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Some deaths are better I remember seeing images of large crowds of Middle Eastern people celebrating the destruction of the Twin Towers, chanting, singing, the waving of flags. Now I see images of large crowds of American people celebrating the death of bin Laden, chanting, singing, the waving of flags. I see little difference. Let us all celebrate death. Let us all celebrate destruction. Let us all, in our mindless chauvinistic zeal, bask in the virtues of intolerance and the glory of never-ending war. God bless us all. K.J. Dennis/Nederland

No politics in CU elections (Re: “The elephant in the classroom,” cover story, April 21.) Ideology was not the deciding factor for student voting during CU’s recent student election. The real story is one of social ties and networks. I’ve seen several student elections in my three years at CU. However, party politics is never mentioned — nobody really thinks that way. The student campaigns are based on social power and gathering votes — not the issues. It’s all about the network you’re a part of. When we consider the voting behavior of the Greek system at CU we start to understand the election results. By telling the Greek community as a whole to vote for their ticket (often denoted by official support from various PanHellenic organizations — in this case, INVEST) they effectively have a political machine that secures an unrepresentative number of votes.

Additionally, modern campus elections are decided on Facebook, not in the debate room. As the week of voting drew near, our Facebook pages were inundated with requests for votes and support. Whether via Facebook “groups,” the “like” button, or personal “status” updates, Facebook is the new means of drawing votes. In other words, elections are determined by voter proximity to candidates (via friendship or Facebook network).

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he nuclear power boys are weaseling again, this time in Vermont. Entergy Corporation, an electric utility giant based in New Orleans, owns the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant, which is nearing the end of its 40-year license to operate. No problem, here’s a 20-year extension of your license, said the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission (a notorious industry lapdog). But, wait, said Vermont officials. Entergy signed an agreement with us to seek state approval for continuing to operate the 40-year-old reactor — and our legislature has decided, in a word, “no.” So the corporation has gone running to federal court to weasel out of its state agreement, arguing that federal authority takes precedent over local on nuclear matters. Entergy insists that decisions made by Vermont’s legislature are “political,” whereas the Boulder Weekly

In fact, when speaking with an INVEST ticket representative, he said that when they were evaluating prospective candidates they were sure to check their Facebook pages to see if they had enough friends to be worthy candidates — equating Facebook “friends’” with votes. He also said their ticket took no public stance on the major issue of the day because they “didn’t want to lose votes one way or the other” (i.e. “Buffup-the-Rec.” — an expensive student

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Entergy goes nuclear over Vermont’s decision by Jim Hightower NRC decision to extend the license is made by “experts.” Besides, says an Entergy executive, Vermont Yankee has gotten good safety and performance ratings from an industry group. So, trust us. An industry group? Isn’t that like saying your mother thinks you’re doing a good job? Curiously, Entergy refuses to release the industry report. Trust us, it says again. Uh ... no. The Vermont Yankee nuke plant is the

proposition to remodel CU’s recreation center via hefty student fees — a split and contentious issue for many students). It’s not encouraging to see the so-called “future leaders of America” so readily taking to the ancient political tactic of equivocation. The university has had major issues with these Greek-backed tickets. Whether forcing students to vote for see LETTERS Page 6

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same vintage and make as the No. 1 reactor at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi plant, and it has recently had embarrassing operational issues. For example, corporate officials testified to legislators in 2009 that radioactive tritium could not leak into soil and water because the facility had no buried pipes. Trust us, they reiterated. But only a few months later, a tritium leak from an underground pipe was discovered. Trust us? Not on your life, much less on our lives! That’s why decisions on nuclear power must be political. The people — not “experts” — must rule. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com May 5, 2011 5

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their ticket by browbeating or shouting hateful and prejudiced remarks to competing candidates, these candidates do not demonstrate the character deserving of a university like CU. In sum, the election went to the socalled “conservative” ticket because of the social network of the Greek system, not because of some mythological right-left ideological contest. Colin MacMurtrie/Boulder I came across a link to your article on Facebook. The comments about it are negative, which is why I write this letter, not as a derision, but a constructive criticism. While my regular news sources most certainly do not include the Boulder Weekly, I now know this list will remain conspicuously devoid of your publication for some time to come. That is, until I see a fair and balanced reporting of happenings at the University of Colorado at Boulder. This would not merely be ethical reporting, you may increase your readership, something I feel is becoming a greater and greater necessity in your industry. Having attended a Leadership Institute training, over three days and two nights, free of charge, I was wellimmersed in the program. The insinuation that it is an intrusion into UCB politics is seriously without cause. While the program is mainly attended by conservative-minded students, it is their choice to attend. It is a service offered to all at CU-Boulder, and those who attend do so freely. Therefore, your article is in fact an indictment of me and my peers who attend those events. It is an accusation against the student population itself. There is no wrong in hoping that our student fees, many of which go to organizations we do not benefit from nor do we support on moral, interested, or ideological grounds, will be reduced. You fail to report that under past leadership, student fees have far outpaced college tuition and inflation. Personally, those student fees would be much better going towards my transportation costs so that I might actually afford to attend the more limited and focused events that arise from trimming the fat from groups that cannot support themselves through ticket sales or fundraising. Many students struggle to attend this university, and your effort might be better focused on areas of waste, fraud and needless use of our money. An insightful article into how our student fees have risen so high and so quickly, would garner you many more readers than stories about why some people failed to win the office they sought. Those articles might educate them on how to run a more effective campaign in the future, should they wish to represent the student population responsibly. Gabriel Sullice/Golden 6 May 5, 2011

In response to “The Elephant in the Classroom,” I wanted to share that the “INVEST” ticket is completely unrelated to the INVST Community Leadership Program, a social justice training program that has been at CU since 1990. The INVST Community Leadership Program is an academic opportunity for CU undergraduates interested in working for positive social and environmental change. “INVST” stands for “International & National Voluntary Service Training.” We went by this name when we were founded 21 years ago. Ever since 1990, we have been offering courses at CU, structuring community service opportunities and providing leadership skills training to students interested in civic engagement, social justice and environmental leadership. The students who ran on the INVEST ticket in the CU Student Government elections were not enrolled in INVST classes or programs, nor does their platform represent the views or values of INVST in any way. The INVST Community Leadership Program does not endorse any candidate in CUSG elections, and INVST hopes the similarity of names has not confused the community. If Boulderites would like to learn more about INVST or get involved by volunteering or donating, we warmly invite you to join us and be part of our mission! And if readers who are CU students would like to take our courses, please join us. Give us a call. For even more information on the social justice training offered at CU by INVST, visit www.colorado.edu/communitystudies, or call us at 303-492-8045. Sabrina Sideris/Boulder

Forever Ayn It is no surprise that conservatives, who see themselves as part of a plutocratic elite destined to power would find affinity with the Superman myths of Ayn Rand’s writing. However, while heroic individualism is one part of human survival, a successful culture is one with a social contract that balances the needs of society with those of the individual. Ben Franklin can be called a hero for establishing the U.S. Postal Service as an institution that benefited all of America. Under Ms. Rand’s generally sociopathic philosophy, he was a fool for not doing it for his own profit. Then again, maybe if the Post Office issued a “Forever Stamp” honoring Ayn Rand, Republicans might start supporting our postal workers. Robert Porath/Boulder

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Who was hiding the snake?

ing, dong. The snake is dead. Late last Sunday evening, a Navy SEAL team dropped in unexpectedly on Osama bin Laden and said, in so many words, “Hi, asshole. We understand you want to die for your religion, and we think that’s a great idea. We’re from the federal government, and we’d like to help.” And they did. Shot him in the head just above his left eye. They got one of his rotten kids too, along with two couriers. If anyone was captured or any computers or documents seized, the feds weren’t saying, but it wouldn’t be surprising if there were, and hopefully that will lead to further raids. In short, the operation was a fine piece of intelligence gathering and special operations work, and everyone involved from Obama on down deserves unqualified praise. Sometimes the CIA and the special ops guys get it right big time. This sort of operation tends to produce a lot of fallout, and the fallout from this one — to borrow a line from Apocalypse Now — is going to pile up so fast that we’ll need a pair of wings to stay above it. Starting out with this inconvenient truth: bin Laden wasn’t hiding out in a cave. He was hiding in a three-story villa in a Pakistani hill town named Abbottabad, which is about a 60-mile drive from Islamabad, the Pakistani capital.

The villa was surrounded by an 18-foot-high concrete wall. Access was controlled through two security gates. There was a 7-foot-tall privacy fence closing off part of the roof of the villa, the top floor of which towers above the wall. The villa, which was described as a million-dollar home, was supposedly owned by two brothers (the late couriers), who had no visible means of support. And although the place was eight times as large as any other home in its residential district and three families lived in the place, it didn’t have phone or Internet service. Abbottabad is a town of about 125,000. Judging from some photos of the place posted on the Web, it is at least as charming as Boulder, but more closely resembles Colorado Springs in that it is very much a garrison town. It serves as headquarters for a crack Pakistani army brigade. It is also home to a military academy, which according to some reports is a stone’s throw from bin Laden’s villa. And, like Colorado Springs, Abbottabad is home to a lot of retired Pakistani army officers and spooks, including a number of retired generals. And one last detail: Bin Laden’s villa was constructed in 2005 — four years after 9/11 — and clearly appears to have been purpose-built as a hidey hole for a senior terrorist. Indeed, the appearance of the villa is said to have see BIN LADEN Page 8

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been one of the things that prompted the CIA to suspect the place was a potential bin Laden safehouse. The unavoidable question presented by the foregoing fact set is, “What did the Pakistani government know and when did it know it?” The short answer is, “Probably everything, and from the beginning.” It is inconceivable that a property as conspicuous as bin Laden’s villa/compound would have escaped the notice of the Pakistani military in Abbottabad. The brigade commander would make it his business to know what was going on in the fort next door. So would the commandant of the military academy. So would the retired generals and spooks. In short, it’s a near certainty that bin Laden’s presence in Abbottabad would have been at the very least an open secret, and it is far more likely that everyone in town with military connections knew of it and were actively covering for him. And that, in turn, strongly suggests that bin Laden was in Abbottabad with the knowledge and support of the Pakistani government from the get-go.

And that the Pakistani government has been providing bin Laden with a sanctuary from which he and al Qaida, along with the Taliban, can continue to wage war on the United States. Seeing as nations have gone to war over this sort of thing, the Pakistani government has some explaining to do, but it needn’t bother. We’ve known for some time that while Pakistan might be one of America’s best friends, it isn’t one of America’s trusted friends. They are what they are, and short of one of their excitable boys setting off a nuke in New York City, we’ll have to take them that way. But the war with the Taliban and al Qaida will go on bin Laden or no bin Laden, and so will America’s Pakistan problem. But now that America has smoking-gun evidence that Pakistan has been giving aid and comfort to America’s most dangerous contemporary enemy, it should feel free to conduct that war on both sides of the Afghan-Pakistani border, without being overly concerned about Pakistani sovereignty or complaints about collateral damage. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com

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“On nights like this one, we can say that justice has been done.” —President Barack Obama, announcing that al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed by special U.S. forces on May 1 “Uh-oh, now I’m the guy who liveblogged the Osama raid without knowing it.” —Sohaib Athar, a Pakistan resident who was live-tweeting what he was hearing and seeing during the nearby raid on Osama bin Laden, without realizing what was happening “I want to make it clear to the Fox News table: That was a joke. That was not my birth video. That was a children’s cartoon.” —President Barack Obama, referring to a clip he played from the Disney movie The Lion King at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner

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graduation weekend is the best string of days all year to soup up your home with brand new, hardly used, or perhaps “gently used” belongings. With the right eye, we rejoiced, it won’t cost you a penny. At that point, someone at the table next to us interjected to remind us that dumpster-diving is now technically illegal around campus in Boulder, carrying with it the possibility of a $1,000 fine if caught. But that got me thinking about waste and recycling and why it is that Boulder is considered one of the most environmentally conscious towns in America, and, yet, ironically, also one of the more wasteful. According to EcoCycle, in 2010 alone, Boulder County sent 221,000 tons of waste to local landfills (that’s almost the exact weight of the world’s largest cruise ship, according to Midatlantic Solid Waste Consultants, 2010). While I wondered how much of that waste comes from graduation weekend, my first thoughts were not to criticize the students or the school, but instead to brainstorm about what sorts of alternatives there are that might be options. I thought about how this weekend, CU will provide a massive number of dumpsters to help students discard what they no longer want or need, but should the focus be more on recycling bins? What about a designated “Free for the Taking” drop zone for those things that would otherwise be dumped? Or a program with local thrift stores where trucks are waiting to collect any materials ripe for consignment? These are all ideas that obviously can’t be implemented in the next three or four days, but it’s the discussion of future possibilities that I’m interested in. In the meantime, I decided to look into alternative options that members of our community are already developing, and that’s when I learned about the Hill Flea (www.thehillflea) and its role in the CU and Boulder communities as an alternative to dumpster-diving. Involved in it is a CU graduating senior who is actively working to implement changes like these, even as I write this. His name is Jesse Hudson, and he is organizing the Student Bazaar section of the Hill Flea that will be located between Half Fast Subs and Buchanan’s Coffee Shop and Pub. What he is providing is a forum where all students can come to consign their reusable belongings, so instead of sending them to landfills, they can actually make some pocket cash off of them, as well as get a chance to engage more with the community around them. What’s more, he’s working with the Environmental Center of CU (www.ecenter.colorado. edu) to advertise his project, so it’s not a matter of defying the school, but instead collaborating in order to make Boulder Weekly

real change. The project, he told me, is really about the idea of “upcycling.” Old belongings can be resold, recycled or turned into something innovative, beautiful and useful — that is to say, upcycled and given new life, for profit. In fact, that’s the philosophy of the entire Hill Flea, which, beyond offering a forum for buying and selling used and upcycled goods, will have DIY demonstrations and performances as well. It’s all about community engagement to create a more sustainable future for Boulder. So, to all the students over-

whelmed by the chaos and stress of moving out this weekend, perhaps you can stop and take a breath on Saturday, and instead of throwing away a semester’s worth of your life, you can head to the Hill Flea and meet Jesse and make a little money while interacting with the Boulder community. Maybe this is only a small step in the right direction, but it seems to me an incredibly important one. And until we change our infrastructure towards a more sustainable system, which will take time and a lot of energy, we have a won-

derful option at our fingertips. Check it out this Saturday, May 7, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on The Hill. Travis Moe/Boulder

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Preserving history this month At the May 3 City Council meeting, Mayor Susan Osborne declared May “Historic Preservation Month,” kicking off the city’s involvement in a national celebration titled “Participate in Preservation.” The keystone event — the Heritage Preservation Awards Celebration — will be held at 6 p.m. on Monday, May 9, at the Chautauqua Community House. As part of the awards celebration, the Boulder County Heritage Preservation Roundtable will present the “2011 Square Nail Award” to the Haertling family for the preservation of architect Charles Haertling’s legacy. Haertling is best known for the collection of late modernist organic architecture he designed in and around Boulder County. At the event, the City of Boulder and Boulder County will also acknowledge special preservation projects of the past year. For a complete list of Boulder County historic preservation events throughout the month, see www.boulderplandevelop.net and click on “Historic Preservation.” For more information about Historic Preservation Month, contact James Hewat at 303441-3207. Waldorf School hosts CSA farm Shepherd Valley Waldorf School in Niwot has announced a partnership with the Boulder County Farmer Cultivation Center (BCFCC), an organization that encourages and assists young farmers in Boulder County through internships, trainings, workshops and mentoring. The BCFCC is a project of the Everybody Eats! initiative by the Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center. To support hands-on training, the BCFCC will operate an organic vegetable farm at the school and offer a CSA to the school community. In honor of the partnership with the BCFCC, the school’s annual May Faire celebration, scheduled for May 7 at 9:30 a.m., will include a blessing of the school’s land, a ribbon-cutting and a “barn-raising” of the hoop house. Tours of the farm and school will be available. Families and individuals are encouraged to bring picnics, kites and frisbees to join in the celebration.

16-member committee of stakeholders to serve as advisors on how the city should deal with its backlog of maintenance projects. The city is following a multi-year plan to finance and complete needed repairs to city facilities after a decade of stagnating revenues and material cost escalation resulted in the sizable backlog. The first phase of repairs includes using existing city revenue to finance accelerated work to fix significant deficiencies that could pose health and safety risks if left undone. Currently, the city has more than $60 million in unfunded significant deficiencies and approximately $150 million in other unfunded projects. Boulder has the funds to finance about $60 million for some of those projects next year without raising taxes. The new Capital Investment Strategy stakeholder group was formed to advise staff and City Council about how to prioritize the repair projects. Dan King, owner of the Boulder Outlook Hotel & Suites, has agreed to serve as chair of the stakeholder group. For more information, see www. bouldercolorado.gov/cip. Volunteer in open space Boulder County’s parks and open space department is offering several volunteer opportunities this month. On May 8 and May 14, volunteers are needed to help plant flowers at the Boulder County Fairgrounds in Longmont. The projects run from 1 to 4 p.m., and the minimum age is 10, with adult supervision. For more information, call Andy Tyler at 303-6786193. In addition, volunteers are needed on May 14 to help repair a fence damaged in the Fourmile fire. The fence, at Bald Mountain, was not completely destroyed, but help is needed to get it back to its original design and purpose. Volunteers will use hand tools and precut logs to repair the fence. The minimum age for this project is 14. The project runs from 8 a.m. to noon. For more information, call Shane Milne at 303-678-6296, ext. 2. To register for either project, visit www.BoulderCountyOpenSpace.org/ wildwork.

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limited time to access new rebates for energy efficiency improvements in their homes. Through its EnergySmart program, Boulder County is offering up to $1,000 per household in rebates until July 31, or until funds are exhausted. Rebates are for qualifying projects, including insulation, furnace replacement, efficient windows and Energy Star appliances such as refrigerators and dishwashers. The more than $300,000 in rebates are available to EnergySmart participants only. More information and registration is available at www.EnergySmartYES.com or by calling 303-544-1000. Rebate payment takes an average of six to eight weeks and will be made to qualifying applicants upon completion of projects, on a first-come, first-served basis. EnergySmart services and large energy efficiency rebates are also available to businesses in Boulder County. EnergySmart is funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act through the U.S. Department of Energy’s BetterBuildings grant program and is sponsored by Boulder County, the cities of Boulder and Longmont, Xcel Energy and the Platte River Power Authority. KGNU marks 33rd anniversary KGNU Community Radio is hosting its annual Garden Party and celebrating 33 years of community broadcasting on Saturday, May 21, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event, which will be held at the radio station offices at 4700 Walnut St. in Boulder, will feature a performance by Magnolia Row, an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast from 9 to 11 a.m. and birthday cake in the afternoon. The event is a fundraiser for KGNU, and will feature arts and crafts from KGNU volunteers and supporters. To make a plant donation, or for more information, contact Shawna Sprowls at shawna@kgnu.org, or call 303-4494885. Heath holds last town hall Sen. Rollie Heath, D-Boulder, will hold his last town hall meeting of the 2011 legislative session on Saturday, May 7, from 10 a.m. until noon. The meeting will be held in the Community House at Chautauqua, 900 Baseline Road. Sen. Heath will focus on key pieces of legislation and major issues

from the 2011 session, which will end May 11. The meeting is free and open to the public. Macy’s hosts fundraiser Macy’s at the Twenty Ninth Street mall in Boulder, along with Superior Liquor, will host a fundraising event to benefit Mental Health Partners (MHP) and its Chinook Clubhouse on May 13. The event, “Beautiful Art for Beautiful Minds,” will be held from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Macy’s. Attendees will be able to purchase affordable, highquality artwork donated by local artists. The restaurants of Twenty Ninth Street will provide complimentary appetizers, Superior Liquor will host the beer and wine, and decadent desserts will be prepared by “Elvis in the Oven.” The event features an art and silent auction with live music performed by Holly and the Husbands. “Breeze,” the featured art piece donated by Chris Rice, will also be on display. Chinook Clubhouse is a program of Mental Health Partners that promotes social and vocational recovery for adults with mental illness. Tickets are $50 per person, with discounts available for young professionals and staff of MHP and Chinook. For more information, contact Kristen Tucker at 303-413-6287 or ktucker@mhpcolorado.org. Rock for the environment The Front Range Community College Environmental Club of Boulder County is hosting an all-ages, free music festival called Boulder Valley Eco Rock on Saturday, May 21, in Longmont. The festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Roosevelt Park, which is on Longs Peak Avenue just west of Main Street in Longmont. Boulder Valley Eco Rock will raise money to benefit Habitat for Humanity of the St. Vrain Valley, Eco-Cycle and An American Rainbow Foundation, and it will showcase local environmentally friendly businesses and organizations in Boulder County. Live music will include reggae, rock, bluegrass and pop. Volunteers will staff the low-impact event, collecting and sorting trash prior to recycling and composting. Donations will be accepted by cash and check, and a portion of all vendor proceeds will be donated. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com Boulder Weekly

