandon give standout performances, but mostly for naught. There is a sense early on that the film was going to follow an interesting intellectual path, asking if the generation that inherited the outrage of unjust war is completely impotent. Just as it looked like Ben was going to be the piñata for Redford’s continuing displeasure at America’s lethargic social activism, he lets him off the hook, and the film devolves into a simple “whodunit” that is modestly entertaining at best. With Aaron Sorkin’s The Newsroom proving that you can still tell a story about modern journalistic integrity that is vital to our cultural psyche, The Company You Keep feels like a well-acted afterthought. By no means is it unwatchable or uninteresting; it is just somewhat exhausting. Speaking of exhaustion, if anyone has a cot for ole Sundance to lay down in and some cucumbers for his eyes, we’d all be much obliged. — This review first appeared in The Reader of Omaha, Neb. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com

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RENOIR Set on the French Riviera in the summer of 1915, Gilles Bourdos’ lushly atmospheric drama Renoir tells the story of celebrated Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir, in declining health at age 74, and his middle son Jean, who returns home to convalesce after being wounded in World War I. At SIE FilmCenter and Chez Artiste. — Denver Film Society THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW The longest-running midnight movie of all time stars Tim Curry as the kinky yet endearing “transsexual from Transylvania” Dr. Frank N. Furter. At Esquire. — Landmark Theatres ROOM 237 Rodney Ascher’s wry and provocative Room 237 fuses fact and fiction through interviews with cultists and scholars, creating a kaleidoscopic deconstruction of Kubrick’s still-controversial classic, The Shining. At SIE FilmCenter. — Denver Film Society THE SAPPHIRES Inspired by a true story, the dramatic comedy The Sapphires follows four vivacious, young and talented Australian Aboriginal girls from a remote mission as they learn about love, friendship and war when their all-girl group The Sapphires entertains the U.S. troops in Vietnam in 1968. At Century and Chez Artiste. — Landmark Theatres

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SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK Everything is sanitized and clichéd enough to make this a feel-good romance. Rated R. At Century. STARBUCK The French Canadian comedy Starbuck stars Patrick Huard as David Wosniak, a lovable but perpetual screw-up who finally decides to take control of his life. A habitual sperm donor in his youth, this 42-year-old eternal teenager discovers that he’s the biological father of 533 children. At Chez Artiste. –– Landmark Theatres STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION —THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS Originally aired as a season-ending/seasonopening two-part series on the television show, this double dose of good guys versus the Borg is playing in select theaters. If you are a Star Trek fan, be there. NR. At Century. TEATRO LICEU’S IL TROVATORE Fiorenza Cedolins, Marco Berti, Luciana D’Intino and Vittorio Vitelli all shine in this operatic classic, which features the popular “Anvil Chorus” hit. At Boedecker. — Boedecker Theater TO THE WONDER Parisian single mother Marina (Olga Kurylenko) and Midwestern tourist Neil (Ben Affleck) fall madly in love in France and relocate to Oklahoma with Marina’s young daughter to start a life together. Rated R. At Esquire. — Landmark Theatres TRANCE Simon, a fine art auctioneer, teams up with a criminal gang to steal a Goya painting worth millions of dollars, but after suffering a blow to the head during the heist he awakens to discover he has no memory of where he hid the painting. At Century and Mayan. — Landmark Theatres UPSTREAM COLOR A young woman is abducted and seemingly brainwashed via an organic material harvested from a specific orchid. She later meets a man, and after the two fall for each other, they come to realize he may also have been subjected to the same process. At SIE FilmCenter and Muenzinger Auditorium. — Denver Film Society WHERE THE TRAIL ENDS A film following the world’s top freeride mountain bikers as they search for unridden terrain around the globe, ultimately shaping the future of big mountain freeriding. At The Performance Space in The Dairy Center. — Boedecker Theater Boulder Weekly

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ice is known by nutritionists as a “first food.” Easily digested and bland, it is often the first solid food a baby receives. Prior to that, babies may be exposed to rice starch and brown rice syrup in infant formulas, which use the grain as an ingredient digestible by infants with lactose or gluten intolerance. Rice is also first in the world in other ways. The subject of myth, it is part of the creation story of Burma, in which humankind sprang from the center of the earth with grains of rice in hand, ready to begin cultivation. Folklore on the island of Bali tells us that rice was a gift from the gods. Chinese mythology says that the few grains of rice that remained after a mythic flood provided the only sustenance that could grow in watery fields. In the etymology of some Asian languages, the word for rice is the same as the word for food. Rice is the grain eaten by more people worldwide than any other. It is farmed on every continent. Some cultures serve rice three times a day. It also contains arsenic. Some consumer groups are urging the U.S. government to set standards through the

