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news & views Tim Leifield / 6 Activist brought joy to HIV/AIDS fight

by Pamela White The Democrats don’t get the Tea Party / 8 The movement may have more impact than some think

by Paul Danish Market value / 14 Boulder Farmers’ Market vendors must meet sales thresholds to stay

by Jefferson Dodge

buzz Cross-collaboration / 19 Band teams up with author for mixed-media event

by Gene Ira Katz Overtones: Girls just wanna have fun / 23 Overtones: Rogue Wave perseveres through health problems / 24 On the cover: The science of Signtology / 27 Panorama: What to do and where to go / 29 Elevation: Springtime in the desert / 41 Cuisine: A taco heard ’round the world / 45 Cuisine review: Wild Mountain Smokehouse & Brewery / 47 Dessert Diva: Gluten-Free Almond Butter Blondies / 49 Screen: Clash of the Titans; The Last Song / 53 Reel 2 Reel: Pick your flick / 55

departments Letters: Tacky and un-Coloradan; Support the arts; Obama, why? / 4 The Highroad: Agribusiness profits, mutant germs … and us / 4 News Briefs: County opts for mail ballots; Reforming the media / 10 Police Blotter: Drive-by egging; Distempered ’coon put down / 12 In Case You Missed It: Your tax dollars at work; Bosley taps Brown / 17 Sophisticated Sex: Safe is the new sexy / 36 Classifieds: Your community resource / 57 Free Will Astrology: by Rob Brezsny / 61

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CORRECTION: The March 25 story “God’s favorite success story” incorrectly referred to Asylum Street Spankers band members Christina Marrs and Wammo as husband and wife.

Tacky and un-Coloradan (Re: “New Yorker go home,” letters, March 25.) Many thousands of people have moved to Colorado to enjoy the “beauty of the open spaces,” as you’ve described, though I’m sure no one’s idea of that beauty included the stench of sewage, regardless of what state they may have moved from. How very tacky, and un-Coloradan of you, to be regionist in your request that Mr. Licul return from whence he came. Does his complaint hold any less weight due to his birthplace? Would you be so thrilled to find your neighbors spreading sewage on their lawns? Do you have any more or less right to complain about it if you happen to be a born Coloradan?

And about those farmers, none of whom I hope lose their business ... is it not (long past) time farming practices be updated? Is it not time for those farmers to care as much about the land they toil over as they do the bushels they reap?

Sewage? Thousands of pounds of fertilizer and pesticides? To better their crop yield at the expense of poisoning the ground water? No, thank you. I happily support my local farmers ... those that bring me such wondrous local goods without all that crap. No pun intended.

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Great dance coverage I want to congratulate the Boulder Weekly on the recent articles. I read with pleasure the articles about Lizi Martin, Alirio and Neisha Silva (Feb. 11, 2010) and Ricardo Changeux. All of the articles were written by April Charmaine. I know these artists personally and can attest to their knowledge, their commitment and their love for teaching and dance.

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merica is under assault.

From coast to coast, we are being invaded by horrific, body-consuming mutants that are already destroying 65,000 American lives a year. As a Duke University scientist puts it, “This is a living, breathing problem. It’s here.

It’s arrived.”

These are not invaders from Mars, but from within our own countryside. Ironically, these are mutants of our own creation, leaving America face-to-face with a spreading plague of drug-resistant germs.

For decades, we have benefited enormously from the healing wonders of antibiotics. These drugs save millions of lives that would otherwise be lost to microbial infections. But more and more of the antibiotics in America’s medical kit are proving to be ineffective against the plethora of germs that endan-

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As a dancer myself, I am very happy that the Boulder Weekly is running stories that reflect the richness of dancers and artists who represent the cultures of Latin America and the Caribbean.

Boulder is very lucky to have many artists “of color” that share with us the vibrancy and cultural heritage of countries from every corner of the world. I congratulate April and look forward to seeing articles about the many artists of

Agribusiness profits, mutant germs … and us ger us. Why? Too much of a good thing.

America has overdosed on antibiotics, using about 35 million pounds a year — so much that germs, which are savvy survivors, have rapidly been mutating to develop resistance to the drugs.

Thus, drug-resistant microbes now kill more Americans than breast cancer and prostate cancer combined.

Why have we overdosed so badly? Because the bulk of the drugs used in our country do not go to

True health care reform President Obama recently signed sweeping “health care” legislation that see LETTERS Page 6

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protect humans, but to protect the profits of agribusiness corporations!

Seventy percent of antibiotics go to chickens, cows and pigs — either as stimulants to force the animals to grow faster or to fight rampant infections largely caused by unsanitary, factory-farm practices.

This senseless profiteering at the expense of our health is insane, and there’s a push in Congress to stop it. But lobbyists for Dow, Eli Lilly, Monsanto, Pfizer and others are out to kill any reform … and to let the germs keep killing us. To support common sense, visit www.saveantibiotics.org.

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created a major rift over costs and other issues.

In 2009, we spent $2.5 trillion, or more than $8,000 per person, on medical care. That’s 17 percent of our GDP — more than any other country. And even these outrageous numbers don’t account for the economic toll of lost productivity, or the emotional toll of disease and death.

Ironically, these costs and the legislation have nothing to do with health care and everything to do with medical care, directed at alleviating chronic killer diseases that are largely self-inflicted through our flawed lifestyles. Actual health care is absolutely free! It involves exercise, rest and abstinence from smoking, drugs and meat and dairy products.

Yes, meat and dairy. According to the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics, nearly 1.4 million U.S. deaths annually, or 58 percent of the total, are caused by heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes and other chronic diseases, which have been linked conclusively with consumption of animal products.

We have no control over national medical care policy. But each of us can exercise a great deal of control over our family’s health every time we visit our favorite supermarket.

Rudolph Helman/Boulder

Support the arts The arts are proven to help close the achievement gap. The collection of research described in Critical Links: Learning in the Arts and Student Academic and Social Development finds that learning in the arts may be uniquely able to boost learning and achievement for young children, students from economically disadvantaged circumstances and students needing remedial instruction.

The No Child Left Behind Act recognizes the arts as a core academic subject, making them eligible for inclusion in broad categories such as teacher training, school reform and technology.

However, recent studies have shown that some schools are neglecting arts education in favor of other core subjects, such as math and science.

President Obama’s arts platform statement included support for arts education, stating that: “In addition to giving our children the science and math skills they need to compete in the new global context, we should also encourage 6 April 8, 2010

the ability to think creatively that comes from a meaningful arts education.”

Arts education helps prepare a creative work force. According to a 2007 Conference Board report, “Ready to Innovate,” there is overwhelming support from school superintendents (98 percent) and corporate leaders (96 percent) that creativity is of increasing importance to the U.S. work force.

A 2006 report from the New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce said in its executive summary, “The best employers the world over will be looking for the most competent, most creative and most innovative people on the face of the earth and will be willing to pay them top dollar for their services.” The report includes the arts as an essential skill for the future work force.

Georgia Mattingly/Longmont

Obama, why?

President Obama, why is Israel constantly required to make “confidencebuilding gestures” to the Palestinians, yet the Palestinians are not even required to recognize Israel as a Jewish state or “the Homeland of the World’s Jews”? How is peace to be created by only one side of a conflict? The Palestinians have done nothing to stop incitement of hatred towards Israel and of Jews, and yet they enjoy America’s full support, while a long-term ally is being trampled and treated as an enemy. Why, sir? Why? Are you unaware of what Jordan did to Jerusalem when it was under Muslim control? Are you not aware that Jews were denied all access to holy sites under Muslim control? Are you not aware that Israel has made access available to all religions to all holy sites?

Please realize that if you abandon Israel as a friend and ally, every Muslim state in the Middle East will lose trust in America as a reliable friend.

Fred Nadel/Westminster

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met Tim Leifield in the late summer of 2006 at a table in front of Caffe Solé. In the midst of doing interviews for a series about the history of HIV/AIDS in Boulder County, I wanted to get his perspective as the first director of Boulder County AIDS Project on the early days of the epidemic.

He was warm and friendly and funny, and I found myself alternately laughing and moved to tears during the course of the two hours that we spoke.

He recalled how he’d first heard about GRID — gay-related immune deficiency, as AIDS was known for a time — from friends in New York who were sick and dying. He talked about the fear that permeated the gay community in those dark days of the late 1980s.

“It was fear, but it wasn’t even just fear,” he told me. “There was a sense of hopelessness attached to the fear. There was no treatment, no cure. Every week there was another rumor. If you eat this mushroom it will counter whatever …”

Tim was not the sort of person to see a problem without doing something about it. His involvement with Boulder County AIDS Project began when he walked into the BCAP office to find out what BCAP was all about. When he learned that the organization consisted of volunteers, a phone line and some pads of paper, he got involved.

“He said, ‘Don’t you have a computer?’” Bonnie Crumpacker, a long-time BCAP volunteer, recalled. “No, we didn’t have a computer. ... We didn’t have anything except people. And he said, ‘Well, you’ve got one now.’”

Tim’s involvement with BCAP led its board to ask him to serve as the organization’s first executive director, which he did from 1992 to 1995.

“What I agreed to do was to hire someone who knew what they were doing,” he told me.

But for someone who didn’t know what he was doing, Tim had an enormous impact on BCAP, taking a barebones grassroots organization and transforming it into a nonprofit with a $500,000 budget.

He also helped raise awareness about HIV/AIDS in Boulder County at a time when AIDS patients were dying each month — and he did it in his own unique way. He created the Condom Squad, complete with crazy condom hats, and headed with volunteers into

local bars to hand out safer-sex kits that included condoms and lubricant.

Inspired by European and Australian advertising campaigns, Tim also wanted to make the topic of safer sex a very public one and approached RTD about buying ads on buses.

“That resulted in lots of go-arounds with RTD about what was appropriate for public display,” Tim said.

In the end, RTD agreed to run an ad about condom use — a true victory against the Puritanism that made it so difficult to have a meaningful public discussion about HIV and sexuality.

That was the public face of Tim’s action against AIDS — joyful, direct, courageous. But for any gay man, there was a deep personal grief at watching so many friends and acquaintances die.

“Grief is an issue in the gay community,” he told me. “You didn’t really have time to grieve for somebody before the next person died.”

He attended so many funerals that he and his friends began to discuss funerals like people might discuss weddings — how the flowers were done, the music, what people wore, what was said.

My interview with Tim was essential to my AIDS series, but it also was the beginning of a friendship. Tim e-mailed me every so often with comments on something that had run in the newspaper or local events. Once, he sent a letter with a gift card, thanking the news staff for our hard work and telling us he wanted us all to have lunch on him.

That’s the kind of man he was — generous, quick with praise, kind.

Tim Leifield was found dead in his home this past weekend.

When I heard the news, I remembered how he’d told me that his address book was filled with the addresses and phone numbers of friends who had passed on.

“I have names in my address book and e-mail database that I can’t seem to delete,” he said during that first interview. “This isn’t supposed to happen until you’re 65.”

Tim was only 55 when he died. But his accomplishments in that relatively short span of years were extraordinary.

If, as Martin Luther King Jr. said, one’s service is a measure of one’s greatness, then Tim was great, indeed. I suspect I won’t be the only one who won’t be able to delete his e-mails and phone messages. So many of us will miss him.

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t’s pretty much settled Democratic Party theology that the Tea Party movement consists of little more than racist, angry white male knuckle draggers.

Inconveniently, the stereotype is wrong.

For one thing, the Tea Party isn’t a boys’ club — either old or good old. In fact, there is some evidence to suggest that a majority of both Tea Party members and Tea Party leaders are female.

According to a poll done by Quinnipiac University, 55 percent of self-identified Tea Partiers were women (albeit the poll’s margin of sampling

error was relatively high). However, the finding is consistent with information gathered by major Tea Party groups.

According to Kenneth Vogel at the Website Politico, Darla Dawald, national director of the Tea Party social network site ResistNet, estimates that 55 percent of ResistNet’s 74,000 members are female. Vogel also reports that 15 of 25 state coordinators for Tea Party Patriots, an umbrella coalition of local Tea Party groups, are female, as are five of its nine national coordinasee TEA PARTY Page 9

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These findings should raise a red flag for Democrats. It’s never good politics to insult and make fun of girls (especially when fewer and fewer boys support you to begin with). And insulting Tea Partiers has become a Democratic blood sport. Karl Rove, writing last week in the Wall Street Journal, quoted a Democratic National Committee e-mail that referred to Tea Partiers as “narrow minded … nut jobs” and “two-bit wing-nuts.” Democrats regularly refer to Tea Partiers as “teabaggers,” a term from gay slang that refers to a form of oral sex.

Well, it’s a free country, and you can say almost anything you want. Still, such rhetoric isn’t going to win any prizes for civil discourse and isn’t going to attract the votes of the 40 percent of Tea Partiers who identify as either Independents or Democrats. And that could, to paraphrase Vice President Biden, be a big bleeping deal in Blue Dog congressional districts this fall.

The larger problem for Democrats, however, is they write off the Tea Party as primarily racist and paranoid, as New York Times columnist Frank Rich recently did. That stereotype is also wrong.

To be sure, there are undoubtedly racists and conspiracy theorists in the Tea Party movement. But the fringe does not define the movement.

According to Fox News, on April 15, the Tea Party movement intends to publish its own version of the Republicans’ 1994 Contract With America, a document setting out their values, beliefs and solutions for the country’s biggest problems. The Tea Party’s version is called a “Contract from America,” since its planks are being determined by an online vote.

The first three of them were released last week, and they strike me as having a lot of mainstream appeal.

Interestingly, none of them spoke to health care. Again, according to Fox: “The top priority, chosen by 80.7 percent of respondents, is to protect the Constitution. This would require each bill to identify the specific provision of the Constitution that gives Congress the power to do what the bill does.

“The second priority, selected by 70.8 percent, is to reject President Obama’s climate change legislation, otherwise known as ‘cap and trade.’

“The third priority is demand a balanced budget — chosen by 69.9 percent. This calls for starting a constitutional amendment process to require a balanced budget with a two-thirds majority needed for any tax hike.”

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adherents are Republicans. But chances are they will resonate with a lot of independents and Democrats as well.

Take the Tea Party’s second priority — rejecting cap and trade legislation.

National polling has shown that cap and trade is as unpopular as health care legislation and for many of the same reasons, including cost and intrusiveness. That one will surely resonate.

And the Tea Partiers’ third priority — support for a balanced budget amendment. It’s a Republican idea that has been around for decades, but in a year where most Americans think both Congress and the executive branch have

forgotten how to handle money, it could be an idea whose time has come.

As for the Tea Partiers’ first priority — defending the Constitution by requiring bills in Congress to state the specific provision of the Constitution that gives Congress the power to do what the bill does — I’ve never heard that one before, but I think it’s a great idea. Among other things, it means senators and representatives would have to renew their oaths to uphold the constitution every time they sponsored a bill — or even voted on one.

Who could oppose that?

Judging by the first three planks,

the Tea Party’s ideas, though conservative, are well within the American political mainstream and have a lot of popular appeal. Moreover, the process of arriving at those ideas seems to have involved a good deal of consensus seeking, which is more in keeping with the sort of tea parties girls hold than the one Boston’s boys staged in 1773.

Democrats don’t get the Tea Partiers, and that could be a bigger problem for them than they think. The quickest way to lose an American election is to be dismissive of your opponent when the wind is at her back.

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County opts for mail ballots Boulder County will conduct the 2010 primary election by mail ballot, but people will still have the option to vote in person at service centers.

The Board of County Commissioners unanimously passed a resolution on March 30 authorizing the mail ballot election for this fall and limiting in-person voting to a small number of service centers, saving the county an estimated $165,000.

At least three service centers will be available in the county for voting, updating voter registration information, dropping off ballots or receiving replacement ballots. Unaffiliated voters can visit a service center to affiliate with a party participating in the Primary Election and vote through Aug. 10. The deadline for affiliated voters to change their affiliation in order to vote in the Primary Election, or to withdraw their affiliation, is July 12.

Details about service center locations and hours of operation are still being determined. Voters can check their voter registration information at www.VoteBoulder.org. The deadline to register to vote for the 2010 Primary Election is July 12, and ballots will be mailed beginning July 19.

Trips for Kids Boulder hosts party Trips for Kids Boulder (TFKB) is hosting a launch party on April 10, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Boulder Indoor Cycling, located at 3550 Frontier Ave. The launch event will raise funds to establish programs that are designed to connect underserved youth with the environment and to the sport of mountain biking. Former Denver Broncos running back, television personality and cyclist Reggie Rivers will emcee the event. The party will include students from Casey Middle School’s Bike Club who will demonstrate a high-speed exhibition of their cycling skills on the velodrome track, and the event will culminate with a bike trick and acrobatics performance by nationally known RipStoke, which was recently featured on NBC’s Today Show. Attendees will also enjoy dinner and drinks, along with a silent auction.

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including bikes, helmets, transportation and staff.

Climbing areas reopened The U.S. Forest Service has reopened some climbing areas in Boulder Canyon that were closed to protect golden eagles during their nesting season. Security Risk and the Blob Rock/Bitty Buttress areas, located along State Highway 119 about 1.5 miles east of Boulder Falls, are now open to climbing and other activities.

The Eagle Rock area remains closed to climbing and other activities and is expected to remain closed through July 31. Signs will be posted at key access points to the areas remaining closed. For current closure information, check signs in the area or visit the Boulder Ranger District website at hwww.fs.fed.us/r2/arnf/recreation/ rock-climbing/brd/index.shtml.

Health and Wellness Symposium The Boulder Center for Conscious Living will hold its annual Health and Wellness Symposium on April 17 from 9 a.m. to noon. The event features experts in the fields of holistic pediatrics, acupuncture and Chinese medicine, classical homeopathy, nutrition, exercise and natural health.

Scheduled speakers include Dr. Roy Steinbock, aucpuncturist David Scrimgeour, author Linda Sparrowe, Moxie Moms founder Susan Lavelle and Kathy Thorpe, a certified classical homeopath. Topics will range from homeopathic remedies to child nutrition and tips for de-stressing.

For more information, see http:// bit.ly/HealthWellness or call 303583-0179.

Reforming the media Robert McChesney and John Nichols, authors of The Death & Life of American Journalism: The Media Revolution that Will Begin the World Again, will speak in Denver on April 25 at the Jefferson Unitarian Church, and in Boulder on April 26 at the Unitarian Universalist Church.

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The April 26 talk is a fundraising event for KGNU Community Radio, a volunteer-powered radio station celebrating 32 years of broadcasting along the Front Range. A donation of $10-$20 is suggested at the door.