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Obama gets Osama We know you didn’t miss this one, unless you’ve been living in, say, a cave in Pakistan. We’ve been recalling what it felt like right after 9/11, when we felt that sickness in the pits of our stomachs, then that surge of patriotism as we cheered former President George W. when he pledged to find the perpetrators of the attacks. It was probably the only time we cheered him (OK, maybe when he expanded daylight savings time, too). We were swept up in the rhetoric about evil and defending our great country. We backed the military engagements that followed, in the name of finding Osama bin Laden, public enemy number one. We were united in our resolve for justice. Then, when our involvement spread to Iraq, some of us began to wonder, “What happened to finding bin Laden?” We didn’t keep our eye on the ball, we broadened our focus to include oil and Saddam and alleged weapons of mass destruction. If only we had dedicated all of our resources to finding bin Laden, instead of getting distracted in Iraq, maybe we could have found him sooner. We sometimes wondered, how hard could it be to find one man in that region, given our vast military intelligence network and resources? The day finally came on May 1, when our kick-ass Navy Seals swooped in and took the bastard out. Cue more patriotism. But when one of our co-workers had the nerve to post “Gobama” on her Facebook page, she was inundated with rightwing Obama haters who jumped down her throat for even thinking of giving the current commander-in-chief any credit for the mission. Wow. If McCain had won the election, would they have given him any credit for finally getting bin Laden? You bet your sweet ass they would have. Segregation alive and well? Speaking of racist bigots, we stumbled across a handy online mapping application that purports to show how our states, cities and even neighborhoods are still quite segregated nationally. Check it out at bit.ly/segmap. It is color-coded according to the percentage of African Americans who live in a given area, based on 2010 Census data. You can view the country as a whole, or zoom in to your own suburb, even your own address. As would be expected, vast swaths of Boulder County have populations that are less than 1 percent black, and a few areas have no blacks at all. Nationally, the study says, the segregation trend has improved only slightly in the past 10 years. In 2000, 69 percent of people in large metro areas were living in areas of high segregation between blacks and whites. According to 2010 Census data, that figure was still about 65 percent. Yes, that word This week, we’re screening a new documentary about — wait for it — the F-word. Yes, an entire documentary about the best, filthiest cussword around. They’ve got interviews with everyone from stick-in-the-ass news anchor Sam Donaldson to the late, great Hunter S. Thompson. All talking about the F-word. The film is simply called “F*ck,” and it’s pitched as “the documentary that dare not speak its name.” In addition to interviews with the likes of Bill Maher and Drew Carey, the film features a scholarly and linguistic breakdown of the word’s history, as well as some of the most famous — and infamous — television clips featuring the word. It debuts on May 28 in the prime slot of 2 a.m. on the Documentary Channel (DISH channel 197 and DirecTV channel 267). Since we’re an alternative newsweekly, we can print that word without the asterisks. Fuck. See? Hope no little kids are reading this. The documentary rightly points out that the word can be used in a variety of ways. It can be an adjective (“fucking asshole”), a verb (“Wanna fuck?”), a noun (“You backwards-assed country fuck!”), an adverb (“I am fucking mad”), and can even be inserted into other words, as in, “unbe-fucking-lievable.” We fucking love this word. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com Boulder Weekly

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ichael de Yoanna, an award-winning local reporter and documentary filmmaker, is on deadline again. This time, he’s raising money to complete his project The Winding Road to Recovery, a film that will chronicle what happens when troops return home from war injured. Some have turned to cycling to help in their recovery process, and de Yoanna’s film will follow a handful of soldiers as they participate in a series of road rides, starting at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day and finishing in Virginia Beach. In de Yoanna’s words, “This documentary not only highlights the struggle of wounded warriors coming home from brutal wars, it will show that with every crank of their pedals they are deeply human and alive, not just surviving, but thriving.” The project must raise a total of $9,100 by Thursday, May 12. As of May 3, the project had raised $4,755. In an exclusive interview, de Yoanna tells Boulder Weekly about the project. Boulder Weekly: What motivated you to take on this project? Michael de Yoanna: I’ve been a news reporter for a decade, specializing in investigative journalism. In 2005, while working as a reporter in Colorado Springs, I began to notice the toll that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were taking on soldiers returning home. One of my neighbors, a soldier, went out drinking with me and admitted he was really having a tough time with PTSD. Then I met more soldiers and finally made it my goal to meet at least one new soldier a week. I’ve kept up with that goal (or exceeded it) to this very day. I’ve met hundreds of soldiers. Too many of them are struggling with the wounds of war, particularly the hidden wounds, such as post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injuries. I’ve reported in several investigations for national and local news organizations on cases where soldiers facing great adversity were misdiagnosed, most notably for Salon.com, where an investigation found that the Army’s health Boulder Weekly

by Katherine Creel care system was so broken that it failed BW: How did you reach out to the to catch suicides and overdoses that veterans you will be filming? seemed preventable. These are fallen MD: I’ve spoken with a few riders over the phone (and I met others last soldiers whose lives were lost in the year). It takes a lot to earn the trust of war, many of their mothers believe. So veterans. We’re talking now and we’ll many broken-hearted mothers have be doing much more talking, on film, come forward to help me in my news when I begin shooting on location at a reports. It makes me sad to think of it ride that begins at Arlington Cemetery now. on Memorial Day weekend at the end Last year, I reported for KUNC of May. I don’t want to name the subradio that a soldier with an apparent jects now, but some are nearly housemild traumatic brain injury was nearly hold names. Let’s leave it at that. After discharged without the right diagnosis the ride, I’ll check in and proper benefits. Courtesy of Michael de Yoanna with the soldiers in [That story has won their hometowns, the regional Edward chronicling the days R. Murrow award when they’re on for investigative their own, telling reporting and could their personal stobe seen as a comries. panion piece to work on the Warrior BW: What is Transition Units the main message done by the New you hope to show York Times and with The Winding National Public Road to Recovery? Radio.] MD: What I hope to accomplish BW: How did Many returning veterans have taken with this film is to you find out about up cycling as a way to deal with their tear down the whole veterans who are injuries — both on the inside and out. mythology that solusing cycling to help diers — or anyone for that matter — recover from their wounds? Are you a are superhuman. We’re all human cyclist yourself? beings, with our particular problems as MD: At the same time I was reporting that story [for KUNC], I also well as our most sincere dreams. Throughout history, war, unfortunately, learned that some vets were turning to bicycling to recover from the wounds of is a major theme. It seems every generwar — from PTSD to lost limbs. It’s an ation has had a war since well before the time of Odysseus. I’ve noted that amazing group called Ride2Recovery. many American soldiers struggle when They’re a nonpartisan group taking the they return home after seeing the hordifficult and challenging narrative of rors of war. The neat green lawns and injured troops and turning it into a gardens and 4th of July picnics are such story of hope. I rode with a large cadre a contrast to what they saw in Iraq and of veterans through Colorado to learn Afghanistan. They have been changed about the ride (about one month after by their experiences and now must my first time on a road bike — clicky shoes, Lycra and all!). Besides becoming build new lives. They must come home in very profound ways. an obsessive road cyclist (I’ll be riding in Colorado a lot this summer), I was BW: Who do you think should see so inspired that I decided I wanted to this film? make a film. I aim to show the other MD: I know that many Americans side of The Hurt Locker and Restrepo. don’t know a veteran, so they’re not Cycling, it turns out, is a near-perfect necessarily invested, if you will, in the metaphor for the ups and downs of a plight of soldiers. Some Americans soldier’s recovery process. have just been too busy enjoying the

good life here to think much about all those troops that signed up for the service after the 9/11 terrorist attacks a decade ago. There are other reasons some Americans haven’t tuned into the plight of troops returning home. So those are the people I want to invite to see this film when it is done. I hope it will spark a great outpouring of compassion and reconciliation among Americans who have not themselves come to terms with the wars fought in their name overseas. BW: What have been some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced with this project? MD: My number one challenge right now is funding. I have only until May 12 to get funding in place, and I’m doing it grassroots style online so that I can keep my vision intact and unfettered. I’m raising money on Kickstarter.com. In the first four days, I reached one-third of my $9,100 target amount. Now I have less than two weeks to raise the rest, and if I don’t, everyone who pledged money gets a refund and I don’t get anything. I’ll be scrambling if that’s the case, but I’m confident I’ll make the money. And yes, the amount is small. But I can make the documentary on this amount. It will be short. However, there’s already talk from people I know in the film industry of using this funding as a springboard to find funding for a much larger project, and I’m excited about that possibility. Ideally, it will either air on major cable or public television or go the film festival circuit. It’s all very exciting. Right now, everyone has to give, give, give — especially if you know me and my work. There are many individuals and companies donating right now. If you give at certain levels, you get your name in the credits. Some are giving in the memory of a fallen soldier they knew, which only makes me work harder and emboldens me to give more than I’m asking. Much more. Get me there. For more information or to make your own donation, visit http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mdy/the-windingroad-to-recovery. May 5, 2011 13

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every author’s dream to have her books optioned and turned into film. Author Charlaine Harris is living that dream. Her Sookie Stackhouse series, which reaches 11 books this week with the release of Dead Reckoning, is the basis for HBO’s hit series True Blood, which is so popular that its stars graced the cover of Rolling Stone wearing nothing but smears and dribbles of fake blood. A best-selling book series. A hit cable TV series. It’s a writer’s dream — on V juice. So who is Harris, the writer behind this quirky vision of the future, in which vampires — not to mention werewolves, shape-shifters and other “supes,” i.e., supernatural creatures — have “come out of the coffin” and are struggling to live alongside humans? Harris grew up in the Mississippi River Delta area and, by her own admission, felt like an outsider. A voracious reader, she was already writing as a teenager, penning angsty poetry, then writing plays in college and moving on to novel-length fiction. She published her first book, a mystery novel titled Sweet and Deadly, in 1981. After publishing two stand-alone mysteries, she launched her award-winning Aurora Teagarden series, eight books set in the small town of Lawrenceton, Ga. In 1996, Harris released the first book in her Shakespeare mysteries, which were set in another small town, this time Shakespeare, Ark. These books — there are five in all — were darker than her previous works and contain humor that would be very familiar to Sookie Stackhouse fans, mixing laugh-out-loud hilarity with dark violence, tragedy with absurdity. 14 May 5, 2011

When Harris started writing her first Sookie Stackhouse book, she helped break ground on a new subgenre now called urban fantasy. Featuring a telepathic waitress who lives in Bon Temps, La., and written in first person, the Sookie Stackhouse series seamlessly mixes sensuality, violence and humor as readers experience the people of small-town Louisiana through Sookie’s eyes. But beware — Bon Temps isn’t Mayberry. The stories showcase Harris’ skill as a keen observer of human nature and carry a moral premise about tolerance that’s impossible to miss. We see the residents of Bon Temps, both supes and human, in all their bigoted, flawed and petty glory, their higher nature conflicting always with what is mean, stupid and selfish inside them. Harris lets no one off the hook, whether they’re racists, gaybashers or religious fundamentalists who hate vampires. Through the character of Sookie, Harris seems to be sharing her own experience of feeling like an outsider and urging us all to accept the complicated truth about ourselves — and the truths about others, as well. The series propelled Harris to the No. 1 spot on the New York Times bestseller list. Boulder Weekly caught up with Harris just as she was about to head off on a book tour in support of Dead Reckoning, including a signing on Wednesday, May 11, at 7 p.m., at the Tattered Cover Book Store in Denver.

Easygoing, warm and professional, she spent most of an hour answering our questions. (Read below to learn how you can win one of two copies of Dead Reckoning that Boulder Weekly is giving away!) Boulder Weekly: The first Sookie Stackhouse book was published in 2001. Charlaine Harris: That sounds right, because I’m working on the 12th one now. It was either 2000 or 2001. I wrote it two years before. It took two years for my agent to find a place for it. BW: Urban fantasy wasn’t yet being published as a sub-genre, and paranormal romance hadn’t yet taken off. CH: No urban fantasy then. BW: As you were writing the first book, did you know it was a risky project? In addition to the paranormal/urban fantasy element, no one was really writing first-person back then. CH: I did. It was very hard then. In fact, the only other person who was writing anything like it was Laurel K. Hamilton, because they couldn’t figure out where to put it on the bookshelf. They would say, well, it’s just not really a mystery, and I’d go, no, because that’s what I’d been writing. And it’s not really science fiction. It’s not really romance, so we just don’t know where to put it in the bookstore. And I said, “Well, you can put it in all three of those places and still be OK as far as

I’m concerned.” But that was a big issue then. Now, you know, urban fantasy sometimes has got its own section. BW: How would you characterize the difference between urban fantasy and paranormal romance? CH: Well, paranormal is usually followed by “romance,” so I think paranormal romance definitely has more emphasis on the romantic elements, obviously, and maybe a little less on the adventure, and urban fantasy is more about the adventure generally than about the romance. BW: You create such a sense of place in your stories — a phrase here, an expression there. As I was reading Dead Reckoning, I came across the term ‘hair receiver,’ and I laughed out loud. I don’t even know what a hair receiver is, but just mentioning it added that touch of Mississippi Delta culture. So what’s a hair receiver? CH: When women used to brush their hair, they would keep it in a hair receiver, which is like a china dish designated as a hair receiver, and I’m not really quite sure why. Sometimes they would use it later on to make jewelry and stuff like that. Yeah, I know, weird, but when I was trying to figure out what Sookie would’ve been looking at at the antique store, I looked up a lot of things, and I thought, “Oh, she would see a hair receiver, I’m sure.” BW: One of the things that sets your books apart is the deft way you combine humor with the macabre. CH: That’s the way I see life. I mean, there’s awful stuff, and then there are things you laugh at — and someBoulder Weekly

times it’s the same thing. BW: Sookie’s stories are told from a first-person point of view, and it’s very clear that she feels like an outsider in her own world. CH: I think it’s a little bit easier to write from the outsider’s point of view because they make more observations about the culture they live in than the people who are at the center of it. BW: Did you feel like an outsider as a child? CH: Oh, sure, you know, yes, I did, because there wasn’t anybody else like me when I grew up. There wasn’t anybody else who lived a lot of their lives inside their heads, people who were always thinking about how they observed other people, what they were learning from observing other people. And not that many people read as much as I did as a kid. BW: Why do you think vampires are so big now? What’s behind the surge in paranormal romance and urban fantasy? CH: Traditionally in depressed times people turn to fantasy literature, and I think that’s probably part of it. Also I think everyone just wants to believe there’s something else out there besides us. BW: Some of the biggest fiction series right now involve a protagonist who starts out believing he or she is just another person — oftentimes an awkward outsider — only to discover that he or she is actually very special. Harry Potter discovers he’s a wizard. Bella from the Twilight series is somehow immune to vampire abilities. Sookie is also more than she seems. What’s behind this fantasy? CH: I think it’s like a frequent childhood fantasy that you were adopted, that your real parents are a prince and princess or someone fabulously wealthy that will come sweep you up into a life of luxury and ease. I think that’s a pretty common childhood fantasy, especially with unhappy children. Everyone wants to believe that there’s something about themselves that is rare and wonderful and hasn’t yet been discovered. I think in Sookie’s case she would rather not have the thing that makes her different, because it’s made her almost inevitably really unhappy. And actually it was the worst thing that I could think of to do to anybody. And yet so many people say, “Oh, I wish I was telepathic. I think that would be wonderful.” I think that’s my worst nightmare — to know what people really think of me. BW: Sookie has really suffered as a Boulder Weekly

result of her telepathy. CH: She has, but that’s the way I see it, as being a horrible thing. People deserve the privacy of their own thoughts, I think. All of us have ideas we’re not proud of. Unfortunately, Sookie has to listen to all that. The only issue I have with romance — and it’s just a quibble because I do read romance — is that people tend to be all good or all bad. Or if the writer is trying to be realistic, their bad points are charming quirks. We’re all mixtures of all kinds of things, and some of them are charming, and some of them just aren’t. BW: How do you stay inspired to write? CH: That’s become increasingly hard with that series. My contract is up with the 13th book, so I think I will stop the series then. I feel like if I keep on pushing to get the story, rather than having it come to me naturally, that I’ll be doing Sookie a disservice. You just think, “I’ve done everything with this character I can. I’ve said what I want to say. it’s time to move on.”

screener, so I get to see it before it’s on TV. BW: Lucky you! Do you find it strange to see characters that came from your head on the television screen being developed in ways that didn’t come from you? CH: At first it was, but I think I’m used to it now. It seems like every season — we did just finish the third season — it seems like with every season the two paths diverge a little more, so it’s really not like watching my story so much. And that’s OK. I knew that was going to happen. Alan [Ball, who created True Blood based on Harris’ books] discussed that with me before he even started filming, and actually I’m content with that, because if they were just filming the books, that would be boring for me. This way, I don’t really know what’s going to happen, and I find it quite exciting.

BW: I asked for questions from Sookie Stackhouse fans on Facebook and Twitter, and this question comes from LisaRenee1234: “Has the HBO If You Go series made it Charlaine Harris will be speaking BW: Do you harder for you to about Sookie Stackhouse and Dead Reckoning on Wednesday, read while you’re write these May 11, at 7 p.m., at the books?” writing, or do Tattered Cover Book Store, 1628 16th St., in Denver. CH: Not you worry that really. At first I reading other was scared there authors’ work will was going to be a conflict, but I’m so imterfere with your voice? far ahead in the story that it really CH: When I first started out as a hasn’t turned out to be a problem. writer, I felt that way. It was very hard They’re filming book four, and I’m for me to read certain writers while I writing book 12. was working. I just couldn’t do it. Now, after being a writer for more than 31 BW: There are some significant difyears, I really don’t have that problem ferences between the series and the anymore. I’ve pretty much got my own books. For one, Lafayette dies early in voice fixed. So I can read anything I the series, but HBO and fans loved want to, which is wonderful, because I Nelsan Ellis’ performance, and so he’s just love to read. alive in True Blood. I’m really happy I don’t know what people do if they about that, because I adore his characdon’t read, really. ter. I just couldn’t think of anything CH: Me too. Nelsan is just great. more wonderful to be [than a writer]. He is really fabulous, and he owes his survival to his talent. BW: Being a writer is a calling. CH: I agree. BW: Do you think it’s easier for people to read the books and then BW: Do you watch True Blood? watch the series or watch the series and CH: I do. They are nice enough to then read the books? Either way, they send me — almost always — an early

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develop expectations. CH: I don’t know, because I’ve never been in the position of just watching the series and then trying to read the books. I did get a lot of readers from the series, and I like to think the series got a lot of watchers from the book. So I think from that point of view it’s been a very successful crosspollination. And there are people who would never read the books anyway, and likewise some of my readers just don’t watch television, so I think it’s been as good a cross-pollination as we could get. BW: The message of the books seems to be, “Be yourself, and be tolerant of others,” with the vampire community’s struggle for acceptance seeming to parallel the civil rights and gay rights movements. In fact, both the books and the HBO series have a strong gay theme. Was that intentional? CH: Sure. I mean, I’d have to pretty dumb not to realize what I was writing. That was a conscious decision. BW: Do you ever catch flak for that? CH: No. I don’t. Amazingly. I mean I’m sure there are people who don’t like that, but they’ve never said anything to me. On the contrary. I’ve gotten a couple of awards from the gay community, which I’m super proud of. I got the Straight for Equality literature award from PFLAG. I was really proud of that. BW: It has always seemed to me that Gran, Sookie’s grandmother embodies that message of tolerance. Is she based on someone in your life? CH: Not my grandmother, that’s for sure. She’s really a bit like my mother, but idealized, I guess. She was the grandmother Sookie had to have to grow up stable, so that’s why Gran is the way she is. therwise Sookie would just be so screwed up. She had to have a Gran to bring her up. BW: I can imagine it would be hard to let go of a series and characters who’ve been a part of your life for so long. Do you have projects in mind for after that 13th book is written? CH: I have so many options I can’t even choose. I love Sookie, and I’ve loved writing about her. I sure got restless, and the business of being the person writing Sookie just got so overwhelming, doing so many personal appearances, doing so many interviews — which is a privilege and a joy, but also takes time away from my work. It’s work in its own way, but not the work that I feel like I was put here to do. I see HARRIS Page 17

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hile the season three finale of True Blood tied up a bunch of loose ends, like the real reason Bill was interested in Sookie and the realization that Sookie is a fairy, it also left a bunch of questions and storylines open for season four, which premieres on June 26. The season three finale ended with Bill battling queen vampire Sophie-Anne in his house, with hopes of killing her so he doesn’t have to give up Sookie. Was Bill victorious? Sookie, meanwhile, was taking a trip with some fairies to the fairyland. Will she be trained in her fairy powers to do battle against the vamps in season four? Who knows? But what we do know is that Lafayette’s Latin lover, Jesus (who admitted he was a witch), will be a central character as a coven of witches comes through Bon Temps to wreak havoc. In addition to that, lovable shape-shifter Sam finds some other

shape-shifters to hang out with that aren’t crazy relatives, and there will be more werewolves coming to town. Looks like it’s going to be a huge monster party! We’re also wondering what will become of Jason Stackhouse, who at the end of last season saved a bunch of inbred meth and “V” heads as the DEA was on its way to raid their compound. He fell in love with Crystal, a see TRUE BLOOD Page 17

