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Kathy Griffin is actually a gay man, and other comedic oddities by Gene Ira Katz Overtones: Railroad Earth chugs into town for three nights / 30 Overtones: Emmylou Harris’ career got off to rough start in Boulder / 35 Panorama: What to do and where to go / 37 Screen: Pirate Radio; Ong Bak 2: The Beginning / 43 Reel 2 Reel: Pick your flick / 44 Arts & Culture: Painter Tony Grant opens his first studio-gallery / 46 Cuisine: Thanksgiving meal ideas; Smashburger / 49 Dessert Diva: PAMA Pomegranate Liqueur Pumpkin Parfait / 53 Elevation: My attempt to hunt harmed me more than the elk / 55
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Climate change power plot
Guess what? We have climate change. Guess what? We’ve always had climate change. Guess what? Never before have we had powerful people want to control every person, business and country because of climate change. Now a multitude of scientists say the global warming propaganda is a hoax. This includes the science and climate advisor to former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. The treaty in Copenhagen in December is designed to penalize and tear down America with extreme taxes and regulation. Call your senators to vote against the 1,990-page government health bill, cap and trade and, scariest of all, the climate change bill. Lorraine Moulton/Longmont
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Health care for all
Do we care about each other? Do we care about the least of our brethren, the ones who have the least resources? Do we care that all of us have health care? Then we can do it. It really is that clear-cut. If every other technologically advanced nation in the world can do it (and they do), we can, too. However, the pending legislation, if not changed,
Bows to Japanese Emperor Akihito while simultaneously shaking his hand. Conservative wingnuts cry foul, declaring that Obama has not only acquiesced to another country, but has mortified the Japanese by botching their traditional bow by mixing it with a handshake. Get over it. Even Republican Richard Nixon bowed to a Japanese emperor in 1971. At least this president is willing to consistently show respect to leaders of other countries.
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Creates a task force chaired by Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate financial fraud in the aftermath of the headlines about mortgage scams, trading scandals and executive bonuses. A no-brainer; it should have been formed months ago.
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Companies have laid off so many, no wonder the “productivity” statistic is up 9.5 percent! Variable business costs have been trimmed to the bone (partly through lower fuel and interest charges),
and then some. So what to do if sales don’t improve? Perhaps business will look at “fixed” costs — insurance, taxes and executive compensation. Businesses don’t pay taxes anyway, so that’s out (their customers pay the taxes, just ask). Staying insured is very important, because you never know when a customer is going to discover a frog in his burrito. That leaves executive compensation, which, thanks to stock options, is taking from stockholders, just as layoffs take from consumers (maybe the company’s own customers are getting pink slips). What is needed more than anything is not more stimulus, not more Texan tax cuts, and not more bureaucracy. It’s acceptance of a lower return for shareholders and a significant reduction in executive pay. If there’s to be no hiring and no wage hikes, maybe it’s time for a strike not just by workers, but also by investors and consumers. Without work, who consumes anyway? Gregory Iwan/Longmont
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f either party in Washington were http://www. to get serious about reining in Wall jimhightower.com Street greedheads, here are two For more information on Jim Hightower’s work — and to good ideas for achieving that. The subscribe to his award-winning first comes from Bernie Sanders, the monthly newsletter, The socialist senator from Vermont who, ironHightower Lowdown — visit www.jimhightower.com. ically, has introduced a bill that is the essence of classic capitalism. His bill’s title pretty well sums up its content: The “Too Big to Fail, Too Big to Exist Act.” If a financial institution gets so big that its collapse would threaten to bring down the entire banking system or wreck our economy, Sanders’ proposal would require the treasury secretary to break it up — if you’re too big to fail, you’re too big. Period. Rather than the present policy that guarantees a taxpayer bailout for such behemoths, Sanders would cut them into smaller pieces and decentralize their parts to eliminate their threat and increase financial competition. Good for you, Bernie! Now to England, where bank regulators don’t seem afraid to, you know ... regulate. Hector Sants, head of Britain’s Financial Services Authority, has gone to the core of the banking industry’s problem by addressing the culture of executive greed and the lack of ethical accountability. Rather than hiring executives whose primary motivation is to produce huge rewards for themselves, applicants for senior banking jobs are being evaluated for their ability to “set a strong ethical framework” and to foster a marketplace culture that is sensitive to the proper treatment of customers and the larger public. Already, notes the regulator, the push for a broader sense of responsibility than bankers’ own self-interest has caused a number of applicants to withdraw. Excellent. Good for you, Hector! Hey, Washington — if you really want a financial system that serves the common good rather than uncommon greed, grab these two ideas and go with them. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com
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“We were approached by the lobbyist, who asked if we would be willing to enter a statement in the Congressional Record.” —Stanley White, chief of staff for Pennsylvania Rep. Robert A. Brady, one of many lawmakers who gave speeches written by a biotech company during the health care debate in the U.S. House of Representatives “There are times where I wish information didn’t flow so freely because then I wouldn’t have to listen to people criticizing me all the time.” —President Barack Obama, making a joke during his speech about Internet freedom given to students in Shanghai during his first official trip to China “Everyone should just shut up.” —U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates on leaks coming from members of the Obama administration regarding their opinions on a troop increase in Afghanistan
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Let our justice shine
Are the American people really as hysterically frightened and rattled by the prospect of trying the 9/11 Muslim radicals in New York, as some would have us believe? I certainly don’t believe it. And now it has been argued that this would be far too much attention, as well as a platform for extreme Muslim philosophy. I would counter by saying that, yes, an awful lot of attention will be involved, in addition to one of the biggest platforms in the world, but it is our platform, not theirs, and an opportunity to show the world that we are who we say we are and mean what we say we mean in terms of our unique and enviable system of American jurisprudence. And still I believe, too, that in the event these kinds of hard-core Muslims were to be put in solitary at Supermax and other serious U.S. prisons, it is their health authorities had better be worried about. They say convicts despise child molesters, and I’ve also heard that patriotism, however oddly or violently expressed, sometimes see LETTERS Page 8
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ood news! Parties, not counting the City of Boulder. legally binding successor to the Kyoto Boulder intends to That fact alone goes a long way in Treaty, which spectacularly failed to send a delegation to explaining why the conference is teetering reduce greenhouse gas emissions (they Copenhagen! on the brink of failure. (Boulder isn’t a went up instead) and which expires in Yes, just when it seems “Party,” because in order to be a “Party” 2012 in any case. United Nations’ Or at least that Climate Change was the purpose of Conference of Parties Most Third World countries, and Second COP15 up until last (COP15 to its friends) week. Over the is teetering (or totterWorld countries for that matter, are fundaweekend a bunch of ing, as the case may Pacific Rim Heads be) on the brink of mentally more interested in here-and-now of State got together failure, just when the in Singapore, slapped world’s clock is showeconomic development than in the climatic their heads, and put ing Mickey’s little out a statement sayhand on the 12 and his consequences of that development. ing, in several lanbig hand on the 11, a guages and so many City of Boulder delewords: gation is being dispatched to Copenhagen you generally have to have an army and a “A definitive, legally binding treaty? to straighten things out. navy — or at least a well-regulated miliYe gods! You’ve got to be kidding. The “15” in “COP15,” by the way, tia.) “Politics is the art of the possible — refers to the number of Conferences, not The purpose of the COP15, which the number of Parties. There are 192 runs Dec. 7–18, is to draft a definitive, see COPENHAGEN Page 8
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prudence. And still I believe, too, that in the event these kinds of hard-core Muslims were to be put in solitary at Supermax and other serious U.S. prisons, it is their health authorities had better be worried about. They say convicts despise child molesters, and I’ve also heard that patriotism, however oddly or violently expressed, sometimes is right up there in the top 10 criminal code of principles and values. I wouldn’t worry about them or us. Grant D. Cyrus/Boulder
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I served in the U.S. Navy from 1986 through 1989. I had the honor and privilege of serving as a helicopter air crewman and rescue swimmer. I would like to tell you about the Navy frogmen whose motto I used to title this article. This group of unassuming men — not the usual suspects you would think of — face excruciating training, along with an attrition rate of 99 percent among the 1 percent of the nation that are in the military. What makes these guys stand apart is their fearlessness, their drive to not give up, their willingness to stare fear in the face and to jump into an abyss, not knowing if they are coming home, but knowing for sure that if anyone can save that life, they can. During my tour of duty, we were
sent to the Persian Gulf. Our squadron received the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for being the first in the region to have combat duty. During this time, I was assigned as an enlisted SAR officer. I saw daily the dedication of the 20 men I was responsible for who risked their lives to protect more than 7,000 lives in the fleet. It did not matter if it was under fire or in the dark, moonless nights in a Gulf full of unknown danger, all the men and women serving knew that the helicopter was there. The best way to honor our troops is through tolerance. We all serve to protect the Constitution, and that means all people. Melvin Hayden/Longmont
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and that ain’t remotely possible. “What were we thinking! “So, therefore, be it resolved that at Copenhagen we will kick this can so far down the road you’ll need the Hubble Telescope to find it.” So things are looking pretty grim in Copenhagen. But, like Mighty Mouse, a City of Boulder Delegation is on its way to save the day. The official mission of the Delegation is to “advocate on behalf of local governments” having an important role to play in combating global warming. This may be easier said than done. A few months ago it was reported that more than 900 American cities have, like Boulder, taken the Kyoto pledge — that is to say imposed on themselves the goal of cutting their greenhouse gas emissions to levels 7 percent below 1990 levels (or 25 percent below 2009 levels in most cases) by 2012. And, all but two of them (Seattle and San Francisco) are failing to do so. Still, inasmuch as the city seems bound and determined to have a Delegation in the room when the 192 Parties start playing kick the can, the City Council should do one small thing to make the mission to Hamlet’s hometown worth the jet fuel:
It should require that every member of the Boulder delegation speak fluent Chinese. Why Chinese? To enable them to speak truth to power, of course. When it comes to combating global warming, the shots at Copenhagen are going to be called by the Party from Middle Kingdom, not the Parties from the USA or the EU. Sending a delegation that is comfortable speaking Chinese would improve the odds of the Boulder delegates speaking to the people they need to be speaking to — the Chinese — as opposed to the people a delegation of English-only speakers from Boulder is apt to end up talking to: American and European greens who agree with them to begin with. And what should the delegation from the People’s Republic be saying to the Party from the People’s Republic of China? Nothing complicated, actually. The Chinese are already well aware of the revolutionary miracles that can ensue when the populations of cities set out to solve big, intractable problems locally. Take Tiananmen Square, for example. What the People’s Republic of Boulder really needs to tell the People’s Republic of China can be said in two
sentences: 1. “Comrades, it’s your planet too.” 2. “Comrades, much as we in the People’s Republic of Boulder might wish it to be otherwise, the American people aren’t very open to the idea of paying you to do the right thing.” There’s no great mystery as to why COP15, like COPs 1-14 before it, hasn’t produced a definitive, legally binding treaty on climate change. It is because most Third World countries, and Second World countries for that matter, are fundamentally more interested in here-and-now economic development than in the climatic consequences of that development that may or may not turn up decades or centuries from now. And when it comes to combating global warming, they are going to do nothing that would slow economic development, no matter how grave the future consequences for the planet might be. Circumstance has made China the leader of the nations that share this view, which happens to be held by more than three quarters of the Parties at COP15. Nothing is going to change on the international level until the 150-plus Parties for whom China speaks decide that “it’s their planet too.” Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com
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birthday cakes for the elderly and others who would not otherwise get a birthday cake because of being isolated from family, and Jamie Miller of Odell Architects, who helped bring the Denver Nuggets and Sport Court together to build a new basketball court for Kalmia apartments, complete with a court dedication ceremony attended by Rocky, the Nugget’s mascot, Erwin Johnson, a former Nugget player, and Nuggets dancers. Boulder Housing Partners, the housing authority that serves the city of Boulder, has given its Partnership Award three times a year since 2004.
RecycleBank comes to local towns RecycleBank, a program that rewards its members for their recycling efforts, has joined forces with Waste Connections of Colorado in an effort to increase household recycling in 10 Colorado communities, including several in Boulder County. The program, which began this month, encourages people to recycle by rewarding households with points for their efforts. The points are recognized at local and national retailers, restaurants, grocers and more. New 96-gallon recycling carts with special ID tags have been delivered to Waste Connections customers in Brighton, Broomfield, Erie, Firestone, Frederick, Fort Lupton, Lafayette, Louisville, Superior and Westminster. Waste Connections trucks, retrofitted with special technology, track recycling activity, and the amount recycled is converted into RecycleBank Points. Like frequent flier programs, the more a family recycles, the more points each household earns. Waste Connections customers can activate their account online at www. RecycleBank.com or by calling 1-888727-2978. RecycleBank Points are redeemable for rewards, gift cards, groceries and a variety of other products.
i9 Sports organizes flag football for kids i9 Sports, a nationally recognized program that aims to provide children with a fresh perspective on sports, is now accepting registrations for a youth indoor flag football program in Boulder that will begin Dec. 6. The program is for boys and girls ages 5 to 10, at all skill levels. All practices and games are on Sunday afternoons at the Boulder Indoor Soccer Futsal Arena at 28th and Valmont. There are no tryouts, and each child receives equal playing time. All instructors and volunteers go through a thorough background check and certification process, and there are no fundraisers or mandatory volunteering. i9’s website will provide participants with professional management of all program details, certified officials at every game, and access to league information, standings and team news. Full program details and registration information can be found at www. i9sports.com or by calling 303-462-1520.
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Community partners honored Boulder Housing Partners (BHP) has announced the winners of its Partnership Award, recognizing individuals, businesses, government agencies and nonprofits that support affordable housing and community efforts at BHP properties. The winners include Mal Birke, a resident at Walnut Place who picks up dayold bread, pastries and dairy from Safeway and distributes it to residents in need, and Meals on Wheels Executive Director Francea Phillips, whose group provides low-cost meals to the elderly and disabled, and partners with Special Transit to transport residents to the West Senior Center for dinner and entertainment. The other winners were Kelly Fanno of Kids and Cakes, which makes
Google may ogle creek path The Boulder Creek Bike Path has been announced as one of the finalists for locations that Google’s Street View trike might visit in the United States. In the “Parks and Trails” category, the Boulder path is up against the Schuylkill River Trail in Philadelphia, Capital Crescent Trail in Maryland/Washington, D.C., Centennial Trail in Washington, and Stevens Creek Trail in California. More than 25,000 locations were submitted for consideration. Street View, a feature of Google Maps, provides 360-degree street-level imagery of a location. The Street View Trike is a tricycle system that has a camera system towed by a bike. As the trike passes along pedestrian walkways and trails, it automatically gathers 360-degree trike-level images as it goes. To vote, visit www.google.com/trike before Dec. 1. Multiple votes can be cast by the same person. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com
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light. From key data in a presentation by former Vice President Al Gore to timelapse photography of deteriorating glaciers to a giant high-tech globe that will be used throughout the event, Boulder’s fingerprints will be all over the United Nations Climate Change Conference, to be held Dec. 7–18. The conference, known simply as COP15 (15th Session of the Conference of the Parties) could result in a successor to the 2005 Kyoto Protocol: a binding treaty among nations for reducing greenhouse gases and global warming. The conference continues a process started in 1994, when 192 countries agreed to share information about climate change and launch national strategies for addressing greenhouse gas emissions. While the United States did not sign on to the Kyoto Protocol, Boulder County and several of its municipalities have incorporated similar emissionsreduction goals into their own environmental plans, even though most local officials agree it may be unrealistic to reduce emissions by the target set in Kyoto: 7 percent below 1990 levels by 2012. Dozens of representatives from Boulder are expected to attend COP15, primarily from the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and University of Colorado at Boulder. The city of Boulder was also invited to send representatives to Denmark, and two city officials will participate in COP15 events as part of a delegation of the National Association of Clean Air Agencies. Jonathan Koehn, regional sustainability coordinator, was invited to be one of the speakers on a local government action panel at the conference. David Driskell, executive director of community
his next PowerPoint presentation,” Armstrong says. “He’d ask, ‘Here’s the figure I’m using, is it still good, or is it crap?’” As a result of that meeting, Armstrong says he was invited to speak at “A High Level Conference in Melting Ice” in April in Tromsø, Norway, where Gore was the key player and had a “commanding presence.” It was at that conference where Armstrong was asked to help prepare Gore’s report for Copenhagen. Armstrong says he does not know of any scientists from his center who are traveling to Denmark, in part because one of the most important conferences in their field — the fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union — is being held at the same time.
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planning and sustainability, will also represent Boulder in Copenhagen, and city council approved a resolution on Nov. 17 outlining the messages the delegates should take to COP15.
Gore’s presentation One Boulder-based research scientist, Richard Armstrong of the National Snow and Ice Data Center at CU, is not going to Copenhagen — but Al Gore will be relying on a report Armstrong coauthored when the former vice president delivers a presentation there. Armstrong was one of a half-dozen people who
served on an international task force that compiled the report “Melting Snow and Ice — A Call for Action.” The roots of Armstrong’s role in creating the report stretch back about two years, he says, when Gore was in Denver to deliver a talk at the Pepsi Center. One of Gore’s staffers told the former vice president that “the place where you get all of that snow and ice data is just up the road,” and Gore replied, “Let’s go there,” according to Armstrong. Armstrong says Gore spent three or four hours at the CU center, quizzing the scientists about their latest findings. “He was on his laptop, playing with
James Balog, an award-winning National Geographic photographer who directs the Boulder-based Extreme Ice Survey (EIS), specializes in documenting the decline of glaciers in photographs and video. Since 2006, EIS has set up more than 30 time-lapse cameras at 17 glaciers in Greenland, Iceland, Alaska and the Rocky Mountains. The cameras shoot one frame during each daylight hour, producing about 4,500 images a year. Balog is attending the Copenhagen conference to deliver presentations at the request of NASA, showing time-lapse images he has gathered over the past three years. One of the most startling findings documented by EIS has been the rapid deterioration of the Columbia Glacier in Alaska, which has retreated more than two miles over the past three years. Twice, Balog’s team has had to move one of its cameras at Columbia because the glacier retreated out of the frame. EIS also captured the biggest icecalving event ever recorded on film on May 29, 2008, when it took about 75 minutes for a block of ice three miles wide and three-fifths of a mile deep to break off the Ilulissat Glacier in Greenland. Images are available at www. extremeicesurvey.org.