For more information, call 303-4494885 or visit www.kgnu.org. $500,000 grant for trail project On April 1 Gov. Bill Ritter announced a $500,000 Great Outdoors Colorado grant for the eastern link of the Coal Creek/Rock Creek Trail Project. The project is an effort to connect the communities of Erie and Lafayette with public open space properties in unincorporated Boulder County, Broomfield, Louisville, Superior and the city of Boulder. The project will involve construction of a new four-mile-long trail that will extend from the existing Rock Creek Trail, near 120th Street in Lafayette, to the existing trail at Vista Pointe Parkway and Coal Creek on Erie’s eastern edge.

The four-mile section will complete one of the last remaining links of a 24-mile loop trail that connects those communities.

Help with Longmont Energy Sweep More than 60 volunteers are needed for the Midtown Energy Sweep in Longmont on Saturday, April 24.

The Energy Sweep, a partnership between Boulder County’s Longs Peak Energy Conservation and the City of Longmont, will focus on the approximately 470 homes in the Midtown Revitalization Area between Kimbark and Meadow streets, and 17th to 21st avenues.

Volunteers must be at least 15 years of age, able to walk one to two miles and be on their feet for half a day.

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Festival features electronic arts The Communikey Festival of Electronic Arts will take place in Boulder April 14–18. The festival will include five days of performances, workshops, exhibitions and parties, all centered on connecting art with technology and electronics.

Artists include Akufen, Dave Aju and Stephen Hitchell, as well as musical performances by White Rainbow and Lucky Dragons. More details, including schedules, venues and ticketing information, can be found at www.communikey.us.

Festival tickets are $65 and can be purchased online or at Espresso Roma at 1101 13th St., Buffalo Exchange Boulder at 1717 Walnut St., or Buffalo Exchange Denver at 230 E. 13th Ave. Student art chosen for D.C. exhibit Ten pieces of artwork done by students at Creekside Elementary and New Vista High School will be exhibited at the U.S. Department of Education in May. It is the first time that Colorado schools have been featured at the Department of Education. Artwork on topics such as homelessness, the environment and wildlife was chosen from five Creekside students and five New Vista students.

Community Cycles hosting bike drive Community Cycles, a nonprofit that educates and advocates for biking as alternative transportation, is accepting donations of bikes in any condition to be refurbished and recycled for community use. Locals are encouraged to donate used, old and new mountain and road bikes for any age. The donation drive will be held on April 9 from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m., and on April 10 and 11 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. All donations are tax deductible. Drop-offs can be made at Community Cycles, 2805 Wilderness Place, Suite 1000. For more information, call 720-5656019. see NEWS BRIEFS Page 12

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Drive-by egging According to a Boulder County Sheriff ’s Office report, pranksters used eggs for more than coloring this holiday season, judging from a case of criminal mischief that occurred sometime on March 25 or March 26. The suspect or suspects allegedly threw eggs at a white limousine at 4776 Heatherwood Ct., causing approximately $200 in paint damage. Deputies reported there are currently no leads or suspects in the case.

Distempered ’coon put down At 3 p.m. on March 25, deputies from the Boulder County Sheriff ’s Office responded to a call from a homeowner at 7757 East County Line Rd. who was concerned about a distempered raccoon in the area. According to a police report, the responding deputy had to fire three rounds in order to dispatch the animal. No one was injured.

Enticement and exposure The Boulder County Sheriff ’s Office is investigating two separate cases that potentially involve the same suspect; the cases involve enticement of a child and indecent exposure. The enticement of a child case occurred near Heatherwood Elementary at 2:30 p.m. on March 12. The indecent exposure case occurred at a park near the intersection of Indigo Court and White Rock Circle in Gunbarrel at 11:30 a.m. on March 22. The suspect was described as a white male, between 5-foot-9 and 5-foot-11, in his late 60s, with balding gray hair. He was last seen in the Heatherwood area in a tan minivan, and in the Gunbarrel area on a bicycle. The Boulder County Sheriff ’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance in the matter, and those with any information about the suspect or the whereabouts of his vehicle can contact Det. Lori Cox at 303-441-3673.

Winneblaze-o At approximately 4 p.m. on April 2, deputies from the Boulder County Sheriff ’s Office, firefighters from the Nederland Fire Department and emergency services responded to a 1994 Winnebago motor home at 190 Shady Hollow Rd. that was on fire.

The Nederland firefighters used a foam-based extinguisher to quickly put out the fire.

There were no injuries associated with the fire, but the damage — which was contained inside the living area of the vehicle — is estimated to be about $10,000.

The fire’s cause is still under investigation with the Boulder County Sheriff ’s Office.

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Bat roosting sites closed The City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks Department has closed the Mallory and Harmon caves, near the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) trailhead at the end of Table Mesa Road, until Oct. 1 to protect Townsend’s big-eared bats. OSMP also will close the east face of the Der Zerkle rock formation, accessible from the NCAR trailhead, until Sept.

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1 to protect the roosting sites of fringed myotis bats.

Female bats roost in caves and rock crevices along the foothills, where pups are raised in maternity colonies. The pups suffer high mortality rates even under normal conditions, so the seasonal closures help ensure they will remain undisturbed by humans during roosting season. For more information, visit www.osmp.org or call 303-441-3440.

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Debate team wins championship The University of Colorado at Boulder Debate Team won the country’s most prestigious collegiate debate contest, the National Parliamentary Tournament of Excellence, held on March 30 in Los Angeles.

CU-Boulder’s winning two-person team, juniors William Van Treuren and Than Hedman, bested the University of Oregon in a unanimous 7-0 decision at Asuza Pacific University, the host school, during the three-day competition.

It is the first national title for CU’s debaters, which is student-run team that has no paid coaches and practices in various unoccupied classrooms in the Eaton Humanities Building.

Sixty-four of the country’s topranked university and college debate teams competed in the invitationonly event. In their winning round, Van Treuren and Hedman argued against the following resolution: “The United States Supreme Court should eliminate the ‘plain view exception’ for searches of personal computers. “ Provost candidate named A search committee is recommending only one candidate for CU-Boulder provost: Robert Sternberg, dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at Tufts University.

If appointed by Chancellor Phil DiStefano, Sternberg would infuse new blood into a position that has been held by CU insiders for many years.

DiStefano himself had a long tenure as the campus’s top academic officer, although the post has also been held on an interim basis by Susan Avery and, most recently, Stein Sture. All three were already CU faculty members at the time of their appointment.

The search committee reviewed 58 applications for the position, according to Todd Gleeson, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at CU-Boulder and chair of the search committee. The committee identified eight semifinalists and scheduled preliminary interviews, but immediately prior to the interviews, three of the semifinalists opted for other positions, he said. After interBoulder Weekly

viewing the remaining five semifinalists, the search committee of 21 faculty, staff and students, decided that two individuals stood out.

One candidate then withdrew from consideration, Gleeson said.

Sternberg, a psychologist, will visit the campus the week of April 12 and interview with campus faculty, staff, students and administrators. The schedule of campus interviews and Sternberg’s curriculum vita are posted on the search website at www.colorado.edu/chancellor/ provostsearch.

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Second annual Spring Fest The University of Colorado at Boulder’s second annual Spring Fest is expected to draw thousands of students and visitors to campus April 9-11 for the Buffalo Can Challenge, Admitted Student Day, Healthy Kids Day, the spring football game, the Forever Buffs 5K run and other events.

The Buffalo Can Challenge will be held on Friday, April 9, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Carlson Gymnasium. Teams bring nonperishable food items to design and build sculptures exhibited and judged for awards in seven categories. All food items will be donated to Community Food Share, the food bank of Boulder and Broomfield counties.

Admitted Student Day is Saturday, April 10, when an estimated 4,000 high school seniors and parents will arrive on campus for tours and information sessions.

Also on April 10, the athletic department will host Healthy Kids Day on Folsom Field at 11 a.m., before the spring football game kickoff at 1:30 p.m.

Spring Fest also will include census campaigning on April 10, when volunteers will canvass lowresponse-rate neighborhoods, primarily student areas.

The Forever Buffs 5K run on Sunday, April 11, will raise money for the 2010 senior class gift, as well as the region of Darfur in Africa.

The run will start at 8 a.m. at the Duane Physics and Astrophysics entrance, across the street from the buffalo statue by Folsom Field, and will end on the Duane Physics and Astrophysics lawn.

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new policy requiring all vendors at the Boulder Farmers’ Market to earn a minimum amount of revenue to keep their space has raised some eyebrows, but the market’s executive director says the move is not motivated by a desire to increase profits.

Some say they are concerned that implementing the new sales thresholds could drive up the cost of products at the market and limit the ability of the “little guy” to remain competitive enough to maintain a presence there.

Bob D’Alessandro, executive director of the Boulder County Farmers’ Markets, told Boulder Weekly that he recently announced to the approximately 50 market vendors who are not farmers that minimum revenue thresholds will be created to determine whether a vendor is invited back next year. Those thresholds will not be set until early May, after market officials hold discussions with the vendors, D’Alessandro says.

But he confirms that the system being considered could require vendors to earn progressively more in each of the first few years. He says initial estimates, based on the average amount made by vendors currently, is $20,000 for a vendor’s first year, $28,000 for the second year, and $36,000 for the third.

D’Alessandro says the farmers who sell their produce at the market have operated under a threshold system for years, and farmers must also attend the market a minimum number of days to keep their slot, but a similar system has never been in place for non-farmer vendors, such as those in the food court.

“Why that has never existed, I don’t know,” he says.

The Boulder Farmers’ Market collects about 14 percent of those vendors’ sales, but D’Alessandro says the creation of minimum revenue thresholds is not a profitdriven decision.

“We are a not-for-profit corporation, so we don’t make a profit,” he says. “Our budget is pretty tight.

We’re just trying to break even.”

He says the thresholds are simply a way to decide which vendors to have at a market that is tight on space — and where slots are in high demand.

“How do we determine how to allocate limited space to keep the market vital?” he asks. “There’s no more room, and we’re turning a lot of people away.”

There are about a dozen spots for food court vendors, according to D’Alessandro, and when a vacancy occurred this year, there were more than a dozen applicants vying for that open slot. Four or five of those vendors were chosen to participate in interviews and a food sampling process to help assess the quality and local sourcing of the products, but only one could be chosen, he says. The market needs another way to choose vendors in such a competitive environment, D’Alessandro explains, and the thresholds provide that.

He acknowledges the concern about prices going up in order for vendors to meet their minimum revenue levels, and about continuing the presence of the small business owners at a community market that is all about

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arts and crafts, as other year-round farmers’ markets have done.

He says that if the Boulder Farmers’ Market really wanted to increase its revenues, there would be easier ways than creating the sales thresholds.

“I don’t want this to look like a mercenary thing, because it’s not about making more money,” D’Alessandro explains. “If that were the case, we’d increase the percentage we get from the vendors. It would be a lot less of a headache to raise that by 1 percent.”

He also points out that, being a zero-waste operation, the Boulder Farmers’ Market purchases compostable plates and cutlery from Eco-Cycle, which up until this year had a grant to help offset the costs of that service. The market used to add $3 to the cost of each case of those supplies when it sold them to its vendors. But this year, even though Eco-Cycle lost that grant and had to increase the cost, D’Alessandro says the market is selling the plates and cutlery to vendors at cost and is no longer adding that $3 to the price, which is now $35 a case.

“If we were all about making money, we’d charge $38 a case,” he says. “The sales thresholds have nothing to do with making more money.”

D’Alessandro adds that the market gives customers the opportunity to use a credit or debit card by purchasing “market bucks,” but does not pass along to customers, farmers or vendors the 2.5 percent cost that accompanies each transaction.

“If it was about money, we’d pass along that cost,” he says.

When contacted by Boulder Weekly, David Segal, owner of market vendor Berry Best Smoothies, explained that it’s not a simple issue.

“I think that basically it’s a good idea,” he says of the thresholds. “All vendors should meet a minimum standard to be there. Those spaces are valuable, and those who are not selling much product shouldn’t be there.”

At the same time, he thinks the market should be sensitive to the needs of local businesses.

“I think it’s a good policy, but it should have exceptions,” Segal says, adding that perhaps the vendor’s first year should be a grace period.

“I think it’s great that Bob is trying to have highquality vendors, but I think it should be done in a way that is sensitive to the vendors who are trying to make it,” he says. “This is a community-based market.”

Richard Convertito, who has operated Amaizing Corn Tamales at the market for more than 22 years, says that while he has heard some “whining” about the new policy, he thinks it’s fair.

“If you’re not pulling your weight or having enough sales, then you’re doing something wrong,” he says. “If you’re a little guy, which we all were when we started, and if your product is decent enough, you should have decent enough sales. I don’t think the sales thresholds are that big.”

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by Jefferson Dodge the “little guy” in a world of Safeways and King Soopers.

“There’s no perfect solution,” he allows.

But he adds that all but one of the vendors would have met the proposed threshold based on last year’s numbers. “We will not see that much money,” D’Alessandro says of the new policy. “We set what we thought were reasonable bars.”

And the market has made a change that may address some of the concerns. Traditionally, D’Alessandro says, vendors in the food court were not allowed to sell the same items, but that rule has been relaxed so that there can be two vendors offering similar products. That competition results in lower prices, he says, because it’s no longer a situation where “you can get lazy and the price can go up because you’re the only game in town.”

He says it also improves quality, as it has done among the farmers who sell many of the same produce, because “it creates motivation to have the best possible tomatoes you can.”

D’Alessandro says an example of that new vendor duplication is that, this year, Modmarket was chosen to fill a vacant spot at the farmers’ market, even though one of its specialties is flatbread pizzas (Laudisio’s also sells pizzas at the market). But he points out that Modmarket also sells soups and salads, so there is still variety.

As for keeping the “little guy” at the market, he says that is a genuine concern.

“We’re trying to figure out how to keep some spaces for the little people,” D’Alessandro says. “That’s why we haven’t already set the thresholds.”

For example, he says, a similar concern about preserving the presence of the small farmer at the market prompted the creation of a “guest of the market” category, in which a farmer who only grows a limited crop can attend for six weeks without having to meet a sales threshold.

“We’re not in business to make money,” D’Alessandro says. “We’re in business to give local farmers an outlet to sell their products.”

He says some have suggested expanding the market north along 13th Street, toward Pearl Street, but having pedestrians crossing busy Canyon Boulevard is too big of a concern. Other options for addressing the space constraints are to open an additional market elsewhere in town, or expand to a year-round market, a possibility that has been discussed for a couple of years.

But D’Alessandro cautions that would require the market to find an indoor location and carry a limited number of crops in the winter months. What he wants to avoid is to have the market rely more on things like

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Eating raw Dear EarthTalk: A friend with many minor health problems recently switched to a diet of only raw plant foods and reports feeling much better.

She also insists her new eating habits are better for the environment. Does this make sense or is the strange diet making her crazy?

—Phil C., Reno, NV

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raw foods diet typically consists of unprocessed foods that are not heated above 115 degrees Fahrenheit, so as to preserve nutrients otherwise lost during cooking. Proponents claim that besides losing weight and feeling more energetic, they are also avoiding the carcinogens introduced into foods by cooking and protecting the environment from drug- and chemical-dependent, water-wasting big-business agriculture.

Some people do short spurts on the raw diet to cleanse their system of toxins, while others maintain a majority raw diet but do eat some cooked or processed foods. Diabetics can especially benefit from a raw foods diet, as shown in the film Simply Raw, which documents the trials and tribulations of six diabetes sufferers who go on a raw foods diet for one month and effectively cure themselves of their disease.

While humans have been eating raw foods since they first began foraging for their sustenance, the diet really began to catch on in recent years when some high-profile celebrities began touting its health and weight maintenance benefits.

Carol Alt, Woody Harrelson, Uma Thurman, Sting and Demi Moore are just a few of the big names who swear by the raw foods diet — and now upwards of 100 raw foods restaurants are in operation across the U.S. For a list of raw food eateries by state, check out the SoyStache website.

Most raw food devotees are vegans, that is, no animal products whatsoever but all the vegetables, sprouts and grains they can muster. Some do eat raw dairy, eggs and even meat — being careful to Boulder Weekly

choose only the freshest stuff so as to avoid getting sick from bacterial contamination.

One shouldn’t embark on a raw foods diet without researching how to make a smooth transition and maintain a proper nutrient balance. Some people hire raw food coaches or consult with nutritionists to walk them through the transition or help them through a cleansing, while others do it themselves with help from friends, natural food store employees, and websites. The Best of Raw Food website, for example, has a plethora of information on how to make the transition. It lists replacement foods for first transitioning to and then maintaining a raw food diet, and provides a tutorial on how to gauge the safety of raw foods.

Those serious about going raw will need a good quality juicer, a blender or food processor, large glass containers to soak and sprout seeds, grains and beans, and mason jars for storing sprouts and other food. Dehydrators that blow air through food at less than 115 degrees Fahrenheit are also popular accessories.

There are some cautions to keep in mind. Cathy Wong of About.com warns that some people experience a detox reaction when transitioning, especially if their old diet was rich in meat, sugar and caffeine — but the negative effects (headaches, nausea, cravings) usually only last a few days.

Also, she says, going raw is not advised for children, pregnant or nursing women, or those with anemia or at risk for osteoporosis.

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Bosley taps Brown, again So the news came out this week that CU Board of Regents Chair Steve Bosley, a Republican, is seeking re-election to his statewide seat. Oh, Boulder Weekly

and he’s convinced Hank Brown, former U.S. senator and former CU president, to chair his campaign.

That’s going to be a hard team to beat.

Both are very nice men to your face, and Bosley, like Brown, is a local pillar, having been president of the Bank of Boulder and founding that little jog we have in town on Memorial Day. Among Bosley’s accomplishments, according to his news release, is his service “chairing the past two presidential searches for the university, which have resulted in the successful presidencies of Hank Brown and Bruce Benson.”

Hmm...

Another “accomplishment” is that he “offered the resolution to fire Ward Churchill, the ethnic studies professor whose controversial statements about 9/11 victims caused a national firestorm.”

Yeah, we can’t have any controversial statements in a university environment. Those environments should be highly controlled by elected politicians, so that any attempt at exercising one’s freespeech rights to see what floats in a marketplace of ideas is thoroughly quashed.

We feel lucky that we’ve had such dedicated guardians like Brown and Bosley to keep us from hearing any more of that stuff we don’t like.

Reminds us of his fellow Republican regent, Tom Lucero, who also attempted to take credit for the firing of Churchill as a way to boost his Congressional campaign in the 4th District.

Wait, we thought that the firing of Churchill wasn’t political, that it was just about his research misconduct.

Right?

