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news & views Human weeds / 6 Criminalizing sleep won’t help Boulder’s homeless

by Pamela White On the cover: The mind of a murderer / 14 The psychology of workplace violence and a suicidal killer in Boulder

by Jefferson Dodge

buzz An icon sounds off / 20 David Crosby on his past, present and future

by Alan Sculley Overtones: Boulder group Statewide Emergency brings back the ’70s / 26 Overtones: The Acidophiles want to take you on a trip / 27 Arts & Culture: Two new books illuminate baseball’s nuances / 29 Panorama: What to do and where to go / 31 Elevation: The sports bar phenomenon / 41 Cuisine: Beer cocktails — one of summer’s hottest drinks / 45 Cuisine review: Pinocchio’s / 47 Dessert Diva: Key Lime Squares / 49 Screen: MacGruber; Shrek Forever After / 53 Reel 2 Reel: Pick your flick / 54

departments Letters: Watch out for Carr; Best ignorant editorial; Pecker checkers / 4 The Highroad: Advancing our right to trial by jury / 4 News Briefs: 32nd Bolder Boulder; Forest service sprays for beetles / 11 Police Blotter: Bullet shot into home; Police seek biker bandit / 12 Boulderganic: Recycling the dregs of humanity / 13 In Case You Missed It: Don’t ask, don’t tell; Freedom of the press / 19 Sophisticated Sex: Eight spheres of intimacy / 39 Classifieds: Your community resource / 57 Free Will Astrology: by Rob Brezsny / 61

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Watch out for Carr I see your fine city has hired Tom Carr as the new city attorney.

You should do a little research about Carr in Seattle. He lost an election here in Seattle after trying (unsuccessfully) to kill nightlife in Seattle and pretty much shut down and roll up the sidewalks after 8 p.m. Also, any Boulderites have promarijuana ideas like medical marijuana, or less focus on prosecuting small possession? They better watch out, because Carr has their number — he’ll be rolling up any of those types of ideas, as well.

His staff may have loved him (90 percent were let go by his replacement), but the citizens of Seattle didn’t. We gave him the boot.

Also, Tom Carr failed to do enough when a slumlord broke the law and harassed tenants at 12 rental properties over the term of Carr’s time as city attorney. Tenants pleaded with Carr for assistance, and he turned them away, saying simply, “Call the police. If they want to call me, they can.”

At the same time, he conducted a personal vendetta against bar and tavern owners. Be prepared to watch your favorite clubs and nightlife disappear. This guy ran so many clubs out of town. Seattle is a ghost town at night now, filled with more homeless and criminals because of this guy.

He didn’t represent the city, and he certainly didn’t represent the people of the city. Rather, he represented himself. He insulted the term “public servant” by his actions. Peter Holmes is a 180-degree

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change for the better. Boulder has no idea what it’s gotten itself. But they’ll learn, soon enough.

My condolences to Boulder. Have fun, Artie Ziff.

Joseph Bottero/Seattle, Wash.

Best ignorant editorial (Re: Best of Boulder County, April 29.) The staff of the Boulder Weekly has selected as their “Best example of dirty

The Highroad

ne thing that gives me good cheer is the periodic eruption of legal common sense that provides a little more justice in our society.

The latest advance comes from a state not known for progressive eruptions: Georgia. In 2005, the legislature joined in what was then a legal fad to restrict access to state courts by patients who’re harmed by the medical negligence of hospitals, doctors and others.

Georgia legislators, responding to myths and outright lies pushed by insurance corporations, imposed an arbitrary cap of $350,000 on any damages for pain and suffering that juries could award to victims of malpractice — no matter how horrendous the suffering. The myth spread by insurance lobbyists and corporate front groups was that there was a national epidemic of stupid, runaway juries awarding millions of dollars for nothing but a hangnail, thus 4 May 27, 2010

politics” the supporters of Longmont City Council member Katie Witt.

BW seemed to decry the fact that the candidate they apparently preferred to win the Longmont City Council race, Karen Benker, got hammered by Ms. Witt. Contrary to what they may have thought they read somewhere, Western Tradition Partnership (WTP) did not “bankroll” Ms. Witt’s or anyone’s campaign. They made “independent expendi-

Advancing our right to trial by jury causing health care costs to explode. In fact, though, even the wildest interpretation of rising health costs finds less than 1.5 percent attributable to lawsuits.

Meanwhile, in a case that recently came before Georgia’s Supreme Court, a lady whose face was permanently disfigured by a surgeon had been awarded $900,000 by a jury for her pain and suffering. But the state’s artificial cap on such awards negated the jury’s finding, forcing her payment to be

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tures” for candidates (and not just Ms. Witt), which BW knew several months ago. They also, along with other plaintiffs, won a federal lawsuit against the City of Longmont.

What BW failed to mention in their “best of ” piece is what brought on this lawsuit: a misguided change to Longmont’s campaign law that was

For more information on Jim Hightower’s work — and to subscribe to his award-winning monthly newsletter, The Hightower Lowdown — visit www.jimhightower.com.

slashed by 60 percent.

Now, however, in a unanimous vote that includes Republican judges, the Georgia Supremes have overturned the 2005 law.

“The very existence of caps, in any amount,” ruled the chief justice, is an improper legislative interference with a jury’s role and thus violates “the right to trial by jury.”

Such caps have also been struck down by courts in five other states.

For more information on the myths and realities of medical malpractice, contact Public Citizen: www. citizen.org.

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leep,” a journalist friend of mine used to say, “is for the weak.”

That’s what the residents of Boulder seem to believe. While readily conceding their own weakness as they crawl into their comfy beds each night, they spare nary a thought for the dozens of men and women who will face arrest if they attempt to get a good night’s rest.

Homelessness, poverty, unemployment, mental illness, alcohol addiction — these are serious problems and can’t be solved overnight or even in 10 years, as the city and county have proposed to do. But the complexity of the issue can’t be used as an excuse to avoid facing it head on.

And right now the situation in Boulder looks like this: During the summer, our homeless shelter isn’t open to those who can’t fit their round lives into square pegs. As a result, there are folks who have nowhere to sleep at night and whose access to showers and toilets is limited.

The City of Boulder, both staff and our elected City Council, have created a fiction for us. They want us to believe that if homeless folks are ticketed and prosecuted for camping in public — camping being defined as sleeping with some kind of “shelter,” such as a blanket or sleeping bag or cardboard tent — they’ll just go away.

Where they’ll go, our city’s leaders don’t say. So I’ll tell you.

They’ll go nowhere.

They’ll be right here in Boulder County, camping in the undergrowth along Boulder Creek or on the summit of Green Mountain or in ravines along Boulder Canyon or off the trails on Flagstaff or beside the little creek at the mouth of Gregory Canyon. They’ll go to sleep late, keeping a wary eye out

to watch for cops or for people who might be afraid of them and report them to the cops. They’ll drift off to sleep, doing their best to rest while keeping a wary eye out for cops, wild animals and people who might hurt them. Then they’ll get up early, hoping to be up and moving before early morning joggers and hikers can happen upon them.

And wherever they go, they’ll go.

That is to say, their biological functions, like urination and defecation, will travel with them. In past years, this has meant piles of human excrement and wadded toilet paper along Boulder Creek, which in turn has led to high levels of fecal bacteria in the water.

People wrinkle their noses at this, failing to see that they’re not squatting in the bushes only because they have 24/7 access to their own toilets.

Clearly, ticketing the homeless for the illicit but completely unavoidable act of sleeping isn’t going to solve the problem.

Instead, it creates a culture of fear among the homeless, who become de facto law breakers when they close their eyes, and which results in unintended consequences, like contaminated water.

Worst of all it leads to obscenities, like sentencing a homeless man to hours of community service. Community service? In a community that doesn’t even want him around?

I’m not sure whether the word is “ironic” or “disgraceful.”

The problem isn’t that there’s nowhere for the homeless to sleep.

Between our existing homeless shelter, our churches and synagogues, our school gymnasiums, our recreation centers and auditoriums, there is plenty of

Ticketing the homeless for the illicit act of sleeping isn’t going to solve the problem.

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spearheaded by none other than Karen Benker. She also tried to use this poorly written ordinance against WTP and others as her main campaign tool. While she did squeeze a few hundred dollars out of them during a kangaroo court proceeding, they eventually got back tens of thousands of dollars out of Longmont in federal court. I was part of that lawsuit. I wasn’t backed by WTP, nor did I fight the lawsuit for money (nor did I receive any). The “Benker Bloc” was warned that the amended ordinance was seriously flawed for several specific reasons — yet City Council made it even worse than written by the task force. These changes led directly to the costly court loss for the city, and the changes that are being made currently in the ordinance. We beat the U.S. Supreme Court and the state to the punch on similar changes to campaign laws.

As much as Ms. Benker’s supporters in and out of Longmont would like to believe otherwise, what cost her the race wasn’t WTP, mailers or any push-polls.

She ran a terrible campaign, including a weak to non-existent ground game, a less-than-popular voting record to run on, less than half of the campaign contributions than her opponent, and no “likeability” angle working for her. She made too many people in the city angry, and she was part of a Democratic Party machine that was becoming increasingly unpopular. To assume WTP ran the show and that all of Katie Witt’s supporters engaged in “dirty politics” is disingenuous, ignorant and an insult to supporters and volunteers who are still probably unaware of who or what WTP even is. Her contributor list is open-records information; it’s by far made up of small contributions from people, not organizations or corporations. The miles of walking door to door were done by volunteers, not some faceless organization. Ms. Witt won fair and square (and overwhelmingly) using traditional campaign techniques. If she was the beneficiary of outside influence she had no control over, it couldn’t have been any greater than the built-in advantage of running against an inferior candi-

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Chris Rodriguez/Longmont

Pecker checkers (Re: “The (nearly) lost art of sportswriting,” Buzz, April 29.) Alex Karras didn’t call sportswriters, individually and collectively, “pecker checkers” for nothin’.

Holds up to this day when it comes down to what they’re worth journalistically and as writers.

Bob Diddlebock/Denver

The politics of oil “This accident has reminded us of a cold reality, that the production of energy will never be without risk or environmental consequence.”

[U.S. Sen.] Lisa Murkowski’s quote shows how few people in Congress have the foresight to change from using a finite resource, oil.

To say we will “never” be able to create reusable energy which minimally impacts the environment condemns our children and future generations. The transition to use green energy on a large scale will be difficult. Still, people know how to produce energy that has little environmental consequence today! Rep. Murkowski’s words ignore science, technology and human ingenuity.

Murkowski’s denial also undermines the danger to life and elements essential to our survival. I am not opposed to drilling, but oil companies must invest in, test and greatly improve safeguards. They must be self-critical. The three companies involved in this case seem to have only been forthright when they blame one another. No successful team points fingers; they must share responsibility for this tragedy.

I agree with Murkowski in one respect, there is a “cold reality.” We will continue to create massive amounts of poison. In a democracy, leadership begins with the people. We must all track and limit oil consumption in our daily lives.

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shelter and lots of bathroom facilities available in our city. If a tornado or fire ripped through town, spilling wellheeled, photogenic families onto the streets, the doors to these facilities would fly open. But when we’re talking about the chronically homeless — those who can’t or won’t enroll in programs designed to get them back to work and in housing — these doors remain largely shut, at least in the summertime.

The real problem is that Boulder’s leaders and residents want these folks to disappear. Too many of us view the chronically homeless as unsightly human weeds in need of plucking. We worry that by providing the most basic necessities of life — shelter, food, water, toilets — we’ll be encouraging an influx of homeless and “Rainbows” into Boulder. Rather than facing our own bigotry, we try to solve the problem through criminalizing the homeless by outlawing sleep.

Do I think public camping is nec-

essarily the answer? No. I worry about potential violence among or against the homeless, particularly homeless women, who are vulnerable to sexual assault. Clearly, having people out all night, even in good weather, comes with risks — to them.

But given the fact that we have no long-term solution at present, it seems fair and humane for City Council to halt the enforcement of the public camping ordinance and perhaps provide a few portable toilets and a large tent or temporary public camping area where the homeless can sleep out of the rain and in relative safety. Or, if we don’t like that idea, how about opening some of our public buildings and religious centers? Is there not a single church in Boulder that can at least invite homeless women to sleep within the safety of its walls during the months when the homeless shelter is closed?

This is Boulder, Colo. We can and should do better.

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not as far. And invest in energy and products that have less of an impact on the environment.

Eventually, hopefully sooner rather than later, the first leaders who provide renewable energy will become heroes to all of humanity. I hope Murkowski and her supporters would consider life beyond quarterly profits, the next one or two election cycles, and America needing many times the resources used by happy people around the earth.

Curtis Griffin/Boulder I have been watching with horror as one of the worst oil spills in American history continues unabated, and millions of gallons of crude oil now threaten our nation’s vital Gulf Coast ecosystem. This latest national environmental crisis reaffirms the oil industry’s history of consistently underestimating the risks of drilling.

In light of the crisis, President Obama recently called for a timeout on new offshore drilling, but didn’t specifically include the Arctic Ocean. Despite the fact that there is no way to clean up a major oil spill amid the Arctic’s broken sea-ice conditions, exploratory drilling is slated to begin in the Arctic Ocean in less than 60 days.

If the oil industry can’t even stop a spill in the Gulf of Mexico, surrounded by all of its infrastructure and technology, how will they ever stop one at the top of the world?

Rebecca Springer/Longmont We are seeing one of the most devastating consequences of oil addiction in the Gulf of Mexico as the British Petroleum disaster worsens every day. If we remain dependent on oil, it leaves us open to spills that destroy our local economies and environment.

Our over-reliance on oil for our transportation needs is also perhaps the single greatest, under-appreciated threat to U.S. national security today, giving leverage and money to potential adversaries, and risking embroiling the United States in endless conflicts abroad to secure access to oil.

Improving fuel economy standards for all vehicles, electrifying vehicles of all types, investing in rail for freight and commuting, creating livable communities where transit, walking and biking are important — these are all real and oil-free choices.

We should strive to understand the connection between national security and energy and start working on solutions here that can end our oil addiction.

Tony Hayward, the chief executive of BP, has claimed its oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is “relatively tiny” compared with the “very big ocean.” Unacceptable!

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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is not interested in anything but his own selfish interests, which include social suppression and injustice against the Iranian people.

So, yes, in my opinion, something must be done to curb his Husseinian control over the Iranian people! The world has seen and is still watching his barbaric treatment of the Iranian people.

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This is a violent act!

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32nd Bolder Boulder ready to run The 32nd Annual Bolder Boulder 10K Race is Monday, May 31. The race starts at 7 a.m., and there are 88 individual waves to allow all participants to start and finish at their own pace. The first 32 waves are reserved for runners who can provide proof that they can run a 10K faster than 68 minutes Participants can register at the Bolder Boulder store at the Twenty Ninth Street Mall until Friday, May 28, or on race day for an additional $5 fee.

Each race package includes a T-shirt, split-second tag timing and mile splits, a calendar/runner’s guide and a keepsake lunch sack filled with treats. The race attracts more than 53,000 runners, walkers and wheelchair racers and draws professional racing teams from all over the world. The second largest road race in the United States, it starts near Iris Avenue and 30th Street, winds through town with live music and entertainment at every corner, and finishes on CU-Boulder’s Folsom Field.

More than 150,000 spectators watch the festivities from inside the stadium and along the course.

Forest Service sprays for beetles The Boulder and Clear Creek Ranger Districts of the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests have started spraying trees in campgrounds, picnic areas and work centers to fight mountain pine beetles.

The affected areas are the Meeker Campground & Picnic Site, Olive Ridge Campground, Kelly Dahl Campground, Cold Springs Campground, Nederland Work Center and West Chicago Creek Campground. The areas were selected because the trees are susceptible to pine beetle attack. All of the spraying operations will be completed before the campgrounds open to public use.

Spraying is done by trained, certified contractors with high-pressure hoses that coat that tree trunk with pesticide.

Forest Service inspectors monitor the application process to avoid pesticide drift and prevent contamination to streams and lakes. People interested in the spraying operations can call the Forest Service Mountain Pine Beetle Spraying Information Hotline at 303541-2539.

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chipping operations may result in temporary closures in developed recreation sites this spring and early summer.

Does Boulder owe you money?

The City of Boulder is looking for individuals or businesses that have not cashed checks issued by the city.

As part of standard accounting procedures, outstanding checks are periodically reviewed and attempts are made to contact the owner to replace lost checks.

For any remaining outstanding checks, a list is published in a final attempt to locate the owner before writing off the checks. As provided by city code, property unclaimed for over six months is considered abandoned and subject to eventual forfeiture to the city. The city has recently completed a thorough review of outstanding checks and attempted to contact the owners at the last known address. However, there are several checks for which the owners cannot be located. A list of these remaining outstanding checks has been published online at: www.bouldercolorado.gov/ finance/unclaimedproperty. If any property remains unclaimed after 60 days of the May 22 notice, it will become the property of the city.

Give input on shooting area The U.S. Forest Service is beginning a public input process for the Allenspark Recreational Shooting Project Environmental Assessment.