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she’ll come back renewed and over Eggs and the Franklin debacle. And what of everyone’s favorite blond vampire, Eric Northman? We last saw him snitching on Bill to Sookie about the real reason Bill was into her. But in clips posted on HBO’s website, it appears that Eric has a run-in with some witches and the result isn’t very good. There’s one teaser scene where Eric is shirtless, walking down the side of the road, and Sookie pulls up next to him. He doesn’t recognize her. Vampires, fairies, shape-shifters, werewolves, were-panthers, and now witches, will be hanging out in Bon Temps for True Blood’s fourth season. We can’t wait to join them. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com

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and I hope they’re happy with it. When I’m touring, inevitably, closer to the end of the tour, I’m talking to lots of people who have already read the book, and then the audience gets a little difficult to judge, because about 70 percent of them will not have read the book, as opposed to the people who have already read it and want to ask questions. I have to be very careful then, because you don’t want to blow it for somebody else. That’s never any fun. To win a copy of Dead Reckoning, head to Boulder Weekly’s website, www. boulderweekly.com, and comment on this story. Or sign up there to receive our weekly newsletter, the Boulder Weekly Insider. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com

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by Elizabeth Miller compared to the 36.35 pounds she had disposed of since 2007, when she started her records. What she discovered in this process was the second problem with plastics — they’re in almost everything. “It became more and more overwhelming as time went by and I learned more about what things are plastic because I really, in the beginning, had no clue how much plastic there was,” she says. Paper coffee cups were one surprise. “I thought that if I went to get coffee in a paper cup that I was avoiding plastic,” Terry says. “I didn’t know, at the time, that the paper cup was lined with plastic.” And milk cartons are lined on the inside and outside with plastic. And chewing gum, which was once made out of chicle, a natural rubber, but has since been replaced with plastic. Another surprising place most people are using plastics is in body wash and hand soaps. The most that plastics ever degrade is to break down into microplastics, particles smaller than five millimeters. But at that point, marine scientists have discovered, they start absorbing toxins, and can be ingested by marine animals and start working their way up the food chain, toxins in tow. And body washes, facial scrubs and hand soaps often come with polyethylene particles — manufactured microplastics that get rinsed right down the drain into streams, rivers and oceans. Rather than getting overwhelmed

and giving up, Terry encourages an incremental approach. As she has used up plastic products, she has tried to replace them without buying new plastics — even down to her computer monitor, which she purchased second-hand. “What’s surprising now is that it’s just become such a habit. It’s surprisingly easy. It wasn’t at first. But the more I live this way the more it just seems the way to be,” she says. “When I see people filling up plastic garbage bags of food to throw away, it just seems weird or wrong, like they pooped on the floor.” Choose a few habits, like canvas grocery bags, buying food from bulk bins and putting them in cloth bags, a travel mug and re-usable, non-plastic water bottle, and hold yourself to them, she says. You learn a lesson about keeping your plastic-alternatives on hand when you have to do something like carry groceries out of the store in your shirt (Terry now carries collapsible bags in her purse). And if you want to do something like bring your own stainless steel pot to the butcher’s or return containers to the farmers’ market for your next load of produce, don’t be afraid to ask, she says. “I don’t expect everybody to live the way I do. I think that my lifestyle is extreme — it’s not extreme for me. It’s fine for me, but it wouldn’t necessarily be fine for everyone,” she says. “I want people to be mindful and pay attention to what they buy, what they consume, what things are made out of. Be aware. Be informed.” Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com

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art of the problem with plastic — as much as we enjoy clear plastic wraps, resealable food containers, and infant incubators — is that plastics, once created, don’t ever go away. Scientifically speaking, plastic polymers do not break down to their basic minerals, the water, carbon dioxide and inorganic molecules that can be absorbed by the rest of the environment. Plastic only breaks down into smaller pieces of plastic. Which means, essentially, that every piece of plastic created since plastic was invented in the 1940s is still somewhere on the planet. As you likely know, if you’ve heard about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, the trash island floating in the Pacific Ocean, a lot of it ends up in the oceans. Images of that garbage patch and an albatross chick killed by plastics led Beth Terry to experiment with living without plastics. “I didn’t, at the time, think, ‘Oh plastic is bad. We must all stop using plastic,’” she says. “It was just, I don’t know what my plastic consumption is, what my plastic footprint is, so I don’t know if it would be possible to live without it. So I decided to collect my plastic waste every week.” Terry, an Oakland, Calif.-based accountant, made a spreadsheet to tally her weekly totals, and has charted the decline of plastic in her life on her blog, www.myplasticfreelife.com. She’s gradually phased plastics out, getting rid of only 2.18 pounds of plastics in 2010,

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sually, little good comes from dorm room housing. In the case of former freshman roommates Mat Bernstein, 21, and Josh McAdoo, 22, the University of Colorado Boulder’s Hallett Hall was a haven for everything from electronic music to future networking for a business that was yet to be. Boulder Beats began in fall of 2009, when Bernstein and McAdoo first looked into building a website that directed students to the places where their friends from Hallett were disc jockeying. “It was that October,” says Bernstein, a CU senior majoring in operations management information systems. “Josh came to me and said, ‘Hey, we’re starting to all do this DJ thing.’ He knew that I had experience building websites, so [we said] ‘Let’s make a website where everyone can go to find out about where all our friends are DJing.’” They were worried about liability, since all of their friends’ shows were at house parties, so they tabled the idea. But by springtime, DJs like McAdoo and Andrew Hathaway, also a Hallett Hall resident and a member of local electronic music collective Robotic Pirate Monkey, started playing at nearby bars. “I re-presented [to Josh] the idea as Boulder Beats,” Bernstein says. “I said, ‘Hey, now we can

actually do this’ ... It started off as an online resource for people to look for local shows.” Boulder Beats quickly became a popular resource for electronic music lovers in Boulder. “We realized that we had a following, that we can go and post these artists and actually make money by producing events and promoting them and getting people to come to whatever bar,” Bernstein says. The model soon changed from an advertising-driven website into an event and promotion company. While the website remains a strong component to the business, most of the revenue comes from Boulder Beats events. Bernstein and McAdoo have equal ownership of the Boulder Beats LLC, and each brings a different quality to the business that contributes to its success. Bernstein has the most experience with building websites and managing small businesses, but McAdoo, being a DJ, brings music literacy to the table and helps scout artists for booking. Tucker Wilde of the electronic duo THiCK CHiCK says he appreciates the double-barreled approach to the business and music sides of event promotion. “I think they do a really good job, and I think it’s partly due to Josh McAdoo, because he was involved in music before he started Boulder

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Beats,” says Wilde. “He had a good personal view from the artist’s standpoint. They just have everything under control, they just do all the promotion, they have a team that hands out stuff; there are just never any issues or problems.” Bernstein started his first online business at age 13, a business that reflected his interests at the time, similar to the way Boulder Beats reflects his current college lifestyle. But in seventh grade, he was more interested in Xboxes than bass lines, and his first business was a website for trading and selling used Xboxes. “At some point I was like, ‘Hey, I’m putting so much time into this, and I’m not making any money,” he says. “So I sort of would like, lose interest, or you know, not necessarily want to continue doing it. Just because of how much time I would have to commit to it just to have to get donations to break even.” Bernstein and McAdoo say the business succeeds in part because they have individual skill sets that allow them to empathize with venue owners and the artists they book. “I’m not just strictly doing cultural and he’s not just doing technology. Everything’s kind of combined,” McAdoo says. “We throw ideas off each other, ideas for events, ideas for artists,

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ways to change the website.” successful a show will be. Most of They agree that their business relaBoulder Beats’ visitors are from the tionship is based on their respective Boulder community, which helps them abilities, as well as a unique friendship gauge the success of a local show. that focuses more on building the brand “Robotic Pirate Monkey was very than preserving each other’s egos. They popular on our website before we did care more about promoting the business their first show at the Fox Theatre,” than promoting themselves. McAdoo says. Boulder, with He says its legions of eleclearning where On the Bill: tronic music lovto book artists Boulder Beats Presents Lazerdisk Party Sex at the Absinthe House ers, is a ripe marrequires knowing on Thursday, May 5. Show starts ket for start-ups the nightlife culat 9 p.m. Must be 21 to enter. DJ like Boulder Beats ture of the city Antares also plays. Tickets are $5 in advance, $7 at the door. 1109 that focus on the where the event Walnut St., Boulder, 303-443-8600. promotion of is located. dance music and “You’re not nightlife. going to push a huge hip-hop show Bernstein says the business focuses somewhere that’s not very hip-hop,” he on booking electronic artists because says. “It’s a lot easier for us to start with that is the genre that sells the most electronic music in the Boulder area tickets in Boulder. McAdoo and because all the shows just have success, Bernstein say they’ve had nothing but because that’s what the kids are listensuccess so far. ing to, that’s who’s going to come to the “We’ve never had a show that was shows.” in the red,” McAdoo says. “That’s also Regardless, Bernstein says there is something that has been very lucky and still a lot guessing involved. fortunate so far.” “The Boulder community … they Bernstein says the business has con- have sort of a California feeling where tinually made a profit because of conthey like what’s hot this week,” he says. servative business practices and careful “And so trying to book an artist six and risk assessment. They post groups on seven months out, say we were trying to their website, and they use the traffic book someone for the fall, you never numbers from the site to predict how know, they might not be hot.”

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People who have worked with Boulder Beats in the past speak to their work ethic, which is reflected in how carefully the duo plans events. “They’re very methodical,” says Alex Macfarlane, manager for local electronic act Pillow Fight and a former promoter himself. “They’re very precise and professional.” Macfarlane says this attention to detail came across during a conversation with Bernstein about the first show Boulder Beats booked with Pillow Fight. Bernstein contacted him in November about a show scheduled for February at Bacaro. “He was doing it so early to a place where you normally could do it within a couple weeks,” he says. “But he was making sure everything could be set as far in advance. … That was a big sign that this guy is definitely concerned about getting his I’s dotted and his T’s crossed, so that was impressive, pretty cool.” While the owners agree that working for Boulder Beats is what they love to do, Bernstein says it is a nonstop commitment. “There’s not really free time,” Bernstein says. “You’re either doing school, working on Boulder Beats, or thinking about how you can be working on Boulder Beats.” Respond:letters@boulderweekly.com

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Boulder’s resident visionary artist sees art as the conduit to the universe by Marisa Aragón Ware

n the realm of visionary artists, Robert Venosa Hendrix, Miles Davis, Jackie Kennedy and the good stands as a master of both technique and perdoctor Timothy Leary himself peering over my shoulception. During his long and varied career, the der to see what I was up to.” Boulder painter has created numinous, sparAfter leaving New York, Venosa eventually moved kling paintings that have kindled the imagina- to Cadaqués, a village on the coast of Spain that is tions of many people and greatly impacted the world known for the number of notable artists who have of visionary art. lived there. It was in Cadaqués that he met Martina Venosa began his career as a commercial artist, Hoffman, his wife and fellow visionary artist, as well designing album covers for as the master surrealist Columbia Records as an art Salvador Dalí. director in the 1960s. During “A lot of great artists this time, he discovered the came through Cadaqués, and work of fantastic realist it was inspiring to be around painters Mati Klarwein and so many other creative peoErnst Fuchs. Venosa was so ple,” Venosa says. “It was a inspired by the two artists great time in my life, and I that he began using their did some of my best work there.” work on album covers, such When he returned to the as Santana’s Abraxas, which states, Venosa moved to he designed in collaboration Sausalito, Calif. His neighbor with Klarwein. at the time, philosopher Alan “In the early days I had Watts, best known for bringsome very powerful visions, ing Zen Buddhism to the one of which became my first United States, introduced painting,” Venosa says. Venosa to a meditation that “Klarwein saw it and was had a lasting impact on his convinced that I needed some work. lessons. He loved the paint“It was during one of ing but [thought] there was no technique behind it. I those evenings of meditation “Goddess Head” by Robert Venosa ended up studying with him that this profound vision and with Fuchs, which was jumped into my view. It was wonderful, considering that very angelic,” Venosa says. “I they didn’t take students on.” started chasing that vision, trying to paint it, because Venosa reveled in the tutelage of Fuchs and it was so overwhelming but so beautiful — I knew it Klarwein, learning formal painting technique that has was my path. I’ve been chasing that vision ever since.” lent his work the seamless luminous quality he is now For Venosa, painting is meditation, since it allows known for. On his website, Venosa says. “What a time painters to lose themselves in space and time. Venosa that turned out to be! Not only did I get started in approaches painting in a very expansive way, allowing proper technique, but at various times I had Jimi the creativity to flow through him in order to “see

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what narrative and energies are trying to come through in form or color.” Venosa teaches this technique with his wife Hoffman at workshops across the world, passing on the centuries-old techniques he learned from Klarwein and Fuchs, blended with his unfettered creative approach. “The art world is slowly shifting over to digital. I enjoy a lot of what’s going on in that world, but you can’t replace painting by hand,” Venosa says. “There’s a human element and human energetic power there that goes directly onto the canvas — that’s what we try to pass along.” Both Hoffman and Venosa focus on bringing truth, beauty and goodness into their work by concentrating on light, positivity and love. For them, the role of the artist is similar to that of a shaman, someone who explores consciousness and shares what they have found. “A shaman is someone who opens up your imagination, your mind and your consciousness, and an artist hopes to do that through their creativity,” Venosa says. “Creativity is our major connection to the universe. When you’re a creative being you have a direct conduit to all possibilities of the universe, the energies of the universe. As long as you create, you become sort of like a co-creator with the great creator. The minute that we become part of a creative act and open ourselves to the possibilities of other existences, others might be inspired by us. They’re either going to resonate with it and recognize it as something that’s possible, or they’ll take it as foolish illusions of the artist.” If Venosa has any advice for other artists, it’s just to sit down and start painting. “Your guide will help you along the way. When I paint, I’m not concerned with what’s going to come out,” Venosa says. “The most that I could hope for my art is that it inspires people, and if it does, it’s going way beyond my expectations. It’s a tremendous reward.” Respond:letters@boulderweekly.com

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The Black Angels alter the dosage for Phosphene Dream by Chris Parker

verything you need to know about psych-rockers The Black Angels is right there in the name. Think other-wordly dark comfort, inspired by the Velvet Underground and their fuzzladen epic, “The Black Angel’s Death Song.” Billowing clouds of guitar shrouding sultry reverberating vocals infused with disquieting knowledge, arrangements shimmering like road haze advancing with building insistence toward either a roofrattling explosion or exhausted collapse. The Austin, Texas, quintet formed seven years ago around frontman Alex Maas and lead guitarist Christian Bland, childhood friends who reconnected after college, united by their abiding love of music and bands like the 13th Floor Elevators and the Velvet Underground. The Black Angels’ full-length debut, Passover, was one of the most fêted debuts of 2006. It could’ve been beamed directly from the late ’60s for all the sativasoaked psych sway, tribal rhythmic throb and haunting, moribund, vaguely political lyrics on tracks like “The First Vietnamese War,” the Pink Floydreferencing “Sniper at the Gates of Heaven” and “Empire,” where Maas sings, “he’s preaching to the choir, and that choir’s death and noise.” Directions To See A Ghost followed in 2008, continuing to mix distortion, deep-seated grooves and ’60s flavors like tambourines, organ washes and Eastern-tinged guitar modalities. Over it all are Maas’ drawling, elongated vocals, recalling The Doors’ Jim Morrison in “The End.” More a consolidation of strengths than real advance, Maas felt they needed to move forward, which they did on last year’s Phosphene Dream by bringing in producer Dave Sardy (Hot Hot

Heat, Wolfmother). “I always loved the idea of working with a producer just based on the idea of George Martin and the Beatles’ relationship,” he says. “It’s weird to have someone paint on your painting. But taking the George Martin perspective, we knew adding another member could make it bigger than the band itself. “It was awesome to have another ear, another mind on what we were doing,” Maas continues. “We completely stripped the ego out of the recording, and I think that was the main thing we had to do — strip out the egos. We wanted to do what was best for each song, and Dave had a lot of great ideas.” While the key elements — distortion, groove and sweltering psych vibe — remain intact, more influences surface. The guitar sound on “Haunting at 1300 McKinley” has an unmistakable rockabilly air. The organ melody of “Sunday Afternoon” is vintage British Invasion. The druggy album-opening haze of

“Bad Vibrations” could’ve fit on Directions To See A Ghost until the final minute, when the guitar suddenly starts racing with a steely garage-rock pulse. But most importantly, melody nudges the fuzz-soaked grooves for predominance. Indeed, for Maas, it’s the melodies that drive the lyrics. “If I hear a bassline, I think about a scene in a movie. If I heard a guitar part, I might think about floating down a river in Southeast Asia. I’m very visual when it comes to audio, how it’s processed and how it turns into images in my mind. It actually makes a lot of sense. Our ears are connected to our limbic system, which is where all our images and memories are stored,” he says. “For me, the hardest part is identifying the scenes in the movie and writing the screenplay.” A few years ago, they had the fortune of backing Texas psych pioneer Roky Erickson, of 13th Floor Elevators, on his 2008 tour. It was not only an honor but an eye-opening experience for Maas. He noted how playing music helped the psychologically troubled Erickson. He’d come off stage with the kind of mental clarity that eluded him at other times. “It soothed his mind and was essentially therapy. I’ve since changed the title of what I do. I’m in the music therapy business,” Maas says. “Just changing that title of what I do to the ‘Music Therapy Business’ has made it so much easier and clearer for me to identify why I do this. Why am I playing music when I could be doing anything? It’s because I’m in the music therapy business, and I like to help people.” Just consider them traveling clinicians trafficking in blissed-out peace of mind. Respond:letters@boulderweekly.com

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fter eight years in the Americana band Boulder Acoustic Society, multiinstrumentalist Aaron Keim has picked up on a fundamental truth of aging. “As the years go by, it seems like the older we get, the simpler we want things to be,” Keim says wistfully. With their 2010 five-song EP Champion of Disaster and 2009’s excellent full-length Punchline, Boulder Acoustic Society transformed from a group of classically trained smart-alecks aping their way through the history of American music into a dusty folk band belting out heartfelt Americana. Their early albums bore all the classic marks of music majors. They were technically proficient and musically adventurous, but they were also emotionally distant and the band often seemed to be stretched too thin, as if they were unwilling to embrace any one song or genre with a straight face. There were a lot of great things going on in early Boulder Acoustic Society albums, but they often felt like an old-timey version of the world-class goof-offs in Ween. “When we started out, we weren’t really invested in the band,” admits Keim. “We would play anything. But eventually, we realized that by being the people who would play anything, we weren’t really doing anything right.” The transition began in earnest with Punchline. Perhaps freed from youthful insecurities that valued technicality over emotional resonance, the album is a mature blend of gypsy waltzes, barnyard foot-stomp-

ers and heart-on-your sleeve ballads that builds off of the group’s formal training rather than relying on it. There are still hints of the complex arrangements that drove earlier releases, but Punchline adds simplicity and storytelling to Boulder Acoustic Society’s already impressive bag of tricks. It also walks the fine line between playfulness and sincerity that has made Americana such an enduring genre over the years. “We all spent so much time playing jazz and classical in high school and college and with jazz and classical music, the focus is on virtuosity and less on emotional content,” Keim says. “I think Americana fits our personalities more. It kind of grabbed us as a mixture of personal expression and simplicity.” Champion of Disaster strips things down even further, trading the dizzying energy and old-time spirit of genre-hoppers like Punchline or 2008’s The Caged Bird for subtle moodiness and emotional punch. Champion of Disaster is a grounded, beautiful morsel of indie-folk that finds Boulder Acoustic Society honing in on a sound and then exploring the possibilities within that sound’s framework. There is still room for experimentation, such as the murky organ jam on the title track, but the strength of the EP can be found in the confessional lyrics of “Where Have the Good Ones Gone” or the levee-breaking final chorus on the folkrock earworm “How Many Times a Day.” In a sense, Champion of Disaster could signify a significant shift in philosophy for the band. While recent albums contain occasional traces of punk snarl

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and indie sheen, they are essentially records that look to the past for inspiration. Champion of Disaster, however, is firmly rooted in the present. Ironically, that modern feel to the EP could be a result of the band’s tastes expanding as they get older. “Last week we were driving and we put one of those top 40 stations, 95.7 The Party, on the radio,” recalls Keim, “and we ended up listening to it for two hours. A lot of people think that musicians who aren’t making super-mainstream music can’t appreciate that type of music, but I’ve realized as I get older that a hit is a hit, and you can really learn from anything.” Despite all that exposure to 95.7 The Party, Boulder Acoustic Society is still committed to Americana, even if a few more hooks slip into the music. The beauty of the genre is that it is so farreaching that even after eight years, Boulder Acoustic Society is only scratching the surface of where it can take them musically. The genre’s versatility will be on display this week at the inaugural Pearl Street Music and Arts Festival, which in addition to Boulder Acoustic Society will feature Dr. Dog, Mason Jennings, The Head and the Heart, Gregory Alan Isakov and Paper Bird. All the acts, while musically diverse, lean heavily on Americana for inspiration. “You look at jazz, because it’s such an old music form; two jazz musicians can sound completely different,” says Keim. “An avant-garde musician isn’t going to sound anything like Duke Ellington, but it’s all jazz. I think people are just starting to realize that’s what Americana is like now. It’s all based in the same tradition and culture, but the music can go in so many different directions.” As for the direction of Boulder Acoustic Society, Keim indicates that the band is going to continue down the simple path. “Every year, we are trying to strip it down more and more,” he says. Respond:letters@boulderweekly.com

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music Acoustic Open Mic Night. 9:30 p.m. Waterloo, 809 S. Main St., Louisville, 303-9932094. The Black Angels. 9 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-3399. Bluegrass Pick — With Martin Gilmore. 9 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-4636683. Ginga. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628. Holly de Hoog. 7 p.m. Cuvée, 946 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-0475. Jet Edison. 10 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922. Kort McCumber. 5:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids & Solids, 1555 S. Hover Rd., Longmont, 303-485-9400. Live Jazz with George Nelson. 6:30 p.m. Carelli’s Italian Restaurant, 645 30th St., Boulder, 303-938-9300. Live Karaoke. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 N. Park Dr., Lafayette, 303-665-2757. Music on the Mezz — With Chico Meira Trio. 6:30 p.m. Hotel Boulderado, 2115 13th St., Boulder, 303-442-4344. Open Bluegrass Pick. 7 p.m. The Rock Inn, 1675 Hwy. 66, Estes Park, 970-586-4116. Open Mic at Folsom St. Coffee 5-7 p.m. Folsom St. Coffee Co. 1795 Folsom St. 303-4408808. Open Stage — With KC Groves. 8 p.m. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-8236685. Open Stage with Tommy and the Tangerines — Every Thursday night. Catacombs, 2115 13th St., Boulder, 303-4424344. Radical Knitting Circle. 7:30 p.m. Swallow Hill, 71 E.Yale Ave., Denver, 303-777-1003. Randall Dubis Band. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Outlook Hotel and Suites, 800 28th St., Boulder, 303-443-3322.

