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ig story from that razzle-dazzle place called “El Casino Grande” — otherwise known as Wall Street. Four massive financial conglomerates — JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Barclays and the Royal Bank of Scotland — have been caught in a criminal conspiracy to

rig the global currency market. Bank regulators have now slapped them with an equally massive fine, totaling $5.4 billion. The financial felons coordinated their illegal currency manipulation scheme through online chat rooms with devilmay-care names like “The Cartel” and “The Mafia.” The banks’ culture of greed led to such a reckless arrogance that one of Barclays price-fixers offered this bit of ethical encouragement to his chat room pals: “If you ain’t cheating, you ain’t trying.” Well, taking a $5 billion hit will put an end to that sort of reprobate banksterism, won’t it? Mmmmm… no. While this was the first time that banks themselves had to admit that they are corporate criminals, all of them are free to continue doing currency trading, and no top executives were even charged for the crimes they oversaw. And, while $5 billion is a huge, record-level criminal penalty, it’s easily absorbed by these global casino operations. In the first three

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months of this year, for example, JPMorgan Chase raked in $4 billion just from its fixed income and currency trading division — about seven times its share of the “penalty” levied against the four corporate crooks. Citigroup’s CEO called the punishment “an embarrassment” to his bank. But banks can’t feel embarrassed, nor can they commit crimes — only bankers can. And, as should be obvious by now, being embarrassed is no deterrent at all to their endlessly creative criminality. If we actually want to stop their crimes, the banksters themselves — including those at the top — must feel the punishment. This opinion column does not necessarily reflect the views of Boulder Weekly. August 6, 2015 7

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danish plan But he is running a Bulworth campaign. Why? Because if he ran a conventional campaign he would never break out of the pack, and he’s smart enough to know it. Like Bulworth, Trump has nothing to lose politically. The Republican establishment and the chattering classes have already written him off, and if he ran a conventional campaign they would blow him off. But a Bulworth campaign is another matter. In the course of announcing his presidential candidacy on June 16, Trump shot off his mouth on illegal immigration, asserting that illegal immigrants from Mexico were bringing drugs, crime and rape along with them. The shit hit the fan at high velocity and low trajectory. Rival Republican candidates howled with outrage. Demands for apologies and boycotts flew like shrapnel. Univision and Macy’s severed business ties with Trump. The national press corps published Trump’s political obituary alongside the story announcing his candidacy. Within a week he was number two in polls for the Republican nomination. The national press corps turned rude, personally insulting and increasingly hysterical. Conservative and liberal pundits alike churned out column after column explaining why Trump could NOT! NOT EVER! win the Republican nomination. Criticism rolls off Trump’s back, but when critics attack him he’ll rip their hides off — as happened when Arizona Senator John McCain, asked to comment on a big Trump rally in Arizona, accused Trump of “firing up the crazies.” Trump shot back that McCain wasn’t a war hero because he got captured — which he quickly modified to McCain was a war hero only because he got captured. A lot of political reporters dutifully set about writing Trump’s political obituary again. A week later Trump was in first place in a lot of polls. Just like Bulworth. Trump’s campaign isn’t resonating with voters just because he’s out there saying rude things about immigration. It’s resonating because he is telling America’s politically correct grievance hustlers who think they are entitled to tell you what you cannot (and must) say and think, to go fuck themselves — along with the press, which functions as their chief enablers and enforcers. Anyone who has had to bite his tongue or issue a groveling apology due to Boulder Weekly

political correctness is a potential Trump voter. It isn’t the crazies Trump is rousing; it’s the national id. So is Trump crazy as the March Hare or crazy like a fox? A bit of both probably. The decision to run a Bulworth campaign (and I’m convinced it was a conscious decision on Trump’s part) was a stroke of genius insofar as it was a way to vault him into the first tier of Republican candidates. And just as important, to allow him to define the

terms of the on-going debate among the candidates. But there’s a real danger in saying whatever pops out of your mouth when your brain is hopping around like a little bunny. Chances are sooner or later you are going to say something that really does break the spell. Trump may be running a Bulworth campaign, but Trump is also the Honey Badger. The press and the political establishment can throw

all the opposition research it can dig up at him, it can mock him, deride him, demean him and call for him to apologize or drop out all it wants. The Honey Badger don’t care. He don’t give a shit what they think. He’ll just keep coming. He’ll bite the head off a cobra and the balls off a reporter. Voters admire that in a candidate. This opinion column does not necessarily reflect the views of Boulder Weekly.

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Your story is more misplaced altruism

Most issues these days are so clouded by noise that determining root cause and carrying out real change is impossible to accomplish. An example is the Michael Brown case, where a strong-arm thug’s “hands up don’t shoot” nonsense clouded a real murder in the Garner case. As to the Mexican immigrant-sanctuary story (Re: “Home again,” July 23), the issue is clouded, first, by using the term “immigrant” as opposed to “illegal immigrant.” It is important to be clear about a situation where most anyone would be imprisoned in most countries around the world. The idea of taking the world’s poor is an American ideal. It is not a policy and certainly not a feasible reality. This fact is being denied or minimized by Mexican/Latin American immigration reform advocates. This is not Swiss, French, Canadian or any other type of immigration reform. Mexico and Latin American countries have not provided for their poor and this is the root cause of the problem. Yet, how many advocates are protesting in Mexico or anywhere else? What other world leaders like our president has been heckled by an illegal immigrant advocate? Donald Trump and a host of others thru the decades have made the problem worse by employing illegal immigrants or backing companies where slave wages are the reason for both. The only reason his message is resonating is the complete disregard for our immigration laws resulting in a dangerously porous border. Look back at the Minutemen. They were not only right wing, armed rednecks. They were also left leaning students and others of many backgrounds. In my opinion, this story is more misplaced altruism, clouded by an ideal. Michael Ortiz/Lafayette

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standing why shooting and killing a young man purportedly on drugs was the only choice available to the police. Yes, he stabbed someone. Yes, he had a hammer. Does that mean he had to die? Since he didn’t have a gun, he wasn’t able to harm anyone at a distance. Police could have backed off and thought a bit about the situation. What’s the rush? I believe this encounter could have ended differently if there wasn’t a need to resolve it quickly. Was the stabbing the reason the officer had to take on the role of judge, jury and executioner? Or just the fact that the person was out of control? Was there only one taser available? Wasn’t there time to get another? Again, what’s the rush? If there is a bad batch of LSD around, the encounter with other “crazies” will likely happen again. Let’s hope the outcome will be less drastic and costly to a human life. William Pollauf/Boulder

Stop shooting to kill

Ferguson police shootings, New York City police shootings, gunning down innocents in Ohio. We were sure that wouldn’t happen in our town. Not here. And yet it did. And it took a young grief-stricken friend, to tell it like it is: “…cops need to stop shooting to kill.” Police Department heads, Police Officers, Government Officials, Community-Leaders all should be able to understand this simple, honest plea. We’re not terrorists, we’re not heavily armed, we don’t have sniper back-ups, in short we’re not the military. This isn’t a war zone. We’re residents trying to live a peaceful life in a quiet residential town. There’s no place for a militarized police force here. There’s no place for orders to “shoot to kill”. I understand that these orders had their beginnings in an America recovering from 9/11/01. It’s almost 9/11/15. It’s enough. If it isn’t, the terrorists have won and we’re doomed to live lives of fear. And we’re certainly not going to call the police. Sally Terwilliger/Boulder

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THE SPRINGFORD MURDERS Journalist/author needs your help to fill in the blanks in the final years of a troubled young man’s life by Caitlin Rockett

n 1999, Brent ter-in-law, Susan Springford Wardell, a social worker came to and attorney who Boulder worked to save Brent searching for from death row. something — he was At the time, Pinsky majoring in religious studwas still finishing up his ies at Naropa University, first nonfiction murder but what he truly sought book, Met Her on the was far more profound Mountain, a tireless than structured education. investigation into the Brent, fascinated with 40-year cold-case murBuddhism, sought spiritual der of Nancy Morgan guidance, someone to lead in Madison County, him on a transcendental North Carolina. journey, to show him the While Met Her on path to his purest self — the Mountain may have to help him achieve selfbeen Pinsky’s first foray actualization. into authoring a nonficSome may argue that tion murder book, it Brent found what he was was far from his first looking for — a spiritual rodeo — the veteran Brent Springford Jr. (left) moved to Boulder in search of spiritual enlightenment. He may have found it in the form of an evil spirit who instructed him to beat his doting and affluent parents, Brent Sr. and Charlotte, to death (right) on guide that steered this journalist carved a niche Thanksgiving Day 2004 at their home in Montgomery, Alabama. bright, altruistic young for himself in the ’70s reporting on racial jusman down a new path — was 37 years old when he died. that gave everything he had to those he but the journey ultimately led him not For years, the case seemed like loved, particularly his wife, Carolyn tice and capital punishment in the to the mystical heights of human connothing more than an open and shut Scoutt, and her three children by a pre- South, from Joan Little to the sciousness, but to the depths of psycho- bit of macabre history with a tie to vious marriage — even after he was Wilmington 10, and in high-profile trilogical madness and, ultimately, to mur- Boulder County. But that was before sentenced to life in prison. als like that of Ted Bundy and Capt. Jeffrey MacDonald. der. journalist and author Mark Pinsky Ultimately, Pinsky has found more So when Pinsky’s sister-in-law In a case that made national headwalked into our office a few weeks ago. questions than answers about Brent’s shared the Springford family story, he lines nearly a decade ago, Brent Pinsky has studied the Springford life in the final years leading up to the became transfixed on the affluent clan, Springford brutally murdered his afflucase for a number of years, and is in the bloody murders in Montgomery — who, in Pinsky’s estimation, tried their ent and doting parents, Winston process of writing a book — Murder & questions he believes could be answered best to do the right thing as their son “Brent” Sr. and Charlotte Springford, at Madness in Montgomery — about with the help of those closest to Brent slipped away into madness before ultitheir home in Montgomery, Alabama, Brent’s decent into madness, and the at the time — friends of the family, foron Thanksgiving Day in 2004. Just two murder that madness begat. But as mer classmates, his widow Scoutt, who mately killing them. weeks later, Brent — who was living in Pinsky has delved deeper and deeper has seemingly vanished, and her now “As the father of two now grown grown children. Windsor, Colorado, at the time — was into accounts of Brent’s life, he’s seen children, it was very resonant to me arrested in Louisville at Centennial ample evidence of far more than a It is the search for such persons that because this young man looked like he Peaks Hospital where he had admitted spoiled rich kid who lost his mind. He brought Pinsky to Boulder Weekly in had everything in front of him,” Pinsky hopes that sharing Brent’s story might himself for psychiatric evaluation. The says Brent was an intelligent, inquisisays. 28-year-old Brent confessed then, in tive, open-minded and nurturing young help him find Brent’s missing family And indeed, Brent Springford and others who may have interacted painstaking detail, to parricide, first to man — a young man still remembered seemed to be born with the proverbial with Brent during the critical years hospital staff and then to law officers. fondly by those who knew him in the silver spoon in his mouth: his parents, After defense attorneys spent four years Boulder community. A young man who before he killed his parents. Pinsky Winston “Brent” Sr. and Charlotte, helped build roads in Latin America, hopes that by interviewing those who arguing that a documented history of both held master’s degrees and together and who traveled to dozens of Buddhist knew Brent, he will finally be able to treatment for bipolar disorder should operated the Pepsi Cola bottling plant and Hindu monasteries and retreats in paint the full picture of a young man spare the young man from a death senin Luvernce, Alabama. As owners of a search of some form of personal whose life took a terrible and unpretence, Brent was ultimately sentenced large local employer, the Springfords dictable turn for reasons the author to life in prison without parole in 2008. enlightenment. Brent was the kind of were well known in the community, not believes are still not fully known. young man who sat by the side of a But tragedy knows no bounds in this only for their business but also for their friend’s sick father, praying and singing, story: Brent consumed a lethal dose of philanthropy and progressive views; the Tylenol and overdosed in October of even sleeping on the floor, because it A SISTER’S REQUEST couple even befriended Morris Dees, 2013 in Donaldson Correctional was simply where he wanted to be. Pinksy was introduced to the fatal one of the founders of the Southern Facility near Bessemer, Alabama. He Brent grew into the kind of man tale of the Springford family by his sisPoverty Law Center in the 1970s — a 16 August 6, 2015