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What’s wrong with eating arsenic

Arsenic is a known carcinogen, primarily affecting the bladder, prostate, kidneys, liver, lungs and skin. Used for millennia in the making of everything from bronze to glass, in the modern era, its toxicity has made it applicable as a preservative for lumber, a pesticide and, during World War II, a chemical warfare agent. Residue from spraying cotton fields for boll weevils in the South is the likely culprit for arsenic levels in rice now grown in southern states, which accounts for 76 percent of all rice grown in the U.S. In studies now under way at two U.S. universities and a medical center, children ages 7 through 9 are being followed to determine the effect of arsenic exposure from agricultural and in-home pesticides. Through the University of California at Berkeley, children of farm workers in the Salinas Valley are being watched for the cumulative effect of arsenic, which has seeped into groundwater from chemical pesticide applica-

Time to rethink rice?

Arsenic levels call utilitarian food into question by Maggie Wolf Peterson

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Food and Drug Administration for acceptable levels of arsenic in food. A naturally occurring element, arsenic is found in soil, air and water, and there are government maximums for acceptable trace levels in drinking water. But there is currently no U.S. standard for arsenic in food. “We don’t know the effect of eating the amount of arsenic that happens to be in rice products for kids,” says Dr. Jerome Paulson, chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Environmental Health. Long-term exposure, he says, is “certainly associated with adverse out-

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FRASCA’S CARLIN KARR PASSES COURT OF MASTER SOMMELIERS EXAM

he Court of Master Sommeliers has added 20 individuals to its distinguished list of Advanced Sommeliers, and one of them works at Frasca Food & Wine in Boulder. A total of 39 candidates sat for the April 12 exam, which is the third in a series of four increasingly challenging tests of knowledge and skill offered by the court. Once a sommelier passes all four tests, they are awarded the highest recognition of wine and spirits knowledge: the title of Master Sommelier. Worldwide, only 197 people have passed the Court’s Master Sommelier Diploma Exam, the fourth and final test of the series. Boulder’s Carlin Karr, sommelier at Frasca, was among those who passed the Advanced Sommelier Exam, meaning Karr has one last test to pass before garnering her title as Master Sommelier. “The dedication and talent needed to pass this portion of the exam and succeed in this field is tremendous,” says Shayn Bjornholm, the examination director for the Court of Master Sommeliers, Americas, see TIDBITES Page 50

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rue to its name, the Boulderado’s landmark Corner Bar has a menu featuring tavern staples such as chicken wings, nachos and burgers. Many of these are available as happy hour specials, but the bill of fare also reveals more ambitious choices on the fine-dining end of the spectrum. These options feaThe Corner Bar ture small plates and full-bore 2115 13th St., entrees, and include an artiBoulder sanal cheese plate, grilled red 303-442-4880 trout and blackened flatiron steak. Taking advantage of a spot of warm weather, friend Tertia and I opted for a sidewalk al fresco lunch in lieu of dining in the comfortably lived-in bar. Our pleasant server appeared to have been the only one on duty for the first part of our meal. Unfortunately this led to a few service delays, although she gamely tried her best. Later, a few management-looking types picked up the slack, although our starters arrived after the entrees. ingredient, and the presentation was However, there are likely far more pressundoubtedly pleasing to the eye, the ing issues in the world to worry about. individually appealing components didn’t Service notwithstanding, I did enjoy quite meld as I would have liked. my $6 bowl of New England clam Subtleties of the sausage were lost chowder. There’s a lot that can go wrong amongst the spice as well as the briniwith this seafood soup, ranging from off- ness of the olives. tasting crustaceans to too much thickenA similar issue arose with my $10 er. This version, happily, was an exercise grilled salmon sandwich, garnished with in correct balance, with fresh-tasting red onion marmalade and horseradish clams, a pleasing, creamy base, and a aioli. The fish itself was tasty and amply consistency that was not too viscous. If sized, although the condiments seemed you enjoy white chowders, you’ll find lit- more to mask than enhance the salmon’s tle to fault here, and the addition of a flavor. If you had removed the bread, put substantial dill biscuit is a winning alter- the marmalade and aioli off to the side, native to a handful of oyster crackers. and presented the fish as a centerpiece Tertia’s interest was piqued by a $9 filet, this would have been a much more appealing preparation. However, the side starter of sweet piquillo, “little beak,” of hot greens would require no adjustpeppers, stuffed with olives and housement, as it was crisp and tender. made North African-style merguez sauMuch more successful balance was sage drizzled with harissa chile sauce. apparent in Tertia’s $10 gold potato While I appreciated the quality of each