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Soul Sacrifice. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 N. Park Dr., Lafayette, 303-665-2757. Thom Sandrock. 6:30 p.m. St. Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696. Three Squared. 7 p.m. Caffè Sole, 637R S. Broadway, Boulder, 303-499-2985. Thursday Night Bluegrass Pick. 9:30 p.m. First Street Pub, 35 E. First St., Nederland, 303258-0782.

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Boulder, 303-443-2122. Piece Work — Sculptures by Allison Smith. MCA Denver, 1485 Delgany St., Denver, 303-298-7554. Through May 29. Running the Numbers: Portraits of Mass Consumption — Photographs by Chris Jordan. BioLounge, CU Museum, 1035 Broadway, Boulder, 303-492-6892. Western Horizons: Landscapes from the Contemporary Realism Collection — By various artists. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave., Denver, 720-865-5000. Through Aug. 28.

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music A Cappella Music in the Original:The Renaissance Project. 6:30 p.m. First Baptist Church, at 1237 Pine St., Boulder, 303-435-7687. Alvin Youngblood Hart,The John-Alex Mason Band. 8 p.m. Swallow Hill, 71 E.Yale Ave., Denver, 303-777-1003. Annie Booth. 7 p.m. Cuvée, 946 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-0475. Bill McKay. 5 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683. Bluegrass Pick. 12 p.m. Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids & Solids, 1555 S. Hover Rd., Longmont, 303-485-9400. The Champions. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 N. Park Dr., Lafayette, 303-665-2757. The Congress. 10 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922. Dave Boylan Band, Cadillac Grip. 9 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-4636683. Full Belly. 8 p.m. Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids & Solids, 1555 S. Hover Rd., Longmont, 303-485-9400. The Kari Jorgensen Band. 7:30 p.m. Rock N Soul Cafe, 5290 Arapahoe Ave., Ste. I, Boulder, 303-443-5108. Kort McCumber Band. First Street Pub, 35 E. First St., Nederland, 303-258-0782. Lionel Young Band. 8 p.m. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685. Love and Light. 9 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-3399. Mason Jennings,The Head and the Heart, Gregory Alan Isakov. 8 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-786-7030. Music on the Mezz — With Signel-Z. 6:30 p.m. Hotel Boulderado, 2115 13th St., Boulder, 303-442-4344. Old-Fashioned Hootenanny. 7 p.m. Swallow Hill, 71 E.Yale Ave., Denver, 303-777-1003. Peaches and the Groove Doctors. 8 p.m. Boulder Outlook Hotel and Suites, 800 28th St., Boulder, 303-443-3322.

Theatre, The Wesley Chapel, 1290 Folsom St., Boulder, 303-442-0234. Through May 7. Julius Caesar — Presented by Upstart Crow Theater. Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., 303-4407826. Through May 21. Swing! Boulder’s Dinner Theatre, 5501 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-4496000. Through May 8.

The Pearl Street Music and Arts Festival — With Pete Stein and Sticky Mulligan. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303440-4628. Sambadende. 7 p.m. St. Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696. Wendy Woo. 8 p.m. The Rib House, 1801 13th St., Boulder, 303-442-RIBS.

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• 42 gallon • 20 count • Includes twist ties • 3 Mil • 7 bushel capacity

Heavy Duty

Reg. $7.99

$ 99 1

or while supplies last. Some items may not be available due to late or non-shipment.

#00057/#08865682 Reg. $2.99

Plus other SIZES on SALE!

Starting at

149

12 Gallon 4.5HP

#5851300/#03865114

Reg. $99.99

$ 99 39

50%

SAVE OVER

• Single stage bypass motor • Quiet operation • 6' Power cord • Includes: 6' x 1-1/4" hose, 3 extension wands, 10" wet/dry floor nozzle, foam sleeve, reusable dry disc filter

WET/DRY VAC

IN STORE DEAL!

Hi Output LED

SPOTLIGHT

$ 12 99

Reg. $18.99

• 10x brighter than standard LEDs • Battery operated, no wires required • One touch on/off switch with selectable dimmer • Adjustable directional light output #LPL748XL #05191499

Self Propelled

Reg. $345.99

$ 99 249

• 7.0 HP OHV Kohler engine. • 22” 3-in-1deck type • 5 position height adjusters • 8” front & rear wheels • Mulch/side discharge rear bag • Assembled

LAWN MOWER

#961420085 #07971978

Prices good 5/5/11 through 5/8/11

in the TENT & in the STORE!

BARGAINS GALORE

$ 99 8

CONTRACTOR BAGS

#190205 #03972654

IN STORE DEAL!

499

• Lightweight terra cotta look planter • UV & cold resistant Polyethylene • Recycled, non-toxic for indoor or outdoor use SAVE OVER

50%

#1571 #15975514

• Fits most kettle grills • Made of 10 gauge PVC

KETTLE GRILL COVER SAVE OVER

50%

5’ x 7’

BLUE POLY TARPS

through WATER BOTTLE Sunday, May 8, 2011

• Wide mouth screw top • BPA Free • 100% recyclelable #188SBMCG/#02713858

EVERYTHING

in the store

10% OFF* $ 99 6

Reg. $19.99

BEDDING PLANTS

REGULAR PRICE *excluding all Sale, MVP, & Red Tagged Items

SAVE OVER

50%

• Waterproof, UV and chemical resistant • Massaging grip or suede covered insole • Available in XS-XL &assorted colors • Great for indoors or outdoors

#02976382

Hose Hideaway

HOSE REEL • 225' of 5/8" hose capacity • Conceals hose & reel • Watertight connection between hose reel and hoses • Resin poly & stay-up lid

Reg. $2.99 each

2 for $ 5

For composting, grass clippings, leaves, weeds, garden waste & small branches

5 Pack PAPER REFUSE BAGS

Reg. $45.99

99 $ 34

#3014/#07971880

13.5” PLANTER

#TV5PK/#03362382

#PHR200 #07860706

ROCKER CHAIR

Reg. $69.99

#3041861/#15864736 SAVE

COMFORT CLOGS

FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE!

WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES

MSRP $7.99 and up

00 each $ 3

• Choose from several popular brands in assorted sizes & styles to fit most vehicles • Choose from All Season or Winter blades Your Choice

#08971117

CHANEY Wireless

#00606/#03972359

50%

SAVE

THERMOMETER • Indoor & outdoor temperatures • Wireless 100’ RF range • Fahrenheit/Celsius • Clock • Minimum & maximum temperatures

Reg. $19.99

99 $ 9

Norridge Collection

54” x 38” TABLE Reg. $129.99 #15974990 #35-385401-08

$ 59 99 $ 49 99

PATIO FURNITURE

SLING CHAIR

$ 39 99 Reg. $59.99

#3041860/#15864735

5 Piece PATIO SET

Save Even More!

#15974991

17995

• 9 rib patio umbrella with aluminum pole & crank • Availble in green, grey or navy Reg. $59.99

2999 $

9’ UMBRELLA

$ Includes: Table & 4 sling chairs

SAVE

50% #HDU5041/42 #15975732/33/43

2525 ARAPAHOE • In The Village • Boulder • m-f 7:30-8, sat 8-6, sun 9-6 • mcguckin.com • (303) 443-1822

Reg. $15.99

1-3/4 HP

119

99 Reg. $199.99

#991#06864260

16 Piece Soft Grip

Reg. $199.99

119 99

Reg. $9.99

50%

SAVE OVER

Reg. $6.99

Reg. $14.99

Assorted

& knuckle strap • Breathable cotton back

50%

Reg. $14.99

Fuel 3

Reg. $9.99

50%

SAVE OVER

Reg. $24.99

• 20 on/off settings per day • Self recharging battery back-up • Programming repeats weekly

Reg. $15.99

DIGITAL TIMER

Lamp & Appliance

Reg. $19.99

2 Meter

Reg. $49.99

IN STORE DEAL!

Reg. $10.99

IN STORE DEAL!

3 Piece

#PCKOFT #08971121

Reg. $6.99

Reg. $11.99

Reg. $39.99

Reg. $2.99-$3.99

Reg. $7.99

3 99

Reg. $6.99

2 99

Harness

Your Choice

Lead or Collar

#PM22452/53/#PM22478/80/#PM22483/87/#23978596/98/8600/02/04/06

50%

SAVE

Choose from red or blue

REFLECTIVE DOG LEADS, COLLARS & HARNESSES

2” 99 ¢ Reg. $1.49

PET SUPPLIES

#10020/25/30/40/#09978757/58/59/60/61

Your Choice

2.5”, 3”, 4”

• Premium polyester bristles • For all latex paints, stains & varishes

PAINT BRUSHES

Master Finish

#PSB-2/#1021435

PAINTS

50%

SAVE OVER

• Wall-mountable; stores 2 bikes • Folds flat when not in use • Shelf for helmet, lock & accessory storage • Solid steel & epoxy coated

DOUBLE BIKE RACK

Folding

BUILDER’S HARDWARE

50%

SAVE OVER

with plastic coated hooks

MICROFIBER TOWELS

#BUNGEE20/#06972715

50%

SAVE

BUNGEE CORD SET 5 different sizes of bungee cords

20 Piece

AUTOMOTIVE

#137931/#13360195

For high definiton hookup of HDTV’s, digital cable/satellite receivers & DVD players

COMPONENT VIDEO CABLE

#13203026

$ #NX-G200FT

With tilt • Weight capacity: 200 lbs

FLAT PANEL MOUNT

42” to 70” Fixed

ELECTRONICS

#59203/#05600490

#2239372A/#05971955

• Assorted colors • Heavy weighted base SAVE • 15” tall with 6” long shade 50% • Uses 60 watt bulb (not included)

DESK LAMP

Gooseneck

Sale on items in FLORAL SHOP ONLY!

Choose from a wide selection of houseplants & unique pottery

ELECTRICAL

IN STORE DEAL!

HOUSEPLANTS & CERAMIC POTTERY

20% OFF

Reg. $14.99

Foam

Reg. $8.99 - $28.99

Reg. $4.99

50%

SAVE OVER

SAVE

50%

Reg. $14.99

49 Bamboo

#164-551039/#03972624

Reg. $4.99

50%

SAVE

13 Gallon

Reg. $2.99-$7.99

99 ea.

00-$

#164-683223 #03972426

Reg. $3.99

• 0.8 mil thick with drawsting • 16 count

SAVE

50%

KITCHEN BAGS

Measuring Cups, Funnels, Peelers & more

KITCHEN GADGETS Scrubbers, Ladles, Spoons, Spatulas, Clips, Tongs

Reg. $15.99

99 Assorted

#1694111 #03972588

13.5” x 11.5” x 3/4”

CUTTING BOARD

50%

SAVE OVER

PITCHERS

2 Quart Plastic

HOUSEWARES

added DAILY!

NEW MERCHANDISE

ITEMS in the TENT & in the STORE!

Plus MANY other

#LRB399/#07972014

Tube steel with replaceable raker tooth blade

UNADVERTISED

50%

SAVE OVER

Reg. $9.99

30” BOW SAW

#571TFRE/#07972004

• Solid brass valve stem • Hold-open clip for continuous spraying

INSULATED NOZZLE

#07972028

$ #1725301

Assorted colors • 16”x 7”x 3/4”

KNEELING PAD

Includes fiberglass handles, extending handles, padded grips & more $ 99 to $ 99

Assorted

$ • Expands from 7" to 25" wide • Use as a fork, hoe or rake

STEEL RAKE

PRUNERS, SHEARS, LOPPERS & SETS

#2060 #07971861

Reg. $10.99-$13.99

Adjustable Width

#R481/#R490/#07380256/58

• With plastic liner Your • 14" in diameter Choice • Steel frames

HANGING BASKETS

Green Moss or Woven Rope

GARDEN

2525 ARAPAHOE • In The Village • Boulder • (303) 443-1822

#FUEL3BL/OD #02860817 /18

settings and a strobe function

LED HEADLAMP 4 bright LEDs with 3 brightness

#3950/#02860853

• Stainless steel exterior • Fits most car cup holders • Screw on drink through lid

TRAVEL MUG

Stainless Steel

#3000/#02975367

Reg. $6.99

STRAW HATS

Choose from assorted styles and sizes

#02400/500 #02975611/12

• Choose from assorted styles • Metal or plastic frames

50%

SAVE OVER

Reg. $3.99

SAVE

WORK GLOVE • Split leather palm, index finger, finger tips, thumb SUNGLASSES

#4092/#02860041

#WS63260/50/ #02976477/78

Split Leather

With wrist strap, metal tip with rubber cap

WALKING STICKS $ 6 99 - $ 7 99

40” or 60” WOOD

SPORTING GOODS

#HI-10281/#06972330

Fiberglass handle with cushioned rubber grip

RUBBER MALLET

32 oz

#817PK/#06866478

Includes: rubberized handle & 15 assorted blades & storage case

HOBBY KNIFE SET

#DS18DVF3 #06974539

Includes: drill, flashlight, 2 1.4Ah batteries, quick charger, carrying case, driver bit & 5-year warranty on drill

DRILL/DRIVER KIT

18v Ni-Cad 1/2” Cordless

#9690LRR/#06979599

• 11 Amps, AC only $ • Factory reconditioned

ROUTER KIT • 27,500 RPM, 1/4" & 1/2" collets,

50%

SAVE OVER

• Runs on Alkaline batteries • 6 volts • Forward and reverse • Bonus Screw Gripper & 4 magnetic bits

SCREWDRIVER SET

Grip & Drive Powered Mini

TOOLS

*excluding all Sale, MVP, Red Tagged Items, and purchased gift cards

REGULAR PRICE

10% OFF

in the store

EVERYTHING FLORAL SHOP

Reg. $15.99

1-3/4 HP

119

99 Reg. $199.99

#991#06864260

16 Piece Soft Grip

Reg. $199.99

119 99

Reg. $9.99

50%

SAVE OVER

Reg. $6.99

Reg. $14.99

Assorted

& knuckle strap • Breathable cotton back

50%

Reg. $14.99

Fuel 3

Reg. $9.99

50%

SAVE OVER

Reg. $24.99

• 20 on/off settings per day • Self recharging battery back-up • Programming repeats weekly

Reg. $15.99

DIGITAL TIMER

Lamp & Appliance

Reg. $19.99

2 Meter

Reg. $49.99

IN STORE DEAL!

Reg. $10.99

IN STORE DEAL!

3 Piece

#PCKOFT #08971121

Reg. $6.99

Reg. $11.99

Reg. $39.99

Reg. $2.99-$3.99

Reg. $7.99

3 99

Reg. $6.99

2 99

Harness

Your Choice

Lead or Collar

#PM22452/53/#PM22478/80/#PM22483/87/#23978596/98/8600/02/04/06

50%

SAVE

Choose from red or blue

REFLECTIVE DOG LEADS, COLLARS & HARNESSES

2” 99 ¢ Reg. $1.49

PET SUPPLIES

#10020/25/30/40/#09978757/58/59/60/61

Your Choice

2.5”, 3”, 4”

• Premium polyester bristles • For all latex paints, stains & varishes

PAINT BRUSHES

Master Finish

#PSB-2/#1021435

PAINTS

50%

SAVE OVER

• Wall-mountable; stores 2 bikes • Folds flat when not in use • Shelf for helmet, lock & accessory storage • Solid steel & epoxy coated

DOUBLE BIKE RACK

Folding

BUILDER’S HARDWARE

50%

SAVE OVER

with plastic coated hooks

MICROFIBER TOWELS

#BUNGEE20/#06972715

50%

SAVE

BUNGEE CORD SET 5 different sizes of bungee cords

20 Piece

AUTOMOTIVE

#137931/#13360195

For high definiton hookup of HDTV’s, digital cable/satellite receivers & DVD players

COMPONENT VIDEO CABLE

#13203026

$ #NX-G200FT

With tilt • Weight capacity: 200 lbs

FLAT PANEL MOUNT

42” to 70” Fixed

ELECTRONICS

#59203/#05600490

#2239372A/#05971955

• Assorted colors • Heavy weighted base SAVE • 15” tall with 6” long shade 50% • Uses 60 watt bulb (not included)

DESK LAMP

Gooseneck

Sale on items in FLORAL SHOP ONLY!

Choose from a wide selection of houseplants & unique pottery

ELECTRICAL

IN STORE DEAL!

HOUSEPLANTS & CERAMIC POTTERY

20% OFF

Reg. $14.99

Foam

Reg. $8.99 - $28.99

Reg. $4.99

50%

SAVE OVER

SAVE

50%

Reg. $14.99

49 Bamboo

#164-551039/#03972624

Reg. $4.99

50%

SAVE

13 Gallon

Reg. $2.99-$7.99

99 ea.

00-$

#164-683223 #03972426

Reg. $3.99

• 0.8 mil thick with drawsting • 16 count

SAVE

50%

KITCHEN BAGS

Measuring Cups, Funnels, Peelers & more

KITCHEN GADGETS Scrubbers, Ladles, Spoons, Spatulas, Clips, Tongs

Reg. $15.99

99 Assorted

#1694111 #03972588

13.5” x 11.5” x 3/4”

CUTTING BOARD

50%

SAVE OVER

PITCHERS

2 Quart Plastic

HOUSEWARES

added DAILY!

NEW MERCHANDISE

ITEMS in the TENT & in the STORE!