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news risky endeavor considering the times That experiment lasted only a week. On a trip to Colorado, Charlotte and their social position. Brent was back on the road, travelSpringford got the opportunity to see They raised their children (Brent ing to more monasteries, his expedithe way her son interacted with his and his sister Robin) in a restored home tions still funded by his parents. And roommate’s father, and it lifted her from the 1920s located in while they financially supported their hope that perhaps Brent had found his Montgomery’s historic Garden District son’s travels, the elder Springford’s calling caring for others. — an area filled with Late Victorian longed for Brent to settle down, get But that was not to be the case. and Bungalow architecture — the type back into school and find a more tradiAnd, in retrospect, it seems that it was of neighborhood that almost necessitional path for his life. So when their one simple encounter that irrevocably tates a big rocking chair on an even nomadic child said he wanted to attend changed Brent’s course forever — he bigger porch. Naropa University in Boulder, met Carolyn Scoutt. They were, perhaps unsurprisingly, Colorado, Brent Sr. and Charlotte the kind of family that had black tie quickly agreed. SPIRITUAL GUIDE AND gatherings each Christmas. It seemed, at last, like Brent had SOMETHING MORE Brent, a strikingly handsome lad found a place to hang his hat. He In Brent Springford’s quest for spirwith a strong jaw line and ice blue eyes, declared a major in religious studies itual awakening, his encounter with attended a private school in with a focus on Buddhism. He liked his Carolyn Scoutt was no trivial matter. Montgomery. (“A former seg From his interview with Brent’s Courtesy of Mark Pinsky academy,” Pinsky says, noting that former roommate, Pinsky found Brown v. Board of Education did that Scoutt was counseling various not prevent private schools from member’s of the roommate’s famipracticing segregation. “We don’t ly, providing breathing sessions (a get to choose what part of history conscious form of breathing, often we come into.”) Brent was well used to help people feel more liked by his teachers in high present and calm) at the time school, and after graduating he Brent was spending significant attended Vanderbilt University in time with the family. Nashville, Tennessee. Interviews with Scoutt’s He was interested in service friends and family members, coltrips, traveling to Latin American lected by defense team members after the murder, helped piece to build roads and becoming flutogether a portrait of Scoutt: She ent in Spanish along the way. But claimed to be the orphaned child by about age 20, toward the end of one of the last Apache mediof his sophomore year, Brent cine women, raised by her grandbegan to change. He started readmother; she was a practicing shaing more about Eastern religion man who looked the part — her and taking corresponding courses dark hair was often adorned with at school, actions that seemed to feathers. As she did with the either create or foster an existenroommate’s family, Scoutt gave tial crisis in Brent’s psyche. breathing sessions to others “For his parents it was diffiaround Boulder. Her presence cult because they didn’t’ know Journalist and author Mark Pinsky believes questions remain unanswered in the Brent Springford murder case. whether this change in him was a clearly captivated Brent from the normal [result of the] separation moment he met her at his roomof a young man from his parents in the classes and quickly found a roommate mate’s home in Boulder. Pinsky corrobearly 20s — that often happens — with which he built a strong friendship, orated these details with interviews of what was part of his sincere spiritual so much so that she introduced him to his own in Colorado. quest … or, and Brent didn’t know this her parents. “He had this yearning for a personal but his mother did, there was a family Through a recent interview with the spiritual experience,” Pinsky says. “He history of bipolar disorder,” Pinsky former roommate in Boulder, who was reading all of these books and says. “So they couldn’t separate those wishes to remain anonymous, Pinsky many talked about how spirits came to three strands — what was normal, found that Brent was an exceedingly people or had this transformational what was a spiritual quest and what altruistic young man. experience, but it hadn’t happened to was insipient bipolar disorder.” “[His roommate’s] father was dying, him and he wanted it to happen to him. So his parents humored his desire to unfortunately, and it was putting a lot And he thought, well, maybe this perembark on a more spiritual quest, and of stress on the mother and the daughson will take me on that journey or Brent dropped out of Vanderbilt. The ter. And Brent took to the father and bring me to that personal experience.” next year he spent time at more than a began visiting with him, letting the In letters and emails written by dozen monasteries and retreats all mother and the daughter have some Charlotte Springford and recovered by across the country and into Mexico — respite,” Pinksky says. “Brent would defense team investigators, Brent finall on his parent’s dime. They had sing to him, pray with him, sometimes ished his first semester at Naropa — hoped the time would allow their son he would sleep in the floor next to his spring of 1999 — then accepted to decompress and make his way back bed. And for this, the mother and the Scoutt’s invitation to spend the summer to Vanderbilt, but that wasn’t to be the daughter were extremely grateful. Brent at her place in Newcastle, Wyoming — case. During his travels he met people wouldn’t take any money in the beginwhat Pinsky describes as a small spread who had attended Oberlin College in ning for it — they had hired help, but with a mobile home on it. The deal was Ohio and spoke highly of its Buddhist the hired help just didn’t work out and Brent would do chores and Scoutt studies. Brent decided he wanted to go Brent just did it because he wanted to would teach him about Native there and his parents acquiesced. do it.” American culture and traditions. Even Boulder Weekly

then, the 24-year-old Brent had to ask his parent’s permission as they were still footing the bill for all of his exploits. And as always, they said yes. Brent Sr. and Charlotte went to visit their son that summer in Newcastle, and attended a Native American festival in the Black Hills town of Sundance, where Carolyn Scoutt was leading a number of sessions. It was here they witnessed Brent have what appeared to be his first mental breakdown. “He was acting weird — so weird that the elders asked, ‘What’s this guy about?’” Pinsky says. “He was interrupting people and … just kind of drawing attention to himself. His parents were upset because this was the first time they’d seen him acting in a really weird way.” But it wouldn’t be the last time. That December, Brent traveled home to Montgomery for his parent’s annual black-tie holiday gathering — his head freshly shaven, clad in a monklike robe, speaking to his parent’s contemporaries as well as his own peers in a strange manner. His parents were mortified. Brent Sr. and Charlotte began to wonder if Scoutt could be a caretaker of sorts for Brent and convince him to seek psychiatric help. Emails and letters recovered during Brent’s trial show that he had spoken highly of Scoutt, and that Charlotte — who was particularly attuned toward spirituality and metaphysics — was impressed with Scoutt’s Native American presentation. These facts coupled with the Springford’s increasing desperation to help their son may have influenced their decision to ask Scoutt to help care for Brent. “They began writing fairly large checks, ostensibly for support with sort of instructional letters at the same time, to this woman,” Pinsky says. Phone communications with Brent had broken down. He would often fax letters to his parents if he corresponded with them at all. His mother pushed hard for psychiatric evaluation in her communications with Scoutt. “What [Brent’s mother] didn’t know was that [Scoutt and Brent] had secretly married in Deadwood, [South Dakota]” Pinsky says. During their trip to Newcastle, Wyoming, in the summer of 1999, Brent and Scoutt appeared to have a platonic relationship (in fact, Brent had assured his parents this was the case), as they slept in separate rooms — but, according to letters and emails recovered by Brent’s defense team, Charlotte Springford had suspected the two were married for some See MURDERS Page 18

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time. Brent’s mother wouldn’t know for certain that her son had married Scoutt until November 2004, when she finally searched South Dakota records for a marriage license. “Apparently, Charlotte had checked in Colorado for the license and also checked in Newcastle [Wyoming],” Pinsky says. “But someone told her to check in Deadwood — it was the week before the murder, she checked in South Dakota and found the marriage license.” Pinsky’s interviews with Brent’s former Naropa roommate, as well as interviews conducted by defense team investigators confirm that Scoutt’s influence over Brent was strong — so strong that despite his refusal to see his psychiatrist, he finally relented at the threat of her leaving if he didn’t in September 2000. In Rapid City, South Dakota — the closest large city to Newcastle — Brent was diagnosed for the first time with bipolar disorder and placed on a standard menu of medications for the time. He had decided by this point that he wasn’t returning to Naropa, and for a time his mental illness made holding down a job difficult, so, as always, his parents took care of Brent’s needs, sending him an allowance between $800 and $900 a month, according to later testimonies from Brent’s sister, Robin Springford Crouch. Unbeknownst to his parents, Brent had eventually found a roustabout job, first in Newcastle and then in Gillette — but hadn’t told his parents, lest his monthly allowance be taken away. Brent’s sister, Robin, testified that at this time their parents were supporting Brent in a manner far beyond his yearly salary of $30,000 — paying for his home, two cars, credit card bill and supplying his monthly allowance His parents still had no clue Brent was working. His mother was suggesting therapeutic projects for Brent, like artwork, to fill what she thought were empty hours across empty days, and she expressed displeasure with his psychiatric care in Rapid City. Eventually, Charlotte suggested that she and Brent Sr. purchase their son, Scoutt and her children a home along the Front Range in Colorado, where Brent could be closer to what she perceived as better psychiatric care in Boulder. According to a Greeley Tribune article from 2004, Brent and Scoutt moved into a home in Windsor, Colorado in 2001. Brent’s parents bought the ranchstyle property, situated on 7 acres of land, and at the time of their death it was valued at nearly $400,000.

However, defense team interviews show Brent continued to live in Wyoming, working the oilrigs and sleeping in his truck during the biting cold Wyoming winter nights. He was still sending every dime to Scoutt and her children. His parents continued to funnel money into improvements for a home they thought their son was living in. They were sending birthday gifts to Scoutt’s children, and even providing tuition for the older kids to attend community college, all because they believed Scoutt was acting as their son’s caretaker. In the meantime, their son was actually sleeping in a car on winter nights and was no longer on his medications. “He was increasingly screwing up at work,” Pinsky says. “He had a number of car crashes in Wyoming because he was so tired he would fall asleep at the wheel driving between the work site and going back to her spread in Newcastle to take care of the animals. He was working all week on the rigs and at her place and then driving to Windsor on the weekends to visit.” There are different accounts of what happened next, but the end result is that Brent lost his roustabout job in Wyoming. Finally, he joined his wife and the children at the home in Windsor and got a job with the same company in Fort Lupton. He also began seeing a psychiatrist in Boulder, at Scoutt’s request, who got Brent back on the same menu of drugs as before. Sometimes Brent reported feeling better, sometimes not, but his actions remained erratic. Pinsky says according to interviews Scoutt had with police that he has examined, Scoutt told investigators she and Brent never had a sexual relationship — this kind of vulgar behavior was antithetical to the state of higher consciousness that Brent wanted to achieve, and for which he saw Scoutt as his guide to. When police inspected the Windsor home after the murders, they found an 8-foot-by-8-foot monk-like cell that Brent had built for himself in the garage. Each of the three children living in the home had their own bedroom, as did Scoutt. While his parents had finally realized Brent was working and ceased paying his monthly allowance, they were still providing support in nearly every way imaginable, according to Pinsky. Scoutt continued to carry out her sessions in Boulder, but the family’s economic stability was still largely the product of Brent’s parents. Despite the family’s financial wellBoulder Weekly

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news being resting almost solely on her hus- investigators later found that same docband’s shoulders (or, in many regards, tor had previously treated Scoutt and those of his family), defense interone of her daughters. views, examined by Pinsky, with an The medical bills started piling up. unrelated individual living in the Brent’s father, who was, as usual, Windsor house, claimed that Scoutt footing the bill for all of this, started to constantly denigrated Brent. When become suspicious. He couldn’t seem to speaking to his parents about Scoutt’s get an itemized bill of what treatment children, Brent would refer to them as his son was receiving from this new his “kids” in order to drum up emotion doctor, and when a $15,000 medical bill that spawned more gift giving, but the showed up, it pushed him over the children had little respect for him as edge. they watched their mother berate him. Interviews conducted by defense Brent, consequently, had little if any investigators reveal that Brent Sr. told self-image. friends in Montgomery he was conAccording to Pinsky, medical vinced that he and Charlotte were records obtained by Brent’s defense being conned. According to testimony team indicate things were up and from Brent’s sister, Brent Sr. told his down between Brent and his Boulder son that they were going to significantly psychiatrist. Brent scale back their had begun having monetary support. CONTACT INFO: If you have This news, regular episodes, information that might help Mark along with the fact banging his head Pinsky further his investigation into the life of Brent Springford, please that the Windsor on the floor or contact him at osopinsky@aol. property was still against the dashcom. You can read more about in Brent’s parents’ board of a car. the author and his work at his website, markpinsky.com. name, must surely One such episode have terrified at his psychiatrist’s Brent and Scoutt. office forced the In a taped confesdoctor to dismiss sion with police, Brent said his father Brent as a patient. Later that day, had threatened to sell the home in Brent was arrested for shoplifting at a Windsor. Wal-Mart. This combination of To add to Brent’s panic, his parents behavior led to Brent’s first stay in a forbid him to attend his sister’s wedmental facility. During his mandatory ding in October of 2004 because of his 72-hour detention, he was again diagincreasingly erratic behavior. nosed as bipolar. “So those feelings of displacement, It’s now 2004. Brent is 28 years old. the decision to cut them off financially, He has been diagnosed with bipolar disexactly what happened to motivate him order by professional psychiatrists in two … we don’t know,” Pinsky says. separate states on three separate occaWhat we do know, from bus station sions and he has just begun seeing another psychiatrist. But letters Charlotte surveillance footage, is that on Tuesday, wrote to her friends show that Scoutt Nov. 23, Brent Springford boarded a bus decided at this time Brent should also see in Fort Collins, rode to Denver where he a doctor in Fort Collins who specialized boarded a bus to Nashville where he in nutrition and environmental medicine. transferred onto a final bus that took This doctor suggested that Brent was not him to Montgomery on Wednesday, bipolar but had heavy metals in his brain, Nov. 24 — Thanksgiving eve. The last mercury and lead, which were causing his surveillance camera caught Brent runepisodes. ning from the Montgomery station, prePsychiatrists commonly report that sumably toward his parent’s home. people with mental illness stop taking When Brent arrived at his childtheir medication unilaterally, sometimes hood home, his parents were nowhere because of side effects, sometimes to be found — they’d taken their Jaguar because the medication dulls sensations and driven to Birmingham to have they’ve grown to enjoy, and this was lunch with Charlotte’s family. Brent no apparently the case with Brent. Faced longer had a key to the house, but he with a new option that didn’t require would later tell investigators that he mood-altering psychotropic drugs, remembered one upstairs window that Brent jumped at the new doctor’s sugwas not connected to the security sysgestion and began treatments. tem, so he crawled through it. And The heavy metal treatments waited. involved numerous supplements, which When Brent Sr. and Charlotte Pinsky claims the doctor was selling returned at 6 p.m., their son was waitdirectly to Brent, as well as a series of ing for them, an ax handle close by. He procedures where Brent was hooked up was doing exactly what he claimed an to a machine that was said to pull the evil spirit had told him to do. heavy metals out of his brain. Defense (to be continued …) Boulder Weekly

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Local nonprofit Second Mile Water’s second annual Colorado 54 event seeks to end water poverty by Natalia Bayona