The project will address the safety concerns that led to an emergency closure of approximately 132 acres of National Forest lands to recreational shooting. The project area is a small, undeveloped, isolated parcel of National Forest land in and around the former Allenspark dump, surrounded by homes and intersected by State Highway 72. It is one of many popular places people gathered informally to shoot in the Boulder Ranger District.

The public can comment on the project during the 30-day comment period, which was expected to begin on May 24. Comments can be submitted by e-mail to comments-rocky-mountainarapaho-roosevelt-boulder@fs.fed.us.

Hard-copy comments can be mailed to Allenspark Recreational Shooting Project Environmental Assessment, Boulder Ranger District, 2140 Yarmouth Ave., Boulder, CO 80301, or faxed to 303-541-2515. Information on the project is available online at www.fs.fed.us/ r2/arnf/projects/ea-projects/index.shtml.

Emergency firefighter program The Boulder County Sheriff ’s Office Fire Management Program will be launching an Emergency Firefighter Program this June.

The program has been developed to provide training and firefighting opportunities to residents of Boulder County without the intense time commitment of working on a fire crew full time. This program will also expand the firefighting capabilities of the current fire management program by providing extra hands if the need arises. The BCSO fire management program will provide in-house basic firefighting training to all participants.

The program is accepting applications until 5 p.m. on June 4.

Applications can be obtained by e-mailing Shivaun Finn at sfinn@bouldercounty.org. The program will bring emergency firefighters on in a probationary status, as soon as interviews and background checks are complete. The first meeting will be held on June 16 at 6 p.m., in the Houston Room of the Boulder County Clerk and Recorder’s Office at 1750 33rd St. in Boulder.

Participants must be at least 18 years of age, hold a valid driver’s license, have the physical ability to complete a work capacity test that involves hiking three miles in 45 minutes with a 45-pound pack, pass a background check and complete all required training. Volunteers will meet Wednesday evenings and Saturdays for basic training and will subsequently be asked to complete a 10-hour service commitment each month. Questions may be directed to Finn by e-mail or at 720-564-2673, or to Renee Creek at 720-564-2673.

Get your bicycle/pedestrian maps With summer right around the corner, newly redesigned 2010 City of Boulder Bicycle and Pedestrian Maps are available, free to the public.

The new maps are easy to read, small enough to fit in your pocket and include on-street bike lanes, multi-use paths, bicycle and pedestrian underpasses, bike shop locations, bicycle and pedestrian tips and more. The maps can be picked up at city buildings, including library branches, recreation centers and the GO Boulder office at 1739 Broadway, on the second floor. They are also available at most bike shops and other outdoor retailers around town. Business owners and employees who are interested in stocking a supply of maps may contact the City of Boulder Transportation

Division at 303-441-3266.

HUD awards grant to county housing The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded a $400,000 grant from its Community Development Financial Institutions Fund to the Boulder County Housing Counseling Program. The county program was one of only five nationwide to receive the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant, which is part of the HUD Financial Education and Counseling Pilot Program.

The three-year program targets lowwealth potential homebuyers in Boulder, Broomfield and western Weld counties, with a special emphasis on Latino communities. The program was designed to cater to various learning styles and employs elements of accountability to the participants, including individual self-reflection, small workgroups, oneon-one counseling and group classes to educate potential homebuyers on personal financial management and homebuying.

Provided at no cost, the program gives a diverse group of participants — including people with limited English or reading abilities and those facing cultural or educational barriers — ongoing financial education and support on their individual path toward homeownership.

Participants may move through the program in three to four months, or take more than a year to complete, depending on their individual needs.

Niwot couple wins DIY contest Marni Ratzel and Kevin Richards of Niwot have won a DIY Network landscape competition on the Today show.

Their yard will receive a $25,000 makeover from DIY Network expert host and licensed contractor Jason Cameron and his Desperate Landscapes crew.

In America’s Most Desperate Landscape, contestants submitted more than 33,000 photo and video uploads of their ugly landscapes in hopes of being named one of four finalists.

The Niwot couple, whose current landscape is basically made up of bare dirt, rocks and weeds, will have their yard makeover revealed live on Today on Tuesday, June 8.

America’s Most Desperate Landscape, a one-hour special documenting the search and build, premieres on DIY Network on Wednesday, June 16, at 8 p.m. mountain time.

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The 61-year-old male resident told deputies he heard a loud noise outside his home between 4:30 and 5:30 p.m. He described the noise as similar to a firecracker. He looked out and saw neighborhood children playing in the street, so thought nothing more of it. At around 9 p.m., he found a hole in his doublepane window and saw what he believed to be a bullet in the opposite wall. Deputies investigated the scene and recovered the projectile from the wall. Additional testing is being done to determine the caliber of the projectile and potential weapons that could have fired the round.

Neighbors adjacent to the property and to the south were being contacted in attempt to locate the origin of the round.

The Boulder Rifle Club is directly south of the residence and was contacted. The president of the club indicated that he is not aware of anyone being on the range during the time of this incident.

Boulder police seek biker bandit On Sunday, May 16, at approximately 4:35 p.m., Boulder police responded to a coffee shop in the 2600 block of Broadway on a report of a burglary.

The suspect was confronted by an employee for being in the manager’s office. The suspect quickly left the store out the rear door, then rode west on Alpine Avenue. He was seen riding a red full-suspension mountain bike. It was then discovered that money was missing from a cash drawer in the manager’s office.

The suspect was described as a white or Hispanic male in his 20s, about 6 feet tall and 170 pounds. He had black hair, was clean cut and had shaved legs. He was wearing a blue polo-style shirt, khaki pants and new blue-and-white shoes.

Anyone with information about the crime is asked to contact Officer Patrick Vest at 303-441-3482. Those

who have information but wish to remain anonymous may contact the Northern Colorado Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

Police to crack down on DUIs Boulder police are planning increased enforcement to deter drunk driving during the Memorial Day weekend.

A DUI checkpoint will be set up on Friday, May 28, starting at about 10 p.m. on Broadway, just north of Baseline Road. Multiple police officers will be contacting vehicles in the area. There will also be additional mobile DUI enforcement patrols on Friday, May 28, and Saturday, May 29, starting at about 9 p.m. each evening.

Books before being booked On May 7, at 1:55 p.m., an officer from the Boulder County Sheriff ’s Office was unsuccessful in his attempt to take a man into custody in Courtroom H in the Boulder County Justice Center in Boulder. A judge wanted the man remanded for violation of probation, but the suspect fled the courtroom and the justice center. Officers pursued him on foot out of the justice center, across Canyon Boulevard and finally arrested the suspect near the intersection of 7th and Walnut streets. The suspect was arrested on his original probation violation, along with charges of resisting arrest and obstructing a peace officer.

Bonnie and Clyde… not so much Police made two arrests on May 18 after a witness reported seeing a person sitting in the area of 9th and Walnut streets who was looking at a silver laptop and then slipped it underneath his sweatshirt.

While en route to investigate, officers contacted a man in the 1100 block of Lawry Lane who matched the description of the suspect. When confronted, he revealed two laptops hidden underneath his sweatshirt.

The man had a female accomplice who allegedly took part in one of the burglaries that occurred at a business in downtown Boulder. The 35-yearold female and 30-year-old male were both charged with seconddegree burglary.

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hen we heard about it, most of us probably thought of their daughter.

We thought of Avery Griffin, 13, whose mother and father, the owners of Boulder Stove and Flooring, were gunned down in their Boulder store on May 17 by a disgruntled employee, Robert Montgomery.

But the second thought, after those heart-wrenching images of what that girl went through on that day, may well have been about Montgomery.

What could have made him do such a thing? Didn’t he think about what he was doing to Avery? How could he have justified killing others? How could he have rationalized killing himself?

Then the details emerge, in dribbles, via the media, in the following days. The victims’ names were Sean and Staci Griffin, who lived in the south Longmont development of Prospect, where yellow ribbons have appeared by the dozens around trees and lamp posts.

Montgomery had worked at the store since 2003. The Griffins bought the business in 2007, and recently made some changes to the bonus and commission policies that Montgomery didn’t like. He felt like he was getting a raw deal. Even though the store’s accountant told reporters he was actually making more under the new system, he thought he was making less.

He might have asked himself, “Who do these new interlopers think they are, taking away money that is rightfully mine?”

Montgomery is described in media reports as being increasingly dismayed at what the Griffins were able to purchase, from vacations to expensive lunches to a new BMW.

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Boulder District Attorney Stan Garnett, left, talks with police outside the Griffins’ store on May 17. At right, inset, is Montgomery.

by Jefferson Dodge He complained about them taking off and going to the movies, according to the Camera.

A co-worker described him as being obsessive and complusive, arranging his pens cap-forward and sorting his Post-it notes by color.

He was reportedly meticulous about tracking his work hours. A friend told the Longmont Times-Call that he had about 600 books stacked and organized neatly in his house.

There were reports that he thought the Griffins were recording his conversations and monitoring his e-mail.

The previous owner who hired Montgomery at Boulder Stove and Flooring told the Camera that he was “rather aggressive” about getting the job, that he “would get hung up on the details of things and not let them go,” and that he was “not the most pleasant person.” A friend says that while he was normally happy, over the past five months, he was “not smiling. He was not laughing anymore. Things were turning serious.”

The friend told a reporter that

he was socially awkward and didn’t have many friends. Montgomery lived alone in a four-bedroom home in Boulder.

He bought the gun 10 days before the crime.

According to these hand-picked anecdotes, he was a loner. A white male, age 50. Showing signs of obsessive-compulsive disorder and paranoia. Aggressive. Possibly depressed.

Fits the classic profile of a suicidal killer, right?

Maybe not.

Warning signs Some experts say Robert Montgomery was exhibiting signs of someone on the verge of going ballistic. Barry Nixon, who founded the National Institute for the Prevention of Workplace Violence in 1994, has a list of “The Unlucky 13,” the early warning signs of potential violence at work. Montgomery’s reported behavior seems to display many of those signs, including being unreasonable, control-oriented, paranoid, angry, bizarre, obsessive and maybe

depressed.

Of course, Montgomery’s friends and family would probably say he had wonderful characteristics, as well.

But in a world in which we generalize and categorize people, especially after they have killed two people and committed suicide, we hear from experts that the person exhibited classic signs of someone on the edge of violence.

After hearing about some of Montgomery’s reported characteristics, Nixon says, “Those fit right into some of the identified early-warning signs.”

He says most employees who become violent in the workplace have been employed at the business for more than five years.

Nixon adds that Montgomery living alone could have been another contributing factor. He asks whether the man belonged to a church or another local organization.

“The more anchors they have, the more they have to lose,” he says, citing “anchors” such as children, a wife and close relatives. “If the person doesn’t have much to lose, they can take themselves out.”

Michael Corcoran of The Workthreat Group, whose 34 years in law enforcement includes 10 years in the Secret Service, agrees that people who don’t have immediate family or a support system can be more susceptible to internalizing problems and acting out. “Here’s a guy who has put it all into himself, and only has the people who he thinks are screwing him,” he says.

Similarly, Operational Consulting International CEO Kris Mohandie, a former Los Angeles cop who has more than 20 years of experience in forensic psychology, paints a picture that sounds eerily like the description of Montgomery.

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Instigators of workplace violence are often rigid in their views, paranoid, depressed and feeling disrespected, betrayed or mistreated, as if they are “morally entitled to something they haven’t gotten.”

They often think that complaints or even lawsuits won’t make a difference, he says. “They feel morally justified taking matters into their own hands,” according to Mohandie. “They get tunnel vision and restricted to the idea that violence is the only way out. They talk themselves into that. They’ve justified it, that people deserve to be punished.”

Whether Montgomery’s journals, which are being withheld by police at least until the investigation is finished, uphold the stereotype of the suicidal murderer remains to be seen. Coroner Tom Faure says his autopsy reports, which may indicate whether Montgomery had any antidepression medication or other substance in his system, won’t be done for at least a month.

If Montgomery fit the classic workplace violence profile, Mohandie says, he would have been contentious with authority figures, prone to anger, narcissistic, egotistical, overly invested in his job and grandiose in his perception of himself at work, as in, “How could they go on without me?”

Perpetrators are usually hypersensitive and paranoid that others are betraying them.

“And if you’re always looking for that, you’re going to find evidence of it,” Mohandie says.

Once that contrived “evidence” is found, he says, it can become a negative loop and a “self-fulfilling prophecy,” because the person’s reaction to that “evidence” often prompts the employer to exhibit the suspected behavior.

Not so fast But despite our natural tendency to paint suicidal killers with a narrow brush, most experts seem to agree that one size does not fit all. It may be convenient, or even comforting, to put Robert Montgomery in that box, selecting his personality traits that neatly fit the profile. However, those who have made a career out of analyzing these murders and suicides — and attempts at both — say there is no single profile.

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The scary part is, it can happen with anyone.

“There’s really no profile for workplace violence shooters,” says former FBI agent Ron Walker, who is now a senior analyst for the Threat Assessment Group. The common public perception, he says, is that the typical suspect is “a middle-aged white male whose job is his life,” but the reality is that perpetrators can be any age, race or gender.

Too often, he says, employers are keeping their eyes out for this profile only, and “don’t pay attention when they should.”

Similarly, forensic behavioral consultant Mary Ellen O’Toole, who spent 28 years in the FBI, warns that “every case is different.” Some employers may be on the lookout for “loners” or “disgruntled employees,” she says, but “most who are disgruntled or loners don’t ever act out violently. There are cases where people aren’t loners or disgruntled.”

She adds, “We want to look at someone and say, ‘You look like you could act out violently.’ But usually those who act out violently don’t look that way.”

Boulder Police spokesperson Sarah Huntley agrees. “It doesn’t sound like there were a lot of red flags,” she says of Montgomery.

“There are a lot of people who are 50 and loners and who aren’t going to go shoot people and themselves.

That’s the problem with profiles.”

Steve Foster, a federal expert witness on workplace violence and former Aurora police officer, is president of Greenwood Village-based Business Controls. “We pretend to think we know how people react and respond, and we don’t,” he says. “It’s

like a bomb. You never know when it’s going to explode.”

“There isn’t any one single or even a group of red flags,” Corcoran adds, noting that probably 70 percent of the population displays warning signs. “It just doesn’t work that way. … It can happen anywhere, anytime.

“You can’t say that because you’re obsessive-compulsive you’re going to commit violence,” he says.

‘He just snapped’ When incidents like this happen, Walker says, often those interviewed by the news media say, “There were no warning signs.” Or, “He just snapped.”

Walker says those are fallacies.

“Nobody ever just snaps,” he says.

“And there are always observable behaviors that lead up to the shooting.”

The process is gradual, whether it’s a matter of days or weeks or months. And while the warning signs are not always detected by the average person, the signs are there.

“There are red flags, but people don’t recognize them,” he says.

“These people tend to leak a lot of their demeanor and character.”

This “leakage” of what is going on internally is key, experts agree. Is there anger, hostility, irritability or agitation? A decrease in performance? Intimidating comments? Is there talk of violence, weapons or being treated unfairly? Substance abuse? Is the person what Walker calls “a grievance collector”? Do they blame others for their failures or their pain?

Nixon says that usually there are other areas of dissatisfaction in the

shooter’s life, beyond work. He says a person’s issues can be simmering in the background for a long time. “Things have been building and building until there comes a point where it boils over,” he says. “Often there is a triggering event that pushes someone over the edge, like the final straw. …

Often when someone’s under a lot of stress, one more stressor can put them over the edge.”

O’Toole says it is crucial to look at other aspects of the person’s life, beyond work, including their social and private lives.

Professionals describe a few generalities when it comes to warning signs. For one thing, it is statistically more common for men to commit homicide and then suicide. We’ve all heard the stories about men killing their wives, their children — or even their entire family — and then themselves.

Corcoran says some believe that phenomenon may be linked to the generations of men who were taught to hold in their emotions, who were trained not cry, for instance. Women, on the other hand, have traditionally been conditioned to be more comfortable expressing their feelings, which can be a healthy outlet. For men, he says, “when they get this upheaval of emotion, it’s too much for them. You can’t just let it go anymore.”

“Men tend to be more violent,” says Lanny Berman, executive director of the American Association of Suicidology. “And they have more ready access to a firearm.”

A man killing his spouse and then himself is often driven by a symbiotic love-hate relationship in which the woman is breaking up or threatening to do so, Berman says.

The murder-suicide scenario sets up “as a last-ditch effort to control her, and then when she’s gone, there’s nothing left.”

In the case of workplace violence, he says, often “the employer becomes the spouse.” The employee can’t envision looking for another job, and once he kills his employer, sometimes he kills himself because he will no longer have that job. And he can regain some control by determining how he dies.

Corcoran says being obsessive and compulsive can be an aggravating factor, especially when someone

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“comes to a conclusion about something and you’re not going to change his mind.” A person may feel comfortable, and in control, if he sees things as black and white.

Walker says that when things fall outside of the comfort zone for someone who is rigid, obsessive or compulsive, it can be quite upsetting.

Foster adds that when someone has mental issues, their frustrations can solidify in their mind if they feel like no one is reacting or responding to them. “So they’ve got to fix the situation,” he says.

Mohandie describes the prime suspect as feeling powerless.