Plus MANY other

#LRB399/#07972014

Tube steel with replaceable raker tooth blade

UNADVERTISED

50%

SAVE OVER

Reg. $9.99

30” BOW SAW

#571TFRE/#07972004

• Solid brass valve stem • Hold-open clip for continuous spraying

INSULATED NOZZLE

#07972028

$ #1725301

Assorted colors • 16”x 7”x 3/4”

KNEELING PAD

Includes fiberglass handles, extending handles, padded grips & more $ 99 to $ 99

Assorted

$ • Expands from 7" to 25" wide • Use as a fork, hoe or rake

STEEL RAKE

PRUNERS, SHEARS, LOPPERS & SETS

#2060 #07971861

Reg. $10.99-$13.99

Adjustable Width

#R481/#R490/#07380256/58

• With plastic liner Your • 14" in diameter Choice • Steel frames

HANGING BASKETS

Green Moss or Woven Rope

GARDEN

2525 ARAPAHOE • In The Village • Boulder • (303) 443-1822

#FUEL3BL/OD #02860817 /18

settings and a strobe function

LED HEADLAMP 4 bright LEDs with 3 brightness

#3950/#02860853

• Stainless steel exterior • Fits most car cup holders • Screw on drink through lid

TRAVEL MUG

Stainless Steel

#3000/#02975367

Reg. $6.99

STRAW HATS

Choose from assorted styles and sizes

#02400/500 #02975611/12

• Choose from assorted styles • Metal or plastic frames

50%

SAVE OVER

Reg. $3.99

SAVE

WORK GLOVE • Split leather palm, index finger, finger tips, thumb SUNGLASSES

#4092/#02860041

#WS63260/50/ #02976477/78

Split Leather

With wrist strap, metal tip with rubber cap

WALKING STICKS $ 6 99 - $ 7 99

40” or 60” WOOD

SPORTING GOODS

#HI-10281/#06972330

Fiberglass handle with cushioned rubber grip

RUBBER MALLET

32 oz

#817PK/#06866478

Includes: rubberized handle & 15 assorted blades & storage case

HOBBY KNIFE SET

#DS18DVF3 #06974539

Includes: drill, flashlight, 2 1.4Ah batteries, quick charger, carrying case, driver bit & 5-year warranty on drill

DRILL/DRIVER KIT

18v Ni-Cad 1/2” Cordless

#9690LRR/#06979599

• 11 Amps, AC only $ • Factory reconditioned

ROUTER KIT • 27,500 RPM, 1/4" & 1/2" collets,

50%

SAVE OVER

• Runs on Alkaline batteries • 6 volts • Forward and reverse • Bonus Screw Gripper & 4 magnetic bits

SCREWDRIVER SET

Grip & Drive Powered Mini

TOOLS

*excluding all Sale, MVP, Red Tagged Items, and purchased gift cards

REGULAR PRICE

10% OFF

in the store

EVERYTHING FLORAL SHOP

Reg. $3.29

$ 49 2

16.4 oz

#5103A164T/#02110054

28.80

IN STORE DEAL!

2 Pack 15 lb

Reg. $11.99

$ 99 4

SAVE OVER

50%

• Easy lighting - longer burn time • Ready to cook on in about 15 minutes

CHARCOAL BRIQUETS

Limit 2 cases per customer

Case of 12 Reg. $36.00

• Replaceable cap, pressurized cylinder • No pumping or pouring

PROPANE BOTTLE

#71728 #15864693

TIE DYE T-SHIRTS

$ 99 7

Reg. $14.99

• Assorted colors & styles • Sizes S-XL #02976493

Finish Nailer/Brad Nailer Stapler/Compressor Includes: 6-Gallon Compressor, 16-Gauge Finish Nailer, 18-Gauge Brad Nailer and 18-Gauge Stapler Facory Reconditioned

COMBO KIT

Reg. $449.99

$ 99 249

#PC3PAKR/#06979601

Hurry! Limited Quantities!

Bonus Set

Reg. $29.99

$ 99 14 50%

SAVE

• Includes 22 oz spray bottle & 160 oz refill bottle • Waterborne, nontoxic • No dulling or residue

HARDWOOD FLOOR CLEANER

#13376 #03865117

Kabuda

IN STORE DEAL!

Your Choice Reg. $19.99

$ 99 8

• Telescopes in three or four sections • Antishock poles for hiking or snow shoeing • Removable trekking basket & removable rubber tip

TREKKING POLES

#COTP1/2 #02860727/28

27 oz Stainless Steel

SAVE OVER

50% Reg. $12.99

$ 99 4

Reg. $15.99

STARTS THURSDAY!

McGuckin Hardware’s SPRING

TENT SALE

Red Packaged Small 4 Packs of

Choose from SELECT flowers and some vegetables

Reg. $1.99

$ 59 1

Reg. $14.99

• 42 gallon • 20 count • Includes twist ties • 3 Mil • 7 bushel capacity

Heavy Duty

Reg. $7.99

$ 99 1

or while supplies last. Some items may not be available due to late or non-shipment.

#00057/#08865682 Reg. $2.99

Plus other SIZES on SALE!

Starting at

149

12 Gallon 4.5HP

#5851300/#03865114

Reg. $99.99

$ 99 39

50%

SAVE OVER

• Single stage bypass motor • Quiet operation • 6' Power cord • Includes: 6' x 1-1/4" hose, 3 extension wands, 10" wet/dry floor nozzle, foam sleeve, reusable dry disc filter

WET/DRY VAC

IN STORE DEAL!

Hi Output LED

SPOTLIGHT

$ 12 99

Reg. $18.99

• 10x brighter than standard LEDs • Battery operated, no wires required • One touch on/off switch with selectable dimmer • Adjustable directional light output #LPL748XL #05191499

Self Propelled

Reg. $345.99

$ 99 249

• 7.0 HP OHV Kohler engine. • 22” 3-in-1deck type • 5 position height adjusters • 8” front & rear wheels • Mulch/side discharge rear bag • Assembled

LAWN MOWER

#961420085 #07971978

Prices good 5/5/11 through 5/8/11

in the TENT & in the STORE!

BARGAINS GALORE

$ 99 8

CONTRACTOR BAGS

#190205 #03972654

IN STORE DEAL!

499

• Lightweight terra cotta look planter • UV & cold resistant Polyethylene • Recycled, non-toxic for indoor or outdoor use SAVE OVER

50%

#1571 #15975514

• Fits most kettle grills • Made of 10 gauge PVC

KETTLE GRILL COVER SAVE OVER

50%

5’ x 7’

BLUE POLY TARPS

through WATER BOTTLE Sunday, May 8, 2011

• Wide mouth screw top • BPA Free • 100% recyclelable #188SBMCG/#02713858

EVERYTHING

in the store

10% OFF* $ 99 6

Reg. $19.99

BEDDING PLANTS

REGULAR PRICE *excluding all Sale, MVP, & Red Tagged Items

SAVE OVER

50%

• Waterproof, UV and chemical resistant • Massaging grip or suede covered insole • Available in XS-XL &assorted colors • Great for indoors or outdoors

#02976382

Hose Hideaway

HOSE REEL • 225' of 5/8" hose capacity • Conceals hose & reel • Watertight connection between hose reel and hoses • Resin poly & stay-up lid

Reg. $2.99 each

2 for $ 5

For composting, grass clippings, leaves, weeds, garden waste & small branches

5 Pack PAPER REFUSE BAGS

Reg. $45.99

99 $ 34

#3014/#07971880

13.5” PLANTER

#TV5PK/#03362382

#PHR200 #07860706

ROCKER CHAIR

Reg. $69.99

#3041861/#15864736 SAVE

COMFORT CLOGS

FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE!

WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES

MSRP $7.99 and up

00 each $ 3

• Choose from several popular brands in assorted sizes & styles to fit most vehicles • Choose from All Season or Winter blades Your Choice

#08971117

CHANEY Wireless

#00606/#03972359

50%

SAVE

THERMOMETER • Indoor & outdoor temperatures • Wireless 100’ RF range • Fahrenheit/Celsius • Clock • Minimum & maximum temperatures

Reg. $19.99

99 $ 9

Norridge Collection

54” x 38” TABLE Reg. $129.99 #15974990 #35-385401-08

$ 59 99 $ 49 99

PATIO FURNITURE

SLING CHAIR

$ 39 99 Reg. $59.99

#3041860/#15864735

5 Piece PATIO SET

Save Even More!

#15974991

17995

• 9 rib patio umbrella with aluminum pole & crank • Availble in green, grey or navy Reg. $59.99

2999 $

9’ UMBRELLA

$ Includes: Table & 4 sling chairs

SAVE

50% #HDU5041/42 #15975732/33/43

2525 ARAPAHOE • In The Village • Boulder • m-f 7:30-8, sat 8-6, sun 9-6 • mcguckin.com • (303) 443-1822

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The Philidelphia-based indie rockers Dr. Dog make poppy music with finesse, with carefully crafted songs that flaunt the band’s love for the Beatles rather than merely nodding to it. While that may make Dr. Dog seem like a forgettable band unworthy of your Saturday night, it’s quite the opposite: Dr. Dog’s sheer musicality makes them a band you can’t miss. Paper Bird and Boulder Acoustic Society open. 8 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-786-7030.

Bob Lind. 8 p.m. Swallow Hill, 71 E.Yale Ave., Denver, 303-777-1003. Cornmeal. 9 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-3399. Crow Radio. 8 p.m. Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids & Solids, 1555 S. Hover Rd., Longmont, 303-485-9400. Dr. Dog, Paper Bird and Boulder Acoustic Society. 8 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-786-7030. Emma Back & the Magpies. 7:30 p.m. Caffè Sole, 637R S. Broadway, Boulder, 303-499-2985. Finders & Youngberg. 8 p.m. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685. Megan Burtt & Hans York. 8 p.m. Swallow Hill, 71 E.Yale Ave., Denver, 303-777-1003. The Mumbles, Hot Robots, I’m A Boy. 8:30 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303463-6683. The Moody Blues. 7:30 p.m. Red Rocks Amphitheatre, 18300 W. Alameda Pkwy., Morrison, 720-865-2494. My Evil Twin. 7:30 p.m. Rock N Soul Cafe, 5290 Arapahoe Ave., Ste. I, Boulder, 303-443-5108. The Pearl Street Music and Arts Festival —With Whitney Mann and John Statz. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-4404628. Ricardo Pena Band. 12 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683. Robertson Quintet. 7 p.m. St. Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696. Springdale Quartet. 10 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922. Synergy. 7 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683. Take Me to the Moon — With Sound Circle. 3 p.m. & 8 p.m. Columbine Unity Church, 8900 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-473-4525. The Ticket. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 N. Park Dr., Lafayette, 303-665-2757.

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events 10th Annual Legacy of Learning Fundraiser. 4-10 p.m. Dreamcatcher, 5440 Conestoga Court, Boulder, 303-444-8422. Afternoon Tea. 2 p.m. Jill’s Restaurant at St. Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-4069696. Avery Tap Room — For tours and tastings. 12-8 p.m. Avery Brewing Co., 5757 Arapahoe Ave., Unit B1, Boulder, www.averybrewing.com. Beer Garden. 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. The Rib House, 1801 13th St., Boulder, 303-442-7427. Beginning/Intermediate Hoopdance. 10 a.m. Kakes Studio, 2115 Pearl St., Boulder, 303918-6617. Lighting on Location Photography Intensive. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Boulder Digital Arts, 1600 Range St., Boulder, 303-875-0276. Tango Among Friends — Social drop-in tango class. 1 p.m. Pearl Street Studio, 2126 Pearl St., Boulder. www.Tango AmongFriends.net. The World Famous Lipizzaner Stallions 2011 Tour. 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. 1st Bank Center, Broomfield, 303-410-0700.

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music Asher Bluegrass Pick. 4-6 p.m. Asher Brewing Co., 4699 Nautilus Court., Boulder, 303-530-1381. Bluegrass Pick — All levels welcome. 12-3 p.m. Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids and Solids, 1555 S. Hover St., Longmont, 303-485-9400. Blues Jam. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Outlook Hotel and Suites, 800 28th St., Boulder, 303-443-3322. CMF Chamber Music Concert: Woodwind Quintet. 2 p.m. Chautauqua Community House, 900 Baseline Rd., Boulder, 303-442-3282. Devin the Dude. 9 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-3399.

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Giddyup Kitty. 6 p.m. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685. Irish Session. 7 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922. Jon Kohne. 6 p.m. Cuvée, 946 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-0475. The Key of Joy, Lillian Soderman. 8:15 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303440-4628. Lisa Bell Trio. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 N. Park Dr., Lafayette, 303-665-2757. Mellow Cello Sunday Brunch. 11 a.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-4636683. Mother’s Day Brunch — With the Mark Diamond Trio. 10 a.m. Nissi’s, 2675 N. Park Dr., Lafayette, 303-665-2757. Open Stage. 9 p.m. Pearl Street Pub, 1108 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-939-9900. Shayan’s Heart — Benefit for Shayan Santicola. With live music and silent auction. 3-6 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-4404628. Steve Manshell Duo. 6 p.m. Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids & Solids, 1555 S. Hover Rd., Longmont, 303-485-9400. Take Me to the Moon — With Sound Circle. 3 p.m. Columbine Unity Church, 8900 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-473-4525. Trevor Green. 10 p.m. Mountain Sun Pub, 1535 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-546-0886.

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Avery Tap Room — For tours and tastings. 12-8 p.m. Avery Brewing Co., 5757 Arapahoe Ave., Unit B1, Boulder, www.averybrewing.com. Beginning Hawaiian Hula Class. 7:15 p.m. Boulder Ballet Studio, The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-447-9772. Continuing Hawaiian Hula Class. 5:30 p.m. Boulder Ballet Studio, The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-447-9772. Dead Poets Society. 8 p.m. St. Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696. Free Open House. 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Boulder Shambhala Meditation Center, 1345 Spruce St., Boulder, 303-444-0190. Lighting on Location Photography Intensive. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Boulder Digital Arts, 1600 Range St., Boulder, 303-875-0276. The Little Mermaid — Presented by Boulder Ballet. 11 a.m. & 2 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-786-7030. Mother’s Day Brunch Buffet. 10 a.m. Hotel Boulderado, 2115 13th St., Boulder, 303442-4344. Mother’s Day Tea & Dance. 1:15-5 p.m. Avalon Ballroom, 6185 Arapahoe Rd., Boulder, 303-449-5962.

Monday, May 9

music Antioquia. 10 p.m. Southern Sun Pub, 627 S. Broadway, Boulder, 303-543-0886. Brad Goode Jazz Quartet. 7 p.m. Caffè Sole, 637R S. Broadway, Boulder, 303-499-2985. Electric Blues Jam. 8 p.m. Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids & Solids, 1555 S. Hover Rd.,

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Longmont, 303-485-9400. Femi Kuti &The Positive Force. 8 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-786-7030. High RaceVine. 10 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave.,Arvada, 303-463-6683. Jay Ryan’s BigTop. 7 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave.,Arvada, 303-463-6683. Jessica Lea Mayfield, Nathaniel Rateliff. 9 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303443-3399. Open Mic. 7 p.m. Rock N Soul Café, 5290 Arapahoe Ave., Suite 1, Boulder, 303-443-5108.

events Boulder Community Blood Drive. 10-11:40 a.m. & 1-3:30 p.m. 13th and Pearl St.,

Boulder, 303-363-2300. Boulder County Alcoholics Anonymous — Happy hour group. 5:30 p.m. 5375 Western Ave., Boulder, www.BoulderCountyAA.org. Cornhole League. 6 p.m. Asher Brewing Co., 4699 Nautilus Court, Boulder, 303-530-1381. Free Open Class — Meditation instruction. 7-9 p.m. Boulder Shambhala Meditation Center, 1345 Spruce St., Boulder, 303-444-0190. Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz. 9 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922. Guided Chautauqua Tour & Square Nail Awards. 4 p.m. Chautauqua Community House, 900 Baseline Rd., Boulder, 303-442-3282. “So,You’re a Poet” — Open mic poetry. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat Coffeehouse, 1709 Pearl

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Monday, May 9 Josh Chetwynd’s The Secret History of Balls. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder, 303447-2074. “So You’re a Poet” — Open mic poetry. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628.

Tuesday, May 10 Jorian Polis Schutz’s Varitan’s Illustrated Greek Myths. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Bookstore, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-2074. Tuesday Night Poetry Reading. 7 p.m. Innisfree Poetry Book Store, 1203 13th St., Suite A, Boulder, 303-579-1644.

Wednesday, May 11 Sarah Dessen’s What Happened to Goodbye. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Bookstore, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-2074.

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Tuesday, May 10

music A Cappella Showcase. 7 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683. Bluegrass Pick and Open Stage. 8 p.m. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685. Blues Jam. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Outlook Hotel and Suites, 800 28th St., Boulder, 303-443-3322. Clusterpluck — 9 p.m. Open jam. George’s Food & Drink, 2028 14th St., Boulder, 303-9989350. Dechen Hawk. 6:30 p.m. St. Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696. Green Horse,Yoya. 7:30 p.m. Rock N Soul Cafe, 5290 Arapahoe Ave., Ste. I, Boulder, 303443-5108. Johnny Clegg. 8 p.m. Swallow Hill, 71 E.Yale Ave., Denver, 303-777-1003. Lyons High School Jazz Band. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685. Open Mic — With Danny Shafer. 8 p.m./7:15 p.m. sign-up. Conor O’Neills, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922. Open Mic. First Street Pub, 35 E. First St., Nederland, 303-258-0782. Open Mic Night. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 N. Park Dr., Lafayette, 303-665-2757. Salsa Night — Every Tuesday night. 7:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. The Absinthe House, 1109 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-443-8600. Super Sessions with Supercollider. 8:30 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder. 303440-4628. Weekly Bluegrass Pick — All levels welcome. 8-11 p.m. Oskar Blues, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303823-6685.

events Boulder Improv Jam Association — Public dance jam every Tuesday. 7:30-10:30 p.m.The Avalon Ballroom, 6185 Arapahoe Rd., Boulder, 720-934-2028. Flamenco Dance Technique. 5:50 p.m. Kakes Studios, 2115 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-786-7050, www.flamenco-boulder.com. Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz. 7:30 p.m. Harpo’s Sports Bar, 2860 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-444-9464. Healing Space With Alan McAllister. 4-6 p.m. Whole Being Explorations, 1800 30th St., Boulder, 303-545-5562. Introduction to HTML. 6 p.m. Boulder Digital Arts, 1600 Range St., Boulder, 303-875-0276. Open Mic Poetry and Music — Hosted by Rob Geisen and Olatundji Akpo-Sani. 8 p.m. The No-Name Bar, 1325 Broadway, Boulder. Twisted Pine Brewing and Tap Room. 3-9 p.m. Twisted Pine Tap Room, 3201 Walnut St., #A, Boulder, 303-786-9270.

Wednesday, May 11

music Adam Bodine. 7 p.m. Cuvée, 946 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-0475. Bilbao. 6:30 p.m. St. Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696. Bluegrass Pick. 6:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Tasty

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Weasel Tap Room, 1800 Pike Rd., Unit B, Longmont, 303-776-1914. Bluegrass Pick. 8:30 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922. The Clamdaddys Transcendental Blues Jam. 7:30 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683. Open Bluegrass Pick. 8:30 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-4491922.

Open Stage. 8 p.m. Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids & Solids, 1555 S. Hover Rd., Longmont, 303-485-9400. Wellington Bullings, Fresh Cut Memory. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628.

events Art for Lunch. 12:15-12:45 p.m. Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13th St.,

Boulder, 303-443-2122. Compulsive Eaters Anonymous-HOW. 6 p.m. Community United Church of Christ, 2650 Table Mesa Dr., Boulder, 970-556-4740. Just Sit. 7 to 9 p.m. Boulder Shambhala Meditation Center, 1345 Spruce St., Boulder, 303-444-0190. Tea,Talks,Transformation — With Linda Lawson. 6:30 p.m. Boulder. For location, call 720301-3993. Twisted Pine Brewing and Tap Room. 3-9 p.m. Twisted Pine Tap Room, 3201 Walnut St., #A, Boulder, 303-786-9270. Upslope Brewing — 4-8 p.m. Upslope Brewing Co., 1501 Lee Hill Rd., No. 20, Boulder, www.

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

Friday, May 6 Children’s Storytime. 10:15 a.m. Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303441-3100.

Saturday, May 7 Children’s Storytime. 10:15 a.m. Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303441-3100.

Sunday, May 8 Baby Boogie — Bring kids to dance. 2 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-4636683. Children’s Storytime. 10:15 a.m. Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303441-3100. Go Club — Learn to play the game known as Go. 2 p.m. Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303-441-3100. The Family Pick — All-ages bluegrass jam every Sunday. 3-6 p.m. The Stage Stop, 60 Main St., Rollinsville, 303-258-0649.

Monday, May 9 Children’s Storytime. 10:15 p.m. Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303441-3100. Rise & Shine Storytime. 9:30 a.m. Barnes & Noble, Crossroads Commons, 2999 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-444-0349. Twinkle Babies. 10:15 a.m. Erie Community

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Tuesday, May 10 Children’s Storytime. 10:15 a.m. Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303441-3100. Drop-in Storytime. 4 p.m. Erie Community Library, 400 Powers St., Erie, 720-685-5200. Storytime for Children. 10:15 a.m. Boulder Public Library, George Reynolds Branch, 3595 Table Mesa Dr., Boulder, 303-441-3120. Tactile Tuesday. 9-11 a.m. WOW! Children’s Museum, 110 N. Harrison Ave., Lafayette, 303604-2424. Teen Game Night. 3 p.m. Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303-4413100.