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n 2003, while hiking miles through the Himalayas of Southern China, Travis Ramos realized he needed to make a change. He traveled door-to-door through a community of potato farmers known as the Nuosu people, who carve out their homes high on the mountainsides of Yunnan. The farmers’ oldworld lifestyle, supported by nothing more than daily rations of potatoes, redefined poverty for the aspiring engineer. “Working with these people just opened my eyes up to poverty and what poverty looked like. I grew up in a relatively poor situation in Oklahoma ... in a trailer house with the flooring falling through. We didn’t have adequate sanitation, and we had a well in the back of the house where we got water from,” he says. “I grew up thinking I was poor.” In 2012, his experience in China inspired him to start a nonprofit, Second Mile Water, to improve the lives of indigent communities through the creation of clean water systems. The idea came in 2009 after he visited the Jalapa Valley in rural Nicaragua, a region crippled by contaminated water. Ramos found that thousands of rural communities in the area live without running water and, instead, source from polluted rivers and dilapidated wells often miles away. His trip in 2009 was heartbreaking, he says. “Their scenario is so much different than ours in that ‘making it’ for them doesn’t mean finding a good job, it actually just means [maintaining]

your bare necessities, havpart of it again. I ing a place to get clean think Travis got a water to give to children, to lot of momentum feed your family.” going last year that Ramos, a Louisville resreally helped him ident, raises money through carry it through to Second Mile Water to supthis year’s event,” port the construction of she explains. protected wells, sanitation She’s working tanks and filtration systems with Taylor again in the Jalapa Valley and this year to raise other rural areas in $5,000 for their Nicaragua. This year, the climb up Longs organization set a goal of Peak. Although a sending climbers to the top registration cost of of every 14er in Colorado $50 is required to on Aug. 8 at their second participate in the annual event, Colorado 54, Travis Ramos, founder of the local nonprofit Second Mile Water, travels event, each climbthrough the Himalayas of Southern China visiting the ancient Nuosu people in in an effort to bring clean ing team is asked 2003. water to Nicaragua. to raise $250 — The money raised through the enough to give one family access to everyone gather together on the peak, Colorado 54 helps the Nicaraguanclean water, according to Second Mile she says, where she was given $50 by a based nonprofit El Porvenir repair and Water. couple of strangers after explaining build water systems primarily in rural “There is a huge, huge need [in Second Mile Water’s cause. areas on the outskirts of cities like Nicaragua] for water, sanitation [and] “[Colorado 54] is bringing people Estelí near Lake Managua and Lake hygiene among the poorest of the poor,” together to do something that’s very Nicaragua. The water projects complet- Colorado, like hiking 14ers,” she says. “I Ramos says. ed over the past two years, with support like that [Ramos is] tapping into After the Nicaraguan Revolution of from the $75,000 raised through Colorado’s heart and then doing it for a the ’70s, the country’s government Colorado 54 in 2014, have provided attempted to decentralize their water cause.” over 500 Nicaraguans with clean water. sector to no avail. While municipalities Hailicka not only spread the word “I’m extremely proud of what we are now required by law to establish by sporting a Colorado 54 T-shirt at accomplished last year, what the adven- every training session, but she also ran a clean water and sanitation throughout the country, many rural communities turous at heart here in Colorado were public relations campaign for Ramos able to do,” he says. that landed him in TV, radio and print. are left to seek support with little or no funding. Potable water and sanitation Ayn-Marie Hailicka, a newcomer to An overwhelming number of people committees oversee most rural towns. Colorado, raised nearly $2,000 last year were unaware of the perils of According to a 2015 report by the with her boyfriend Zach Taylor for Nicaragua, she says, which inspired her their climb up Mount Evans. The most to come back to Colorado 54 this year. memorable part of her climb was seeing “It was a no brainer for us to be a See COLORADO 54 Page 22

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United Nation’s Joint Monitoring at the local level. Programme for Water Supply and His days spent with the Nuosu people Sanitation, 69 percent of rural commuled to the creation of this business model nities in Nicaragua have access to clean and prevents him from acting as a “gringo water while only 56 percent are providsavior,” he says. “That kind of action ed with improved sanitation. Watertends to destroy cultures and destroy borne diseases like cholera, typhoid those old and beautiful ways of life.” fever and hepatitis A are common in Second Mile Water claims they will regions like Jalapa remain in communiCourtesy of Travis Ramos Valley as a result of cation with a country such long-term instain need for 15 years bility. or until local stability Ramos started emerges. working in the Jalapa While only Valley in 2009 in colaround 100 people laboration with have registered for the Boulder’s Friendship Colorado 54 this year, City Projects (FCP), a Ramos expects the community-based number of particiorganization that has pants will double as completed several the event nears. water systems in the “We hope to grow valley, to provide [Colorado 54] into Natives of Cuajiniquil in the muclean water to a small nicipality of Terrabona, Nicaragua one of Colorado’s town called Pasmata. source water from a spring fed well biggest mountain rehabilitated with help from Second With some financial events during the Mile Water in 2014. The well serves 120 people. support from FCP year,” he says. and the Boulder The reward of Valley Rotary Club, seeing some families Ramos later formed Second Mile receive clean water for the first time in Water and hired contractors to begin their lives fuels Ramos’ passion for the construction of a spring-fed well in the event and furthering Second Mile nearby town El Bosque. Funds raised Water’s reach as an organization. “There are some pictures that I will on Aug. 8 will go toward completing treasure for the rest of my life of the peothe El Bosque well. ple after they’ve gotten access to clean “I realized very early on that starting a nonprofit is ridiculously difficult,” water,” he says. “The look on their faces and the change that that has in their lives he says. Second Mile Water’s eventual goal is to hire “circuit riders,” local con- is hard to encapsulate in a sentence.” Those interested in supporting tractors who travel to each community Colorado 54 can raise funds indepenand maintain the upkeep of water sysdently and are not limited to participattems. The nonprofit’s dollars are ing in the climb. To register for the matched by the benefiting cities and event, visit www.co54.secondmilewater. governments in Nicaragua to help org. establish ownership and accountability 22 August 6, 2015

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Colorado climbers reflect on how technology affects the ethics of the sport by Emma Murray

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alling didn’t used to drone with cord attached to be a part of climbing the top of the pillar and fixed rules. You couldn’t a top rope that they could fall. If you did, your then safely ascend. In the end, life was in peril. it worked flawlessly. “Now I look at climbing as Upon summiting, if you’re not falling you’re not Goldstein and his crew named trying hard enough,” says the ascent “Drone Home” and Tommy Caldwell, famed rock invented the new “D” rating climber from Estes Park and system to use for climbs utilizpart of the Dawn Wall duo ing drones. They rated Drone that completed the alleged Home a D3. hardest rock climb in history Although Goldstein denies earlier this year. “I suppose Drone Home’s affiliation with that’s because of the changes technical rock climbing, this in technology.” event garnered debate on what In the last 40 years, climbcounts as a true “ascent.” And This June, with the help of a drone that fixed a top rop, David Goldstein summited Peak 9,854 — a peak ing has undergone a technowhile peakbagging has seen a once deemed too dangerous to climb. logical revolution. The develdrone-aided ascent, climbing opment of new gear, methodmight not be to far off the ology and environmental concerns surrounding climbsame kind of help. untouched. The pillar stands 60-feet above a loose, ing is a galvanizing debate that has few, if any, satisfySince the ’70s, climbing methodology has been steep hillside with a band of crumbly, dirty rock ing solutions. Yet, in the dawn of a massive climbing growing and evolving. Within the past two decades, around the base. Garratt illustrated 9,854 as an boom, with routes established all over the world, gyms unclimbable and dangerous peak that wasn’t worth the gear development has led climbing through a complete sprouting up in all major cities around the country, redesign. Climbers can push harder and higher because risk. hundreds of millions of dollars being poured into the the gear is more reliable. They can move faster because The innominate nature of the peak attracted climbing gear market and technological innovations, the gear is lighter, and farther because the gear is more Goldstein. Despite the fact it was technically the secit’s important to reconsider the ethics of climbing. effective. With the help of this new technology, what ond lowest peak in the region and “most people This past June, Boulder native David Goldstein once were only dream routes are becoming realities. wouldn’t even notice it,” Goldstein did. flew a drone to the top of Peak 9,854, a mushroom“[Technology] is changing the outdoor experience. On Goldstein’s first attempt last year, it appeared like pillar in southwest Hinsdale County, Colorado There are so many examples of new technologies comthat Garratt was right. It would be impossible to The pillar was considered Colorado’s highest and ing along and the old school thinkers decid[ing] that physically climb the pillar’s base. Between the loose hardest unclimbed peak, until Goldstein and his crew, they’re cheating and that they’re going to degrade from rock and the overhung sides, there was no room to the experience in some way. And then we just adjust. I a father-son duo from Washington, summited it with place any gear for protection. It was simply too danthe help of a drone built by 17-year-old Kastan Day. gerous. Instead, Goldstein climbed a nearby pillar and don’t think climbing is less noble or less impactful or less cool because of technology. It’s just different,” Peak 9,854 was the only summit that legendary tried to shoot a bow and arrow, with a rope attached, Colorado peakbagger Mike Garratt, who’d climbed over the top. When that failed, he looked for a more see CLIMBING ETHICS Page 26 every other of the 189 peaks in the area, left innovative solution. The next year, Goldstein flew a

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Caldwell says. Yet, even as we adjust to new technologies, a tipping point lurks. Somewhere along the fine line, technology can switch from enhancing human experiences, to detracting from the pure outdoors. Jim Erickson, a legendary Boulderbased climber, has been an active member in the climbing community for more than four decades. Alongside establishing numerous important first ascents around the Colorado mountains, Erickson is credited with the invention of the modern quickdraw, a device used to clip rope into gear placed in the rock. Erickson is now 66 and still climbing. Erickson says the biggest technological change in climbing over the last 50 years has actually been the footwear. Back in the late ’70s he worked as a guide and climbing in EBs — heavy, sturdy rubber sneakers created in Europe as a compromise between tennis shoes and alpinist boots, which were considered “the gold standard of climbing shoes,” he says. One day, while teaching a group how to climb slab, a type of low angle rock, a student laced up her “new sticky rubber shoes” and walked right up the rock without skipping a beat. “I couldn’t believe it,” Erickson says with a chuckle. Now, what Erickson finds most interesting about the evolution of climbing is the process of adhering to the rock. For him, a first ascent would only count if the climber were completely naked, climbing something they had never tried before, without any gear or protection. “Anything beyond that will affect the actual ability of the climber,” he says, noting the difference even a good pair of pants can make during an offwidth climb, when the climber is likely using her whole body as friction against the rock. While there are few that parallel Erickson’s extreme view, many appreciate the climbing ethics of his “clean climbing” movement. By steering climbers away from extra aid gear and placing permanent fixtures in the rock, the clean climbing movement helps climbers focus on the simple aspects of climbing. But history shows that climbing without technology is not always possible. Routes can often be in dangerous, crumbly conditions, like Peak 9,854, or simply have no room for traditional protection. Technological innovations in gear and bolts were invented to help in situations like this. A face might not be safe to climb if repelling down to drill bolts wasn’t possible. 26 August 6, 2015

Kevin Jorgenson and Tommy Caldwell made extensive use of social media while they climbed El Capitan’s Dawn Wall. They even conducted interviews with majornews outlets.

Although world-renown climbers like Alex Honnold are soloing thousands of feet of rock without any kind of protection, perhaps maintaing the integrity of “pure climbing,” this is simply not feasible for many people. Technology has opened the world of climbing to the everyday person. Sport climbing using bolts has assimilated into the norm of climbing with minimal guidelines. Aid climbing (using extra gear to help the ascent) has become a differentiated branch of climbing with its own rating system and technique. And gear has evolved in such a way that free climbing (using only your hands and feet to climb, but with protection, different from free soloing, which is without protection) has become accessible to a largely diversified population. “We can get closer and closer to the feeling of free soloing without having to actually free solo or risk our lives. And that’s incredibly cool and makes climbing more fun,” Caldwell says. In the ’60s, level 5.10 climbing was about as hard as it got. Caldwell, who just free climbed a 5.14d wall and who has climbed as hard as 5.15, says that the innovative development of shoes, bolts and safety equipment now leaves 5.10 for beginners. This growth may follow the same natural evolution of any sport. Consider the mile run. With the advent of new shoes and track material, the run got considerably faster, and it has since plateaued. But will climbing ever plateau? This is doubtful. Climbing boasts an endless trajectory, virtually unrivaled in other sports. There is always something harder, something bigger, something different. The best climber will always be challenged by different kinds of rock, different styles of climbing, weather and

new formations. Technology may diminish the cathartic powers of climbing. The experience of working out a route without the help of a drone — or other technology — cannot be rivaled. Already having the gear in place for a first ascent climb is not the same as working it out on your own. This may just boil down to different methodologies. Maintaining the integrity of the climb by not using aid gear and only pushing for clean ascents is important to some people, while others are satisfied by working on a route, sometimes for years and years. While it’s impossible to say one methodology is better than the other, it’s important to ask the question of where the line is drawn between using too much technology and being unsafe. As climbing runs its never-ending evolutionary path, climbing ethics become particularly important. How we set the guidelines today will affect how we climb tomorrow.

SOCIAL MEDIA Beyond gear and protection, another kind of technology — social media — doesn’t sit well with Jim Erickson. Back in the ’70s, Erickson made a climbing video on Half Dome in Yosemite. “I felt very uncomfortable,” he says, remembering the people watching him and having to perform under public pressure. “I couldn’t focus like I normally would at the time.” Caldwell echoes these exact sentiments. “It was hard to fully be in the moment of the [Dawn Wall] climb,” he says. The Dawn Wall project featured an unprecedented swath of social media

presence and documentary productions. Kevin Jorgenson, Caldwell’s partner on the climb, began using Twitter on the first day to update the public on the climb. On the seventh day, Jorgenson hosted a four-hour live question and answer session on Twitter. Days later, still on the wall working on the project, Jorgenson and Caldwell did interviews with major news sources including NPR and The New York Times. “My first reaction was: this should not be part of climbing,” Caldwell says. “My curmudgeonly old-school view of [climbing] is this personal relationship with the mountains, and if we’re posting things we’re not really climbing for ourselves anymore, we’re climbing for the impression, for what other people think or how other people are going to view our experience.” Yet Caldwell is still able to weigh the benefits of social media. “The cool thing is that we’re able to give people a glimpse of what we are doing real time. They’re able to be in that moment alongside us, and that tends to be more engaging to inspire people in a more impactful way.” Erickson, however, is still wary. “Climbers today are very used to instant gratification. They do a route and it’s posted in a guidebook or online in an article right away. Only 50 years ago, nobody knew about these things until up to 10 years later. People climbed for their own reasons, not fame.” And according to Caldwell, this is a downside that shouldn’t be taken lightly. “You feel like when you have technology there, or you’re climbing and posting to Facebook right off the bat, it removes you one step from the process.” In 2014, Caldwell teamed up with Honnold in a very different climbing experience. Together they completed a 5-kilometer traverse along the Patagonian Fitz Roy massif in southern Argentina, one of the most iconic ridgelines in the climbing world. Between the two of them they carried minimalist gear. There were no cameras following them around. They had no cell service. Nothing. One of the biggest differences that Caldwell notes between the Fitz Traverse and the Dawn Wall Project was how he shared the experience with his partner. “[The Fitz Traverse was] a bonding experience with Alex [Honnold],” he says. “It felt like a realdeal mountain experience. We came out of [it] incredibly close and feeling like brothers in a way that never happened with Kevin, even though I was out there for seven years [cumulative] with Kevin, and it was only four days with Alex. Boulder Weekly

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Honnold, a long-time environmental activist, has his own doubts about mixing technology with climbing. In an article he wrote for Alpinist about a climb in El Portrero, Mexico, he was concerned with the environmental impact that resulted from bringing video and support crew along with him on big climbs. “I couldn’t help wondering whether making such a big production out of climbing went against all the environmental principals I wanted to stand for. Can RC helicopter shots and minimalism really go together? What did it Boulder Weekly

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mean to fly a whole crew down to Mexico for me to enjoy one three-hour climb?” he writes. Chris Kalous also wonders about the toll that climbing’s popularity will take on the physical shape of the rock and surrounding environment. The climbing boom prompted The New Yorker to coin rock climbing as “the new squash or tennis” of young professionals earlier this year. While this is certainly great for climbing business, more climbers means more feet along trails, more wear on walls and more congestion at climbing locations. “I want the podcast to be more popular. Businesses want to sell more gear. But everyone involved has realized that we’ve made a deal with the devil,” Kalous says. “These gear companies are selling an image of the wilderness experience. They aren’t going to do an ad with 50 people top roping on a wall. It’s going to be one guy or girl on the wall hundreds of feet up. By promoting the experience, they are paradoxically destroying it.” Kalous thinks the first impact we’ll feel from climbing’s boom is user degradation. “You’ll go [to a climbing area] and your experience won’t be as fun because there are so many people,” he says. The growth of indoor gyms, which are predicted for a 15 percent increase in facilities this year, is easy to track. But outdoors, it’s not as easy. The Diamond is a rock face in Rocky Mountain National Park that towers almost 1,000 feet tall, used to be a big deal, says Kalous, because of its height and climbing intensity. Now he finds the Diamond flooded with people on a Saturday, which is dangerous. Satisfying answers to all these problems may be impossible and should by no means stunt the climbing community. Yet as climbing moves forward, it’s imperative to consider where we’re going.

