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Turning point
Creating a buzz
Children of the Earth
Silverton Avalanche School looks to next chapter p8
The Hive seeks to give kids a place to pursue passions p10
Maria’s brings environmental authors to town p14
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4 La Vida Local
Ski tales
Avi workshop seeks to share lessons, stories from epic winter of 2018-19
4 Thumbin’ It
by Tracy Chamberlin
5 Word on the Street
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Ramping up
10 Local News
The Hive holds two fundraisers for new local youth center by Missy Votel
12-13 Day in the Life
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16 Flash in the Pan
Brown town
17 Top Shelf
Finding the idyllic, quiet beauty in shoulder season
photos by Stephen Eginoire
18 On the Town
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20 Ask Rachel
Earth children
21 Free Will Astrology
by Zach Hively
22 Classifieds
Authors, young and young at heart, united by overarching theme
22 Haiku Movie Review
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On the cover: A young black bear hangs out in a tree in downtown Durango recently, unbeknownst to many a passerby./ Photo by Stephen Eginoire
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“I like the way it smells when I’m in downward dog.” – Local woman discussing the real reason she wears vegan deodorant
Hair of the Goat
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Now you can take a little bit of the Goat home with you. The pride of Gem Village, the Billy Goat Saloon, is selling its Bloody Mary mix to go. Appropriately called Hair of the Goat, the mix is available at the Billy Goat as well as bars and stores across SW Colorado Like the bar, the mix is sold in a no-frills, black-labeled mason jar. It’s touted as the perfect combination of zest and flavor, which can be mixed with vodka, gin, tequila or “whatever floats your goat.” The mix, several years in the works, is the spicy brainchild of head goat herder and mixmaster Ashleigh Tarkington. “I put my heart and energy into everything I do and wanted to wait until I could give this project 100 percent,” she said. “I am so proud of what we have created and couldn’t be happier with the finished product.” Tarkington has been perfecting the recipe since buying the Goat in 2003, serving more than a thousand Bloodies every week. To get some Hair of the Goat, show up to the launch party at the Billy Goat this Sat., Oct. 26.
Seed money
The Four Corners Slow Money movement is spouting up. Fresh off awarding its first microloan of $3,000 to Adobe House Farm on Oct. 6, the local chapter has received a matching grant of $5,000 from the national and Boulder chapters. In order to receive the funds, Four Corners Slow Money must raise $5,000 of its own by Dec. 15. Four Corners Slow Money's goal is to build a robust local food economy by giving farmers, growers and enterprises a leg up in the region. “These funds will go toward offering a new round of loans to local farmers or entrepreneurs that help get food from the fields to our tables,” Four Corners Slow Money member Linda Illsley said. Folks can become members for $250, which automatically earns them voting privileges for upcoming loans. Those who can’t foot the $250 alone can join with others to make the $250, but together will only have one vote among them. Farmers and producers can join for a discounted rate of $150. In addition, the local group is also looking for corporate sponsors. The next round of loans will be awarded in February 2020. Deadline for local farmers and producers to apply is Jan. 30, 2020. The Slow Money movement is built around local networks, which catalyze grassroots investing in a variety of ways: peer-to-peer lending, public gatherings, pitch fests and on-farm events. There are currently 27 Slow Money groups globally, which have invested $73 million in 752 food enterprises. For more on Four Corners Slow Money, go to: fourcornersslowmoney.org Oct. 24, 2019 n
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LaVidaLocal The D-generation There are six surviving so-called “generations” in America. You might be familiar with the one you belong to, be it the GI Generation, the Mature/Silents, the Baby Boomers, Generation X, Generation Y (also known as the Millennials), or Generation Z (the Boomlets). Being born within a range of years turns out to be the only qualification for membership. Reportedly, you share a set of characteristics, behaviors, experiences and attitudes that function as a cultural epoxy, binding your generation together. Whether or not you feel you fit neatly in that slot you were born into doesn’t matter. It’s your birthright. You are obliged to belong. I’m officially one of the 77 million Boomers, but I’m also learning to accept my role in a seventh, more universal and often unspoken-of conglomerate known as the D-generation. If you haven’t heard about it, don’t worry. Your affiliation can never be withdrawn, and every being on the planet recognizes he or she is a member sooner or later. We are all gene-carrying subscribers. The elderly, of course, don’t have any choice but to accept D-generational enlightenment as it arrives. Their bodies and brains keep dialing it down, preparing for the long trip to ... let’s just say, Mars. It’s like belonging to AARP. The card arrives in the mail at the age of 50, whether you ask for it or not. Somehow the marketers find your address. Little invitations to join appear, as if some sort of line in the sand has been drawn. Let’s face it. Any newborn is the poster child for the D-generation, because that’s exactly when the atrophy of aging begins – at birth! I don’t mean to depress any new parents by mentioning this, especially the ones who are trying to get at least one good night’s sleep over the course of a week. Our smiles and applause as baby takes those first momentous steps is universal, but the eventual fall is also connected to that same moment. And aging embraces such fluidity. The diapers of infancy are exchanged for the oldsters’ Depends. It’s a sure sign of life when the baby puts on weight, but as the adult adds an extra 30 pounds, the doctor frowns. First bicycle with training wheels, first walker so grandma won’t fall down. It’s a kind of poetry, to see the end embedded in the beginning.
Science and medicine proclaim their latest discovery, and the publicity blitz ramps up, as though a clinical trial may provide us with the answer to what ails us. Wash your hands at least six to 12 times a day, cover your sneezes with your armpit, slosh with water when you walk, drink a little wine but not too much, exercise a bit or a lot, eat a low-fat, low-carb, high-fiber, Mediterranean-DASH-flextarian-MIND-WeightWatchers-Mayo-Clinic-Volumetrics-Nordic-Ornish-appropriate diet. And see a doctor regularly if you’re confused. There may be a pill for that. “We’re gonna die” is a horrific scream from a Beavis and Butt-Head Do America animation as their airplane suddenly falls out of the sky. Fatalist as it sounds, too often it’s the tragedies and disasters other people suffer that serve as our mortal reminders. Simply waking up in the morning with an ache or two might be a perfect moment to reawaken your sense of how perfect it is to be alive. Perhaps humanity spends too much energy devoted to the practice of dividing into exclusive clubs, ethnicity, religion, gender, economics, political affiliation and especially age. When I was a teen-ager, I found employment at a nursing home stripping wax from the linoleum corridors, vacuuming a cavernous carpeted dining room where I hid a handy spoon to scrape clots of food loose that had been wheel-chaired flat. White tile floors under fluorescent lights glaring until two in the morning, I scratched and buffed the bowels of a brown brick building. It took me months to rally the courage to actually look the residents in the face, to learn their names and talk with them. Crossing that threshold fosters a sense of belonging. At the same point my nursing home job flourished, I encountered a poem by a high school English teacher of mine, a man named Franklin Brainard whose D-generational membership was going to be revoked at the age of 56 when leukemia snuck up on him. In “My Father” he wrote about a dilapidated farm structure, an old wooden water tank used for cattle where the rings and staves had begun to separate. When the son was asked to describe what he saw, the boy replied that it was falling apart. The father, not missing a beat, provided another perspective, that the old Norwegian farmer would have said it was really falling together. And so are we all. – David Feela
This Week’s Sign of the Downfall:
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More options for local air travel, with the Farmington airport scheduled to resume commercial flights next summer after a nearly three-year hiatus due to runway conditions
Persistently dry and windy conditions leading to an unusually late fire season, with two wildfires breaking out in the last week, one at Greenmount Cemetery and one in the HD Mountains near Bayfield
A federal judge blocking the Trump administration’s attempt to roll back sagegrouse habitat protections, which would have further opened the West to oil and gas development
More turbulence for the City government in the wake of Ron LeBlanc’s departure, with the city finance director being investigated for misuse of funds
The City of Durango looking to restore funding for nonprofits through its block grant program, which was dramatically slashed in 2019 due to a decrease in sales tax revenues as a result of the 416 Fire
The brewing crisis in the tequila industry, with new shortcuts in distilling threatening the ecosystem and livelihoods of laborers and overall cheapening the end result by producing a bland, flavorless liquid
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Bristol Interaction Group, an English tech firm, has designed a phone case that looks and feels like flabby human skin. The case is a hightech “skin-on interface” with censors imbedded in silicone that “mimics the deformative nature of skin.” This means new commands can be used, like a pinch to answer calls or a tickle to send laughing emoji texts (for real), and the case is ergonomic, because holding it is like holding a hand. Gross.
