DEPARTMENTS

5 BLACK IN BOULDER REDUX: Making visible the invincible 6 OPINION: Local events highlight youth leadership in mental health crisis 10 NEWS: Tent fires fuel debate on Boulder’s camping ban 14 NOW YOU KNOW: The week’s news in Boulder County and beyond

17 MUSIC: Local songwriters series explores what to do with ‘all this darkness’ 23 THEATER: Real pandemic romance sets the stage for world premiere of ‘Strange Bird, Queer Bird’ 25 SIGHTLINES: Boulder County arts and culture news, at a glance 26 EVENTS: What to do this week on the Front Range 29 FILM: Social satire between the brushstrokes in ‘Paint’

30 ASTROLOGY: Big money for Virgos

31 SAVAGE LOVE: Sister, wife

33 NIBBLES: Spade & Spoon upgrades delivered food boxes with locally sourced, sustainable meals

39 WEED: Ibogaine has massive potential for treating serious chemical dependency, but patients have to travel abroad to access it — for now

APRIL 6, 2023

Volume XXX, Number 33

PUBLISHER: Fran Zankowski

CIRCULATION MANAGER: Cal Winn

EDITORIAL

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Caitlin Rockett

ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR: Jezy J. Gray

GENERAL ASSIGNMENT REPORTER:

Will Matuska

FOOD EDITOR: John Lehndorff

EDITOR-AT-LARGE: Joel Dyer

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS:

Dave Anderson, Emma Athena, Will Brendza, Rob Brezsny, Michael J. Casey, Angela K. Evans, Mark Fearer, Kaylee Harter, Nick Hutchinson, Dave Kirby, Ari LeVaux, Adam Perry, Dan Savage, Bart Schaneman, Alan Sculley, Samuel Shaw, Toni Tresca, Gregory Wakeman, Colin Wrenn

SALES AND MARKETING

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Kellie Robinson

SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE:

Matthew Fischer

ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE: Chris Allred

SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGER: Carter Ferryman

MRS. BOULDER WEEKLY: Mari Nevar

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CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Erik Wogen

SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER:

Mark Goodman

CIRCULATION TEAM:

Sue Butcher, Ken Rott, Chris Bauer

BUSINESS OFFICE

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