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gnocchi, garnished with sun-dried tomato, Brussels sprouts, sage and other flavors. As it should be, the spud-based pasta captured the spotlight with a mellow, earthy taste and wonderful, darnnear-fluffy texture. The well-executed vegetable adornments, to borrow a cliche, added a farm-to-table flourish on this Italian comfort dish. Frankly, I would happily pay more than a 10-spot for this preparation. At its best, the Corner Bar can hold its own among Boulder eateries. Ingredient quality is uniformly high, and the bulk of my concerns related to balancing each edible element with one another. It’s not hard to understand this eatery’s longevity due to the casual yet quietly sophisticated atmosphere, and it’s inarguably a fine spot to enjoy happy hour. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com

otato gnocchi, explains Fred Plotkin in his excellent tome (if you buy only one pasta cookbook, let this be it!) The Authentic Pasta Book, didn’t show up on Italian tables until the 16th century. The arrival of the spud from the New World prompted this ingredient’s association with this dumpling, which was commonly made from bread during the Renaissance. Diners in Naples enjoy potato gnocchi with meat sauce in a preparation called Strangolapreti, or the “priest strangler.” Apparently, this pasta was named in homage to an unfortunate clergyman whose fondness for the dish and lack of adequate chewing proved fatal.

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MATEO OPENS FOR WEEKEND BRUNCH

ateo Restaurant will be open for brunch every Saturday and Sunday beginning on Saturday, April 27. The East Pearl Street eatery has been specializing in Provençal-style dishes in Boulder since 2001. Until now, however, Mateo has only opened for dinner on Saturdays and has been closed on Sundays. The restaurant will continue to serve dinner on Saturdays, and add dinner on Sundays, as well as its normal lunch and dinner services throughout the rest of the week.

BÁCARO BOASTS NEW CHEF, NEW MENU AND NEW HOURS

ácaro, the Venetian tavern located on West Pearl Street, has announced a number of changes that will take effect on May 1. Bácaro’s new executive chef, Patrick Halloran, has created a new menu, which will focus on locally sourced ingredients and will be offered to customers during Bácaro’s new lunchtime and late-night hours. The two-story eatery will also be converting the upstairs bar and patio into a more lounge-like space on the weekends, with live acoustic music, a new drink menu and hopefully a new vibe, according to a statement released by Bácaro.

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tions on southern California fields. Alternately, researchers at Columbia University and Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York are tracking urban kids for risk from pesticide exposure in buildings treated for roaches, mice and rats. Paulson suggests that it is the physiology of the rice plant that makes it so susceptible to arsenic. Because it is grown in water and saturated at the root level, “rice more avidly binds to arsenic in soil,” he says.

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The USA Rice Federation, based outside Washington, D.C., stresses the health benefits of rice. “Rice is nutrient-rich and contains over 15 vitamins and minerals. Populations that eat the most rice are often the leanest and among the healthiest in the world,” the federation posts on a website link entitled “Arsenic in Rice.” Additionally, rice is naturally high in folic acid, niacin, thiamin and iron, is fat-free and has just 100 calories per half-cup, the site says. The federation adds that arsenic is everywhere in nature: in air, in water and in the ground. And not all arsenic

is poisonous. Naturally occurring, organic arsenic passes through the body without ill effect. It is inorganic arsenic that is toxic. Arsenic in rice concentrates in the hull, making brown rice more problematic than white. And it is possible to consume arsenic from rice without eating a grain, because syrup made from brown rice hulls sweetens a range of products. Arsenic test kits that range in price from under $20 to nearly $200 are available online. However, they test for arsenic in water, not food. Paulson says the American Academy of Pediatrics may change its recommendations regarding rice, which is part of an age-old medical regimen for children with tummy troubles. Every mother knows the BRAT diet — bananas, rice, applesauce and toast — that is fed to children with diarrhea or stomach bugs. Paulson says that, contrary to the age-old wisdom, most kids can be “fed through” their illness, eating whatever appeals to their palate. The BRAT diet is “more tradition than science,” he says. “A lot of medical wisdom is not really so wise.” Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com Boulder Weekly