Currently, the Board of Regents has five Republicans and four Democrats. The other two seats opening up in this fall’s election are expected to stay with the party that currently holds them. Is there a Democrat willing to challenge Bosley at the statewide level to tip the political balance of the board to blue for the first time in many moons?

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Stories

Top 10 Stories Week of March 25 -31 1. Florida doctor tells Obama supporters: Go elsewhere 2. Lawmaker: Stop shackling inmates in labor Sen. Evie Hudak, DWestminster, says she was not aware of the shackling of inmates in labor prior to our Feb. 18 story “Pregnant in prison.” But now she’s convinced that there should be a statewide law prohibiting the practice.

3. Dessert Diva: Lemon Coconut Easter Basket Cake 4. Panorama (4/1) 5. Tim Leifield raised awareness about HIV/AIDS in Boulder County 6. Should I stay or should I go?

7. Xcel gets pranked 8. Keeping up with the Joneses 9. Letters: Pot principles 10. Jump rope dance

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Your tax dollars at work Thanks to WikiLeaks.org, a nonprofit organization funded by human rights campaigners, investigative journalists and others, Americans can watch what their tax dollars bought three years ago when Apache helicopters opened fire on a group of supposed insurgents, killing a Reuters photographer, Namir Noor-Eldeen, 22, and his driver, Saeed Chmagh, 40.

WikilLeaks released authentic leaked video footage of the attack, which includes audio of the pilots as they mistake Noor-Eldeen’s camera for an AK-47 and open fire, then laugh about it.

“Look at those dead bastards,” one pilot says, adding, “Nice.”

As a wounded man crawls across the ground, the pilots talk about how they hope he will fire at them so they can shoot him again.

“All you gotta do is pick up a weapon,” one of them says.

Then, when a van arrives to aid the wounded, the choppers open fire again, wounding two children inside.

“Well, it’s their fault for bringing their kids into a battle,” one pilot says.

One of the pilots later chuckles when an American armored vehicle appears to run over a dead body.

David Schlesinger, the editor-inchief of Reuters, told the New York Times that the video offers “graphic evidence of the dangers involved in war journalism.”

But it also offers graphic evidence of how sick and twisted the minds of men can become when they’ve been given the thumbs-up to kill. Even in times of war the taking of human life ought to be viewed as a horrible thing. To laugh about it is cruel and depraved and ought to be unworthy of any member of the U.S. military.

There’s no word as to whether the army has begun training pilots to tell the difference between cameras and automatic rifles.

To help fund WikiLeaks, go to www.wikileaks.org.

Polls Last Week

Will you attend the Conference on World Affairs on April 5-9?

• Yes, I go every year! 25% • Eh. I’ll pass. 25% • Never heard of it. 50% • If Roger Ebert is there, I’m in! 0%

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Do you agree with Boulder Farmers’ Market’s decision to require vendors to meet minimum sales thresholds?

• Yes, they need to pull their weight.

• No, it’s not fair to the little guy.

• Don’t care, don’t shop there.

• Give a grace period to newbies.

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Hausu shows at the International Film Series on Wednesday.

Thursday, April 8

Cabaret — CU’s version of the provocative 1966 musical. 7:30 p.m. University Theatre, CU campus, 303-492-8181.

he Boulder Draft House, fresh off its one-year anniversary, is hosting a dynamic and

unique event combining musical improvisation, poetry, long-term friendships and reminiscences of traveling with the Grateful Dead.

Todd Weiner, drummer for the starring quintet, 18 Switchbacks, explains that this performance will present a different look than what fans would expect from the band’s usual gigs. “[We’re] bringing in [author] Peter Conners, who is a long-time collaborator, with me and other members of the band, in songwriting and [other things], and what we’re going to do is take Peter’s literary sense of things and throw it into the mix with the band,” Weiner says.

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tor who occasionally has lived in Boulder, recently wrote a non-fiction account of life on the road following the Grateful Dead in his latest book, Growing Up Dead: the Hallucinated Confessions of a Teenage Deadhead. But Conners will be doing more than just a book signing.

“I’m going to keep it loose, start off slow, do a couple of [musical] things with just Todd, then slowly build and bring the rest of the band in,” Conners says. “I’m really excited to work with these guys because I think they have an open and adventurous spirit, and we all just want to create something interesting. We want to create a one-of-a-kind event, bringing together a bunch of creative people, who are proficient at what they do, you know, where the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.”

Weiner and Conners met back east in the late ’80s. As the author describes it, “We met on the first day of college.

I was walking through the quad, not knowing anyone there, and we both just randomly stopped and started talking to each other. It was one of those classic things. There was no particular reason for it. … He might have been wearing a tie-dye … and we have been friends ever since. I had always wanted to play guitar, and literally that first day, we went over to Todd’s room and he showed me a couple of chords, and he just gave me a guitar to take back to my room and practice with. So

that’s when I got into playing some, and writing songs with him, and our friendship and collaboration has been going on ever since.”

Weiner, former owner of a café in Nederland and current manager of Robb’s Music in Boulder, has been playing music for some time with another member of Robb’s crew, Seth Goodman. About two years ago, the pair joined up with the remnants of a local musical group to create 18 Switchbacks.

“We started out as a bluegrass unit, with Matt Wallwork, who headed up Gold Hill, which was a full electric band. After they stopped, they all splintered off, and Matt started 18 Switchbacks, with his long time friend Tim Johnston. And they brought in Seth Goodman, who has been my good friend here at Robb’s Music, and runs the store with me, and they decided they needed more of a rhythm section, and I had been playing for a long time with Seth, so we kind of combined it all together in this band,” Weiner says.

With Weiner on drums, Goodman on mandolin, Wallwork and Johnston on guitars, the fifth member of 18 Switchbacks is bassist Francisco Marquez.

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Friday, April 9

Science On, From and Of the Moon — The moon. The most exciting place since Earth. 7:30 p.m. Fiske Planetarium, CU campus, 303-492-5002.

Saturday, April 10

Denver Brass Wine Pairing — Concert, wine and dinner.

What’s better than live music, good food, and fine wine? 6:30 p.m. DU School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management, 2101 S. University Blvd., Denver, 303-832-4676.

Sunday, April 11

Hawaiian Chant Class. Learn how to chant like a Hawaiian.

5:30-6:15 p.m. Boulder Ballet Studio, The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-447-9772.

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“So, You’re a Poet” — Get your spoken word skills on. 8 p.m.

Laughing Goat Coffeehouse, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-4404628.

Tuesday, April 13

Face — All vocal jazz. Never too late to get your a cappella fix 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 North Park Dr., Lafayette, 303-665-2757.

Wednesday, April 14

Hausu — At the International Film Series. A weird 1977 Japanese psychadelic ghost tale. 7 p.m. & 9 p.m. Muenzinger Auditorium, CU campus, www. internationalfilmseries.com.

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Given the influence of the Dead on today’s music scene, Peter’s book illuminates some of the most fascinating and successful aspects of the Dead’s career. The Dead’s fan culture provides an interesting story, and Peter will be reading excerpts from the book, and sitting in with the band as he is a long time collaborator with individual members of 18 Switchbacks 20 April 8, 2010

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been pegged into that category,” Weiner says. He notes that they are great fans of Phish, Widespread Panic and the Grateful Dead, of course. He adds, “I’m a big Frank Zappa fan, Dave Grisman, and Chris Dealy as well.

“A lot of people often think that for a jam band the songwriting is secondary and the jamming comes first.” Weiner explains, “We certainly aren’t that.

We’re a band that has some really nice songs, that sound like us, music that we’re uniquely doing, and at the same time, we’re not performing those songs in the same exact way every night.

We’re open to exploring them, and doing different things with them at different times.”

The band is currently working on a CD, expected this coming summer.

Meanwhile, they offer free live demo tracks on their website 18switchbacks.com.

Like Conners, Weiner did the Dead thing for a while. He says, “My first show was in 1987. I loved the band right off the bat and had a pretty visceral experience, being an upstate, suburban New Yorker and having this kind of music come into my consciousness during a time of Madonna and Michael Jackson and Top 10 radio. I had been a big fan of, like, Genesis and Asia, and Journey was big influence for me. And all of sudden I saw that while I liked

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that music, there wasn’t the substance, and then somehow, we managed to find, within that very plastic environment, music with a whole lot of substance. The Dead was one of those bands that was able to reach us at that age when we were receptive to it.”

Conners, who says he followed the band in a beat-up van from 1987 to 1995, says it’s important to remember the Dead.

“I felt like I sort of know what it was all about. I thought I was in a good place to capture that and put it down on paper in a way I hadn’t seen anybody do before.

I felt like somebody had to do it.

“And I wanted to pass that along, also because I think there are ways that people handled themselves within that community in ways that are worth preserving, whether it be the barter system, or supporting the environment within that scene, like buying things from other people on tour to support them, creating your own products, whether it be a shirt or a necklace, all these different things,” Conners says. “You know, with the current economic meltdown, a lot of people are saying, ‘Hey, maybe we should support the people around us,’ and these are values that Dead-heads had for years, that really kept the com-

munity together. So I think those are the best things to pass down to kids, and I hope they will be able to pick up on some of that. It’s that spirit, that idea of community. Today, when you say ‘community’ to a kid, they automatically think of the online world now. So the idea of being in a community, meaning human beings standing next to each other, dancing, helping each out and all that stuff, that’s not a virtual thing, that’s a very real, very tangible thing.”

Conners, who has published books of poetry and fiction, is currently working with a film producer on a screen treatment of his Deadhead book.

“We’re looking to start shooting even as soon as this summer. Yeah, it’s pretty far along. I’m optimistic about it, I think it’s got a lot of potential.”

Conners will be signing copies of his book and reading excerpts at the Draft House show. And Weiner notes that 18 Switchbacks, who performs about 90 percent original music, will be doing some Dead covers at the event with their own unique take on those familiar songs.

“It should be a fun interesting time, off the beaten path with a literary form meeting an electric rock band,” Weiner says. “It’s sure to be a really creative event.”

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Girls just wanna have fun Cult-raised singer rambles for BW

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uirky singer-guitarist Christopher Owens, who fronts San Francisco indie-poppers Girls, worked behind the counter at Caffe Trieste’s dumpy new Market Street derivative when I was a resident of SF’s Inner Mission district a few years ago. With his greasy long hair and dopey expressions, Owens seemed like the unwashed, sleepy, I-don’t-want-to-be-here type of barista.

So it struck me as wonderfully odd to see the kid’s face all over the press release that a prominent indie label sent me last year about Girls’ debut LP, Album. I hadn’t heard of the band and was surprised not only to see that the unenthusiastic barista was now a rock star but also to find out that his band’s music is somewhere between enjoyable and brilliant.

Girls (who play the Fox Theatre Wednesday) are a cross between Elvis Costello’s Get Happy!! and Iggy Pop’s Lust For Life, with a whole lot of jangly ’50s rock ’n’ roll making love with the aforementioned I-don’t-want-to-be-here (but please, please look at me and love me) San Francisco scenesterism. The two most memorable songs on Album are “Lust for Life,” a fast-paced party song in which Owens runs through everything he could think of wishing for (a father, a suntan, a pizza, a beach house), and “Hellhole Ratrace,” a whirlpool of a dark ballad that finished near the top of many critics’ “Best Songs of 2009” polls.

Owens was raised in the Children of God cult and claims that having to busk hymns for money all over the world as a child had a big effect on him. His malleable voice can be nearly as deep as Peter Steele of

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Boulder Weekly: How is the barista-to-rockstar transition, and do lots of people recognize you from Trieste?

Christopher Owens: People do recognize me from Trieste but not so much. Rarely. I mean it was two years ago or something that I worked there. I enjoyed working there and I enjoy playing music, but you know, in both cases, I hate the hours.

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music and lyrics, and how has being on the road so much changed your songwriting and/or playing?

CO: I’m not affected by being on the road artistically, but I think where we live affects our work. I think any band or writer or painter, photographer, etc. … is affected [by] where they live.

I’m not really interested in why though.

BW: The vocals are what attract a lot of people to Girls. When did you start singing and what helped your style to develop? I heard a tinge of Elvis Costello immediately.

CO: I’ve never listened to Elvis Costello, but I have listened to Elvis Presley; it must suck to be a singer named Elvis ever since Elvis Presley. I think if I was named Elvis I would be a stripper.

BW: The music is very ’50s to me, with a coating of San Francisco irony/sarcasm. What music influenced you?

CO: I’m sorry, I don’t know what San Francisco irony/sarcasm is. I like John Lennon, I love Lawrence from Felt. Cass McCombs is amazing to me, Ariel Pink is my idol and role model, Taylor Swift is my favorite and Cassie Ramone is a great great American songwriter. I hope she’s my friend.

BW: Did you finally get a pizza, a bottle of wine, and/or a boyfriend?

CO: All of the above.

BW: Now that it’s 2010, what are some other wishes?

CO: I don’t know, some peace of mind. I desperately want a little girl, anywhere between ages 4 and 9.

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Comeback kidney kids

Rogue Wave perseveres through crippling health problems

by Chris Callaway

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hen Rogue Wave’s Pat Spurgeon was experiencing the quickly passing days of childhood, he undoubtedly dreamed about the future.

He may have fantasized about becoming a professional musician, recording albums and having adoring fans that cheer uncontrollably when familiar songs are performed. Spurgeon, who drums for the Oakland, Calif.-based modern rock act, was certainly not thinking about his future battle with kidney failure.

“I’m on my second transplant now,” he says. “I’ve had it since 2007, a little over two years. I didn’t find a donor. It was a kid who passed away in a car accident. He was such a good match for me — it shot me to the top of the waiting list. I had only been on for one year, and I had about five more years. I was on dialysis for a year and then I got this call out of the blue and this guy’s kidney was such a good match for me, they put me at the top of the list.”

Fellow Rogue Wave member Zach Rogue experienced health struggles of his own soon after his drummer received his much-needed organ. The guitar-donning singer had some unexpected issue involving his neck in 2008 and experienced agonizing pain courtesy of a couple of discs that fell out of place.

Body mobility was impaired to a large degree, and his bed became his home.

Spurgeon remembers it well.

“Basically he was told that he may not be able to play music anymore or hold his daughter — he could be looking at paralysis,” he says. “He was pretty much paralyzed for a while. His arm wouldn’t function.”

While the future of the band may have been in question, Rogue recovered in a matter of several months and was able to embrace his vocation once again. With his arm back in functioning form and Spurgeon’s kidney continuing to serve his body’s needs, the pair set to work on a new record.

Permalight, recorded in Mississippi with producer Dennis Herring, was released in March. Spurgeon and Rogue essentially were the main performers on the disc, while other band members and guest musicians filled in gaps and added additional instrumentation.

“It was a necessary part of the process because we pulled up stakes and basically moved to Mississippi, and we hadn’t figured out the songs quite yet,” Spurgeon says. “They were still very rough. So to have everybody come all the way to Mississippi and move

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there would have been hard because there would have been a lot of down time for the entire band.

“We had done this quite a bit from pretty much day one when I had met Zach; we established a working relationship where we did a lot of the recording, a lot of the arranging and stuff like that, and then would present it to the band.

We knew our working relationship was pretty solid, so we decided to go in together, and then once we got our parts figured out, we would have other people play on it.”

Spurgeon and Rogue’s plan paid off handsomely. The 12-song Permalight is a labor of melodic love and certain to be appreciated by those who crave well-crafted radio-friendly rock. Subtle Fleetwood Mac flourishes are embedded in “We Will Make a Song Destroy,” which ends with a juggernaut of a chorus.

Dance beats and electronic influences infect the ultramodern “Good Morning.”

When the band assembled a five-piece, reinvigorated Rogue Wave to perform album opener “Solitary Gun” on March 22 on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, it was a memorable event for fans in the audience — as well as for two new Rogue Wave members.

“It was pretty awesome, but mostly because two of our guys had never done a television show before,” Spurgeon says. “I don’t want to sound all cocky and stuff, but we have done a few, and it’s always exciting, but two of our guys — our bass player and our keyboard player, Cameron Jasper and Steve Taylor — it was their first time. It was fun because they were freaking out.”

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The science of Signtology Crafting pop art from the everyday

by Quibian Salazar-Moreno

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hile Dan Ericson was attending Arapahoe Community College to tighten up his graphic design skills, he didn’t expect a simple homework assignment to shape his

career as an artist.

“I was doing a project for a regular drawing class; it was portraits of people,” Ericson says. “I ran out of supplies in the middle of the night and the project was due the next morning. So I just grabbed the next best thing, which was a street sign that was outside.

So I grabbed it, painted a portrait of Ice Cube on it and got a horrible grade.”

But at that moment, he realized he had something new, fresh, and original. A fan of pop culture and music, Ericson’s paintings on street signs range from musical geniuses like James Brown and John Lennon to sports stars like Tony Hawk and Shaun White. He also captures moments from movies like The Karate Kid and Enter the Dragon.

But the majority of his work is influenced by hiphop culture. He’s painted portraits for hip-hop artists like De La Soul, Rakim, Wyclef, Slum Village, Goodie Mob and a variety of others.

“I was always drawn to hip-hop but never could find where I belonged being a white, no rhythmhaving kid,” Ericson says. “So hip-hop was always something I’d been enamored with, but I had no idea how I could ever give back or be part of it or anything. I didn’t dance. I didn’t do graffiti. I didn’t DJ. I wasn’t an emcee, so I just appreciated it from afar. But my art has opened up conversations with graffiti artists, on an artist-to-artist level, so that’s been cool.”

And it was actually rapper Black Thought of The Roots (now known as Jimmy Fallon’s Late Night band) who gave Ericson the title of “The Signtologist.”

“I gave him a painting of The Roots I had,” he says. “I met him in Boulder walking on The Hill and I had the painting in my car. He knew who I was before I realized it was him, so we got to talking, and

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I gave him the painting. I had a record sleeve for him to sign and he wrote ‘To Dan, the Signtologist.’ I was like ‘Wow, that’s kind of dope, can I use that?’ And he was like ‘Yeah!’ Then he asked me to give him a ride to his hotel.”

But it really wasn’t until after high school that Ericson realized that art was something he’d like to pursue as a career. During his youth, Ericson’s mother, who is also an artist, would put him in a variety of art programs and if he wasn’t out doing something, she’d hand him a box of crayons and blank pieces of paper. It was a semester in Durango, however, that had Ericson contemplating what he wanted to do with his life.

After that first semester he pulled the trigger to pursue art as a career — at least in some capacity. He

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earned an associate’s degree in computer animation at the Colorado Institute of Art but ended up working in the white-collar world doing graphic design and administrative work, until he was recently laid off.

