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he Koch brothers’ extremist political agenda of empowering multinational corporations to reign as sovereigns over the majority will of the people has always been inextricably entwined with the profiteering agenda of their wholly owned, $100-billion-a-year, industrial conglomerate.

The brothers’ plutocratic view of

business-as-government even has a name: Mike. As in Mike Pompeo, the Trump regime’s latest secretary of state.

Years ago, while living in the billionaire brothers’ hometown of Wichita, Kansas, Mike got lucky when they pumped a load of Koch capital into a business he’d started, turning him into a millionaire. Then, they partnered with him in another business that essentially made him a Koch Industries subsidiary. In 2010, they turned this business asset they’d created into a political asset, providing the money from KOCHPAC and the backing of their right-wing front group to elect Pompeo to serve as “The Congressman from Koch.” The brothers even installed a Koch Industries lobbyist to run his congressional office.

So, Mike’s been a loyal Koch-head, conferring with them and backing bills

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to advance their corporate and political fortunes. Their investment in Mike became a bonanza last year when he became Trump’s yes-man as the head of the CIA. And now, they’ve hit the political jackpot, with Pompeo becoming head of the State Department. On everything from international oil deals that profit multinational giants like Koch Industries to supporting the brothers’ relentless opposition to all global efforts that would restrict fossil fuel profiteers from causing more climate change. The Koch’s personal political insider is now their global corporate asset.

To keep up with how Mike converts Koch-headed corporatism into U.S. foreign policy, go to www.prwatch.org/ topics/koch-exposed.

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A new and extensive survey conducted jointly by the ACLU and the National Immigrant Women’s Advocacy Project (NIWAP) shows that the fear of deportation — magnified by immigration arrests in courthouses since President Trump took office — is stopping immigrants from reporting crimes and participating in court proceedings.

This survey is based on responses from 232 law enforcement officers in 24 states; 103 judges, three court staff and two court administrators in 25 states; 50 prosecutors in 19 states; and 389 survivor advocates and legal service providers spread across 50 states. What is clear from the results is that when immigra-

tion officers conduct arrests in courthouses, there can be significant damage to the ability of the police, prosecutors, defenders and judges to deliver justice.

Approximately 22 percent of police officers surveyed reported that immigrants were less likely in 2017 than in 2016 to be willing to make police reports; 21 percent said immigrant crime survivors were less likely to help in investigations when police arrived at the scene of a crime; 20 percent reported that they were less likely to help in post-crime scene investigations; and 18 percent said immigrant crime survivors were less willing to work with prosecutors. Sixty-seven percent reported an impact on police ability to protect crime survivors generally, and 64 percent reported an adverse impact on officer safety. More than 50 percent of police surveyed said domestic violence, human trafficking and sexual assault crimes are now harder to investigate because immigrant crime survivors are afraid to seek assistance.

Fifty-four percent of judges participating in this survey reported that court cases were interrupted due to an immigrant crime survivor’s fear of coming to court. Similarly, prosecutors surveyed reported that crimes including domestic violence, and sexual and human trafficking were harder to investigate and prosecute because immigrant crime survivors feared immigration consequences if they came forward.

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t’s been obvious for a long time that global warming would be a lot less of an urgent problem if environmentalists hadn’t killed nuclear power in the 1970s. Now an Australian researcher has totaled up the costs of anti-nuclear environmentalism.

Peter Lang, a researcher at Australian National University and a strong advocate of nuclear energy, calculates that if nuclear energy development hadn’t been derailed in the 1970s by environmental opposition and government over-regulation, the United States would be getting 80 percent of its electricity from carbonfree nuclear energy today, instead of the approximately 20 percent it currently gets.

(According to the U.S. Energy Information Agency, in 2017, 62 percent of U.S. electricity was produced with fossil fuels. Renewables accounted for 17 percent, of which 7.5 percent came from hydropower and 7.6 percent from wind and solar.)

France, which made an all-in commitment to nuclear energy in the 1970s, currently gets about 80 percent of its electricity from nuclear power.

Lang found that in the late 1960s and the 1970s, the deployment rates of nuclear power plants and the learning curves reflecting engineering and technological advances in the nuclear power industry changed from showing “rapidly falling costs and accelerating deployment to rapidly rising costs and stalled deployment.”

“Had the early rates continued, nuclear power could now be around 10 percent of its current cost,” he said, and by 2015, nuclear power could have replaced up to 100 percent of coal-generated and 76 percent of gas-generated electricity, thereby avoiding up to 540,000 deaths from fossil-fuel-produced pollution and the addition of 11 billion tons of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere in that year alone.

Among Lang’s other findings: • Had nuclear plant deployment continued at mid-1970s rates, over the last 30 years more than 186,000 terawatthours of fossil-fuel-generated electricity could have been displaced by carbon-free electricity — avoiding the release of 174 billion tons of CO2 and 9.5 million air pollution deaths.

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• The construction cost of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Plant in New Jersey, the oldest operating nuclear plant in the U.S., measured in 2017 dollars was $595 million. America’s newest nuclear plant, at Watts Bar in Tennessee, opened in 2016. It cost more than $7 billion and

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According to an article on Lang’s study in the libertarian publication Reason, the fall of nuclear power in the United States began with a 1971 decision in the Washington, D.C. Circuit Court case of Calvert Cliffs Coordinating Committee, Inc. vs. Atomic Energy

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There’s nothing wrong with requiring environmental impact statements.

There’s plenty wrong with requiring environmental impact statements that take years to complete and hang up projects with delays, not substantive findings.

At any rate, the AEC reacted to the Calvert Cliffs decision by suspending all licensing for nuclear power plants for 18 months while it devised new rules.

Carnegie Mellon Historian Andrew Ramey maintains the Calvert Cliffs ruling was “the opinion which had the most far-reaching and detrimental effect on the development of nuclear power.”

The Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 abolished the AEC and handed its regulatory powers to the newly created Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which focused almost exclusively on safety. This resulted in lengthening the construction times for nuclear power plants from four to 14 years.

The tightening regulations meant orders for new nuclear reactors almost completely dried up even before the 1979 Three Mile Island meltdown. Utilities, which still had to meet the country’s rapidly growing demand for electricity, turned to coal. Nearly 60 planned nuclear

power plants were canceled.

And U.S. coal consumption, which was 390 million tons in 1974, grew to more than a billion tons, most of it going for electric power production.

Today, coal use in the U.S. is down to 677 million tons a year, not because of the use of renewables, but because the glut of natural gas produced by fracking has allowed gas to replace coal in electricity production.

Environmentalists argue that renewables can replace both fossil fuels and nuclear power. And the use of wind and solar power is increasing, both in the U.S. and globally. But so is fossil fuel use — and the amount of CO2 annually released into the atmosphere.

In other words, environmental and anti-nuclear activists are as responsible for global warming as any oil company or OPEC member.

Be careful what you wish for, because you just might get it. Good and hard.

(Peter Lang’s paper “Nuclear Learning and Deployment Rates; Disruption and Global Benefits Forgone” appeared in Energies – Open Access Journal of Energy Research, Engineering, and Policy. www.mdpi.com/ journal/energies) This opinion column does not necessarily reflect the views of Boulder Weekly.

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Boulder County has been my home for my entire life. I am an attorney who is honored to serve the public as the Director of the Boulder District Attorney’s Diversion and Restorative Justice Programs. Boulder County has been at the forefront of criminal justice reforms and we must preserve our office’s legacy of integrity and commitment to justice. For those reasons, I support Michael Dougherty to continue as our District Attorney.

The work my office does is far too important to be influenced by political ambition or a self-conceived perception of justice not supported by current law.

While Dougherty also opposes fracking, the DA’s office is duty-bound to the laws passed by the legislature. The fact remains that under Colorado law, fracking is not illegal and our DA cannot create the authority to oversee, intervene, influence or otherwise prevent a corporation from carrying out what remains a legal activity. If Mike Foote wants to impact fracking, he should continue to serve in the legislature.

Instead of campaigning on issues he

can’t control, Michael Dougherty is focused on addressing the 30 percent increase in felonies in Boulder County and solving cold cases, ensuring the integrity of our convictions by opening old cases for review and implementing progressive policies such as diverting the mentally ill and addicts out of the criminal justice system.

Finally, it is important for someone within the office to correct the record regarding Foote’s time at the office. For the last six years, Foote has been a parttime, disengaged employee. As his coworker, I can vouch that Foote is out of touch with the office and he is not seen as a leader. Boulder County needs a DA who has earned the trust and support of the office. Michael Dougherty has earned my trust, my support, and my loyalty.

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America? What has become of me?

The U.S. just doesn’t mean the same thing to me now. Now Longmont, Lafayette and Fort Collins can all vote in elections to ban fracking, but the vote of the people means nothing because the state and oil and gas industry say no. What has become of the dream of votes being meaningful?

Lafayette City Councilors and Boulder County Commissioners all claim the best they can do for us is try limit the rate of our air, water, land and families being poisoned, even after our votes to ban fracking and years of protests. What has become of the Democrats? Where is the bravery?

A non-violent protector, doing what he can to stop drilling next to a school in Greeley expects he might be arrested.

But now he is also being sued by Extraction Oil and Gas, along with 20 “John and Jane Does,” meaning Extraction is also targeting people they can’t yet name who may have “conspired” with him. What has become of our freedom to assemble and have free speech?

Corporations are harassing it away.

Obviously the oil and gas industry is worried and now campaigning to shut us up when we say no to fracking in our communities.

Join East Boulder County United to claim our community rights and ban fracking in Boulder County. We won’t go away. “Oh say does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave — o’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?” Be brave. Join us.

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One of Boulder’s hippest corners I’ve been able to be very true to myself politically and socially in one way. I had promised to embrace and indulge myself as creatively and constructively as possible right here in this very Blue space they call Boulder. This I had promised ever since the election of this temporary aberration we have all been forced to deal with.

And in rediscovering Boulder I came across what I think is one of the hippest corners in this little village yet.

Out at roughly 47th/48th Streets and Walnut you have a couple of the most dynamic and forward-thinking organizations in this mostly Blue state.

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The way their eyes light up with a brimming confidence warms the heart no doubt. What an incredibly dedicated, unpretentious and unified/communicating group of women and men in both organizations. I’m genuinely impressed. Such a perfect place for healthy Progressive people and ideas and anyone else that remain(s) openminded. Boulder should be proud of such a hip little corner. Really.

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This wonderful protest song went out in the 1960s, and the nation stopped the American military machine.

Mark Williams, my choice for congress in Colorado’s second congressional district, understands war. He served as a fighter pilot in the Persian Gulf.

Mark is a warrior who wants to end war.

Like me, Mark is sick of how the leadership in both political parties has directed the nation for nearly 20 years.

It’s a stunning failure on a global scale.

Do you want to support the same corporate-controlled crew that has supported an endless series of wars for a generation?

I don’t. That’s why Mark Williams is my choice. Mark is not part of the bought, branded and sold Democratic leadership. He will stand up to his own party — and anyone that favors needless war.

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Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons .S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke, who recommended shrinking several national monuments to President Trump after a country-wide tour last year, served as the keynote speaker at the Williston Basin Petroleum Conference this week, an annual gathering of influential oil and gas industry members.

It’s the latest show of support Zinke has provided the oil and gas industry. The group Western Values Project found that in a 10-month period last year, Zinke met with industry executives, groups and lobbyists at least 33 times — when he was ostensibly reviewing national monuments for their natural value.

Western Values Project also found that Zinke received $85,800 in campaign contributions for oil and gas industry members, including his top donor, Taylor Reid, the president of Oasis Petroleum.

“Secretary Zinke has done the bidding of extractive industries over our public lands and national parks since day one,” said Deputy Director of Western Values Project Jayson O’Neill in a press release. “We’d all be better off if Secretary Zinke spent as much time defending public lands as he does glad-handing with the special interest who have filled his campaign coffers and profit off of our public lands.”

Zinke’s speech at the conference comes as many in the North Dakota region feel like the Bakken fields are primed for even more growth with a recent increase in oil prices.

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everal Boulder County communities are getting creative in their efforts to thwart the oil and gas operations likely headed their way in the coming months.

Longmont City Council has authorized a $3 million payment to two oil companies in exchange for giving up a dozen potential drill sites within City limits. The move will still allow horizontally drilled wells and fracking to potentially proceed beneath City-owned property such as Union Reservoir. Supporters of the compromise point out that it will at least prevent dangerous levels of volatile organic compounds such as benzene from being released within neighborhoods. But the move is not without controversy, as many anti-fracking activists believe the compromise is wholly unacceptable and will still allow the oil and gas industry to endanger public health.

In addition, the Cities of Boulder, Lafayette and Longmont are also considering imposing local severance taxes on industry operations as a way of discouraging development within the communities. The severance tax idea is still in its early stages and the various city councils have yet to determine the exact means of imposing them. They could be based on many different aspects of oil and gas operations from truck traffic to air quality impacts.

It is most likely the towns will place the proposed taxes on this November’s ballot, which will likely also include the statewide 2,500-foot setback initiative.

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City ordinances continue to criminalize homelessness, according to new report

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olorado policymakers are continuing to criminalize homelessness at record rates, according to a new report by the University of Denver’s Sturm College of Law Homeless Advocacy Policy Project (HAPP).

The report comes out just a few weeks after the Colorado legislature failed to pass, for the fourth time, the Colorado Right to Rest Act, which would have banned the enforcement of laws that prohibit people experiencing homelessness to sit, camp, eat and have their property in public spaces.

According to the new report, the number of “antihomelessness ordinances” have increased between Colorado Springs, Denver and Boulder over the last few years. In Denver, there’s been an increased use of “move on” orders, which leaves people experiencing homelessness with nowhere to go as the city has a lack of affordable housing and shelter beds.

Both Boulder and Colorado Springs have increased enforcement of camping bans. In 2017, Boulder issued 376 citations for violating the camping ban. Of those, 81.9 percent were issued to people experiencing homelessness. Over the span of three years, Colorado Springs has increased enforcement of its two camping bans by 576 percent, the report states.