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More lessons from Orwell To the editor, Reading Kevin Cook’s submission “‘1984’ is knocking at our door,” (Telegraph, Oct. 17) brings to mind a specific quote from the same book. “Who controls the past, controls the future; who controls the present controls the past” – G. Orwell Be concerned, citizens! When the past is controlled, our future is at stake. – J. Williamson, Durango
Using pedestrian funds wisely Dear City Councilors, I recently read the article in the Telegraph entitled “A Bridge Too Far?” I appreciated the reporting on a subject of interest to so many of us in town, especially cyclists who use the roads and trails a lot. Parks and Rec claim safety as the guiding principle for wanting to construct a separate, $3-4 million pedestrian bridge immediately south of the current bridge and its two sidewalks. They cite a young girl who died cycling on 32nd Street decades ago. But at that time, 32nd was only two lanes wide, with no sidewalks – much like 32nd still is today, east of the city limits. That city and county section of road now offers more than a half mile of no shoulders, no sidewalks, no lights, not even painted bike lanes. This road is far more heavily used than ever, as it is en-route to the popular cycling route of East Animas, as well as to the many new affordable housing apartments at the corner of 32nd and CR 250. This leads me to wonder, which is more dangerous? Having cyclists and pedestrians fear every car on that4
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very narrow strip of road north of Holly, or spending our funds on the current 32nd Street bridge’s sidewalks, which safely separates cars from non-motorists with actual concrete walls? We have limited dollars, councilors. Please use them wisely. – Catherine Boyle, Durango
Get to know Marsha better To the editor, I have known Marsha Porter Norman since the first week I moved to Durango 21 years ago. Following her commitment to community and to me as a neighbor is the reason I would fully support her in her bid for La Plata County commissioner in 2020. She knows and respects a variety of people. She is genuine in her listening and appreciation of many points of view about solving issues. I admire how she can bring collaboration to a disparate group around a problem. If you don’t know her, you couldn’t do better than go to one of her upcoming listening sessions and ask her your questions. Vote for Marsha in 2020. – Pat Senecal, Durango
My journey beyond plastic To the editor, We can all relate to that trigger, someone or something getting us to change. For me and my relationship with plastics, it started out in Cincinnati. The grocery store gave out tokens in exchange for customers using their own bags. Those tokens then supported charities. My grocery store was helping the environment and cared about nonprofits. I had to jump on board. I purchased my first reusable bags and started out on my journey beyond plastic. To say it was easy, I cannot lie. I first had those darn
bags by the door, but kept forgetting them. I then tried keeping them in the car, but failed to bring them into the store. I had to retrain myself, but I am now successful with my colorful and sturdy bags. After moving to Durango, I learned the recycling system and felt that I was doing my bit, but with all journeys, there was more ahead. One day I was getting coffee at Common Grounds and had to ask for a lid. The manager, Corrie McCarthy, explained her commitment to reduce plastic. Having customers ask, she feels, is making a difference. Her dedication got me thinking, what more can I do? Refrigerator dishes have replaced zip lock bags, my husband gets his Gatorade from a mix, and mesh bags hold my produce. My journey is only that, my journey. It is a hope that everyone can begin a journey, beyond plastic. – Madeline Marquardt, Durango
Riding the wrecking ball of history To the editor, The proverbial saying, “If it looks like a duck, acts like a duck, it must be a duck,” speaks volumes into the recent weeks of political chaos where there are still folks thinking, some pretending, that there is no wrong doing by our Commander in Chief. In my opinion, many, on both sides of the Washington, D.C., aisles, have been continuously reckless for decades in all kinds of bad behaviors, like gridlock/lobbyist influence/list goes on, without previous U.S. presidents at the helm willing to stop it. Trump appears to get off on manning the wrecking ball. Parents have an obligation to nip bad behavior in the bud, yet unfortunately greed and corruption can take over your childrens’ sensibility with the help of bad role models that disappoint us but get away with a lot. Justice isn’t always there.
Hopefully, this evil, controlling trance will disappear and the angels in all of us will prevail. – Sally Florence, Durango
Running with the devil
To the editor, As I drove out of the ravine onto the newly paved county road that tempted 20 miles above the posted speed limit, I made out a distant kaleidoscopic twinkle. Continued down the road it resolved itself into the aggressive red and blue flashers of a state trooper. I thought, yuppers Petie, let that be a reminder, respect that posted speed limit. I slowed down, then pulled into the traffic-free oncoming lane to give the trooper plenty of room. As I neared, the movement of my passing vehicle created a cinematic swipe as the parallax of the trooper’s large athletic body hinted at, then revealed, something more ominous than a speeding ticket happening here. Driver outside the vehicle, facing the trooper. Sparkling ruby red hair. No, not hair? What’s that? Horns? Sporting a spiked tail? Oh no! Oh yeah! A full-body sparkly red devil’s costume. Hood and all, with middle-aged padding pressing against this outfit intended for a slinky twenties body. The gay costume didn’t fit the two hands pawing at her purse, face downturned and intent. Fishing for her driver’s license I assumed. My last memory during that moment of voyeurism was a slight back and forth waver of the devil’s body. Was it observation or imagination, I’ll never know. I hoped it was imagination, for my musings were already moving forward to imagining this sad devil being taken for that ride down to the country jail and the most embarrassing night and day of this unfortunate’s life. My final thoughts were, dance with the devil and sooner or later you’re going to have to pay the piper. – Happy Halloween, Peter Miesler
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Turning point Silverton Avi School looks to next chapter after challenging, historic winter by Tracy Chamberlin
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ollowing a tough winter season with record snowfall and avalanches, backcountry experts in the Southwest are turning the corner with the Four Corners Snow and Avalanche Workshop. The full-day of avalanche education and stories shared by legendary backcountry experts takes place Sat., Oct. 26, in Silverton. “It was a trying year,” Michael Ackerman, recreational programs director for the Silverton Avalanche School, said. “We came out of it pretty banged up … this is a new chapter moving forward.”
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What: Four Corners Snow and Avalanche Workshop When: Sat., Oct. 26; registration begins at 7:30 a.m. Where: Silverton Public School To register: Sign up at avyschool.com/product/four-cor ners-snow-and-avalanche-workshop-october-26th-2019/ The Four Corners Snow and Avalanche Workshop (4SAW) is presented by Friends of the San Juans, Silverton Avalanche School, American Avalanche Association and Pine Needle Mountaineering. The Silverton Avalanche School and Friends of the San Juans are also working together on additional educational opportunities this season, like an Avalanche Awareness Class from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29, at the Powerhouse Science Center, 1333 Camino del Rio. For more visit, thesanjuans.org.