Now he’s trying to do the art thing full time, and it looks like it’s working out, especially since he now has an influx of old street signs.

“I get all my signs through city sources and all over Colorado,” Ericson says. “I take old signs they take down, that they can’t recycle, refinish or reuse and I get them and I recycle them. So, if I can take them and wash them, bend them back into somewhat of a shape or whatever, they’re mine. They’re just going to be trash anyway, so technically I’m a green artist.

“That relationship also opened up doors for me to work with city municipalities to get not only their old signs, but their old reflective scraps from when they make the signs, so that added a whole other level of change to my work,” he says. “I used to just paint out what was on the sign, now I can actually apply reflective sheeting scraps back over it to make it look exactly like a sign. It took a long time to open the relationship up with the city because initially they weren’t receptive to it at all.”

These days, however, many art aficionados are receptive to Ericson’s art. He’s currently showing art at Hapa’s on Pearl Street in Boulder and several other galleries in Denver. He’s been featured on 9News, XXL Magazine, The Denver Post, The Onion and numerous niche blogs. But the best part is that the majority of his art is affordable.

“No Parking signs usually start at about $300,” he says. “Larger signs usually start around $500, but lately, since I have so much stuff and I’ve been getting more signs and my studio is getting smaller and smaller every day, I’ve been doing some shows where I’ve priced things fairly low. Like No Parking signs between $100 and $150. So if you come out to the shows, there’s usually discounted stuff on site.”

We’re there.

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Thursday, April 8

music Bamsha Jazz Quartet. 6:30-9:30 p.m. The Blending Cellar, 946 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-4470475.

Dechen Hawk and a Murder of Prose. 5 p.m. Avery Brewing Co., 5757 Arapahoe Ave., Unit B1, Boulder, www.averybrewing.com.

Dechen Hawk and a Murder of Prose. 9:30 p.m. Baker St. Pub & Grill, 1729 28th St., 720974-9490.

Glass Ceiling. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Outlook Hotel and Suites, 800 28th St., Boulder, 303-4433322.

Habib Koite & Bamada — With Zivanai Masango and Pachedu. 7 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-786-7030.

John Brown’s Body,Toubab Krewe — With Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad. 8 p.m. doors/9 p.m. show. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St, Boulder, 303-443-3399.

Lisa Bell & Mark Oblinger. 8:30 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder. 303-4404628.

Live Karaoke. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 North Park Dr., Lafayette, 303-665-2757.

Magic Brook. 7:30 p.m. Swallow Hill Cafe, Swallow Hill, 71 E.Yale Ave., Denver, 303-7771003.

The Moment — With Funk Trek. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922.

Open Bluegrass Pick. 7 p.m. The Rock Inn, 1675 Hwy. 66, Estes Park, 970-586-4116.

Open Stage with Romano Paoletti. 8 p.m.

Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685.

Rootdown. 8:30 p.m. Club 156, CU campus, www.programcouncil.com.

SacreBleu! 6:30 p.m. St. Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696.

events Argentine Tango. 7 p.m. Pearl Street Studio, 2126 Pearl St., Boulder, www.tangocolorado.org.

Avery Tap Room — For tours and tastings.

12-8 p.m. Avery Brewing Co., 5757 Arapahoe Ave., Unit B1, Boulder, www.averybrewing.com.

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Reggae music that appeals to everyone. 8 p.m. doors/9 p.m. show. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-4433399.

Beginning Flamenco Dance. 6:15-7:30 p.m.

Kakes Studios, 2115 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-7867050, www.flamenco-boulder.com.

Boulder Public Library Film Program — Chop Shop. 7 p.m. Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303-441-3100.

Cabaret. 7:30 p.m. University Theatre, CU campus, 303-492-8181.

Chicago. 6:15 p.m. Boulder’s Dinner Theatre, 5501 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-449-6000.

Dance Home’s Barefoot Boogie — Freeform dancing. 8:30-11:30 p.m. The Solstice Center, 302 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-443-2074.

Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz. 6:30 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-4636683.

Intermediate to Advanced Flamenco Dance. 7:15-8:30 p.m. Kakes Studios, 2115 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-786-7050. www.flamenco-

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International Film Series — Ricky. 7 p.m. & 9 p.m. Muenzinger Auditorium, CU campus, www. internationalfilmseries.com.

Jerusalem:The East Side Story — Film screening. 7 p.m. Hale Science Building, CU campus, 303-444-6981.

Science On, From and Of the Moon. 7:30 p.m. Fiske Planetarium, CU campus, 303-4925002.

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music Andrew Schuhmann. 7:30 p.m. Rock N Soul Cafe. 5290 Arapahoe Ave., Ste I, Boulder, 303443-5108.

Andy Hackbarth Trio. 6:30 p.m. Q’s

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Caper’s House Band — Traditional jazz. 7-10 p.m. Caper’s Italian Bistro & Tap, 600 Airport Rd., Longmont, 303-776-7667.

Christy Wessler. 8 p.m. Tuft Theatre, Swallow Hill, 71 E.Yale Ave., Denver, 303-777-1003.

Conjunto Colores. 6:30 p.m. St. Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696.

Darkstar Orchestra. 9 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-786-7030.

Duke Street Kings. 8:30 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683.

EOTO — With SPL. 8:30 p.m. doors/9 p.m. show. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St, Boulder, 303443-3399.

The Frozen Moment. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922.

Hazel Miller Band. 9 p.m. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685.

Holly and the Husbands — With others. 5 p.m. Trattoria on Pearl, 1430 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-544-0008.

The Jurassicastors. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 North Park Dr., Lafayette, 303-665-2757.

Miike Snow — With Delorean. 9 p.m. Ogden Theatre, 835 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, 303-8321874.

Mother Lode. Baker St. Pub & Grill, 1729 28th St., 720-974-9490.

Musketeer Gripweed. 8 p.m. Boulder Outlook Hotel and Suites, 800 28th St., Boulder, 303-443-3322.

Naropa Afro-pop Ensemble. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder. 303-4404628.

Open Mic — For poets, comedians and musicians. 7 p.m. 8 Port Coffee & Tea House, 1727 15th St., Boulder, 303-955-2221.

Pete Wernick & Flexigrass — With Long Road Home. 7 p.m. doors/8 p.m. show.

Wildflower Pavilion on Planet Bluegrass, 500 W. Main St., Lyons, 800-624-2422.

Reckless Red. 9 p.m. Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids & Solids, 1555 S. Hover Rd., Longmont, 303-485-9400.

Schofield. 7 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683.

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Boulder/Denver Area EcoCreations — Various artists. Muse Gallery, 356 Main St., Longmont, 303678-7869. Through April 30.

Extraordinary Images of Ordinary Things — By Brad Hatch. Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-2122, through May 23.

Face to Face — By Beverly McIver.

Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-2122, through May 23.

Landscapes — Navajo weaving and textiles. Colorado Museum of Natural History,

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1030 North Broadway, Denver, 303-4926892, through May 30.

Naropa University Annual Student Exhibition. Nalanda Gallery, 6287 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-862-1131.

Through April 15.

NCAR Community Art Gallery — Artwork by Aura Liesveld and Elisabeth Wonnacott. NCAR Mesa Laboratory, 1850 Mesa Dr., Boulder, 303-497-2408.

Through May 1.

The Photography of Jim Post. The Cannon Mine Coffee Shop, So. Public Rd., Lafayette, 303-665-0625. Through April 30.

Reduce, Reuse, Up-Cycle. Harris Park Art Cooperative, 3915 W. 73rd Ave., Westminster, harrisparkart@gmail.com.

Through May 2.

Relational Fabric in Space & Other Works for the Dark — By Steve Steele.

Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-2122, through May 23.

Ropes — Pattie Lee Becker. Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-2122, through May 23.

Spring into Reading — Papier-mache by Lisa Michot. Boulder Public Library, 1000

Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303-441-3100.

Through April 30.

Spring MFA 2010 Thesis Exhibition — Various artists. Visual Arts Complex, CU campus, 303-492-8300. Through April 15.

Weaving Memories — Prints by Melanie Yazzie. CU Museum, 1035 Broadway Ave., Boulder, 303-492-6892. Through May 30.

Works from the CU College of Architecture and Planning — Various artists. The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826.

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panorama boulderweekly.com/panorama Steven Quiry. 8:45 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder. 303-440-4628.

Steve Smith and Hard Road. 8 p.m. Daniels Hall, Swallow Hill, 71 E.Yale Ave., Denver, 303777-1003.

18 Switchbacks. 10 p.m. Boulder Draft House, 2027 13th St., Boulder, 303-440-5858.

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events Anne Waldman Poetry Reading — with Gary Snyder. 8 p.m. Colorado Convention Center, 700 14th St., Denver, 303-228-8000.

Avery Tap Room — For tours and tastings.

12-8 p.m. Avery Brewing Co., 5757 Arapahoe Ave., Unit B1, Boulder, www.averybrewing.com.

Cabaret. 7:30 p.m. University Theatre, CU campus, 303-492-8181.

Chicago. 6:15 p.m. Boulder’s Dinner Theatre, 5501 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-449-6000.

Gold Goes Green: Alex Sepkus Trunk Show. Art + Soul Gallery, 1615 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-886-6260. Through April 11.

“In Pieces” — 3rd Law Dance/Theater. 7:30 p.m. The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826.

Laser Aerosmith. 9:30 p.m. Fiske Planetarium, CU campus, 303-492-5002.

Laser Pink Floyd. 10:45 p.m. Fiske Planetarium, CU campus, 303-492-5002.

Nexus 2010. 7:30 p.m. University Theatre, CU campus, 303-492-8181.

Photoshop:The Heart of Color Correction. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Boulder Digital Arts, 2510 47th St., Boulder, 303-875-0276.

Lisa Suhair Majaj Poetry Reading — With Middle Eastern desserts. 7 p.m. Boulder Friends Meeting House, 1825 Upland Ave., Boulder, 303444-6981, ext. 2.

Salsa Dancing. 10:30 p.m. Trattoria on Pearl, 1430 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-544-0008.

Science On, From and Of the Moon. 7:30 p.m. Fiske Planetarium, CU campus, 303-4925002.

Twisted Pine Brewing and Tap Room. 12-9 p.m. Twisted Pine Tap Room, 3201 Walnut St., #A, Boulder, 303-786-9270.

Upslope Brewing Co.Tap Room and Tours. 4-8 p.m. Upslope Brewing Co., 1501 Lee Hill Rd., No. 20, Boulder, www.upslopebrewing. com.

Saturday, April 10

music Acoustic Brunch. 10 a.m. Rock N Soul Cafe, 5290 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-443-5108.

Air Dubai. 8:30 p.m. Club 156, CU campus, www.programcouncil.com.

Caper’s House Band — Traditional jazz. 7-10 p.m. Caper’s Italian Bistro & Tap, 600 Airport Rd., Longmont, 303-776-7667.

Darkstar Orchestra. 9 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-786-7030.

EOTO — With Swara. 8:30 p.m. doors/9 p.m. show. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303443-3399.

Facinet & New Cultural Band. 8:30 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder. 303-4404628.

Hank III & Assjack. 9 p.m. Ogden Theatre, 835 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, 303-832-1874.

The Informants. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 North Park Dr., Lafayette, 303-665-2757.

Johnny O Band. 9 p.m. Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids & Solids, 1555 S. Hover Rd., Longmont, 303-485-9400.

Kelly Ravin. 7:30 p.m. Rock N Soul Cafe. 5290 Arapahoe Ave., Ste. I, Boulder, 303-443-5108.

Laura Goldhamer & The Silvernail — With others. 8 p.m. Daniels Hall, Swallow Hill, 71 E.Yale Ave., Denver, 303-777-1003.

Max Wagner Jazz Band. 6:30 p.m. The Blending Cellar, 946 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-4470475.

Maynard Mills Blues Band. 9 p.m. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-8236685.

Mojomama. 8 p.m. Boulder Outlook Hotel and Suites, 800 28th St., Boulder, 303-443-3322.

New Cosmic Americans. 7:30 p.m. The Cannon Mine, 210 S. Public Rd., Lafayette, 303492-1503.

Palmer Divide. 8 p.m. Tuft Theatre, Swallow Hill, 71 E.Yale Ave., Denver, 303-777-1003.

Pete Kartsounes Band. 10 p.m. Boulder Draft House, 2027 13th St., Boulder, 303-4405858.

Phil Robinson. 7:30 p.m. St. Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696.

Reed Foehl. 4:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Tasty Weasel Tap Room, 1800 Pike Rd., Unit B, Longmont, 303-776-1914.

Resonance Women’s Chorus presents “Strange Thing.” 7 p.m. First United Methodist Church, 1421 Spruce St., Boulder, 303-956-7169.

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Poetry Month Open Mic Night. 7 p.m.

Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-2074.

Friday, April 9 Peter Conners’ Growing Up Dead — With music by 18 Switchbacks. Boulder Draft House, 2027 13th St., Boulder, 303-440-5858.

Saturday, April 11 Helen Thorpe’s Just Like Us. 3 p.m.

Barnes & Noble, 2999 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-

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Sunday, April 11 Tenth Annual Storytelling Festival. 10:30 a.m. Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303-441-3100.

Monday, April 12 Open Mic Poetry — “So You’re a Poet.” The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-4404628.

Tuesday, April 13 Adriana Lisboa’s Symphony in White. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-2074.

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Ghoulish techno-pop done by mysterious foreign DJs.With Delorean. 9 p.m. Ogden Theatre, 835 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, 303832-1874.

Trichome. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922.

“The Verdi Requiem” — Presented by Longmont Chorale. 7:30 p.m.Vance Brand Auditorium, 600 E. Mountain View Ave., Longmont, 303-651-7664.

World Music Showcase — Caribbean and Mariachi ensembles. 7:30 p.m. Imig Music Building, CU campus, 303-492-8008.

events Afternoon Tea. 2 p.m. Jill’s Restaurant at St. Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-4069696.

Anne Waldman Poetry Reading. — with Gary Snyder. 7 p.m. Mercury Cafe, 2199 California St., Denver, 303-294-9281 Avery Tap Room — For tours and tastings.

12-8 p.m. Avery Brewing Co., 5757 Arapahoe Ave., Unit B1, Boulder, www.averybrewing.com.

Beginning/Intermediate Hoopdance. 10 a.m. O Dance Studio, 1501 Lee Hill Rd., #4, Boulder, 303-415-1877.

Cabaret. 7:30 p.m. University Theatre, CU campus, 303-492-8181.

Chicago. 6:15 p.m. Boulder’s Dinner Theatre, 5501 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-449-6000.

Denver Brass Wine Pairing — Concert, wine and dinner. 6:30 p.m. DU School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management, 2101 S. University Blvd., Denver, 303-832-4676.

Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show. Millennium Harvest House Hotel, 1345 28th St., Boulder, 888-575-3884.

“In Pieces” — 3rd Law Dance/Theater. 7:30 p.m. The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826.

International Film Series — Wild River. 7 p.m. & 9 p.m. Muenzinger Auditorium, CU campus, www.internationalfilmseries.com.

Music and Mimosas — Every Saturday 9-11 a.m. The Curious Cup Café, 1377 Forest Park Cir., Lafayette, 720-890-4665.

Natural Neighborhood Festival: Green Your Pet’s Lifestyle. 11 a.m. All area PETCO stores. 303-544-1888.

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Chicago. 6:15 p.m. Boulder’s Dinner Theatre, 5501 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-449-6000. Through May 9.

The Clean House. The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826. Through April 15.

Grace & Glorie. Miner’s Alley Playhouse. 1224 Washington Ave., Golden, 303-935-3044. Through April 25.

Is He Dead? Lincoln Center, 417 W.

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Magnolia St., Fort Collins. Through May 1.

Mama Hated Diesels. Denver Center for the Performing Arts, 1101 13th St., Denver, 303-8934100. Through May 9.

Othello. Denver Center for the Performing Arts, 1101 13th St., Denver, 303-893-4100. Through May 1.

Schoolhouse Rock Live! Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities.

6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, 720898-7201, through May 15.

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Twisted Pine Brewing and Tap Room. 12-6 p.m. Twisted Pine Tap Room, 3201 Walnut St., #A, Boulder, 303-786-9270.

Upslope Brewing Co.Tap Room and Tours. 4-8 p.m. Upslope Brewing Co., 1501 Lee Hill Rd., No.20, Boulder, www.upslopebrewing. com.

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music Acoustic Jam — With Jax Delaguerre. 11:30 a.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683.

Arborea. 8:30 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder. 303-440-4628.

Bluegrass Pick — All levels welcome. 12-3 p.m. Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids and Solids, 1555 S. Hover St., Longmont, 303-4859400.

Blue Jam with Mark Diamond — Players welcome. 7:30-10 p.m. Boulder Outlook Hotel and Suites, 800 28th St., Boulder, 303-443-3322.

Charlie Faye. 9:30 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder. 303-440-4628.

Dog House Music Rock ‘n’ Roll Teen Camp Showcase. 12 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St, Boulder, 303-443-3399.

George Nelson. 5 p.m. The Blending Cellar, 946 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-0475.

Haiti Benefit Concert: Music for Viols, Guitar and Voice. 3 p.m. St John’s Episcopal Church, 1419 Pine St., Boulder, 303-442-5246.

Irish Session. Conor O’Neills, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922.

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

Merle Haggard’s Birthday Party — With the Hi-Beams and others. 8 p.m. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685.

Open Mic — Hosted by Hotfoot. 2:30 p.m.

Avery Brewing Co., 5763 Arapahoe Ave., Unit E, Boulder, 303-440-4324.

Pachedu. 10 p.m. Vine Street Pub, 1700 Vine St. Denver, 303-388-2337.

Parlando School for the Arts Public Concert — With David Burnham. 7:30 p.m.

The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826.

Polarity Jazz. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 North Park Dr., Lafayette, 303-665-2757.

Spring Creek. 6 p.m. Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids & Solids, 1555 S. Hover Rd., Longmont, 303-485-9400.

World Music Showcase — Carribean and Mariachi ensembles. 2 p.m. Imig Music Building, CU campus, 303-492-8008.

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Avery Tap Room — For tours and tastings.

12-8 p.m. Avery Brewing Co., 5757 Arapahoe Ave., Unit B1, Boulder, www.averybrewing.com.

Chicago. 12 p.m. & 6:15 p.m. Boulder’s Dinner Theatre, 5501 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-4496000.

Free Open House. 10:30 a.m. to noon.

Boulder Shambhala Meditation Center, 1345 Spruce St., Boulder, 303-444-0190.

Hawaiian Chant Class. 5:30-6:15 p.m.

Boulder Ballet Studio, The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-447-9772.