Spending on enforcement has also increased, as Boulder spends $1.8 million on enforcement each year, the report states, and spends $3,000-4,000 a day on jailing homeless individuals for municipal court violations.

In 2016, HAPP reported the City spent almost $1 million over five years on enforcement of its policies that target the homeless population, principally camping and smoking bans.

In the last year, Boulder has revamped its homeless services, shifting away from short-term housing and toward long-term solutions. The Sturm report suggests, however, these new resources aren’t working for the majority of the homeless population, as there still aren’t enough shelter beds to support the needs of nearly 1,000 people who have sought help — only 25 percent of what’s needed. It recommends repealing the camping ban in favor of a sanctioned camping area, along with increased access to public restrooms and other proven solutions, concluding, “Boulder has the resources, but does it have the commitment to end the cycle of poverty and the criminalization of its homeless neighbors?”

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news Behind the scenes of CU’s initial decision to strip student government’s control of its budget

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by Matt Cortina Emails document how the administration and Board of Regents reacted to community concerns.

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early April 2018, University of Colorado Boulder Chancellor Phil DiStefano announced the CU Student Government (CUSG) would lose control of about 90 percent of its $24 million budget, which would be shifted to the purview of the university’s Student Affairs staff.

There was an immediate outcry from students, alumni, parents, faculty and community members, and in May, CU announced the decision on whether or not to shift control of the funds was “put on hold, and until further notice all offices should act as they did before.”

Boulder Weekly filed a public records request shortly after that announcement seeking to find out why the original decision was made, why the temporary reversal was issued and who was directing the effort to strip CUSG of control of its full budget. What we found were many voices who felt like the process was done without enough insight from those most affected by the decision, and the catalogue of emails and memos we received raised questions about the motivations of the CU administration, including the Board of Regents, and their reactions to peoples’ concerns.

The CUSG has been around, under various names, for more than four decades. Its roughly $24 million budget is large compared to other public universities. DiStefano pointed out in his original decision that “most Pac-12 schools have student government budgets of $1 million Boulder Weekly

to $2 million and focus on student organization and event funding — not oversight of facilities and professional staff.” Arizona State, DiStefano pointed out, has nearly twice as many students as CU, but the student government operates with a $2.4 million budget.

“This decision brings CU Boulder in line with our peers,” DiStefano wrote.

CUSG was created to control the funds generated by student fees and the CUSG itself.

CUSG oversees the budget for the CU Recreation Center, the University Memorial Center (UMC) and several student groups, including the Distinguished Speakers Board.

DiStefano made clear that “programming” would still be under jurisdiction of the CUSG, but that fee and maintenance decisions would shift to the administration.

The official reason for the change DiStefano gave in his initial decision was that, “I often saw opportunities missed for major savings and efficiencies as short-term priorities took precedent over long-term planning needs.”

There are already multiple levels of oversight to ensure CUSG spends its money wisely.

Three branches of governance and a Finance Board, and, as DiStefano notes, the administration itself currently has final say over CUSG’s financial decisions. This explains why DiStefano’s line about missed opportunities drew the ire of several people who emailed the CU Board of Regents in the wake of the decision, asking for them to step in, some calling

for them to use their authority to remove DiStefano.

One parent referenced comments made to 9News about a decision on a dining contract that allegedly cost the school $30 million over ten years, saying that, “If the chancellor has ultimate authority over how student fees are spent then it’s clear that the ultimate responsibility of the $30 million lies with thechancellor. If the chancellor delegated the responsibility to CUSG, then the chancellor was responsible for providing guidance and oversight. Any good manager knows that when you delegate, you also check in and provide advice and guidance and as the manager have ultimate responsibility.”

CU Boulder Assistant Vice Chancellor Candace Smith tells BW that,“We have had conversations with many student governments over the years about savings and other opportunities, and because of the constant changing nature of the CUSG leadership, many significant cost savings and other opportunities have been lost or significantly delayed. We aren’t looking to assign blame. This was rather an opportunity to step back and look at where improvements could be made.”

Smith adds that the agreement with CUSG and the administration was due for an update anyway.

But in emails to the Regents, students, many involved in CUSG, expressed concern for See CUSG Page 14

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the ramifications of the decision and about how it seemed suddenly sprung on them at the end of the school year.

“Having a ~$25 million dollar [sic] budget is something that sets CU Boulder apart from other institutions,” wrote one student.

“I cannot stress to you enough that this decision would be detrimental to our student government and strip away so many opportunities from students to build real-world skills and be in charge of our higher education,” wrote another involved in the CUSG. A third — and these are only a sample of the 50 or so emails BW reviewed — read, “I pay fees to attend this university. I want this money to benefit students. Since its creation, CUSG has proven to be a responsible legislative body in the allocation of these student fees. We are not wasteful.

Instead, we use our funds to provide necessary services to students that enhance both their education and campus experience.”

Given the number of complaints that were coming in, Patrick T. O’Rourke, a member of the CU administration’s Executive Team, and the Secretary of the Board of Regents, sent Board of Regents Chair Sue Sharkey a letter to pass around to the other Regents, as her own, that outlined the need to have “a clear message ... if it ultimately becomes necessary for the board to speak on this issue.”

(Sharkey declined to comment for this story.)

The letter O’Rourke wrote and that Sharkey sent as her own read, “I’m concerned that, if the regents become involved in the discussions at this moment, we will have taken ownership

Phil DiStefano (left) at a ribbon-cutting on campus.

Pulling control of the CUSG budget would effect some building improvement decisions.

of the issue and the students will be looking to us to make the decisions.

That would disempower Phil’s efforts to engage students and would have us making decisions without the right amount of knowledge.”

O’Rourke created another form email, this time one to send back to people who had expressed concerns with DiStefano’s decision. The crafted response sought to distance the Regents from DiStefano’s decision and push concerns until a final decision was made in the fall.

It read, “The regents heard from the students who believed that Chancellor DiStefano did not appropriately consult with them before making his decision, and the regents were pleased that Chancellor DiStefano decided to take a step back and engage with the student government leaders.”

CU Regent Linda Shoemaker wrote in response to being supplied with the form letters that, “This is a more difficult one than we realized when Phil first reached out to all of us individually.”

That’s important because discussing the issue as a group would’ve required public notice, and one of the main concerns from critics of the CUSG budget decision was a perceived sense of secrecy regarding the decision.

Smith says DiStefano briefed the Regents in “late March-early April,” Boulder Weekly

and that, “It is typical for the heads of higher education institutions to brief governing and advisory boards about various issues.”

Smith adds that CU President Bruce Benson has had “a few conversations” with DiStefano about his decision and that Benson “continues to support changes to the management of CUSG’s budget.”

So to recap: DiStefano pulls the CUSG budget; students and alumni complain to the Board of Regents, the governing body elected to independently oversee the public institution; a form letter is crafted by a member of CU’s Executive Team to ease the pressure on the Regents is welcomed and ostensibly used by some Regents; and amid the public blowback, DiStefano punts to the following school year.

One common thread in the emails to Regents supplied to BW was the belief that stripping the CUSG of most of their budget was a blow to free speech. By bringing in speakers with an ample budget, CUSG can help direct the course of dialogue on campus. Of course, DiStefano said in his initial decision that an additional $150,000 would be allocated to all student groups, some of which could bring in speakers.

But on the heels of those concerns, a subcommittee of the Regents discussed policy updates on Wednesday, May 23, (after BW went to press) that would mandate the school to pursue “viewpoint neutrality,” and that it can’t prohibit speech based on its content or “the reaction or opposition of others to such expression.”

In light of student groups bringing conservative blowhards Milo Yiannapoulus and Ann Coulter to campus — and the fiery reaction to those talks — this past year, the timing of the decision to codify “viewpoint neutrality” at the same time the CUSG budget control is shifted is likely to raise a few eyebrows.

Republican CU Regent Heidi Ganahl says there is “no connection at all” between the budget battle and the policy changes, adding that, “this is a long standing principle of constitutional law and Colorado statute, but we also needed to reflect that principle in the university’s own governing documents.

Viewpoint neutrality favors neither liberals or conservatives.”

The Board of Regents would have to vote to adopt the viewpoint neutrality laws. It represents what many have perceived as an ongoing swing to the right for the university — whether it’s the reformation and change of leadership for the Conference on World Affairs, which has brought in more conservative voices; the ongoing Visiting Scholar in Boulder Weekly

Conservative Thought program; pro-oil and gas industry research being churned out of CU’s Leeds School of Business, as previously reported in BW; or a crackdown on marijuana use on campus.

CU has announced “no decisions will be made over the summer,” and has promised to “engage the student body on major topics” going forward, and “make good faith efforts” to reach an agreement between the administration and CUSG regarding the budget. The incoming CUSG student leaders have agreed on that plan.

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news PEOPLE’S TRIBUNAL FINDS ICE GUILTY

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t wasn’t a real courtroom, but the 200-plus people in attendance took the final verdict seriously. When the word “guilty” finally rang out, it was quickly followed by shouts of approval and thunderous applause.

Call it a fake trial, a tribunal, a protest, whatever you want, in the end the stories of alleged wrongdoing on the part of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and GEO Group — the private corporaJoel Dyer tion that owns the 1,500-bed immigration detention center in Aurora — seemed to deserve the sentence, even if it carried no punishment.

The tribunal was one of 10 such people’s courts conducted around the country and came at the end of a three-day gathering put on by Detention Watch Network, a national coalition of immigrant advocacy groups.

Members of the three-judge panel that rendered the verdict were also the primary presenters of the evidence against ICE and the private prison... make that detention center. Together, the accused use their power and walls to hold primarily people who have committed no crime other than trying to enter the United States without proper documentation in an effort to better the lives of their families or escape the harm or even death that awaits them in their home countries should they be forced to return.

All three members of the judges’ panel had recently made trips to the facility to visit detainees.

Marge Tanawaki told the audience that the conditions described to her by a man from Cameroon reminded her of what she had experienced as a child when she moved into a Japanese internment camp during World War II. Based on her description, her detention then and that of those being held in Aurora now seem to stem from the same brand of unfounded fear. Tanawaki said the man described poor medical care, inadequate and unhealthy food and lights being left on all night, making sleep more a dream than a reality.

Many a book and research paper has been written about the conflicting priorities of private prisons and detention centers. Think of it this way: every dollar spent on health care is a dollar Boulder Weekly

less profit to the shareholders. Every dollar saved on food and its preparation is another dollar made. One private prison in Texas was caught feeding a square green food cube of some sort to inmates three times a day every day to increase profits. This abuse was only discovered after a violent riot broke out over the Soylent Green scenario.

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the goal in privatized prisons and detention centers isn’t to quickly process and release detainees. Corporations make roughly $40,000 a year off of each one of them. There’s no incentive to see such an annuity walk out the front gate.

In short, the longer the stay, the poorer the health care provided, the worse the quality and quantity of food served, the higher the profits. It’s a system built for abuse, and who better to abuse than a migrant thousands of miles away from friends and family with no money, knowledge or other means to fight the system — and in a country that is increasingly hostile to such folks anyway. It’s a perfect storm of exploitation.

Vinnie Cervantes, a local Latino activist, was also on the judges’ panel. He explained how he had recently visited a man in the detention center who had made it all the way to the U.S. from El Salvador with his 21-year-old son. The man told Cervantes the two had applied for asylum as soon as they crossed the border, explaining the violence and danger that would await them if they were returned to the gang-controlled streets and neighborhoods of El Salvador.

ICE’s response? They shipped the son to a detention facility in the state of Washington and the father to California and then on to the Aurora facility. Like the man from Cameroon,

the father complained about food and health care, telling Cervantes he had been served spoiled milk for breakfast and nearly raw chicken for dinner, and then added he wasn’t getting adequate treatment for his polio while being forced to work for a dollar an hour in order not to lose privileges such as watching TV. The third member of the panel was immigrant rights activist Alewia Roba, who had recently met a detainee who had been released from the facility only to find himself lost and confused. The man, also from Cameroon, had been moved to Colorado from another state and was turned onto the streets with no money, local contacts or any idea where he would sleep or how he would eat. It’s something that happens every day.

Just to add insult to injury, the phone system in the Aurora facility is also privatized to another corporation that, according to those with knowledge of the system, charges exorbitant prices (as much as $15 per call). This means some detainees aren’t even able to afford to call their families to tell them they are being detained by ICE, let alone in what state they are being held.

According to Jordan Garcia, organizing director at American Friends Service Committee, the real purpose and power of the people’s tribunal is as a tool of persuasion. He told BW that his hope is that places where city councils and county commissioners are being convinced that having private immigration detention centers are a good idea will start to understand that it’s far more trouble than it’s worth, and that they are better served finding alternatives to detention.

Garcia says there are many viable alternatives to detention that are better for both the detained immigrants and everyone else because they waste far fewer tax dollars while providing something more closely resembling justice.

The verdict is in according to this people’s court: $40K in taxpayer funding per person per year is far too much to waste for the privilege of abusing people whose only crime is seeking a better, safer life for themselves and their families; in other words, pursuing the American Dream.

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But not until the crew exercises.

Relatively warm inside the farm’s multipurpose building, the seven farmers form a circle; there’s Heather DeLong, the farm director, and Leah Roco, the assistant director. Then there’s Hamadi, Thang Tee, Yashoda, Sung Ei and Ahmed — all refugees living in Colorado and learning to work the land.

This training program was developed to help refugees get the education they need to become successful local farmers. That means learning what grows well in Colorado and when to plant it; it means working with CSA members and restaurants; it means setting up stalls at the farmers’ market and working with the community; it means crunching numbers and learning about

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It helps set the tone for the day, often with whacky moves like the “arugula dance,” which DeLong uses to close the day’s exercise circle. Before they move on to do inventory, the team stacks their hands on top of one another for a classic pre-game show of camaraderie.

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Somali Bantu refugees to farm, to one that gave mothers with food assistance access to healthy food, to CSA memberships and internship programs for students.

But a couple of years ago DeLong says she felt a need to shift the farm’s focus.