Violence, he says, is seen as the opposite of helplessness, because it can help them restore their sense of order and reclaim their power.

The control issue is more important than gender or age or race, Corcoran explains. According to Corcoran, perpetrators who experience an unwelcome change at work sometimes withdraw socially, “because they want to protect themselves, and they want to be in control.” When the boss says, “Sorry, this is how it’s going to be,” they lose that control.

“And what’s the one thing they can control?” he asks. “Pulling the trigger on the gun.”

Corcoran recommends looking for changes in an individual. All too often, employers simply disregard changes in an employee, or chalk it up to “having a bad day.”

Get help The experts seem to agree on one thing: When you see warning signs, tell someone. Get outside help. There are a variety of consulting firms that offer services ranging from management training to private investigations on individual employees who are exhibiting warning signs.

But O’Toole says there are other, less-expensive resources as well, like university programs, professional organizations, business associations and public services offered by a state or municipality. She even mentions Rotary Clubs.

Nixon suggests looking into the person’s background, even if it’s just re-examining a job application or the results of a pre-employment background check. He recommends learning more about the employee’s

personal life, like whether there was a recent divorce, home foreclosure or death in the family.

Nixon also says moving employees around, to another area of the company, for instance, can sometimes put an end to interpersonal conflicts. Having police contact the employee is another option, because it can serve as a wake-up call, he says, but if the person has problems with authority or being challenged, that can backfire.

Corcoran says simply talking to the employee can help.

“They need someone to vent to, someone to talk to, and half the time no one hears them,” he explains. “No one wants to.”

But he adds that if it is apparent the employee has made up her mind that she is getting screwed, and can’t be talked out of that attitude, that may be a signal to get outside help.

O’Toole says that typically, employers are not equipped to do a thorough evaluation of an employee on their own. “It’s not fair to the employer or the employee to do assessments when you don’t know what you’re doing,” she explains.

“It’s not that neatly predictable. It’s not that neatly explainable. Can we do it? Yes, usually we can.”

“We can interrupt them as they move down this path,” Mohandie says. “For every one of these incidents, there are dozens and dozens being interrupted.” ***** Perhaps it is human nature to put labels on Robert Montgomery, to make ourselves feel more secure when these incidents happen.

After all, if we don’t have any neighbors or co-workers or relatives who fit the description of the depressed, aggressive, paranoid, white-male loner in his early 50s who shows signs of OCD, it makes us feel like we are not in danger.

O’Toole agrees that when people try to make sense of these incidents, they tend to compartmentalize, or assign categories learned from newspapers or television. But it is arrogant to think we can actually “get inside someone’s head.”

“Who goes into a coffee shop or work and looks at the person next to them and says this person is going to act out violently?” she asks.

“We’re not wired like that.”

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Bishop-Cotner to to run for regent On May 18, Democrat Robert Bishop-Cotner announced his candidacy for University of Colorado Regent in the 4th Congressional District. Bishop-Cotner was officially nominated for candidacy on May 21 at the Democratic State Assembly.

He will run against Republican Sue Sharkey to take the seat held by Tom Lucero, who cannot run due to term limits.

Bishop-Cotner, who currently serves on the Windsor Town Board and teaches social studies at Brighton High School, is campaigning on the issues of affordability in higher education and lifelong learning. His campaign slogan is “Never settle.”

Currently, incumbent Regent Michael Carrigan, D-Denver, is running unopposed in the 1st Congressional District, and Republican Steve Bosley (incumbent), Democrat Melissa Hart and Libertarian Jesse Wallace are running for regent at-large.

Scripps Fellows named Five journalists have been selected as 2010-11 Ted Scripps Fellows in Environmental Journalism at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

The fellowships are hosted by the Center for Environmental Journalism and are funded through a grant from the Scripps Howard Foundation. The nine-month program offers working journalists an opportunity to increase their understanding of environmental issues and policy through coursework, seminars and field trips in the region.

The new Ted Scripps Fellows are Karen Coates, a freelance journalist, author and media trainer who splits her time between Asia and the American Southwest after living in Thailand and Cambodia for several years; Erin Espelie, executive editor at Natural History magazine and a filmmaker; Leah McGrath Goodman, a freelance journalist and author based in New York City; Ryan L. Nave, a former staff writer at the Illinois Times and now a freelance journalist based in Seattle; and Jonathan Waldman, who has written about science, culture and the environment for newspapers, magazines, radio shows and blogs, including The Washington Post, McSweeney’s, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Outside magazine and High Country News.

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Moore named interim provost Interim Vice Chancellor for Research Russell Moore has been named interim provost at CU-Boulder, replacing Stein Sture.

The appointment begins July 1.

Moore has served in his current role since May 2009, when he replaced Sture. Now the two are switching places. Sture will return to his post as vice chancellor for research at CU-Boulder.

“I want to assure our community that we will move ahead on the issues of research, teaching and service, and on the challenges of resources and budgets that face us,” Moore said in a news release.

Prior to serving as interim vice chancellor for research, Moore was associate vice chancellor for research from 2006 to 2009. He also served as chair of the kinesiology and applied physiology department (now integrative physiology) from 1994 to 2001.

He also currently holds an adjunct professorship in medicine (cardiology) at the University of Colorado’s Anschutz Medical Campus.

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Real-world research opportunities are possible in part through grants from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, or HHMI. The organization recently announced it is awarding CU-Boulder a $1.8 million grant for CU-Boulder’s Biological Sciences Initiative, or BSI, to further support undergraduate science education and K-12 science outreach. This is the sixth grant awarded to BSI, bringing the total amount of HHMI funding to $11.5 million since 1989.

With the latest HHMI funding, BSI plans to continue its undergraduate research and outreach programs and to offer new interdisciplinary courses on topics ranging from microbiomes — interactions of microorganisms with their environments — to vaccine development.

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Photo ops vs. freedom of the press On May 17, President Barack Obama posed with members of Daniel Pearl’s family and signed the Freedom of Press Act in honor of the Wall Street Journal reporter, who was kidnapped and beheaded by terrorists in 2002.

The Act doesn’t do much. It simply requires the U.S. State Department to list countries that threaten freedom of the press and that permit or enact violence against journalists. Most journalists, investigators that they are, already know which nations are going to appear on that list. It’s not like Pearl believed that working in Karachi, Pakistan, was free of danger. Still, it’s nice to know that the State Department will think about protecting journalists rather than simply evading them.

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political theater, nothing more than a photo op.

Some in the media have made a big deal about the fact that, after signing the act, Obama refused to answer questions about the BP oil catastrophe. And, sure, that’s kind of funny. However, it’s also business as usual.

Politicians use the media when it suits them — and do their best to thwart journalists the rest of the time. They want to get their message out, and they’re not terribly interested in responding to press queries about topics that don’t “align” with their agendas. Obama, media-savvy guy that he is, has perhaps used the press more than most presidents.

Here in the B-dub offices we’ve been ignored, deflected, fed bullshit and been forced to listen to long rambling answers that were anything but. It’s the nature of the game.

Since when did freedom of the press mean that politicians had to answer our questions, much less tell the truth?

Government, oil giant in hot 69 It seems that government inspectors who were supposed to be keeping an eye on BP’s oil rigs were on the take, accepting gifts from the oil giant and, in one case, even applying for a job while working for us, the American people.

CNN reported that federal inspectors from the Minerals Management Service (MMS), which oversees drilling operations in the Gulf of Mexico, accepted meals and tickets to sporting events from the companies they monitored.

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, a Colorado Democrat, managed to look shocked and appalled by this and has threatened to clean house. But is anyone truly surprised?

It has long been public knowledge that corporations do all they can to seduce politicians and government inspectors with gifts and privileges. It’s not uncommon for a corporate leader — such as Dick Cheney of Halliburton fame — to find himself in a position of government power — like the vice presidency — and holding the authority to arrange or facilitate nice little deals for the industries from which they came.

Nor is gift-giving, back-slapping and other forms of political fellatio uncommon between corporate giants and government agencies.

When it comes to government and multi-national corporations, life is just one big, sloppy 69.

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Lame move on ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ When it comes to making gays and lesbians equal citizens of our republic, the wheels sure do turn slowly. This week, national headlines trumpeted progress in repealing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT), the Clinton-era policy by which gays and lesbians are allowed to serve in the U.S. military as long as they pretend not to be queer.

But what progress has really been made?

It seems that the conscript fathers in Washington, D.C., have drafted a proposed agreement about creating a process for repealing DADT. A proposed agreement about a possible repeal process.

Not everyone agrees with this proposed agreement regarding a possible process. Some felt that was too hasty a step and urged caution.

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates says the Department of Defense needs time to study the impact that repealing DADT would have on the military and our nation’s ability to defend itself.

Because what if the guy everyone thought had shagged that one chick suddenly announced he had only shagged men? And what if that woman who’d taken showers with all of you and seen your boobs — ohmigod! — confessed she was a dyke? Would our weapons go limp, our bombs cease to burst, our planes fall out of the sky?

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David Crosby on his past, present and future

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rosby, Stills & Nash fans already knew last summer that the group had an unusual new studio CD in the works — a collection

of covers of songs from other artists.

The trio road tested a few songs last year under consideration for the disc, including the Rolling Stones’ “Ruby Tuesday,” the Allman Brothers Band’s “Midnight Rider,” Bob Dylan’s “Girl From The North Country” and the Grateful Dead’s “Uncle John’s Band.”

But in talking with David Crosby, he sounds perhaps more excited about another project that could be finished and released in time for the holiday shopping season — a box set culled from the 1974 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young tour.

“This CSNY thing is going to eclipse almost everything else,” Crosby says. “I think it’s going to be just pretty much beyond belief. What I’ve heard, I was just stunned.”

According to Crosby, Graham Nash has been working with long-time associates Joel Bernstein and Stanley Johnson on assembling the set, which

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will include three CDs and a DVD. He said the group has about eight full shows from that tour in the vaults, and the best tracks from the shows are being compiled for the release.

The shows on that 1974 tour were epic affairs, with an electric set, followed by an intermission, an acoustic set and then more electric full-band performances. Many of the shows clocked in at more than three hours.

Asked what he remembered from the 1974 tour, Crosby has a quick one-word answer.

“Nothing,” he quips.

Crosby, of course, knew that remark would be interpreted as referring to his famous drug habits of decades past. But what he also meant was he was surprised at what he heard in listening back to the ’74 shows.

“When you really hear them now, it’s just astounding,” he says. “The stuff that they’ve played me, I can’t even believe how fucking good it is.”

Indeed, there’s nothing foggy about the amiable Crosby, 68, and his level of awareness these days.

His heavy drug days ended in 1985 when he landed in jail on drug charges for a year. The singer/guitarist, who started his career in the Byrds before joining Nash and Stephen Stills to form Crosby, Stills & Nash (and shortly afterward, Neil Young to create Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young), is one of rock’s alltime survivors. see CROSBY Page 22

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Not only did he beat his decadelong addictions to heroin and cocaine, he survived a 1994 liver transplant and continues to prove he has some creative fuel left in the tank.

At the turn of the decade, he joined forces with his son, James Raymond (whom he had given up for adoption and didn’t meet until Raymond was a professional musician), to form a band CPR, which released four albums (two studio and two live). In 2004, he and Nash teamed up to release Crosby/Nash, a two-CD set of new songs that included some of the best material the pair had released in years. Crosby says he wants to get to work soon on a new solo album in the tradition of his 1971 solo debut, If I Could Only Remember My Name.

As for CSN and CSN&Y, both groups have been plenty active in recent years.

In 2006, CSN&Y toured essentially behind Young’s CD, Living With War, a biting attack on the war policies of then-president George W. Bush — a tour in which the group’s anti-war sentiments resulted in death threats toward the group members and some fans leaving the concerts in protest.

In addition to that tour, CSN has toured nearly every summer in recent years, and kept a steady stream of material coming from its vaults. Both Crosby

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and Nash have released career-spanning ing stuff, we want it to be a really great box sets. Nash is compiling a Stills box record, and Rick [Rubin] wants it to be a set as well, but given the mountain of really great record. We’re not in a hurry. unreleased material that is being consid- We’re trying to be craftsmen about it.” ered for the set — covering Stills in Crosby says he has been enjoying Buffalo Springfield, CSN (and somehis work with Rubin, whose extensive times Y), the Stills/Young Band, production resume includes albums for Manassas and as a solo artist — it looks the Beastie Boys, Johnny Cash and to be awhile before that set is finished.

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Last year saw “He’s a very, the release of very intelligent On the Bill: Demos, which guy,” Crosby says Crosby, Stills & Nash plays Red included the demo of Rubin. “He’s a Rocks Amphitheatre on Wednesday, June 2. Doors at 6 versions of 12 songs very, very experip.m. Tickets start at $49.50.

CSN later recorded enced guy. He can 18300 W. Alameda Pkwy., for the trio’s 1969 hear extremely Morrison, 720-865-2494. self-titled debut, the well, and he has a 1970 CSN&Y strong concept of debut, Déjà vu, and various solo and what he wants. He has a very clear idea duo releases of the early ’70s. Nash of what he wants, and he’s not shy. So chose the dozen songs from a stash of he’s a very good focal point for an album more than 50 early demos and plans to come together around. I have a pretty to compile a second volume for future high expectation.” release.

In an overall sense, Crosby says life in Then there is the covers album, CSN is quite smooth now — a stark conwhich is partially recorded, and is givtrast from certain periods in which the ing Crosby another reason to be group had disputes and did not work enthused about life in CSN these days. together. (As groups, CSN and CSN&Y “It’s coming along,” Crosby says of have released only eight studio albums of the covers album, which is being pronew material, the most recent of which duced by the legendary Rick Rubin.

1999’s CSN&Y album, Looking Forward.)

“We deliberately aren’t trying to put Crosby cites a variety of reasons for any deadlines on it,” he says. “We’re just the recent harmony among all four working through it, taking our time, pick- group members.

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“[It’s] a lot of things, lack of drugs, patience with each other, more respect, more care about each other’s feelings,” he says. “You know, you get older, you get a little bit smarter hopefully.”

Crosby says even his frequently contentious relationship with Stills has evolved. As recently as in a 2007 interview in The Australian, Crosby said he didn’t really “get on” with Stills, noting they disagree on “just about everything about how to live your life.”

“You know, it’s gotten better since then,” Crosby says. “We used to butt heads a lot more than we do now.

We’ve gotten to be friends again, and it’s really a great pleasure.”

That bodes well for the current CSN tour, which like last summer will find the group playing both acoustic and electric sets.

“It will be the same band, but some different material,” Crosby says. “Again, we’ll be trying out some new stuff that we think should go on this Rick Rubin record that we’ve been making. There will be several things you haven’t heard before, and a lot of stuff that you have heard before, and that you would feel kind of cheated if you came to a CSN concert and didn’t hear. But there are some new things that might be high points.”

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W

hen I was a teenager, I sweated out my adolescent angst in a barely listenable garage band like countless other young, hopeful musicians with grandiose visions of rock stardom.

Eventually we had our chance to prove ourselves to the local rock scene at a major battle of the bands at an area high school. We asked ourselves, while scratching our heads, “How did we get this gig?” Apparently someone had slipped a cassette to the booking person, claiming it was our demo, when in actuality, it was material recorded by debauchery involved smashed motel our favorite semi-professional and poltelevision sets, squealing groupies and ished local band. We played and uninbinge drinking. tentionally provided some much needed The follow-up, Carnivorous comedic relief for the packed house.

Carnival, which will be released digitalI’m sure this was never the case ly on May 30, continues this tradition. with Boulder’s Statewide Emergency.

The disc showcases a solid, capable The young band’s band and sounds chops would not like it could have allow for this aberbeen recorded in On the Bill Statewide Emergency plays ration. Vocalist/gui1975 — its vinthe Fox Theatre on Saturday, tarist Matt Paradis, tage glory aided May 29. Doors at 8:30 p.m. guitarist Luke by the capable Bassline, Stellar Atlas and Rogue Sound open. Tickets Johnson, bassist hands of local start at $10. 1135 13th St., Caleb Kronen and studio techies Boulder, 303-443-3399. percussionist Keith such as John Slack — all in their Macy, Mark teens —have proven themselves in the Oblinger and James Tuttle. The band’s Boulder and Denver club scenes. Their limited recording fund is hardly noticedebut disc, last year’s Another Point of able.

View, was an auditory testament to the “We were on a decently low budget, quartet’s strong work ethic and ability so we wanted to be really tight on all to craft loud, guitar-based rock with our songs going into a studio,” Paradis influences that predate them by says. “So once we got in there, everydecades. The band owes an obvious thing went pretty straight-forward and debt to ’70s-era rock gods whose as planned because we [were] pretty

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“We actually tracked all to analog,” he reveals. “We tracked through a 24-track tape machine and then into ProTools from that. Analog has that warm kind of tone that most digital recordings don’t have. Then on the way out, when we were mixing it, we went back through tape. I’m sure that helped [with the vintage sound].”