Hawaiian Hula. 6:30 p.m. Boulder Ballet Studio, The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-447-9772.

“In Pieces” — 3rd Law Dance/Theater. 4 p.m.

The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826.

Nexus 2010. 2 p.m. University Theatre, CU

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The reigning CU Battle of the Bands champion brings their energetic music back to campus. 8:30 p.m. Club 156, CU campus, www.programcouncil.com.

campus, 303-492-8181.

Sunday Afternoon Tea — Live traditional Japanese music with tea and traditional tea snacks. 2:30-3:30 p.m. Ku Cha House of Tea, 2015 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-3612.

Monday, April 12

Coffeehouse, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-4404628.

Traumatic Brain Injury & PTSD. 5:30 p.m.

Calvary Bible Church, 3245 Kalmia Ave., Boulder, 303-492-5853.

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Acoustic Plug-In. 7:30 p.m. Oskar Blues, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685.

Dechen Hawk and a Murder of Prose. 8 p.m. Johnny’s Cigar Bar, 1801 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-0884.

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 p.m. Rock N Soul Cafe. 5290 Arapahoe Ave., Ste. I, Boulder, 303-443-5108.

Pete Kartsounes. 10 p.m. Southern Sun Pub, 627 S. Broadway, Boulder, 303-543-0886.

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

The Atomic Pablo Band. 7 p.m. Rock N Soul Café, 5290 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303443-5108.

Blues Jam with Delta Sonics — Players welcome. 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.

Face — All vocal jazz. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 North Park Dr., Lafayette, 303-665-2757.

Jazz Night — With Supercollider. 8:30 p.m.

Laughing Goat Coffeehouse, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628.

Open Mic — With Danny Shafer. 8 p.m./7 p.m. sign-up. Conor O’Neills, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922.

Remember the Radio. 9 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683.

Rogue Wave. 8:30 p.m. doors/9 p.m. show. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St, Boulder, 303-443-3399.

Tony Medina’s Acoustic Showcase. 7 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-4636683.

Weekly Bluegrass Pick — All levels welcome. 8-11 p.m. Oskar Blues, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685.

The Whigs, Band of Skulls. 8:30 p.m.

Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303786-7030.

events Avery Tap Room — For tours and tastings.

12-8 p.m. Avery Brewing Co., 5757 Arapahoe Ave., Unit B1, Boulder, www.averybrewing.com.

Boulder County Alcoholics Anonymous — Happy hour group. 5:30 p.m. 5375 Western Ave., Boulder, www.BoulderCountyAA.org.

Boulder Public Library Film Program — The Good Soldier Svejk II. 7 p.m. Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303-4413100.

Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz. 9 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922.

Jared Polis Listening Tour. 5:30 p.m. West Boulder Senior Center, 909 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 202-503-6067.

Meditation Instruction — Introductory talk and refreshments. 7-9 p.m. Boulder Shambhala Meditation Center, 1345 Spruce St., Boulder, 303-444-0190.

Magical Mexican Mondays — With live magic by Erica Sodos. Juanita’s Mexican Food, 1043 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-449-5273.

“So,You’re a Poet.” 8 p.m. Laughing Goat

events Boulder Improv Jam Association — Public dance jam every Tuesday. 7:30-10:30 p.m.The Avalon Ballroom, 6185 Arapahoe Rd., Boulder,

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an I take you to dinner?

How about Thursday at 7 p.m.?”

“Great, I’ll bring the lube if you bring the condoms. See you then.”

If this is how you typically set up a first date, 100 brownie points to you!

However, for many people, talking about sex can be an enormously difficult endeavor. And talking about safe sex, like STD and pregnancy prevention, is hardly sexy.

Until now! Throughout April, this column will discuss comfortable approaches to talking about sex — whether on first dates, in romantic relationships, electroni-

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By Dr. Jenni Skyler cally, or with your children.

This week Planned Parenthood is helping us with its online tools on how to talk about STD testing and tips to make that conversation easier (www.itsyoursexlife.com/talk). Planned Parenthood is also launching its nationwide GYTNOW

campaign in April. “GYT” stands for “get yourself tested.” And while getting an STD test might not seem like the most sensuous experience a new couple can undergo, Monica McCafferty of Planned Parenthood says, “There needs not be a stigma in getting tested.”

These days, it’s more common to get an STD than a speeding ticket. In fact, one in two people who have sex will get an STD by the age of 25. One in two!

That means either you reading this column or the dude next to you sipping his coffee.

The plus side is that all STDs are treatable, and most are curable, so long as you catch them early enough. Even better, you prevent them in the first place.

Suppose John A. and Jane B. have been dating for a month. They’ve enjoyed biking, picnics and happy hours at the Boulderado. Now they’ve started to fantasize about ravishing one another. They know tonight is the night. John invites Jane to soak in his condominium hot tub after dinner. Jane agrees, so they swing by her place to pick up a swimsuit. Barely making it out her door, John goes for the jugular and passionately kisses her neck.

Jane moans softly in anxious ecstasy. She unbuckles his belt as he drops the zipper to her skirt, tugging it, and then them, to the floor. Ten minutes later, he’s about to enter her when he goes soft, worried about potential STDs that are unseen to the human eye. She starts to lose her lubrication, concerned that her eggs are a little too ripe for fertilization.

Scenario B picks up where Jane moans, except she’s less anxious because during her work day she sent John a salacious text message about her superior talent in rolling a condom on with her mouth. John texted back that he will bring strawberry lube and chocolate mousse-flavored condoms for the occasion. He then text her again before dinner to remind her that he brought their accessories should she still be interested in making good on her earlier invite.

John and Jane made it to the top of the first hill: prevention part A — condoms and lube. The next hill they need to summit is prevention part B — getting tested for STDs. Testing is not necessarily intended as an excuse to forgo the condoms and lube, as these are essential ingredients to many people’s sex lives. But don’t forget that a handful of STDs, like herpes and HPV, can potentially be contracted via genital rubbing, even if the penile shaft has a sturdy raincoat.

John can also help his cause by asking Jane to the GYT kick-off concert in Boulder on April 15 featuring elctro rock band MileHi Sound. Or Jane can take John to lunch and then hit up Planned Parenthood’s $10-only STD testing days on April 23 or 27. (The basic screening, including tests for chlamydia, gonorrhea and HIV, usually runs about $120, so take advantage of these discount days.)

For more on Planned Parenthood’s health campaign, visit www.gytnow.org.

Jenni Skyler, PhD, is a sex therapist and board-certified sexologist. She runs The Intimacy Institute in Boulder, www.theintimacyinstitute.org.

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Flamenco Dance Technique. 5:50 p.m. Kakes Studios, 2115 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-786-7050, www.flamenco-boulder.com.

Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz. 7:30 p.m.

Harpo’s Sports Bar, 2860 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-444-9464.

Hiking the Canadian West Coast Trail. 7 p.m. Free Traveler’s Tuesday program. Changes in Latitude Travel Store, 2525 Arapahoe Rd., Boulder, 303-786-8406.

Join the Conversation:Yellowstone Wolves. 12 p.m. Museum of Natural History, CU campus, 303-492-3396.

From Shattered to Whole: Restorative Justice and the Ripple Effect of Crime. 2 p.m. Calvary Bible Church, 3245 Kalmia Ave., Boulder, 303-441-4737.

Phillip Jones’ Worlds of the Crystal Moon Book Signing. 8:30 a.m. Boulder High School, 1604 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 801-836-3208.

Phillip Jones’ Worlds of the Crystal Moon Book Signing. 4 p.m. Cosco, 600 Marshall Rd., Superior, 801-836-3208.

Salsa Night — Lessons and open dance. 7 p.m.

Boulder Draft House, 2027 13th St., Boulder, 303-440-5858.

Twisted Pine Brewing and Tap Room. 3-9 p.m. Twisted Pine Tap Room, 3201 Walnut St., #A, Boulder, 303-786-9270.

Wednesday, April 14

music Dorinda Dercar Songwriting Group. 7:30 p.m. Rock N Soul Cafe, 5290 Arapahoe Ave., Ste. I, Boulder, 303-443-5108.

Indigo Girls — With Lucy Wainwright Roche.

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

Kamikazee Karaoke Gong Show. 9 p.m.

Juanita’s Mexican Food, 1043 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-449-5273.

Omar Sosa Afreecanos Quartet. 8 p.m.

Mount Vernon Country Club, 24933 Clubhouse Cir., Golden, 303-526-0616.

Reggae Wednesday — Weapons of Mass Creation. 10 p.m. Boulder Draft House, 2027 13th St., Boulder, 303-440-5858.

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Arvada Business Connection. 5:30 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-4636683.

Cabaret. 7:30 p.m. University Theatre, CU campus, 303-492-8181.

Compulsive Eaters Anonymous-HOW. 6 p.m. Community United Church of Christ, 2650 Table Mesa Dr., Boulder, 970-556-4740.

Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz. 8 p.m.

George’s Food & Drink, 2028 14th St., Boulder, 303-998-9350.

Healing Space — With Alan McAllister. 12-2 p.m. Whole Being Explorations, 1800 30th St., Boulder, 303-545-5562.

International Film Series —Hausu. 7 p.m. & 9 p.m. Muenzinger Auditorium, CU campus, www.internationalfilmseries.com.

Jack Rabbit Hill Biodynamic Wine Maker’s Dinner. 6:30 p.m. Arugula Ristorante, 2785 Iris Ave., Boulder, 303-443-5100.

North by Northwest Wine Tasting: Oregon and Washington. The Blending Cellar, 946 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-0475.

Rumba Cha Cha Dancing — Dance lesson and dinner. Nissi’s, 2675 North Park Dr., Lafayette, 303-665-2757.

Just Sit. 7 to 9 p.m.. Boulder Shambhala Meditation Center, 1345 Spruce St., Boulder, 303-444-0190.

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Twisted Pine Brewing and Tap Room. 3-9 p.m. Twisted Pine Tap Room, 3201 Walnut St., #A, Boulder, 303-786-9270.

Kids’ Calendar Thursday, April 8 Drop-in Storytime. 10:15 a.m. Erie Community Library, 400 Powers St., Erie, 720685-5200.

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

Friday, April 9 Children’s Storytime. 10:15 a.m. Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303-441-3100.

Pajamarama Storytime. 7 p.m. Barnes & Noble. Crossroads Commons, 2915 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-442-1665.

Preschool Storytime. 10:15 a.m. Erie Community Library, 400 Powers St., Erie, 720685-5200.

Saturday, April 10 Children’s Storytime. 10:15 a.m. Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303-441-3100.

Just Write — Creative writing for teens. 12 p.m. Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303-441-3100.

Laser: Great Space Chase. 3:15 p.m. Fiske Planetarium, CU campus, 303-492-5002.

Storytelling with Kay Negash. 2 p.m.

Fiske Planetarium, CU campus, 303-492-5002.

Tenth Annual Storytelling Festival. 11 a.m. Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303-441-3100.

Sunday, April 11 Baby Boogie — Bring kids to dance. 2 p.m.

D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303463-6683.

Children’s Storytime. 10:15 a.m. Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303-441-3100.

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.

Tenth Annual Storytelling Festival. 2 p.m.

Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303-441-3100.

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Monday, April 12 Children’s Storytime. 10:15 p.m. Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303-441-3100.

Rise & Shine Storytime. 9:30 a.m. Barnes & Noble, Crossroads Commons, 2999 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-444-0349.

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Tuesday, April 13 Children’s Storytime. 10:15 a.m. Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303-441-3100.

Drop-in Storytime. 4 p.m. Erie Community Library, 400 Powers St., Erie, 720-685-5200.

Storytime for Children. 10:15 a.m. Boulder Public Library, George Reynolds Branch, 3595 Table Mesa Dr., Boulder, 303-441-3120.

Teen Game Night. 3 p.m. Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303-4413100.

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any fruits can be grown successfully here on the Front Range of Colorado. At one time, there were commercial apple orchards in Boulder and Fort Collins, commercial sour cherry orchards and canneries between Loveland and Fort Collins and commercial raspberry production in various places. Cheap shipping, more reliable weather and harvests in other regions, and a raspberry disease chased these operations to other states. However there is great potential here for the home gardener to grow tree- and bush-ripened fruit that is delicious, organic, fresh and economical.

Conventional agriculture has an economic priority, that places the emphasis on quantity over quality, on shelf-life and ship-ability over flavor, and on cosmetic appearance, over nutritional value. You may know the song about “…two things that money can’t buy; and that’s true love and home-grown tomatoes.” Well, the same holds true for home-grown strawberries, home-grown peaches, home-grown plums, most home-grown apples, and, in fact, for all the fruits.

At home we can nourish our soils so the soil life flourishes and the fruit is more nourishing.

Recent studies found that you have to eat two apples today to get the nutritional value that was found in one apple in the 1940s.

We can choose the really greattasting varieties to grow like Ogalalla Strawberry, Anne

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Wow, this sounds really good. And it is! Is it really easy? Not really.

Neither is it really hard.

But it is harder than growing ornamentals.

The economics of Nature are very simple and direct: if you put more in, you get more out; if you put little in, that’s what you get back. Most fruit plants like soil that is rich in organic matter, so add compost and/or composted manure or organic fertilizer every year. They need water, especially between flowering and ripening, but they need oxygen in the soil too. If the soils are soggy, there will be more disease problems. Fruit trees don’t like much competition; plant them far enough apart so they have good air circulation and sun. They need pruning: cut down the old canes, thin and shape the trees and replace old plants of strawberries.

And then there is the work of the harvests. Many fruits have to be processed somehow or they won’t keep. You can dry them, can them, freeze them and share them.

In a weak economy, and to strengthen community, a cornucopia of fruit could be celebrated.

We have much to learn, much to do and much to be gained.

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Raspberry, Stanley Plum and Cortland Apple that cannot be found in the supermarkets. And we can grow them without pesticides, so we don’t have to feel like the witch from Snow White when we hand our child an apple. We can leave the fruits on the tree, bush or vine till they are fully ripe with the starches changing to natural sugars, so they taste really good. We can eat them fresh while they are vibrant with the Life Force. We can feel proud that we are not buying food that was produced and shipped great distances with petroleum fuels that produce greenhouse gases. Nor are we buying food grown with pesticides and chemical fertilizers that poison our fragile planet.

Fruit crops are often so abundant that, not only are they cheap to grow, there is often so much food that we can feel generous

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historical books, plus pottery, glass, jewelry, and other items made by local artists.

Only 9½ miles from Boulder, the old mining town of Gold Hill

is a destination for Boulder area residents, cyclists, and tourists ready to escape the routines of city life for an hour or two.

Among the unpaved streets and rustic miners’ cabins, this charming little cafe, kept cozy by a woodburning stove, is a perfect lunchtime retreat.

Sunshine and Fourmile Canyon roads are well maintained, plowed and sanded constantly by county trucks. For more information and a look at the cafe menu, visit goldhillstore.com.

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Thursday, April 8 Adventures in the Vertical World — presented by Erik Weihenmayer. 8 p.m.

Neptune Mountaineering, 633 S. Broadway, Ste. A, Boulder, 303-499-8866.

Friday, April 9 Climbing Kilimanjaro — With Cameron Martindell. 7 p.m. REI Store, 1789 28th St., 303-583-9970.

Saturday, April 10 Boulder Cycling Club Saturday Morning Road Bike Ride. 10:30 a.m.

Bicycle Village, 2100 28th St., # B-C, Boulder, 303-875-2241.

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t technically may be spring, but with temps ricocheting back and forth between springtime and winter, my thoughts are already turning to the canyons and mesas of the desert. It’s time to swap skis for the hiking shoes and the mountain bike very soon.

Back in the day, heading to the desert meant packing up the trunk of the ’65 Fairlane with enough macaroni and cheese to last a week, loading up the cooler with two cases of beer, and a dog-eared copy of an Ed Abbey novel. My mountain bike had 12 gears, my car had three, and there was no cell reception in or outside of Moab because there were no cell phones. Going to the desert meant getting away from it all, away from Civilization with a capital C. Sleeping was done under the stars, on the slickrock, next to the scorpions and rattlers.

Today, things have changed. I am now the proud owner of a pickup camper (1989 Skamper model), a 4wd pickup with five gears, and a mountain bike with 27 gears, although I am not sure what the extra 15 gears are for. The camper has a stereo with an iPod port, features running water, a fridge, lights and a blender, of course. Our rides are now plotted with a GPS, and there are a surprising number of places where cell reception is available. Microbrews are made and served in Moab, much to the chagrin of Brigham Young.

Given all of these changes, it’s getting more and more difficult to get away from it all. To top it off, Moab has

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Sunday, April 11 Boulder Road Runners Sunday Group Run. 9 a.m. Meet at First National Bank, 3033 Iris Ave., Boulder, www.boulderroadrunners.org.

Monday, April 12 Ladies Bike Mechanics 101. 5:30-6:30 a.m. Community Cycles, 2805 Wilderness Pl., Ste. 1000, Boulder, 720-565-6019.

become a motorhead Mecca, featuring Jeep rallies, rock crawlers, ATV rentals and hordes of solid guys named Bubba driving huge diesel pickups hauling trailers filled with gasguzzling toys. In short, it has been discovered. And then some. With this in mind, those looking for some peace and quiet might want to steer clear of Moab. Really, anywhere that there are no roads and people will do, but some are more scenic than others.

For the intrepid trekker, Canyonlands National Park is right around the corner from Moab. The most accessible region of the park is the Island in the Sky District, west of Moab, about an hour from town. The Island in the Sky is the high plateau area making up the triangle between the Green and Colorado Rivers, home to the famous White Rim loop

Tuesday, April 13 Hiking the Canadian West Coast Trail. 7 p.m. Free Traveler’s Tuesday program. Changes in Latitude Travel Store, 2525 Arapahoe Rd., Boulder, 303-786-8406.

Tuesday Hiking. 9 a.m. North Boulder Park, 7th and Bellwood streets, Boulder, 303-494-9735.

Youth “Earn-a-Bike” Program. 5:307:30 p.m. Community Cycles, 2805 Wilderness Pl., Boulder, 720-565-6019.

Wednesday, April 14 Pearl Street Runners. Meet at 6:15 p.m. for 5k run. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder. www.pearlstreetrunners.com.

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ride. The Needles District of the park is southwest of Moab, heading toward Monticello. This district features thousands of sandstone fins and spires (the “needles”) that make a complicated labyrinth of trails, all spectacular and mystical.