“People in grad school, after they leave the internship here they go on to get a job somewhere and that’s great, but I started to question what is it we’re trying to do or accomplish,” she says. “If someone as a refugee goes through a six-month program, then what? They still often have issues with taking the bus, with speaking English, a long laundry list of challenges. So we decided to come together and focus our energies on making this a refugee-training farm.”

With primary funding from Project Worthmore, a nonprofit that provides multifaceted support to the local refugee community, and Denver Urban Gardens, DeLaney is able to hire a few refugee farmers from mid-April to Oct. 31 for the Yu Meh Community Farmer Training Program. If the program suits the farmer, they are welcome to come back the following year. This is year one for Thang Tee, Yashoda and Ahmed, but it’s Sung Ei’s third year, having volunteered the previous two.

And then there’s Hamadi.

“Hamadi and I have been working together for 13 years,” DeLong says. “He was a part of the [Somali Buntu] program in 2006. When that ended in 2009, Hamadi showed up in 2010. I told him, ‘Hamadi, we don’t have any money to pay you.’ And Hamadi said, ‘I don’t care. This is my farm.’”

From 2010 to 2016, DeLong says Hamadi volunteered at DeLaney between 15 and 25 hours a week.

“So in 2017 when we started [the Yu Meh program], he was the first person we hired.”

Before he was able to come to the U.S., Hamadi lived in a refugee camp in Kenya for 15 years after fleeing civil war in Somalia. He says the majority of his children were born in that refugee camp. During post-season interviews at DeLaney, Hamadi has called the farm “life.”

Born in Burma, Sung Ei lived in refugee camps in Malaysia, India and Thailand before finally making it to the U.S. She’s told translators that she’s proud of the new skills she’s learned and how she can feed her family now.

Still, life hasn’t been easy or fair for Sung Ei (or her fellow farmers), and DeLong has to pick up her spirits from time to time.

“Sometimes she’ll tell me, ‘I didn’t go to school and I had to farm growing up and my siblings went to school, so my brain’s no good.’ And I’m like, ‘Sung Ei, you know irrigation, you know how to grow in Colorado, you know how to set up markets and farm stands and distribution,’ and she’ll just laugh and say, ‘I do know things. I know a lot.’”

Yashoda is from Bhutan, Thang Tee is from Burma and Ahmed is from Somalia, all with similar stories of living in refugee camps for years while they sought a new place they could put down roots and call home. Translators are brought to the farm for the first week of orientation and to help with interviews pre- and post-season. Roco, the assistant director, just started in January, fluent in Burmese and bringing with her several years of experience farming in Burma. Still, most communication is done in English, however much is possible, and even when words fail, the job gets done.

Most of the farmers-in-training come from agricultural backgrounds. Their training now involves learning how to farm in a different climate in a different country with a different culture.

“During one of our orientation classes last week, one of the teachers said, ‘I’m not sure you should call this a training program — they know what they’re doing,’” DeLong says. “And it’s true, they do. And a lot of days people have different ideas and we’ll try those out.”

It’s this team mentality that keeps DeLaney running. The farm provides produce to around 35 CSA members and five local restaurants (including City O’ City, Mercury Cafe, Annette, Beast and Bottle and its sister restaurant, Coperta). Even the CSA members are a part of the team.

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Things have grown quickly for the nascent program, with Project Worthmore securing a four-year, $100,000-a-year grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture just this year for the Yu Meh program. The dream, DeLong says, is to secure enough funding to purchase a greenhouse and be able to provide year-round employment to Boulder Weekly

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“People shine in different ways,” DeLong says. “I’d like to see someone come on as the volunteer coordinator and someone come on as the marketing coordinator or the field coordinator ... there are so many beautiful directions this could go, but it’s just getting there.”

Regardless, it’s easy to see how the program is already changing lives. During a seed saving class, the teacher spoke about adaptability, a very familiar concept to a roomful of refugees.

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With a Smithsonian exhibit, Boulder artist Android Jones brings Burning Man to the Default World by Caitlin Rockett

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Android Jones lives, it seems fitting that a man whose art is often experienced projected against domes would live in a place where half circles abound. We pass a large, disassembled geodesic dome on our way to visit his chickens, which also happen to be protected from the local mountain lions, hawks and bears by a dome of wire. Never one to be outdone, nature cradles the property in domes of its own: the softly rolling hills just outside of Lyons. Jones grew up here, himself a third generation Boulderite, his daughter and unborn child the fourth.

The scene is a feast for the eyes, like walking into an early Cézanne painting, from the organic apple orchard with hundred-year-old trees to the classic barn Jones’ father built — then rebuilt after it caught fire in 2008 — that acts as the artist’s studio.

Inside the barn is a scene that’s Tim Burton meets Tim Berners Lee; a cluster of computers mine crypto-currency 24/7, and doo-dads and whatsits on every available surface beg for a few moments of your undivided attention, which, if given to each item, would amount to approximately one normal human life span spent scoping out neat-o stuff. A dry erase board near a multi-screen virtual reality set-up seems to attempt to sort out the mathematics of creativity.

Every thing in Jones’ physical world seems to sit at the intersection of nature and technology, much like his art. Trained in the classic styles of art-making, Jones

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slowly moved toward digital execution, now famous for his virtually rendered pieces of incredible detail that depict humans and the natural world.

Jones — Andrew to his family — is part of a history of visionary artists who hail from Boulder (Amanda Sage and the late Robert Venosa), though the term “visionary” art feels a little pretentious to Jones. More bluntly, what Android Jones Jones creates is psychedelic art, often while on hallucinatory drugs, in an attempt to bring that vibrant parallel world back to the rest of us.

His art is a gentle reminder of our role in the grand scheme of things, a New Age gospel of sorts, silently preaching a message of global unity, ego-death and self-actualization. In terms of messaging, his work is reminiscent of that of Alex Gray — made famous by album covers for Nirvana, Tool and the Beastie Boys — but distinct in style.

His ever-evolving Samskara project has been showing periodically at Fiske Planetarium since 2015, whisking audiences through a subjective story about creation, life, death and rebirth, all based on the teachings of ancient Hindu scriptures known as the Vedas.

About a year and a half ago, Smithsonian American Art Museum approached Jones about featuring some of his pieces in large-scale in the Renwick Gallery, along with a brand new version of his virtual reality project, MicrodoseVR. Relabeled Deep Playa for the Renwick show, Jones’ VR experience lets visitors take a walk through a digital Burning Man, that magical adult playground that Boulder Weekly

jones pops up in the Nevada desert each September.

Patrons suit up at one of two VR pods set up in the gallery and use a joystick to fly through the desert toward massive sculptures, radiant fractals exploding into the field of vision at every turn.

The exhibit is called No Spectators after a central tenet of the Burning Man philosophy: By blurring the line between audience and performer, everyone is someone at Burning Man. It’s a tenet people carry back into the “Default World,” back to their normal lives outside of Black Rock City.

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Burning Man is an integral part of who Jones is as an artist and individual. He got introduced to the scene at the turn of the century while working as an intern at Industrial Light and Magic in San Francisco.

“One of the artists that I was sharpening pencils for was a burner,” Jones says. “I was probably 20, looking for likeminded people, community, kindred spirits, and I saw these photos of the playa [at Burning Man]... there are a lot of beautiful places and temples in the world but I had never seen anything of that magnitude and so many people that were actively participating in it. It stuck with me.”

In 2003 he went, by himself, with no idea what he’d find. Turns out he found what he was meant to do as an artist, and he’s been going back to the popup art paradise every year since.

“I think what makes it special is it’s got something for everybody,” Jones says. “If you want to go there and go full hedon (sic), there’s orgy tents and all the drugs you’ll ever need. If you want to go there and meditate and have some spiritual awakening; if you want to go there and dance or meet somebody; if you wanna create art or look at art; if you just wanna be introduced to things you haven’t seen before; if you wanna help out and work medical; there are as many reasons to go to Burning Man as people who go.”

It took Jones a while to turn the ship, though. He spent some time working for Nintendo in Austin, Texas, then moved back to San Francisco and made art for film and games.

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Top: Android Jones works on a large print of “Union” at his home studio Below left: “i-Robot” Below right: “Fertility”

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cial because it was the best way to pay back art school and pretty well respected to work in that field, but all the personal art I was making, the fine art, the more experimental kind of psychedelic art, was being done in a vacuum in my studio,” he says. “I was a closet psychedelic artist. It wasn’t something that was thought of highly by my peers.”

But things changed when psychedelic artist and Boulder-native Robert Venosa came to San Francisco and invited Jones to a show.

“I went to this show and saw this visionary art. It took me a second to get it: So you guys do psychedelics, make art, and you’re celebrated for that, where I had been kind of demonized for that. So I decided to switch teams right then and there. This group of people was way more in line with my values and the things I believe in.”

Things like self-exploration and the importance of human connection, humanity’s relationship with the universe and a search for collective meaning and individual truth. Eventually the need to follow this path overtook Jones and he quit his day job to go look for himself.

Jones soon found himself on tour with his friend Lorin Ashton, better known as the sub-bass frequency

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shattering DJ Bassnectar. It was the first time he’d created visuals live on stage, using a tablet strapped across his chest like an electric guitar.

“It was pretty scary and I didn’t know what was going to happen,” Jones says. “You’re just out there and everything you’re doing is on a projector. It takes a while for people to understand. They thought I was making music at first. It takes about 30 minutes for anything I’m making to even kind of jump out of subjective chaos into something people can recognize. The first 30 minutes are pretty awkward. But there’s a turning point where the picture starts looking like a face. At that point I think I might have gotten a thumbs up from somebody in the front row and that’s all the confirmation I needed.”

Jones isn’t shy talking about LSD’s role in the creation of his art. It’s a part of what’s helped break down barriers for him to access deeper parts of his personality, allowing him to make the kind of art he feels serves a greater purpose, spreading that message of universal interconnectedness and service in honor of the universe that gave us all life.

Which in no way means Jones thinks you need to do psychedelic drugs to achieve world peace or whatever. But he’s tired of the stigma. The point is to filter out the noise, so to speak, that keeps us from hearing our inner voices and each other. Many people achieve this through meditation, whether that means sitting silently in lotus position or spinning in a long skirt in reverence to God or losing yourself completely while playing Bartok’s Violin Concert No. 2 or participating in an ego-killing Ayahuasca ceremony.

“Art is ... the most accurate technology you can use to try to communicate [psychedelic experiences],” Jones says. “These medicines and substances offer you this window into this completely subjective world that feels like you are seeing objective things and there’s no way to bring that back to people. Art is the best way we have to do that. Some people go on a journey and take notes and bring that back later. I’m a very visceral person. My process is I make art in that state. It’s really about the things that come through in that moment. For me, I can sometimes connect to a higher aspect of myself, and get the distractions out of the way.”

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overtones You can’t turn your back on the blues

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aces/Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood once said the blues is “part of the makeup of modern music. You can’t turn your back on the blues.”

And so it goes with Jay Farrar, whose group, Son Volt, recently released Notes of Blue, a collection of originals very much indebted and influenced by this most American of genres. It’s an interest Farrar says grew out of a desire to work on guitar-playing technique and a yearning to plug in again.

“For a couple of years, I wanted to concentrate on more fingerpicking style guitar. In this case, it meant that was learning the tunings of Nick Drake, Mississippi Fred McDowell and Skip James,” he explains in a recent phone interview.

“That was a common thread with all of those performers. When I was learning all of their tunings, it was kind of like learning a new instrument. So that opens creative doors to challenge yourself. The other thing that I wanted to focus on was playing more electric guitar. It’s been a while since I’ve played solos on our recordings, so this time around I did more electric guitar and brought out an old amplifier that’s pictured on the first album, Trace. I brought that amp out again to commemorate 20 years.”

On the 10 songs on Notes of Blue, Farrar continues to mine the somber and ethereal timbre that’s resonated throughout his band’s canon to great effect. His touch ranges from the light and delicate picking and melancholy slide guitar of “The Storm,” to the floating-through-the-ether feel of “Cairo and Southern,” to dropping a hammer of distorted riffing on the sledgehammer delivery of “Static” and the grinding shuffle that is “Sinking Down.”

Not unlike fellow insurgent country visionary Steve Earle, who doled out his fair share of the blues on his mesmerizing 2015 outing Terraplane, Boulder Weekly

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6/9 Hindsight Farrar’s path to the blues didn’t necessarily come straight from genre icons like Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf and Willie Dixon. While Earle’s early touchstones came through the psychedelicized prism of Johnny Winter and Canned Heat, Farrar’s springboard went through the British Invasion and classic rock.

“My first exposure to the blues would have been through The Yardbirds and The Rolling Stones, before I was old enough to go out to the clubs,” he recalls. “Even though I was learning those tunings [associated with] Mississippi Fred McDowell and Skip James [for this album], it filtered through my other experiences of listening to Tom Petty and ZZ Top on the radio. Ultimately, that’s where the arrow landed [for Notes of Blues].”

That collision of blues and folk (and a good bit of punk rock) first surfaced when Farrar teamed up in 1987 with Jeff Tweedy in the band Uncle Tupelo.

That group helped shape today’s Americana genre over the course of four albums before the two songwriters split, with Farrar forming the original edition of Son Volt and Tweedy moving on to start Wilco.

Over the course of eight studio albums, Farrar has piloted Son Volt through several different lineups, but

retained the group’s distinctive sound.

The musicians behind Notes of Blue are singer/guitarist Farrar, keyboardist/bassist Mark Spencer, drummer Jacob Edwards, pedal steel player Jason Kardong and fiddle player Gary Hunt.

With Son Volt just past the twodecade mark, Farrar has a deep well of music to draw from for the band’s live shows. Although a chunk of material for this tour is drawn from his newest release, the Illinois native is trying to include songs from every stop of Son Volt’s journey. He’ll even weave in some solo material (Farrar has released four solo albums between Son Volt’s activities and other side projects) and reach back to Uncle Tupelo’s catalog in Son Volt’s live sets this spring and summer.