The 300-year event
By the time spring hit full swing this year, many parts of Southwest Colorado were still reporting snowpack levels at 150-200 percent of average. According to Ackerman, experts were calling it an event that only happens every 300 years. “Most professionals say we won’t see this again in our lifetimes,” he added. After several years of dusty summer days and dry winter months, many were happy to see the flakes fly – but, the pace at which the storms came brought a new problem. “Mother Nature likes things on a simmer,” he explained. Anything that happens quickly, like rapid snowfall or temperature changes, can tip the balance. After the first of the year, the Southwest was battered by storm after storm – most being measured in feet instead of
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An avalanche that occurred on Emory Peak in the San Juan Mountains this past winter./Photo by Stephen Eginoire inches. The snow quickly piled up with no time to settle before the next system moved in, and it was that intensity that broke the camel’s back. That’s what happened in March, Ackerman said, when Red Mountain Pass closed for more than two weeks after an avalanche buried the roadway in several feet of snow. “The unique thing about our mountains is we tend to preserve weak layers or problematic layers,” he added. “Eventually, you tip the balance.” Statewide, 46 people were caught in avalanches over the 2018-19 winter season and eight people died, including one student with the Silverton Avalanche School. It happened Jan. 5 during a Level 2 course for advanced backcountry skiers near Red Mountain Pass. According to a report from the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, two avalanches were triggered and all six skiers in the group were caught in the slides. One of the skiers, the school’s instructor, was buried by the first slide and survived. Peter Marshall, of Longmont, however, was buried
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When asked about what happened, Ackerman said he’s still seeing things from an 80,000-foot view. It often takes time for people to talk about and share these types of stories, he added. And, in time, this story will also be remembered and shared. In the weeks and months that followed, Ackerman said he walked into conference halls and meeting rooms wondering if the only thing on the mind of his colleagues was, “There’s the guy from Silverton.” Instead, what he felt from others in the industry was understanding and empathy. They all know the sport is not safe, he said. The goal of places like the Silverton Avalanche School is to make it as safe as possible, to share information and educate each other in an effort to minimize the risks inherent to the backcountry. “You’re in an uncontrollable mountain environment,” Ackerman explained. “There’s nothing safe out there.” The awareness of these risks and a desire to share information is how it all began back in 1962. In those early days, Silverton residents and local law enforcement started coming together to talk about the avalanche dangers unique to the San Juan Mountains. Geographical features, like steep terrain, combined with climate and unusual weather patterns create a singularly unique snowpack that has challenged snow scientists and backcountry enthusiasts for decades. It’s this environment that has made the region a key player in the evolution of snow science and development of avalanche education. “There is no more difficult snow climate,” Ackerman said. He explained that was the genesis for the Four Corners Snow and Avalanche Workshop – bringing the backcountry experience and industry expertise to the spot with these unique challenges. This weekend’s workshop aims to both pivot toward the future and honor the past with speakers like Betsy and Richard Armstrong, who called Silverton home for seven
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on Saturday, but that’s kind of the point. As much as he’d like to see the Four Corners version become a draw for industry leaders and backcountry enthusiasts, he also wants it to be more personal, giving people the time to share their stories and their expertise. Coming together as a community is one way to learn and grow from a difficult winter season, Ackerman said, and the workshop is meant to foster that with region-specific education, social gatherings and more. “There’s going to be a lot of storytelling,” he said. “Then we’ll put our heads together and plan for what’s to come.” n
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Local kids practice their skills on a ramp designed with their own artwork this summer. The Hive, a new nonprofit youth and community center, hopes to open next year at a yet-to-be-finalized location and offer mentorships in the areas of art, music, outdoors and skateboarding as well as other important life skills. The Hive will be hosting two fundraisers in the upcoming week./ Photo courtesy The Hive
The Hive gets rolling New community youth center to host carnival, skateboarding fundraisers by Missy Votel
Outreach Society (aka S.O.S.) and said she saw a need for such a venue through her work What: Halloween Carnival, a fundraiser urango could soon have a new place with other nonprofits. She is joined in her for The Hive featuring live music, art, for kids and teens to buzz around. The mission by Jeff Zick, who works with kids in mini ramp, talent show and more Hive, a youth-centered community art, music and skateboarding at the Juniper When: 12 noon - 7 p.m., Sat., Oct. 26, hub, seeks to offer a safe space for mentorship and Riverview schools, and Alex Hamner, talent show @ 2 p.m. in the areas of art, music, skateboarding and founder of the now-defunct Suite 101 music the outdoors starting as soon as next year. venue and an active participant in Durango’s Where: 11th Street Station The Hive’s Operation Director Kelsie Bor“DIY” music scene. What: “Thrasher Thursday Resurrecland said its mission is to “perpetuate passionThe space will include a stage for shows, tion,” a fundraiser for The Hive featuring ate progress leading to prosperity” for youth, room for art and music as well as moveable skate comps, costume contest, live led by local mentors. indoor skate ramps and rails. music, food and more “Just as bees work together in every effort “That’s how we engage the kids,” she said When: 4 p.m., Thurs., Oct. 31 for the greater good of the entire hive, we inof the skate facilities. “I’ve worked with youth Where: Durango Skate Park tend to operate in the same manner,” she enough to know you need to have something said. “We are committed to creating a space cool to engage them.” that inspires individuals to better their own lives and the health of In addition, organizers envision The Hive serving as a safe haven the community.” for youth and community members to discover and express themTo help fund the venture, as well as rent for the yet-to-be-final- selves through creative and artistic outlets. The Hive will also proized space, organizers are hosting two benefits this week. The first, vide life skills and hopes to partner with other local organizations a Halloween Carnival, will be held from 12 noon - 7 p.m. Sat., Oct. on other offerings. 26, at 11th St. Station. The event will feature a collaborative live art The Hive recently secured nonprofit status through its fiscal wall, games, mini skateboarding park, all-ages talent show and live agent, the Players Philanthropy Fund, a national organization. Bormusic from Your Bones, Profectic Calaveras, Uncle Kelsey and the land said The Hive has a “very highly prospective” space lined up Fearless Peasants. and hopes to move in by January and have remodeling done in Then, The Hive will host a “Thrasher Thursday Resurrection” on time for a February 2020 opening. She said The Hive will be open Thurs., Oct. 31, starting at 4 p.m. at the Durango Skate Park featur- to the public but memberships will be available. ing skate comps, costume contest, live bands, food and giveaways. The goal of the fundraisers is to make enough money to pay for “We’ve always wanted to create a space where youth can come the first month’s rent. Those unable to attend the fundraisers can to, so we decided to open a youth center, but also a community also donate on The Hive’s GoFundMe page. center,” said Borland, who also serves as director of the Snowboard For more info., e-mail Borland at kelsie@hivedgo.org. n
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his week, Maria’s Bookshop welcomes a trifecta of nature writers who aren’t simply content to understand things as they seem. Like all the best nature writers, these three dig deep, climb high and venture far to comprehend human existence as part of the struggles, conflicts and tenacity of the American Southwest – and their own personal places within it all. First up, in a twin billing, Maria’s hosts debut authors Ayja Bounous and Zak Podmore this Thursday evening, Oct. 24, to discuss and sign their nonfiction works. Then, at Pine Needle Dry Goods on Tues., Oct. 29, is an author on the other side of the career spectrum. Jack Loeffler, who has thrown monkey wrenches with Edward Abbey and played trumpet for nuclear detonations, brings his latest nonlinear memoir to town. “These three authors speak to the love of place and the natural world, in a way that I think the Durango community can really connect with,” Evan Schertz, owner of Maria’s, said. “All three of them care deeply about the Southwest, and the people and places that make it so special.” The first event with Bounous and Podmore – both of whom are published under Salt Lake’s conservation-