High-tech globe Beth Russell, a scientific communication and data specialist at NOAA’s Boulder lab, the Earth System Research Laboratory, will also attend COP15 in Copenhagen. She will provide training and technical support for “Science on a Sphere,” a six-foot-wide suspended globe, onto which computer images are projected from four sides to simulate the earth
and its shifting conditions. Animated images of atmospheric storms, climate change and ocean temperature can be shown on the $160,000 sphere to show complex environmental processes. Russell says the sphere will be used every day of the conference, and her role will be to maintain the technology, help teach scientists how to use it and contribute to NOAA presentations. Alexander “Sandy” MacDonald, director of the Earth System Research Laboratory, invented the high-tech globe in 1995 and will deliver a presentation using the sphere on Dec. 8. That presentation will be a “spherecast,” Russell says. Not only will video of the presentation be streamed live online, but any of the 41 museums around the world that have the giant Science on a Sphere exhibit will be able to carry a live feed showing everything MacDonald is projecting — on their own globes. “So it will be a worldwide remote lecture,” Russell says. MacDonald’s lecture, which is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. Mountain Standard Time on Dec. 8, will be aired online at sos.noaa.gov/spherecasting. NOAA Research Scientist Janet Intrieri says MacDonald will use the Science on a Sphere to show world leaders things like decreases in polar ice caps and how various levels of carbon dioxide increases correlate with rises in global temperature. Intrieri is helping MacDonald compile material for a second presentation that MacDonald will deliver at the conference, about the history and science of monitoring carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.
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Climate change ethics Ben Hale, an assistant professor of philosophy and environmental studies at CU, is also traveling to Copenhagen for the conference, but not for the hard science. Hale is an ethicist, and he explores moral questions about the permissibility of government policies and actions, as opposed to individuals’ rights and responsibilities. Hale says his interests in attending COP15 involve weighing the costs and benefits of climate change policies, at the global level, against the implications for particular populations and individuals. For instance, he says, certain climatechange agreements may affect one population more than another, and his interests lie in the social and human dimensions of any agreements proposed at the conference. Hale says it could be beneficial to set different goals for different countries, taking into consideration the impacts on certain populations. He says he is attending the conference to observe and to blog, but also to participate in a side event with about 10 philosophers and ethicists. A main focus in Hale’s research has been to examine environmental problems and the remediation technologies used to address those problems. He says that historically, one flawed approach, in the case of oil spills, for example, has been for the polluter to swoop in and clean up the mess and pretend that the damage has been dealt with adequately. “There is something moral always left behind,” Hale says. “I can’t go into your house, mess it up, then clean it up, and think everything is fixed.”
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Julie Teel, a research fellow in the Center for Energy and Environmental Security (CEES) at the CU School of Law, will be attending COP15 with CEES Senior Research Fellow Kevin Doran. Doran is the lead coordinator for the Carbon Management Center of the Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory, a joint project of CU, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado State University and the School of Mines. She says she and Doran, who are both attorneys, study carbon capture. Doran’s specialty is geological sequestration — storing carbon deep underground — while her field is terrestrial sequestration, storing carbon above ground or along the surface. In addition to representing the
Collaboratory, Teel says she will be representing the interests of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD). She explains that 15 percent to 20 percent of global carbon emissions come from deforestation, and since the Kyoto Protocol did not address that area sufficiently, it has become a top priority for any new agreement that arises from Copenhagen. Teel says that the conference presents an opportunity to meet in person with partners in countries like Indonesia and Brazil, with whom correspondence is done typically by phone or e-mail. “We’ll all be in one place, and that’s a rare opportunity,” she says. CU School of Law Associate Professor William Boyd, who is also involved in REDD with Teel, says he is going to COP15 because he advises leaders in states and provinces in Brazil, Indonesia and the United States, specifically California, which has taken a lead in climate-change policy. He plans to meet with those government leaders and participate in a couple of side events to discuss his most recent work with those leaders. Boyd specializes in legal and policy issues involved with carbon market design and compliance, including carbon credits and cap and trade. Key questions he explores include how carbon should be measured, and at what level — local, state/province or national. Boyd points out that one size does not fit all; different countries will likely have different goals in any international emissions-reduction agreement. Boyd says it will be interesting to observe the political dynamics at the conference, such as the role played by the members of the U.S. Congress who attend, and the pressure that could be put on countries like India and China to commit to climate-change goals if other developing nations like Brazil really step up to the plate. But international leaders agreed publicly last week that it is unrealistic to expect a signed agreement to come out of COP15. And Boyd agrees that there likely won’t be a signed international agreement until late 2010, at the earliest. Other countries are waiting on the U.S., he says, but Congress is not expected to consider any climate-change legislation until the first half of 2010. If Congress hasn’t acted by June 2010, it may be too late and may have to wait until 2011, since climate change will probably be a hot-button issue in the mid-term election season, Boyd says. Kevin Trenberth, head of NCAR’s Climate Analysis Section and member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, told Boulder Weekly that he is not attending COP15 because it is not a scientific meeting. Another prominent IPCC member, NOAA Senior Scientist Susan Solomon, does not plan to attend, either. “I don’t think much will come out of Copenhagen,” Boyd says. “You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to know that.” Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com
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Another COP15 attendee from Boulder who doesn’t fit the traditional mold of climate scientist is Robert Henson, a writer/editor for the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), the organization involving 70 universities that manages NCAR. Henson is not going to Copenhagen on behalf of NCAR or UCAR, although he says he will contribute to the UCAR website “Notes from Copenhagen” while he is there. But he is paying his own way because the main reason for making the trip is to gather material for a side project: the third edition of his book, The
Rough Guide to Climate Change, which was published in 2006. Henson says that when he was writing the book, in 2005, the U.S. politics surrounding climate change were different. In America, there was still some question about the validity of claims that man-made greenhouse gases increase global warming, even among some scientists, he says, while in England (Rough Guides are based in London) there was already wide acceptance of those theories. So he had to strike a balance between those two political environments when writing his book and be “as nonpolitical as you can be on this issue.” Now, he says, the issue has become more polarized. The U.S. scientific community has, by and large, confirmed the effects of carbon and other gases on the environment, even though there are still many people who reject that view — often for political reasons. “Basic science isn’t political,” Henson says. “How you respond is what is political.” Now that there is sound evidence that “humans are warming the planet,” he explains, the discussion has turned to the question of how to respond to it, and he needs to reflect that shift in the new edition of his book. “My hope in going to Copenhagen is to get a better handle on the global politics, from different perspectives around the world,” Henson says. “I’m going to listen, learn and talk to people. I want to get a sense of how people from other countries feel about the issue.” As for lodging, Henson took advantage of New Life Copenhagen, a website set up for conference attendees to connect with Copenhagen residents willing to put them up in a spare bed. Henson, who found an available spare room thanks to the online service, calls the network “a huge couch-surfing operation.” Henson says that if a binding international agreement is signed in the next year or so, it will represent a major political shift that sets a course for the years to come. “The big question is whether that shift will occur before my deadline,” he says.
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Another Boulder scientist who hopes to use the Science on a Sphere in Copenhagen is Waleed Abdalati, an associate professor of geography and director of the Earth Science and Observation Center at CU. Abdalati, who is also attending COP15 at the invitation of NASA, will speak on the first morning of the conference about the most recent changes in polar ice, possibly using the sphere to show the latest satellite imagery. He can only stay at the conference for the first two days; he has to get back to teach class. But Abdalati says he is looking forward to making an impression on world leaders during that short time. “I hope to deliver more than I take away,” he says. “I want to impress upon them the significance of the change we’re seeing and the scope of it.” Abdalati says he also plans to emphasize the important role that satellites and satellite imagery play in monitoring climate changes. He says 14 of the 15 earthobserving satellites now in orbit are beyond their design life and need to be replaced, but current plans only call for launching seven more in the next seven years. Abdalati plans to argue at COP15 for more aggressive replacement of the satellites. “I think the information is crucial for how earth is changing and how to
respond to that, adapt to that and mitigate that,” he says. “Without some investment for the tools, we’ll be in the dark.” Abdalati, a former NASA scientist, also says the work done by researchers in Boulder is at the international forefront of the field of climate change. “The work we do is a critical part of the broader process,” he says. “When I left NASA and looked for an environment where scientists do this robustly, Boulder was at the top of my list.” “We’re where the carbon dioxide samples come to from all over the world,” NOAA’s Intrieri adds.
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State Sen. David Schultheis, R-Colorado Springs, is a real piece of work. His latest Tancredo-like embarrassment came on Nov. 10, when he decided it would be a good idea to post a message on Twitter saying that President Barack Obama “is flying the U.S. plane right into the ground at full speed. Let’s roll.” OK, so the obvious reference to what is believed to be the last words of Todd Beamer before he and other passengers of United Flight 93 tried to take over their hijacked jet on Sept. 11, 2001, is, at best, a mixed metaphor. At worst, it is a threat to the president. After catching heat over his tweet, Schultheis backpedaled, claiming that he didn’t mean to compare Obama to the hijackers. He told The Denver Post that “Let’s roll” has become a common phrase now. “I can see it now. But you’re busy doing jillions of things during the day. You sometimes don’t analyze every word.” Yeah, right. If you’re a state senator making any sort of public comparison between the president and 9/11, you better analyze every word. This is the same guy who vehemently opposed the idea of issuing public service announcements in Spanish advising people to buckle their seat belts.
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Medical association: Reconsider pot
The American Medical Association’s (AMA) recent recommendation to reconsider the federal status of marijuana is another step toward legalization of pot, no matter how much the group denies it. In its Nov. 10 statement, the AMA “urges that marijuana’s status as a federal Schedule I controlled substance be
reviewed with the goal of facilitating the conduct of clinical research and development of cannabinoid-based medicines.” Of course, that statement is quickly followed up by this one disclaimer: “This should not be viewed as an endorsement of state-based medical cannabis programs, the legalization of marijuana, or that scientific evidence on the therapeutic use of cannabis meets the current standards for a
prescription drug product.” Oh, of course not. We wouldn’t even consider reading any of that into the statement. But at the very least, changing the federal definition of marijuana could be a step toward eliminating the conflict that currently exists between laws in states like Colorado, which allow the use of medical marijuana, and federal law, which continues to criminalize weed completely. If the federal definition were changed, maybe it could keep municipalities from slipping in a medical marijuana ban simply by requiring businesses to adhere to federal laws. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com
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Speaking of wingnuts, there seems to be a movement, or several movements, afoot to overthrow the federal government. Apparently, almost 150 “citizen delegates” representing all 50 states have convened for something they are calling the Continental Congress 2009, in St. Charles, Ill. They arrived on Nov. 11 and won’t disband until Nov. 22. The goals of this Continental Congress are to “document for the world for the first time the Constitutional violations and the devastation to America’s freedoms and liberty,” as well as provide America “a blueprint for civic action that everyone can use to Restore [sic] our lost Republic,” according to materials promoting the event. “Where’s your line in the sand?” Congress organizers from the We The People Foundation ask in a news release. “Beyond elections. Beyond tea parties. It’s time to exercise your fundamental right to popular sovereignty. Billion-dollar bailouts, federal spending into debt that enslaves our children, trillions spent on wars in places most Americans can’t find on a map or tell you why we are there, the Bill of Rights — intended to protect our God-given individual rights as a free people — now ignored on a daily basis, have eroded our Republic.” Not sure about you, but we’re getting pretty lathered up by this point. Let’s march on Washington! But wait, there’s more! “Your First Amendment solution has been denied. All three branches of government refuse to respond. What IS the next step for a free people?” Apparently, call a meeting.
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t has begun. Not the holiday season — that’s still officially one week away — but rather Boulder Weekly’s Buy Local Month, part of our year-round I Love Local campaign. Starting this week, Boulder Weekly urges you to shop conscientiously for holiday food and gifts by choosing to spend your hard-earned dollars at locally owned businesses. When you spend your holiday dollars at local businesses instead of national chains, your money stays in the community, helping to preserve jobs and strengthening the local economy by enabling independent, local businesses to thrive and grow. Does it make a difference? Absolutely, it does. Although retail sales overall plunged almost 10 percent over the 2008 holiday season, researchers found that independent retailers in cities with buy-local campaigns saw sales drop an average of just 3 percent from the previous year, proving that habits can change and that people do care about local businesses. “From each dollar spent at a local independent merchant, three or more times as much typically goes back into the local economy compared to a dollar spent at a chain-owned business,” said Jeff Milchen, co-founder of Boulder Independent Business Alliance and American Independent Business Alliance. So what can you do? First, go to our website at www.ilovelocalboulder.com, and sign the online Buy Local Pledge, affirming your intent to spend a certain amount of your holiday budget at businesses owned by your Boulder County neighbors. You can also become a fan of I Love Local on Facebook, joining hundreds of other county residents in declaring your support of the local business community. Then spend some time thinking about the people on your gift list and planning out your holiday shopping to include independent, local businesses. After completing your obligation, you become eligible for prizes that will be given throughout the holiday season. Boulder Weekly will track how many dollars are spent locally as a result of the pledge campaign and will publish the results and winners on our website and in the weekly print edition. It’s our goal to have the community spend $100,000 at locally owned businesses and to increase awareness of the importance of supporting the local economy. To jump-start
Boulder basket case Stop by a locally owned new or used bookstore — they are numerous — to put together a basket of books, creative bookmarks and other reading paraphernalia. Toss in some organic tea, coffee beans or yerba mate with a nice mug from a local tea or coffee shop, and you’ve just given someone hours of cozy pleasure. Want to pamper a loved one? There are a host of local businesses that offer skin care products, bath oils and scrubs to please the senses. With a gift certificate for a massage, it’s a gift anyone would love. Want to help someone have a greener new year? Try
a basket with reusable shopping bags, green cleaning products and organic personal care products. If there’s a foodie on your gift list, Boulder County has countless options to consider, from gift certificates to local restaurants to treats from local bakeries. Here are some hidden gems you’ll want to make a part of any foodie’s gift basket: Cheese Importers sells cheeses from 25 different countries in Europe and South America. They also carry local cheeses: see BASKET CASE Page 19
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orget the fruitcake. Try giving gift baskets instead. Like fruitcakes, they’re a universal holiday gift. But unlike fruitcakes, people are actually happy to receive them.Boulder County is home to a wealth of locally owned businesses that offer unique products ideal for making creative gift baskets. With a little planning, you can give a gift that demonstrates not only thoughtfulness, but also a commitment to our local economy. The first step is to pick a theme and then be creative. Want to please a reader?
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this effort, we present our Buy Local edition, intended to help you plan your holiday shopping around local businesses. This week and throughout the holiday season, our gift guides will offer up lots of good ideas for thoughtful holiday gift-giving that will keep your hard-earned dollars in Boulder County, rather than sending them to out-of-state corporate coffers. A thriving local economy — that’s enough to make anyone’s holiday bright.
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MouCo from Fort Collins, Haystack from Longmont and Sunny Breeze from Craig. Their cheese ranges from $8.99 per pound to $25.99 per pound. Cheese Importers also sells fine olive oils, aged vinegars, tasty olives, hard-to-find European candies and cookies. Pre-made gift baskets are available, or you can personalize a gift basket. Cheese Importers is open Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. They are located at 33 South Pratt Parkway in Longmont. Call 303-772-7626, or visit www.cheeseimporters.com. Herb’s Quality Meats can fill your holiday basket with hickory-smoked elk and buffalo sticks, seasonings, dressings, barbeque sauces and marinades. They are open Monday through Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Herb’s is located at 2530 Baseline Rd. (the Basemar Shopping Center) in Boulder. For more information call 303-499-8166, or visit www. herbsmeats.com. At the end of the year, Herb’s is moving to 1000 Depot Hill Rd. in Broomfield. The Savory Spice Shop sells culinary
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herbs and spices and specializes in spice blends, like meat rubs. Savory Spice’s seasonings are hand-blended once a week, so they are always fresh. Themed gift boxes, like Mexican and barbeque, are available, with four to 10 jars of seasonings. Or you can customize your own box of seasonings as a gift. Savory Spice is open Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday and Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Savory Spice is located at 2041 Broadway St., Suite 1, in Boulder. For more information call 303-444-0668, or visit www.savoryspiceshop.com. Belvedere Belgian Chocolate Shop offers an assortment of European-style holiday treats. A few that would be appropriate for a gift basket include a custom chocolate bar for $1.75 or $2.75,
where you choose a picture, saying or message to put on a chocolate bar wrapper. Chocolate bars are available in milk, dark and extra dark chocolate. The truffle sampler box is also a crowd-pleaser, ranging from $12 to $52. If you plan ahead, you can customize your truffle box, too. Belvedere is open Monday through Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Thursday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Belvedere is located at 1468 Pearl St. in Boulder. Call 303-447-0336, or visit www.belvedereboulder.com. To save yourself time … If you don’t have the time to run around Boulder County to personalize your gift basket, hop online and visit Boulder’s Best Organics website, www.
bouldersbestorganics.com. Boulder’s Best Organics creates gift boxes filled with organic and natural goodies from all around Colorado. Create your own gift box on their website to fit your budget or order a pre-made box. The boxes, which are manufactured in Denver, feature paintings of Pearl Street, the Flatirons, the Maroon Bells and a high country meadow, all designed by artist Jim Freeheart. Boulder’s Best is a brand ambassador for Boulder and Colorado — 98 percent of the businesses they represent are Boulder-based. If you create your own combo box, you can add a Bobo’s Oat Bar, Chocolove, Fiona’s Granola, Justin’s Nut Butter, Celestials Seasonings’ tea, Pixie Maté, etc. Include products from Pangea Organics, Zambeezi’s lip balm and Lumia Organic’s candles, to name a few. Boulder’s Best gift boxes are also sold at McGuckin Hardware, Whole Foods, Ellie’s Eco Home Store, Boulder Book Store and Invironments. Other gift basket websites: www.basketplusgifts.com and www.bbkase.com.