Production choices and musical tightness only go so far, though — the content has to match. Paradis and company rise to the task by blasting through Carnivorous Carnival’s six tunes with power chords and bombast galore. This is stoner rock with enough swagger to split the seams on a pair of polyester skinny jeans. Don’t come to the Statewide Emergency table hungry for sugary pop or over-produced radio fare; feast here if you like your rock loud and straightforward.

“The Inside,” which starts off Carnivorous Carnival, contains the album’s finest moments. Heavy guitars

and muscular vocals arise from the mix and sucker-punch the listener in stereo.

Drums and bass swirl in the background, providing a propulsive rhythm section, while a strong melody dives and rises up continuously. All the elements work together, and the result is easily likable.

“It was probably the song we worked on the most. I think it’s the one that we’re going to promote as our single, and we had a feeling about that going in,” Paradis says. “The biggest problems we found with that song were getting the vocals to fit right in there. The vocals are really what drive that song — just the effects and levels and processing on all that — we definitely struggled with [that] for a while, but then in the end it turned out perfect.”

The guitar-filled juggernaut “The Inside,” the electric piano-containing, more subdued “Rubber Legs” and the rest of Carnivorous Carnival will be provided free of charge to all those who pay the cover for Saturday’s album release show at the Fox Theatre. These days, with so much music available for free — both legally and illegally — it makes sense on the promotional side of things to sometimes give music away free of charge.

“We’re really proud of this album.

We want people to hear it, and that’s [a] bigger priority than getting money for it, because getting heard is what we want above all else,” Paradis says. “You want people to know what you’re doing, because if people don’t know what you’re doing, why are you doing it?”

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n Amandha Gilson’s biology textbook at CSU, the word “acidophile” referred to an organism that flourished in an acidic, normally inhospitable environment. As a band name, it evokes lonely, beautiful imagery of obscure microcreatures, but it’s also pretty catchy to LSD lovers.

Gilson and then-boyfriend Zac Rachid admittedly fit into the latter category when they first met working together in 2008 at the Fort Collins head shop Lazy J’s. But the two didn’t realize they shared a deeper connection until an experience at a Sound Tribe Sector 9 show at Red Rocks Amphitheater.

That fateful night, they encountered the type of energy and experience they realized they had been living to recreate.

“We’re kind of past that whole phase now,” Rachid says. “At Red Rocks, when we had that crazy moment, I’m not gonna lie, we were definitely on a lot of acid.”

“But when we took acid,” Gilson steps in, “we weren’t doing it just for the party sake. We’ve always looked at those types of drugs as things to use to increase your self-knowledge and awareness of the universe. So we did it for a while and learned so many things about this life and what everything means, and we got what we needed to keep us going with the music.”

Gilson and Rachid decided to create The Acidophiles, combining their love of trance music with hip-hop rhythms that weave together strands of sound that mellow and excite simultaneously. The acid in Acidophiles is actually an acronym, standing for “awakening and creating individual dreams.”

With their music, they hope to distribute the flame that was passed into them to as many fans, drugfueled or not, as possible.

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our audience,” Gilson says, “so we’ve kind of tapered off from doing [drugs] at all because we get what we were ultimately looking for every time we’re on stage.”

They have gathered a whole family of good vibes for their live shows, with live instrumentation (including bassist Randell LaMontagne and drummer Dan Irving), dancers, painters, and especially the projection art added for their appearance at The Fox Theatre. Gilson and Rachid hope that what they call “The Acidophiles orchestra” will become a family of artists, never excluding the audience in attendance.

“We’re both Rainbow Family,” Rachid says, referring to the egalitarian collective that holds meetings in national forests. “When we think of home, that’s where home is. It’s the definition of a tribe, like a 30,000- or 50,000-person tribe. We definitely like that whole idea and are very into it.”

The two have not only given up psychedelics for their music, they’ve ended their romantic relationship, as well. It was a worthwhile sacrifice, they say.

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“As soon as the music became serious and [took] the forefront of our mind, we knew we had to take care of the music,” Gilson says.

“We’re definitely not in a romantic relationship,” Rachid says. “However we are completely sure we are soul mates, that we are supposed to be together on stage and doing the Acidophile thing. Amandha likes to put it as, instead of facing each other on stage, we are now back-to-back facing outwards so we can focus our energy on the people we play music for.”

“What may have been lacking in our heart from breaking up has been filled by all the wonderful people who are much more involved in what we are doing,” Gilson says.

“There was no loss at all. It was just a transfer.”

Much of The Acidophiles rapid success, which is evident in their appearance in this summer’s Sonic Bloom festival, has been made possible by a deep faith in what they are doing. At the end of their interview, Rachid tentatively offers one more piece of advice.

“We have a belief, a faith I guess, in the Law of Attraction,” he says. “What it says is that everything that is happening to you, you attracted it. It says the universe can hear your thoughts, and the more you think about one particular thing, the more it will show up in your life. For us, it’s really how we’ve gotten as far as we’ve gone. We picture in our heads all the time what our concerts will be like and who we’ll see, and 99 percent of the time, it’s exactly how we pictured it. It’s our faith, and we strongly believe in it.

“The most important thing is that it’s not your thoughts, it’s your feelings,” Rachid says. “If you’re happy right now, you’ll attract happiness in the future.”

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lthough the team is currently struggling just to hover near .500, not much in Colorado says “summer” like the Rockies. With a great downtown ballpark in Denver, stellar starting pitching and exciting young hitters, the reigning NL Wild Card qualifiers perennially succeed at keeping pro sports, despite the eight- and nine-figure salaries, a genuine pleasure — unless, of course, you’re from someplace else (as many Boulder-area folks are) and feel compulsively moved to root for a team that unequivocally sucks.

Take my hometown Pittsburgh Pirates, for example. Rockies Hall of Fame-candidate Todd Helton, owner of an impressive career batting average of .327 (all with Colorado), makes almost $18 million a season — roughly half the total cost of the Pirates’ entire 2010 roster. And last year, as the Rockies made the postseason, the excruciatingly frugal Pirates clinched the all-time professional sports record for consecutive losing seasons with 17.

Still, there are ways to brighten the annual bummer of unflinchingly following the team one’s family has embraced, for better or worse, for generations. This spring, two exceptional new books on baseball have touched me in distinct manners.

The first, Emma Span’s 90% of the Game is Half Mental And Other Tales from the Edge of Baseball Fandom, is a subway-fast delineation of one young woman’s dyed-in-the-wool journey from over-the-top New York Yankees and Mets fandom to Yankees and Mets beat reporter and back again.

Span covered New York baseball for Village Voice, which afforded her access to New York locker rooms crammed with athletic millionaires who, quite often, happened to be naked.

Despite Span’s vile subject matter — anyone who wants to read about Alex Rodriguez or Derek Jeter must either be from New York or suffering from a

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head injury — and penchant for long-winded diatribes about the intolerable jobs she had before becoming a sportswriter, Span reveals that she knows baseball and can write in an intelligent, captivating manner.

That said, the best quote from 90% of the Game is Half Mental, Span’s first book, is actually from longtime New Yorker contributor Roger Angell — now almost 90 years old — who is quoted as answering the question, “Why does anyone care whether a multimillionaire uses a stick to hit a small ball past other multimillionaires?” with the following tear-jerker: “Caring — caring deeply and passionately, really caring — [is] a capacity or an emotion that has almost gone out of our lives. And so it seems possible that we have come to a time when it no longer matters so much what the caring is about, how frail or foolish is the object of that concern, as long as the feeling itself can be saved.”

Which brings me to The Baseball Codes, by Bay Area sportswriters Jason Turbow and Michael Duca, who transport readers to a time when baseball players deeply and passionately cared. Not just about earning eight- and nine-figure salaries — or even, perhaps, about winning for the sake of winning — but also

about the sacred, unwritten rules of the game, which used to be a whole lot more sacred.

Among countless others: Always run out a ground ball or pop-up. Never run for extra bases when your team is winning in a blowout. Never rub the spot where you were just hit by a pitch. And never, ever bunt when your team is well ahead with just a few innings left.

Speaking of bunting while your squad is in control, perhaps the most incredible baseball tale included in The Baseball Codes involves former Washington Nationals utilityman Robert Fick, forced to start at catcher against the Giants in 2007 due to rampant injuries and a fateful bunt.

With no other experienced catchers on the roster — Fick had caught 132 games over eight unspectacular big-league seasons — then-Nationals manager Frank Robinson was forced to start Fick, who promptly tore rib cartilage while nearly being picked off first in the fourth inning. With his team leading 6-1 in the fifth, Fick was forced to come to bat, despite being physically unable to swing a bat, because no one else could play catcher.

Fick had no choice but to bunt with his team on the winning side of a burgeoning rout, which the unwritten rules of baseball say is punishable by beaning. The catcher’s meek attempt at a bunt went foul, and the next pitch by infuriated Giants starter Noah Lowry (unaware of Fick’s injury) painfully plunked him. Hey, Fick broke the rules. At least he never had to play for the Pirates.

But there’s something special about solidarity, respect and humility in sports that’s going, going and almost gone.

As Turbow and Duca write in The Baseball Codes, “It’s a self-perpetuation of the Code that invariably lights up someone in every clubhouse when he sees how powerful it can be.” Which is why 90-mph fastballs sometimes get hurled toward debilitated catchers.

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music 9/10ths Of The Law,The Broke And Down — With Electric Ordinary, With Vengeance, and Born In Bloodshed. 7 p.m. 3263 S. Broadway, Englewood, www.gothictheatre.com.

Ali Grayson. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628.

Conspirator — Late-night after-party. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-3399.

Ego vs. Id — with FOMA. 7 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-3399.

Erica Brown and Lionel Young. 7:30 p.m.

Boulder Outlook Hotel and Suites, 800 28th St., Boulder, 303-443-3322.

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

Higher and Higher: Neshama Carlebach in Concert. 7:30 p.m. Congregation Har HaShem, 3950 Baseline Rd., Boulder, 303-9981021.

Mollie O’Brien and The Hamkickers Club.

7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 N. Park Dr., Lafayette, 303665-2757.

Noodle Soup — With The Gristle Gals. 8 p.m.

Bluebird Theater, 3317 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, 303-377-1666.

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

Open Stage with Roman Paoletti. 8 p.m.

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

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

The Heavy. 8 p.m. Bluebird Theater, 3317 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, 303-377-1666.

Zen Mustache. 9 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628.

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Boulder residents getting down. Not the CD release party everyone hoped for, but we’re sure they’ll finish it someday. With FOMA. 7 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-3399.

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

Avery Tap Room — For tours and tastings.

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

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

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

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

Full Moon Hike. 7:30 p.m. Chautauqua Ranger Cottage, 900 Baseline Rd., Boulder, 303-441-3440.

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

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

Introduction to Professional Digital Photography. 6 p.m. Boulder Digital Arts, 1600 Range St., Ste. 100, Boulder, http://

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A New Indian Image — Artwork by Fritz Scholder.

Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave., Denver, 720-8655000. Through June 13.

Granfaloon: Any Color as Long as It’s Green — Photography by Jörg Bivendørf and others. Muse Gallery, 356 Main St., Longmont, 303-678-7896.

Through June 26.

Landscapes — Navajo weaving and textiles. Colorado Museum of Natural History, 1030 North Broadway, Denver, 303-492-6892. Through May 30.

Leanin’ Tree Museum and Sculpture Garden of

Western Arts. Various artists. 6055 Longbow Dr., Boulder, 303-530-1442.

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Resurrections: A Functional Trash-Art Exhibition.

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

Through June 30.

Rawhide, Steel & Bone — Photography by Britt Ripley.

NCAR Mesa Laboratory, 1850 Table Mesa Dr., Boulder, 303-497-2408. Through May 31.

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Boulder/Denver Area Arvada Fine Arts Guild Exhibition. Arvada Center for the Arts, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, 720-898-7200.

Through June 6.

BioLounge — Rotating exhibit of art and science.

CU Museum, 1035 Broadway, Boulder, 303-492-6892.

Exposure: Photos from the Vault — Various artists.

Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave., Denver, 720-8655000. Through Oct. 31.

Face to Face — By Beverly McIver. Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, 1750 13th St., Boulder, 303-4432122. Through May 23.

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A Visual Alphabet: Herbert Bayer’s Anthology Paintings. Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave., Denver, 720-865-5000.

Through Dec. 31.

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Jugged Rabbit Stew. 8 p.m. 717 Lipan St., Denver, 720-946-1388.

Friday, May 28

music The Acidophiles — with Sensory Orchestra and Omega. 8:30 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-3399.

Alan Vigil. 7:30 p.m. Rock N Soul Café, 5290 Arapahoe Ave., Suite 1, Boulder, 303-443-5108.

Ben Raznick. 4 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628.

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

Chris Daniels and the Kings — With Paul Soderman. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 N. Park Dr., Lafayette, 303-665-2757.

Friday Afternoon Club Concert with Byron Shaw Projex — Featured nonprofits include Colorado Haiti Project, Project C.U.R.E. 5:30 p.m. Millennium Harvest House, 1345 28th St., Boulder, 303-443-3850.

Fishbone, Peace Officer, P-Nuckle and Apex Vibe. 7 p.m. Mishawaka Amphitheatre, 13714 Poudre Canyon Hwy., Bellvue, 970-4824420.

Ian Cooke, Danielle Ate The Sandwich, Candy Claws and Dustin. 7 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683.

Natalia Zukerman and Louise Taylor. 8 p.m.

Tuft Theatre, Swallow Hill, 71 E.Yale Ave., Denver, 303-777-1003.

Neil Haverstick Band. 8 p.m. Boulder Outlook Hotel and Suites, 800 28th St., Boulder, 303-4433322.

Quemando Productions Presents “Flor de Cana.” 7 p.m. St. Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696.

Randy McAllister — Texas blues. 9 p.m. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-

6685.

Ranson, Seris — With Nemesys, Solemn Empire and Bodies We’ve Buried. 7 p.m. 3263 S. Broadway, Englewood, www.gothictheatre.com.

René Heredia. 8 p.m. Swallow Hill, 71 E.Yale Ave., Denver, 303-777-1003.

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

The Rogue — With Astra Moveo and A Mouth Full of Thunder. 8:30 p.m. Bluebird Theater, 3317 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, 303-377-1666.

The Zimmermans — Bob Dylan tribute band.

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

events Avery Tap Room — For tours and tastings.

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

Boulder Playback Theater — Actors recreate your stories on the spot. 7:30-9 p.m.

Trident Cafe, 940 Pearl St., Boulder, www.

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FIt to be THAIed — Thai massage workshop with Healing Spirits Massage Training Program.

100 Arapahoe Rd., Ste. 4, Boulder, 303-525-5213.

Through May 30.

Jugged Rabbit Stew. 8 p.m. Buntport Theater, 717 Lipan St., Denver, 720-946-1388.

Limmud Colorado. 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, 1420 Austin Bluffs Pkwy., Colorado Springs, 303-908-2785.

Through May 31.

The Music Man. 6 p.m. The Jesters Dinner Theatre, 224 Main St., Longmont, 303-682-9980.

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

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

Upslope Brewing Co.Tap Room and Tours.

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

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theater Boulder/Denver Boulder Ballet School Showcase. The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826. May 29 & 30.

The Four Seasons — Ballet.

Arvada Center for the Arts, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, 720898-7200. May 28-30.

Girls Only. Denver Center for the Performing Arts, 1101 13th St., Denver, 303-893-4100.

Through June 27.

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Theater Company, 717 Lipan St., Denver, 720-946-1388. Through June 19.

The Music Man. Jesters Dinner Theatre, 224 Main St., Longmont, 303-682-9980. Through July 25.

Peter Pan. Boulder’s Dinner Theatre, 5501 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-449-6000. Through Sept. 4.

101 Dalmations. Jester’s Children’s Theatre, 224 Main St., Longmont, 303-682-9980. May 8 through June 12.

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Some Denver-based indie-pop. With Astra Moveo and A Mouth Full of Thunder. 8:30 p.m. Bluebird Theater, 3317 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, 303-3771666.

Saturday, May 29

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

Bisco Inferno / The Disco Biscuits — With The Glitch Mob, Booka Shade, The Crystal Method, Pnuma Trio and Aeroplane. 4 p.m. Red Rocks Amphitheater, 18300 W. Alameda Pkwy., Morrison, 720-865-2494.

Broken Bells — With The Morning Benders. 8 p.m. 3263 S. Broadway, Englewood, www. gothictheatre.com.

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

The Denver Brass: Fanfare for the American Spirit. 7:30 p.m. Newman Center for the Performing Arts, 2344 E. Iliff Ave., Denver, 303-871-6200.

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

Good Gravy — WithThe Springdale Quartet, Auditory Elements. 6 p.m. Mishawaka Amphitheatre, 13714 Poudre Canyon Hwy., Bellvue, 970-482-4420.

Headhunter, Noah D — With Dodge, Coult 45, Sub.Mission Residents. 9 p.m. Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom, 2637 Welton St., Denver, 303-297-1772.

Maree McRae. 8 p.m. Swallow Hill, Swallow Hill, 71 E.Yale Ave., Denver, 303-777-1003.

Maynard Mills Band. 8 p.m. Boulder Outlook Hotel and Suites, 800 28th St., Boulder, 303-4433322.