Wednesday, May 11 Children’s Storytime. 10:15 a.m. Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303-441-3100. Drop-in Storytime. 11 a.m. Erie Community Library, 400 Powers St., Erie, 720-685-5200. So Rim Kung Fu for Children. 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. A Place to B Studio, 1750 30th St., Boulder, 303-440-8007. Toddler Hour. 9 a.m. WOW! Children’s Museum, 110 N. Harrison Ave., Lafayette, 303604-2424.

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From pain to pleasure by Dr. Jenni Skyler Dear Dr. Jenni, I’ve been with my boyfriend for a little over a year, but intercourse has always been painful for us. Once he is inside, I tend to relax and intercourse becomes easier and more pleasurable, but getting inside is such a struggle for us. I find that I close down and get very anxious. How can I make this process easier and less painful? —Painful Penetration

more than just intercourse. Don’t force an activity if you are feeling pain or tension. Sex is about pleasure, and there are a plethora of other sensual and fun activities to enjoy.

Dear Dr. Jenni, I’m a recently single, gay male who has been in a monogamous relationship for the past 25 years. I’m a little afraid to date again because of the Questions onslaught of STDs Send questions for Jenni Dear Painful, out there. I’m curiSkyler to drjenni@ It sounds like ous what are the you carry some chances of getting theintimacyinstitute.org. tension around sex. HIV from oral sex, The secret is to specifically with find a place of peace and relaxation ear- regards to blow jobs? lier in the game. I’m curious about what —Daunted by Dating is happening in the desire and arousal departments before you get to interDear Daunted, course? Is your brain sufficiently turned HIV can be contracted when infecton (aka desire)? Is your entire body ed blood, semen, vaginal fluids or breast excited and throbbing with pleasure milk enter the bloodstream of another (aka arousal)? Are there any ghosts in person. Thus, chances of contracting the bedroom that might need to be HIV from oral sex are significantly cleared out in therapy? lower than vaginal or anal sex because It’s important to have these elethe degree of HIV in saliva is minimal. ments in place before jumping to the This does not mean zero risk. Research main dish. However, it would also help shows that the giver in oral sex is often to have your boyfriend team up with more susceptible to HIV, particularly if you to tackle this issue. Together you there are irritations or cuts in the can play a game where you pretend sex- mouth, or recent dental work. ual activity is an art. Consider your Furthermore, unprotected oral sex vulva as a canvas and his penis as a still leaves the possible risk of other paintbrush. As you lie on the bed, STDs such as herpes, gonorrhea and imagine yourself melting into the matsyphilis. I highly suggest using a contress. Use breath and muscle relaxation dom with oral sex to help prevent any exercises to help you further let go. STD, but if you do forgo the condom, Have your boyfriend take his penis and at least make sure your partner ejaculightly caress your vulva as if he is lates outside the mouth to further painting a masterpiece. He can trace decrease any risk. Enjoy dating but remember that your inner and outer labia, your clitoral hood and clitoris, and slowly dip the tip safe is the new sexy, and condoms, of his penis into you, very slowly, as you especially flavored ones, can make an oral sex experience “mind-blowing.” guide him in when you are ready. The more flaccid he can be, the betSend questions for Jenni Skyler, Ph.D., ter, but if he is too aroused and erect, to drjenni@theintimacyinstitute.org. that is fine, too. The idea is for him to Skyler is a sex therapist and board-certibe soft and sensual and for you to be fied sexologist who runs The Intimacy able to fully open and relax so that the Institute in Boulder, www.theintimacyininitial penetration is not painful or tense. stitute.org. Keep in mind that that sex includes Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com

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CLIMBER GLEN DENNY REFLECTS ON YOSEMITE’S GOLDEN ERA by James Dziezynski

taring at one of Glen Denny’s iconic black-andwhite photographs from the Yosemite Valley, it takes a while to spot the nearly microscopic climbers hidden in the details. Upon closer inspection, the young men scaling the sheer rock look less like gnarly alpinists and more like a trio of misplaced house-

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they perfecting new techniques and gear, they brought into being a new climbing lifestyle. Poverty was worn like a badge of honor. The lack of material goods often translated to a surplus of freedom, and the focus of that freedom was Yosemite’s big walls. It was within this context climber Eric Beck uttered his legendary quote, “At either end of the social spectrum there is a leisure class.” Denny was Glen Denny there as he and his peers revolutionized the sport. As a young college student with an understated desire to ascend rock, he came to the valley completely inexperienced and self-taught. By the time Yosemite was out of his system, he had taken part in several world-class first ascents and, just as importantly, captured history with his camera. It’s not just his photos of the climbs, which are taken with a keen eye and the dramatic focus that have made Denny’s images so memorable. It’s the faces of the young men, many of whom would lose their lives to the passion of vertical ascent. Toothy smiles, unshaven faces and grungy hair contrast with determined eyes, bulging forearms and youthful enthusiasm. There is something primal and vibrant in the photos, as if the immortality afforded by the snapshots were coursing through the living blood of the men, even though the reality was that their courage often ended with fatal results.

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gear guide Denny, now in his early 70s, gave a lecture and slideshow of his most famous Yosemite photos on May 2 at the Patagonia Store in Boulder. Softspoken and humble, Denny’s presentation at times seemed at odds with the death-defying, sphincter-clenching scenes played out in his photographs. Reflecting on a three-day ascent up El Capitan that involved horrendous storms, freezing bivouacs on razor-thin ledges and skinpeelingly hard rock, Denny casually comments, “It was a good climb, and we had fun. We were ready to be done when we got to the top.” There is no arrogance in Denny’s simplicity, rather an uncommon assessment of the motivation for the task at hand. Bragging rights were shared within the insulated community living at the fabled “Camp 4,” Yosemite’s only free campground, where most of the climbers set up their temporary homes. Beyond the scope of climbers, there wasn’t much to boast about — and most people wouldn’t understand anyway. As the slideshow nears the end, Denny shows a sequence of portraits. Many of the faces are climbing’s hall of fame forefathers: Royal Robbins, Chuck Pratt, Tom Frost, Jim Bridwell, Galen Rowell, Warren Harding and Yvon Chouinard. Others are less renowned. A frightening number of them went on to perish in climbing accidents within a five-year span after

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Yosemite’s glory days. A few of them, Denny included, survived and eventually moved on to other things, in his case working as a photographer and cinematographer. Denny’s photographs highlight daring ascents on pristine rock but also inadvertently capture the spirit of a time when climbing outgrew its oldworld roots and took on a new, dynamic role both as a sport and a lifestyle. These days, Yosemite’s hallmark routes are crawling with legions of climbers. Advancement in gear technology has rendered an ascent as daring as

“The Nose” on El Capitan a mere notch on the belt rather than a feather in the cap. Likewise, climbing has evolved from a niche activity reserved for the bold and brazen to a staple of children’s playground walls. Denny’s modesty and appreciation for Yosemite’s halcyon days serve as one of the last vestiges of a lost era, but also as a reminder that those who follow their passions may find something greater than the adventure they seek; they discover a fleeting glimpse of something like enlightment and a momentary dose of immortality. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com

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Andrew Starr of Black Star Chocolates prepares his mouth-watering creations.

ure, flowers are nice, but it seems that only chocolate puts that particular sparkle in the eyes of moms everywhere on Mother’s Day. Especially if it’s local chocolate. And especially if you go to a festival to taste various chocolates in the days preceding the holiday. Just for quality control, you know. Research. Several chocolates made in Boulder County will be making an appearance at the annual Colorado Chocolate Festival, being held at the Denver Merchandise Mart this weekend, May 6-7. Black Star Chocolates, a six-month old company with a commissary kitchen in Lafayette, will have a booth at the festival. “There’s going to be a lot of free chocolate to go around,” co-owner Andrew Starr says of the festival. He and his business partner, Jennifer Spielman, met while working together at the National Center for Voice and Speech in Denver. They soon realized they shared a passion for cooking, and spent a couple of years experimenting with their creations before launching Black Star. “We like to make it really, really good,” Starr says, describing one of his favorites, a salted caramel truffle. His day job is managing the Boulder audio studio Airshow Mastering, but his weekends and evenings are spent in the Lafayette kitchen with Spielman, engaged in the time-intensive process of hand-making and hand-dipping their chocolates. One that Starr says should be popular among moms on their big day is a twist on the classic cherry cordial. Black Star’s liqueur-free version involves a Swiss dark chocolate, fresh mint leaf and cherries

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from Italy. And Starr wants to make each piece a memory. “You don’t remember the last time you ate a Snickers bar, but you might remember a ganache with fresh mint paired with a chocolate that works just right,” he says. In addition to the festival, Black Star chocolates can be found at the Truffle Cheese Shop in Denver and can be ordered online at www.blackstarchocolates. com. Another local chocolatier who will have a booth at the festival is Robin Autorino of Robin Chocolates in Longmont. Last year, her lemon soufflé molded chocolate took a first-place award at the event. She cautions attendees to not overdo it on the free chocolate samples at the festival, because you could make yourself ill. Autorino, whose creations are for sale at the Cayenne Kitchen, at 372 Main St. in Longmont, plans to open her own store in September. She is fea-

turing a 12-piece box of chocolates specifically for Mother’s Day. Concertos in Chocolate, located in Gunbarrel at 6395 Gunpark Dr., Suite R, will be offering one of its carob products at the festival, in conjunction with the Oh, Yes You Candy! line of dairyfree confections. Concertos in Chocolate owner Chris Widlar says she has several creations that are perfect for Mother’s Day gifts, including a lemon-drop truffle with dried flowers on top, rose cream truffles made with real rose water, butterflyshaped caramels and chocolate flowers. While it won’t have a presence at the festival, Boulder’s Chocolove has a relatively new variety that has really taken off, its Almonds and Sea Salt in Dark Chocolate, which is sure to be popular

with moms. Other local chocolatiers are offering distinctive Mother’s Day gifts. Piece, Love and Chocolate, which opened at 805 Pearl St. in Boulder this spring, carries a variety of cocoa bean-themed bed and bath products, in addition to chocolates and customizable cakes and tarts. Owner Sarah Amorese recommends gift items like a high-heeled pump filled with chocolates, or the line of “Chick Chocolates” that includes the “Power Chick Bar,” “Nutty Chick Bar,” “Survivor Chick Bar” and “Strong Chick Bar.” The Colorado Chocolate Festival, described as “30,000 square feet of chocolate heaven,” will be held from 4 to 9 p.m. on Friday, May 6, and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 7. It will feature wine tastings, cooking demonstrations, competitions, a Mother’s Day gift market and activities for kids. For more information, see www.chocolate-festival.org. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com

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’ve recently enjoyed Between Two The larger-than-expected grilled cheese Ferns, a Web series featuring comediwasn’t a trendy sandwich with a fancy pants an Zach Galifianakis. Modeled after artisan filling; it was a textbook perfect public access talk shows, Galifianakis interpretation of the American cheddarconducts hysterically awkward, notladen classic. Lightly toasted sourdough suitable-for-work celebrity interviews. An held just the right amount of crunch, and interview with Bruce Willis presents an the cheese inside was as it should be, peropportunity for Galifianakis to ask the fectly warm and gooey. action star, “What are you talking about, A pair of $2.95 cupcakes served as the Willis?” The Return of Bruno singer shoots first dessert course. The cookies and cream down this lame attempt at humor by number had a white frosting topping bisectresponding, “It’s a little easy, I gotta tell ed by a wedge of Oreo cookie. The frosting you.” wasn’t too sweet, a good thing, as was the Hence the challenge in reviewing a place chocolate cupcake. It was a bit drier in concalled Boulder Baked. It is a little too easy sistency than we would have liked, but I to take shots at the name. Which is a had no problems with the flavor. On a shame, because Boulder Baked excels at friend’s recommendation, I sampled the offering home-style baked goods, and the strawberry shortcake cupcake. Real whipped name distracts from the quality and comcream, fresh fruit and a close approximation forting attributes of the available selection. to shortcake stuffed into a cupcake wrapper Sweets such as cookies, cake, pie and cupmade for sheer dessert pleasure. Unlike the cakes take center stage here, and some of hile variations of the grilled cheese sandwich have supermarket cupcakes that I, unfortunately, these treats are even available in gluten-free likely existed as long as cheese and bread have been grew up on, happily these lacked a proand vegan versions. around, the classic American sandwich is the product of cessed chemical taste. Open from four in the afternoon until the hard times of the Great Depression. Prior to the The undisputed star of the show was a midnight, Boulder Baked is a no-frills joint, Depression, American cheese and industrial baked and $4.50 slice of cheesecake, which Danette with at-the-counter ordering and a slightly sliced bread became more widely available, and these lauded as “delicious, creamy and melts in funky feel. It’s also centrally located on ingredients made for a cheap and filling meal in a tough your mouth.” It possessed a pleasing lightBroadway in the heart of downtown. Since economic climate. An open-faced version, dubbed the ness of texture rarely found in cheesecakes, desserts are the house specialty here, I could “cheese dream,” also became popular and lent itself to and Danette declared the graham cracker think of no better-qualified dining companadditions such as tomato and bacon. Contemporary vercrust “perfect.” It was crumbly, and not at ion for an evening outing than Danette sions may use artisan-baked breads and less prosaic ingreall heavy, and so good that Danette purRandall, Boulder Weekly’s Dessert Diva. dients such as brie and pancetta. chased an additional slice to take home to her husband. There’s also an option to get To prevent ourselves from falling into a a fruit garnish, and the sweet and tart debilitating sugar shock, we started with the expected beans as well as an unexpected mélange of qualities of pie cherries presented a welcome contrast $6.25 grilled cheese sandwich and soup combo. For carrot, olive and zucchini. The ground beef counterto all the creaminess. It’s a dessert I’d surely order soup, Danette opted for the meatless chili, while I part’s milder seasoning benefited from a splash of again. selected the con carne. The vegetarian interpretation Louisiana hot sauce, which wasn’t an issue with the Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com was the more notable of the two, loaded up with the more assertively spiced veggie version.

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ay is here, and the countdown to wearing cute white jeans is on! Oh, I’m a rebel in many ways — I drink red wine with fish and wear leggings well past the age of, umm, 35. But my white pants, I just can’t seem to buck the old rules of etiquette. To make the month go by faster, I’ll be whipping up some fantabulous treats (we all know how much better you look in white pants after indulging in desserts), and this week’s recipe is Mexican Hot Chocolate. Not just for Cinco De Mayo, my friends. This is a treat that works for breakfast, lunch, dinner or dessert, and any time of year. It is richer than your average hot chocolate, and is made up of my favorite combos. Chocolate with spices — not just cinnamon, but chile powder. Fiery chiles mixed with bittersweet chocolate with a touch of sweetness creates a flavor like no other. This is a wakeup-your-senses kind of drink, a lot of flavor without any of the components fighting for top billing, just complementing and bringing out the best in each other. A kumbaya kind of dessert, if you will. I’m using bittersweet chocolate instead of Mexican chocolate only to make it more convenient for the masses, although Boulder has some great Mexican markets where you could swing by and pick some up. Mexican chocolate tends to be granular in texture but has a creamy finish from the cocoa butter. All in all, you will love this drink/dessert, whatever chocolate you use. I’m whipping my own cream (sounds dirty), because you know I find great pleasure in anything I get to dollop. Adding toasted almonds on top for some crunch and nutty flavor is just the finish this already-perfect treat deserves. If you are really in the mood to treat you and your guest to something special, how about adding a little Kahlua? Yes, please!

Just please don’t invite anyone over for this masterpiece that asks, “When is Cinco De Mayo?” Yeah, I have a few of those friends, they are the same ones that wear white before Memorial Day. Oh snaps! Now, follow the directions, put some love into it and invite me over when it’s done.

Mexican Hot Chocolate 3 cups milk (whole or 2 percent) 1 1/2 cups water 1 1/2 cups bittersweet chocolate chips 1 tbsp. granulated sugar 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla 1/2 tsp. cinnamon (plus more for garnish) 1 tsp. chile powder pinch of salt whipped cream 4-6 cinnamon sticks 1/4 cup toasted almonds In medium-large saucepan over medium heat, stir together milk, water and chocolate chips, stir until chocolate melts. Add sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, chile powder and salt. Heat for 8-10 minutes until hot and just starts to thicken (do not boil). Take off heat. Pour or spoon into four large mugs or six regular-sized mugs. Top with whipped cream, a dash of cinnamon, toasted almonds and a cinnamon stick. Enjoy! Whipped cream 1 cup whipping cream 1 tsp. vanilla 2-3 tbsp. powdered sugar In large bowl, beat cream until peaks are about to form. Add vanilla and powdered sugar, and whip until stiff peaks form. Note: I like it spicy — reduce cinnamon and chile powder if you prefer it a bit more mild. Chocolate shavings are a nice garnish. Put it in clear mugs for a nice presentation. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com

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TIDBITES Food happenings around town Hollingsworth helps brew Hoopla Boulder Beer brewers and avid homebrewer Kyle Hollingsworth, keyboardist of the String Cheese Incident, have joined creative forces to create a new beer called Hoopla Pale Ale. The ale is dry-hopped with generous amounts of Glacier hops for a fruity, floral aroma and flavor, balanced with a crisp, clean finish from a unique blend of U.S. and German grains. “We wanted to make a beer that was hoppy, but still appetizing to non-hop-drinkers and drinkable on hot days at summertime festivals,” Hollingsworth says of the recipe. He captured the first full-production brewing session of Hoopla and some extra behind-the-scenes footage on film: http://bit.ly/hoopla-brew. To kick off the release of Hoopla, Hollingsworth will join Boulder Beer in celebrating at the Official Hoopla Launch Party at the Boulder Beer Brewery & Pub on Saturday, May 14. From 3 to 5 p.m., guests can meet Hollingsworth and the brewers for an intimate tasting and discussion, as well as play launch-party games and enter contests for a chance to win prizes. Colterra’s early summer bounty Colterra Food and Wine restaurant in Niwot has extended its patio gardens, planted herbs and veggies for its chefs to use in the kitchen, and started growing flowers so guests can sip and dine in pastoral bliss. They’ll celebrate Mother’s Day, May 8, with a $35 brunch buffet from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and dinner specials like warm duck confit and fresh berry salad, warm shellfish cocktail and lobster risotto. They’ve also added a new outdoor dance floor and “satellite” bar for weddings and other celebrations. They just introduced a “Tastes of Summer” happy hour from 4 to 6:30 p.m. daily, featuring a new Colterra cocktail program with housemade infusions like the Aperol Citrus Martini, Strawberry Lemondrop Martini and Violet Cranberrytini. The happy hour also features small plates such as a duck paté, “Braised Boneless Never Never Short Rib” and “Spring Vegetable Gnocchi.” In addition, Colterra is offering wine dinners every third Thursday of the month. The May 19 dinner will Boulder Weekly

feature wines from Tuscany and a special “late spring” menu from chef/ owner Bradford Heap. Flagstaff marks sister’s anniversary To celebrate the second anniversary of its sister restaurant, Monette’s Artisan Fish and Steak in Hawaii, the Flagstaff House is offering a special Monette’s menu from now until the end of May (CU’s graduation weekend, May 4-8, is excluded). The four-course prix-fixe menu, while subject to change, is expected to include open-ocean-grown Kona Kampachi with Big Island hearts of palm and Lilikoi Vinaigrette; palm tree plank-roasted Opakapaka with roasted sweet pepper, banana and lemon; Kona Brewery Coconut Porter braised short ribs with an egg; and Hawaiian Vanilla Company vanilla bean crème brulee with fresh berries. The cost is $55 per person, with an optional wine pairing at $35 per person. Reservations can be made by calling 303-442-4640.

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Margaritas ’til midnight In response to customer requests, Boulder’s Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant, at 1101 Walnut St., is extending its hours to midnight on Fridays and Saturdays. As spring brings warmer weather and longer days, The Rio is also promoting its rooftop patio for dining or drinks with friends. Mateo, Isabelle Farms grow closer Mateo Restaurant Provencal is participating in a Community Sustained Agriculture (CSA) program with Isabelle Farms. The restaurant, located at 1837 Pearl St. in Boulder, is encouraging a true “farm-to-fork” experience through the new CSA. Mateo will support the farm in the months before harvest, while relying on the bounty of Colorado’s seasons for specials and menu items back at the restaurant. Already, arugula, spinach, ramps and mint have arrived, inspiring a new seasonal dish: Spring lamb ragu with spinach and mint tagliatelle, grana, first pressed olive oil and bergamot mint. More information is available at www.mateorestaurant.com. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com May 5, 2011 47

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affe, the newest entry in the Frasca stable, is an affordable spot of top-flight light meals, including sandwiches, salads and soup. Coffee drinks made with locally roasted Boxcar beans are above reproach, and beer and wine are also on offer. Highlights include an almond croissant that rivals the finest European examples, and the Crudo, a winning cold sandwich that reflects the shades of the Italian tricolor with its mix of prosciutto, parmigiano, arugula and heirloom tomatoes.