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The cucumber crisis

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admit I wasn’t optimistic. Something about “Cucumber Cream Ale,” the summer ale from Twisted Pine Brewing Company, struck me as just odd. I feared a bitter aftertaste. I dreaded a muddled sweetness or creaminess — ever had Genesee or Wexford? — that I didn’t think cucumbers were flavorful enough to overcome. I doubted a vegetable — fruit, supposedly — even a mild, likeable, agreeable one, could play nicely with any of the dominant beer flavors — hops, yeast or malt. We’d only gotten a chance to try the special beer, due out sometime around May 1, because we’d been recognized by our server and then by the owner of the brewery, Bob Baile. We’d been perfectly content to order a mix of Twisted Pine’s standards like Hoppy Boy IPA and its taproom specials like La Petite Saison and Pearl Street Baltic Porter. But when Baile came by, we couldn’t help but ask whether the Cucumber Cream Ale was ready. Soon it was sitting in front of us, and I was, as I said, filled with fear, dread and doubt. And you thought writing about beer trips was all fun and games. Then I had my first taste of the Belgian-looking yellow-orange brew, and all of my doubts and fears were washed away. The cucumber cream ale is clean, crisp, refreshing and simple. It’s just a Boulder Weekly

really good beer. It’s cucumber turned into beer, no bitterness or sweetness involved. “I’d much rather drink that than eat a salad,” Joel says. Baile tells us he’s asked Twisted Pine brewers to bring in at least one new recipe a month, which led Lead Brewer Henry Jager to experiment with incorporating cucumber juice into a beer. This is a beer I insist that you try. Odds are good that it’s going to be the best beer you have this summer. Show up early, get a patio seat and at least order a taster. That might not sound great as I write this, when the forecast calls for 30-degree temperatures and a chance of snow, but it will be perfect when you read this and it’s 65 and sunny. For others on staff, the cucumber ale wasn’t the only surprise. I knocked a few socks off with my off-the-menu order known as the Razzy Express, a mix of TP’s Raspberry Wheat and Big Shot Espresso Stout into one glorious beer. Think raspberry truffle. None of the beers at our next stop, Upslope, have inspired primal fears or existential anxieties yet. But give it time. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com Next stops: Upslope, 1501 Lee Hill Road, Boulder, 4 p.m. April 25; Very Nice, 20 Lakeview Drive #112, Nederland, 5 p.m. May 2. Members of the public are welcome.

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627 A Broadway Boulder 303-927-6921 he bustling atmosphere and casual neighborhood hangout feel carry over from the Southern Sun to its newer, more ambitious sibling, Under the Sun. It’s certainly possible to enjoy a sandwich and small-batch brews in the tradition of this eatery’s sister restaurants, but that’s only part of the picture. There’s a variety of wood-fired flatbreads, like the happy hour special topped with arugula pesto, organic heirloom tomatoes and mozzarella. Entrées going a step beyond mere bar fare include lamb short ribs and top-notch fried chicken. 3980 Broadway Boulder 303-444-5007 orth Boulder’s Lucky’s Cafe is deeply influenced by classic diner fare and an emphasis on local, often organic, ingredients of the highest quality. This simple breakfast and lunch spot dishes out classics ranging from Huevos Rancheros to blue plate specials like the top-notch meatloaf available on Tuesdays. Other appetizing selections include the Haystack goat cheese-stuffed Boulder omelet and the BLT with Tender Belly bacon.

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1940 Ken Pratt Blvd. Longmont 303-774-7399 arold’s Restaurant and Lounge ups the ante on farmto-table fine dining in Longmont. Specialties include a Colorful Ranch grass-fed cheeseburger and retro cocktails such as the Sed Verde, a beverage featuring cachaca, the Brazilian sugarcane spirit. Top-shelf entrees include the prime hanger steak and the Long Island duck, accented with bing cherry and pomegranate.

1932 14th St. Boulder 720-406-7548 oulder’s Tee & Cakes is a petite-yet-inviting downtown spot featuring a range of appealing baked goods. These include special occasion (including glutenfree) cakes, cakepops, macarons and other pastries, both sweet and savory. Cheddar biscuits are a Thursday special, and these slightly tangy treats are a perfect small meal, while cupcakes such as a salted bourbon caramel creation should satisfy any sweet tooth. 52 April 25, 2013

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1310 College Ave., #210 Boulder 303-449-5897 espite its name, University Hill’s Goody Monster isn’t staffed by furry blue puppets. Instead, it dishes out ice cream and other desserts, as well as first-rate homestyle Korean cooking. Don’t miss the sublime special soon do bu, a main course soup of silken tofu and seafood in a red pepper-scented broth. The boneless beef bulgogi seasoned with garlic and soy is classic stick-to-your-ribs fare.