Mestizo. 7 p.m. St. Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696.

Richie Furay. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 N. Park Dr., Lafayette, 303-665-2757.

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

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Weasel Tap Room, 1800 Pike Rd., Unit B, Longmont, 303-776-1914.

Serenade In Blue — Big band. 3 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683.

Soul Daddy & The Blackfyre Band. 9:15 p.m.

The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303440-4628.

Spoke-In-Wordz — With DJ Chonz, 20:12, Little Wing & DJ Manizer, The Reminders. 8:30 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303463-6683.

Statewide Emergency — With Bassline, Steller Atlast, Rouge Sound. 8:30 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-3399.

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

Terra Gatos. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628.

The Greencards. 8 p.m. Daniels Hall, Swallow Hill, 71 E.Yale Ave., Denver, 303-777-1003.

Trace Bundy — With Ian Cooke. 8 p.m.

Bluebird Theater, 3317 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, 303-377-1666.

Zen Cowgirl, Flowers from Ashes. 7:30 p.m.

Rock N Soul Café, 5290 Arapahoe Ave., Suite 1, Boulder, 303-443-5108.

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

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

Boulder Creek Festival. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Downtown Boulder along Boulder Creek, 303604-0203.

Boulder Farmers’ Market. 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

13th Street between Arapahoe Avenue and Canyon Boulevard, Boulder, 303-910-2236.

Community Cycles Rolling Bike Clinic. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Meadows Mobile Home Park, 4500 19th St., Boulder, 720-565-6019.

Boulder Ballet School Showcase. 2 p.m. & 4 p.m. The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut

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The Denver Brass: Fanfare for the American Spirit —

A collection of some of Colorado’s top brass instrumentalists play music for the betterment of the country. 7:30 p.m. Newman Center for the Performing Arts, 2344 E. Iliff Ave., Denver, 303-871-6200.

St., Boulder, 303-440-7826.

Jugged Rabbit Stew. 8 p.m. 717 Lipan St., Denver, 720-946-1388.

LaMont Does Outdoor Pool. 12-6 p.m. 500 S. Boulder Rd., Lafayette, 303-665-0469. Open every day through Aug. 22.

The Music Man. 12:30, 6 p.m. The Jesters Dinner Theatre, 224 Main St., Longmont, 303682-9980.

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

Sunday, May 30

music Acoustic Jam — With Jax Delaguerre. 11:30 a.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303463-6683.

Bluegrass Pick — All levels welcome. 12-3 p.m.

Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids and Solids, 1555 S. Hover St., Longmont, 303-485-9400.

The Denver Brass: Fanfare for the American Spirit. 2:30 p.m. Newman Center for the Performing Arts, 2344 E. Iliff Ave., Denver, 303-871-6200.

DVS — 10 p.m. Mountain Sun, 1535 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-546-0886.

Foreigner, Styx — With Kansas. 7 p.m. Red Rocks Amphitheater, 18300 W. Alameda Pkwy., Morrison, 720-865-2494.

Gadzukes Ukulele Band. 6 p.m. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685.

Harper Phillips. 9 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628.

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

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

Jon “Barber” Gutwillig of the Disco Biscuits. 8 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-3399.

Kaiser Sunshine. 8:15 p.m. The Laughing Goat,

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

Musemason Bluegrass Band. 2 p.m.

Mishawaka Amphitheatre, 13714 Poudre Canyon Hwy., Bellvue, 970-482-4420.

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

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

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

Switchpin — With Identity Pusher and others.

7:30 p.m. Bluebird Theater, 3317 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, 303-377-1666.

Tamburitzans. 6:30 p.m. Chautauqua Auditorium Community House, 900 Baseline Rd., Boulder, 303-440-7666.

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Avery Tap Room — For tours and tastings.

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

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

Boulder Ballet School Showcase. 2 p.m. & 4 p.m. The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-440-7826.

Boulder Walking Tour. 11 a.m. 13th Avenue and Spruce Street, Boulder, 720-243-1376.

Continuing Hawaiian Hula Class. 6:30 p.m.

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

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

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

Jugged Rabbit Stew. 3 p.m. 717 Lipan St., Denver, 720-946-1388.

Prairie Jewels: Wildflowers of the Southern Grasslands. 9 a.m. For location and reservation, call 303-441-3440.

Sunday Afternoon Tea — Live traditional Japanese music with tea and traditional tea snacks. 2:30-3:30 p.m. Ku Cha House of Tea, 2015

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

Boulder Creek Festival. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Downtown Boulder along Boulder Creek, 303604-0203.

Citizenship Class. 6:30 p.m. Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303-4413100.

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

I Quit! — Part of the BODY WORLDS exhibit.

Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, 303-322-7009.

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

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

“So,You’re a Poet.” 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat Coffeehouse, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-4404628.

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music 50 Cent Presents “The Invitation” — With Lloyd Banks. 7:30 p.m. The Fillmore Auditorium, 1510 Clarkson St., Denver, 303-837-0360.

The Atomic Pablo Jazz/Vibes Project. 7 p.m. Rock N Soul Café, 5290 Arapahoe Ave., Suite 1, Boulder, 303-443-5108.

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

Bluegrass Pick and Open Stage. 8 p.m.

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

Clusterpluck — 9 p.m. Open jam. George’s Food & Drink, 2028 14th St., Boulder, 303-9989350.

Jazz Night — With Supercollider. 8:30 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-4404628.

Kevin Dooley & Friends — With Beth and Josh Gadbaw and Steve Mullins. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 N. Park Dr., Lafayette, 303-665-2757.

Lacuna Coil — With Seasons After, Hail the Villain, and 20XIII. 7:30 p.m. Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom, 2637 Welton St., Denver, 303-297-1772.

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events American Sign Language Night. 4 p.m.

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

Ararat,Turkey and Beyond. 7 p.m. Free Traveler’s Tuesday program. Changes in Latitude Travel Store, 2525 Arapahoe Rd., Boulder, 303786-8406.

Boulder Improv Jam Association — Public dance jam every Tuesday. 7:30-10:30 p.m.The Avalon Ballroom, 6185 Arapahoe Rd., Boulder, 720-934-2028.

CSS-Based Web Design. 6 p.m. Boulder Digital Arts, 1600 Range St., Ste. 100, Boulder, http://boulderdigitalarts.com.

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

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

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

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

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

Susan Polis Schutz Book Signing. 7:30 p.m.

Boulder Bookstore, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder, 303447-2074.

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

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Electric Blues Jam. 8 p.m. Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids & Solids, 1555 S. Hover Rd., Longmont, 303-485-9400.

Insane Clown Posse — With Kottonmouth Kings, Coolio, Kittie, Necro and Juggalo Clown Wrestling. 6 p.m. Red Rocks Amphitheater, 18300 W. Alameda Pkwy., Morrison, 720-8652494.

Jay Ray’s Big Top. 6:30 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683.

Open Bluegrass Pick. 5 p.m. Boulder Draft House, 2027 13th St., Boulder, 303-440-5858.

Open Mic. 7 p.m. Rock N Soul Café, 5290 Arapahoe Ave., Suite 1, Boulder, 303-443-5108.

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

Primal Fear — With Havok. 8 p.m. Bluebird Theater, 3317 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, 303-3771666.

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers — With Joe Cocker. 7:30 p.m. Red Rocks Amphitheater, 18300 W. Alameda Pkwy., Morrison, 720-8652494.

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

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music Bluegrass Pick. 6:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Tasty Weasel Tap Room, 1800 Pike Rd., Unit B, Longmont, 303-776-1914.

Cahalen Morrison and Eli West. 9 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-4404628.

The Clamdaddys Transcendental Blues Jam. 7:30 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683.

Kamikazee Karaoke Gong Show. 9 p.m.

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

The Key of Joy. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 N. Park Dr., Lafayette, 303-665-2757.

Patrick Dethlefs. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628.

Reggae Wednesday — With Rude Boys. 10 p.m. Boulder Draft House, 2027 13th St., Boulder, 303-440-5858.

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

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

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Chautauqua Silent Film Series — Our Hospitality. 7:30 p.m. Colorado Chautauqua Association, 900 Baseline Rd., Boulder, 303-4423282.

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

Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz. 8 p.m.

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

Great Books Discussion Group. 7:30 p.m.

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

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

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

Vajrayana Buddhist Meditation. 7 p.m.

Mipham Shedra, 2860 Bluff St., Boulder, 303-4490319.

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Friday, May 28 Children’s Storytime. 10:15 a.m. Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303-441-3100.

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

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

Saturday, May 29 Children’s Storytime. 10:15 a.m. Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder,

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words Thursday, May 27 David Helvarg’s Saved By the Sea: A Love Story with Fish. 7:30 p.m. Tattered Cover Bookstore, 2526 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, 303-322-7727.

John Sandford’s Storm Prey. 7:30 p.m. Tattered Cover Bookstore, 1628 16th St., Denver, 303436-1070.

Monday, May 31 Open Mic Poetry — “So You’re a Poet.” The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-4404628.

Rick Reilly’s Sports From Hell. 7:30 p.m.

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

Thursday, May 27 Drop-in Storytime. 10:15 a.m. Erie Community Library, 400 Powers St., Erie, 720685-5200.

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

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Children’s Puppet Theatre. 10:15 a.m.

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

Sunday, May 30 Baby Boogie — Bring kids to dance. 2 p.m.

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

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

Go Club — Learn to play the ancient and mysterious board game known as Go. 2 p.m.

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

Monday, May 31 Children’s Storytime. 10:15 p.m. Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303-441-3100.

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Susan Polis Schutz’ Depression and Back.

7:30 p.m. Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-2074.

Sebastian Junger’s War. 7:30 p.m. Tattered Cover Bookstore, 2526 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, 303-322-7727.

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Wednesday, June 2 Califia Suntree’s Be Thrifty: How to Live Better with Less. 7:30 p.m. Tattered Cover Bookstore, 2526 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, 303-3227727.

Steve Friesen’s Buffalo Bill. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-4472074.

Meadow Music: Nature Hikes and Songs.

5:30 p.m. Chautauqua Ranger Cottage, 900 Baseline Rd., Boulder, 303-441-3440.

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

Tuesday, June 1 Children’s Storytime. 10:15 a.m. Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303-441-3100.

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

Tactile Tuesday. 9 a.m. WOW! Children’s Museum, 110 N. Harrison Ave., Lafayette, 303604-2424.

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

Wednesday, June 2 Children’s Storytime. 10:15 a.m. Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303-441-3100.

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

Jon “Barber” Gutwillig of the Disco Biscuits

“The Barber” is better known as the guitarist for the Disco Biscuits, but tonight he’s solo and performing acoustically. Fans shouldn’t miss this. 8 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-3399.

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by Quibian Salazar-Moreno he folks at Microsoft announced Alan Wake back in 2005, hyping how the game would change the face of gaming. Wish they let us know we would have to wait five years for the game, during which Gears of War, Grand Theft Auto IV and Modern Warfare have already changed the face of gaming multiple times over. Nevertheless, Alan Wake is here, and although there isn’t much face changing, it’s still a great, unique experience unlike many other games out there.

You play as Alan Wake, a best-selling author with writer’s block that is encouraged by his wife to take a vacation to Bright Falls, a small town that seems tucked away in the Pacific Northwest. But as soon as they arrive, things get a bit weird. His wife disappears, and while searching for his wife, he ends up in-between reality and some sort of dream world, a world he created through his writings.

The plot would make for a great Hollywood thriller, and the action makes for a great video game. You control Wake through third-person controls, and as you make your way through dark forests, you come across these zombie-like folks who have been possessed by the Dark Presence, a sort of evil energy tormenting the town. Your weapons are a flashlight and a gun. To weaken the possessed folks, you must shine the flashlight on them and then take them out with the firepower. But you need to be careful because the flashlight batteries run out quickly and ammo is scarce. There are also some puzzles to solve to move forward in the adventure. Although the game play may be a bit repetitive, it doesn’t feel like it since you’re so immersed in the story and the superblooking environments. There’s no doubt that Alan Wake will be one of the standout games of the year.

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t this point, the folks at Rockstar Games can do no wrong. Red Dead Redemption is their latest, a western set in the year 1911. To sum it up, think of the game as Grand Theft Auto (GTA) set in the old west. Instead of jacking cars, you’re jacking horses.

You play as John Marston, a retired outlaw who is told by the government to head out west to take out his former posse if he wants to see his wife and son again. Just like the GTA games, the game play and story are intertwined with one another. There’s an open-world environment that runs from Mexico all the way up to the Dakotas with missions that range from tracking down outlaws and searching for treasure to breaking mustangs and hunting coyotes on a farm. Then there’s the side missions that will have you gambling or helping someone who’s in distress.

Although the game is presented similar to GTA IV, the combat system is a lot more refined.

The cover system is similar to GTA’s but when in the midst of a gun-battle you have the “Dead Eye” ability, which slows down all the action and allows you to get off the perfect shot. This works while riding on your horse or in the middle of a town, but you have to use it wisely as the ability only lasts for so long. Plain and simple, there’s so much to do and see in the game that you’ll be playing it for months on end. And we haven’t even talked about online multiplayer.

This is a contender for game of the year and may be the best video game you will ever play.

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Sexual intimacy consists of exploring and sharing sexuality together — sharing fantasies, foreplay, role-play, mutual masturbation, or non-genital, sensual touch.

While sexual intimacy is not to be confused with physical intimacy, the spheres do overlap and intersect. Sex can be both very physical and emotional.

We often think about being intimate with only a romantic partner. However, intimacy in its other various forms can be cultivated and shared with friends, family, kids, professional colleagues and self. And thank goodness! It would be excessive to expect one person to fulfill all our needs.

The question couples need to ask themselves is which of the eight spheres are most essential for them. A man and woman may have met at a church event.

Needing to be equally yoked, spiritual intimacy might rank highest for this partnership. One twosome may have met another twosome at a function for swingers. The foursome may have developed a strong social and intellectual connection over the years, but because of the nature of their relationship, sexual intimacy may be most important. Michelle and Barack may consider emotional, sexual and affectional intimacy crucial to their marriage, C W Hillary and Bill Clinton might while on O y P r consider intellectual and social EN at bra intimacy Norlin Lielements to be the most important to their political relationship. However, few couples want only a business-based marriage where both partners are essentially sexless roommates.

Whether in a romantic relationship or not, it’s beneficial to explore who fulfills which spheres of intimacy and how. If in a relationship, you can use the sexual metaphor exercise to measure the quality of your connections. “Absent” means very little to no intimacy in that sphere.

“Intercourse” denotes a solid and meaningful connection. “Orgasm” equals electrifying.

If you have one person bearing the burden of most spheres, you may want to consider sharing the load with others. Or if you are weak in essential areas, you may want to brainstorm how to build stronger connections. Walk the dogs together.

Drive up to NCAR to watch the sunrise, or schedule a sensual massage date with your loved one. Have fun. Intimacy nourishes the soul.

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

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You’d think she’d have caught my attention with fantasy or pleasure. But it was “intimacy” that got me. Volker recounted a story about working with women in a sexual abuse recovery group.

These women had been acting by using only their sexuality to create connections with others. Once they started to heal and grow, they began to explore how to cultivate other types of intimacy that did not include sex. Volker and her women’s group together developed a framework for eight types of intimate connections: affectional, emotional, social, intellectual, physical, aesthetical, sexual and spiritual.

Aesthetic intimacy refers to sharing something beautiful together — strolling through a botanical garden, listening to a live band on the lawn or watching a lightning storm from the patio.

Affectional intimacy embodies sharing affection like holding hands in the park or sharing smooches and cuddles on the couch.

Emotional intimacy involves opening up to deeper authentic feelings by sharing emotions verbally or nonverbally.

Intellectual intimacy is a cerebral connection often obtained through thoughtful conversations on subjects such as politics, philosophy, religion or education.

Physical intimacy means doing physical activities together — hiking, biking, playing tennis or shaking your groove thing on Friday night at Tahona.

Social intimacy denotes doing social activities together such as seeing Ironman 2, taking partnered salsa lessons or meeting for lunch at Chipotle.

Spiritual intimacy entails sharing a spiritual or religious connection. Think Shambala, Congregation Har Hashem, First Presbyterian Church of Boulder or the top of Bear Mountain.

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non-athletes can get into the competitive mood of the game.

After one or two or three or four, we can emotionally connect with the players, reliving our bygone days as athletes when we scored the winning touchdown in the crucial final game of the fifth-grade flag football season.

Yes, we know how it feels to hoist a championship trophy.

We’ve been there and done that and, if those stupid men in suits had gotten their act together on draft day, we would have been a first-round pick.

But it’s better we weren’t picked. Because in the sports bar we can hone our coaching skills to a higher level. McDaniels?

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he bar wasn’t much. It was cramped and crowded and stunk of stale beer. Outside, the rain spit and swirled in the wind, a summer storm that had left three days of puddles on the sidewalks and wasn’t about to relent. But inside we were warm, fattening up on wings washed down with cold beverages.

Boulder’s hardcores were out there somewhere, no doubt.

Sweating in the rain. Suffering for their sports. But here, we were suffering for ours, as well. After all, the Rockies were in a slump, football was a month away at least and hockey a dim afterthought.