Home is where the art is
rt is sometimes overlooked as a popular holiday gift, but a variety of locally produced creations are available in Boulder County shops, exhibits and galleries — and not just paintings that cost thousands of dollars. Donna Gartenmann, arts and cultural programs manager for the Boulder Public Library and the Boulder Arts Commission, says the annual holiday arts show in the library’s Canyon Gallery will be held Dec. 5–20, concluding with an art sale Dec. 19–20. More than 40 local artists are featured, and the artists attend the sale in person. Last year, the artists donated a percentage of their sales toward improvements to the gallery, Gartenmann says. “Last year was so much fun, to have that much creativity in one room, with the artists,” she says, adding that in the past, pieces have included sculptures, glassware, pottery, tote bags and jewelry. “There’s something for everybody.” Judy McDonald, co-owner of Red Canyon Art Co. in Lyons, says all of the pieces she sells were made by Colorado artists, and at least half hail from Boulder County. With prices that range from $5 to $1,000, there are some good bargains to be found in a down economy, she says. The gallery, which opened as a co-op in 1994, now has only two owners but still sells other artists’ work on consignment. Highlights of those pieces include slate art (everything from light switches to outdoor thermometers) and woodwork (lamp bases made out of aspen, for instance). McDonald makes dichroic jewelry, and her business partner, Mary Johnson of Boulder, is a glass artist whose creations range from coasters to suncatchers. “It’s not just flat artwork by any means,” she says. “And nothing’s from China.” One business that is still a co-op is the Boulder Arts & Crafts Gallery on the Pearl Street Mall. Store Manager Kristen Law says 47 of the 200 artists represented at the 37-year-old shop are members of the co-op, and all of them pitch in either by working in the store or paying to have their hours covered by someone else.
wrong.” Jocelyn Hunter, manager and coowner of another co-op, pARTiculars in Lafayette, says she and 21 other ownerartists opened the gallery in August 2008 because there was no other outlet for local artists to sell their handmade work in Lafayette without going through a gallery, which takes a cut of the profits. “It’s not going through a middle man; it’s buying directly from the artist,” she says of pARTiculars. Hunter, who is a silversmith, says the artists in the co-op keep their numbers at 21, only adding an owner when one leaves, because the founders agreed that splitting the rent 21 ways was a reasonable and affordable amount for each member to pay. The co-op also shows other artists’ work on consignment. Hunter says good gift ideas at pARTiculars include handmade jewelry, hand-bound books, lampwork beads, fused glass, woodwork, fabric artwork like quilts and handbags, pottery, and holiday ornaments made from various materials. The gallery also offers art classes for everyone from first-timers to experienced artists, and gift certificates for those lessons make good presents as well, Hunter says. Debbie Klein, owner of Art & Soul Gallery, estimates that about half of the artwork in her business hails from Boulder County artists, with another 30 percent coming from the greater Denver area. Most of the local pieces in Art & Soul are paintings, but not all are conventional. In one series, for instance, artist Mike McClung creates three-dimensional effects by burning intricate patterns through vellum and onto paper. Klein says another artist, Ethan Jantzer, creates photograms. He does not use a camera; he exposes his subjects to light filtered through various liquid color sources, like Windex and Gatorade. The Muse Gallery in Longmont is showing an exhibition of its resident artists’ work through Dec. 23, and it’s being billed as a good source of holiday gifts starting as low as $25. Pieces include miniature paintings, unframed photographs, handmade jewelry, purses, Celtic crosses and handmade port glasses.
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She guesses that about 40 percent of the stock is produced by Boulder County artists, with another 30 percent coming from elsewhere in Colorado. According to Law, there are many possible holiday gifts in the gallery, such as pottery that is “functional yet artistic and handmade,” including the work of one potter who uses local clay from Clear Creek County. The co-op also carries the work of Nederland resident Heather English, who uses recycled materials like rubber inner tubes to make products such as purses and belts, and Phil Lewis, who often chooses local subjects for his meticulous pen-and-ink drawings. Law says another gift idea with local roots is the work of Boulder-based company Dohm-Icebox, which has a line of “upcycled” hats and other accessories made from recycled wool sweaters and jackets. The sheer size of the co-op ensures that there is something for everyone, Law says. “If you can’t find something here, then something’s
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rnaments and tinsel aren’t exclusive to holiday celebrations. Adorn yourself or your loved one with a little glitz this holiday season by buying from a locally owned jewelry store. Each store stands out because of the unique selection that it offers, whether that be heirloom or custom-made pieces. And they offer a wide price bracket, accommodating to those whose holiday budget is feeling constrained because of the economy.
Custom-designed pieces Hurdle’s Jewelry Hurdle’s selection for men ranges from designer watches like Tag Heuer and Breitling to William Henry pocketknives. Ladies’ gifts range from classic pieces like diamond studs and pendants to fancy stones. Prices range from $30 to $100 for silver designer jewelry or up to $50,000 for more exquisite custom pieces. Hurdle’s Jewelry is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Hurdle’s is located at 1402 Pearl St. in Boulder For more information, call 303-443-1084, or visit www. hurdlesjewelry.com.
Diamonds and Gemstones Boulder Jewelry Company Boulder Jewelry Company sells Canadian diamonds, colored diamonds and gemstones, one-of-a-kind necklaces with semi-precious or rare stones, Spanish silver and pearls. Boulder Jewelry has a range of prices, depending on your holiday budget. You can spend anywhere from $60 to $2,000. The shop is geared more toward women, but there are also men’s items as well, like watches, bracelets, money clips and rings. Boulder Jewelry is open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Boulder Jewelry Company is located at 2660 Canyon Blvd. (in the Marriot Hotel’s lobby) in Boulder. For more information, call 303-245-8858, or visit www.boulderjewelrycompany.com.
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Angie Star Jewelry Angie Star Jewelry was established in 2002 by Colorado native Angela Olsgard. The shop specializes in custom designs, including jewelry for weddings and other special occasions, as well as hand-forged metal jewelry. With an emphasis on sustainable practices, such as using recycled metals and ethically sourced materials, their women silversmiths create each piece by hand. Angie Star is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. It is located at 1807 Pearl St. in Boulder. Go to www.angiestarjewelry. com for more information, or call 720565-0288.
Walters & Hogsett Fine Jewelers Walters & Hogsett has gifts for every kind of celebration — including the holidays. Does she want a necklace that makes a statement? The Italian line, Rebecca, is high fashion with its geometric shapes and colored gemstones. The price point is also affordable, starting at $125. The Italian line also offers rings, earrings and pendants. Also, diamonds are timeless and start at $250 for a pendant. Walters & Hogsett isn’t just for deep-pocket shoppers. It also offers gifts under $100, like Scandinavian and Irish crystal, European pens and sterling silver charms. Walters & Hogsett is open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The shop is located at 2425 Canyon Blvd. in Boulder. Call 303499-2626, or visit www.waltersandhogsett.com. Walters and Hogsett also launched a new micro-site, www.bouldergetsengaged.com.
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Classic Facets Antique Jewelry Classic Facets’ jewelry comes from 37 states and 10 countries and includes everything from vintage, rhinestonestudded costume jewelry to a 200-yearold Persian necklace and $20,000 diamond rings. White gold rings from the 1920s are popular, as is European jewelry from the Victorian era. Jewelry ranges from $50 to $20,000. Classic Facets is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 5 p.m. The store is located at 942 Pearl St. in Boulder. Call 303-9388851, or visit www.classicfacets.com.
Peter Rosen Jewelry Designer Peter Rosen, Boulder jewelry designer and creator since the early 1970s, designs and sells rings, pendants, necklaces and earrings that have a wide price range. He has an extensive selection of opals. Opal pendants start at $200 to $300 and can be as much as $17,000. Rosen’s earrings range from $75 to $20,000. He typically sells wedding rings and jewelry for anniversaries. Peter Rosen's shop is open Monday through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. His shop is located at 1600 Pearl St. in Boulder. Call 303-443-2852, or visit www.rosenjewelrydesigner.com.
Active gift options Give memories, not things by Ryan Casey
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ith winter comes a host of new things to do outdoors, which often lead to the best presents of all: lasting memories. Sure, you could buy someone a sweet striped sweater — but that gift won’t really last. Why not take them on a snowmobile trip, a sleigh ride, to an Avalanche game — or reserve something to look forward to, like a springtime balloon ride? Here are a few things to keep in mind this holiday season when searching for gifts for your activity-obsessed friends or relatives:
Outdoor Adventures This winter, Boulder Outdoor Center is booking four snow-based trips and two classes. Among the most popular tours so far, says company president Eric Fader, are BOC’s avalanche safety classes ($119, plus $20 for gear), snowmobile tours (rates vary) and snowcat skiing trips ($290 per person or $2,500 for private cat), which allow skiers and snowboarders to plow through eight to 12 runs in backcountry powder. “The ski areas don’t have anything to compare to it,” Fader says. “It’s just awesome.” Also offered by BOC are snowshoeing trips ($79, plus $10 for gear), which include instruction and a full day on the mountain, hut-to-hut trips and snowkite classes. Pricing and seasonal schedules are available at www.BOC123.com. Reservations are also handled through the company’s website.
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Balloon and Glider Rides Boulder’s own Mile High Skyride offers three ways to get up in the air: via balloon, glider — and, yes, warplanes. Balloon rides are done in the mornings and offer breakfast and post-ride champagne. You’ll see Boulder and the surrounding area from a whole new view. Cost is $195 per passenger; balloons can also be privately rented for $850. Glider flights are offered in four options: Mile-High, Mountain, City and Aerobatic. Prices vary according to selection. Mile High Skyride’s Warbird rides are offered in the World War II-era AT-6 at the rate of $600 per hour, or $400 for 40 minutes. Flights typically depart out of Centennial Airport. Call 303-527-1122 for reservations or gift certificates. For more information, visit MileHighSkyride.com.
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With four professional teams in the area, there are plenty of options, and games to choose from. Football your fix? Tickets to the Denver Broncos games at Invesco Field at Mile High Stadium are available at to.denverbroncos.com or by calling 720258-3333. The Broncos’ regular season ends in January. For hockey fans, Colorado Avalanche tickets can be purchased via the team’s website, avalanche.nhl.com, or by calling 303-405-7646. The University of Denver’s nationally ranked team may be a cheaper option. Tickets to those games can be purchased at Ticketmaster. com or by calling 800-745-3000. Both seasons run well into the spring. Basketball options include the NBA’s Denver Nuggets (nba.com/nuggets), and the NCAA’s Colorado Buffaloes (cubuffs.com) and Denver Pioneers (denverpioneers.com). Of course, the Colorado Rockies (rockies.mlb.com) start their season next spring, as well. For ticket info, go to www.coloradorockies.com.
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Sombrero Ranches offers sleigh rides at Snow Mountain Ranch, an hour west of Denver. Hot cocoa rides start daily at noon, 1:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., and 7 p.m., and end at a bonfire where cocoa and hot cider are served and marshmallows are available to roast. Cost is $28 for adults, $25 for children 6-11, $12 for children 4-5 and $6 for children 3-andunder. Dinner sleigh rides start at 5:30 p.m. nightly and last roughly 40 minutes before winding up at a dining hall where dinner is served. Steak, chicken and Rocky Mountain trout are among the meal options. Cost is $60 for adults, $45 for children 6-12, $15 for children 5 and under who are eating and $5 for children 5 and under who aren’t eating. Sombrero Ranches also offer horseback rides at a number of locations,
including Allenspark. Guided trail rides, and their prices, vary on length, with one-hour ($35), two-hour ($50) and three-hour ($65) trips available. Halfday ($75) and full-day ($120) rides are also available. For reservations, call 970-887-1999, or 970-887-2152, ext. 4146. More information is available at www.sombrero. com.
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Mind and body
Give your loved ones the gift of health and well-being by Marissa Hermanson
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s the New Year approaches, we want to rid ourselves of last year’s burdens. What better way to refresh than by giving the gift of relaxation? Whether you’re giving a manicure-pedicure gift certificate, day retreat to Gold Lake or a New Age gift like Thai Yoga Massage or Anjali Restorative Yoga, your gift will be well-appreciated.
Massage Thai Yoga Massage, known as “lazy man’s yoga” in Thailand, involves massage along with assisted stretching and yoga positions. Stand completely relaxed on a futon mat, wearing loose clothes, and an instructor moves your body into different yoga positions and then massages you while you hold that position. The movements are subtle and positions tangible, making it a great way for people of all ages and body types to relax. Masseuse Kimberly Fisher customizes the positions and massage for each person depending upon injuries. Kimberly Fisher’s office is located at 1633 Pine St. in Boulder. She can be reached 602-361-5505, or visit her website to purchase a gift certificate at www.thaimassageboulder.com. Rates: 60 minutes, $75; 90 minutes, $100; 120 minutes, $120.
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Ten20 is a nail and waxing spa that throws parties and screens weekly chick flicks. Buy your girlfriend a gift certificate for a manicure or pedicure, or bring a group of your best girls to the shop for a holiday party. Ten20 books mani and pedi parties for six or more. Bring food, drinks and a movie, and Ten20 will play your flick on the big screen while you’re pampered. A combined manicure and pedicure ranges from $55 to $65. Combined manicure and pedicure for a party of six ranges from $450 to $500. Looking for last-minute gifts? Check out Ten20’s
boutique, which carries your bath and body needs. Ten20 is located at 2005 Pearl St. in Boulder. For more information call 720-565-1020, or visit ten20.tv.
Getaway Give a day escape to Gold Lake Mountain Resort as a gift to someone who appreciates the outdoors. Gold Lake offers dance, yoga, kayaking, canoeing and hiking. Relax after your adventure in Gold Lake’s hot soaking pools. The resort also offers nutrition and wellness programs. Weekday escapes are $36 and weekend escapes are $46. Or stay the night and dine at Gold Lake’s restaurant. Rooms are $140 to $205. Cabins are $165 to $245. Suites are $305 to $345 and the Lake House is $695 to $795. Gold Lake Mountain Resort is located at 3371 Gold Lake Rd. in Ward. For more information call 303-459-3544, or visit www.goldlake.com.
Restore Yoga haven öm time caters to the yoga lifestyle by offering classes and gear. They offer a relaxing and restorative yoga called Anjali Restorative Yoga, developed by öm’s founder, Shannon Paige Schneider. Anjali increases lung capacity, improves circulation and spinal flexibility, while reducing stress-related and chronic fatigue symptoms. The experienced yogi or newcomer can participate in Anjali. After starting in the basic relaxation pose, you will be called in and out of eight other poses with guided mediation, breathing exercises and visualizations. Buy a gift certificate for Anjali yoga for someone who needs to de-stress, or peruse the gift shop for aromatherapy supplies, eye pillows, organic clothing, enlightening books, music and yoga gear. The studio is located at 2035 Broadway in Boulder. For more information call 720-565-6115, or visit www.omtime.com.
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t’s difficult to avoid the holiday hype with carols, gifts, greeting cards, Christmas tree and menorah lighting ceremonies and the other hullabaloo that fills our calendars. Black Friday arrives, kicking off your shopping spree for friends and family. But what about the less fortunate? Who’s lifting their spirits during the holidays?
That’s where you step in. There’s no better way to support your community than supporting your neighbors in need, especially during the holiday season. Here’s a list of local charities that you can donate to. Attention Homes — This nonprofit provides residential treatment, see HOLIDAY HELPING Page 24
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counseling and safe shelter to at-risk youth. Attention Homes helps about 100 abused, neglected, recovering and homeless teens with more than 5,000 days of care. Donate online at www.attentionhomes.org, or send donations to 3080 Broadway St., Suite C, Boulder, CO 80304. Call 303-447-1206 for more information. Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence — The Safehouse provides shelter, support and advocacy to battered and threatened women and their children. Safehouse also works to end domestic violence through outreach and education.
Donate online at www.safehousealliance. org or send donations to Boulder County Safehouse Outreach, 835 North St., Boulder, CO 80304. Call 303-449-8623 for information. Boulder Shelter for the Homeless — Each year the Shelter provides about 35,000 bed nights and serves about 75,000 hot meals to 1,000 people within Boulder County. Donations can be made online at www.bouldershelter.org or mailed to the Shelter at 4869 Broadway St., Boulder, CO 80304. Call 303-4424646 for more information. The Carriage House Community
Table — The Carriage House provides meals, medical and mental health services, employment services and an emergency warming center to the homeless in Boulder. Donate online at www.bouldercarriagehouse.org, or mail donation to P.O. Box 626, Boulder, CO 80306. Supplies can be dropped off at 1120-1/2 Pine St. (behind the First Congregational Church) in Boulder. Call 303-468-4326 for more information. Community Food Share — Community Food Share collected and distributed more than five million pounds of food last year to hungry families in
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Boulder County. Donate money online at www.communityfoodshare.org. Donations of money and non-perishable foods like canned meat, peanut butter and 100-percent fruit juice can be mailed or brought to Community Food Share at 6363 Horizon Lane, Longmont, CO 80503. For information, call 303-652-3663. Emergency Family Assistance Association — A community-based safety net, EFAA has provided emergency housing, food, help with rent and utilities to needy families with children for more than 90 years. EFAA houses 43 families within Boulder County, providing shelter to those who would otherwise face homelessness. Send donations to Broomfield Basic Needs Program, 12 Garden Center, Suite 110, Broomfield, CO 80038, or donate online at www.efaa.org. Call 303442-3042 for information. Flatirons Habitat for Humanity — This nonprofit is dedicated to building homes to eliminate homelessness in the area. Donate online at www.flatironshabitat.org, or mail donations to 2540 Frontier Ave., Suite 109, Boulder, CO 80301. Call 303-447-3787 for more information. International Midwife Assistance — Started by Boulder County midwives, International Midwife Assistance (IMA) is a charitable, nonprofit, humanitarian organization that works to raise the standard of maternal/infant care in developing nations and areas experiencing crises in maternal/infant care. Go to www.midwifeassist.org for more information or to make a donation. Or mail checks to P.O. Box 916 Boulder, CO 80306-0916. Humane Society of Boulder Valley — This no-kill shelter cares for more than 8,000 animals a year and finds families or reunites 89 percent of animals that pass through the shelter. Donate online at www.boulderhumane.org, or mail donations and drop wish-list items off at 2323 55th Street, Boulder, CO 80301. Call 303-442-4030 for more information. Moving to End Sexual Assault — Formerly the Rape Crisis Team, MESA provides crisis counseling, advocacy and support to victims of sexual assault and their families. MESA also works to end sexual assault and harassment through education and outreach. Always in need of volunteers, MESA is also grateful for donations. Donate online at www.movingtoendsexualassualt.org, or mail your check to 1333 Iris Ave., Boulder, CO 80304. Call 303-443-0400 for more information. RSVP of Boulder County — The Retired Senior Volunteer Program promotes the security, comfort and independence of seniors and adults with disabilities by providing a range of vital services to those in need. Volunteers provide help with home repair, transportation, grocery shopping and companionship, and even help seniors and disabled adults make their homes more energy efficient to help them lower their utility bills. Go to www. rsvpboulder.org for more information about volunteering or to make a donation online.
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Arguably the reigning Queen of Inappropriate Humor, comedian Kathy Griffin is currently riding high with a New York Times bestselling memoir, Official Book Club Selection, a twotime Emmy Award-winning reality series, My Life on the D-List, a series of stand up comedy specials in regular rotation on Bravo channel, and a brand new Christmas comedy CD. Add in her frequent guest appearances on a wide variety of TV programs, such as The View and Insider, and on any given day it’s not hard to find this Griffin woman somewhere in the entertaino-sphere. Known for mercilessly skewering A-list celebrities and other larger-than-life names with her razor sharp tongue, Griffin spares no one her gleeful jabs, even herself. About 15 minutes late in ringing my cell phone, Griffin apologizes, having just found out she had to call all the reporters herself, noting, “That’s such a D-list thing
to be doing.” We chatted a little about her latest Bravo stand up special, Balls of Steel, which didn’t get the level of promotion she had hoped for. “So here’s what I did, in true D-list fashion, since I also have new
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Christmas CD coming out, Suckin’ it for the Holidays — fun for the whole family — so, I dressed up like a naughty Santa, which is inappropriate for someone my age to begin with, and went into to a gay bar and waited for the paparazzi to show up, which they did, and I handed out free Christmas CDs and tried to tell everyone to watch my new Bravo special,” she laughs. “Any A-lister worth their salt would never do that. You will never see Scarlet Johansson or Megan Fox do anything like that. Just me. I tried to make it a gay day; I took a lot of photos [with gay fans], left gay outgoing phone messages. It was actually pretty fun. Well, it was fun and a little bit pathetic; I have to be honest.” Griffin asked what kind of social cross section she could expect to show up at her Buell Theater performance, meaning: will her gays be there? I assured her that with more than a half million attending Denver’s last Gay Pride celebration, she shouldn’t have any problem bringing in “the gays.” How did Griffin hook up
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Broken Lizard — A five-member filmmaking comedy group. For a small but significant portion of today’s twenty-somethings, Super Troopers is a beloved gem of a film. 7:30 p.m. / 6:30 p.m. doors. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-786-7030.