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standout among the area’s purveyors of Vietnamese soup, Pho 79 serves up a noteworthy and affordable version of this beef noodle specialty. The broth is wonderfully rich, the product of a long, slow simmer of beef bones, onion and herbs. Thin rice noodles possess perfect texture, and garnishes of lime, bean sprouts, chile peppers and basil are fresh and abundant. Not bad for a place where a large soup sells for just $7.25.

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Bacco Trattoria & Mozzarella Bar 1200 Yarmouth Ave., Unit A Boulder 303-442-3899

acco Trattoria and Mozzarella Bar lives up to its Italian moniker by virtue of being a hospitable neighborhood restaurant. Blending Italian-American and more authentic Old World influences, the menu includes pizza, lasagna and more unique offerings such as grilled chicken flattened by a brick. The wild boar pappardelle is especially memorable, with a satisfying cacciatore-like flavor and tender pork.

Tutti 103 S. Public Rd., Lafayette 720-746-9649

f one word could be used to describe Lafayette’s Tutti other than Tutti, that word would be choice. Offering many menu items in three distinct sizes, Tutti permits diners to choose whether they want a sampler, entrée, or platter suitable for sharing. Noteworthy dishes include artfully prepared seared scallops with risotto, as well as a classic macaroni and cheese. Parents can enjoy these dishes while youngsters frolic in the restaurant’s downstairs play area, which features toys and video games. 48 May 5, 2011

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ndia’s Clay Oven offers straightforward subcontinental fare at affordable prices, including an $8.99 lunch buffet. This noontime offering affords an opportunity to sample some of their standout dishes, including a moist, tender and flavorful tandoori chicken and a smoothly rich butter chicken. Service is discreet and friendly and contributes to a lowkey and affordable dining experience.

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ormerly known as Ichiban, Longmont’s Sushi Kaiten brings conveyor-belt Japanese cuisine to Boulder County. Items are available both made-to-order and off the belt, and can’t-miss selections include the heavenly spicy salmon handroll and house-smoked salmon dusted with green tea powder. Other attractions include the surprisingly creamy white tuna and the aficionado’s choice, uni, or sea urchin roe.

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udaka Healthy Latin Food dishes out meatless South American fare, with a particular

focus on Venezuelan and Columbian cuisine. The healthy and fresh-tasting offerings include bean and rice bowls served with salsa and smooth Venezuelan guacamole, as well as fried yucca root appetizers. Arepa, a stuffed cornmeal cake, is a signature offering here. The namesake Zudaka version, filled with meatless ground beef, salsa, Venezuelan guacamole and cheese, is especially appealing.

Sun Rose Café 379 Main St., Longmont 303-651-3533

un Rose Café’s rugged brick interior hosts a successful hybrid of hospitable country café and sophisticated bistro in the heart of downtown Longmont. The menu ranges from omelets in the morning to panini and soups during the day, and concludes with such dinnertime entrees as portabella mushroom ravioli. The lavender-scented lemonade is addictive and perfectly paired with an Italian cold cut sandwich. Basted eggs with moist and flavorful chicken sausage are a top a.m. choice.

erving dinner, lunch and weekend brunch, Nederland’s Savory Cafe offers everything from lemon ricotta beignets to seared duck breast to $1 tacos each Wednesday. The setting is simple mountain town café, and the humble ambience fails to prepare the diner for the high quality of the food. Highlights include the hanger steak sandwiches with blue cheese and arugula, and the crispy rock shrimp salad.

The Pinyon 1710 Pearl St., Boulder 720-306-8248

he Pinyon is an inviting and airy venue on Pearl Street specializing in new takes on old classics, ranging from catfish po’ boys to hot fudge sundaes. But there’s more than a whiff of culinary sophistication here, demonstrated by such offerings as cola-braised kobe beef and wild prawns with grits. Yet it’s an old favorite, fried chicken, that steals the show. The Pinyon’s version may be the best you’ve tasted.

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izzeria Locale is the eagerly anticipated Naples-influenced establishment from the same folks who brought you the celebrated Frasca. The menu includes salads, contorni (side dishes), desserts and pizzas ranging in price from $9 for a Marinara to $18 for a deluxe version featuring prosciutto and arugula. Standout selections include the traditional Margherita, with fresh basil, tomato

indi Cafe offers up a slate of such lightmeal standbys as soup, salads and sandwiches. Dinner is available from Thursday to Saturday night with a reasonably priced menu in the $9.50-and-up range, featuring burgers, stuffed squash and ahi tuna. Breakfast features a three-egg special, and lunch highlights include soups (the rosemary chicken is tasty) and the tuna salad sandwich. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com Boulder Weekly

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s adolescent male power fantasies go, Fast Five has an undeniable trashy charm. Things blow up right and left, muscle cars are pulverized, sexpots vamp and brawny men wallop the tar out of one another. Yet there are enough pauses between adrenalinepacked driving sequences, shootouts and explosions to make room for three romance subplots and two babies. Here’s a summer popcorn flick strong enough for a man and gentle enough for a woman. The story, such as it is, begins with an exhilarating escape from a prisonbound police bus that rivals the spectacular train wreck opening of The Fugitive. Cut to Rio de Janeiro, where road-racing bandits Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and Jordana Brewster join in a train robbery that ends with them wrongly accused of killing several DEA agents. With vengeful FBI agent Dwayne Johnson now on their tail, they plan a $100 million caper that will allow their team to move to countries with no extradition and no speed limits. Like a grease monkey Ocean’s Thirteen, the film reassembles the cast

of earlier installments, with Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Tyrese Gibson and Sung Kang back on board. The film is handsomely and atmospherically shot in gritty hillside slums and backstreet garages. This is not the bikinis-and-palm-trees tourist-guidebook Rio. The story makes only one excursion to the city’s beaches, and it’s a treat. A leggy member of Diesel’s crew does a Girl from Ipanema act in order to obtain

a crook’s handprint needed to open a high-tech safe. Her hands-on approach is more fun than lifting his fingerprints off a doorknob, so you give the pandering scene a pass. It’s a bigger stretch to ignore the fact that the crooks level half of Rio street-racing with the policia in the finale. The staggeringly destructive sequence stops just short of toppling the Christ of the Andes from his mountainous perch. With performances that are adequate at best and stunts that defy the laws of physics, Fast Five flouts every rule of good filmmaking but one — it’s never dull. Thankfully, director Justin Lin, who filmed the previous two installments of the Fast quintet, makes the proceedings noisy, chaotic, shameless fun. His extravagantly budgeted stunt scenes are so crisp and thrilling that you’re willing to forfeit sharp storytelling and interesting characters. —MCT, Tribune Media Service Respond:letters@boulderweekly.com

Too disappointing

s if by deliberate and vaguely sadistic design, Hoodwinked Too! Hood Vs. Evil leeches the fun clean out of the first Hoodwinked (2005). Six years between films is a long time, and here, when Kirk the Woodsman shows up and someone says something like “Hey! It’s Kirk the Woodsman!” those who missed the original are going to wonder what’s with the awkward exposition, while the rest will barely remember the character’s function in the story. I liked Hoodwinked. Its animation was strictly functional but the writers plotted it well, and the competing-theories scenario, retelling the Red Riding Hood story from multiple perspectives, avoided the hammering quality of so much contemporary animated snark. The sequel, by contrast, almost dares an adult to like it. Director Mike Disa offers a barrage of generic action sequences — the movie barely even tries to be a comedy — decorated with morning-dew-fresh riffs on The Silence of the Lambs and Die Hard. Uccch. Again, with those movies! A. Appropriate? No. B. Funny? No. There is Boulder Weekly

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no C. This time Hayden Panettiere voices the kung-futrained Red (Anne Hathaway in the original), who has taken time off from the shadowy Happily Ever After enforcement agency run by amphibious Nicky Flippers (David Ogden Stiers, almost audibly holding his nose) to train with the Sisters of the Hood, a redcape variation on the Green Berets, somewhere in the Himalayas or some such. In Red’s absence an evildoing crone (voice by Joan Cusack) makes off with

Hansel (Bill Hader) and Gretel (Amy Poehler), plump children in lederhosen looking for better material. It’s up to Red, teamed with her old nemesis, the wolf (Patrick Warburton), to straighten everything out. Everything. Everything except what isn’t there, which is nearly everything. The apocalyptic scale of the destruction in Hoodwinked Too! is a drag, and it tends, I think, to give preteens a paradoxically agitated sensation of too much and never enough. The first Hoodwinked was made on the cheap and grossed a little more than $100 million worldwide. Not a huge hit, but a hit. With hits on that scale, in theory, animation filmmakers can get away with more — more wit, more surprise, less formula. Hoodwinked Too! which runs an eternity-risking 85 minutes, plays like a jaded rehash of other pictures. And none of those other pictures, sadly, is the original Hoodwinked. —MCT, Tribune Media Service Respond:letters@boulderweekly.com

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PA I D A D V E RT I S E M E N T

HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE CASH IN ON MODERN DAY GOLD RUSH!

By Jason Delong

S TA F F W R I T E R Yesterday at the Holiday Inn Express, hundreds lined up to cash in antiques, collectibles, gold and jewelr y at the Treasure Hunters Roadshow. The free event is in Longmont all week, buying gold, silver, antiques and collectibles. One visitor I spoke with yesterday said, “It’s unbelievable, I brought in some old coins that had been in a little cigar box for years and some old herringbone necklaces—in less than fifteen minutes I left with a check for $700. That stuff has been in my

TREASURE HUNTERS ROADSHOW HAS BEEN TOURING THE WORLD SINCE 2001. THIS YEAR ALONE, WE WILL VISIT 3,000 CITIES AND OVER HALF A MILLION PEOPLE WILL CASH IN! jewelr y box and dresser for at least 20 years.” Another gentleman brought in an old Fender guitar his father had bought years ago. The man said, “Dad had less than fifty bucks in that guitar.” The Roadshow specialist that assisted him made a few phone calls and a veterinarian in Seattle, Washington bought the guitar for $5,700.00. The seller continued, “I got another $150.00 for a broken necklace and an old class ring. It’s not ever y day that someone comes to town bringing six thousand dollars with your name on it.”

CHECK IT OUT! WHO WHAT

WHERE

TREASURE HUNTERS ROADSHOW OPEN TO THE PUBLIC TO SELL THEIR ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS 1355 DRY CREEK DRIVE LONGMONT, CO 80503

WHEN

MAY 3RD - 7TH TUES–FRI 9AM–6PM SATURDAY 9AM–4PM

DIRECTIONS 303.684.0404 INFORMATION 217.787.7767

WE BUY ALL OIL PAINTINGS AND WATERCOLORS

HOW IT WORKS

•Gather items of interest from your attic, garage, basement, etc. There is no limit to the amount of items you can bring. •No appointment is necessar y. •If you decide to accept the offer, we will pay you on the spot and ship the item to the collector. The collector pays all shipping and handling charges. •You get 100% of the offer with no hidden fees.

Gold and silver pour into yesterday’s Roadshow due to highest prices in 40 years.

WE BUY SCRAP GOLD & GOLD JEWELRY Jeff Parsons, President of the Treasure Hunters Roadshow, commented, “Lots of people have items that they know are valuable but just don’t know where to sell them. Old toys, trains, swords, guitars, pocket watches and jewelry is valuable to collectors. These collectors are willing to pay big money for those items that they are looking for.” This week’s Roadshow is the best place to get connected with those collectors. The process is free and anyone can bring items down to the event. If the Roadshow specialists find items that

WHAT WE BUY COINS

Any and all coins made before 1964: silver and gold coins, dollars, half dollars, quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies. All conditions wanted!

GOLD & SILVER

PRICES AT 40 YEAR HIGH for platinum, gold and silver during this event. Broken jewelr y, dental gold, old coins, pocket watches, Krugerrands, gold bars, Canadian Maple Leafs, etc.

JEWELRY

Gold, silver, platinum, diamonds, rubies, sapphires, all types of stones and metals, rings, bracelets, necklaces, etc. (including broken jewelr y). Early costume jewelr y wanted.

WRIST & POCKET WATCHES

Rolex, Tiffany, Hublot, Omega, Chopard, Cartier, Philippe, Ebel, Waltham, Swatch, Elgin, Bunn Special, Railroad, Illinois, Hamilton, all others.

If you go to the Roadshow, you can cash-in your items for competitive prices. Roadshow representatives will be available to assess and purchase your items at the Holiday Inn Express, this week through Saturday, in Longmont.

TOYS, TRAINS, DOLLS their collectors are interested in, of fers will be made to purchase them. About 80% of the guests that attend the show end up selling one or more items at the event. Antiques and collectibles are not the only items the Roadshow is buying. “Gold and silver markets are soaring,” says Archie Davis, a Roadshow representative. “Broken jewelr y and gold and silver coins add up very quickly. I just finished working with a gentleman that had an old class ring, two bracelets and a handful of silver dollars. His check was for over $650.00. I would say that there were well over 100 people in here yesterday that sold their scrap gold.” One gentleman holding his check for over $1,250.00 in the lobby of the event yesterday had this comment: “I am so happy I decided to come to the Roadshow. I saw the newspaper ad for the event and brought in an old Ger man sword I had brought back from World War II and some old coins, and here is my check. What a great thing for our community. I am heading home now to see what else I have that they might be interested in.” The Roadshow continues today star ting at 9am. The event is free and no appointment is needed.

All makers and types of toys made before 1965: Hot Wheels, Tonka, Buddy L, Smith Miller, Nylint, Robots, Batter y Toys, Mickey Mouse, train sets—Marklin, American Flyer, Lionel, Hafner, all other trains (all gauges, accessories, individual cars), Barbie dolls, GI Joe, Shirley Temple, characters, German.

MILITARY ITEMS & SWORDS

Revolutionar y War, Civil War, WWI, WWII, etc: swords, badges, clothes, photos, medals, knives, gear, letters. The older the swords, the better.

SEE YOURSELF

ON TV

FILMING THIS WEEK IN CLEVELAND, OH

GUITARS & OTHER INSTRUMENTS Fender, Gibson, Martin, Rickenbacker, Gretsch, new and vintage amps, saxophones, wood winds, mandolins and all others.

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African Cats

he must try to save his company at a do-or-die insurance convention that, for him, will be nonconventional. At Denver FilmCenter/Colfax. — Landmark Theatres

This documentary follows three big cats on the African savanna. Narrated by Samuel L. Jackson. At Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks. — Rene Rodriguez

Ceremony

Sam Davis convinces his former best friend to spend a weekend with him to rekindle their friendship at an elegant beachside estate owned by a famous documentary filmmaker. But it soon becomes clear that Sam is secretly infatuated with the filmmaker’s fiancée and that his true intention is to thwart their impending nuptials. At Denver FilmCenter/Colfax. — Denver Film Society

Bill Cunningham New York

Bill Cunningham is obsessively interested in only one thing: the pictures he takes that document the way people dress. For decades, this Schwinn-riding cultural anthropologist has been obsessively and inventively chronicling fashion trends and high society charity soirées for the New York Times style section in his columns “On the Street” and “Evening Hours.” Bill has lived in the same small studio above Carnegie Hall for 50 years, never eats in restaurants and gets around on a worn-out bicycle. The contradiction of his monk-like existence and the extravagance of his photographic subject matter is one aspect of his private life revealed in the movie. At Chez Artiste. — Landmark Theatres

The Conspirator

The Loneliest Road in America

Catch the film and a Q-and-A session with director Mardana M. Mayginnes and actor Colin Michael Day at Denver FilmCenter on May 5 at 7 p.m.

Blank City

Blank City tells the long-overdue tale of a disparate crew of renegade filmmakers who emerged from an economically bankrupt and dangerous moment in New York history. In the late 1970s and mid 80s, when the city was still a wasteland of cheap rent and cheap drugs, these directors crafted daring works that would go on to profoundly influence the development of independent film as we know it

AMC Flatiron Crossing, 61 W. Flatiron Cir., Broomfield, 303-790-4262 Fast Five Fri-Wed: 10:30, 1:25, 4:30, 7:30, 10:35 Hoodwinked Too Thu: 10:10, 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 9:45 Fri-Wed: 12:40, 5:15, 7:35, 10:30 Insidious Thu: 9:55, 12:20, 3, 5:45, 8:20, 10:50 Fri-Wed: 10, 12:30, 3, 5:40, 8:20, 10:50 Jumping the Broom Fri-Wed: 11:10, 2, 4:50, 7:40, 10:25 The Lincoln Lawyer Thu: 11:40, 2:30, 5:20, 8, 10:45 Fri-Wed: 11:30, 2:25, 5:20, 8:10, 10:55 Prom Fri-Wed: 11:50, 2:35, 5:10, 7:45, 10:20 Rio Thu: 11:30, 2:10, 4:40, 7:10, 9:40 Fri-Wed: 11:15, 1:30, 4:20, 6:50, 9:20 Something Borrowed Fri-Wed: 11:20, 1:50, 4:35, 7:10, 9:45 Soul Surfer Thu: 10:50, 1:25, 4:35, 7:15, 9:50 Fri-Wed: 11, 1:55, 4:40, 7:20, 9:55 Source Code Thu: 10:20, 12:45, 3:10, 5:35, 8, 10:30 Fri-Wed: 10:25, 12:50, 3:25, 5:50, 8:15, 10:40 There Be Dragons Fri-Wed: 11:10, 1:10, 4:10, 7:15, 10:10 Thor Fri-Wed: 10, 11, 1, 2, 4, 5 7, 8, 10 Water for Elephants Thu: 10:40, 2, 4:50, 7:40, 10:35 Fri-Wed: 10:40, 1:40, 4:55, 7:50, 10:45 Century Boulder, 1700 29th St., Boulder, 303-442-1815 African Cats Thu-Wed: 10, 12:30, 2:45, 5, 7:15, 9:30 Cave of Forgotten Dreams Fri-Wed: 11:15, 1:45, 4:05, 6:30, 8:45, 11 The Conspirator Thu: 11, 1:55, 4:45, 7:35, 10:25 Fri: 6:35 p.m. Fast Five Thu: 12, 3, 6, 9 Fri-Wed: 11:55, 2:50, 6, 9:15, 10:15 Hanna Thu: 12:25, 1, 3:45, 6:25, 9:10 Fri-Wed: 10, 1, 4, 7, 10 Hoodwinked Too Thu: 12:15, 2:25, 4:35, 6:45, 8:55 Fri-Wed: 12:50, 3:35, 6:15, 8:30 Jumping the Broom Fri-Wed: 11:15, 1:55,

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today. At Denver FilmCenter/Colfax. — Denver Film Society Cave of Forgotten Dreams

Werner Herzog explores the oldest-known pictures by humans, within the Chauvet Caves in France. At Century.