“I think that has something to do with the fact that with Kevin we let these technologies be part of our experience. And it did. It removed us from the experience itself.” In everyday climbing and life, Caldwell says his process of dealing with technology begins by constantly reanalyzing the way he goes about things. “Whether we like it or not, technology is a part of our everyday lives.” The trick is balance. “It’s possible that experiences [can still be] pure, or more free of the clutter that technology inevitably brings about. But on the other hand, we didn’t have much stuff [on the Fitz Traverse] because of the technology that had gone into what we had. All our equipment worked very well, it was well thought out, so we were able to bring less of it.” Chris Kalous, founder of The Enormocast, a Carbondale, Coloradobased climbing podcast, doubts that social media will end up having a large impact on the world of climbing. “I don’t necessarily see it as that relevant in terms of changing the way we climb. Now, gear literally changes the way we climb, but social media doesn’t really change anything,” he says.

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h, I’ll ignore that,” says Paul Bassis, casting off a cellphone call halfway through a lengthy conversation about the Arise Festival with Boulder Weekly last week. One of those if-it’s-important-they’ll-call-back moments; whoever it was, we presume they did. Bassis was eerily relaxed a mere handful of days before his Arise Festival stages its third annual event at the Sunrise Ranch this weekend, just west of Loveland. Bassis is no stranger to this game, having worked for most of three decades in the festival business, notably co-founding the esteemed Reggae on the River festival in California, now in its 31st year. But Bassis says there’s something a little different about Arise, what he enthusiastically refers to as a hybrid event; part music festival, part co-creative festival, thematically interwoven around conscious action, ecological activism and social justice. The musical component, fulfilled this year by more than 100 bands ranging from electronica (which has its own stage, Area 51) to newgrass, folk to beatbox and Gaia-rock to funk, defiantly challenges the same-fabric-differentuniform model for music festival programming, which for many years was crafted by music labels and radio programming, both unabashedly focused on the bottom line. In some ways, the music programming for Arise is less about capturing sympathetically aligned musical tastes and more about showcasing bands and artists who reflect and gently humanize the event’s core principles. And if that sounds a little like free-ranging idealism, it worked. Boulder Weekly

Last year’s festival doubled its attendance over its first year. “It’s a funny thing,” Bassis says, “before this festival ever happened, it was just words that we made up. Whether we put them on a poster or in a print ad or a radio spot or a Facebook post. And then once it happened, it was a happening. People authentically expressed how they felt about being through the experience. You can’t buy word of mouth; you can’t put words in peoples’ mouths.” And maybe it was just that — word of mouth — that landed Arise recently in a Buzzfeed listicle titled “7 Next-Gen Festivals You Need To Know,” calling it out for its Colorado-Eden setting and diverse array of artists, workshops and eco-consciousness — not a bad bit of exposure for an event that had only just turned 2 years old. Does that kind of exposure drop a little extra pressure on Bassis’ shoulders, apart from the usual festival planning onslaught of permit snafus, personnel management and where to locate the porta-potties?

“Not at all,” Bassis says with a grin. “I love this action. “I think the thing that’s catching everyone’s attention is the little things we do beyond music. We’re planting a tree for every ticket sold (early ticket purchasers got three trees for each ticket last spring). I think to do a piece like that, talking about the next-generation festivals… that they recognize that what we’re doing is somewhat forward-thinking. “Right from the start, having an eco-consciousness in practice is something that’s been very important to us. It is an authentic expression of who we are and who we believe are interested in this kind of gathering. “And the thing is, there isn’t another of these hybrid music/co-creative festivals for a thousand miles.” In addition to the music (marquee toppers include The Polish Ambassador, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Ozomatli, The Magic Beans, Gipsy Moon and Peter Yarrow), Arise hosts a dizzying array of dance and visual artists, holistic and spirituality workshops, as well as a kid’s village and yoga instruction. Arise isn’t necessarily unique — the multi-city Wanderlust festival series touches on many of the same themes, as does the eco-centered Envision Festival in Costa Rica. And of course, nothing staged these days that can plausibly call itself “next generation” can ignore the ragged shadow of Burning Man, slowly dragging its totem shadow across the sands of postindustrial society, real or imagined. see ARISE Page 30

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According to Arise Festival creator Paul Bassis, nothing brings people together in a tribal way quite like the modern music festival. ARISE from Page 30

One of the major Denver media outlets referenced Arise as a progeny of Burning Man on the eve of its second staging last year, but Bassis is a little bit cautious about drawing too fine a comparison. “It’s interesting that you pose that question,” Bassis says. “I do refer to Arise as a hybrid between a traditional music festival and a co-creative festival. Burning Man is the ultimate co-creative festival. … I have half a sense that there’s something coded in our DNA that calls us to come together, to gather in some sort of tribal way. I see the music as kind of being the fire; we gather around the fire, to tell stories. “The modern music festival is quite unlike anything else we have in our society that brings us together in some tribal way,” he says. For a healthy strata of Boulderites at least, the festival may seem like a no-brainer — why hasn’t someone done something like this sooner? But on a practical matter, we wonder if Bassis, somewhere in his obviously deeply considered conceptualization of this event, came to a realization that maybe, in a functional manner, he was making an overt statement of advocacy, or even a political statement by how he programs this event? Maybe somewhere in the back of his mind? “I would say that you were slightly wrong to question whether it was in the back of our minds,” he says. “No, just the opposite. It’s something that’s ON THE BILL: Arise in the forefront of our minds. I would say that Festival. All day, Aug. 7-9, Sunrise Ranch, 100 Sunrise movement building is not something that you Ranch Road, Loveland, accidently stumble upon, but something that 720-608-8830. Tickets at you very consciously and very thoughtfully and arisefestival.com. mindfully are a part of creating. I wouldn’t be so arrogant to suggest that we’re building an ‘Arise movement;’ I think the ‘Arise movement’ is part of a growing, existing global movement that is clearly already in existence. And we’re not only cognizant of it, but that we’re consciously and actively a part of it.” A popular term these days, one of those fulsome but ultimately meaningless terms, is “transformational.” Bassis all but cringes. “I think it’s pretentious to refer to yourself as [staging] a ‘transformational’ festival. If people have an experience that they’ll come away somehow ‘transformed,’ then that will speak to itself. … We have thought about this, and we have considered that it is not enough to enlighten people or to entertain people or inspire people or to even inform people. That, if we were able to do those things, our ultimate objective is to empower people. And in some ways, that’s out of our hands.” Maybe all or some of the trappings of a progressive, New Age eco-warrior should be beyond political score-keeping — a scorned and desiccated planet strafed by vengeful weather won’t spare the ecologist any sooner than it will doom David Koch — but could Bassis do Arise in, say… Dallas? “I don’t think that the Arise music festival could happen anywhere but this magic, secret valley that we have the great fortune to have as a home. I mean, think it. The Arise festival, at the Sunrise Ranch, in Loveland? I mean, I couldn’t make that up,” he says with a laugh. “But this particular festival is very grounded in place. Place matters. ... I really would not try to pull this off in Dallas. It would be a mistake to try to pull this off somewhere other than a really beautiful place. You could do something else in 30 August 6, 2015

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buzz Dallas, but it wouldn’t be this.” How about Missouri? We asked Jordan Linit, one half of the funk duo project Analog Son, whether Arise could work in his hometown of Columbia, Missouri. Linit laughs. “I’ll tell you what, if there was any place in Missouri where it was going to work, it would be Columbia. But that’s just because in Columbia… it is a very liberal city in a very conservative state. But even with that, would this festival work there? I don’t think people would get it quite the same way. If you tried it in Fulton, about an hour away, you’d be getting a lot of funny looks.” For their part, Linit and his musical collaborator Josh Fairman will be taking their greasy-but-airtight, horn-laced funk project up on the Sunday stage, a kind of second birth for the pair after years of local and touring success with the Denver funktronica franchise Kinetix. The two started playing together as kids back in Columbia and expanded their horizons at the Lamont School of Music at DU. They will be joined onstage by one of their instructors, longtime Denver jazz pianist legend Eric Gunnison. The band is hitting local stages now behind their second release, Stomp and Shout. Fiendishly high calorie horn charts set against razor-sharp funk figures and a freshly waxed chrome production veneer. The project started in 2013 as a throw-together scrum with the Shady Horns and old friend Joe Tatton from The New Mastersounds, but it found traction quickly with clubbers and local press. “This kind of started as an accidental studio project, but it went so easy and it was something that Josh and I had wanted to do for a long time,” Linit says. “Once it started coming together, we knew this was going to be a fulltime thing that would be happening for many years to come.” Linit is accustomed to taking a long view on his projects. Kinetix, which is in a low-profile semi retirement these days, lasted for six or seven quality years, but his partnership with Fairman goes back much longer. “We grew up together in Columbia and used to get dropped off at college bars to play shows when we were 14. So we’ve been at this together, basically touring the country, for 18 years. “And Kinetix still plays — we’ve kind of stripped it down to a couple of weeks a season.” Analog Son just did a Fox Theatre opener for Maceo last week, will take the stage Sunday at Arise and has a State Bridge gig later in August, so the wheels are turning. But in some sense, Boulder Weekly

Linit admits that it’s a little bit like starting over. “I think all you can do is take what you’ve learned in the past, and try to improve upon it. As far as a touring model [for Analog Son], we’re just going to tour when it makes sense to. … But no, not at all discouraged by spreading the word on the new band. There’s definitely a little bit of reclaiming of territories, but there’s no doubt in my mind it’ll happen and continue to grow.”

Linit is no stranger to festivals, and he agrees that the outdoor vibe coaxes a different approach from him and his partner than rocking a Cervantes or Fox gig. “Absolutely, and this is something I really learned a lot about playing with Kinetix. We played big festivals all over the country — Wakarusa, Summer Camp. People are there to dance and have a good time, and it’s a little more of a high energy sort of affair. So we definitely try to cater the set.”

And that can get a little chaotic — Linit says he’ll be putting together the All Star Jam for the festival-closing Sunday night; given the ridiculously diverse roster, anyone’s guess how the folkies and beatboxers and DJ’s and the funksters are all going to sound together. By that time, no will be too worried about it. Least of all Bassis. “Our philosophy is that most people have diverse tastes, but everybody likes good music.”

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As the summer draws to its end, CMF offers one last weekend of music by Peter Alexander

ON THE BILL: Trading Places: From Paris to New York. Festival Orchestra 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Aug. 6 and 7, Chautauqua Auditorium. Beethoven & Barber Chamber Music concert 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, First Congregational Church, Boulder. A Royal Finish: Choral Masterworks. Chamber Orchestra 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, Chautauqua Auditorium. Tickets: (303) 440-7666 and www.comusic.org/2015-summer-festival/

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he days are growing ever so slightly shorter. Summer is turning toward fall, and the 2015 Colorado Music Festival (CMF) is at its final

weekend. The closing events offer a microcosm of what has been a fascinating season, revealing the personality of new music director Jean-Marie Zeitouni. As over the whole season, there will be both American and French music, there will be familiar and refreshingly unfamiliar pieces and there will be a celebration of the human voice. There will not be a big, splashy orchestra piece to end with, however. For a variety of reasons, the season ends Sunday with the chamber orchestra (7:30 p.m. Aug. 9 in the Chautauqua Auditorium). Titled “A Royal Finish: Choral Masterworks,” the concert will feature works by Mozart and Handel, performed with the new Colorado Music Festival Chorus and soprano Karina Gauvin. Before that finale, Zeitouni will lead the final Festival Orchestra concerts Thursday and Friday (7:30 p.m. Aug. 6 and 7 in Chautauqua Auditorium), and Saturday will see the final chamber music concert (7:30 p.m. Aug. 8 in the First Congregational Church, Boulder). The Festival Orchestra program, “Trading Places: From Paris to New York,” is in a way an expression of Zeitouni’s status as a French Canadian. “In the states I have a French accent, and people relate with me differently because of this,” he says, explaining his position between the two cultures. “In France, I am a North American.” The program he chose to explore,

Marc-André Hamelin brings his piano skills to the final weekend of the Colorado Music Festival.

what he calls the “love story” between France and the U.S., includes one of the best-known pieces born of that romance, George Gershwin’s American in Paris. Far less known, but requiting America’s love, is French composer’s Darius Milhaud’s reply, A Frenchman in New York, which depicts the jazzy energy of New York City. Other works on the program are the Jazz Symphony of George Antheil, an American who lived and worked in Paris in the 1920s; Ravel’s 1929 Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, which showcases Ravel’s fascination with American jazz; and Leonard Bernstein’s Overture to Candide, an incomparably American work based on a quintessentially French novel. The soloist for the concerto will be Marc-André Hamelin, a superstar pianist and like Zeitouni a French Canadian. A highly versatile artist, Hamelin has recorded music from

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vent occupation of the stage by the full Festival Orchestra and a large chorus. “I wanted to finish with a choral piece,” Zeitouni says, and so he bypassed the door that had been closed and turned to music from the Baroque and Classical periods. “The first half is all Mozart,” he says. “Mozart to me is the greatest of them all. We do three different vocal and choral works from different periods of his life. Ave Verum Corpus is close to the last piece he wrote, Regina Coeli is from the (early) Salzburg period, and the beautiful motet Exsultate, jubilate is right in the middle.” Exsultate, jubilate is a brilliant showpiece for soprano, written for the castrato Venanzio Rauzzini, who appeared in one of Mozart’s operas. Exploiting his extensive abilities, the solo part is filled with virtuoso coloratura. The soloist, Gauvin, is known for her performances of both Baroque and contemporary repertoire. The second half of the program will be all Handel, including the exuberant Royal Fireworks Music, which Zeitouni calls a “party piece for orchestra,” and the jubilant but yet again less familiar Ode to St. Cecilia, the patron saint of music. “This program to me is an homage to the voice and an homage to music,” Zeitouni says. “This is why it finishes with the Ode, which is an homage to music. That’s a way for me to have the very last notes of the festival be a celebration of music.” And as the last celebratory echoes recede and fall stands on the doorstep, we will look forward. 2016 awaits. May the celebration continue.