The most challenging section of the park to visit is the Maze District. This district lies on the opposite side of the Colorado and Green rivers from Moab and is accessed by driving a couple of hours on dirt roads from the west. Once you are in this section of the park, you can take the Flint Trail down into the Maze itself. A map and compass and GPS will be handy if you expect to make it back alive; there is a reason it’s called the Maze. If you have the time for an overnight trip, hiking all the way down to the confluence of the Green and Colorado rivers is a worthwhile journey, if for no other reason than to watch the greenish and reddish waters join, merging and swirling together.

It should be noted that hiking is the norm in most areas of the park.

Mountain biking is permitted in certain locations, on certain trails and roads. In general, if the road is a Jeep track, then you can ride your bike. Otherwise, it is best to check with the park rangers to find out about regulations. As in any National Park Wilderness Area, mechanized travel — including mountain biking — is forbidden.

All of this is pretty stunning country, but let’s face it: it’s a National Park.

Yes, it’s wild, but it’s not uncharted territory. If you are looking to really get away from it all, you will likely have to

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head farther away. Pick a direction, and print out some maps (or not!) and start walking. Taking the path less traveled, one might head south from Moab toward Monticello and Blanding. From there, the more creative and adventurous might keep wandering south into the less-traveled canyon country of southeast Utah. Fish Creek. Owl Canyon. Grand Gulch. Escalante.

These are some of the well-known haunts, but there are thousands of others, farther away, less accessible, more remote. I cannot divulge names of these locations, being sworn to secrecy, but I can say that the adventure just begins at the edge of the proverbial

map.

For those of you who are still holding down a real job in this economy, you probably can only spare a week away for the desert jaunt. Having made this journey over the years, I would offer a few suggestions.

Pick one location and stay there for a few days. This will not only mellow you out, but you will get to know the area better and truly explore every side canyon.

Be self-sufficient.

This means not only bringing enough food and a first aid kit, but also the knowledge of what to do should things go awry.

Travel with a good pal, a significant other, your loyal canine companion, or all three.

Bring some good books, a drawing pad and camera. Capture the essence of the desert.

Multi-sport: hiking, biking, backpacking, yoga and playing fetch with your dog are all desert-compatible activities.

Finally, in the spirit of Edward Abbey, the foremost proponent of offthe-map jaunts, make certain that most of your time is spent outside the confines of your automobile. Although driving through Canyonlands National Park or Arches National Park provides a snapshot view of some spectacular scenery, the real beauty lies beyond, hidden in the labyrinthine canyons accessible only by the most primitive form of travel: your feet.

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utdoor adventurers can enjoy instant coffee, minus the irritating grounds, with mugs that have a built-in mesh filter. Simply add hot water and enjoy.

The Vacuum iBottle with Influser from Timolino is a thermal mug with a mesh cap that prevents users from drinking tea leaves and coffee grounds.

The iBottle holds 12 ounces and has a double wall insulation meant to keep drinks hot (or cold) for longer.

The iBottle can also be used for daily commutes. When used indoors, the double insulation kept coffee warm for more than three hours. The insulation also meant the exterior was not too hot to touch.

The interior is electro-polished, which is meant to keep the steel easy to clean. The electro-polish also prevents the steel from interfering with taste.

The stoppers and lids are made with non-leaching polypropylene. It has a sip-through lid that is designed to be leak-proof. The mesh cap is removable.

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Seven Bowls School of Nutrition, Nourishment and Healing Presents their 7th Annual

Spring Cleanse & Detoxification Program This program will guide participants through an 18-day gentle dietary liver cleanse. It will present the physiology of detoxification, and a step-bystep dietary plan that incorporates foods, herbs, supplements, and flower essences. Individual attention and group support will provide a container of wisdom, love and patience to foster a revitalizing detoxification process. Cleanse includes yoga, instruction, meals, cookbook, cleanse guide, and individual energy balancing sessions.

Seven Bowls Retreat Center, Lyons, CO Thursdays evenings | April 15-May 6, 2010 720-771-5737 | Nourishingec@yahoo.com | Sevenbowls.com Estherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seasonal cleanses have changed my life. The meals are wonderful and you never feel deprived.

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ould you eat a taco that traveled 65,000 miles to reach you? The distance may not seem worth it.

But with today’s globalization, much of our food has endured a lengthy journey.

In a rigorous assignment called Tacoshed, students at the California College of the Arts (CCA) in San Francisco traced the origins of a single taco sold at a street stand in the city’s Mission District. The project revealed that the taco’s components had traveled a total distance of 2.6 times the circumference of the earth — approximately 64,700 miles — to reach customers’ hands.

“The interest I had in doing this was to expose globalization,” says David Fletcher, a landscape architect and the instructor at CCA who organized and supervised the project. “We wanted to figure out what the Tacoshed boundary was.”

The project, which was inspired by questions about locavorism and what exactly that term means, asked each student to trace the origins of two taco ingredients. For example, one student tracked sour cream and salt, another tomatoes and onions.

Their research involved extensive interviewing and factory tours. According to Fletcher, one student had their Puerto Rican aunt call the adobo seasoning producer to obtain information about where the specific ingredients came from. Only at her undercover request did the company reveal that their powdered garlic came from China — and that trajectory was accounted for in the taco’s overall journey.

“We wanted to laminate all these different trajectories together to figure out what the real taco is,” Fletcher says. Many of the ingredients the taco truck uses are purchased at warehouse facilities like Cosco

and Restaurant Depot, particularly nonperishable items like staples and grains.

“A bag of pinto beans might contain 80 beans from Iowa and 530 beans from Nebraska,” Fletcher says. Students found hidden distance in many of the products they investigated. But in some cases, travel may actually be economical.

“One of the things we discussed was that there is less embedded energy in shipping a giant boatload of tomatoes from South America than having a hothouse of tomatoes that sit in an electrified greenhouse for a couple months,” Fletcher says. The total energy expenditure per tomato is less when they are massshipped, in many cases. It may in fact be more ecofriendly to obtain some things from far away if, for example, it’s not the right growing season.

Other exceptions are things like spices. Kyle

Mendenhall, executive chef at eco-conscious restaurant The Kitchen, says there are overlooked exceptions to the local trend.

“Black pepper is not available in Colorado, not even in the country,” he says. “With spices and things like that, it’s very difficult [to source locally].”

The adobo seasoning used in the taco truck taco added 15,000 miles to the overall journey. Yet CCA students were surprised at some things that were produced near San Francisco.

“There are some things that did come locally,” Fletcher says. “Salt comes from salt ponds in the Bay, cilantro comes from Oxnard [near Santa Barbara].”

California’s year-round growing season and plant-friendly climate allow for more leeway in obtaining local ingredients. In Boulder, chefs face a bigger challenge.

“It’s kind of hard in the winter to do vegetables locally,” says Brian Behnam, owner of the upscale deli Dish Gourmet.

He tries to obtain as many local products as possible for his sandwiches, utilizing offerings from Long Family Farms, Wisdom Farm, Colorado Best Beef, Cure Farm, Abbondanza and Munson Farms, though he says it’s not always as simple as automatically going with what’s produced nearest.

“If I have spinach on my menu and spinach isn’t in Colorado, I’ve got to get spinach from somewhere else,” Benham says. His menu hasn’t changed in four years, since he says people expect the wide array of choices it offers. His bread comes from a California company, because of ordering restrictions that come with buying locally. Climate and logistics issues aside, another significant roadblock to local purchasing is see GLOBAL TACOS Page 48

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Otis and a beer

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oor Otis. Otis is the carthese selections seemed equally popular toon pig mascot of among a packed house of predominantNederland’s Wild ly locals during a recent Saturday lunch.

Mountain Smokehouse & The signature smoked meats are Brewery, seemingly oblivi- available by weight, and Andrew opted ous to his likely fate as a barbecued for an $11.25 platter of a half-pound of entrée here. The sign above the front beef brisket sided with baked beans and door shows him quizzically contemplat- garlic mashers. The brisket was falling a spilled mug of beer. But more apart tender with a correct level of seaominously it also superimposes his bone soning, and more important, a sublime, structure upon his rotund body, hinting, smoky perfume. The mashers were perhaps, at the inevitability of his thick and buttery, with a measure of becoming a savory slab of ribs. potato skin to add textural interest.

Even the beer at this hospitable ski Sadly, most BBQ joints phone in their lodge-styled bean preparabrewpub hints at tion by doing Wild Mountain Otis’ end. While no more than the Six Feet opening a can.

Smokehouse & Brewery Under Extra Happily, the 70 East First Street Special Bitter Smokehouse’s Nederland, 303-258-WILD was ostensibly were a surprisbrewed to comingly satisfying memorate combination Nederland’s Frozen Dead Guy Days, of mixed beans boosted by an ample the tap depicts Otis perched atop a cof- ration of pork. This meaty addition fin. Not so incidentally, this is a fine contributed deep flavor and enough brew. Friend Andrew and I thought this heft for this side to stand on its own as $4.25 pint of ESB possessed full-boda potential entrée. ied flavor reminiscent of San Francisco’s A $12.95 half-rack of St. Louislegendary Anchor Steam Beer, one of style pork ribs (poor Otis!) was as close the longest-running domestic microas I’ve found to proper barbecue in the brews.

Rockies. Most of what passes for barbeAnyone who’s ever set foot in a cue these days is saturated with salt, microbrewery won’t be surprised by the and ribs are often stringy and stingy menu’s staples of burgers, entrée salads, with the meat. Like the brisket, smoke sandwiches, chicken wings and nachos. enhanced rather than detracted from Less expected are the meaty smokethe meat’s flavor, and it wasn’t too salty. house offerings and premium treats like The ribs provided plenty of tender yet prime rib. There’s also a decent allocastill somewhat firm meat to gnaw on, tion of full-meal salads, and a smatterwith a fine texture consistent with the ing of meatless items, such as smoked correct slow, low-heat application of tofu and Caprese sandwiches. All of smoke.

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team beer is associated with the West Coast, particularly San Francisco and that city’s Anchor Brewing brand. What “steam” refers to is ambiguous, although one theory suggests it is derived from the steam vapor that results from the brewing process. Making steam beer didn’t require refrigeration, and it lent itself to producing cheap beer popular with California Gold Rush miners. Call of the Wild scribe Jack London wrote that some of his earliest imbibing experiences involved drinking steam beer while working as a pin-setter in a California bowling alley. He later eschewed this cheap brew in favor of more refined beverages.

With respect to sauces, I found the Memphis-style sauce overly vinegary, and it reminded me more of something out of the Carolinas. In retrospect, I would have preferred Andrew’s choice of the Atomic sauce, a sweeter Texasstyle topping, hopped up with red chile.

My side of cole slaw was crisp, but the flavor could have been enlivened with a splash of vinegar or citrus to contribute needed tang.

Barbecue never seems to be cheap in these parts, although this Smokehouse’s meals are a few bucks less than similar eateries. While it may not approach the level of the seminal Corky’s in Memphis or Arthur Brown’s in Kansas City, Wild Mountain will still fulfill a barbecue aficionado’s craving for smoked meats in an informal mountain setting.

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TIDBITES Food happenings around town Twisted Pine hosts benefit Boulder’s Twisted Pine Brewery will be hosting a benefit for the Boulder Autism Society from noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday, April 25. On that day, 30 percent of its total sales will be donated, and there will be a silent auction from 2 to 5 p.m. The brewery is also bringing back Brewery Olympics that afternoon for teams of four to six people to compete in categories like Frozen T-shirts, Chug Off, Trivia, Ridiculous Relay and Blind Keg Tapping. Each team donates an entry fee of $15 for the Boulder Autism Society, and there will be prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.

Call 303-786-9270 or stop by the brewery to sign up.

In addition, Twisted Pine is unveiling some new beers. The Hemp IPA, an India Pale Ale that is dryhopped with both hops and their cousin, hemp, will be tapped on April 20, with free beer shots at 4:20 p.m.

In addition, Twisted Pine is developing a new beer made with Ghost Chilies, some of the hottest chilies on the planet. The beer will be released on Cinco de Mayo, as well as at the Snowmass Chili Pepper and Brew Fest on June 4 and 5. For more information, visit www.twistedpinebrewing.com.

Microbreweries for the Environment The Boulder Theater will host the 18th annual Microbreweries for the

Environment benefit on Friday, April 23. The evening will feature music by Mountain Standard Time and Onda, as well as $2 beers from 20 local microbreweries. Proceeds benefit local environmental efforts — the University of Colorado Environmental Center, Mothers Acting Up, CU Going Local and Wildlands Restoration Volunteers.

Doors open and beer sales begin at 8 p.m., and music will run until 12:30 a.m. Tickets are $24 and are available at the Boulder Theater Box Office.

Call 303-786-7030 or visit www.bouldertheater.com for more information.

Women’s history, afternoon tea The Hotel Boulderado will host a classic afternoon tea on Saturday, April 17, from 12 to 2:30 p.m., in honor of women’s history. A menu of loose-leaf teas, assorted sandwiches and sweets will be offered, as well as a 30-minute program featuring monologues performed in period costumes by the Legendary Ladies, a local group dedicated to promoting women’s history.

Characters will include Mother Jones, Lola Montez, Olive Oatman, Georgia O’Keefe and Lillian Russell. Tickets are $32 per person, including tax and gratuity. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Circle of Care Project, an elderly enrichment program serving Boulder County seniors. For more information or to buy tickets, visit www.boulderado. com or call 303-442-4344.

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the price.

“It’s probably 10 percent to 15 percent more expensive,” Benham says of buying from local purveyors. His sandwiches average about $9.95, compared to other local sandwiches that cost between $5 and $8.

“Overall, there is more cost attached with [buying locally],” Mendenhall says.

Since customers are only willing to pay so much for food, he says they sometimes must be willing to “not make quite the margin we that we’d like” on some things.

“If we have Cure Farm Brussels sprouts, we might charge $10 for a plate of them, because that’s what it’s worth,” Mendenhall says. “Is that highpriced compared to what you get at the grocery store? Probably a little bit.” But he credits Boulder’s educated, affluent community that holds local eating in high esteem for the restaurant’s contin48 April 8, 2010

ued success.

CCA students were curious — just what would a completely local taco look like? They found all of the ingredients could come from California, but that a single taco would cost between $8 and $12, compared to the existing $2.25 per taco.

“People are just starting to be more willing to spend more money for higher-quality ingredients,” Fletcher says.

But spending $6 to $10 more for lunch each day may be impossible within many budgets.

Both Benham and Mendenhall appreciate their customers’ willingness to spend more for higher quality food.

“I don’t know if my clientele is looking for the cheapest thing they can get,” Benham says. “They know what to expect. If they want a cheaper sandwich they can go to Subway.”

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El Taco Feliz 830 Lashley St. Longmont 303-776-7225

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f you’re at all serious about authentic Mexican fare, Longmont’s El Taco Feliz is a can’t-miss destination. This nondescript strip-mall venue serves up $1.20 tacos with fillings that include beef carne asada and al pastor style with tender pork and bits of pineapple. The more adventurous can indulge in a heavenly lengua, or beef tongue, and decadent chicharron, or porkrind taco. Each of these stuffings can also be had in a generously sized burrito.

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bread pudding are can’t-miss items. This restaurant is a Boulder classic!

Suki Thai Noodle House

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675 30th St. Boulder, 303-444-1196

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uki Thai Noodle House carries on the proud Asian tradition of serving noodle soup as a satisfying and economical one-dish meal. Their noodle bowls come with steak, chicken, tofu or pork, either in the form of meatballs or in honey-glazed red roasted form. For a dollar more, one can add calamari, shrimp, or both. Select a broth according to spice level, and the addition of fresh vegetables and rice noodles makes for a fine entrée soup.

Boulder Chop House & Tavern 921 Walnut St. Boulder 303-443-1188

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pending $35 on the Chop House’s lobster tail dinner may be an irresponsible extravagance in these economic times.

However, even the cash-strapped can find luxurious indulgences at bargain prices off this restaurant’s happy hour bar menu.

From 4 to 6 p.m., all tavern menu items are half off, which means one can enjoy a prime rib or steak dinner for under 10 bucks. Starters such as cornmeal-encrusted calamari and warm kettle chips are also available for less than three dollars a helping. With the money you save, you can splurge on the scrumptious bread pudding.

The Boulder Draft House 2027 13th St. Boulder 303-440-5858

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ccupying the former Redfish location, Boulder’s Draft House lives up to its name, as it features numerous craft beers from the Colorado Brewing Company. This cavernous but inviting space also serves enticing food specials, such as Monday’s $7 burgerand-a-beer deal, and Happy Hour runs all day Tuesday. This eatery also goes beyond the predictable wings and nachos by offering options like a lobster mac and cheese and fried artichoke heart po’ boy sandwiches.

Elephant Hut 2500 30th St. #101 Boulder 303-284-0308

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lephant Hut is a swank Thai eatery, serving the obligatory staples of this Southeast Asian cuisine, such as curries, entrée salads freighted with fresh papaya, noodle plates and spicy, citrusy soups. While some dishes, such as the pad see ew, wide rice noodles stir-fried in soy sauce, are traditionally served with meat, vegan and vegetarian versions of most selections are available. One noteworthy choice is the duck noodle soup, which comes with a full-bodied broth, expertly cooked noodles and flavorful morsels of waterfowl.

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Thunderbird Burgers & BBQ 3117 28th St. Boulder 303-449-2229

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Beau Jo’s Pizza 2690 Baseline Rd. Boulder 303-554-5312

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n $8.49 pizza and salad bar buffet is a darn near unbeatable bargain, as long as you’re not expecting a display of culinary trendiness. What you will get is a smorgasbord consisting of a soup of the day, an oldschool salad bar replete with Kraft dressings and potato salad, and an impressive array of Beau Jo’s pizza pies. On a recent visit, a meatless pepper and cheese number was a creamy-yet-spicy winner, and the peach dessert pizza was a cut above Beau Jo’s signature finish: dousing leftover crusts in honey.

Le Peep 2525 Arapahoe Ave. Boulder 303-444-5119

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he breakfast menu here presents the proverbial something for everyone, including omelets and waffles, as well as biscuits and gravy, French toast and a Rocky Mountain-influenced trout and eggs. The breakfast burrito with chicken is particularly remarkable, loaded up with poultry, eggs and potatoes, and a zingy-but-not-pyrotechnic green chile sauce. A perfect venue for families, Le Peep presents everything from a sizable kids menu to espresso drinks.