Friday, Nov. 20
Bill Simmons — ESPN.com’s “Sports Guy” and annoying Boston sports fanatic Bill Simmons presents over 700 pages of his thoughts on basketball with The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to the Sports Guy. Tattered Cover Book Store Historic LoDo, 1628 16th St., Denver, 303-4361070.
Saturday, Nov. 21
Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show — Eating dinner and solving mysteries — America’s favorite pastimes. Millennium Harvest House Hotel, 1345 28th St., Boulder, 888-575-3884.
Sunday, Nov. 22
Salsa Dancing — A dance lesson with live music by Sabor de la Calle. Drinks not included. 8 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-4636683.
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Independent Publishing 101 — Got a book idea? Learn to publish it yourself with The Boulder Writers Alliance. 6:30 p.m. NCAR, 1850 Table Mesa Dr., Boulder, www.bwa.org.
Wednesday, Nov. 25
Dan Hawkins Radio Show — Are you still mad about the Buff’s last game? Let the coach know. 7 p.m. Boulder Draft House, 2027 13th St., Boulder, 303-440-5858.
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with that whole gay thing anyway? “Well, I am a gay man,” she explains, “and have known I am a gay man since I was 7 years old. “Anyway, it was an accident. You know how when you’re in the drama clique in high school, and you’re just a big old nerd? Well, I just kind of found the gays, and they found me. In fact, I saw my high school boyfriend last week — Tom is his name — and he now lives in Orlando with his boyfriend David. So, you know the question is, since my first boyfriend is gay, and has been with his boyfriend for years, it’s a chicken and egg situation: Did I make him gay, or since he was gay is that why he loved me? I could be a gay-maker. It wouldn’t be the first. I hope to follow in a long list of can’t.” gay-makers — Cher, Bette Midler, etc., In all seriousness, Griffin is major etc., etc.” activists for gay rights issues and a promiThis is not to say that her humor is nent spokesperson for the Gay & Lesbian specifically targeted to Alliance Against homosexuals. In fact, Defamation. On the Bill: Griffin notes, “What’s “The gays are not Kathy Griffin performs at nice about the specials happy about the the Temple Buell Theatre on Friday, Nov. 20. Doors and all that stuff, I have Maine [vote rejecting open at 7 p.m. Tickets accidentally started to same sex marriage] are $49.50 to $99.50. 1031 attract heterosexuals, and, of 13th St. Denver, CO yes, and there goes the course, Proposition 8 80204. [voted by Californians neighborhood. So now, to ban same sex marin my live shows, there’s riage]. We did a whole episode on the an unusually high number of heterosexuD-List about it. The struggle continues, als attending, and I feel I am like the absolutely.” Barack Obama of inappropriate jokes, With a performance résumé that that I have the audacity of hope, and I’m bringing together gay and straight people stretches back almost two decades, starting as a member of the Los Angelesin a way that normal legislation probably
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based improvisational comedy troupe, the Groundlings, Griffin has navigated through a wide variety of roles, on stage, film and TV, including four years on Brooke Shield’s popular sitcom, Suddenly Susan. Her comedic influences range from the famous, like Joan Rivers, to second bananas, as she explains: “You know what, I love the sidekicks. And so, while I love all the great comedians, and like, my own peers who I really love — Janeane Garofalo, and Margaret Cho, and I love Sandra Bernhard, and, of course, Joan Rivers and Phyllis Diller and Roseanne, so I love all the lady comedians, but also, when I was a kid, I wanted to be Rhoda, so I’m a big sidekick fan. I always thought the sidekicks had the greatest gig. Like, I would watch the Mary Tyler Moore Show and I thought, ‘Why would
you want to be Mary, when you can be Rhoda? She has the best outfits, and she has the best jokes, and she comes in, gets a laugh and leaves … I always liked the wisecracking secretary and the hooker with a heart of gold. I think those are the most fun parts for women.” An Eve Arden fan, right? “Oh, am I ever.” How did stand up come into the picture? “It was kind of decided for me. When I was in the Groundlings they had this one experimental show on Friday nights, late, where people would try out new material. I started telling stories from whatever happened to me that week, and hopefully it would be relatable and fun for the audience in someway. And my pal from the Groundlings, Lisa Kudrow, she turned to me one day and said ‘You know, I think you’re funniest as yourself. I think you, just telling your spin on things, is really your thing.’ So I started doing stand up … then I started doing clubs ’cause I was on TV, and now I get to do these gorgeous theaters, like the Buell.” She keeps herself busy, to say the least. “I like to do a little bit of everything … be a panelist on the Insider sometimes, and then write a book, and then I do the D-List, and then I do a CD and then I tour. That’s what I love to do, a little bit of everything, as long as I get to be funny. I don’t care if it’s a commercial. I don’t care if it’s a TV part. I just want to be funny.” Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com
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Railroad Earth chugs into town for three nights by Dave Kirby
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We reacquainted ourselves with the band’s online footprint, especially some of the forum sites that have grown up around the band’s fan community. A lot of chatter about YouTubes and taped concerts — whose had better sound quality, etc., etc. — and we’re thinking, y’know, here’s a band that makes its living playing shows, and when the time is right goes into the studio and makes a record, but the real action out there, a lot of the time, is in the free stuff. No, we weren’t born last night, of course; taping and the underground trade, for cash or not, has been with us for years, pre-dating the Internet. But the ease with which people can record shows these days, both audio and video, means that there’s lots more stuff out there. Guys like Carbone have little control over what is available under the band name he and his bandmates struggled 10 years to establish. Carbone seems a little diffident about this. “Well, we allow audience taping … so that can be sketchy and dicey. The bottom line is that the audience
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tapes tend to be … mostly OK, not that bad. And we record every show ourselves, anyway. “But … to me, I don’t really care. If people want to listen to crappy recordings, what am I going to do? “I view our live shows as something that I put out and it goes out into the ether, and when it’s done, it’s done. I move on to the next. I’m not interested … well, I’ll listen to live recordings of newer stuff that we’re doing, just to make sure I’m on track with my playing, that kind of stuff. “I do a lot of outside producing, and even when I make a record, after it’s done I’ll rarely go back and listen to it. When it’s done, it’s done. Move on.” And so in an age of fast and abundant media, maybe that’s the way you grow your history. Never standing still long enough to actually look at it and admire it. And maybe finding a way to thrive between the cracks — like Railroad Earth, drifting elegantly between genres, teasing the bluegrass crowd with fiddle or mando jigs, coaxing the rock crowd with some grindy blues, sidling up to the folkies with acoustic ballads and string-band attention to detail. Carbone agrees and can’t resist telling stories of the band’s early years head-faking the bluegrass festival purists. Grey Fox, upstate New York, 2002: “We were going through a little rehearsal thing up at a friend’s campsite during the day, and our drummer was walking up the hill with his snare drum, in a snare case. I mean, pretty obviously a drum case. Some old timer stopped him and said ‘Whoa brother, you musta’ taken a wrong turn.’ Without missing a beat, our drummer says, ‘Well, no, this here is a collapsible banjo.’ “The old timer looked at him and said, ‘Well … OK then,’ and walked off.” Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com
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ell, I’m not having the best of Sundays,” admitted Railroad Earth violinist/vocalist Tim Carbone when we caught up to him on Nov. 8. “My Giants just got beat 21-20 by the Chargers.” Ouch. Fourth loss in a row, and at the hands of that brat Philip Rivers. Darkness descends over the Tri-State area, and there’s not much joy either in the Broncos’ rickety perch atop the AFC West, here on the Front Range. Other than that, though, life’s OK for Carbone. Railroad Earth, the Americana quintet he co-founded almost a decade ago with fellow Jersey-ite Todd Sheaffer, is in a good place these days, having recently wrapped up a robust festival season with an opening gig for the Allmans at Red Rocks, and now awaits a few multi-night stand gigs, including a three-nighter at the Fox this weekend. A little more playing for a little less traveling, plus better odds that the hard-cores come out. But, unfortunately, they come bearing no new studio music since Amen Corner, the band’s brilliantly lazy-dawg string fest offering from spring of last year. “We’ve been touring and basically doing other things. Todd really prefers to write when he’s home; he doesn’t really write on the road. So, we’ve been doing a lot of road work … and it looks pretty positive that sometime in early 2010 we’ll be going back into the studio for a record that we hope to have released by … well, I doubt it’ll be out for festival season, but hopefully by the fall of next year.” Unlike a lot of their contemporaries, though, Railroad Earth keeps new material pretty well under wraps until after it comes out pressed to disc, rather than road-testing, audience-reaction focus-grouping it. Not that either way is better, but it’s kinda old school and a little reassuring. Get it right first, then play it out.
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Rocky homecoming
Emmylou Harris’ career got off to a rough start in Boulder By Jefferson Dodge
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hen singer-songwriter Emmylou Harris plays Macky Auditorium on Nov. 20, it will be a bit of a homecoming. Turns out that when you ask Harris about her memories of Boulder, she laughs and describes how she got off to a rocky start in the Rockies almost 40 years ago. At the beginning of Harris’ first tour in the early 1970s — with her mentor, the late Gram Parsons — their band was booked to play two or three nights at a club in Boulder. The problem was, they had not worked up a single song in its entirety; they just had pieces of songs. “We had actually not rehearsed,” she tells Boulder Weekly. “After the first night, we got fired. We were really bad.” After that gig, she says, the drummer was named bandleader, they started rehearsing, and by the time they got to their next stop on the tour, Austin, Texas, they had improved to the point that audiences demanded encores. Harris says Boulder is a place that she associates with Parsons, the former member of The Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers who died of a drug overdose in 1973, at the age of 26. Shortly after Parsons’ death, Harris penned one of her most recognized oldies, “Boulder to Birmingham,” which deals with the pain of losing him. She says she didn’t play that song live for many years, but it has been revived and might show up on the set list when she hits the Macky stage with her Red Dirt Boys and special guest Buddy Miller. Harris’ career seems to be as well known for her collaborations with other musicians — ranging from the hit 1987 album Trio with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt to the stellar All the Roadrunning with Mark Knopfler in 2006 — as it is for her solo work. She says that these days she is performing everything from material on her newest album, the 2008 release All I Intended to Be, to songs that she did with Parsons. On All I Intended to Be, she continues bringing in guest musicians and covering tunes from her favorite art-
ists. Miller, Parton, the McGarrigle sisters and Vince Gill all appear on the record, and the covers include Tracy Chapman’s “All That You Have is Your Soul” and “Kern River” by Merle Haggard. Harris says, however, that she put all of her musical collaborations on hold last summer to devote three months solely to songwriting. But fans shouldn’t start holding their breath yet: She’s not ready to return to the studio, she still needs more songs. And for her, songwriting now requires setting aside a dedicated period of time, without trying to simultaneously juggle all of the side projects. “Steve Earle can write an album and a play and a novel, all while he’s touring on his last record,” she says. “I can’t do that.” As for her songwriting process, Harris says she usually writes the lyrics first, and works with open tunings,
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which “makes me seem like a better guitar player than I really am.” Over the years, she has demonstrated a knack for finding jewels in other artists’ songbooks and reworking them in her own style. She mentions Rodney Crowell and Townes Van Zandt as examples of artists that she stumbled across who turned out to be real gems, providing her with great material to cover. “It’s nice when you discover that hidden treasure,” Harris says. One of the songs on All I Intended to Be, “Sailing Round the Room,” was inspired by the events surrounding the 2005 death of Terri Schiavo. Harris calls the tugof-war over Schiavo’s life, played out by the media, the politicians and the courts, tragic and intrusive. “I was really proud of the American public,” Harris says. “They drew a line in the sand and said, ‘Get out of our bedroom; get out of our deathbed.’” Her latest album finds Harris collaborating with her ex-husband, Brian Ahern, who plays on the record and produced it. “He knows my voice and knows how to get the most out of me,” she says. “He really pulled that record out of me. I was feeling tired and not really inspired.” While Boulder was the place where she cut her performance teeth with Parsons, Harris says her fondness for Colorado goes beyond the People’s Republic. She mentions Red Rocks, of course, but also a particular rehearsal in Denver for her 1995 Daniel Lanoisproduced album Wrecking Ball. That rehearsal turned into the first public gig performed by Spyboy, a powerful trio that acted as her backing band and recorded a live album of the same name with Harris in 1998. Harris and the members of what became Spyboy — the aforementioned Miller, Brady Blade and Daryl Johnson — were rehearsing in Denver when someone suggested inviting the public to attend for free. “I thought, ‘Why not?’” Harris recalls. So they did, and Denver listeners got a chance to witness yet another instance of Harris weaving her musical tapestry with others. “Getting together with friends, making music, that’s how it all started,” she says. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com
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music Best of Open Stage. 7 p.m. Swallow Hill, 71 E.Yale Ave., Denver, 303-777-1003, www.swallowhillmusic.org. Best Response. 9 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683. Boa And The Constrictors. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Outlook Hotel and Suites, 800 28th St., Boulder, 303-443-3322. CU College of Music Master Class and Recital — With Laura Barron, flute. 3-6 p.m. Imig Music, Chamber Hall, 1020 18th St., Boulder, 303-492-8008. Jim Mossuto and Friends. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 N. Park Dr., Lafayette, 303-665-2757. Josh Blackburn. Baker St. Pub & Grill, 1729 28th St., Boulder, 720-974-9490. Mark's Midnight Carnival Show. 8:30 p.m. Laughing Goat Coffeehouse, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628. Railroad Earth. 9 p.m./8:30 p.m. doors, Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-3399. Taarka. Oskar Blues, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303823-6685. Thom Sandrock. 6:30 p.m. St. Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696. THUNK. 7 p.m. The Blending Cellar, 946 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-0475. Zuvuya Duo — Feat. Xander Greene and Michael Travis of SCI and EOTO. 9:30 p.m. The b.side Lounge, 2017 13th St., Boulder, 303-4739463.
events Boulder Public Library Film Program — L’il Abner. 7 p.m. Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303-441-3197. Broken Lizard — A five-member filmmaking comedy group. 7:30 p.m./6:30 p.m. doors, Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303786-7030. Dance Home’s Barefoot Boogie — Freeform dancing. 8:30-10:30 p.m. The Solstice Institute, 302 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-444-3264.
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It has become a tradition for Denver band Polytoxic to cover The Band’s famous live concert, which was enshrined to film by none other than Martin Scorsese. Over 10 Boulder musicians will join Polytoxic in paying musical tribute to one of rock’s greatest films. 9 p.m. / 8:30 p.m. doors. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-786-7030.
PANORAMA PICK Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz. 8 p.m. George’s Food & Drink, 2028 14th St., Boulder, 303-9989350. Italian Classes — A three-course dinner based on the featured region, Italian language and culture lessons. Trattoria on Pearl, 1430 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-544-0008. Public Forum on Mental Illness — With Restoring the Soul: Faith and Community Partnerships. 11:30 a.m. Congregation Har HaShem, 3950 Baseline Rd., Boulder, 720-3046446. Sensorielle Spa Open House — With food, treatments and networking. Sensorielle Spa, 1801 13th St. Ste. 150, Boulder, 303-247-9932. WordPress: Managing Content. Boulder Digital Arts, 2510 47th St., Boulder, 303-8750276.
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music The Alltunators. 6 p.m. Q’s Restaurant, 2115 13th St., Boulder, 303-442-4880. The Ariel Fletcher Band. 7 p.m. Super Joe Specialty Coffee, 100 Superior Plaza Wy., Superior, 303-494-1380. Caper’s House Band — Traditional jazz. 7-10 p.m. Caper’s Italian Bistro & Tap, 600 Airport Rd., Longmont, 303-776-7667. The Champions. 7:30 and 10 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 N. Park Dr., Lafayette, 303-665-2757. Deja Blu. 8 p.m. The Eagle Grill, 1600 Hover Rd., Longmont, 303 772-2555. Dick Weissman & Friends.. 8 p.m. Tuft Theatre at Swallow Hill, 71 E.Yale Ave., Denver, 303-777-1003, www.swallowhillmusic.org.
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The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826, through Nov. 27. The State — By Andrew Rising. UMC 5th Floor Roofdeck, CU Boulder, 303-492-6161, through Nov. 23. Sublime Surfaces — Fiber art by professional members of Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA). The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826, through Nov. 27. The Surface and Beneath — By Heather Wilcoxon & Vintage Carnival Folk Art. Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-2122, through Jan. 17, 2010. Urban Chicken Coop Projects — By CU-Boulder. Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-2122, through Jan. 17, 2010. Weaving Memory: Monotypes — By Melanie Yazzie. University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, CU campus, Boulder, 303-4926892, through May 30, 2010. Woven Art — By Betsy Blumenthal. NCAR Gallery, 1850 Table Mesa Dr., Boulder, 303-4972408, through Nov. 28.
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Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-2122, through Jan. 17, 2010. Holiday Gift Boutique — Original art from resident artists. Muse Gallery, 356 Main St., Longmont, 303-678-7869, through Dec. 23. The House of Strange Magic — By Mark Soppeland. Art + Soul Gallery, 1615 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-544-5803, through Nov. 30. Millefiori Glass Installation — By Angelo Ambrosia. Muse Gallery, 356 Main St., Longmont, 303-678-7869, through Dec. 23. Oil Paintings — By Linda Armantrout. NCAR’s Mesa Laboratory, 1850 Table Mesa Dr., Boulder, 303-497-2408, through Nov. 28. Only in Boulder — A celebration of Boulder’s 150th anniversary. Boulder History Museum, 1206 Euclid Ave., Boulder, 303-449-3464, www. boulderhistorymuseum.org, through May 23, 2010. Pears and Angels — By Judith Babcock. Christine Marguerite Designs Inc., 1721 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-2344, through Dec. 31. Sacred Shrines — Mosaics by Susan Wechsler.