1085 South Public Road Lafayette 303-665-0666 ike many Vietnamese restaurants featuring this nation’s signature soup in its name, Lafayette’s Pho Cafe offers other dishes, such as rice and noodle plates as well as Thai-inflected entrees. But people ignore the namesake beef noodle soup at their peril, as this cafe’s version spotlights an expertly prepared pho with appealingly fresh garnishes like jalapeño, basil and lime.

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3325 28th St., Unit 5, Boulder 720-565-0707 or th Boulder’s Five Spice, like most decent Chinese restaurants, is a pleasantly unfussy place with straightforward service and reasonable prices. It also differs from similar places in that it offers a far-reaching range of Asian dishes, including Japanese tempura, Vietnamese rice noodle bowls and Thai curries. Asian pastas are a strong suit, par ticularly the flavorful drunken noodles and the delightfully crunchy Hong Kong-style pan-fried noodles.

3601 Arapahoe Ave. Suite D-181 (inside the Peloton) Boulder 303-544-9000 iving up to its tagline of offering “farm-fresh foods,” the Poppy Cafe boasts a rustic gourmet sensibility within the urban confines of the Peloton residential complex. Weekend brunch provides a fine introduction to this spot, and offerings range from simple eggs and soy sausage to creative entree options. These include the hearty country lamb hash, scented with rosemary, and a wonderfully satisfying crab cake Benedict.

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1335 Broadway, Boulder 303-442-RIBS he Rib House, formerly located in downtown Boulder, has relocated to University Hill, bringing with it loads of classic American barbecue meats perfumed with wood smoke. The hickory-scented offerings include the achingly tender baby back ribs, hauntingly smoky brisket and sides ranging from traditional cole slaw to mac and cheese wedges. Top these off with the house barbecue sauces, such as the sweet and subtly peppery XXX hot version, and you’ll have yourself a classic smokehouse experience.

3325 28th St., #1 Boulder 303-247-9000 rawing heavily on Philly influences, D’Angelo’s Italian Deli serves reasonably priced and topnotch East Coast sandwiches. Grandma Dot’s Meatball Parmigiana combines homemade meatballs and a satisfying marinara to create what might be the best example of this sandwich in town. Vegetarians can enjoy salads as well as a meatless version of the meatball sub.

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4457 Broadway Boulder 720-389-5578 orth Boulder’s Julia’s Kitchen dishes out a completely organic and plant-based menu. Highlights include a house-blended veggie patty, salads, hummus pizza and a selection of raw snacks such as onion crackers and nut-based sweets. Other highlights include kale chips seasoned with pumpkin and chia seeds, and the kitchari, citrus and ginger-perfumed mung beans

4700 Pearl St., Boulder 303-447-1833 on’t expect anything too fancy at the Parkway Cafe, a classic American diner nestled among light industrial businesses off East Pearl Street. Serving up classic breakfast and lunch fare, this unpretentious eatery spotlights friendly service and expertly prepared staples like Denver omelets and not-too-spicy green chile burgers. Other dishes worth checking out include the breakfast burritos and Friday New England clam chowder.

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7980 Niwot Road, Niwot 303-652-0238 undays are ramen days at Sachi Sushi, nestled in the Niwot Market grocery store. The noodle soup here is a far cry from the dime-a-pack fare, and comes with a choice of salt, soy sauce or spicy miso broth. Toothsome noodles couple with such ingredients as pickled red ginger, sweet corn, fish cake and roast pork. For those desiring something other than noodles, this family-friendly spot also features reasonably simple sushi rolls and nigiri. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com

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How we react to the sound of the wind gives clues to our temperament, said philosopher Theodor W. Adorno. The unhappy person thinks of “the fragility of his house and suffers from shallow sleep and violent dreams.” But for the happy person, the wind sings “the song of protectedness: Its furious howling concedes that it has power over him no longer.” I bring this up to illustrate a point about your life. There will be a strong and vivid influence coming your way that is like the wind as described by Adorno. It’s neither bad nor good in itself, but may seem like one or the other depending on the state of mind you choose to cultivate.