The sports bar is a global institution. And for those of us who don’t think that running 100 miles in some horrendous race through the middle of the Gobi desert sounds like a good idea, the sports bar is where we can find like-minded souls in a town so chock full of elite athletes that if you’re not careful you’ll end up being passed in your car on Flagstaff Mountain by a guy in a tight pink suit on a bike — going uphill!

My advice? Give ’er the gas and head down to one of Boulder’s several fine sports institutions. Don’t have a date?

Well, that girl who just climbed Everest for the 15th time isn’t your type anyhow.

In fact, you don’t need a date for a sports bar. These are the only places where no one cares if you’re drinking alone. You’re not there to talk, after all (or impress Miss Everest, for that matter). You’re there to keep your eyes glued to the telly and focus on The Game.

The specter of the lonely alcoholic with his drink doesn’t exist in the world of the sports bar. Nope. Have a solitary drink (or several) in the dark confines of the sports bar and you’re one of those exalted members of society — The Fan — who has to be there to give moral support to the home team, the beer and the deep-fried poppers a mere afterthought.

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And then there’s the issue of scoring Stanley Cup tickets. You can’t. And if you could, the price is way, way out of your league.

The sports bar solves this conundrum with huge screens, multiple TVs, the kind of drink specials you’ll never see inside any arena or stadium and a packed house that screams at every hit.

In some ways it’s better than being there. The replays come from every possible camera angle, parking is free and if you’re really lucky, the Coors Light girls will be prancing around in pants so tight that they might as well be painted on.

Be nice to them, and you might even score a free beer. Their phone numbers, though, are out of the question. (What, do you think your name is Tim Tebow or something?)

Yes, the sports bar. It’s an institution that only a real man could love, although once I think I saw an actual female patron in one. It’s here where we sweat and strive for greatness at the pool table and can talk smack about Kobe Bryant.

Kobe, of course, isn’t here to pound us into oblivion or dunk over our heads.

But no matter, because if you’re a true blue American male, this is your home, your temple, and you are the king here.

This is true even if you’re doing the sports bar Boulder style: watching the Tour de France while sipping an iced tea before you meet up with that chick who climbed Everest for a 50-mile mountain bike ride.

Details, details Everyone knows that a cold beer tastes better after you’ve been out in the sun climbing a mountain, rappelling in Eldorado Canyon or mountain biking Colorado’s singletrack. And Boulder has plenty of options to be a spectator with a beer in hand after your game in the sun is done. Here are a few of our favorites.

Dark Horse (2922 Baseline Rd., darkhorsebar.com) A Boulder legend, the Dark Horse fills up with students

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when big games are on TV. The mazelike interior means that some sight lines to the TVs can be problematic. Still, with a traditional bar menu featuring plenty of cholesterol, some of the lowest prices in town and plenty of pinball and other games, the Dark Horse is a classic.

Harpos (2860 Arapahoe Ave., harpossportsgrill.com) You won’t find flocks of migrating Boulder yuppies or guys in spandex here. Boulder’s most authentic sports bar serves up wings and cold ones to a mix of CU students and hardcore fans who aren’t afraid to wear their team’s colors, even when those colors belong to the Raiders during Monday night games against the Broncos.

The Lazy Dog (1346 Pearl St., thelazydog.com) Bright and airy, this large space features ample seating, plenty of room at the bar and a mixed crowd that is sometimes into the games, but sometimes is just there for dinner. An ideal choice for families when dad wants to watch the game but the kids are more interested in burgers and fries.

Old Chicago (1102 Pearl St., www. oldchicago.com) Skip the dining room for the bar at this venerable establishment located on the west end of the Pearl Street Mall. With one of the best beer selections in the state, Old Chicago caters to the discerning sports fan, like the guy who wants his cask-conditioned ale served warm while watching the Arsenal/Manchester football game.

That’s “real” football, mind you.

Twisted Pine Brewing Company (3201 Walnut St., twistedpinebrewing. com) Fans of baseball (and gluten-free beer) flock to this brewery that features 19 taps of ales and — bring the kids! — homemade root beer. With the complete slate of Major League games shown here, you’re not going to strike out. And the beer? Let’s just say that, with a fistful of awards from the Great American Beer Festival to prove it, the suds here are a lot better than what’s on tap at most MLB fields.

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thletes training for a triathlon or swim competition may have a timing issue. Few watches are both waterproof and able to time laps, meaning athletes can only time the full workout and then divide the workout time by the number of laps swum.

Rough estimates don’t help an athlete determine whether times are faster at the beginning or end of a workout. Does an athlete have a slow start that needs to be addressed? Or an endurance issue and the tendency to fizzle out at the end?

There are waterproof lap watches available for aquatic athletes hoping to determine pace. The Timex Ironman Sleek 150-lap watch is waterresistant up to 100 meters.

The watch has TapScreen technology so athletes can tap the face while swimming or running instead of having to locate and push buttons.

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Athletes can set a goal, and audible alerts will notify if the pace is too fast, slow or just right. There are also alarms to remind athletes to hydrate or refuel during long workouts.

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Beer cocktails: One of summer’s hottest drinks

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by Heather May Koski

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ou’ve had a margarita, mimosa and bloody Mary, but have you ever had a beerita, black velvet or bloody beer?

Versatile and affordable, beer cocktails are emerging at backyard barbecues and on local drink menus more and more.

Consisting of primarily beer, a distilled beverage and often an additional spirit, beer cocktails are lighter versions of cocktails with just as many interesting and tasty options.

Because beer is the primary ingredient in these innovative cocktails, the alcohol content is usually lower than in a common cocktail. With so many different varieties and combinations of beer cocktails, flavor and quality aren’t compromised for the reduced alcohol content. As the weather becomes warmer and summer approaches, beer cocktails may seem even more desirable as a light, refreshing beverage in the Colorado heat.

According to Terry Morton, owner of the Hungry Toad, beer cocktails originate from Europe, particularly the United Kingdom. Morton says he opened and named the Hungry Toad in north Boulder after his original Hungry Toad in London.

By serving a wide variety of English pub fare and beer, Morton says, he carried the tradition of beer cocktails across the Atlantic to his Boulder pub.

“Most of our eight beer cocktails on the menu can be found in any English pub,” Morton says.

“The black and tan is our most popular beer cocktail at the Hungry Toad.”

A blend between pale ale and dark beer like a stout or porter, a black and tan is said to have originated in British pubs when drinkers would order a dark stout and draught bitter mix. Historically, the term “black and tan” has described a certain canine coat pattern, the parliamentary reserves during the Irish War of Independence, and, recently, a Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavor.

Morton says that he decided to start featuring beer cocktails on the Hungry Toad’s drink menu because the eight featured cocktails are tried-and-tested combinations of beer and other beverages like soda and liquor.

Morton says the shandy is a popular summer drink because it’s so refreshing that it can be consumed quickly and easily.

“Shandys are made in cans and bottles in Europe,” Morton says. “I grew up with shandys in London.”

A mixture of pale ale beer and lemon-lime soda or lemonade, the shandy is nearly as common in England as it is in German-speaking regions, where it’s called the radler, which means “cyclist.”

It’s said that the radler was developed in Germany for mountain-climbing cyclists who needed a balanced refreshment with nutritious fortification after a long climb up a mountain road in the hot weather, but who also needed the sobriety and endurance to ride home.

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With an alcohol content of 2.4 to 2.6 percent by volume, the radler and shandy are designed for basic health and recreational activity benefits.

Morton says he doesn’t anticipate adding other beer cocktails to the Hungry Toad’s drink menu but that it’s a lot of fun experimenting with different flavors and combinations. “There are no rules to beer cocktails — we tend to try something and go with it,” Morton says.

One fun item featured at the Hungry Toad that adds a new spin to beer cocktails is the Guinness float. Served like a root beer float, a Guinness float consists of a generous scoop of vanilla ice cream in a glass of Guinness and topped with chocolate liqueur.

“It’s like an adult mud pie,” Morton says.

At the West End Tavern on Pearl Street, beer cocktails also grace this American-style tavern’s drink menu. General Manager Mike Lawinski says the West End Tavern serves seasonal beer cocktails and modifies beer with different liqueurs.

“You don’t find many beer cocktails around Boulder, which is why we highlight them on our menu,” Lawinski says. “They’re delicious.”

Lawinski says that shandys are generally popular at the Tavern during the summer, and they will often serve them through their frozen slushy machines at their rooftop deck bar.

“Trying a beer cocktail, even a simple shandy, is an adventure for some people,” Lawinski says.

“Other people are all about experimenting with beer and other flavors because they know it’s good — we play with beer a lot.”

The West End Tavern will feature a sweeter beer cocktail this summer. Called the Rusty Bus, this luscious combination of Ellie’s Brown Ale from Avery, chocolate liqueur and maraschino cherries is named after Banjo Billy’s Bus, an old school bus decked out like a hillbilly shack that tours Boulder. Lawinski says Banjo Billy will be doing a beer tour this summer and will promote the Tavern’s Rusty Bus beer cocktail. “The Rusty Bus has sweeter notes of German chocolate see BEER Page 48

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ormerly housed in a small- something from the lunch menu, while er, more intimate spot on I opted for brunch fare. Each of us, Longmont’s Main Street, perhaps a bit bleary, also ordered coffee, Pinocchio’s is an Italianwhich was constantly refilled, satisfying American eatery now my inner Mr. Pink. Indeed, our server ensconced in a newish shopping center was thorough and attentive, and she dominated by national chains. Granted, answered our questions in a way that the current venue may not have all the caused Kuvy to characterize her as a charming homespun qualities of the old “true professional.” locale, yet it’s still a pleasant place to Kuvy’s $13.95 chicken and asparaenjoy a meal and service that cost less gus spaghetti entree was prefaced with than you’d expect. a bright and fresh green salad included The new location is certainly larger, in the price. The pasta’s asparagus was with plenty of natural light and an airy undoubtedly of the fresh variety (versus feel set off by brightly limp canned painted walls and specimens), Pinocchio’s graphics of such lumialthough it pos210 Ken Pratt Blvd., #26 naries as JFK and sessed a chewy Longmont quality that Marilyn Monroe — 303-827-8945 would be helped not together, though. by longer cooking These were among the time. The chickdecorative touches en was a touch dry, but that’s the nature friend Kuvy and I first noticed on a of skinless breast meat. recent Sunday morning. The amiable The sauce’s flavor wasn’t bad, but it hostess even went so far as to lead us didn’t reach the full-bodied level of the into a side room so that we could restaurant’s finely executed red sauces. appreciate a striking portrait of Ray Of course, this was a relatively healthy Charles.

Taking our seats, we noticed that choice, and it’s not entirely fair to meathe a.m crowd was composed mostly of sure this dish against one heavily older folks, with a smattering of famifreighted with butter and cream. On lies with children. Additional evidence the plus side, the spaghetti was cooked of this establishment’s family friendlito an ideal al dente texture, with the ness includes weekly all-you-can-eat proper firmess. spaghetti offerings, available here and at In addition to pancakes, omelets sister restaurants in Brighton and and other eggy breakfasts, Pinocchio’s Lafayette. also features a slate of Benedicts.

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And the original ending? Pinocchio is hanged by the Fox and Cat, and left to die in the woods, even after he implores the animals to “Look in your heart.” Actually, I made up that last quote, but Collodi revised his work so that Pinocchio survives to see the error of his ways, and is ultimately rewarded by becoming a real boy.

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cake,” Lawinski says. “Beer cocktails in frozen and glass form will be present on our summer menu.” He says he encourages all semi-adventurous beer fans to come in and try a beer cocktail.

What is called a beer cocktail could also be called mixology, the study and skill of preparing mixed drinks. More than just pouring and serving a drink, mixology is the art of creating new cocktails, much like a chef would create new appetizers, entrées or desserts.

While people have been modifying drinks for decades, it has only recently turned into an art of using fresh vegetables, fruits, spices and other creative flavors in the same way they are used for cooking. Boulder’s Bitter Bar, located inside the Happy Noodle House, employs the art of mixology in its cocktail creation practice.

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Kropp says drink mixology uses the same concepts a chef would use to cook, breaking down a beverage to its taste, feel and acids. Kropp says that because beer has already been crafted, it’s not often that people order a beer cocktail at the Bitter Bar, but the idea of mixing beer with other flavors embraces the idea of mixology to its fullest.

“Our mixology training occurs every day behind the bar — it requires a passion and innovation to mix and blend different flavors, spirits and exotic liqueurs,” Kropp says.

CU-Boulder student Chase LaPointe says he started making beeritas, margaritas made with margarita mix, lime and beer, as opposed to tequila, after he tasted the combination at a coworker’s barbecue. “Beer adds flavor and see BEER Page 49

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n the powerful words of my musical muse Huey Lewis, “It’s hip to be square.”

If Huey says so, then it’s good enough for me. You know, the ongoing tough decision.

Bars or squares. This question can haunt a Dessert Diva in her sleep.

Luckily, my love for bad ’80s music comes to the rescue again.

This week’s treats are Key Lime Squares. They remind me that summer is coming and margaritas on a patio aren’t far behind. Even better, margaritas at Tahona — love that place. Oh yeah, bring it on, summer.

I love anything with key limes. As sweet as I am, I love me some sour. It doesn’t get too much more acidic sour than key limes. Granted, these little suckers are hard to squeeze and you tend to need a lot of them, but it’s worth it in the end.

I have been known to use bottled key lime juice, but the bottled version really is inferior to doing your own squeezing. I’m sure no one will judge if you go that route.

These little squares are creamy bites of heaven — the grainy, graham-cracker crust adds just the right amount of sweetness to the limes.

I’m thinking with the weather forecasters calling for sun this week (and they are never wrong), this should be your go-to recipe. Sweet, tangy, aromatic and addicting. Maybe a little Huey on the record player as you mix and bake, life is good. Yes, I know, “Huey” and “record player” all in the same sentence, just re-living 1986 all over again. I was 5, of course (wink).

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Key Lime Squares 1-1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs 2 tbsp. granulated sugar 6 tbsp. melted butter 3 eggs 1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk zest of 3 key limes 1/2 cup key lime juice (about 17-20 limes) powdered sugar for dusting Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Lightly grease an 8-by-8 square baking pan. In medium bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs, sugar and melted butter. Press down firmly into pan. Bake for 10 minutes. Take out.

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In large bowl, whisk eggs. Add in condensed milk and whisk until wellcombined. Add in zest and lime juice and stir. Pour over baked crust. Bake for 10-12 minutes, until set. Let cool completely or overnight. You can refrigerate to speed up cooling process. Dust with powdered sugar, cut into squares and serve. Enjoy!

Note: You can substitute key lime juice in a bottle if you would like.

Purchase a few key limes for zest and garnish.

You can watch the Dessert Diva every Monday at 8:35 a.m. on Channel 2. To contact Danette at the station, visit 2thedeuce.com, and click on Daybreak on the Deuce. To chat and/or send comments and suggestions, write to jdromega@aol.com.

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carbonation without all the sugar,” LaPointe says. “It’s also cheaper to use beer instead of tequila for margaritas.”

LaPointe says beer cocktails are a fashionable way to make beer taste better. “Beer cocktails are modern, relaxing drinks — beer’s flavor and fizz add a new mix to any cocktail,” he says.

Try these beer cocktail recipes at home, or try your own combinations for a fresh, new beer cocktail: Black and Tan: 1 Bass pale ale 1 Guinness stout Fill glass half full with Bass. Slowly Boulder Weekly

pour Guinness over a spoon until glass is full. If poured correctly, the Guinness will stay on top and the Bass will rest on the bottom. Then you’ll visually understand its name, Black and Tan. Black Velvet: Mix stout and champagne or sparkling wine in a champagne flute, half and half.

Bloody Beer: Mix a pale ale and tomato juice, half and half. Add a dash of Tabasco and a dash of Worcestershire. Spicy V8 can also be used instead of adding Tabasco and Worcestershire.

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Carelli’s of Boulder 645 30th St., Boulder 303-938-9300

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arelli’s of Boulder successfully straddles the line between mom-and-pop and high-end Italian by offering a menu that won’t frighten off the old-school cuisine fan, while offering a swanky, contemporary setting. The menu will warm the heart of the traditionalist craving a bowl of minestrone, followed by a main course such as cacciatore, calzone, pizza or a parmesan sandwich. Highlights include seafood risotto and fettuccine carbonara.

Sandwiches, pastas and pizzas are also available in gluten-free versions.

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oulder’s Draft House lives up to its name, as it features numerous craft beers from the Colorado Brewing Company. This cavernous but inviting space also serves enticing food specials, such as Monday’s $7 burger-and-a-beer deal, and Happy Hour runs all day Tuesday.

This eatery also goes beyond the predictable wings and nachos by offering options like a lobster mac and cheese and fried artichoke heart po’ boy sandwiches.

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hile it offers an impressive dinner menu with such classics as steak frites and spring lamb ragout over tagliatelle pasta, Mateo also offers a terrific bar menu with discounted items served from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Standouts include the cheese platter, with both domestic and European selections, including a first-rate Italian goat’s milk blue. The moules are steamed mussels in a wonderfully balanced broth that melds licorice-like pastis with herbs and tomato.