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Boulder/Denver Area Achievable Art — Paintings, jewelry and sculpture by 35 Colorado artists. osmosis gallery, 290 Second Ave., Niwot, 303-652-2668, through Nov. 30. Beyond the Earth Mother — New works by Grahame Atkinson. Muse Gallery, 356 Main St., Longmont, 303-678-7869, through Dec. 23. Celebrating Clay: 40 Years with the Boulder Potters Guild — Ceramic work by guild members. Boulder Public Library, 1000 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-447-0310, through Nov. 29. Down on the Farm: Chickens, Fresh Fruit and Vegetables — By Jill Musser. Boulder Arts and Crafts Gallery, 1421 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-443-3683, through Jan. 3, 2010. Dali Illustrates Dante’s Divine Comedy — By Salvador Dali. Loveland Museum/Gallery, 503 N. Lincoln Ave., Loveland, 970-962-2410, through Jan. 21, 2010. Elemental Transformations — By Vickie Mastron Cody. The Art Center of Estes Park, 517 Big Thompson Ave., Estes Park, 970-5865882, Nov. 20 through Dec. 31. Fountain — By Andrea Modica. Boulder
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Djate. 7 p.m. St. Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696. FOLK YEAH! 9 p.m. The Gold Hill Inn, 401 Main St. Gold Hill, Boulder, 303-443-6461. Friday Afternoon Concerts: West African High Life. 1:30 p.m. Longmont Senior Center, 910 Longs Peak Ave., Longmont, www.artslongmont.org. Hidden Jems — With the Opus Two duo: William Terwilliger, violin, Andrew Cooperstock, piano. 7:30 p.m. First Congregational Church of Boulder, 1128 Pine St., Boulder, , 303-583-1278. Ironwood Rain — With The Jagtones. 7 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-4636683. Johnny O Band. 8 p.m. Boulder Outlook Hotel and Suites, 800 28th St., Boulder, 303-443-3322. The Last Waltz Revisited — Performed live by Polytoxic and friends. 9 p.m./8:30 p.m. doors. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303786-7030. Latin Night — Quilombo and Debajo del Agua. 10 p.m. Boulder Draft House, 2027 13th St., Boulder, 303-440-5858. Lesley Kernochan — With Tres Altman. 9:30 p.m. Laughing Goat Coffeehouse, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628. Liebermonster. Baker St. Pub & Grill, 1729 28th St., Boulder, 720-974-9490. Lionel Young Band. Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids and Solids, 1555 South Hover St., Longmont, 303-485-9400. Lo Tyde — With DJ Harry. The b.side Lounge, 2017 13th St., Boulder, 303-473-9463. Open Mic — For poets, comedians and musicians. 7 p.m. 8 Port Coffee & Tea House, 1727 15th St., Boulder, 303-955-2221. Paul Eason Band. Oskar Blues, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685. Railroad Earth. 9 p.m./8:30 p.m. doors, Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-3399. Rocky Mountain Chorale 2009 Fall Concert — Come Let Us Sing! 7:30 p.m. St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, 3700 Baseline Rd., Boulder, 303-442-5081. Sean Kelly — Lead singer/guitarist with The Samples. 7:30 p.m. Rock N Soul Café, 5290 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-443-5108. Willis Alan Ramsey — With Ray Bonneville. 8 p.m. Daniels Hall at Swallow Hill, 71 E.Yale Ave., Denver, 303-777-1003, www.swallowhillmusic. org.
events The Comedy of Errors — Theater opening with Boulder’s Upstart Crow Theatre Company. 7:30 p.m. The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590
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There’s probably a great story behind the name of this band, but we don’t know for sure. All we know is the part-bluegrass, part-Americana, part-country music stew this band cooks up would fit in perfectly at the Mountain Sun. 10 p.m. Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery, 1535 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-546-0886.
PANORAMA PICK Harlequin Holds The Bag — Theater opening with Tara Performing Arts High School 9th Grade. 7:30 p.m. The Nomad Theatre, 1410 Quince Ave., Boulder, 303-440-4510, through Nov. 22. Heart Connection Community Kirtan. 7:30 p.m. Yoga Elements Studio, 908 Main St., Louisville, www.kirtancommunity.com. Photoshop: Embracing Your Creative Side. Boulder Digital Arts, 2510 47th St., Boulder, 303875-0276. The Secret of Home — Lecture with Lindsay Halton presented by The Boulder Friends of Jung. 6:30 p.m. Community United Church of Christ, 2650 Table Mesa Dr., Boulder, 303-4738373. Straight for Equality: Active Allies Show Us How — A panel will share their stories on being straight allies in support of equality for LGBT people. 7 p.m. First United Methodist Church, 1421 Spruce St., Boulder, 720-299-1453. The Velocity of OUTRAGE — With Vox Feminista. 6:30 p.m. The b.side Lounge, 2017 13th St., Boulder, 303-473-9463.
Saturday, Nov. 21
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Benefit for Family Tree — With Aju & Molina, Mono Verde, Speakeasy Tiger and Yerkish.
theater Boulder/Denver The Christmas Rescue. Heritage Square Music Hall Children’s Theatre, 18301 W. Colfax D-103, Golden, 303-279-7800, Nov. 21 through Dec. 30. Communicating Doors. Longmont Theatre Company, 513 Main St., Longmont, 303-772-5200, through Nov. 21. The Comedy of Errors — With Boulder’s Upstart Crow Theatre Company. Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-444-7328, Nov. 20 through Dec. 5. Harlequin Holds The Bag — With Tara Performing Arts High School 9th Grade. The Nomad Theatre, 1410 Quince Ave., Boulder, 303440-4510, Nov. 20 through Nov. 22. HONK! — Children’s theater production. The Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, 720-898-7200, through Jan. 3, 2010. I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change — With
Woof! Theatre Productions. Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-444-7328, though Nov. 21. It's A Wonderful Life! A 1940’s Radio Play. Miners Alley Playhouse. 1224 Washington Ave., Golden, 303-935-3044, through Dec. 20. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. The Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, 720-898-7200, Nov. 24 through Dec. 27. The Man Who Never Died. Harlequin Theater, 990 S. Public Rd., Lafayette, 1-888-512-7469, through Nov. 21. The Second Tosca. The Arvada Center for the Arts, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, 720-8987200, through Nov. 22. Singin’ in the Rain. Boulder’s Dinner Theatre, 5501 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303- 449-6000, through Feb. 14, 2010.
7 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683. Caper’s House Band — Traditional jazz. 7-10 p.m. Caper’s Italian Bistro & Tap, 600 Airport Rd., Longmont, 303-776-7667. Hidden Jems — With the Opus Two duo: William Terwilliger, violin, Andrew Cooperstock, piano. 7:30 p.m. Broomfield Auditorium, 3 Community Park Rd., Broomfield, 303-583-1278. Mestizo. 6:30 p.m. St. Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696. Naughty Pierre’s Mambo Burlesque & Magic Extravaganza! 8 p.m. Daniels Hall at Swallow Hill, 71 E.Yale Ave., Denver, 303-7771003, www.swallowhillmusic.org. Pete Kartsounes Band. 10 p.m. Boulder Draft House, 2027 13th St., Boulder, 303-440-5858. Railroad Earth. 9 p.m./8:30 p.m. doors, Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-3399. Romano Paoletti. Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids and Solids, 1555 South Hover St., Longmont, 303-485-9400. Sacrebleu! — Euro-style gypsy jazz. 7:30 p.m. Rocky Mountain Center for Musical Arts, 200 E. Baseline Rd., Lafayette, 303-665-0599. Slater Falls. 7:30 p.m. Rock N Soul Café, 5290 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-443-5108. Spider Soloff — With Jeremy Kahn. 8 p.m. Boulder Outlook Hotel and Suites, 800 28th St., Boulder, 303-443-3322. Spring Creek Bluegrass. 8 p.m. Chautauqua, 900 Baseline Rd., Boulder, 303-442-3282. Tom Weiser, Miguel Sawaya and Bill Douglas — Jazz standards and originals. 8:30 p.m. Laughing Goat Coffeehouse, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628. Top of the Hill Faculty Concert Series — Clay Kirkland, Paul Trunko, Ernie Martinez and Julia Hays. 8 p.m. Tuft Theatre at Swallow Hill, 71 E.Yale Ave., Denver, 303-777-1003, www.swallowhillmusic.org. Vandaveer. 9:30 p.m. George’s Food & Drink, 2028 14th St., Boulder, 303-998-9350. Wish We Were Floyd — A tribute to Pink Floyd. 9 p.m./8:30 p.m. doors. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-786-7030. Women’s Blues Revue. Oskar Blues, 1555 S. Hover St., Longmont, 303-485-9400.
events Afternoon of Stories — With the Northern Colorado Storytellers and The Longmont Library Spellbinders. 1:30-3 p.m. Longmont Museum, 400 Quail Rd., Longmont, 303-6382386.
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panorama http://www.boulderweekly.com Connect through Collage: Intergenerational workshop — Create a personal collage reflecting on the family experience. 1-4 p.m. Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13th St., Boulder, 303443-2122. Home as Mirror of Self — Workshop with Lindsay Halton presented by The Boulder Friends of Jung. 9 a.m. Community United Church of Christ, 2650 Table Mesa Dr., Boulder, 303-473-8373. NECTAR — Women’s party. 6 p.m. The b.side Lounge, 2017 13th St., Boulder, 303-473-9463. Rocky Mountain Chorale 2009 Fall Concert — Come Let Us Sing! 7:30 p.m. St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, 3700 Baseline Rd., Boulder, 303-442-5081.
Sunday, Nov. 22
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Acoustic Jam — With Jax Delaguerre. 11:30 a.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303463-6683. Blues Jam — With Lionel Young and Mark Diamond. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Outlook Hotel and Suites, 800 28th St., Boulder, 303-443-3322. Blue Mountain Ranch Hands. Oskar Blues, 1555 S. Hover St., Longmont, 303-485-9400. Brazilian Jazz — With Carmen Sandim on piano and Danny Meyer on sax. 5 p.m. The Blending Cellar, 946 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-4470475. Dog House Music Rock ’N’ Roll Teen Camp Showcase. 12 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-3399. Hobo Nephews of Uncle Frank. 10 p.m. Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery, 1535 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-546-0886. Holly and the Husbands. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 N. Park Dr., Lafayette, 303-665-2757. Ira Liss — Piano, poetry and comedy. 8 p.m. Laughing Goat Coffeehouse, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628. Irish Session. Conor O’Neills, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922. Moonshiner. 10 p.m. Vine Street Pub, 1700 Vine St., Denver, 303-388-2337. New Cosmic Americans. 7:30 p.m. The Gold Hill Inn, 401 Main St. Gold Hill, Boulder, 303-4436461.
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Hawaiian Hula. 6:30 p.m. Boulder Ballet Studio, The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-447-9772. Playful Yoga — With Ashley Sargent. 4 p.m. Vida Yoga, 2749 Iris Ave., Boulder, 303-562-5963. Salsa Dancing — Lesson with live music by Sabor de la Calle. 8 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683. Sunday Afternoon Tea — With live traditional Asian music. 1:30-4 p.m. Ku Cha House of Tea, 2015 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-3612.
Monday, Nov. 23
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Acoustic Plug-In — Blues jam and open stage. 7:30 p.m. Oskar Blues, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303823-6685. Dancing Hippies. 10 p.m. Southern Sun, 627 S. Broadway, Boulder, 303-543-0886. Jay Ryan’s Big Top. 7 p.m./6:30 p.m. sign-up, D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-4636683. Open Mic. 7:15 p.m., Rock N Soul Café, 5290 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-443-5108. Social Consciousness Song Circle. Swallow Hill, 71 E.Yale Ave., Denver, 303-777-1003, www. swallowhillmusic.org.
events Computer Security Essentials for Small Business. Boulder Digital Arts, 2510 47th St., Boulder, 303-875-0276. Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz. 8 p.m. The b.side Lounge, 2017 13th St., Boulder, 303-473-
9463. Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz. 9 p.m. Conor O’Neills, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat — Theater opening. 7:30 p.m. Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, 720-898-7200, through Dec. 27. Magical Mexican Mondays — With live magic by Erica Sodos. Juanitas Mexican Food, 1043 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-449-5273. “So, You’re a Poet.” 8 p.m. Laughing Goat Coffeehouse, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-4404628. Telebration — Hear all kinds of stories from all kinds of local storytellers. 3:30-8:30 p.m. Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303-441-3197.
Tuesday, Nov. 24
music Atomic Pablo Band — Smooth Jazz. 7 p.m. Rock N Soul Café, 5290 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-443-5108. Bluegrass Jam. 7 p.m. Swallow Hill, 71 E.Yale Ave., Denver, 303-777-1003, www.swallowhillmusic.org. Blues Jam — With Gretchen Troop. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Outlook Hotel and Suites, 800 28th St., Boulder, 303-443-3322. Clusterpluck — 9 p.m. Open jam. George’s Food & Drink, 2028 14th St., Boulder, 303-9989350. Combo Showcase. 7 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683. GRAMATIK — With Bobby C. 9 p.m. The b.side Lounge, 2017 13th St., Boulder, 303-4739463. Open Mic — With Danny Shafer. 8 p.m./7 p.m. sign-up, Conor O’Neills, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922. The Sweet Divine. 8:30 p.m. Laughing Goat Coffeehouse, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-4404628. Tengo con Brio. 6:30 p.m. St. Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696. World Music and Dance Concert — The Dance of Africa class performs dances from Ghana and the Ivory Coast. 8 p.m. Naropa University, Performing Arts Center, 2130 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, www.naropa.edu.
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Boulder Improv Jam Association — Public dance jam every Tuesday. 7:30-10:30 p.m.The Avalon Ballroom, 6185 Arapahoe Rd., Boulder, 720-934-202. Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz. 7:30 p.m. Harpo’s Sports Bar, 2860 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-444-9464. Italian Classes — A three-course dinner based on the featured region, Italian language and culture lessons. Trattoria on Pearl, 1430 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-544-0008. Independent Publishing 101 — Presentation with The Boulder Writers Alliance. 6:30 p.m. NCAR, 1850 Table Mesa Dr., Boulder, www.bwa. org. Website Security Essentials for Developers. Boulder Digital Arts, 2510 47th St., Boulder, 303-875-0276.
Wednesday, Nov. 25
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The Clamdaddys. 7:30 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683. Corb Lund Band. Oskar Blues, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685. Dweezil Zappa Plays Zappa. 8:30 p.m./ 7:30 p.m doors, Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-3399. Jon Sousa — With Mason Brown. 8:30 p.m. Laughing Goat Coffeehouse, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628. John Boyd. Baker St. Pub & Grill, 1729 28th St., Boulder, 720-974-9490.
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Thursday, Nov. 19 Doris Gray — Signs of Alan: A Love Story that Transcends Death. 7 p.m. The Caritas Spiritist Center, 3775 Iris Ave., Ste. 3B, Boulder, www.signsofalan.com. Laura Resau and Victoria Hanley — The Indigo Notebook and Violet Wings. 6:30 p.m. Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-2074. Jennifer Burns — Goddess of the Market. 7:30 p.m. Tattered Cover Book Store, 2526 East Colfax Ave., Denver, 303-322-7727. Friday, Nov. 20 Bill Simmons — The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to the Sports Guy. Tattered Cover Book Store Historic LoDo, 1628 16th St., Denver, 303-436-1070. David Avrin — It’s Not Who You Know It’s Who Knows You! 7:30 p.m. Tattered Cover Book Store, 2526 East Colfax Ave., Denver, 303-322-7727.
J Wail vs aNdu — With DJ Russo, The Moment and Mountain Standard Time. 9:30 p.m. The b.side Lounge, 2017 13th St., Boulder, 303473-9463. Kamikazee Karaoke Gong Show. 9 p.m. Juanita’s Mexican Food, 1043 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-449-5273. Mike Zito. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Outlook Hotel and Suites, 800 28th St., Boulder, 303-443-3322. Nelson Rangell. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 N. Park Dr., Lafayette, 303-665-2757. Reggae Wednesday — All-star reggae jam. 10 p.m. Boulder Draft House, 2027 13th St., Boulder, 303-440-5858.
events Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz. 6:30 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-4636683. Healing Space — With Alan McAllister. 12-2 p.m. Whole Being Explorations, 1800 30th St. Ste. 307, Boulder, 303-545-5562.
Kids’ Calendar Thursday, Nov. 19 So Rim Kung Fu for Children. 4:30-5:30 p.m. A Place to B Studio, 1750 30th St., Boulder, 303440-8007.
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Wednesday, Nov. 25 Open Mic. Burnt Toast, 1235 Pennsylvania Ave., Boulder, 303-440-5200.
Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-4636683. Corduroy Storytime and Coloring. 1 p.m. Barnes & Noble Crossroads Commons, 2999 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-444-0349. Go Club — Learn to play the ancient and mysterious board game known as Go. 2 p.m. Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303-441-3100.
Monday, Nov. 23 Children’s Storytime. 10:15 p.m. Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303441-3100. Rise & Shine Storytime. 9:30 a.m. Barnes & Noble Crossroads Commons, 2999 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-444-0349.
Tuesday, Nov. 24 Teen Game Night. 3 p.m. Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303-4413100. Storytime for Children. 10:15 a.m. Boulder Public Library, George Renolds Branch, 3595 Table Mesa Dr., Boulder, 303-441-3120.
Wednesday, Nov. 25 Baby Time — Explore language and books in a fun and intimate setting. 10:15 a.m. Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303441-3100. Children's Storytime. 10:15 a.m. Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303441-3100. Gymboree Storytime. 1 p.m. Barnes & Noble Crossroads Commons, 2999 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-444-0349. So Rim Kung Fu for Children. 4:30-5:30 p.m. A Place to B Studio, 1750 30th St., Boulder, 303440-8007.
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Tuesday, Nov. 24 Active Minds Lecture: Genghis Khan & the Mongolian Empire. 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tattered Cover Book Store, 2526 East Colfax Ave., Denver, 303-322-7727.
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Saturday, Nov. 21. The Christmas Rescue — Theater opening. The Heritage Square Music Hall Children’s Theatre, 18301 W. Colfax D-103, Golden, 303-279-7800, through Dec. 30. Family Concert Series — With Ricardo Pena Band. 4 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683. Mr. White’s Storytime 10 a.m. Barnes & Noble Crossroads Commons, 2999 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-444-0349. Polar Express Pajama Storytime. 11 a.m. Borders, 1 W. Flatiron Crossing Dr., Broomfield, 303-466-4044.
Monday, Nov. 23 Open Mic Poetry — “So You’re a Poet.” The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628.
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One Love Songs for the Children — A benefit performance celebrating Bob Marley’s message of peace for International Children’s Day. 7:30 p.m./7 p.m. doors, Wesley Chapel, 1290 Folsom St., Boulder, 303-720-9232. Pajamarama Storytime. 7 p.m. Barnes & Noble Crossroads Commons, 2999 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-444-0349.
Saturday, Nov. 21 Michael Madigan — Heroes, Villains, Dames & Disasters. 1 p.m. Borders, 1 W. Flatiron Crossing Dr., Broomfield, 303-466-4044.