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What: Authors Zak Podmore (Confluence) and Ayja Bounous (Shaped by Snow) When: 6:30 p.m., Thurs., Oct. 24 Where: Maria’s Bookshop, 960 Main Ave. What: Authors Jack Loeffler (Headed Into the Wind) When: 6:30 p.m., Tues., Oct. 29 Where: Pine Needle Dry Goods, 858 Main Ave. (presented by Maria’s) Both events are free and open to the public; books will be available for purchase minded Torrey House Press – features two similarly sized books with two wildly different topics. Bounous’ book, Shaped by Snow: Defending the Future of Winter, digs into the author’s own existence as the granddaughter of one of Utah’s founding ski families and an avid sportswoman herself. Like many people in their twenties, she’s striving to understand the relationship between her own actions (from skiing all the way to having children) and the advance of climate change. For her, these issues strike particularly close to home – she grew up in the snow outside of Salt Lake City, and
that very snow looks to be one of the first casualties of our shifting climate. “My relationship to snow is an unsolved problem,” Bounous writes. “When I ski, I participate in an industry reliant upon fossil fuels for operation and transportation. When I travel to the mountains, ride chairlifts or spend time in resort buildings, I release carbon emissions into the atmosphere, contributing to climate change. … [B]y skiing, I contribute to snow’s demise.” Yet, her hope glistens bright as … well, new-fallen snow. By exploring moments from her life and diving into a developing relationship, Bounous writes more than a love letter (or worse, a eulogy) for winter. Her conscientious curiosity asks more questions than she can answer, but she always moves forward, believing in a world that’s worth defending. It might seem strange at first to partner Bounous with Podmore for this event. After all, Bounous has her head in the snow, and Podmore has both feet firmly planted in the riverbed. His book, Confluence: Navigating the Personal & Political on Rivers of the New West, is less memoir and more first-person exploration of water (from the Dolores to Washington’s Elwha River) and people (from uranium mill protesters in Utah to asylum seekers along the Rio Grande).4
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His style is more journalistic and, at least on the surface, less personal than Bounous.’ Yet there’s that pesky word “personal” in the book’s subtitle, and Podmore ultimately embraces the way that his mother – who essentially raised him on the river – pervades every page of the book, explicitly or not. “My mother had just passed away from lung cancer, and I was trying, more than anything, to distance myself from that loss by reporting on environmental issues and desert rivers,” Podmore said. “As the book progressed, however, I realized that project itself was an homage to my mother. … She steeped me in the beauty of the Colorado Plateau and taught me to appreciate what is still a centerpoint of my life – flowing water in the redrock desert.” Ultimately, these two books dovetail together fittingly. Both bring us to question our relationships with the Earth in this part of the world and our responsibilities to it – and not just to the land, but to the people and other beings who inhabit it. For both authors, the answers about how to approach the “unsolved problems” of our way in the world are less about right and wrong and more about understanding the full, complete, paradoxical picture. “There’s a lingering belief that wilderness rivers are somehow a world apart from the civilization beyond their canyon walls,” Podmore said. “Our demands for water in the country’s driest region; our tendency to dam, divert and dry up our streams; our history of poisoning water through industrial activity and the looming threat of cli-
mate change – all of this, I believe, needs to be taken into account alongside descriptions of canyon alcoves hanging with columbines or Canada geese honking overhead.” Based on these writings, Bounous and Podmore may well be the Loraxes of the near future – speaking for the trees, as it were. But Jack Loeffler has been speaking up for decades, not only as a writer but as an aural historian, radio producer, jazz musician and sound-collage artist. His memoir, Headed Into the Wind, takes a meandering yet typically concise look at his life, how he came to find and love the desert, and the voices of those who shaped his existence. “Over the last half century, I’ve been privileged to wander throughout this mythic landscape bearing a recorder, microphones, notebook and pen,” Loeffler writes in the
book. “In the deepest sense, this lifetime has been a pilgrimage in quest of the Spirit of Place as perceived by those with refined sensibilities, honed consciousness. The message is clear. The Earth is a living organism and we are part of its consciousness. We are and could remain a spectacular aspect of Earth’s consciousness – if we don’t go extinct.” It’s impossible not to find humor in Loeffler’s writing. He’s an easygoing storyteller, and each fairly short snippet of his book can rope you in like a fireside tale. His thoughts wind like a river, fed by tributaries from all directions – and the book reads like an upriver trip, where every branching stream is fair game. Yet it’s the brevity in moments, like that reminder about our all-too-possible extinction, that drives the points home. If Bounous and Podmore and others like them are to continue revealing to us the world we live in, we must also keep listening to the relevance of those who have witnessed the changes. If we’re lucky, what people like Loeffler can share will help gird us for what’s accelerating toward us. As Bounous points out, “In my short twenty-five years of life, I had seen as much change in the snowpack as (my grandfather, Junior Bounous) had in his 90 years of life.” In Durango, we may witness such changes as much as anyone. The classic Southwestern ecosystems balance each other out here: the high desert meets the ponderosa forests, and the river stitches us all together. Perhaps, then, it’s perfect that these three distinct voices should converge here this week. They are each worth listening to. n
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or the candy industry, Halloween is like Christmas. The five biggest candy shopping days of the year are all in October, as All Hallows’ Eve sells more candy than any other holiday. Before being co-opted by big sugar in the 1950s, the roots of Halloween extend back to a Celtic tradition called Samhain, which honors that moment each year when fall blows in. Samhain’s founding observers saw it as a time when the boundaries between the living and spirit worlds became porous, allowing the spirits to come bang on your door like neighborhood trick or treaters. As time passed and history was written, Samhain absorbed other holidays that also reflected the characteristics of the season, including harvest, death, wind and the abundance of sweet fruits dangling from trees. Appropriately enough, after the Celts were conquered by the Romans, Samhain was combined with Pomona, a celebration of the Roman goddess of the harvest, according to History.com. Today, while nature’s candy dangles from trees like a real-life fairy tale, we spend more than $9 billion each year on plastic sacks filled with little shiny bits of chocolate-stuffed packaging. Apples are the second-most popular fruit in America, after bananas. But fruit, alas, is not as popular as candy. The same way Samhain opens the door to the world of the dead, candy opens the floodgates for evil sugar spirits to enter the bodies of children. The sweetness of an apple, by contrast, doesn’t turn kids into little poltergeists, and the fruit has long been used as a barometer of hunger. Growing up, many people of certain generations were told, “If you aren’t hungry enough to eat an apple, you aren’t really hungry.” The same has never been said about candy. I’m not suggesting people give out apples for Halloween. That would be irresponsible. By convention, and for everyone’s peace of mind and legal protection, all sugar toxins distributed to trick or treaters must be hermetically sealed for safety.
I have an apple tree that produces McIntosh-like apples, blushing dark red with a piercing flavor that’s like an arms race between sweet and tart. Most of the apples go through the cider press, but I’ve saved a few boxes of the biggest, most beautiful individuals to eat the old-fashioned way. I’ve been thinking a lot about the apple hunger test and noticing that when I’m hungry enough
to eat an apple, the fruit’s characteristics become extra vivid. The perfume, sharpness and sweetness all become more enticing. With cider, any fruit without a worm is a bonus. But if you don’t have access to a cider press, another option for apples – blemished or otherwise – is to carve them into apple Jack-o’-Lanterns. Essentially, treat an apple like a mini-pumpkin, and then let it dry and shrivel into something that resembles a shrunken head. Apple is softer and more forgiving than pumpkin, and you can snack on the bits that you carve away. If you live in a sunny climate, you can shrink apple heads on a windowsill in about a week. You can also use an oven on the lowest setting, or leave in proximity to a heater. But these won’t be edible like a dehydrated apple jack-o’-lantern. My family carved a bunch of jack-o-apples one night.