Modmarket 1600 28th St., Boulder 720-663-9440

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he retro-modern Modmarket dishes out fresh and healthy takes on salad, flatbread pizza and soup. Vegan and vegetarian choices are present here, including a savory vegan pie with dairy-free cheese. A butternut squash soup, sourced from Munson Farms, is glutenfree and vegan, with appealing flavor no matter what your dietary preferences are. Salads like the Asian-influenced Mongolian can be enhanced with tri-tip steak or chicken, and the Pom pizza marries a zesty pomegranate and balsamic vinegar glaze with chicken.

Bento Zanmai 1310 College Ave., #260, Boulder 303-4-BENTOS

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hile the name of this basement foodcourt hangout puts the emphasis on the traditional Japanese box lunch, ramen is the star of the show. Start with a bowl of the miso ramen, a formidable portion of sublime, soy-infused broth filled with bits of tender chicken or pork. The noodles are expertly prepared, with a fine al dente texture and heft that puts instant ramen to shame.

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the appetite for fine dining and increased knowledge of the area’s restaurant scene. A recent Boulder tour included visits to Mateo, L’Atelier and Bombay Bistro. Each of these restaurants offered distinctly different menu highlights, ranging from seafood stew to duck to shrimp curry over noodles, and each stop also provided a rare opportunity to interact with the chefs behind the food.

Jill’s 900 Walnut St., Boulder 720-406-7399

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hile not inexpensive, Jill’s at the St. Julien Hotel and Spa is a superior spot for a special-occasion Sunday brunch in a modern-but-comfortable setting. Highlights include fresh-tasting crab legs and peel-andeat shrimp, as well as made-to-order omelets. Sweets are also abundant here, including a candy-like toffee bread pudding and a can’t-miss chocolate fondue.

Wild Mountain Smokehouse & Brewery 70 East First St., Nederland 303-258-WILD

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nyone who has ever set foot in a microbrewery won’t be surprised by the Wild Mountain Smokehouse & Brewery’s menu of burgers, entrée salads, sandwiches, chicken wings and nachos. But there’s also a terrific selection of barbecued meats, including tender brisket and first-rate St. Louis-style ribs accompanied by a variety of savory sauces. Vegetarians can also avail themselves of a Caprese sandwich or

smoked tofu at this Nederland spot. Finish with the 99-cent scoop of vanilla ice cream and a brownie.

lephant Hut is a swanky Thai eatery serving staples such as curries, entrée salads freighted with fresh papaya, noodle plates and spicy, citrusy soups. While some dishes, such as the pad see ew, wide rice noodles stir-fried in soy sauce, are traditionally served with meat, vegan and vegetarian versions of most items are available.

The duck noodle soup comes with a fullbodied broth, expertly cooked noodles and flavorful waterfowl.

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

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

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f you’re at all serious about authentic Mexican fare, Longmont’s El Taco Feliz is a can’t-miss destination. This nondescript stripmall venue serves up $1.20 tacos with fillings that include beef carne asada and al pastorstyle with tender pork and bits of pineapple.

The more adventurous can indulge in a heavenly lengua, or beef tongue, and decadent chicharron, or pork-rind taco. Tasty stuffings can also be had in a generously sized burrito.

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

However, even the cash-strapped can find luxurious indulgences at bargain prices off this restaurant’s happy hour bar menu. From 4 to 6 p.m., all tavern menu items are half off, which means one can enjoy a prime rib or steak dinner for under 10 bucks. Starters such as cornmeal-encrusted calamari and warm kettle chips are also available for less than three bucks a helping. With the money you save, you can splurge on the tasty bread pudding.

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

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

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t’s not good to start a review by saying that the film wasn’t anywhere near as bad or as stupid as I was afraid it’d be, but that’s exactly how I felt about the inane satire MacGruber. Crude and sophomoric, it still had lots of laughs and a surprisingly polished appearance, coupled with amusingly over-the-top performances from some decent actors.

The story line is something or other about a nuclear missile stolen by thuggish bad guys from a military transport in Siberia. The mastermind? The evil Dr. Dieter Von Cunth (Val Kilmer), who has nefarious plans to, bwahahaha, blow up the world! Of course, in a parody film as crass as this one, the story doesn’t matter. It’s about the sight gags and the one-liners, and MacGruber doesn’t disappoint.

Will Forte is MacGruber, a retired special forces operative who previously served as an Army Ranger, Navy SEAL, Army Green Beret and received 16 purple hearts, three Congressional Medals of Honor and more. Problem is, he’s a complete idiot and everything he gets involved with goes sideways and often results in innocent bystanders dying. A newspaper headline flashes by at the beginning of the film, “MacGruber stops terrorist cell, 200 civilians casualties,” and that’s pretty much the sensibility of the entire film.

If you’ve seen any action films in the last 20 years,

you’ll recognize cliché plot devices and dialog that keep the film moving along, even as some of the scenes are rather, um, indelicate. Still, I laughed quite a bit during the film and cringed once or twice, too.

After a failed attempt at assembling a crack squad, MacGruber’s ends up with former lover Vicki St. Elmo (Kristen Wiig) and young officer Lt. Dixon Piper (Ryan Phillippe). Dialog throughout the film sounds exactly as you would expect, as if written by a team of gag writers from a late night TV show. In one scene, Lt. Piper commiserates with MacGruber, saying he appreciated the chance to work with him on a case.

Piper: “I appreciate working with you for the last few days, I’ve learned a lot.”

MacGruber: “You have?”

Piper: “All about what not to do.”

Their military liaison is Colonel James Faith (Powers Boothe), who keeps kicking MacGruber off the case. At times, Boothe has a hard time keeping a straight face, and we can only wonder what was going on behind the scenes.

Lest you think this is all family fare and a fun, silly comedy, I will warn you that there’s a reason this film has an “R” rating. There are more profanities than an Eddie Murphy standup routine, and the sexual references and, um, celery scenes are definitely not for the younger crowd. If there’s such a thing as a “beer movie” (as in “drink a few before you go to the theater”), this is it.

A film like MacGruber is what I consider a guilty pleasure. It’s not great cinema; it’s not even something you’re going to watch more than once. It has enough crude scenes that you’d be embarrassed to have your parents see it inadvertently, but as I said at the beginning, it was pretty darn funny and sarcastic. If that’s your thing, go for it!

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reamworks seems bored with the ogre who laid the golden egg. Shrek Forever After, the fourth film in the lucrative franchise and the first in 3-D, barely tampers with the Shrek formula (oneliners, flatulence jokes, pop tunes), and not enough to breathe life into the exhausted series.

Shrek (voiced by Mike Myers) is feeling buried under the celebrity, the diapers and the playdates with Donkey’s dragon-donkey toddlers.

“I used to be an ogre. Now I’m a jolly green joke,” he complains to Fiona (Cameron Diaz).

The fellow who can fix that is Rumpelstiltskin, a lawyerly wizard with a contract and a long-held grudge against the ogre. He trades Shrek the chance to live one day “like it used to be” in exchange for one day earlier in his life. Rumpelstiltskin (Walt Dohrn) makes sure that earlier day was the date of Shrek’s birth.

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married to Fiona, who grew up to be the angry leader of the ogre underground resistance to Rumpelstiltskin’s rule.

Witches ravage the land of Far Far Away and terrorize even the ogres. Shrek has to somehow get that “True Love’s Kiss” from Fiona again, and quickly, to set this world right.

The animation has improved from film to film, and Forever After has textures and depth of field (thanks to the 3-D) that make the original Shrek seem primitive. They play around with the 3-D a bit — a little dragon flying, a few characters hurled at the

camera.

Lots of characters sing in this one — Banderas (the funniest thing about the movie) does a little Bob Marley, Murphy’s Donkey covers Madonna. Rumpelstiltskin hires a certain flute-playing hit man from Hamelin to pipe the ogres to their doom.

But Dreamworks let artist, screenwriter and sometime director Walt Dohrn do the generic Rumpelstiltskin voice, handing over the third-most important character in a billion-dollar franchise to a voice with no menace or personality.

The laughs are few and far between — Puss has lost his boots, but gained a LOT of weight, and witches in a fairytale trailer park launch into “Dueling Banjos.”

Though the It’s a Wonderful Life plot gives the whole arc of the Shrek-Fiona story a heartfelt twist, Forever After still goes down like warmed-over porridge. You don’t have to be Goldilocks to think that this time they’ve cooked their Golden Goose.

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180 Degrees South

This gorgeous, historic and inspiring new film from director and surfer Chris Malloy and his collective at Woodshed Films documents the adventures of surfer and climber Jeff Johnson as he retraces the epic 1968 journey of his heroes Yvon Chouinard (rock climbing legend and founder of Ventura-based Patagonia) and Doug Tompkins, on which they drove, mountain-climbed and surfed their way to Chilean Patagonia. Jeff encounters big surf, snowy mountains, a dangerous ocean crossing, pulp mills, cowboys, dams and more on his way to climb Cerro Corcovado in Patagonia. Jeff’s life takes a turn when he meets up in a rainy hut with Chouinard and Tompkins who, once driven purely by a love of climbing and surfing, now value above all the experience of raw nature and have come to Patagonia to use their influence to help protect it.

The film is a road trip movie, a historic document and an environmental call to arms, but mostly it is a meditation on what matters most in life: staying true to one’s own vision and values. Not rated. At Mayan. — Landmark Theatres Babies

Guaranteed to elicit tsunamis of “oohs” and “awwws,” this narration-less documentary focuses on four newborns from different cultures and countries: Namibia, Mongolia, the U.S. and Japan.

The cute factor is through the roof in this transcontinental celebration of teeny, tottering humanity.

Rated PG At Century and Esquire. — Steven Rea Breath Made Visible

cials and exposing favor trading in our nation’s capital, Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney illuminates the way our politicians’ desperate need to get elected — and the millions of dollars it costs — may be undermining the basic principles of American democracy. Infuriating, yet undeniably fun to watch, Casino Jack is a saga of greed and corruption with a cynical villain audiences will love to hate. Rated R. At Mayan. — Landmark Theatres City Island

Prince of where?

Jake Gyllenhaal stars as the inexplicably white-bread Persian prince in Disney’s Prince of Persia: Sands of Time. about the life and career of Anna Halprin, the American dance pioneer who has helped redefine our notion of modern art with her belief in dance’s power to teach, heal and transform at all ages of life. This cinematic portrait blends recent interviews with counterparts such as the late Merce Cunningham, archival footage (including her establishment of the first multiracial dance company in the U.S.) and excerpts of current performances such as “Parades and Changes” at the Georges Pompidou Center in Paris. At Starz. — Denver Film Society

Breath Made Visible is the first feature-length film

Casino Jack and the United States of Money

This portrait of Washington super lobbyist Jack Abramoff — from his early years as a gung-ho member of the GOP political machine to his final reckoning as a disgraced, imprisoned pariah — confirms the adage that truth is indeed stranger than fiction. A tale of international intrigue with Indian casinos, Russian spies, Chinese sweatshops and a mob-style killing in Miami, this is the story of the way money corrupts our political process.

Following the ongoing indictments of federal offi-

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

The movie’s setup would barely pass muster on Three’s Company, and there’s little doubt that the whole thing is going to end in a group hug. But City Island scrapes by and delivers a smile or two because it does contain a fundamental understanding of the rot that sets in when people hide their true selves from the ones they love. Rated PG-13. At Century and Chez Artiste. — Glenn Whipp Clash of the Titans Clash of the Titans could be the first film to actually be made worse by being in 3-D. The third dimension, especially in the action scenes, is more of a distraction than an enhancement. This remake of the creaky 1981 original is also hampered by a numbskull plot and plodding dialogue. Sam Worthington of Avatar stars as Perseus, the demigod who leads a group of warriors

local theaters AMC Flatiron Crossing, 61 W. Flatiron Cir., Broomfield, 303-7904262 Date Night Fri-Wed: 11:55, 2:15, 4:40, 7:15, 9:35 Iron Man 2 Fri-Wed: 9:55, 11:15, 12:55, 2, 3:45, 4:55, 6:45, 7:45, 9:40, 10:30 Letters to Juliet Fri-Wed: 9:40, 12:05, 2:35, 5:05, 7:35, 10:05 MacGruber Fri-Wed: 11, 1:20, 3:40, 5:55, 8:30, 10:50 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Fri-Wed: 11, 1:40, 4:20, 7:10, 9:50 Robin Hood Fri-Wed: 9:50, 10:50, 1:05, 1:55, 4:15, 5, 7:25, 10:25 Sex in the City 2 Fri-Wed: 10, 1:10, 4:20, 7:30, 10:50 Shrek Forever After Fri-Wed: 10:45, 11:30, 1, 1:45, 3:30, 4:10, 5:50, 6:30, 8:05, 9, 10:20 Century Boulder, 1700 29th St., Boulder, 303-442-1815 Iron Man 2 Fri-Wed: 12:05, 3:55, 6:20, 7:10, 9:15, 10:05, 10:20

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Letters to Juliet Fri-Wed: 11:15, 2:10, 4:50, 7:25, 10:10 MacGruber Fri-Wed: 4:10, 9:55 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Fri-Wed: 11:25, 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, 3:30, 4:35, 5:30, 6:30, 7:30, 8:30, 9:30, 10:40 Robin Hood Fri-Wed: 11:10, 11:55, 12:55, 2:40, 3:25, 5:50, 6:40, 6:50, 9:05, 10:15 Sex in the City 2 Fri-Wed: 10:45, 11:30, 12:45, 1:10, 2, 2:50, 4:05, 4:30, 5:20, 6:10, 7:20, 7:50, 8:40, 9:30, 10:35, 11:10, 11:50 Shrek Forever After Fri-Wed: 11:40, 12:20, 1, 2:20, 3, 3:40, 5, 5:40, 7:40, 8:20

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Fri-Wed: 1:10, 2, 4, 4:50, 6:50, 7:50, 9:40, 10:30 Robin Hood Fri-Wed: 2:20, 6:30, 9:55 Sex in the City 2 Thu-Wed: 1:20, 3:20, 4:40, 6:40, 8, 10 Shrek Forever After Fri-Wed: 12:40, 2:10, 3:40, 5, 6:20, 8:10, 9:20, 10:20

Colony Square, 1164 Dillon Rd., Louisville, 303-604-2641 Babies Fri-Wed: 12:50, 4:10, 7:10 Iron Man 2 Fri-Wed: 1, 3:50, 7, 10:05 Letters to Juliet Fri-Wed: 1:50, 5:10, 7:40 MacGruber Fri-Wed: 1:40, 4:30, 7:30, 10:10

Landmark Chez Artiste, 2800 S. Colorado Blvd., Denver, 303352-1992 City Island Thu-Wed: 4:30, 7:30, 9:45 Mother and Child Fri-Wed: 4:15, 7:15, 9:55 The Secret in Their Eyes Thu-Wed: 1, 4, 7, 9:45

Boulder Public Library Film Program, Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303441-3197 How to Have a Moneymaking Garage Sale Thu: 7 p.m.

Landmark Esquire, 590 Downing St., Denver, 303-3521992 Babies Thu-Wed: 7, 9:15 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Thu-Wed: 4:30, 8 The Rocky Horror Picture Show Fri: 11:59 p.m.

Landmark Mayan, 110 Broadway, Denver, 303-352-1992 180 Degrees South Fri-Wed: 7:30 p.m.

Casino Jack and The United States of Money Thu: 4, 6:45, 9:30 Exit Through the Gift Shop Fri-Wed: 4:30, 7:15, 9:45 George A. Romero’s Survival Of The Dead Fri-Wed: 4, 7, 10 The Good, the Bad, the Weird Fri-Wed: 4:15, 9:30 Starz Film Center, 900 Auraria Pkwy., Denver, 303-820-3456 Breath Made Visible Thu: 4:45, 7:15 Mile High Sci-Fi: Alien Nation

Fri-Sat: 8 p.m.

Ran Fri-Wed: 7 p.m.

Ride the Divide Fri-Wed: 7:15 p.m.

UA Twin Peaks, 1250 S. Hover Rd., Longmont, 303-651-2434 Iron Man 2 Fri-Wed: 11:10, 1:10, 2, 4:10, 5, 7:30, 8, 10:10 Letters to Juliet Fri-Wed: 11:20, 1:45, 4:20, 7:25, 9:50 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Fri-Wed: 11:05, 11:35, 1:40, 2:10, 4:15, 4:45, 7:10, 7:40, 9:45, 10:15 Robin Hood Fri-Wed: 1, 4:05, 7:05, 10:05 Shrek Forever After Fri-Wed: 11, 11:30, 1:20, 1:50, 4, 4:30, 6:50, 7:20, 9:25, 9:55 As times are always subject to change, we request that you verify all movie listings beforehand.

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Boulder/Denver, CO June 3 - 7, 2010 “I have not come to you as a Guru --I have come to you as your own Mother.”

Revered by many as the embodiment of wisdom, peace and unconditional love, Amma Sri Karunamayi will be giving discourses on the fundamental truths that support all faiths as part of her sixteenth World Tour in 2010. All are invited to hear her inspiring message, join with her in singing devotional songs, and receive the blessings of her divine knowledge and love.