“The set list is comprised of pretty much a song off every recording,” Farrar says. “I try to pick songs from throughout the catalog to represent those different time periods. I think the set that we’re going to be doing for this upcoming tour, there will be several Uncle Tupelo songs. I tried to pick ones that still have relevance to me.

It’s not easy going back and confronting your 21- or 22-year-old self and identifying what was going on then.

I’m finding some songs to take out on this tour.”

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(Lauren White) only to later come to the heartbreaking realization that none of it was ever real.

Markovich and White are a touching iteration of the pair, playing deeply on the audience’s knowledge that their relationship is a farce. Recognizable as Christy in The Playboy of the Western World by J.M. Synge, the previous show produced by the Upstart Crow, Markovich plays the dichotomy of Dearth’s character clearly in his commanding performance, from a shaky, watery-eyed relic of man with his wife, Alice, to a proud and joyous father in the woods.

Other characters fall flat at times, the fast-paced and incredibly witty dialogue sometimes lagging. But Cherrie Ramsdell-Speich as Mrs. Coade (‘Coadey’), Kristy E. Pike as Alice Dearth, Mark Lewis as Lob, and Tom Mann as the thieving butler Matey, keep their scenes fresh and snappy, and the play as a whole is a pleasure to watch.

The cast at the ensemble-focused Upstart Crow is tight-knit; the chemistry between characters feels genuine.

The simple set and costumes make room for the power of the performances.

Though I was only invited to see the show during a relaxed rehearsal, the result was still a well-intentioned paean to a classic work that captures the majority of the nuances of the plot and characters.

While the show exemplifies the boisterous and playful nature of the cast, its underlying themes of regret, loss and self-revelation remind the audience to be conscious in making decisions. The philandering pseudo-philosopher Mr. Purdie ( Jeremy Barns) puts it in classical language: “[The power to shape our lives is] for those who have the grit in them, yes. And they are not the dismal chappies; they are the ones with the thin, bright faces.”

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Produced by The Upstart Crow Theatre Company, Dear Brutus is like “Peter Pan for grown-ups” says firsttime director Dana Padget. In Barrie’s whimsical 1917 play, the characters travel to “Almostland,” a world where magic comes from second chances instead of fairies and pirates.

Set to play at the Dairy Arts Center May 24-June 3, the lesserknown play boasts a cast of unusual characters, from a philandering philosopher to a thieving butler to a downtrodden musician. Bursting with lighthearted humor on the surface, the core of the play offers an insightful, honest look at human nature.

The first act of three begins in the remote British manor of Lob, an aging Puck of sorts, where eight carefully chosen house guests mill about getting to know one another. Their chatter soon turns to an enchanted forest that crops up outside the manor around Midsummer’s Eve, just before the solBoulder Weekly

stice. As Lob leads his guests on adventures in the magical woods, each gets the chance to see what their lives could have been if they’d made different choices.

A line from Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar is the inspiration for the play’s title: “The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves.” As the characters return from their adventures in the forest, they revert to their old lives, but not without memory of their experiences in the woods and regret for the road not taken. Padget explains that “the characters find comfort in the realization that they would have turned out the same no matter what, yet it’s also hard for them to take all of the responsibility to make their life exactly what they wanted it to be.”

A painter named Dearth (Alex Markovich) exemplifies the focus on self-revelation and emotional loss in the play.

“His story is the most heartbreaking part of the show,” Padget says. “He is probably the one character who is better off in the woods than he is in real life.”

During his proverbial second chance, Dearth forms a deep bond with the daughter he never had, Margaret,

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The Blues Extravaganza — with Mary Russell, Robb Candler and Friends

The Steel Wheels — with Ginny Mules and Wood Belly

TRACE Center for Integrative Arts & Activism Opening

7 p.m. Friday, May 25, Caffè Sole, Unit 637R, S. Broadway, Boulder, caffesole.com

7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 24, Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, foxtheatre.com

In an industry dominated by corporate chains, Caffè Sole is a breath of fresh air, a locally owned venue with great food, drink and live music. It’s the place to be this Friday for their Blues Extravaganza with Mary Russell, Robb Candler and more. Mary Russell is a major name in blues music today, set apart by her rousing performances featuring rockin’ blues and ballads. Joining her is Rob Candler, who has played and toured with many popular local bands. Caffè Sole offers only open seating, so come early to claim your spot. And while you wait, check out the great selection of craft beers and wines. The show starts at 7 p.m., dinner is served until 8:30 p.m. Tickets are free, as in you don’t need a ticket.

—Charlotte Burger

Hailing from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, The Steel Wheels are naturally familiar with the traditions of folk music of the past. Yet their name implies forward Sandlin Gaither motion. The group’s musical style weaves easily through bluegrass, folk and old-time music, creating something akin to acoustic poetry. The show at the Fox will focus around their latest album, Wild As We Came Here, which was written and recorded in a week and a half deep in rural Maine. Also performing are Ginny Mules and Wood Belly, making this show a true homage to the bluegrass and folk that have become such a mainstay in Colorado. Doors open at 7:30 p.m., and the show begins at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15. Appropriate for all ages.

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7:30 p.m. Friday, May 25, TRACE Center for Integrative Arts & Activism, 463 Main St., Unit 1, Longmont, traceartscenter.org

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Can we repair our world through art? TRACE Arts Center works to bring collaborative arts and activism together to create ‘Artivism,’ a new form of expression that combines different art forms with social justice and activism that is vital to repairing our world.

So if you’re like us and aren’t exactly sure what all this means but think it sounds like a great idea, grab some friends and family to celebrate the official opening of the TRACE Center for Integrative Arts and Activism in Longmont! There will be a reception with live music and the screening of an Andy Warhol film. Admission is free.

—Charlotte Burger

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Middle Row: Left to Right 1) The great and generous folks from Full Cycle, who were a Best of Boulder party sponsor and donated this amazing bike for the BoB charity raffle to benefit the Humane Society of Boulder Valley. They also picked up the award for Best New Business for their newest addition, The Tune Up, where coffee and beer flow like the downhill side of a 10,000-foot pass.

2) Winners of the Best Nail Solon category, Julie Perington and Jennifer Zrubek, owners of jlounge 3) And the Best Food Truck award goes to… Verde… and here to accept the award, T. J. Ingraham and Mike Sethney 4) Proving nice folks don’t always finish last, Lance and Casey Talon picked up Bolder Ink’s award for Best Tattoo/Piercing Parlor 5) BW graphic designer Mark Goodman and everybody’s favorite plus-one, the wonderful Patty

EST OF BOULDER COUNTY 2018 Top Row: Left to Right 1) Boulder Weekly’s favorite visitor Jerry Sallo with his son/BW publisher/BoB party host Stewart Sallo 2) Best-magician-ever Erica Sodos with BW associate publisher Fran Zankowski and marketing pinch hitter extraordinaire Laura Hofford Wilder 3) BW circulation head wrangler Cal Winn with his top hand Elizabeth Ouslie and friend 4) Winner of the Best Skin Care Services category, Dr. Shawn Allen and Tiffany Nack, owner and Director of Cosmetic Services of Dermatology Specialists of Boulder 5) A lovely crew ranked from left to right by their level of outward exuberance at all times: Matt Cortina, Emma Murray, Jordan Moore, Joel Dyer and, wait for it… Susan France

Bottom Row: Left to Right 1) BW’s Retail Sales Manager Allen Carmichael got lucky when he married Lana, and then he hit it out of the park again with the arrival of Magnolia, winner Best Cutest Baby category 2) Carol Riggs of Sturtz & Copeland Florists & Greenhouse, winner Best Florist, shares a smile with Mari Nevar, whose BW masthead moniker is Mrs. Boulder Weekly 3) Mountain Sun Pubs and Breweries owners Kevin Daly and Paul Nashak needed a wheelbarrow to haul home the hardware after winning awards for Best American Restaurant, Best Burger, Best Restaurant Service and Best Beer Selection at a Restaurant.

4) Abel Villacorta (Director of Marketing & Branding), Devin Liles (Interim CEO), and Brock Hostetter (Chief Financial Officer) of The Farm took home the coveted award for Best Recreational Marijuana Dispensary 5) What can we add to this pic, BW’s Emma Murray and Caitlin Rockett

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events EVENTS from Page 31

Thursday, May 24 Music Columbia Jones, Jackie & The Racket. 8 p.m.

Walnut Room, 3131 Walnut St., Denver, 303-295-1868.

Live Entertainment Nightly at our 1709 Pearl St location THURSDAY MAY 24 8PM

GRUPO CHEGANDO LÁ AND FRANCISCO MARQUES FRIDAY MAY 25

CS DEWITT 8PM HAL MAYFIELD 9PM SATURDAY MAY 26 8PM

BRAZILIAN DANCER PARTY WITH PAGODE NA PEDRA LIVE SUNDAY MAY 27 8PM

THURSDAY, MAY 24

TUESDAY, MAY 29

Denver Philharmonic: Russ-Keys. 7:30 p.m. The Church, 1160 Lincoln St., Denver, 303-832-2383.

Dead Sea Scrolls Panel 10 a.m. Old Main Theater, 1600 Pleasant St., Boulder.

New Exhibit Explores the Eating Habits of Birds.

Disco Biscuits. 9 p.m. The Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, 303-832-1874.

DU Lamont Opera Theatre Cabaret, Gershwin: Fascinatin’ Rhythm. 7:30 p.m. Newman Center for the Performing Arts, 2344 E. Iliff Ave., Denver, 303-871-7720.

FRENSHIP — Good Morning, Goodbye Tour.

9 p.m. Ophelia’s Electric Soapbox, 1215 20th St., Denver, 303-993-8023.

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

La Venexiana. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Adventist Church, 345 Mapleton Ave., Boulder, 303-442-1522.

DAN MARTIN 8PM BETH LEE 9PM THURSDAY MAY 31 8PM

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Museum of Natural History (Henderson), BioLounge, 1035 Broadway, Boulder.

Flock to the CU Museum to celebrate the Year of the Bird and learn about how new digital technology allows researchers to better understand our fine feathered friends and what it means to literally “eat like a bird.”

PERA Town Hall.

4 p.m. Visual Arts Complex, 1B20, 1085 18th St., Boulder.

Celebrate the year of the bird with CU Museum on Tuesday, May 29.

Staff Council hosting Town Hall to discuss PERA changes this year. Distinguished guests from Colorado State Legislature, PERA and Secure PERA. Live stream link will be provided on Staff Council website closer to event, www.colorado.edu/staffcouncil. Questions, please contact staffcouncil@ colorado.edu

Latin Night. 5 p.m. Dagabi Cucina, 3970 Broadway, Unit 101, Boulder, 970-379-7539.

Live Music — Andy Eppler. 6 p.m. Brewmented, 900 S. Hover St., Unit C, Longmont, 720-699-0214.

Open Bluegrass Jam. 7 p.m. West Flanders Brewing, 1125 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-444-4093.

WEDNESDAY MAY 30

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Highland Ramblers — with Liver Down The River, Mike Montrey Band. 7 p.m. Cervantes Masterpiece, 2637 Welton St., Denver, 303-297-1772.

MONDAY MAY 28

THE ORDINARY TWO 8PM MATTHÄUS 9PM

The University of Colorado Boulder and Denver University present a panel on the Dead Sea Scrolls, now on exhibit in the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. Panelists to include: David Carr, Charlotte Hempel, Alex Jassen, Molly Zahn, Michael Langlois, William Schniedewind and Jeffrey Stackert.

Grupo Chegando Lá and Francisco Marques. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat Coffeehouse, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 720-201-3731.

KUTANDARA KOMBI WITH GUEST ARTIST ZIVANAI MASANGO

TUESDAY MAY 29

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Dean Himes. 6 p.m. Lunada Eatery and Cantina, 2770 Arapahoe Road, Unit 124, Lafayette, 720612-7315.

Michael McDermott. 8 p.m. The Soiled Dove Underground, 7401 E. First Ave., Denver, 303-830-9214.

SEAN FARLEY 8PM MUSK N’ BOOTS 9PM TOM PEVEAR 10PM

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Opal. 8 p.m. Lost Lake, 3602 E. Colfax Ave., Denver.

Open Mic Night. 7 p.m. The Dickens Tavern and Opera House, 300 Main St., Longmont, 303-834-9384.

Red Wanting Blue and Liz Brasher. 8 p.m.

Marquis Theatre, 2009 Larimer St., Denver, 303-487-0111.

Ryan Dart. 6 p.m. The Tasty Weasel, 1800 Pike Road, Longmont, 303-776-1914.

The Steel Wheels — with Ginny Mules. 8 p.m.

Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-447-0095.

Utopia. 8 p.m. Paramount Denver, 1621 Glenarm Place, Denver, 303-623-0106.

Youth Pop A Capella (Ages 7-12). 4 p.m. Harmony Music House, 2525 Broadway St., Boulder, 303-444-7444.

Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc. 4:30 p.m. Boedecker Theater, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826. Through May 26.

Disco Biscuits. 9 p.m. The Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, 303-832-1874.

Movie Think and Drink: Wonder. 6:30 p.m. Still Cellars, 1115 Colorado Ave., Longmont, 720-204-6064.

DU Lamont Opera Theatre Cabaret, Gershwin: Fascinatin’ Rhythm. 7:30 p.m. Newman Center for the Performing Arts, 2344 E. Iliff Ave., Denver, 303-871-7720.

Trivia at Tandoori’s Bar. 6 p.m. Tandori’s Bar, 619 S. Broadway, Boulder, 970-302-7130.

Free Range Marmot. 8 p.m. Bluff Street Bar & Billiards, 2690 28th St., Boulder, 303-931-5856.

The Unruly Mystic: John Muir. 7 p.m. Boedecker Theater, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826.

The Goonies featuring Boulder Burlesque. 8 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-786-7030.

Friday, May 25 Music ’80s Night featuring 6 Million Dollar Band. 7 p.m. Dickens Opera House, 300 Main St., Longmont, 720-297-6397.

Acid Pioneers. 7 p.m. Open Door Brewing Co., 2030 Ionoshere St., Unit 6, Longmont, 720-593-1401.