Cedar Rapids Tim Lippe was the guy people always thought would go places, but then he just didn’t. He’s been living in sleepy Brown Valley, Wis., his whole life, selling insurance to protect other people’s dreams. But Tim’s life is about to get a kick-start because, for the first time in his 34 years, he’s headed to a major metropolis — Cedar Rapids, Iowa — where

local theaters 4:35, 7:30, 10:10 Prom Thu: 11:15, 1:45, 4:20, 7, 9:30 Fri-Wed: 10;10, 3:30, 8:55, 11:25 Rio Thu: 11:40, 2, 4:50, 7:15 Fri-Wed: 11:25, 2, 4:25, 6:50, 9:20 Something Borrowed Fri-Wed: 11:35, 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:50 Soul Surfer Thu: 10:45, 1:20, 3:55, 6:40, 9:20 Fri-Wed: 12:45, 6:10 Source Code Thu: 10:20, 1:40, 4, 6:55, 9:45 Fri-Wed: 3:15, 9:30, 11:50 There Be Dragons Fri-Wed: 10:15, 1:05, 3:55, 6:45, 9:35 Thor Fri-Wed: 10:15, 12:55, 3:45. 6:25. 9:05, 11:45 Water for Elephants Thu: 10, 12:50, 3:35, 6:30, 9:15 Fri-Wed: 10:45, 1:30, 4:15, 7, 9:45 Win Win Thu: 10:10, 12:55, 3:30, 6:15, 8:50 Fri-Wed: 12, 2:35, 5:15, 7:55, 10:30 Colony Square, 1164 Dillon Rd., Louisville, 303-604-2641 African Cats Thu: 12:30, 4:10, 7:10, 9:50 FriWed: 1:05, 3:40, 6:40, 9:40 Fast Five Thu: 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:20 Fri-Wed: 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:20 Hanna Thu: 1:40, 5, 7:40, 10:30 Fri-Wed: 2, 5, 7:55, 10:40 Hoodwinked Too Thu: 4:20, 7:20, 9:55 FriWed: 12:45, 4:50 Jumping the Broom Fri-Wed: 2, 5:10, 7:50, 10:50 Prom Thu: 1:10, 4:25, 7:25, 10:10 Fri-Wed: 1:40, 4:40, 7:40, 10:55 Rio Thu: 12:40, 4, 7, 9:30, 10 Fri-Wed: 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30 Something Borrowed Fri-Wed: 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10

Thor Fri-Wed: 1, 1:30, 4, 4:30, 7, 7:30, 10, 10:30 Water for Elephants Thu: 1:10, 1:20, 4:40, 7:35, 10:15 Fri-Wed: 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:15 Landmark Chez Artiste, 2800 S. Colorado Blvd., Denver, 303-352-1992 Bill Cunningham New York Thu: 4:30, 7:30, 9:35 I Am Thu: 4, 7:15, 9:25 Fri-Wed: 4, 7:15, 9:15 Jane Eyre Thu: 4:15, 7, 9:45 The Princess Of Montpensier Fri-Wed: 2, 5, 8 White Irish Drinkers Fri-Wed: 1:45, 4:15, 7, 9:30 Landmark Esquire, 590 Downing St., Denver, 303-352-1992 Jane Eyre Thu: 4:15, 7, 9:35 Fri-Wed: 4, 7, 9:40 Of Gods and Men Thu: 7:10 p.m. Super Thu: 4:30, 9:45 Winter in Wartime Fri-Wed: 4:15, 7:15, 9:50 Landmark Mayan, 110 Broadway, Denver, 303-352-1992 The Greatest Movie Ever Sold Fri-Wed: 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 9:30 In a Better Wolrd Thu: 4, 7, 9:30 Fri-Wed: 4, 7, 10 Rubber Thu: 4:30, 7:30, 10 Win Win Thu-Wed: 4:15, 7:15, 9:45 Denver FilmCenter, 2510 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, 303-820-3456 Bill Cunningham New York Fri: 2, 7:15 Blank City Fri: 4:30, 7:20 Sat: 4:30, 9:45 SunWed: 4:30, 7:20

On April 17, 1865, three days after John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln, boarding house owner Mary Surratt, along with seven others, was arrested on charges of conspiracy to kill the president. Robert Redford directs an impressive cast through a disappointingly dull courtroom drama deciding the fate of Surratt. The movie seems to focus on the wrong character, following the white male prosecutor instead of the more interesting and complex Surratt. Heartbreakingly average. Rated PG-13. At Flatiron and Century. — Michael Phillips Fast Five

See full review on Page 37. Rated R. At Flatiron, Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks.

Cedar Rapids Thu: 5, 7:15, 9:50 Fri-Sat: 5, 9:30 Sun-Wed: 5 p.m. Ceremony Thu: 2:30, 4:40, 7:20, 9:45 Kill the Irishman Thu: 2, 4:30 The Loneliest Road in America Thu: 7 p.m. My Perestroika Thu: 2:15, 9:30 Fri: 2:15, 4:45 Rubber Fri-Sat: 2:30, 7:30, 9:40 Sun-Wed: 2:30, 7:30 West Side Story Tue: 7:30 p.m. UA Twin Peaks, 1250 S. Hover Rd., Longmont, 303-651-2434 African Cats Thu-Wed: 1:50, 4:50 Fast Five Thu: 1, 4, 7, 9:50 Fri-Wed: 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10 Hoodwinked Too Thu-Wed: 1:15, 4:15 Jumping the Broom Fri-Wed: 1:40, 4:40, 7:40, 10:20 Prom Thu: 1:35, 4:35, 7:35, 10 Fri-Wed: 7:50, 10:15 Rio Thu-Wed: 1:25, 4:25, 7:20, 9:40 Something Borrowed Fri-Wed: 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:10 Soul Surfer Thu-Wed: 1:10, 4:10, 6:50, 9:55 Thor Fri-Wed: 1, 1:30, 4, 4:30, 7, 7:30, 10 Water for Elephants Thu-Wed: 12:50, 3:50, 7, 9:45

Boedecker Theater, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826 Howl Wed: 4 p.m. Peep World Tue: 6:30 p.m.

OPERA: Othello Sun: 1 p.m. Super Thu: 6:30 p.m Fri: 4, 9 Sat-Sun: 6:30 p.m. Waste Land Thu: 4 p.m. Fri: 6:30 p.m. Sat: 4, 9 As times are always subject to change, we request that you verify all movie listings beforehand. Daily updated information can be viewed on our website, www.boulderweekly.com.

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Hanna A teenaged girl raised by her father to be the perfect assassin is sent on her first mission. Cate Blanchett is the intelligence agent hot on her trail. Rated PG-13. At Flatiron, Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks. — Rene Rodriguez

Based on a true story, Kill the Irishman chronicles Greene’s rise from a tough Cleveland neighborhood to become an enforcer in the local mob. At Denver FilmCenter/Colfax. — Denver Film Society The Lincoln Lawyer

See full review on Page 37. At Flatiron, Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks. — Rene Rodriguez

Matthew McConaughey enters the courtroom for the first time since 1996’s A Time to Kill in this adaptation of Michael Connelly’s novel about a lawyer who conducts his business from his Lincoln Town Car. Rated PG-13. — Rene Rodriguez

Howl

The Loneliest Road in America

James Franco stars as the young Allen Ginsberg — poet, counter-culture adventurer and chronicler of the Beat Generation. Howl is simultaneously a portrait of a renegade artist breaking down barriers to find love and redemption, and an imaginative ride through a prophetic masterpiece that rocked a generation and was heard around the world. At Boedecker Theater. — Boedecker Theater

Jamie is disillusioned with a dead-end job and a suffocating relationship with his girlfriend. On aquest for enlightenment, he takes a road trip from Denver to L.A. with friends Matt and Ashley. Along Highway 50 in Nevada — “The Loneliest Road in America” — they encounter the ravages of the mining industry that has left skeletons of onceprosperous towns in its wake. Against this backdrop, Jamie confronts the recognition that freedom and exploitation are inextricably linked and that his own personal relationships have followed the same road. Director Mardana M. Mayginnes and Actor Colin Michael Day will appear at the screening inperson. At Denver FilmCenter/Colfax. — Denver Film Society

Hoodwinked Too: Hood Vs. Evil

I AM I AM, a prismatic and probing exploration of our world, what’s wrong with it and what we can do to make it better, represents writer/director Tom Shadyac’s first foray into nonfiction following a career as one of Hollywood’s leading comedy practitioners. At Muenzinger Auditorium, Chez Artiste. — Landmark Theatres In a Better World

Anton is a doctor who commutes between his home in an idyllic town in Denmark and work at an African refugee camp. In these two very different worlds, he and his family are faced with conflicts that lead them to difficult choices ranging from revenge to forgiveness. Anton and his wife Marianne have two young sons, are separated and are struggling with the possibility of divorce. Their 10-yearold son Elias is being bullied at school, until he is defended by Christian, a new boy who has just moved from London with his father, Claus. Elias and Christian quickly form a strong bond, but when Christian involves Elias in a dangerous act of revenge with potentially tragic consequences, their friendship is tested and lives are put in danger. Ultimately, their parents are left to help them come to terms with the complexity of human emotions, pain and empathy. At Mayan. — Landmark Theatres Insidious Writer Leigh Wannell and director James Wan try their hands at atmospheric horror with this tale of a married couple trying to protect their comatose son from evil spirits. At Flatiron, Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks. – Rene Rodriguez Jane Eyre Jane Eyre suddenly flees Thornfield Hall, the vast, isolated estate where she worked as a governess for Thornfield’s brooding master, Edward Rochester. With nowhere else to go, she is extended a helping hand by clergyman St. John Rivers and his family. As she recuperates in the Rivers’ Moor House and looks back upon the tumultuous events that led to her escape, Jane wonders if the past is ever truly past. At Esquire and Century. — Landmark Theatres Jumping the Broom

Two different families must find a way to get along when they attend a wedding at Martha’s Vineyard. Angela Bassett, Paula Patton and Mike Epps are some of the folks attending the ceremony. At Flatiron, Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks. — Rene Rodriguez Kill the Irishman

In the summer of 1976, 36 bombs detonated in the heart of Cleveland while a turf war raged between Irish mobster Danny Greene and the Italian mafia. 54 May 5, 2011

Rio Jessie Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Jane Lynch and Wanda Sykes provide the voices for this animated tale about a domesticated macaw who travels around the world to chase down the love of his life. Rated PG. At Twin Peaks, Flatiron, Colony Square and Century. — Rene Rodriguez Rubber

Rubber is the story of Robert, an inanimate tire that has been abandoned in the desert but suddenly and inexplicably comes to life. As Robert roams the bleak landscape, he discovers that he possesses terrifying telepathic powers that give him the ability to destroy anything he wishes without having to move. At first content to prey on small desert creatures and various discarded objects, his attention soon turns to humans, especially a beautiful and mysterious woman who crosses his path. Leaving a swath of destruction across the desert landscape, Robert becomes a chaotic force to be reckoned with, and truly a movie villain for the ages. At Denver FilmCenter/Colfax. — Landmark Theatre Something Borrowed

When the USSR broke apart in 1991, a generation of young people faced a new realm of possibilities. An intimate epic about the extraordinary lives of this last Soviet generation, Robin Hessman’s feature documentary debut tells the stories of five Moscow schoolmates who were brought up behind the Iron Curtain, witnessed the joy and confusion of glasnost, and reached adulthood right as the world changed around them. At Denver FilmCenter/ Colfax. — Denver Film Society

Deeply dimpled Ginnifer Goodwin is a wallflower lawyer, Kate Hudson is her domineering alphablonde best friend, and Colin Egglesfield is apparently the only available man in New York City. He and Goodwin were study partners in law school, and on their way to being something more when her smooth, confident pal swooped in and snatched him like a hawk seizing a rabbit. Now the couple is about to marry, while Goodwin smiles bravely from the sidelines with aching, unrequited longing and holds back tears. The film is a two-hour pity party, as her hopes for Egglesfield to snap out of it and realize he loves her are raised and dashed. At Flatiron, Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks. — Colin Covert

Of Gods and Men

Soul Surfer

Eight French Christian monks live in harmony with their Muslim brothers in a monastery in the mountains of North Africa in the 1990s. When a crew of foreign workers is massacred by an Islamic fundamentalist group, fear sweeps through the region. The army offers them protection, but the monks refuse. Despite the growing menace, they slowly realize that they have no choice but to stay. At Chez Artiste. — Landmark Theatres

AnnaSophia Robb stars in this fact-based drama about a teenage girl who musters up the courage to climb back on her surfboard after losing an arm in a shark attack. Rated PG. At Twin Peaks. — Rene Rodriguez

My Perestroika

OPERA: Othello Librettist Arrigo Boito and music publisher Giulio Ricordi were convinced that Verdi had one last great tragedy in him. So in the late 1870s, they began the slow process of coaxing him out of his self-imposed retirement. The premiere was an inevitable success, and very quickly Othello established itself as a part of the operatic canon.At Boedecker Theater. — Boedecker Theater The Princess of Montpensier

The Princess of Montpensier is an epic drama and timeless love story that tells the tale of Marie de Mézieres, a beautiful young aristocrat, and Henri de Guise, one of the kingdom’s most intrepid heroes. The two are in love, but Marie’s father promises her hand in marriage to the Prince of Montpensier. The film follows Marie as she is caught between the many men in her path — the prince, her kind Huguenot tutor Chabannes who falls in love with her, and Henri de Guise, who returns from battle to find his feelings for Marie as strong as ever. At Chez Artiste. — Landmark Theatres

Natalie Portman. Kenneth Branagh handled the directorical duties. At Flatiron, Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks. — Rene Rodriguez Waste Land

Waste Land follows renowned artist Vik Muniz as he journeys from his home base in Brooklyn to his native Brazil and the world’s largest garbage dump, Jardim Gramacho, located on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. There he photographs an eclectic band of “catadores” — or self-designated pickers of recyclable materials. Muniz’s initial objective was to “paint” the catadores with garbage. However, his collaboration with these inspiring characters as they recreate photographic images of themselves out of garbage reveals both the dignity and despair of the catadores as they begin to re-imagine their lives. At Boedecker Theater. — Boedecker Theater Water for Elephants

Steamy and sexy with a smack of sadism, this atmospheric adaptation of the Sara Gruen novel is a throwback to old-school Hollywood action/ romance. Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon and Christoph Waltz co-star as a veterinarian, trick rider and unstable ringmaster struggling to save a financially ailing circus during the Depression. Rated PG-13. At Flatiron, Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks. — Rene Rodriguez West Side Story

This classic musical set among the tenements of New York City finds star-crossed lovers Maria and Tony caught in the midst of a turf war between rival street gangs. The modern Romeo and Juliet story features original choreography by Jerome Robbins, adapted from the Broadway production. At Denver FilmCenter/Colfax. — Denver Film Society White Irish Drinkers

Jake Gyllenhaal stars as a man who wakes up on a passenger train eight minutes before a terrorist bomb goes off, killing everyone aboard. Through the use of new anti-terrorist government technology, he must relive those eight minutes again and again, until he can stop the attack. At Flatiron, Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks. — Rene Rodriguez

In the autumn of 1975 in Brooklyn, 18-year-old Brian is killing time, pulling off petty crimes with his street-tough older brother Danny, whom he both idolizes and fears. Brian works for Whitey at the failing Lafayette movie theater. Owing money to local mobsters, Whitey calls in a favor to an old friend who works with The Rolling Stones. They come up with a deal to have the Stones play at Whitey’s theater for one night only before their gig at Madison Square Garden, and Brian is put in charge of getting the word out to everyone in the neighborhood. In the twists and turns that follow, both brothers must reexamine their dreams, and make decisions that will change their lives forever. At Chez Artiste — Landmark Theatres

Super

Winter in Wartime

When sad-sack loser Frank sees his ex-addict wife willingly snatched by a seductive drug dealer, he finds himself bereft and unable to cope. But soon he decides to fight back under the guise of a DIY superhero called Crimson Bolt. With a hand-made suit, a wrench and a crazed sidekick named Boltie, the Crimson Bolt beats his way through the mean streets of crime in hopes of saving his wife. At Mayan and Boedecker Theater. — Landmark Theatres

In the Dutch countryside of 1945, the wreckage of a crashed English plane is an irresistible lure to two boys from the nearby village. It’s a game of adventure when occupying German soldiers chase Michiel and his friend Theo away from the wreck, but the excitement turns scary when Michiel is caught and brought before the local Nazi commander. Drawn into the Resistance, Michiel’s boyish sense of defiance and adventure soon turns to danger and desperation, as he is forced to act without knowing whom to trust among the adults and townspeople around him. At Chez Artiste. — Landmark Theatres

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There Be Dragons

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March 21-April 19:

Imagine this scene, as described by Seattle-based video artist Michael Douglas. “Sometimes a tree falls down in a field of cows, and the cows walk over to it and stare at it. It used to be standing, and now it’s on the ground. There’s something different in the field, and the cows start to hang out around the tree and watch it like it’s television, attracted to the rupture in the order of things. They gather around it for months, even after they completely forget why they started doing it.” I think there’s a comparable scene going on in your life right now, Aries. People you care about are in a daze, seemingly hypnotized by a certain “rupture in the order of things” that took place some time ago. In my opinion, it’s your task to wake them up, gently if possible, and motivate them to move on.

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April 20-May 20:

You’re an animal! And I mean that in the best senses of the word. Your vitality is heading toward peak levels, and your body is as smart as it gets. If you were ever going to act as if every move you make is a dance, now would be the time to do it. If you ever wanted to explore the righteous blending of grace and power, this is a perfect moment. Give yourself permission to be a fluid bolt of ingenious fun, Taurus. Play hard and sweet, with sublime ferocity.

GEMINI

May 21-June 20:

“Make the invisible dark force beautiful.” That was the first line of the horoscope I wrote for you in my dream last night. Here’s what came next: “Create a song out of your moans. Brag about your wounds. Dance reverently on the graves of your enemies.” Does any of this make sense to you so far? It all seemed perfectly reasonable and helpful in my dream. “Sneak a gift to your bad self. Dissolve the ties that bind you to hollow intelligence. Seek the angel near the funky gulley that winds through no man’s land. Dig for treasure in the muddy puddle where the single lily grows.” That’s it, Gemini — my dream of your horoscope. If you can align yourself with its spirit, I bet you’ll be primed for the wakinglife opportunities that are headed your way.

CANCER June 21-July 22:

Writing in the Journal of Medical Ethics, psychologist Richard Bentall proposed that happiness be reclassified as a “psychiatric disorder” — a pathology that should be treated with therapy. “Happiness is statistically abnormal,” he argued. It “consists of a discrete cluster of symptoms, is associated with a range of cognitive abnormalities, and probably reflects the abnormal functioning of the central nervous system.” If he’s correct, Cancerian, you may have a problem. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you’re about to be besieged by a massive influx of good feelings. It may be hard for you to fend off surges of unreasonable joy, well-being and gratitude. So let me ask you: Are you prepared to enter into rebel mode as you flaunt your abnormal bliss?

LEO

July 23-Aug. 22:

Two British men, Jack Jones and Chris Cuddihy, pulled off an epic deed in 2009. They ran seven marathons in seven consecutive days on seven continents. Each marathon was over 31 miles. (More info here: 7in7on7.com.) I’m not recommending that you try something as ridiculously excessive as they did, Leo, but I do want to note that you’re now in a phase when your capacity for amazing feats is bigger than usual. Do you have any ideas about what you could accomplish that’s beyond your expectations?

VIRGO

Aug. 23-Sept. 22:

What have you had to relinquish in the past 10 months, Virgo? What were you forced to sacrifice or surrender? Whatever it is, I predict you will be compensated for it over the course of the next 12 months. And the process begins soon. It’s not likely that the incoming blessing will bring an exact replacement for the dream that got away. Rather, you will be awakened to an unexpected new source of excitement, thereby dissolving the lingering sense of loss and liberating you to rise again.

LIBRA

Sept. 23-Oct. 22:

If given the choice between having our lives change or keeping our lives the same, many of us would choose the status quo. We tend to feel that even if the current state of things

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is uncomfortable, it’s still preferable to having to deal with the uncertainty and fear that come from transformation. But I don’t think you fit this description right now, Libra. Of all the signs of the zodiac, you’re the one that’s most receptive to shifting the mood and experimenting with the rules. It’s easier than usual for you to imagine different ways of doing things. Take advantage of this superpower.

SCORPIO Oct. 23-Nov. 21:

Hugo Chavez is the socialist president of Venezuela, not an astronomer or New Age philosopher. And yet he recently speculated that the planet Mars once had a thriving civilization that met its doom because its resources were drained off and poisoned by the excesses of capitalism. I love it when notable people go off-message and freestyle wacky fantasies, so I applaud Chavez’s improvisation. May I respectfully suggest you consider indulging in your own version of this art form? According to my reading of the astrological omens, it would be downright healthy for you to depart from your usual raps and unveil some unpredictable self-expressions to anyone and everyone who think they have you all figured out.

SAGITTARIUS Nov. 22-Dec. 21:

Symmetry and equilibrium are not all that valuable right now. They’re certainly not worth obsessing over or having screaming fights about. In fact, I recommend that you cultivate a jaunty knack for stylish lopsidedness. Appreciate the beauty of irregularity. Be alert for the way incongruous details and crooked angles reveal fresh, hot truths that provide you with exactly what you need. Even so-called flaws and mistakes may lead to lucky accidents.

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CAPRICORN Dec. 22-Jan. 19:

“It was better for me when I could imagine greatness in others, even if it wasn’t always there,” said Charles Bukowski, a generally cranky writer not renowned for his optimism. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, this strategy will also work wonders for you in the coming days. Trying to see what’s great about other people will tend to activate your own dormant greatness, and will just generally make you feel good. So ask yourself: What’s beautiful, smart, interesting and successful about the people you know? Fantasize aggressively.

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AQUARIUS Jan. 20-Feb. 18:

The income gap between the richest and poorest sections of society has always been large, but in recent years it has grown absurdly, grotesquely humongous. As journalist Les Leopold notes (tinyurl.com/RichEatPoor), there are hedgefund gamblers who rake in more money in an hour than a middle-class wage-earner makes in 47 years. From an astrological perspective, Aquarius, it’s an excellent time for you to raise your voice against this inequity. Furthermore, you’d be wise to dramatically shrink the discrepancy between the haves and have-nots in your own personal sphere, where you can actually have an immediate effect. You might start the healing by asking yourself how the rich aspects of your psyche steal from the poor parts.

PISCES

Feb. 19-March 20:

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There’s a good chance you will soon utter the smartest words you have ever said in your life. It’s also possible that you will generate two of the top five thoughts that have popped into your brain in the past decade. That’s how in tune I expect you to be with your inner sources of wisdom. And that’s how closely aligned you’ll be with the Divine Intelligence formerly known as God. Now here’s the surprise ending to my message for you, Pisces — the unexpected outcome: Your brilliant insights and cogent statements may tempt you to be wilder and freer than you’ve been in a long time.

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