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The next day, when my son was at school, I took a nibble off the corner of one, and my eyes got as big as his ghoul’s. We had rubbed them with lime juice to keep the apple jack-o-lanterns from browning, and that, it turns out, adds extra zing that is shockingly delicious. I like them apples better than candy. But good luck convincing the trick or treaters. A dehydrator with shelving spaced widely enough to accommodate an entire apple is the device of choice with which to make these sweet and sassy skulls. If this project becomes the impetus to buy a dehydrator, you won’t be sorry. Also extremely helpful: a tomato corer or similar cutting spoon. Apple Jack-o’-Lanterns Serves an army of spooky undead shrunken-headed zombies Apples, the bigger the better Lime or lemon juice Peel the apple, going around its “equator,” while leaving a bit of peel around the stem and its opposite “pole.” When peeled, look at the apple and decide where the face should be. Then use the coring spoon to scoop out the core from the opposite side, leaving a big hole in the back of the shrunken head. Scooping the insides allows the apple jack-o’lanterns to dry more quickly. Next, carve the mouth, otherwise you might not have enough room below the eyes and nose. That is the extent of any artistic advice that I should be giving, other than to make sure the nose is smaller than the eyes. Rub the carved apple with lemon or lime juice and place in the center of a dehydrator, with the temperature at 135, for about 12 hours. If using an oven, set it on the lowest setting, with convection on if you’ve got it, and keep a watchful eye on them apples for about two to six hours, depending on the situation. Whatever equipment you employ, you should test your process all the way through with just an apple or two before carving your personal army of sweet ghouls. You are not only testing your gear, but your technique and process. Learn how it dries, with or without pieces of peel. If a big scary mouth clenches into a grimace, pry it open into more of a primordial scream. Little touches like that can make all the difference on Halloween. n
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Codestar opens. spread acclaim for their arrangements of classics from the stride El Moro Spirits and Tavern gets downright batty this Wednespiano, ragtime and boogie-woogie styles, as well as from the day by hosting a seasonal food and beverage pairing that benefits swing era and the Great American Songbook. Blending impeccaa thematically appropriate cause. Bat CRAFT, the twist on El ble technique and mature musiMoro’s popular pairing event, gets cality with humor and into the spirit of Halloween from 6showmanship, they’re considered 8 p.m. Wednesday, and the restauthe most engaging piano duo in rant will be closed to regular classic jazz. Tickets are also availbusiness that evening. Partial proable for a preshow event at Seaceeds from the $50 per person event sons Rotisserie and Grill, which benefits Bat Conservation Internaincludes a buffet of dinner-wortional, a nonprofit organization thy appetizers and wine. Weather with a mission to conserve the permitting, the Seasons party will world’s 1,300-plus species of bats, be held on their private patio and their habitats and ecosystems. from 5:30-7 p.m. Out of pure coincidence, CRAFT is NPR humorist and bestselling being held during National Bat author David Sedaris returns to Week. As always, the event is a the Concert Hall at 7:30 p.m. cocktail party-type atmosphere, Tuesday. Sedaris’ books include with guests moving among the five Naked, Dress Your Family in Corstations with those knowledgeable duroy and Denim, Theft by Finding about both the food and beverages. and Let’s Explore Diabetes With Pairings include honeydew melon, Up-and-coming Denver Indie-folk act Whitacre plays the Owls. He’s regarded as one of cantaloupe, tarragon, prosciutto Animas City Theatre at 9:30 p.m. Friday. America’s pre-eminent humor and anise paired with a riff on a writers, with critics noting the great skill with which he slices “Dead Poet” cocktail featuring Tequila Ocho Plata, Dolin Dry, Hathrough cultural euphemisms and political correctness. He’ll cienda de Chihuahua Sotol, house blueberry syrup, yellow Charshare readings from his latest work, Calypso, as wells as host an treuse and a lime twist; Gulf of Mexico shrimp marinated in audience Q&A and a book signing. achiote and crusted with cilantro crystals and Aleppo, served Shadows of the ’60s: A Tribute to Motown’s Super with avocado mousse and a roasted red pepper coulis, teamed Groups brings the soul to the Sky Ute Casino Resort in Ignacio at 8 with Rogue Brewing’s Bat Squatch Hazy IPA; duck breast with curp.m. Saturday. The troupe includes members who have performed rant demi-glace and sweet potato hash paired with a full-bodied with and backed some of soul music’s legendary musicians and pay California cabernet sauvignon; aioli de mole elote, a mole and homage to such acts as the Four Tops, Supremes and Temptations. cashew crusted corn alongside Mexcal Derrumbes San Luis Potosi The pricing ($19 general admission to $29 VIP) gives attendees Mezcal; and a pumpkin and ricotta gingersnap cookie sandwich ample money to hit the slots and bowling alley, too. with blackberry, paired with a Trinidad sour variation made from The Animas City Theatre hosts innovate electronic master Bacardi four-year rum, Bacardi Black, Angostura bitters, lemon Bluetech at 9:30 tonight. Evan Bartholomew has performed juice and simple syrup. electronic music for nearly 20 years as Bluetech, Evan Marc and The Hive is Durango’s new youth-centered community hub, in the duo Invisible Allies with Killowatts. He’s also produced providing a new space for youth to explore art, music, skatemore than 27 albums and EPs while scoring countless films, teleboarding and more, led by adult mentors who share the same vision shows and video games. Considered a master of analog passions. Learn more about The Hive from 12-7 p.m. Saturday at and modern sound synthesis and DSP audio manipulation, their all-ages Halloween Carnival at 11th Street Station. There Bluetech brings a passion for sound design and cutting-edge will be live music and open musical collaborations, live and open audio exploration to his live performance. Also on the bill are art walls, carnival games, a mini skateboarding park and an allLapa, a progressive downtempo artist who weaves together musiages talent show (sign-up begins at 1:30 p.m.). cal stories with complexly textured harmonies, expansive It’s a free local rock & roll twin bill when Farmington Hill melodies and intricately layered beats, and Smiley Coyote. and the Crags play The Garage (formerly Pongas) from 7 ‘til The mood changes at the ACT at 9:30 p.m. Friday when -folk midnight Saturday. “On the Saturday before Halloween, get in indie-folk act Whitacre takes the stage. Blurring the lines of the festive spirit!” says Farmington Hill guitarist/singer Erik Nordfolk, indie rock and bluegrass, Whitacre combines thought-prostrom. “Feel free to come as you are or in costume.” voking lyrics and high-energy live performances. They’ve played Also of note: The Great Contention plays Ska Brewing sold-out shows with Mt. Joy, Wild Child and Birdtalker, toured World Headquarters at 5 p.m. today; The Starlight’s Plursday feawith Family and Friends, Wilderado and Wild Rivers, and retures dancing to DJ Highgrade from 9 ‘til close tonight; DJ cently released their own five-song EP, “Within the Mountains.” Hakan spins at The Starlight on Friday night; the Black Velvet There’s certainly a buzz about them, as they’ve received a halfduo returns to the Diamond Belle Saloon at 5:30 p.m. Friday, million plays on Spotify. Versa Vice opens the show. while the trio plays the 11th Street Station at 11 a.m. Saturday; Then, at 9 p.m. Saturday, Tubby Love & Amber Lily bring and The Starlight’s Ladies’ night has DJ Side Affex from 9 ‘til music with a message to the ACT. Love is a world-class musician close Saturday. and songwriter from the Deep South, while Lily is a HawaiianTequila! Email me at chrisa@gobrainstorm.net. n
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Thursday24 Baby Meetup with Durango Café au Play, 9:30-11:30 a.m., 2307 Columbine. 749-9607. Drop-in Tennis, 4 p.m., Durango High School, 2390 Main Ave. Devo Halloween Bike Parade and Party, 4-4:30 p.m., ride from Rec Center to the Powerhouse Science Center, 1333 Camino del Rio; after party, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Powerhouse. Thursday Afternoon Social Club for veterans, their spouses and supporters, 4-6 p.m., VFW, 1550 Main Ave. “Gentle Infestation” art by Nicole Banowetz, opening reception, 4:30-6 p.m., exhibit runs thru Nov. 14, Art & Design Gallery at Fort Lewis College. 247-7167. Writers’ Workshop, 5 p.m., Ignacio Community Library.