Amber Mark. 8 p.m. Marquis Theatre, 2009 Larimer St., Denver, 303-487-0111.

Hal Mayfield. 9 p.m. The Laughing Goat Coffeehouse, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 720-201-3731.

House with a Yard. 6 p.m. Bootstrap Brewing Company, 142 Pratt St., Longmont, 303-652-4186.

International Bob Dylan Tribute Festival. 8 p.m.

The Soiled Dove Underground, 7401 E. First Ave., Denver, 303-830-9214.

Lefthand Canyon Singers. 7 p.m. Groben Bart Brewery, 1025 Delaware Ave., Longmont, 214-770-9847.

Events

The Backseaters (Album Release Show.) 7 p.m. Summit Music Hall, 1902 Blake St., Denver, 303-487-0111.

Seldom Seen — painterly photographs by Ruth Neubauer. 8 a.m. PALEO Cafe Gallery, 910 Santa Fe, Denver, 240-432-4080. Through May 31.

Ben Hanna and Kirk Margoles. 6:30 p.m. Still Cellars, 1115 Colorado Ave., Longmont, 720-204-6064.

Comedian April Macie. 7:30 p.m. Denver Improv, 8246 Northfield Ave., Denver, 303-307-1777.

Through May 27.

The Blues Extravaganza — with Mary Russel, Rob Candler and friends. 7 p.m. Caffè Sole, 637 S. Broadway, Boulder, 303-499-2985.

Comedy Night at Vision Quest. 8:30 p.m. Vision Quest Brewing, 2510 47th St., Boulder, 970-302-7130.

Brent Cobb. 9:30 p.m. Globe Hall, 4483 Logan St., Denver, 303-296-1003.

Ravin Wolf. 7 p.m. Home Made Liquids and Solids, 1555 Hover St., Longmont, 303-485-9400.

Bro Safari. 9 p.m. Beta Nightclub, 1909 Blake St., Denver, 303-383-1909.

Rockabilly Night. 8:30 p.m. Oskar Blues, 303 Main St., Lyons.

CS DeWitt. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat Coffeehouse, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 720-201-3731.

Shelly Rollison (CD Release.) 8 p.m. Walnut Room, 3131 Walnut St., Denver, 303-295-1868.

Conversations in English Thursdays. 10:30 a.m. Boulder Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-441-3100.

Cult Classics & Cocktails: The Muppet Movie.

7 p.m. Longmont Museum, 400 Quail Road, Longmont, 303-651-8374.

Itzhak. 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Boedecker Theater, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826. Through May 26.

Cuco. 8:30 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-786-7030.

Danny Shafer Duo. 7:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Tap Room, 921 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-776-1914.

Lindsey Saunders. 5 p.m. The Tasty Weasel, 1800 Pike Road, Longmont, 303-776-1914.

Live Music. 7 p.m. The Tune Up @ Full Cycle, 1795 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-1002.

Nice Work Jazz Combo. 5 p.m. Hotel Boulderado, 2115 13th St., Boulder, 303-442-4344.

Ragged Union — with Benny ‘Burle’ Galloway.

9 p.m. Gold Hill Inn, 401 Main St., Boulder.

The Symbols. 10 p.m. Pioneer Inn, 15 E. First St., Nederland, 303-258-7733. see EVENTS Page 36

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5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche — presented by Theater Company of Lafayette. The Mary Miller Theater, 300 E. Simpson St., Lafayette. Through June 2.

Agnes of God. Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora.

Through July 8.

A Hymn to the Goddess: An Egyptian Tale. 1137 S. Huron St., Denver. Through June 17.

Annie. Jesters Dinner Theatre, 224 Main St., Longmont. Through July 8.

Bullets Over Broadway: The Musical. Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora. Through May 27.

Dear Brutus — presented by Upstart Crow Theatre Company. Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder. Through June 3.

District Merchants. Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224

Washington Ave., Golden. Through June 24.

Little Shop of Horrors — Equinox Theatre Company 7:30 p.m. The Bug Theatre, 3654 Navajo St., Denver.

Friday and Saturday, through June 16.

Macbeth. 7:30 p.m. Denver’s Dangerous Theatre, 2620 W. Second Ave., Suite 1, Denver. Through May 27.

Man of La Mancha. Candlelight Dinner Playhouse, 4747 Marketplace Drive, Johnstown. Through June 17.

Rausch — presented by The Catamounts and Control Group Productions. From a nondescript location in the city of Boulder, audiences will be transported by bus to an undisclosed outdoor location. Through June 17.

The Who’s Tommy. Denver Center for Performing Arts, Stage Theatre, 1101 13th St., Denver. Through May 27.

Dear Brutus explores what might happen if ordinary men and women, mired in unhappiness, were given the magical opportunity to remake their lives, or, as the butler Matey says, the chance to “take the right turning.” Presented

by The Upstart Crow Theatre Company, the play addresses the human proclivity to blame others or fate for their failures and unhappiness, and provides the audience with penetrating insights into human nature. Dear Brutus is now showing at the Dairy Arts Center through June 3. See page 29 for a preview of the production.

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Taylor Swift. 7 p.m. Sports Authority Field at Mile High, 1701 Mile High Stadium Circle, Denver.

Two Titans: Bernstein & Mahler. 7:30 p.m.

Boettcher Concert Hall, 1000 14th St., Denver, 720-865-4220. Through May 27.

In the United States, more than 30,000 deaths each year can be attributed to firearms. How America Got Its Guns is the history of guns in America that examines the Second Amendment and the laws and court cases it has spawned.

Balanced and painstakingly unbiased, William Briggs’s thorough account shows the complexities of the issue which are so often reduced to bumper-sticker slogans, and suggests ways in which gun violence in this country can be reduced.

Briggs will speak at Boulder Book Store on Wednesday, May 30 at 7:30 p.m.

Yheti — with DMVU, Toadface, Gangus. 9 p.m.

Cervantes Masterpiece, 2637 Welton St., Denver, 303-297-1772.

Events Conversaciones en Español. 4 p.m. Boulder Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-441-3100.

Conversations in English. 10:30 a.m. Boulder Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-441-3100.

L’Estrange Menagerie: A Sexy Circus. 11 p.m. The Clocktower Cabaret, 1601 Arapahoe St., Denver, 303-293-0075.

Password: Comedy. 7 p.m. The Speakeasy, 301 Main St., Longmont, 720-684-4728.

Raw. 8:45 p.m. Boedecker Theater, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826.

Friday, May 25 James Pogue — Chosen Country. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder.

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Monday, May 28 So, You’re a Poet. 9 p.m. Wesley Chapel, 1290 Folsom St., Boulder.

Tuesday, May 29

Teen and Tea Time. 4 p.m. George Reynolds Branch Library, 3595 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder, 303-441-3120.

Poetry Night. 7 p.m. Firehouse Art Center, 667 Fourth Ave., Longmont.

Saturday, May 26

Rise Like Lions: An hour with Sean Scanlan on taking back our Democracy. 6 p.m. Innisfree Poetry Bookstore & Cafe, 1301 Pennsylvania Ave., Boulder.

TRACE Art Center Opening — Reception, Music, Andy Warhol Film. 7:30 p.m. TRACE Center for Integrative Arts & Activism, 463 Main St., Unit 1, Longmont, 303-215-6079.

Boulder Writing Dates. 9 a.m. Innisfree Poetry Bookstore & Cafe, 1301 Pennsylvania Ave., Boulder.

Innisfree Weekly Open Poetry Reading. 7 p.m. Innisfree Poetry Bookstore & Cafe, 1301 Pennsylvania Ave., Boulder.

Blake Marcelle. 3 p.m. Innisfree Poetry Bookstore & Cafe, 1301 Pennsylvania Ave., Boulder.

Wednesday, May 30

Meet-Up and Celebration of the American Alsatian. 6 p.m. Romero’s K9 Club and Taphouse, 985 S. Public Road, Lafayette, 720-369-0736.

Saturday, May 26

William Briggs — How America Got Its Guns.

7:30 p.m. Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder.

Music Bootstrap Brewery Tour. 4 p.m. Bootstrap Brewing Company, 142 Pratt St., Longmont, 303-652-4186.

Defunkt Railroad. 7:30 p.m. Dannik’s Gunbarrel Corner Bar, 6525 Gunpark Drive, Boulder, 303-530-7423.

Brazilian Dancer Party — with Pagode na Pedra. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat Coffeehouse, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 720-201-3731.

Disco Biscuits. 9 p.m. The Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, 303-832-1874.

Combichrist — with Death Valley High. 7:30 p.m. Oriental Theater, 4335 W. 44th Ave., Denver, 720-420-0030.

Dave Fulker Quartet. 7 p.m. Caffè Sole, 637 S. Broadway, Boulder, 303-499-2985.

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Eric Lindell and the Grand Nationals. 8 p.m.

Cervantes Masterpiece, 2637 Welton St., Denver, 303-297-1772.

The Fab Four. 6:30 p.m. Levitt Pavilion, 1380 W. Florida Ave., Denver, 800-745-3000.

Flash Mountain Flood. 8:30 p.m. Oskar Blues, 303 Main St., Lyons.

George Nelson Quartet. 4:30 p.m. The Tasty Weasel, 1800 Pike Road, Longmont, 303-776-1914.

Gravity Check. 8 p.m. The Wild Game, 2251 Ken Pratt Blvd., Longmont, 720-600-4875.

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arts Act On It: Exhibit on CU Student Activism.

Norlin Library, STEAM Gallery, 1157 18th St., Boulder. Through Aug. 15.

Cleon Peterson: Shadow Of Men. Museum of Contemporary Art, 1485 Delgany St., Denver.

Through May 27.

Drawn To Glamour: Fashion Illustrations by Jim Howard. Denver Art Museum. 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver. Through July 22.

Eyes On: Xiaoze Xie. Denver Art Museum, Hamilton Building, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver. Through July 8.

Ganesha: The Playful Protector. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver.

Through October.

The sculptural collaborations of Rebecca Davis and Roger Asay generate a deep reverence for the earth by presenting raw, natural materials such as willow branches or river stones in strange and unexpected arrangements, inducing in viewers the experience of seeing these familiar objects directly, with an intense clarity, as if for the first time. Contrasting sculptures command the gallery space, interacting with each other to create a carefully orchestrated composition of movement, pattern and texture that awakens all the senses and stimulates a state of wonder. See Wood & Stone, Substance & Spirit at the Dairy Arts Center through June 17.

Highlights from the Collection. Clyfford Still Museum, 1250 Bannock St., Denver. Through Sept. 19.

A Light of His Own: Clyfford Still at Yaddo. Clyfford Still Museum, 1250 Bannock St., Denver. Through Sept. 19.

Kristen Hatgi Sink: Honey. Museum of Contemporary Art, 1485 Delgany St., Denver. Through Aug. 26.

Like a Hammer — by Jeffrey Gibson. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver. Through August 12.

Lisa Oppenheim: Spine. Museum of Contemporary Art, 1485 Delgany St., Denver. Through Aug. 26.

Melting — by Marietta Patricia Leis. Dairy Arts Center, MacMillan Family Lobby & Polly Addison Gallery, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder. Through June 17.

Millie Chen: Four Recollections. University of Colorado Art Museum, Visual Arts Complex, 1085 18th St., Boulder. Through July 21.

Mixed Media Drawing and Watercolor — by Ileana Barbu. NCAR Mesa Laboratory, 1850 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder. Through June 29.

Mixed Media Painting — by Frederick Pichon. NCAR Mesa Laboratory, 1850 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder. Through June 29.

Rebecca Davis and Roger Asay

Nathan Abels: History of the Future. Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13th St., Boulder. Through May 28.

One End of the Forest — by David Bahr. Dairy Arts Center, Hand-Rudy Gallery, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder. Through June 17.

Past the Tangled Present. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver. Through Oct. 28.

Patrice Renee Washington: Charts, Parts, and Holders. Museum of Contemporary Art, 1485 Delgany St., Denver. Through Aug. 26.

Processing — by Roberto Juarez. Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13th St., Boulder. Through Sept. 16.

Resounding Roar — Charles E. Burchfield. Foothills Art Center, 809 15th St., Golden. Through July 29.

Rocky Flats Living Library. 1:15 p.m. Boulder Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder. Through June 7.

Wood & Stone, Substance & Spirit — by Rebecca Davis and Roger Asay.

Dairy Arts Center, McMahon Gallery, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder. Through June 17.

Wopo Holup: Endless Places, Present. Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13th St. Through May 28.

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Grupo Chegando Lá and Francisco Marques.

9 p.m. Ophelia’s Electric Soapbox, 1215 20th St., Denver, 303-993-8023.

Rocky Mountain Classic Miniature Horse Show.

9 a.m. Boulder County Fairgrounds, 9595 Nelson Road, Longmont, 303-818-4093. Through May 28.

Happy Hour Live Jazz. 5:30 p.m. Tandoori Grill South, 619 S. Broadway, Boulder, 303-543-7339.

Saturday Morning Groove. 10:30 a.m. Free Motion Dance Studio, 2126 Pearl St., Boulder, 720379-8299.

The High Road Home. 7 p.m. Gunbarrel Brewing Company, 7088 Winchester Circle, Boulder, 800-803-5732.

Horse Feathers. 9 p.m. The Bluebird Theater, 3317 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, 303-377-1666.

Imparables featuring Adrian Uribe & Omar Chaparro. 7 p.m. Paramount Denver, 1621 Glenarm Place, Denver, 303-623-0106.

Jackson Cloud Band. 8 p.m. Oskar Blues Tap Room, 921 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-776-1914.

John McKay Band & The Symbols. 8 p.m.

Dickens Opera House, 300 Main St., Longmont, 303-834-9384.

Taylor Shae Band. 7 p.m. Longtucky Spirits, 350 Terry St., Unit 120, Longmont, 720-545-2017.

Sunset Paint and Photography Session. 7 p.m.

Ron Stewart Preserve at Rabbit Mountain, Boulder.

Wildflower Hike. 10 a.m. Bald Mountain Scenic Area, Boulder.