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The tribal music of our time

South American duo Lulacruza explore the intersection of folk music and electronica by Caitlin Rockett

nthropologists debate the exact reason why humans created music — Darwin believed music was produced as sexual enticement; others say it was a way to strengthen the bonds of a community. But the origin of music feels inconsequential when we find ourselves in its inimitable embrace — when we turn on the radio and a song sends us into a momentary temporal flux; when we feel inexplicably linked to the stranger next to us at a concert; when a rhythm moves us seemingly against our will. Within these feelings, one thing is certain: music is more than entertainment. It is from this fundamental belief that South American duo Lulacruza creates its music. On its face, their work blends Spanish-language vocals, natural sounds and traditional South American instruments with contemporary electronic manipulation — but such a technical description belies the depth of the music. At the heart of Lulacruza’s music is a transcendental message about the nature of humanity — their sound evokes shamanic chants, imploring us to give into the rhythm of not just music, but the rhythm of nature, so that we might remember what we have forgotten. “The way I see it, we all have a crystal inside of us — like a crystal of memory. And certain things touch that crystal and reawaken the memories… the memories that we are water; that we depend on each other for survival, that we also come from the stars,” says Colombian-born Alejandra Ortiz, singer and multi-instrumentalist for Lulacruza. “Nature is sacred and we are also sacred as nature. I feel that certain

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Lulacruza — Luis Maurette (left) and Alejandra Ortiz (right) — will bring their Latin American brand of folk-electronic fusion to Boulder’s Shine on Aug. 6 and to Loveland at the Arise Festival on Aug. 7.

people, certain places and certain music work to awaken the crystal that is inside of everything and everyone.” Helping Ortiz awaken sleeping souls is Argentine musician Luis Maurette, who acts as the group’s producer and, like Ortiz, is a multi-instrumentalist. The two met in 2005 while both were studying at Berklee College of Music in Boston. Maurette was in his last semester of school, working on a program that organized sound based on the flight patterns of birds. One day in a computer lab on campus, Ortiz saw Maurette working and, fascinated, she approached him. “I was so happy because I was coming from the other side, working with drums and tuning forks and planetary tunings, and he was coming from the work of techno and electronic music, but it was the same principle of orga-

nizing sounds according to nature and not according to the laws of man,” Ortiz says. They were both interested in ritual music and sounds of indigenous peoples, but perhaps most importantly they were interested in what Ortiz calls “the tribal music of our time” — electronica. “We started exchanging a lot of music and talking a lot before we played [together]. And then all these songs started coming through me, and I had this clear message that I had to make music with him.” Message received: Ortiz eventually moved to California where Maurette was pursuing a master’s degree. “And that was 10 years ago,” she says. “And we’ve been making music since then.” Over the past decade, Ortiz and Maurette have produced five full-length

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albums of original work, each one exploring the intersections of nature, technology and indigenous folklore. This past March, the band stepped their avant-garde game up with a ninesong visual album, Esperando el Tsunami (Waiting for the Tsunami). Directed by globetrotting French filmmaker Vincent Moon (perhaps best known for his innovative music videos for Arcade Fire, REM and Mogwai), the album follows Lulacruza across remote regions of Colombia as they search for the roots of local music (think: a Spanishlanguage version of Bela Fleck’s Throw Down Your Heart). In May the duo released what Ortiz calls their most intimate album to date, Orcas, a collection of songs about the vulnerability of falling in love: with yourself, with someone else, with traditions, with the land you call home. Ortiz says that this album, as with all of their work, is meant to be experienced, not just heard. “It’s something that can be felt with the body. We work to do that — to have the bass hit your heart and create rumbles that move stuff in your uterus and things that flow down into the earth and bird calls that make a higher vortex in the body resonate,” Ortiz says. “I feel people receive it with their whole bodies, so when there’s a big sound system it can really be felt and transformational experiences happen because it’s received with the body … Many times people don’t understand the lyrics and there are a few good stories of people who make it halfway through the concert and realize they don’t speak Spanish … but they were tuning into the vibration.”

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Conscious and unconscious: interpretations of reality at the Arvada Center’s Summer Exhibition by Sam Routhier

ower of Babel,” an oil painting by Denverbased artist CT Nelson, looks like a nightmare brought to life. A tower of dizzying height reaches into a dark sky and appears to whirl at a frenzied pace from a machine, an image Nelson says was inspired by a World War I era jet engine. From the painting’s perspective, which looks up from the tower’s base, broken pieces of metal explode out around the building, and a single file line of menacing and faceless people march out of an entryway. When asked, Nelson declines to explain the meaning behind his work. He would prefer you make your own assessment of the painting — a dystopian depiction of biblical grotesquery that evokes the works of M.C. Escher and Pieter Bruegel the Elder in name, and George Orwell in style. What he is willing to impart about the work is that in place of a succinct explanation, he hopes audiences will instead experience their own individual emotional response. “What I found, with art, was most important was not explaining what I feel, but what you feel and what you get out of it,” he says. “It sounds like a cop out, but it see BLURRED LINES Page 36

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By using mixed media in “Fever,” Anna Kaye addresses the duality of fire in nature through a realism approach.

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isn’t, because I’m going to be gone in 300 years and people are going to be coming up to [my art], hopefully, and get some sort of emotion that I was putting into it as I was doing it. Sometimes when you explain a piece, it loses its mystery a little bit.” Nelson’s piece is currently on display in the Arvada Center’s Conscious and Unconscious: Subjects of the Real and Surreal. The exhibition is split into three parts throughout much of the center’s space, with each part working along a different theme including surrealism, still life and depictions of humans. Within these sections, visitors can expect to see mediums ranging from oil on canvas to ceramics, all depicting reality through lenses both real and surreal. All of the exhibition’s works connect through depictions of conscious reality that curator Kristin Bueb says reflect humanity. “There are a lot of works that speak to a lot of things going on in the world,” Bueb says. She explains that originally the exhibition was going to be focused solely on surrealism. But as the Arvada Center began to collect works for the sprawling exhibition, which spans more than 10,000 square feet, the decision was made to also include works in the style of surrealism’s “opposite” — realism. Through the addition of a contrasting style, Bueb says the theme throughout the exhibition continued to 36 August 6, 2015

take shape through how artists depict the world around them. “It all comes down to interpretations of reality and what those artists consider reality to be,” Bueb says. “We all do live in reality even if we may not want to.” Connecting the exhibition’s varying mediums and styles is that consistent depiction of the reality we all live within. Artists like Nelson choose to interpret reality through warped imagery with no obvious grounding in real images. Others at the exhibition express reality through the familiar, and connect with the viewing audience through a shared knowledge of subject matter. “When we started looking for surrealism we were looking for works that dealt with the unconscious. So the opposite of that conscious, reality, it encompasses everything that could be expressed,” Bueb says. “A lot of these works you could consider them expressions of the conscious and the unconscious in some ways. And I’m sure a lot of these artists would say their works investigate the hovering between the two. And maybe the conscious is just a recognition of the realistic portrayal, but the unconscious is the meaning behind the work.” Mixed among images of both the real and surreal in the exhibition’s focus on still life are works by Anna Kaye, a Colorado artist who finds inspiration from nature. Kaye grew up in Detroit, and says from an early age she was

always fascinated by the nature beyond essentially disintegrated the twig. For her urban surroundings. Kaye’s pieces at Kaye, it was a breath of fresh air to rely the exhibition are thematically centered on fire’s unpredictability, whereas subon fire — what she sees as a duality of jects within her work are usually rigid fire’s presence in nature as a perceived in style and form. In this case, the art is destructive force and what, in reality, is not just influenced by reality but literala force necessary for the health and ly created by the unpredictable nature growth of forests. of the fire that Kaye filmed. “Your instincts say this is bad, this “It was fun. You know my compositions can be pretty controlled, especially needs to be extinguished,” Kaye says. with those smaller fragments of char“But when you look into the science coal pieces, they’re very composed,” behind it, fires are necessary for the Kaye says. “So this health of our forests.” was an element of She explains that the composition that because forest fires ON THE BILL: Conscious and Unconscious: Subjects of I allowed reality to were suppressed by the Real and Surreal, Arvada take hold of. And national parks for Center for the Arts and whatever happened years, forests have Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, 720-898-7200. with the wind and become crowded and the environment and overgrown with plant that individual flame life. This crowding is chemically processamong the causes of ing the wood was what happened.” out-of-control wildfires, a topic that Another artist in the exhibit, Tom comes close to home for Coloradoans Mazzullo, also works with chemical after multiple destructive blazes in recent years. Juxtaposed with these processes in his work. But while Kaye’s destructive blazes, Kaye emphasizes chemical process with “Fever” was done that forest fires are also a force of crein seconds, Mazzullo’s work with silveration, as they clear out areas for new point doesn’t complete its process for over a decade. plants to take root and grow. Silverpoint is a drawing technique In her mixed media work “Fever,” that predates charcoal drawing and was Kaye filmed the burning of a twig she popular with artists of the Renaissance. found at the site of a fire, and then projects that film over a hyperreal char- Artists etch images with metal-point styluses into prepared paper that is coal drawing she made of the twig. coated with gesso paint. The resulting When filming the twig, she says she images made when the paint is scraped only had three chances to film the twig away by the stylus are gray. Depending burning before the result of the fire Boulder Weekly

Tom Mazzullo

Tom Mazzullo was attracted to using a familiar obejct, such as an apple, that was reminiscent of childhood.

on the metal used to draw the image, the image will oxidize over time and change to more rustic colors as the metal chemically reacts to prolonged air exposure. Mazzullo says he works mainly with silver as his stylus point, but has also used copper and gold. Although the chemical process in silverpoint means a piece won’t really be done for decades, for Mazzullo there’s an anticipation of seeing his work undergo transformation over time. “The interesting thing to me is which drawings are still good after all that time,” Mazzullo says. “You look at your old artwork and you say, ‘Oh wow, what was I doing?’ or you look back after ten or 20 years and say, ‘Oh wow, that was a really good one, and now it’s got this luster.’” The subject matter in two of Mazzullo’s pieces on display at the Arvada Center, “Lunchbox Apples” and “Slice,” is apples. In “Lunchbox Apples,” two apples sit side by side, with a piece of string wrapped around each of them and connecting the two. In “Slice,” Mazzullo has cut the top off of an apple but left the stem, creating a smooth surface from which the stem grows out of. He says that although he doesn’t golf much, the image reminded him of a golf hole, which also influenced the title of “Slice,” a golf term. “They’re very quiet works,” Bueb says of Mazzullo’s pieces in the exhibition. “He talks about how his work is quiet and meditative, and they portray that.” For Mazzullo, the apple as a subject creates an intricacy in drawing as well as a symbolism and connection with audiences familiar with an apple’s appearance. Mazzullo says he has always been drawn to the challenge of depicting the form of apples. “For some reason I’m attracted to these round surfaces because rendering the spherical nature of something is like this old thing we used to do as kids. You’d be shading a sphere and trying to make it look realistic, so that’s still with me after all this time,” Mazzullo says. “Apples have this skin that has a beautiful surface quality, not completely shiny like a mirror but also not flat like a tennis ball.” The apple also appealed to Mazzullo as a subject for the familiarity of the fruit as a subject in art. “When you draw something that is recognizable you have an instant relationship with who is looking at it. If I drew some bizarre fruit from Asia you wouldn’t quite know if I drew it right. But an apple is so familiar you look at it and say, ‘I know what this is, look at how beautiful this is,’” Mazzullo says. For surrealist Nelson, with a content-heavy painting like “Tower of Babel,” his goal in creating art, he says, is not necessarily to put forth a succinct message or interpretation. His focus seems to lie more in creating an emotional response, both from the viewer and from himself. “I want to be just as surprised in the end as someone would looking at it for the first time. ...” he says. “I want the experience to come through, hopefully with the majority of my pieces, where you just get lost in it.” While Mazzullo’s work involves subject matter that is more accessible to an audience than Nelson’s surreal depictions, both cases allow audiences to make their own interpretations. Nelson’s work invites viewers to ask questions about the scene that his image depicts, and Mazzullo’s works encourage the audience to consider what setting they view his subjects within. “They pull people in and get people looking at it and thinking about it,” Bueb says. “With the viewer’s role in the conscious and unconscious, they’re having to look at it and create a story behind it.” Boulder Weekly

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8 P.M. FRIDAY, AUG. 7, OUTDOOR STAGE ON THE HILL, 13TH ST., BOULDER, CO, 303-447-0095

Boulder Swing Collective. 9 p.m. Waterloo, 809 Main St., Louisville, 303-993-2094. Dave Honig’s Latin Quarter. 6 p.m. Cantina Laredo, 1680 29th St., Boulder, 303-444-2260.

Music

David Booker. 5:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids and Solids, 1555 S. Hover Road, Longmont, 303-485-9400.

Ben Folds & Greg Holden. 5:45 p.m. eTown Hall, 1535 Spruce St., Boulder, 303-443-8696.

Dyrty Byrds. 7 p.m. Owsley’s Golden Road, 1301 Broadway St., Boulder, 720-849-8458.

The Better Halves. 8 p.m. Jamestown Mercantile Cafe, 108 Main St., Jamestown, 303-442-5847.

Fort Collins Chamber Music Society — Classical Revolution. 6 p.m. Still Cellars, 1115 Colorado Ave., Longmont, 720-204-6064.

Thursday, August 6

The Big Twang Theory. 7 p.m. Larry’s Guitar Shop, 508 5th Ave., Longmont, 720-340-4169.

George Nelson Trio. 8 p.m. License No. 1, 2115 13th St., Boulder, 303-442-4344.

21st annual Boulder Asian Festival All day, Saturday-Sunday, Aug. 8-9. 1300 Block of Pearl St., Boulder, 303-499-0108.