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The Law of Medical Marijuana Jeffrey S. Gard, 303-499-3040 or www.MedicalMarijuanaLawColorado.com being of others, among other things. Patients who adhere to these guidelines are exempt from state criminal prosecution. A caregiver is a person who has significant responsibility for managing the well being of a medical marijuana patient. In addition to providing medicine, duties can also include making medical appointments and assisting the patient with compliance with state regulations. In advising my clients, I tell my clients to think of care giving as though you were caring for an ailing parent or grandparent. Next, a caregiver may possess up to two ounces of marijuana and 6 marijuana plants on behalf of the patient. The amount of marijuana and plants are considered collectively
between the patient and caregiver. Accordingly, a patient who assigns his right to cultivate 6 plants cannot simultaneously grow the plants themselves. Dispensaries are a term of art defining the caregiver’s administration of their duties to their patient. Care giving requires a basic business structure for reasons including collection and payment of taxes, providing a place for patients to obtain medicine and, in some cases, cultivating medicine for patients. This collection of activities is called a “dispensary.” In order to be protected from criminal prosecution, medical marijuana patients and their caregivers must strictly adhere to the narrow protection afforded by Colorado’s medical marijuana laws. Common sense and knowledge of the law is necessary to avoid potential prosecution. Be warned that the laws are confusing (even to lawyers), complicated and often silent on key issues. If you have any questions, I suggest speaking with a qualified attorney to help you understand and comply with the law.
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s medical marijuana legal? Are dispensaries legal? This article attempts to answer some of the more basic questions about the legality of medical marijuana, as it concerns patients, caregivers and “dispensaries”. Colorado law permits possession of medical marijuana by a patient and a primary caregiver on behalf of a patient. No other possession, distribution or cultivation of medical marijuana is permitted. In order to qualify, a medical marijuana patient must (1) suffer from a chronic or debilitating medical condition; (2) a condition which is diagnosed by a licensed Colorado physician; and (3) the physician believes that the patient might benefit from the use of medical marijuana. Once these conditions are met, a patient may apply for a medical marijuana registry card and legally possess and cultivate marijuana. A patient may possess up to two ounces of medical marijuana and 6 plants. However, the law precludes public consumption and consumption which endangers the health or well
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ny film that’s built around the music of the mid-1960s starts out with one thing going for it: a great soundtrack. That Pirate Radio goes beyond that and offers up an entertaining and poignant story about loss of innocence is what makes it a film well worth your time. There was so much rock and roll coming out of Britain in the 1960s that the era is referred to as the “British Invasion.” What you probably didn’t know was that the BBC refused to play this “seditious” music and that the only rock heard on Brit airwaves was from pirate radio stations set up on old ships anchored off the coast. That’s the basis for Pirate Radio, and the film, set in 1966, tells the story of the cast of DJs and station staff versus the government officials trying to shut them down. The main character in the film is Carl (Tom Sturridge), a lost 18-year-old and the godson of dapper Radio Rock owner Quentin (Bill Nighy). Carl’s mum doesn’t know what to do with him, so sends him to spend a few months on the ship, under Quentin’s watchful eye. Problem is, the boat is a floating discotheque of sins, and everyone’s looking for “birds to shag,” drugs, smokes and every other manner of bad habit. As Quentin says when Carl arrives, “Let me get this straight. Your mum sent you here under the assumption that the bracing sea air would sort you out? A spectacu-
lar mistake!” The group of disc jockeys at the station are quite colorful. The most popular is The Count (Philip Seymour Hoffman), an American who is a bit of a git and takes himself entirely too seriously, an anchor for the entire movie. I have to say, Hoffman demonstrates a range of emotions that few of the other characters in this film convey. The Count is only the number one DJ because the real king of rock and roll, Gorgeous Gavin Cavenaugh (Rhys Ifans) had quit to go to America. When he returns, there are a series of funny one-upmanship scenes that culminate in a game of chicken that starts innocent but soon turns frightening. Neither can quit,
and we see things spiral out of control — a game that captures the loss of innocence of the entire era. Kenneth Branagh has a stand-out role as the completely uptight bureaucratic git Sir Alistair Dormandy, who is assigned by the prime minister (Stephen Moore) to shut down Radio Rock and all the other pirate rock ’n’ roll radio stations. He’s brilliant, and, indeed, the portrayal of the British government, particularly when contrasted with the common people who are fans of the radio station and music, is superb. One of the running storylines is “young Carl” constantly trying to lose his virginity. Every other Saturday, women are allowed on board, and the subsequent scenes for the few station personnel that don’t “have a bird” are quite amusing. Carl, a virgin by circumstance, not choice, is finally set up with the lovely young Felicity (Katherine Parkinson), just to have her stolen away by the sly Dave (Nick Frost). All is ultimately not lost, however, or, um, all is ultimately lost, depending on how you want to look at it. Pirate Radio is a fun, delightful, witty and affectionate look at the foibles and optimistic naivety of the ’60s, a sweet story of lost innocence, both individually and as a generation. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com
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Jaa’s graceful moves are the biggest attraction in Ong Bak 2 as well, but this time around his co-conspirators are a group of elephants. Seeing him leaping nimbly along the backs of a thundering herd of beasts is impressive, to say the least. Elephants aside, the plot of this Ong Bak is rudimentary. It begins in 1431 in the strife-torn kingdom of Ayudhaya, where a teen named Tien (Nutdanai Kongtong) flees from soldiers and ends up in a slave market where he butts heads with tattooed evildoers and goes one-on-one with a crocodile. Those exploits bring him to the attention of Chernung
(Sorapong Chatree), head man of the Garuda Wing Cliff bandits, who offers to school Tien in all the martial arts after a blind seer opines that “when he holds a weapon, he can conquer the world.” Clearly, original dialogue is not Ong Bak’s strength. That prophecy proves to be more truth than poetry when the adult Tien, played by Jaa, comes into his own and attempts revenge on the evil slave traders and the nasty folks who killed his parents. Only revenge turns out to be more complicated than he imagined. Ong Bak 2 is slicker production-wise than the original, and it has so much noisy action that Thai foley artists must have made a fortune inserting thuds and grunts. According to the press notes, it features kung fu, judo, several kinds of Thai boxing and something completely new — a combination of Thai dancing and martial arts called Natayuth, which Jaa invented for this movie. No wonder he had to take time off. After the actor proves his ability to take a licking and keep on ticking, Ong Bak 2 sets the stage for a yet unnamed sequel, but even if that doesn’t happen, it’s nice to know that Jaa has added some skills to fall back on. “Works and plays well with elephants” does not appear on every resume, not even in Hollywood. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com —MCT, Tribune Newspapers
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ruce Lee is dead, Jackie Chan and Jet Li are slowing down, but the world of martial arts never sleeps. Keeping everyone awake these days is Tony Jaa, Thailand’s biggest action hero, who returns to inflict more damage in Ong Bak 2: The Beginning. Given its title, you might expect that this film has some connection to the original Ong Bak of a few years back, but you would be wrong. The only thing that links these two pictures is its star, who is such a big deal in the action world that the Hollywood Reporter called the film “arguably the most anticipated Thai movie ever.” It was especially anticipated because, according to reports in the Hollywood trade papers, Jaa, feeling the pressure of adding directing and action choreography to his credits, disappeared for a time during shooting, only to reemerge after a bout of self-described meditation to say he was A-OK and ready for renewed combat. Actually, it’s kind of a shame that Ong Bak 2 isn’t a sequel or even a prequel to the original, which was set in contemporary Bangkok and featured a sequence where Jaa’s character ran through the markets and back streets of that city, using his remarkable physicality to leap over tables, glide between giant panes of glass and run across the shoulders of a mob of bad guys. It was a display of the phenomenal dexterity that is Jaa’s trademark.
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town’s greatest enemy, and allows him to discover the beat within his own heart. Not rated. At Starz. — Denver FIlm Society
Director Roland Emmerich’s disaster movie 2012 samples everything from Earthquake to The Perfect Storm to The Towering Inferno to the Bible. John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt, Thandie Newton, Danny Glover and Woody Harrelson are among the actors pushing along whatever “story” you can find here. For visual noise by the ton, Emmerich is my kind of hack, the pluperfect blend of leaden self-seriousness and accidental-on-purpose self-satirist. Rated PG-13 (intense disaster sequences and some language). At Flatiron, Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks. — Michael Phillips A Serious Man Set in 1967 in the Minneapolis suburbs, A Serious Man is a tart, brilliantly acted fable of life’s little cosmic difficulties, a Coen brothers comedy with a darker philosophical outlook than No Country for Old Men but with a script rich in verbal wit. Physics professor Larry Gopnik, (Michael Stuhlbarg) is God’s chosen sufferer, coping with a failing marriage, his son’s imminent bar mitzvah, a South Korean student bribing him for a better grade and a brother (Richard Kind)
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The Twilight Saga: New Moon The highly anticipated second film, based on Stephenie Meyer’s vampire novels, hits area theaters this Friday. plagued by a literal pain in the neck. Rated R (language, drug use, some sexuality/nudity and brief violence). At Century and Mayan. — Michael Phillips Adventures of Power Adventures of Power is an epic comedy about a mine worker named Power whose love of
drums and lack of musical skill has turned him into the ridiculed “air drummer” of his small town. But when Power’s union-leader father calls a strike at the mine, Power discovers an underground subculture of airdrummers who just might hold the key to changing the world. Power’s journey across America brings him face-to-face with his
This Amelia Earhart biopic isn’t a bad movie, but it’s distressingly ordinary for such an extraordinary subject. Director Mira Nair (Monsoon Wedding) has successfully dramatized and celebrated risk-taking women and lives lived outside the strictures of convention. But a director can do only so much with a script that feels like it’s on the runway, waiting, even when it’s up in the air. Played by an aptly cast and game Hilary Swank, Earhart becomes a checklist of Historical Legend accomplishments. Rated PG (some sexuality, language, thematic elements and smoking). At Colony Square and Chez Artiste. — Michael Phillips An Education Novelist Nick Hornby’s screenplay for British journalist Lynn Barber’s memoir sands a few edges off the corners of its heroine’s story, yet the film is awfully charming. It bops along with so much esprit and lively acting, and such an observant sense of the period (the early ’60s), you’re seduced by
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local theaters AMC Flatiron Crossing, 61 W. Flatiron Cir., Broomfield, 303790-4262 2012 Sat-Sun: 10:50 p.m. Fri-Thu: 12:25, 2:55, 3:55, 6:30, 7:30, 9:50 An Education Sat-Sun: 11:40, 2:05, 9:35 Fri-Thu: 12:50, 4:35, 7:10, 9:40 Astro Boy Sat-Sun: 11:50, 2:20, 4:45 Fri-Thu: 12:20, 2:45, 5:05 The Blind Side Sat-Sun: 10:15 a.m., 10:35 p.m. Fri-Thu: 1:20, 4:30, 7:40, 10:30 Couples Retreat Sat-Sun: 9:25 a.m., 8 p.m. Fri-Thu: noon, 2:40, 5:20, 7:55, 10:35 Disney’s A Christmas Carol Sat-Sun: 9:30, 11:30, 2, 4:20, 6:45, 9:05 Fri-Thu: 12:10, 1:10, 2:35, 3:30, 5:50, 8:10, 10:30 The Fourth Kind Sat-Sun: 10:40 p.m. Law Abiding Citizen Sat-Sun: 7:15, 10:05 Fri-Thu: 7:25 p.m. The Men Who Stare at Goats Fri-Thu: 5, 7:25, 9:45 Michael Jackson’s This Is It FriThu: 7:35 p.m. Paranormal Activity Fri-Thu: 10:10 p.m. Pirate Radio Sat-Sun: 11:00, 2:10 Fri-Thu: 12:40, 4:50, 7:45, 10:25 Planet 51 Sat-Sun: 10 a.m., 9:40 p.m. Fri-Thu: 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:20, 9:35
The Twilight Saga: New Moon Sat-Sun: 9:15, 10, 10:30, 11:30, 12:15, 7:50, 9:30, 11 Fri-Thu: 12:15, 1, 1:30, 3:20, 4, 4:40, 6:20, 7, 7:45, 9:20, 10, 10:35 Where the Wild Things Are Sat-Sun: 9:20 a.m. Fri-Thu: 12:05, 2:30, 4:55 Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Avenue, Boulder, 303-4413100. L’il Abner Thu: 7 pm Century Boulder, 1700 29th St., Boulder, 303-442-1815 2012 Fri-Thu: 10:35, 11:40, 12:55, 2:05, 3:10, 4:25, 5:35, 6:45, 7:55, 9:05, 10:15 Disney's A Christmas Carol Fri-Thu: 10:55, 12:10, 1:25, 2:40, 3:55, 5:10, 6:25, 7:40, 10:10 A Serious Man Fri-Thu: 12, 2:55, 5:30, 8:05, 10:40 The Blind Side Fri-Thu: 10:45, 12:15, 1:45, 3:15, 4:45, 6:15, 7:45, 9:15, 10:45 The Fourth Kind Fri-Thu: 8:55 p.m. The Men Who Stare at Goats Fri-Thu: 11:45, 2:10, 4:35, 7, 9:40 Michael Jackson’s This Is It FriThu: 10:25, 1:05, 4:10, 7:10, 9:55 Pirate Radio Fri-Thu: 11, 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 10:30 Planet 51 Fri-Thu: 10:50, 1:15,
3:40, 6:05, 8:30 Twilight Saga: New Moon FriThu: 10:20, 11:20, 12:20, 1:20, 2:20, 3:20, 4:20, 5:20, 6:20, 7:20, 8:20, 9:20, 10:20 Where the Wild Things Are Fri-Thu: 10:40, 1:30, 4, 6:35, 9:30 Colony Square, 1164 Dillon Rd., Lousiville, 303-604-2641 2012 Fri-Sun: 10:30 a.m. Fri-Thu: 11:50, 2, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30, 9 Amelia Fri-Sun: 10:10 a.m. FriThu: 12:50, 3:40, 6:20, 9:30 The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day Fri-Sun: 10:20 a.m. Fri-Thu: 1:10, 3:50, 6:40, 9:40 The Blind Side Fri-Sun: 10:40 a.m. Fri-Thu: 1:50, 4:50, 7:50 Disney’s A Christmas Carol Fri-Sun: 11:10 a.m. Fri-Thu: 1:30, 4:10, 6:30, 9:20 The Men Who Stare at Goats Fri-Sun: 11:40 a.m. Fri-Thu: 2:30, 5:10, 7:40, 10:10 Pirate Radio Fri-Sun: 10:50 a.m. Fri-Thu: 1:40, 4:20, 7:10, 10:05 Planet 51 Fri-Sun: 11 a.m. FriThu: 1:20, 4:30, 6:50, 9:10 The Twilight Saga: New Moon Fri-Thu: 10, 11:20, 1, 2:20, 4, 5:20, 7, 8:30, 10 Where the Wild Things Are FriSun: 11:30 a.m. Fri-Thu: 2:10, 4:40, 7:20, 9:50
Landmark Chez Artiste, 2800 S. Colorado Blvd., Denver, 303-352-1992 35 Shots of Rum Fri-Thu: 1:15 p.m. Fri-Thu: 4:15, 7, 9:30 Amelia Fri-Thu: 4 p.m. Coco Before Chanel Fri-Sun: 1 p.m. Fri-Thu: 6:45 p.m. The Maid Fri-Sun: 1:30 p.m. FriThu: 4:30, 7:15, 9:40 Landmark Esquire, 590 Downing St, Denver, 303-352-1992 Precious Fri-Sun: 11:30, 12:30, 2, 3 Fri-Thu: 4:30, 5:30, 7:15, 8, 9:40 Landmark Mayan, 110 Broadway, Denver, 303-352-1992 A Serious Man Fri-Sun: 1:20 p.m. Fri-Thu: 4:20, 7:20, 10 An Education Fri-Sun: 1 p.m. Fri-Thu: 4, 7, 9:45 New York, I Love You Fri-Sun: 1:05 p.m. Fri-Thu: 4:05, 7:05, 9:40 Starz Film Center, 900 Auraria Pkwy., Denver, 303-8203456 32nd Starz Denver Film Festival Nov 12-22, visit www. denverfilm.org for schedule and tickets. Adventures of Power Wed: 4:45, 7:30 Antichrist Wed: 4:50, 7:10
Between the Folds Tue: 7 p.m. The House of the Devil Wed: 5:15, 7:45 The Yes Men Fix the World Wed: 5:15, 7:45 UA Twin Peaks, 1250 S. Hover Rd., Longmont, 303-6512434 2012 Sat-Sun: 9:50 a.m., 10:20 p.m. Fri-Thu: 12:10, 1:10, 3:40, 4:40, 7, 8, 9:55 The Blind Side Sat-Sun: 10:05 a.m. Fri-Thu:12:50, 3:50, 7:10, 9:55 Disney’s A Christmas Carol Sat-Sun: 1:40 p.m. Fri-Thu: 11:20, 1:50, 4:10, 6:50, 9:40 The Men Who Stare at Goats Fri-Thu: 11:30, 2, 4:50, 7:50, 10:10 Planet 51 Fri-Thu: 11, 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 9:45 The Twilight Saga: New Moon Sat-Sun: 10, 10:30, 1:30 Fri-Thu: 10:50, 1, 1:40, 4, 4:30, 7, 7:40, 10, 10:30 Where the Wild Things Are Sat-Sun: 1:50 p.m. Fri-Thu: 11:10, 4:25, 7:30, 9:50 As times are always subject to change, we request that you verify all movie listings beforehand. Daily updated information can be viewed on our website, www. boulderweekly.com.