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against an entire Noah’s ark of inhuman adversaries, including the dreaded Kraken. Rated PG-13. At Century abd Flatiron. — Kenneth Turan Date Night Comedy is hard. Farce is harder. The momentum and lunacy need to keep building. The characters’ cluelessness needs to be endearing, but they can’t come off as imbeciles. The outrageous hijinks can’t be pushed too hard or the whole delicate conceit is apt to collapse into desperate chaos. Wonder of wonders, then, that Shawn Levy, the director of such middle-of-the-road fare as Cheaper by the Dozen and The Pink Panther, and Josh Klausner, one of 12 credited screenwriters who worked on Shrek the 3rd, should turn out to be such gifted practitioners of this very tricky genre in Date Night. That there is a beating heart at the center of all this makes it all the more appealing. Rated PG-13. At Flatiron. — Christopher Kelly Exit Through the Gift Shop

The iconoclastic English painter Banksy may be the most important artist on the run from police. Or the most creative vandal. A graffiti muralist who satirizes government, authority and society, his unauthorized use of urban buildings as his gallery space obliges him to remain anonymous. Wearing disguises, he has glued his own art-mocking oil paintings onto the walls of leading museums. In 2006 he smuggled a life-size inflatable replica of an orange-jumpsuited Guantanamo Bay detainee into Disneyland, setting off a major security alert. Quite the outlaw. Yet prints of his art fetch a fortune at Sotheby’s and his coffee-table books are sold at Urban Outfitters.

Banksy’s tightrope walk between secrecy and publicity is a central theme of the documentary Exit Through the Gift Shop. At Mayan. — Colin Covert George A. Romero’s Survival Of The Dead

Survival of the Dead, the sixth film from writer/director George A. Romero to look at a world where humans are in the minority and the zombies rule, begins immediately following the events of Diary of the Dead. Off the coast of Delaware sits cozy Plum Island where two families are locked in a struggle for power, as it has been for generations. The O’Flynns, headed by patriarch Patrick O’Flynn (Kenneth Welsh), approach the zombie plague with a shoot-to-kill attitude. The Muldoons, headed by Shamus Muldoon (Richard Fitzpatrick), feel that the zombies should be quarantined and kept ‘alive,’ in hopes that a solution will someday be found. The O’Flynns, who are clearly outnumbered, are forced to exile Patrick by boat to the mainland, where he meets up with a band of soldiers, headed by Guardsman Sarge (Alan Van Sprang). They join forces and return to the island, to find that the zombie plague has fully gripped the divided community. As the battle between humans and zombies escalates, the master filmmaker continues to reinvent the modern horror genre with wicked humor and pointed social commentary. Rated R. At Mayan. — Landmark Theatres.

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Fully subtitled. Not rated. At Mayan. — Landmark Theatres

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Directed by Vin DiBona, featuring Phyllis Diller, Russ Vogel, Carol Sigurdson, Belle White (1987). Phyllis Diller shares her “garage sale secrets” with you, digging into closets, plowing through old boxes and cleaning out the attic as she organizes an attractive, moneymaking garage sale. Also screened is documentary footage of actual Boulder garage sales by local filmmakers and Boulder Municipal Channel 28.

On stage is a typical garage sale installation, and the audience is asked to bring the strangest thing they have ever gotten at a garage sale to display for the evening. At Boulder Public Library. — BPL

Like a cover band with more stagecraft than talent, A Nightmare on Elm Street looks good recycling “greatest hits” moments but fails to capture the excitement of the original. Freddy Krueger’s ninth return to the screen is a subpar exercise. Primitive production values, overwrought acting and dreadful hairstyles notwithstanding, Wes Craven’s 1984 Nightmare offered the first fresh horror concept in eons. Freddy was a bad dream come to life, a monster who wakes up when you go to sleep. Skulking around his victims’ subconscious, he could take any form, and he taunted their helplessness with maniacal glee. What’s lacking in this version is the imagination, inspiration and emotional impact that made the original a touchstone of the genre. Rated R. At Flatiron, Colony Square and Twin Peaks. — Colin Covert

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“A passable knock-off.” That’s how the obscenely rich but heartsick industrialist played by Robert Downey Jr. characterizes the electro-weaponry wielded by his adversary (Mickey Rourke) in Iron Man 2. Much of this scattershot sequel to the 2008 smash feels like a passable knock-off as well. Here and there, director Jon Favreau’s diversion takes us back to the considerable satisfactions of the first Iron Man, but Iron Man 2 has a harder time with matters of story clarity and momentum. Rated PG-13. At Flatiron, Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks. — Michael Phillips

DVD bargain-price bins are littered with failed film adaptations of popular video games, but Hollywood keeps trying, and at least this one has some impressive pedigrees. Mike Newell (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Donnie Brasco) directs a buffed-up Jake Gyllenhaal as the eponymous hero, with Ben Kingsley and Alfred Molina as potential baddies. Will the movie mark the start of a new franchise, or a one-time-only deal? The opening weekend will settle that question. Rated PG-13. At Flatiron, Twin Peaks and Century — Rene Rodriguez

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Amanda Seyfried stars in this enjoyable rom-com as Sophie, a bright-eyed girl on vacation with her single-minded fiance in Verona, Italy. Here, centuries ago, Romeo met Juliet. Today lovelorn letters to the tragic heroine are left at a sacred spot. When Sophie replies to a letter written fifty years earlier, its author Claire, a remarkable Vanessa Redgrave, returns to Verona where the two join forces to scour the countryside for Claire’s long-lost Italian beau. It ain’t Shakespeare. But it’s no Bounty Hunter either. Rated PG. At Flatiron, Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks. — Michael Phillips MacGruber

See full review on page 53. Rated R. At Century, Flatiron, Twin Peaks and Colony Square.

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The premise is simple: a crippled alien starship arrives on Earth with 300,000 extraterrestrial slaves on board. President Ronald Reagan immediately grants them U.S. citizenship and the Newcomers quickly are absorbed into society, much to the chagrin of many. James Caan stars as a hard-as-nails L.A. police detective whose partner is killed by members of a Newcomer gang. He and his new partner, the first Newcomer detective (wonderfully played by Mandy Patinkin), set out to solve the murder — uncovering something much more sinister along the way. With comedic commentary

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For his 27th film, Akira Kurosawa transposes Shakespeare’s King Lear to feudal Japan. Ran is the tragic tale of Lord Hidetora, a warlord who decides to divide his empire among his three sons on the eve of his 70th birthday. With its magnificent costumes, breathtaking settings and amazingly photographed battle sequences, the film is truly stunning.

An epic on the grandest of scales, Ran is not only one of Kurosawa’s finest films, it is a glorious masterpiece of Japanese cinema. Ran received four Oscar nominations, including Best Director, Cinematography and Art Direction, with Emi Wada winning for her dazzling, three-years-in-the-making costumes. At Starz. — Denver Film Society

Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks. — Landmark Theatres The Rocky Horror Picture Show

The longest-running midnight movie of all time stars Tim Curry as the kinky-yet-endearing “transsexual from Transylvania” Dr. Frank N. Furter, Barry Bostwick and Susan Sarandon as his hapless guests Brad and Janet, Meat Loaf as motorcycle-riding rough trade and author Richard O’Brien as the hunchbacked butler Riff Raff. It’s harmless musical fun — a delightful spoof of Hollywood horror movies and Old Dark House melodramas. All of our engagements feature live casts who perform scenes during the movie, and the audience is always welcome to respond to the on-screen action. The Rocky Horror Picture Show was the first — and is still the best — interactive movie experience! At Esquire. — Landmark Theatres The Secret in Their Eyes

Benjamín Espósito (Ricardo Darín) has spent his entire working life as a criminal court employee. In 1999, recently retired and with time on his hands, he decides to write a novel. Drawing on his own past life as a civil servant, he creates a true, moving and tragic story in which he was very directly involved — in 1974, his court was assigned an investigation into the rape and murder of a beautiful young woman. As he writes, his past rises up before his eyes and awakens all his demons, particularly those involving his past decisions, uncertainties and irreparable mistakes. Juan José Campanella directs this Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Language Film. Fully subtitled. Rated R. At Chez Artiste. — Landmark Theatres Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll is The Road to Guantanamo co-director Mat Whitecross’ ripsnorting portrait of mercurial British punk rock pioneer Ian Dury (played by BAFTA nominee Andy Serkis).

From a troubled childhood and a battle with debilitating polio to the effects of fame on relationships and fatherhood, here are the highs and lows of a life lived sneeringly, unapologetically out loud.

Starring Naomie Harris (Pirates of the Caribbean, 28 Days Later), as his girlfriend Denise, Ray Winstone (Beowulf, The Departed, Sexy Beast), in the role of Dury’s father Bill, and Olivia Williams (The Sixth Sense, Rushmore), among many others. At Starz. — Denver Film Society Sex in the City 2

Ride The Divide is an inspiring journey about the world’s toughest mountain bike race, which traverses about 2,700 miles along the Continental Divide in the Rocky Mountains. The film weaves the story of three characters’ experiences with immense mountain beauty and small-town culture as they attempt to pedal from Banff, Canada, to a small, dusty crossing on the Mexican border. At Starz. — Denver Film Society

There are two kinds of people in the world: those who are eager to watch another butt-numbing (2 1/2 hours!), distended, big-budget movie about the four fabulous gal-pals (Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis) as they do more shopping, eat at fancy restaurants, fret about past romances and take a vacation to Dubai, and those who would rather endure multiple root canals without anesthetic. Count me among the latter. Rated R. At Flatiron, Century and Colony Square — Rene Rodriguez

Robin Hood

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Oscar winner Russell Crowe stars as the legendary figure known by generations as “Robin Hood,” whose exploits have endured in popular mythology.

Set in 13th century England, Robin Hood chronicles the life of an expert archer, previously interested only in self-preservation, from his service in King Richard’s army against the French. He falls for the spirited widow Lady Marion (Cate Blanchett), a woman skeptical of the identity and motivations of this crusader from the forest. Hoping to earn the hand of Marion and salvage the village, Robin assembles a gang whose lethal mercenary skills are matched only by its appetite for life. Together, they begin preying on the indulgent upper class to correct injustices under the sheriff. Directed by Ridley Scott (Gladiator, Blade Runner). Rated R. At Flatiron,

See full review on page 53. Rated PG. At Flatiron, Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks.

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Stunt Rock

Australian stuntman Grant Page goes to Los Angeles to work on a television series. He uses his spare time to lend his expertise to rock band Sorcery, whose act features duels between the King of the Wizards and the Prince of Darkness, with his cousin playing the Prince. Page helps the duo develop pyrotechnic magic tricks for the shows, and also finds himself in a budding romance with a magazine writer as he recounts to her his own exploits as a stuntman and daredevil, as well as various stunts by other greats. At Starz. — Denver Film Society Boulder Weekly

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March 21-April 19:

Mozart once challenged his friend Haydn to play a harpsichord piece he’d written. Haydn tried, but stopped partway through when the musical score called for him to play a note in the middle of the keyboard even though his right hand was fully occupied at the high end and his left hand at the low end. “Nobody can play this,” protested Haydn. “I can,” said Mozart, who proceeded to perform the piece flawlessly, dipping down to play the problematic note with his nose.

In the coming week, Aries, be inspired by Mozart as you not only cover the extremes, but also take care of the center.

TAURUS

April 20-May 20:

If you’ve ever contemplated taking a trip to Bora Bora or Pago Pago, now might be a good time to actually go. That’s because you’re in a “seeing double” phase — a time when magic will come through repetition, and via duplication, and while you’re in the throes of imitation. To take maximum advantage of the dualistic cosmic rhythms, don’t seek just one of anything. Don’t do anything just once. Two is where the power lies. Pairing brings potency.

GEMINI

May 21-June 20:

My favorite news source, The Onion, recently reported on a “free-thinking cat” that excretes its wastes “outside the box.” As you enjoy your own phase of liberated thinking and uninhibited action, Gemini, I hope that you’re putting the emphasis on generating beauty and blessings “outside the box.” You will of course also have to make some messes as you tamper with the way things have always been done, but even they could turn out to be productive in the long run.

CANCER June 21-July 22:

Are you slipping into one of those moods in which you feel like a fraud? Are you starting to worry that maybe you’re not who you say you are? If so, I want to remind you of what happened the last time these feelings got stirred up: You became super motivated to prove that you are, indeed, who you say you are. And that had a most wonderful effect, didn’t it? It led you to locate and call on resources you hadn’t known you could have access to; it spurred you to purge some self-deception from your system; and it roused you to intensify your commitment to rigorous authenticity. How about an encore?

LEO

July 23-Aug. 22:

I’m a compassion freak. Empathy is a fetish of mine. My predilection is to comfort the afflicted, champion the underdog and fight for the rights of people who have been given less than I. And yet there’s also a part of me that’s a pagan libertarian anarchist. I subscribe to the idea that pretty much any kind of behavior is fine and good as long as it doesn’t hurt anyone. Now that you Leos are in the “anything goes” phase of your astrological cycle, this full-permission part of me is rising to the forefront, eager to encourage you to go for broke, take it to the limit and get away with everything you can get away with — on one condition, which is that it doesn’t harm anyone, including you.

VIRGO

Aug. 23-Sept. 22:

Snake charmers are still a fixture in many Indian cities.

Moving rhythmically and playing a flute-like instrument, they influence erect cobras to bob and sway as if dancing.

According to my reading of the astrological omens, you now have the power to do the metaphorical equivalent of that magic trick. This is one of those rare times when you possess the mojo to direct and even control strong forces that may usually be too wild to tame. You’ve still got to be careful, though. Just because you’ve got the power doesn’t mean that you can scrimp on preparation and discipline.

LIBRA

Sept. 23-Oct. 22:

It’s time to think comprehensively, not defensively, to see futuristically, not didactically, to fantasize fantastically, not diplomatically. Your assignment is to stop reacting to every little blip that leaps into your field of vision and start surveying the long-term cycles of your life from an expansive vista.

Be a proactive visionary, Libra. Be a high-minded explorer.

Weave all the disparate threads into a tapestry that reveals the big picture. The next phase of your liberation requires you to slough off petty concerns and trivial details.

SCORPIO Oct. 23-Nov. 21:

“Never” has never been a more irrelevant word for you.

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Events that may have always seemed quite improbable are now well within the range of possibility. Exotic people who up until recently may as well have been fictional characters are showing up as real live actors in your actual life story.

Plotlines whose emergence you could not have predicted are snaking their way into your drama. So be alert for a freaking miracle concealed in a flimsy disguise. And don’t be surprised if a vision of funky paradise shows up in full regalia.

The future’s not just knocking at your door, it’s pounding.

SAGITTARIUS Nov. 22-Dec. 21:

Sagittarian writer Samuel Clemens was best known under his pen name, Mark Twain. But he tried many others, including Thomas Jefferson Snodgrass, W. Epaminondas Adrastus Blab, Trismegistus and Sergeant Fathom. Since you’re in a phase when experiments with your persona would be productive, I suggest you dream up a few aliases of your own. I hope that at least one of them will be as wacky as “Blab” or “Snodgrass.” Having a sense of humor about yourself will be helpful. It will ensure that your explorations at the frontiers of your identity will be fertile, fun and never fear-based.

CAPRICORN Dec. 22-Jan. 19:

You’re not living in Iraq or Sudan or the Congo, and you don’t have to walk five miles a day with a jug on your head to fetch the water you need, and you’re not so bereft of food that you have to resort to eating worms and tree bark. So how bad could your problems be? The single best thing you can do to start fixing your life’s small glitches is to feel waves of gratitude for how many resources you have and how lucky you are. The second best thing would be to aggressively take your worried attention off yourself and turn your mind toward people who could really benefit from your help. As you carry out those two assignments, your dilemmas will begin to solve themselves as if by magic.

AQUARIUS Jan. 20-Feb. 18:

There’s a bothersome phenomenon that mucks up reincarnation research: Far too many people profess to have been celebrities and geniuses in their previous lives. A related and equally irksome issue is the problem of multiple claims. For example, I know three different people who have assured me they were Napoleon their last time around. The fact is, almost no one who’s reading this horoscope has never been famous in any past incarnation. However, it is worthy to note that a disproportionately high percentage of you Aquarians were formerly people with great imaginations.

And it so happens that in the coming weeks you will be at the peak of your ability to tap into the creativity you had back then.

PISCES

Feb. 19-March 20:

When I sent out my email newsletter last week, I got the usual number of automatic replies from people who were on vacation or out of the office. But one from Lisa P. caught my attention. “Can’t reply to your email right now,” it read.

“I will be meditating until June 1.” My first reaction was jealousy. “I want to have the leisure time and willpower to meditate for 14 days non-stop!” I thought to myself. I pictured myself free of all business as usual, even meditating while I was asleep. My second reaction was that I should tell you Pisceans about what Lisa P. was up to. The coming days would, after all, be an excellent time for you to retreat from the usual flood of chaos and seek peaceful sanctuary in a conversation with eternity. If you can’t manage a whole week, try to give yourself at least 48 hours of profound and utter slack.

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