TAURUS

APRIL 20-MAY 20:

In 1921, Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev — born under the sign of the Bull — premiered his opera The Love for Three Oranges in the United States. Here’s how The New York Times felt about it: “There are a few, but only a very few, passages that bear recognizable kinship with what has hitherto been considered music.” It’s possible, Taurus, that you will get a similar reaction when you debut your new approach or endeavor. And that may disturb you. But I think it would be a good omen — a sign that you’re taking a brave risk as you try something innovative and unfamiliar.

GEMINI

MAY 21-JUNE 20:

I’m passionate about doing whatever I can to make the world a better place. How boring and sad it would be if I only thought of satisfying my personal needs. But I also remember what Aldous Huxley said: “There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self.” Even if you have mad skills at healing and fixing everyone whose life you touch, Gemini, Huxley’s reminder is good for you to honor right now. The place that’s in most pressing need of transmutation — and where you’re most likely to be successful — is within you. Now here’s the trick ending: To the degree that you regenerate yourself, you will improve everyone around you. Your inner work will be contagious.

CANCER

JUNE 21-JULY 22:

Thomas Jefferson almost pulled off a miracle in 1784. America was a young country. There were only 13 states and a few unorganized territories. As a representative to the Continental Congress, Jefferson proposed an ordinance that would have prohibited slavery in those territories, including what would later become Tennessee, Mississippi, and Alabama. By just one vote, alas, the provision failed to pass. Can you imagine what the United States would have been like if slavery had been partly extinguished decades before the Civil War? The moral of the story, Cancerian, is that at certain pregnant moments, small shifts can have big consequences. The astrological omens suggest your life will be proof of that in the coming weeks.

LEO

JULY 23-AUG. 22:

I believe you will crawl or scramble or glide to the top of some mountain in the next four weeks. What mountain do you want it to be? A crumbly molehill? A pile of cheap but useful gravel? A lofty peak where you can see for miles and miles? I urge you to decide soon on which of the possibilities you will choose. Then affirm your intention to call on all your resources, allies, and powers to help you make the ascent. This is a chance for serious expansion, Leo. Unleash your soulful ambitions.

VIRGO

AUG. 23-SEPT. 22:

Have you ever seen a moonbow? It’s like a rainbow but is created by the reflected light of the moon instead of the sun. For this phenomenon to occur, the sky must be dark. The moon has to be full and setting in the west, near the horizon, and rain must be falling. So it’s a rare event. All the conditions have to be just right. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, it’s more likely than usual that you’ll spot one of these exceptional beauties in the coming days. Your affinity for curious wonders and mysterious marvels of all kinds will be at a peak. I suspect you will have a knack for being exactly where you need to be in order to

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LIBRA

SEPT. 23-OCT. 22:

Lonesome George was about 100 years old when he died last year. He was the last remaining member of a giant tortoise species that had lived on Ecuador’s Pinta Island for thousands of years. But scientists say his kind is not necessarily extinct forever. They believe that by crossbreeding tortoises of other related species, they could recreate a 100-percent-pure version of Lonesome George’s species. I suspect, Libra, that you may be able to pull off a metaphorically comparable resurrection — especially if you initiate the effort in the coming weeks.

SCORPIO

OCT. 23-NOV. 21:

Let’s imagine ourselves near the snowy summit of Washington’s Mount Rainier. We’re in an unusual kind of cave. Volcanic steam rises from cracks in the rocky floor. Above us is a roof made of ice. As we stand between the heat and the chill, we find the temperature quite cozy. The extremes collaborate to produce a happy medium. Can you accomplish something in your life that’s similar to what’s going on in this cave? Metaphorically, I mean? I think you can.

SAGITTARIUS NOV. 22-DEC. 21:

“We cannot accept the world as it is,” remarked Belgian author Hugo Claus. “Each day we should wake up foaming at the mouth from the injustice of things.” I don’t subscribe to the idea that each day should begin like this. On some mornings we should rise and greet the world singing songs of praise for the great fortune of being alive. But I do think Claus’ approach is precisely right on certain occasions — like now, for you Sagittarians. The time is ripe to tap into your reservoir of righteous anger. Fight to right the wrongs that disturb you the most.

CAPRICORN

DEC. 22-JAN. 19:

“Your story begins the moment Eros enters you,” says Anne Carson in her book Eros the Bittersweet. “That incursion is the biggest risk of your life. How you handle it is an index of the quality, wisdom and decorum of the things inside of you. As you handle it you come into contact with what is inside of you, in a sudden and startling way. You perceive what you are, what you lack, what you could be.” I want to extend Carson’s dramatic hypothesis. I’d like to propose that eros enters you again and again in the course of your life, and your story resets each time. How will you handle it when it makes its next incursion? Get ready, because here it comes.