the results in the same way charming, slightly oily David (Peter Sarsgaard), entices young Jenny (Carey Mulligan) into his glamorous orbit. The film belongs to Mulligan, who showcases her comic range and natural authority. Rated PG-13 (mature thematic material involving sexual content and for smoking). At Flatiron and Mayan. — Michael Phillips Antichrist A grieving couple retreat to “Eden,” their isolated cabin in the woods, where they hope to repair their broken hearts and troubled marriage. But nature takes its course and things go from bad to worse.… Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg (winner of the Best Actress Award at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival) give brave, outstanding performances in the new provocation from writer/director Lars von Trier (Breaking the Waves, Dancer in the Dark, Dogville). Antichrist is a totally uncompromising psychological horror film conceived and made while the director was experiencing emotional challenges in his own life. Not rated. At Starz. — Denver Film Society Astro Boy Astro Boy first appeared in a Japanese comic in 1951. His adventures led to a ’60s Japanese TV series, then to the first of the American spin-offs, and now Astro Boy hits the big screen. The old TV theme song referred to the robotic wonder as “brave and gentle and wise.” The computer-animated feature prefers “brave and perpetually pummeled and maybe a little bit wise and then pummeled some more.” I wish the film version of Astro Boy provided a stronger antidote to mediocrity. With the voices of Freddie Highmore, Kristen Bell and Nicolas Cage. Rated PG (some action and peril, and brief mild language). At Flatiron. — Michael Phillips Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
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Robert Zemeckis has long been a filmmaker divided against himself, the techno-geek warring with the storyteller. His newest work, Disney’s A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens — demoted!), is an extravaganza of colliding intentions. But just when you’re ready to give up on it, Zemeckis reminds you that he’s capable of true visual dynamism, enhanced but not wholly dictated by the digital landscape he so clearly adores. Plus, Jim Carrey is good as Scrooge. There’s surprisingly little shtick in his performance. Rated PG (scary sequences and images). At Flatiron, Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks. — Michael Phillips The Fourth Kind Milla Jovovich plays a Nome, Alaska, psychotherapist whose sleep-deprived patients tell her chilling, cryptic stories of owls and abduction when she puts them under hypnosis. The conceit that director Olatunde Osunsanmi milks is an interview between the director and the “real” Dr. Abigail Tyler. With “found video” again igniting the horror-movie market, these filmmakers must be kicking themselves that the long-shelved Paranormal Activity came out a month earlier, stealing their whole video veritas thunder. Rated PG-13 (violent/disturbing images, some terror, thematic elements and brief sexuality). At Flatiron. — Roger Moore The House of the Devil This is a fine little old-school thriller set in the 1980s. A cash-strapped college student (Jocelin Donahue) accepts a babysitting job at a scary old Victorian home, but once she arrives, she discovers there’s no baby to sit; her charge is the unseen mother (shades of Psycho) of a lanky pair of creeps (Tom Noonan, Mary Woronov). It’s too bad writer-director Ti West couldn’t have pulled a more surprising variation or two in the final scenes. But even the familiar tropes of The House of the Devil are familiar in the right way, like an old, bloodstained sweater. Rated R (some bloody violence). At Starz. — Michael Phillips Law Abiding Citizen Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx star in this brutal, preposterous revenge fantasy that taps into a lot of fears about the American legal system. Butler plays a gadget-maker who survives the slaughter of his family and sets out to get even, and then some. Foxx is the politically ambitious Philadelphia prosecutor who lets one of the killers get off easy so the other will be executed. It’s a “Who dies next?” slasher film masquerading as a revenge thriller. Rated R (strong, bloody, brutal violence and torture, a scene of of rape and pervasive language). At Flatiron. — Roger Moore L’il Abner (1959)
Here’s a quirky comedic drama about one of the stranger aspects of the modern U.S. Army: a time when certain high-ranking officers felt that the New Age techniques and beliefs of the counterculture could transform military practice as we know it. Director Grant Heslov is unable to make Goats a completely successful film, but it’s still worth watching because it provides a showcase for a group of actors (George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges, Kevin Spacey) who really appreciate this kind of farcical comedy. Rated R (language, some drug content and brief nudity). At Flatiron, Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks. — Kenneth Turan
Pirate Radio See full screen review on Page 43. Rated R. At Flatiron, Century and Colony Square. Precious The first 20 minutes of Precious are so intense, you may not feel like sticking it out. Stick it out. This is an exceptional film about nearly unendurable circumstances, endured. The story is about a teen living in 1980s Harlem, raped by her barely glimpsed father, abused by her unfathomably cruel mother (Mo’Nique). Precious is illiterate but bright, and she switches to an alternative school where she comes under the life-saving tutelage of Ms. Rain (Paula Patton). There’ll be an Oscar nomination or two in this film’s near future. Rated R (child abuse including sexual assault and pervasive language). At Esquire. — Michael Phillips Where the Wild Things Are
Produced with the cooperation of the Jackson estate, This Is It has no interest in telling the full story of anything, or the crumbling state of anyone. Director Kenny Ortega — Jackson’s partner in staging the London concert that never came to fruition — is simply trying to suggest in some detail what sort of overstuffed career retrospective Jackson was attempting. The film may be a court documentary, but as a heavily lawyered portrait of an artist, it’s still pretty compelling. Rated PG (some suggestive choreography and scary images). At Flatiron and Century.— Michael Phillips
Warner Bros. Pictures should be applauded for such a breathtaking achievement — the rare adaptation that goes deeper, not dumber, in its translation of a children’s classic. Based on Maurice Sendak’s 338word storybook, Spike Jonze’s film strikes minor chords and plaintive emotions where other directors would’ve gone for the throat. A boy (Max Records) coping with a household unsteadied by divorce sets sail for an island where the Wild Things wrestle with the same clique issues and hurt feelings the boy deals with back home. Rated PG (mild thematic elements, some adventure action and brief language). At Flatiron, Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks. — Michael Phillips
New York, I Love You
The Yes Men Fix the World
The ongoing Cities We Love project that began three years ago with Paris, je t'aime continues its global exploration with New York, I Love You. Eleven directors and 16 screenwriters contributed to the omnibus affair. I like the idea of the film more than the film itself; the batting average with the Paris project was a good deal higher. Nonetheless, this one provides some compensatory satisfactions, thanks mostly to the actors as they make the most of a series of pencil sketches. The eclectic cast includes Natalie Portman, Ethan Hawke and Bradley Cooper. Rated R (language and sexual content). At Mayan. — Michael Phillips
The Yes Men are anti-corporate pranksters who create phony websites to get themselves invited to high-level corporate conferences and media events — where they give hilarious, Swiftian analyses that unmask global injustice and satirize human rights abuses. They are the 21st century’s answer to Timothy Leary’s proselytizing for acid and Ken Kesey’s busload of hipsters. The big difference is that they care less about changing minds than changing policy. But announcing, as spokespeople for Dow Chemical, that they will at last take full financial responsibility for the victims of Bhopal, they create a media sensation that embarrasses the real powers that be. And, outfitted in their wacky “survival ball” getups, the Yes Men address a room full of straight-laced suits who don’t think there’s anything funny about going to insane lengths to assure one’s personal safety in the event of any and all calamities. The Yes Men don’t exactly speak truth to power. But their hearts are in the right place — right next to their funny bones. Not rated. At Starz. — Denver Film Society
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Ong Bak 2: The Beginning See full screen review on Page 43. Rated R. Paranormal Activity Paramount is hoping this micro-budget horror flick is the new Blair Witch Project. At the right moments, it’s genuinely hair-raising. A middle-class couple (Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat) living in a San Diego subdivision set up a camcorder with night vision to see what’s making weird
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noises in their home every night, and they gather video evidence that something is messing with their relationship, their sleep and the covers on their bed. Rated R (language). At Flatiron. — Roger Moore
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Four couples on a tropical retreat think they’re in for umbrella drinks and beach time. They’re met instead with a stern regimen of “couples-whispering” tactics. The sloppily written shenanigans are all about movie star maintenance, giving Vince Vaughn (who also co-wrote and produced) the last word in every situation. Though it boasts a good cast that also includes Jason Bateman, Kristen Bell and Jon Favreau, Couples Retreat is pretty meager and more than a little depressing. It’s a commodity
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L’il Abner by catching him in the traditional race. A senator comes to visit to tell the residents of Dogpatch that their town is to be used as an atomic bomb testing ground, unless they can find something indispensable about the town. Mammy Yokum’s Yokumberry tonic may be the key. This film is a musical comedy based on an earlier stage musical based on the comic strip characters created by Al Capp. At the Boulder Public Library. — BPL Film Program
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This movie gives so much a bad name: Irish pride, clumsy sequel titles containing colons, ethnic slurs and Judd Nelson’s inability to say “when” as an over-actor. In the original, the MacManus brothers (Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus) were sort of human. This time, they’re just glib killing machines, out to eliminate the gangsters (led by Nelson) responsible for killing a Boston priest. This loose flap of a sequel, which has arrived 10 long years after the original Boondock Saints made a pile in DVD rentals, is just the same auld same auld. Rated R (bloody violence, language and some nudity). At Colony Square. — Michael Phillips
made to be consumed, not remembered. Rated PG-13 (sexual content and language). At Flatiron. — Michael Phillips
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hen you walk into Tony Grant’s gallery, you see colors — so many colors. Sexy reds, soft greens, icy blues and luminous yellows — an alluring spectrum. “People always mention the colors,” Grant says and laughs. A woman and her little girl walk hand-in-hand into his gallery, and the woman, in awe, remarks on how vibrant his paintings are. He smiles and winks. This isn’t the first person gushing over his use of color today. “I consider myself a colorist. Color combinations in my paintings are very important to me, even if I’m only using three or four colors in one painting, like Tony Grant’s “Ravens in the raven painting,” Grant says. “I want the Snow #2.” the right combination of colors so that the artwork pops and you are drawn to it.” Subtle, soft hues in his earthy paintings Town Louisville’s Art Underground, — a long base“Morning Earth” and “Two Trees” contrast the rich, ment corridor also housing painter and mixed-media screaming colors in his abstract expressionism paintartist Monika Edgar, opera singer Dana Vachharajani, a ings, “Jazz” and “Landscape in Red.” dance studio, an art classroom and a new dance-art “Everyone that walks in my studio-gallery comspace — on Nov. 6. Grant’s gallery opening showcased ments on how fun, bright, cheery and even soothing his abstract expressionism and representational paintthe colors are in my paintings,” Grant says. “I like to ings. use a color palette that makes you want to smile.” “This is my job, my career,” Grant says. “This is it. I He didn’t plan to be a professional artist. Grant can’t go through this again. I’m at a good point where spent 30 years working at various architecture firms in this is it. … I’m lucky to have a second vocation.” San Diego and Boulder, and though he spent his days Grant is enjoying the benefits of having his own pondering partitions, pillars and porticos, his mind gallery. He gets 100 percent of the sales, he represents always circled back to painting, his passion. himself and gets to work out of his own space, although He spent those 30 years painting feverishly on the this isn’t holding him back from participating in art side, refining his technique and redefining his underevents and showing in other galleries. standing of color. After enduring three economic “I can’t limit myself to this space if I want to show downturns and losing his job during this one, Grant and sell work,” he says. “I’m the new kid in town. I’m decided he’d had enough. He set architecture aside and letting people know I’m here.” began focusing on painting full time. Grant opened the One of the perks for Grant’s new Louisville locale is Anthony Grant Studio Gallery, at 917 Front St. in Old that the city is in the process of creating an art district
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downtown, a hub that will support local arts. Also, at Grant’s new space in the Art Underground, there is plenty of foot traffic for a basement gallery. The resident opera singer has a choir and gives singing lessons, and adult tap dancers and tutu-clad children practice their dance routines at the studio, bringing plenty of visitors off the streets. The parents who drop their children off at dance lessons are enticed by Grant’s paintings that hang in the Underground’s long halls. Craving more colors and images, they are lured into his gallery by his vibrant paintings, following them like a breadcrumb trail. In addition to participating in Louisville’s art walk on the first Friday of every month, Grant is getting out in the art community by teaching private and group lessons to people who are pursuing painting on a whim or as a craft. “[Teaching] is another dimension to create out in the community … to get people jazzed in the area,” says Grant. “If they have talent and want to keep it up, good for them. It’s taken me 30 years to learn this.” Grant started exploring painting techniques when he moved into his first apartment and disliked looking at his blank, white walls. He decided to fill the void by creating his own artwork. And so he began painting, finding his way and exploring what paint could do through abstract expressionism. He then started throwing images into his paintings and began working on representational paintings. And now, 30 years down the road, covering white walls has led up to this, the Anthony Grant Studio Gallery. “You can paint anywhere, but you can’t show anywhere,” Grant says. Fortunately, he is blessed with being able to do both in his own space. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com
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ith Thanksgiving only days away, beautiful, golden-brown roasted turkeys are the eye candy on the covers of
many magazines. Some have put different spins on traditional holiday foods, but most are not reinventing the turkey-roasting wheel this year. They’re sticking to the basics — herb-seasoned and salt-and-pepper-seasoned birds. Some magazines offer side dish and dessert ideas, which many folks use to add a new twist to the holiday meal. Here is a glimpse inside a few magazines this month: Bon Appetit: Thanksgiving is made easy with 10 sample menus and recipes keyed with four strategies: Make ahead, show off, quick and easy, and take along. It offers three flavor spins on turkey, as well as stuffing, sides, breads, potatoes, relishes and desserts. There are healthy holiday foods, entertainment ideas and 68 recipes to mix and match. Worth trying is the Brussels Sprout Slaw with Mustard Dressing and Maple-Glazed Pecans (recipe below). You can make most of it in advance. Martha Stewart Living: As the cover says: “Thanksgiving, simple and sensational.” The magazine has it all — from table settings to that quick-roast turkey to a traditional whole roasted turkey. And there are plenty of side dishes — from Marinated Cauliflower Salad to Roasted Parsnip Bread Pudding, along with mashed potato and stuffing recipes. Pie 1-2-3 is a highlight that gives the goods on making several flavors of pie dough. The magazine’s take on pumpkin pie this year is to use a press-in shortbread crust.
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Magazines are chock full of Thanksgiving meal ideas, including this recipe for Brussels Sprout Slaw with Mustard Dressing and Maple-Glazed Pecans.
Fine Cooking: The editors suggest a simple, basic Thanksgiving done just right. The magazine highlights turkey, gravy, stuffing, mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce. If you can master these, it says, “the rest will be easy.” It features a dry-rubbed roasted turkey with a simple pan gravy that is seasoned overnight in the refrigerator so the skin dries and it crisps up nicely. Worth trying is Pomegranate-Balsamic-Glazed Carrots (recipe below). Brussels Sprout Slaw with Mustard Dressing and Maple-Glazed Pecans Serves: 8 / Preparation time: 20 minutes / Total time: 40 minutes (plus marinating time) All the components of this slaw can be
made in advance and assembled before serving. Nonstick vegetable oil spray 1 cup large pecan halves 1/4 cup pure maple syrup 1/2 teaspoon plus 1 tablespoon coarse kosher salt plus additional for seasoning 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1/4 cup regular Dijon or whole-grain Dijon mustard 2 tablespoons cider vinegar 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 1 tablespoon sugar 1/4 cup vegetable oil 1-1/2 pounds Brussels sprouts, trimmed
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray large sheet of foil with nonstick spray. Set aside. Place pecans on small rimmed baking sheet. In a small bowl, whisk the maple syrup, 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Pour over the pecans and toss to coat; spread in single layer. Bake nuts 5 minutes. Stir. Continue to bake nuts until toasted and glaze is bubbling thickly, about 6 minutes. Immediately transfer nuts to prepared foil and separate. Cool completely. You can make these two days ahead and store in an airtight container. In another small bowl or glass measure, whisk mustard, vinegar, lemon juice and sugar; whisk in oil. Season with coarse salt and pepper as desired. Bring large pot of water to boil. Add 1 tablespoon coarse salt. Add the Brussels sprouts. Cook until crisp-tender and still bright green, about 3-5 minutes, depending on size. Drain and immediately rinse with cold water. Cool on paper towels. Using processor fitted with 1/8- to 1/4-inch slicing disk, slice the Brussels sprouts. Transfer to large bowl. Dressing and Brussels sprouts can be made 1 day ahead. Cover separately; chill. Toss Brussels sprouts with enough dressing to coat. Let marinate 30 to 60 minutes. Mix in some pecans. Place slaw in serving bowl. Top with remaining pecans. Adapted from Bon Appetit, November 2009 issue. Tested by Susan M. Selasky for the Free Press Test Kitchen. 223 calories (68 percent from fat), 17 grams fat (1 gram sat. fat), 17 grams carbohydrates, 4 grams prosee THANKSGIVING Page 52
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Smashburger serves up burgers, onion rings and floats that are a cut above by Clay Fong
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fry alternative, these were crisp-tender strips of flash-fried carrots, green beans and verdant asparagus stalks. Her $5.99 Smashchicken sandwich — apparently it costs extra to tap the space bar after typing “Smash” — was a fine buy for the money, featuring moist and flavorful chicken breast. Pounded thin, this tender cut happily lacked the blandly uniform appearance of the Stepford poultry common to this price point — it looked home-cooked. Fresh onion and lettuce toppings contributed crispness, and a dollop of mayo rounded out the flavor. My side of $1.99 Haystack Onions was cause for celebration. I usually find fried onions too heavily breaded, or worse yet, comprised of chopped and formed vegetables. These were thinly Smashburger sliced ringlets of onion with a lacy texture underscored by a sweetly caramel2755 Dagny Way, Lafayette ized flavor. My only advice is to enjoy 303-926-9700 these as soon as they arrive hot at your table; they won’t retain their delicate crispness for too long. doesn’t scrimp on the portions, be it a My main event was the $6.99 half rom fast food joints to the priciest steakhouses, restaurants burger, hot dog or salad. Approaching our pound Spicy Baja burger. The toppings tout the fact they use Angus beef. But what does this really table after ordering, Kuvy pointed out a were the stars of the show, a mix of mean? It certainly isn’t a guarantee of rarity, as Angus is one of $6.99 wedge salad, which featured a hunk, assertive fresh jalapeño slices, pepper the most common breeds of beef cattle in the United States. if not nearly a whole head, of iceberg jack cheese, guacamole and chipotle Nor is it necessarily a guarantee of quality, although the large enough to pull small moons out of mayonnaise. American Angus Association has a “certified” seal of approval orbit. Unfortunately, it was harder to get for beef that meets 10 specifications, including marbling, ribeye We started with a round of $3.99 root on board with the smashed Angus burgarea and lack of capillary rupture (Yum!). However, regardless beer floats. A spritzing of aerosol whipped er, flattened into a thin patty on the of certification, Angus tends to be fattier and more flavorful, as cream on top was a distracting flourish. grill. A flat burger means a well-done well as more tender than other breeds. Despite this unnecessary misstep, one, which equates to compromised flaSmashburger’s melding of Haagen-Dazs vor, in my book. In its defense, the meat vanilla and top-shelf IBC root beer was Adrian’s grilled cheese was a comforting classic, with had adequate marbling to stay reasonsimply sublime. Had Aristotle written a treatise on root lightly toasted white bread sandwiching endearingly ably moist, but I still like the beefy flavor of a thicker beer floats, he would have simply said to throw these gooey American cheese. The plain fries were average, patty. two ingredients together and call it good. but that’s OK, since a kids’ menu generally needs to But that’s not to deny that Smashburger still A family-friendly spirit is evidenced by the $3.99 appeal to simple, and occasionally fussy, palates. serves up tasty food for the money, and much here is kids menu that includes burger, hot dog and chicken Considerably more sophistication informed Kuvy’s a cut above similarly priced eateries. strip selections accompanied by a drink and fries. choices, including a $2.99 portion of veggie frites. A Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com
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Pomegranate-BalsamicGlazed Carrots Serves: 8 / Preparation time: 15 minutes / Total time: 50 minutes Cut the carrots and prepare the rest of your ingredients up to six hours ahead. Cook the dish just before serving. 1/4 cup pure pomegranate juice (or use a cherry-pomegranate blend) 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar 2 teaspoons honey 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 pounds carrots, trimmed, peeled and cut into sticks about 2 inches long and 3/8-inch wide Kosher salt 1/3 cup lower-salt chicken broth 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper 2 tablespoons lightly packed fresh chopped fresh herbs such as parsley, tarragon or mint In a glass measure whisk the juice, vinegar and honey. Cut 1 tablespoon of the butter into 4 pieces and refrigerate. In a 12-inch skillet, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon butter with the olive oil over medium-high heat. When the butter has melted, add the carrots and 1-1/2 teaspoons salt and toss well to coat. Cook without stirring until the bottom layer of carrots is lightly browned in spots, 4 to 5 minutes. Using tongs, stir and flip the carrots and then leave undisturbed for 1 to 2 minutes to brown. Continue cooking, occasionally stirring and flipping, until most of the carrots are a bit browned in places and are starting to feel tender, an additional 3 to 5 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium if the bottom of the pan begins to brown too much. Carefully add the chicken broth, cover quickly, and cook until all but about 1
tablespoon of the broth has evaporated, about 2 minutes. Uncover, reduce the heat to medium-low, and add the pomegranate mixture (rewhisk, if necessary) and the cayenne. Cook, stirring gently, until the mixture reduces and becomes slightly glazy, about 1 minute. Take the pan off the heat, add the chilled butter and gently toss with a heatproof spatula until the butter has melted, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Season to taste with salt and stir in about two-thirds of the herbs. Serve in a warm shallow bowl or on a platter, garnished with the remaining herbs. From Fine Cooking, October/November 2009. Tested by Susan M. Selasky for the Free Press Test Kitchen. 110 calories (57 percent from fat), 7 grams fat (2.5 grams sat. fat), 13 grams carbohydrates, 1 gram protein, 280 mg sodium, 10 mg cholesterol, 3 grams fiber.