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Durango Green Drinks, hosted by Great Old Broads for Wilderness & Conservation Colorado, 5-6:45 p.m., Carver Brewing Co., 1022 Main Ave. Fruit Glean Happy Hour, hosted by Good Food Collective, 5-7 p.m., meet at Smiley Building, 1309 E. 3rd Ave. info@goodfoodcollective.org. The Great Contention performs, 5-8 p.m., Ska Brewing, 225 Girard St. Tim Sullivan performs, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave. “Winterland” the latest film from Teton Gravity Research, to benefit Friends of the San Juans, 5:30 and 8:30 p.m., Durango Arts Center, 802 E. 2nd Ave. www.thesan juans.org. Sitting Meditation, 5:30-6:15 p.m., Durango Dharma Center, 1800 E. 3rd Ave. Dustin Burley performs, 6 p.m., The Office, 699 Main Ave. Open Mic Night, 6-8 p.m., Eno Wine Bar, 723 E. 2nd Ave. Pete Giuliani performs, 6-8 p.m., Alce Restaurant at Dalton Ranch. Animas Jazz Trio performs, 6-9 p.m., Jean-Pierre Restaurant & Wine Bar, 601 Main Ave. Meet the Author featuring Ayja Bounous and Zak
Podmore, 6:30 p.m., Maria’s Bookshop, 960 Main Ave. www.mariasbookshop.com. Trivia Night, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Powerhouse Science Center, 1333 Camino del Rio. Stephanie and Paolo, pioneers in four-hands jazz piano, perform, 7:30 p.m., Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College. www.durangoconcerts.com. Open Mic & Stand-Up, 8 p.m., El Rancho Tavern, 975 Main Ave. Karaoke, 8 p.m., Wild Horse Saloon, 601 E. 2nd Ave. Plursday featuring DJ Highgrade, 9 p.m., Starlight Lounge, 937 Main Ave. Bluetech Holotrope with special guest Lapa, 9:30 p.m., Animas City Theatre, 128 E. College Drive. www.animascitytheatre.com.
Friday25 Durango Early Bird Toastmasters, 7-8:30 a.m., LPEA, 45 Stewart St. 769-7615. Free yoga, 8:30-9:30 a.m., Lively Boutique, 809 Main. Zumba Gold, 9:30-10:15 a.m., La Plata Senior Center, 2424 Main Ave. Spanish Speaking Parents & Littles Fridays, 4-6 p.m., Durango Café au Play, 1309 E. 3rd Ave., Room 201. durangocafeauplay.org. Black Velvet performs, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave. Matt Rupnow performs, 6 p.m., The Office, 699 Main Ave. Fresh from the Theaters: “Aladdin,” 6 p.m., Pine River Library in Bayfield. Cirque De Los Muertos, presented by Durango Circus, doors open, 6 p.m., show begins, 6:30 p.m., show also runs Oct. 26, Nov. 1-2, Powerhouse Science Center, 1333 Camino del Rio. www.daaacircus.com. Live music, 6-9 p.m., DJ Hakan 9 p.m.-close, Starlight Lounge, 937 Main Ave. Ecstatic Dance with DJ Smiley Coyote, 7-9:30 p.m., VFW Hall, 1550 Main Ave. Karaoke, 7 p.m.-close, VFW, 1550 Main Ave. The Raven Narratives: Live Storytelling, featuring
the theme “Spooked,” 7:30 p.m., Sunflower Theatre in Cortez; show also runs 7:30 p.m., Oct. 26, Durango Arts Center, 802 E. 2nd Ave. www.ravennarratives.org. Ghost Crawl Haunted Durango Train Museum Experience, 8:30-9:30 p.m., Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, 479 Main Ave. www.durangotrain.com.
Saturday26 Drop-in Tennis, 9 a.m., Durango High School, 2390 Main Ave. Durango Farmers Market, music from Bob’s Yr Uncle, 9 a.m.-noon, TBK Bank parking lot, W. 8th Street. www.durangofarmersmarket.com. Henry Stoy performs, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Jean-Pierre Restaurant & Wine Bar, 601 Main Ave. VFW Indoor Flea Market, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 1550 Main Ave. The Met: Live in HD, featuring Massenet’s “Manon,” 10:55 a.m., Student Union at Fort Lewis College, Vallecito Room. www.durangoconcerts.com. Three Springs Fall Festival, trick-or-treating, music, games, pumpkin patch and more, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Three Springs Plaza. 764-6000. Halloween Carnival, fundraiser for Durango’s new youth-centered community hub, The Hive, featuring live collaborative art, skateboarding, music and more, noon-7 p.m., Ernie’s 11th Street Station. Pete Giuliani performs, 5-8 p.m., Chainless Brewing, 3000 Main Ave. Gary Watkins and Jenny Winegardner performs, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave. Joel Racheff performs, 6 p.m., The Office, 699 Main Rob Webster performs, 6-10 p.m., Seven Rivers Restaurant at Sky Ute Casino Resort in Ignacio. Smelter Mountain Boys perform, 7 p.m., 11th Street Station. “Shadows of the ’60s – A Tribute to Motown,” 8 p.m., Sky Ute Casino, Ignacio. www.skyutecasino.com. SoulMonic Sound Healing Journey with Three Trees, 7-9 p.m., YogaDurango, 1485 Florida Rd. Farmington Hill & The Crags perform, 7 p.m.-midnight, The Garage, 121 W. 8th St.4
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Sunday27 Durango Flea Market, 8:30 a.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds. Henry Stoy, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Jean-Pierre Restaurant & Wine Bar, 601 Main Ave. Traditional Irish Music Jam, 12:30-4 p.m., Irish Embassy, 900 Main Ave. Blue Moon Ramblers, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave. Joel Racheff performs, 6 p.m., The Office, 699 Main Ave. Open Mic Night, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Hermosa Coffee Roasters, 738 Main Ave.
Monday28 Yoga Storytime, 9:30-10:45 a.m., Smiley Building Studio 10, 1309 E. 3rd Ave. Watch Your Step class, 10:15 a.m., Durango Senior Center, 2424 Main Ave. Live music, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave. Classic Movie Mondays: “The Wrong Man,” 6 p.m., Pine River Library in Bayfield. Robby Overfield performs, 6 p.m., The Office, 699 Main Ave. Trivia Night, 7 p.m., Blondies in Cortez. Contiki Party with the Aussies, 9 p.m.-close, Starlight Lounge, 937 Main Ave.
Tuesday29 “It Was There All Along,” handmade books and photography by Frank Hamrick, exhibit opens Oct. 29, upstairs Art Library at Durango Arts Center, 802 E. 2nd Ave. www.durangoarts.org. Assistive Technology/Low Vision Expo, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Durango Library. 259-1672 or www.swindependence.org.
Skiing in a winter wonderland: FOSJ brings Teton Gravity’s latest What: “Winterland,” the latest film
from Teton Gravity Research When: 5:50 & 8:30 p.m., Thur., Oct. 24 Where: Durango Arts Center Tickets: $15, proceeds benefit Friends of the San Juans Winter is coming, and Friends of the San Juans wants you to be prepared. To stoke the, well, stoke, the local nonprofit, in conjunction with Pine Needle Mountaineering, is screening “Winterland,” the latest ski porn from Teton Gravity Research. In addition to the film, there will be drawings for gear, swag giveaways and a bar for 21+. Plus, everyone in attendance will have a shot at the film tour’s grand prizes, including trips to Sierra Nevada’s beer camp in California and TGR’s hometown Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, and more. Proceeds will benefit FOSJ, which is dedicated to educating outdoor enthusiasts about playing safely in the backcountry during the winter. There will also be information about upcoming FOSJ events and FOSJ gear for sale. For “Winterland,” TGR called on the world’s most accomplished freeskiers and snowboarders, resulting in some of the most thrilling and extreme footage captured by the company in its 22 years. The film includes scenes from Alaska, Austria, Jackson, Norway and British Columbia. However, at its core, “Winterland” is a celebration of ski and snowboard culture, celebrating the athletes’ connection
to the roots of skiing as well as the pure joy of sliding on snow. “I think everyone can relate to ‘Winterland’ because even though it’s not one specific place, it’s more of a state of mind,” Jon Klaczkiewicz, TGR’s Head of Production, said. “Beyond showcasing the incredible action our athletes continue to astound us with, ‘Winterland’ really embodies the magic that all skiers and snowboarders feel when they find themselves in the right place at the right time; when everything comes together.” “Winterland” is the first ski film from TGR since the release of 2018’s “Far Out,” which was named Movie of the Year by Powder magazine. TGR also claimed Best Documentary at the 2018 Surfer Awards in December for its captivating and complicated look at the late Andy Irons, a three-time ASP World Champion surfer who battled bipolar disorder. “It’s just fun to be in the mountains with these athletes – they inject new energy into the action and offer fresh perspectives, and hopefully that comes across in the film,” said renowned freeskier Tim Durtschi, who appears in the film alongside Nick McNutt, Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, Angel Collinson and 13-year-old rising star Kai Jones. For tickets, go to: www.tetongravity.com/films/winterland/tour/durango-screening-of-winterland
Zumba Gold, 9:30-10:15 a.m., La Plata Senior Center, 2424 Main Ave.