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Now in its third decade, the Boulder Asian Festival celebrates Asian culture in and around the BoulderDenver area in its annual weekend-long gathering on Pearl Street. Organized by the Boulder Asian Pacific Alliance, this festival features food and entertainment highlighting cultures and communities of Asia and the Pacific Islands. Among the festival’s highlights are the Chinese Dragon Parade down Pearl Street, a Kung Fu demonstration and musical performances from Taiko drum groups. You can also join BAPA on Sunday morning at 11 a.m. for Morning Yoga with award-winning Hatha yoga instructor Chuna Rai-Nelson. — Sam Routhier

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Grace Potter. 8:30 p.m. Fox Theatre Boulder, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-447-0095.

Open Stage with Eben Grace. 7:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685.

Houndmouth. 8 p.m. Fox Theatre Boulder, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-447-0095.

Paakow’s Trio. 6 p.m. St Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696.

Howie Schweber. 6:30 p.m. The Tandoori Next Doori, 623 S. Broadway, Boulder, 303-543-7339.

Power Lung Rangers. 4 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s Traditional Irish Pub, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922.

The Jerry Garcia Experience. 5 p.m. Boulder Beer Company, 2880 Wilderness Place, Boulder, 303-4448448.

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

Karaoke featuring DJ BeatLove. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 Northpark Drive, Lafayette, 303-665-2757. Lulacruza. 8 p.m. Shine Restaurant & Gathering Place, 2027 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-0120. Mamadrones. 9 p.m. Bohemian Biergarten, 2017 13th St., Boulder, 720-328-8328.

Listen Donna the Buffalo 6 p.m. Sunday Aug. 9, eTown Hall, 1535 Spruce St., Boulder, 303-443-8696. John D. Kurc

Hailing from New York state, Donna the Buffalo is a musical group who tabs themselves as purveyors of “Original American Dance Music.” For over 25 years, the group has combined genres from across the American musical landscape, like folk and zydeco, into a roots sound that will get your feet tapping in no time flat. With a devoted fan base known as “the Herd,” Donna the Buffalo has been a mainstay on tour and at grassroots festivals for more than two decades. The group’s show at eTown Hall will also feature special guests that remain TBA. — Sam Routhier

The Runnikine. 8 p.m. The Lazy Dog, 1346 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-3355. Samba Dende. 6:30 p.m. Sandstone Park, 301 Railroad Ave., Lyons. Selby Clyman Duo. 7:30 p.m. Por Wine House, 836 see EVENTS Page 42

Samba Colorado Brazil Festival Presents: Casuarina

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7 p.m. Saturday Aug. 8, Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-786-7030. As part of the annual Brazil Festival, Rio de Janeiro’s popular group Casuarina is hitting the Boulder Theater. The fivepiece ensemble brings Brazil’s classic samba music to Boulder for their only Colorado appearance. Casuarina will be also be joined on stage by the Boulder Samba School, which is throwing the festival and performing throughout. “There’s something extra that Brazilian music seems to have that I can only call it something a little bit magical,” says Greg LaLiberte, president of the Boulder Samba School. Along with the Casuarina show, the festival includes food, workshops, music and performances through the weekend. Find a full schedule of events at coloradobrazilfest.org.

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1/2 Main St., Louisville, 970-259-3555. The Sunset Series: DJ Royal Swan and Friends. 5 p.m. Shine Restaurant & Gathering Place, 2027 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-0120. Tim Ostiek. 7 p.m. Cafe Aion, 1235 Pennsylvania Ave., Boulder, 303-993-8131.

Alec Soth: Colorado Dispatch. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, 720-865-5000. Through Nov. 29.

Vocalist Paula Santoro. 7 p.m. Grusin Music Hall, Imig Building at University of Colorado, Boulder, 1020 18th St., Boulder, 303-492-1411.

In Bloom. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, 720-8655000. Through Oct. 11. Gunther Gerzso: A Mexican Master. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, 720-865-5000. Through Jan. 3, 2016.

Ansel Adams: Matsterworks. Foothills Art Center, 809 15th St., Golden, 303279-3922. Through Aug. 30.

Events Awe-Struck’s Thursday Night Farm Dinner at Sol y Sombra. 6:30 p.m. Sol y Sambra, 75th Street and Highway 66, Boulder, 303-618-3510.

Barbara Bosworth: Quiet Wonder. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, 720-865-5000. Through Sept. 20.

Boulder Road Runners Summer Track Series 2015. 6 p.m. Potts Track Field at University of Colorado, Boulder. I Love the Land. 12 p.m. Firehouse Art Center, 667 Fourth Ave., Longmont, 303-651-2787.

Biennial of the Americas. Museum of Contemporary Art, 1485 Delgany St., Denver, 303-298-7554. Through Aug. 30.

Kids Rodeo. 6:30 p.m. Boulder County Fairgrounds, 9595 Nelson Road, Longmont, 303-678-6235. Open Mic Comedy Night. 8:30 p.m. The Riverside, 1724 Broadway, Boulder, 720-443-2322.

Take a closer look at the Arvada Center’s latest exhibit Conscious and Unconscious: Subjects of the Real & Surreal on page 35.

Conscious and Unconscious: Subjects of the Real & Surreal. Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, 720-898-7200. Through Aug. 30.

Friday, August 7 Music

Flatlander. Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-2122. Through Sept. 13.

50 Shades of Blue. 9 p.m. Johnny’s Cigar Bar, 1801 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-0884. Americana Highway. 8 p.m. Liquid Mechanics Brewing Company, 297 N. U.S. Highway 287, Lafayette, 303-449-8623.

FRESH Art+Farm Exhibition. Firehouse Art Center, 667, Fourth Ave., Longmont, 303-6512787. Through Aug. 29.

The Angle. 10 p.m. Pioneer Inn, 15 E. First St., Nederland, 303-258-7733.

Coffee, 210 S. Public Road, Lafayette, 303-665-0625.

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

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

Cary Morin. 6 p.m. Jamestown Mercantile Cafe, 108 Main St., Jamestown, 303-442-5847.

Scott Vonn. 7 p.m. The Roost, 526 Main St., Longmont, 303-827-3380.

Colorado Brazil Fest: Choro and Forro Dance Night. 9 p.m. Shine Restaurant & Gathering Place, 2027 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-0120.

Sophie Kloor. 6 p.m. Still Cellars, 1115 Colorado Ave., Longmont, 720-204-6064.

Ethyl and The Regulars. 8:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids and Solids, 1555 S. Hover Road, Longmont, 303-485-9400.

Mixed Media by Joanna Whitney. Community Art Program Gallery, NCAR, 1850 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder, 303-497-1174. Through Sept. 26. Photography by Max Seigal. Community Art Program Gallery, NCAR, 1850 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder, 303-497-1174. Through Sept. 26.

Revolt 1680/2180: Virgil Ortiz. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, 720-865-5000. Through Jan. 10, 2016. Showing Off. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, 720-865-5000. Through Jan. 3, 2016. The 4 Seasons of Veronica Read. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, 720-865-5000. Through Oct. 11.

THUNDER and RAIN. 9 p.m. Gold Hill Inn, 401 Main St., Boulder, 303-443-6461.

I Love the Land. 12 p.m. Firehouse Art Center, 667 Fourth Ave., Longmont, 303-651-2787. Louisville Street Faire with Gin Blossoms. 5 p.m. Steinbaugh Pavilion, 824 Front St., Louisville, 303-4493137. New Works by Colorado Artist Linda Israel. All day. Smithklein Gallery, 1116 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-4447200.

Saturday, August 8

Trading Places: From Paris to New York. 7:30 p.m. Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder, 303-442-3282.

Music

Troy Clayton. 5 p.m. Pearl Street Pub, 1108 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-777-6768.

Avery Brewing’s 22nd Anniversary Party. 4 p.m. Avery Brewing Company, 4910 Nautilus Court, Boulder, 303-440-4324.

The War on Drugs. 8:30 p.m. Fox Theatre Boulder, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-447-0095.

50 Shades of Blue. 12 p.m. Johnny’s Cigar Bar, 1801 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-0884.

Wrong Side Right. 9 p.m. Por Wine House, 836 1/2 Main St., Louisville, 970-259-3555.

Colorado Music Festival: Beethoven & Barber. 7:30 p.m. First Congregational Church of Boulder, 1128 Pine St., Boulder, 303-442-1787.

Friday Night Jazz. 8 p.m. Under the Sun, 627 S. Broadway, Boulder, 303-927-6921.

Zobomaze. 8 p.m. Owsley’s Golden Road, 1301 Broadway St., Boulder, 720-849-8458.

Dead Set. 5 p.m. Boulder Beer Company, 2880 Wilderness Place, Boulder, 303-444-8448.

Gypsy Rodeo. 5 p.m. Espresso Vino by Brewing Market, 2770 Dagny Way, Lafayette, 720-890-3993.

Events

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

First Friday Jam With Adam Bodine, Andrew Vogt, Tony Saccomanno. 8 p.m. Left Hand Brewing Company, 1265 Boston Ave., Longmont, 303-772-0258.

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Melvin Seals and JGB. 8 p.m. Owsley’s Golden Road, 1301 Broadway St., Boulder, 720-849-8458. Music In the Yard. 11 a.m. The Post Brewing Company, 105 W. Emma St., Lafayette, 303-593-2066. Music on the Rooftop: Two Outta Three Ain’t Bad. 8 p.m. Samples World Bistro, 370 Main St., Longmont, 303-834-1118. Radiate Unified Dance Party With DJ Mr. Getdowne. 8:30 p.m. Shine Restaurant & Gathering Place, 2027 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-0120. Robinson Quintet. 6 p.m. St Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696. Sam Pace and The Gilded Grit. 8:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids and Solids, 1555 S. Hover Road, Longmont, 303-485-9400. Scott Holt Band. 9 p.m. Oskar Blues Brewery, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303- 823-6685. Selasee and The Fafa Family. 7:30 p.m. Por Wine House, 836 1/2 Main St., Louisville, 970-259-3555.

Sumilan. 10 p.m. The Lazy Dog, 1346 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-3355. The Sweet Lillies. 8 p.m. Jamestown Mercantile Cafe, 108 Main St., Jamestown, 303-442-5847. Ultralowfi. 8 p.m. Liquid Mechanics Brewing Company, 297 U.S. 287, Lafayette, 720-550-7813. Whiskey Autumn. 4 p.m. Vindication Brewing Company, 6880 Winchester Circle, Suite F, Boulder, 303-530-0642. Zyzzyx Road. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 Northpark Drive, Lafayette, 303-665-2757. Events 15th Annual Outdoor Cinemas. 7 p.m. Thompson Park, 420 Bross St., Longmont, 303-776-6050. Aerial Dance Festival 2015 Showcase. 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826. Cosmic Connection Karaoke. 7:30 p.m. Cannon Mine Coffee, 210 S. Public Road, Lafayette, 303-665-0625. Demolition Derby. 5 p.m. Boulder County Fairgrounds, 9595 Nelson Road, Longmont, 720-864-6460.

Grateful Jed Band. 9:30 p.m. The Dark Horse, 2922 Baseline Road, Boulder, 303-442-8162.

Ecstatic Dance. 10 a.m. Free Motion Dance Studio, 2126 Pearl St., Boulder, 720-379-8299.

Comedian Eric Blake. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 Northpark Drive, Lafayette, 303-665-2757.

The Hashtones. 7 p.m. Dickens Opera House, 300 Main St., Longmont, 303-543-1411.

First Friday Film Night: It’s all about the farms.... 7 p.m. Firehouse Art Center, 667 Fourth Ave., Longmont, 303-651-2787.

HenScratch. 9 p.m. Illegal Pete’s, 1447 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-3955.

Festival Flicks Outdoor Cinema. 8 p.m. Lafayette Festival Plaza, 311 S. Public Road, Lafayette, 303-6655588 ext. 1265.

Lee Johnson. 6 p.m. Upslope Brewing Company (Lee Hill), 1501 Lee Hill Road, Suite 20, Boulder, 508-8739185.

Paul Sullivan’s Folk-a-rama. 6 p.m. Cannon Mine

Megan Burtt. 7 p.m. The Roost, 526 Main St., Longmont, 303-827-3380.

Colorado Brazil Fest. 7:30 p.m. Pearl Street Mall, 1300 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-449-3774.

JP Hodge. 6 p.m. Oskar Blues CyclHOPS, 600 S. Airport Road, Longmont, 303-776-BIKE.

Nathaniel Ratefliff and The Night Sweats. 8 p.m. Fox Theatre Boulder, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-4470095.

Madame Q Band with Jaggards. 5 p.m. The Speakeasy, 301 Main St., Longmont, 720-684-4728.

Fox Lies in Wait. 7 p.m. Longs Peak Pub, 600 Longs Peak Ave., Longmont, 303-651-7886.

Johnny O Band. 9 p.m. Oskar Blues Brewery, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303- 823-6685.

The Mighty Twisters. 8 p.m. The Tandoori Next Doori, 623 S. Broadway, Boulder, 303-543-7339.

Lorenzo Casey. 6:30 p.m. Front Range Brewing Company, 400 W. South Boulder Road, Lafayette, 303339-0767.

Drawing Your Inner Landscape: A Contemplative Art Experience. 9:30 a.m. Creative Life Center at St. Ambrose, 7520 S. Boulder Road, Boulder, 303-4993041.

Aerial Dance Festival 2015 Showcase. 8 p.m. The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826.

Melvin Seals. 8 p.m. Owsley’s Golden Road, 1301 Broadway St., Boulder, 720-849-8458.

Left Hand Market Boys. 8 p.m. Left Hand Brewing Company, 1265 Boston Ave., Longmont, 303-7720258.

The Sister’s Sweet. 9 p.m. Stage Stop, 60 Main St., Rollinsville, 303-258-0649.

Another RoadSide Attraction. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat Coffeehouse, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-4404628.

Cosmic Mesa. 10 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s Traditional Irish Pub, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922.

Kerry Pastine & the Crime Scene. 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Oskar Blues Tasty Weasel Tap Room, 1800 Pike Road, Unit B, Longmont, 303-776-1914.

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Trading Places: From Paris to New York. 7:30 p.m. Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder, 303-442-3282.

Connonly Ramey Duo. 5 p.m. Vindication Brewing Company, 6880 Winchester Circle, Suite F, Boulder, 303-530-0642.

Jami Lunde Duo. 7 p.m. Twisted Pine Brewing Co., 3201 Walnut St., Suite A, Boulder, 970-708-4067.