AQUARIUS

JAN. 20-FEB. 18:

“I prefer by far warmth and softness to mere brilliancy and coldness,” wrote Anais Nin in one of her early diaries. “Some people remind me of sharp dazzling diamonds. Valuable but lifeless and loveless. Others, of the simplest field flowers, with hearts full of dew and with all the tints of celestial beauty reflected in their modest petals.” I suspect that even if you normally love cold brilliancy, Aquarius, you will need an abundance of warmth and softness in the coming days. To attract the best possible embodiments of this influence, get clear about your favorite forms of it. Be picky! Don’t accept sloppy sentimentality.

PISCES

FEB. 19-MARCH 20:

Ludwig Wittgenstein was a genius. His last book, which influenced many different fields of thought, is regarded as one of the most important philosophy tomes of the 20th century. And yet he was a big fan of foolishness. “If people did not sometimes do silly things,” he observed, “nothing intelligent would ever get done.” Another time he said, “Never stay up on the barren heights of cleverness, but come down into the green valleys of silliness.” Here’s one more of his opinions: “Don’t be afraid of talking nonsense! But you must pay attention to your nonsense.” I hope that’s enough evidence to support my advice, Pisces, which is: Now is a good time for you to get both smarter and wiser. And a good way to do that is to play and play and play some more.

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SAVAGE by Dan Savage Dear Readers: Last week was made of problems. The bombing of the Boston Marathon, the explosion that leveled a small town in Texas, the rising tide of antigay violence in France, the North Koreans being North Korean. And when I sat down to write this week’s column — while the manhunt was still under way for the second bomber in Boston — it occurred to me that the last thing the world needs right now is more problems. So instead of the usual sex problems, STI problems, CPOS problems, and DTMFA problems, this week I’m only running letters from people who don’t really have problems. Because we could all use a break. Dear Dan: No problem here. I’m a straight 36-year-old guy. My wife has always been great about indulging my kinks — some femdom role play, lots of OTK spankings, rare D/s three-ways — so when she announced at age 34 that she had a kink of her own, I regarded it as my mission to make it happen. We just got back from a trip to see a safe and trustworthy friend in Los Angeles who “paid” me to have sex with my wife. (He put 20 $100 bills on the bar at the

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hotel, but it was money that I had given him.) My wife was so turned on, but she was also grateful. When it was over, she kept saying how much she loved me for being the person who made her paid-for-sex fantasy come true. People who stand in the way of their partner’s fantasies don’t realize what they’re depriving themselves of — so much love and gratitude! —Her Sub Pimp Dear HSP: Thanks for sharing, HSP! Dear Dan: I just started dating a guy who seems perfect in almost every way. (I’m a guy, too.) He’s cute, fun, charming, smart and successful. There’s only one thing that’s bugging me. He has a super-furry ass crack. The funny thing is, I can tell he trims the hair on his legs with the longest guard on the trimmer. All he’d have to do is keep going up onto his ass and into his crack. Yes, I know some guys find a furry crack to be a big turn-on. I am not one of them. We’ve been on four dates, and actually gotten fully naked only once, so it’s not like I feel so totally comfortable with him that I can just come out and say it… —Really Into Men Smooth

Love Dear RIMS: Your letter reminds me of a funny conversation I overheard at the gym: Guy No. 1: “You should grow a goatee — it would feel great when you rim me.” Guy No. 2: “I have a goatee when I rim you.” Sounds like you have a beard when you rim your new boyfriend, RIMS, and I would advise you to get used to bearded rimming for the time being. You’re only four dates and one fully naked Big Gay Sex Romp into this new relationship, RIMS, which is too soon to start asking for body mods. But once you hit, oh, 20 dates and a dozen Big Gay Sex Romps, I think you could offer to give him a hand with those clippers. Dear Dan: No question here, just a thank you. Last week, my 16-year-old son told me that he has a crush on his best friend … who just so happens to be a 16-year-old boy. I’ve known he was gay since he was about 4, but without your column, I don’t think I would’ve been prepared for his “revelation.” You and your readers taught me the importance of letting him know that I will always accept him, love him and support him