Trivia Factory, hosted by Ben Bernstein, 6:30-8:30 p.m., The Roost, 128 E. College Dr.
Drop-in Tennis, 4 p.m., Durango High School, 2390 Main Ave.
An Evening with David Sedaris, 7:30 p.m., Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College. www.durangoconcerts.com.
Terry Rickard performs, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave. Tim Sullivan performs, 6 p.m., The Office, 699 Main. Rotary Club of Durango, presentation from Charles DiFerdinando on early Durango from the viewpoint of pioneer business man Thomas C. Graden, including the Great Durango Fire of 1889, 6 p.m., Henry Strater Hotel, 699 Main Ave. 385-7899. Meet the Author featuring book reading and signing with Jack Loeffler, author of Headed Into the Wind: A Memoir, 6:30 p.m., Pine Needle Dry Goods, 858 Main Ave. www.mariasbookshop.com.
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Wednesday30 National Register of Historic Places Dedication Ceremony for Animas Museum, featuring plaque dedication, activities, historic cemetery tour and more, 3:30-6:30 p.m., Animas Museum, 3065 W. 2nd Ave. 259-2402.
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AskRachel Interesting fact: Hermit crabs often have symbiotic relationships with such creatures as anemones. However, this week’s hermits don’t seem to need such companionship. Dear Rachel, I fear I’ve made a horrible mistake. I’ve made a new friend in the last couple months, and we’ve had good, frequent fun, like new friends do. You know, drinks or soaks or hikes two, three, even four times a week. We’ve now entered the phase where friendships are supposed to taper off to occasional meetups, and eventually to avoiding each other in the grocery store. But she’s keeping the intensity dialed to 11, and I don’t know how to push her away without hurting her feelings. Any ideas? - Trapped Dear Friend Zoning Commission, Yeah, you mucked it up the moment you opened your heart and allowed another human being into your life. There’s no going back now. You are pretty much doomed to answer her phone calls (or texts, or snaps, or whatever) and meet her for coffee whenever she likes. While you are allowed to last-minute cancel on as many as a third of your friend-dates, you are still obligated to make up for that with birthday shenanigans. Sorry to say, you may be stuck with a bestie for life. – Go away, Rachel Dear Rachel, You had a question about someone who keeps having babies foisted on them. What about me?
I think I have it worse. My friends came to visit with their newborn, and the entire time they stayed in my house they never once offered to have me hold the baby. Whether I actually wanted to hold the babe or not is irrelevant. By the end, I took it very personally. Basically, they didn’t trust me not to drop or maim their child. There’s no other way to interpret that, right? – Hands Off Dear Empty Handed, You’re not on any kind of registered offender list, are you? Because then you should most definitely take it personally. Otherwise, consider yourself blessed. Friends don’t change diapers of friends’ babies whom they are not allowed to hold. Instead, the diapers simply stack up in your trash can until collection day, which is probably six days away, reminding you of yet another reason you don’t have kids. – Or maybe that’s just me, Rachel Dear Rachel, I live outside of town because I like the quiet, but my neighbor lives there because he can evade the long arm of the law. I don’t know that he’s doing anything illegal, per se, but he sure likes to flaunt his disregard for living in a society. I mean, he’s not hiding dead bodies (as far as I know), but he’ll tell me in passing how many fish he caught without a license. Things like that. What’s a good neighbor to do about it? – State Farm Isn’t Here
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Donny Johnson performs, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave.
“Interconnection,” exhibit runs thru Oct. 29, upstairs Art Library, Durango Arts Center, 802 E. 2nd Ave. www.duran goarts.org.
Thank the Veterans potluck, 5:30 p.m., Peter Neds performs, 7-8:30 p.m., VFW, 1550 Main Ave. 828-7777.
Works from Dina Herrmann, on display thru Dec. 7, Olio in Mancos. 533-1381.
Terry Rickard performs, 6 p.m., The Office, 699 Main Ave.
“Inside Out: Visions from the Artist’s Mind,” thru April 2020, Southern Ute Museum, 503 Ouray Dr. www.southernutemuseum.org.
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Trunk or Treat, family-friendly costumes, food and more, 6-7:30 p.m., River Church, 860 Plymouth Dr. trcdu rango.com/trunkortreat/.
Medicare for All: Myths and Misconceptions, 6-8 p.m., Durango Public Library. healthcaredurango@gmail.com.
Public Outreach on 2030 Statewide Historic Preservation Plan, 6-8 p.m., Animas Museum, 3065 W. 2nd Ave. 259-2402.
“Bat CRAFT” dinner, fundraiser for Bat Conservation International, 6-8 p.m., El Moro Spirits and Tavern, 945 Main Ave. 259-5555.
Loki Moon – Raw Experiments, 6-8 p.m., Eno Wine Bar, 723 E. 2nd Ave.
Pub Quiz, 6:30 p.m., Irish Embassy Pub, 900 Main Ave. 403-1200. Open Mic Night, 7:30 p.m., The Roost, 128 E. College Dr. Karaoke, 8 p.m., Blondies in Cortez.
Karaoke with Crazy Charlie, 8 p.m.-close, Wild Horse Saloon, 601 E. 2nd Ave.
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Karaoke, 8 p.m., Thur-Sun, 8th Ave. Tavern, 509 E 8th Ave.
Upcoming Halloween Storytime and Trick-or-Treating, stories, songs and other activities, 10:30 a.m., Oct. 31, Durango Public Library. 375-3380. Children’s Trick-or-Treating, 4-6 p.m., Oct. 31, along Main Avenue. www.downtowndurango.org/halloween. Halloween Trivia Night, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Oct. 31, Powerhouse Science Center, 1333 Camino del Rio. The Rocky Horror Picture Show, opening night, 8 p.m., Oct. 31, live show also runs 7 and 10 p.m., Nov. 1-2, Henry Strater Theatre, 699 Main Ave. www.henrystraterthe atre.com. All Hollwed Soundz on Halloween Night, featuring Dancing Arrow, Squoze, Krunkle Stilt Skin and Teknique, 9:30 p.m., Oct. 31, Animas City Theatre, 128 E. College Drive. www.animascitytheatre.com. Halloween Party with Red Eyed Djinn, 7-10 p.m., Nov. 1, Mancos Brewing Co.
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Email Rachel at telegraph@durangotelegraph.com Dear Mr. Rogers, Unless you are also McGruff the Crime Dog, you’re best served to keep your head low and your voice lower until you can get your hands on some camouflaged wildlife cams that will catch him in the act. In the meantime, play it cool as best you can. Avoid him in the grocery store. And whatever you do, don’t ask him to hold your baby. – Good fences, Rachel
Cirque Du Spook, featuring Halloween dance, costume contest and more, 8 p.m., Nov. 1, Animas City Theatre, 128 E. College Drive. durangopride.eventbrite.com. Hesperus Ski Swap, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Nov. 2, La Plata County Fairgrounds. Trail Cleanup at the Nordic Center, 9 a.m., Nov. 2, Durango Nordic Center, Highway 550. durangonordic.org. 8th annual Frank n’ Stein Fundraiser for Be Frank Foundation, noon-6 p.m., Nov. 2, Mill Street, Bayfield. www.befrankfoundation.org. Veterans Breakfast, 9-11 a.m., Nov. 3, Elks Club, 901 E. 2nd Ave. 946-4831. Forever Tango, 7:30 p.m., Nov. 6, Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College. www.durangoconcerts.com. Free Legal Clinic, 4-5 p.m., Nov. 8, Ignacio Community Library. 563-9287. Girls on the Run Durango 5K, race begins, 11 a.m., Nov. 9, Three Springs Plaza. 764-6000.