Sunday, May 27 Music Ando Make Songwriter Showcase. 6 p.m. Groben Bart Brewery, 1025 Delaware Ave., Longmont, 214-770-9847.

Events

Bootstrap LOCO Ukulele Band. 2 p.m. Bootstrap Brewing Company, 142 Pratt St., Longmont, 303-652-4186.

“ComedySportz” Denver. 7:30 p.m. Avenue Theater, 417 E. 17th Ave., Denver, 303-321-5925.

The Farmer Sisters. 3 p.m. The Tasty Weasel, 1800 Pike Road, Longmont, 303-776-1914.

“Sleightly Impossible:” Comedy Magic Show.

4 p.m. Lumber Baron Mystery Mansion, 2555 W. 37th Ave., Denver, 303-477-8205.

The Fever 333. 7 p.m. Summit Music Hall, 1902 Blake St., Denver, 303-487-0111.

Art Stop. 10 a.m. Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-2122.

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Spanish/English Storytime: Read and Play in Spanish. 10:15 a.m. NoBo Corner Library, 4600 Broadway, Boulder, 303-441-4250.

Jenny Don’t and The Spurs. 8 p.m. Globe Hall, 4483 Logan St., Denver, 303-296-1003.

End-of-Year Recital. 4 p.m. Boulder Ballet, 2590 Walnut St., Suite 10, Boulder. Through May 27.

Kutandara Kombi — with Zivanai Masango. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat Coffeehouse, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 720-201-3731.

Movie Night — with Death Star creator Colin Cantwell. 2:30 p.m. Cinebarre Theater, 1164 W. Dillon Road, Louisville.

Mask On: Hip Hop Masquerade Party featuring Daiyon. 9 p.m. The Clocktower Cabaret, 1601 Arapahoe St., Denver, 303-293-0075.

Memorial Day Observance Concert. 10 a.m.

Central Park, Boulder.

Memorial Day Remembrance Concert. 10 a.m.

Boulder Bandshell, Boulder, 303-413-7200.

Nick Dittmeier & the Sawdusters, Beth Bombara. 9 p.m. Hi-Dive Denver, 7 S. Broadway, Denver, 303-733-0230.

Events Beuys. 1 p.m. Boedecker Theater, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826.

Mega Memorial Day Bash. 9 p.m. Bar Standard, 1037 Broadway, Denver, 303-832-8628.

Out of the Past. 4 p.m. Boedecker Theater, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826.

Yoga for Kids. 4 p.m. WOW! Children’s Museum, 110 N. Harrison Ave., Lafayette, 303-604-2424.

Monday, May 28 Music Musk N’ Boots. 9 p.m. The Laughing Goat Coffeehouse, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 720-201-3731.

Sean Farley. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat Coffeehouse, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 720-201-3731.

Tom Pevear. 10 p.m. The Laughing Goat Coffeehouse, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 720-201-3731.

The Untz Festival Pre-Party featuring Spankalicious, Lodurr, Beardthug, Danny Grooves, Brainrack. 8 p.m. Cervantes Masterpiece, 2637 Welton St., Denver, 303-297-1772.

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events Events Will Run for Beer Party. 6 a.m. Twisted Pine Brewing, 3201 Walnut St., Suite A, Boulder, 303-786-9270.

Tuesday, May 29 Music Bruno Major. 7 p.m. Larimer Lounge, 2721 Larimer St., Denver, 303-291-1007.

Introducing the Band — with Mark Diamond.

7 p.m. The Post Brewing Company, 2027 13th St., Boulder, 720-372-3341.

King Tuff. 8 p.m. Globe Hall, 4483 Logan St., Denver, 303-296-1003.

Reggae Night. 9 p.m. Boulder House, 1109 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-997-4108.

Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, 303-370-6000.

Love After Love. 7 p.m. Boedecker Theater, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826.

Sally and George. 8 p.m. Walnut Room, 3131 Walnut St., Denver, 303-295-1868.

Beuys. 1 p.m. Boedecker Theater, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826.

Trio con Brio Tango. 6:30 p.m. St Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696.

Conversations in English Wednesdays — includes Beginner Group. 10:30 a.m. Boulder Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-4413100.

Mad Scientist Day: Slime. 4 p.m. George Reynolds Branch Library, 3595 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder, 303-441-3120.

Wednesday Karaoke Night 9 p.m. Bohemian Biergarten, 2017 13th St., Boulder, 720-328-8328.

The Wonder Years. 7 p.m. The Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, 303-832-1874.

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Do You Know Who I Am? — with Louisville Premiere Law Enforcement Leaders. 6:30 p.m.

Louisville Public Library, 951 Spruce St., Louisville, 310-489-8372.

60 Minutes in Space. 7 p.m. Denver Museum of

Making A Killing, Guns, Greed and the NRA Movie Screening. 6 p.m. Longmont Public Library, 409 Fourth Ave., Longmont, 303-681-7722.

Ramen Heads. 4:30 p.m. Boedecker Theater, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826.

Wednesday Square Dance. 7 p.m. Rosalee’s Pizzeria, 461 Main St., Longmont, 303-485-5020.

Matthäus. 9 p.m. The Laughing Goat Coffeehouse, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 720-201-3731.

Open Mic. 9 p.m. Pioneer Inn, 15 E. First St., Nederland, 303-258-7733.

Open Mic Night. 6 p.m. Twisted Pine Brewing, 3201 Walnut St. Suite A, Boulder, 303-786-9270.

Open Mic with The Prairie Scholars. 6 p.m.

SKEYE Brewing, 900 S. Hover St., Suite D, Longmont, 303-774-7698.

Open Stage — Hosted by Danny Shafer. 7:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Tap Room, 921 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-776-1914.

The Ordinary Two. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat Coffeehouse, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 720-201-3731.

Events Unbounded. 7:30 p.m. The Boedecker Theater, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 540-974-7956.

Boulder World Affairs Discussion Group. 10 a.m. Meadows Branch Library, 4800 Baseline Road, Boulder, 303-441-3100.

Conscious Dance. 8 p.m. Alchemy of Movement, 2436 30th St., Boulder, 303-931-1500.

Conversations in English Tuesdays. 6 p.m.

Boulder Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-441-3100.

Euchre in Longmont — Win Free Beer. 6 p.m.

Bootstrap Brewing Company, 142 Pratt St., Longmont, 303-652-4186.

Spanish/English Storytime: Read and Play in Spanish. 10:15 a.m. Boulder Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-441-3100.

Wednesday, May 30 Music 2018 Beethoven and Brews. 6:30 p.m. Boettcher Concert Hall, 1000 14th St., Denver, 720-865-4220.

Beth Lee. 9 p.m. The Laughing Goat Coffeehouse, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 720-201-3731.

Bleachers. 7 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-786-7030.

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

Dan Martin. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat Coffeehouse, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 720-201-3731.

Drop-in Acoustic Jam. 6 p.m. 300 Suns Brewing, 335 First Ave., Unit C, Longmont, 720-442-8292.

The Elixir of Love. 2 p.m. Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826.

Gang of Youths. 8 p.m. Globe Hall, 4483 Logan St., Denver, 303-296-1003.

Minus the Bear. 7 p.m. Summit Music Hall, 1902 Blake St., Denver, 303-487-0111.

MoJazz Duo. 6:30 p.m. Still Cellars, 1115 Colorado Ave., Longmont, 720-204-6064.

Open Mic. 6:30 p.m. Shoes and Brews, 63 S. Pratt Parkway Unit B, Longmont, 720-340-4290.

Search Jumpsuit Showcase featuring Saqi, Scott Nice, Grandfather Gold, Mikey Thunder, Jordan Polovina. 8:30 p.m. Cervantes Masterpiece, 2637 Welton St., Denver, 303-297-1772.

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by John W. Steele

Walking around the lake this afternoon, something about the cottonwood leaves, strewn along the shore, and how the colors glowed, and the reflections in the water slowed me down, let me begin to see, if you know what I mean, as if I were seeing through God’s eyes, or dog eyes. Who knows what dogs see, or how they manage to project such glee, such happiness, despite the constant strain of living within range of wretched brains.

The sixth extinction can’t be turned around.

If nothing’s done, and soon, we too will drown, weighed down by overgrown prefrontal lobes, plotting and scheming, sending out space-probes beyond the reach of our sun’s golden light, in hopeless hope of finding other life, a garden paradise, not yet sucked dry— Pulled back to planet earth, the sudden cries of geese, waddling away, the dogs in chase, geese, water-born, gliding along, dogs racing to catch up. Suddenly, across the lake, that prehistoric Great Blue Heron takes flight, cries out, in her ancient, haunting voice, asking, asking: Do we have a choice?

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n May 14, 2018, Tom Wolfe — one of America’s most exuberant ON THE BILL: Out of the Past. 4 p.m. Sunday, writers — died at the age of 88.

May 27; Heaven Knows, Among his litany of good works, Mr. Allison. 4 p.m. Sunday, Wolfe penned The Right Stuff, June 3, The Boedecker Theater, Dairy Arts Center, effectively coining a phrase while summing up the 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, spirit of the idolized American male: hard-work303-440-7825, thedairy.org ing, resourceful, determined and roguish. Not exactly a hard-and-fast description, but it perfectly describes the Project Mercury astronauts — whom Wolfe chronicled in the book — along with the author behind the prose and any number of individuals who capture our hearts and linger in our minds long after they pass.

In the acting world, few had “the right stuff ” like Robert Mitchum. With more than 100 credits to his name and at least a dozen masterful performances, Mitchum made acting look easy. At least, that’s what he told anyone who’d ask.

One often-told story from the set of Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957) recounts a scene where Mitchum had to Army crawl through the grass and over — unknown to director John Huston — a patch of stinging nettles. Huston did four takes before moving on, cutting up Mitchum’s legs in the process. When Huston discovered what he’d done to his leading man, he was beside himself. Mitchum replied nonchalantly: “You work, you suffer.”

Before Mitchum found fame (or fame found Mitchum) there was much suffering. Born Aug. 6, 1917, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Mitchum grew up without a father and was shipped back and forth between various family members like an unwanted penny. As a teenager, he dug ditches and boxed when he needed money, rode the rails when he needed a change of scenery and was arrested and sentenced to a chain gang in Georgia. He escaped, injuring himself in the process. But there was an upside: while nursing his injuries, Mitchum met Dorothy Spencer. Four years later, the two married and remained together until his death in 1997.

With a backstory like this, it’s no wonder Mitchum excelled in film noir. In his best, Out of the Past (1947), Mitchum plays Jeff Bailey, a detective brought out of hiding to settle old scores between Whit Sterling (Kirk Douglas) and Kathie Moffat ( Jane Greer).

It’s a complicated story of crosses, double-crosses and double-double-crosses, but nothing phases our hero. Those sleepy eyes have seen it all and then some.

When Kathie asks Jeff if there is a trick to winning roulette, we know she is talking about the wheel. When Jeff counters, “There’s a way to lose more slowly,” we know he’s talking about life.

A similar exchange echoes in Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison. In the movie, Mitchum plays a Marine stranded in the South Pacific during World War II. The island he washes up on has already been evacuated, save for one lone soul: Sister Angela (Deborah Kerr), a young nun who has yet to take her vows.

“Only God knows what’ll happen to us,” she says confidently.

“And He won’t tell us, huh, ma’am?” he responds in only the way Mitchum could.

Few said could have done it better; the right stuff indeed.

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e can talk about the foam, which is probably the most useful culinary application of foam we’ve seen in a world that just likes to make foam to make foam. We can talk about the delightful strawberry and rhubarb compote-like filling, tart and sweet, but with, more than anything, abundant freshness.

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Take their rendition of the classic trout Almondine. It’s a hulking, skin-on filet cooked to perfection, served alongside a creamy butter and almond sauce, bright and acidic tomatoes, snap peas and kalamata olives. Mateo’s accessible wine list also includes several French whites to pair with the trout. Grilled asparagus on the side came charred just right and salted expertly to bring out its earthy flavor and kill its bitterness. $28.

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It’s pillowy, sweet and inviting tri-colored Basmati rice mixed in with juicy raisins and dry almonds. Served atop that, if you choose, is some dynamite chicken, marinated and grilled on a skewer. Topped with spices like sesame and sumac, and served alongside yogurt sauce and a greek salad, it’s a bargain for the price. $10.

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ROYAL COUPLE SPRING SALAD WEDS REGAL ASPARAGUS AND COMMON POTATO

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ome vegetables get all the glory.

Potatoes, for instance, get all of the blame and none of the cell phone food porn shots on Instagram.

Chef Kelly Liken thinks that potatoes have gotten a raw deal and bad press.

“There is something so comforting about potatoes. There must be thousands of ways to prepare them, and I haven’t yet found one that sucks. Baked, boiled, stuffed, grilled, roasted,” Liken writes in her “Live in Season” cooking blog.

Liken opened Restaurant Kelly Liken in 2004 in Vail Village and rapidly became one of Colorado’s most celebrated chefs with appearances on Iron Chef America and Top Chef, plus James Beard Award nominations. She shuttered the eatery in 2017.

In defense of the poster child for carbohydrates, Liken notes that one medium-sized, skin-on potato has only 110 calories and no fat, sodium or cholesterol. It boasts nearly half the daily value of vitamin C, more potassium than a banana, lots of vitamin B6 and plenty of magnesium, antioxidants and fiber as long as you eat the skin, where the nutrients are concentrated.

Asparagus, too, is an overlooked nutritional rock star of spring cooking even though it makes your pee smell funny. The pricey jade stalks are an excellent source of vitamin K, folate, copper, selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin C, and vitamin E, as well as a great place to find dietary fiber, various minerals, vitamin A, zinc, iron, protein and vitamin B6.

It is such a sweet delicacy, with or without hollandaise sauce.

For a short time, locally grown asparagus is available at the Boulder County Farmers Markets and Colorado-grown spears are seen at supermarkets. If you are going to hunt for asparagus in the wild, be sure to follow the rules of foraging. In general, asparagus grows in rural places near water sources like irrigation ditches, and the smattering of jade spears can be hard to spot. According to legendary author and cook Alice B. Toklas, “Asparagus, when picked, should be no thicker than a darning needle.”