in any decision he makes. The best part: He wasn’t really worried about telling me he’s gay; he was worried that I wouldn’t let his crush spend the night anymore. (And he was right to worry!) —Proud Mom Dear PM: After reading that you intend to “support [your son] in any decision he makes,” I started to compose a mildly scolding response in my head. (“Why would you do that? Gay kids, like straight kids, need their parents to be their parents. Your son needs you to meddle lovingly, to criticize constructively and to help him pull his big gay head out of his big gay ass when it needs pulling. And it will, PM, because gay kids make bad decisions, too.”) But you made it clear at the end of your letter — he was right to worry about those sleepovers being over — that you aren’t confusing “support my gay son” with “sign off on any damn thing my gay son wants.” Well done, PM! Send your questions to mail@savagelove.net, and follow Dan on Twitter @ fakedansavage. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com

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“The criminal law is too harsh a tool to apply to personal possession even in the effort to discourage use. It implies an overwhelming indictment of the behavior which we believe is not appropriate. The actual and potential harm of use of the drug is not great enough to justify intrusion by the criminal law into private behavior, a step which our society takes only with the greatest reluctance.” I’ve thought about this paragraph and the document it comes from a lot in the months since marijuana became legal in Colorado. In 1970, under President Richard Nixon, Congress passed the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act. Title B under the act was the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), which classified illegal drugs into five schedules, or categories, with Schedule I reserved for the most heinous. What has almost been lost to history was CSA’s Part F, Oh, the hypocrisy! President Richard Nixon met with Elvis Presley in December 1970, the year Nixon was making pot a Schedule I drug. which called for a commission Presley, who was a notorious drug abuser, requested the visit because he wanted to help Nixon crack down on the nation’s drug epidemic. to study marijuana use from all aspects — medical, cultural and legal — and come up with recommendations. Nixon There are slivers of hope for ending this fourSince then, 20 states and even the District of got to choose the head of the commission, and he dis- decade exercise in stupidity. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, Columbia, where Rep. Harris’ House offices are locatpatched a former Pennsylvania governor, Raymond R-Calif., is introducing a bill that would disallow the ed, have approved it for medical purposes (http://bit. Shafer, to come up with a (“wink, wink”) document federal government from prosecuting individuals and ly/17NCc6e). Yet Rep. Harris and his cronies lack the that showed how marijuana was undermining the businesses, including marijuana dispensaries, that intellectual curiosity to even question or wonder why country. A federal judgeship, Nixon mentioned, might comply with state cannabis laws millions of Americans are using pot for medical purbe in the offing. (http://yhoo.it/YRdO0u). poses or voting against the War on Drugs. Instead, Shafer’s National Commission on However, a recent U.S. House Appropriations Harris pressed Holder on how quickly a decision Marijuana and Drug Abuse took its charge seriously Committee hearing that featured Attorney General might come, “because children are dying from drugs,” and produced, to date, the only serious study of mari- Eric Holder, whose department is the one he added dramatically. juana yet undertaken from its medical, cultural and Rohrabacher’s bill is aimed at and who is still deciding This column does not advocate for any underage legal aspects. It offers a history of marijuana use and the federal response to the new laws in Colorado and use of marijuana. Amendment 64 is explicitly clear regulation, but its main conclusion was that marijuana Washington, sounds like history repeating itself. about that, too. Kids, like adults, do die from drug and should be decriminalized for adults for personal use. One of Holder’s options is to challenge the state alcohol abuse. But no teenager, or adult, for that matNeedless to say, Shafer didn’t reach the bench, and laws in federal court. On the committee is Rep. Andy ter, has ever died from a pot overdose (http://bit. though Nixon tried his damnedest to bury the report, Harris, R-Md., who on his congressional website ly/7SnWRU). Yet Harris, who, let’s remember, claims it’s available online and well worth perusing if you’re claims to be a medical doctor. to be a medical physician, appears to be saying that we even remotely interested in the topic of marijuana Harris suggested that the attorney general could should be sending kids exactly the same “clear” meslegalization (http://bit.ly/3l5zAJ). choose to attempt to overturn those laws, sending a sage as Richard Nixon: Lie to them. Nixon, of course, stuck it to Shafer and everybody message to American youth that marijuana is not safe, Harris is right about one thing. Kids need “clear” else, almost spitefully classifying pot as a Schedule I according to an Associated Press story (http://bit.ly/ messages about drugs. But far more importantly, they drug, in the same category as heroin, LSD, ecstasy, ZzkJLA). “Kids need clear messages and I’m afraid need “honest” ones. Next week: A conversation with Rep. 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