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FreeWillAstrology by Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): Singapore has one of the world’s lowest fertility rates. A few years ago, this state of affairs prompted the government to urge Singaporeans to have sex on an annual holiday known as National Day. A new rap song was released in the hope of pumping up everyone’s libidos and instigating a baby boom. It included the lyrics, “Let’s make fireworks ignite / Let’s make Singapore’s birthrate spike.” I have a different reason for encouraging you to seek abundant high-quality sex, Aries. According to my analysis, tender orgasmic experiences will profoundly enhance your emotional intelligence in the coming weeks – and make you an excellent decision-maker just in time for your big decisions. (P.S. You don’t necessarily need a partner.) TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In the 1530s, explorer Jacques Cartier led expeditions from France to the New World. As Europeans often did back then, he and his team were rude and brutish to the indigenous folks who lived there, stealing their land, kidnapping some of them and slaughtering herds of great auks in a bird sanctuary. Yet there was one winter when Cartier’s marauders got crucial help from their victims, who gave them vitamin C-rich pine needle tea that cured their scurvy. I suspect you Tauruses will embark on quests and journeys in the coming months, and I’m hoping your behavior will be different from Cartier’s. When you arrive in unfamiliar places, be humble, curious and respectful. Be hesitant to impose your concepts of what’s true and be eager to learn from the locals. If you do, you’re likely to get rich teachings and benefits equivalent to the pine needle tea. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Many software engineers have enjoyed The Pragmatic Programmer, a book that helps them develop and refine their code. One popular technique the book offers is “rubber duck deprogramming.” Programmers place a toy rubber duck in front of them and describe to it the problems they’re having. As they explain each line of code to their very good listener, they may discover what’s amiss. I recommend a similar approach to you as you embark on metaphorically debugging your own program, Gemini. If a rubber duck isn’t available, call on your favorite statue or stuffed animal, or even a photo of a catalytic teacher or relative or spirit. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Read the following passage from Gabriel García Márquez’s novel One Hundred Years of Solitude. “Gaston was not only a fierce lover, with endless wisdom and imagination, but he was also, perhaps, the first man in the history of the species who
had made an emergency landing and had come close to killing himself and his sweetheart simply to make love in a field of violets.” I admire the romantic artistry of Gaston’s dramatic gesture. I applaud his imaginative desire to express his love in a carefully chosen sanctuary filled with beauty. I praise his intense devotion to playful extravagance. But I don’t recommend you do anything quite so extreme on behalf of love during the coming weeks. Being 20 percent as extreme might be just right, though. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In his song “Diplomatic Immunity,” rapper Drake disparages tranquility and harmony. “I listen to heavy metal for meditation, no silence,” he brags. “My body isn’t much of a sacred temple, with vodka and wine, and sleep at the opposite times,” he declares. Is there a method in his madness? It’s revealed in these lyrics: “All that peace and that unity: all that weak sh— will ruin me.” In the coming weeks, Leo, I urge you to practice the exact opposite of Drake’s approach. It’s time to treat yourself to an intense and extended phase of self-care. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): It’s a favorable time to refresh your relationships with your basic sources and to make connections with new basic sources. To spur your creative thought on these matters, I offer the following questions to meditate on. 1. If you weren’t living where you do now, what other place might you like to call home? 2. If you didn’t have the name you actually go by, what other name would you choose? 3. If you had an urge to expand the circle of allies that supports and stimulates you, whom would you seek out? 4. If you wanted to add new foods and herbs that would nurture your physical health and new experiences that would nurture your mental health, what would they be? LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Mushrooms have spores, not seeds. They’re tiny. If you could stack 2,500 of them, they’d be an inch high. On the other hand, they are numerous. A ripe mushroom may release up to 16 million spores. And each spore is so lightweight, the wind can pick it up and fling it long distances. I’ll encourage you to express your power and influence like a mushroom in the coming days: subtle and airy but abundant; light and fine, but relentless and bountiful. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Sometimes the easiest way to get something done is to be a little naive about it,” computer engineer Bill Joy writes. I invite you to consider the value of that perspective, Scorpio – even though you’re the least likely sign in all the zodiac to do so. Being naive just doesn’t come naturally
to you; you often know more than everyone else around you. Maybe you’ll be more receptive to my suggestion if I reframe the task. Are you familiar with the Zen Buddhist concept of “beginner’s mind?” You wipe away your assumptions and see everything as if it were the first time you were in its presence. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21): Is it always a bad thing to be lost? To wander in the unknown without a map? I’d like to propose a good version of being lost. It requires you to be willing to give up your certainties, to relinquish your grip on the comforting dogmas that have structured your world – but to do so gladly, with a spirit of cheerful expectancy and curiosity. It doesn’t require you to be a macho hero who feels no fear or confusion. Rather, you have faith that life will provide blessings that weren’t possible until you got lost. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “Worrying is the most natural and spontaneous of all human functions,” science educator Lewis Thomas wrote. “Let’s acknowledge this, perhaps even learn to do it better.” I agree with him! And I think it’s an ideal time for you to learn how to worry more effectively, more potently and with greater artistry. What might that look like? First, you wouldn’t feel shame or guilt about worrying. You wouldn’t regard it as a failing. Rather, you would raise your worrying to a higher power. You’d wield it as a savvy tool to discern which situations truly need your concerned energy and which don’t. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “Some wounds go so deep that you don’t even feel them until months, maybe years, later,” Aquarian author Julius Lester wrote. Pay attention to that thought, Aquarius. The bad news is that you are just now beginning to feel a wound that was inflicted some time ago. But that’s also the good news, because it means the wound will no longer be hidden and unknowable. And because you’ll be fully aware of it, you’ll be empowered to launch the healing process. I suggest you follow your early intuitions about how best to proceed with the cure. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): If you’ve been having dreams or fantasies that the roof is sinking or the walls are closing in, you should interpret it as a sign that you should consider moving into a more spacious situation. If you’ve been trapped within the narrow confines of limited possibilities, it’s time to break free & flee to a wide open frontier. In general, Pisces, I urge you to insist on more expansiveness in everything you do, even if that requires you to demolish cute little mental blocks that have tricked you into thinking small.
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I realized this would not work so I returned with a blanket, slowly sliding it under its hind legs; I was able to lift and pull him out of the culvert. With one great heave, I landed the poor fellow onto the bench seat. I took a deep breath and headed for the Humane Society in Durango. The poor creature put his head on my lap and never took his golden eyes off me. He had that unutterable expression that only dogs seem to have when in trouble. I petted his head as I drove, trying to comfort him with my right hand. I prayed that things would turn out OK, hoping the injuries were not that bad, and perhaps there would be a way to fix him up and I could take him home.
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Distances can feel greater than they really are when you are under duress. It was the longest ride into town. We finally reached our destination. The Humane Society in those days was on a hill on the backside of the college. As I drove up, an attendant happened to be in the parking lot. He realized that it was an emergency and quickly assisted me in getting the dog into the building. It so happened that a vet was on hand. The vet and attendant gently examined him. The poor fellow never took his eyes off me as they put him on a gurney and sped him down the hall. It was a look that seemed to say, “Why are abandoning me now?” The vet returned and asked me if it was my dog. I told him it was a rez dog that I found bleeding in a ditch with no identification, unfortunately a victim of a hit and run along the highway. He told me that they had to euthanize him as his back was broken and that he had major internal injuries. I sat in silence for a while in the waiting area and then reluctantly headed for the truck. I would never see him again. That night it continued to rain as I drove home. The next morning, I went out to clean the seat and noticed a paw print traced in mud and blood. My hand trembled as I slowly wiped it clean. Perhaps we choose to remember certain events. Perhaps we are the victims of our own selective memory. Perhaps our long-term memory is a compass that guides our inner sense of responsibility and compassion. Then again, perhaps in the realm of fate, suffering can sometimes be relieved, and perhaps, just maybe, those golden eyes were somehow saying, “thank you!”
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