To harvest, move down the stalk until it gets woody and snap it off the plant. Never, ever pull up the plant and never trespass on private property. As with mushroom hunters, any good forager will tell almost nobody where they find wild asparagus each spring.

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Springtime Potato Asparagus Salad 1 pound new potatoes 1 bunch asparagus, cut into 1” lengths 6 radishes (approx.), thinly sliced 1 cup snap peas, julienned 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill 2 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives Salt, freshly ground black pepper, to taste Lemon Dijon Vinaigrette: 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 2 tablespoons minced fresh shallot 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice Zest from one fresh lemon 1 teaspoon honey 1/2 cup olive oil Salt, freshly ground black pepper, to taste Cut new potatoes in half or quarters.

Place in a large sauce pot and cover with cool, salted water. Bring to a boil and cook until they are tender, about 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, put all of the vinaigrette ingredients in a tightly sealed jar and shake it up. When the potatoes are almost tender, add the asparagus to the pan and cook for about three minutes.

Pull the asparagus pieces out first and plunge them into ice water right away to keep them crispy.

Strain the potatoes and immediately dress the hot potatoes with half of the vinaigrette. Cut snap peas in thin strips, thinly shave radishes and chop the fresh herbs. If you don’t have all the fresh herbs, substitute smaller amounts of dried herbs. Toss all ingredients, taste and adjust seasonings. Add more dressing, if needed.

(Makes four servings, about 250 calories each. Read Liken’s blog at liveinseason.com)

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The fifth annual Boulder Passport is filled with summer two-for-one drink

specials at 4 Noses Brewing Co., Acreage, BRU, Cellar West, Longtucky Spirits, Odd13, Shine, The Hungry Toad and others, plus there are two-forone pizza deals. Proceeds support the Angel Relief Fund helping hospitality workers recover from emergencies and injuries. The first 1,000 teachers who apply will receive a free Passport. thepassportprogram.com ... Coming soon: Kelly Whitaker will open Dry Storage, an unusual coffee shop, near his Basta restaurant, offering baked goods as well as milled-to-order flour from quinoa, farro, polenta and other grains. Also, Fortuna Chocolate will operate a cocoacentric cocktail bar and sell chocolate by the pound. ... The Walrus Saloon — which once offered Boulder’s first salad bar — has closed after 46 years in business. ... Boulder’s restaurant week, First Bite, is looking for a few good foodies, specifically five Boulder County adults who want to dine for free at 10-15 restaurants Nov. 9-17. They must photograph and post about their experiences on social media. To apply, send three sample food images (ones you shot yourself ) and a few paragraphs explaining why you must be chosen. Send to: info@firstbiteboulder.com

Taste of the week

A sunny late spring evening found old friends convening at chef Jim Cohen’s Empire Lounge and Restaurant in Louisville. The addictive fried Brussels sprouts tossed with toasted walnuts, bacon, mustard vinaigrette and ricotta were a perfect foil for a tart lemonade-based cocktail. Another highlight: Bison short rib tacos with guacamole, pico de gallo and cotija cheese.

Words to chew on

“In Europe we thought of wine as something as healthy and normal as food and also a great giver of happiness and wellbeing and delight. Drinking wine was not a snobbism nor a sign of sophistication nor a cult; it was as natural as eating and to me as necessary.” — Ernest Hemingway John Lehndorff is a prep cook. He hosts Radio Nibbles on KGNU. Listen to podcasts at: news.kgnu.org/category/radionibbles.

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Highland Honey’s Tim Brod on what it takes to make real, raw, delicious honey and, also, save humanity by Matt Cortina

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instein supposedly once said that mankind would only have four years left on the planet if bees were to go extinct. The logic is that because bees are so integral to the process of pollinating plants, eliminating them would eliminate the animals that eat those plants and would thus have ramifications up the food chain — all the way to us.

We don’t know if Einstein ever said that. We do know that’s a monstrously ominous thing to drop on humanity if he did, considering he left no blueprint for how to avoid the extinction of bees and cultivate their communities.

Luckily, though, we have Tim Brod.

Brod has been keeping bees in Boulder County for more than four decades, and his company, Highland Honey (based in Longmont), is one of the few small-scale producers of artisanal, truly raw honey. His knowledge of honey, bees and agriculture is, indeed, Einsteinian, and is surpassed only by his passion for cultivating bees.

It’s ironic, then, that Brod says learning to care for bees requires a bit of savagery.

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damn bees than anyone you know. I am Mr. Death. I have been honed in the fires of bee hell,” Brod says. “And it sucks.

Everyone who’s involved in this, if we can keep 60 percent of our livestock alive, we’re doing well.”

Brod rotates his bees throughout the county to places where they can forage — open space, farms and private property. He knows, better than anyone, the state of bees in Boulder County and — if we’re to believe someone that’s potentially Einstein — by extension humanity.

Bad news.

“The truth is it’s really hard to keep bees alive here anymore, and I don’t think anyone will really be able to keep bees going here on a commercial level in the future,” Brod says. “I think if you spent eight years learning, you can have bees in your backyard, and you can get 18-25 pounds of honey if you’re lucky. ... In terms of doing it as a viable business — as an integral part of our community, of our agricultural system — that is dying for bees here. I’m one of the few people left. It will be dead soon; it will not be possible, because we don’t have the forage.”

The future of bees in Boulder County isn’t exactly sweet, according to Tim Brod of Highland Honey.

Brod says there is a “constellation” of factors that have contributed to the decline of bee populations. The foremost factor, Brod says, is the reduction of food sources, or forage. Brod blames land use policies that limit bees’ ability to access Boulder Weekly

nectar and pollen; open space may be great for grazing cattle or running trails, but it’s low in the wild forage needed for bee pollination. Insects can’t live on grass, Brod says. Then there’s urban densification, which physically replaces forage areas with concrete and non-beefriendly plants. This reduction of habitat creates monocultures, wherein bees have to be shipped onto farms in order to pollinate plants where forage and natural bee communities have long been removed.

But Brod says the biggest factor in bee colony declines is — bad news, again — us.

“I think the decline of the honeybee can be tracked to the decline of the dandelion and because we have that social pressure to get rid of [it], to destroy [it], let’s treat it as bad. We’ve started demonizing certain types of diversity. We’ve demonized a lot of things at the expense of our souls as well as our habitat,” Brod says.

Killing dandelions not only removes a food source for honeybees, Brod says, but it also often involves the use of pesticides, which impact the overall health of bee colonies.

Brod is not sugar-coating this, if that’s not clear already. We’re in a bad position. And he compares the despair some people might feel about enacting minor changes to how disenchanted voters might feel come election time — their small actions don’t matter. But what other choice do we have?

“Changing our habits and changing our landscape is a process. It’s not just a blink of the eye,” Brod says. “I think us collectively throwing pebbles into this pool called humanity, habitat diversity, every little bit helps because it’s infectious. Doing good deeds, taking care of things is infectious. It’s critical. Will you in your backyard, planting a 10-by2-foot strip [of forage], you’ve got 30 or 40 sunflowers, you’ve got some sage and raspberries and mint... is that unto itself enough to support a hive? No. Is it enough to support some native bees?

Yes. But imagine if the whole fucking neighborhood did that. And then the next neighborhood. And then most of the city.”

In order to make those changes, however, the public perception of bees and honey needs to change.

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Bees have been turned into a commodity, Brod says, and our taste buds have grown desensitized to poorly made honey. Brod makes unheated, unfiltered, raw honey — that means the honey never gets above 95 degrees, the natural temperature in a beehive. Larger-scale producers of honey will heat it to up to 165 degrees and filter it to prevent crystallization (or hardening), which not only removes much of the flavor (requiring additional sweetener), but much of the nutritional benefits of honey. Brod uses a “creaming” process, which controls the natural crystallization process by making many smaller crystals, which have a pleasant texture.

But this time, it’s not really our fault that we’ve lost the taste for honey, Brod says. The industrial food system, yet again, has worked to confuse consumers about the health benefits of mass-produced, as opposed to smaller scale, products.

“We have zero oversight in the world of honey as to what the words ‘raw, unheated, unfiltered’ mean. You can go into Whole Foods or Walmart, and you can buy a jug of honey that has the exact same words on it, and one costs X and one costs Z, and you as a consumer have no idea which one is better for you.”

Honey may be one — perhaps the best, or at least the most delicious — way we can start to be better stewards of bee communities.

Brod says when people try his honey at, say, the Boulder Farmers Market, they’re either shocked to taste something so complex, or reminded of some long-lost ancestor’s home production. If we value good honey, we’ll value the honeybee, and maybe we’ll even save humanity along the way.

But it requires a clear-headed assessment of where we are, and a bit of honesty.

“We’re in a serious crisis with pollinators, and honey and bees have risen up as the benchmark for people’s fear,” Brod says. “Whether you’re Republican, Libertarian, Green Party or a Democrat, the vast majority of all of us know we’re screwed in terms of sustainability. Bees and honey are emblematic of the hope that maybe we’re not: ‘They’re still here, I can still buy cheap honey. Detroit did not crash, and gas doesn’t cost $4.’ It’s just subterfuge.”

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ust a few Extremely pale in color but weeks ago, full in flavor, this saison is Vindication delightfully yeasty with a ON THE BILL: Beyond the Mountain Brewing Brewing closed pleasant shot of perky Company, 6035 Longbow up shop and honey. Let it sit too long, Drive, Unit 109, Boulder, left many Gunbarrel and you’ll find the honey 303-530-6981. residents and professionbecomes cloying. But with als wondering where, oh a brew this tasty, that’s not where, they were going going to happen often. to wet their whistle. Sure, there’s Avery, Hailing from Boston, it’s no surprise Asher, Finkel & Garf and Gunbarrel jam band The Jauntee picked a hazy douBrewing within spitting distance, but when it ble India pale ale (IPA) for their collabocomes to pounding pints after work, one less ration, Headspin. It’s cloudy but not nearoption is not exactly what we are looking for. ly as turbid as other New England IPAs; Luckily a new brewery was waiting in the nose is fresh, the mouth is loaded with the wings, and this one comes with the juice and, as a bonus, Headspin comes added dimension of tunes. Beyond the with a nice, stiff backbone — 88 internaMountain Brewing Company (BTM), tional bittering units — giving the ale a which opened in late 2017 in an office delightful structure. park near Medtronic and QUALCOMM, But the best beer BTM makes isn’t a is a haven for jam-band enthusiasts and collab; it’s the pale ale, Touch of Jade. craft beer drinkers alike. Over the bar Beautifully bright with an attractive goldhangs a photo of two men carrying a keg enrod color, Touch of Jade’s bouquet sings across Colorado Avenue in Telluride, an of stone fruit (apricot and peach primarihomage to Phish’s album cover for ly) with a hint of sticky herbs. And thanks Colorado ’88. to the New Zealand Jade Hop, black pepIf that didn’t tip you off, then the colper balances out the hoppy flavor and lage of concert ticket stubs decorating the leaves just enough juice to brighten up the bar top certainly will. There’s even a sizebackend. able stage for performances and a projecThough BTM has 11 taps pouring, tor screen for live-streamed concerts. You those looking for extreme beers with high wouldn’t suspect it walking in, but this ABVs (alcohol by volume) might want to place might be a little more Boulder than search elsewhere; this place likes to keep everything on the mellow side — even Boulder is these days. their Double IPA comes in light at 7.7 The music theme continues into the percent. The name of the game here is glass with a handful of BTM’s brews made session, so sit back, relax, order another in collaboration with touring bands. Take round and enjoy the music. You’ll forget Sweet Lillies Saison, made in collaboration work in no time at all. with the folk band, The Sweet Lillies.

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icumi (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT) AN IRREVERENT AND NOT ALWAYS ACCURATE VIEW OF THE WORLD BREAKING: FOOTBALL FANS ARGUE ABOUT SOMETHING This week, National Football League (NFL) Commissioner Roger Goodell announced that the league’s owners have decided on a new policy that will require players to stand for the national anthem and “show respect,” or else stay in the locker room until the anthem is over.

The decision comes after dozens of NFL players kneeled over the past two seasons to highlight racial injustice and issues with the country’s criminal and justice systems. Two players, Colin Kaepernick, who started the demon-

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strations, and his former teammate Eric Reid, have filed collusion lawsuits against the league, claiming they are not being signed because of their free speech.

Football fans around the country took the news in good spirits, as it finally gave them something football-related to argue about with their friends.

Local fan Tom Richards says he posted the article to his fantasy football league’s group text, USGS and in no time, two work acquaintances were yelling about Trump and calling each other curse words.

Two old friends in Longmont were heard drunkenly saying, “This is America,” and, “When Ben Franklin wrote the Declaration of Independence...”

An Aurora man was reportedly planning to wear a Von Miller jersey on casual Friday this week, but after the news broke of the NFL’s decision, he thought about how Rick Jansen would come over and, like, casually try to talk

about police brutality, hoping that he would bite and they could get in a big argument, but dammit, Rick, the man thought, we work at the Department of Motor Vehicles. We can’t be wasting everyone’s time.

IT’S THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT We’ve been tracking Mount Kilauea’s continuous eruption on the Big Island of Hawaii, and it’s kind of like watching the Trump administration govern the U.S.: every time you forget it’s still exploding, you see a headline that shocks you into remembrance.

News of the eruption first exploded over Facebook as millenials and baby boomers alike flocked to the social media site to mark themselves safe. It reminded us of Nov. 9, 2016 — sheer panic reverberated in servers and airwaves around the world as news dropped that a reality TV star had just

become president of the greatest country in the world.

But then, news stories and comments about the volcano quickly became less ominous: the lava had engulfed an R2D2 mailbox outside one home, many other houses have been swallowed up but no one has died, there are no reported injuries. Much like the months leading up to Trump’s inauguration, but after the election: “I think we’re going to be OK... we’re going to be OK, right? Is this the end of the world? This isn’t the end, right?”