First Friday: ‘Paper Trail’ Visual Record by Rebecca Green. 6 p.m. Madelife, 21st Street and Pearl Street, Boulder, 303-927-0802. Freestyle Pro Bull Fighting and Pro Bull Tour. 7 p.m. Boulder County Fairgrounds, 9595 Nelson Road, Longmont, 720-864-6460.

Highwater Annual Jerry Garcia Tribute. 10 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s Traditional Irish Pub, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922. The Hunters. 6 p.m. Oskar Blues CyclHOPS, 600 S. Airport Road, Longmont, 303-776-BIKE. James Faulk. 10:30 a.m. The Stone Cup, 442 High St., Lyons, 303-823-2345.

Hands On Healings. 3 p.m. Boulder Psychic Institute, 1332 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-530-0920. I Love the Land. 12 p.m. Firehouse Art Center, 667 Fourth Ave., Longmont, 303-651-2787. Lyons Red Rock Ramblers Square Dancing. 7:30 p.m. Lyons Elementary School, 338 High St., Lyons, 303-823-5215. Odd13 Brewing Block Party. 12 p.m. Odd13 Brewing, 301 E. Simpson St., Lafayette, 303-997-4164.

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Tuesday, Aug. 11

Mushrooms of the Rocky Mountain Region — Vera Stucky Evenson. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-2074.

Francesco Tarantino. 6 p.m. Innisfree Poetry Bookstore & Cafe, 1203 13th St., Suite A, Boulder, 303-495-3303.

Thursday, Aug 7 The Beautiful Bureaucrat — Helen Phillips. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-2074. Monday, Aug. 10 “So, You’re a Poet” Open Poetry Reading. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628.

Thursday augusT 6

supervision & elioT lipp w/ parTy people (Mikey Thunder, Mr. BugaTTi & BenjaMin’s viBe), ginger perry & unfold

Innisfree Weekly Open Poetry Reading. 7 p.m. Innisfree Poetry Bookstore & Cafe, 1203 13th St., Suite A, Boulder, 303-495-3303.

friday, saTurday & sunday augusT 7-9

arise fesTival

sunrise ranch - loveland, co feaT edward sharpe & The MagneTic Zeros, The polish aMBassador, eMancipaTor enseMBle, joe russo’s alMosT dead, oZoMaTli, Trevor hall, & Many More for TickeTs visiT arisefesTival.coM

Wednesday, Aug 12 A Comedy & A Tragedy — Travis Hugh Culley. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-2074.

Helen Phillips brings her latest novel, The Beautiful Bureaucrat, to the Boulder Book Store Aug. 7.

Saturday auguSt 8 • FrEE SHOW!

p-nuckle

w/ coral Thief, raw Tune, resinaTed & sToop kid

Thursday augusT 13

herBie hancock TriBuTe Western Views. 10 a.m. Boulder Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-441-3100.

Sunday, August 9 Music

Events Aerial Dance Festival 2015 Showcase. 2 p.m. The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826.

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

Colorado Brazil Fest Presents a BBQ and Samba Jam. 1 p.m. Boulder Beer Company, 2880 Wilderness Place, Boulder, 303-444-8448.

29th Street Mall Music Series. 7 p.m. Vindication Brewing Company, 6880 Winchester Circle, Suite F, Boulder, 303-530-0642.

Eco-Cycle’s Boulder U-Fix-It Clinic. 1 p.m. Boulder Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-441-3100.

Bella Musser. 10 a.m. The Stone Cup, 442 High St., Lyons, 303-823-2345. Ben Bedford. 5 p.m. Gold Hill Inn, 401 Main St., Boulder, 303-443-6461. Blues & BBQ with Johnny O. 2 p.m. The Dickens Tavern, 300 Main St., Longmont, 303-834-9384. Brian Parton. 4:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Left Hand Brewing Company, 1265 Boston Ave., Longmont, 303-7720258. Chase the Music. 3 p.m. Canyon Theater, Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-4413100. Erik The Viking & Carter Sampson: BBQ & Tunes. 12 p.m. Georgia Boys BBQ The Shack, 237 Collyer St., Longmont, 720-999-4099. HoneyTree. 7 p.m. Oskar Blues Tasty Weasel Tap Room, 1800 Pike Road, Unit B, Longmont, 303-7761914. Jeffrey James & Gnarnia. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat Coffeehouse, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628. Left Hand Artist Group Showcase. 12 p.m. Georgia Boys BBQ The Shack, 237 Collyer St., Longmont, 720999-4099.

Hawaiian Hula Classes. 5 p.m. The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-447-9772. I Love the Land. 12 p.m. Firehouse Art Center, 667 Fourth Ave., Longmont, 303-651-2787. Outdoor DIVAS Triathlon. 6:30 a.m. Union Reservoir, 461 County Road 26, Longmont, 303-772-1265. Prairie Mountain Zen Center Morning Meditations. 9 a.m. The Meditation Place, 940 Kimbark St. Studio 4, Longmont, 303-246-8333.

feaT doMinic lalli (Big giganTic), joey porTer (The MoTeT), dave waTTs (The MoTeT), garreTT sayers (The MoTeT) & dan schwindT (kyle hollingsworTh Band) w/ dechen hawk’s jus sayin

friday augusT 14

waka flocka flaMe

Josephine Foster with Nathan Wheeler. 6 p.m. Still Cellars, 1115 Colorado Ave., Longmont, 720-204-6064.

orgone w/ aToMga

wednesday augusT 19 official laMa squad BreakouT Tour

feaT dj spindarella (salT n’ pepa) & supreMe w/ The enTire laMa squad & live Band hosTed By kevin kain

friday augusT 21

Mile high MelTdown v.7 feaT viBesquad w/ unliMiTed graviTy, papa skunk vs Mass relay, kruZa kid & Brisco jones nadasound feaT nadasTage

Thursday augusT 27 friday augusT 28

sunday augusT 30

denver BaTTle of The Bands finals Tuesday sepTeMBer 1 suB.Mission presenTs

elecTronic Tuesday feaT suBZee d w/ sekTah & dalekone

Thursday sepTeMBer 3 phish pre parTy

sTarT Making sense w/ love cannon

friday sepTeMBer 11

JunO WHat?!

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

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Markus James. 6 p.m. Oskar Blues Brewery, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303- 823-6685.

Richard Smith Virtuoso Guitarist. 7:30 p.m. Mojo’s Music Academy, 1350 Ken Pratt Blvd., Longmont, 303776-3373.

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Melvin Seals and JGB. 8 p.m. Owsley’s Golden Road, 1301 Broadway St., Boulder, 720-849-8458.

The Sisters Sweet. 9 p.m. Southern Sun Pub & Brewery, 627 S. Broadway, Boulder, 303-543-0886.

Music in the Yard with Strum & Blow. 11 a.m. The Post Brewing Company, 105 W. Emma St., Lafayette, 303-593-2066.

Weston Smith. 9 p.m. Pearl Street Pub, 1108 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-777-6768.

Leon Russell. 8 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-786-7030.

The Poetry Jam Sessions. 2 p.m. Que’s Espresso, 600 S. Airport Road, Longmont, 303-834-8447. Rodney Black & the Black list. 6 p.m. Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids and Solids, 1555 S. Hover Road, Longmont, 303-485-9400. A Royal Finish. 7:30 p.m. Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder, 303-442-3282. Summer Songwriters Series. 4 p.m. Faith Community Lutheran Church, 9775 Ute Highway, Longmont, 909776-8771.

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Events BCCRN Free Film Series. 7 p.m. Adi Shiki Yoga Center, 6717 Valmont Road, Boulder, 720-252-3962. Boulder Fringe Adventurer’s League. 10 a.m. Boulder Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303441-3100. Cinema Program Free screening of Bill Vielehr Program. 6 p.m. Boulder Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., see EVENTS Page 44

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Always a Bridesmaid. Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora, 303-856-7830. Through Aug. 30. Avenue Q — Presented by CenterStage Theatre Company. Louisville Art Center, 801 Grant Ave., Louisville, 720-320-6692. Through Aug. 9. Book of Mormon. Denver Performing Arts Complex, 1345 Champa St., Denver, 720-8654239, Through Sept. 13. Defending the Caveman. Denver Performing Arts Complex, 1345 Champa St., Denver, 720865-4239, Through Sept. 13.

Paying homage to the roadside life, Pump Boys and Dinettes plays at the Miners Alley Playhouse through Aug. 22.

Guys and Dolls. Jester’s Dinner Theatre, 224 Main St., Longmont, 303-682-9980. Through Oct. 11. YEA

Henry V. Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre, University of Colorado Campus, Boulder, 303-4928008, Through Aug. 9.

Mary Poppins. BDT Stage, 5501 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-449-6000. Through Sept. 5.

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Measure for Measure. Longmont Theatre Company. 513 Main St., Longmont. 303-772-5200. Through Aug. 8. Much Ado About Nothing. Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre, University of Colorado Campus,

Silent Movie Night. 8:30 p.m. Trident Cafe, 940 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-443-3133.

New! An intimate, pre-festival evening! Jazz On 2nd Ave’s headliners, Aisha DeHaas, Howard Levy, and Donald Harrison will perform with the Colorado Jazz Group Big Band creating an evening rich in the textures of community, new friends, and Jazz. Delicious food & drink will be available for purchase. Tickets are $20 at the door or purchase them online at JazzOn2ndAve.com. This wonderful evening begins at 7:30. In the Festival Tent. Doors Open at 7:00. Proceeds benefit Colorado Jazz Group’s educational outreach, mentorship programs, and in-school residencies.

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Tuesday, August 11 Music Bill McKay. 6 p.m. St Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696. Carson Jack. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 Northpark Drive, Lafayette, 303-665-2757. Chance Trio. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat Coffeehouse, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628. Left Lane Highway. 6 p.m. Upslope Brewing Company (Flatiron Park), 1898 S. Flatiron Court, Boulder, 508873-9185. Watsky: Meaner Than Average Tour. 9 p.m. Fox Theatre Boulder, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-447-0095.

Pump Boys and Dinettes. Miner’s Alley Theatre, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden, 303-935-3044. Through Aug. 22. The Spitfire Grill. Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora, 303-856-7830. Through Aug. 16. Wittenberg. Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre, University of Colorado Campus, Boulder, 303492-8008, Through Aug. 8.

Danny Shafer. 8 p.m. Oskar Blues Brewery, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685. Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. 7:30 p.m. Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder, 303-442-3282. Jack Hadley. 5 p.m. Espresso Vino by Brewing Market, 2770 Dagny Way, Lafayette, 720-890-3993. Midday Music. 12 p.m. Boulder Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-441-3100. Moonlight Breakdown. 6 p.m. St Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696. Paper Moonshine. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat Coffeehouse, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628. Something Underground. 7 p.m. Pearl Street Mall and Courthouse Lawn, 1300 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-4493774.

Events

A Tribute to Herbie Hancock. 8:30 p.m. Fox Theatre Boulder, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-447-0095.

Boulder Fringe Adventurer’s League. 10 a.m. Boulder Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303441-3100.

Wednesday Night Blues featuring the Delta Sonics. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 Northpark Drive, Lafayette, 303-665-2757.

Boulder World Affairs Discussion Group. 10 a.m. Meadows Branch Library, 4800 Baseline Road, Boulder, 303-441-4390.

Events

Copywriting for the Web. 6 p.m. Boulder Digital Arts, 1600 Range St., Suite 100, Boulder, 303-800-4647. Folk Dancing on the Plaza. 7 p.m. Boulder Municipal Plaza, 1770 13th St., Boulder. Paint and Sip. 6 p.m. 300 Suns Brewing, 335 First Ave., Longmont, 720-442-8292. Spiritual Support Group for Mental Health and Wellness. 6 p.m. Boulder Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 1241 Ceres Drive, Lafayette, 303-6654280. Summer Fieldwork. 5 p.m. Boulder Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-441-3100.

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Othello. Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre, University of Colorado Campus, Boulder, 303-492-8008, Through Aug. 9.

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Boulder Fringe Adventurer’s League. 10 a.m. Boulder Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303441-3100. Cosmology and Modern Physics. 6 p.m. Boulder Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-441-3100. Hike at Night. 8 p.m. Mud Lake Open Space, 3491 Highway 72, Nederland, 303-678-6214. I Love the Land. All day. Firehouse Art Center, 667 Fourth Ave., Longmont, 303-651-2787. Ladies Night Fish A Long. 5 p.m. Rocky Mountain Anglers, 1904 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-447-2400. The Rotary Club of Longmont St. Vrain. 7 a.m. First Lutheran Church, 803 Third Ave., Longmont, 303-7762704.

Music

Square Dance Lessons. 7 p.m. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685.

Bands on the Bricks. 7 p.m. Pearl Street Mall, Pearl St., Boulder, 303-449-3774.

Wednesday Fun Run. 6 p.m. Boulder Running Company, 2775 Pearl St., Boulder, 800-807-6179.

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t some point, Mission Impossible and the 007 series “freaky Fridayed.” Bond moved from implausible ridiculousness to slightly-more-grounded cloak-and-daggerism, whereas Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) is now climbing into airplanes by holding on to a door handle while it takes off. There’s room for both types of espionage spectacles, and Mission Impossible has found its place by embracing the fact that, whether or not he’s Going Clear, Cruise is one of the greatest movie stars of all time, if not the greatest of all. After a theme-song-blasting, completely ludicrous (in the best possible way) mini-mission to open Rogue Nation, the film cuts to what everyone wants more of in their action movies: congressional hearings! CIA bigwig Alan Hunley (Alec Baldwin) squares off against Impossible Mission Force (IMF) leader William Brandt ( Jeremy Renner), with the former demanding the IMF be dissolved. Hunley has a shockingly valid point, as he lays out the wanton collateral damage Hunt and company have left in their wake. Brandt’s feeble, bland defense With his agency dissolved, superspy Ethan Hunt (Tom leads to his spy squad Cruise) must hobble together the resources to take down being quashed with a “the Syndicate,” a globe-spanning criminal enterprise designed to topple governments and unleash chaos. demand all agents abroad return home. But Ethan Hunt ain’t tryna hear that. He’s hot on the tail of “the Syndicate,” which Hunt’s sidekick Benji (Simon Pegg) astutely dubs the “Anti-IMF.” Composed of former super spies from various nations who were presumed dead (but actually just switched alliances to the Syndicate), the organization creates disasters and civil unrest with the intention of eradicating the modern status quo. They are led by Solomon Lane (Sean Harris), a weasel-faced dingus who is always one step ahead of Hunt. Along with bad-ass mystery woman Isla Faust (Rebecca Ferguson), whose alliances are hazy as hell, Hunt and his disavowed spy buddies must save the world. Again. Actually, again, again, again, but who’s counting? Renner was added to the series previously as a safeguard in case the studio wanted to ditch Cruise, who was seen as a potential liability. That they didn’t switch leads is a blessing for two reasons: first, because literally the only reason these films work is Cruise’s action-swagger and stunt ballet; second, because Renner’s increasingly irritating acting prowess consists of making a face that says “We gonna do dis ting or what?” What’s great about Rogue Nation in particular is how it embraces the “legend of Ethan Hunt.” By now, dude has saved our global bacon in so many spectacular ways, another agent tells him that there’s no way all the things she’s heard about him could be true. Hunt’s response to that statement? A coy smile only Cruise could flash. To wax philosophical, Rogue Nation is a reminder that there’s a difference between “a mindless action movie” and an action movie. The dialogue, acting and larger plot are passable but not ignorant, and the set-piece action sequences are sublime. From breathless chases on motorbikes to silent fights at an opera house, Rogue Nation dabbles in magnificent spectacle after magnificent spectacle, transferring Cruise’s smile from his face to yours. As fun and vibrant as a fifth installment of a series has ever been, we should be so lucky as to have Mr. Hunt accept more missions. This review first appeared in The Reader of Omaha, Nebraska.