Snarf’s 2128 Pearl St. Boulder 303-444-7766

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he offerings at Snarf ’s, which is indisputably a Boulder institution, are classic sandwiches,

with the addition of entrée salads, such as the venerable Cobb; soups; and a multitude of specialty sandwich offerings. The latter includes the prime rib and provolone, rotisserie chicken and, for the vegetarian, a portobello and provolone combo. Standouts include the tangy eggplant parmesan and a winning French dip.

hunderbird Burgers & BBQ offers a surprisingly varied menu, with reasonably priced items such as a $4.99 hamburger. That’s not bad, considering that Thunderbird’s beef is of the fresh, never frozen variety. The priciest burger is the $12.99 “4x4,” which features four onethird-pound patties accompanied by four cheese slices. Healthier options include chicken sandwiches, veggie burgers and salads for all appetites. The barbecue menu offers ribs, chicken, brisket, pork shoulder and hot links.

Antica Roma

Spice China 269 McCaslin Blvd.

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hile the contemporary ambience and Guernica-sized mural of Chinese village life suggest the potential for high prices, meals here are reasonable. Most lunches are priced well under $10, and there’s plenty to choose from off the predominantly ChineseAmerican menu. There are old chestnuts like broccoli beef and a winning chow fun, as well as more traditional tripe dishes, Shanghai-style cold plates and whole steamed fish.

The Greenbriar Inn 8735 N. Foothills Hwy. Boulder, 303-440-7979

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Highway 36 landmark, the Greenbriar Inn is held in high regard for its luxurious Sunday brunch. A traditional feast in a welcoming — if not clubby — atmosphere, this brunch features such old standbys as carved-to-order prime rib and omelets prepared to your specifications. Other offerings include oysters on the half shell and an endearingly eggy French toast.

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ith its Roman Holiday décor, Antica Roma offers up a mix of panini, pizzas, pastas and entrées, ranging from an ambitious smoked salmon pizza to a more traditional chicken marsala. One standout is the rotolo di pasta, a sheet of pasta spiraling around a filling of ricotta and spinach and sliced to resemble a savory jelly roll.

Another of the menu’s highlights is the fritto misto.

Tibet Kitchen 2539 Arapahoe Rd. Boulder, 303-440-0882

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ffering light and healthy Asian, Tibet Kitchen also serves choices seldom seen in other restaurants. It offers cookedto-order momo, or Tibetan dumplings, with fillings of beef, vegetable and chicken. An array of vegetarian choices includes bean curd with baby bok choy, and a hearty dish of sliced potatoes with spinach and red bell pepper. There are also handmade pastas in a choice of broths.

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wanted to enjoy Clash of the Titans. The previews highlighted some terrific special effects and Greek mythology is a fertile field of sweeping sagas, epic stories of men challenging the gods, and strange, amazing creatures.

Two problems doomed this otherwise entertaining adventure film: the retrofit 3-D effects and the poor performance by Sam Worthington in the title role of Perseus.

Perseus is the offspring of the god Zeus (Liam Neeson) and mortal Danae (Tine Stapelfeldt).

When Danae’s mortal husband Acrisius ( Jason Flemyng) learns that her child was not from him, he traps them in a coffin and hurls it into the ocean. Miraculously, they safely wash ashore and build a family with humble Greek fisherman Spyros (Pete Postlethwaite).

That’s where things diverge from classic Greek mythology and where the film gets confusing. Mortals are tired of having to pay homage to the gods and rebel. They topple a massive statue of Zeus and begin to talk about the freedom to rule themselves. It’s the love of mortals that give Gods their life, and if no one believes in them they’ll die. Meanwhile, Hades (Ralph Fiennes), brother of Zeus and god of the underworld, plots to restore his place on Mount Olympus.

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and dunes at sunset, summer lovin’ (had me a blast!), a third-act medical crisis and a clutch of letters designed to be read aloud in voice-over: Another month, another adaptation of a Nicholas Sparks romance.

This month’s is called The Last Song, starring Miley Cyrus as a surly, snappish one-time piano prodigy who has given up the keyboard after her parents’ divorce. She and her brother spend an eventful coastal Georgia summer with their father, played by Greg Kinnear.

Those familiar with Sparks’ The Notebook (aka “the good one”), Nights in Rodanthe and this year’s Dear John will find the contours of The Last Song either comforting or shopworn. It depends on your tolerance for wordless, songdrenched transitional scenes in which lovers throw each other into the surf while the soundtrack does the rest.

Cyrus’ character, Ronnie, meets her noble hunk (Liam Hemsworth) in almost precisely the same way Amanda Seyfried met Channing Tatum in Dear John: on the beach, sunny day, love at first sight, bickering at second, love at third aaaaaand safe at home! He’s Boulder Weekly

that will destroy the entire city of Argos if the princess Andromeda (Alexa Davalos) isn’t sacrificed.

Perseus is in love with Andromeda and vows to save her and Argos from the vengeful Gods. The only way to kill the Kraken is to show it Medusa’s head, but Medusa (Natalia Vodianova) lives in the underworld and if you look at her, you turn to stone. The quest involves finding the entrance to the underworld, convincing the ferryman to take them across the river Styx, killing Medusa and bringing the head back, all in just a few days.

Along the way the film roughly follows some of the scenes of the 1981 Ray Harryhausen special effects classic Clash of the Titans, with Pegasus the winged horse, giant scorpions, Medusa and strange

flying creatures, but while the original had a sense of humor about it, the remake has a ponderousness that makes it feel like a quest for the viewer too.

Clash of the Titans had its 3-D effects added after the film was done, at a cost of $10 million. I’m already tired of the gimmicky effect, personally. The 3-D was blurry and distracted from the narrative and special effects, rather than enhancing them. I can only hope that in the next year directors will insist on skipping 3-D entirely to preserve their vision of the film or will work with 3-D from the first frame so that the effects are more enjoyable.

Does Clash of the Titans ultimately sound like a soap opera with lots of vaguely familiar names? It is.

The problem with the film is that Perseus is the original heroic mortal and his journey is the archetypal hero’s journey, and Worthington just doesn’t have the range to pull it off.

This left the film without a soul, another “look what we can do with computer graphics” DVD release that is unlikely to be a favorite for more than a viewing or two. Recommended if you’re a special effects junkie, otherwise catch it on HBO or rent the DVD. You’ll be fine.

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rich, she’s not; Kinnear’s character, we’re told, fell asleep at the chapel piano one night and may have caused a painful fire, so he’s living with guilt and secrets and struggling to re-engage with Ronnie and get her back to the piano and take that full ride at Juilliard. A hardened showbiz veteran at 17, Cyrus

plays an angry, heartbroken girl in a way that, sad to say, shows off her Hannah Montana-drilled tricks and tics and air of entitlement more than her dramatic range.

Kinnear’s a different story: Reliably honest and affecting, he fights off the waves of corn in much the same way that Tibetan monk defied the tsunami in 2012. Debut feature director Julie Anne Robinson can do only so much with a script (by Sparks and Jeff Van Wie) addicted to YAMS, or Yet Another Montage Syndrome.

Party dress shopping, playful mud fight, volleyball game, turtle hatch (actually, that scene’s nice) — it beats storytelling, I suppose.

The Last Song is primarily for teenagers looking for something disposable to cry about for a couple of hours, though I did find it a tad easier to take than Dear John, which was slicker but more galling in its heartstring-yanking.

Here, Kinnear and the turtles offer some compensation.

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After Life

which only makes one appreciate Butler’s romantic comedy efforts more. If he’s co-starring with Jen, at least he’s not making another “Gamer.” Rated PG-13. At Century, Twin Peaks and Flatiron. — Roger Moore.

A diverse group of people arrive at a drafty institution where they are offered condolences on their recent deaths and told they each must select a treasured memory which will be recreated on film, and recollected for eternity. Shot in semi-documentary style, without special effects, After Life is possible the most convincing film ever made on the subject of the hereafter, as well as a fascinating commentary on the link between movies and memory. At Starz. — Denver Film Society

City Island

Ajami Co-directed by an Israeli Arab and an Israeli Jew, this potent, whirling film, set in Jaffa’s tense and sprawling multiethnic community, depicts a melting pot about to boil over. A 2010 foreign-language best picture Oscar nominee. Not rated (violence, profanity, drugs, adult themes). At Chez Artiste. — Steven Rea Alice in Wonderland

Dragon Training 101

Jay Baruchel voices Hiccup, a happless Viking youth who bonds with the wounded dragon Toothless in How to Train Your Dragon.

Director Tim Burton’s new extravaganza, the second Disney-backed Alice and a bookend to the cheerily benign 1951 animated version, won’t be for everyone.

It’s a little rough for preteens, and it doesn’t throw many laughs the audience’s way, but along with Sweeney Todd, this is Burton’s most interesting project in a decade. Wonderfully well-chosen Australian actress Mia Wasikowska plays Alice, and Johnny Depp continues his fruitfully nervy collaboration with Burton by playing the Mad Hatter. PG (fantasy action/violence involving scary images and situations, and a smoking caterpillar). At Flatiron, Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks. — Michael Phillips

Prize with Alain Resnais’s Hiroshima, Mon Amour, Araya was never picked up for widespread distribution.

Rarely shown, this masterpiece was largely forgotten by the film world. Milestone’s North American theatrical premiere and worldwide release in 2009 will give audiences the chance to rediscover Benacerraf — a powerful and distinctive voice in the history of cinema.

At Starz. — Denver Film Society

Araya

The Bounty Hunter

Although it shared the Cannes International Critics

Three films into his romantic comedy career, Gerard

Butler has finally reached “watchable.” With The Bounty Hunter, the bemused Scots comes closer to setting off sparks with his newest leading lady, Jennifer Aniston.

Butler plays Milo Boyd, a bounty hunter, tracking down crooks who skip out on bail, handcuffing them even if he has to chase them, on stilts, through the middle of a July 4th parade. When Nicole (Aniston) misses a court date and her bail bondsman is out $50,000, Milo takes the gig.

Aniston doesn’t bring her old A-game to this. But at least she’s not quiet and no-energy, her approach to too many roles of late. Director Andy Tennant makes sure the whole shooting match devolves into a shooting match,

Raymond De Felitta’s screwball farce “City Island” introduces us to the Rizzos, a boisterous party of four living in the tradition-steeped, seaside spit of Bronx real estate of the movie’s title. The Rizzos don’t talk to one another much, and when they do the neighbors undoubtedly hear every word. But deep down, we’re meant to understand, they shout because they care.

The movie’s setup would barely pass muster on “Three’s Company,” and there’s little doubt that the whole thing is going to end in a group hug. But “City Island” scrapes by and delivers a smile or two because it does contain a fundamental understanding of the rot that sets in when people hide their true selves from the ones they love. Rated PG-13. At Chez Artiste. — Glenn Whipp Chop Shop

Directed by Ramin Bahrani, with Alejandro Polanco, Isamar Gonzales, Ahmad Razvi, Carlos Zapata (2007).

In a bustling wasteland of stolen cars, mechanics and street hustlers, a tough and ambitious street orphan and his older sister must rely on each other to survive. Living and working in the Iron Triangle, a sprawling junkyard in Queens, N. Y., the two find their dreams threatened by the hard truths of life, only to find hope and salvation in one another. This film was screened at the 61st Conference of World Affairs Cinema Interruptus at the University of Colorado in 2009, with the director Ramin Bahrani and Roger Ebert commenting. At Boulder Public Library. — BPL

local theaters AMC Flatiron Crossing, 61 W. Flatiron Cir., Broomfield, 303-7904262 Alice in Wonderland Fri-Wed: 1:40, 4:35, 7:40, 10:20 The Bounty Hunter Fri-Wed: 1:25, 4:05, 7:05, 9:45 Clash of the Titans Fri-Wed 1:30, 2:20, 4:10, 5:10, 7:05, 7:55, 9:40, 10:25 Diary of a Wimpy Kid Fri-Wed: 12:40, 2:55, 5:05, 7:20, 9:35 Hot Tub Time Machine FriWed: 12:50, 3:10, 5:30, 7:50, 10:10 How to Train Your Dragon FriSun: 1:10, 2, 3:45, 4:30 7, 7:30, 8:45, 9:20 The Last Song Fri-Wed: 1:50, 5, 7:30, 10:05 Letters to God Fri-Wed: 2, 4:50, 7:45, 10:15 Shutter Island Fri-Wed: 1:20, 4:25, 7:25 Boulder Public Library Film Program, Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303441-3197 Chop Shop Thu: 7 p.m.

The Good Soldier Svejk Mon: 7 p.m.

Century Boulder, 1700 29th St., Boulder, 303-442-1815 Alice in Wonderland Fri-Wed:

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12, 1:20, 2:40, 4, 5:25, 6:40, The Black Waters of Echo’s Pond Fri-Wed: 12:45, 3:10, 5:35, 8, 10:25 The Bounty Hunter Fri-Wed: 10:40, 2:25, 5:10, 7:50, 10:35 Clash of the Titans Fri-Wed: 11:45, 12:35, 1:35, 2:30, 3:25, 4:20, 5:15, 6:10, 7:05, 8,:05 8:55, 9:50, 10:45 Crazy Heart Fri-Wed: 1, 4:30, 7:15, 10:30 Date Night Fri-Wed: 11:30, 12:40, 1:50, 3, 5:20, 7:40, 8:50, 10 The Ghostwriter Fri-Wed: 8:10 p.m.

Greenberg Fri-Wed: 11:30, 2:10, 5, 7:45, 10:40 Hot Tub Time Machine FriWed: 11:50, 2:20, 4:50, 7:20, 10:10 How to Train Your Dragon FriWed: 12:05, 1:25, 2:35, 3:50, 6:20, 8:45, 10:05 The Last Song Fri-Wed: 11:25, 2:05, 4:45, 7:25, 10:20 The Runaways Fri-Wed: 11:35, 2:15, 4:55, 7:35, 10:15 Colony Square, 1164 Dillon Rd., Louisville, 303-604-2641 Alice in Wonderland Fri-Wed: 1:30, 4:50, 7:50 The Black Water of Echo’s Pond Fri-Wed: 1:10, 4:10, 6:50 Clash of the Titans Thu: 12:40,

1:50, 3:30, 5:10, 6:20, 8:10 Crazy Heart Fri-Sat: 1:20, 3:50, 6:40 Date Night Fri-Wed: 2:30, 5:20, 7:40 Diary of a Wimpy Kid Fri-Wed: 2:10, 4:30, 7:20 The Ghost Writer Fri-Wed: 1, 4, 7 Hot Tub Time Machine FriWed: 1:40, 4:20, 7:10 How to Train Your Dragon FriWed: 12:50, 2:20, 3:40, 5, 6:30, 8 Last Song Fri-Wed: 2, 4:40, 7:30 International Film Series, Muenzinger Auditorium, CU campus, 303-492-1531 Hausu Wed: 7:00, 9:00 Ricky Thu-Fri: 7, 9 Wild River Sat: 7, 9:30 Landmark Chez Artiste, 2800 S. Colorado Blvd., Denver, 303352-1992 Ajami Fri-Wed: 4, 7, 9:40 City Island Fri-Wed: 4:30, 7:15, 9:50 The Young Victoria Thu-Wed: 4:15, 6:45, 9:30 Landmark Esquire, 590 Downing St., Denver, 303-352-1992 The Girl with the Dragon

Tattoo Fri-Sun: 1, 4:30 , 8 MonWed: 4:30, 8 Greenberg Fri-Sun: 10:45, 1:30, 4:15, 7, 9:30 Mon-Wed: 4:15, 7, 9:30

West of Pluto Thu: 5:15, 7:25 When a Woman Ascends the Stairs Thu: 7 p.m.

Yearning Fri: 9:30 p.m.

Landmark Mayan, 110 Broadway, Denver, 303-352-1992 The Ghost Writer Fri-Wed: 1:15, 9:40 Sat-Sun: 1:15 p.m.

The Runaways Fri, Mon-Wed: 4:20, 7:20, 10 Terribly Happy Fri, Mon-Wed: 4:40, 7, 9:20 Sat-Sun: 1:30 p.m.

Vincere Fri, Mon-Wed: 4, 6:40

UA Twin Peaks, 1250 S. Hover Rd., Longmont, 303-651-2434 Alice in Wonderland Fri-Wed: 1:35, 4:35, 7:35, 10:05 The Bounty Hunter Fri-Wed: 1:40, 4:15, 7:30, 10 Clash of the Titans Fri-Wed 1:20, 1:50, 4:10, 4:40, 7:10, 7:40, 9:40, 10:10 Date Night Fri-Wed: 1:25, 4:50, 7:45, 10:10 Diary of a Wimpy Kid Fri-Wed: 1:15, 4:05, 7:15, 9:50 How to Train Your Dragon FriSun: 1:30, 2, 4, 4:30 6:50, 7:20, 9:30, 10 The Last Song Fri-Wed: 1:45, 4:20, 7:05, 9:45 Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married Too? Fri-Wed: 1:10, 3:50, 7, 9:55

Starz Film Center, 900 Auraria Pkwy., Denver, 303-820-3456 After Life Sat: 7 p.m.

Araya Fri-Wed: 5, 7:30 Cure Sat: 4 p.m.

Hausu Thu-Fri: 10 p.m.

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Clash of the Titans Finally, a remake that makes sense. The exceedingly cheesy 1981 cult classic gets a big-budget remake (and a last-minute conversion to 3D), starring Sam Worthington (Avatar) as Perseus, a god raised as a mortal who helps Zeus (Liam Neeson) fight off a coup d’etat by the evil Hades (Ralph Fiennes). Rated PG-13.

At Century, Flatiron, Colony Square and Twin Peaks. — Rene Rodriguez

way between his exquisite The Squid and the Whale and his woefully miscalculated Margot at the Wedding. Ben Stiller leaves his silly side behind for this sometimes funny character study. Stiller walks a fascinating tightrope with this guy, underpinning much of what happens between medications with a midlife crisis: a generational angst that allows Baumbach to pass judgment on “kids today” even as his anti-hero alter ego is no one who should be passing judgment on anyone. Rated R. At Century and Esquire. — Roger Moore.

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Police Detective Takabe is tracking a series of bizarre murders, all committed in exactly the same manner: a giant X is slashed in the flesh of the victims. But that’s where the similarities end. In each case, seemingly well-adjusted people suddenly kill without understanding why. Baffled, Takabe consults his psychologist friend Sakuma, who finds no relationships among the perpetrators and rules out any connection with the media.