Then came news that the volcano was setting to blow: spewing ash and volcanic rock, darkening the skies, prompting the apocalypse. Read: The last week of January 2017 when there was an executive action being handed down every day, protests at airports around the country abounded, and we mourned the loss of life as we knew it.

But a few weeks have passed and the news cycle has set into an uneasy rhythm — every few days new photos of fissures or steam emerge, reminding us the end could still come at any minute. We may be shocked for a minute or two, but quickly put our heads back in the sand, hoping the next time we look it’ll all be over.

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described the process of writing as akin to “the backbreaking work of hacking a footpath, as in a coal mine; in total darkness, beneath the earth.” Whether or not you’re a writer, I’m guessing that your life might have felt like that recently. Your progress has been slow and the mood has been dense and the light has been dim. That’s the tough news. The good news is that I suspect you will soon be blessed with flashes of illumination and a semi-divine intervention or two. After that, your work will proceed with more ease. The mood will be softer and brighter.

TAURUS

APRIL 20-MAY 20: Do you know what you are worth? Have

you compiled a realistic assessment of your talents, powers, and capacities? Not what your friends and enemies think you’re worth, nor the authority figures you deal with, nor the bad listeners who act like they’ve figured out the game of life. When I ask you if you have an objective understanding of your real value, Taurus, I’m not referring to what your illusions or fears or wishes might tell you. I’m talking about an honest, accurate appraisal of the gifts you have to offer the world. If you do indeed possess this insight, hallelujah and congratulations! If you don’t, the coming weeks will be an excellent time to work on getting it.

people rarely went very long without fighting CAPRICORN other groups of people.

DEC. 22-JAN. 19: Every There was one exception: human being I’ve ever the Harappan culture that known, me included, has to thrived for about 2,000 wage a continuous struggle years in the Indus River between these pairs of oppoValley, which in the pressites: 1. bad habits that waste ent day stretches through their vitality and good habits Go to RealAstrology.com to check out Afghanistan, Pakistan and that harness their vitality; 2.

Rob Brezsny’s EXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO India. Archaeologists have demoralizing addictions that HOROSCOPES and DAILY TEXT MESSAGE found little evidence of warkeep them enslaved to the HOROSCOPES. The audio horoscopes fare there. Signs of mass past and invigorating addicare also available by phone at destruction and heavy armations that inspire them to cre1-877-873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700. ments are non-existent. Art ate their best possible future. from that era and area does How’s your own struggle not depict military conflict. going? I suspect you’re in the One conclusion we might be tempted to draw from this data midst of a turning point. Here’s a tip that could prove useful: is that human beings are not inherently combative and violent.

Feeding the good habits and invigorating addictions may cause In any case, I want to use the Harappan civilization’s extended the bad habits and demoralizing addictions to lose some of their time of peace as a metaphor for your life in the next eight power over you. weeks. I believe (and hope!) you’re entering into a phase of very low conflict.

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JAN. 20-FEB. 18: “Some books seem like a key to unfamiliar rooms in

one’s own castle,” said author Franz Kafka. I suspect this idea will be especially relevant to you in the coming weeks, Aquarius. And more than that: In addition to books, other influences may also serve as keys to unfamiliar rooms in your inner castle. Certain people, for instance, may do and say things that give you access to secrets you’ve been keeping from yourself.

A new song or natural wonderland may open doors to understandings that will transform your relationship with yourself. To prep you for these epiphanies, I’ll ask you to imagine having a dream at night in which you’re wandering through a house you know very well. But this time, you discover there’s a whole new wing of the place that you never knew existed.

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I suggest you meditate on these ideas in the coming weeks, Cancerian. Paradoxically, they may help you be content with how you finish up the current phase of your beloved project.

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Dear Dan: I like watersports, and I heard about a guy in a rural area who holds piss parties in his backyard. I found a mailing list for those interested in piss play, and it wasn’t long before he posted about one of these parties. People on the list talk a big game, but no one else has stepped up to host something, including me. (I would, but four neighbors look into my backyard.) The host has very simple rules for who can attend: You have to identify as a guy and wear masculine attire. I get to the party, and there were about four guys and the host. I had a good time. The host had plenty of drinks out, towels, chairs, canopies and candles to ward off the mosquitos. I’ve been back a couple times.

Everyone is friendly enough and there’s the right amount of perversion. So what’s the problem? The host. He’s loud and annoying. He insists on putting classical music on (it doesn’t set the mood very well). He tells the same lame jokes every time he’s pissing on someone. He will complain that people say they’re coming and don’t show. If you are having a moment with someone, he will invariably horn in on the action.

Without being rude, I’ve tried to make it clear that we are not looking for company, but he doesn’t take the hint. It’s his party, and props to him for hosting it — but it takes the fun out of it when the host doesn’t know when to back off. I’ve gotten to the

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point where it’s not worth the effort to go.

Do I just get over it, or say something privately?

—Person Exasperates Enthusiast Dear PEE: The advice I gave a different reader about dealing with a guest horning in on the action at an orgy applies in your case: “Even kind and decent people can be terrible about taking hints — especially when doing so means getting cut out of a drunken fuckfest. So don’t hint, tell. There’s no rule of etiquette that can paper over the discomfort and awkwardness of that moment, so you’ll just have to power through it.”

Swap out “drunken fuckfest” for “drenchin’ piss scene,” and the advice works — up to a point, PEE, because the person in your case who needs telling, not hinting, isn’t one of the guests, he’s the host. (And he sounds like a gracious host. I mean, drinks, towels and canapés* at a piss party? Swank.) But your host’s behavior sounds genuinely annoying. Hosting a sex party doesn’t

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give someone the right to insert himself into someone else’s scene, and stupid jokes have the power to kill the mood and murder the boners.

So what do you do?

Well, you could send your host an e-mail or give him a call. Thank him for the invite, let him know you appreciate the effort he goes to (such delicious canapés!), and then tell him why some people say they’re coming and don’t show: You’re too loud, your music is awful, you have a bad habit of horning in on the action, and you need to learn some new jokes to tell when you’re pissing on someone (or, better yet, not tell any jokes at all). But I don’t think ticking off a list of his shortcomings is going to get you anywhere other than crossed off the invite list to future parties.

So why not make your own piss party? You don’t need a big backyard — I mean, presumably your place has a tub.

Supplement your tub with a couple of kiddie pools on top of some plastic tarp laid down on the living room or basement floor. Ask your guests to keep it in

the tub, pool or on the tarp. You get to choose the guys, you get to select the music, and, as host, you can lay down the law about making jokes and horning in on the action: Both are forbidden, and joke-telling horner-inners will be asked to pull up their pants and leave.

One last thought: If you have it in you to invest some time in getting to know this guy — if you treat him like a human being — you might be able to draw him out on something that clearly frustrates him: guys who say they’re coming to the party but don’t show. If he seems genuinely baffled, PEE, that’s your opening to ask if he’d like some constructive feedback. If he says yes, you can very gently run through your list of ways to improve his parties: no jokes, better music and a “no horning in” rule for all (not just for him). * Yes, I know: There were canopies at the party, not canapés — tents, not hors d’oeuvres. But I read it as canapés at first, and the mental image of piss players daintily eating canapés between scenes was so much more entertaining than the mental image of piss players huddling under canopies that I stuck with my original reading.

Send questions to mail@savagelove.net, follow @fakedansavage on Twitter and visit ITMFA.org.

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A different vibe

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s a freelancer, my favorite place to work from is my couch. It’s kinda the best because I get all the snack breaks I want and never have to wear pants. But sometimes, especially in the winter, I find myself getting weird and anxious after days of isolating myself from the rest of the world. Walking downtown to work out of coffee shops and exercise my social skills is nice, but joining a coworking space filled with other creatives was the real gamechanger. I found myself inspired by the people and energy around me, as well as looking forward to the productive work routine I had established by forcing myself to show up to a place every day.

All over the country, coworking spaces are launching with the subtext of being collaborative spaces tailored for startups, small businesses and freelancers. Gone are the days when starting a company means you have to rent a 500-square-foot office space with a private door. Coworking offers the flexibility of working remotely with the added bonus of being part of a community.

If you’re living that entrepreneur life on the Front Range, this culture is nothing new to

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you. In fact, some of the local coworking spaces are highly-coveted, exclusive and competitive, especially with the tech scene that’s exploded in recent years, but did you know that marijuana-focused coworking spaces are a thing now, too?

Cultivated Synergy, located in the heart of Denver’s arts district, serves as a hub for the cannabis industry. By hosting cannabisinfused yoga and dab-and-dine events where industry partners can network, as well as offering a collaborative office space for startups and small businesses, they aim to be the epicenter of the local marijuana industry.

They currently have more than 60 members, representing almost 30 companies and brands. While some members don’t occupy actual office space, they’re still part of a bigger networking group that helps sponsor the many events since apparently the 6,500-square-foot, renovated warehouse grew more from a need for event space rather than coworking space.

Its most popular events include weekly weed yoga classes and monthly dab-anddine events, where visitors can sample concentrates and eat cannabis-infused cuisine.

In one of the most heavily saturated coworking cities in the country, the marijuana-centric get-togethers have provided the most value to its members and are what really set it apart from other nearby spaces.

If you travel frequently, finding a coworking space that has locations — or at least discounted rates at other coworking spaces — in other cities is essential.

Cultivated Synergy is looking to expand into the Seattle and Los Angeles markets

within the year, and may open a space in Colorado Springs, Fort Collins or Boulder.

Having a second Colorado location would provide budding startups collaborative office space with flexible leases, but the networking events are more in demand and currently Boulderites travel to Denver to attend.

The coworking space, like many of its competitors, offers tiered membership options. There are Short Stay members who pay $49 to have access to communal areas for two days a week only. These spaces feature soft seating, library-style tables, bookable conference rooms and a coffee bar. Private Office memberships start at $2,000 a month and include 24/7 access to everything, including faster internet, growth consultations and all the member-only events.

Members can structure their days however they please. The design of the space and the timing of events is conducive to helping members refresh, step away from their screens and meet people or listen to new ideas. I didn’t see anything on the website about a room dedicated solely to hotboxing, but I’m sure there’s some sort of dedicated space to getting stoned.

The cool thing about coworking is that you’re not just coming in and taking a desk.

You’re joining a community and the space you choose to work in is an extension of your business, so take the time to find the one that is right for you. Every coworking space has a different vibe, its own personality, so visit lots of different locations and look for one that fits your brand and your personal style. It may take some time, but it’s worth it if you want to grow and challenge yourself as an entrepreneur.

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ou’ve probably heard by now that backers of a recreational marijuana legalization initiative in Michigan collected more than enough valid signatures to put their proposal on the state’s November ballot.

However, the proposal has attracted organized and well-funded opposition groups. One of them, named Healthy and Productive Michigan, had enough dough in its war chest to pay for a poll.

According to the indispensable website Marijuana Moment, the survey of 800 Michigan residents, which was conducted from May 1-6, found a plurality of those surveyed supported the initiative — by a relatively narrow margin of 48 to 42 percent, with 11 percent undecided.

However, the poll also contained a number of “push” questions — questions that give interviewees reasons to support or oppose an initiative and measure which arguments change their minds. Push questions often consist of an initiative’s supporters’ or opponents’ talking points, which allows a poll’s sponsors to determine which ones resonate with voters, and which ones don’t.

In the case of Healthy and Productive Michigan’s poll, after voters were read the arguments in favor of legalization initiative, support for legalization rose to 52 percent, while opposition to legalization dropped to 38 percent.

And after the polling firm read interviewees

arguments opposing the initiative, support for legalization grew by 1 percentage point, to 49 percent, while opposition registered 38 percent.

In other words, after the initiative’s opponents gave potential voters their best arguments, opposition to the initiative fell instead of rising.

Heh. (Polling companies typically rotate the order in which push questions are asked, so that the results aren’t biased by the order in which the questions are presented.)

One of the reasons given for opposing the initiative read: “The proposal is an extremely complicated, sixty five hundred word proposal that virtually no one will have read and will have far reaching consequences for the state. We shouldn’t be voting on this on the ballot at all. This is what we elect legislators to do.”

Respondents were asked to rate the argument on a scale of 0 to 9, with 9 representing “extremely convincing” and 0 representing “not convincing at all.”

Only 22 percent of respondents gave the argument a 9 or an 8 rating, compared to 52 percent who rated it 0 or 1.

What makes the response interesting is that claiming an initiative is overly complicated and too wordy is a generic talking point used by opponents of all sorts of initiatives. It works best when voters don’t feel strongly about a proposal and aren’t paying attention to it. In the case of marijuana legalization,

a lot of voters know what’s at stake.

The opponents’ argument that respondents seemed to find more convincing was the claim that the initiative language “intentionally includes a loophole that would allow virtually all marijuana to be grown in an unregulated market with few ways for law enforcement to protect communities.”

Twenty-nine percent of respondents gave it a 9 or 8 rating compared to 40 percent who rated it 0 or 1.

However, supporters of the initiative shouldn’t get too cocky. When presented with arguments in favor of the initiative, respondents were also more likely to find them unconvincing than convincing.

The most unconvincing argument in favor according to respondents was: “States that have legalized recreational marijuana have not had any consequences from the Federal Government, even though it is against Federal Law, so there is no real risk of losing services or benefits.”

Forty-five percent of respondents gave the argument a 0 or 1 rating (unconvincing), compared with 23 percent who rated it 8 or 9 (convincing).

The pro-legalization argument, “Marijuana is not dangerous and legalizing it will keep people from using harder drugs,” didn’t fare much better. Only 20 percent of those surveyed gave it a 8 or 9 rating, compared with 40 percent who rated it 0 or 1.

The most questionable part of the survey was the composition of the 800 Michiganders answering it. Sixty-four percent of them were over the age of 55, which may mean the survey is skewed toward older voters, even taking into account that Michigan is a rust belt state with an aging population. It’s hard to believe that two out of three of the state’s voters are middle-aged.

Older voters tend to be more opposed to legalization than younger ones. Other surveys have found support for legalizing marijuana in Michigan as high as 61 percent.

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