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film ON THE BILL: Irrational Man. Century Boulder, 1700 29th St, Boulder, 303-444-0583 Tickets start at $7.65 at www.cinemark.com.

In Woody Allen’s latest drama, Joaquin Phoenix plays Abe, a philosophy professor dealing with loss on multiple levels.

hat is there left to say about Woody Allen, the 79-year-old writer/ director of 45 feature films, a dozen of them masterpieces? Better yet, what does Woody Allen have left to say? Averaging a little more than a movie a year since his inauspicious debut in 1966 (What’s Up, Tiger Lily), Allen has also contributed to the stage, the written word and television. For some people, this prolific output is dilution, and they are not entirely wrong. Watching Magic in the Moonlight or To Rome With Love is to watch Allen spin his wheels, hoping for traction. They claim that Allen is all out of gas and reduce his movies to checklists and BINGO games. But it’s a hollow argument, pointing only to Allen’s shortcomings, not his successes. Allen, much like John Ford and Yasujirô Ozu, knows exactly what he wants to say, and making movies is how he refines his argument. Time and time again, Allen tosses post-war existentialism, Dostoyevsky, Kierkegaard, Hitchcock, sex, morality, magic and jazz into his cocktail shaker to see what comes out. Sometimes it’s a mediocre blend that does the trick but leaves much to be desired, sometimes it’s a singular vision from one of America’s greatest filmmakers. Irrational Man is the latter. Joaquin Phoenix plays the movie’s titular character, Abe, a philosophy professor who lost his best friend to the war in Iraq, his wife to another friend, his sexual drive to his despair and his good nature to the bottle. Emma Stone plays Jill, a young, bright philosophy student who becomes immediately attracted to Abe, much to her boyfriend’s chagrin. But Abe’s impotence causes him to hold her at arm’s length, which further fans the flames of desire in Jill. As it does with Rita (Parker Posey), Abe’s unhappily married colleague, who thinks she can cure her unhappiness and Abe’s blockage with single-malt scotch and a wild evening under the covers. But Abe’s impotency isn’t physical or mental, it’s spiritual. With no convincing reason to live, Abe merely exists. He drinks constantly, casually tries to kill himself and refuses to engage with the world before him or the material coming from him. Then a chance encounter changes Abe, body and soul. Confronted with another’s despair, Abe finds his calling, identifies a purpose and learns to live again. He consummates his two relationships, becomes a brighter happier man and devotes himself to action. Abe’s revelation comes early in the movie, but divulging it would spoil the fun. And Irrational Man is a lot of fun. After 45 films, Allen has learned how to keep a movie humorous and breezy in spite of its darker subject matter, and Irrational Man visits some very dark places. Yet, with each turn of the screw, Allen takes complex philosophical arguments and streamlines them with precision. For those acquainted with Allen’s oeuvre, Irrational Man will seem familiar, but make no mistake, this is a top shelf offering from a master filmmaker. For newcomers, Irrational Man is a perfect entry into the world of Woody Allen, a director, even at the age of 79, who has plenty left to say.

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Flatiron Coffee serves up quality, inspired drinks by Matt Cortina

reativity is paramount in the coffee game. Hell, creativity is the coffee game. Now, the folks at Folger’s would have you believe it’s about ease, and the hipsters downtown would have you believe it’s all about Bunsen burners and science bottles. But at its core, all good coffee comes down to creativity. You must create coffee, and by extension, the coffee house. Whether you’re going on safaris to Sumatra and bringing back the best bean in the world, or touring upscale estate sales for furniture pieces that fit the exact vibe of your shop, it takes time and effort to create something beautiful and unique. When you phone it in, it shows. And when you create great coffee out of nothing, that magic turns into loyal fans in a consumer relationship unlike any other, really. The creation at Flatiron Coffee in Boulder happens in the mug. Their rotating specials are inspired — the week I visit Flatiron, the specials are inspired by The Princess Bride. Flatiron does the best it can with its location, a hidden away box in the strip mall

at Arapahoe and 28th, by focusing on the drink and not trying to be a Pearl Street hang or an off-thepath chill-lodge. It’s all in the drink. So I start with the Dread Pirate Roberts. It’s a tall, warm glass of Bakhti chai, a shot of pure liquid cacao and sprinkled with cayenne pepper. The liquid cacoa (which goes by the brand name Cholaca if you just want to buy a jug and see what happens to your life) really subdues the ginger in the Bakhti chai, and it also reduces the heat in the cayenne pepper. What’s left is a unique coffee creation that highlights the flavor of the pepper and the cinnamon in the chai, while going down in a slightly thick gulp. Another Princess Bride inspired drink is the Iocaine Powder, which fittingly marries six shots of espresso with a breve latte and irish cream. “Never go against a barista when caffeine is on the line,” reads the drink’s tag. Flatiron also has an extensive list of regular drinks, including the honey pot latte. I got it iced,

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and it tasted like horchata light. Then there’s Flatirons’ signature summer drink: the Ice Cap. It’s a beautiful mix of cold-brewed espresso, vanilla and milk, all churning in a designated slushie machine. It comes out in a smooth consistency, and the drink is made for a hot August afternoon. It’s refreshing and considerably lighter than the Frappa-Thing™, as it’s made with real espresso, real vanilla, real milk and ice and not a bunch of weird syrups and powders. The friendly baristas were also enthusiastic to throw together an off-menu cinnamon latte, a drink that really should be on every menu. They used true cinnamon and swizzled it into a double-shot espresso and whole milk latte. The cinnamon was perfectly proportioned. Flatiron is also a good place to set up and work for a few hours — the tables are far apart, it’s pretty quiet and there are ample outlets for your laptop. Or, judging by regular lines out the door on weekday mornings, it is also just a good place to grab a cup and go.

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Ever wanted to walk around town so high on caffeine that your brain starts to melt out your ears? If so, then the fourth annual Caffeine Crawl has what you’re looking for. Ten coffee and tea shops in Boulder will participate in the event on Saturday, Aug. 8. Participating shops include Ozo Coffee Roasters, Buchanan’s Coffee Pub, The Coffee Ride, The Cup, Innisfree Poetry Bookstore and Cafe, Pekoe Sip House, Trident Booksellers and Café and The Unseen Bean. The chocolate shop Piece, Love and Chocolate will also be participating. Tickets include an event packet, crawlthemed knickknacks, and admittance to all the stops on the tour, which includes a drink or chocolate sample. Each shop will come up with what drink they will serve. You will be responsible for transportation, but the crawl includes a map for participants. There are five separate routes in Boulder; three of which can be biked and two are meant for walking. After the event ends at 5 p.m., there will be a party at Upslope Brewing, sponsored by Dragonfly Roasters. Tickets are $20-$27 depending on the route and can be purchased at www.caffeinecrawl.com.

BARBECUE AND BLUES The Georgia Boys BBQ Frederick outpost will be hosting “Blues, Brews and BBQ — A Southern Family Affair,” on Aug. 15 at Crist Park in Frederick. The event will feature tons of barbecue, a watermelon eating contest, a pie-eating contest, live music and more. Beer will be provided by a handful of local brewers.

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Tickets at $50 get you a VIP pass, and an extra hour for barbecue and beer. Regular tickets at $25 get you in with everyone else. Kids under 12 are free to enter. For tickets or more information, visit www.georgiaboysbbqcompany.com.

MORE WINE AWARDS FOR BOULDER COUNTY Wine Spectator magazine announced earlier this month that Flagstaff House earned one of 81 Grand Awards for their excellent wine program. The magazine also announced other winners recently and Boulder County is well-represented in the Colorado local awards. Black Cat Farm Table Bistro, Frasca Food and Wine and The Greenbriar Inn each earned two out of three stars for their wine service and program. Jill’s Restaurant and the now closed Volta Mediterranean Restaurant earned one star for their programs. The full list of national awards are available in this month’s issue of Wine Spectator.

PIZZA AND PHILANTHROPY A new pizza restaurant, “PizzaRev,” is celebrating its grand opening in Boulder on Aug. 13 from 11 a.m. – 10 p.m. by partnering with local charities. PizzaRev, a “build your own,” pizza chain, will donate 100 percent of the proceeds from Aug. 13’s opening to giveSPORTS, a local partnership between the I Have A Dream Foundation of Boulder County and the group A Precious Child. The money raised will help fund giveSPORTS’ mission to provide lightly used sports equipment and fee scholarships to children in the area. The event will allow customers to “pay what they want,” instead of the restaurant’s regular pricing. Attendees will get their first taste of the California chain’s brand of pizza offerings, which include a bunch of sauces and toppings, and gluten-free crusts. For more information on the event, visit www.pizzarev.com.

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uperfood; the term is thrown about with such abandon it seems to have lost most of its influence. Yesterday’s must-have health consumable is today’s discount fodder. Foods that have been dubbed as superfoods are equated with health and well-being, but is it possible to get too much of a good thing? Take kale as an example. Who hasn’t had kale show up on their dinner plate at this point? It’s the superfood to end all superfoods. Thrust into the healthy eating hall of fame, these leafy greens are considered by many to be the Holy Grail of super eating. Nutrient dense, packed with vitamins and minerals, one cup of cooked kale offers ten times more vitamin C than a cup of cooked spinach. Popeye, are you listening? And it offers 3 grams of protein per serving! While there may be hundreds of kale worshippers in Boulder County alone, there are side effects of over consumption. Eating too much kale may bring on a serious bout of diarrhea like the super models that missed out on fashion week in 2013. It may bring on hyperkalemia, a medical term for too much potassium in a person’s blood stream. Another underlying concern is due to kale’s high vitamin K content. Vitamin K is considered a clotting vitamin. A kale devotee who is also on blood thinners or an aspirin regimen should speak with a doctor about

adjusting their kale intake. So what makes a superfood superior to all other food items? What are the specifics that determine a consumable to go from mere sustenance to an annihilator of death and disease? Every month, half a dozen health magazines push a new “undiscovered” superfood. Sometimes this new health staple will be found in the far western reaches of some small country, hiding in damp undergrowth near a swamp, surrounded by angels, singing the food’s praises. That’s a little bit of a stretch — there is usually only one angel with a harp. Marketing companies are the ones that proclaim what foods get launched into the stratosphere of ultimate health nosh; science has little to do with it. Kefir, for instance, is a milk-based drink, mixed with certain yeast, good bacteria and left at room temperature while it cures; usually 18 hours or so. Laden with probiotics, Kefir supports a healthy gastrointestinal tract. This product has been a popular drink in Europe and the Middle East for centuries and was newly introduced to America. It can be found in most grocery or health stores in the dairy aisle next to its less healthy cousin, yogurt. It can also be mixed at home with a Kefir starter. For all its health benefits, this superfood may cause intestinal distress, cramping or constipation to someone who has never ingested Kefir before. There is also the possee SUPERFOOD Page 54

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sibility the good bacteria in the Kefir will wreak havoc inside the body of someone with a weak immune system. Those on MAO inhibitors for depression may want to see their doctor before ingesting this superfood. The bacteria and the prescription medicine have been shown through research to cause severe spikes in blood pressure in some people. Marketing gurus do ask for some research by scientists to hype the newest health foods. How else would the general public know about the incredible feats these special food products offered? Packed with vitamins, minerals and healing properties, science weighs in on the nutrient density of superfoods. Nutrient density is determined by the ratio of the most nutrients to the least calories. In other words, the more whole a product is, the closer it comes to being considered super. Now salmon exalts such benefits as cutting the risk of Alzheimer’s, possible prevention of macular degeneration and reducing the risk of heart and stroke related deaths. It is also low in mercury, making it a popular seafood entrée. But like other superfoods, the claims of potential health can be matched by claims of potential harm. Certain varieties of farm-raised salmon have tested high for amounts of carcinogens due to the fish oil and fish meal they’ve been fed. Consider that 70 percent of salmon available in the U.S. is farm-raised. If the urge to eat salmon is overwhelming, opt for wild-caught salmon. If farm-raised salmon is the only option available, remove the skin and the outer layers of fat under the skin. That is where a majority of the carcinogens seem to settle, according to research. It’s all too easy for a consumer to get overwhelmed with what to eat, when and for what. There are foods that can lower blood pressure, fight heart disease, reduce cancer risk or deflect diabetes. They can curb obesity, boost brainpower and take pain out of joints. What’s a person to do? Buy it all and hope for the best? One of the newer superfoods being celebrated in health circles is the mangosteen. Native to Thailand, this fruit has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. It also has been reported to treat various ailments such as diarrhea and skin afflictions. (Maybe you should eat it when you feel like kale-binging.) However, to someone with food hypersensitivity or allergies, mangosteen may bring on negative reactions such as hives, chest pains, insomnia or muscle aches. The superfood craze doesn’t stop with humans. There are lists for dogs and cats also. Before splitting a blueberry/kale smoothie with the four-legged members of the family, consult a vet first. There are human foods that are considered toxic to dogs. Every dog is different; no two reactions are the same. Toxicity response could be as mild as abdominal distress and diarrhea or as severe as convulsions. A feline system is more finicky, and less forgiving, than that of a canine. Superfoods, no matter what list is used, all claim to give the consumer a long and healthy life if used on a daily basis. It’s true, ingesting the thousands of fantastic health foods does increase the likelihood of a healthy life. So does exercise, laughter, sleep or snuggling with a pet. Moderation with all aspects of life is what keeps people healthy and happy. A balanced life; that’s what does a body good.

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