Walnut Rice Serves: 2 / Preparation time: 20 minutes / Total time: 20 minutes 1/2 cup long grain white rice 1 teaspoon olive oil 1 garlic clove, crushed 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts Salt and freshly ground black pepper Bring a large saucepan of water to a boil over high heat. Add rice and cook 10 minutes. Remove about 3 tablespoons water from the rice and mix with olive oil and garlic. Drain the rice. Toss with olive oil mixture and walnuts. Season with salt and pepper to taste. From and tested by Linda Gassenheimer. 243 calories (27 percent from fat), 7 grams fat (1 gram sat. fat), 39 grams carbohydrates, 5 grams protein, 7 mg sodium, 0 mg cholesterol, 1 gram fiber. (c) 2009, Detroit Free Press. Visit the Freep, the World Wide Web site of the Detroit Free Press, at http://www.freep.com —MCT
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TIDBITES TEQUILA 101 Zolo Southwestern Grill is celebrating “151 Days of Tequila” until March 31 with several special events, including a “Tequila 101” class on Dec. 8, featuring the history, basics and terminology of tequila knowledge, paired with the culinary creations of Chef Brett Smith. There will be a Tequila Dinner on Jan. 21, a Tequila Fest on Feb. 21, and a dinner called “El Jefe de Tequila” on March 21. Also during the 151 Days of Tequila, the purchase of a shot of tequila enters patrons into a drawing to win a trip to Jalisco, Mexico. For more information, visit www. zologrill.com. HOLIDAY TEA SERIES STARTS The Boulderado Hotel will
launch its annual Holiday Tea Series on Nov. 28. While the first event, the Teddy Bear Tea benefiting The Children’s Hospital, is sold out, seatings are available between noon and 1:30 p.m. during the weekends through Dec. 23. Prices are $21.95 for adults and $16.95 for children, although the cost is $10 higher for the Teddy Bear Tea and Nutcracker Tea, which will be held Dec. 12 and Dec. 19 as a benefit for Boulder Ballet, featuring music and costumed characters from the Nutcracker. The Holiday Bazaar Tea will be held on Dec. 6, Dec. 13 and Dec. 20, and will feature the wares of local artisans and craftworkers. Call 303440-2880 for reservations.
Dessert Diva
A local chef shares her sweet secrets by Danette Randall
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appy Pomegranate PAMA Pomegranate Liqueur Month! Yes, my friends. Pumpkin Parfaits November is National Pomegranate Month. As 1-1/2 cups heavy whipping cream I sit here enjoying the 1/2 cup powdered sugar beauty of the Flatirons, the snow shim1/2 cup puréed pumpkin mering in the sun, sipping my PAMA 1 /4 cup powdered sugar Pomegranate Liqueur, all is right in the 1 tsp allspice 1 tsp cinnamon world. OK, so it is afternoon, and I’m hitting the sauce. But I must do my 1/2 tsp ginger research and know what I’m writing 1/4 cup PAMA pomegranate liqueur (I like a little more, but this amount is a about, right? Excuses, excuses. Actually, I just love the stuff. The great start) treat of the week is PAMA 8-10 shortbread cookies Pomegranate Liqueur Pumpkin 1/4 cup toasted pecans (place on bakParfaits. Yes, more pumpkin, and, yes, ing sheet 5 to 7 minutes at 350 degrees) In small bowl, mix pumpkin, 1/4 cup that’s a lot of Ps. It is topped with toasted pecans, but I figured I would spare powdered sugar, allspice, cinnamon and ginger. Set aside. you that last P. In case you haven’t guessed, I do a month full of pumpkin In large chilled metal bowl, beat desserts. I get requests for pumpkin whipping cream and 1/2 cup powdered treats other than sugar until just Pumpkin Pie, so I try starting to form to come up with simsoft peaks, but still This dessert liquid. ple, manageable desserved up in serts. This week the Pour half of the whipping pomegranate worked some fancy in perfectly. cream/sugar mixture out and place I’m not actually glasses will be using a pomegranate, in medium bowl. Set aside. mind you, but instead remembered long using the liqueur that Continue beating the is made with pure after the turkey pomegranate juice, remaining cream in the metal bowl premium vodka and a coma wears off. hint of tequila. The until stiff peaks amount used in the form. Fold in dessert is just enough pumpkin mix gento give the delicious tly until well compomegranate taste but won’t have bined. Set in refrigerator. Add the PAMA to the other bowl of Grandma snockered before the Broncos play. I know turkey tends to take center whipping cream, and beat until soft peaks form. (Use a drop or two of red stage. I guess that’s why Thanksgiving is so often referred to as Turkey Day. But food coloring if desired.) this dessert served up in some fancy When ready to assemble, take out glasses — or not so fancy, if that’s the your favorite wine, parfait, martini or way you roll — will be remembered long water glass. after the turkey coma wears off. Start with a large dollop of the If you don’t want to use PAMA pumpkin cream, crumble a shortbread liqueur, just substitute pomegranate juice cookie over that, dollop the PAMA instead, or maybe make an adult and kidcream over the cookie. Top with the toasted pecans and garnish with cinnadie version. They both will be packed with antioxidants, vitamin C, vitamin K and mon. Pour yourself a nice little glass of folic acid. One ingredient just happens to PAMA and enjoy! also make you warm and fuzzy inside. Note: Depending on what size of glass you use, you can do a single-layer So celebrate National Pomegranate Month by breaking open some PAMA, parfait, as stated above, or if you have a whipping up my dessert and enjoying water glass or milkshake glass, you can the view of the Flatirons. And if it just do two layers. This recipe will make six happens to be in the afternoon, then so to eight small to medium parfaits. I used a couple drops of red food colorbe it. You can’t enjoy the Flatirons at ing in the PAMA whipped cream for a night, can you? Now, follow the directions, put some love into it, and invite nice ruby color resembling a pomegranme over when it's done. ate. Before you start: Make sure your You can watch the Dessert Diva every whipping cream and bowl are well Monday at 8:35 a.m. on Channel 2. To chilled before beating. Be creative in contact Danette at the station, visit 2theyour glassware choices. I like to use wine deuce.com, and click on Daybreak on the Deuce. To chat and/or send comments and and martini glasses. Serve the PAMA suggestions, write to jdromega@aol.com. chilled alongside the dessert.
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by Conan Bliss invited by a friend of mine to join him in elk hunting this fall. He and his family live outside of Aspen, and he hunts every fall within 10 miles of his house, and has a successful hunt around 90 percent of the time. Of course, he grew up hunting in Michigan, so he has it in his roots, so to speak. I was convinced. It sounded like a sure thing: a day or two of work in exchange for 120 to 150 pounds of delicious organic meat to eat over the following year. Just think of the price of organic meat! Never mind that I had never shot anything larger than a raccoon and hadn’t taken a hunter’s safety course since my junior high school days in Longmont.
I don’t really have a moral dilemma with hunting the way some people do. I have caught and eaten a lot of fish, find fresh fish delicious, and am not bothered by the killing of a fish to eat. I feel the same way about hunting, although the thought of killing a large warm-blooded mammal somehow seemed in my mind to be a bit more challenging than killing a cold-blooded species. This notwithstanding, my decision to go hunting did have some gravity. I felt that if I was going to continue to be an omnivore and eat meat, I should then be prepared to take the life
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of the animal whose meat I was eating. If I could not stomach the killing, then perhaps I should not stomach the meat. In the same way, if someone is opposed to hunting for meat, that is a fine decision, but they should not turn around and buy farm-raised meat. Another issue that arises every hunting season is trespassing on private land to access public land, and the associated dilemma of hunting close to residen- MCT tial areas. Certainly, most hunters do not endorse hunting in or near residential areas where it is a noise nuisance and potentially a danger to the inhabitants. Most of the hunters that I met were very respectful of private property, of hikers, and of the community that lives around where they were hunting. This being said, there are plenty of residences adjacent to the National Forest, where hunting is legal and has probably been practiced long before the adjacent residences were ever conceived or built. In Aspen, where we were hunting, these just happen to be homes worth tens of millions of dollars whose inhabitants didn’t pay top dollar to hear the sound of rifle shots off their back porch while they are eating breakfast. This issue is a tricky one with no readily available solution, given the precedent of hunting and its roots in the public domain, coupled with the continued pressure of development, particularly in areas near or adjacent to large expanses of open space, often public land. After sorting out these controversies on a personal level, and convincing myself of my future hunting prowess, I signed up
with the Colorado Division of Wildlife to register for an elk tag, a permit which allowed me to hunt for an elk during a five-day period in October. I called up my neighbor and asked to borrow his .30-06 big-game rifle and bought a couple of boxes of ammo. My confidence high, I went down to the local rifle range in Gunnison to site in the gun, which had new scope mounts and needed to be
adjusted. My first shot at the range, a target of 100 yards away, was about a half inch off of dead center, and I felt pretty cool. Unfortunately, the recoil of the rifle meant that the scope — freshly mounted about a half-inch behind the previous mounting — bumped into my nose, skinning it, and it started to bleed. Rookie mistake. It took me another 30 rounds of
ammo to get a shot as accurate as the first one, and my shoulder hurt for two weeks from the recoil of all of the shots. I had drawn a permit for first rifle season, and I hoped to have a successful hunt in the first day. After all, I was under the impression that you simply had to get up early, hike up to a nice spot for elk grazing, and sit and wait for the herd to arrive, then take one shot just after daybreak. My first day, I was up at 4:30 a.m. and hiking around 5:30. I was tucked into a nice little aspen grove at around 11,000 feet by first light. I waited. And waited. And waited. Finally, almost three hours later, I was stiff and frozen and had not heard or seen anything save for a few birds and squirrels. So I headed down valley to meet my friend, who had been hunting a few draws north of where I was. Of course, he had already shot an elk and had it butchered and quartered, ready for me to help him pack out. Well, I was just unlucky, I figured. Over the next three days, I logged eight to 12 hours a day out in the woods in morning and evening sessions, alternatively sweating up some rugged brushy pseudo-trail, or just plain bushwacking, then sitting motionless in cold, sweat-soaked clothing while the snowflakes fell from the sky, accumulating like dandruff on my shoulders. My focus was astute, my listening acute, yet I only saw elk once, and that was when I was 300 yards away and ascending through the brush. They heard me long before I saw them, and they disappeared into the dark timber within a
second or two, long before I could even unsling the rifle. By the third day, I was hunting up on Richmond Ridge, above and south of the Aspen Mountain ski area. It was a blizzard, and I was about an hour up a rutted and muddy 4-wheel-drive road, and another hour on foot to the perfect elk spot. Alas, there were no elk there either, and it ended up being simply a long morning of hiking and driving in the snow, thinking of a nice warm breakfast of bacon and eggs. Perhaps the most frustrating thing of all was to see elk prints, fresh elk scat, but no elk. It was as if they moved through the areas just prior to my arrival, then sat in the woods watching me and laughing at my bright orange vest, waiting for me to leave so they could continue grazing. At the end of first rifle season, when my permit expired, I had nothing tangible to show for my efforts but a scar on my nose, a sore shoulder, and some lost weight from sitting for hours in the snow. The intangibles were numerous, and not easily forgotten. I had a new appreciation of the knowledge and skills required to hunt wild game in their natural environment and an appreciation of the hunter’s patience. I was also impressed by the amount of physical effort that is often required on a hunt. Most of all, I had a new respect for the elk, their wily knowledge of the woods, their ability to outsmart a wellequipped human, to vanish at a moment’s notice, and laugh at our clumsy ability to stumble noisily through the forest. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com
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I think it’s high time to mess with the tried and true formulas. In order to do the most good for the most people, and to regenerate a wounded and weak part of yourself, you simply must create some cracks in the way things have always been done. You must push beyond your overly safe limits. But wait! Before you plunge ahead, make sure you understand this: If you want to break the rules properly, you’ve got to study them and analyze them and learn them inside out.
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In the beginning of his career, poet Linh Dinh loved to stay up late and write, sometimes riding a creative surge till dawn. The power of the darkness unleashed a stark fertility. He was free to think thoughts that were harder to invoke during the bright hours when hordes of wide-awake people were pouring their chattering thoughts out into the soup. Dinh’s habits changed as he aged, though, in part because he got married and chose to keep more regular hours. But his early imprint has stayed alive inside him. “Now I can write at any time of the day,” he says, “because I always carry the night inside of me.” In accordance with your astrological omens, Taurus, I’m making that your prescription for the coming week: Carry the night inside you during the day.
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Mark, a friend of mine who lives in New Jersey, sent an overnight package via UPS to Jerry, a friend of his who lives 30 miles away in Pennsylvania. The delivery arrived on time, so Mark was happy with the service. But in checking the tracking information online, he discovered a curious thing: His package was loaded onto three different airplanes, passed through five different UPS offices, and eventually traveled over a thousand miles in order to arrive at Jerry’s house. I expect there’ll be a comparable scenario in your world, Gemini: A wish will be fulfilled by a very circuitous route.
CANCER June 21-July 22:
Strictly speaking — going purely by the astrological omens — I conclude that you would generate amazing cosmic luck if you translated the Beatles’ song “Norwegian Wood” into Punjabi, wore shoes made of 18th-century velvet, or tried out for a Turkish volleyball team. I doubt you’ll get it together to pull off those exotic feats, however, so I’ll also provide some second-best suggestions. You won’t receive quite as much cosmic assistance from doing them, but you’ll still benefit considerably. Here are the back-ups: Begin planning where and when you’ll take a sacred vacation in 2010; meditate on who among your current allies is most likely to help you expand your world in the next 12 months; decide which of your four major goals is the least crucial to pursue; and do something dramatic to take yourself less seriously.
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July 23-Aug. 22:
The most popular hobby in my home country of America — even more popular than owning guns and pressing lawsuits — is cultivating fears. From agonizing about being lonely to ramping up paranoia about pandemic illnesses to worrying about the collapse of the economy, my fellow citizens love to fret. Outside the U.S., angst accumulation ranks almost as high on the list of pastimes. Luckily, you Leos are less likely to wallow than most of the other signs — especially these days. That’s why I hope you’ll take a leadership role in the coming weeks, when many people will be dipping even deeper than usual into the fetid trough of scaremongering. Please help dispel this trend! Be your most radiant and courageous self — even bigger and brighter than usual.
Sept. 23-Oct. 22:
SCORPIO Oct. 23-Nov. 21:
“There’s nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it’s going to be a butterfly,” said philosopher Buckminster Fuller. I encourage you to make that your personal motto in the coming weeks, Scorpio. From what I can tell, you are capable of generating a transformation that will look impossible to casual observers. You have the power to change something that everyone said would never change.
SAGITTARIUS Nov. 22-Dec. 21:
Have you resolved every last detail of your unfinished business? Have you tied up the loose ends, flushed out the lingering delusions, and said your final goodbyes to the old ways and old days? “Yes,” you say? You’re absolutely positive? Well then, it is with a deep sense of pleasure and relief that I hereby unbound you and unleash you. You are officially cleared for take-off into the wild blue yonder or the fizzy red vortex or the swirling green amazement, whichever you prefer.
CAPRICORN Dec. 22-Jan. 19:
“There is a saying that when the student is ready, the teacher appears,” writes Clarissa Pinkola Estes in her book Women Who Run with the Wolves. But the magic of that formula may not unfold with smooth simplicity, she says: “The teacher comes when the soul, not the ego, is ready. The teacher comes when the soul calls, and thank goodness — for the ego is never fully ready.” I’d love it if the information I just provided encouraged you to feel right at home with the jarring yet nurturing lessons that are on the way.
AQUARIUS Jan. 20-Feb. 18:
In the ancient Greek epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey, the nature of the psyche was portrayed differently from the way it is today. It was understood that people received information directly from the gods — not as vague feelings or abstract guesswork, but rather in the form of actual voices. In other words, divine beings spoke directly to human beings. These days that’s regarded as crazy; witness the incredulous reactions that most smart people had when George W. Bush said God personally told him to invade Iraq. With that as subtext, I’m going to prophesy that a deity will soon have a message for you. Be careful, though. An imposter may also slip you tips that you’d best ignore. How to tell the difference? The real thing won’t make you feel inflated or urge you to cause harm.
PISCES
Feb. 19-March 20:
In the coming week, keep a lookout for invisible snakes, pretend ghosts, and illusory dragons. Be prepared to gaze upon gruff displays that are no threat to you and hints of fermenting chaos that will never materialize. In other words, Pisces, your subconscious mind may be prone to conjuring up imaginary problems that have little basis in reality. I exhort you to fling them aside like a superhero brushing off toy monsters.
VIRGO
Aug. 23-Sept. 22:
An article in the Online Noetics Network profiled the work of Robert Muller, who served as Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations. It said that Muller is “one of the best informed human beings on the planet,” with an “encyclopedic grasp of the facts concerning the state of the world.” And yet Muller doesn’t keep up with the news as it’s reported in the media. Instead, he simply talks to people, either in person as he travels, or on the phone, or through written correspondence. These interactions provide him with all the understanding he needs. I recommend that you try Muller’s approach for a while, Virgo. Assume that you can get all the information you really need by gathering first-hand reports from people about what’s actually happening in their lives.
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