The investigation eventually leads to a young drifter named Mamiya, who asks everyone he meets the same simple question: “Who are you?” Cure, which first brought international attention to director Kiyoshi Kurosawa, transcends the boundaries of its genre to become a riveting exploration of the collapse of identity in a postmodern age. At Starz. — Denver Film Society

This hallucinatory film about schoolgirls who encounter evil spirits is too absurd to be genuinely terrifying, yet too nightmarish to be comic. Never released in the US, and a cult classic in the making, Hausu is a forgotten gem unearthed. Not rated. At International Film Series and Starz. — Janus Films

Date Night Comedy is hard. Farce is harder. The momentum and lunacy need to keep building. The characters’ cluelessness needs to be endearing, but they can’t come off as imbeciles — the audience will turn against them entirely. The outrageous hijinks can’t be pushed too hard or the whole delicate conceit is apt to collapse into desperate chaos. Wonder of wonders, then, that Shawn Levy, the director of such middle-of-the-road fare as Cheaper by the Dozen and The Pink Panther, and Josh Klausner, one of twelve credited screenwriters who worked on Shrek the 3rd, should turn out to be such gifted practitioners of this very tricky genre in Date Night. That there is a beating heart at the center of all this makes it all the more appealing. Rated PG-13. At Twin Peaks, Century and Colony Square — Christopher Kelly Diary of a Wimpy Kid Why Diary of a Wimpy Kid? Because you’re never too old for a good booger joke. Jeff Kinney’s irreverent illustrated diary about one tween’s nightmare middle-school experience comes to the big screen with all its boogers, bullies, bad decisions and maybe a few more trips to the toilet than you’ll remember. Crass, gross and juvenile in all the best (and worst) ways, Diary is aimed squarely at a tween “don’t touch the cheese” demographic.

And if you don’t get it, maybe you’re just too old for a good booger joke. Rated PG. At Colony Square, Flatiron and Twin Peaks. — Roger Moore.

Hot Tub Time Machine Hot Tub Time Machine’s title may say it all. But just in case it doesn’t, here’s an alternative: “Back to The Hangover.”

A sloppy, raucous, time travel farce in the grown-mengone-wild Hangover style, it’s a surprisingly satisfying, if not exactly LMAO riot. There are some big laughs, a few great running gags and the Back to the Future sweet moments of reflection mostly work. It’s not The Hangover, but at least this Hot Tub won’t have you hating yourself in the morning. Rated R. At Flatiron, Century and Colony Square. — Roger Moore.

How to Train Your Dragon The swoops and dives of this exuberant animated feature, in which the teen hero befriends the winged enemy, should prove as addicting to its target audience as similar scenes have in Avatar. On the Island of Berk, the Vikings have been putting up with dragon attacks for 300 years. Hiccup (voice of Jay Baruchel) meets one of the dreaded beasts and learns dragons are a misjudged species, which puts him at odds with his father (Gerard Butler) and the rest of the village. The flying scenes are fantastic, so seeing Dragon in 3-D really is a must. PG (language and sexual content).. At Flatiron, Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks.

The Hurt Locker Vivid, assured and extremely suspenseful, director Kathryn Bigelow’s latest (and strongest) film takes moviegoers by the collar and throws them headlong into one horrifying life-and-death situation after another. Jeremy Renner plays a soldier in Iraq running toward the explosives while everyone else is ducking and covering. He’s a bomb tech whose job entails disarming one Improvised Explosive Device after another, day after day. Time will tell if this politically neutral war movie is a classic, but it’s certainly a formidable experience. R (war violence and language). At Starz. — Michael Phillips

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A violent, exhilarating and faithful adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s international bestseller, with Swedish actress Noomi Rapace in the role of Lisbeth Salander, the punky, pierced, perturbed, cyber-hacking heroine. Not rated. (violence, sexual violence, nudity, profanity, adult themes) At Esquire. — Steven Rea

Any film based on a novel by Nicholas Sparks is going to be sentimental. It’s how the actors wade through the emotional bogs that make or break the film. Miley Cyrus throws off the blond wig of Hannah Montana to play rebellious teen Ronnie, who does nothing to hide her contempt when she and her little brother (Bobby Coleman) are sent from New York City to a beach town in Georgia to spend the summer with their father, Steve (Greg Kinnear). The role of Ronnie is a huge stretch for Cyrus, and at this point in her acting career, the role is just beyond her reach. Only Cyrus’ scenes with Kinnear have a spark of truth. Kinnear has a knack for playing characters with heavy hearts who are more complex than they seem. That ability is what makes The Last Song more sentimental than melodramatic. And while the film doesn’t hit any major sour notes, it’s just a familiar tune that could have used some better supporting voices for Kinnear. Rated PG. At Century, Flatiron and Twin Peaks. — Rick Bentley

The Good Soldier Svejk Directed by Karel Steklý, with Rudolf Hrusínský, Svatopluk Benes, J. Marvan, Josef Hlinomaz (Czechoslovakia, 1957). Svejk is posted with his march battalion to barracks in Ceské Budejovic to prepare for being sent to the front and into the trenches with the 11th company of the 91st battalion. Based on the unfinished epic satirical novel The Good Soldier Svejk and his Fortunes in the World War by Jaroslav Hašek which he based on real people in his military experience who later gained a modicum of local celebrity. In Czech with subtitles. At Boulder Public Library. — BPL Greenberg Something went wrong once for Roger Greenberg.

Something big. It happened years before, and its result is as plain as every bug-eyed twitch on Roger’s face.

He’s a guy devoured by the terror of expectations. At 41, unlike his peers, he never learned to “embrace the life you never planned for.” Greenberg, the latest writingdirecting effort from Noah Baumbach, is another droll, sensitive essay in dysfunction. It’s a movie that falls mid-

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Late Spring One of the most powerful of Yasujiro Ozu’s family portraits, Late Spring tells the story of a widowed father who feels compelled to marry off his beloved only daughter. Eminent Ozu players Chishu Ryu and Setsuko Hara command this poignant tale of love and loss (with hints of humor) in postwar Japan, which remains as potent today as ever — almost alone justifying Ozu’s inclusion in the pantheon of cinema’s greatest directors. At Starz. — Denver Film Society

Letters to God A little boy with cancer puts his fears, hopes and prayers into letters written to God. A troubled, cynical postman inherits the job of dealing with those letters, and taking that duty seriously changes his life. But even though lip service is paid to cynicism and even skepticism in Letters to God, that’s not what this indie drama is about. It’s about how a child’s faith spreads to those around him and softens their hearts. A good-looking but slow and bland, faith-based tear-jerker, Letters is a depressingly unemotional affair, with writing and some of the acting so flat that even its emotionally loaded situations can’t inspire waterworks. Rated PG. At Flatiron. — Roger Moore Lightning The incisive Lightning is Naruse’s second adaptation of a Hayashi novel and another of his lacerating portraits of a deeply flawed family. . A frequent Naruse leading lady since 1941, Takamine Hideo plays Kiyoko, the youngest of four siblings, all with different fathers.

When Kiyoko resists her siblings’ plans to marry her off to a financially secure baker, she sets off a string of consequences that threatens the family with disintegration. As so often in Naruse’s films, money, or the lack of it, overrides family ties and determines the protagonists’ happiness...or lack of it. At Starz. — Denver Film Society Millenium Actress In this unique epic adventure, the lines between the past and the present, truth and fiction, are blurred when a documentary filmmakers fulfills his quest to find the legendary actress Chiyoko Fujiwara, and learn why she mysteriously vanished at the height of her brilliant career. When Chiyoko grants the filmmaker’s request, he, in turn, presents her with a token—a key she had lost and thought was gone forever. The filmmaker could not have imagined that the key would not only unlock the long-held secrets of Chiyoko’s life, but also his own. At Starz. — Denver Film Society

tainment, delicate human emotions and relentless action into a rich, evocative and unforgettable tale of courage and hope. At Starz. — Denver Film Society Tampopo Tampopo is an off-beat comedy featuring several intersecting stories all related to food. Tsutomu Yamazaki plays Goro, a truck driver who helps a young widow named Tampopo (Nobuko Miyamoto) improve her noodle restaurant. Over the course of the film, the story drifts around, not only following the stories of Tampopo, her son and Goro, but also a number of customers who come through the diner, including an old woman who insists on squeezing the cheese at a market and a criminal (Ken Watanabe) who harbors a food-based kink. At Starz. — Denver Film Society Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married Too? The next chapter in the lives of eight college friends struggling with the challenges of marital life. With Janet Jackson, Jill Scott, Sharon Leal, Malik Yoba, Richard T. Jones, Tasha Smith, Lamman Rucker, Michael J. White, Louis Gossett Jr., Cicely Tyson and Tyler Perry. Written and directed by Tyler Rated PG-13. At Twin Peaks.

Vincere A cinematic tour de force, Vincere is Italian master Marco Bellocchio’s (Good Morning, Night, Fists in the Pocket) portrait of Benito Mussolini (Filippo Timi) and Ida Dalser (Giovanna Mezzogiorno), the fiery woman who was his secret wife and the mother of his abandoned child. The closely guarded story of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini’s secret lover and son is revealed in fittingly operatic proportions. Thunderstruck by the young Mussolini’s charisma, Dalser gives up everything to help champion his revolutionary ideas. When he disappears during World War I and later resurfaces with a new wife, the scorned Dalser and her son are locked away in separate asylums for more than a decade. But Ida will not disappear without a fight. Not rated. At Mayan. — Landmark Theatres West of Pluto

Prodigal Sons Prodigal Sons tells the story of three fascinating siblings: filmmaker Kim, a transgender woman; Todd, a gay man; and Marc, their adopted brother who discovers he’s the grandson of Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth. The bond between longtime rivals Marc and Kim, which defies both Kim’s gender and Marc’s pedigree, exists as the fascinating heart of the film, and is orbited by a colorful, articulate cast of characters, including jailhouse chaplains, Montana farmers, intrigued high school classmates, and Orson Welles’ soul-mate Oja Kodar, among others. Directed by Kimberly Reed. Not rated. At Starz. — Landmark Theatres Reporter Reporter is a feature documentary about Nicholas Kristof, the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for the New York Times, who almost single-handedly put the crisis in Darfur on the world map. The film puts the viewer in Kristof’s pocket, revealing the man and his methods, and just how and why real reporting is vital to our democracy, our world-awareness, and our capacity to be a force for good. At Starz. — Denver Film Society Ricky Prolific festival darling François Ozon (Swimming Pool) has been a faint presence on the scene in the last few years, due partly to the inevitable slowing of his Fassbinder-like pace and partly to the unjustified dismissal of his wry 2007 Romance Angel, which will finally be released in 2010. Ricky, the first of two Ozon films to debut this year, marks a return to his busy-bee ways, not least because it feels like two disparate movies joined at the hip. (Fair warning: the transition between its two halves hinges on a major plot twist.)

Not rated. At International Film Series. — IFS Seven Samurai One of the most beloved movie epics of all time, Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai (Shichinin no samurai) tells the story of a 16th-century village whose desperate inhabitants hire the eponymous warriors to protect them from invading bandits. This three-hour ride — featuring legendary actors Toshiro Mifune and Takashi Shimura — seamlessly weaves philosophy and enter-

A look at a day in the lives of 12 Quebec high schoolers captures the nature of their teenage years. Written and directed by Henry Bernadet and Myriam Verreault.

In French with English subtitles. (1:35) Not rated. At Starz. — LA Times Wild River Set in the 1930‘s, Elia Kazan spins a story of romance and human dignity beneath the construction of a dam in this strong but unbiased commentary on progress and social upheavel. At International Film Series. Not rated. — IFS Yearning War widow Hideko Takamine, fed up with trying to keep the family store open against supermarket competition and in-law meddling (including feckless brother-in-law Yuzo Kayama), heads for home, but, in one of the greatest train journeys in the history of cinema, receives a not unwelcome surprise, topped by a shocker climax. At Starz. — Denver Film Society The Young Victoria

Starring Emily Blunt as the 18-year-old queen of England circa 1837, this delicious historical romance is a rich pastiche of first love, teen empowerment, fabulous fashion and fate. Filmmaker Jean-Marc Vallee has captured that hot blush of pure emotion that comes before kisses, sex and heartbreak.

Credit also goes to Blunt and to Rupert Friend, who plays the equally young Belgian Prince Albert.

Rated PG (some mild sensuality, a scene of violence and brief incidental language and smoking). At Chez Artiste. — Betsy Sharkey Youth Knows No Pain Mitch McCabe, an age-obsessed daughter of a plastic surgeon takes a journey through America’s $60-billiona-year anti-aging world. In this Alice-in-Wonderland tale, McCabe spends two years traveling across America visiting doctors, experts and lives with a cross-section of characters from who’ve gone to varying lengths to “beat the clock” to paint a funny but troubling portrait of a country desperate to stay forever young. At Starz. — Denver Film Society

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March 21-April 19:

It would be a good week for you to perfect your ability to crow like a rooster, Aries. I also recommend that you practice your skill at leaping out of bed in the morning fully refreshed, with your imagination primed and ready to immediately begin making creative moves. Other suggested exercises: being on the alert for what’s being born; holding a vision of the dawn in your heart throughout the day; and humorously strutting around like you own whatever place you’re in.

TAURUS

April 20-May 20:

I got a spam email containing supposed words of wisdom from the Dalai Lama. “We spend more, but have less,” it said. “We have more conveniences, but less time; more experts, yet more problems.” It went on like this for a while. I was suspicious. It seemed to contain too many pop platitudes to have been uttered by the Dalai Lama.

With Google’s help, I did some research and discovered that the passage was actually the handiwork of pastor Bob Moorehead, who resigned from his Seattle church under a cloud of allegations about misconduct. I urge you to make similar investigations of the ostensible truths you receive this week, Taurus. You may find discrepancies as major as the differences between the Dalai Lama and Bob Moorehead.

GEMINI

May 21-June 20:

A life-long dream of mine came true recently, and I didn’t even know it was a life-long dream until it happened. It struck unexpectedly on a Tuesday afternoon. My daughter called on the phone from her college dorm room, wanting to discuss an essay she’d been assigned for her History of Modern Art class. She really liked it, but there were some points she wanted to understand better, and she thought my input might help. The essay? The “Surrealistic Manifesto,” formulated in 1924 by the writer André Breton. Years ago, it was a crucial document in my own development as a young poet. The opportunity to share its heady brew with the beloved child I used to push on a swing was startlingly blissful. I predict a similar event for you in the coming days, Gemini: the fruition of a life-long dream you didn’t even know you had.

CANCER June 21-July 22:

It’s probably true for a lot of celebrities that their public personas are not accurate reflections of their private lives.

One striking example is actress Megan Fox, who’s famous for being a sex goddess. But the fact is, she told Harper’s Bazaar magazine, she has only slept with two men in her life, and it makes her ill to even contemplate having sex with someone she doesn’t love. While it may not bother her to have a reputation that’s so different from her inner world, I wouldn’t say the same about you — especially now. I urge you to do what you can to create more harmony between the version of yourself that you project outward and the version of yourself you actually live in.

LEO

July 23-Aug. 22:

In her poem “The Gift,” Chinese poet Shu Ting writes, “I dream the dream of a pond who lives not just to mirror the sky but to let willow trees on the bank drink me up.”

This would be an excellent dream for you to dream in the coming week, Leo. It would also be empowering for you to render its themes in your waking life. I think you will derive great pleasure and sound teaching from mirroring a soaring archetype and feeding an intimate primal force. (Shu Ting’s poem was translated by Tony Barnstone and Newton Liu.)

VIRGO

that the law of reversals will be in full bloom. Things that have been last will, at least temporarily, be first, and influences that have calmed you down will rile you up. What has been crazy may be quite sane, and what has been in the shadows will come into the light. Tight squeezes may turn into expansive releases and heavy-duty commitments will get a dose of slack — and vice versa. Always vice versa.

SCORPIO Oct. 23-Nov. 21:

Every one of us in engaged in some ongoing battle with ourselves. Maybe there’s a conflict between our heart and head.

Maybe we’re trying to stop expressing some behavior that we know is self-destructive but seems all too natural and easy to do. Maybe we feel guilty about or resentful toward some event from the past and are constantly fighting with its after-image. Whatever your version of the civil war might be, Scorpio, the coming weeks will be an excellent time to reduce the heat of the strife. But you’ll have to be ingenious as you reframe the way you think about the situation, and you’ll have to locate a reservoir of willpower that has been hidden in your depths.

SAGITTARIUS Nov. 22-Dec. 21:

This would be an excellent time for you to take inventory of what brings you pleasure. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you’re due for an update and upgrade.

Some of your tried-and-true strategies for generating joys and thrills are fraying at the edges. You should consider refurbishing them, even as you also think about going in quest of fresh sources of delight. For extra credit, see if you can gain access to an experience that could accurately be described as “a blessed state of bliss.”

CAPRICORN Dec. 22-Jan. 19:

It would be smart for you to whet your appetite, but please don’t go too far and spoil your appetite. Imagine and plan for the feast to come; make sure the evolution of the feast is on track; but don’t try to actually enjoy the entire feast yet. It’s not ready, you see. The “cooking” isn’t complete. To dive in now would be like eating a chocolate cake that has only been baking in the oven for 10 minutes. In conclusion, Capricorn, strike a balance between practicing watchful patience and cultivating protective excitement.

AQUARIUS Jan. 20-Feb. 18:

Your key word for the week is “fulcrum.” It’s derived from a Latin verb meaning “to prop up, support,” and its definitions include the following: 1. the stable point on which a lever pivots; 2. the crux of a percussionist’s grip as he or she holds a drumstick; 3. an agent through which vital powers are exercised. I suggest you meditate on where the metaphorical fulcrums are in your life, and then take creative measures to give them extra care and enhance their strength.

PISCES

Feb. 19-March 20:

I’m wearing a replica of an ancient Egyptian atef, a white crown surmounted by two ostrich feathers. My white cashmere robe, decorated with Qabalistic sigils, was sewn for me by a Wiccan priestess. My wand is shaped like the head of a Kalao bird and once belonged to a shaman from Burkina Faso. Aided by these accessories, I gaze into my magic mirror and conjure the spirit of my deceased great-uncle Felix, a successful businessman born under the sign of Pisces. He has always been a reliable source of inside info for me in the past. “Dear ancestor,” I murmur, “do you have an oracular revelation for my Piscean readers?” And he replies: “Tell them their money mojo is stronger than usual. Urge them to bargain aggressively and make sure they get a percentage of the gross, not just of the net profits.”

Aug. 23-Sept. 22:

Are you an athlete? If so, I suspect that you will soon make an adjustment in your training or technique that will improve your game. Are you an artist, musician, writer, performer or dancer? I bet you will get a sweet insight about the creative process that could revolutionize your work in the months to come. Are you a pilgrim on a meandering longdistance quest to a promised land whose location you’re not exactly sure of? Any minute now, you’ll uncover a clue that will dramatically narrow down the possibilities of where the promised land is.

LIBRA

Sept. 23-Oct. 22:

There may be times in the coming week when you will in a sense be dreaming while standing up. On other occasions, you may be hard at work while lying down. In fact, I suspect

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